44th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080264638 | Surfaced Mixed Epoxy Method For Primary Cementing of a Well - A two part epoxy resin system is surface mixed in a method of primary cementing a well. This surface mixed epoxy resin is then placed in the annulus of the well. Finally, the mixture in situ forms a hard impermeable mass. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264639 | Method and Apparatus for Orienting Perforating Devices - The present invention provides an apparatus and method of orienting perforating gun strings conveyed on a tool string. One embodiment of the present invention provides an orienting weight provided in a portion of the perforating device, such as the shaped charge, the loading tube or the gun housing. An adapter is provided intermediate the tool string that facilitates conveyance of the gun string downhole. Additionally, the adapter enables the gun string to rotate independent of the tool string. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264640 | WELL TREATMENT USING ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMPING SYSTEM - A technique provides an electric submersible pumping system to facilitate a well treatment, such as a hydraulic fracturing well treatment. The electric submersible pumping system is positioned downhole and oriented to intake a fluid delivered downhole for use in the well treatment. Once the fluid is delivered downhole, the electric submersible pumping system pumps, pressurizes and discharges this fluid to perform the well treatment, e.g. the hydraulic fracturing treatment. The pumping system reduces the pressure at which the treatment fluid must be delivered downhole. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264641 | Blending Fracturing Gel - The present disclosure relates to a system and method for producing a well-fracturing gel using a gel concentrate such that the method and system are capable of timely adjusting the properties of the gel on the fly just prior to introducing the gel into the well. Further, the present disclosure provides for producing a gel with an overall shorter production time as well as adjusting the properties of the gel just prior to injecting the gel into the well. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264642 | Subsea Well Control System and Method - A system comprising a surface installation in position above a plurality of subsea wells disposed within the watch circle of the surface installation. A plurality of flowlines directly couple at least one of the plurality of subsea wells to the surface installation. A control station, a hydraulic power unit, and an injection unit are disposed on the surface installation. A distribution body is disposed on the seafloor and is coupled to each of the control station, hydraulic power unit, and the injection unit via one or more umbilicals. A first wellhead component is disposed on one of the subsea wells and is coupled to the distribution body via one or more flying leads that provide electrical, hydraulic, and fluid communication. A second wellhead component is disposed on another one of the subsea wells and coupled to the distribution body via one or more flying leads that provide electrical, hydraulic, and fluid communication. The control station is operable to provide control functions to the first and second wellhead components during drilling, workover, and production activities. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264643 | LIGHTWEIGHT DEVICE FOR REMOTE SUBSEA WIRELINE INTERVENTION - In one illustrative embodiment, the present invention is directed to a device adapted to be positioned adjacent an end of a tool housing of a subsea lubricator, wherein the device includes a structural member that is adapted to be positioned adjacent an end of the tool housing, a non-metallic body coupled to the structural member and a sealing device that is adapted to sealingly engage a wireline extending through the sealing device. The present invention is also directed to a method which includes lowering an assembly toward a tool housing of a subsea lubricator positioned subsea using a wireline for the tool to support a weight of the assembly, wherein the assembly includes a wireline tool and a device including a structural member that is adapted to be positioned adjacent the end of a tool housing, a non-metallic body coupled to the structural member, and a sealing device that is adapted to sealingly engage a wireline extending through the sealing device. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264644 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING DRILLING RISER STRINGS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF - In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a riser apparatus for use in offshore drilling for oil or other fossil fuels, the riser apparatus comprising: a plurality of riser sections coupled serially end-to-end, wherein each of the riser sections comprises: a tube having a first end and a second end; a first flanged that is mechanically joined to the first end of the tube; a second flanged that is mechanically joined to the second end of the tube; wherein the tube is constructed of an aluminum alloy; and wherein the flanges are constructed of the aluminum alloy; and wherein the riser apparatus has a length of approximately 1,500 meters or greater. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264645 | APPARATUS FOR MITIGATING SLUGGING IN FLOWLINE SYSTEMS - A system for mitigating slugging in the conveyance of hydrocarbons in a flowline includes a first portion of flowline that extends substantially longitudinally along a declining surface. The first flowline portion carries multiphase hydrocarbons. A second portion of flowline extends upward from adjacent the first portion of flowline, and is in fluid communication with the first portion of flowline. A slug-mitigating region is between the first and second portions of flowline so slug-mitigating assembly receives the hydrocarbons from the first portion of flowline and conveys the hydrocarbons to the second portion of flowline. The slug-mitigating region has consecutively joined tubular segments that are each arcuate along a predetermined arcuate angle, with substantially uniform cross-sections. The first portion of flowline can be a subsea flowline extending along a sea floor, and the second portion of flowline can be a riser. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264646 | Modular Actuator for Subsea Valves and Equipment, and Methods of Using Same - The present invention is directed to a modular actuator for subsea valves and equipment, and various methods of using same. In one illustrative embodiment, the actuator includes a hydraulic actuator, at least one housing and a self-contained hydraulic supply system positioned within the at least one housing. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264647 | SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALS FOR DOWNHOLE TOOL APPLICATIONS - A technique utilizes shape memory materials in wellbore applications. Well components are formed with shape memory materials able to transition to a desired state when activated. The well components are moved downhole with the shape memory material in one state. Upon introduction of an activating agent, the automatic transition of the shape memory material is initiated and the well component is changed to a state in which it is able to perform a desired downhole function. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264648 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TUBULAR MAKEUP INTERLOCK - Apparatus and methods are provided to prevent an operator from inadvertently dropping a string into a wellbore during assembling and disassembling of tubulars. In one embodiment, an interlock system is used to control the operations of a gripping apparatus connected to the top drive and a spider such that at least one of the top drive or the spider retains the tubular. The interlock system allows the spider to open when the gripping apparatus is supporting a load of the tubular or is in position to support a load of the tubular. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264649 | Modular well servicing combination unit - A single well servicing combination unit comprising: a hydraulic manifold removably connectable to the power-take-off of a power source to drive a plurality of hydraulic pumps and motors that control a plurality of well servicing modules that are removably mounted on said combination unit, said well servicing modules being interconnectable by plumbing. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264650 | Method And Apparatus To Position And Protect Control Lines Being Coupled To A Pipe String On A Rig - A control line positioning apparatus ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264651 | ELECTRICAL PUMP POWER CABLE MANAGEMENT - A technique for deploying a communication line in a tubing used in a wellbore. The communication line is positioned within the tubing which may be used to deploy a well device into a wellbore. Additionally, a reactive material is placed into the tubing. The consistency of the reactive material may be selectively changed so as to fill space between the cable and the tubing, thus providing support for the cable and/or pressure isolation along the tubing. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264652 | Safety System in a Motor Vehicle - A safety system in a motor vehicle is disposed in an engine compartment closable by means of a flap member. In order to increase the passive safety of the motor vehicle, containers filled with an extinguishing medium are disposed on an inner side of the engine compartment and, in the event of a limit temperature being exceeded, release the extinguishing medium. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264653 | Overload Protection Device for Agricultural Appliances - Overload protection device for agricultural appliances, such as for example agricultural implements with a joint connecting the agricultural tool to the carrier frame, said joint comprising two joint parts held together by spring load and mutually supporting, of which one is mounted on the agricultural tool and the other on the carrier frame, wherein on both joint parts at least one upper support arrangement and at least one lower support arrangement are arranged spaced from one another, characterised in that the lower support arrangement ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264654 | Agricultural Implement Comprising an Improved Hitch Structure - An agricultural machine including a chassis, an engine, a driver's cabin, a hitch, and at least two working units connected to the hitch by a hitching frame. The at least two working units are configured to be pivoted between a working position in which the working units extend substantially horizontally and transversely to a direction of travel in work and a transport position in which the working units extend substantially over the chassis. The hitch is connected to the chassis via a rigid structure, the rigid structure connected to the chassis by a transverse articulation, at least one actuator being provided between the chassis and the rigid structure to allow the rigid structure to tip about the transverse articulation. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264655 | Combination garden tool - A combination gardening tool that will perform as a cultivator, weeder, and hoe. The present invention has an elongated handle and a cultivator head at one end. The cultivator head is comprised of a row of cultivator tines and a cutting blade. The cultivator tines are of substantially equal lengths and extend substantially parallel to each other and have sharpened ends. The cutting blade is located substantially near the sharpened ends of the cultivator tines. The cultivator tines loosen and break up the soil and the cutting blade slices the ground to sever weeds and vegetation. The cutting blade also performs as a conventional hoe which is used to hack, chop and remove unwanted foliage and vegetation. In addition the width of the cutting blade is sufficient enough to effectively move soil, make garden rows, make furrows, and level the ground surface working area. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264656 | Hydraulic Upper Link With Float Position - The present invention relates to an upper link ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264657 | Rigid Standard Bearing Shield Disk Scraper System - A bearing shield and disk scraper system to remove and deflect dirt, debris, and soil from a bearing assembly, rigid bearing hanger or standard, and/or disk blade, is provided; the system also provides a protective barrier structure for the bearing assembly. The bearing shield and disk scraper system includes a shield member and a scraper blade connected thereto. The bearing shield at least partially encases and protects a bearing assembly that rotatably supports a common axle which carries multiple disk blades of the disk gang. The scraper blade is attached to the shield member by way of a mounting flange that extends therefrom. An edge of the scraper blade is positioned in close proximity to a concave surface of an adjacent disk blade, whereby the entire assemblage of bearing shield and disk scraper system protects the bearing assembly and prevents non-desired accumulation of dirt and debris on the disk blade. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264658 | Apparatus for removing obstructions from a worksite - A device for removing obstructions from a work site. The device is attachable to the front of a work machine. The device comprises a frame, a flange, a rotatable cutting member supported on the flange, and a means for rotating the cutting member. The flange is non-rotatable, but is movable along at least one length relative to the frame. The means for rotating the cutting member may be supported on the flange, and comprises a motor and gearbox or similar equipment. The device further comprises a plurality of removably attachable blocking members for decreasing the range of travel of debris generated during operation of the cutting member. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264659 | Cushion Standard Shield System - A cushion standard shield system to remove and deflect residue, dirt, debris, and soil from a cushion bearing hanger, or cushion standard, portion of a disk gang type agricultural implement is provided. The cushion standard shield system includes a mounting bracket supported by a common axle which carries multiple disk blades of the disk gang. A blade assembly is mounted to an upright portion of the mounting bracket, and is positioned generally behind and above the axle, behind the cushion standard. The blade assembly includes one or more plate member with arcuate lateral edges. The radii of the arcuate lateral edges correspond closely in magnitude to the radii of the concave and convex surfaces of the disk blades. The plate members are laterally adjustable with respect to each other, whereby the width dimension of blade assembly is variable to accommodate different axial spacing widths of adjacent disk blades. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264660 | Lubricant System For Powered Hammer - A powered hammer includes a housing, a tool holder coupled to the housing and configured to hold a tool, a motor within the housing, a cylinder disposed within the housing, and a piston slideably mounted within the cylinder. A drive mechanism converts rotary output of the motor into a reciprocating motion of the piston. The drive mechanism includes a crank shaft rotationally driven by the motor, a drive pin eccentrically mounted on the crank shaft, and a con rod with a first end connected to the drive pin and a second end connected to the piston. A ram is slideably mounted forward of the piston that is reciprocatingly driven by the piston. A beat piece is slideably mounted forward of the ram. The beat piece is repetitively struck by the reciprocating ram, which in turn repetitively strikes an end of the tool when held in the tool holder to transfer the momentum of the ram to the tool. Lubrication fluid covers at least part of the drive mechanism. A rear piston chamber is formed within an end of the cylinder, rearward of the piston, the volume of which repetitively changes as the piston moves within the cylinder, causing air within the housing to be at least one of drawn into and blown out of the rear piston chamber. The movement of air causes the lubrication fluid to move within the housing. A longitudinal passageway defined in at least one of the crank shaft and the drive pin enables passage of air and the lubricating fluid to assist in movement of the lubrication fluid within the housing. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264661 | Dual-character shock isolation structure and methodology - Dual-character shock-isolation structure, and associated methodology, for minimizing the transmission of shock through a connective interface existing between a pair of interconnected structures, such as between the handle of an impact-delivering tool and a user's hand and arm. The proposed structure includes kinetic-energy-to-heat cushioning structure, and twin-layer, facially releasably, interengaged shear-lock structure operatively joined to, and positioned in shock-transmission series with, the cushioning structure. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264662 | Right-handed and reverse air channel button for a pneumatic tool - A right-handed and reverse air channel button for a pneumatic tool includes a basic body, at least one operating member and two air intake passageways. The basic body is pivotally positioned in a positioning hole of the base of a pneumatic tool, the operating member is secured at one side of the basic body and the air intake passageways are bored in the annular wall of the basic body. When the operating member is turned to actuate the basic body to rotate for a preset angle, the air intake a passageways will respectively correspond to an air intake channel and two guide channels of the base, which communicate with the positioning hole. Thus, air can pass through the basic body and get into the base to drive the pneumatic tool to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise, able to control the air amount, easy in assembly and convenient in operation. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264663 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING CONDUCTIVITY - An apparatus is provided comprising a chassis of a sheet of an electrically conductive material having a substantially non-conductive coating. An exposed portion of the chassis can be deformed to provide at least one protrusion such that the non-conductive coating on the at least one protrusion is thinner than a portion of the sheet spaced apart from the at least one protrusion to provide a conductivity path through the sheet. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264664 | Multi-media recess data low voltage box with slide-away hidden cover - An electrical box and cover that includes a body having a back wall, a face plate and a perimeter wall which define an interior and an exterior for the body. The back wall has one or more removable elements for forming apertures that can be used to mount connectors. The faceplate has an opening for accessing the interior that extends beyond the perimeter wall to expose a slot. The cover is connected to the body by one or more hinges and is pivotably movable between an open and closed position. When the cover is in the open position, it can be retracted into the housing. A housing extending from the rear of the face plate on the exterior of the body receives the cover. The cover can include a rail on the interior surface and the perimeter wall can include a track that receives the rail when the cover is retracted into the box. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264665 | OUTLET BOX ASSEMBLY WITH ANCHOR SCREW GUIDE - One aspect of the invention is an outlet box frame for installation in a hole in a floor structure. The hole having a perimeter and defining an internal wall surface in said floor structure. The frame including a walled member, at least one flange portion and a unitary retaining screw guide. The walled member being sized for insertion within the hole. The at least one flange portion extending outward from the walled member, wherein once installed at least a portion of the flange extends from the walled member past the internal wall surface. The unitary retaining screw guide supports a retaining screw. The screw guide being supported from the walled member and configured to receive the retaining screw therein. Upon installation, the retaining screw inserted in the retaining screw guide engages the hole wall without significant penetration thereof, providing at least pullout resistance of the frame from the hole. Alternatively, the outlet box frame may include the retaining screw. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264666 | ELECTRICAL COMPONENT BOX FOR WATER VEHICLE - An electrical component box which can be provided under a maintenance opening in an engine compartment on a water vehicle, can include a box body provided with an electrical unit and a cover member. The box body can be attached to a bulkhead so that a mounting surface for an electrical unit extends generally vertically. Engaging frames can be provided on the upper face of the box body. Also, engaging clamps can be provided on the upper side of the cover member to be engaged with the engaging frames by one-touch operation. A bottom cover can be provided under the box body to cover the bottom side of the electrical unit and the upper side, both lateral sides and the front side of the electrical unit can be covered by the cover member. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264667 | Multi-media recessed data low voltage box with cover - An electrical box for housing electrical components that includes: a body having a back wall, a face plate, a perimeter wall therebetween and an interior. The back wall has one or more removable elements for forming apertures that receive one or more low voltage connectors. A cover fits over an opening in the face plate and one or more rotatable mounting brackets located near the end walls are used to mount the box in a wall. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264668 | ANGLED CONDUCTOR EXTENDER - An angled electrical adapter comprises a housing having opposing ends and formed into an angled configuration. The housing further comprises a plurality of conduits from one of the ends to the other. An electrical conductor is provided in each conduit. Each end of the housing is adapted to receive a connector of a removable electrical cable. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264669 | Innerduct structure having increased flexibility - Provided herein are flexible, low friction innerduct structures configured to contain at least one cable within a conduit. The innerduct structures, or conduit inserts, include one or more strip-shaped panels of flexible material that are joined to define at least one channel through which a cable can extend. The innerduct structures preferably are formed from a woven textile fabric having warp yarns that are monofilaments and fill yarns that are an alternating pattern of monofilament yarns and multifilament yarns. Such construction increases the flexibility of the fabric, as compared to previous innerduct fabrics, resulting in a reduction of the pulling force required to draw the cable through the innerduct and into position. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264670 | High performance support-separators for communications cables supporting low voltage and wireless fidelity applications and providing shielding for minimizing alien crosstalk - The present invention includes a high performance communications cable that provides for wireless fidelity applications and includes core support-separators having profiles which define a clearance to maintain spacing and/or channel between the transmission media and power conductors. The core may be formed of a conductive or insulative material that have, principally, polymer blends that include olefin and/or fluoropolymer and/or chlorofluoropolymer based resins. The polymer blends can also be utilized for fabricating shielding materials. The core support-separators have both a central region as well as a plurality of shaped sections that extend outward from the central region that are either solid or partially solid, foamed or foamed with a solid skin surface. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264671 | Crush Resistant Twisted Pair Communications Cable - Communication cable is provided comprising a twisted pair of polymer insulated conductors, the twisting to form the twisted pair forcing the surface of polymer insulation of each polymer-insulated conductor of said polymer-insulated conductors into contact with one another, the polymer insulation of each polymer-insulated conductor including (i) a foamed portion being crushable by the forcing together of the contacting surfaces of the polymer insulation of each of the polymer-insulated conductors and (ii) a crush-resistant portion extending radially within said insulation into the foamed portion and being present where the surface of the polymer-insulated conductors are into said contact with one another, thereby protecting the foamed portion from crushing by the forcing together of the contacting surfaces. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264672 | Photoimprintable Low Dielectric Constant Material and Method for Making and Using Same - A process for preparing a photoimprinted film, a composition for forming a photoimprinted film and a photoimprinted film comprising a dielectric constant of less than about 3.5. The method includes providing a material film having a composition including at least one silica source capable of being sol-gel processed, at least one photoactive compound and at least one solvent; and water. The composition contains less than about 0.1% by weight of an added acid. A mold having mold features is provided. The mold is positioned in sufficient contact with the material film to allow the material to contact at least a portion of the mold features. The material film is then exposed to a radiation source and the film is cured to form a solidified material film. The mold is separated from the solidified material, wherein the material includes film features corresponding to the mold features. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264673 | Differential signal layout printed circuit board - A positive differential signal trace and a negative differential signal trace are formed on different layers of a printed circuit board. A first ground trace is formed on the layer on which the positive differential signal trace is formed, and a second ground trace is formed on the layer on which the negative differential signal trace is formed. An insulation layer is positioned between the two layers and has a predetermined thickness. A differential mode impedance and a common mode impedance of differential signals are dependent on the predetermined thickness of the insulation layer, width and thickness of each differential signal trace, and a space between each differential signal trace and the corresponding ground trace formed on the same layer. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264674 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING POWER CONNECTION INTERFACE - An electronic device includes a circuit board and a power connection interface. The power connection interface is formed on an edge region of the circuit board. The power connection interface includes a first trace portion for transmitting a DC voltage and second and third trace portions for transmitting an AC voltage. Plural trace wires of the first trace portion are arranged on first and second surfaces of the edge region. The second and third trace portions are arranged on opposite surfaces of the edge region. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264675 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An exemplary method for manufacturing a printed circuit board is provided. In the method, firstly, a circuit substrate having a substrate and a number of soldering pads is provided. Secondly, a protective layer is formed onto the circuit substrate in a manner such that the soldering pads are entirely covered by the protective layer. Fourthly, a laser beam is applied onto portions of the protective layer spatially corresponding to the soldering pads in a manner such that the portions of the protective layer is removed, thereby exposing the soldering pads to an exterior. A printed circuit board having a protective layer with high precision of resolution is also provided. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264676 | Circuit board and method for manufaturing thereof - A method of manufacturing a circuit board that includes: forming a conductive relievo pattern, including a first plating layer, a first metal layer, and a second plating layer stacked sequentially in correspondence with a first circuit pattern, on a seed layer stacked on a carrier; stacking and pressing together the carrier and an insulator, such that a surface of the carrier having the conductive relievo pattern faces the insulator; transcribing the conductive relievo pattern into the insulator by removing the carrier; forming a conduction pattern, including a third plating layer and a second metal layer stacked sequentially in correspondence with a second circuit pattern, on the surface of the insulator having the conductive relievo pattern transcribed; removing the first plating layer and seed layer; and removing the first and second metal layers, can provide a circuit board that has high-density circuit patterns without an increased amount of insulator. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264677 | Circuit board structure having embedded capacitor and fabrication method thereof - The present invention provides a circuit board structure having an embedded capacitor and a method for fabricating the same. The circuit board structure includes a core layer board with at least one surface having non-penetrating first and second grooves, a circuit layer and a first electrode plate formed in the first and second grooves of the core layer board respectively and being flush with the core layer board; a high dielectric material layer formed on the core layer board, the circuit layer and the first electrode plate; a second electrode plate formed on the high dielectric material layer and corresponding to the first electrode plate, thereby forming a capacitor by the first and second electrode plates and the high dielectric material layer. The high dielectric material layer is formed on a plane surface so as to eliminate poor filling and improve reliability. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264678 | Member for Interconnecting Wiring Films and Method for Producing the Same - The connection resistance between a metal bump ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264679 | Printed Circuit Board With Combined Digital and High Frequency Applications - The invention discloses a PCB ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264680 | Voltage-Operated Layer Arrangement - A voltage-operated layer arrangement having a substrate ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264681 | Printed Wiring Board and Method for Manufacturing Printed Wiring Board - A composite layer composed of an Ni layer and a Pd layer is formed on a solder pad, and a solder on the composite layer is composed of a solder containing no lead. Because a Pd layer (palladium layer) reduces phenomenons such as repellency of the solder, adhesiveness with the solder can be enhanced. Because a Pd layer has a higher degree of rigidity than a gold layer, thermal stress is absorbed into the Pd layer and buffered so as to reduce the degree of transmission of stress to the solder bump, or to the solder layer, by thermal stress. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264682 | Substrate and negative imaging method for providing transparent conducting patterns - Provided are processes for making a transparent conducting pattern. The invention is also directed to electronic devices containing such transparent conducting patterns. Further provided is a substrate comprising a base film and a transparent conducting layer disposed on the base film; wherein the substrate has an OD of about 0.1 to 0.6 at 830 nm, and the transparent conducting layer comprises polyethylene dioxythiophene and has an OD of less than 0.1 in the range of 400 to 700 nm. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264683 | Metal wiring plate - A metal wiring plate includes a soldering portion to which an electronic device is soldered and a wiring portion extending from the soldering portion and configured to electrically connect the electronic device to other device. The wiring portion includes a narrow portion located adjacent to the soldering portion. The width of the narrow portion is less than the width of the soldering portion so that the narrow portion helps prevent melted solder applied to the soldering portion from spreading to areas outside the soldering portion. The narrow portion allows the electronic apparatus to be surely soldered to the soldering portion without using solder resist. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264684 | Carrier member for transmitting circuits, coreless printed circuit board using the carrier member, and method of manufacturing the same - Disclosed herein is a carrier member for transmitting circuits, which is a component of a coreless printed circuit board having circuit patterns embedded therein, and which can be used to provide a high-density and highly reliable printed circuit board by forming protrusions only on the lower ends of the circuit patterns, a coreless printed circuit board using the carrier member, and methods of manufacturing the carrier member and the coreless printed circuit board. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264685 | Electromagnetic bandgap structure and printed circuit board - An electromagnetic bandgap structure and a printed circuit board that solve a mixed signal problem are disclosed. In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, the electromagnetic bandgap structure includes a first metal layer; a first dielectric layer, stacked in the first metal layer; a second metal layer, stacked in the first dielectric layer, and having a holed formed at a position of the second dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer, stacked in the second metal layer; a metal plate, stacked in the second dielectric layer; a first via, penetrating the hole formed in the second metal layer and connecting the first metal layer and the metal plate; a third dielectric layer, stacked in the metal plate and the second dielectric layer; a third metal layer, stacked in the third dielectric layer; and a second via, connecting the second metal layer to the third metal layer. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264686 | MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD WITH FILLED VIAHOLE STRUCTURE - The present invention provides a multilayer printed wiring board having a filled viahole structure advantageously usable for forming a fine circuit pattern thereon, and having an excellent resistance against cracking under a thermal shock or due to heat cycle. The multilayer printed wiring board is comprised of conductor circuitry layers and interlaminar insulative resin layers deposited alternately one on another, the interlaminar insulative resin layers each having formed through them holes each filled with a plating layer to form a viahole. The surface of the plating layer exposed out of the hole for the viahole is formed substantially flat and lies at a substantially same level as the surface of the conductor circuit disposed in the interlaminar insulative resin layer. The thickness of the conductor circuitry layer is less than a half of the viahole diameter and less than 25 μm. The inner wall of the hole formed in the interlaminar insulative resin layer is roughened and an electroless plating layer is deposited on the roughened surface. An electroplating layer is filled in the hole including the electroless plating layer to form the viahole. The interlaminar insulative resin layer is formed from a composite of a fluororesin showing a high fracture toughness and a heat-resistant thermoplastic resin, a composite of fluororesin and thermosetting resin or a composite of thermosetting and thermoplastic resins. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264687 | Printed circuit board and manufacturing method thereof - A printed circuit board and a method of manufacturing a printed circuit board are disclosed. Using a method of manufacturing a printed circuit board, which includes: forming a multilayer board by alternately stacking circuit pattern layers and insulation layers such that a predetermined thickness of a partial area has only insulation layers stacked therein; and removing insulation layers from the partial area of the multilayer board, a printed circuit board can be manufactured that is suitable for a slim module. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264688 | Auxiliary Cable Bracket - An auxiliary cable bracket having a main plate and a mounting plate. The mounting plate is connected to the main plate and is positioned spaced apart from the main plate such that the frame of a ladder rack section can be positioned therebetween. At least one tooth is formed on a surface of at least one of the mounting plate and the main plate. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264689 | ANTI-SURGE/REVERSE THRUSTER - An anti-surge/reverse thrusting tool for reducing the forces on a drill bit used in subterranean well drilling operations is provided along with methods for drilling wells using a drill string employing the tool. The tool utilizes the pressure differential between drilling fluid flowing through the tool and the fluid located in the well bore annulus proximate the tool to reduce the likelihood of drill bit stall. The tool generally comprises an outer housing and a piston assembly that is axially shiftable relative to the housing. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264690 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROGRAMMABLE PRESSURE DRILLING AND PROGRAMMABLE GRADIENT DRILLING, AND COMPLETION - A method for creating a programmable pressure zone adjacent a drill bit bottom hole assembly by sealing near a drilling assembly, adjusting the pressure to approximately or slightly below the pore pressure of the well bore face to permit flow out of the formation, and, while drilling, adjusting by pumping out of, or choking fluid flow into, the drilling assembly between the programmable pressure zone and the well bore annulus to avoid overpressuring the programmable pressure zone unless required to control the well. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264691 | Drilling Fluid Containing A Recoverable Lost Circulation Material and Method of Using and Recovering The Same - A method to recover a lost circulation material from a drilling fluid used in a drilling operation comprising the steps of: directing a drilling fluid containing a lost circulation material into a drill string positioned in a well bore, the lost circulation material having a magnetic property; recovering the drilling fluid containing at least a portion of the lost circulation material from the well bore; and magnetically separating the lost circulation material from the drilling fluid. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264692 | LOCKING CLUTCH FOR DOWNHOLE MOTOR - A locking clutch to selectively transmit torque from a stator of a downhole tool to a rotor of the downhole tool includes at least one locking pawl disposed upon the rotor, wherein the at least one locking pawl comprises a load path, a pivot axis, and a mass center, wherein the at least one locking pawl is biased into an engaged position by a biasing mechanism, wherein the at least one locking pawl transmits force from the stator to the rotor along the load path when in the engaged position, and wherein centrifugal force urges the at least one locking pawl into a disengaged position when the rotor is rotated above a disengagement speed. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264693 | Drive System - The invention relates to a drive system, in particular a downhole drilling assembly ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264694 | Drill Rod - According to the present invention, a drill rod ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264695 | Hybrid Drill Bit and Method of Drilling - A hybrid drill bit having both roller cones and fixed blades is disclosed, and a method of drilling. The cutting elements on the fixed blades form a continuous cutting profile from the perimeter of the bit body to the axial center. The roller cone cutting elements overlap with the fixed cutting elements in the nose and shoulder sections of the cutting profile between the axial center and the perimeter. The roller cone cutting elements crush and pre- or partially fracture formation in the confined and highly stressed nose and shoulder sections. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264696 | AUTO ADAPTABLE CUTTING STRUCTURE - A cutter is configured with a diamond table made from a thin hard facing material layer of polycrystalline diamond bonded to a backing layer made from cemented tungsten carbide. The face of the diamond table includes a concavity formed with a curved shape wherein at least a portion of the face in a center of the cutter is recessed with respect to at least some portion of the face about the perimeter of the cutter. This concave curved shape is formed in the diamond table itself such that the diamond table has a varying thickness depending on the implemented concavity. Alternatively, the concave curved shape is formed in the backing layer and a substantially constant thickness diamond table layer is attached thereto. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264697 | Retention for an Insert - In one aspect of the present invention, a tensioning element adapted to connect a first object to a second object. The tensioning element comprising a breakaway tensile bearing interlocking geometry on a first end, a thread form on a second end, and a breakaway torque bearing feature affixed to the first end. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264698 | Transport System - A transport system for transporting articles along a transport path having a plurality of pusher members coupled to a control mechanism for moving the pusher members along the transport path. A support for supporting articles as they are pushed by the pusher members extends along the transport path, and a weighing system includes a weighing member supported on a weight detection device. The weighing member is adapted to transfer an article from the support to the weighing member and out of contact with the pusher members | 2008-10-30 |
20080264699 | CONDUCTOR PATTERN STRUCTURE OF CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed is a conductor pattern structure of a capacitive touch panel. First-axis conductor assemblies and second-axis conductor assemblies are formed on a surface of a substrate. Each first-axis conductor assembly includes a plurality of first-axis conductor cells that are interconnected by first-axis conduction lines. An insulation layer is formed on a surface of each first-axis conduction line. Each second-axis conductor assembly includes a plurality of second-axis conductor cells that are interconnected by second-axis conduction lines. Each second-axis conduction line extends across the insulation layer of the associated first-axis conduction line. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264700 | PORTABLE COMPUTER - A portable computer includes a main body casing comprising an upper plate and a supporting portion disposed below the upper plate, and a touch-pad seated on the supporting portion and to sense coordinates touched on a plate surface to generate a position data of a pointer, the supporting portion comprising a lateral wall bent from the upper plate, and a seating portion bent from the lateral wall and formed with an opening in one area thereof. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264701 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COLLECTING RESPONSES - Implementations feature scannable form techniques and systems. Some aspects feature an apparatus that includes a pen-camera device, an electronic clipboard to store the pen-camera device, and a docking station for the clipboard. The clipboard includes a retention clip to hold a form on a substantially planar surface, and a pen-camera storage compartment to store the pen-camera device. The clipboard includes a power supply interface for charging the pen-camera device, a communication interface to transmit image and location data from the pen-camera device, and electrical interfaces for the clipboard docking station. The pen-camera device can mark response data on the form, optically scan response data and location data on the form, and associate time-stamped information for the marked responses on the form for error checking and fraud detection. The scannable form can include an area for encoded information that identifies a location and arrangement of a position-coding pattern on the form. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264702 | POWER WHEELCHAIR - A power wheelchair includes a frame, on which a pair of front wheel sets, a pair of middle wheel sets, a pair of rear wheel sets and a pair of elastic devices are provided. Each of the front wheel sets includes a front wheel mount having a first connection portion pivoted to the frame, and a second connection portion connected to a front wheel. Each of the middle wheel sets includes a middle wheel mount having a first connection portion pivoted on the frame, and a second connection portion, connected to a middle wheel. The elastic device are provided between the front wheel mounts and the middle wheel mounts respectively to cushion a swing of the front wheel set and the middle wheel set relative to the frame. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264703 | Children's ride-on vehicles with powered window mechanisms - Children's ride-on vehicles having powered window mechanisms, and window mechanisms for such vehicles. The window mechanism includes a window drive assembly that selectively drives movement of a window member relative to the vehicle body. In some embodiments, the window drive assembly includes a window motor assembly and a window linkage to couple the output of the window motor assembly to the window member. In some embodiments, the window member includes a receiving region coupled to the window linkage. In some embodiments, the window mechanism includes a window support assembly that maintains the window member in a predetermined orientation relative to the vehicle body. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264704 | Hybrid electric vehicle having alternate power sources - A hybrid electric vehicle having alternate fuel sources is shown and includes an AC/DC converter for storing a direct current voltage in a battery. A fuel converter converts a composition fuel into a combustible fuel, preferably hydrogen. The hydrogen is stored in a hydrogen storage device. The charging of a battery or the production and storage of the hydrogen occurs prior to the starting of or the operation of the hybrid electric vehicle. A driving system includes a direct current motor and a combustible fuel engine. A control device enables the driving system to be powered by the direct current voltage or the combustible fuel. A hydrogen fuel cell uses hydrogen to produce a direct current voltage. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264705 | WHEEL ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRAL ELECTRIC MOTOR - The subject invention provides a wheel assembly ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264706 | Force Transmitting System for a Hybrid Driven Motor Vehicle - A power transmission system for a hybrid motor vehicle is disclosed, where the vehicle is alternatively drivable via one or the other of two motors which are independent of one another, in particular an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, or by combined operation of these motors. The system includes an input shaft connected to the internal combustion engine, which shaft can, via a clutch arrangement, on the one hand transmit rotation of the input shaft to an output shaft, which is connected to a transmission of the vehicle, and on the other hand transmit rotation of the electric motor to the output shaft. The electric motor includes an annular stator and an annular rotor, which are arranged in a common radial plane and coaxially with the output shaft, the clutch arrangement including a first clutch unit, which is arranged so as to be capable of transmitting rotation from the rotor of the electric motor to the output shaft, and a second clutch unit, which is arranged so as to be capable of transmitting rotation of the input shaft to the output shaft via the rotor of the electric motor and the first clutch unit. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264707 | COOLING STRUCTURE FOR A CONTINUOUS VARIATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OF AN ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE - A cooling structure for a continuous variation transmission system of an all-terrain vehicle which includes a radiator mounted at a front end of the vehicle and under a front body cover, a hood enclosing the radiator, a gearbox having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being connected with an inlet conduit for drawing outside cool air into the gearbox, the outlet being connected with an exhaust conduit for discharging hot air from the gearbox, wherein the inlet conduit has an inlet end mounted between the hood and the front body cover and shielded by the hood and the front body cover, whereby the cooling structure can effectively prevent water, dirt and dust from entering the gearbox and are simple in construction and easy to assemble and maintain. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264708 | Mobile Telemedicine Vehicle - A mobile telemedicine device for use in disasters and emergency response comprising four or more wheels connected to a drive train and a main compartment. The main compartment comprises an interior portion and an exterior portion and a supplemental compartment connected to the main compartment. Communications ports are connected to the exterior, and the supplemental compartment. Patient care tables are located in the main compartment. A method for using an all terrain mobile telemedicine vehicle, first driving the mobile telemedicine device to a disaster or emergency location and lowering and deploying a vehicle from the storage compartment to search for patients in need of medical services. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264709 | Truck - The present invention relates to a truck, in particular to a bulk goods dump truck of the so-called large dump truck type, having a chassis with wheels of which a plurality of wheels each have a single wheel drive and having a control device for the control of the speed and/or of the torque of the single wheel drives. In order also to be able to operate the vehicle in the optimal wheel slip range under difficult ground conditions, provision is made for the control device to have a separate controller train for each single wheel drive and to divide a desired torque set by the operator to the controller trains, with each controller train having a differential controller which corrects the divided desired torque in dependence on a steering angle and provides a correspondingly corrected desired torque as well as having a wheel slip controller which corrects the divided desired torque or the desired torque value corrected by the differential controller in dependence on its wheel slip and provides a corresponding single wheel drive desired torque value. A simple expansion to more than two drives is possible by the provision of separate control trains. In this connection, the desired torque is first divided to the single drives by the operator, then corrected by the differential control and the wheel slip control and finally transmitted to a frequency inverter as a desired torque. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264710 | VEHICLE SEAT-BELT DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A vehicle seat-belt apparatus including: a forward monitoring device which conducts monitoring to the front of a vehicle; an avoidance assist device which supports a predetermined avoidance operation in order to avoid an obstacle when it is determined that there is an obstacle to be avoided based on a detection result of the forward monitoring device; a motor which conducts a rotary driving of a belt reel on which a belt is wound; and a control device which controls the motor, wherein the control device conducts a drive control of the motor according to a state of support of the avoidance operation by the avoidance assist device. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264711 | Force-Based Power Steering System - A power steering system includes a double-acting power cylinder ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264712 | STEERING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A TRACTOR - A tractor includes a motor, transmission, drive shaft and rear differential for driving the rear axles mounted on a main tubular frame of a variable configuration. Forwardly extendable telescoping tubular frame members are actuated by respective rams to selectively increase the wheel base between the front and rear wheels. The front and rear telescoping tubes supporting each of the wheels are selectively extendable to significantly increase the wheel width of the tractor; the axles for the rear wheels are commensurately extendable. A toolbar dependingly supported from the main frame in front of the cab permits the operator to view the operation of attached implements while driving. The toolbar may include a row guide causing the toolbar to move laterally as necessary to follow a row and the toolbar is connected to the steering mechanism to control the direction of travel of the tractor. The front wheels are pivotally mounted on the corresponding telescoping tubes to provide sufficient clearance to permit near 180° pivotal movement. The steering mechanism is capable of pivoting each front wheel through an angle of about 180° and establishes an appropriate geometric relationship between the front wheels to permit the tractor to turn about any center of rotation intersected by the common axis of rotation of the rear axle, including pivoting about either rear wheel, while maintaining the axis of rotation of each front wheel in intercepting relationship with the center of rotation. Moreover, the turn radius at the end of a row is minimal and can be further reduced by temporarily reducing the length of the frame. Various implements, including a toolbar, can be readily attached directly to the tubular frame at any location intermediate the front and rear axles, as necessary. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264713 | Electric power assist module for steering system - An electric power assist module for a steering system has an integrated housing for accommodating the torque sensor, motor and electronic control unit. A helical gear train including a pinion gear, an intermediate gear and steering gear are provided to transfer the motion from the motor to an output shaft that is coupled to an input shaft by way of a torsion bar. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264714 | VARIABLE GEAR RATIO STEERING APPARATUS - A variable gear ratio steering apparatus has a steering operating member, a turning unit to turn a vehicle wheel and a gear ratio varying unit arranged between the steering operating member and the turning unit. The gear ratio varying unit comprises a differential gear mechanism, a gear ratio control motor and a steering torque assistance motor. The differential gear mechanism has a first internally toothed gear coupled to the steering operating member, a second internally toothed gear coupled to an input shaft of the turning unit and arranged coaxially with respect to the first internally toothed gear, at least one inside gear meshing with both the first and second internally toothed gears, and an inside gear support member rotatably supporting the inside gear. The gear ratio control motor is connected to the inside gear support part. The steering torque assistance motor is connected to the second internally toothed gear. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264715 | Bandless hearing protector and method - A hearing protection device and method for a human ear. A plug member caps or enters ear canal, and may be shaped to conform to the external auditory meatus. The device is biased at least in part by a pressure pad to provide some force against the plug member. An optional handle may be provided to assist with temporarily pulling the plug member away from the ear canal or providing adjustment. An optional bow member clips about the pinna. The device may be adapted for use as an ear phone. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264716 | Acoustic Device With Variable Focal Length - A device comprises an acoustic lens ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264717 | Sound-wave path-length correcting structure for speaker system - A sound-wave path-length correcting structure for a speaker system includes a sound source and a horn. The horn has a sound-wave path-length correcting throat portion. The sound-wave path-length correcting throat portion corrects a sound-wave path-length of a sound wave input from an inlet opening thereof in the sound path, and emits the sound wave from an outlet opening thereof. The sound path is defined by a first side surface with a concave curved surface and a second side surface with a convex curved surface that face each other with a space, and a third side surface and a fourth side surface that face each other with a space. The third side surface and the fourth side surface are formed so that their surfaces gradually widen as the surfaces advance from the inlet opening to the outlet opening of the sound-wave path-length-correcting throat portion. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264718 | JET NOZZLE HAVING NOISE ATTENUATING SHIELD AND METHOD THEREFOR - An arcuate or semi-circumferential shield in the shape of a visor that is adapted to be secured to an external surface of a nozzle housing of a jet nozzle to attenuate jet noise generated by the jet nozzle. The shield may be fixedly secured to the nozzle housing or movably supported so that it can be moved between retracted and deployed positions. When used as a fixedly mounted component, or when positioned in its deployed position, a downstream edge of the shield extends past a downstream edge of the nozzle housing and the shield is spaced apart from an outer surface of the nozzle housing to form a channel therebetween. The shield is preferably orientated at approximately a bottom dead center of the nozzle housing. The shield operates to attenuate jet installation noise, and particularly jet installation noise experienced during the takeoff phase of flight of a jet aircraft, as well as to reduce jet installation noise that would otherwise propagate forwardly toward the cockpit of the aircraft. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264719 | SILENCER - A silencer for attenuating a sound includes an inner duct in which gas flows, and an outer duct surrounding the inner duct with a gas layer formed between the outer duct and the inner duct. The sound is generated in one of an upstream side of the inner duct in a gas flow direction, a downstream side of the inner duct in the flow direction, and an inside of the inner duct. The inner duct includes a thin film over its entire surface. The film has a first reinforcement section formed in a direction parallel to the flow direction, and a plurality of vibrating surfaces. The film is bent at the first reinforcement section. Each combination of adjacent two of the plurality of vibrating surfaces is connected by the first reinforcement section. The first reinforcement section of the inner duct is fixed to the outer duct. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264720 | Sound Absorbent - Sound absorbent ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264721 | ACOUSTICAL SOUND PROOFING MATERIAL WITH IMPROVED FIRE RESISTANCE AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A material for use in building construction (partition, wall, ceiling, floor or door) that exhibits improved acoustical sound proofing and fire resistance. The material comprises a laminated structure having as an integral part thereof one or more layers of intumescent viscoelastic material which also functions as a glue, energy dissipating layer, and a fire resistive layer; and one or more constraining layers, such as gypsum, cement, metal, cellulose, wood, or petroleum-based products such as plastic, vinyl, plastic or rubber. In one embodiment, standard wallboard, typically gypsum, comprises the external surfaces of the laminated structure. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264722 | Stair Climbing Aid - A stair climbing aid comprises two slide rails, an assist member, a control mechanism and two positioning assemblies. The slide rails and the assist member are assembled to handrails at both sides of the stairs. The control mechanism is disposed on the assist member to be controlled by the user. The positioning assemblies are disposed at both sides of the assist member, each positioning assembly is provided with an engaging portion to be engaged in the respective positioning portions of the slide rail. Thereby, an anti-slide effect is produced, so as to prevent the user from falling down the stairs and to help the user move from step to step safely. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264723 | Step stool - A step stool for storing underneath a cabinet and extending therefrom when in use is provided. Such step stool includes a platform member for supporting a user. Such platform member being manufactured from a first predetermined material and having a first predetermined size and a first predetermined shape. A mechanism is operably disposed on at least one of a bottom portion of such platform member and at least one side of such platform member at a first predetermined location thereon for facilitating movement of the step stool such that the step stool may be extended from underneath such cabinet for use and may be returned to a position underneath such cabinet for storage. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264724 | ATTIC LADDER - An attic ladder has a frame, a first side rail, a second side rail extending in parallel relationship with the first side rail and pivotally interconnected to the frame at an upper end thereof, and a plurality of steps extending between the side rails. Each of the steps are formed of a polymeric material. The side rails have a curved outer surface. A slidable base rail is mounted at a bottom of each of the side rails so as to support a shoe at a bottom thereof. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264725 | Hook-On Scaffold - A scaffold assembly comprising at least one pair of hook-on scaffold elements; said scaffold elements adapted for support of at least one builder's plank; each of said elements comprising a vertical main shaft provided with a hook structure at an upper end of said main shaft and a securing bracket at a lower end of said main shaft; each of said hook-on scaffold elements further comprising a braced hook-on arm; said hook structure adapted for engagement with a horizontal top plate of a building frame, and said securing bracket adapted for engagement with a vertical stud or a horizontal element of said building frame. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264726 | Isolation Valve For The Oil Circuit Of An Airplane Engine - The present invention relates to a turbomachine comprising an air compressor ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264727 | OIL PAN FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An oil pan is disposed in a lower part of an internal combustion engine and has an oil pan body divided, with respect to a vertical direction, into oil pan elements having bottom walls respectively of different depths. A baffle plate divides the interior of the oil pan body into a plurality of spaces at the boundary of adjacent ones of the bottom walls to regulate the flow of oil between the adjacent ones of spaces. The baffle plate is divided with respect to a vertical direction into a plurality of baffle plate elements. The baffle plate elements are formed integrally with the oil pan elements, respectively. The oil pan for an internal combustion engine can be manufactured by reduced time and reduced labor at a low manufacturing cost. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264728 | Control lever unit - A control lever unit includes a lever, a sensor, an urging body and an elastically undeformable restricting member. The lever is pivoted tiltably from a neutral position in any direction within 360 degrees including two main operation directions and intermediate directions therebetween; The sensor detects tilt angle of the lever in the two respective main operation directions. The urging body puts the lever back to the neutral position. The restricting member has an interior wall for surrounding the lever to restrict tilting range of the lever. Contour of the interior wall of the restricting member includes main operation stop portions for specifying tilt limit of the lever in the main operation directions and intermediate stop portions for specifying tilt limit of the lever in the intermediate directions. The main operation stop portions are positioned outside a quadrangle with the intermediate stop portions at apexes thereof. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264729 | Elevator and elevator brake - The invention relates to an elevator and an elevator brake, which elevator contains at least a hoisting machine ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264730 | Elevator System Control Providing Specialized Service Features - An elevator system ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264731 | Wireless, Self-Contained Elevator Call Request Entry System - A wireless, portable call request entry kiosk ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264732 | Elevator System and Method of Monitoring Elevators by Using a Virtual Elevator Group - The present invention relates to a method and an elevator system for monitoring elevators by using a virtual elevator group. The method for monitoring elevators in an elevator system including a plurality of elevators classified into a plurality of elevator groups, and at least one virtual elevator group including a plurality of elevators, at least one of which is included in a different elevator group and displaying the elevator related information on the elevators included in the selected virtual elevator group. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264733 | Bed Castor and Brake Assembly | 2008-10-30 |
20080264734 | COMBINATION WHEEL CHOCK AND BALLAST WEIGHT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A container fillable with a flowable material such as sand, salt or water, and usable as a ballast weight for a back of a motor vehicle and also as a wheel chock. The container is elongate and may have a triangular cross section. One end may be permanently closed. An end cap at the other end may be removed for filling/emptying the container, or may have a hole sealed by a plug or a cap for filing/emptying the container. An anti-skid surface element may provided on an external surface of the body. A separate handle may be provided, or an integral handle may be provided. Stripes of a color contrasting with the body member may be disposed on at least two sides of the body member. The container may be formed of a rigid metal or plastic. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264735 | DISK BRAKE FOR VEHICLE - In a disk brake for a vehicle, an electric motor is attached to a caliper body so as to exhibit a power for urging a friction pad toward a disk rotor. The electric motor includes a brush holder for holding brushes which contact a commutator at positions at even distances in a circumferential direction of an armature. Internal feed terminals are disposed in the brush holder so as to provide connection between the brushes and feed wires respectively leading to the brushes. A rotational angle detecting sensor is disposed in the brush holder so as to detect a rotational angle of the electric motor. The rotational angle detecting sensor is disposed in the brush holder on a side opposite from the internal feed terminals with respect to the armature. Thus, it is possible to improve assemblability of the rotational angle detecting sensor to the brush holder, and facilitate operation of connecting the feed wires to the brush holder. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264736 | Mechanical Safety Brake For A Mobile Storage System - The present invention is a mechanical safety braking device for use with a mobile storage unit forming a part of the mobile storage system. The device includes an actuating member disposed on a mobile storage unit that is operably connected via a mechanical means to a braking mechanism engaged with a motive system for the mobile storage unit. When the actuating member is engaged, the mechanical connection between the actuating member and the braking mechanism causes the braking mechanism to slow and ultimately cease the operation of the motive means and consequent movement of the mobile storage unit. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264737 | Self-Energizing Disc Brake with Brake Pad Stabilization - A self-energizing disc brake includes a brake caliper or frame, the application device for applying at least one brake at least one brake pad unit, and at least one electromotive drive as an actuator for actuating the application device. The application device also has two or more brake plungers, wherein the two brake plungers are connected to one another by a connecting plate. At least one or more ramp arrangements is/are formed in the region adjacent to the brake plungers between the brake pad unit and the connecting plate. | 2008-10-30 |