33rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130207264 | Stress Reduction Apparatus - A stress reduction apparatus comprises a metal structure formed over a substrate, an inter metal dielectric layer formed over the substrate, wherein a lower portion of the metal structure is embedded in the inter metal dielectric layer and an inverted cup shaped stress reduction layer formed over the metal structure, wherein an upper portion of the metal structure is embedded in the inverted cup shaped stress reduction layer. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207265 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A structure includes a substrate, a first supporting member over the substrate, a second supporting member over the substrate, and a layer of material over the substrate and covering the first supporting member and the second supporting member. The first supporting member has a first width, and the second supporting member has a second width. The first supporting member and the second supporting member are separated by a gap region. The first width is at least 10 times the second width, and a gap width of the gap region ranges from 5 to 30 times the second width. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207266 | Copper Interconnect for III-V Compound Semiconductor Devices - The present invention provides a copper interconnect for III-V compound semiconductor devices, which comprises a metal contact layer and a copper-containing metal layer, in which the metal contact layer is formed of a material selected from a group consisting of Ti/Pd/Cu, Ti/NiV/Cu, TiW/TiWN/TiW/Cu, TiW/TiWN/TiW/Au, TiW/Cu, and TiW/Au, and the copper-containing metal layer comprises a copper layer. The copper-containing metal layer further includes a metal protection layer covering on the copper layer to prevent the copper layer from oxidation. The metal protection layer is formed of Ni/Au, Ni/Pd/Au, NiV/Au, or solder. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207267 | INTERCONNECTION STRUCTURES IN A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Methods of fabricating interconnection structures of a semiconductor device are provided. The method includes, inter alia: forming a first insulation layer on a semiconductor substrate, forming a mold layer having trenches on the first insulation layer, forming a sidewall protection layer including a first metal silicide layer on sidewalls of the trenches, forming second metal lines that fill the trenches, forming upper protection layers on the second metal lines, removing the mold layer after formation of the upper protection layers to provide gaps between second metal lines, and forming a second insulation layer in the gaps and on the upper protection layers. The second insulation layer is formed to include air gaps between the second metal lines. Related interconnection structures are also provided. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207268 | CHIP ASSEMBLY SYSTEM - An assembly of semiconductor wafers/chips wherein the adjacent surfaces of the two wafers/chips comprise an insulating layer having opposite copper pads inserted therein. The insulating layer is made of a material selected from the group including silicon nitride and silicon carbon nitride. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207269 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device in which misalignment does not cause short-circuiting and inter-wiring capacitance is decreased. Plural wirings are provided in a first interlayer insulating layer. An air gap is made between at least one pair of wirings in the layer. A second interlayer insulating layer lies over the wirings and first interlayer insulating layer. The first bottom face of the second interlayer insulating layer is exposed to the air gap. When a pair of adjacent wirings whose distance is shortest are first wirings, the upper ends of the first interlayer insulating layer between the first wirings are in contact with the first wirings' side faces. The first bottom face is below the first wirings' upper faces. b/a≦0.5 holds where a represents the distance between the first wirings and b represents the width of the portion of the first interlayer insulating layer in contact with the first bottom face. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207270 | DUAL-METAL SELF-ALIGNED WIRES AND VIAS - Method of forming a semiconductor structure which includes forming first conductive spacers on a semiconductor substrate; forming second conductive spacers with respect to the first conductive spacers, at least one of the second conductive spacers adjacent to and in contact with each of the first conductive spacers to form combined conductive spacers; recessing the second conductive spacers with respect to the first conductive spacers so that the first conductive spacers extend beyond the second conductive spacers; depositing an ILD to cover the first and second spacers except for an exposed edge of the first conductive spacers; patterning the exposed edges of the first conductive spacers to recess the edges of the first conductive spacers in predetermined locations to form recesses with respect to the ILD; and filling the recesses with an insulating material to leave unrecessed edges of the first conductive spacers as vias to subsequent wiring features. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207271 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided a semiconductor device, including a semiconductor substrate, an interlayer insulating layer formed on the semiconductor substrate, a bonding electrode formed on a surface of the interlayer insulating layer, and a metal film which covers an entire surface of a bonding surface including the interlayer insulating layer and the bonding electrode. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207272 | AIRGAP-CONTAINING INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE WITH PATTERNABLE LOW-K MATERIAL AND METHOD OF FABRICATING - An interconnect structure is provided that includes at least one patterned and cured low-k dielectric material located on a surface of a patterned inorganic antireflective coating that is located atop a substrate. The inorganic antireflective coating comprises atoms of M, C and H wherein M is at least one of Si, Ge, B, Sn, Fe, Ta, Ti, Ni, Hf and La. The at least one cured and patterned low-k dielectric material and the patterned inorganic antireflective coating have conductively filled regions embedded therein and the at least one cured and patterned low-k dielectric material has at least one airgap located adjacent, but not directly in contact with the conductively filled regions. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207273 | Metal Line and Via Formation Using Hard Masks - A device includes a dielectric layer, a metal line in the dielectric layer, and a via underlying and connected to the metal line. Two dummy metal patterns are adjacent to the metal line, and are aligned to a straight line. A dummy metal line interconnects the two dummy metal patterns. A width of the dummy metal line is smaller than lengths and widths of the two dummy metal patterns, wherein the width is measure in a direction perpendicular to the straight line. Bottoms of the two dummy metal patterns and the dummy metal line are substantially level with a bottom surface of the metal line. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207274 | WAFER-SCALE PACKAGE STRUCTURES WITH INTEGRATED ANTENNAS - Wafer-scale packaging structures and methods are provided for integrally packaging antenna structures with semiconductor RFIC (radio frequency integrated circuit) chips to form compact integrated radio/wireless communications systems for millimeter wave (mmWave) and Terahertz (THz) applications. For example, a chip package includes an RFIC chip, an antenna structure and an interface layer. The RFIC chip includes a semiconductor substrate having an active surface and an inactive surface, and a BEOL (back end of line) structure formed on the active surface of the semiconductor substrate. The antenna structure includes an antenna substrate and a planar antenna radiator formed on a surface of the antenna substrate, wherein the antenna substrate is formed of a low loss semiconductor material. The interface layer connects the antenna structure to the BEOL structure of the RFIC chip. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207275 | Methods of Forming Device Level Conductive Contacts to Improve Device Performance and Semiconductor Devices Comprising Such Contacts - Disclosed herein are various methods of forming device level conductive contacts to improve device performance and various semiconductor devices with such improved deice level contact configurations. In one example, a device disclosed herein includes a first device level conductive contact positioned in a first layer of insulating material, wherein the first device level conductive contact is conductively coupled to a semiconductor device, a second device level conductive contact positioned above and conductively coupled to the first device level contact, wherein the second device level contact is positioned in a second layer of insulating material, and a first wiring layer for the device that is positioned above and conductively coupled to the second device level conductive contact. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207276 | NOVEL PROCESS FOR FORMING A BIG VIA - The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first metal layer component formed over a substrate. The semiconductor device includes a via formed over the first metal layer component. The via has a recessed shape. The semiconductor device includes a second metal layer component formed over the via. The semiconductor device includes a first dielectric layer component formed over the substrate. The first dielectric layer component is located adjacent to, and partially over, the first metal layer component. The first dielectric layer component contains fluorine. The semiconductor device includes a second dielectric layer component formed over the first dielectric layer component. The first dielectric layer component and the second dielectric layer component are each located adjacent to the via. The second dielectric layer component is free of fluorine. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207277 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device | 2013-08-15 |
20130207278 | PHOTO-PATTERNABLE DIELECTRIC MATERIALS CURABLE TO POROUS DIELECTRIC MATERIALS, FORMULATIONS, PRECURSORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Silsesquioxane polymers that cure to porous silsesquioxane polymers, silsesquioxane polymers that cure to porous silsesquioxane polymers in negative tone photo-patternable dielectric formulations, methods of forming structures using negative tone photo-patternable dielectric formulations containing silsesquioxane polymers that cure to porous silsesquioxane polymers, structures containing porous silsesquioxane polymers and monomers and method of preparing monomers for silsesquioxane polymers that cure to porous silsesquioxane polymers. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207279 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPRISING VIAS CROSSING THE SUBSTRATE - A method for forming an integrated circuit including the steps of:
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20130207280 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH DIE STACK ARRANGEMENT INCLUDING STAGGERED DIE AND EFFICIENT WIRE BONDING - A semiconductor die package is disclosed. An example of the semiconductor package includes a first group of semiconductor die interspersed with a second group of semiconductor die. The die from the first and second groups are offset from each other along a first axis and staggered with respect to each other along a second axis orthogonal to the first axis. A second example of the semiconductor package includes an irregular shaped edge and a wire bond to the substrate from a semiconductor die above the lowermost semiconductor die in the package. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207281 | MICROELECTRONIC SUBSTRATE COMPRISING A LAYER OF BURIED ORGANIC MATERIAL - Microelectronic substrate comprising at least:
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20130207282 | AERATION APPARATUS - An aeration apparatus is provided. The aeration apparatus includes a raft, a cruising device, and an aeration device. The aeration device is installed on the raft. In use, the raft floats on a water surface, the cruising device propels the raft back and forth on the water surface, and the aeration device diffuses bubbles under the water surface. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207283 | FLOTATION UNIT FOR PURIFYING WATER, SUCH AS A CFU (COMPACT FLOTATION UNIT) - A flotation unit for purifying water, comprising at least a separator tank, a supply duct to a tank inlet, outlets for gas, oil and water from the tank, and a gas injector located in the supply duct, said gas injector comprising a venturi section having an inner diameter and a cross-sectional area smaller than a cross-sectional area of the supply duct, an ejector arranged in the venturi section and having an outer side facing an inside surface of the venturi section, an inner side facing a longitudinal centre axis of the venturi section, a downstream side, and a upstream side, the ejector comprising an annular gas distribution chamber and a plurality of gas outlets arranged along a side of the ejector and connected to the gas distribution chamber, and a gas inlet for supplying gas to the gas distribution chamber, wherein the ejector has an outer diameter which is smaller than the inner diameter of the venturi section. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207284 | LIQUID AERATOR - Disclosed herein is an aerator for effectively aerating a liquid. The aerator comprises a body having a first opening and a spout defining a fluid flow path of the liquid. A spray head disposed in the fluid flow path having a plurality of spray openings mixes and aerates the liquid with the air from the air inlet as the liquid is sprayed out through the spray openings. The aerator may also contain an angled head portion to allow the aerator to be attached to a bottle. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207285 | INLINE INFUSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INTRODUCTION OF A GAS INTO A FLOWING MEDIA - The present invention comprises a method and system for the infusion of a gas into a liquid. The gas is passed through a container with ceramic filtering material of a specific pore size after which the gas enters the flow stream of the liquid. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207286 | NOVEL METHOD FOR PRODUCING NANOCAPSULES IN THE ABSENCE OF AN ORGANIC SOLVENT, AND NANOCAPSULES PRODUCED THEREBY - A method for preparing an aqueous suspension of nanocapsules comprising an oily core surrounded by a polymeric shell, comprises mixing first and second phases, wherein the first oily phase comprises a hydrophobic polymer, an oil or a mixture of oils, at least one active ingredient, and a surfactant TA | 2013-08-15 |
20130207287 | METHOD OF LOADING AND UNLOADING A MOLD ON A FOAM PLASTICS MOLDING MACHINE - On a foam plastics molding machine, a molding unit, defined by a mold and an interface frame equipped with a number or quantity of plastic molding material and operating fluid inlets, is loaded into a raised window in a fixed frame of the machine by positioning the molding unit in a fixed position on a trolley; positioning the trolley astride a fixed platform; raising the platform so that vertical ribs on the interface frame slideably engage corresponding vertical guides forming part of the machine and on a level with the window; connecting the guides to the ribs; and moving the guides towards the window. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207288 | IMPRINTING APPARATUS AND IMPRINTING METHOD - According to one embodiment, the imprinting apparatus of the embodiment provides an irradiation part, a pattern slippage quantity-detecting part, and a control part. The irradiation part fills the resist, which is dropped as a transfer material on the substrate to be treated, in the template pattern and cures the resist by irradiating the curing light. The pattern slippage quantity-detecting part detects the pattern slippage quantity between the substrate to be treated and the template. The control part controls the irradiation part so as to irradiate intermittently the curing light to each shot and revises the position relation between the substrate to be treated and the template so as to dissolve the pattern slippage between the substrate to be treated and the template based on the pattern slippage quantity detected during stopping of the curing light irradiation. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207289 | Coinjection Hot Runner Injection Molding System - A coinjection molding apparatus is disclosed that provides a skin material melt stream and a core material melt stream to a nozzle. The skin material melt stream forms an inner and outer layer of a molded article with the core material melt stream forming a core layer between the inner and outer skin material layers. A volume of the core material for forming the core layer may be manually adjusted between injection cycles to change a thickness of the core layer between a first molded article and a second molded article. Alternatively, a volume of the core material for forming the core layer may be automatically adjusted during an injection cycle to change a thickness of the core layer during formation of the molded article, such that the molded article will have a core layer with at least a first thickness and a second thickness. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207290 | METHOD FOR PREPARING FABRIC-INTEGRATED CROSS-LINKED FOAMED PRODUCT - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a fabric-integrated cross-linked foamed product, comprising the steps: preparing a mold having a cavity; filling the cavity of the mold with a molding material in an amount greater than the volume of the cavity of the mold; pressurizing and heating the mold; releasing pressure before the molding material of the mold begins to be cross-linked after having reached the softening point by the applied heat, and opening the mold; completely removing the molding material other than the molding material charged in the cavity of the mold, of the molten molding material in the opened mold; placing fabric on the upper surface of the mold the cavity of which is filled with the molding material; pressurizing and heating the mold to cross-link the molding material in contact with the fabric; and releasing pressure and rapidly opening the mold to foam the cross-linked molding material in contact with the fabric. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207291 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FABRICATING A COMPOSITE PRODUCT - A method and a device to fabricate a composite product, where an intermediate product is formed from raw material including fibre containing material and polymer based material with the help of extrusion and a composite product is shaped from the intermediate product with at least one shaping tool wherein the cross sectional profile of the intermediate product is shaped with at least one extrusion tool during the extrusion and the temperature of the intermediate product is controlled after the extrusion tool so that in different parts of the cross sectional profile of the intermediate product different temperature zones are arranged according to the predetermined target values of the temperature ranges. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207292 | Fiber Mold Filling System and Method - A fiber filling box divided into compartments by slotted divider walls, preferably comb-like divider fences with vertical tines extending downwardly from a top frame, is lowered onto an air-permeable conveyor over at least one vacuum box in a fiber filling station. A multi-axis controlled nozzle blows fiber material to different depths and/or densities in the individual compartments. The divider fences allow continuous intertwining of fibers between adjacent compartments, but sufficiently contain the fibers to maintain well-defined boundaries between different fiber depths and/or densities in the individual compartments. Hold-down plates are lowered onto the fiber material, the fiber filling box is lifted away, and then the hold-down plates are lifted to release a shaped fiber mass, which is then heated and compacted in a heating station to form a fiber preform. The hot fiber preform is then molded, compressed and cooled in a molding station to produce a molded fiber component. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207293 | METHODS OF RTM MOLDING - A method of RTM molding including laminating a plurality of reinforcing fiber materials in a mold to form a reinforcing fiber material laminate, and impregnating a resin into said reinforcing fiber material laminate by injecting a resin in a direction from an end surface of said reinforcing fiber material laminate along a laminate surface while reducing pressure in said mold by evacuation. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207294 | Conductive Paint Composition and Method for Manufacturing Conductive Film Using the Same - Provided are a conductive paint composition and a method for manufacturing a conductive film using the same. The conductive paint composition of the present invention includes: a dispersant made of a block copolymer consisting of a hydrophilic polymer unit and a hydrophobic polymer unit; a conductive material made of a surface-modified carbon compound; a polymer binder: and a medium containing water, an organic solvent, or a mixture thereof. The conductive paint composition is coated and cured on the substrate to form the conductive film, thereby controlling a surface structure of the substrate, and thus, imparting uniform antistatic function, electrostatic dissipation (ESD), conductivity, electromagnetic interference shield function to the substrate. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207295 | Process for Making Composite Polymer - The method of making a pellet comprising wood pulp fiber and thermoplastic polymer, comprising extruding an extrudate comprising 10 to 50 weight % wood pulp fiber and 45 to 85 weight % thermoplastic polymer through a die, cutting a pellet from the extrudate, removing the pellet from the extrudate with water having a temperature less than the extrudate, filtering the pellet from the water. In one embodiment the wood pulp fiber in the pellet has a moisture content of 1% or less. In one embodiment the wood fiber does not swell. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207296 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING PELLETS AND PELLETS OBTAINED BY THE PROCESS - The invention relates to a process for manufacturing pellets from wet biomass residues having a high water content of between 25% and 80% comprising the steps of a) charging the homogenate of wet biomass residues into a receptacle, b) drying the wet biomass residues in a dryer and c) converting the dry biomass residues in a pelleting press comprising a steel die pierced with holes and a steel rotor comprising notched wheels made of steel, in order to obtain the pellets, said process comprising/being characterized in that a step of drying the wet biomass residues is carried out at the same time as the pellet-conversion step at a temperature between 65° C. and 95° C. in a pelleting press coupled, in a closed circuit, to a dryer with air/air exchange comprising a pelleting press/dryer communication by-pass. The invention also relates to the pellets of plant or wood origin obtained by the process described and having a compaction of greater than 750 kg/m | 2013-08-15 |
20130207297 | Process for Making Composite Polymer - In the process of forming a wood pulp fiber and thermoplastic polymer composition the step of decreasing the exit area of the mixing device to 40 to 60% of the cross-sectional area of the mixing device. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207298 | METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A HOLE IN A COMPONENT CONSISTING OF A COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A method for the manufacture of a hole in a component consisting of a composite material, such as a fiber reinforced plastic part or a fabric reinforced plastic part, which is characterized in that the component having first and second oppositely disposed sides is placed with its first side on a support having an iris diaphragm, in that a tip which diverges in the axial direction is pressed coming from the second side of the component through the component, which optionally has a pre-piercing, for the formation of the hole or for the enlargement of the pre-piercing and in that the iris diaphragm has a smaller starting opening which receives a narrower region of the tip and opens into a larger opening with increasing penetration of the component by the tip, whereby the component is supported during the hole formation over an as large as possible area from the first side. A piercing aid in the form of an iris diaphragm or a corresponding die button is likewise claimed. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207299 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIN FILM, CASTING DIE, DEVICE FOR PRODUCING RESIN FILM, RESIN FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An aspect of the present invention is a method for producing a resin film, including a casting step of casting a resin solution containing a transparent resin from a casting die onto a running support to form a cast membrane, and a releasing step of releasing the cast membrane from the support, wherein, in the casting step, a velocity at which the resin solution is discharged from longitudinally opposite ends of a discharge port of the casting die is 0.95 times to 1.5 times a velocity at which the resin solution is discharged from a longitudinally central portion of the discharge port of the casting die. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207300 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIN FILM, CASTING DIE, DEVICE FOR PRODUCING RESIN FILM, RESIN FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An aspect of the present invention is a method for producing a resin film, wherein in a casting step of a solution cast film-forming method, a dope is discharged from a discharge port of the casting die to cast the dope onto the support while a solvent capable of dissolving a transparent resin is flowed from the positions above the discharge port of the casting die through the outer surface of the casting die, and further from the longitudinally opposite ends of the discharge port of the casting die. The casting die has a surface energy of a first region which is 10 mN/m to 30 mN/m higher than a surface energy of a second region, the first region being the region, on the outer surface of the casting die, surrounded by the positions above the longitudinally opposite ends of the discharge port of the casting die and the longitudinally opposite ends of the discharge port of the casting die, and the second region being a region which is closer to a longitudinally central portion of the discharge port of the casting die than the first region. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207301 | Downhole Impression Imaging System and Methods Using Shape Memory Material - A system and method for obtaining an impression of an object in a remote environment. An impression block is affixed to a running string and disposed into the remote environment and used to form an impression. The impression block includes an impression section formed of a shape memory material that can be transformed between an original shape and a temporary shape. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207302 | Process for Making a Molded Part - The process of forming a molded part comprising providing a masterbatch composition comprising 65 to 85 weight percent wood pulp fiber and 15 to 35 weight percent thermoplastic polymer, placing the masterbatch composition directly into an injection molder; adding additional material comprising thermoplastic polymer to provide a let-down composition whereby the let-down composition comprises 20 to 50 weight percent wood pulp fiber and 45 to 85 weight percent thermoplastic polymer, forming molded parts from the injection molder. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207303 | COMPOSITE COUPLING WITH A MACHINING PORTION - A coupling made of composite material including a polymer matrix reinforced by a fiber structure is disclosed. The coupling includes a structural portion reinforced by a main fiber structure, and a first machining portion reinforced by a first fiber structure that is distinct from the main fiber structure. The matrices of the structural portion and of the first machining portion are identical. The first machining portion is situated on at least a fraction of the main face of the structural portion and is machined in a first machining surface. There is no intersection between the first machining surface and the fibers of the main fiber structure. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207304 | Filter Element - A filter element, and filter apparatus, include a filter pack, a seal member, and a seal support frame operatively connecting the seal member to the filter pack. The seal support frame includes an annular extension, which is preferably canted at an oblique angle to a longitudinal axis, for supporting the seal member. The seal support frame also preferably includes a first end thereof including the annular extension, and a second end thereof spaced from the first end thereof along the longitudinal axis, with the first and second ends of the seal support frame joined by a hub of the outer peripheral sidewall of the seal support frame to define a cavity within the seal support frame for receiving the filter pack. The first and second ends of the seal support frame, and the filter pack are preferably joined and sealed to one another by a single bead of adhesive. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207305 | Pole Base Bolt Template - A pole base bolt template that provides easy and accurate means to hold pole anchor bolts and a rebar cage in a pole base form while pouring concrete or other filling material into the form. The pole base bolt template comprises a plurality of arms disposed around a central hub, each arm comprising a slotted bolt hole, bolt diameter markings, and a form hook adaptable to secure the template to a form, and each arm being shaped so as to raise the entire template above the top of the form. The template further comprises a plurality of gaps between the arms that allow easy access to the form and the filling material. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207306 | Methods for Molding Integrated Circuits - A method includes molding a polymer onto a package component. The step of molding includes a first molding stage performed at a first temperature, and a second molding stage performed at a second temperature different from the first temperature. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207307 | FLEXIBLE PREFORM FOR PRODUCING A PART BASED ON NATURAL FIBERS - A flexible preform for producing, by heating and shaping, a component based on natural fibres, the preform being including a core made of a nonwoven of natural fibres, at least one surface of which is bonded to a woven fabric made of natural fibres. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207308 | Device and Method for Treating (Softening) Continuously Conveyed Material - A device for treating a continuously conveyed thread group in order to produce tyre cord has a roller pair for locally softening the thread group, wherein each roller ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130207309 | MINUTE CONVEXO-CONCAVE PATTERN FORMING METHOD AND FORMING DEVICE, AND TRANSFER SUBSTRATE PRODUCING METHOD AND TRANSFER SUBSTRATE - A minute convexo-concave pattern forming method includes: transferring a minute convexo-concave pattern of a mold to a resist layer of a transfer substrate where a resist layer is formed on a substrate and curing the transferred minute convexo-concave pattern; and after curing the transferred minute convexo-concave pattern, peeling the transfer substrate and the mold, the peeling step including: pressurizing a substrate back surface side of the transfer substrate with a peripheral part of the transfer substrate being fixed to bend the transfer substrate in a curved shape and starting peeling of the transfer substrate and the mold with a bending of the transfer substrate; and peeling a part of the minute convexo-concave pattern of the transfer substrate not peeled in the first peeling step by gradually decreasing a pressure for a pressurization so as to undo the bending of the transfer substrate. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207310 | NANOIMPRINTING MOLD, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE NANOIMPRINTING MOLD, AND NANOIMPRINTING METHOD EMPLOYING THE NANOIMPRINTING MOLD - Fluctuations in the thickness of resist films after imprinting are eliminated, in a nanoimprinting method that employs a fine pattern of protrusions and recesses. A nanoimprinting mold is produced by forming a fine pattern of protrusions and recesses on the surface of a substrate. A substrate having a surface shape after a mold release process is administered thereon and before the pattern of protrusions and recesses is formed with a 3σ o value related to a height difference distribution within a range from 1 nm to 3 nm is employed as the substrate. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207311 | AUDIBLE ZIPPER WITH LATERALLY CRUSHED ELEMENTS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Reclosable zippers for reclosable packages are disclosed. The zippers include male and female profiles. The female profiles are periodically inwardly and/or upwardly deformed in order to generate tactile and audible feedback when the zippers are opened or closed by the user. The deformation of the female profiles typically maintains the strength of the zipper. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207312 | SEAL MOLDING SLEEVE - Systems and methods for manufacturing seals (e.g., metal end cap (MEC) seals) having inner and/or outer surfaces that include grooves are provided. In particular, seal mold assemblies may include removable, flexible, non-metallic annular mold inserts (e.g., sleeves) that may be inserted into annular mold cavities of inner and outer annular mold rings. As such, the mold inserts may be used interchangeably and modularly to create many different types of grooved seals, without the need to use different inner and outer annular mold rings. Using mold inserts in this manner eliminates the need for secondary machining processes on the inner and/or outer surfaces of the grooved seals, thereby reducing overall manufacturing costs and time as well as providing greater consistency and repeatability between manufactured grooved seals. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207313 | EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING AN INTERNAL MIXER - During the process for production of a rubber mass the rubber mass is mixed in a mixing tank ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130207314 | METHOD OF IMPROVING FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES THROUGH ANNEALING - Methods of fabricating a polymeric implantable device with improved fracture toughness through annealing are disclosed herein. A polymeric construct is annealed with no or substantially no crystal growth to increase nucleation density. After the annealing, crystallites are grown around the formed nuclei. An implantable medical device, such as a stent, can be fabricated from the polymer construct after the crystallite growth. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207315 | FLUDIC CHANNEL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING FINE STRUCTURE - A fluidic channel system is provided. The fluidic channel system includes a light projection apparatus, a fluidic channel, and a rail. The light projection apparatus provides light. A photocurable fluid, which is selectively cured by the light, flows inside the fluidic channel. A fine structure which is to be formed by curing the photocurable fluid moves along the rail. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207316 | METHODS OF RTM MOLDING - A method of RTM molding includes placing a reinforcing fiber substrate in a mold, placing resin distribution media exhibiting a resin flow resistance lower than a resin flow resistance of said reinforcing fiber substrate on both surfaces of said reinforcing fiber substrate, and after pressure in said mold is reduced by evacuation, injecting a resin into said mold through said resin distribution media to impregnate said reinforcing fiber substrate with said resin injected, wherein resin flow resistance of a first resin distribution medium placed on a first surface of said reinforcing fiber substrate is lower than resin flow resistance of a second resin distribution medium placed on a second surface of said reinforcing fiber substrate, and said evacuation is carried out through said second resin distribution medium while said resin is injected into said first resin distribution medium to impregnate said reinforcing fiber substrate with said resin injected. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207317 | PROCESS FOR MAKING A STRETCH-BLOW MOLDED CONTAINER HAVING AN INTEGRAL HANDLE - A process for making a container having an integral handle by inverting a convex portion in a manner such that locations on the convex portion translate in a substantially straight line path as the convex portion is inverted. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207318 | CONTAINER WITH A RIM PORTION DEFINING AN OPENING, METHOD AND APPARATUS MAKING SAID CONTAINER - A method is provided for making a container having a body and a rim defining an opening for the container, the opening being capable of being closed by a push-on lid, the container being made of a material which is susceptible to deformation when heated. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207319 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BLOW MOULDING CONTAINERS - The method and the device are used to blow mould containers. A parison is transformed into the container after thermal conditioning within a blow mould of a blow moulding machine by the action of blowing pressure. In order to adjust to a contour of the container to be produced, prior to the moulding of the container, at least a part of a first blow mould is first removed from the blow station and replaced by at least a part of a second blow mould. Betbre the part of the first blow mould is removed, a locking device which fixes this part in the blow station is released and after the insertion of the part of the second blow mould said locking device is again positioned for fixing the part of the second blow mould. Each locking device is coupled to an operating element. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207320 | FILM IN-MOLD INJECTION MOLD DEVICE AND MOLDING METHOD USING THE SAME - A film in-mold injection mold device, including: a first mold that has an injection port configured to inject a molding material; and a second mold that is configured to face the first mold and has a sucking mechanism configured to suck a film to be supplied at a time of molding, wherein the second mold has a movable protruding part configured to touch, when the film is sucked, the film before the film touches an outer periphery edge part of a concave part which is formed on the second mold depending on a shape of an article to be molded, so as to temporarily ensure a space between the outer periphery edge part and the film. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207321 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITE - A method for manufacturing a fibre reinforced composite is provided. Fibre material is connected together by a thread, wherein the thread has material which at least partly degrades before the manufacturing of the fibre reinforced composite is finished. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207322 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SILICON CARBIDE CERAMIC AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - Provided is a method for producing a silicon carbide ceramic easily and simply producing a silicon carbide ceramic having a small amount in resistivity change due to temperature change and being capable of generating heat by current application; and having a forming raw material preparing step of mixing two or more kinds of silicon carbide ceramic powders containing 4H—SiC silicon carbide crystals at respectively different content ratio to prepare a forming raw material; a forming step of forming the forming raw material into a formed body; and a firing step of firing the formed body to produce a silicon carbide ceramic being adjusted at a content ratio of 4H—SiC silicon carbide crystal to a desired value. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207323 | SEALING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC HONEYCOMB FIRED BODY - To provide a plugging material that is hardened at low temperature (e.g., 100 to 300° C.), can obtain excellent adhesion to partition walls of a ceramic honeycomb sintered body, and can obtain excellent heat resistance. A plugging material comprising a water-based inorganic adhesive and aluminum titanate-based ceramic particles. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207324 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE SINTERED MATERIAL USING BALL - A method for manufacturing a silicon carbide (SiC) sintered material according to the embodiment includes the steps of forming a mixture by mixing SiC powder with a resin and a ball; drying the mixture; and loading the dried mixture in a mold to sinter the dried mixture. The ball includes at least one of a Teflon ball, an SiC ball, a silicon nitride ball, an alumina ball, and a zirconia ball. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207325 | WET SMELTING PLANT FOR NICKEL OXIDE ORE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A wet smelting plant for nickel oxide ore is provided in which, even when a serious trouble occurs in a processing facility, the preparation period of time of the processing facility required for discontinuing and restarting the operation can be minimized. The wet smelting plant for nickel oxide ore ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130207326 | Gas Spring and Gas Spring Components - A gas spring for forming equipment, a piston rod for the gas spring, and a shock collar for the gas spring carried by the piston rod. The shock collar may be resiliently flexible, and plastically deformable so as to at least partially collapse, and the piston rod may include features to disrupt a gas spring seal upon at least partial collapse of the shock collar. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207327 | HYDRAULIC SHIMMY DAMPER FOR AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR - A hydraulic shimmy damper that resolves drawbacks in several known shimmy dampers, such as damping characteristics that are dependent on oil temperature variations. The disclosed shimmy damper includes a hydraulic compensator ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130207328 | SINGLE-AXIS FLEXURE BEARING CONFIGURATIONS - Flexure bearing systems and configurations guide translational motion along a single-axis in micro and macro applications such as micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) devices including sensors and actuators like electrostatic comb-drive actuators. The flexure bearing systems and configurations described herein provide an improved constraint against movement (i.e., stiffness) of the primary mover in non-motion axes such as a bearing axis. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207329 | GAS SPRING AND GAS DAMPER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A gas spring and gas damper assembly can include a gas spring and a gas damper. The gas spring can include a first end member, a second end member and a flexible wall that at least partially form a spring chamber. The gas damper can include first, second and third damper elements that are telescopically interconnected with one another. At least one of the first and third damper elements can be operatively connected to the first and second end members by way of a low-profile misalignment mount capable of undergoing resilient angular deflection. The second damper element can be operatively supported between the first and third damper elements. A method of assembling a gas spring and gas damper assembly is also included. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207330 | DUAL-TOGGLE-TYPE MOBILE PLATFORM STRUCTURE - A dual-toggle-type mobile platform structure comprises a base, a motor, a ball screw, a linear slide, a first toggle link rod, a second toggle link rod, a guide rail and a work platform. The second toggle link rod has an end coupled to the first toggle link rod and the other end coupled to the work platform. A connecting position of the second toggle link rod and the first toggle link rod is designed with an optimal configuration to provide a smaller footprint than the conventional dual-toggle-type mobile platform structure, and the advantages of a larger stroke of the work platform and a smaller feed resolution difference, and the structure serves as a reference of an optimal manufacturing area. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207331 | UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOL INCLUDING A CHIP COLLECTING SPACE - A machine tool comprising a machine column, a work spindle moveable in guides along the machine column in two coordinate axes by a motor and adapted to receive a cutting tool, a machine bed arranged on the front end of the machine column and on the top side of which a horizontal linear guide for a workpiece table is arranged, and a linear motor for moving the workpiece table in the horizontal linear guide in a further coordinate axis. A channel-like chip space for collecting chips accumulating when the workpiece is machined extends on the top side of the machine bed in the direction of the further coordinate axis. The linear motor is arranged on the top side of the machine bed laterally and parallel to the channel-like chip space, wherein first and second guide rails of the horizontal linear guide are arranged on opposite sides of the linear motor. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207332 | ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - An adjustment mechanism includes a first adjustment assembly and a second adjustment assembly. The first adjustment assembly includes a first regulating member and a second regulating member. The first regulating member includes a bearing plate and a first supporting portion protruding from the bearing plate. The first supporting portion includes an arcuate first supporting surface. The second regulating member includes a base body and a second supporting portion protruding from the base body away from the first supporting portion. The second supporting portion includes an arcuate second supporting surface. The second adjustment assembly includes a mounting member latched with the base body. First supporting surface resists the base body, to enable the bearing plate to rock along a curvature relative to the base body. Second supporting surface resists the mounting member, to enable the bearing plate and the base body to rock relative to the mounting member. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207333 | STAPLER EJECT WITH ALTERNATING OFFSET AND POSITION CONTROLLED GRIP - A stapler apparatus includes a clamp positioned to receive and stack sheets from a printing device, a support plate comprising a groove directing the clamp along one path of multiple paths, the multiple paths alternately directing the clamp relatively closer to one of multiple staplers. A first biasing member applies a first force to the clamp toward a closed position, and a first extension applies a second force to the clamp toward an open position. A second biasing member applies a third force to the clamp toward the open position. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207334 | POST-PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A post-processing device includes a transport section transporting a sheet; a load section loading the sheet thereon; a first aligner moving the sheet while being in contact with a surface thereof to align the sheet; a second aligner moving the sheet while being in contact with an edge thereof to align the sheet; an alignment controller controlling the aligners to align the sheet based on a first mode in which they simultaneously align the sheet, and based on a second mode, for every predetermined number of sheets, in which one aligner aligns the sheet after the other aligner completes the alignment process; and a transport controller causing the transport section to transport the sheet at a reduced speed for every predetermined number of sheets so that the sheet reaches the load section after completion of the second-mode alignment process performed after a previous sheet is loaded on the load section. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207335 | SHEET FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A sheet feeder stackable in multiple levels and attachable to an image forming apparatus. The sheet feeder includes a drive source, a drive transmission unit, a first drive coupling unit, a second drive coupling unit, a sheet feed roller, and a grip roller. During operation of multiple sheet feeders stacked in the multiple levels, the drive transmission unit and the first drive coupling unit, both provided to a given sheet feeder of the multiple sheet feeders, are coupled to each other, and the first drive coupling unit of the given sheet feeder is coupled to the grip roller of an adjacent sheet feeder disposed immediately below the given sheet feeder to drive the grip roller of each of the multiple sheet feeders substantially in synchrony. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207336 | SHEET FEED DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There are provided a sheet feed device and an image forming apparatus in which a sheet separation capability is improved. The sheet feed device includes a sheet stacking portion that includes a rotation stacking portion which is rotatable; a sheet feed roller that feeds the sheet stacked in the sheet stacking portion; and a separating portion that separates the sheet fed by the sheet feed roller. The rotation stacking portion is configured to be rotatable about a rotation fulcrum on a downstream side in a sheet feed direction. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207337 | RECORDING MEDIUM SUPPLY DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording medium supply device includes a cassette attachable to and detachable from a main body and capable of stacking recording medium thereon, a feeding roller which feeds the uppermost recording medium to the main body from a leading end of the recording medium, a regulating member which is arranged forward in the direction in which the cassette is removed from the main body as seen from the feeding roller, and a projection preventing member attached adjacent to the tip portion of the cassette facing the leading end of the recording medium. The position of the lower end of the regulating member is higher than the cassette attached to the main body, and lower than the lower end of the feeding roller, and the position of the upper end of the projection preventing member is higher than the position of the lower end of the regulating member. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207338 | POST-PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A post-processing device includes a transport section transporting a sheet transported at a predetermined speed from an upstream side toward a downstream side; a load section on which the transported sheet is loaded; an aligner aligning the loaded sheet; an alignment controller performing control such that the aligner performs the alignment process on the sheet transported from the transport section to the load section for every predetermined number of sheets; and a transport controller controlling the transport section by causing the transport section to transport the sheet at a reduced speed for the every predetermined number of sheets so that the sheet transported at the reduced speed reaches the load section after the aligner completes the sheet alignment process that is performed on a previous sheet transported immediately prior to the sheet after the previous sheet is loaded on the load section. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207339 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - According to an embodiment, provided is an image forming device that includes: an image forming unit forming an image in a predetermined cycle in a direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of a printing medium; a velocity acquisition unit acquiring a conveying velocity of the printing medium at a position where the image is formed by the image forming unit; and a correcting unit correcting the cycle on which the image forming unit forms the image in accordance with the conveying velocity acquired by the velocity acquisition unit. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207340 | Sheet Feed Timing - An apparatus may be configured to: upon feeding a sheet by a roller, wait for a sheet waiting interval before feeding a next sheet by the roller, determine, using a sensor downstream from the roller in a sheet feeding path, a sensed sheet interval between at least two of the fed sheets; determine whether the sensed sheet interval is equal to or greater than a reference value; and in response to determining that the sensed sheet interval is equal to or greater than the reference value, reduce the sheet feed waiting interval for subsequent feeding of at least one sheet. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207341 | MEDIA CURLING APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING TRI-ROLL MEDIA CURLER - A tri-roll curler apparatus includes an inlet roll, and exit roll, and a penetrating roll. The three rolls have substantially equal radii. At least one of the penetrating roll, and the inlet and exit rolls may be movable. Distances between the penetrating roll and the inlet roll, and the penetrating roll and the exit roll are substantially equal. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207342 | Playing Cards and Method for Playing Card Games Therewith - A novel card game in which cards are dealt and placed into a space on a three-by-three grid in order to create the most number of high-scoring poker hands out of the eight possible hands; three rows, three columns and two diagonals. Using the present invention, numerous different games can be played with one or more players and using a deck of standard playing cards, a computer, a handheld device or a gaming machine. The present invention can also be used for lottery tickets and the like. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207343 | CARD GAMES - A card game where participating players place a bet in an individual player area, an individual hand of card(s) is dealt to each participating player and the dealer; the players' individual hands and the dealer's hand are accessed using conventional Baccarat points count rules. Each player has the option of placing an additional draw bet to draw an additional card, the dealer drawing an additional card if the point-count of the cards initially dealt to the dealer is within a predetermined range, the dealer otherwise standing on the cards initially dealt to the dealer, where the dealer or any player draws an additional card, the point-count for the additional card is added to the point-card of the original hand thereby determining the value of the completed hand. The player wining if the point count of the player's individual completed hand is higher than that of the dealer's completed hand. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207344 | CARD READING APPARATUS AND TABLE GAME SYSTEM - A card shooter apparatus ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130207345 | GAMING TABLES HAVING A TABLE TOP EXCHANGEABLE INSERT - A gaming table comprises a table top having a top and a bottom surface adapted to receive an exchangeable insert. For instance, the top surface is configured to receive gaming accessories and defines an exchangeable insert bed. A base is connected to and configured to support the table top. A table top exchangeable insert is configured to be located within the exchangeable insert bed, wherein the insert includes a securing structure, for releasably securing the table top exchangeable insert to the table top to provide the ability to conveniently change the insert as desired. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207346 | TOY GAME APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PLAYING - A ramp for launching an object at a target is provided, the ramp having: a release mechanism mounted to the ramp for movement between a first position and a second position, wherein the release mechanism is configured to retain the object with respect to the ramp when it is in the first position and wherein the release mechanism is configured to release the object when the release mechanism is in the second position; and wherein the release mechanism further comprises an arm member pivotally mounted to the ramp and the arm member has a plurality of features each spaced from each other and extending from the arm member above a surface of the ramp when the release mechanism is in the first position. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207347 | REACTIVE TARGET SYSTEM - A reactive target system may include a base and a target which rotates when struck by a bullet. The target may be removable from the base without tools and inverted to change the location of the target areas which are presented to a shooter. The reactive target system may also include a second target which rotates when struck by a bullet. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207348 | Applicator for Sealants, Method of Combined Applying and Wiping of Sealant on a Joint Line - Applicator ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130207349 | Lip Seal - A system, in certain embodiments, includes a lip seal having an outer diameter portion including an outer protrusion configured to contact a first seal interface, wherein the protrusion has a curved surface. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207350 | ENGINE - An engine in which an oil consumption and a leakage of blow-by gas can be stably reduced for a long period of time. The engine includes a first land ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130207351 | SEAL ARRANGEMENT FOR SEALLING A GAP; AND SEALING ELEMENT FOR THIS PURPOSE - A sealing element for sealing a gap between two components is provided. The sealing arrangement may be a seal arrangement of a gas turbine system, wherein the sealing element is elongate along a main line and has a contoured cross section in a corrugated centre region. In cross section, the sealing element is directed along the main line and may be deformed in a direction substantially orthogonally with respect to the main line. In order to provide a wear-resistant, long-lasting sealing element with a particularly efficient blocking action, it is proposed that the seal teeth of the corrugation have a virtually rectangular cross-sectional contour, the tooth height of which seal teeth is between 10% and 40% of the sealing-element thickness which may be measured parallel to the tooth height. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207352 | GASKET - The invention provides a gasket which can be easily formed, can be highly compressed with a low reaction force, and is highly reliable. A gasket consisting of a rubber-like elastic material is mounted in a mounting groove formed in one of two mutually opposing members and is pinched between one member and another member so as to be in pressure-contact with both the members. The gasket has a body section inserted into the mounting groove, one support protrusion provided on the side of the body section which faces the bottom of the mounting groove, located on one end side of the body section in the width direction thereof, and in contact with the bottom, and a lip protrusion provided on the side of the body section which faces another member and having a tip located at substantially the center of the body section in the width direction thereof. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207353 | SELF TIGHTENING CHUCK WITH AN AXIAL LOCK - A chuck with a generally cylindrical body having a tail section configured to receive a drive shaft of a driver and a nose section having an axial bore formed therein. A plurality of jaws is movably disposed with respect to the body. A threaded spindle is rotatably connected to the body and operatively engages the jaws. A first ring is fixedly mounted about the body and has a first plurality of teeth. An inner sleeve is rotatably mounted about the tail section and has an open portion. A second ring that has at least one protrusion that mates with the corresponding open portion and extends outwardly from the inner sleeve and the ring has a second plurality of teeth. An outer sleeve is placed concentrically around the inner sleeve and contains a lock groove that the protrusion of the second ring is situated inside the lock groove. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207354 | APPARATUS FOR MOVING A NON-AMBULATORY INDIVIDUAL UP AND DOWN STEPS - An apparatus for transporting a non-ambulatory individual up and down steps includes a seat for the non-ambulatory individual, two front wheels and two larger back wheels positioned under the seat. The apparatus can be used to move up steps through an operator by tilting the apparatus back and moving the apparatus such that the large rear wheels roll towards the steps. When descending steps, the seated occupant can be lowered through successive steps to a lower floor or incorporated landing by tilting the apparatus and moving the rear wheels down the steps. The apparatus includes extension rods which may be extended to stabilize the apparatus while moving up or down steps. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207355 | Vehicle Suspension System and a Method of Control - A vehicle suspension system and a method of control. The system may include an air cylinder, an air spring piston, and an air spring. The air spring piston may be positioned with respect to the air spring with the air cylinder. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207356 | FRONT UNIT FOR A SLIDING BOARD BINDING, TOURING BINDING AND SKI-JUMPING BINDING - The present invention relates to a front unit ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130207357 | IN-LINE ROLLER SKATE - An in-line roller skate has a boot for accommodating a person's foot, a frame connected to the boot, and at least two wheels connected to the frame at a mutual distance in the skating direction for rideable support of the boot. The frame has a first frame portion and a second frame portion, wherein at least one wheel is connected to each frame portion and wherein the first frame portion and the second frame portion are mutually movable between a riding position and a braking position. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207358 | CONVERTIBLE CART AND CANOPY APPARATUS - A convertible beach cart and canopy apparatus includes a lower frame portion having front and rear support members and side members extending between opposed ends of the front and the rear support members. Wheels are coupled to opposed ends of the rear support members. The apparatus includes a rear frame portion having at least one upstanding support bar fixedly attached to the rear support member, the rear frame portion include a top support member coupled to an upper end of the at least one support bar. An upper frame portion is rotatably coupled to the top support member such that the canopy frame portion is movable between a stowed configuration generally adjacent the lower frame portion and an expanded configuration extending away from the top support member. A canopy is coupled to an end of the canopy frame portion and configured to shade an area adjacent the rear frame portion. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207359 | COOLER HAVING REMOVABLE WHEEL ASSEMBLY - A cooler includes a main body which includes a base, an upper rim, and one or more cooler walls extending therebetween. The cooler in some embodiments further includes a removable wheel assembly which includes two coaxial wheels, and an axle. The two coaxial wheels are removably securable to the axle. The cooler still further comprises a wheel fastening system configured to secure the removable wheel assembly to the base of the main body which includes a mount, a clip hingedly connected to the mount, and a locking clasp configured to lock the clip into a closed position to secure the wheel assembly. The cooler yet further comprises a lid including two wheel storage recesses, each being sized and dimensioned to receive and retain one of the coaxial wheel of the wheel assembly, and an axle storage recess sized and dimensioned to receive and retain the axle of the wheel assembly. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207360 | COOLER HAVING REMOVABLE WHEEL ASSEMBLY - A cooler includes a main body which includes a base, an upper rim, and one or more cooler walls extending therebetween. The cooler in some embodiments further includes a removable wheel assembly which includes two coaxial wheels, and an axle. The two coaxial wheels are removably securable to the axle. The cooler still further comprises a wheel fastening system configured to secure the removable wheel assembly to the base of the main body which includes a mount, a clip hingedly connected to the mount, and a locking clasp configured to lock the clip into a closed position to secure the wheel assembly. The cooler yet further comprises a lid including two wheel storage recesses, each being sized and dimensioned to receive and retain one of the coaxial wheel of the wheel assembly, and an axle storage recess sized and dimensioned to receive and retain the axle of the wheel assembly. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207361 | UTILITY CART FRAME ASSEMBLY AND UNDERCARRIAGE INTERFACE - A utility cart frame assembly is provided. The frame assembly includes a handle assembly cross brace member and a wheel assembly with an axle. The cross brace member and the axle are coupled to, and are immediately adjacent, the tray. In this configuration, the handle assembly cross brace member and the axle provide support to the tray. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207362 | TIGHT NEST SHOPPING CART - A shopping cart features a main tube member including a pair of frame side rail portions, a pair of handle riser portions attached to trailing sections of the pair of frame side rail portions and a handle cross portion connected between the pair of handle riser portions. A basket is attached to the pair of handle riser portions. A rear caster support includes a pair of rear caster legs joined by a crossbar. The pair of rear caster legs are connected one each to the pair of handle riser portions. A pair of rear casters are attached one each to the pair of rear caster legs. A pair of front casters are joined to the pair of frame side rail portions. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207363 | TILTING WHEELED VEHICLE - A tilting, preferably three-wheeled, vehicle is disclosed that has a tilting mechanism that allows the vehicle to have leaning characteristics substantially similar to those offered by an in-line two-wheeled vehicle, but that does not require complex linkages and/or control systems to operate effectively. A tilting linkage is operably secured to a frame to allow a pair of spaced apart wheels to remain substantially aligned with the plane of the vehicle throughout its range of movement while still allowing the steering axes of each wheel to intersect the substantially vertical centerline of each wheel. The linkage also allows the caster angle of each wheel's pivot axis can be optimized independently of the angle of the vehicle's handlebar steering shaft. | 2013-08-15 |