52nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110315481 | CENTRIFUGALLY-OPERATED APPARATUS - Herein is disclosed a centrifugally-operated apparatus that comprises at least a shaft with an axis of rotation and a pawl that is coaxially mounted on the shaft with at least a portion of the pawl being movable radially inwardly and outwardly from the shaft. The axis of rotation of the shaft passes through the pawl, at a location that is radially offset from the center of mass of the pawl. Rotation of the shaft and pawl above a predetermined speed can cause at least the movable portion of the pawl to be moved radially outward from the shaft, in which position an engaging end of the movable portion of the pawl may engage with a component such as a ratchet. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315482 | PREASSEMBLED AND PRETORQUED FRICTION BRAKE AND METHOD OF MAKING A SAFETY DEVICE CONTAINING SUCH A FRICTION BRAKE - Herein is disclosed a preassembled and pretorqued friction brake comprising at least a pressure plate, a ratchet ring, a friction ring, and a backing plate. Further disclosed is a centrifugally-operated safety device comprising the preassembled and pretorqued friction brake, and methods of making | 2011-12-29 |
20110315483 | SAFETY DEVICES COMPRISING A LOAD-BEARING COMPOSITE POLYMERIC HOUSING AND A LOAD-BEARING ANCHORAGE PLATE - Herein are disclosed fall-protection safety devices comprising a load-bearing housing comprised of a composite polymeric material, and also comprising a load-bearing anchorage plate connected to the load-bearing housing by at least one load-bearing connector. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315484 | LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE - A lubrication system for an aircraft engine includes a lubrication fluid tank and a fluid passage communicating with the tank to define an entry of the passage inside the tank. The entry is positioned in a location submerged in the lubrication fluid for delivery of the lubrication fluid under a pressure differential, from the tank to the lubrication system regardless of the tank or aircraft attitude. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315485 | LUBRICANT DISPENSER - A lubricant dispenser having a cartridge, a wall in the cartridge defining therein a lower chamber and an upper chamber, and a piston subdividing the lower chamber into a lower lubricant compartment and an upper gas compartment. The cartridge has an outlet opening into the lower lubricant compartment. A body of fluent lubricant fills the lower lubricant compartment. A housing in the upper chamber holds a gas generator connected through the wall to the gas compartment and electrically energizeable to generate gas and pressurize the gas compartment. A battery is secured to the housing. An electronic controller removably mounted in the upper chamber has electrical contacts connectable to the battery and to the gas generator. It is powerable by the battery for operating the gas generator and thereby pressurizing the gas compartment, moving the piston, and forcing the lubricant out of the outlet. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315486 | RUBBER COMPOSITION - Disclosed is a rubber composition containing 100 parts by weight of a rubber blend comprising 99-85 by weight % of chloroprene rubber and 1-15 by weight % of chlorinated polyethylene rubber, (A) 10 to 30 parts by weight of a polyether ester-based plasticizer having a molecular weight of 450 to 650, or (B) 10 to 30 parts by weight of both of a polyether ester-based plasticizer having a molecular weight of 450 to 900 and an ester-based plasticizer having a molecular weight 350 to 500, and 3 to 10 parts by weight of two or more aromatic amine-based antioxidants. The rubber composition can simultaneously satisfy requirements for use as, for example, an automobile grease cup material, that is, heat resistance, ozone resistance, cold resistance, and adhesion to metal or resin. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315487 | ARRANGEMENT OF ELEVATOR MACHINES | 2011-12-29 |
20110315488 | Vertically Moving Device - A vertically moving device includes a spool mechanism for spooling at least two wires that are fed out to form loops and a vertically movable platform suspended by looped portions of the at least two wires fed out from the spool mechanism. The vertically movable platform includes at least four wire-guiding rotating bodies over which the looped portions of the wires are run. And a looped portion of one of the wires is run over at least two of the wire-guiding rotating bodies, and a looped portion of the other of the wires is run over at least two other of the wire-guiding rotating bodies | 2011-12-29 |
20110315489 | ELEVATOR TENSION MEMBER MONITORING DEVICE - A tension member monitoring device is provided with at least one contact sensor ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315490 | INTELLIGENT ELEVATOR SAFETY MONITOR - In accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure, a process for determining the safety of an elevator is described. The process may be implemented to collect, by an acceleration sensor, an operational measurement of the elevator in operation, wherein the operational measurement comprises a velocity measurement of the elevator. The process may be implemented to determine, by a processor, an operational status of the elevator by evaluating the operational measurement. The process may further be implemented to generate, by the processor, a warning signal when the operational status indicates that the elevator is operating abnormally. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315491 | Systems for Retarding the Speed of a Railcar - Systems for retarding the speed of a railcar comprise: a brake; a hydraulic actuator moving the brake between a closed position in which the brake applies braking pressure on a wheel of the railcar and an open position in which the brake does not apply braking pressure on the wheel of the rail car; a hydraulic circuit comprising a first manifold and a second manifold; a pump configured to pump hydraulic fluid into at least one of the first manifold and the second manifold; and a logic element controlling pressure of the fluid in the first manifold such that when the wheel enters the brake and forces the brake towards the open position. The logic element reacts to maintain a selected pressure in the first manifold, thus causing a selected braking pressure to be applied by the brake on the wheel of the railcar. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315492 | DISK BRAKE - The present invention provides a disk brake capable of ensuring excellent actuation efficiency. A piston holding mechanism | 2011-12-29 |
20110315493 | MULTI-STAGE BRAKE PEDAL LINKAGE - A brake assembly includes an operator brake pedal configured to be depressed at a brake pedal angle, and brake pedal linkage operatively connected to the operator brake pedal. The brake pedal linkage is configured to apply a braking force in response to the depression of the operator brake pedal. A brake pedal effort input is associated with the brake pedal angle, and a first rate of change of the brake pedal effort input with respect to the brake pedal angle may be associated with an initial range of motion of the operator brake pedal. A second rate of change of the brake pedal effort input with respect to the brake pedal angle may be associated with a subsequent range of motion of the operator brake pedal. The second rate of change may be greater than the first rate of change. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315494 | BYPASS FOR A SUSPENSION DAMPER - A vehicle suspension damper comprises a cylinder and a piston assembly including a damping piston along with working fluid within the cylinder. A bypass permits fluid to avoid dampening resistance of the damping piston. A fluid path through the bypass is controlled by a valve that is shifted by a piston surface when the contents of at least one predetermined volume is injected against the piston surface which acts upon the valve. In one embodiment, the bypass is remotely operable. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315495 | CONTROLLED-FRICTION SLIDING DEVICE, SUCH AS A DAMPER, WHICH CAN OPERATE IN TWO DIRECTIONS - The invention relates to a controlled-friction device comprising first and second elements ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315496 | POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A contactless power transfer system for a mobile asset is presented. The system includes a primary loop disposed adjacent to a location that is coupled to a power source. A secondary receiving coil is disposed on the mobile asset and coupled to a traction motor for receiving power from the primary loop. The power transfer system further includes a field-focusing element that can focus a magnetic field from the primary loop onto the secondary receiving coil, the field-focusing element having a non-linear current distribution. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315497 | MEDIUM FOR AN ELECTRIC CURRENT COLLECTION STRIP - The invention relates to a medium ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315498 | TORQUE CONVERTER WITH IMPROVED TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH PERFORMANCE - A torque converter, including: a cover; a first through bore for receiving a transmission input shaft; a clutch including a piston plate; a plurality of fasteners connected to the cover; and a plate connected to the cover. The plate includes a radially aligned wall including a plurality of openings in which the plurality of fasteners is disposed; a second through bore at least partially aligned, in an axial direction, with the first through bore; and a plurality fins extending from the radially aligned wall in the axial direction. Each fin includes a first end aligned with the first and second through bores in the axial direction. Each fin includes a second end disposed radially within the plurality of openings. A space, aligned with an axis of rotation for the torque converter and the second through bore, is formed between the respective first ends. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315499 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - An ECU executes a program including the steps of: starting monitoring the turbine revolution speed and the output shaft revolution speed when a direct shift is started; performing complete disengagement control on a disengagement element; lowering control pressure of a disengagement element to preliminarily fixed control pressure; starting engagement control on an engagement element when a set time period Ts passes; performing complete disengagement control on the disengagement element when a set time period Ts passes; and starting the engagement control on an engagement element when turbine revolution speed NT is equal to or larger than (the synchronous revolution speed of a gear after a shift—a set value Ns). | 2011-12-29 |
20110315500 | Synchronizing Device for Transmission - A synchronizing device for transmission including a clutch hub disposed to a shaft and a plurality of clutch hub groove formed thereto, a sleeve splined and connected to an external side of the clutch hub for being capable of moving along axial direction of the shaft, a blocking key disposed to the clutch hub groove, and a clutch gear disposed coaxial to the shaft may include a blocker ring disposed to touch a cone portion formed to the clutch gear, wherein a blocking key locking portion may be formed to the clutch hub for an upper external circumference of the blocking key to contact thereto, and a receiving portion for supporting the blocking key may be formed to the blocker ring. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315501 | DAMPER ASSEMBLY WITH ENGINE-SIDE COVER PLATE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO ENGINE CRANKSHAFT AND POWERTRAIN HAVING SAME - The powertrain includes an engine having a crankshaft, and a transmission having a transmission input member. A damper assembly is included that has an engine-side cover plate facing the engine, a transmission-side cover plate facing the transmission, and a retaining member between the cover plates. Resilient members are positioned between the engine-side cover plate and the transmission-side cover plate and supported by the retaining member. The engine-side cover plate is directly connected to the crankshaft for common rotation therewith. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315502 | DECOUPLER FEATURING HELICAL WRAP CLUTCH SPRING AND COIL DAMPER SPRINGS - A decoupler having a hub, a drive member and an isolator. The drive member is disposed about the hub for rotation about a rotational axis and includes an inner clutch surface. The isolator couples the hub and the drive member and includes a carrier, a plurality of arcuate springs, and a wrap spring. The carrier is received between the hub and the drive member and includes a carrier member, which defines a pair of apertures, and a pair of reaction blocks that are mounted in the apertures. The arcuate springs are mounted in the carrier member and are disposed between the hub and an associated one of the reaction blocks. The wrap spring has an end and a plurality of helical coils that are engaged to the inner clutch surface of the drive member. The end has an end face that is abutted against one of the reaction blocks. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315503 | SELECTABLE VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE TRANSMISSION - A hydraulic valve assembly for controlling a clutch in a vehicle transmission. The valve assembly includes a housing with a first port for connection to a source of pressurized hydraulic fluid, a displaceable sealing piston disposed within the housing, a valve spring for displacing the sealing piston, a snap-spring having first and second equilibrium positions, and an overstroke spring. In the first equilibrium position a spring force displaces the sealing piston to uncover the first port to enable fluid flow through the valve, and in the second equilibrium position the valve spring displaces the sealing piston to block the first port to block fluid flow through the valve. Moving from the first equilibrium position to the second equilibrium position includes displacing the overstroke spring. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315504 | RIVET AND METHOD FOR RIVETING COMPONENTS - A rivet, in particular a solid rivet, for riveting components, which has a primary head for bearing on a component to be riveted and a rivet shank, which is plastically deformable to form a closing head, joined to the primary head so as to constitute a single piece therewith. The primary head has a greater hardness than the rivet shank. Owing to the greater hardness of the primary head, the rivet joint can be produced in a reliable and cost effective manner, even in the case of a rivet header bearing only partially on the primary head. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315505 | ALUMINUM CLUTCH HOUSING FOR A FRICTION CLUTCH WITH A PISTON POCKET AND A SPLINE LINER - A clutch has an outer aluminum housing and an inner housing arranged coaxially with respect to one another to support a plurality of first and second alternating, interiorly arranged, radially extending, friction members for axial movement between engaged and disengaged positions. The outer aluminum housing can have a cylindrical side wall and a radially inwardly extending end wall. A plurality of spline teeth can be formed at angularly spaced locations along the cylindrical side wall. Each spline tooth can have radial wall portions extending inwardly and longitudinally terminating at a circumferential wall portion extending between the radial wall portions to define the spline teeth. A sheet metal liner can be wrapped around to form a continuous, generally cylindrical, corrugated ring with inwardly extending spline teeth covers connected to a collar. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315506 | OIL PUMP MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A mounting structure for mounting a separate shaft type oil pump in a case of a transmission. The separate shaft type oil pump is driven by a shaft that is separate from and rotated in cooperation with a shaft arranged in a torque input route extending from an engine to the transmission to supply hydraulic oil to a transmission oil pressure control mechanism. The mounting structure includes a spacer coupler that fastens the oil pump to the transmission case. The spacer coupler includes a plurality of spacers that couple the oil pump and the transmission case. An oil passage is formed in the spacers of the spacer coupler to connect an oil pressure system, which includes the oil pressure control mechanism, and the oil pump. A manual shaft for operating the transmission is arranged in a clearance between the spacers of the spacer coupler. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315507 | Extendable Conveyor with Multifunctional User Interface Section - An extendable boom loader and system. The extendable boom loader includes a distal boom element and a package tray. The boom element includes a package stop that moves to a first position blocking passage of packages and a second position allowing passage of packages, and a securing mechanism that holds the package stop in the first position. The package tray moves to first and second positions, respectively retracted within and extending from the boom element. The tray includes a tray package stop apparatus that prevents packages from sliding off a distal end of the tray. The distal boom element further includes a drawer unit that moves to first and second positions, respectively retracted within and extending from the tray. The drawer unit is configured to pivot down, while in its second position, to reach a floor of a container being loaded using the extendable boom loader. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315508 | MODULAR CHAIN NEWEL WITH STANDARD BEARING - A roller bearing and newel guide assembly ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315509 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING AND ORIENTING ARTICLES - The present invention relates to an apparatus and methods for inspecting and orienting manufactured articles. The apparatus and method include recirculating inspected articles to the inspection station for additional processing. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315510 | TRANSPORT DEVICE FOR FLAT PRODUCTS - A device and a method for transporting flat products comprising at least one feeder and a first transport unit having at least two transport elements that can be set against side edges lying opposite one another of the flat products. The flat products can be gripped by the transport elements and can be transported upright in the transport direction. In the transporting process, the flat products are received in the first transport unit, are transported within the latter, and are held upright at the side edges by the transport elements. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315511 | DEFLECTING DEVICE FOR FLAT PRODUCTS - The invention relates to a device for transporting flat products having at least one feeder feeding the flat products in a first transport direction, and having at least two conveying units for forwarding the flat products in a second transport direction. The conveying units are configured symmetrically and in each case have a plurality of guiding elements which can be set against the flat sides of the products. It is possible for the flat products to be received between in each case two adjacent guiding-element pairs and to be gripped by them and, as a result, to be transported upright in the second transport direction. During the movement in the second transport direction, the guiding elements are moved gradually out of holding engagement with the flat products. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315512 | PRODUCT COLLATING SYSTEM - A system for collating products may comprise a holding belt mechanism operable to hold onto products introduced vertically onto the holding conveyer belt, a conveyer belt, and a drum mechanism. The drum mechanism may include a rotating outer drum, a plurality of pick head modules on the rotating outer drum, and a plurality of vacuum cups within each of the plurality of pick head modules, wherein the plurality of vacuum cups are operable to capture the products held onto by the holding conveyer belt and to release the products in a collated manner onto the conveyer belt. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315513 | Adjustable Reservoir For Rod-Like Articles - An adjustable reservoir for articles such as smoking articles and smoking article filters comprises a plurality of conveyors mounted one above another in a vertical stack, each conveyor comprising an endless belt defining a curved conveying path of constant radius extending between two ends proximally spaced to define a gap through which articles carried by the belt may drop, and a drive mechanism operable to rotate at least one conveyor about the vertical axis of the stack so as to change the angular position of the gap of that conveyor relative to the gaps of adjacent conveyors. Changing the relative angular positions of the gaps allows the capacity of the reservoir to be adjusted, and further adjustment can be achieved by changing the direction of travel of the conveyor belts. The drive mechanism can be configured to move one or more groups of conveyors in unison, or to move each conveyor individually. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315514 | BELT CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A belt conveyor system with a distributing belt conveyor unit having upper and lower movable frame assemblies that are pivotally connected to a gear unit that simultaneously moves the lower movable frame assembly in opposition to the movement of the upper movable frame assembly, therein allowing the belt to track smoothly when transferring the articles between one branch belt conveyor unit and two or more branch belt conveyors units. The construction of the distributing belt conveyor unit allows for easy removal of the belt. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315515 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOADING FOOD ARTICLES - A loading head for use with food articles has a main conveyor adapted to convey a plurality of food articles, an indexing conveyor positioned beneath the main conveyor, and a transfer member positioned between the main conveyor and the indexing conveyor. The transfer member is adapted to transfer each food article from the main conveyor to the indexing conveyor. A buffering mechanism is adapted to move the transfer member between a first position and a variable second position. A pusher mechanism is associated with the indexing conveyor to raise and lower gates from an open position permitting food article transfer to a closed position prohibiting food article transfer. The pusher mechanism includes a cam operably associated with the gates to open and close the gates. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315516 | Belt For Transferring Plies Containing Metal Reinforcements - Device for transferring a reinforcing ply having the overall shape of a parallelogram and containing reinforcing threads with ferromagnetic properties and making a given angle b, smaller than 90°, with the longitudinal direction of the said reinforcing ply, comprising at least two transfer belts which overlap over a given length l and are separated by a given and small-sized distance, each of the belts comprising a magnetized region of trapezoidal shape, the bases of which are parallel to the longitudinal direction of the belts and are intended to hold the reinforcing ply firmly against the moving surface of the said transfer belts, characterized in that, in the region of overlap of the belts, the side of the trapezium connecting the two bases of the magnetized region of the first belt forms an angle a | 2011-12-29 |
20110315517 | WING PULLEY HAVING CENTRAL REINFORCING DISK - Wing pulleys that engage a conveyor belt during conveying operations are described. The wing pulley includes a central reinforcing disk that strengthens and stabilizes the pulley. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315518 | Extendable Boom Brake Apparatus and System - An extendable boom conveyor system and method. The extendable boom system includes first and second boom elements, an operator control, and a controller. The first boom element includes a brake mechanism, which includes a pin configured to be positioned in an engaged position and a disengaged position. The second boom element includes a feature configured to engage the pin in the engaged position and prevent motion of the first boom element relative to the second boom element in at least a first direction. The controller is configured to receive an operator signal from the operator control and activate the brake mechanism responsive to the operator signal. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315519 | SCRAPER FOR SCRAPER CHAIN CONVEYORS - A scraper for a scraper chain conveyor, having a top web, on which a chain attachment region for connecting the scraper to a scraper chain is configured, and having scraper wings for guiding the scraper on side profiles and bottom of a scraper chain conveyor. In order to provide scrapers with which a higher conveying output or a reduction of the drive output to be installed can be achieved, and which also enable a worn or defective scraper to be changed below ground, it is provided according to the invention that the scraper wings consist of a holding portion anchored to the metallic top web and a plastics sliding insert which can be releasably fastened to the holding portion. For the sliding inserts and their retention, various embodiments are proposed. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315520 | CHAIN AND FLIGHT CONVEYOR - A chain driven by two sprockets spaced a short distance apart along their common axial centerline. The chain includes elongated pins that extend beyond the outer surfaces of the chain link plates, on both sides, by a distance about equal to the width of the spaced apart sprockets. The chain is aligned midway between the sprockets, and the sprocket teeth drive on the extended portion of the chain pins. Where a flight is attached to the chain links, the pins are extended still further, to fit into the indentations or holes in the flights. This provides an exposed length of each pin in alignment with the sprocket on each side for driving purposes. The chain has a piece extending between the plates to reduce the likelihood of a pin extending further outside of one side plate or the other. A shoulder on the pin further reduces the likelihood of this happening. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315521 | SOUND DAMPENING CONVEYOR CHAIN FLIGHT - A conveyor flight for a chain comprising at least two spaced apart links, and two side plates that connect the links, with each side plate including two spaced apart extension pins extending from the side plate. The flight comprises a metal support, and the metal support includes two spaced apart cylindrical portions adapted to receive the two spaced apart extension pins. The flight also includes a flexible casing surrounding the metal support. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315522 | CENTERING ELEMENT FOR CONTAINER HOLDERS ON CONTAINER PROCESSING MACHINES, CONTAINER HOLDER, AND CONTAINER PROCESSING MACHINES COMPRISING SUCH CONTAINER HOLDERS - Disclosed is a centering element for use with container holders or turntables on container processing machines, comprising a centering cone that has a cone-type or taper-type centering surface for receiving and centering each container on the bottom of the container. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315523 | BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM - A junction conveyor which facilitates transferring of articles from one conveyor to another conveyor is disclosed. The junction conveyor includes a conveyor frame and a pulley arrangement having a plurality of pulleys being mounted onto the frame. The pulley arrangement includes at least a first and a second pulley defining a first and a second end of the junction conveyor. The pulley arrangement also includes at least one free rolling pulley and a drive pulley. The junction conveyor further includes a belt being fitted to the pulley arrangement to form a junction conveying surface of the junction conveyor. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315524 | DRAPER ARRANGEMENT FOR A COMBINE HARVESTER PICK-UP - A draper assembly for a crop pick-up has an endless draper belt assembly wrapped around a smaller front roller and a larger rear drive roller where the endless draper belt assembly is formed by four endless belts connected side by side at spaced positions along their length for common movement around the rollers. A tracking guide device is defined by a plurality of plastic guide elements mounted in a row on an inside surface of one belt at longitudinally spaced positions along the belt length which cooperates with a groove in the drive roller so that there are least two guide elements in the groove at any point in time. The guide elements are wider than their length and can be fastened through the belt so as to connect to the mounting of some of the fingers on the exterior of the belt. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315525 | PRODUCT DISCHARGE LINE - A module conveying device including a main conveying mechanism conveying products in a main conveying direction between an input location and an output location of the main conveying mechanism. The output location can be swiveled between two vertically arranged first transfer positions. A transverse mechanism accepts the conveyed products that likewise includes an input location and an output location, which input location is positioned in one of the two first transfer positions and the output location of the transverse conveying mechanism is positioned in a second transfer position. The output location of the main conveying mechanism can be swiveled between at least one additional first transfer position and the two first transfer positions. Each additional first transfer position is positioned in the event of one input location of an additional transverse conveying mechanism. The additional output locations of the additional transverse conveying mechanism are positioned in additional transfer positions arranged vertically to the second transfer position. The conveying device also includes a collecting conveying mechanism, including an input location and an output location, that can be positioned selectively between the transfer positions of the transverse conveying mechanism to accept products temporarily stored on a transverse conveying mechanism. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315526 | PLANAR CAVITY MEMS AND RELATED STRUCTURES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND DESIGN STRUCTURES - A method of forming a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) includes forming a lower electrode on a first insulator layer within a cavity of the MEMS. The method further includes forming an upper electrode over another insulator material on top of the lower electrode which is at least partially in contact with the lower electrode. The forming of the lower electrode and the upper electrode includes adjusting a metal volume of the lower electrode and the upper electrode to modify beam bending. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315527 | PLANAR CAVITY MEMS AND RELATED STRUCTURES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND DESIGN STRUCTURES - Planar cavity Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) structures, methods of manufacture and design structure are provided. The method includes forming at least one Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) cavity having a planar surface using a reverse damascene process. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315528 | PLANAR CAVITY MEMS AND RELATED STRUCTURES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND DESIGN STRUCTURES - A method of forming at least one Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) includes forming a beam structure and an electrode on an insulator layer, remote from the beam structure. The method further includes forming at least one sacrificial layer over the beam structure, and remote from the electrode. The method further includes forming a lid structure over the at least one sacrificial layer and the electrode. The method further includes providing simultaneously a vent hole through the lid structure to expose the sacrificial layer and to form a partial via over the electrode. The method further includes venting the sacrificial layer to form a cavity. The method further includes sealing the vent hole with material. The method further includes forming a final via in the lid structure to the electrode, through the partial via. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315529 | MEMS STRUCTURE WITH A FLEXIBLE MEMBRANE AND IMPROVED ELECTRIC ACTUATION MEANS - The MEMS structure comprises: a flexible membrane ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315530 | Switch Assembly - A switch assembly provides a pressing plate on a pivot contact lever to minimize heat generation at the point between the pivot contact lever and the contact point by providing an additional parallel connection contact plate which is in parallel connection to the pivot contact lever. The switch assembly provides convex contact portions on the internal output ports of the forward/reverse switch mechanism. A supplementary elastic metal plate to the pivot contact lever is provided to solve the problem of loose contact at the pivot connection site where the pivot contact lever and the support unit meet, and provides a supplementary contact unit to the movable contact device at the forward/reverse switch mechanism. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315531 | ELECTRICAL SWITCH - An electrical switch has a casing, four fixed contacts, a moving contact located in the casing, and an operator supported by the casing for movement moving the moving contact into and out of contact with the fixed contacts. The casing has an aperture adjacent each fixed contact, through which an end of an electrical cable may be inserted for connection to the fixed contact. The aperture faces in a first direction, laterally outwards from the casing. The electrical switch includes a holder located on the casing immediately outside the aperture for holding an electrical cable connected through the aperture, bent, and extending in a second direction transverse to the first direction. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315532 | SWITCH DEVICE - A switch device includes a body, an insulator which forms an outer casing with the body, a first engagement portion formed at a side portion of the body, a flange portion formed at an edge part of the side portion of the body, a second engagement portion formed on the insulator so as to be engaged with the first engagement portion, and a pressing portion which is formed on the insulator and is adapted to press the flange portion in a state that a plane part of the pressing portion is in line-contact with the edge part of the flange portion when the first engagement portion is engaged with the second engagement portion. The edge part of the flange portion is in intimate contact with the pressing portion by a restoring force of the flange portion under a condition that the flange portion is pressed by the pressing portion, and the flange portion urges the second engagement portion engaged with the first engagement portion in a restoring direction of the flange portion so as to reinforce the engagement of the first engagement portion with the second engagement portion. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315533 | PRESS SWITCH - A press switch is composed of a base, a light-emitting device, a housing, a movable seat, and a pressing element. Due to the flat surfaces of the base and the ribs of the movable seat, the area of contact between the base and the movable seat is reduced. In addition, due to the ribs of the movable seat and the flat surfaces of the housing, the area of contact between the movable seat and the housing is also reduced. These reduced areas of contact allow the pressing element to be pressed stably and smoothly. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315534 | LIGHT GUIDE SHEET, MOVABLE CONTACT BODY USING SAME, AND SWITCH - A light guide sheet guides light emitted from a light introducer. The light guide sheet includes a film-shaped substrate, a light emitting section formed on the substrate, and a belt-shaped light-blocking section. The light emitting section reflects or scatters light transmitting in the substrate to the outside. The light-blocking section is formed in the substrate by coloring a position of the substrate to a color. In the position, the light emitting section is not formed. The color absorbs the light which is emitted from the light introducer. The light emitting section can alternatively be composed of a plurality of projections and/or a plurality of recesses. Such a light-blocking section is formed in a position of the substrate where the projections and/or the recesses are not formed. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315535 | Capacitive switch - In a capacitive switch ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315536 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel including a substrate, a first patterned conductive layer, a second patterned conductive layer and a circuit board is provided. The substrate has a first surface, a second surface, a first bonding area and a second bonding area. The first patterned conductive layer disposed on the first surface includes first sensing series electrically insulated from each other. The second patterned conductive layer disposed on the second surface includes second sensing series electrically insulated from each other. The circuit board includes a rigid portion, a first flexible bonding portion and a second flexible bonding portion. The first flexible bonding portion and the second flexible bonding portion are electrically connected to the rigid portion. The first flexible bonding portion is electrically connected to the first sensing series in the first bonding area. The second flexible bonding portion is electrically connected to the second sensing series in the second bonding area. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315537 | SELECTIVE TEMPERATURE QUENCH AND ELECTROSTATIC RECOVERY OF BIO-OIL FRACTIONS - A process for quenching, separating and collecting targeted components of a hot pyrolysis product stream from the pyrolysis of biomass is provided. The process utilizes rapid quenching and electrostatic precipitation at a predetermined temperature in order to selectively collect one or more fractions of the hot mixture. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315538 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DOSING OR SHUTTING OFF PRIMARY COMBUSTION AIR IN THE PRIMARY HEATING ROOM OF HORIZONTAL COKE-OVEN CHAMBERS - Dosed proportioning and cutoff of combustion air into the primary heating space of a horizontal coke oven is provided by apertures in the ceiling of the coke oven chamber, the apertures covered with a withdrawable cover device which controls the amount of air admitted, manually or in an automatic mode. By way of this device, ventilation of a coke oven chamber with primary air can be so controlled that primary air is introduced in an exactly dosed manner and, depending on its place of installation, exactly distributed into the primary heating space of a coke oven chamber. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315539 | SOLAR POWERED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SLUDGE TREATMENT - A solar-powered device for converting sludge into one or more products is disclosed. The device includes a pyrolysis reactor selectively operable by solar energy, for carrying our thermal decomposition, into one or more products, of sludge introduced into the reactor via a dedicated sludge inlet. The reactor includes at least one outlet for discharging from the reactor one or more products obtained from the sludge decomposition. The device also includes a sensor for sensing sunlight radiation and providing an output data indicative of the amount of solar energy corresponding to the sensed sunlight, and a control unit for receiving the output data and operating or shutting down the pyrolysis reactor based on the amount of solar energy generated from the sunlight. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315540 | Recycling of tires, rubber and other organic material through vapor distillation - A processor for vacuum distillation of whole tires including;
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20110315541 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALCOHOL RECOVERY AND CONCENTRATION OF STILLAGE BY-PRODUCTS - Systems and methods for separating an alcohol, and in particular butanol, from a fermented feed and concentrating thin stillage into syrup includes operation of one or more alcohol recovery distillation columns using the heat supplied by steam generated from concentration of the thin stillage in a multi-train, multi-effect evaporation system. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315542 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING ORGANIC MATERIAL USING SOLAR ENERGY - The invention provides a system for processing organic material using solar energy. The system includes a flat mirror reflecting unit configured to rotate around a dual axis of the flat mirror reflecting unit in order to receive sunlight from the sun. The flat mirror reflecting unit reflects the sunlight in response to receiving the sunlight. The system further includes a fixed concentrating Fresnel mirror unit for receiving the sunlight reflected by the flat mirror reflecting unit. The system also includes a sliding tray unit which receives organic material. The sliding tray unit is positioned such as to receive the sunlight reflected by the fixed concentrating Fresnel mirror unit. The sliding tray unit receives the sunlight concentrating on a focal region of the sliding tray unit. Upon receiving the sunlight on the sliding tray unit, the organic material in the sliding tray unit is subjected to thermal processing using solar energy of the sunlight. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315543 | FORMING MEMORY USING HIGH POWER IMPULSE MAGNETRON SPUTTERING - Forming memory using high power impulse magnetron sputtering is described herein. One or more method embodiments include forming a resistive memory material on a structure using high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HIPIMS), wherein the resistive memory material is formed on the structure in an environment having a temperature of approximately 400 degrees Celsius or less. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315544 | ARC EVAPORATOR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE EVAPORATOR - The invention relates to an arc evaporator which comprises at least one anode ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315545 | HYDROGEN GENERATING DEVICE - A hydrogen generating device ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315546 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AND DISPENSING HYDROGEN - The present disclosure relates to an altitude-adjustable apparatus comprising: a platform; a device for controllably raising the altitude of the platform; a water supply combined with said platform; a device for converting water into the components thereof through solar power; and means for liquefying and storing the resulting liquefied hydrogen in tanks, the latter being built into flying bodies that are designed to arrive at a target area and dispense the liquefied hydrogen. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315547 | PLATING DEVICE - A plating device for plating a substrate includes a plating solution container for retaining a plating solution. The plating solution container has a sidewall and an opening portion surrounded with the sidewall. Further, the plating device includes a holding member for holding the substrate so that the substrate faces the opening portion of the solution container and is situated away from the plating solution container; a cathode electrode for contacting with an outer circumferential portion of the substrate; an anode electrode for contacting the plating solution in the plating solution container; a plating solution supply device for supplying the plating solution into the plating solution container so that the plating solution overflows through a space between the plating solution container and the substrate after the plating solution contacts with the substrate; and a through hole formed in the sidewall of the plating solution container. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315548 | BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL DETECTION ELECTRODE AND BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL DETECTION APPARATUS - A biological signal detection electrode includes an electrode element and a plurality of drought-resistant electrolytic solution soaking parts. The electrode element is made of a conductive material and has a surface. The plurality of drought-resistant electrolytic solution soaking parts are placed at predetermined intervals on the surface of the electrode element, are formed to have a thickness that allows contact with a scalp without hair being sandwiched between the electrode element and the scalp, and are soaked in a drought-resistant electrolytic solution including a drought-resistant liquid and a conductive liquid. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315549 | TESTING STRIP FOR DETECTING A FLUIDIC SAMPLE - The present invention provides a testing strip for detecting a fluidic sample for testing a fluidic sample. The testing strip for detecting a fluidic sample comprises a substrate, a plurality of electrodes, a supporting layer and a cover that are serially stacked. The testing strip for detecting a fluidic sample includes a longitudinal long axis and a transverse short axis. The testing strip for detecting a fluidic sample includes a first end and a second end opposing to the first end along the longitudinal long axis. The testing strip for detecting a fluidic sample includes a reacting region located at the terminal of the first end, and the reacting region is defined and enclosed by the cover, the supporting layer and the substrate. The reacting region has a C-liked structure from a cross-sectional view taken along a direction perpendicular to the longest flowing path of the fluidic sample. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315550 | CORROSION RESISTANCE EVALUATOR - The present invention is directed to a corrosion resistance evaluator suitable for corrosion testing coated metals substrates, such as autobodies. A corrosion resistance evaluator provided with a chamber containing electrolyte to which anode and cathode coated with protective coating being tested are exposed. These coatings are provided with predetermined and standardized defects, such as micro-holes to accelerate the corrosion of the underlying metal substrate in a predictable and repeatable manner. The coated cathode/anode pair is subject to a start-up period followed by series preset DC voltages for preset durations that are interspaced with recovery periods. The impedance date collected is then used to arrive at the corrosion performance resistance of the coating applied over the cathode/anode pair. The foregoing evaluator substantially reduces the time required to test corrosion from several days (40 plus days) to few days (about two days). | 2011-12-29 |
20110315551 | ELECTRODE FOR ACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES AND SENSOR USING THE ELECTRODE - An electrode for active oxygen species comprising a conductive component with a polymer membrane of a metal porphyrin complex formed on the surface is disclosed. The electrode for active oxygen species can detect active oxygen species such as superoxide anion radicals, hydrogen peroxide, and .OH and other active radical species (NO, ONOO—, etc.) in any environment including in vivo environment as well as in vitro environment. The electrode thus can be used for specifying various diseases and examining active oxygen species in food or in water such as tap water and sewage water. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315552 | Systems and Methods for Discovery and Analysis of Markers - A business method for use in classifying patient samples. The method includes steps of collecting case samples representing a clinical phenotypic state and control samples representing patients without said clinical phenotypic state. Preferably the system uses a mass spectrometry platform system to identify patterns of polypeptides in said case samples and in the control samples without regard to the specific identity of at least some of said polypeptides. Based on identified representative patterns of the state, the business method provides for the marketing of diagnostic products using representative patterns. The present invention relates to systems and methods for identifying new markers, diagnosing patients with a biological state of interest, and marketing/commercializing such diagnostics. The present invention relates to systems and methods of greater sensitivity, specificity, and/or cost effectiveness. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315553 | METHOD OF PURIFYING NANOPARTICLES IN A COLLOID - Nanoparticles in a colloid are purified, with the colloid including a fluid, unwanted matter, and the nanoparticles to be purified. An electric field is applied that is substantially spatially uniform over a distance that is at least equal to a characteristic dimension of the nanoparticles, so that at least some of the nanoparticles move towards at least one collection surface as a result of the force arising between their electrical charge and the electric field, whereupon nanoparticles are collected on said at least one collection surface. The collection surface(s) may be one or more electrodes to which a voltage potential is applied. The collected nanoparticles are then removed from the collection surface, e.g., by dispersing them into another fluid. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315554 | Satin nickel electroplating techniques that include homogenization units - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to improved electroplating techniques. More particularly, certain example embodiments of this invention relate to electroplating techniques that incorporate a homogenization unit to help maintain an emulsion within an electrolyte solution (e.g., a nickel electrolyte solution) used in creating a finish (e.g., a satin nickel finish) in an electroplating process. By varying the operational characteristics of the unit (including, for example, pressure, velocity, pore size, ultrasound wave frequency, sonication time, etc.), it becomes possible to control the emulsion particle size distribution so as, for example, increase or decrease the diameter of such particles and thereby resulting in a deposit with a desired surface topography. It will be appreciated that the variations in size will cause variation in surface topography which, in turn, will change the surface appearance. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315555 | PLATING METHOD - Disclosed is a plating method including: performing plating on a plating surface of a plating substrate with a cathode electrode contacting an area in an outer circumferential section of the plating substrate where the cathode electrode is to be contacted, the plating substrate being provided with a dummy plating area between the area where the cathode electrode is to be contacted and a product area on the plating surface of the plating substrate, by supplying a plating solution to the plating surface of the plating substrate and applying electric current between the cathode electrode and an anode electrode via the plating solution. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315556 | Methods and Apparatus for Forming Multi-Layer Structures Using Adhered Masks - Numerous electrochemical fabrication methods and apparatus are provided for producing multi-layer structures (e.g. having meso-scale or micro-scale features) from a plurality of layers of deposited materials using adhered masks (e.g. formed from liquid photoresist or dry film), where two or more materials may be provided per layer where at least one of the materials is a structural material and one or more of any other materials may be a sacrificial material which will be removed after formation of the structure. Materials may comprise conductive materials that are electrodeposited or deposited in an electroless manner. In some embodiments special care is undertaken to ensure alignment between patterns formed on successive layers. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315557 | MOLD MANUFACTURING METHOD AND ELECTRODE STRUCTURE FOR USE THEREIN - A method of fabricating a motheye mold according to the present invention includes the steps of: (a) anodizing a surface of an aluminum film ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315558 | THIN FILM SUPPORT SUBSTRATE FOR USE IN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FILTER AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FILTER - In a through hole closing process, a metal plate is attached to one surface of a conductive base member having a plurality of through holes by the use of a magnet, in a copper plating process, a copper plating layer is formed on the conductive base member and the metal plate exposed within the through holes, from the side of the conductive base member where the metal plate is not attached, thereby to fill up the through holes, in a film forming process, a Pd alloy film is formed by plating on the surface of the conductive base member after removal of the metal plate, and in a removal process, the copper plating layer is removed by selective etching, thereby to produce a hydrogen production filter that is used in a reformer a fuel cell so as to be capable of stably producing high purity hydrogen gas. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315559 | QUALITY CONTROL METHODS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF POLYMER ARRAYS - Described are quality control methods and devices for the reproducible manufacturing and integrity monitoring of polymers on electrochemical synthesis and detection chips. The devices and methods allow for simultaneous manufacturing and synthesis of polymers. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315560 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHEMICALS - A process for producing one or more chemical compounds comprising the steps of providing a bioelectrochemical system having an anode and a cathode separated by a membrane, the anode and the cathode being electrically connected to each other, causing oxidation to occur at the anode and causing reduction to occur at the cathode to thereby produce reducing equivalents at the cathode, providing the reducing equivalents to a culture of microorganisms, and providing carbon dioxide to the culture of microorganisms, whereby the microorganisms produce the one or more chemical compounds, and recovering the one or chemical compounds. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315561 | TREATMENT OF SOLUTIONS OR WASTEWATER - A method for treating a wastewater stream containing organic material or inorganic material comprising passing the wastewater stream to an anode or a cathode of a bioelectrochemical system to thereby alter the pH of the wastewater stream to: a) reduce the pH of the stream passed to the anode to minimise or suppress precipitation of dissolved cations; or b) increase the pH of the stream passed to the cathode to produce an alkaline stream; or c) reduce the pH of the stream passed to the anode to produce an acid containing stream. In one embodiment, a caustic soda solution is produced at the cathode and recovered for storage and subsequent use. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315562 | NOVEL ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN, AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME - An electrolysis device including a bioanode and a cathode catalyst, a method for implementing the same, and the use thereof for producing hydrogen. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315563 | SENSORS FOR ANALYTE DETECTION AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a sensor comprising a conduit; the conduit comprising an organic polymer; a working electrode; the working electrode being etched and decorated with a nanostructured material; a reference electrode; and a counter electrode; the working electrode, the reference electrode and the counter electrode being disposed in the conduit; the working electrode, the reference electrode and the counter electrode being separated from each other by an electrically insulating material; and wherein a cross-sectional area of the conduit that comprises a section of the working electrode, a section of the reference electrode and a section of the counter electrode is exposed to detect analytes. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315564 | HAND-HELD TEST METER WITH DEEP POWER CONSERVATION MODE - A hand-held test meter for use with an analytical test strip in the determination of an analyte (such as glucose) in a bodily fluid sample (for example, a whole blood sample) includes a housing, a buttons electrical circuit block, at least one user operable button in operable communication with the buttons electrical circuit block; and a first-time-on (FTO) electrical circuit block. The FTO electrical circuit block is disposed within the housing and includes an activation node. In addition, the FTO electrical circuit block is configured to place the hand-held test meter into a deep power conservation mode upon the direct application of an electrical signal to the activation node by an external device (e.g., a manufacturing tester) and to terminate the deep power conservation mode and place the hand-held test meter into a normal operating mode upon receiving a predetermined user triggered signal from the at least one user operable button. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315565 | CASE FOR HOUSING AND CONTAINER FOR ELONGATED OBJECTS - A case for housing elongated objects includes a box body ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315566 | CUSTOMIZABLE STORAGE CONTAINER SYSTEM - A series of interlocking or non-interlocking stackable containers have an identical size and shape. The containers may include transparent sides and a transparent cover. The cover may include a raised area. The bottom of container may include an inward recess sized to accept the raised area of the cover of a lower container. Each container may include an interchangeable faceplate that affixes to the transparent cover. The interchangeable faceplate may be used to accessorize the containers for visual recognition and cover an outer area of the cover, leaving an inner area of the cover exposed for viewing contents. The containers may similarly display contents at both a merchant and a customer location. A customer may purchase a container for home-use such as for interlocking or stacking with previously purchased containers of the same size. The containers may contain contents of the same type, such as jewelry, shoes, or other articles. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315567 | Customizable Storage Container System - A series of interlocking or non-interlocking stackable containers have an identical size and shape. The containers may include transparent sides and a transparent cover. The cover may include a raised area. The bottom of container may include an inward recess sized to accept the raised area of the cover of a lower container. Each container may include an interchangeable faceplate that affixes to the transparent cover. The interchangeable faceplate may be used to accessorize the containers for visual recognition and cover an outer area of the cover, leaving an inner area of the cover exposed for viewing contents. The transparent cover may have an downwardly extending lip that snaps onto a protrusion on a container base. The faceplate may cover both horizontal and vertical surfaces of the cover. The cover may have a depressed perimeter configured to accept the faceplate. An insert may be provided that holds contents in place. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315568 | DEVICE FOR ORGANIZING THE ADMINISTRATION OF PILLS AT PREDETERMINED TIME INTERVALS - A device for organizing the administration of pills at predetermined time intervals, characterized in that it has a main body ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315569 | VEHICLE SERVICE TAG - A tag system for vehicle repair shops or collision repair centers includes a set of mirror tags, a set of releasably attachable key ring tags with associated key rings, and a set of releasably attachable instruction tags. The mirror tags are adapted to be hung from the rear view mirror of a vehicle, and are reusable to allow each tag to be used multiple times while conveying different information to service personnel. Each mirror tag may include an identifier for identifying the mirror tag, a hook-and-loop attachment strip for releasably attaching a key ring with keys to the vehicle, and a hook-and-loop attachment strip for releasably attaching one or more members of a set of instruction tags. Each key ring tab may include an identifier matching the identifier of the mirror tag, a key ring for holding the key to the vehicle, and a hook-and-loop attachment strip for attaching the key ring to a mirror tag. Each member of the set of instruction tags is adapted to provide instructions regarding the customer and/or the services to be provided to the vehicle and/or the time period during which services are to be provided. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315570 | CANNED BEVERAGE CARRIER - A beverage carrier for packaging and carrying multi-unit packages comprising: a plurality of carrier sections, where the sections may foldably connect and disconnect; a handle, where the handle is positioned at the center of the top section of the plurality of carrier sections; and a connection mechanism to connect and interlock the carrier sections of the beverage carrier. In one particular embodiment, the plurality of carrier sections includes three sections stacked vertically. The carrier sections are configured to contain and hold a 12-pack of a canned beverage. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315571 | COMBINATION TOOTHPICK AND MINT DISPENSER - A combination toothpick and mint dispenser. On a bottom end of the dispenser is a toothpick. On a top end (opposite the bottom end) is a chamber which is used to hold solid mints or liquid refreshment (such as mouthwash). In an embodiment, a shaft connecting the chamber to the toothpick can be hollow, thereby allowing liquid refreshment to pass from the chamber through a bottom of the shaft and out of the dispenser. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315572 | Toothbrush Charging Station With Brush Storage Device - A storage device for tooth cleaning attachments of a tooth cleaning device is proviced. The storage device includes a storage body for storing the tooth cleaning attachments. The storage body has a storage base with at least one storage depression for receiving a tooth cleaning attachment in flat-lying alignment. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315573 | OIL TANK - An oil container has a container housing receiving an oil filter and fittings for an oil inlet, an oil outlet, for filling the oil container, and for an opening that can be closed by a cover for temporarily removing or replacing the oil filter, as well as, an air outlet opening. The container housing is divided into at least two chambers by a partition, each chamber including an oil filter. Each chamber has an oil inlet fitting, an oil outlet fitting, and an opening that can be closed by a cover for filling with oil and/or for removing the oil filter. The partition includes an oil overflow opening located above a minimum oil filling level height relative to a rest state determined for the individual oil circuits. A leak occurring in one of the oil circuits does then not affect the operational reliability of the other oil circuit(s). | 2011-12-29 |
20110315574 | COSMETIC CONTAINER FOR MIXING AND USING HETEROGENEOUS STUFF - The cosmetic container for mixing and using heterogeneous stuff is disclosed, which makes it possible to discharge certain amounts of heterogeneous cosmetics from a pair of discharge ports and simply mixing the same by forming an elliptical mixing part which has an inwardly inclined surface at an upper side of a cosmetic container. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315575 | Methods, Compositions and Articles of Manufacture for Contributing to the Treatment of Cancers - Methods, compositions and articles of manufacture for contributing to the treatment of cancers, including solid tumors, are disclosed. The methods, compositions and articles of manufacture can utilize an endothelin B agonist (ET | 2011-12-29 |
20110315576 | PACKAGE OF TISSUES - A package of tissues or napkins includes a stack of tissues or napkins and a wrapping sheet. The wrapping sheet extends over at least a first pair of side surfaces, a lower end surface, and at least a portion of an upper end surface of the stack. A first sheet end of the wrapping sheet is provided with a first releasable attachment arrangement for attaching the first sheet end to a first wall of a container accommodating the package of tissues or napkins, and a second sheet end is adapted for being attached to an opposing second wall of the container such that the wrapping sheet holds the stack of tissues or napkins with the upper end surface exposed. The stack of tissues or napkins is easily accessible and may be repositioned in the container. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315577 | OPTICAL DISK CASSETTE WITH DISK RETENTION DEVICE - An optical disk cassette has a cassette case with a disk retention device. A free end of the disk retention device acts upon an edge of the optical disk, opposably displacing during insertion and ejection of the optical disk. The device and disk are at equilibrium when the free end is displaced by the full diameter of the disk. When the disk is displaced in the insertion or ejection direction, the free end urges the disk in the insertion or ejection direction, assisting with the optical disk insertion or ejection respectively. Embodiments may have the disk retention device including one or more retainers. Each retainer may have a free end and opposing fixed end, and be flexible or have a flexible region. The free end slides along or otherwise contacts the circumferential edge of the optical disk, exerting a force upon it during optical disk insertion, retention and ejection. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315578 | GOLF BAG - A golf bag has a cord, a bottom frame and a top frame. The bottom frame has a cover and a bottom cuff received therein. The bottom cuff is pivotally mounted to the cover and has a bevel surface, a lever holder and a lever received in the lever holder and tied to the cord. The top frame has a cord guide for guiding and branching the cord and two leg holders tied to two branches of the cord and abut against the cord guide. When the golf bag is tilted, the bevel surface rests on the cover, the cord is dragged down to pull and extend out the two leg holders to stand on the ground. As the cover stay intact when the bottom cuff tilts, the golf bag can stably stand and requires a simplified cord linking design. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315579 | CASE FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - To provide the case for an electronic device where the device is equipped with the camera and the flash that are adjacent to each other. The case has at least one hole in the case body to expose the camera and the flash. The camera hole has a depth and is formed by a cylindrical wall, and the shading area is provided on the hole wall. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315580 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE STORAGE CASE - An electronic device storage case for use in storing a substrate therein, includes a hollow box-shaped case body. The case body includes an open surface with an opening, a bottom surface opposite to the opening and a sidewall extending upright from the peripheral edge of the bottom surface, wherein the sidewall of the case body including a plurality of deformable ribs each having a slant surface inclined inwards toward the bottom surface, and wherein the substrate is introduced into the case body through the opening and slidingly moves along the slant surface of each of the deformable ribs to make pressure contact with the slant surface. | 2011-12-29 |