49th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090298576 | GAME PRODUCTION AND REGULATORY APPROVAL SYSTEMS - Methods and systems for creating, producing, and submitting new wager game packages for approval from regulatory bodies are described. With the increasing need for game providers/publishers to create more games due to factors in the gaming industry, such as the advent of server-based gaming, game publishers are finding ways to leverage the creative pool of independent game developers. A game development system consists of a creative environment, a production environment, and a submission environment. In the creative workspace, new wager game code is developed using pre-approved game components and other components provided by the game provider/publisher. In the production environment, the game code is tested, converted to operate in multiple platforms, to meet the requirements of various jurisdictions, and the like. Once the game code is ready for submission to regulatory bodies, in the submission environment, certain required and some voluntary documents are produced, such as a differences report, game description report, and a compliance certificate, all intended to facilitate the game approval process by the regulatory body. In this manner, a greater number of new games may be created and the approval process of new games is made more efficient. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298577 | WAGER GAMING NETWORK WITH WIRELESS HOTSPOTS - Embodiments of a wager gaming network that includes handheld wager gaming units and hotspots are described herein. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, in a handheld wager gaming unit, a wager associated with a wagering game. The method can also include wirelessly connecting the handheld wager gaming unit to a wireless access point in a wager gaming network. The method can also include transmitting, via the wireless access point, information from the handheld wager gaming unit to a device on the wager gaming network. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298578 | Gaming Machine With Use Of Symbol Which Rotates/Stops While Displayed, Playing Method Thereof, And Blackjack Gaming Machine - If a side bet operation is not performed, a base payout is awarded according to a blackjack combination of two card symbols | 2009-12-03 |
20090298579 | WAGERING GAME MACHINE WITH AREA SOUND PANNING - A computerized wagering game table system includes a wagering game module that is operable to present a wagering game upon which monetary value can be wagered, and an audio system. The audio system is operable to pan sounds associated with a wagering game object on multiple wagering game machines in a group of wagering game machines, wherein each of the multiple wagering game machines has one or more local speakers, and wherein the panning across multiple wagering game machines' local speakers is based on the game object's coordinate position on a community display. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298580 | CLEARING OF BETS BETWEEN WAGERING FACILITIES - A clearinghouse is communicatively coupled to at least a first wagering facility and a second wagering facility. The first wagering facility hosts at least a first wagering event and the second wagering facility hosts at least a second wagering event. Bets on the first wagering event are placed at the second wagering facility and bets on the second wagering event are placed at the first wagering facility. The clearinghouse performs settlement of at least these bets between the first wagering facility and the second wagering facility. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298581 | GAME MACHINE MANAGEMENT DEVICE HAVING PENALTY FUNCTION, GAME DEVICE, OPERATION PROGRAM THEREOF AND PENALTY SETTING SERVER - The present invention provides a game machine authentication management device and a game device for transmitting an authentication request and ID data to an authentication server through first communication means, waiting for a response including the authentication result data in a reception-enabled state, acquiring authentication level data capable of indicating any one of the events of authentication OK, authentication NG and timeout, transmitting electronic money terminal setting data and an electronic money operation instruction according to the authentication level data to an electronic money terminal through second communication means or third communication means, and suspending the electronic money terminal setting data and the electronic money operation instruction in at least one of the cases. The electronic money terminal setting data may be stored in a penalty setting server or the like. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298582 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING BROWSER-BASED COMPUTER GAMES AND FILES - A method for securing, distributing, and updating a browser-based game includes encrypting a compiled browser-based computer game and wrapping the encrypted compiled browser-based computer game within a browser-based game loader. The browser-based game loader is executable by a web browser to decrypt the encrypted browser-based computer game and, in some embodiments, update the browser-based computer game to a newer version prior to execution. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298583 | WEB PAGES FOR GAMING DEVICES - A Web page is received at a gaming device from a Web server device and then displayed. Information indicative of a player's interaction with the Web page is received at the Web server device. The Web server device sends a request to a gaming property server device based at least in part on the interaction, and the gaming property server device sends a reply to the Web server device. The Web server device then provides Web content to the gaming device based at least in part on the reply. A display of the gaming device is changed based at least in part on the Web content. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298584 | APPARATUS FOR GAMING MACHINE - A gaming machine includes a base, a variable display supported by the base, a navigation device, and at least one switch. The variable display variably and/or graphically presents a game to a user, and the variable display variably and/or graphically presents game related options to the user. The navigation device, such as a trackball, is supported by the base, and the navigation device permits the user to navigate through the game related options so that the user can designate at least one of the game related options. The switch is supported by the base, and the switch is operable by the user to activate the designated game related option. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298585 | ENHANCEMENT FOR A VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER TO ALLOW PRIVATE INTERACTION WITH THE USER - The present invention can allow for private interactions with game players on a single game console. The present invention can include a game controller enhancement to include a private screen, which can display information to each player that should be private. The game controller enhancement can also include private audio support, which can allow the player to hookup an audio device, such as a headset, to receive audio only intended for the user. These enhanced game controllers can be used with supported game software. In some embodiments, the game controllers can have multiple modes of input. The game controller can include a toggle mechanism to switch between modes. One mode can allow the game controller controls to be sent to the game console. Another mode can allow the game controller control over (I/O control) to what is being privately shown to the user. In some embodiments, a toggle mechanism can be omitted and game software can switch the input modes appropriately. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298586 | INTERACTIVE DOCUMENT READER - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems for providing an interactive document reader. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298587 | SIP Based VOIP Multiplayer Network Games - This invention is directed to a system and method for the close coupling of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) with multiplayer network games. Game state dependent voice communications are used as another method of player interaction in the game environment. The system uses SIP enhanced game servers and conference servers with audio mixing capabilities, and the game server controls the creation, maintenance and changing of the voice conferences. Participation in a voice conference is determined by the game state features associated with each player including distance and direction to determine how the voices are mixed in a voice conference. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298588 | Method of automatically detecting offside in Soccer using fixed and wireless sensors and central server - Broadly speaking, the embodiments of the present invention fill the need for a method of accurately determining if an offense soccer player is in an offside position. This is determined using a combination of sensors on the players and the ball which are then sensed using fixed sensors on the field. The instantaneous sensor readings are used to locate each player, offense and defense with respect to the location of the ball and goal posts. These data are analyzed using an algorithm on a computer which can then determine if the player was in an offside position. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298589 | Game Apparatus For One Or More Persons - The invention relates to a game apparatus for one or more persons. The game apparatus is characterized in that it comprises an enclosed game surface; at least one game unit that can be moved over the enclosed game surface, on which unit, at least, one player can take place and means designed for reducing the friction between the game surface and the game unit moveable over it. The game unit may be an air cushion vehicle and the enclosed game surface may comprise interaction means similar to a pinball machine. RFID may be used to identify the game units. The action of the interaction means may be dependent on the game unit identification. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298590 | Expandable Control Device Via Hardware Attachment - Apparatus, methods and systems for interfacing a controller with a gaming system to interact with a computer program rendering interactive content on a display are presented. In one embodiment, a controller includes a handle, a connector and an attachment. The handle has an elongated shape, which includes opposite first and second ends, and is configured to be held by a single hand of a user during operation. The handle's second end, aimed towards the display during operation, holds the connector. The attachment includes two interfaces: a visual interface for communication with the gaming system, and a connector interface that is coupled to the connector in the handle. The attachment can be coupled and decoupled to the connector and allows the gaming system to visually track the location of the handle via the visual interface. In another embodiment, the attachment provides additional communication capabilities. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298591 | GAME MACHINE - A game machine includes a plurality of drum-shaped input devices. The input devices are stricken so that corresponding instruction signals are generated, and each of instruction signals corresponds to a secondary image such as fruit. For example, banana, grapefruit, etc. In addition, the primary image is monkey. When the processing unit receives one of the instruction signals, and one of the secondary images corresponding to one of the instruction signals appears at a predetermined position with respect to the primary image at the display unit, the instruction signal makes the processing unit execute the game program so that the primary image has a corresponding action with respect to the secondary image at the display unit. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298592 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOTE INTERACTIVE AMUSEMENT AND SYSTEM USING THE SAME - The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for remote interactive amusement. The method includes: providing a first computing apparatus and a second computing apparatus; providing a remote interactive amusement apparatus; and connecting the remote interactive amusement apparatus to the first computing apparatus; and connecting the first computing apparatus and the second computing apparatus to an Internet server. When the first computing apparatus is coupled to the remote interactive amusement apparatus through a computing apparatus connecting interface and the first computing apparatus receives a first specific instruction transmitted from the second computing apparatus, the first computing apparatus transmits a second specific instruction to the remote interactive amusement apparatus through the computing apparatus connecting interface according to the first specific instruction, and the remote interactive amusement apparatus responds a specific response according to the second specific instruction. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298593 | Server Apparatus And Game System - In a game system, a server apparatus ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090298594 | MEDIA/TAG-BASED WORD GAMES - A method of creating a word game comprising receiving a seed value from a browser, obtaining from a media database a plurality of words associated with the seed value, creating a word game from at least a subset of the obtained plurality of words, integrating the word game into a browser interpretable document, and, returning the browser interpretable document to the browser. Some embodiments further comprise incorporating into the browser interpretable document an advertisement associated with the seed value and/or at least one of the obtained plurality of words. Also disclosed is a system comprising a gaming server which receives a game request; a media server and media tag database; the gaming server requesting from the media server a set of media tags associated with a game seed value, building a word game using at least a subset of the media tags, and transmitting the word game. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298595 | Game system, and game apparatus and management apparatus constituting the same - A game system, and arcade game apparatus and management apparatus constituting the same are disclosed. In the game system, each game apparatus change at the same timing to a second mode in which a jackpot drawing is carried out in a state that a jackpot prize winning probability is high. When the jackpot prize is awarded during the second mode, a winning notice is sent to a management apparatus via communication network. The management apparatus transmits second mode end information to all the game apparatus when the number of game apparatus sending the winning notice reaches a predetermined number. After that, the game apparatus operating in the second mode changes to a first mode in which the jackpot drawing is carried out in a state that the winning probability of the jackpot prize is low. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298596 | Game system - Disclosed is a novel game system, comprising a computer device; a game platform to communicate with the computer; and at least one game control module to detect environment data and to transfer the environment data to the game platform. In the present invention, the game platform stores at least one game software to be executed in the computer and the game platform provides the environment data to the computer whereby the computer executes the game software in association with the environment data. The environment data represent the position, orientation, acceleration of the game control module, and their variations. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298597 | Power transmission line section - A power transmission section particularly adapted for use in a downhole drilling system. A drive shaft is pivotally connected to input and output end connection members with pivot balls therebetween to allow pivoting of the shaft ends relative to the input and output end connection members. A plurality of ball segments having one spherically-curved surface are provided at each end of the drive shaft to engage with the input and output connection members and to transmit torque between the shaft ends and the input and output end connection members, regardless of the angular variation between the drive shaft longitudinal axis and the longitudinal axes of the input and output end connection members. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298598 | OPTIMIZED CONSTANT-VELOCITY FIXED JOINT WITH BALL TRACKS FREE FROM UNDERCUTS - Constant-velocity fixed joints may comprise an outer joint part with outer ball tracks, an inner joint part with inner ball tracks, torque transmitting balls which are guided in pairs of tracks each formed of an outer and an inner ball track, and a ball cage with circumferentially distributed cage windows in which the balls are received. Here, the balls are held in a common central plane and are guided onto the bisecting plane when the joint is deflected. Constant-velocity rotary joints of this type are known as Rzeppa fixed joints (RF) or as undercut-free fixed joints (UF). | 2009-12-03 |
20090298599 | Dual Type Constant Velocity Universal Joint - The present invention intends to solve the problems of greasing work efficiency and lubricating ability of a double Cardan joint by forming a dual type of a constant velocity universal joint. The dual type constant velocity universal joint of the present invention includes two constant velocity universal joints. Each constant velocity universal joint includes: a cylindrical outer ring | 2009-12-03 |
20090298600 | Split rethreading die - A rethreading die for clamping over a section of threaded rod is formed of two separable identically die section halves. Each die section has one-half of an outer gripping surface and an inner abutment face formed of identically shaped spaced first and second face sections in a common plane. One face section has a perpendicular alignment pin and the second face section has a perpendicular recess. The first and second faces are spaced and in a common plane. The die sections are joined together with the pin-containing face of each die section abutting the recess-containing face of the other die section so that the pins are inserted into the recesses to hold the die sections in alignment. A die tool is then clamped around the die surface, so that the die can be rotated over the damaged rod section to repair the threads. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298601 | Expansible amusement device - The expansible amusement device is a compressed package formed from paper goods, plastic goods or the like, which, under selective decompression, disperses confetti and generates acoustic effects. A plurality of elastically expandable members are stacked together and compressed between a pair of bases. A plurality of confetti strips are positioned between adjacent elastically expandable members when the expansible amusement device is in the compressed configuration, and a deployment strip is peripherally wrapped about the compressed device. The deployment strip has a free end and a fixed end, and at least one retaining member releasably secures the fixed end of the deployment strip to the pair of bases when the expansible amusement device is in the compressed configuration. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298602 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN IN-STORE CUSTOMER TEST TRACK - An apparatus and method is described for providing an indoor track to permit consumers to evaluate a rollable product such as a stroller on different surfaces such a asphalt, cobblestone, brick, grass, and the like. The track may include multiple sections with different compositions that provide different effects on the rollable product so that comparisons might be made between different products when pushed across the track. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298603 | OPERATING SHOW OR RIDE ELEMENTS IN RESPONSE TO VISUAL OBJECT RECOGNITION AND TRACKING - A ride or show control apparatus using visual recognition to provide a more interactive experience to guests or participants. The apparatus is adapted for operating a ride or show element, such as a robotic character. The apparatus includes a mechanized or robotic element with movable components positioned near a guest traffic area. The apparatus includes an imaging assembly capturing images of the traffic area and outputting digital image data. A controller is provided that includes a processor using an object recognition module to process the image data to determine whether an object is in the traffic area In response to the object recognition, the control system operates movable components of the mechanized element such as to cause it to speak or move in the direction of the recognized object such as a visitor's face or a badge, hat, or other item worn or carried by a guest or participant. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298604 | Billiard-checker game - A playing surface with a rectangular configuration having a pair of long edges and a pair of short edges formed therebetween having a plurality of rows of divots, each row of divots being offset from an adjacent row wherein the divots define a multiplicity of triangles, a plurality of cemicircular cutouts formed along the edges thereof and two triangular positions in its center for placing 15 balls. A ball collection assembly including a hollow rectilinear periphery integrally formed about the edges of the playing surface and further extending upwardly and downwardly therefrom with the periphery having a channel formed therein, a plurality of semicircular cutouts formed contiguously with the cut outs of the playing surface to define vertically oriented circular bores which are in communication with the channel and further including a pair of adjacent open faces for a accessing the channel and balls during play. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298605 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ANALYZING GOLF SWINGS - A method and electronic device for analyzing golf swings associates actual ball flight data with sensed swing characteristics. The electronic device includes a location-determining component; a sensor; a display; and a computing device all housed within a portable, handheld or wearable enclosure. The computing device may associate the ball flight data with the swing characteristic data by storing the data together in memory, linking the data in memory, displaying representations of the data together, or by any other method. The computing device may also create a reference profile for a golfer based on ball flight data and sensed swing characteristics for a plurality of golf swings and may associate swing characteristics with particular golf clubs. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298606 | Golf Club With Level Indicator - A golf club incorporates a spirit level along the axis thereof. Such a club permits the slope of a green to be indicated by laying the club upon the ground, and may be an aid to novice golfers. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298607 | GOLF CLUB AND GRIP FOR GOLF CLUB - A golf club ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090298608 | Golf club shaft, production method therefor, and golf club therewith - A golf club shaft includes a base made of a metal material, a nickel plated layer formed on the base, a chrome plated layer formed on the nickel layer, and a coating layer formed on the chrome plated layer. The chrome plated layer has a surface roughness Ra of 0.1 to 0.3 μm and a thickness of 0.2 to 1 μm. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298609 | GOLF CLUB GROOVE CONFIGURATION - The present invention is directed to a golf club head with an improved striking surface. The grooves are machined into the strike surface with tight tolerances. The grooves have sharp edges, radiused ends, and a draft angle between about 2° and 12°. The striking face is machined such that it has a uniform texture with a roughness of more than 40 Ra. The face may be selectively textured to enhance certain shots that the golfer may perform. This may include providing a plurality of distinct sets of texturing to accommodate a plurality of different shots. The grooves may contain a plurality of portions, including a radiused or angled portion, a portion having substantially parallel walls, and a portion having a v-shape. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298610 | CLUB HEAD WITH A SHOCK-ABSORBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A club head has a body, a shock-absorber and a plug assembly. The body is hollow and has a rear face, a top face, an inner chamber, an absorber mount and a shaft mount. The inner chamber is defined in the hollow body and has an inner surface. The absorber mount is formed on and protrudes internally from the rear face of the body and has an air hole. The shaft mount is formed through and protrude from the top face of the body. The shock-absorber is hollow and is mounted in the inner chamber of the body and abuts the inner face of the inner chamber. The plug assembly is securely mounted in the absorber mount. Due to the shock-absorber being mounted in the body, the shock-absorber can decrease vibrations of the club due to a player hitting a golf ball. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298611 | Golf Club Head and Removable Weight - A golf club head and a removable weight that is received in a receptacle of the golf club head. The weight includes a cap and a slug. The cap is removably coupled to the receptacle and includes a recess that slidably receives a portion of the slug so that the cap and slug are able to rotate relative to each other. The slug includes an anti-rotation feature that prevents relative rotation between the slug and the receptacle. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298612 | GOLF CLUB HEAD AND REMOVABLE WEIGHT - A golf club head and a removable weight that is received in a receptacle of the golf club head. The weight includes a cap and a slug. The cap is removably coupled to the receptacle and includes a recess that receives a portion of the slug so that the cap and slug are able to rotate relative to each other. The slug includes an anti-rotation feature that prevents relative rotation between the slug and the receptacle and a curved abutment surface. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298613 | Golf Club Head with Sound Tuning - A golf club head with sound tuning. The golf club head includes a hollow body that defines an interior cavity and at least one tuning member extends across the interior cavity. The tuning member dimensions, stiffness and dampening characteristics are selected to alter the vibration behavior of the golf club head. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298614 | RELATIVE POSITION BETWEEN CENTER OF GRAVITY AND HIT CENTER IN A GOLF CLUB - A golf club head is provided with a center of gravity positioned within a partial ellipsoid defined in an impact reference frame that has its origin at the hit center of the face of the golf club head. The majority of the partial ellipsoid is located toward the golfer from the hit center and all of the partial ellipsoid is below the hit center in the impact reference frame. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298615 | FORGED IRON HEAD AND GOLF CLUB HAVING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a forged iron head and a golf club having the same. A forged iron head according to the present invention comprises a provisionally-forged member which is shaped like a substantial iron head with an original material; a head is forged the provisionally-forged member as a desired shape and has a face provided a face surface hitting a golf ball, a top and a sole extending to an upper part and a lower part of a rear side of the face, respectively, a heel and a toe disposed between the sole and the top and extending to the rear side of the face, a cavity disposed in the rear side of the face and surrounded by the sole, the top, the heel and the toe and a hosel coupled with a shaft extending from a first side of the face and having a handle part to be gripped by a player; the head comprising a hollow part which has an opening formed from the sole toward a first side of the cavity, further comprising a sole cover which closes the opening. Thus, a lowered centroid may be achieved, and flight distances and direction of a golf ball may improve. Also, credibility of the golf club may improve. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298616 | GOLF BALL MATERIAL, GOLF BALL AND METHOD FOR PREPARING GOLF BALL MATERIAL - The invention provides a golf ball material composed of (i) a non-ionomeric thermoplastic resin, (ii) an ionomeric resin and/or an acid-containing polymer which is the base resin of an ionomeric resin, and (iii) at least one compound selected from among N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl(meth)acrylamide, N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl(meth)acrylate and derivatives thereof. Methods for preparing such a material, and a golf ball which includes as a component therein a molded part made of the golf ball material are also provided. The golf ball material has a good thermal stability, flow and processability, and can thus be used to obtain high-performance golf balls having an excellent rebound resilience, an outstanding durability and a good flexibility. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298617 | GOLF BALL MATERIAL AND GOLF BALL - The invention provides a golf ball material composed of a polymer material that contains spherical inorganic particulates, which is well adapted for use in at least one component of a golf ball composed of one or more layers. The golf ball material of the invention improves the flight performance of golf balls compared with polymer materials containing amorphous inorganic particulates. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298618 | PROCESS FOR DESIGNING RUGGED PATTERN ON GOLF BALL SURFACE - A golf ball | 2009-12-03 |
20090298619 | Training Apparatus and Method - A training system may be provided. The training system may include a ball; an anchoring device; and a tether coupled to the ball and the anchoring device such that the tether extends therebetween. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298620 | SHOOTING SKILL AMUSEMENT DEVICE - A basketball amusement device comprises a backboard, a basket, and a self-propelled carriage. The backboard has a surface and the basket is attached to the surface of the backboard. The basket is adapted to receive a tossed ball. A support connects the backboard to the carriage. The self-propelled carriage includes a drive mechanism configured to move the carriage and backboard. The amusement device moves a predetermined distance across an associated support surface in response to the ball being received in the basket. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298621 | Basketball shooting coach - A basketball shooting coach aid device used to help individuals learn how to keep their elbow tucked to the side of their body while keeping the forearm and elbow at a 90 degree angle while shooting a basketball. The basketball shooting coach is a self contained square in shape device that is worn or either the right or left arm depending on the individual wearing the unit. The device consists of a speaker, IC voice chip, batteries, arm straps, and an adjustable sensitivity switch all enclosed in a light weight plastic cover. The basketball shooting aid casing will have a speaker grille to help increase the volume, a sensitivity control cavity to control how sensitive the device is, a Velcro straps that allow the device to fit over an individual's forearm, and an on and off switch. If the alarm sounds when the individual uses the device then the individual is using bad form. The basketball shooting coach aid reconditions the body and mind through response conditioning which is a way to modify behavior and this will give the individual a consistent shot when shooting a basketball. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298622 | Electronic Pitching Trainer and Method for Determining the True Speed of a Sports Projectile - A sensing device obtains range-related data—such as Doppler data or pulse time-of-flight data—from a sports projectile during flight. The time course of the range-related data is employed, in light of predictable characteristics of the projectile trajectory, to determine and output an accurate determination of the projectile speed for one or more points of interest in its flight. Such determination of speed may, for instance, be the speed at the time of projectile release, even though range-related data is gathered later in the flight, when the projectile is traveling neither so fast, nor straight at the sensor. Such sensing device may employ inexpensive short-range acoustic Doppler, and be incorporated into a target device that automatically displays to a pitcher-in-training the speed and ball/strike condition of each pitch. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298623 | LACROSSE HEAD HAVING A BALL STOP - A lacrosse head includes a ball stop having a bottom and side regions that transition at transition regions to head sidewalls, which are joined with a scoop of the head. The ball stop can include a longitudinal axis that extends toward the scoop. The transition regions can be located on a horizontal axis generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. At a distance less than or equal to 1.25 inches from the bottom along the longitudinal axis, opposing side regions and/or sidewalls are separated by a minimum width of 3 inches from the bottom. This construction provides a generally v-shaped ball stop that complies with proposed 2010 NCAA Lacrosse Rules regarding the dimensional requirements for a lacrosse head, while providing improved ball retention within the lacrosse head. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298624 | Strong, Lightweight Article, Containing A Fine-Grained Metallic Layer - Articles for automotive, manufacturing and industrial applications including shafts or tubes used, for example, as golf club shafts, ski and hiking poles, fishing rods or bicycle frames, skate blades and snowboards are at least partially electroplated with fine-grained layers of selected metallic materials. Parts with complex geometry can be coated as well. Alternatively, articles such as conical or cylindrical golf club shafts, hiking pole shafts or fishing pole sections, plates or foils and the like can also be electroformed of fine-grained metallic materials on a suitable mandrel or temporary substrate to produce strong, ductile, lightweight components exhibiting a high coefficient of restitution and a high stiffness for use in numerous applications including sporting goods. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298625 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - When the vehicle is stationary, the gear ratio is shifted to a Low side by controlling the position of a shift actuator such that a shift control valve is controlled to a position in which a first oil pressure shifts toward a neutral position side by a predetermined amount from a maximum discharge side position and a controlling secondary pulley pressure control unit to increase a second oil pressure to a predetermined oil pressure. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298626 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A continuously variable transmission in which a sliding member is prevented from inclining is provided. The continuously variable transmission has a first oil passage provided in a movable sheave, and a second oil passage provided in a primary shaft supporting the movable sheave and connected in series to the first oil passage. A working oil is discharged from a hydraulic chamber via the first and second oil passages. The working oil is more difficult to discharge from the second oil passage than the first oil passage. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298627 | Ventilated CVT - The invention provides apparatus for cooling at least one sheave and/or an endless belt of a continuously variable transmission (CVT). As previously mentioned, the CVT is comprised of a drive clutch, a driven clutch, and the endless belt disposed about the drive and driven clutches. Both the drive and driven clutches include an axially stationary sheave and an axially movable sheave. Certain embodiments provide a ventilation air path through at least one sheave of at least one clutch of the CVT. In addition, certain embodiments provide a ventilation air path through both sheaves of at least one clutch of the CVT. Further, certain embodiments provide apparatus adapted to direct air proximate to an outer face of at least one sheave of at least one clutch inward to a central area of the at least one sheave when the at least one sheave is rotated in a direction of rotation. The apparatus also allows the at least one sheave and at least one clutch to be more aerodynamic, enabling the CVT to operate more efficiently. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298628 | Hydraulic Auto-Tensioner - A hydraulic auto-tensioner includes a high-pressure oil chamber and a low-pressure oil chamber, and oil (L) in the high-pressure oil chamber passes through a clearance (G) between a cylinder ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090298629 | Rotation urging mechanism and pulley device - A rotation urging mechanism includes: an outer member which has an outer raceway surface on its inner periphery and is rotatable about a first axis; an inner member which has on its outer periphery an inner raceway surface disposed in face-to-face relation to a radially inner side of the outer raceway surface over an entire circumference thereof and is rotatable about the first axis; and a plurality of balls disposed rollably between the outer raceway surface and the inner raceway surface. The outer raceway surface is formed about a second axis which is inclined with respect to the first axis, and the inner raceway surface is formed about a third axis which is inclined with respect to the first axis. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298630 | PULLEY FIXING STRUCTURE - A pulley fixing structure includes a pulley with a ball bearing, and a bracket having a shaft portion on which the inner race of the bearing is pressed with an interference fit. The thermal expansion of the radially outer portion of the shaft portion of the bracket is larger than that of the radially inner portion of the inner race of the bearing. The interference thus decreases at a low temperature. Reduction of the radial clearance of the bearing | 2009-12-03 |
20090298631 | Belt tensioning device for being used with a starter generator - A belt tensioning device for a belt drive which comprises a driving machine with a driving belt pulley drivable by a driveshaft around a driving axis, and a plurality of further belt pulleys and with an infinite belt which is wrapped around the driving belt pulley and the further belt pulleys wherein the belt tensioning device comprises a housing in which two tensioning arms are supported so as to be pivotable around a common pivot axis, in which tensioning arms there are supported tensioning rollers with axes of rotation extending parallel to the driving axis, wherein the tensioning arms are supported relative to one another by spring means, wherein, with the driving belt pulley mounted at the driving machine, the housing can be mounted in that, in an annular region surrounding the driveshaft of the driving belt pulley, the housing is contact-free relative to the driving machine. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298632 | FRICTION TRANSMISSION BELT - The present invention provides a friction transmission belt in which slip noise caused at the time when a belt drive portion is immersed in water is suppressed and which has excellent bending fatigue strength. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298633 | Power transmission belt - A power transmission belt having a body with a rubber layer defining spaced friction drive surfaces at laterally oppositely facing side surfaces. Short reinforcing fibers are embedded in the rubber layer in an amount of 15-50 parts by weight per 100 weight percent of rubber in the rubber layer. The short reinforcing fibers include polyamide short reinforcing fibers that make up at least 50 weight percent of the short reinforcing fibers embedded in the rubber layer. A plurality of the polyamide short reinforcing fibers project from the friction drive surfaces and have exposed, flattened ends. Flat particles of inorganic powder are adhered to the friction drive surfaces to reside captively between the flattened ends of the polyamide short reinforcing fibers and locations on the friction drive surfaces at which the short reinforcing fibers do not project. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298634 | HYBRID POWER DRIVING SYSTEM - A hybrid power driving system includes a planetary gear mechanism having a first rotating component, a second rotating component, and a third rotating component. The system also includes an electric motor operatively coupled to the first rotating component, a clutch, an internal-combustion engine operatively coupled to the first rotating component by the clutch, and a brake operatively coupled to the second rotating component and configured to control the second rotating component in a locked position or in an unlocked position. The third rotating component is operatively coupled to an output end to provide rotational power. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298635 | Electric motor actuation of a hydrostatic pump - A hydraulic motor system for improved frequency response includes a hydraulic variator having a pump and a motor, wherein the pump includes a variable angle swash plate, and the system further includes an electric actuator for controlling an angle or torque of the swash plate, thereby controlling the motor output characteristics. The electric actuator for controlling the variable angle swash plate may comprise a linear electric motor, ball screw drive or a rotary electric motor. In an example, the rotary electric motor tilts the swash plate by applying a torque to the swash plate at a point away from its tilt axis. In a further example, the rotary electric motor tilts the swash plate via a worm drive or ball screw drive. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298636 | Gear-type reduction unit, particulary for rotary platforms for sun-following devices - A gear-type reduction unit, particularly for rotary platforms for sun-following devices, which comprises two main components, associated for rotation with respect to each other about a main rotation axis, a driving shaft, supported for rotation about the main axis, by a first one of the main components, a transmission element provided with two pinions, which are jointly connected and have an axis that is eccentric with respect to the main axis, a connecting member for mutual eccentric rotation of the transmission element with respect to the driving shaft, a first ring gear and a second ring gear with internal sets of teeth, which are jointly connected respectively to the first and second of the main components and mesh respectively with the first and the second of the pinions, and a play recovery device to take up slack between the pinions and the ring gears. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298637 | Gear Train of Automatic Transmission for a Vehicle - The present invention provides gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle having a first planetary gear set being a double pinion planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set being a single pinion planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set being a Ravigneaux planetary gear set, with five clutches and two brakes, which realizes ten forward speeds and three reverse speeds. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298638 | Gear Train of Automatic Transmission - A gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may be provided to realize eight forward speeds and one reverse speed with three single pinion planetary gear set, four clutches and two brakes. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298639 | Gear Train of Automatic Transmission for Vehicles - A gear train of an automatic transmission for vehicles has two simple planetary gear sets and one compound planetary gear set with four clutches and three brakes to achieve ten forward speeds and three reverse speeds. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298640 | INTEGRAL SUN GEAR COUPLING - A coupling system for connecting a sun gear to a shaft within a planetary gear train, includes a sun gear coupling connecting the sun gear to the shaft. The sun gear coupling has at least one undulant flexible section joined to an inflexible spindle for accommodating misalignment between the sun gear and the shaft. The flexible section comprises a cylindrical ring having a diameter greater than the diameter of the spindle, and joined to the spindle by two longitudinally spaced apart diaphragms. The juncture between the diaphragms, the ring, and the spindle is curved in cross section on an outer side to improve flexibility and minimize stress concentrations, and the inner sides of the diaphragms are straight edges which result in a non-symmetric contour of the diaphragm walls. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298641 | BRAKING METHOD AND DEVICE WITH ENERGY RECOVERY IN PARTICULAR FOR A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH HYBRID TRACTION SYSTEM - A braking method and device with energy recovery for a hybrid traction vehicle, which, according to the requested braking target, regulates the intervention of the engine-generator and the connection or disconnection of the endothermic engine from the transmission line. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298642 | ANTI ROLL BACK CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - An anti roll back (ARB) control system and an ARB control method are provided, which can prevent a hybrid vehicle, of which the clutch disposed between the driving wheel and the engine is open when the vehicle stops, from being unexpectedly moving downward when the vehicle is restarted on a slope. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298643 | Key Inter Lock Control System and Starting Device Having the Same - A key interlock control system may include a parking position switch unit configured to detect whether a gearshift lever is located in a parking position; an ignition switch unit configured to be electrically connected to at least a power terminal for supplying electrical power to at least an electric or electronic component by manipulation of an ignition key; and a control unit configured to receive a signal from the parking position switch unit and a signal from the ignition switch unit and to determine whether the ignition key is to be locked by a key interlock unit based on the signals of the parking position switch unit and the ignition switch unit. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298644 | IDLING-STOP CANCELLATION CONTROL APPARATUS OF VEHICLE DRIVING SYSTEM - In an idling-stop cancellation control apparatus of a vehicle driving system of an idling-stop control device equipped automotive vehicle capable of running by a power produced by an engine and transmitted via a transmission whose shift is controlled by a hydraulic pressure produced by an engine-driven oil pump during operation of the engine, a controller is configured to execute, based on engine speed, idling-stop cancellation control by which the vehicle driving system is put into an output torque state suited for vehicle-driving operation, when a hydraulic pressure sensor system provided for detecting a hydraulic pressure used for shift control of the transmission is failed. The controller is further configured to execute, based on the hydraulic pressure, idling-stop cancellation control by which the vehicle driving system is put into an output torque state suited for vehicle-driving operation, when the hydraulic pressure sensor system is unfailed. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298645 | ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ARCHITECTURE WITH MAXIMIZED AVAILABILITY - A system comprises a shifter module, an engine control module, and a transmission control module. The shifter module generates a position signal based on a position of a driver input. The engine control module controls an engine, selects one of a plurality of transmission gear ranges based on a mapping of the position signal to the plurality of transmission gear ranges, and generates a range request signal based on the selected transmission gear range. The transmission control module controls a transmission based on the range request signal. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298646 | ENGINE POWERED DEVICE HAVING ACCESSORY DRIVE AND REVERSING MOTOR FOR SELECTIVELY STARTING ENGINE AND POWERING ACCESSORY DRIVE - A device having an engine, a motor/generator and an accessory system having an accessory that is driven by rotary power. The device can be operated in a first mode in which the engine provides rotary power for driving the accessory and the motor/generator. The device can be operated in a second mode for starting the engine and driving the accessory in which rotary power is output from the motor/starter in a first rotational direction. The device can also be operated in a third mode in which the motor/generator outputs rotary power in a second, opposite rotational direction for driving the accessory while the engine is not operating. A method for operating the device is also provided. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298647 | HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR OPERATING A HYDRODYNAMIC TORQUE CONVERTER - A hydraulic circuit arrangement for operating a hydrodynamic torque converter ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090298648 | HYDRAULIC VEHICLE CLUTCH SYSTEM AND PREEMPTIVE CONTROL METHOD - A hydraulic vehicle clutch system and preemptive control method includes a hydraulic vehicle clutch for transferring torque from a propeller shaft to at least one rear wheel drive axle, a vehicle speed sensing device for monitoring a vehicle speed, a shift position sensing device for monitoring a shift position of a transmission shift lever, and a hydraulic pressure generating system for delivering hydraulic fluid at a desired pressure to the hydraulic vehicle clutch for selectively actuating the clutch to couple the propeller shaft and the at least one rear wheel drive axle and thereby transfer torque from the propeller shaft to the at least one rear wheel drive axle. The pressure generating system sends hydraulic fluid to the clutch with the desired pressure at a first pressure when (1) the vehicle speed sensing device indicates that the vehicle speed is at or below a threshold vehicle speed and (2) the shift position sensing device indicates that the shift position is in a nondrive position. The pressure generating system sends the hydraulic fluid to the clutch with the desired pressure at a second, higher pressure when (1) the vehicle speed sensing device indicates that the vehicle speed is at or below the threshold vehicle speed and (2) the shift position sensing device indicates that the shift position is in a drive position. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298649 | Exercise device visual representation - An exercise device includes a member that moves through a selected one of a plurality of differently available paths. A display provides a visual representation of the movement of the first member. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298650 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERACTIVE FITNESS TRAINING PROGRAM - A system and method of providing an interactive training program by monitoring a user's actions is disclosed. A user is prompted through the interactive training program to perform certain movements, the user's movements are monitored relative to the prompted movements, and feedback is provided to the user through the program. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298651 | Exercise device ramp roller retainer - An exercise device as a member configured to be driven by one or more feet, a roller rotationally coupled to the first member and a first projection extending away from the first roller. The exercise device includes a roller guide including an inclined floor underlying the roller and overhang extending over the projection opposite a first side of the roller | 2009-12-03 |
20090298652 | Swim Training Device and Method - The swim training device includes a pole for use in compression between a belt worn on the waist of the swimming user and a floating base. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298653 | POWERED MOBILE LIFTING, GAIT TRAINING AND OMNIDIRECTIONAL ROLLING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A powered mobile lifting, gait training and omnidirectional rolling apparatus is for personal use by persons with lower body disabilities for assisted walking in upright position in desired direction indoor or outdoor. All operations including bringing the apparatus to a user, ingress, walking around and egress are performed by users without assistance of other persons. The apparatus lifts a user from a floor, wheelchair or elevated surface, its overall size enables motion through narrow doorways or other passageways, and omnidirectional wheels provide top maneuverability. Rotation of powered omnidirectional wheels is coordinated with motion of gait simulation devices which drive user's feet, resulting in simulated natural walking pattern. The apparatus comprises a rigid ‘U’-shaped base integrating a powered lifting and supporting device, powered gait simulation devices, step length setup devices, powered omnidirectional wheels with brakes, retractable support mechanisms, control, monitoring, communication and recording means, a power supply block, and a harness. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298654 | TECHNIQUE PLATES - An apparatus for weightlifting. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a plate. The plate is formed as one piece of solid plastic. The plate includes a hole that is configured to receive a bar. The plate is used in a weightlifting system. According to the apparatus disclosed herein, the plate is rugged and stable. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298655 | STRETCHING DEVICE - The present invention pertains to an exercising apparatus comprising a coupling mechanism and a synchronizing mechanism. The coupling mechanism is a rack assembly that includes two elongated bars extending longitudinally within the deck of the apparatus. The elongated bars receive a vertical arm of a platform when inserted through longitudinal slots of the deck. Each end of the elongated bar terminate with a wheel for rolling on a respective trough. The elongated bars further including vertical teeth disposed on the inner surface of each elongated bar for engaging the synchronizing mechanism. A pinion assembly includes a central wheel that rotates about a vertical axis. The external teeth of the central wheel are thereafter meshed with the vertical teeth of the elongated bars to provide synchronous movement as the elongated bars reciprocate. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298656 | MUSCLE TONER EXERCISE APPARATUS - A muscle toning exercise device adaptable from a stationary configuration wherein the device is capable of 360° rotation about a vertical axis, to a movable configuration wherein the device is capable of movement in all directions on a planar surface in addition to 360° rotation. The exercise device includes a handle that extends out from a base that supports the weight of a user. The base of the exercise device contains a series of rolling members that protrude out from the bottom to allow the device to move along the surface upon which the exercise is being performed so that the entire exercise device can be rotated a full 360° about an axis that extends through the center of the device, while further allowing for the displacement of the base, and subsequently the entire exercise device in any direction along a planar surface. A separate cup-shaped base member that rests on the planar surface and in which the exercise device may be selectively installed in covering relation with the rolling members. The cup-shaped member includes a vertically projecting generally cylindrical side wall extending around the base of the exercise device thereby limiting the linear displacement of the device along the planar surface and allowing only for the rotation of the device about a central axis. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298657 | EXERCISE APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING AN ARMLESS PUSH-UP AND METHOD OF USING SAME - An exercise apparatus for performing an armless push-up allows a user to engage in gravity-driven, resistance exercise with improved pectoral isolation and range of motion as compared to known push-up devices. The exercise motion is performed using a yoga-inspired, bent-elbow plank position by a prone (face-down) user. The user places each forearm on a trolley mounted at the top of opposed rails that are inclined toward an elevated centerline. As the trolleys move down the opposed inclined rails, the user's chest descends down; and as the user pinches his elbows together using the pectoralis muscles, the trolleys move up the inclined rails again. Gravity imparts a centered user balance, and the resistance can be varied, such as by changing the incline of the rail assemblies, changing the weight associated with the user, or by adding resistance to the trolley movement. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298658 | Power Tool Driver - A power tool driver includes a tool magazine having a cartridge that enables a change of tools in the power tool driver done in a convenient and safe way. The cartridge is selectively moveable and having a plurality of slots for accommodating a plurality of tools respectively, in which one of the tools can be selected to incorporate with the power tool driver. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298659 | Coupon bag with detachable portion and methods of making same - A plastic bag with a removable coupon section and a method for forming plastic bags with removable coupon sections is presented. The bag comprises a bag portion and a coupon portion. The coupon portion comprises two flaps. Each flap representing at least one coupon. The coupons are separable from the bag portion due to perforations. Where multiple coupons are contained on the same flap, the coupons may be separated from one another due to perforations. The flaps are either not joined to one another due to notching of the plastic film from which they are formed or are separable due to welded perforations. This enables the coupons the be individually removed without disturbing other coupons. In the method for making the plastic bags with a removable coupon section, a roll of plastic film is folded over onto itself and welded together. The initial weld forms the bottom of the bag portion. The coupon portion may be perforated to assist in the separation of the coupon from the bag portion. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298660 | Paper Scoring System - A scoring system uses a grooved roller and a variety of resilient annular scoring tools. The scoring tools have scoring features or blades of different profiles, and further have annular bases uniform in width to enable their interchangeable installation into one or more tool-retaining grooves formed into the roller. The bases are much larger than the scoring features to provide increased strength and durability, along with more stable mounting of the scoring tool. In one version, a single roller assembly is formed by removably securing processing sleeves and spacing sleeves on a common support member. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298661 | CONTINUOUS FOLDING PROCESS - An installation for folding and stacking an endlessly producible web of corrugated cardboard comprises a folding device for folding a web of corrugated cardboard along predetermined folds and a stacking device which is arranged downstream of the folding device for stacking the web of corrugated cardboard, which has been folded along the folds, in stacks. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298662 | Method for protecting the untrimmed edge of a paperboard or paper - The invention relates to a method for protecting the untrimmed edge of paperboard or paper ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090298663 | PAPER-SCORING APPARATUS - Groove-type paper scoring apparatus according to the invention comprises a platform providing a planar rectangular work surface. On the platform are a series of transversely spaced shallow score channels extending longitudinally from one end of the platform to the other. Shallow boundary walls extend along the side edges and the distal end of the platform. The distal end wall of the platform is provided with spaced vertical notches each mating with an associated one of the series of score channels. A scale or ruler extends along each of the walls. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298664 | FOLDING DEVICE - A device for folding an endlessly producible web of corrugated cardboard comprises a stand with two retaining members, at least one engagement member mounted in the stand, the engagement member comprising at least one projection which comprises at least one free end forming a contact edge, and at least one driving device for moving the at least one engagement member, with the at least one engagement member being movably mounted in the stand in such a way that the contact edge is movable at an angle relative to the contact surface along a predetermined trajectory so as to bring the contact edge into engagement with the web of corrugated cardboard sliding on the contact surface. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298665 | Flexible centrifuge bag and methods of use - A flexible, disposable centrifuge bag for receiving and holding a fluid sample, comprising one or more tubes and upper and lower flexible sheets having doughnut shaped configurations. The upper and lower sheets are superimposed and completely sealed together at their outer perimeters to define an outer perimeter of the centrifuge bag. The inner perimeter of the bag defines a central core. The tubes are sandwiched between the upper and lower sheets and extend from the central core of the centrifuge bag. The upper and lower sheets are sealed together at their inner perimeters such that the tubes are sealed between said upper and lower sheets at the inner perimeter. The bag may be used to harvest platelet rich plasma from whole blood in either a batch method or while simultaneously infusing additional aliquots of whole blood into the bag during centrifugation. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298666 | Three Phase Separator - A separator with an at least inwardly singly or doubly conical separator drum ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090298667 | Controlled Gas Pore Formers in Extruded Ware - The present invention provides compositions and methods for producing porous ceramic articles. The compositions and methods comprise a ceramic precursor batch comprising an organic peroxide pore forming agent where the pore forming agent is an organo-adduct of hydrogen peroxide and an organic compound or an organic peroxide of the general formula R—O—O—R′. The organic peroxide pore forming agent is stable during extrusion and other methods for forming a green body and does not decompose until the green body is dried. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298668 | OPTICAL GLASS, GLASS MATERIAL FOR PRESS MOLDING, OPTICAL ELEMENT BLANK, OPTICAL ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A fluorophosphate glass containing: P | 2009-12-03 |
20090298669 | GLASS PLATE FOR DISPLAY DEVICES - To provide a glass plate for display devices wherein without carrying out a post treatment, the depth of a compression stress layer is increased, while the surface compression stress is prevented from being excess only by chemical tempering. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298670 | METHOD FOR REMOVING GRAPHITE FROM CORDIERITE BODIES - A method of removing graphite from a core region of a cordierite-forming green body and a method of firing a cordierite-forming green body to form a fired cordierite body. A dried cordierite-forming green body containing graphite is first heated so that the core region is at a first temperature in a range from about 950° C. up to about 1100° C. The green body is then either held at the first temperature or heated to a second temperature in a range from about 1050° C. up to about 1160° C.; in either case resulting in removal of a majority of graphite from the core region. The green body may then be heated to a third temperature in a range from about 1300° C. up to about 1350° C. at a second predetermined heating rate to remove any residual graphite from the core region and then heated to a temperature of at least 1390° C. to form the fired cordierite body. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298671 | Compositions for Preparing Low Dielectric Materials Containing Solvents - Silica-based materials and films having a dielectric constant of 3.7 or below and compositions and methods for making and using same are disclosed herein. In one aspect, there is provided a composition for preparing a silica-based material comprising an at least one silica source, a solvent, an at least one porogen, optionally a catalyst, and optionally a flow additive wherein the solvent boils at a temperature ranging from 90° C. to 170° C. and is selected from the group of compounds represented by the following formulas: HO—CHR | 2009-12-03 |
20090298672 | SINGLE PHASE YTTRIUM PHOSPHATE HAVING THE XENOTIME CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR ITS SYNTHESIS - Methods for producing substantially single phase yttrium phosphate which exhibits the xenotime crystal structure are disclosed. The methods can be practiced without the use of high temperatures (e.g., the methods can be practiced at temperatures less than 1000° C.). The resulting yttrium phosphate can be in the form of particles which comprise interwoven strands of crystals of yttrium phosphate and/or nanoparticles prepared from such particles. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298673 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION CATALYST - An exhaust gas purification catalyst includes a catalyst layer formed on a support. The catalyst layer contains Ce-containing oxide particles having an oxygen storage/release capacity and a catalytic metal. The catalyst layer further contains a large number of iron oxide particles of 300 nm diameter or less that are dispersed therein and are in contact with the Ce-containing oxide particles. When observed by electron microscopy, the proportion of the area of iron oxide particles of 300 nm diameter or less to the total area of all of iron oxide particles in the catalyst layer is 30% or more. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298674 | CATALYSTS FOR HYDROCARBON OXIDATION - Embodiments of the invention provide catalysts for hydrocarbon oxidation. One embodiment of the invention provides a catalyst for hydrocarbon oxidation comprising: a liquid medium including aromatic hydrocarbon 150; bis(2,4-pentanedionato)platinum; bis(2,4-pentanedionato)palladium; ferrocene; magnesium 2-ethylhexanoate; and cerium (III) 2-ethylhexanoate, rhenium in an organo-metallic compound, or both. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298675 | PRODUCTION PROCESS OF EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING CATALYST - The present invention relates to a production process of an exhaust gas purifying catalyst, comprising impregnating a support with a solution containing a metal salt and then drying it to load a particle of the metal salt on the support, (a) wherein a base having a less tendency to adsorb and coordinate to the metal salt particle than ammonia is incorporated into the solution to make the solution basic, and thereby the metal salt particle is caused to have a negative zeta potential; or (b) wherein an acid and a base that adsorbs and coordinates to the metal salt particle are incorporated into the solution to make the solution acidic, and thereby the metal salt particle is caused to have a positive zeta potential. | 2009-12-03 |