| 05th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
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| 20100025892 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE FILTER MEDIA - A method of making a composite filter media includes, in an exemplary embodiment, forming a nonwoven fabric mat that includes a plurality of synthetic fibers by a spunbond process, and calendering the nonwoven fabric mat with embossing calender rolls to form a bond area pattern comprising a plurality of substantially parallel discontinuous lines of bond area to bond the synthetic fibers together to form a nonwoven fabric, the nonwoven fabric having a filtration efficiency of about 35% to less than 50%, measured in accordance with EN 1822 (1998) test procedure. The method also includes applying a nanofiber layer by electro-blown spinning a polymer solution to form a plurality of nanofibers on at least one side of the nonwoven fabric mat to form the composite filter media, the composite filter media having a minimum filtration efficiency of about 70%, measured in accordance with EN 1822 (1998) test procedure. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025893 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING USING RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING - A method for molding an article having an upper portion, a lower portion, and an insert located between the upper portion and the lower portion, wherein the article is molded as a single, unitary piece with no seams or discontinuities located between the upper portion and the lower portion, includes providing a first semi-rigid membrane removably mounted to a first rigid housing to define a first fluid tight chamber therein, providing a mold plenum defined at least in part by the first semi-rigid membrane removably mounted to the first rigid housing, filling the first fluid tight chamber with a substantially non-compressible backing fluid to support the first semi-rigid membrane during injection of resin, positioning the insert in the mold plenum, providing fibrous reinforcing material within the mold plenum, the fibrous reinforcing material including portions positioned between the first semi-rigid membrane and the insert, the fibrous reinforcing material portions positioned between the first semi-rigid membrane and the insert being in contact with the insert, injecting resin under pressure into the mold plenum such that the resin envelops the fibrous reinforcing material and the insert, distributing a resulting injection pressure by the backing fluid, and curing the resin by heating the backing fluid to produce the molded article. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025894 | TUBE EXPANSION PROCESS FOR SEMICRYSTALLINE POLYMERS TO MAXIMIZE FRACTURE TOUGHNESS - Methods of fabricating a polymeric stent with improved fracture toughness including radial expansion of a polymer tube along its entire length at the same time and fabricating a stent from the expanded tube are disclosed herein. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025895 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SYNTHETIC RESIN HOLLOW BODY - A manufacturing method of a synthetic resin hollow body in which a molten resin is injected for an over-molding outside a hollow molding body made of a resin provided with a hollow body and at least an opening portion to form a resin sheathing body in an integrating manner with the hollow molding body. The method includes the step of injecting the molten resin for an over-molding under the state in which the hollow molding body is partially or wholly filled with a fluid substance. The manufacturing method of a synthetic resin hollow body is capable of suppressing resin cost and operation cost and can improve decorating property. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025896 | Polycrystalline Alumina Articles and Methods of Manufacture - Polycrystalline alumina and methods for manufacturing polycrystalline alumina exhibiting improved transmission in the infrared region. In one embodiment, polycrystalline alumina articles are formed by providing a powder of substantially alpha phase alumina having a grain size of up to about 1 μm, dispersing the powder in a liquid to form a slurry comprising powdered solids and liquid, removing excess of the liquid from the slurry to form a body, heating the body to provide a densified body, hot isostatically pressing the densified body under conditions to provide an article having a density of at least about 99.9% of theoretical density, and optionally annealing the article, wherein one or more of the annealing or heating are performed in an inert, dry gas. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025897 | COMPOSITION FOR CERAMIC EXTRUSION-MOLDED BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CERAMIC EXTRUSION-MOLDED BODY - A composition for ceramic extrusion-molded bodies includes a ceramic material, a water-soluble cellulose ether, a styrenesulfonate and water. A method for manufacturing a ceramic extrusion-molded body using the composition is also provided. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025898 | USE OF Ti AND Nb CEMENTED TiC IN PROSTHETIC JOINTS - Use of Ti and Nb cemented in TiC in prosthetic joints, such as prosthetic joint components made from sintered superhard materials. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025899 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A CHANGE CONVERTER UNIT OF AN OXYGEN STEEL-MAKING PLANT - A disadvantage during the operation of a change converter unit ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025900 | USING A SOFTWARE APPLICATION TO CONFIGURE A FOAM SPRING MATTRESS - An aspect of the present invention relates to a method and system of receiving information of a user's support facility comfort requirements; using a software application to determine a proper support facility firmness configuration to match the user's requirement; selecting foam springs with the proper user required firmness as determined by the software application; and configuring the selected foam springs within the support facility to match the user's firmness requirements. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025901 | Damping Drive Unit Mount - An attenuating unit bearing, particularly an engine mount for a motor vehicle has a support spring, which limits a working chamber filled with a working medium. In order to achieve a high temperature resistance at a low rate initial load, the support spring is made of a fiber composite. The matrix material of the fiber composite is a thermoplastic synthetic fiber having a high thermal stability, which can be made ready to process by deep drawing. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025902 | PNEUMATICALLY DAMPING MOUNT - A pneumatically damping mount, in particular an engine mount for motor vehicles, includes a bearing spring of elastomeric material for supporting a mount core and delimiting a working chamber. The working chamber is filled with a gas, in particular air, and communicates with the ambient atmosphere through a nozzle opening. A progression element of elastomeric material is disposed opposite the bearing spring and delimits the working chamber together with the bearing spring, to enable further deformation of the mount after closing of the working chamber. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025903 | SUPPLEMENTARY SPRING WITH AXIALLY EXTENDING CONTOUR ELEMENTS - A spring element with a basic geometry which is concentric along the spring axis, including at least one elastomer, the basic geometry of which is concentric about the spring axis and including constrictions and/or widenings that are axially symmetrical along the spring axis. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025904 | CLAMP - [Problems] To provide a clamp which can enhance machining precision of a work by suppressing generation of chatter vibration when the work is machined by means of a machine tool. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025905 | PNEUMATICALLY ACTUATED AREA VACUUM GRIPPER - A pneumatically actuated area vacuum gripper for gripping and, if necessary, separating workpieces is provided by the present disclosure. In particular, the vacuum gripper is used with thin, flexible workpieces, and has a suction chamber, which has a suction wall with perforations, to be placed on the workpiece. An ejector nozzle has a connection and an outlet, the ejection nozzle being connected to the suction chamber via its connection, and the outlet of the ejector nozzle opening to the outside or into an exhaust air duct, and the suction inlet of the ejector nozzle empties into the suction chamber, whereby the direction of the air stream in the connection coming from the suction chamber corresponds to the direction of the main air conveyance in the ejector nozzle. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025906 | ELEVATING MECHANISM FOR JAWS FOR CLAMPING MOULDINGS - The mechanism for a machine for stapling two mouldings ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025907 | Fixture and Method for Mounting Angled Machine Head on a Machine Tool - A fixture is used to mount an angled machine head on a machine tool. The fixture includes a base adapted to be mounted on the machine tool, and a collar for holding the angled machine head. The collar is mounted for rotation on the base and allows the angled machine head to be rotated to any of a plurality of rotational positions. The collar may be selectively locked to the base to fix the position of the angled machine head. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025908 | DISK HOLDING APPARATUS AND DEFECT/FOREIGN MATERIAL DETECTING APPARATUS - A disc holding apparatus including a plurality of movable holding claws, which have a holding section abutting to the outer circumference of a wafer having a notch and are arranged in the circumference direction of the wafer. The wafer is held by having each holding section on the inner edge side of each movable holding claw abut to the outer circumference of the wafer, thereby, at the time of detecting the notch by a sensor including a light source and a light receiving section, even when one of the holding sections abuts to the outer circumference of the wafer at a part where the notch exists, light from the light source is permitted to enter the light receiving section through the notch without being blocked by the holding section. Even when the wafer is held at the part where the notch exists, the wafer is not required to be correctly held again and throughput is improved with a shortened process time. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025909 | Method and jig for holding silicon wafer - Provided are a method and a jig for holding a silicon wafer, which are applied to the production of the silicon wafer having {110} or {100} plane as its principal surface, in which the silicon wafer is held while a silicon wafer holding positions are properly defined at wafer edge regions relative to the reference direction as being from the center of the silicon wafer toward <110> in crystal orientation in parallel to the wafer surface. In handling the silicon wafer, generation of contact scratches is suppressed as little as possible, and a fracture which is caused by development of the crack initiating from easily generated contact scratches can be prevented in the silicon wafer, particularly in the silicon wafer having {110} plane as its principal surface. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025910 | Sheet finishing device and image forming apparatus - At the time when an aligning unit collects and aligns a recording sheet, the front portion of a movable supporting member of a collecting tray is moved toward the recording sheet to close a space in the collecting tray. Moreover, the front portion of the movable supporting member abuts against the front end of the recording sheet. As a result, the front end of the recording sheet does not hang loose in the space. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025911 | BILL HANDLING DEVICE - When different types of bills stored in storage cassettes ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025912 | METHOD OF DETECTING SHEET IN TRANSPORT DEVICE, TRANSPORT DEVICE, IMAGE READING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A transport device includes a set section, a sheet sensor, and a feeding member. When a detection member does not retract, the sheet sensor outputs an OFF-detection signal. The feeding member is displaced between a feed position and a non-feed position on the basis of the detection signal. At the feed position, the feeding member comes in contact with the sheet set in the set section from above and feeds the sheet toward the downstream side on a transport path. At the non-feed position, the feeding member is separated upward from the feed position. A method, which detects a sheet in the transport device, includes displacing the feeding member from the non-feed position to the feed position, and detecting that the sheet does not exist in the set section when an OFF-detection signal is output from the sheet sensor while the feeding member is positioned at the feed position. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025913 | FEEDING DEVICE AND RECORDING DEVICE - A feeding device includes a mounting portion capable of having mounting a plurality of recording media mounted in a stacked state thereon, a delivering member which performs a feeding operation in a state in which its contact surface is in contact with a top recording medium of the recording media mounted on the mounting portion to perform delivery of the recording media by using the frictional force generated between the delivering member and the top recording medium as the transporting force, a separating member having an inclined surface against which the leading end of the recording medium delivered by the delivering member can hit up against, the separating member being fixed in place at a downstream side of the mounding portion in a feeding direction of the recording media, a gate member, and a gate urging member. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025914 | IMAGING APPARATUS WITH MEDIA PICKUP SYSTEM EMPLOYING CURVED SURFACE FOR MEDIA SEPARATION - A media pickup system suitable for use with an imaging apparatus including a pickup assembly including at least one pickup bar having a concave channel a curved surface, and an actuator configured to move the pickup bar between a first position and a second position, wherein the pickup assembly, when the pickup bar is in the second position, is configured to selectively engage and draw a portion of a first sheet of a stack of sheets of imaging media into the concave channel to bend the first sheet to create and air channel between and to separate the first sheet from a remaining portion of the stack of sheets of imaging media. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025915 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROL APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A control method for a control apparatus includes obtaining an amount of a recording material applied on a first area of a sheet and an amount of a recording material applied on a second area of the sheet on the basis of image data recorded on the sheet stacked on a stacking unit; and performing control, in a case where a plurality of sheets are stacked on the stacking unit, so that a difference between a total amount of the recording material applied on the first area of the sheets and a total amount of the recording material applied on the second area of the sheets does not exceed a predetermined value on the basis of the obtained amount of the recording material. With this method, a limit of the number of stacked sheets is relieved while stability of the stacked sheets is maintained. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025916 | Feed device, and image reader and image forming apparatus incorporating the same - A feed device feeds a sheet of a recording medium, and includes a body, a support shaft, and a pickup mechanism. The pickup mechanism contacts and picks up the sheet, and includes a swingable arm and a pickup unit. The swingable arm is rotatably mounted on a support shaft provided in the body of the feed device, and includes a fulcrum shaft. The pickup unit is rotatably attached to the fulcrum shaft of the swingable arm, and includes an endless elastic belt, a first pulley, a supporter, and a second pulley. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025917 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus comprising a pair of rollers configured to pinch a sheet to be conveyed, a driving source, a roller mechanism configured to change a clearance between the pair of rollers with a force generated by the driving source, and a manual mechanism including an operation member which a user manually moves and a transmission mechanism configured to transmit a manual force from the operation member to the roller mechanism to change the clearance between the pair of rollers, wherein the transmission mechanism is configured to cut off transmission of the force generated by the driving source to the operation member when the manual mechanism is in a default state. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025918 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There are provided a sheet conveying apparatus and an image forming apparatus, which enable stable sheet conveyance without depending on sheet size. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025919 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SHEET FEEDING DEVICE - A sheet feeding device includes a sheet accommodating portion for accommodating a sheet stack. A sheet carrying plate carries the sheet stack and has an upstream end supported in the sheet accommodating portion for rotation. A pickup roller contacts an upper face of the sheet stack and dispatches an uppermost sheet. An elevator displaces the sheet carrying plate between a feeding position where the upper face of the sheet stack contacts the pickup roller and a separating position where the upper face of the sheet stack is separated from the pickup roller. A first warm air mechanism blows warm air toward a side of the sheet stack in the sheet accommodating portion, the side being parallel to the sheet feeding direction. A controller controls the elevator so that the sheet carrying plate is displaced between the feeding position and the separating position during a warm air blowing operation. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025920 | VACUUM SHEET FEEDER - A vacuum feeding mechanism for a document handling apparatus, the feeding mechanism comprising: an adjustable pick for separating a stack of documents from a downstream transport system; a rotatable wheel connected to a vacuum port and operable to pull a document by suction from the top of the stack toward the wheel and move the document over the pick to the downstream transport system; the wheel and the pick being separated by a clearance distance; means for determining adjustment coordinates in dependence upon characteristics of a document in the stack; wherein the position of the pick is automatically adjustable in two independent dimensions in dependence upon said adjustment coordinates. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025921 | FEEDING DEVICE AND RECORDING DEVICE - A feeding device includes a mounting portion capable of mounting a plurality of recording media thereon in a stacked state, a delivering member for performing delivery of the top recording medium by performing a feeding motion in a state in which an contact surface thereof is in contact with the top recording medium of the recording media mounted on the mounting portion so that the top recording medium is delivered in a feeding direction of the recording media due to the frictional force generated between the top recording medium and the contact surface of the delivering member, the frictional force being used as transporting force, and a separating member. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025922 | FEED DEVICE AND RECORDING DEVICE - Provided is a feed device including: a loading unit in which a plurality of recording mediums is loaded in a stacked state; a delivery mechanism which has a first outer circumferential surface set such that friction force with the recording mediums is greater than friction force generated among the plurality of recording mediums when a feed operation is performed in a state of being in contact with the recording mediums and a second outer circumferential surface having a hardness higher than that of the first outer circumferential surface, and which performs the feed operation in a state in which at least the first outer circumferential is in contact with an uppermost recording medium of the recording mediums loaded on the loading unit so as to deliver the recording medium in a feed direction; a gate member and a gate energizing member. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025923 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a sheet feeding apparatus and an image forming apparatus, in which a sheet can stably be fed with a simple configuration without decreasing strength of an intermediate plate. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025924 | System and Method for Sensing a Media Stack from Side of Stack and Delivery Path to Stack to Detect Given Stack Height - A system for sensing a media stack to detect a given stack height includes a stack site in an output bin and a mechanical flag mounted adjacent to a side thereof in a counterbalanced state at a home position where an exposed portion of the flag extends into a media sheet delivery path where it is struck by an edge of repetitive media sheets moving to the site. The striking of the exposed portion by the sheet edge causes the flag to deflect to a displaced position outside of the delivery path, allowing the sheet to land on the site increasing the height of a media sheet stack at the site. The counterbalanced state further allows the flag to return to the home position with its exposed portion in the media path until a given stack height is reached where the stack blocks further return of the flag indicating that the output bin is full. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025925 | SCALING DEVICE | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025926 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus and a method of controlling the image forming apparatus are provided. When a finisher is installed onto the image forming apparatus and a communication failure between the finisher and the image forming apparatus is detected, the image forming apparatus causes both of a post processing operation and a double-sided printing operation to be unavailable for selection by a user. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025927 | TRANSPORT DEVICE, IMAGE READING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A transport device, which transports a sheet set in a set section toward the downstream side on a transport path, includes a restricting member. The restricting member is provided at a set position of the sheet in the set section, and is displaced to restrict the sheet moving toward the downstream side on the transport path. The restricting member includes a restricting section that comes in contact with a front end of the sheet from the downstream side on the transport path, and is rotatable about a shaft extending along the transport path so as to be displaced between a first position where the restricting section protrudes on the transport path and a second position where the restricting section retracts from the transport path. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025928 | MEDIUM DISCHARGING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A medium discharging device includes a medium stacking portion, a medium discharge member and a moving mechanism. A medium having an image recorded thereon is to be stacked on the medium stacking portion. The medium discharge member discharges the medium to the medium stacking portion. The moving mechanism includes a separation member. Based on a discharge timing at which the medium is discharged from the medium discharge member, the separation member moves the medium discharge member between an advanced position at a downstream end in the medium conveyance direction and a retracted position that is located upstream of the advanced position in the medium conveyance direction, to separate from the medium discharge member a rear end of the discharged medium in the medium conveyance direction. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025929 | MATHEMATICAL PUZZLE GAME - The invention provides a puzzle game comprising a background defining a graph ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025930 | FAMILY MEAL TIME BOARD GAME - A board game for a plurality of players to play while eating a healthy, well-balanced meal. The game includes a plurality of game boards and a plurality of game pieces such that each of the players has his/her own game board and game piece. Each of the plurality of game boards has a playing surface formed thereon and a portion for placing the player's plate. The playing surface has a plurality of color coded spaces forming a travel path between a start line and a finish line. Each of the plurality of color coded spaces corresponds to a different main food group, such as a protein, a fruit/vegetable, and/or a starch. The game also includes a spinner having a pointer attached to a flat surface divided into at least two defined areas corresponding to a number. A method of playing the game is also disclosed. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025931 | GROUP SESSION PLAY - Session blackjack is modified by providing group sessions of blackjack in which each player may purchase a separate session of blackjack and cooperatively or competitively play towards group awards based on game play within the respective sessions of the group players. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025932 | METHOD OF SORTING, DISPLAYING, AND DEALING CARDS - A method of sorting, displaying, and dealing a deck of cards to allow one or more players an opportunity to memorize an order of one or more of the cards, such that card games may become games of memorization and recall abilities. The method may comprise displaying a facing side of each card such that players may memorize an order of at least some of the cards, positioning the cards in a stack such that the order of the cards is not changed, dividing or cutting the stack into a top portion and a bottom portion, showing the players the facing side of a cut card, placing the top portion together with the bottom portion such that the top portion and the bottom portion exchange positions within the stack, and dealing the cards to the players without changing the order of the cards as they are dealt. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025933 | Card game for pool billiards - A card game with a set of different playing cards or a multiple thereof wherein each playing card is linked to a ball from the pool billiard game, possibly with the exception of the cue ball. In addition to the playing cards the card game can also contain action cards as for instance turn cards, cards that indicate missing a turn, fault cards and jokers. A number of different playing cards can be linked to balls from eight-ball pool billiard. Each playing card can carry a picture of a ball from eight-ball pool billiard with which the card is linked. A combination of pool billiard with such a card game is described, which makes it possible to play pool billiard also with more than two players. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025934 | PORTABLE COOLER AND GAME ASSEMBLY - A portable cooler and game assembly includes a cooler attached to a collapsible stand, a frame attached to the cooler capable of extending above the cooler, and a game board attached to the frame. The game board includes one or more catch nets attached to one or more toss holes contained within the game board. A side net is attached to the cooler for retaining a set of playing objects. The assembly also includes a carrying bag for holding the cooler, frame, game board, and playing objects. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025935 | MAGNETIC FLUID SEAL WITH SHUNT ELEMENT - A magneto-fluidic seal includes a shaft, a pole piece, and a plurality of sealing fluid rings located between the shaft and the pole piece. The sealing fluid rings may be defined by the shaft and/or the pole piece and contain a ferromagnetic fluid. At least one channel having a bottom is defined by either the shaft or the pole piece. A shunt is located directly adjacent to the bottom of the channel. The thickness of the shunt is based on the energy differential in the plurality of sealing fluid rings as the fluid is displaced from one side of the sealing fluid rings to the other side of the sealing fluid rings. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025936 | Leaf Seal Arrangement - A leaf seal arrangement is provided in which within a housing there are edge portions to inter associate with non parallel chamfer edges in leaf seal elements. In such circumstances, deflection of the leaf seal elements in an outward direction or inward direction relative to a rotating shaft creates variation in a control gap X, XX between the edges and the chamfer edge. Such increase or decrease in the control gap X, XX adjusts the aerodynamic radial force that is presented to the leaf seal elements whereby those elements can be more accurately maintained at a desired leaf position for optimizing leakage whilst achieving better wear resistance performance. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025937 | Sealing device - A sealing device that hermetically seals a gap between a first member and a second member that is reciprocally movable with respect to the first member. The sealing device seals liquid supplied into a pressurizing chamber surrounded by the first member and the second member. The sealing device includes a seal member that is attached to the second member. The seal member slides relative to the first member while being in contact with the first member. The seal member includes a base portion and a protruding portion. The protruding portion protrudes from the base portion toward the first member to separate the first member from the base portion. After the liquid is supplied into the pressurizing chamber to fill the pressurizing chamber with the liquid, the protruding portion elastically deforms to bring the base portion into close contact with the first member. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025938 | Bearing Seal - A bearing seal is provided with an annular outer casing having an axially extending portion and a radially inwardly extending portion. A sleeve member is disposed within the annular casing and includes an axially extending portion adapted to be attached to a rotating shaft and a radially outwardly extending portion. An annular seal including a seal body is mounted to the annular casing. A first seal lip extends axially from the seal body and engages the radially outwardly extending portion of the sleeve member. A dual contact lip extends from the seal body and includes a first seal portion and a second seal portion each contacting the sleeve member at axially spaced locations. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025939 | Sealing Device and Method of Producing the Same - A sealing device for sealing a first side against a second side of a machine part, wherein the sealing device has a sealing element which contacts a counter element. At least a part of the sealing element and/or at least a part of the counter element is coated with a layer consisting of or containing fullerene-like carbon nitride (FL-CNx), wherein an inter-layer of chromium (Cr) or aluminium (Al) or molybdenum (Mo) or titanium (Ti) or tungsten (W) or a diamond-like coating (DLC) or a metal-mix diamond-like coating (Me-DLC) is arranged between the surface of the sealing element and the layer consisting of or containing fullerene-like carbon nitride and/or between the surface of the counter element and the layer consisting of or containing fullerene-like carbon nitride. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025940 | Metal gasket - The effective utilization of the elasticity of a full bead is prevented from being interfered by a thickness portion of the shim plate by providing a shim plate inside a full bead, thereby a lowering of the follow-up performance to head amplitude at the time of combustion is prevented, and the improvement of the sealability is achieved. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025941 | LEAD THROUGH DEVICE CABLES OR PIPES - The invention concerns a lead through device for cables or pipes and comprises an outer sealing frame ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025942 | SEALING SYSTEM AND SEAL COMPONENT FOR A DISPLAY ASSEMBLY OF A PORTABLE DEVICE - A display assembly for a portable terminal for inhibiting the penetration of foreign matter from an exterior environment into the interior of the portable terminal. The display assembly includes a display for mounting in an open faced compartment enclosed by a bottom/top cover plate, the display having a bottom surface, a plurality of side surfaces, and a top surface for interaction with a user of the portable terminal. The compartment of the enclosure of the display assembly has an interior bottom/top surface and a plurality of interior side surfaces. A resilient seal component of the display assembly is positioned between the display and the compartment, the seal component including a body including a base portion connected to a top portion by a plurality of side portions for defining an interior channel for engaging the sides of the display, once received therein. A top portion of the seal component is adapted for overlapping a portion of the top surface of the display and the base portion for overlapping at least a portion of the bottom surface of the display. The body has the exterior surface for positioning adjacent to the interior surfaces of the compartment and the interior surface of the channel for positioning adjacent to the top surface and the bottom surface and the plurality of side surfaces of the display. The seal body has a first sealing rib positioned on either the exterior surface or the interior surface of the seal body, the first sealing rib being integral, for example, with the seal body and projecting from the respective exterior or interior surface. The first sealing rib when positioned on the interior surface is for inhibiting the penetration of the foreign matter between the display and the first sealing rib and the first sealing rib when positioned on the exterior surface is for inhibiting the penetration of the foreign matter between the compartment and the first sealing rib. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025943 | CHUCK - An improved shuck has one end coupling with a fabrication machine through a holding member. The chuck includes a coupling structure, a grip means and a shank. The coupling structure has a first screwing portion at one end and a fastening member at the other end. The grip means has a second screwing portion at one end engageable with the first screwing portion and a plurality of grip jaws at the other end inclined outwards. The coupling structure and the grip means are held in a through hole formed in the shank. The through hole has an internal side to form compact holding of the grip means to firmly hold a tool. After the coupling structure is anchored through the fastening member, the shank can be turned to drive the grip means to move, and the grip jaws can be expanded or contracted to release or grip the tool. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025944 | BODY LEANING CONTROL SYSTEM, AND A SADDLE RIDING TYPE VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME - A body leaning control system includes a support mechanism arranged to support a pair of wheels to be movable up and down relative to a vehicle body, a resistance applying mechanism arranged to apply to the support mechanism a resistance to up-and-down motions of the pair of wheels, a lean amount acquiring device arranged to detect a lean amount of the vehicle body, and a controller arranged, based on detection results received from the lean amount acquiring device, to set the resistance of the resistance applying mechanism to a first resistance when the lean amount of the vehicle body exceeds a first angle, and to set the resistance of the resistance applying mechanism to a second resistance smaller than the first resistance when the lean amount of the vehicle body is at the first angle or less. This system can conveniently inhibit the vehicle body from leaning in excess of the first angle. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025945 | Motorcycle Air Suspension System - A suspension system for use with a motorcycle includes a device for producing a supply of pressurized air. The suspension system is operably disposed between a frame member and a swing arm of the motorcycle. The suspension system comprises a double-acting pneumatic cylinder. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025946 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - It is an object of the invention to provide a suspension system configured to execute a control for avoiding a state in which an operation of an electric motor which is a power source of an electromagnetic actuator is kept halted at a certain operational position while the motor is generating a motor force. Where a target rotational position of the motor becomes equal to a specific operational position (e.g., a rotational position at which an electrifying current amount of one phase reaches a peak value), a control for shifting the target rotational position by δθ is executed. Where the rotational position of the motor is kept located at the certain position for a time period longer than a prescribed time, a control for changing the rotational position of the motor is executed. According to the present suspension system, it is possible to suppress imbalance in heat generation in the motor and to thereby reduce a load to be applied to the motor. Accordingly, a suspension system with high utility is realized. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025947 | PACKING ASSEMBLY FOR THE MANUAL TRANSPORT OF PRODUCTS, AND INDUSTRIAL PLANT FOR PACKING THE SAME - The invention concerns a packing assembly for the manual transport of products, characterised in that it comprises, on a rigid plane ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025948 | BLOW-MOLDED WHEELS HAVING UNDERCUT TREADS, METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND CHILDREN'S RIDE-ON VEHICLES INCLUDING THE SAME - Improved blow-molded wheels, methods for producing the same, and children's ride-on vehicles including the same are disclosed. The blow-molded wheels may include a blow-molded body that has a tread surface, first and second sidewalls and an axis. The body may be configured to rotate about the axis. The tread surface may extend circumferentially around the body and may extend between the first and second sidewalls. A first region of the tread surface may be disposed between the first sidewall and a part line of the blow-molded body. A second region of the tread surface may be disposed between the first region and the part line. A first radial distance from the axis to the first region may exceed a second radial distance from the axis to the second region by at least a first predetermined threshold. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025949 | Rear steer lawn mowing vehicle with front steering means - A rear steer mower having a front steering assembly is provided. The front steering assembly includes a steering wheel, a steering shaft, a pair of toed out negatively castered front wheels and a linking element configured to receive rotational input from the steering wheel to the pair of front wheels. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025950 | BALL JOINT, PREFERABLY FOR USE IN VEHICLES - A ball and socket joint is provided preferably for use in vehicles and especially in the area of the chassis of motor vehicles. The joint has a ball and socket joint housing having a joint opening, with a ball pivot, which is arranged in the ball and socket joint housing, extends through the joint opening and has a shaft. A support ring is arranged on the shaft of the ball pivot and has a radially extending flange. A sealing element is arranged between the support ring as well as an adjoining component formed by a profiled body ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025951 | STEERING KNUCKLE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to an axle journal ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025952 | Unit for supporting axle-shaft of go-karts | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025953 | RIGID AXLE FOR A UTILITY VEHICLE - A rigid axle for a commercial vehicle having individual first and second suspension struts ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025954 | PORTABLE SERVICE ACCESSORY FOR A TRUCK TRACTOR - Tractor engine compartment service accessory, optionally portable, preferably permanently installed in engine compartment, has a mounting for attachment to the tractor frame and attached thereto a catwalk and top step extending laterally, the top step resting on the uppermost tread portion of the tractor tire. One or more steps are suspended beneath the top step. A handrail is optionally secured to the top step and a suspended step. The suspended steps may be retracted and nested beneath the top step. The top step may be folded, slid, or otherwise moved to a position above or beneath the catwalk. The catwalk may be rotated upward. The handrail may be disengaged and detached, or it may be rotated to a compact orientation, as needed. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025955 | FOLDABLE TRUCK STAIRS - A foldable stair assembly for a vehicle which is carried by a trailer hitch receiver in the vehicle and wherein the stairs include independently retractable stair riser extender portions which serve to contact the ground to stabilize the stairs against the ground, and wherein the retractable stair portions can adjust for uneven or sloping ground. A piston or other assistance member aids in raising and lowering the stairs. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025956 | BICYCLE HAVING INDEPENDENT REAR WHEEL STEERING - A wheeled vehicle, which may be a bicycle, having independent front and rear wheel steering, and rear wheel propulsion from a pedal assembly. The rear wheel is pivotally mounted to enable steering. The rear sprocket transmits torque to a jointed drive shaft which drives the rear wheel at any degree of steering. Rear steering is actuated by a frame mounted control lever, which draws a flexible cable which extends through the hollow frame. Indicia indicates the degree of rear steering. The control lever has a locking feature to prevent inadvertent steering. The rear wheel is pivotally mounted to the frame to enable clearing obstacles in the road. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025957 | BICYCLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A bicycle suspension system is provided with a first tubular element, a piston, a piston rod, a first sealing member and a switching valve. The piston is coupled to the piston rod, and is slidably disposed in the first tubular element. The first sealing member is disposed in the first tubular element adjacent such that a first air chamber is formed between the piston and the first sealing member. The switching valve is coupled to the first sealing member. The switching valve opens a communication passageway between the first air chamber and a second air chamber to connect the first and second air chambers when in the opened position, and closes the communication passageway between the first air chamber and the second air chamber to separate the first and second air chambers when in the closed position. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025958 | Foldable Frame, Separating Member and Bicycle Thereof - A foldable frame, a separating member, and a bicycle thereof are disclosed. The foldable frame is connected with a front wheel and a rear wheel of the bicycle. The foldable frame and the separating member can be used for folding the bicycle to align the axle centers of the front wheel and the rear wheel, which is useful for an user to carry the bicycle. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025959 | Trailer and Jack System - A system for installation and removal of a storage shed is disclosed. The system includes a custom trailer, a specialized storage shed, and a complete set of unique lifting components. The system allows a single operator to conveniently and safely deliver/remove a storage shed, without causing damage to the it in the process. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025960 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTING THE GANGWAY BELLOWS COVER AND THE CHASSIS OF ARTICULATED VEHICLES - A device for connecting the gangway bellows cover and the chassis of articulated vehicles comprises a connecting element ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025961 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTING THE GANGWAY BELLOWS COVER AND THE CHASSIS OF ARTICULATED VEHICLES - A device for connecting the gangway bellows cover and the chassis of articulated vehicles comprises a connecting element ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025962 | GANGWAY BELLOWS COVER-STYLE CONNECTING DEVICE FOR ARTICULATED VEHICLES - A gangway bellows cover-style connecting device for articulated vehicles comprises a plurality of bands ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025963 | Device for swivel joint coupling, particularly for semi-trailers - The invention relates to a device for the active damping of swivel joint couplings ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025964 | TRAILER AND HITCH MECHANISM FOR A ROBOT - A trailer and hitch system for a mobile robot. The trailer includes a front Ackerman steering linkage, a releasable locking mechanism for releasably positioning the Ackerman steering linkage in a turned position to arrest the trailer, a tow bar extending upwardly from the Ackerman steering linkage and terminating in a lunette ring, and spaced skid members extending downwardly and rearwardly. The mobile robot includes a hitch assembly for the lunette ring. The hitch assembly has a frame including a slot for the lunette ring and a guide portion for guiding the lunette ring into the slot, a latch pivotable with respect to the frame and biased to close the slot, and a decoupling mechanism configured to move the latch to release the lunette ring from the slot. A robot arm is maneuverable to engage the decoupling mechanism. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025965 | Ball Hitch Leg Guard - An automotive accessory, specifically a ball mount cover made from a compressible material that covers the ball mount, when the tongue is positioned in a chamber molded into the device; the devices does not interfere with the normal use of the trailer hitch and that minimizes injuries to knee, shin, and ankle from accidentally hitting or contacting the ball mount. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025966 | Ski, in particular alpine ski - A ski, especially an alpine ski, having a ski body with a shovel area forming a front end of the ski body, a rear ski body section forming the rear end of the ski body and in between these two sections, a reduced ski body section forming ski body longitudinal sides, in which the width of the ski body in the shovel area is greater than the maximum width of the ski body on the rear ski body section, and the maximum width of the rear ski body section is greater than the minimum width of the ski body in the reduced middle ski body section. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025967 | MAGNETIC METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING FOOT TRACTION ON SPORTS BOARDS - A sports board binding and foot traction apparatus for use in sports boards such as surfboard, skateboard, wakeboards, and the like. The apparatus includes a sports board having a deck and a bottom and at least one cutout box disposed in one or both of the deck and bottom. One or more permanent magnets is disposed and retained in one or more of the cutout boxes to form a magnetic region on the deck of the board. An article of sports footwear having a sole is provided, and a ferromagnetic plate is disposed in at lest a portion of each footwear sole. When the footwear is brought into proximity with the magnetic field, a binding force is applied to the footwear and the wearer is thereby enabled to manipulate the sports board in ways not possible without the inventive apparatus. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025968 | COMPACT COLLAPSIBLE STROLLER - A juvenile stroller includes a mobile base and a juvenile seat mounted on the mobile base. The mobile base includes wheels and a foldable frame carrying the juvenile seat. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025969 | Adjustable Wheelchair - An adjustable wheelchair frame that has a pair of rear wheels, a pair of front wheels, a pair of handles, and the wheelchair frame where said wheelchair frame has a first base adjustment section, a second base adjustment section, a first height adjustment section, a second height adjustment section, and where the first base adjustment section is adjustably and lockably connectable to the first height adjustment section and the second base adjustment section is adjustably and lockably connectable to the second height adjustment section; the first base section is adjustably and lockably connectable to said second base adjustment section and the first height adjustment section is adjustably and lockably connectable to said second height adjustment section, thus providing a wheelchair that is entirely adjustable for width and floor to seat height. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025970 | AUTOMOTIVE SEAT TRIM COVER - A trim cover for an automotive seat including an air bag includes a bolster and a side facing attached with the bolster to form a seam. At least a portion of the side facing includes a panel folded onto itself and joined along at least one edge, and is configured to direct the air bag, upon deployment, through the seam. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025971 | Airbag module - The disclosed airbag device for a vehicle may comprise an airbag and at least one connection member. The airbag may have first and second side surfaces, wherein the first side surface has upper and lower ends. The at least one connection member may connect the lower end of the first side surface to an intermediate position on the first side surface located between the upper and lower ends of the first side surface. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025972 | VEHICULAR OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A vehicular occupant restraint system including: a four-point seatbelt system having left and right webbings for restraining an occupant, each of the left and right webbings having an upper body restraining portion that restrains the upper body of the occupant; a left first inflating portion which is provided on the upper body restraining portion of the left webbing and which inflates by receiving a gas supply and deploys in front of the upper body of the occupant, and a right first inflating portion which is provided on the upper body restraining portion of the right webbing and which inflates by receiving a gas supply and deploys in front of the upper body of the occupant; and a second inflating portion which inflates by receiving a gas supply when the first inflating portions inflate, and deploys to support the first inflating portions from the outside in the seat width direction. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025973 | AUTOMOBILE SIDE AIRBAG GUIDE PLATE - Provided is an automobile side airbag guide plate including support brackets disposed at both sides of a center pillar, fixed to an inner panel between a roof panel and a head liner, and supporting a lower part of an airbag module, wherein each of the support brackets includes a vertical part fixed to the inner panel between the roof panel and the head liner, and a horizontal support part extending from the vertical part to support the lower part of the airbag module fixed to the inner panel. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025974 | Apparatus for allowing or suppressing deployment of a low risk deployment airbag - A low-cost automatic suppression apparatus allows or suppresses deployment of a low risk deployment airbag based solely on occupant seat load and seat belt tension. The seat load and belt tension parameters are detected by low-cost sensors, and an airbag control unit suppresses airbag deployment when the occupant load is below a specified load threshold or the belt tension is above a specified tension threshold, and otherwise allows airbag deployment. The sensors are preferably switch-based so that the signals provided to the airbag control unit are in the form of a differential electrical current, and only two wires are needed to interface each sensor to the airbag control unit. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025975 | OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICE - An occupant protection device includes a plurality of gas generators that actuate respective mechanisms, and a control portion that actuates the gas generators. If a condition for actuating at least one of the gas generators is fulfilled and a condition for actuating the other gas generators are unfulfilled, the other gas generators are controlled by the control portion at a timing that is uninfluential on an actuation state of one of the mechanism actuated by the one of the gas generators and that is different from a preset timing for actuating the other mechanisms actuated by the other gas generators. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025976 | OCCUPANT RESTRAINT - This invention relates to the field of load restraint systems, particularly occupant restraint systems that provide improved restraint by adopting more closely the contour of the occupant and particularly actively controlled restraint systems which respond to the external environment and hazardous situations. There is provided an articulated restraint which more closely adopts the profile of an occupant to provide a better and closer fitting restraint. Improving the fit of the restraint to the occupant provides better survivability in impact scenarios. The articulated restraint is formed from a series of elements which are joined by a connecting cord. When tension is applied to the cord the elements compress together and adopt the form of the occupant, further tension forces the elements to form a substantially rigid conformation which retains the occupant in a seat. There is further provided an active restraint system for actively controlling the tension in the connecting cord in response to external forces or hazardous events. The restraint and active restraint system may be used in place of conventional five point harnesses and seat belts to provide improved survivability in impacts and better restraint in the seating position for manoeuvres resulting in significant G-forces. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025977 | Passenger protection device - The pretensioner is configured to provide a compact and less expensive pretensioner for improving the work assembly efficiency while effectively transmitting the pressing force of plural force transmission members to the ring gear. Plural balls inside the pipe are pressed under the pressure of gas from the gas generator in an emergency. The first ball presses the lever, and the balls other than the first ball sequentially press the subsequent levers such that the ring gear rotates to move rightward. The internal teeth of the ring gear are meshed with external teeth of the pinion attached to the rotary shaft at the side of the spool. The pinion then rotates to allow the spool to retract the seatbelt. The first ball abuts on the ball stopper portion of the pipe to stop the rest of the balls such that most of the balls are located in the circular movement path. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025978 | RELAY BOX PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE - A relay box protective structure, which protects a relay box from a tread surface stripped off when a tire | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025979 | Protective Element (Variants), Method For The Production Thereof, Counterfeit-Proof Material And Value Paper - The invention relates to security element for different articles including banknotes, valuable papers, credit cards, documents, certificates and other similar articles, to a method for producing thereof and also to a counterfeit-proof material and valuable document provided with the security element. The security element has several layers each having definite optical properties which are different for each layer, such as color, reflectance, transparency, density. At the same time, at least one external layer is formed with protrusions arranged in a determined and/or random order. A lower layer is formed to be continuous while all layers together form a multilayered structure with a three-dimensional net and/or checkerboard and/or cell and/or mesh and/or linear configuration in the form of patterns, symbols, drawings, characters or codes, wherein the structure develops at least one effect amenable to visual and/or automatic inspection. The disclosed invention makes it possible to develop a simple and available security element exhibiting optimized protective properties. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025980 | SECURITY PAPER INCLUDING DYED SECURITY FIBERS HAVING WAVELENGTH-DEPENDENT COLOR CHANGES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is security paper including a plurality of dyed security fibers having wavelength-dependent color changes embedded therein, in which each of the plurality of dyed security fibers is composed of fluorescent balls formed of a fluorescent substance producing a light-mission response at a predetermined wavelength, a security fiber containing the fluorescent balls, and a dyed layer formed on the outer surface of the security fiber using a material producing an light-mission response at a predetermined wavelength. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025981 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING A BEVERAGE - A graphic indicator of olfactory and gustatory characteristics of a beverage. The indicator includes a background portion having a first color. The indicator further includes a plurality of contiguous segments on the background portion. Each segment represents a separate characteristic of the beverage, and each segment is divided into separate strength zones. The strength zones can be darkened in a color other than the first color to indicate a strength level of a characteristic of the beverage to provide a graphic representation of the beverage to enable consumers can make an informed purchasing decision. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025982 | COUPLING, JOINT AND METHOD FOR FIXEDLY AND SEALINGLY SECURING COMPONENTS TO ONE ANOTHER - A method for forming a joint. The method includes: providing a fitting having a body and a pair of axially spaced apart seals, the body having an insertion end; providing a structure; engaging the fitting and the structure to one another such that the seals sealing engage the body and the structure; and after the fitting and the structure have been engaged to one another, installing an adhesive to a zone disposed between the body, the structure and the seals to retain the body to the structure. A fitting and an assembly are also provided. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025983 | Coupling Device for Connecting Line Devices, Preferably Quick Connector - The invention relates to a coupling device for connecting line devices, preferably quick connector, having a coupling housing comprising a connecting device that can be connected to an end section of a line device or of a second connecting device, and a valve body which can be transferred from a closed position to an open position when the end section of the line device or of the second connecting device is brought together with the coupling housing. The valve body can be actuated by means of a force deflecting device by bringing the end section of the line device or of the second connecting device together with the coupling housing. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025984 | Device for connecting a pipe to an exhaust outlet - A device for forming a sealed screw connection for the connection of a pipe ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025985 | HIGH-RESISTANCE END FITTING FOR A FLEXIBLE TUBULAR PIPE - An attachment fitting and a method for connection to a tubular duct comprising at least one ply of armors, the armors having a free end respectively defining an outer surface, the attachment fitting comprising a bushing and a sleeve having an attachment part and a connection part with a reception portion, the sleeve being mounted on the duct by spreading the free ends of the armor perpendicularly to the reception portion, the armors comprising a widening, device, the bushing being mounted about the connection part and forming an annular chamber for receiving a flow of a mass-curing material for encapsulating the free ends of the armors. The widening device connected to the free outer surface of the free ends of the armors. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025986 | HOSE FITTING - A hose end fitting in which a connection body ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025987 | CONNECTOR - A connector has a pivot shaft extending axially between a pair of flanges of a connector body. The retainer includes a bearing portion at one end, with an expandable insertion slot engageable with the pivot shaft such that the retainer pivots about the pivot shaft. The retainer has a temporary engagement position where a pipe can be inserted and removed and a regular engagement position where a bulge portion of the pipe is engaged preventing the pipe from being removed. A stopper claw formed on an opening edge of the insertion slot contacts with a contact surface, preventing the connector body from pivoting beyond the temporary engagement position. This prevents a condition here the retainer further pivots past the temporary engagement position which can cause the insertion slot to expand and the retainer separating from the pivot shaft. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025988 | COUPLING, JOINT AND METHOD FOR FIXEDLY AND SEALINGLY SECURING COMPONENTS TO ONE ANOTHER - A fluid conduit assembly having a fitting assembly and a pair of hollow structures that are received into a body of the fitting assembly. The fitting assembly includes a body and two sets of seals that are engaged to the body and to an associated one of the hollow structures. An adhesive is employed to fixedly or fixedly and sealingly couple the hollow structures to the body. The body is configured to space the hollow structures apart from one another to tailor the rate at which heat is introduced to the portion of the body of the fitting between the two sets of seals to reduce thermally induced shear stress acting on the adhesive. A method for forming a fluid conduit assembly is also provided. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025989 | CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL CLEAN AIR CONNECTOR - A connector for use in a contaminated environment is provided. The connector includes first and second couplers which are coupled together to produce a fluid path through the connector. Prior to coupling of the first and second couplers, the first and second couplers include plastic caps for minimizing the contaminants on the couplers. Elastomer face seals which can be contaminated are mated against one another compressing to expel contaminants and trapping contaminants between the elastomer face seals. The elastomer face seals are captured between a pair of O-rings. Parts of the elastomer face seals are flushed with fluid as the connector is coupled to further reduce contamination. All internal passages and the elastomer face seals are treated with an antimicrobial compound. The connector vents to the atmosphere during engagement of the first and second couplers such that the connector can operate at a higher pressure with reduced engagement force. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025990 | FERRULE WITH RADIAL CROWN - A ferrule for a metal tube fitting includes an annular body having a generally cylindrical radially interior wall extending through the center of the ferrule. An outer radial wall extends from the ferrule front end to a rearward flange portion of the annular body. The outer radial wall has: a first tapered portion extending from the ferrule front end with an increasing radial dimension towards the rearward flange portion, the first tapered portion extending to a crown portion, the crown portion including a convex surface that tapers radially inwardly towards the rearward flange portion. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100025991 | PACKING MEANS FOR SEALING AND CONNECTOR FOR A PIPE WITH THE SAME - Provided is a packing means for sealing including a base ring member; an upper ring member; and a lower ring member, wherein the base ring member has a projection line at the inner surface thereof so as to be not slide on an outer surface of the pipe but fixed thereon when the base ring member is closely contacted with the upper and lower ring member at the same time when being rotated by external force, and also has a rib line which is formed to traverse the projection line so that a depth that the projection line is struck into the outer surface of the pipe is restricted, and the projection line is formed into a spiral or oblique-toothed structure so as to be struck in a desired depth into the outer surface of the pipe toward the lower ring member corresponding to the upper ring member. | 2010-02-04 |
