43rd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120267844 | PAPER FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A remaining amount detector measures beforehand a distance H where there is one sheet. A motor displaces a lifting plate to a paper-feeding position upon storing paper in the feeding unit. The remaining amount detector measures a distance y | 2012-10-25 |
20120267845 | SHEET STACKING DEVICE AND METHOD OF STACKING SHEETS - A sheet stacking device and method of stacking sheets, wherein a first pressing member engages with an edge of a new sheet to be deposited on top of a previously deposited sheet on a sheet receiving plane and presses down the edge, while a second pressing member maintains a pressure onto an edge of the previously deposited sheet. The second pressing member engages with the edge of the new sheet and presses down the edge onto the previously deposited sheet on the receiving plane, while the first pressing member maintains a pressure onto the edge of the new sheet. Thus, the sheets may always be pressed down on the edge by at least one of the first and second pressing members. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267846 | SKEW CORRECTION DEVICE, SHEET HANDLING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A skew correction device includes a first conveying unit arranged in a sheet conveying path; a second conveying unit arranged downstream of the first conveying unit in a conveying direction of a sheet; and a skew correction unit. When the sheet is unfolded paper, the skew correction unit performs a first skew correction that corrects for the skew of the sheet so that a leading edge of the sheet conveyed by the first conveying unit abuts on the second conveying unit that is stopped. When the sheet is fold paper, the skew correction unit performs a second skew correction that corrects for the skew of the sheet so that a leading edge of the sheet conveyed by the first conveying unit abuts the second conveying unit and the second conveying unit is driven in a reverse direction to the conveying direction at a predetermined operational timing. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267847 | Image Forming Apparatus - A control portion controls a skew feed correcting portion so that a first skew feed correcting operation for correcting skew feed of a sheet while turning the sheet based on one edge of the sheet crossing a sheet conveying direction is performed in a case where a first alignment operation based on a position of one edge of the sheet is performed when a sheet processing portion processes the sheet. Further, the control portion controls the skew feed correcting portion so that a second skew feed correcting operation for correcting the skew feed of the sheet based on a side edge of the sheet parallel to the sheet conveying direction is performed in a case where a second alignment operation based on a position of the side edge of the sheet is performed when the sheet processing portion processes the sheet. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267848 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus includes a curved sheet conveyance path through which a sheet passes, and a sensor that is disposed in the sheet conveyance path and detects the passing sheet. The sensor includes a light-emitting portion that collects light from a light source and irradiates the passing sheet in an irradiating range which is broader in a sheet conveyance direction than a width direction, and a light-receiving portion that receives the light arriving at and reflected from the sheet. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267849 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A sheet count at which printed sheets are stacked on a sheet stacking unit is received from a user. It is controlled to divide the printed sheets into sheets at the sheet count received from the user and stack the printed sheets on the sheet stacking unit. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267850 | HITTING GAME MACHINE ALLOWING SUCCESSIVE INPUT OF COINS - A hitting game machine allows the successive input of coins. In the hitting game machine, each target which is to be rotated by a hit of a hitting member includes an eccentric shaft. The target is configured such that a rotating shaft integrally rotates along with a hit surface which is to be hit by the hitting member. Further, a longitudinal section of the hit surface has a plate shape, a longitudinal section of which is in a linear shape or a shape that is reduced in width from an upper end thereof to a lower end. Therefore, it is possible for several hitting members to successively hit the same one of targets of a circular plate that is rotating. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267851 | CARD SHUFFLER WITH GRAVITY FEED SYSTEM FOR PLAYING CARDS - A card feed system for feeding cards into a card handling system. The card feed system includes a card input compartment with a playing card support surface, a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls. The playing card support surface slopes toward the front wall at an angle between 12 degrees and 22 degrees. A slot is provided in the front wall to allow single cards to pass into the card handling system. The card feed system also includes a card moving system to advance cards through the slot. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267852 | 2 Sow or Not 2 Sow - This is an educational board game for Christians, for up to six players, ages 8 and older. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267853 | Fast Food Frenzy - The Fast Food Frenzy board game concept is a race whereby players move along roadways (a series of plural spaces) to collect franchise items from franchise locations around the board. Franchise Items are obtained when players land on franchise spaces. The board's roadways may replicate actual cities or be fictitious. Token/vehicles represent players. Players have unique attributes subject to Information Drawing cards. Information Drawing Cards, as well as rolling dice, using a spinner, and/or directives provided in the spaces of the roadways direct player movement. The winner is the first player to return to a finishing place with a complete set of franchise items. A Players handbook provides information on how to play. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267854 | CUP INSULATING SLEEVE FLYING CYLINDRICAL TOY ATTACHMENT - An aerial toy is formed by coupling a ring to an insulating sleeve used with disposable paper cups. The ring is attached to the smaller diameter conical end of the insulator sleeve creating a flying gyroscope. The flight of the toy is protracted due to the airfoil characteristics of the tubular body and is thrown like a football for distance, accuracy, fun and competition. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267855 | SCREEN GOLF SYSTEM CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING A BALL STRIKING STATUS AND A METHOD THEREFOR - A screen golf system is provided, which includes: a strike position sensor placed on a ground where the golf ball is placed and configured to sense a ground strike position when the golf club hits the golf ball and a ground near the golf ball and to output the sensed ground strike position in a form of a ground strike position signal; a strike force sensor configured to sense ground strike force when the golf club hits the golf ball and the ground near the golf ball and to output the sensed ground strike force in a form of a ground strike force signal; and an output device configured to receive the ground strike position signal and the ground strike force signal and to output a striking state, including the ground strike position and ground strike force of the golf club. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267856 | TOILET TARGET - A toilet target for use in the toilet training of young boys and for the amusement and marketing of men is described that includes a target for providing an aiming objective, a mounting hardware for attaching the toilet target to a toilet, and a suspension line or tether for connecting the target to the mounting hardware. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267857 | HIGH MOISTURE ENVIRONMENT SEAL ASSEMBLY - A seal assembly is disclosed that can be used to seal a bearing case in a turbine. The seal assembly has an annular seal plate seated within a groove defined in the bearing case and radially-offset from the turbine shaft. A seal retainer is mounted on the shaft axially-offset from the annular seal plate and defines a channel therein for receiving and seating a seal therein. The seal has a flexible lip that extends from the body of the seal and engages either the inside surface of the bearing case or a counterface of the annular seal plate, thereby preventing or substantially restricting the influx of contaminants into the bearing case. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267858 | SEAL FAILURE DETECTION SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS - A seal failure prediction system consisting of a seal component and a member conveniently placed; such member, which may be in the form of a strip, a set of wires, or a single wire, generating a characteristic electrical or audible signal when the seal component wears a certain amount. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267859 | Seal Assembly for Track Pin Joint Assembly of Undercarriage - A seal assembly can be incorporated into a track pin cartridge assembly of an undercarriage of a track-type machine. The seal assembly can include a pin defining a longitudinal axis and first and second members both coaxial with the pin about the longitudinal axis. The first member is pivotable about the longitudinal axis with respect to the second member and includes a load ring engagement surface defining a seal cavity disposed in proximal relationship to the second member. A seal assembly, including a seal ring and a load ring, is disposed in the seal cavity and sealingly engages the first and second members. A radial segment of a first member engagement surface of the load ring is radially offset, measured along a radial axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, from a radial segment of a seal ring engagement surface of the load ring. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267860 | PIPE CONNECTING MECHANISM FOR SEAL DEVICE AND MECHANICAL SEAL DEVICE - Disclosed is a completely nonmetallic pipe connection mechanism for a seal device. In the pipe connecting mechanism of the present invention, a metallic reinforcing pipe ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267861 | Valve Stem Seal With Gas Relief Features - A valve stem seal can include an elastomeric component having a first portion for having a sealed engagement with a valve stem, and a pressure relief lip engaging a valve guide. The pressure relief lip can have a sealing configuration and a venting configuration. The venting configuration can allow excess exhaust gases to vent from a combustion chamber. After the venting of excess exhaust gases, the pressure relief lip can close to the sealing configuration to prevent oil from entering the combustion chamber. The elastomeric body or the valve guide can include a pressure relief channel. The elastomeric body can also include a bumper engaging the valve guide. The pressure relief channel can be disposed in the bumper. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267862 | SEALING ELEMENT FOR A FUEL INJECTOR AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEALING ELEMENT FOR A FUEL INJECTOR - A sealing element is provided for a fuel injector provided in a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine. The sealing element includes carrier element of a first material, where the carrier element is ring shaped with an upper essentially planar surface and a lower essentially planar surface. A first gasket material is provided on a first portion of at least one of the upper or lower surfaces. A second gasket material is provided on a second portion of the at least one of the upper or lower surfaces where the first gasket material is provided, wherein the first gasket material is provided on an outer region of the planar surface of the ring shaped carrier element and the second gasket material is provided on an inner region of the planar surface of the ring shaped carrier element and where the second gasket material is softer than the first gasket material. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267863 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEALING PIPES AND UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES - An apparatus and method for sealing pipes or underground structures is provided. In one embodiment, the end of a pipe is sealed by the use of a pipe liner and a sealing member. The sealing member may be a hydrophilic material, a hydrophobic material, a compressible material, or a paste. The sealing member is held in place by a mechanical fastener and a liner is installed adjacent the sealing member and against the wall of the pipe or other structure to be sealed. In another embodiment, a manhole is sealed by the use of a sealing member, a mechanical fastener, and a manhole liner. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267864 | GASKET AND SEAL STRUCTURE - Provided are a gasket and a seal structure, which can exhibit a sealing property without being affected by the state of a contact surface of an attached object. A plurality of lip portions ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267865 | TOOL CONNECTING ROD - A tool connecting rod of the present invention includes a barrel and a rod. A resilient unit and a retainer are disposed between the barrel and the rod. Both of an inner wall of the barrel and a body portion of a pushing member are formed with at least two stepped recesses respectively. As such, the structure of the tool connecting rod is simple so that a tool bit assembles on and detaches from the present invention rapidly. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267866 | DOUBLE WISHBONES AND DOUBLE PIVOTS VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A vehicle equipped with a double wishbones and double tandem members suspension system to suspend the vehicle, the double tandem members being operatively interconnected together and adapted to receive idling wheels adapted to support and guide an endless belt thereon to provide significant suspension travel and prevents an endless belt disengagement from the idling wheels. A suspension and a kit thereof are also provided. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267867 | STEERING ASSEMBLY FOR A HUMAN-DRIVEN VEHICLE, AND HUMAN-DRIVEN VEHICLE - The steering assembly is applicable to a human-driven vehicle having a chassis ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267868 | TRANSPORT CART - A transport cart for a pneumatic chisel hammer has two wheels, a protective cage and a holder. The protective cage has a flat base, a front side, a rear side and two flat leg sides, whereby at least one of the leg sides is at an angle between 60° and 80° relative to the base. The holder serves to secure the chisel hammer inside the protective cage. The user can pull the transport cart when it is upright on its base. The transport cart can be securely laid on its side on one of the leg sides in order to be stowed away. The slanting of the leg side enhances the stability by lowering the center of gravity. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267869 | MODULAR DOLLY - A dolly includes a platform for supporting items thereon. The platform includes a first edge having a plurality of complementary projections and recesses, such that the platform can be selectively connected to a first edge of a platform of an identical dolly. A plurality of wheels support the platform. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267870 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR LEANING VEHICLE - A leaning vehicle has a frame, a straddle seat, an engine, and a shock tower having a lower end pivotally connected to a front portion of the frame about a pivot axis. Front left and right suspension assemblies operatively connect to the front portion of the frame. A steering assembly has a steering column and a handlebar. A rear suspension is connected to the rear portion of the frame. Each front suspension assembly has a knuckle, a spindle passing through the knuckle and being rotatable relative to the knuckle about a steering axis, a lower suspension arm having an end pivotally connected to the frame and another end pivotally connected to the lower end of the spindle about a tilting axis parallel to the pivot axis, and a shock absorber having an upper end connected to the shock tower and a lower end connected to the lower suspension arm. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267871 | Manually propelled scooter - A scooter having a foot platform, front and rear wheels at the forward and rear ends of the foot platform, and comprising; a swingable bearing at the forward end of the platform; a steering column mounting sleeve attached to swingable bearing, a front wheel drive shaft in said steering column mounting sleeve and being telescopically slidable therethrough; a hub extension at the lower end of the steering column mounting sleeve for mounting the front wheel; a drive extension on the lower end of the front wheel drive shaft; a drive member at the lower end of the drive extension; a drive pinion coupled to the front wheel and engaged with said drive member, and, hand bars at the upper end of said steering column mounting sleeve, operable to slide the front wheel drive shaft downwardly and upwardly, through the steering column mounting sleeve for driving the front wheel. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267872 | Skate board paddle - A street paddle which permits a user of an associated skateboard of similar devise to smoothly stroke with two hands and arms and upper body, rather than using their foot to accelerate or decelerate is disclosed. The street paddle is unique in that is allows a skateboard rider to pull and push their way on the street to accelerate, similar to a stand up paddlers or canoe paddlers on the water. A contact point, blade footing of the street paddle, where the paddle device comes in contact with the ground, connects to the bottom of an elongated shaft of the paddle. The footing comprises form and material that facilitates traction, when applied against a traveled surface, as well as shock dampening action to assist in smoothness and acceleration. As such, the street paddle may also be used to decelerate the speed by dragging the footing on the ground in such a way that the friction of the contact slows the skateboard. The footing comprises a hook-shaped element to permit a user to grab park and other path-side features for the purpose of performing tricks. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267873 | Wheelchair Device - A wheelchair comprises a hub-enclosing open ring engaging a hub disposed in a wheel rotatably, bars extending from two ends of the hub-enclosing open ring, an crescent-shaped cap member fixed to the bars above the tube portion, a power handle engaging the crescent-shaped cap member rotatably through an L-shaped end of the power handle, a wheel-holding plate fixed to the power handle with an angle and covered by the crescent-shaped cap member. The wheel-holding plate comprises a holding edge for pressing down on and holding the wheel. The hub-enclosing open ring, the bars, and the cap member are fixed to one another and configured to rotate about the hub, and the holding edge of the wheel-holding pate is configured to be pressed down on and engaged firmly to the wheel such that the wheel rotates about the hub by pushing and pulling the power handle. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267874 | WHEELCHAIR HAVING A HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE AND INCLINATION-ADJUSTABLE SEAT - The invention relates to a wheelchair, comprising a frame ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267875 | BABY SAFETY CAR SEAT CONVERTIBLE INTO A ROLLABLE BABY SEAT - A baby safety car seat convertible into a rollable baby seat, and comprising a front, head area and a rear, feet area, the head area being higher than the feet area; a right and left pair of front and rear legs, and a handle. The legs of each pair have distal ends associated with wheels and proximal ends articulated to the seat at corresponding leg attachment area. Both legs are rotatable relative to each other and to the seat between a storage position to be taken in a safety car seat mode of the seat, and an operational position to be taken in a rolling-carrier mode of the seat. The legs can have an intermediate position between the storage and operational position, and can be rotatable between the intermediate and operational positions, at least partially under the influence of gravity force. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267876 | BABY SAFETY CAR SEAT CONVERTIBLE INTO A ROLLABLE BABY SEAT - A baby safety car seat convertible into a rollable baby seat, and comprising a front, head area and a rear, feet area, the head area being higher than the feet area; a right and left pair of front and rear legs, and a handle. The legs of each pair have distal ends associated with wheels and proximal ends articulated to the seat at corresponding leg attachment area. Both legs are rotatable relative to each other and to the seat between a storage position to be taken in a safety car seat mode of the seat, and an operational position to be taken in a rolling-carrier mode of the seat. The legs can have an intermediate position between the storage and operational position, and can be rotatable between the intermediate and operational positions, at least partially under the influence of gravity force. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267877 | BABY SAFETY CAR SEAT CONVERTIBLE INTO A ROLLABLE BABY SEAT - A baby safety car seat convertible into a rollable baby seat, and comprising a front, head area and a rear, feet area, the head area being higher than the feet area; a right and left pair of front and rear legs, and a handle. The legs of each pair have distal ends associated with wheels and proximal ends articulated to the seat at corresponding leg attachment area. Both legs are rotatable relative to each other and to the seat between a storage position to be taken in a safety car seat mode of the seat, and an operational position to be taken in a rolling-carrier mode of the seat. The legs can have an intermediate position between the storage and operational position, and can be rotatable between the intermediate and operational positions, at least partially under the influence of gravity force. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267878 | Active Bolster with Hermetic Seal - An active bolster for an automotive vehicle has base wall for mounting against a rigid structure of the vehicle. A front wall overlies the base wall and forms an interior trim piece of the vehicle. The base wall has a first surface facing the front wall, and the front wall has a second surface facing the base wall. The base wall and front wall are joined around a closed perimeter to form an inflatable bladder with an initial open space between the first and second surfaces. The base wall includes a wide rib projecting from the first surface continuously along the closed perimeter, the wide rib having a minimum radial width along the closed perimeter equal to a first predetermined radial width. The front wall includes a plurality of narrow ribs projecting concentrically from the second surface continuously along the closed perimeter. Each narrow rib is welded to the wide rib, and each narrow rib has a respective radial width at each respective location along the closed perimeter less than half the radial width of the wide rib at the respective location. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267879 | CURTAIN AIRBAG DEVICE - A curtain airbag device capable of inflating and deploying without suffering a burst of a cushion part at an end of a cushion part protector near an inflator. The curtain airbag device includes a cushion part extending in a front to back direction of the vehicle, accommodated in a state rolled up from a lower end toward an upper end thereof, and inflating and deploying downward when gas is supplied thereto. The curtain airbag device includes an inflator for supplying gas to the cushion part from a predetermined position at the upper end of the cushion part, and an elongated protector | 2012-10-25 |
20120267880 | AIRBAG FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN AIRBAG - An airbag for a motor vehicle includes an airbag skin having two side walls which enclose a gas chamber. The airbag skin is at least partially rolled to a shaped package in the resting state of the curtain airbag, with the shaped package having a non-circular cross-section. In order to provide a cost-effective way to produce such an airbag and to ensure that the airbag shows a deployment behaviour of a rolled package, the non-circular cross-section is permanent as long as the pressure inside the gas chamber does not exceed the pressure of the environment and is obtainable by plastic conversion of a rolled package with a circular cross-section. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267881 | VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RESTRAINING A VEHICLE OCCUPANT - A vehicle occupant restraint system comprises an airbag module ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267882 | Method To Achieve Early/Robust G-Signal For Side Pole - The embodiments herein describe a fundamental layout between the inner panel of a door, side sill reinforcement, and uncrushable items within the door of the vehicle. During a side impact collision, a side impact sensor receives a G-signal resulting from the collision. The G-signal must ramp up to a threshold value in order to deploy the side airbag. The fundamental layout between the inner panel of a door, side sill reinforcement, and uncrushable items within the door of the vehicle ensures a more robust G-signal which results in early deployment of the side airbag relative to the movement of the door toward the occupant. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267883 | AIR BAG WITH IMPROVED TEAR STITCH - An apparatus ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267884 | STEERING COLUMN SUPPORT APPARATUS - Construction of a steering column support apparatus is achieved that simplifies tuning for stabilizing forward displacement of a steering wheel during a secondary collision, lowers and stabilizes the break away load, and when necessary, prevents the steering wheel from dropping excessively after a secondary collision. A locking cutout section | 2012-10-25 |
20120267885 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - A retractor including a rotatable spool configured to be connected to a webbing, a locking member configured to selectively lock the spool and prevent the spool from rotating in the webbing extraction direction, a sensor, and a cover for the sensor and locking member. When the locking member is in a locked position, the spool is prohibited from rotating in the webbing extraction direction. The sensor is configured to move in a first direction in response to the vehicle having a threshold acceleration. Movement of the sensor in the first direction causes a corresponding movement of the locking member to a locked position. The sensor is located in a cavity in the cover and an insert member is disposed between the cover and the sensor to limit the travel of the sensor in a second direction transverse to the first direction. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267886 | Academic Planner - An academic planner, with which a student who is preparing for college admission in the United States can prepare a variety of factors, such as academic achievement, extracurricular activities, personal life, and the like, which are used as criteria for the evaluation of candidates for college admission. The academic planner includes a cover, a number of inner sheets, a course schedule section formed on an inner side of the cover, monthly schedule sections formed on the inner sheets, the monthly schedule sections being intended for use in writing therein monthly schedules, weekly schedule sections formed on the inner sheets after the monthly schedule sections, the weekly schedule sections being intended for use in writing therein weekly schedules, and daily schedule sections formed on the inner sheets after the weekly schedule sections. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267887 | Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Product Detection Method - A counterfeit pharmaceutical product detection method for detecting whether a drug is genuine or counterfeit. The method allows a consumer to check whether a drug is authentic or counterfeit by way of using personal identification number | 2012-10-25 |
20120267888 | Methods for Securing Variable Indicia on Instant (Scratch-Off) Tickets - A security-enhanced document, such as an instant lottery ticket, includes a substrate. Indicia is provided on the substrate, and a scratch-off-coating (SOC) layer is applied over the indicia to maintain the indicia unreadable until removal of the SOC layer. The indicia is printed onto the substrate as pigmented particles. One or more opacity film layers may be provided over or under the pigmented particle indicia. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267889 | SEPARATION PREVENTION DEVICE FOR PIPE JOINT - A separation prevention device for a pipe joint has disengagement prevention members and a press member. The disengagement prevention members are disposed at a plurality of locations in a circumferential direction of the pipe, on an inner peripheral surface of an engaging tool or of a receiving opening itself and which are formed with claws. The press member presses the disengagement prevention member radially inward of the pipe and which engages the claw with the outer peripheral surface of an inserting opening. The claw of the disengagement prevention member and the claw of the disengagement prevention member which is adjacent to the former disengagement prevention member in the circumferential direction of the pipe are arranged so as to overlap on each other in the axial direction of the pipe in a state where the claws are engaged with the outer peripheral surface of the inserting opening. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267890 | GREASE COUPLER - An improved grease coupler | 2012-10-25 |
20120267891 | Connecting Socket for Filter Hoses - A connecting socket for a filter hose has an inner part having a first contact surface extending in circumferential direction on the inner part and an outer part having a second contact surface extending in circumferential direction on the outer part. A contact section of a filter hose is contacting the first and second contact surfaces when secured on the connecting socket. The outer part has an outer sleeve that is pushed onto the inner part such that the contact section of the filter hose is clamped between the first and second contact surfaces. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267892 | WIND POWER GENERATING SYSTEM - According to the present invention, there is provided a wind power generating system, having a plurality of plasma airflow generating units, each including a first electrode and a second electrode arranged being separated from the first electrode with a dielectric film and generating plasma airflow owing to dielectric barrier discharge when voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode; and at least one plasma power source which supplies voltage to the plasma airflow generating units, wherein the plasma airflow generating units are arranged at a blade of the wind power generating system and are supplied with voltage as being separated into a plurality of lines separately for each of the lines. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267893 | ELECTRICITY GENERATION USING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - In general, in one aspect, the invention relates to a system to create vapor for generating electric power. The system includes a vessel comprising a fluid and a complex and a turbine. The vessel of the system is configured to concentrate EM radiation received from an EM radiation source. The vessel of the system is further configured to apply the EM radiation to the complex, where the complex absorbs the EM radiation to generate heat. The vessel of the system is also configured to transform, using the heat generated by the complex, the fluid to vapor. The vessel of the system is further configured to sending the vapor to a turbine. The turbine of the system is configured to receive, from the vessel, the vapor used to generate the electric power. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267894 | Wave Current Plant and Method Thereof - A water current power plant ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267895 | POWER GENERATOR - A power generation apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a rotor adapted for rotation about a rotation axis, the rotor comprising a blade assembly including a plurality of blades operatively mounted to the rotor and extending therefrom from and adapted to be acted upon by flowing water from a direction generally perpendicular to the rotation axis to rotate the rotor; wherein the rotor includes an integral rotor body adapted to rotate about a stator body disposed internally relative thereto to generate usable power. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267896 | Network Protection for Power Spot Networks - A power supply system having a spot network is disclosed. The spot network may include first and second power output lines, and first and second accessory power circuits connected in parallel to the first and the second power output lines, respectively. Each of the first and the second accessory power circuits may have a transformer and a circuit breaker connected together to protect the spot network by coordinating impedance of the transformer with trip characteristics of the circuit breaker. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267897 | Floating Wind Farm - A floating wind farm having wind machines positioned on a generally V-shaped floating platform, the platform being tethered to an anchor such that the platform is free to be repositioned by the wind for optimum production. The wind machines power air compressors and the floating platform itself comprises a large storage tank to receive the compressed air, the compressed air being used to power electrical generators or the like. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267898 | INTEGRATED RANKINE-CYCLE MACHINE - Machine operating on the Rankine cycle for converting thermal energy into electric energy by making use of low-temperature heat sources for the production of electric energy, comprising a cylinder and a related piston, which a related main shaft is associated to, a direct-voltage power generator, which comprises a rotor and a respective stator and is driven by said main shaft, wherein said cylinder is fed at the head portion thereof through two ports ensuring inlet and exhaust, respectively, by means of a rotating valve provided with at least a through-aperture, which is adapted to enable a flow passage to be established between an inlet conduit and the inner chamber of said cylinder; said rotating valve is driven by a plurality of motion transmission members connected to the main shaft, the latter being in turn connected to the rotor of a power generator. Preferably, said cylinder, said main shaft, said motion transmission members, said power generator and said rotating valve are entirely contained within a sealed casing, the wall of which is provided with a passageway for the electric connections, as well as an inlet mouth and an outlet mouth for the gas used as the working fluid for the Rankine cycle. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267899 | ENERGY HARVESTING USING MEMS COMPOSITE TRANSDUCER - A method of harvesting energy from the environment includes providing an energy harvesting device. The energy harvesting device includes a MEMS composite transducer. The MEMS composite transducer includes a substrate. Portions of the substrate define an outer boundary of a cavity. A MEMS transducing member includes a beam having a first end and a second end. The first end is anchored to the substrate and the second end cantilevers over the cavity. A compliant membrane is positioned in contact with the MEMS transducing member. A first portion of the compliant membrane covers the MEMS transducing member. A second portion of the compliant membrane is anchored to the substrate. The energy harvesting device is configured so that the compliant membrane is set into oscillation by excitations produced external to the energy harvesting device. The MEMS transducing member is caused to move into and out of the cavity by the oscillating compliant membrane. The motion of the MEMS transducing member is converted into an electrical signal. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267900 | ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE INCLUDING MEMS COMPOSITE TRANSDUCER - An energy harvesting device includes a MEMS composite transducer. The MEMS composite transducer includes a substrate. Portions of the substrate define an outer boundary of a cavity. A MEMS transducing member includes a beam having a first end and a second end. The first end is anchored to the substrate and the second end cantilevers over the cavity. A compliant membrane is positioned in contact with the MEMS transducing member. A first portion of the compliant membrane covers the MEMS transducing member. A second portion of the compliant membrane is anchored to the substrate. The compliant member is configured to be set into oscillation by excitations produced externally relative to the energy harvesting device. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267901 | COMBINATION PHOTOVOLTAIC AND WIND POWER GENERATION INSTALLATION - A combination photovoltaic and wind power generation installation comprising at least one wind turbine and a plurality of photovoltaic arrays, wherein the photovoltaic arrays may be disposed around the at least one wind turbine such that the photovoltaic arrays are at least partially shaded a portion of the day by the shadow cast by the at least one wind turbine. Photovoltaic modules that are resistant to shading effects may be used to minimize the effects of shading by the at least one wind turbine. The combination photovoltaic and wind power generation installation may transmit power through a single transmission line. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267902 | POWER CONVERTING DEVICE FOR HYBRID - The present disclosure prevents an inrush current generated when one side is completely discharged, or charged voltages are different from one another because a DC link capacitor and an ultra-capacitor are directly connected to each other, by driving a load motor after completing initial charging by making each voltage the same through the performing of switching between a DC link capacitor and an ultra-capacitor during initial ignition, so as to safely perform initializing regardless of the charged-discharged state of an electricity storage device during initial ignition. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267903 | CLUTCH MECHANISM FOR A LOCK ASSEMBLY - A lock assembly that has a locked state and an unlocked state. The lock assembly includes a latch assembly that has a latch and a clutch mechanism. The clutch mechanism includes a first retractor that is movable in response to movement of an interior handle assembly and selectively in response to movement of the exterior handle assembly, and a second retractor that is movable in response to movement of the interior handle assembly and the exterior handle assembly. The first retractor is always engaged with the latch assembly to move the latch between the extended position and the retracted position. The second retractor is selectively disengaged from the latch assembly and is movable relative to the first retractor when the lock assembly is in the locked state. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267904 | GRAPPLE STYLE COMPRESSION LATCH - A grapple style compression latch is provided for a vehicle door. The latch includes a pair of opposing jaws to retain and release a striker on the door frame. The movement of the grapple jaws is controlled by a handle mounted on the latch housing and moveable between open and closed positions. Drive links and a plurality of jaw pins control the movement of the jaws between open and closed positions. A compression spring provides over-center action for the latch. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267905 | LOCK FOR MOTOR VEHICLE OPENING LEAF FITTED WITH A SPRING - The system ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267906 | DOOR MOUNTING - The present invention relates to a door mounting having two door plates and a biasing element for biasing the two door plates against a door leaf and/or against each other under tension, wherein the biasing element lies in an insertion opening of the door leaf provided for a locking cylinder when the two door plates are fixed to the door leaf. According to the invention, the fixing of the door mounting is realized substantially without additional drilled holes and respective screws only by means of a biasing element. Since the biasing element is arranged within an already existing opening in the door leaf, the drilling of additional fixing holes in the door leaf is not necessary. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267907 | Fitting Arrangement for a Door Handle - A fitting arrangement for mounting a handle to a door, the door having a predetermined thickness and an interior lock chamber. A rod interconnects two handles extending through the lock chamber. A washer or cover plate is connected to an adjustment device for adaptation of the position of the washer or cover plate to the predetermined thickness. The fitting arrangement includes an adjustment device having a coupling with a magnet for fixing of the adjustment device on the lock chamber. The adjustment device has an outer part intended for securing on the washer or cover plate and an inner part with the magnet, the outer and the inner parts being adjustably connected to one another by the intermediary of a thread union. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267908 | VEHICLE BUMPER BEAM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A bumper beam of the present invention is provided with a tubular bumper reinforcement member ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267909 | Leaf collecting and hauling tarpaulin - A lawn tarpaulin of strong, flexible material for collecting and hauling leaves and lawn debris is described consisting of a rectangular tarpaulin with two or more weighted and partially stiffened edges. Both the weight and stiffening are provided by a plurality of strips of stiff dense material, such as metal strips, fastened to the tarp edges alternating with short gaps of flexible tarpaulin edge between them. This allows the tarpaulin to be folded for convenient storage. The weighted edges keep the tarpaulin from bowing in the wind and stable when raking debris onto the tarpaulin. A handle attached to one corner of the tarpaulin connects the opposite corner and to at least one central point on a front edge for hauling. The partially stiffened edges cause the tarpaulin to assume a shape while hauling that encloses the load and prevents spillage. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267910 | AMBULANCE COT AND LOADING AND UNLOADING SYSTEM - An ambulance cot loading and unloading apparatus includes a base for mounting to an emergency vehicle deck and an arm mounted for linear movement along the base, which is configured for engaging an ambulance cot. A drive mechanism is provided for raising the arm, which is configured in the presence of an applied force with a first magnitude on the arm to raise the arm at a first speed and in the presence of an applied force on the arm with a second magnitude greater than the first magnitude to raise the arm at another speed or speeds lower than the first speed. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267911 | Motorcycle with Wind Deflectors Mounted on the Outboard Sides of the Motorcycle Fork Assembly for Deflecting Oncoming Wind - A motorcycle having a fork assembly, left and right forks and an upper fairing is provided with left and right wind deflectors mounted adjacent to the outboard sides of the left and right forks. The wind deflectors project downwardly from a lower edge of the upper fairing. This strategic placement of the left and right wind deflectors prevents oncoming wind from passing immediately adjacent the outboard sides of the left and right forks and passing underneath the lower edge of the upper fairing and hitting the motorcycle rider especially in the chest and helmet areas. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267912 | ROLLING TARP SYSTEM - A tarp bar may be an alignment, reinforcement, and furling control member, without adding substantial weight or complexity to a rolling tarp system. The tarp bar is not motorized or otherwise powered, and is preferably attached only to the tarp material, a significant distance from the drive bar and parallel to the length of the tarp and the bed/trailer. The tarp bar is recessed or otherwise-concave along its length to allow cradling of, and hence parallel orientation of, an already-rolled portion of the tarp. The tarp bar is preferably broader than said already-rolled portion and the combination of the already-rolled portion received in the tarp bar is a non-cylindrical unit. Subsequent rolling-up of the tarp tends to occur in a cam-like action that maintains more consistent tension all along the length of the tarp, to form a tighter and more even roll. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267913 | VEHCILE TOPPER THAT ENCLOSES THE CARGO BED OF A VEHICLE SUCH AS A PICKUP TRUCK, YET PROVIDES CONVENIENT OPEN ACCESS THERETO - A vehicle topper provides an enclosed compartment when coupled with a cargo bed of a vehicle such as a pickup truck. Convenient open access is provided to the bed of the vehicle by employing a rolling door that is supported by a frame within two parallel guide tracks. When the rolling door is in a completely closed position, the vehicle topper creates an enclosed and lockable compartment in conjunction with the cargo bed and the vehicle's cargo box. When the rolling door is moved through the guide tracks to a completely open position, the door is substantially disposed within a sub-floor space between a floor supported by the frame of the vehicle topper, and the vehicle's cargo bed. The rolling door can be caused to bypass the completely closed position and to open in a reverse direction. An outer frame is included to secure the vehicle topper to the walls of the cargo box. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267914 | VEHICLE SLIDE DOOR PINCH SENSOR ASSEMBLY - A vehicle assembly comprises a motorized door movable between an open position and a closed position and a pressure-activated sensor assembly. The sensor assembly includes a switch component, a flexible component and an engagement component. The switch component actuates upon pressure contact with an associated obstructing object. The flexible component substantially surrounds the switch component. The engagement component is connected with the door and extends from the flexible component towards the door. An exterior garnish member is connected to the door and laterally offset from the flexible component. The garnish member is configured to at least partially inhibit contact of the flexible component by an occupant during occupant ingress and egress of the vehicle. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267915 | CAB MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR A CROP SPRAYER - The crop sprayer includes a cab mounting assembly that includes a pair of support plates attached to the main frame of the crop sprayer. The support plates are cantilevered outwardly from the main frame with each support plate including a pair of cab support structures. The frame includes four frame attachment structures. The cab support structures and frame attachment structures have vibration-isolation members positioned therebetween. The cab support structures and frame attachment structures are angled so that the axes of the vibration-isolation members intersect at a vertical and center position within the cab. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267916 | CAB ENTRY SYSTEM FOR A CROP SPRAYER - A platform assembly is supported by the main frame and includes i) a framework, ii) an upper platform foot support secured to the framework and positioned adjacent to the doorway, and iii) a first stair member secured to the framework and spaced apart from the upper platform foot support. A stair assembly is movably attached to the framework and includes a second stair member. The door is movable between i) a first position in which the door is positioned to cover the door opening so as to block entry into the cab through the door opening, and ii) a second position in which the door is spaced apart from the door opening so as to enable entry into the cab through the door opening. The upper platform foot support, first stair member, and second stair member define a stairway leading to and from the door opening. A first plane intersects the upper platform foot support, the first stair, and the second stair. The first plane further intersects the door when the door is positioned in the second position. The first plane is spaced apart from the door when the door is positioned in the first position. The central longitudinal axis lies in a second plane. The first plane intersects the second plane to define an acute angle. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267917 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE IN THE FLOOR REGION OF THE OCCUPANT COMPARTMENT AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHOD - The invention relates to a vehicle body structure in the floor region of the occupant compartment having on both sides a respective longitudinal beam ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267918 | VEHICLE LOWER STRUCTURE - A vehicle lower structure is equipped with a brace. The brace is configured to include an extension portion that extends in a vehicle width direction, and link portions that are provided at both ends of the extension portion respectively and have a generally V shape in a bottom view in such a manner as to be convex forward or rearward with respect to a vehicle body. The vehicle lower structure also has a body portion that is fastened to mounting portions, which are provided on both sides of a lower portion of a vehicle respectively, by the link portions. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267919 | STRENGTH MEMBER FOR AN AUTOMOBILE BODY, FRONT SIDE MEMBER, AND SIDE STRUCTURE FOR AN AUTOMOBILE BODY - A front side member having a single body formed from a tubular body having a closed cross section has a front portion which extends in the fore and aft direction of a vehicle body, a sloping portion which is continuous with the front portion and slopes downwards along a dash panel, and a rear portion continuous with the sloping portion and extending along the bottom surface of a floor panel joined to the dash panel. A portion of the front portion is an unquenched portion which has not undergone quenching treatment and the remainder is a high frequency quenched portion which has undergone high frequency quenching. The sloping portion is a high frequency quenched portion. A portion of the rear portion is an unquenched portion which has not undergone quenching and the remainder other than that portion is a high frequency quenched portion which has undergone high frequency quenching. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267920 | FOLDING FURNITURE - A folding chair includes a frame, a seat bottom coupled to the frame, and legs for supporting the seat bottom in a horizontal position relative to the frame. The frame is formed to include a seat back. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267921 | LEG AND FOOT SUPPORT STRUCTURE TO BE APPLIED TO TILTABLE ARMCHAIRS - A leg and foot support structure applied to tiltable armchairs, comprised of a quadrangular rigid structure, said quadrangular rigid structure being lifted by means of feet; a pivotable quadrangular articulated frame for supporting the feet that is assembled on the front half and within said rigid structure; moving parts of said structure being operated by driving assemblies comprised of articulated arms connected and actuated simultaneously by a driving unit. An inner sliding frame composed of two quadrangular structures that slide over each other through articulated arms pivoted to the respective structures and to a rigid articulated frame that is angularly moved in order to be underneath a seat structure; said quadrangular structures start their relative slippage only after the articulated rigid frame reaches an end of its angular displacement. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267922 | HIGHCHAIR WITH ATTACHABLE ACCESSORIES - A highchair tray system comprising a tray; a plurality of dishware, where the dishware attaches to the tray for use; a plurality of utensils, where each utensils includes an opening; and a plurality of cords, where each cord is attached to the tray at a first end and includes an attachment at a second end to engage the opening of one of the utensils. The cords may detach from the tray. Additionally, the dishware may be detachable from the tray, where the dishware screws on, attaches with magnets or snaps into place during use. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267923 | CHAIR WITH ADJUSTABLE TABLET - A chair including a writing tablet that can be used with both a right handed and a left handed seat occupant. The chair includes a writing tablet that is supported on a tablet arm. The tablet arm is pivotable beneath the seating element of the chair such that the tablet arm can be positioned on either the right side or left side of the user. The writing tablet is pivotally mounted to the tablet arm such that the writing tablet can pivot toward and away from the seat occupant. The writing tablet is further movably mounted to the tablet arm such that the writing tablet can move toward and away from the seat occupant. The seating element of the chair is pivotably mounted to a support structure including chair legs and preferably caster wheels. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267924 | Infant Car Seat - An infant car seat including a seat shell that forms a seat capable of receiving and retaining an infant, a hip contour defined by the seat shell, and a lifting handle rotatably attached to a connection point on the seat shell. A method of carrying the infant car seat by one carrier. A method of carrying the infant car seat by two carriers. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267925 | MODULAR CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A modular child restraint system for use in vehicles comprises a base and interchangeable attachable seats where the seats are for different stages of childhood development. The system can further comprise additional bases adapted to other uses such as strollers and infant swings. A common engagement mechanism allows the various seats to be moved from one base to another. One such system comprises a base and a seat configured to rotate relative to one another when engaged. The seat can also lock in a position relative to the base. The base includes a visual indicator to show that the seat is secured to the base. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267926 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR A CHILDREN'S VEHICLE SEAT AND CHILDREN'S VEHICLE SEAT - A fastening device for a child vehicle seat is provided. The fastening device includes two connecting elements which are suitable and formed to cooperate with anchoring means arranged on a vehicle for fixing a child seat on the vehicle. The connecting elements are formed or arranged at the two ends or end regions of a bent connecting tube. The connecting tube has a portion between its ends, which is rotatably mountable on a child seat. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267927 | PIVOTABLE INFANT CAR SEAT - A car seat including a base unit securable to the seat of a car and a seat unit mounted to the base unit. First and second pivot mechanisms are provided on opposite sides of the car seat. A release mechanism provided on each of the first and second pivot mechanisms to disengage the first portion of the pivot mechanism from the second portion of the pivot mechanism. When the first portion of the first pivot mechanism is disengaged from the second portion of the first pivot mechanism, the seat unit pivots relative to the base unit about the second pivot mechanism. When the first portion of the second pivot mechanism is disengaged from the second portion of the second pivot mechanism, the seat unit pivots relative to the base unit about the first pivot mechanism. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267928 | USING RESTING LOAD TO AUGMENT ACTIVE MATERIAL ACTUATOR DEMAND IN POWER SEATS - A power seat adjustment assembly comprising an active material actuator, adapted for use when a resting load is present within the seat, and configured to reduce actuator demand, and therefore actuator size and/or rating, by modifying the load to augment performance. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267929 | RACQUET CHAIR - A chair includes a first component resembling sporting equipment and including a head portion and a handle portion. The head portion is pivotable about a first axis located on the handle portion. The chair also includes a second component that is substantially identical to the first component and interconnects with the first component to form a chair. The second component also resembles sporting equipment and includes a head portion and a handle portion. The head portion of the second component is pivotable about a second axis located on the handle portion of the second component. When assembled, one of the head portion of the first component and the head portion of the second component forms a seat of the chair. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267930 | SEATING APPARATUS ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM - A seat adjustment system for a seat assembly in a vehicle is provided and includes a seat locking device attached to a forward suspension rod of the seat assembly, a first seat adjustment mechanism cooperating with the seat locking device to facilitate a sliding motion of a seat assembly, and a second seat adjustment mechanism cooperating with the seat locking device to facilitate a pivoting motion of the seat assembly. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267931 | ADJUSTABLE AIRCRAFT SEAT - A seat for use in an aircraft is provided. The seat includes a support assembly adapted to be secured to the floor, a seat having a central portion and a rear portion, a seat back pivotably coupled to the support assembly for movement between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the support assembly, a pivot assembly having an arm pivotally coupled to the central portion of the seat at a first end and pivotally coupled to the support assembly at a second end permitting the seat to pivot about a pivot axis relative to the support assembly and translate relative to the support assembly. A connector assembly coupling the rear portion of the seat to the seat back and an adjustment assembly controlling the available degrees of freedom of movement of at least one of the seat and the seat back are also disclosed. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267932 | SEAT RECLINING APPARATUS - A seat reclining apparatus includes a first member including a first tubular portion, a second member including a second tubular portion, a pair of wedge members each including a protruding portion, a biasing member biasing the wedge members, an input member pressing the protruding portion to rotate the wedge members, a pressing point via which the input member presses the wedge member, a radially inward contact point via which the wedge member is contactable with the first tubular portion, and a radially outward contact point via which the wedge member is contactable with the second tubular portion, wherein in a state where a biasing force of the biasing member is largest because of a dimensional variation in manufacturing, a pressing force line passing through the pressing point is identical to an intermediate line between first and second tangent lines passing through the radially inward and outward contact points. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267933 | Armrest With Plastic Bearing - An armrest of a vehicle seat or a seat bench includes an arm support attached to a console element. A bearing arrangement enables swivel movement of the arm support between a support element of the arm support and the console element. In a preferred embodiment, the bearing arrangement is formed by at least three sliding bearings which are disposed so as to be distributed across the width of the armrest and which, in turn, are formed by the console element and the support element, which are made of a plastic material. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267934 | ONE PIECE PLASTIC CHAIR - A one piece integrally formed moulded plastic chair ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267935 | ONE-PIECE SEAT STRUCTURES AND METHOD OF FORMING - A one-piece seat back frame for use in a vehicle seat assembly including a first side portion, a second side portion, an upper cross portion, a lower cross portion coupled together to form a rectangular unitary frame structure. The seat back frame also includes an inner wall extending from a front surface and an inner edge of the back frame, and an outer wall extending from the front surface and an outer edge of the back frame, thereby forming a channel on the front surface. A plurality of formations are formed in the back frame to enhance the strength and stiffness of the back frame. The seat back frame also includes a plurality of apertures for attaching other seat components, such as a head restraint assembly. The seat back frame is formed from at least one of a monolithic blank, a tailored welded blank, and/or a tailored welded coil. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267936 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat that may assure stiffness of a seatback and that may realize a reduction in weight. In the present rear seat for a vehicle, a substantially X-shaped X-rib ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267937 | VEHICLE SEAT - In a vehicle seat in which a first member is arranged on a surface of a seat structure member and tucked into a recessed portion, and air blown out from a blower is blown at a seating side of the seat structure member via a flow path portion of a cushion, the flow path portion is provided in a portion of the cushion that is offset from a position where the recessed portion is formed. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267938 | Device and Method for Assembly of Furniture - A chair and method of assembly thereof includes the steps of configuring an upholstery fabric outer covering and a flap having one or more open sides, the flap affixed on one side to the outer covering the flap further having means for attaching the open sides of the flap to the outer covering. A number of foam blocks are configured in shapes, which, taken together, conform to the shape of the chair to be assembled. Finally, the foam blocks are disposed within the outer covering so that the blocks completely fill the outer covering and cause it to assume the form of the chair, with the final product having a robust structure without the use of other structural components. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267939 | VEHICLE NET SEAT - A vehicle net seat includes a frame having a curved portion that inhibits interference with a buttock or hip of a seated person, and a net that is held taut over the frame and forms a backrest surface. An end portion on a seat cushion side of the net is held taut in a manner jutting out from the curved portion toward a seating side, such that a portion of a load from the seated person that is applied to the seat cushion is also received by a seat back. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267940 | MATERIAL GUIDE ASSEMBLY - A guide assembly for a longwall shearer. The shearer includes an arm having an arm end and a cutting drum rotatably coupled to the arm end. The cutting drum rotates about a drum axis and engages a mine wall, and the cutting drum has a rear extent arranged in a plane substantially perpendicular to the drum axis. The guide assembly includes a guide member coupled to the arm and operable to guide material won from the mine wall. The guide member has a guide surface extending in a direction non-parallel to the plane and non-parallel to the drum axis. The guide member guides material along the guide surface away from the cutting drum. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267941 | VEHICLE WHEEL BALANCE WEIGHTS - A vehicle wheel weight has a mass portion of nonlead material having a first side for juxtaposition against a wheel rim and an opposite second side, one of which defines a clip groove. The weight further includes a clip having an extended portion for engaging the wheel rim. The clip further has an attachment portion seated in the clip groove such that the clip is fixed to the mass portion. In this regard, the clip groove has an attachment member receiving hole defined therein. The attachment portion of the clip defines at least one securement hole in register with the attachment member receiving hole of the mass portion when the attachment portion of the clip is positioned in the clip groove. An attachment member extends through the securement hole and into the attachment member receiving hole such that the clip is fixed to the mass portion. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267942 | VEHICLE WHEEL BALANCE WEIGHTS - A vehicle wheel weight for attachment to a wheel rim comprises a mass portion formed of nonlead material and a clip. The clip has an extended portion for engaging the wheel rim and an attachment portion juxtaposed to the mass portion. In addition, an injection molded outer casing surrounds the mass portion. The mass portion and the attachment portion of the clip are embedded in the casing, but the extended portion of the clip extends outwardly from and is external to the casing. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267943 | DEBRIS GUARD FOR A WHEEL ASSEMBLY - A wheel assembly with a debris guard is disclosed, the debris guard being configured to prevent hair and thread from winding around an axle and interfering with the operation of the wheel. The debris guard, which is mounted between the wheel and the robot chassis, comprises a spool and a plurality of tines. The spool is positioned between the wheel and chassis to collect debris that would otherwise wind around the axle. In the preferred embodiment, the tines are arrayed in proximity to a gap between the debris guard and the hub in order to inhibit debris from migrating to the axle exposed between the guard and wheel. The debris guard is intended for a wide variety of wheeled devices. | 2012-10-25 |