| 06th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
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| 20130032392 | INSULATOR FOR A FEEDTHROUGH - A hermetic feedthrough for an implantable medical device includes an insulator, a conduit configured to conduct electricity through the insulator, and a ferrule coupled to the insulator. The insulator is formed from a ceramic material and the conduit and insulator have a co-fired bond therebetween, which hermetically seals the conduit with the insulator. The insulator is elongate and has opposing ends that include flat surfaces and the ferrule includes a frame for receiving the insulator. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032393 | WIRING HARNESS - The invention relates to a wiring harness having a plurality of electrical wires and a tubular shielding member capable of accommodating the plurality of electrical wires as a whole therein. The wiring harness includes a plurality of electrical wires; and a tubular shielding member configured to receive the plurality of electrical wires as a whole, and coupled to a shield part of a device side via a tubular terminal portion thereof. The tubular shielding member includes a shielding body portion disposed over a bundled portion in which the plurality of electrical wires is bundled as a whole, and a shielding terminal portion disposed over an enlarged portion which gradually enlarges from the bundled portion in conformity with terminal arrangement of the plurality of electrical wires or a shape of the shield part of the device side, and continuous with at least one end of the shielding body portion. The shielding body portion is formed of metallic film and the shielding terminal portion is formed of braid. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032394 | ANTICORROSIVE, COATED ELECTRIC WIRE WITH TERMINAL, AND WIRING HARNESS - An anticorrosive that is capable of delivering high anticorrosive capability. The anticorrosive mainly contains an epoxy resin, and has a viscosity within a range of 1000 to 30000 mPa·s at 25 degrees C., which is measured in accordance with the JIS Z8803. The anticorrosive can be favorably applied to an electrically connected portion between a wire conductor of a coated electric wire with a terminal and a terminal member. The coated electric wire with the terminal has the configuration that the electrically connected portion between the wire conductor and the terminal member is coated with a cured material of the anticorrosive. The epoxy resin is preferably a one-component epoxy resin. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032395 | WIRE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SPLICE ELEMENTS FOR FLUID ENVIRONMENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A wire connector assembly includes a connector body and at least one wire arrangement that communicates with the connector body. The wire arrangement includes at least one electrically-conductive element formed of a continuous solid mass of material throughout. The at least one solid mass element defines a plurality of bores in which at least a portion of the solid mass element separates at least one of the bores from the other bores in the plurality of bores. A plurality of wire cables is received in the plurality of bores and respectively electrically and mechanically connected to the solid mass element. The portion, grooves defined along the portion, and O-ring seals surroundingly disposed on the connector body combine to prevent fluid flow through the assembly when the assembly is disposed in a fluid environment. A pair of methods to construct the wire connector assembly are also presented. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032396 | FLUID TRANSFER DEVICE USABLE IN MANAGED PRESSURE AND DUAL-GRADIENT DRILLING - A fluid transfer device for use in wellbore drilling includes at least one pressure vessel having a fluid port at a bottom thereof for entry and discharge of a working fluid and a fluid port at a top thereof for entry and discharge of a power fluid. The pressure vessel has no physical barrier between the power fluid and the working fluid. Valves are coupled to the power fluid port for selective introduction of the power fluid into the at least one pressure vessel. Valves are coupled to the working fluid port such that the working fluid is constrained to flow in only one direction. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032397 | Systems and Methods for Pulsed-Flow Pulsed-Electric Drilling - In at least some embodiments, a pulsed-electric drilling system includes a bit that extends a borehole by detaching formation material with pulses of electric current from one or more electrodes, and a drillstring that defines at least one path for a fluid flow to the bit to flush detached formation material from the borehole. The system modulates the fluid flow across the one or more electrodes. This modulation may enhance the performance of the pulsed-electric drilling process. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032398 | Pulsed-Electric Drilling Systems and Methods with Reverse Circulation - In at least some embodiments, a pulsed-electric drilling system includes a bit that extends a borehole by detaching formation material with pulses of electric current, and a drillstring that transports a fluid flow from the bit to convey detached formation material out of the borehole. The use of reverse circulation may enhance the performance of the pulsed-electric drilling system. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032399 | Systems and Methods for Directional Pulsed-Electric Drilling - Pulsed-electric drilling systems can be augmented with a steering mechanism that shifts at least a portion of a bit relative to a borehole centerline. Illustrative mechanisms include ball-and-socket joints, pivot-and-hinge joints, rotary steerable systems, and bent subs. As the bit detaches formation material using electric pulses, the detached material being flushed away by a flow of drilling fluid, the shifting of the bit from the centerline causes the borehole to turn in the direction of the bit. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032400 | Cooled-fluid Systems and Methods for Pulsed-Electric Drilling - In at least some embodiments, a pulsed-electric drilling system includes a bit that extends a borehole by detaching formation material with pulses of electric current, and a drillstring that defines at least one path for a fluid flow to the bit to flush detached formation material from the borehole. A feed pipe transports at least a part of said fluid flow to said path, and the feed pipe is equipped with a cooling mechanism to cool the fluid flow. The use of a cooled fluid flow may enhance the performance of the pulsed-electric drilling process. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032401 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DRILLING - A method of steering a drill bit to form an opening in a subsurface formation, comprises a) determining a distance from design of a well, and b) determining an angle offset from design of the well wherein angle offset from design is the difference between the inclination and azimuth of the hole and the inclination and azimuth of plan, c) wherein at least one distance from design and at least one angle offset from design are determined in real time based, at least in part, on a position of the hole at the last survey, a position at a projected current location of the bit, and a projected position of the bit. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032402 | ADAPTIVE DRILLING CONTROL SYSTEM - A system for optimizing a rate-of-penetration of a drill string includes a plurality of sensors in operable communication with the drill string and a controller in operable communication with the plurality of sensors. The controller is connectable to a downhole active vibration control device and capable of outputting a signal to the downhole active vibration control device for optimizing the rate-of-penetration of the drill string. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032403 | Rechargeable Battery Controller - A method and a system may be provided. The system may include: a drilling pipe that comprises an inner space; a telemetry system, arranged to (a) sense drilling information about an underground drilling process that is executed by the system, and (b) transmit the drilling information to an entity that is located outside the drilling pipe; a rechargeable battery arranged to provide power to at least one telemetry module of the telemetry system; and a controller, arranged to control a provision of power to the at least one telemetry module and to control a charging of the rechargeable battery. Wherein the at least one telemetry module, the rechargeable battery and the controller are shaped and sized to be positioned within the inner space of the drilling pipe. The battery and controller can also be mounted in the drilling collar. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032404 | Pulsed-Electric Drilling Systems and Methods With Formation Evaluation and/or Bit Position Tracking - Pulsed-electric drilling systems can be augmented with multi-component electromagnetic field sensors on the drillstring, at the earth's surface, or in existing boreholes in the vicinity of the planned drilling path. The sensors detect electrical fields and/or magnetic fields caused by the electrical pulses and derive therefrom information of interest including, e.g., spark size and orientation, bit position, at-bit resistivity and permittivity, and tomographically mapped formation structures. The at-bit resistivity measurements can be for anisotropic or isotropic formations, and in the former case, can include vertical and horizontal resistivities and an orientation of the anisotropy axis. The sensors can illustratively include toroids, electrode arrays, tilted coil antennas, magnetic dipole antennas aligned with the tool axes, and magnetometers. The use of multiple such sensors increases measurement accuracy and the number of unknown model parameters which can be derived using an iterative inversion technique. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032405 | Offshore Drilling Rig Fingerboard Latch Position Indication - A fingerboard latch assembly includes a latch configured for operational engagement with a fingerboard for lockingly retaining at least one tubular to the fingerboard. The latch is movable within a range of motion extending from at least a locked position to an unlocked position. A positioner operatively engaged with the latch is communicably couplable to a process control network (PCN), and is sized and shaped for receipt within a latch channel of the fingerboard. The positioner is configured to move the latch within the range of motion in response to signals received from the PCN, to capture position data for the latch, including the position of the latch at a plurality of points within the range of motion, and to communicate the captured position data to the PCN. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032406 | Systems and Methods for Drilling Boreholes with Noncircular or Variable Cross-Sections - In a pulsed-electric drilling system, a nonrotating bit is given a noncircular shape to drill a correspondingly-shaped borehole, e.g., triangular, rectangular, polygonal, oval, or a more complex shape. Some embodiments employ a reconfigurable bit that deploys extensions as needed to dynamically vary the cross-section of the borehole at selected locations. In this fashion, a driller is able to create borehole with a preferred cross-sectional shape to, e.g., drill the smallest possible hole while simultaneously providing additional clearance for equipment or instrumentation, additional surface area for well inflow, channels for improved borehole cleaning, teeth for improved cementing, reduced contact area to reduce drag on the drillstring, or any other benefits achievable by customizing the borehole cross-section. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032407 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DRILLING - A method of controlling a direction of a toolface of a bottom hole assembly for slide drilling, comprises a) synchronizing the toolface wherein synchronizing the toolface comprises determining a relationship between the rotational position of the down hole toolface with a rotational position at the surface of the formation for at least one point in time, b) stopping rotation of the drill string coupled to the bottom hole assembly, c) controlling torque at the surface of the drill string to control a rotational position of the toolface, and d) commencing a slide of the drill string. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032408 | Hydrocarbon Recovery Drill String Apparatus, Subterranean Hydrocarbon Recovery Drilling Methods, and Subterranean Hydrocarbon Recovery Methods - Disclosed are hydrocarbon recovery drill string apparatus, subterranean hydrocarbon recovery drilling methods, and subterranean hydrocarbon recovery methods. In one embodiment, a hydrocarbon recovery drill string apparatus includes an elongated assembly within which a rotatable drill rod is received. The assembly comprises a longitudinal axis, a drill rod entrance end, and a drill rod exit end. The assembly comprises a tailcuttings diverter pipe proximate the drill rod exit end, with the tailcuttings diverter pipe defining an initial fluid flow path of the tailcuttings from the longitudinal axis which is acute from the longitudinal axis. Other apparatus and method aspects are contemplated. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032409 | Methods of Preventing Emulsification of Crude Oil in Well Bore Treatment Fluids - Of the many compositions and methods provided herein, one method includes a method of preventing emulsification of crude :oil into an aqueous-based treatment fluid, comprising: contacting, crude oil in a well bore with the aqueous-based treatment fluid comprising a styrene-acrylate copolymer. Wherein the crude oil has an API gravity of about 10 or greater; and allowing the styrene-acrylate copolymer to interact with the crude oil in the well bore. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032410 | Core barrel assembly including a valve - A core barrel assembly for retrieving a core sample. The core barrel assembly includes a retrieving element defining an inner tube for retrieving the core sample thereinto, a locking assembly including latch dogs for locking the core retrieving assembly inside the outer tube and a valve assembly mechanically coupled to the locking assembly and provided proximally relative thereto for controlling the flow of fluid across the core barrel assembly. The core barrel assembly is operable in a retrieving configuration in which the latch dogs are retracted and the valve assembly is closed, in a locking configuration in which a locking element locks the latch dogs in an extended configuration and the valve assembly is open and a retrieving configuration, in which the latch dogs are force in a retracted configuration and the valve assembly is open. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032411 | COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF COATING WELLBORE TOOLS WITH SUCH COMPOSITIONS, AND WELLBORE TOOLS COATED WITH SUCH COMPOSITIONS - A composition including a high temperature thermoplastic polymer and a filler material is disclosed. A method for forming a coating upon a wellbore tool includes forming a powder composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer and a filler material and applying the composition on the body surface. Wellbore tools having components coated with such compositions are also disclosed. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032412 | DRILL BIT ASSEMBLY HAVING ALIGNED FEATURES - A drill bit assembly has a bit head and a pin body. The bit head comprises a cutting end, an opposite connecting end with an engagement section, and a feature facing the connecting end. The pin body comprises a tubular body with an axial bore therethrough, a connecting end with an engagement section and a feature facing the connecting end. The drill bit assembly is manufactured by positioning the pin body connecting end with the bit head connecting end such that the pin body and bit head engagement sections overlap with a gap therebetween, and the pin body and bit head features are aligned; injecting a thermoplastic or other connecting material in liquid form between the bit head and pin body engagement sections and into the gap; and solidifying the thermoplastic or other connecting material such that the bit head and pin body are mechanically coupled together at their connecting ends and their features are securely aligned. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032413 | BODYWEIGHT DISTRIBUTION AND POSTURE EVALUATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system, method, and apparatus for bodyweight distribution and posture evaluation. A pressure sensitive bilateral scale or mat determines pressure applied by each lower extremity of a person. Observable posture is evaluated with plumb line measurements of a person from at least one of the lateral, anterior, or posterior views. Accessory weight distribution devices evaluate weight that is distributed on surfaces other than the pressure sensitive bilateral scale or mat. A computer processing system may record, analyze and/or display weight distribution and/or posture readings and evaluation results. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032414 | Touch Sensor for Curved or Flexible Surfaces - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a substantially flexible substrate configured to bend at an edge between a first surface and a second surface of a device. The edge has an angle of deviation between the first and second surfaces of at least approximately 45°. The apparatus includes a touch sensor disposed on the substantially flexible substrate and configured to bend with the substantially flexible substrate at the edge between the first and second surfaces. The touch sensor includes drive or sense electrodes made of flexible conductive material configured to bend with the substantially flexible substrate at the edge between the first and second surfaces. The touch sensor has at least one active area on each of the first and second surfaces. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032415 | THROUGH METAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The through metal communication system sends messages by tapping on metal barriers, such as pipelines, bulkheads, and the like. A robotic element attaches itself to a metal barrier, wall, pipe, and the like. A piezoelectric tapping device is attached to the robotic element and can tap an encoded message onto the metal. The robot preferably includes a piezoelectric actuator, a microcontroller to convert text/information to Morse code, and a power source for the actuator. The messages are retrieved and interpreted by a remote transducer connected to a computer or microcontroller. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032416 | ULTRACAPACITOR SOFT-START APPARATUS AND METHOD - A vehicle including a chassis, a plurality of wheels, a regenerative braking system, a fuel cell, a capacitive energy storage device and a controller. The wheels are coupled to the chassis. The regenerative braking system is operatively connected to the plurality of wheels. The capacitive energy storage device is electrically couplable to the fuel cell. The controller is electrically connected to the fuel cell. The controller routes electrical power from the fuel cell through the regenerative braking system to the capacitive energy storage device. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032417 | SNOWMOBILE - A snowmobile comprises a chassis with a front portion and a tunnel, and a power train unit supported by the chassis. The snowmobile further includes a plurality of ground-engaging members cooperating with the power train unit to operate the snowmobile. The plurality of ground-engaging members includes a pair of front skis and an endless track assembly. A snowmobile is also depicted which has a raised front chassis relative to the driveshaft, which raises the clearance of the front chassis for deep snow. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032418 | SNOWMOBILE - A snowmobile comprises a chassis with a front portion and a tunnel, and a power train unit supported by the chassis. The snowmobile further includes a plurality of ground-engaging members cooperating with the power train unit to operate the snowmobile. The plurality of ground-engaging members includes a pair of front skis and an endless track assembly. The snowmobile also includes a front suspension operably coupled to the pair of front skis. The front suspension includes a right control arm comprising a first right arm adhesively coupled to at least one right coupler, and a left control arm comprising a first left arm adhesively coupled to at least one left coupler. The first right arm and the left arm are comprised of a first material and the right and left couplers are comprised of a second material. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032419 | SNOWMOBILE - A snowmobile comprises a chassis with a front portion and a tunnel, and a power train unit supported by the chassis. The snowmobile further includes a plurality of ground-engaging members cooperating with the power train unit to operate the snowmobile. The plurality of ground-engaging members includes a pair of front skis and an endless track assembly. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032420 | SNOWMOBILE - A snowmobile comprises a chassis with a front portion and a tunnel, and a power train unit supported by the chassis. The snowmobile further includes a plurality of ground-engaging members cooperating with the power train unit to operate the snowmobile. The plurality of ground-engaging members includes a pair of front skis and an endless track assembly. The snowmobile further includes running boards along the side of the tunnel that are removal and replaceable. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032421 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH DRIVING ALONG NARROW ROADWAYS - A driving assistance apparatus for a motor vehicle for assistance with driving along narrow roadways is provided. The apparatus includes a data acquisition unit for acquiring route data while driving on a route obtained from wheel and steering angle sensors, a trajectory storage unit for recording the route data, and a triggering unit for triggering the vehicle based on the route data. The apparatus is coupled to a satellite navigation receiver for determining boundary value position data at the time of commencement and/or end of the route. A storage unit stores the boundary value position data for the route data. An approach checking unit checks whether the vehicle is approaching the commencement or end of the route based on the boundary value position data and generates a position approach signal if the motor vehicle is approaching the commencement or end of the route. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032422 | Two-wheeled self-balancing motorized personal vehicle with tilting wheels - A vehicle with two independently rotatable wheels arranged opposite from each other and bridged by a linking structure, having a driving motor for each wheel, and having electronic fore-and-aft self-balancing capabilities. The two wheels are capable of tilting side-to-side in unison to execute turns. The vehicle is operated by the rider leaning forward, backward, or sideways to direct travel in the direction of leaning. Further means are provided for producing advantages in stability and portability. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032423 | TWO-WHEELED SELF-BALANCING MOTORIZED PERSONAL VEHICLE WITH TILTING WHEELS - vehicle with two independently rotatable wheels arranged opposite from each other and bridged by a linking structure, having a driving motor for each wheel, and having electronic fore-and-aft self-balancing capabilities. The two wheels are capable of tilting side-to-side in unison to execute turns. The vehicle can carry a rider, who may stand on foot supports either between or outside of the wheels and operate the vehicle by leaning forward, backward, or sideways to direct travel in the direction of leaning. Further means are provided for producing advantages in stability and portability. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032424 | Integrated Cast Motorcycle Chassis and Motor Housing - This invention comprises a frame for an electric motorcycle. Electric motorcycles have vastly different component requirements compared to internal combustion engine motorcycles, and, therefore, require a radical redesign of the frame in order to maximize the efficiency of the system. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032425 | BICYCLE TRANSMISSION DEVICE - The bicycle transmission device includes a hollow tube extending through the bottom bracket and two caps are connected to two ends of the hollow tube. A motor unit has two extensions and multiple fixing assemblies, wherein the extensions are positioned by the caps. The fixing assemblies fix the motor unit to the underside of the bicycle. A shaft extends through the hollow tube and a first one-way transmission device is connected to one end of the shaft. A chainwheel and a first passive wheel are connected to the other end of the transmission shaft. Two cranks are connected to two ends of the transmission shaft. A motor located in the motor unit and has a second passive wheel. The first and second passive wheels transmit energy via the belt. The present invention reduces the space required for the motor and balances the weight of the bicycle. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032426 | ELECTRICAL UNIT LAYOUT STRUCTURE FOR SADDLE TYPE ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An accelerator position sensor for detecting accelerator position is provided rearwardly of a head pipe and on the upper side of a main frame. A breaker for cutting off battery power supplied to a controller for performing drive control of a motor unit is provided on the accelerator position sensor. The breaker and the accelerator position sensor are covered with an electrical unit case provided with an opening part. The opening part is provided with a closing member by which the opening part can be opened and closed. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032427 | ELECTRICAL UNIT CONTAINING STRUCTURE FOR SADDLE TYPE ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A battery holder for containing a battery unit is provided above a driving motor body and below a main frame. The battery holder includes a holder body portion, a plate member which is detachable from the holder body portion to a vehicle lateral side and by which lateral movement of the battery unit is restrained, and a terminal part which is provided at a rear portion of the holder body portion and is used for connection for power supply from the battery unit to the driving motor body. The battery unit and the terminal part are in a fitting structure wherein they are detachably connected to each other. A controller fixing part by which a controller for control of power supply between the battery unit and the driving motor body is fixed is provided at a lower portion of the holder body portion. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032428 | Automatic engine lock of electric motorcycle - An electric motorcycle is provided with a battery; an electric motor; a speed regulation control electrically interconnecting the electric motor and the battery; a padded seat including a bracket and a space defined under the seat; and a safety switch including a housing threadedly secured to the bracket from below, a support tube disposed on a central portion of the housing and partially disposed in the bracket, a cup-shaped spring-activated member slidably put on the support tube and engaging the seat, two laterally extending contacts formed on the spring-activated member, a first contact member disposed under one laterally extending contact and having one end electrically connected to the electric motor, a second contact member disposed under the other laterally extending contact and having one end electrically connected to the speed regulation control, and two receptacles disposed in the housing for anchoring the first and second contact members therein. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032429 | POWER STEERING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH MEANS FOR ACTUATING THE STOP & START FUNCTION IN A MOVING VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY AN INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL OR SPECIAL VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a power steering system for a vehicle provided with means for actuating the stop & start function in a moving vehicle, especially an industrial or commercial or special vehicle, said vehicle being equipped with hybrid drive of the parallel type, comprising a thermal engine ( | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032430 | ELECTRICALLY-ASSISTED PARALLELOGRAM POWER STEERING SYSTEM - A parallelogram steering system transfers torque to a relay rod in response to steering commands. The steering system includes an input member configured to receive the steering commands. A pitman arm and an idler arm are both movably connected to the relay rod. An idler shaft is operatively connected to the idler arm for common rotation therewith. The steering system also includes at least one electric motor, which is configured to selectively supply assist torque to the idler shaft in response to the steering commands. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032431 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISSIPATION OF AN EFFECT OF A TUBE WAVE - A tube wave reduction system for a borehole includes a tubular member. One or more openings in the tubular member. A dissipater in fluid communication with the one or more openings. Also included is a method for reducing an effect of a tube wave. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032432 | Slip Resistant Cover For Portable Electronics - A cover for an electronic device includes a back panel adapted to substantially cover a back face of the electronic device. The back panel includes a friction-reducing treatment on at least a portion of the panel that is in contact with the back face. The cover also includes a restraining portion adapted to be disposed against an opposed face of the electronic device. The restraining portion is attached to the back panel by a side member and the restraining portion adapted to maintain the back panel in an installed position relative to the back face. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032433 | ASSISTED SAFETY LOCKING DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-PANIC DEVICE - Safety devices for sports and mountaineering activities which are equipped with an anti-panic mechanism are provided. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032434 | THREADLESS MAGNETIC OIL DRAIN PLUG - A threadless oil plug is provided for threadlessly sealing a drain hole of an oil pan. The plug has a disc-shaped magnet and a cylindrical stem that projects outwardly from the magnet. A gasket is fastened around the stem in juxtaposition with a planar surface of the magnet. The stem is adapted for insertion into the drain hole of an oil pan, thereby centering the magnet and magnetically sealing the gasket around the drain hole. A removal tool has a hand grip with a splash guard. The hand grip and the splash guard are attached to a magnet. To remove the plug, the magnet of the removal tool is magnetically fastened to the magnet of the plug so that the plug may be safely removed from the drain hole in one motion. The plug is reinstalled in the drain hole in one motion, without the use of any tools. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032435 | Lubrication And Exhaust System For A Powered Surgical Instrument - A lubrication cartridge includes a cartridge body. A cartridge coupling is located on the cartridge body and defines a first passage and a second passage. A lubricant reservoir is housed in the cartridge body and comprises a pressurized fluid inlet coupled to the first passage and a lubricant outlet coupled to the second passage. A metering insert is located between the lubricant outlet and the second passage and comprises a density that controls lubricant flow between the lubricant reservoir and the second passage. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032436 | HYDRAULIC BRAKING DEVICE FOR A YAW DRIVE OF A WIND TURBINE AND CONTROL DEVICE THEREFOR - The invention relates to a hydraulic braking device for a yaw drive of a wind turbine and to a control device therefor. A hydraulic braking device for a yaw drive in a nacelle of a wind turbine, comprising a brake disk ring rotationally fixed to the nacelle, a plurality of disk brakes distributed over the circumference of the brake disk ring being associated with the brake disk ring, is known. According to the invention, at least one disk brake is provided with a friction lining arrangement that differs from the other disk brakes, the friction coefficient of said friction lining arrangement being reduced compared to the other disk brakes. The invention can be used for wind turbines. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032437 | Internal Ventilation Diaphragm Piston Brake Actuator - This invention is related to the decrease of the breakdowns that occur in the actuators by means of the application of internal ventilation system to the diaphragm piston spring brake actuators which are used in vehicles such as truck, van, bus and trailer. The internally ventilated diaphragm-piston spring brake actuator that is developed by this invention is comprised by an aluminum piston, an aluminum pipe, a park chamber, a service chamber, a piston valve ( | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032438 | BRAKING CALIBRATION FOR VEHICLES - Methods, systems, and vehicles are provided for calibrating a braking system of a vehicle. The braking system has an electric motor, a pump, and a hydraulic accumulator. A speed of the vehicle is obtained, and a pressure within the hydraulic accumulator is measured. The pump is operated via an electric motor to provide hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic accumulator based on the speed of the vehicle and the measure of pressure of the hydraulic accumulator. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032439 | DISK ROTOR WITH GRAPHICAL STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS - Disc brake rotors in which figural bodies are formed by struts connecting an inner hub mounting section to an outer braking surface section are described. An entertaining variety of forms may be so-portrayed. Additional graphical features may be applied or incorporated, for example, in the outer ring of the rotor. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032440 | Brake Disc - A brake disc for a vehicle disc brake has a friction ring supported by a brake disc chamber made of a specifically light material and having a central flat hub section perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the brake disc and a support wall section connected thereto. The support wall section extends radially outward and in some regions has a truncated circular cone shape, with whose free edge region the friction ring is connected via connection elements. The ratio of the height of the friction ring to the diameter of the brake disc is less than 0.12, and the connection between the brake disc chamber and the friction ring is provided with a prestressed support wall section such that the edge region of the brake disc chamber acts in an outwardly pressing manner upon the unheated friction ring directly or indirectly by way of the connection elements. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032441 | MOUNTING UNIT AND BRAKE DISK WITH THE MOUNTING UNIT - Disclosed is a mounting unit including a bushing having a main part having a penetration hole extending in a lengthwise direction thereof and a flange portion expanding from an upper end of the main part, a stripper bolt having a head portion, a body portion having an insert portion to be inserted into or received in the penetration hole, and a male screw-threaded portion at a leading end of the insert portion. Also disclosed is a brake unit assembled using the mounting unit that has good thermal and mechanical stability at a coupling portion between a disk rotor and a rotor hat. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032442 | Fluid Inerter - The present invention relates to the field of inerters such as those used in vehicle suspension systems to control or counteract dynamic spring forces. The present invention arises from a surprising discovery, based on lab testing of another hydraulic suspension device, that the inertia of the fluid in a feed line has a very significant inertia effect, magnified by the ratio of the piston diameter to the line diameter to the 4th power. As a consequence, sufficient inertial reaction may be provided by the inertance of fluid alone and in the absence of a mechanical flywheel arrangement. Thus according to one aspect of the invention, there is provided an inerter ( | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032443 | Electronically Equipped Suitcase Device - The electronically equipped suitcase device provides several advantages to a traveler and is provided in a size commensurate with carry-on capability for airlines. The slot contains telescopic posts adjacent to the suitcase back. Collars are pivotally disposed upwardly on the telescopic posts in pivotal support of a table for a laptop, writing, reading, or other convenience. The table is supported. The table has a distally disposed lip to prevent objects sliding off. A solar panel is provided in the table top that provides for charging a battery pack disposed within the suitcase. The battery pack may also be charged by existing outlet plug-in. The handle atop the telescopic posts importantly includes power in and power out, along with multiple USB ports. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032444 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATED CLUTCH - A method for controlling an automated clutch ( | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032445 | WET FRICTION MEMBER AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A wet friction member contains a pulverized cork heated to 150-200° C. if necessary. The pulverized cork is mixed with other papermaking materials and formed into a paper-made substrate. The paper-made substrate is impregnated with a synthetic resin to be a binder and heated and cured. The cork itself has a high friction coefficient μ. Moreover, a powder thereof increases surface area and area in contact with a separator plate of a counter member, thereby improving a friction coefficient of a friction surface of the wet friction member. The friction coefficient of the cork itself and capacities for absorbing and discharging oil are improved by heating the cork. Thus, there is provided a wet friction member that has a higher friction coefficient μ. An increase in the friction coefficient μ, weight reduction by reducing the number of friction members, and high efficiency are achieved when used as a wet friction member. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032446 | CLUTCH TOOTH INDEX AND STEP FOR MULTIPLE CAST CLUTCHES IN ONE HOUSING - A housing for a multi-stage clutch assembly is formed to include a shoulder upon which a backing plate of a first stage clutch pack may be positioned to transfer a load from the first stage clutch pack to the housing. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032447 | COIN/BILL ACCEPTOR - A coin/bill acceptor includes a face panel defining a bill insertion slot, a coin insertion slot and a coin return slot, a first housing fastened to the back side of the face panel and defining a bill passageway in communication with the bill insertion slot and accommodating therein a transmission unit for transferring the inserted bill from the bill insertion slot into the bill passageway and a bill validator module for sensing the authenticity and value of the inserted bill, a second housing hinged to the first housing at one lateral side, a spacer board being attached to the inner lateral side of the second housing and defining a coin passageway in communication with the coin insertion slot and a coin return passageway in communication with the coin return slot, a coin validator module being arranged in the for sensing the authenticity and value of the inserted. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032448 | STORAGE DEVICE FOR A FILLING LINE AND BEVERAGE FILLING LINE COMPRISING SUCH A STORAGE DEVICE - A storage device for a filling line for intermediately storing runners that are configured to accommodate containers includes a buffer stream configured to receive the runners with a variable intermediate storage capacity of the runners. An introduction device is configured to introduce the runners, independently of each other, from a storage area into the buffer stream. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032449 | COMPONENT HOLDBACK SYSTEM - A system with rotatable levers spaced and positioned to alternately retain or release components from a plurality of lanes simultaneously into slots of a component receiving mechanism. The levers may be differently sized and shaped to hold back certain components at different positions than others, or the levers may be attached to a rotatable member at varying angles to one another to accomplish such varying holdback patterns. Alternatively, a cam and pin arrangement may be utilized. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032450 | HIGH EFFICIENCY BUFFER STOCKER - A high-efficiency buffer stocker is disclosed. The buffer stocker includes an overhead transport track for supporting overhead transport vehicles carrying wafer containers and at least one conveyor system or conveyor belt provided beneath the overhead transport track for receiving the wafer containers from the overhead transport vehicles on the overhead transport track. The buffer stocker is capable of absorbing the excessive flow of wafer containers between a processing tool and a stocker, for example, to facilitate the orderly and efficient flow of wafers between sequential process tools in a semiconductor fabrication facility, for example. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032451 | DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF ARTICLE FLOWS AND METHOD THEREFOR | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032452 | CONVEYING INSTALLATION FOR TRANSPORTING BULK MATERIALS - A conveying installation for transporting bulk materials has three pairs of carrying cables disposed one above the other. A continuous conveying belt can be moved along the central pair and the lower pair of carrying cables between loading and unloading stations, where it is guided over deflecting drums. Spaced-apart carrying frames hold the carrying cables. The installation includes a maintenance vehicle, which can be displaced along the two upper carrying cables and has on each side a maintenance platform, located laterally outside the carrying cables. The maintenance vehicle further has on at least one of the two sides a carrying framework, on which is located at least one drive subassembly for moving the maintenance vehicle. The drive subassembly is located laterally outside the carrying cables and beneath the undercarriage of the maintenance vehicle. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032453 | ELIMINATION OF SILICON RESIDUES FROM MEMS CAVITY FLOOR - The present invention generally relates to a MEMS device in which silicon residues from the adhesion promoter material are reduced or even eliminated from the cavity floor. The adhesion promoter is typically used to adhere sacrificial material to material above the substrate. The adhesion promoter is the removed along with then sacrificial material. However, the adhesion promoter leaves silicon based residues within the cavity upon removal. The inventors have discovered that the adhesion promoter can be removed from the cavity area prior to depositing the sacrificial material. The adhesion promoter which remains over the remainder of the substrate is sufficient to adhere the sacrificial material to the substrate without fear of the sacrificial material delaminating. Because no adhesion promoter is used in the cavity area of the device, no silicon residues will be present within the cavity after the switching element of the MEMS device is freed. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032454 | MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCH BEAM CONSTRUCTION WITH MINIMIZED BEAM DISTORTION AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING - Disclosed is a micro-electro-mechanical switch, including a substrate having a gate connection, a source connection, a drain connection and a switch structure, coupled to the substrate. The switch structure includes a beam member, an anchor and a hinge. The beam member having a length sufficient to overhang both the gate connection and the drain connection. The anchor coupling the switch structure to the substrate, the anchor having a width. The hinge coupling the beam member to the anchor at a respective position along the anchor's length, the hinge to flex in response to a charge differential established between the gate and the beam member. The switch structure having gaps between the substrate and the anchor in regions proximate to the hinges. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032455 | MULTI MOTION SWITCH WITH MULTIPLIER ARM - A power tool having a paddle switch is configured to allow easier actuation of a switch mechanism. The power tool comprises a housing, a support surface disposed within the housing, a switch mechanism having a first position and a second position, a paddle member including an input surface and a hinge pin positioned a distance from the support surface, and a multiplier member pivotally connected to the hinge pin and having a first arm and a second arm. The first arm of the multiplier member extends from the hinge pin along a first longitudinal axis, and the second arm of the multiplier member extends from the hinge pin along a second longitudinal axis that is not parallel to the first longitudinal axis. The second arm is disposed to contact the support surface when force is applied to the input surface, causing rotation of the multiplier member about the hinge pin. The rotation of the hinge pin causes the first arm to contact the switch mechanism and move it from the first position to the second position. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032456 | ROTATION OPERATING DEVICE - A rotation operating device is provided on a circuit board for detecting a rotation operation and imparting feedback for the rotation operation to a user while avoiding a significant increase in necessary surface area of the circuit board. The rotation operating device includes a rotatable rotation operating member; a rotation detection switch provided on the circuit board and detecting rotation of the rotation operating member; and an operational feedback imparting mechanism for imparting operational feedback to the user. The rotation operating member includes an inner circumferential surface surrounding an interior space, and both the rotation detection switch and the operational feedback imparting mechanism are positioned within this interior space. The rotation operating member includes a switch operator operating the rotation detection switch, and an operational feedback generator formed on an inner circumferential surface of the rotation operating member at a position away from the switch operator. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032457 | PUSHBUTTON SWITCH - A pushbutton switch configured to switch a mains voltage or line voltage while providing a tactile feedback to a user. The pushbutton switch includes a base having a plurality of fixed contacts, a movable contact having a plurality of contact points fitted within the base and configured to move from an open position to a closed position, a resilient actuator configured to receive and transfer a first pressure to the movable contact and shaped to provide a tactile feedback in response to the first pressure, and a retaining structure secured to the base and comprising a through-hole through which at least a portion of the actuator protrudes. In the pushbutton switch, conducting components on the movable contact and the plurality of fixed contacts are spaced apart such that the pushbutton switch is configured and rated to switch a line voltage. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032458 | Pushbutton Switch - A pushbutton switch assembly includes a molded housing body with an integral central barrel, a pushbutton mounted in the housing body and having a stem plunger received in and longitudinally movable in the barrel with the operation of the pushbutton and a return spring for returning the pushbutton to a normal position when it is depressed and released. The central barrel and plunger are of a matching non-round shape thereby preventing rotation of the button in relation to the housing. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032459 | TELEPHONE KEYPAD BASED ON TRIPODS - An ambiguous keyboard has three to five columns and at least three rows of keycaps, each with three actuators arranged in a triangle. At least nine keycaps have a digit entry portion at either the keycap's top or bottom portion, a number digit, an actuator and a sensor. At least nine keycaps have left and right non-digit symbol entry portions. A plurality of the keycaps have at least one non-digit symbol assigned to them. Pressing the right non-digit symbol entry portion activates the sensor for the right non-digit symbol entry portion and pressing on the left non-digit symbol entry portion activates the sensor for the left non-digit symbol entry portion. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032460 | KEYBOARD MOUNTING APPARATUS - A mounting apparatus secures a keyboard to a base. The keyboard defines a plurality of nicks. The base comprises a supporting member and a receiving member installed on the supporting member. A plurality of resilient pieces is located on the supporting member. The receiving member defines a plurality of through holes allowing the resilient pieces to extend through. Each of the resilient pieces is elastically deformable to be over the keyboard to engage in each of the nicks. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032461 | FLAME-QUENCHING KEYPAD ASSEMBLY - A process analytic device includes a metallic enclosure having electronics disposed therein. The enclosure has an enclosure wall with a reference surface. A plurality of operating rods is provided. Each operating rod is configured to pass through an aperture in the enclosure wall and to cooperate with the enclosure wall to provide a flame quenching pathway. A plurality of electrical switches is provided where each electrical switch is aligned with a respective operating rod, and is mounted a controlled distance from the reference surface. Each operating rod transfers movement to a respective electrical switch through the flame quenching pathway. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032462 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes an upper substrate, an upper conductive layer, a lower substrate, a lower conductive layer, and dot spacers. The upper substrate includes a substrate layer and a hard coat layer disposed on the top surface of the substrate layer. The upper conductive layer is disposed on the bottom of the upper substrate. The lower conductive layer is disposed on the top surface of the lower substrate in such a manner as to confront the upper conductive layer with a predetermined space therebetween. The dot spacers are disposed on the lower conductive layer. The hard coat layer has an outer surface with a ten-point average roughness Rz in the range from 17.7 μm to 40.0 μm, inclusive. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032463 | OPERATION APPARATUS - An operation apparatus inhibits separation of a holding member for holding an operation knob from a circuit board. A holding member holding a rotation operation knob so as to be rotatable includes a latched portion capable of insertion through a through-hole formed on a circuit board and also capable of flexure deformation in a specified line parallel to the circuit board. On a rear end of the latched portion, a latched projection is provided projecting to a first direction of the specified line. Accompanying flexure deformation of the latched portion in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the latched projection is able to pass through the through-hole by displacing a predetermined amount in the second direction. The rear cover includes a deformation regulator contacting the latched projection from the second direction and regulates displacement of the latched projection in the second direction to less than the pre-determined amount. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032464 | MICROWAVE ASSISTED FLASH PYROLYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a microwave assisted flash pyrolysis system to carry out microwave assisted flash pyrolysis in an industrial scale. The microwave assisted flash pyrolysis system comprises at least one microwave generator; a chamber comprises: at least one feedstock inlet, at least one baffle plate, a microwave-transparent rotating window, and at least one microwave inlet, at least one wet gas outlet, and at least one dry end product outlet. The present invention also provides a method using the same system to carry out microwave assisted flash pyrolysis. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032465 | COKE DRUM BOTTOM DE-HEADING SYSTEM - The present invention features a coke drum de-heading system (1) a main body; (2) a live loaded seat assembly coupled to the main body and comprising a dynamic, live loaded seat, a live seat adjustment mechanism coupled to the main body and designed to control and adjust the force and resulting seat load of the dynamic, live loaded seat, and a force transfer module in juxtaposition to the dynamic, live loaded seat for transferring the force from the live loaded seat adjustment mechanism to the dynamic, live loaded seat; (3) a static seat positioned opposite from and counteracting or counterbalancing the dynamic, live loaded seat; and (4) a blind or sliding blind capable moving in a linear, bi-directional manner within the de-header valve and between the dynamic, live loaded seat and the static seat. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032466 | ETHANOL SEPARATION PROCESS HAVING STRIPPING SECTION FOR REDUCING ACETALS - To reduce acetal concentrations when separating ethanol from a crude product in one or more distillation column, at least one of the columns has a stripping section that comprises at least 40 stages to favor hydrolysis of the acetal. The crude product may comprise ethanol, acetaldehyde, water and one or more acetals, such as diethyl acetal. The acetal concentration may be reduced thus reducing the need to separate acetal from the crude product. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032467 | VAPOR SEPARATION IN ALCOHOL PRODUCTION - Two or more vapor-liquid separators are used in a process for removing at least one non-condensable gas from a crude alcohol mixture prepared by hydrogenating alkanoic acid and/or esters thereof. The vapor-liquid separators may comprise flashers or knock-out pots and are suitable for removing non-condensable gas, including those gases that are dissolved in the liquid. The multiple vapor-liquid separators may be in series prior to any separation of organic components. In addition, there may be a vapor-liquid separator before and after a distillation column for treating the feed to the column. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032468 | VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS, VACUUM PROCESSING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A vacuum processing apparatus includes an evacuatable vacuum chamber, a substrate holder which is provided in the vacuum chamber, has a substrate chuck surface vertically facing down, and includes an electrostatic chuck mechanism which electrostatically chucks a substrate, a substrate support member which is provided in the vacuum chamber to keep the substrate parallel to the substrate chuck surface and support the substrate in an orientation that allows the substrate chuck surface to chuck the substrate, and a moving mechanism which moves at least one of the substrate holder and the substrate supported by the substrate support member so as to bring the substrate and the substrate holder into contact with each other, thereby causing the substrate holder to chuck the substrate. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032469 | ARC PVD PLASMA SOURCE AND METHOD OF DEPOSITION OF NANOIMPLANTED COATINGS - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for applying metallic, ceramic or composite thin film coatings onto parts, components and tools (e.g. gas turbine engine compressor blades or cutting tools) by a cathodic arc deposition technique. The method and the apparatus allows for a continually changing structure of the applied film by nanoimplanting atoms, molecules, compounds or other chemical species and structures of different materials thus coating a substrate during a single process. Furthermore, during the same process it allows for creating a coating with specific parameters as required. For instance: hardness, smoothness, corrosion resistance, erosion resistance. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032470 | SYSTEMS INCLUDING NANOTUBULAR ARRAYS FOR CONVERTING CARBON DIOXIDE TO AN ORGANIC COMPOUND - A system including nanostructure arrays for converting carbon dioxide to an organic compound, e.g., methanol, which does so, for example, without any external electric energy. In one embodiment, the system for converting carbon dioxide to an organic compound includes an array of nanotubes, which include nanoparticles of an electron mediator, e.g. palladium, dispersed on a surface of the nanotubes, and an electrically conductive fluid. The array of nanotubes is at least partially immersed in the electrically conductive fluid. The system further includes a light source that irradiates the array of nanotubes, a source of carbon dioxide, and an inlet for delivering the carbon dioxide to the electrically conductive fluid whereat at least a portion of the carbon dioxide is converted to a different organic compound, such as methanol, via contact with an irradiated array of nanotubes. In one example, the array is an ordered array of titania nanotubes. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032471 | FLUORINE GAS GENERATING APPARATUS - A fluorine gas generating apparatus includes: a first main passage connected to a first gas chamber and supplying a fluorine gas to an external device; a first conveying device leading out and conveying the fluorine gas from the first gas chamber; a first pressure detector detecting the pressure on the upstream side of the first conveying device; a first pressure regulating valve returning the fluorine gas from the first conveying device to the suction side of the first conveying device; a controller controlling the opening degree of the first pressure regulating valve so that the pressure detected by the first pressure detector becomes a first set value; a start valve provided on the upstream side of the pressure detector; and a differential pressure detector for detecting the pressure difference before and after the start valve in the closed valve state. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032472 | APPARATUS FOR THE ELECTRICAL PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN - An apparatus for the electrical production of hydrogen from water includes an electrolyzer ( | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032473 | ELECTROLYZED WATER PRODUCING APPARATUS - In order to reduce the number of structural components, the size and the cost of an electrolyzed water producing apparatus, an electrolyzed water producing apparatus is equipped with a system in which the start and stop of the operation of an electrolyzer cell in the apparatus is controlled in accordance with the open/close operation of a water feed valve interposed in a raw water feed conduit for feeding raw water to the electrolyzer cell. An electrolyzed water producing apparatus comprises: an electrolyzer cell subdivided into an electrolyzing anode chamber and an electrolyzing cathode chamber with a partition membrane; a raw water feed conduit for feeding raw water from a water supply source to the electrolyzing chambers of the electrolyzer cell; a water feed valve interposed in the raw water feed conduit; a brine feed conduit connected to the raw water feed conduit; a brine feed pump interposed in the way of the brine feed conduit; a control means for start/stop controlling the operation of the electrolyzer cell in accordance with on/off condition of the water feed valve and for controlling the operation of the brine feed pump in order to regulate the concentration of water to be electrolyzed as fed to the electrolyzer cell; a diluting water feed conduit bifurcated from the raw water feed conduit at a point downstream of the water feed valve; and a communicating conduit connecting one of the electrolyzing chambers to the diluting water feed conduit for diluting electrolyzed water discharging from the one of the electrolyzing chambers with the raw water diverging from the raw water feed conduit and flowing through the diluting water feed conduit when the electrolyzer cell is in operation, wherein a percentage of the raw water diverging from the raw water feed conduit into the diluting water feed conduit is regulated to accordingly regulate a concentration of the diluted electrolyzed water to be taken out. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032474 | Contact Bar for Capping Board - Disclosed is a segmented contact bar for use boarding an electrolytic cell. The segmented contact bar has contact pieces made of electrically conductive material and being in spaced apart relation along the capping board, each of the contact pieces defining a segment for supporting and electrically connecting an anode and a cathode in the electrolytic cell. The segmented contact bar also has connection members including an insulating material and provided in between pairs of adjacent segments for providing insulating interconnection of the segments. There is also an electrolytic refining apparatus including adjacent electrolytic cells; a capping board positioned on the adjacent electrolytic cells; anodes and cathodes extending in spaced apart alternate positions into the each of the adjacent electrolytic cells along the capping boards; and a segmented contact bar. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032475 | TOOL FOR GALVANICALLY COATING SLIDING BEARINGS - The invention relates to a tool for galvanically coating sliding bearings comprising at least one cover, to which a thief is attached. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032476 | ROTARY CATHODES FOR MAGNETRON SPUTTERING SYSTEM - A magnetron sputtering device includes a cathode source assembly, and a target assembly removably coupled to the cathode source assembly. The cathode source assembly comprises a rotatable drive shaft, and a water feed tube located in the drive shaft and coupled to a tube support. The target assembly comprises a rotary cathode including a rotatable target cylinder, the rotary cathode removably mounted to the drive shaft. A magnet bar inside of the target cylinder is coupled to an end portion of the feed tube. A sweeping mechanism coupled to the magnet bar includes a control motor. An indexing pulley is coupled to the control motor, and a magnet bar pulley is coupled to the indexing pulley. The magnet bar pulley is affixed to the tube support such that any motion of the magnet bar pulley is translated to the magnet bar through the tube support and the feed tube. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032477 | Ni ALLOY SPUTTERING TARGET, Ni ALLOY THIN FILM AND Ni SILICIDE FILM - Provided is a Ni alloy sputtering target containing Pt in an amount of 5 to 30 at %, and one or more components selected from V, Al, Cr, Ti, Mo, and Si in a total amount of 1 to 5 at %, wherein the remainder is Ni and unavoidable impurities. The present invention is able to increase the low pass-through flux (PTF), which is a drawback of a Ni—Pt alloy having high magnetic permeability, increase the erosion area of the target which tends to be small as a result of the magnetic field lines being locally concentrated on the surface of the target during sputtering, and inhibit the difference between the portion where erosion is selectively advanced and the portion where erosion does not advance as much as the erosion progresses. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032478 | LOW SLOPED EDGE RING FOR PLASMA PROCESSING CHAMBER - Embodiments of a cover ring for use in a plasma processing chamber are provided. In one embodiment, a cover ring for use in a plasma processing chamber includes a ring-shaped body fabricated from a yttrium (Y) containing material. The body includes a bottom surface having an inner locating ring and an outer locating ring. The inner locating ring extends further from the body than the outer locating ring. The body includes an inner diameter wall having a main wall and a secondary wall separated by a substantially horizontal land. The body also includes a top surface having an outer sloped top surface meeting an inner sloped surface at an apex. The inner sloped surface defines an angle with a line perpendicular to a centerline of the body less than about 70 degrees. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032479 | MEASURING TRANSDUCER FOR DETERMINING A MEASURED VARIABLE REPRESENTING AN ACTIVITY OF A TARGET ION IN A MEASURED MEDIUM - A measuring transducer embodied to produce and output a measurement signal dependent on an activity of a target ion present in a measured medium, wherein the measuring transducer has, in a region provided for contact with the measured medium, at least one membrane conducting the target ion; wherein the measuring transducer has a first potential sensing element and a second potential sensing element, and wherein at least one section of the second potential sensing element is arranged in the interior of the membrane and the first potential sensing element is arranged in an inner electrolyte, which is separated from the measured medium by the membrane and is in contact with the membrane. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032480 | GAS SENSOR - A gas sensor ( | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032481 | SAMPLE CARRIER AND/OR SAMPLE CARRIER PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sample processing apparatus includes a sample carrier receiving region configured to receive a sample carrier. The sample carrier includes at least one sample channel carrying at least one sample, at least one agent chamber carrying at least one agent to be moved to the at least one sample channel to facilitate processing of the at least one sample, and the at least one agent chamber includes at least one chamber cover covering at least one opening of the at least one agent chamber, inhibiting flow of the at least one agent from the at least one agent chamber to the at least one sample channel. The sample processing apparatus further includes a chamber opener configured to facilitate opening the at least one chamber cover. The sample processing apparatus further includes a fluid mover that moves the agent out of the at least one agent chamber after the at least one chamber cover is opened and into the at least one sample channel. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032482 | ELECTRODE CONFIGURATIONS FOR COATING INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATES IN AN ELECTRODEPOSITION COATING PROCESS - An electrode assembly for use in electrophoretically depositing an electrodepositable coating composition onto a conductive substrate having a hollowed interior region therewithin includes a first counter electrode and an electrode assembly comprising a second counter electrode and a deployable primary electrode which are introduced within the hollowed out interior region during the electrodeposition process to provide a deposited electrodeposition coating on inner and outer surfaces. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032483 | Plastic Microfluidic Separation and Detection Platforms - Plastic electrophoresis separation chips are provided comprising a plurality of microfluidic channels and a detection window, where the detection window comprises a thin plastic; and the detection window comprises a detection region of each microfluidic channel. Such chips can be bonded to a support provided an aperture is provided in the support to allow detection of samples in the electrophoresis chip at the thin plastic detection window. Further, methods for electrophoretically separating and detecting a plurality of samples on the plastic electrophoresis separation chip are described. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032484 | ELECTROPLATING APPARATUS - A system for electroplating a rotogravure cylinder out of a plating solution having a concentration of copper ions wherein the cylinder is connectable to a current source is provided. The system includes a plating apparatus configured to copper plate the cylinder comprising a non-dissolvable anode, a plating tank configured to receive the cylinder, a controller configured to control operation of the apparatus, and a tube for delivering a mixture of a hardener and the plating solution to the plating tank. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032485 | METHOD OF FABRICATING CIRCUIT BOARD - A method of fabricating a circuit board including at least one insulation layer and at least one wiring layer, the method including a first step of forming a wiring trench in a surface of the insulation layer, a second step of forming a conductor layer serving as the wiring layer in the wiring trench such that at least a portion of the conductor layer is embedded in the wiring trench, and a third step of cutting a surface of the conductor layer with a cutting tool to form the wiring layer. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032486 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING MAGNETO-HYDRODYNAMICS STABILITY AND REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOR ALUMINUM REDUCTION CELLS - An apparatus and method for smelting has a smelting pot for containing electrolyte, alumina and a layer of liquid aluminum. A wall in the form of one or more TiB | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032487 | Multipolar Magnesium Cell - Molten metal is continuously produced by electrolysis of a molten electrolyte which is denser than the metal in an electrolytic multipolar cell characterized by a high and stable current efficiency. Molten metal droplets are separated from the circulating electrolyte along a set of horizontal channels of gravity settlers disposed between the electrolysis chamber and the metal collecting chamber. Thereafter the metal rises to and floats on the surface of the electrolyte in the metal collection chamber, is conveyed to a metal collecting reservoir immersed in the electrolyte and periodically removed to maintain the cell in continuous operation. The coalescence of the metal droplets is enhanced by sealing the cell to prevent ingress of air into the chlorine room and into the front compartment. The sealing is obtained by lowering the joint between the covers and the cell walls to levels close to the electrolyte level and by using large impervious ceramic tiles in the lowered joint, in the barrier wall between the chlorine room and the front compartment and as a cladding of the walls of the cover of the electrolysis chamber and by cladding the exposed graphite surfaces with a gas barrier foil. The barrier wall and other consumable components are removable without emptying the cell, for an increased campaign life. Surplus heat is controllably and safely extracted from the electrolyte in a recoverable way by a set of evaporative heat extraction devices immersed in the electrolyte across the circulating stream. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032488 | Method and Device for Producing Methanol - A method for producing methanol includes dissolving carbon dioxide in water to obtain a two-phase coexistence aqueous solution that is pressurized and heated to a critical state to separate critical state carbon dioxide and critical water. The critical state carbon dioxide is reduced to critical state carbon monoxide. The critical water is electrolyzed to obtain super critical state hydrogen and super critical state oxygen. The critical state carbon monoxide reacts with the super critical state hydrogen to produce methanol. Furthermore, a device for producing methanol is also provided in the present invention, comprising a mixing unit, a conversion unit and a synthesis unit, and which is highly effective in producing methanol and frugal in energy use. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032489 | Method and Device for Producing Zinc - A method for producing zinc is disclosed. The method includes an electrolysis step and a reduction step. The electrolysis step includes pressurizing and heating liquid water to a critical state to obtain critical water, and electrolyzing the critical water to obtain super critical state hydrogen and super critical state oxygen. The reduction step includes reacting the super critical state hydrogen with a zinc oxide to reduce the zinc oxide to zinc. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032490 | HIGH TEMPERATURE ELECTROLYZER (HTE) INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF CELLS, HAVING IMPROVED OPERATION IN THE EVENT OF BREAKAGE OF AT LEAST ONE CELL AND DURING AGEING - A process of electrolyzing water at high temperatures implemented by a cell stack reactor, including: a) simultaneously circulating water vapour at each cathode and at each anode as a leaching gas, temperatures of the water vapour at an inlet of each anode and each cathode being lower than high temperatures at which electrolysis is carried out and the water vapour circulating at the anode being at an overpressure with respect to the cathode; b) upon starting the electrolysis, supplying electrical power having a substantially constant electrical voltage across terminals of the stack and maintaining same. In event of breakage of one or more cells, complete destruction of the stack is avoided and high production efficiency is maintained, and efficiency is maintained during ageing. | 2013-02-07 |
| 20130032491 | MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, ELECTROLYTIC CELL USING THE SAME, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING OZONE WATER, METHOD FOR DISINFECTION AND METHOD FOR WASTEWATER OR WASTE FLUID TREATMENT - This invention is to provide a membrane-electrode assembly, an electrolytic cell using the same, a method and an apparatus for producing ozone water, a method for disinfection and a method for wastewater or waste fluid treatment, by using which allow electrolysis reaction products or decomposition products to be produced at a high efficiency, channel pressure drop to be minimized, and the apparatus to be designed compact in size without sacrificing the production capacity. | 2013-02-07 |
