| 05th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 51 |
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| 20100029094 | Method and Apparatus for Forming a High Quality Low Temperature Silicon Nitride Layer - A method of forming a silicon nitride layer is described. According to the present invention, a silicon nitride layer is deposited by thermally decomposing a silicon/nitrogen containing source gas or a silicon containing source gas and a nitrogen containing source gas at low deposition temperatures to form a silicon nitride layer. The thermally deposited silicon nitride layer is then treated with hydrogen radicals to form a treated silicon nitride layer. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029095 | Rotatable electrical interconnection device - An electrical interconnection device ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029096 | Rotatable electrical interconnection device - An electrical interconnection device ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029097 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DRIVING A VEHICLE TRAILER TOW CONNECTOR - In a method for driving electronic devices connected to a vehicle trailer tow connector a trailer electronic device control signal is receiving from a vehicle data communication network. In response to the received control signal, a solid state power control device is switched to connect electrical power to a selected pin of the trailer tow connector. The trailer electronic device control signal may be received from a wiring harness connector connected to a vehicle data communication network. A vehicle trailer tow connector module includes a module housing. A vehicle wiring connector and a trailer wiring connector are coupled to the module housing. A power control circuit is connected to a selected pin in the trailer wiring connector. A controller circuit is coupled to the vehicle wiring connector for receiving communication data from a vehicle data bus, and coupled by control lines to the power control circuit. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029098 | Electrical Connector - An electrical connector has a plurality of terminals arranged side-by-side in a horizontal direction. Each of the terminals has a first connection portion adapted to be connected with one of two members electrically connectable to each other via the electrical connector, and a second connection portion adapted to be connected with the other member. In the electrical connector, two or more first terminals consisting of a part of the terminals are arranged such that an inter-terminal pitch in the first connection portions thereof is equal to that in the second connection portions thereof, and two or more second terminals consisting of the remaining terminals other than the first terminals are arranged such that an inter-terminal pitch in the first connection portions thereof is less than that in the second connection portions thereof. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029099 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTING APPARATUS - An embodiment of an electrical connecting apparatus comprises a support board having an upper surface and a lower surface, a block having an attachment surface directing downward and attached to the support board in a state where at least the attachment surface is located below the support board, a flexible circuit board having a contactor area in which a plurality of contactors are arranged and an outside area around the contactor area and attached at part of the outside area to the lower surface of the support board in a state where at least the contactor area is opposed to the attachment surface of the block, and a reference mark member having a lower end surface and a reference mark for positioning provided on the lower end surface and attached to the block in a state where the lower end surface is exposed to the lower side of the circuit board. Accordingly, the measurement accuracy of the probe tip position is heightened. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029100 | CONTACT AND IC SOCKET USING THE SAME - A contact, above and below which two contact objects are present, comprises a first arm portion having a first contact portion at a tip end thereof, a first arcuate projection, a coupling portion, a second arcuate projection, and a second arm portion having a second contact portion at a tip end thereof. In the contact, the first arm portion and the coupling portion are connected to each other with the first arcuate projection therebetween to assume a substantially V-shaped configuration. The coupling portion and the second arm portion are connected to each other with the second arcuate projection therebetween to assume a substantially V-shaped configuration. The first arcuate projection is disposed below the first arm portion and outside an extension of the first arm portion. The second arcuate projection is disposed above the second arm portion and outside an extension n of the second arm portion. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029101 | LOW-PROFILE CABLE ASSEMBLY AND ITS COMPLEMENTARY CONNECTOR - A connector assembly includes an electric connector, and a cable assembly mated with the electric connector. The electric connector includes a housing, a plurality of contacts received in the housing. The cable assemble includes a base board with a plurality of golden fingers, and a plurality of wires electrically connected to the golden fingers. The base board includes a mating portion and a connecting portion connected to the mating portion. The golden fingers are arranged on the mating portion and the wires are physically connected to the connecting portion. The mating portion is inserted into the housing of the electric connector. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029102 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING REINFORCED CONTACTS ARRANGEMENT - An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing having a plurality of passageways, and a number of contacts receiving in corresponding passageways, respectively. The contacts comprises a first base portion having a first retaining portion for securing the contact in the passageway, and a second base portion having a second resilient arm extending therefrom. A first resilient arm extends upwardly from the first base portion and having a contacting portion disposed at a free end thereof. The second base portion and the second resilient arm are attached to the first base portion and the first resilient arm, respectively, from a lower position. Accordingly, an electrical connector with a large array pattern of the contacts is achieved under a condition that steady electrical connection is provided. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029103 | FIXTURE FOR INSTALLING A GUIDE PIN - A fixture is provided for installing a guide pin to a substrate. The fixture includes an elongate body extending a length along a longitudinal axis between a mounting end portion and a receiving end portion. The mounting end portion is configured to be mounted on a support member. An opening extends into the body through the receiving end portion of the body and along the longitudinal axis. The opening is configured to receive at least a portion of the guide pin therein. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029104 | Pluggable cable connector - A pair manager for use in securing a twin-axial cable to a printed circuit board is described. The pair manager comprises a generally block-shaped portion containing a pair of channels. The channels extend from the front face to the rear face of the block-shaped portion. An integral flange and a pair of integral fingers extend perpendicularly from the front face of the block-shaped portion. The flange extends generally from the center of the front face and the fingers extend from opposite edges of the front face. The fingers and flange function as a partial shield cavity around each pair of conductors. This design helps to maintain better impedance matching when connecting twin-axial cables to a printed circuit board. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029105 | CONTACT ORGANIZER FOR AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A connector system includes a connector assembly and a contact organizer. The connector assembly includes a mounting end and a plurality of contacts protruding from the mounting end. The contact organizer includes a top side, a bottom side and a plurality of channels extending between the top and bottom sides. The contact organizer is movable with respect to the connector assembly between a supporting position and a seated position. When the contact organizer is in the supporting position, the contacts at least partially extend through the channels. When the contact organizer is moved to the supporting position, the contact organizer is moved toward the mounting end of the connector assembly until the top side of the contact organizer engages the mounting end. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029106 | SOCKET WITH CONTACT FORMED BY METAL HAULM - A socket, adapted for electrically connecting an IC package and a printed circuit board, comprises an upper housing, a lower housing and a plurality of contacts received between the upper housing and the lower housing. The contact is formed from a metal haulm and extends beyond a top surface of the upper housing for contacting with the IC package and a bottom surface of the lower housing for contacting with the printed circuit board, respectively. The contact has a main body, which is formed by twisting up the metal haulm to have a helical shape. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029107 | Socket assembly with pick up cap - A socket assembly comprises a socket and a pick up cap attached on the socket. The socket has an insulative housing with sidewalls, and the sidewalls have a plurality of protrusions extending upwardly and formed with end surfaces. The pick up cap comprises a plurality of cutouts with inner side surfaces. The inner side surface of the cutout abuts against corresponding end surface of insulative housing to position the pick up cap on the insulative housing. An interference force created between the cutout and the protrusion extends along an extending direction of corresponding sidewall. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029108 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH MULTIFUNCTIONAL PICK UP CAP - An electrical connector assembly ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029109 | Multifunctional Wall Socket - A multifunctional wall socket related to electrical conduction connecting device, comprising socket cover ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029110 | INSERTING CONNECTOR, RECEIVING CONNECTOR, AND CONNECTOR UNIT - An inserting connector connected to a receiving connector, the receiving connector being configured to electrically connect an electric power source and an electric apparatus receiving an electric power supply from the electric power source, the inserting connector being connected to the electric apparatus, the inserting connector includes two electric power plug terminals made of a conductor, the conductor being configured to receive the electric power supply; and a control plug terminal configured to be extended and retracted in an inserting direction. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029111 | INSERTING CONNECTOR, RECEIVING CONNECTOR, AND CONNECTOR UNIT - An inserting connector connected to a receiving connector, the receiving connector being configured to electrically connect an electric power source and an electric apparatus receiving an electric power supply from the electric power source, the inserting connector being connected to the electric apparatus, the inserting connector includes two electric power plug terminals made of a conductor, the conductor being configured to receive the electric power supply; and a control plug terminal configured to be extended and retracted in an inserting direction. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029112 | BURN-IN SOCKET - A burn-in socket includes a base, a sliding plate mounted to the base and having a number of pin holes, a number of contacts secured to the base and an actuator mounted on the base. The contacts each comprise a base portion and a pair of arms received in the pin holes of the sliding plate. The actuator includes a frame and a number of actuating portion for driving the sliding plate to move in a transversal direction. The sliding plate includes a number of projections adjacent to contacts. Each projection and the pair of arms of an adjacent contact together define a receiving space and located at three sides of the receiving space, respectively. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029113 | Cable connector assembly - A cable connector assembly includes a fitting having first and second fitting ends and a fitting opening therethrough and an insert having first and second insert ends and an insert opening therethrough. The insert is disposed within the first fitting end. The cable connector assembly further includes a key structure disposed within the insert opening. The key structure extends axially past ends of one or more wire contacts disposed within the insert opening toward the first insert end. The key structure is aligned with a corresponding structure on a mating connector to allow attachment of the mating connector to the cable connector assembly without damage to the contacts. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029114 | Waterproof cable connector - A waterproof cable connector has a body, two plugs and at least one sealing ring. The body has a chamber and two through holes communicating with the chamber. The plugs are respectively connected to the body via the through holes and each plug has a clamping ring and a securing fastener. The clamping ring is mounted in the body and has multiple grooves and multiple tabs. The securing fastener is mounted around the clamping ring to press the tabs of the clamping ring. The at least one sealing ring is elastic and waterproof and is mounted between separate parts on the body to prevent water from permeating the chamber of the body. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029115 | FOUR WIRE ELASTOMERIC SEAL AND FUEL INJECTOR USING SAME - A fuel injector includes first and second electrical actuators positioned within an injector body. First and second pairs of electrical conductors extend from a socket connector outside of the injector body to the first and second electrical actuators, respectively. The electrical conductors extend through an elastomeric sealing member that seals against fuel leakage from the fuel injector. The elastomeric sealing member provides annular sealing ridges in sealing contact with an access passage of the injector body and includes individual conductor seal passages that form seals around the outer surface of the individual electrical conductors. The elastomeric sealing member includes features that facilitate assembly of the fuel injector in a manner that reduces risk of damage to the sealing strategy. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029116 | Connector Assembly - Connector assemblies are disclosed. The connector assembly ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029117 | COMPUTER-CONTROLLED CONNECTOR-PANEL SYSTEM - A system and method for ensuring that a large number of connectors, such as fiber-optic cable-connectors, which are plugged-into connector-receptacles arrayed across a connector-panel, are not intentionally disconnected by an un-authorized user with malicious intent, or accidentally unplugged by an authorized technician who may be trying to manually pull-out a specific connector for testing or other purposes but, inadvertently, could otherwise unplug a neighboring connector because of not being able to clearly see which plug is actually being removed due to the large number of cables that are connected to the panel. The connectors are locked in place by restraining arms which are controlled by solenoids or motors. Each restraining arm can be commanded to release its respective connector, but only when the correct command from a computer is received. The same system and method can be applied to connector-receptacles arrayed on one or both sides of the panel. The same system and method can be applied to other cables, such as coax cables or Cat 5 cables. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029118 | QUICK RELEASE CONNECTOR DEVICE - A connector device includes a ferrule, a receptacle having a housing on one end and fitted in the ferrule for receiving an insulating member, a sealing ring fitted in the housing and engaged with the housing, a sleeve fitted in the ferrule and engaged with the housing and having a peripheral lip to engage with the sealing ring, a locking ring attached to the sleeve and having a number of blades, and an actuating member attached to the ferrule and having an actuator for moving the blades radially and for allowing a swelling of a tubular member to be moved over the blades and for allowing two connector element to be quickly coupled together and to be quickly disengaged from each other when required. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029119 | CABLE CONNECTOR - A cable connector including a housing with an inserting hole adapted to receive a flat cable including terminals mounted on the housing that has contact parts to be electrically connected to lead wires of the flat cable. The connector includes an actuator having a main body moveable between a first position to enable insertion of the flat cable and a second position, parallel to the direction of insertion-and-extraction of the flat cable, to connect the lead wires of the flat cable to the contact parts. The actuator includes locked portions on opposite sides of the main body and the housing includes locking portions on opposite sides of the housing which are engaged with the locked portions when the actuator is in the second position. The locked portions include tip edges extending parallel to the direction of insertion-and-extraction of the flat cable when the actuator is in the second position and the locking portions include facing tip edges inclined to the direction of the insertion-and-extraction of the flat cable with the distance between facing tip edges of the locked portions being narrower at the inlet side of the inserting hole. The actuator is mounted to permit rearward shifting movement when the flat cable is not received within the inserting hole which displaces the relative alignment between locked portions and locking portions thereby permitting easier opening of the actuator for insertion of the cable while also providing a secure lock when connection is made with the flat cable. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029120 | REINFORCED BACKPLATE FOR USE WITH ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING INSULATIVE COATING THEREON - A connector assembly includes a PCB, an insulative housing mounted on the PCB with a plurality of contacts received therein, a retention module mounted on the PCB and surrounding the insulative housing, and a backplate mounted below the PCB for reinforcing the retention module. The backplate includes a base plate having an upper surface toward a backside surface of the PCB and an insulative coating deposited on the upper surface to prevent the backplate from short-circuiting electrical components of mounted on the backside surface of the PCB. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029121 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING IMPROVED COVER PLATE FOR REDUCING FRICTION BETWEEN COVER AND BASE - An electrical connector includes a base having a number of passageways, a cover mounted to the base, a cam mounted between the base and the cover, and a protecting mechanism. The cover has a number of through holes corresponding to the passageways and is capable of slidably moveable relative to the base. The cam is able to rotate to drive the cover to move relative to the base. The protecting mechanism includes a cover plate mounted in the cover and a base element mounted in the base. The cover plate includes a planar main portion, a via hole defined in a middle thereof, and a pair of stoppers bent toward the cover to engage to restrict the cam to rotate within a certain angle. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029122 | CONNECTOR - A connector for terminating a communications cable is disclosed including a termination assembly ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029123 | AIRCRAFT POWER CONNECTOR WITH DIFFERENTIAL ENGAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL RETENTION FORCES - A new and improved aircraft power connector, for electrical connection to an aircraft electrical connector, has incorporated thereon a dual-position mechanism which can effectively alter the engagement force level defined between the electrical connector contact pins of the aircraft power connector and the aircraft electrical connector. When the mechanism is disposed at a first position, the force level is relatively low so as to easily permit connection and disconnection, whereas when the mechanism is disposed at a second position, the force level is relatively high so as to ensure the connection of the aircraft power connector to the aircraft electrical connector and thereby prevent the inadvertent disconnection of the aircraft power connector from the aircraft electrical connector. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029124 | Card Connector - A card connector has a housing, a sliding member that is designed to receive a card, and a latching member that is connected to the housing. The sliding member is slidable relative to the housing. The latching member is designed to engage the card to prevent the card from being removed from the housing. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029125 | PLUG LOCKING MECHANISM - A locking mechanism is provided for securing a plug with a cable to an electronic device. The locking mechanism includes a base portion configured to abut against a side of the plug, a pressing portion slantingly extending from an end of the base portion, at least one tab protruding from the pressing portion near the base portion, and a clamping portion extending from the other end of the base portion and configured to engage with the cable. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029126 | ELECTRICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING LATCHING AND STRAIN RELIEF FEATURES - An electrical communication system includes at least one electrical connector system that includes a header connector configured to mate with a receptacle connector through a back panel. The connector system includes a latch that releasably mates the header and receptacle connectors. The receptacle connector is mounted to a substrate, such as a printed circuit board, and the header connector is connected to a power cable assembly. The power cable assembly includes a faston that electrically connects a power cable to the electrical contacts of the header connector. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029127 | DEVICE FOR SECURING LEADS INTO IN-LINE CONNECTOR DEVICES - A locking device for connectors is provided that uses a threaded seal latch application using a ferrule. The locking device secures leads in electrical connectors, particularly connectors involved in medically implantable devices. The locking device utilizes a threaded nut, pre-assembled onto a lead cable with a ferrule. The lead cable is inserted into and engages with a threaded sleeve, the threaded sleeve serves as an opening for the in-line stack inside a housing. The threaded nut engages the threaded sleeve, and the ferrule along the lead cable is encased therebetween. The ferrule is pushed into and against the inner surface of the threaded sleeve by the threaded nut, tightly securing the ferrule in place, and thereby locking the lead cable in the desired position. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029128 | CABLE CONNECTOR - Contact terminals for grounding include a fixing portion for supporting an pressing portion of an actuator member, and contact terminals for signals disposed adjacent to the contact terminals for grounding include a fixing portion shorter than the fixing portion of the contact terminal for grounding. The fixing portion is connected to one end of a movable terminal portion. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029129 | IN-LINE SPLICE CONNECTOR - An in-line splice connector comprises a connector body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end and having a generally elongated cavity region formed between the first and second ends to house at least a first insulation displacement connector (IDC) element. The in-line splice connector also includes a first cap and a second cap, each cap including a wire guide to receive and guide a wire to the IDC element. The first cap is pivotally mounted at the first end of the connector body to receive a first wire and the second cap is pivotally mounted at the second end of the connector body to receive a second wire. A closing of the first and second caps actuates a splice of the first and second wires. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029130 | Coaxial Connecting Element for the Microwave Band as Well as a Method for Its Production - A coaxial connecting element for the microwave range comprises a preferably bar-shaped inner conductor, which extends along an axis and is held concentrically in an outer conductor by means of at least one dielectric supporting element wherein the outer conductor has a plurality of radial slots extending in the axial direction distributed around the circumference in the region of the at least one supporting element. With such a connecting element, increased stability and precision as well as simplified production and fitting are achieved by virtue of the fact that the supporting element is designed to be integral. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029131 | COAXIAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING THE COAXIAL CONNECTOR TO A MATING COMPONENT - The present invention relates to a coaxial connector for connecting a coaxial member to a mating component. The coaxial connector comprises a swivel member defining a central axis and having first and second opposing ends, the first end having an outer and an inner surface and a threaded region for threadingly engaging the first end of the swivel member with a matching threaded portion of the mating component; a main body having first and second opposing body ends and a central bore defining a longitudinal axis which is coaxial with the central axis of the swivel member, the first body end having an outer cylindrical surface; a centre conductor extending along the longitudinal axis; and a nut having a central aperture defining an inner surface and first and second opposing side walls, the first side wall being adapted to slidingly engage and abut the mating component, and an inner inclining surface region. The swivel member extends through the central aperture of the nut, the inner surface of the nut engaging with the outer surface of the swivel member to prevent substantial rotation of the nut in relation to the swivel member. Moreover, the swivel member is rotatably received on the outer cylindrical surface of the first body end of the main body and the outer cylindrical surface is adjacent to a recessed region so as to form a shoulder. Finally, the second end of the swivel member has an inwardly extending projection and an outer inclining surface region and is radially compressible, the inner inclining surface region of the nut being adapted to cooperate with the outer inclining surface region of the swivel member so as to radially compress the compressible second end of the swivel member in order to bring the inwardly extending projection into engagement with the shoulder. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029132 | RF connector with integrated shield - An RF connector assembly has a first connector housing with a first end constructed for connectably receiving a terminal end for a first coaxial cable and a second connector housing with a first end constructed for connectably receiving a complementary terminal end for a second coaxial cable. The terminal end and complementary terminal end are complementarily constructed for engagement to each other. The first and second connector housing are constructed at their respective second ends to connect to one another. The first connector housing receives a tubular shield mounted about and connected to the respective terminal end. The tubular shield has a set of resilient radially inwardly extending contact fingers for electrically connecting about the complementary terminal end when the second connector housing is connected to the first connector housing. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029133 | CABLE ASSEMBLY - A cable assembly comprises an insulative housing defining an opening through two opposite top and bottom surfaces. A plurality of contacts are assembled in the insulative housing, each contact has a mating portion and a connecting portion. A plurality of wires are disposed on the top surface of the insulative housing, each wire defines a conductor electrically connected with the connecting portion and a metallic braiding layer surrounding the conductor. A conductive plate is assembled to the insulative housing and soldered with one side of the metallic braiding layers of the wires. A metallic shell encloses the insulative housing and defines a grounding tab extending into the corresponding opening of the insulative housing. The grounding tab is attached and soldered with another side of the metallic braiding layers of the wires facing to the opening of the insulative housing. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029134 | CONNECTOR - A connector capable of easily forming shield members which can be attached to a housing comprises a socket capable of fitting into the plug plural socket terminals capable of electrically connecting the plug when the plug fits into the socket, a pair of tabular first socket side shield members covering the front face portion and the back face portion of the socket respectively, and a pair of the first attachment grooves respectively at both ends in the width direction of the front and the back face portions. The first attachment grooves can be inserted into and hold both ends in the width direction of the first socket side shield members. Therefore, it becomes possible to attach the first socket side shield members without having a lock piece, etc., at the first socket side shield members. The first socket side shield members can be formed easily. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029135 | Antistatic card connector - An antistatic card connector includes a base frame, a cover shell, a plurality of terminals, and a grounding member. The base frame is made of insulative material. The cover shell is made of electrically conductive material and covered on the base frame. An opening is formed at a front end of the combination of the base frame and the cover shell. At least one card chamber is formed inside the combination of the base frame and the cover shell for receiving an electronic card. The terminals are mounted to the base frame and located inside the card chamber. The grounding member is made of electrically conductive material and located below the opening, extending transversally along a front edge of the base frame. Accordingly, the antistatic card connector can fully avoid the static. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029136 | CARD CONNECTOR - A card connector is disclosed that includes an insulating housing and a plurality of contacts. The insulating housing defines a plurality of contact slots. Each of the contact slots extends outwardly and laterally from two opposite side edges thereof to form two resisting protrusions respectively, wherein each of the resisting protrusions forms a resisting surface extending obliquely and inwardly from one side thereof. The contacts are respectively received in the contact slots of the insulating housing. Each of the contacts has a contact portion protruding upwardly for being pressed by a card and the contact portion is connected with a bearing portion resisting against the resisting surface for preventing the contact portion from flipping upwardly out of the insulating housing. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029137 | Connection unit and mounting process for such a connection unit - The invention relates a connection unit comprising an insert provided a front part and a back part provided with longitudinal through holes. At least one longitudinal through hole in the front part of the insert coincides with a longitudinal through hole in the back part. The connection unit includes at least one contact extending through a longitudinal through hole in the front part and through a longitudinal through hole in the back part of the insert. A front portion of the contact is provided with a stop pressing on a stop in the longitudinal hole in the front part of the insert. A back portion of said contact is provided with retaining means which require said back portion be forced into the longitudinal hole in the back part of the insert. The invention also relates a mounting process of such a connection unit, as well as a connection kit. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029138 | CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH RETAINER FOR HOLDING CONNECTOR - A cable assembly comprises an insulative housing defining a first receiving room extending rearwardly from a front surface of the insulative housing. A first electrical connector is received into the first receiving room. A first cable is electrically connected with the first electrical connector and extends rearwardly out of the insulative housing. And a retainer is received into the first receiving room and engaged with the insulative housing, the first electrical connector is held by the retainer. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029139 | Electric devices - An electric device according to the present invention includes a main body portion of the electric device that is designed to be connected to a battery park. A connecting portion for connecting the battery pack is formed to the main body portion of the electric device. A terminal supporting plate having at leased a pair of terminals and for connecting terminals of the battery pack is fixed to the connecting portion. The terminals and are arranged on a front surface side of the terminal supporting plate that is exposed from the connecting portion. An electric material component is arranged on a rear surface side of the terminal supporting plate. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029140 | Swing Fastener For Securing 120V Electrical Connectors - A male electrical connector comprising a housing having an abutment and a side. Male electrical contacts project from the abutment, the male electrical contacts are arranged for insertion into a standard 120 Volt female electrical connector. A fastener has a member. The member comprises a first end portion pivotally connected to the side of the housing and a second end portion defining an engaging surface. The engaging surface extends toward the male electrical contacts. The member is selectively pivotable between an engagement position wherein the engagement surface is positioned toward the male electrical contacts and a disengagement position wherein the engagement surface is positioned away from the electrical contacts. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029141 | CONNECTOR - A female connector for supplying received power has a recess, terminals including power terminals for supplying the power, a locking mechanism to lock a male connector that is inserted into the recess in a mated state in response to insertion of the male connector into the recess, and a switching mechanism to supply the received power to the power terminals in an ON state and to insulate the power terminals from the received power in an OFF state. The switching mechanism is permitted to make a transition to the ON state only when the locking mechanism is locking the male connector in the mated state. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029142 | CONNECTOR TERMINAL AND CONNECTOR WITH THE CONNECTOR TERMINAL - An object of the present invention is to provide a connector terminal | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029143 | CONTACT RETENTION ASSEMBLY - A contact retention assembly includes a body, an outward angled tine and an inward angled tine. The body extends between a front end and a back end. The outward angled tine extends from the body to a housing engagement surface and is configured to engage a portion of a housing. The inward angled tine extends from the body to a contact engagement surface and is configured to engage a contact in order to retain the contact within the assembly. The inward angled tine extends from the body in a different direction than the outward angled tine. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029144 | CONNECTOR - A connector ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029145 | CANTED COIL MULTI-METALLIC WIRE - A canted coil spring made from multi-metallic wire to achieve combinations of desired material characteristics of different metals is discussed. Wire to be used in canted coil springs can have two or more metals oriented co-axially along such wire, such as an outer layer of one metal having one set of properties, and a core of a different metal having a different set of properties, that will achieve a single solid, multi-metallic wire with enhanced performance over a single material canted coil spring. Such features may be found advantageous in electrical applications, such as where both high electrical conductivity and high strength properties are desired. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029146 | SOCKET CONTACT - A socket contact having a mating portion, a crimp portion, and a transition region connecting the mating portion with the crimp portion. The mating portion includes a top wall and a bottom wall joined by two opposing sidewalls, wherein the top, bottom and two opposing sidewalls forming a contact box open at, at least one end and configured to accept a pin contact. The contact box includes a first contact beam and a second contact beam. Each of the first contact beam and second contact beam includes a free end and a fixed end. The free end has a plurality of contact fingers. Each of the first contact beam and the second contact beam has a plurality of contact points. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029147 | Connection Enclosure Assemblies, Connector Systems and Methods for Forming an Enclosed Connection Between Conductors - An enclosed connection system for connecting first and second elongate electrical conductors includes a transverse wedge connector and an enclosure. The transverse wedge connector includes an electrically conductive first connector member, an electrically conductive second connector member, and a clamping mechanism. The first connector member includes: a first body having inner and outer opposed ends; a first hook portion on the outer end of the first body, the first hook portion defining a first channel to receive the first conductor; and a first abutment portion on the inner end of the first body. The second connector member includes: a second body having inner and outer opposed ends; a second hook portion on the outer end of the second body, the second hook portion defining a second channel to receive the second conductor; and a second abutment portion on the inner end of the second body. The clamping mechanism is selectively operable to displace the first and second connector members relative to one another from an open position to a clamping position to clamp the first conductor in the first channel and between the first hook portion and the second abutment portion and to clamp the second conductor in the second channel and between the second hook portion and the first abutment portion to thereby form a connection. The enclosure is configured to receive and cover the connection and to protect the transverse wedge connector. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029148 | COMPACT MULTILEVEL ELECTRICAL INTEGRATION OF MICROSYSTEMS - A microsystem comprising a substrate having an aperture formed therethrough. The aperture includes a first cross-section and a second cross-section—the first cross-section being smaller than the second cross-section to define a ledge therebetween. A probe member is disposed within the aperture of the substrate, such that a backend of the probe member defines a cross-section that is greater than the first cross-section of the aperture and smaller than the second cross-section such that the probe member engages the ledge. A plurality of probe shanks extend from the probe member. Each of the probe shanks includes a plurality of leads disposed there along. Each of the leads extending from the probe shanks to an opposing side of the probe member. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029149 | CENTER CONDUCTOR TERMINAL HAVING INCREASED CONTACT RESISTANCE - A terminal assembly is provided for terminating a center conductor of a coaxial cable. The terminal assembly includes a terminal body having a pin at one end and a cavity at the other end for accommodating a center conductor therein. A contact member is supported within the cavity. The contact member includes plural inwardly directed cantilevered beams extending from a contact base for deflectable engagement with the inserted center conductor. The terminal body includes an inwardly directed shoulder for engagement with the beams at a location between the base and the distal ends of the beams. The location defines a deflection fulcrum at a location distal from the base so as to provide increased contact engagement force between the distal ends of the beams and the center conductor. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029150 | Single lever control for combined control of the throttle in a marine engine and of a reversing gear - A single lever control for combined control of the throttle in a marine engine and of a reversing gear includes a rocking lever mounted onto a supporting arm, which is connected to an actuator causing a reversing gear to transmit engine motion to a shaft driving a propeller or the like either in the same direction of rotation as the drive shaft or opposite thereto. The supporting arm is also dynamically connected to position sensors sensing the angular position of the lever and generating a signal uniquely related thereto. The signal is transmitted to a controller of a motorized actuator of the engine throttle. The angular displacement of the lever is transmitted to a transducer converting rotary motion into an electric signal uniquely related thereto via a gear drive having an input gear controlled by the supporting arm and an output gear connected to a transducer control shaft. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029151 | Float for use in water-based security system - Embodiments of this invention describe a float for use with a running gear entanglement system (“RGES”) deployed on water, in addition to an improved system and method for using an RGES deployed in water. The floats lock securely onto the RGES mainline rope. The floats may be stacked for additional buoyancy or to allow for multiple RGES ropes in the same deployment. The floats are designed to permit the RGES to be retrieved/stored on and deployed from a reel. The floats may be constructed of any color and may also be luminescent. The floats may be ballasted to assist in anchoring the RGES. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029152 | HYBRID WATER SPORT FOOTWEAR - An apparatus includes an upper portion, a sole and a fin. The upper portion is configured to at least partially cover a foot. The sole is coupled to the upper portion and defines a cavity. The fin has a first portion and a second portion. The fin is movable between a first configuration and a second configuration. When in the first configuration, the fin is substantially within the cavity defined by the sole, and the first portion of the fin at least partially overlaps the second portion of the fin. When in the second configuration, the fin extends substantially outside the cavity defined by the sole. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029153 | Swim or diving fin - A swim or diving fin includes a footpocket for housing a foot, a blade extending from the front end of the footpocket member, a frame member extending for at least a portion of the blade. The frame member or members includes a closed loop perimetric rim member having two opposite longitudinal branches delimiting an inner hollow region and also having one or more transversal bridges connecting the longitudinal branches. The blade is connected to the frame member at one or more of the transversal bridges and/or at least at one or more ends of the rim member. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029154 | COMPOSITE REINFORCEMENT OR GEOTEXTILE PRODUCT AND ITS MANUFACTURING PROCESS - A composite geotextile or construction product for reinforcing a stratum of concrete or of bitumen comprises at least one reinforcing grid consisting of yarns which are mechanically strong in the warp and/or weft directions. It further comprises at least one layer of an openwork textile produced by weaving or knitting, the openwork textile having openings that are smaller than those of the meshes of the grid, the openwork textile being knitted with the grid by means of at least one knitting yarn, in order to obtain a substantial miscibility of the concrete or the bitumen in the composite textile product. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029155 | Adhesive coated fabrics suitable for use in composite materials - The present invention relates to adhesive coated fabrics, suitable for use in composite materials, coated on at least one outwards facing surface thereof with an acrylate adhesive, wherein the coated acrylate adhesive on said at least one outwards facing surface is less than 11 g/m | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029156 | Flame retardant synthetic fiber, flame retardant fiber composite, production method therefor and textile product - A flame retardant synthetic fiber and a flame retardant fiber composite that satisfy high flame retardance and high fire resistance, a method for producing the flame retardant synthetic fiber and the flame retardant fiber composite, and a textile product are provided. The flame retardant synthetic fiber of the present invention includes a polymer (1) containing 30 to 70 parts by mass of acrylonitrile, 70 to 30 parts by mass of a halogen-containing vinylidene monomer and/or a halogen-containing vinyl monomer, and 0 to 10 parts by mass of a vinyl-based monomer copolymerizable therewith, based on 100 parts by mass of the polymer, and at least one kind of a metal compound (2) that accelerates a dehalogenation reaction of the polymer (1) during burning and a carbonization reaction of the polymer (1) during burning, wherein the flame retardant synthetic fiber has a shrinkage variation of 45% or less when a temperature is raised from 50° C. to 300° C. under a load of 0.0054 mN/dtex. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029157 | FABRIC WEB HAVING PHOTOCATALYSIS-BASED POLLUTION CONTROL PROPERTIES - Fabric web comprising warp and/or weft optical fibres woven with warp and weft binding yarns, in which said optical fibres can emit light sideways characterised in that the surface of the binding yarns is provided with photocatalytic particles and in that said optical fibres include invasive alterations, whereby the free ends of said optical fibres can be positioned facing a light source in order to transmit light and emit light sideways at the aforementioned alterations so as to activate the photocatalytic particles. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029158 | ISLANDS-IN-SEA TYPE COMPOSITE FIBER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - The islands-in-sea type composite fiber of the present invention comprises a sea part containing an easily soluble polymer and 100 or more island parts containing a hardly soluble polymer, per fiber. In a cross-sectional profile of the composite fiber, each of the island parts has a thickness in the range of from 10 to 1,000 nm and the intervals between the island parts adjacent to each other are 500 nm or less. The islands-in-sea type composite fiber is produced by melt spinning the sea part polymer and the island part polymer mentioned above through a spinneret for an islands-in-sea type composite fiber and taking up the spun fiber at a speed of 400 to 6,000 m/min. Dissolution and removal of the sea part polymer from the composite fiber gives a group of fine fibers having a thickness of 10 to 1,000 rim and useful for clothing, industrial materials and other applications. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029159 | HETEROCYCLE-CONTAINING AROMATIC POLYAMIDE FIBER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, CLOTH CONSTITUTED BY THE FIBER, AND FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL REINFORCED WITH THE FIBER - The heterocycle-containing aromatic polyamide fibers of the invention are excellent in balance among mechanical characteristics, particularly balance among tensile strength, initial modulus and strength in the direction perpendicular to the fiber axis, exhibit a high strength holding ratio under heat and humidity, and are excellent in flame retardancy, bulletproofness and cutting resistance, as compared to conventional aromatic polyamide fibers, and therefore can be favorably used in fields with severe mechanical characteristics and have stability to environmental variation. Accordingly, the heterocycle-containing aromatic polyamide fibers of the invention can be favorably used, for example, in fields including protective equipment, such as a helmet, a bulletproof vest and the like, a chassis for an automobile, a ship and the like, an electric insulating material, such as a printed circuit board and the like, and other various fields. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029160 | FORMALDEHYDE FREE BINDER - An aqueous binder composition, useful for making fiber products, especially fiberglass insulation, comprising an aqueous substantially alkaline (pH of at least 5.0) solution of a polyol and a hydrolyzed (solubilized) copolymer of maleic anhydride and a vinyl aromatic compound, preferably styrene (i.e., a SMA copolymer); the copolymer is solubilized using ammonia, an ammine, a primary alkanolamines (preferably monoethanolamine), a secondary alkanolamine (preferably diethanolamine (DEA)), a tertiary alkanolamine (preferably triethanolamine (TEA)), or a mixture thereof and the binder composition is cured as a consequence of cross-linking, esterification reactions between pendant carboxyls on the solubilized (hydrolyzed) copolymer (SMA) chains and hydroxyl groups of the polyol, including the diethanolamine and/or triethanolamine preferably used in the solubilization of the SMA. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029161 | MICRODENIER FIBERS AND FABRICS INCORPORATING ELASTOMERS OR PARTICULATE ADDITIVES - Multicomponent fiber and fabrics made therefrom are provided, wherein the multicomponent fibers may incorporate one or more elastomers or additive-containing polymers in a bicomponent core. The fiber includes a multilobal sheath fiber component surrounding the bicomponent core, wherein the components are sized such that the fiber can be fibrillated to expose the core fiber components and split the fiber into multiple microdenier fibers. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029162 | EXTENSIBLE POLYPROPYLENE-BASED NONWOVENS - Disclosed herein is a nonwoven fabric comprising within the range of from 50 to 99 wt %, by weight of the composition, of a reactor grade propylene-α-olefin copolymer possessing within the range of from 5 to 35 wt %, by weight of the copolymer, of units derived from one or more of ethylene and/or C | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029163 | Fire Combustion Modified Batt - A high loft fiber batt is formed from a blend comprising charred thermoplastic fibers and about 10-15 percent by volume polyester binder fibers, wherein the fiber batt is suitable for use as a fire barrier layer. Another embodiment of a high loft fiber batt is formed from a blend of at least 15 percent by volume charred thermoplastic fibers, at least 15 percent by volume polyester carrier fibers, and about 10-15 percent by volume polyester binder fibers. Still another embodiment of a high loft fiber batt comprises a blend of about equal amounts by volume of charred thermoplastic fibers and polyester carrier fibers, wherein the fiber batt is suitable for use as a fire barrier layer. These high loft fiber batts may be used as a fire barrier layer in various different products, including seating and insulation for vehicles and aircraft, bedding, upholstery and furniture. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029164 | Soft Polypropylene-Based Nonwovens - Disclosed herein is a nonwoven fabric comprising within the range of from 1 to 49 wt %, by weight of the fabric, of a reactor grade propylene-α-olefin copolymer possessing; within the range of from 5 to 35 wt %, by weight of the copolymer, of units derived from one or more of ethylene and/or C | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029165 | Method for Securing a Minature Blub in a Holder - Miniature bulbs are secured in their holders against twisting by first forming holders with tapered cavities smaller at their bottoms than the bulb, then heating the holders to soften them prior to insertion of the bulb. When the bulb is fully seated and the holder has cooled and firmed up, the holder will conform to the exterior shape of the bulb including the irregularities in its surface caused by the bulb formation process. The snug fit of the holder to the irregularities in the bulb resist the twisting of the bulb. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029166 | FABRICATION METHOD OF DISCHARGE LAMP - A fabrication method for discharge lamps is disclosed, which comprises providing a glass tube of diameter between 2 and 20 mm, the glass tube having an inner wall coated with a fluorescent phosphor and having a through-passage with a first end and a second end, connecting a first dielectric electrode to the first end of the glass tube by applying an adhesive to a contacted portion of the glass tube and the first dielectric electrode, and sintering the contacted portion of the glass tube and the first dielectric electrode to securely connect the glass tube and the first dielectric electrode. Subsequently, processes of filling and sealing are conducted to complete the fabrication of the discharge lamps. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029167 | TOY FIGURINE USB FLASH DRIVE - A toy figurine USB flash drive comprising a casing in the form of a toy figurine which is divided into a body casing which has a torso with four limbs and a head casing which can be connected with or removed from the neck area of the torso; a printed circuit board (PCB) which is disposed inside the torso; a standard type-A USB connector one end of it is mounted on the PCB and the other end of it protrudes from the neck area of the torso and can be covered by the head casing; a USB mass storage controller which is mounted on the PCB to drive the onboard memory; a NAND flash memory chip which is mounted on the PCB to store data; and a crystal oscillator which is mounted on the PCB to control data output through a phase-locked loop; wherein: the four limbs are pivotally connected to the torso forming the two arms and the two legs of the toy figurine, each of the arms can be rotated and raised above the shoulder to rest against the neighboring surface of a USB port into which the USB connector is plugged for support, and each of the legs can be rotated and positioned at a right angle or at a substantially right angle to the torso to form a sitting posture of the toy figurine. The present invention can avoid accidental disconnection from the computer and can be used as a toy for the user to play. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029168 | TOY BLOCK - A toy block. The toy block comprises a body having a top, a bottom and a sidewall connecting the top and the bottom. The sidewall has an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surface defines an interior cavity having a curved portion wherein the curved portion rotatably connects with at least another toy block. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029169 | Levitatable adornment assembly - A levitatable adornment assembly includes a shape-convertible object defining an interior cavity; a levitation member disposed within the interior cavity for levitating the shape-convertible object; a lighting unit attached to the levitation member; and an electrical power supply unit being positioned at a predetermined place, the electrical power source unit outputting electrical power to the lighting unit via a conducting wire. The shape-convertible object can float by the buoyancy of the levitation member so that the levitatable adornment assembly can simulate the movement of predetermined objects. Moreover, the lighting unit provides improved lighting effect of the levitatable adornment assembly. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029170 | Infant accomodation apparatus - An infant accommodation apparatus | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029171 | TOY EYE WITH CHANGEABLE PUPIL THEREOF - A toy eye includes a front cover, a rear cover and an iris assembly. The front cover defines a first through hole. The rear cover is coupled to the front cover to cooperatively define a receiving cavity. The iris assembly is received in the receiving cavity and includes a fixed supporting portion, an elastic pupil portion, a metallic body and an electromagnet. The supporting portion defines a second through hole. The pupil portion is attached to the supporting portion. The metallic body is fixed to the pupil portion and runs through the second through hole. The electromagnet is fixed to the rear cover and aligned with the metallic body. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029172 | High-performance Chopper Throttle - A throttle device adapted to generate a motorcycle sounds for use with a handlebar grip may include an inner flexible sleeve member being expandable to be positioned over the handlebar grip, an outer flexible sleeve member to be positioned over the inner flexible sleeve member and rotatable with respect to the inner flexible sleeve member, a position device to measure the position of the inter-flexible sleeve member with respect to the outer flexible sleeve member, and a control housing member to generate a sound which mimics a motorcycle. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029173 | Simulated engine sound device for bicycles or the like - A housing supports a rotatable handle grip and is constructed to be received upon the end of a bicycle handlebar in place of a standard hand grip. The housing further supports a dial-type tachometer type readout. A gear drive within the housing responds to movement of the rotatable handle grip to produce tachometer readings. A sound producing device also responds to the handle grip movement to produce engine sounds. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029174 | IMAGE REPRESENTATION VIEWER AND METHOD OF VIEWING - A kit for viewing a combined image including a user's reflection, the kit having a number of facial feature elements and/or a number of adornment elements that are removably mountable to a reflective surface using electrostatic or cohesive force, the user being able to view a combined image of the user and appropriately placed elements. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029175 | HANDLE WRAP ASSEMBLY - A handle wrap assembly decorates a handle. The handle wrap assembly includes a wrap adapted to be secured around the handle. A decorative item is fixedly secured to the wrap to cover a portion of the wrap and a portion of the handle. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029176 | ATTACHABLE BREAST FORM ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM - A backless, strapless breast form system to be worn in place of a traditional bra including a pair of breast forms, wherein each breast form includes a volume of silicone gel encased between thermoplastic film material; an interior surface adapted to be attached to a user's breast, wherein substantially an entire interior surface from edge to edge comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive layer and wherein the interior surface has a plurality of bumps adapted to increase a push up effect of the breast form; a lateral side adapted to face the user's armpit and a medial side facing opposite the lateral side, wherein the breast form is adapted to be secured to the user's breast solely by the pressure sensitive adhesive layer; and a connector adapted to adjoin the pair of breast forms, wherein the connector is positioned between the medial side of each of the pair of breast forms. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029177 | Polishing apparatus and polishing method - The present invention relates to a polishing apparatus and a polishing method for polishing a substrate, such as a semiconductor wafer, to planarize the substrate. The polishing apparatus according to the present invention includes a polishing table ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029178 | SMART CONDITIONER RINSE STATION - A method and apparatus for monitoring polishing pad conditioning mechanisms is provided. In one embodiment, a semiconductor substrate polishing system includes a rinse station, a polishing surface, a conditioning element, and a conditioning mechanism. The conditioning mechanism selectively positions the conditioning element over the polishing surface and over the rinse station. At least one sensor is provided and is configured to detect a first position and a second position of the conditioning element when disposed over the rinse station. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029179 | HONING FEED SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING RAPID TOOL ADVANCEMENT AND FEED FORCE SIGNAL CONDITIONING - The honing feed system and method utilizes feedback from various sources during rapid feeding of the honing tool while rotating and stroking, to detect initial contact with a bore surface, to slow the feed to a normal honing rate, involving conditioning the feedback signals to eliminate noise factors such as the stroking movement and forces generated to rotate and feed the tool unopposed. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029180 | OPTICAL FIBER POLISHING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A polishing apparatus is provided for polishing an optical fiber connector. The optical fiber connector includes a connector housing and a ferrule. The polishing apparatus includes a mount to receive and hold the optical connector and a base to support the mount. The base further includes a dispenser portion. The polishing apparatus further includes a polishing strip dispensable by the dispensing portion of the base. The polishing strip has a portion thereof extending through a passageway formed in the mount, where a first surface of the polishing strip is disposed proximate to an end face of the ferrule of the optical connector disposed in the mount. In an exemplary aspect, the polishing strip comprises one or more polishing media disposed on a backing material. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029181 | Methods and compositions for polishing silicon-containing substrates - The invention provides chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) compositions and methods for polishing a silicon-containing substrate. A method of the invention comprises the steps of contacting a silicon-containing substrate with a polishing pad and an aqueous CMP composition, and causing relative motion between the polishing pad and the substrate while maintaining a portion of the CMP composition in contact with the surface of the substrate to abrade at least a portion of the substrate. The CMP composition comprises a ceria abrasive, a polishing additive bearing a functional group with a pK | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029182 | POLISHING PAD - A polishing pad of excellent durability has a polishing layer is arranged on a base material layer, and the polishing layer comprises a thermosetting polyurethane foam having roughly spherical interconnected cells with an average cell diameter of 35 to 300 μm. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029183 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A WORKPIECE AND GRINDING MACHINE - The invention relates to a method for the production of a rotor of a rotary screw compressor ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029184 | OVERLAY SANDER - A belt sander includes a housing and an endless sanding belt supported by the housing. A first shaft is connected to the housing, and the housing is pivotable about the first shaft. A second shaft is connected to the housing and offset from the first shaft. The sander is mounted to the rotating portion of a rotary machining clam shell trackway and revolved around a pipe surface to be sanded while biasing the sander against the surface. The sander may also be pivotable to sand a tapered surface. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029185 | POLISHING PAD AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An object of the invention is to provide a polishing pad excellent in durability and in the adhesiveness between a polishing layer and a base material layer. The first invention relates to a polishing pad comprising a polishing layer arranged on a base material layer, wherein the polishing layer comprises a thermosetting polyurethane foam having roughly spherical interconnected cells having an average cell diameter of 20 to 300 μm, the polyurethane foam comprises an isocyanate component and an active hydrogen-containing compound as starting components, and the active hydrogen-containing compound comprises 30 to 85% by weight of a high-molecular-weight polyol having 2 to 4 functional groups and a hydroxyl value of 20 to 100 mg KOH/g. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029186 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE SEPARATE HARVESTING OF BACK SKIN AND BACK MEAT FROM A CARCASS PART OF SLAUGHTERED POULTRY - A method for the harvesting of back skin from a carcass part of slaughtered poultry, from which carcass part the breast cap has been removed, wherein the carcass part initially consisting of at least a part of the upper back and at least a part of the legs connected to the back, wherein the part of the upper back consists of back meat and back skin, and wherein the leg parts consist of at least the thighs and are provided at least partially with leg skin, the leg skin being connected at least partially to the back skin, which carcass part has a front, a rear and two sides. The method includes the following steps of suspending the carcass part in a product carrier, the product carrier engaging the leg parts, making a first and a second side cut in the hanging carcass part, which side cuts on the sides are located on the side parts on both sides of the carcass part and extend substantially perpendicularly to the vertebral column, wherein each side cut separates at least the leg skin on the respective side of the carcass part from the back skin, detaching the back skin from the back meat, and harvesting the back meat after the back skin has been detached from the back meat, for example by detaching the back meat from the remainder of the carcass part. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029187 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING FISH, POULTRY, OR OTHER MEAT PRODUCTS TRANSPORTED IN MULTITUDE ALONG A PROCESSING LINE - In a method for the processing of fish, poultry or other meat products being conveyed in a plurality along a processing line ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029188 | COIN DISPENSING DEVICE AND COIN PROCESSING MACHINE - A coin dispensing device having a mechanism to reliably dispensing a predetermined number of coins. Coins are accommodated on a surface side of a rotary disc rotating at a position tilted at a predetermined angle. A dispensing and transporting passage guides coins dispensed by rotation of the rotary disc to a coin inlet/outlet. A gate member for opening/closing the coin inlet/outlet is provided at the coin inlet/outlet. A projection is provided at the dispensing and transporting passage. When coins are dispensed, the projection retracts under the dispensing and transporting passage according to opening operation of the gate member, allowing the coins to be transported. When no coin is dispensed, the projection projects from the dispensing and transporting passage according with closing operation of the gate member to regulate transportation of coins. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029189 | METHODS FOR STIFFENING THIN WALL DIRECT MANUFACTURED STRUCTURES - A method for manufacturing a wall of a thin-walled structure is described. The method includes receiving parameters for the wall and one or more stiffening features associated with the wall via a user interface, providing the parameters to a machine configured to fabricate the wall and incorporate the one or more stiffening features, the machine using a direct manufacturing process and operating the machine to integrally fabricate the wall and the one or more stiffening features. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029190 | AIRCRAFT GALLEY EXHAUST SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME - An exhaust system for an aircraft galley chiller is provided. The exhaust system includes a galley having a chiller that includes an inlet, a condenser fan inlet, a condenser fan outlet proximate to chiller inlet, and a first flow of air through the condenser, an air ventilation outlet conduit that includes a second flow of air therethrough, and an ejector pump. The ejector pump includes a first airflow inlet, a second airflow inlet and an airflow outlet, wherein the first airflow inlet is coupled in flow communication with the condenser fan outlet, the second inlet is coupled in flow communication with the air ventilation outlet conduit. As the second airflow increases, the first velocity increases in a direction away from the galley chiller facilitating a decrease in temperature at the condenser fan inlet. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029191 | PASSENGER AIR VENT - A passenger air vent is provided for a cockpit of a motor vehicle. The passenger air vent includes, but is not limited to a nozzle which has adjustable blades on the air outlet side, a control element for adjusting the blades, a separate bezel for the control element, and the bezel and nozzle are formed as two pieces. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029192 | CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM WITH BLOWERS, IN PARTICULAR IN AGRICULTURAL OR CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY - A climate control system is provided that includes blowers, in particular in agricultural or construction machinery, having at least two blowers, at least one fresh air/circulating air conduit, at least one circulating air/intake air conduit, an evaporator and, if required, a heater, the evaporator and heater being situated on the air downstream side of the blowers, the blowers being situated at substantially the same height, viewed in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The first blower drawing in fresh air from at least one fresh air opening in the rear area of the vehicle, and the second blower drawing in at least circulating air from the vehicle interior from at least two circulating air openings situated on opposite sides of the vehicle, and at least one circulating air/intake air conduit running above and/or below the first blower and leading to the second blower from the circulating air opening on one side of the vehicle interior. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100029193 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING AIR RECIRCULATION AND OVERSUPPLY IN DATA CENTERS - A method for preventing air recirculation in a data center is provided. The method includes specifying a target temperature of IT equipment and a flow volume of cold air entering an IT equipment rack, detecting an under-floor air temperature using a first temperature sensor provided in an under-floor plenum positioned adjacent to a cooling mechanism, detecting an IT equipment inlet temperature using a second temperature sensor positioned adjacent to a top portion of an IT equipment rack including the IT equipment, the IT equipment rack formed on a floor surface of the data center, the floor surface separating the under-floor plenum from the IT equipment rack, removing warm air exhausted from the IT equipment rack into a CRAC, chilling the warm air removed into the CRAC, the warm air being transformed by the CRAC into the cold air, exhausting the cold air from the CRAC to the under-floor plenum, controlling the cooling mechanism to regulate a cooling mechanism flow volume of the cold air in the under-floor plenum to the IT equipment rack such that the target temperature of IT equipment approximates the IT equipment inlet temperature and the cooling mechanism flow volume of the cold air equals the flow volume of the cold air entering into the IT equipment rack, and drawing the cold air into the IT equipment rack, the cold air being transformed by heat generated by the IT equipment into the warm air. | 2010-02-04 |
