22nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130133920 | COATING COMPOSITION FOR METAL CONDUCTORS - The invention relates to a coating composition for coating electrically conductive wires. The coating composition comprising 0.1 to 60 wt % of reactive particles, based on an element-oxygen network and further having reactive functional groups chemically bound to the surface of the element-oxygen network. At least one of the reactive functional groups is an isocyanate group that is bound to the reactive particle via a carbamate group. The coating composition can further contain one or more conventional binders and other additives. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133921 | ANTI-CAPILLARY RESISTOR WIRE - A wire assembly includes a plurality of strength members, a first coating layer disposed on the strength members, and a conductive element helically wound about the first coating layer. The conductive element has a length associated with a predetermined resistance. A second coating layer is disposed on the conductive element, an the second coating layer is applied to the conductive element and the first coating layer via pressure extrusion to eliminate air gaps between at least a portion of the first coating layer and the second coating layer. A method of forming the wire assembly includes coating the strength members with the first coating layer, helically winding the conductive element about the first coating layer, and applying the second coating layer to the conductive element and the first coating layer via pressure extrusion to eliminate air gaps between at least a portion of the first and second coating layers. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133922 | NEW COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a cable comprising a novel semiconductive layer. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133923 | A CARBON COMPOSITE ELECTRODE FOR THE ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITOR - The present invention concerns a high power density carbon composite electrode for electric double layer capacitors, and a method of manufacture of high density electrode consisting of mineral carbon with suitable nanostructures and morphology. The invention describes a statistical model, which makes possible to select and/or develop carbide carbon materials having a great energy and electrical capacity properties used in the manufacture of the carbon composite electrodes. The simultaneous compliance and achievement of all the statistical parameters of the model allows manufacture superior power density electrodes for super capacitor. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133924 | ELECTRODE FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND CONNECTING METHOD THEREOF - To increase a ground contact area in comparison with the conventional jointing by the spot-welding or the conventional fastening by a bolt so that the resistance value at the contacting point is reduced and the voltage of the energy storage device can be effectively supplied without any drop of the voltage. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133925 | GRAPHENE TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a method for manufacturing a graphene transparent electrode and a graphene transparent electrode manufactured by the method. The method includes: providing a graphene oxide solution: forming a metal thin film on a glass substrate; coating the graphene oxide solution on the metal thin film, followed by drying; primarily reducing the thus obtained graphene oxide by using a reducing agent, to obtain reduced graphene oxide; secondarily reducing the reduced graphene oxide by heat treatment under the inert atmosphere, to form a reduced layer; compressing a transparent film on the reduced layer; and etching the metal film by an etching solution. The method enables a graphene transparent electrode having economical feasibility and excellent electric conductivity to be manufactured. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133926 | BUILD-UP PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a build-up printed circuit board (PCB), the method including: providing a first resin substrate; forming a roughness by coating an epoxy emulsion solution on a surface of the first resin substrate; and providing a core layer by forming a core circuit layer on the first resin substrate on which the roughness is formed. According to the present invention, roughness of a substrate can be formed in an environment-friendly and economical way by introducing a process of coating epoxy emulsion on a resin substrate. Further, a highly reliable fine circuit can be implemented by enhancing an adhesive bond between a build-up board material and a metal circuit layer. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133927 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE WITH SPATIAL INTERPOLATION FOR CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes first and second sets of electrodes separated by a dielectric and oriented so that the electrodes of the first set intersect with the electrodes of the second set without touching. Each of the electrodes can be made of a plurality of individual conductors shorted together. The conductors can be provided in the form of flat cable or clockspring material. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133928 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a printed circuit board, including: a core layer; and a plurality of circuit layers stacked on the core layer, wherein one of the circuit layers includes a mesh pattern and a solid pattern, and another of the circuit layers include a first signal pattern opposite to the mesh pattern and a second signal pattern opposite to the solid pattern, the second signal pattern having a high-speed signal line with a higher speed, as compared with the second signal pattern. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133929 | POLYIMIDE FILM - Disclosed is a polyimide film for insulating material prepared by reacting an acid anhydride and diamine compounds comprising p-phenylenediamine. The polyimide film has excellent electric properties such as a coefficient of thermal expansion, an elongation, a intensity, a dielectric strength and a bulk resistance, and suitable for use in a TAB tape employing a polyimide film, and a flexible printed wiring board. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133930 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD - Provided is a printed wiring board capable of inhibiting a reinforcing plate from peeling off even when a bending radius is small. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133931 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD - Provided is a printed wiring board capable of inhibiting a reinforcing plate from peeling off even when a bending radius is small. The printed wiring board includes a wiring board main body, and a reinforcing plate attached to the wiring board main body, the reinforcing plate includes first and second reinforcing portions which are arranged to be mutually spaced apart, and a connecting portion which integrally connects the first reinforcing portion with the second reinforcing portion, and the connecting portion includes a first portion which has a cross-sectional area smaller than a cross-sectional area of the first reinforcing portion and smaller than a cross-sectional area of the second reinforcing portion, and a second portion of which a cross-sectional area increases along a direction from the first portion to at least one of the first reinforcing portion and the second reinforcing portion. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133932 | METAL PCB HAVING HOLE REFLECTIVE SURFACE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A metal printed circuit board (PCB) having a hole reflective surface and a method for manufacturing the same, in which a process of forming a reflective surface by performing surface treatment on a metal plate and a process of bonding a PCB having a hole are performed as a single process, thus simplifying the manufacturing process and increasing the applicability of a product. The metal PCB includes a metal plate having a first reflective surface formed on a chip bonding area by surface treatment; a PCB layer stacked on the metal plate and having a hole and a wiring pattern which are formed in the chip bonding area; a second reflective surface formed on the inner side of the hole of the PCB layer; and a dam formed around the hole on the PCB layer. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133933 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM - A transparent conductive film which comprises: a substrate composed of a non-crystalline polymer film; a first hard coating layer; a first transparent conductor layer; a first metal layer; a second hard coating layer; a second transparent conductor layer; and a second metal layer. The first hard coating layer includes a binder resin and a plurality of particles. And the second hard coating layer includes a binder resin and a plurality of particles. The first metal layer has a plurality of projections on a surface thereof and the second metal layer has a plurality of projections on a surface thereof. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133934 | BIOCOMPATIBLE CONDUCTIVE INKS - This invention relates to compositions and methods related to biocompatible conductive inks. In a preferred embodiment the inks are printable onto biocompatible substrates and are used in the creation of biocompatible medical devices, in general, the inks comprise a plurality of particles. In one embodiment, the particles have a particle surface and an agent on the particle surface, the agent configured to prevent the particles from agglomerating when the particles are in a solution, the agent also configured to allow adjacent particle surfaces to be in contact when the particles are not in the solution due to an opening in the agent. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133935 | Touch Sensor Assembly and Method of Making the Same - A method of making a touch sensor assembly comprises: forming conductive trace elements on a transparent substrate; forming an insulator layer on the transparent substrate such that the insulator layer covers a portion of the conductive trace elements; and forming a plurality of conductive bridging lines such that each of the conductive bridging lines bridges two corresponding ones of the conductive trace elements. Each of the conductive bridging lines includes a plurality of conductor layers stacked one above the other and differing from one another in reflectivity. One of the conductor layers is formed by reacting a reactive gas with a metallic material, and has a reflectivity less than that of the metallic material. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133936 | Bonded Board and Manufacturing Method Thereof - Provided is an integral thermal compression bonded board technology which is high in reliability and low in cost. In a process of bonding printed boards to each other, electrodes are connected with each other by solder connection using a Cu core solder plated ball and the boards are bonded by a three-layer bonding material constituted by a bonding material layer, a ball maintaining core layer, and the bonding layer, and solder of the Cu core solder plated ball inserted into holes of three layers is formed by integral thermal compression. They are connected with each other by flux or welcoming solder. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133937 | MESH PLANES WITH ALTERNATING SPACES FOR MULTI-LAYERED CERAMIC PACKAGES - An improved multi-layered ceramic package includes a plurality of signal planes, each having one or more signal lines; a plurality of vias, each providing one of a voltage (Vdd) power connection or a ground (Gnd) connection; and at least one reference mesh plane adjacent to one or more signal planes. The reference mesh plane includes spaced mesh lines that are separated by spaces that alternate in a narrow-wide or wide-narrow pattern. A multi-layered ceramic package using the mesh plane with alternating spaces generates significantly lower far-end (FE) noise in the ceramic package than a conventional mesh plane with constant spaces. The noise is further reduced by placing shield lines on opposite sides of signal lines in the signal plane. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133938 | Dicing Sheet and a Production Method of a Semiconductor Chip - A dicing sheet includes a base, an intermediate layer on one face of the base, and an pressure sensitive adhesive layer provided on the intermediate layer and having the thickness of 8 to 30 μm. The pressure sensitive adhesive layer includes a compound having an energy ray curable double bond in a molecule, and a storage elasticity G′ at 23° C. of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer before curing is larger than 4 times of a storage elasticity at 23° C. of the intermediate layer. When the dicing sheet is laminated via the adhesive sheet on a wafer formed with a cylinder shape electrodes having a height of 15 μm and a diameter of 15 μm at a pitch of 40 μm having 3 rows 3 columns in equal spacing, at a center of the electrode of the cylinder shape electrodes formed in 3 rows 3 columns, the pressure sensitive adhesive layer does not contact at a part of a height of 7.5 μm or less of the electrode. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133939 | WIRED CIRCUIT BOARD - A wired circuit board includes an insulating layer formed with a first opening and a second opening, a conductive layer formed on the insulating layer and including a terminal overlapping the first opening, and a wire having a part thereof overlapping the second opening and continued to the terminal, a metal pedestal portion formed under the insulating layer and disposed around the first opening so as to overlap the second opening and support an electronic element, and a conductive portion filling the second opening to provide electrical conduction between the wire and the metal pedestal portion. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133940 | SYSTEM IN PACKAGE MODULE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A system in package module and a method of fabricating the system in package module are disclosed. A substrate is provided, including circuit layers, solder pads and dielectric layers. Cutting lines are formed on the substrate. Grounded buried vias are formed in at least one dielectric layer and the circuit layers adjacent to the dielectric layer corresponding to the cutting lines. Electronic elements are disposed on the substrate. An encapsulant is formed on the substrate to encapsulate the electronic elements. The substrate is cut along the cutting lines to expose the grounded buried via. A shielding layer is formed enclosing the encapsulant and sidewalls of the substrate to obtain the system in package module. Therefore, the interference of electromagnetic radiation is diminished and less spaces on the top and bottom of the substrate are occupied. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133941 | EMI SHIELDING HEAT SHRINKABLE TAPES - Disclosed herein are various exemplary embodiments of electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding heat shrinkable materials and articles (e.g., tapes, etc.). In an exemplary embodiment, an EMI shielding heat shrinkable tape includes a heat shrinkable layer and an EMI shielding layer. When heated to a shrink temperature of the heat shrinkable layer, the tape may shrink lengthwise. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133942 | PROCESS FOR THE FABRICATION OF HIGHLY ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE POLYMER FOAMS WITH CONTROLLED COMPRESSION SET SUITABLE FOR USE IN EMI SHIELDING APPLICATIONS - Disclosed herein are example embodiments of electromagnetic interference (EMI) shields and method of making EMI shields. In an exemplary embodiment, a method generally includes coating at least part of a core member with metallic material, and coating at least part of the metallic material with a polymer to thereby inhibit separation of the metallic material from the core member. An example EMI shield generally includes a core member, a metallic coating covering at least part of the core member, and a polymeric coating covering at least part of the metallic coating to inhibit separation of the metallic coating from the core member. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133943 | SPLIT ELECTRICAL GROUNDING BUSHING WITH SECURELY ATTACHED SECTIONS FORMING CONTINUOUS INSULATION - A split electrical grounding bushing having adjacent bushing portions with insulating bushing portions having guard tabs covering a gap formed between the insulating bushing portions creating a continuous insulating ring. The bushing portions are connected by a hinge permitting the bushing to be placed over electrical conductors or wires after being installed. Gaps in the insulating bushing portion are covered by attached guard tabs improving the safety of a split electrical bushing. Locking tabs and openings are used to securely hold the insulating bushing portions onto the bushing portions. The split electrical bushing is placed on a distal end of an electrical conduit. The split bushing may be an electrical grounding bushing providing an electrical ground connection. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133944 | ADAPTER AND CONNECTION STRUCTURE - An adapter and its connection structure having a plurality of tubes bundled together as one that can be connected to be made shorter in the diameter direction to transport fluid to and from artificial organs and connect electric wires to the artificial organs without changing design of the artificial organs. The adapter and connecting structure connect multi-lumen and single tubes so their passages communicate with each other. The first attachment member, attached to the multi-lumen tube, includes first ports having an outer diameter substantially the same a lumen opening diameter at the end portion of the multi-lumen tube to fit into the lumen openings, and a first cutout corresponding to one of the lumen openings. The second attachment member, attached to the single tube, includes second ports that fit into the lumen of the single tube. The number of the first and second ports is the same. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133945 | TERMINAL CABLE ASSEMBLY HAVING WATER PROOF STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a terminal cable assembly having waterproof structure, the terminal cable assembly including a cable provided in a bundle of a plurality of wires, a terminal member coupled to a distal end of the cable, a first molding molded and formed on a bent position of the cable, and a second molding molded and formed on the first molding, where the first molding serves as a core. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133946 | TERMINAL FITTING - The present invention aims to provide a terminal fitting which enables the use of existing connectors. A terminal fitting ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130133947 | Touch Sensor Back Plane Ground Connection - Touch sensor panels can use touch sensors to detect the presence and location of a touch event. In order for the touch sensors to function reliably, the back plane of the touch sensor panel should be grounded. Supplying this ground connection can provide a uniform electrical reference point from which changes in voltage and capacitance due to a touch event can be measured. Without this ground connection, touch sensors may misrepresent the touch event. Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide different means for providing a ground connection for the back plane of a touch sensor panel. These embodiments are designed to provide a reliable ground connection even in the presence of various failure conditions. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133948 | USE OF DOWNHOLE PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS WHILE DRILLING TO DETECT AND MITIGATE INFLUXES - A well drilling system can include a hydraulics model which determines a modeled fluid friction pressure and a calibration factor applied to the modeled friction pressure, and a flow control device which is automatically controlled in response to a change in the calibration factor. A well drilling method can include drilling a wellbore, a fluid circulating through the wellbore during the drilling, determining a calibration factor which is applied to a modeled fluid friction pressure, and controlling the drilling based at least in part on a change in the calibration factor. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133949 | EXTENDABLE CUTTING TOOLS FOR USE IN A WELLBORE - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to extendable cutting tools for use in a wellbore. In one embodiment, a tool for use in a wellbore includes a tubular body having a bore therethrough, an opening through a wall thereof, and a connector at each longitudinal end thereof; and an arm. The arm is pivotally connected to a first piston and rotationally coupled to the body, is disposed in the opening in a retracted position, and is movable to an extended position where an outer surface of the arm extends outward past an outer surface of the body. The tool further includes the first piston. The first piston is disposed in the body bore, has a bore therethrough, and is operable to move the arm from the retracted position to the extended position in response to fluid pressure in the piston bore exceeding fluid pressure in the opening. The tool further includes a lock operable to retain the first piston in the retracted position; and a second piston operably coupled to the lock. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133950 | Apparatus and Methods Utilizing Progressive Cavity Motors and Pumps with Rotors and/or Stators with Hybrid Liners - An apparatus for use downhole is disclosed that in one embodiment may include a rotor having an outer lobed surface disposed in a stator having an inner lobed surface, wherein the inner lobed-surface or the outer-lobed surface includes a sealing material on a first section thereof and a metallic surface on a second section thereof. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133951 | Erosion Resistant Hard Composite Materials - A hard composite composition comprises a binder, and a polymodal blend of matrix powder In an embodiment, the polymodal blend of matrix powder has at least one local maxima at a particle size of 30 μm or less, at least one local maxima at a particle size of 200 μm or more, and at least one local minima between a particle size of about 30 μm to about 200 μm that has a value that is less than the local maxima at a particle size of 30 μm or less. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133952 | ATTACHMENT FOR PERCUSSION DRILL TOOLS - The present invention provides an attachment ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130133953 | REVERSE CIRCULATION DRILLING SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD - In one embodiment, the present invention provides a reverse circulation drilling apparatus which comprises a concentric dual wall drill pipe, having a first threaded end, a second threaded end, an outer pipe and an inner pipe captured in a concentric arrangement within the outer pipe and defining an annulus therebetween. The inner pipe defines an inside passage, which is not in fluid communication with the annulus. A first means for directing an outer flow of fluid through the annulus is provide. A second means for directing an inner flow of fluid through the inside passage is also provided. The first means and the second means prevent fluid communication between the outer flow and the inner flow. The first threaded end and the second threaded end are each suitable to connect the reverse circulation drilling apparatus to another reverse circulation drilling apparatus. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133954 | ROLLER REAMER COMPOUND WEDGE RETENTION - A roller reamer includes a roller assembly deployed in a corresponding axial recess in a tool body. The roller assembly is retained in the axial recess via compound wedging action provided by at least one retention assembly. One or more embodiments utilize first and second retention assemblies located at first and second axially opposed end portions of the roller assembly. The retention assembly includes first and second wedges, the first of which converts a substantially radially directed force to an axially directed force and the second of which converts the axially directed force to a cross-axially directed retention force that retains the roller assembly in the axial recess. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133955 | DRILL BIT WITH SEAL HAVING SPHERES IN A MATRIX SEAL MATERIAL - A drill bit can include a seal which seals against a drill bit surface, the seal including a matrix seal material and a plurality of hollow spheres in the matrix seal material. Another drill bit can include a seal with a matrix seal material, spheres being more dense in a portion of the matrix seal material as compared to in the matrix seal material outside of the portion, and the portion of the matrix seal material being in dynamic sealing contact with a drill bit surface during operation. A drill bit can include a seal between a cone and a journal, the seal comprising a matrix seal material and a plurality of spheres in the matrix seal material, the matrix seal material comprising nitrile. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133956 | REVERSE CIRCULATION BIT ASSEMBLY - A drill bit assembly for boring including a drill bit and a bit sub. A front bit end has a plurality cutting elements at a forward face of the front bit end and a first fluid return passage extending through the drill bit to a rear bit end. The bit sub couples to the rear bit end. The bit sub includes a bore disposed at a front sub end sized and shaped to receive the rear bit end of the drill bit. A plurality of legs extends from a mid-sub region toward the front sub end between pairs of cutting elements. The plurality of legs has a fluid delivery passage disposed therein with the fluid delivery passage extending from the plurality of legs to a rear sub bit end. The bit sub has a second fluid return passage connecting the first fluid return passage to the rear sub bit end. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133957 | SHEAR CUTTER WITH IMPROVED WEAR RESISTANCE OF WC-CO SUBSTRATE - A cutting element having a substrate, an abrasive layer mounted to the substrate at an interface, and a longitudinal axis extending through the abrasive layer and the substrate is disclosed, wherein the substrate has a binder material, a plurality of metal carbide grains bonded together by an amount of the binder material, and at least one binder gradient, and wherein the amount of binder material decreases along at least one direction to form the at least one binder gradient. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133958 | Apparatus, Method and System for Generating an Optical Code with Authenticatable Information - An apparatus, method and system is provided for generating an optical code where a portion of the information stored in the optical code is encrypted prior to being stored in the optical code. In accordance with an aspect of the invention, a portion of the information stored in the optical code is encrypted to prevent the fraudulent creation of an optical code or use of the optical code on an item it was not created for or indented to be used with. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133959 | OMNIDIRECTIONAL VEHICLE - An omnidirectional vehicle | 2013-05-30 |
20130133960 | FRICTIONAL DRIVE DEVICE AND TRACTION WHEEL - A friction drive device comprises a pair of drive disks rotatably supported by a frame opposite to each other in a coaxial relationship, a power source for individually rotatively actuating the drive disks, a traction wheel interposed between the drive disks and including a plurality of articulation members pivotally connected in tandem into a loop and a free roller rotatably support by each articulation member so as to be rotatable around an axial line extending along the loop, and drive rollers pivotally supported along a peripheral part of each drive disk at a regular angular interval and engaging the free rollers at an oblique angle. The articulation members allow the free rollers to be held in a loop without requiring a stiff annular member. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133961 | BODY STRUCTURE OF HYBRID VEHICLE - There is provided a body structure of a hybrid vehicle. The hybrid vehicle is driven using power of an engine and power of a drive motor driven by electrical power supplied from a battery module. The body structure includes a propeller shaft disposed in a lower side of a floor panel in a vertical direction of the vehicle so as to extend in a fore-aft direction of the vehicle and configured to transmit the power of the engine and the power of the drive motor to at least a rear wheel; and an integrated battery pack below the floor panel so as to cover the propeller shaft. The integrated battery pack has at least the battery module. The battery pack includes a recess to house the propeller shaft. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133962 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A construction machine includes an engine, a hydraulic pump driven by drive force of the engine, a generator motor, and a dipstick tube. The generator motor is disposed between the engine and the hydraulic pump. The generator motor has a rotary shaft connected to an input shaft of the hydraulic pump and to an output shaft of the engine and an oil pan disposed in a lower part of a holding space formed inside a housing. The dipstick tube has a connector provided at a location that communicates with the oil pan of the generator motor, and a dipstick opening disposed above the generator motor, for checking a level of oil in the oil pan. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133963 | COOLING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLES - There is obtained a cooling structure for a vehicle that can keep low a temperature of an interior of a power unit chamber in which a power unit is disposed. A cooling structure for a vehicle has: a power unit that is disposed within a power unit chamber disposed at a vehicle front side and at which air intake ports are formed in a front end side in a vehicle front-rear direction; an air-cooling-type heat exchanger that is disposed at a rear side with respect to the power unit, and that is cooled by heat exchange with air that passes from a front side to a rear side; and a communication duct that communicates a rear side portion with respect to the air-cooling-type heat exchanger and a rear side portion of the power unit in the power unit chamber. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133964 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING ITEMS ON A VEHICLE - An anchor and an attachment base assembly comprises a base having at least one base aperture, and an anchor selectively operatively connected to the base. The anchor is selectively inserted at least partially into the at least one base aperture and optionally into an aperture of an accessory. The anchor has a base part movable between a locked position where the anchor is secured to the base and an unlocked position where the anchor is free from the base. An accessory part is operatively connected to the base part. The accessory part is adapted to selectively connect at least partially to a brim of the aperture of the accessory for bracing at least partially the accessory to the base when the anchor is in the locked position. The anchor has other features. A vehicle having an anchor and an attachment base assembly is also presented. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133965 | VEHICLE BRAKING MANAGEMENT FOR A HYBRID POWER TRAIN SYSTEM - An exemplary system includes a vehicle having a drive wheel mechanically coupled to a drive shaft of a hybrid power train. The hybrid power train includes an internal combustion engine and an electric motor selectively coupled to the drive shaft. The internal combustion engine including a compression braking device. The system includes an electric generator selectively coupled to the drive shaft and coupled to an electrical storage device. The system includes a brake pedal position sensor that provides a braking request value. The system includes a controller configured to interpret the braking request value, a regenerative braking capacity, and a compression braking capacity. The controller is further configured to provide a regenerative braking command and a compression braking command in response to the braking request value, the regenerative braking capacity and the compression braking capacity. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133966 | TRAVELING HYDRAULIC HANDLING MACHINE OF ENERGY-SAVING TYPE - A traveling hydraulic handling machine of energy-saving type includes a driving system and a control system for both hoisting and traveling. The hydraulic handling machine converts partly potential energy of a heavy object before being lowered and kinetic energy of a vehicle before being braked to pressure energy of a fluid and stores the pressure energy into a hydraulic energy accumulator ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130133967 | IDLER WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR SNOWMOBILE - An idler wheel assembly, for example a rear idler wheel assembly, for a snowmobile and includes at least one cross-member that permits load transfer and possible load damping as between a pair of rear idler wheels. The cross-member may be configured to transfer lateral loads, bending loads and other types of loads between the idler wheels. The cross-member is arranged between the wheels in such a manner that it is free to rotate with the idler wheels without interference to or from other structure of a skid frame assembly of the snowmobile. In one embodiment, each idler wheel includes a cross-member that extends inward to connect to the other wheel. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133968 | INVERTED PENDULUM TYPE VEHICLE - An inverted pendulum type vehicle having a tiltable rider mounting section includes a first travel operation unit and a second travel operation unit, which are disposed with an interval provided therebetween in the longitudinal direction and which are capable of traveling in all directions, and an operation device which outputs a turn command. In the case where the turn command is output from the operation device in a situation wherein at least the first travel operation unit is traveling in the longitudinal direction or at rest, the moving velocity of the ground contact point of the first travel operation unit and the moving velocity of the ground contact point of the second travel operation unit in the lateral direction of a rider are controlled to have velocities that are different from each other. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133969 | MAGNETOSTRICTIVE TORQUE SENSOR, ELECTRICALLY ASSISTED BICYCLE AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS CARRYING THE SENSOR - A magnetostrictive torque sensor includes a magnetostrictive portion formed on a rotational shaft, a bobbin surrounding an outer circumference of the magnetostrictive portion, and a coil wound on the bobbin for detecting a change in magnetic property of the magnetostrictive portion. The bobbin fits over the magnetostrictive portion in contact with the magnetostrictive portion in such a manner as to allow rotation of the magnetostrictive portion relative to the bobbin. The magnetostrictive torque sensor is carried on an electrically assisted bicycle or an electric power steering apparatus of a vehicle. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133970 | Electrically-Operated Hydraulic Actuator Unit and Hydraulic Four-Wheel-Drive Work Vehicle - Provided an electrically-operated hydraulic actuator unit that includes an electrically-operated motor controlled by a control apparatus and actuating a volume adjusting mechanism through driving-side and driven-side arms, and a clutch mechanism in which the driven-side arm presses a contact member against a clutch case so that the driven-side arm is locked when a force from the volume adjusting mechanism is applied to the driven-side arm. The control apparatus can set duties of first to fourth drive signals to be output to the electrically-operated motor in a neutral-side start period, a neutral-side ordinary actuation period, a higher-volume-side start period and a higher-volume-side ordinary actuation period. The duties of the first and fourth drive signals are larger than that of the second drive signal, the duty of the third drive signal is larger than that of the fourth drive signal, and an integrated ON-time of the third drive signal is larger than that of the first drive signal. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133971 | GASBAG FOR A PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION SYSTEM AND A MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPPED THEREWITH - A gasbag for a pedestrian protection system, when in the inflated state encompasses a first, oblong central section and end sections angled away from the ends of the first central section. At least one first and one second membrane with differing permeability values are distributed over the sections in such a way that an average permeability of the end sections is lower than an average permeability of the first central section. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133972 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HYDRAULIC SYSTEM BASED ON TEMPERATURE - A hydraulic system includes a hydraulic transmission including a hydraulic pump configured to be coupled to a prime mover, a hydraulic motor configured to be coupled to an output shaft, and fluid lines coupling the hydraulic pump to the hydraulic motor to provide a fluid circuit providing flow communication between the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor, such that operation of the hydraulic pump provides fluid flow to the hydraulic motor, and the hydraulic motor supplies torque to the output shaft. A controller is configured to control operation of the hydraulic transmission. The controller is configured to receive signals indicative of pressure in the fluid circuit and reduce an output of the hydraulic pump when the pressure in the fluid circuit reaches a pressure level, and a rate of response of the reduction of the output of the hydraulic pump is varied based on a temperature of fluid in the fluid circuit. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133973 | Charge Pressure Reduction Circuit For Improved Transmission Efficiency - A charge pressure reduction circuit for a loader backhoe in which a directional control valve causes the charge pump to operate at a system pressure high enough to adequately supply a clutch circuit when conditions indicate the vehicle is operating in a loader or transport mode. The directional control valve causes the charge pump to operate at a lower pressure as, for example, required for a lubrication circuit when conditions indicate the vehicle is in a backhoe operating mode. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133974 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM - There is provided an urging mechanism that elastically urges a second end portion of a worm shaft that is supported so as to be pivotable about a first end portion. The urging mechanism is configured to adjust a backlash between the worm shaft and a worm wheel by elastically urging the second end portion in a perpendicular direction that is perpendicular to a direction in which an inter-axis distance between the worm shaft and the worm wheel increases and decreases, in a state where increases and decreases in the inter-axis distance is prevented. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133975 | ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER DEVICE - The present invention relates to a sound converter, and, more particularly, to a sound converter which can solve a problem in that a vibration space decreases in the sound converter requiring high outputs, as the overall height of a voice coil increases. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133976 | SILENCER FOR A FIREARM - A silencer for a firearm has a substantially cylindrical external housing with an attachment part, an intermediate part with a number of elements, and an outer muzzle part. The silencer can be releasably connected to an attachment element mounted on the barrel of a firearm. The silencer's attachment part is provided with a number of cut-outs round its circumference. The cut-outs are composed of a first portion extending longitudinally and a second portion extending over the circumference of the attachment part. The two portions are connected by an intermediate portion. In the first portion, at least one of the cut-outs will be provided with at least one bead and at least one slot is provided adjacent to the first portion extending over the circumference of the attachment part. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133977 | ACOUSTIC PANEL FOR A TURBOJET ENGINE NACELLE, WITH IN-BUILT FASTENERS - An acoustic panel is provided that includes at least one cellular core arranged between at least an internal skin and an external skin, wherein the external skin incorporates at least one fastener able to collaborate in a disconnectable fashion with a complementary fastener associated with a structure to which it is to be attached. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133978 | Acoustic Panel - A multilayered acoustic panel ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130133979 | ACOUSTIC ENERGY ABSORPTION METAMATERIALS - An acoustic energy absorption metamaterial includes at least one enclosed planar frame with an elastic membrane attached having one or more rigid plates are attached. The rigid plates have asymmetric shapes, with a substantially straight edge at the attachment to said elastic membrane, so that the rigid plate establishes a cell having a predetermined mass. Vibrational motions of the structure contain a number of resonant modes with tunable resonant frequencies. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133980 | Articles Containing Woven or Non-Woven Ultra-High Surface Area Macro Polymeric Fibers - This disclosure relates to articles that comprise polymeric winged fibers. The winged fibers have a high surface area because of their structure, which includes a core surrounded by a plurality of lobes. Channels of one micron or less in width are formed between adjacent lobes to form paths for the capture and/or transport of gases, liquids or particles. The winged fibers are assembled in woven or non-woven fabrics for use in wipes, absorbent pads, composite structures, apparel, outdoor wear, bedding, filtration systems, purification/separation systems, thermal and acoustic insulation, cell scaffolding, and battery membranes. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133981 | Apparatus for Climbing a Rope - The invention provides an ascender or other rope-gripping device which is separated form its handle by a connection of length such that when, in use, the ascender is attached to a single rope suspended from above with a second, handled ascender below it. The second ascender can be lifted up along the rope to a position where its associated handle is above the handle of the first ascender. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133982 | HOIST - The invention relates to a hoist having a guideway, a car which is movable along the guideway, and a cable extending between the car and a base station of the guideway, wherein at least one section of the cable is stored in a cable container in the region of the base station. The cable is guided by at least one deflecting device of a cable trolley which is movable along the guideway. A method for assembly and disassembly of a hoist of this type is also presented. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133983 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM WITH ROPE SWAY DETECTION - An exemplary elevator system includes a first mass that is moveable within a hoistway. A second mass is moveable within the hoistway. A plurality of elongated members couple the first mass to the second mass. At least one damper is positioned to selectively contact at least one of the elongated members if sway occurs. A sensor is associated with the damper. The sensor detects contact between the damper and the at least one of the elongated members. A controller adjusts at least one aspect of elevator system operation responsive to the detected contact. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133984 | SAFETY BRAKE WITH RESETTING - In an elevator installation an elevator cage is arranged to be movable along guide rails and the elevator cage is equipped with a brake system possibly with two safety brakes. The safety device is activated by way of control devices which can trigger the safety device from critical or non-critical events. The control devices further include a function for automatic resetting of the safety brake when an event, which is evaluated as non-critical, is indicated as a reason for triggering the safety brake. Resetting of the safety brake takes place through execution of pre-defined resetting steps of the elevator cage. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133985 | DEVICE FOR ENTRAINING A SHAFT DOOR BY MEANS OF AN ELEVATOR CAR DOOR - The present invention relates to a coupling gear device for entraining a shaft door by means of an elevator car door that can be actuated by a door drive for elevator devices, comprising entrainment means ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130133986 | PASSENGER FLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A passenger flow management system can manage passenger flow such that elevator waiting times may be limited. The management system includes a detector configured to detect elevator passengers within a detection area located outside the building. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133987 | ELECTRICITY SUPPLY APPARATUS AND AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM - The invention relates to an electricity supply apparatus, an elevator system and a method for limiting the electricity consumption of an elevator system. The electricity supply apparatus according to the invention is fitted to supply electricity to one or more devices in an elevator system. The minimum value of the permitted supply voltage with which the apparatus still operates is determined for one or more appliances of the elevator system, and the electricity supply apparatus is equipped to change the supply voltage of the one or more appliances of the elevator system towards the minimum value of the permitted supply voltage for limiting electricity consumption of the elevator system. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133988 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A BRAKE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE - A method for operating a brake system of a vehicle is described. The vehicle includes a service brake having a brake master cylinder and a plurality of wheels each having a respective brake device. Upon attainment of a given measurement value, in particular in the context of a stability control procedure, a brake pressure is built up by means of the brake master cylinder at the brake devices of all wheels. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133989 | BRAKE DEVICE - A brake device includes: a braking element which contact with a disc rotating with a wheel and imparts a frictional force to brake the wheel; a pressing piston which presses the disc with the braking element; a pressing part which presses the pressing piston toward the braking element; a driving shaft which moves the pressing piston to a side to which the pressing piston retracts from the braking element; an electric motor which rotates the driving shaft about its axis; a releasing mechanism which rotates the driving shaft to a side, to which the pressing piston retracts from the braking element; a switching mechanism which switches between connection/separation of the release mechanism and the driving shaft; and a stopper mechanism which restricts rotation of the driving shaft to a side to which the pressing piston advances toward the braking element. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133990 | DISK BRAKE - A disk brake including a mount member having a pin insertion portion integrally connected to a connection portion so as to outwardly protrude from an outer surface of the connection portion in a radial direction of a disk rotor. A tip of a pin insertion hole of the pin insertion portion is positioned at an inner side of a vehicle relative to an outer portion. Thus, it is possible to prevent a braking torque from affecting the pin insertion portion of the mount member. As a result, it is possible to prevent a slide pin from interfering with an inner wall surface of the pin insertion hole, thereby preventing a brake judder phenomenon from occurring during a braking operation. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133991 | BRAKE CALIPER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - A brake system comprising a brake disc that rotates about a center axis, a brake mount, a brake caliper attached to the brake mount and including a brake pad, and an adjuster between the brake mount and the brake caliper. The adjuster can move the brake pad toward and/or away from the brake disc. In one embodiment, the brake caliper is attached to the brake mount by a post extending through an elongated opening in the brake caliper and nonparallel to the center axis. The adjuster can change a relative location of the post within the elongated opening. The adjuster can include an end that extends into the elongated opening and works against the post. The post can include a fastener threaded to the brake mount in a direction substantially perpendicular to the center axis, and the fastener can extend through an elongated opening in the brake caliper. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133992 | DIAPHRAGMS FOR VEHICLE BRAKES - The vehicle brake-specific diaphragm of the invention includes a vessel-form member and a flange portion formed at a peripheral edge of an opening in the vessel-form member, wherein the vessel-form member and the flange portion are each formed of a rubber body including silicone rubber and a substrate fabric embedded in the rubber body, the substrate fabric including aramid short fibers or polyester fibers, and having a thickness of 0.25 mm or more. Accordingly, the inventive diaphragm does not only have durability during operation in both the high-temperature and the normal-temperature area but also exerts much better durability during operation in the low-temperature area, | 2013-05-30 |
20130133993 | BICYCLE DISC BRAKE ROTOR - A bicycle disc brake rotor basically has an outer portion, an inner portion and an intermediate portion. The outer portion is made of a first material. The inner portion is made of the first material. The intermediate portion is disposed between the outer portion and the inner portion. The intermediate portion is made of the first material. The intermediate portion is partially laminated by a layer made of a second material. The second material is different from the first material. The layer has a contour tracing a contour of the intermediate portion. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133994 | BICYCLE DISC BRAKE ROTOR - A bicycle disc brake rotor basically has a base rotor plate and a first thermally sprayed layer. The base rotor plate includes an outer portion having first and second base surfaces facing in opposite axial directions. The first thermally sprayed layer is laminated on the first base surface of the outer portion of the base rotor plate to form a first outer surface. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133995 | BRAKE ROTORS HAVING A CUSTOM DESIGNER FEATURE AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - A method is disclosed for forming a brake rotor including a desired custom marking having a predetermined size and shape. The method includes applying a chemical treatment to a marking portion of a surface of the rotor. The marking portion has a size and shape corresponding to the predetermined size and shape of the desired custom marking. The chemical treatment is configured to affect, in a predetermined manner, an ability of a stimulus, to which the rotor is to be exposed, to alter properties of the rotor. The method also includes exposing the rotor, having the chemical treatment applied thereto, to the stimulus. The stimulus alters properties of the rotor at the marking portion differently than the stimulus alters properties of the rotor at other portions of the rotor adjacent the marking portion, thereby forming physical differences in the rotor, which, being visually perceptible, form the custom marking. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133996 | BICYCLE DISC BRAKE ROTOR - A bicycle disc brake rotor basically has an outer portion, an inner portion and an intermediate portion. The outer portion is made of a first material. The inner portion is made of the first material. The intermediate portion is disposed between the outer portion and the inner portion. The intermediate portion is made of the first material. The intermediate portion is at least partially laminated by a layer made of a second material. The second material is different from the first material. The layer has a contour tracing a contour of the intermediate portion. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133997 | BICYCLE DISC BRAKE ROTOR - A bicycle disc brake rotor basically has a base rotor plate and a first thermally sprayed layer. The base rotor plate includes an outer portion having first and second base surfaces facing in opposite axial directions. The first thermally sprayed layer is laminated on the first base surface of the outer portion of the base rotor plate to form a first outer surface. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133998 | Brake discs with bell - Discs for disc brakes arranged around a rotational axis, comprising: a braking band and a drum, said drum comprising an edge arranged radially outside a portion for connecting the drum to a hub, said drum further comprising a drum body connecting said edge to the braking band and being suitable to create an interspace between the drum and the hub accommodated therein, said edge delimiting at least one opening with communicates the interspace present between the drum body and the hub with the external of the drum, said opening being arranged radially outside said housing for the hub, and said openings delimited by walls having at least one section inclined with respect to the axial direction are provided. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133999 | PROTECTION CLIP FOR TORQUE RECEIVING PART AND METHOD OF FORMING ATTACHING RECESS THEREOF - There is provided a protection clip for a torque receiving part. The protection clip is fitted into a concave portion of a torque receiving part of a caliper body, into which a lug part of a brake pad of a disc brake is inserted. The protection clip includes first and second separation preventing claws. The first separation preventing claw is bent from an outer periphery-side wall surface of the concave portion toward an upper attaching surface of the torque receiving part, and is configured to be fitted into one of a pair of recesses formed over an opening of the concave portion. The second separation preventing claw is bent from a lower attaching surface of the torque receiving part toward the concave portion, and is configured to be fitted into the other of the pair of recesses. | 2013-05-30 |
20130134000 | LANDING GEAR SHOCK ABSORBER METERING USING PIVOTING JOINT - A metering pin assembly, for use in an aircraft landing gear shock absorber, that is operable to move within the shock absorber, independently of the shock absorber, to respond to movement of the landing gear under subjected load. | 2013-05-30 |
20130134001 | BRAKE LINING FOR A DRUM BRAKE ASSEMBLY - An improved drum brake assembly for reducing braking vibrations and noise. The improved assembly includes a pair of shoes, each extending through an arc and presenting an outer shoe surface. A pair of brake linings of a friction material are coupled to the outer shoe surface. Each of the brake linings has an upper surface and a pair of oppositely facing chamfered edges. Each chamfered edge has an arc length of no less than one inch and is disposed at an angle of between ten and twenty-five degrees from the tangent of the upper surface where it meets the chamfered edge. | 2013-05-30 |
20130134002 | VEHICLE BRAKE ASSEMBLY - A vehicle drum-in-hat disc brake assembly comprises a drum-in-hat adapter adapted to be secured to a fixed component of a vehicle; a backing plate adapted to be secured to the drum-in-hat adapter and to support a pair of brake shoes therein; a parking and emergency brake actuation mechanism adapted to move the brake shoes apart from another between a braking position and non-braking position, the parking and emergency brake actuation mechanism including a brake actuation lever adapted to be pivotally supported on one of the pair of brake shoes; wherein the backing plate includes at least one raised pad and the brake actuation lever includes an abutment surface provided thereon which is disposed adjacent and in sliding support with the raised pad whereby at least a portion of the abutment surface of the brake actuation lever rests against and is supported by at least a portion of the raised pad when the brake actuation lever of the parking and emergency brake actuation mechanism is in both the braking and non-braking positions. | 2013-05-30 |
20130134003 | SINGLE AXIS TELESCOPING HANDLE - A handle assembly that includes two sets of handle members that are vertically engageable with one another and where at least one of the sets of handle members extends substantially across a width of the receiving portion in the housing or bag that receives the handle. The receiving portion can be integral with the housing such that no additional receiving portion needs to be produced during the manufacturing process, resulting in a less complex and expensive manufacturing operation. The handle can further include a detent mechanism to allow the handle to easily collapse into the housing without the need for a separate button and lock mechanism. | 2013-05-30 |
20130134004 | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A hydraulic pressure control apparatus for an automatic transmission may include a first hydraulic pump connected with an oil tank to receive oil from the oil tank, having a first motor, and adapted to generate a low pressure through an operation of the first motor, a second hydraulic pump connected with the first hydraulic pump to receive the low pressure, having a second motor, and adapted to generate a high pressure through an operation of the second motor, a first regulating valve adapted to receive the low pressure from the first hydraulic pump and to regulate a first operating pressure to supply to the torque converter, and a second regulating valve adapted to receive the high pressure from the second hydraulic pump and to regulate a second operating pressure to supply to the powertrain. | 2013-05-30 |
20130134005 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR A DRY DUAL CLUTCH OF A DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - A dual-clutch for a motor vehicle includes an input, first and second outputs, friction plates for producing a drive connection between the input and the first and second outputs alternately, a housing including an inlet and an outlet, containing at least a portion of the friction plates, and a cooling system including a fan impeller rotating with the input and producing an air stream flowing through the housing from the inlet to the outlet. | 2013-05-30 |
20130134006 | Friction Disk Mechanism for Bi-Directional Overrunning Clutch - A bi-directional overrunning clutch includes a housing and first and second hubs substantially coaxially aligned within the housing. A roll cage positions a plurality of rollers in an annular space between each of the hubs and an inner cam surface of the housing. The rollers are adapted to wedgingly engage between the hub and the inner cam for transmitting torque therebetween. End caps are attached to the housing adjacent to the hubs. A friction disk mechanism located on each side of the roll cage includes a roll cage plate attached to the roll cage, an inner hub friction member attached to the hub, a slip disk, and a spring compressed between the slip disk and the inner hub friction member biasing the inner hub friction member into frictional contact with the roll cage plate. | 2013-05-30 |
20130134007 | DOUBLE-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION OF A VEHICLE - A double clutch transmission of a vehicle having an internal combustion engine and a clutch chamber ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130134008 | Electronically Controlled Fluid Coupling Device With Fluid Scavenge Control - A viscous fan drive with a front-mounted fan and electrical actuation without a tethered harness. The mechanical package includes an inverted viscous clutch, a drive pulley and a split electromagnetic actuator with the electrical portion mounted to a stationary mounting member. An axially moveable valve member controls the flow of viscous fluid. | 2013-05-30 |
20130134009 | COUPLEABLE DRIVE - The invention relates to a basic drive ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130134010 | PARKING LOCK MECHANISM OF POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - Disclosed is a parking lock mechanism of a power transmission apparatus which can stably supply lubrication oil to the sliding surface of a parking cam to decrease the sliding resistance of the parking cam. The parking lock mechanism | 2013-05-30 |
20130134011 | Currency Cassette Capacity Monitoring And Reporting - An indicator, such as an alarm or warning, is generated to indicate that a document storage cassette attached to a document handling device (e.g., a currency validator) has reached a particular capacity or is approaching its full capacity. | 2013-05-30 |
20130134012 | CONVEYOR SUPPORT AND PRODUCT CART WITH CONVEYOR SUPPORT - A product cart has a frame and one or more tanks forming compartments each having an opening at the upper end for receiving product. The cart includes a conveyor support having a swing arm with a first end pivotally mounted to the frame for motion generally horizontally between storage and use positions, a shift assembly mounted to a second end of the swing arm, and a mounting bracket assembly coupled to the shift assembly. Finally a conveyor is coupled to the mounting bracket assembly. The swing arm is constructed as a parallel linkage having first and second links which form a four-bar parallel linkage with the frame and with the shift assembly to maintain the shift assembly in a fixed orientation relative to the frame as the swing arm is moved. The shift assembly is operable to move the mounting bracket assembly between lowered and raised positions. | 2013-05-30 |
20130134013 | CONVEYOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY AND PRODUCT CART WITH CONVEYOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY - A product cart has a frame and one or more tanks forming compartments each having an opening at the upper end for receiving product. The cart includes a conveyor support having a swing arm with a first end pivotally mounted to the frame for motion generally horizontally between storage and use positions, a shift assembly mounted to a second end of the swing arm, and a mounting bracket assembly coupled to the shift assembly. Finally a conveyor is coupled to the mounting bracket assembly. The swing arm is constructed as a parallel linkage having first and second links which form a four-bar parallel linkage with the frame and with the shift assembly to maintain the shift assembly in a fixed orientation relative to the frame as the swing arm is moved. The shift assembly is operable to move the mounting bracket assembly between lowered and raised positions. | 2013-05-30 |
20130134014 | REJECTOR DEVICE - A rejector device for use within a system for sorting discrete objects, the divert device comprising at least one divert device arranged to change the trajectory of an object; and drive means arranged to drive the divert device between at least three discrete positions such that in use, at least one of said discrete objects passes along one of three paths. | 2013-05-30 |
20130134015 | ARTICLE ALIGNMENT DEVICE - An article alignment device aligns articles having first end portions and second end portions that have a shape different from the shape of the first end portions. The article alignment device includes a first conveyance device, a second conveyance device, and a control device. The first conveyance device has conveyance units that carry and convey the articles. The first conveyance device conveys the articles in a first orientation. In the first orientation the first end portions are positioned on a downstream side with respect to a first conveyance direction of the articles. The second conveyance device is placed downstream of the first conveyance device. The control device controls the first and second conveyance devices such that the orientation of first articles conveyed by the second conveyance device are changed to a second orientation where the second end portions are positioned on the downstream side. | 2013-05-30 |
20130134016 | CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - In a conveying apparatus, a support member supports a second guide member such that the second guide member is pivotable between a first position and a second position, a downstream-side edge of the second guide member in a sheet conveying direction being closer to a first guide member than to a fourth guide member when the second guide member is in a first position, the downstream-side edge of the second guide member being closer to the fourth guide member than to the first guide member when the second guide member is in the second position. | 2013-05-30 |
20130134017 | Conveyor Drive With Integrated Controller - A drive unit for a roller conveyor assembly having a motor and an integrated motor controller. The controller is mounted on a circuit board and connected to the rear of the motor housing. A cover for the controller substantially encloses the controller. An opening in the cover allows access to a terminal block from the controller. The terminal block receives wiring to external devices and to other zone controllers. Wiring between the circuit board for the controller and the motor is performed as a step in the assembly of the integrated motor and controller. The motor and controller are configured to be mounted below the rollers and between the side frames of a conveyor assembly. An output shaft from the motor is coupled to the rollers to power the conveyor assembly. | 2013-05-30 |
20130134018 | MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL SWITCH AND A RELATED METHOD THEREOF - The switch incudes a beam electrode disposed on a substrate. A beam includes at least one anchor portion coupled to the beam electrode, a first beam portion extending from the at least one anchor portion along a first direction; and a second beam portion extending from the at least one anchor portion along a second direction opposite to the first direction. A first control electrode is disposed on the substrate facing the first beam portion. A first contact electrode is disposed on the substrate facing the first beam portion. A second control electrode is disposed on the substrate facing the second beam portion. The first control electrode and the second control electrode are coupled to form a gate. A second contact electrode is disposed on the substrate facing the second beam portion. | 2013-05-30 |
20130134019 | APPARATUS FOR THE CONTROL AND/OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER COMPRISING A PROTECTIVE ANTI-DUST DEVICE - Devices for the control and/or distribution of electric power having protective features against dust and other particles are provided. | 2013-05-30 |