| 05th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
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| 20210033174 | BELT-DRIVEN CONICAL PULLEY TRANSMISSION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A belt-driven conical pulley transmission includes a first pulley sheave pair arranged on the first shaft, a second pulley sheave pair arranged on the second shaft, a belt means, a first slide rail, and a second slide rail. Each pulley sheave pair includes a first conical pully displaceable along a respective shaft axis and a second conical pulley fixed along the respective axis. The belt means is displaceable in a radial direction along respective contact faces of the pulley sheave pairs from an inner position to an outer position. The belt means includes a traction strand extending through an intermediate space between the first pulley sheave pair and the second pulley sheave pair, and a thrust strand extending through the intermediate space. The first slide rail is guides the traction strand and the second slide rail is designed different from the first slide rail and guides the thrust strand. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033175 | MECHANICAL CONVERTER FOR CONVERTING ROTARY MOTION TO RECIPROCATING MOTION - A mechanical converter for converting rotary motion to reciprocating motion, and vice versa, featuring a gear rack, one or more half-gears alternately engaged with the gear rack, the gear rack configured to produce reciprocating motion in response to the alternate engagement with the one or more half-gears. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033176 | BUFFER GEAR SET FOR POWER TOOL - A buffer gear set mounted between a motor and a transmission assembly of a power tool is disclosed to include an outer ring seat and an inner ring seat coaxially arranged together, a planetary gear set mounted in the outer ring seat, accommodation spaces defined between the outer ring seat and the inner ring seat, and buffer members respectively accommodated in the accommodation spaces. When an external force is applied between the outer ring seat and the inner ring seat, the buffer members absorb a part of the external force transmitted between the outer ring seat and the inner ring seat, thereby reducing the impact of the overall power tool, achieving shock absorption, reducing noise and improving work efficiency and quality. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033177 | ROTATION TRANSMISSION MECHANISM PROVIDED WITH STRAIN WAVE GEARING - In a rotation transmission mechanism that transmits the rotational driving force of a motor to a load-side member via a speed reducer, a strain wave gearing is used as the speed reducer, and the allowable load torque of members in the powertrain other than the strain wave gearing is greater than a predetermined upper-limit load torque. The allowable load torque of the strain wave gearing is dictated by the ratcheting torque, which is set so as not to exceed the upper-limit load torque. In an overload state, ratcheting is generated in the strain wave gearing, so that the strain wave gearing functions as a mechanical fuse. Other power transmission members can be protected from an overload state without adding a separate member such as a torque limiter. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033178 | ROTATION TRANSMISSION MECHANISM PROVIDED WITH STRAIN WAVE GEARING - In a rotation transmission mechanism that transmits the rotational driving force of a motor to a load-side member via a speed reducer, a strain wave gearing is used as the speed reducer, and the allowable load torque of members in the powertrain other than the strain wave gearing is greater than a predetermined upper-limit load torque. The allowable load torque of the strain wave gearing is dictated by the ratcheting torque, which is set so as not to exceed the upper-limit load torque. In an overload state, ratcheting is generated in the strain wave gearing, so that the strain wave gearing functions as a mechanical fuse. Other power transmission members can be protected from an overload state without adding a separate member such as a torque limiter. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033179 | MULTI-SPEED ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY AND AXLE ASSEMBLY - Methods and systems are provided for an electric axle assembly. In one example, a system includes an electric axle assembly configured to receive an output of a ring gear, wherein a differential of the electric axle assembly distributes the output to wheels of a vehicle. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033180 | LAUNCH DEVICE DAMPER - A launch device for coupling a rotary output of a prime mover to a rotary input of a transmission. The launch device includes a front cover connected to the rotary output member of the prime mover and an output hub connected to the rotary input of the transmission. A rear cover cooperates with the front cover to define a chamber in which an impeller and a turbine are located. A damper is coupled between the turbine and the output hub and a lock-out clutch is coupled to the damper to releasably lock the damper for rotation with one of the front and rear covers. Connecting the clutch assembly to the damper is a clutch plate in which a clutch drum of the clutch assembly is unitarily formed with the input members of the damper. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033181 | DIFFERENTIAL DEVICE - A differential device is provided in which a differential case is dividedly formed into a pair of case half bodies, wherein the differential case is dividedly formed into a pair of case half bodies that are joined to each other in a state in which open ends thereof oppose each other in an axial direction, an inner peripheral face of at least one case half body is formed by turning while a rotational axis of a material to be machined is made to coincide with the rotational axis, and the one case half body has a wall part in which the position of an outside face thereof is determined so that an oil hole extending between an interior and an exterior of the one case half body is formed by the turning. In such differential device, the oil hole of the case half body is formed without an additional process. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033182 | DRIVE APPARATUS FOR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE - A drive apparatus for an electric-motor four-wheel drive vehicle includes first and second motors, first and second differential mechanisms, and a propeller shaft. The vehicle includes a first wheel pair including first left and right wheels and a second wheel pair including second left and right wheels and positioned on opposite side to the first wheel pair in a front-rear direction. The first and second motors are configured to output first output torque and second output torque, respectively. The first differential mechanism is configured to distribute the first output torque to a first torque-transmitting member coupled to the first left wheel and a third torque-transmitting member coupled to the propeller shaft. The second differential mechanism is configured to distribute the second output torque to the third torque-transmitting member and a second torque-transmitting member coupled to the first right wheel. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033183 | CONTROL OF A LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL OPTIMIZED FOR SLIPPERY DRIVING CONDITIONS - A vehicle has an engine, a limited slip differential (LSD) mounted on an axle driven by the engine, and left and right wheels operably connected to the LSD. At least one parameter indicative of a riding condition of the vehicle is determined. A slippery driving condition is detected based on the at least one parameter. The LSD is selectively locked in response to the detection. The slippery driving condition is detected when a torque requested by a user is above a load line of the engine, upon successive wheel slips occurrences, and/or when a wheel slip is detected while a preload is applied to the LSD. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033184 | ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR - An electromechanical actuator ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033185 | MOTOR GEAR SYSTEMS FOR CAMERAS - Gear drive systems used with a camera comprise a housing with an electric drive gear disposed outside of the housing. A host gear is engaged with the drive gear and is rotatably disposed on a stationary shaft extending from the housing. An adapter is attached to the host gear and extends axially outwardly therefrom. A secondary gear is attached to the adapter and comprises a plurality of teeth disposed along an outside diameter. The secondary gear is releasably attached to the adapter by retaining elements and is fixed rotatably to the adapter by registration elements. The secondary gear is attached to the adapter by a push on snap-fit, and is removed from the adapter by being pulled off, thereby avoiding the need for tools to interchange a secondary gear having a desired configuration of teeth to engage a camera optical adjustment element such as a lens ring. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033186 | ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR BEVEL GEAR, AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR BEVEL GEAR AND ADJUSTMENT METHODS FOR BEVEL GEAR - An adjustment device configured to move first bevel gear and second bevel gear that are disposed on base and are meshed with each other. Adjustment device includes first adjustment assembly, and second adjustment assembly. First adjustment assembly includes first fluid-driven power source, first brake component and first displacement sensor. First fluid-driven power source includes first cylinder housing and first piston. First cylinder housing is configured to be disposed on base. First piston is movably disposed on first cylinder housing. First bevel gear is configured to be disposed on first piston. First piston is configured to move first bevel gear along first axial direction. First brake component is configured to be disposed on base and configured to stop or release first piston. First displacement sensor is disposed on first cylinder housing and configured to generate displacement data related to first piston. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033187 | GEAR HOUSING FOR A PLANETARY GEAR DEVICE THAT STRUCTURALLY ISOLATES AN INNER GEAR - Separate structural units for an inner gear and a housing of a planetary gear device include an inner gear with a first raised portion formed on the outer peripheral surface of the inner gear, where the first raised portion extends towards in a direction that is inclined with respect to the axial direction of the inner gear. A housing includes a second raised portion formed on an inner peripheral surface, where the second raised portion extends in a direction that is inclined in respect to the axial direction. The housing contains the inner gear such that there is a gap formed between the inner peripheral surface of the housing and the outer peripheral surface of the inner gear. Movement of the inner gear within the interior of the housing is limited through linear contact of the first raised portion and the second raised portion. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033188 | METHOD FOR SETTING PINION GEAR PRELOAD USING ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT - A method for assembling an axle assembly for a vehicle including that a pinion gear is inserted into a differential housing. The pinion gear having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The pinion gear further includes a gear head at the first end, external threads proximate the second end, and external splines located a first distance away from the second end. The method further includes that a flange is slid over the second end of the pinion gear. The flange including internal splines. The method also includes that the internal splines of the flange are engaged with the external splines of the pinion gear and the flange is anchored to prevent the flange and the pinion gear from rotating. The method may further include that ultrasonic sound waves are transmitted through the pinion gear and reflections of the ultrasonic sound waves are detected. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033189 | METHOD OF DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE SHIFT PARAMETER OF A VEHICLE TRANSMISSION - The present disclosure relates to a method for determining at least one shift parameter of a vehicle transmission ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033190 | Method and Control Unit for Operating a Vehicle Drive Train - A method for operating a vehicle drive train ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033191 | PARKING LOCK FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN AUTOMOBILE, METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A PARKING LOCK, TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A parking lock for motor vehicle, including a parking lock wheel that can be connected to a shaft of the motor vehicle in a rotationally fixed manner, at least one blocking element, and an actuator, by which the blocking element is movable between at least one blocking position securing the parking lock wheel against rotation, and at least one release position releasing the parking lock wheel for a rotation, comprising at least one spring element, which by the actuator is to be tensioned during the moving of the blocking element into the blocking position, thus providing a spring force in the blocking position of the blocking element, by which the actuator is to be supported during the movement of the blocking element into the release position. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033192 | AXIALLY PRELOADED PACKING RING SETS - An apparatus including a sealing element with at least one pilot feature on a first face, and at least one device configured to apply radial force on an outer diameter of the sealing element. The apparatus further includes at least one wave spring comprising at least one flat end-coil and disposed around the at least one pilot feature of the sealing element. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033193 | SEAL MEMBER AND WATERPROOF STRUCTURE - A seal member includes: a main body elastically deformable by an external force, and a first seal part that is pressed against a sealing surface of a first member to tightly seal between the main body and the first member. The first seal part includes: a plurality of protrusions formed to project toward the first member in a compression direction and to be separated from each other in an orthogonal direction; and an opening provided to a base part between the neighboring protrusions and directed in a vertical direction. The main body includes a housing space that communicates with outside via the opening and houses a liquid adhesive. The opening maintains a closed state in an uncompressed state of the main body, and deforms from the closed state to an open state to allow the adhesive to leak from the housing space to a space between the neighboring protrusions. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033194 | High Clearance Seal Assembly - A seal assembly includes a seal disposed about a shaft and having an annular body with a radial sealing surface and an inner circumferential sealing surface engageable with the shaft. A housing is disposed about the shaft and has a first inner circumferential surface defining a first annular chamber about the shaft, the seal being disposed within the first annular chamber, a second inner circumferential surface spaced radially inwardly from the first inner circumferential surface and spaced from the outer surface of the shaft by a radial clearance so as to define a second annular chamber. A radial seal contact surface extends between the first and second inner circumferential surfaces and is sealingly engageable by the sealing surface of the seal to prevent flow between the two chambers, and circumferential pressure groove(s) are formed in the seal contact surface and are fluidly coupled with the first chamber. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033195 | MULTIPLE PIECE SEAL RING ASSEMBLY - A sealing system for sealing a cylindrically shaped surface containing a first annular seal and a second annular seal. Each annular seal has a gap penetrating from the outer diameter to the inner diameter. The angle of the gap in the first annular seal and the angle of the gap in the second annular seal and the arrangement of the seals relative to an expander ring and a biasing ring minimizes leakage without the need for an anti-rotation pin or other means that would significantly decrease efficiency and reliability. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033196 | MECHANICAL SEAL FOR BIDIRECTIONAL SEALING - A mechanical seal provides bi-directional sealing and comprising a body in hybrid material, being structured in a component of elastomeric material and a component of segmented or non-segmented composite material distributed in a lagged way along said body. The seal is resistant to extrusion failure at high differential pressures, which facilitates its installation in several equipment elements, such as underwater or ground. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033197 | ISOLATION VALVE - Described are isolation valves, and chamber systems incorporating and methods of using the isolation valves. In some embodiments, an isolation valve may include a valve body and a flapper assembly. The valve body may define a first fluid volume, a second fluid volume, and a seating surface. The flapper assembly may include a flapper disposed inside the valve body having a flapper surface complimentary to the seating surface. The flapper may be pivotable within the valve body to a first position such that the flapper surface may be away from the seating surface to allow fluid flow between the first fluid volume and the second fluid volume. The flapper may be pivotable within the valve body to a second position such that the flapper surface may be proximate the seating surface to form a non-contact seal to restrict fluid flow between the first fluid volume and the second fluid volume. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033198 | SLIDE VALVE AND USE OF A SLIDE VALVE - A slide valve for chemical and/or petrochemical plants, in particular of the round, oval or flat slide valve type, having a locking device ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033199 | HYDRALOCK FRAC VALVE - Improved apparatuses, systems, and methods for sealing a frac valve using pressurized fluid to drive one or more seal assemblies into sealing contact with a valve gate without substantial relative movement of the seal assembly components. In some embodiments, the improved apparatuses, systems, and methods provide a sealant to the face of the valve gate to ensure a fluid tight seal, a plurality of biased springs to ensure the seal assemblies are positioned properly to create a fluid tight seal, a shield to prevent fluids, particulates, and/or other materials from interfering with the operation of or damaging the seal assemblies, and/or a recess for receiving fluids, particulates, and/or other materials that would otherwise interfere with a fluid-tight seal or cause damage to the seal assemblies or valve gate. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033200 | Seal Assembly and Fluid Regulating Valve - A seal arrangement for use in a fluid control valve includes: a first seal configured to sealingly abut against an actuatable valve body of the fluid control valve; a second seal configured to sealingly abut against a valve housing of the fluid control valve; and an elastically deformable intermediate spacer, arranged between the first seal and the second seal and configured to elastically space the first and second seals apart. At least in an installed state of the seal arrangement in the fluid control valve, the first seal and the second seal are joined to one another in positively locking fashion in an axial direction of the seal arrangement. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033201 | Seal Assembly and Fluid Valve - A seal assembly for use in a fluid valve includes: an actuatable valve body configured to open and close at least one connection of the fluid valve; at least one seal configured to sealingly abut against the valve body at one side of the valve body and to sealingly abut against a valve housing of the fluid valve at another side of the valve body; and at least one elevation from a lateral surface of the valve body integrally formed on the valve body sectionally, the at least one elevation being configured to activate the seal in a closed position of the fluid valve. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033202 | BALL VALVE - A ball valve includes: a main body having a fluid inlet passage, a fluid outlet passage, and a column-shaped depression communicating with these passages and opening upward; a ball including a fluid communication passage and disposed at the column-shaped depression of the main body rotatably about a reference axis; an operating mechanism configured to cause the ball to rotate about the reference axis; a ball seat having a required opening on a peripheral wall thereof and disposed between the ball and the main body; a ball seat presser configured to press the ball seat; and a pressing screw configured to press the ball seat presser downward. The ball is rotated to achieve communication and cutoff. The ball seat has a substantially frustoconical shape having a bottom surface larger than a bottom of the depression in diameter, and an upper surface slightly smaller than the bottom surface in diameter. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033203 | ENCAPSULATED SYSTEM FOR PRESSURIZED FLUID PROCESSES - Fluid management systems for handling pressurized fluid connect various subsystems or subunits without the need to use reinforced tubing. The system utilizes one or more segments of unreinforced conduit that are encapsulated at various points along a length of the segment with one or more rigid encapsulating members. The unreinforced conduit may be made a disposable element while the rigid encapsulating members may be re-used. In one aspect, the encapsulating member may include a two-part valve body that surrounds and encapsulates a portion of the unreinforced conduit. In another aspect, the encapsulating member may include a two-part jacket that surrounds and encapsulates a portion of the unreinforced conduit. The two-part valve bodies and two-part jackets may be joined at various points within the system as part of the overall flow system. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033204 | PINCH VALVE - A pinch valve assembly is provided for compression of a fluid conduit comprising an assembly housing ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033205 | VALVE SYSTEM - A valve system consisting of at least one actuated valve device ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033206 | Four-Way Rotary Valve for an Aircraft Galley Plumbing System - A four-way rotary valve includes a valve body and a rotor housed within a cavity defined by one or more interior surfaces of the valve body. The valve body includes a plurality of valve ports in fluid communication with the cavity. Each valve port of the plurality of valve ports is in fluid communication with a potable water sub-system or a waste water sub-system. The rotor includes an axle. The rotor includes a plurality of arms. Adjacent arms of the plurality of arms are coupled to the axle at a select offset angle. The rotor includes a plurality of blades. Each blade of the plurality of blades is coupled to an arm of the plurality of arms. The rotor is positionable in a plurality of positions configured to direct fluid flow into at least one of the potable water sub-system or the waste water sub-system. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033207 | VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH DIRECTIONAL FLOW PATH - A valve assembly with a multidirectional flow path includes a valve body that includes respective hinged portions defining respective passageways extending through the valve body when in a closed state. A flexible conduit or tubing having a loop portion and a plurality of branches extending from the loop portion is at least partially positioned within the valve body. Portions of the loop that extend beyond the valve body are encapsulated by respective rigid jackets. Multiple valves are situated on the valve body and are used to selectively pinch the loop portion in different pinching configurations to direct fluid to or from the particular branches. The valve assembly may be integrated into a manufacturing or other production process with optional additional jackets used to encapsulate the flexible conduit branches. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033208 | CHECK VALVE - A check valve capable of being reduced in size and suppressing the generation of chattering, including: a seat member arranged at a channel of a fluid including a large-diameter portion, small-diameter portion, and seat portion, the large and small-diameter portions provided at an inner periphery of the seat member, the seat portion provided between the large and small-diameter portions; a valve element pressed against the seat portion to close the channel; and a casing including a valve chest accommodating the valve element so the valve element is movable in an axial direction. The large-diameter portion has an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of the valve element which enters in the axial direction. A space through which fluid flows is formed between the large-diameter portion and the valve element. The diameter of the large-diameter portion is equal to or less than 1.2 times the diameter of the valve element. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033209 | QUANTITATIVE TANK BOTTOM SLUDGE VALVE - The present disclosure provides a quantitative tank bottom sludge valve. The extension and retraction of a cylinder drives a lower valve body, a valve rod, an upper valve body and respective accessories to move up and down, and sludge at the bottom of a water tank that is deposited to the upper part of an upper valve plate and the lower part of an upper valve body gasket is discharged quantitatively, thereby saving water and avoiding blockage; moreover, the quantitative tank bottom sludge valve has simple components in structure, and it is low in processing and assembly precision requirements, low cost, convenient to install and maintain, and suitable for mass production and use. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033210 | ELECTROMAGNETIC VALVE - An electromagnetic valve includes a sleeve having a valve hole at a central portion thereof, a spool, and an electromagnetic solenoid. The sleeve has plural ports penetrating the sleeve between inner and outer peripheral surfaces thereof and disposed side by side in a central axis direction of the valve hole. In the spool, plural lands having an outer peripheral surface facing an inner peripheral surface of the valve hole are provided side by side in the central axis direction. The electromagnetic solenoid is configured to move the spool in the central axis direction in the valve hole. The ports have one or plural recessed portions in which working oil is stored. When the spool is decentered with respect to the sleeve, a pressure of the working oil stored is increased. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033211 | QUICK CONNECT ACTUATOR - A quick connect coupling mechanism joins an actuator to a bonnet. The quick connect coupling mechanism may utilize machined or otherwise prepared components including one or more specific features, such as slots or grooves, to facilitate a connection between the actuator and the bonnet. For example, the actuator housing may be machined or formed to include an opening to enable radial insertion of the bonnet into a slot formed circumferentially about at least a portion of the actuator housing. The opening may be secured to block radial movement of the bonnet within the housing. A rail system may also be utilized to couple the actuator housing to the bonnet. For example, pairs of grooves may be formed in the actuator housing and bonnet to facilitate insertion of rails. The rails may block both axial movement of the actuator housing and also block rotational movement. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033212 | PROPORTIONAL VALVE FOR CONTROLLING A GASEOUS MEDIUM - The invention relates to a proportional valve ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033213 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING FLUID FLOW IN DRAINAGE SYSTEMS - A fluid control system to control fluid flow within a drainage system is provided that includes a fluid control device configured to couple to an interior wall of a cylindrical structure of the drainage, and a coupling mechanism configured to couple the fluid control device to the interior wall, wherein, while in a resting state, the fluid control device is configured to at least partially cover an aperture of the interior wall. When fluid contacts the fluid control device at a flow rate of at least a flow threshold, the fluid control device is configured to at least partially uncover the aperture of the interior wall. The fluid control device has a spherical shape, wherein a diameter of the fluid control device has a diameter that is greater than or equal to a diameter of the aperture. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033214 | VALVE ABNORMALITY DETECTING DEVICE AND METHOD - A valve abnormality detecting device includes an opening acquiring portion to acquire a valve opening value; a pressure acquiring portion to acquire a pressure value of operating device air of an operating device for a valve; a stability-time detecting portion configured to detect a stable-opening state in which the valve opening value acquired by the opening acquiring portion | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033215 | VALVE UPPER PART - A valve upper part, in particular for sanitary fittings, includes a sleeve-type head piece, which can be fastened in a valve housing of a fitting and through the center of which a spindle extends, which has a handle connection and is mounted for rotation about the longitudinal axis of the spindle and by which a valve body can be actuated, a groove being formed in the spindle, which groove receives an elastic sliding bush, which radially surrounds at least some regions of the spindle and which lies against at least some regions of the inner lateral surface of the head piece. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033216 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNDERGROUND PIPE INSTALLATION AND SOIL CLEARING - Systems and methods for installing pipe underground are disclosed. The system includes a pneumatic rammer configured to provide a percussive force to a section of pipe. The system also includes a main jacking frame coupled to the pneumatic rammer, the main jacking frame including a surface for contacting the section of pipe. The system also includes one or more hydraulic jacks coupled to the main jacking frame and configured to provide a hydraulic force to the section of pipe. The system also includes a set of tracks coupled to the main jacking frame, the set of tracks permitting the main jacking frame to slide in a longitudinal direction. An independently displaceable soil-clearing system can be included to clear dirt coming inside the pipe during the installation and add extra jacking force as needed. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033217 | PIPE PROCESSING TOOL WITH PIPE DEFORMATION MEMBERS - A pipe processing tool that is configured to deform the end of a pipe so that the circumferential shape of the end of the pipe generally matches the circumferential shape of an adjacent pipe end. Matching the circumferential shapes of the pipe ends is advantageous during a pipe attachment process. The pipe processing tool can include a deformation ring with a plurality of pipe deformation members. Each pipe deformation member faces radially inward and is actuatable in a radial direction toward and away from the center of the deformation ring in order to permit engagement with the pipe. Each pipe deformation member is individually and separately actuatable from the other pipe deformation members so that the circumferential shapes of the pipes can be altered by controlling suitable ones of the pipe deformation members. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033218 | Mount for Hose Reel - A connection between a hose reel and an anchoring support, with an L-shaped mounting bracket attached to the anchoring support, the L-shaped mounting bracket having an extension flange and a mounting flange disposed at an angle to the extension flange with the mounting flange being connected to the anchoring support, and the frame attached to the mounting bracket with the frame supporting the hose reel in a manner that allows the hose reel to rotate with respect to the frame. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033219 | MARKING ON INJECTION MOULDED PARTS FOR ENERGY GUIDING CHAINS - An injection-moulded plastic part for a cable carrier, particularly a side part of a chain link produced in an injection moulding process. The injection moulded part has a visible, identifiable marking on a first side, particularly the outside. The at least one marking comprises a data code marking having a 2D code for data encoding which is introduced into the plastic body directly in the injection moulding process so that said marking is provided on the first side to be machine-readable. The invention likewise relates to a corresponding injection moulding tool having a number of first symbol regions and second symbol regions for producing the data code marking in the injection moulding process. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033220 | Support Clip - A support clip can be configured to support objects relative to a cable support system having wire members. A support system engagement portion can have first, second, and third attachments, which can be removably attachable to the wire members of the cable support system. The first attachment can define a first partly cylindrical pocket with a first entrance, the second attachment can define a second partly cylindrical pocket with a second entrance, and the third attachment can define a hook that defines a third elongate pocket and a third entrance. The first and second attachments can be configured to receive respective wire members to attach the support clip to the cable support system in a first orientation and the second and third attachments can be configured to receive respective wire members to attach the support clip to the cable support system in a second orientation. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033221 | Track engaging cable hanger and method - A barrier plate for supporting a cable within the internal channel of a ceiling mounted track having a pair of inwardly projecting parallel rails separated by a bottom slot. The barrier plate can be inserted completely into the internal channel and manipulated using a fingerhole through the plate to block downward movement of the cable through the slot. The plate can have radial disuniformities to frictionally bear against the pad of a user's finger to allow greater control of the plate orientation while engaged in the track channel. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033222 | MULTI-CONDUIT FLEXIBLE RETENTION MECHANISM - A retention mechanism provided for use with a first line and a second line comprises a flexible convoluted web, a first conduit, and a second conduit. The first conduit defines a first passageway through the web, and is configured to receive the first line through the first passageway. The second conduit defines a second passageway through the web, and is configured to receive the second line through the second passageway. The first and second conduits are attached to and surrounded by the web such that the web enables movement of the first and second lines when the first and second lines are fixed respectively to the first and second conduits and extend respectively through the first and second passageways. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033223 | BUILT-IN END COUPLING FOR HIGH PRESSURE REINFORCED BONDED RUBBER HOSE ASSEMBLIES - One aspect of the disclosure is a method of attaching a hose coupling to a reinforced hose. In one embodiment, the method comprises: skiving the first end of the reinforced hose to expose at least one reinforcing layer of a plurality of reinforcing layers of the reinforced hose; positioning the skived first end of the reinforced hose in an inner cavity of the hose coupling; introducing a vacuum into the inner cavity through a vent port in the hose coupling; and introducing a bonding agent into the cavity through an injection port in the hose coupling, wherein the bonding agent is drawn by the vacuum into the plurality of reinforcing layers of the reinforced hose. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033224 | POLYMER-LINED FLUID TRANSMISSION LINE - A polymer-lined fluid transmission line includes various structures, including a first polymer-lined pipe, a second polymer-lined pipe, and one or more sleeve retainers installed at a pipe junction between the polymer-lined pipes. Among other things, the sleeve retainers may include one or more protuberances to frictionally engage the polymer-lined pipes or a one or more portions that protrude into a space between the polymer-lined pipes to help retain and protect polymer sleeves. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033225 | FLUID DEVICE - An integrated block | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033226 | SWIVEL-CAPABLE, LOW-PRESSURE-DROP HOSE BARB FITTINGS - Hose barb fittings and apparatuses described herein provide increased fluid-flow rates for cooling loops used for thermal control in computer system. A hose barb fitting comprises a fluid-flow passage that extends through the hose barb fitting from a first opening to a second opening. The ratio of the cross-sectional area of the fluid-flow passage to the cross-sectional area of the hose barb fitting is between 0.4 and 0.7, inclusive. When the hose barb fitting is fully seated within a housing structure, a specialized gasket acts as both a radial seal and a face seal. Also, a flange extending from the housing structure engages with a flange extending from the hose barb fitting to prevent the hose barb fitting from being unseated. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033227 | JOINT ASSEMBLY, V-CLAMP, AND END FLANGES - A v-clamp provides an enhanced axial load to tubular body end flanges in order to establish a fluid-tight joint therebetween. The v-clamp, according to an example, has a v-angle that varies in value over a section or more of a band of the v-clamp. The varying v-angle has been shown to effect an axial load that is more evenly and uniformly applied around a circumference of the v-clamp and to the underlying tubular body end flanges. Furthermore, in an example, the tubular body end flanges have a partially spherical shape. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033228 | HIGH SPEED ROTARY UNION - Rotary union used for transferring a fluid between a fixed part and a rotary shaft, the rotary union having a rotary manifold coupled with the shaft in an angularly fixed manner, a stationary manifold coaxially mounted on the rotary manifold with bearings, an intermediate manifold arranged between the stationary manifold and the rotary manifold and supported by the rotary manifold with bearings, and a gear train arranged between the stationary manifold and the rotary manifold in such a way to cause the rotation of the intermediate manifold at a speed lower than the speed of the rotary manifold during operation. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033229 | PIPE FITTING - A pipe fitting for conveying a medium, including an inlet at which the medium enters in a first direction perpendicular to an inlet cross section, and an outlet at which the medium leaves in a second direction perpendicular to an outlet cross section, wherein the two directions enclose an angle. The pipe fitting has three parts, wherein in each case two parts bearing against one another at a contact point, wherein in each case two parts at their contact point being rotatable relative to one another about the axis of the flow direction at the contact point in order to change the angle, and wherein the two contact points being spaced apart from one another in the flow direction. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033230 | LINE ELEMENT WITH FRICTION-REDUCING LAYER - The invention relates to a line element ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033231 | PUSH-TO-CONNECT-ROTATE-TO-RELEASE SPRINKLER ASSEMBLY AND FITTING WITH HELICAL GRIPPER RING - A sprinkler assembly includes a fire protection sprinkler and a push-to-connect-rotate-to-release (PCRR) fitting. The sprinkler has a body with a passageway extending along a first longitudinal axis and an outer encasing surface surrounding the first longitudinal axis and outer encasing surface including a seal member, and a deflector spaced from the outlet. The fitting includes a tubular member including an exterior surface and inner surface, the inner surface defining an internal conduit extending along a second longitudinal axis, the body received in the internal conduit such that the first longitudinal axis is aligned with the second longitudinal axis, the inner surface including a sealing surface portion circumscribed about the second longitudinal axis. The fitting includes a gripper ring disposed along the inner surface and a helical internal periphery about the second longitudinal axis in helical contact with a portion of the outer encasing surface between the deflector and seal member. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033232 | RELEASABLE CONNECT/DISCONNECT FITTING CONNECTION - A connection to releasably connect and disconnect to a pipe to a fitting provides a pipe fitting body for receiving a pipe and a retaining ring located within the fitting body for retaining and releasing the pipe. The retaining ring has axially extending resilient retaining tabs, each of which has a radially inwardly extending portion for engaging the pipe, and, a radially outwardly extending portion which extends through corresponding radial openings in the fitting body. When the pipe is inserted into the fitting body to an inserted position and the retaining ring is in the first locked axial position, the radially inwardly extending portions engage and retain the pipe in the inserted position. Relative axial movement of the retaining ring with respect to the fitting body from the first locked axial position to a second unlocked axial position causes the radially outwardly extending portions to operatively engage the corresponding body radial openings to resiliently radially outwardly deform each resilient retaining tab thereby disengaging the radially inwardly extending portions from the pipe and permitting removal of the pipe from the inserted position. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033233 | CONNECTING DEVICE FOR PIPING - Disclosed is a connecting device for piping for connecting a pipe to another pipe or to another part for piping. The connecting device includes an adapter and a pipe nipple configured to be threadedly engaged with the adapter. The pipe nipple is fixed to an end of a pipe, and an end of another pipe is inserted into the adapter. The adapter includes a hollow adapter body, a cap coupled to the adapter body, a grip ring configured to fix the pipe introduced into the adapter body, a body-sealing member configured to provide a seal between the adapter body and the pipe, a sleeve disposed between the grip ring and the body-sealing member, and a metal sealing member configured to provide a seal between the adapter body and the pipe nipple. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033234 | AIR-BASED COOLING FOR DATA CENTER RACK - A high-velocity low-pressure cooling system ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033235 | UNIVERSAL FEMALE CONNECTOR - A universal female connector includes a body having a first path and a second path which communicates with the first path. A movable unit is movably located within the first path and includes an elongate hollow part with a first seal received therein. Multiple heads are movably attached to the elongate hollow part. A valve unit is located in the second path of the body. A button unit is movably inserted into a hole transversely defined through the body to position the elongate hollow part in the body. When a male connector is connected to the elongate hollow part and pushes the first seal, the elongate hollow part with the beads are moved and positioned by the button unit to communicate the first and second paths. When the button unit is pushed, the movable unit moves to its initial position, and the male connector is removed from the movable body. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033236 | Adjustable Start Collar - An adjustable duct start collar may include a base with a flange on a first end of the base and a plurality of tabs on a second end of the base. The base may be constructed of a material of substantially uniform thickness and include at least two slots in the base. The first of the slots may be positioned substantially parallel to a second of the at least two slots. Each of the slots of the at least two slots being able to independently receive the flange, whereby when the base is curved into a cylindrical shape with the flange positioned in the first of at least two slots, the curved base will form a cylindrical shape with a first diameter and when the flange is positioned in the second of the at least two slots, the curved base will form a cylindrical shape with a second diameter. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033237 | JOINT CONNECTION METHOD FOR LONG PIPE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COILED TUBING WITH JOINTS - A joint connection method is provided that is a method for connecting joints that are used for a hydraulic pressure test or the like to a long pipe by using a production facility which includes a conveyance system, a welding apparatus, a winding apparatus and an X-ray inspection apparatus. The joint connection method includes a step of girth welding a first joint to a front end portion of the long pipe by means of the welding apparatus, a step of inspecting a girth weld zone of the first joint by means of the X-ray inspection apparatus, a step of girth welding a second joint to a rear end portion of the long pipe by means of the welding apparatus, and a step of inspecting a girth weld zone of the second joint by means of the X-ray inspection apparatus. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033238 | FIBER COMPOSITE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PIPE REINFORCEMENT - A reinforced pipe and a method of preparing the reinforced pipe are provided. The reinforced pipe has repair area where a circumferential defect is present in a center section of the repair area. The reinforced pipe comprises a unidirectional fabric circumferentially wrapped around the repair area of the pipe so as to result in multiple layers of the unidirectional fabric around the repair area. The unidirectional fabric is composed of high-performance fibers with at least 90% of the high-performance fibers oriented in the 90° direction, and the unidirectional fabric is wrapped such that the high-performance fibers run in the axial direction. The reinforced pipe further comprises a bidirectional fabric wrapped of over the unidirectional fabric such the at least one layer of bidirectional fabric is wrapped over the unidirectional fabric. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033239 | Protective Sleeve for Hydrovac Excavation Equipment - A protective sleeve configured to be circumferentially disposed around a portion of a dig wand on a hydrovac excavation system. The protective sleeve includes a body that is planar in manner and flexible. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention the body includes a first layer, a second layer and a third layer. The first layer and third layer are manufactured from a synthetic rubber or polymer plastic. The second layer is intermediate the first layer and third layer and is manufactured from an impact absorbing material such as but not limited to silicone gel. A plurality of fasteners are integrally secured on the body and are arranged in a first set and a second set. The plurality of fasteners are mateable and are configured to surroundably secure the protective sleeve around a portion of a dig wand. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033240 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present disclosure relates to a display apparatus including a display panel and a tiling coupler. The display apparatus can include a display panel; a back frame configured to attach to a wall structure by a fixing element; a height adjustment element joined to the back frame, including a permanent magnet and adjusting a height; and a position adjustment element fixed to a rear surface of the display panel, including a magnetic material mounted by a magnetic force of the height adjustment element, and adjusting a position on a plane defined by the height adjustment element. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033241 | ADJUSTABLE GROUND SUPPORT BEAM FOR AN LED DISPLAY SCREEN - An adjustable ground support beam for an LED display screen has a ground support beam body and two ground support feet, the ground support feet are respectively disposed at two ends under the ground support beam body to support the ground support beam body, each of the ground support feet includes a supporting base and a threaded rod screwed onto the supporting base, the threaded rod is rotatably disposed on the ground support beam body and limited in an upper and lower direction so as to move the supporting base along a lengthwise direction of the threaded rod by rotating the threaded rod to adjust the position of the supporting base. This improves the levelness of the LED display screen, and is convenient for quick installation. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033242 | GIMBAL POSE CORRECTION METHOD AND DEVICE - A gimbal pose correction method includes obtaining a first pose of a gimbal based on an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) arranged at a vertical compensation device configured to be coupled to the gimbal and compensate for movement of the gimbal in a vertical direction, obtaining a second pose of the vertical compensation device based on a vision device arranged at the vertical compensation device, and correcting the first pose according to the second pose. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033243 | MULTI-WORKSTATION COMPUTER DISPLAY SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR REDUCING EHR-RELATED MEDICAL ERRORS OCCURRING DURING INTER-PROFESSIONAL PATIENT ROUNDS - A method using a specially configured computer display support structure reduces occurrences of medical errors by facilitating real-time, synchronous review of medical data by rounding professionals during patient rounds. The support structure includes an upright column assembly that has a column assembly base and six sides. Mounting brackets fixed to non-contiguous sides of the column assembly receive back plates of a system device mounting assembly, each of which includes a pivot arm that receives a system device arm. The system device arm is pivotable at opposing ends and terminates in a coupling member at its distal end. The coupling member is connected to a video display that has an angularly positionable display screen. In some embodiments, a keyboard tray, on which a keyboard and computer mouse rest, is connected to the coupling member. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033244 | MOUNT FOR TREE STAND - An adjustable mount can be secured to a rail of a hunting tree strand. The mount allows a device to be mounted at a comfortable and usable level for one sitting in a tree stand. The mount provides adjustability so that its longitudinal axis can be adjusted to vertical or horizontal even when the rail to which it is mounted is not perfectly horizontal or vertical. The mount can be used for electronic devices such as cameras and range finders. The mount also can be used with run or bow rests. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033245 | ELECTRONIC STEAM TRAP - A self-contained electronic steam trap drains condensate from a steam system. The steam trap includes a drain pipe adapted for fluid communication with a steam supply system. Pressure and temperature sensors measure pressure and temperature in an internal passageway of the steam trap. A condensate discharge valve is disposed at or upstream of an output port of the drain pipe. The condensate discharge valve is controlled based on the measured pressure and temperature and a calculated steam saturation temperature. Both a cycling mode and a regulation mode of automatic valve operation are described. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033246 | POLYMORPHOUS RESERVOIR - A deformable reservoir for storing solid hydrogen, containing at least one compound that can absorb or release hydrogen, and wherein it includes at least two rigid bars each including a polymer liner defining at least one compartment for storing the compound and accommodated inside a reinforcing structure having globally the shape of a hollow cylinder closed at each of its longitudinal ends by a closing flange, a connection attached to the reinforcing structure of at least one of the bars so as to be sealed to the liner, a flexible union member joining two adjacent bars so as to allow the totality of the storage reservoir to be deformable in spite of the rigidity of each bar. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033247 | LED FILAMENT LAMP COMPRISING A CONTROL UNIT - A light emitting diode, LED, filament lamp ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033248 | HANDHELD CLAMP WORK LIGHT - A handheld clamp work light is disclosed having a light member, a housing member for movement of the light member, a handle member having a handle housing and a clamp member, and the handle housing and the clamp member include feet members which pivot and may be attached to an object. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033249 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HARVESTING ENERGY FOR A LIGHT - An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus has a lighting component, an energy storage assembly electrically connected to the lighting component, and a housing. The energy storage assembly is a Graphene stack battery that includes a Graphene strip. The energy storage assembly is disposed on or in the housing. The lighting component is disposed on or in the housing. The Graphene strip is a folded Graphene strip with a folded serpentine shape having intervening insulation strips disposed between a plurality of folded Graphene strip portions with leads at the two ends of the Graphene strip. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033250 | LUMINAIRE CLOSING CONSTRUCTION BASED ON LED ASSEMBLY TIGHTENING - The invention provides a luminaire ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033251 | DOWN LAMP - The present invention discloses a down lamp, comprising a housing and a wiring terminal ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033252 | LED LUMINAIRE AND A MODULAR LUMINAIRE SYSTEM - The invention provides a LED luminaire comprising a frame shape formed of straight arms ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033253 | Improved Illuminated Windshield Assembly Using an External Light Source and Optical Waveguide - An improved illuminatable windshield assembly comprising of an external light source and an optical waveguide, preferably for use on a vehicle such as a golf cart, but adaptable for use on all types of vehicles. The illuminatable windshield assembly includes a windshield comprised of a translucent panel having an outer surface, inner surface and peripheral surface wherein the panel has a channel formed therein defining an edge in the windshield, an optical waveguide seated within the channel and disposed to emit light into the edge for illuminating at least a portion of the windshield, a light source connected to said optical waveguide with the light source being external to, and situated remotely from, the windshield, and a source of electrical power for the light source. Preferably, the source of electrical power is the vehicle's existing electrical system. The windshield may additionally have an ornamental design etched therein. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033254 | Lighting Device for a Motor Vehicle - A lighting device for a motor vehicle has a laser light source for producing laser light and a converting unit having a reflective converting layer, at which laser light originating from the laser light source is directed, during operation of the lighting device, such that a white light source is produced at the converting layer. A reflector is provided, which has an elliptical reflection surface, which corresponds to a portion of an ellipsoid containing a vertex of the ellipsoid. The reflector is shaped and arranged such that a first focal point of the ellipsoid lies within the white light source and the white light source is optically imaged in the form of a real intermediate image, which includes a second focal point of the ellipsoid, by way of the reflector. The lighting device also has a secondary optical unit, by which a light distribution in the environment of the motor vehicle is produced from the real intermediate image. An aperture for limiting the light distribution in the environment of the motor vehicle is arranged at the location of the real intermediate image. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033255 | AUTO-CALIBRATION OF VEHICLE SENSORS - A system for automatically calibrating sensors of a vehicle includes an electronic control unit, a projector communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit, a first sensor communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit, and a second sensor communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to project, with the projector, a calibration pattern onto a surface, capture, with the first sensor, a first portion of the calibration pattern, capture, with the second sensor, a second portion of the calibration pattern, and calibrate the first sensor and the second sensor based on at least one feature sensed within the first portion of the calibration pattern and the second portion of the calibration pattern. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033256 | LIGHTING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES - A lighting apparatus of vehicles may include a light source unit of emitting light; a first reflection unit of reflecting light incident from the light source unit to discharge the reflected light outside the first reflection unit; a second reflection unit rotatably provided between the light source unit and the first reflection unit to reflect light for allowing light emitted by the light source unit to move to the first reflection unit or blocking the light such that the light is not moved to the first reflection unit and reflecting the light at a position different from the first reflection unit to discharge the light outside depending on a rotational position of the second reflection unit; and a driving unit connected to the second reflection unit and configured of adjusting the rotational position of the second reflection unit. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033257 | OUTER LENS FOR LIGHTING FIXTURES FOR VEHICLES, LIGHTING FIXTURE FOR VEHICLES PROVIDED WITH SAID OUTER LENS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID LIGHTING FIXTURE FOR VEHICLES - An outer lens for a lighting fixture for a vehicle includes a first region formed of a first material and a second region formed of a second material adjacent to the first region. The first material transmits light in a visible light range. The second material has a first wavelength range with transmittance equal to or less than a first transmittance. A second wavelength range has a transmittance equal to or more than a second light transmittance. A third wavelength range is between the first wavelength range and the second wavelength range. The first wavelength range includes a visible light at an S wavelength or a shorter wavelength. The second wavelength range includes a wavelength range from an M wavelength to an L wavelength. The third wavelength range increases from the S wavelength to the M wavelength. The first wavelength range includes the emission wavelength. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033258 | DECORATIVE LIGHT SOURCE SHIELDING | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033259 | LIGHTING DEVICE INCLUDING A TRANSPARENT STRUCTURE - A system can include a light emitting diode (LED) and a transparent structure disposed over the LED. The transparent structure includes a first surface that reflects light extracted from the LED and incident on the first surface. The transparent structure also includes an exit surface opposite the first surface. The exit surface includes a first area that is textured to diffuse light over a first angular range and a second area that is textured to diffuse light over a second angular range. The second angular range is wider than the first angular range. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033260 | LIGHT-ADJUSTING FILM, BACKLIGHT MODULE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A light-adjusting film is mounted between a color conversion layer and a display panel of a direct type backlight module and has a substrate and at least one light-adjusting layer. The substrate has a central area and a surrounding area. The at least one light-adjusting layer has a pigment and is mounted on the substrate. A content of the pigment is gradually decreased from the surrounding area to the central area. The color of the pigment of the light-adjusting film is a correction color of lights emitted from light emitting surface of the color conversion layer in the backlight module. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033261 | FIXTURE INCLUDING LIGHT GUIDE AND AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING THE FIXTURE - Provided is a fixture including a base; and a light guide, which is positioned on the base and is configured to receive light emitted from a light source in a first direction and guide the received light to be emitted in a second direction crossing the first direction. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033262 | DECORATION - A decoration is disclosed, which includes: a light source emitting light in at least two directions; a transmission member having an eyeball pattern; and a projection member; the light emitted by the light source in at least two directions passes through the transmission member, and projects the eyeball pattern onto at least two positions on the projection member. Another disclosed decoration includes: two sets of light sources, each set of light sources emitting light in at least two directions; two transmission members, each transmission member having an eyeball pattern; and two projection members; the light emitted by each set of the light sources in at least two directions passes through the transmission member, and projects the eyeball pattern onto at least two positions on the projection member. The decoration has simple structure and diverse functions, and produces a visual effect of moving eyeballs by means of projection for decoration applications. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033263 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBSTRUCTION DETECTION ON A LUMINAIRE OPTICS - A lighting device includes an optical assembly and an obstruction sensor configured to receive radiation reflected by the optical assembly. The lighting device also includes a processor that is configured to receive information corresponding to the radiation reflected by the optical assembly from the obstruction sensor, and compare the received information to a plurality of known reflection patterns associated with one or more properties of the optical assembly to determine a property of the optical assembly. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033264 | LIGHTING APPARATUS FOR HAZARDOUS AREAS - A lighting apparatus for hazardous environments, comprising at least one substantially point-like source of light, and a housing structure for said at least one substantially point-like source of light, defining at least a triple barrier protective encapsulation to seal and insulate said at least one source of light from the environment, wherein said triple barrier protective encapsulation is at least partially optically transmissive to enable light propagation from said at least one source of light to the environment at predefined wavelengths. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033265 | PANEL LAMP - The present invention relates to the technical field of lighting fittings, in particular to a panel lamp. The panel lamp comprises a frame ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033266 | WEARABLE ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - The embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of illumination technology, and in particular, a wearable illumination apparatus is disclosed, which comprises: a body, the body being bendable; and a first light source, the first light source being fixed to the body and able to be bent together with the body. The wearable illumination apparatus is provided with the first light source that is bendable; and when the wearable illumination apparatus is worn around the head of a user, the wearable illumination apparatus can be bent into the contour shape of the head of the user. In this case, the first light source forms an arc-shaped light source, so that the wearable illumination apparatus provides a wider illumination range than those of the headlamps on the market, and the user does not need to repeatedly adjust the angle of a main lamp or move the main lamp to make an illumination area of the main lamp be within a desired range by the user, thereby facilitating use of the user. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033267 | ENCLOSED GUTTER CLIP - A decorative removable lighting enclosed clip made for mounting a light to a support surface such as gutters, shingles or a building structure. The enclosed clip allows for an aesthetically pleasing display of lights with rapid and easy installation and removal of the lighting. This eliminates falling debris from broken clips or clips that fall off the lights during the removal process. A support tab is inserted between the side portions of the structure, at longitudinally spaced intervals along the strip, and are frictionally gripped and retained by the facing side portions of the gutter, shingle or structure. The clips have enclosed end portions which support the light elements of a decorative light string along structure. The enclosed clip is capable of mounting onto a wide variety of gutters, eaves and building structures. The spacing is adjustable and provides a plurality of discrete angular positions. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033268 | OUTER CASING FOR A RECESSED LIGHTING FIXTURE - The recessed lighting fixture includes a light source module and a driver housed within a unified casting, and within a shared outer casing. The outer casing may be coupled to a hangar holder that is movably coupled to a corresponding hangar bar. The outer casing, including the light source module and driver installed therein, may move both 1) in the length direction of the hangar bar and 2) perpendicular to the length direction of the hangar bar. The recessed lighting fixture may have less bulk and size than traditional recessed lighting fixtures. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033269 | Flare Stand - A flare stand is provided. The flare stand has a first stand member and a second stand member rotatable with respect to the first stand member between an open working position and a folded position. In the open working position, the flare stand is configured for supporting a flare in a substantially upright position. In the folded position, the first and second stand members substantially overlap in the vertical plane for a reduced footprint of the flare stand. A flare support structure, arranged on the second stand member is configured for supporting the flare in the upright position. The first and second stand members engage a ground surface in the open working position to maintain the flare in the upright position. The flare stand is used to hold a flare in the upright position, but may be folded into the reduced footprint device for storage. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033270 | DIGITAL LED CONTROLLER - A controller for an illumination device is provided. The controller may comprise a data input module configured to receive an input signal, a determining module, with at least one data format stored thereon for driving at least one type of LED device, wherein the determining module is configured to determine whether the input signal received from the data input module belongs to the at least one data format and generate an output signal based on the input signal, and a data output module configured to drive the illumination device based on the output signal received from the determining module. The controller may further comprise a command input module configured to receive a command from a user. A method for controlling an illumination device and one or more computer-readable storage media storing computer-executable instructions, that when being executed, cause a controller to perform the above method are provided. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033271 | DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR HORTICULTURAL LIGHTING AND VENTILATION - A device and apparatus to provide lighting and ventilation for horticultural applications. The invention relates to a device that combines lighting and ventilation into a single device that enables more efficient lighting and ventilation, and thereby greater control of the microclimate for high density indoor horticulture and controlled environment agriculture. The invention further relates to an apparatus comprised of an array of the devices and the networked control thereof. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033272 | ELONGATED MODULAR HEATSINK WITH COUPLED LIGHT SOURCE LUMINAIRE - An aspect of the present disclosure describes a heatsink system, including a single substantially solid core detachable linear heatsink having at least one exterior flat surface, a power management module, a controller, a sensing device, a microswitch, a light source driver, a plurality of heat dissipating fins, and a plurality of lensed light sources coupled to the at least one exterior flat surface. Additionally, according to this aspect, the plurality of the heat dissipating fins and the core of the linear heatsink are a unitary body with the heat dissipating fins extending outwardly from the core and with a length of a first maximum dimension of the core and at least one fin being greater than a second maximum dimension of the core taken perpendicularly to at least one exterior flat surface that retains a light source. Still further, at least one of the power management module, the controller, the sensing device, and the light source driver are electromechanically coupled to the heatsink core, and at least one of the plurality of lensed light sources is coupled to the at least one exterior flat surface and is controlled by the processor to emit ultraviolet (UV) light. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210033273 | SUBMERSIBLE LIGHT - A submersible light has an elongated tubular inner housing extending along an axis, an LED strip carrying a plurality of light-emitting diodes fitted into and extending axially inside the inner housing, and an elongated tubular outer housing longer than the inner housing and into which the tubular inner housing fits coaxially leaving end spaces in the outer housing at axially opposite outer ends of the inner and outer housings. Respective bodies of cured potting compound sealing the end spaces at the outer ends of the inner housing. | 2021-02-04 |
