06th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100034509 | MANAGEMENT OF TELEVISION RECORDINGS - In a television recording apparatus having a storage unit capable of storing recordings of television signals, during reproduction of a recording, an analysis of the reproduced television signal is performed to detect a credits sequence of a program. Responsive to input of a command to cease reproduction before the end of a recording, in the event that the command is input after the detected credits sequence, then the recording is deleted or there is displayed a graphical interface providing for user input to indicate a desire for deletion of the recording or not. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034510 | REPRODUCING APPARATUS, REPRODUCING METHOD, AND SYSTEM LSI - A playback apparatus comprises a platform for executing an application, a playback engine for performing AV playback, and a playback control engine. Upon receipt of an instruction from a user, the playback control engine judges the state of the playback apparatus at the moment. If the playback apparatus is in the state of currently performing the AV playback, the playback control engine instructs the playback engine to perform the AV playback at a predetermined speed level. A key event corresponding to the instruction from the user is output to the application on the platform afterwards. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034511 | IMAGE SIGNAL RECORDING APPARATUS, METHOD OF STRUCTURING PREFERENCE INFORMATION FOR RECORDING APPARATUS AND NETWORK SYSTEM OF RECORDING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment of the present invention is applied to an apparatus which performs automatic recording based on a timer recording list. A transmitting/receiving module is connected to a network. Preference information retrieved from another recording apparatus via the transmitting/receiving module is once set directly in a first storage module. A second storage module saves a timer recording list in which the preference information in the first storage module is reflected. As a result, the preference information retrieved from the other recording apparatus is once set directly in the first storage module, and the preference information in the first storage module is reflected in the timer recording list. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034512 | CONTENT RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A content recording/reproducing apparatus capable of reproducing a content in accordance with the scheduled viewing time of a user without any interruption in the middle. A recording/reproducing apparatus ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100034513 | INFORMATION BURYING DEVICE AND DETECTING DEVICE - The present invention provides an information embedding apparatus that is capable of preventing playback stop of a content that has been shot without intention of misuse. The information embedding apparatus comprises: an acquisition unit operable to acquire the content that is played back along the playback time-line; a watermark generating unit operable to generate the watermarks such that values held by the watermarks vary according to a first rule, the first rule showing that the values should vary according to a sequential order on the playback time-line; and an embedding unit operable to embed two or more of the watermarks into the content while keeping the sequential order. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034514 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD WITH CONTENT RECORDING AND/OR STREAMING - A content recording and display device, system and method that is operable to display content placed in a frame buffer, and further to stream out and/or record the content placed in the frame buffer for remote viewing or later playback. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034515 | Information processing apparatus and method, and program - The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and method, and a program which ensure that content can be played back. In a case where content and metadata necessary to play back the content are received from a content server via the Internet, a module dtSilk | 2010-02-11 |
20100034516 | REPRODUCING APPARATUS, REPRODUCING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A playback device that creates a virtual package by combining a structural element recorded on a BD-ROM with an additional content recorded on a removable medium. The middleware in the playback device is provided with a file I/O module | 2010-02-11 |
20100034517 | INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, INFORMATION RECORDING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An information recording apparatus includes: a moving image input unit configured to input a moving image; a position information obtaining unit configured to obtain position information at the time of the moving image being input; a position information converting unit configured to convert the obtained position information into at least either bitmap data or text data, relating to a place determined with the position information thereof; a moving image management information generating unit configured to generate moving image management information that is information including at least either the converted bitmap data or text data, which is moving image management information used for managing the input moving image; and a recording control unit configured to record the generated moving image management information in a manner correlated with the moving image as a moving image management file. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034518 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR USE IN A PLAYBACK APPARATUS - A machine readable disc in which a machine readable application program, a digital stream, and management information including plural pieces of play list information which define playback paths of the digital stream are recorded. The machine readable application program is readable by a virtual machine included in a machine. A life cycle during which the machine readable application program can be read and executed by the virtual machine is specified. The management information includes information that indicates a predetermined piece of play list information, among plural pieces of play list information, which defines a playback path of the digital stream that is played back by a playback control engine included in the machine during the life cycle, simultaneously with the execution of the machine readable application program. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034519 | VIDEO REPRODUCING APPARATUS, VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM AND RECORD MEDIUM - Provided herein are: a data acquiring unit which acquires a plurality of angle video data equal or less than the angle video data and relative display position information from a recording unit which records the plurality of angle video data corresponding to the plurality of angle videos taken at a plurality of taking angles different from one another in which a taken object is taken and records the relative display position information indicating a relative display position of each angle video in consideration of each taking angle; a video signal output unit which outputs a plurality of angle video signals corresponding to the plurality of angle videos to display units based on the plurality of angle video data; and an arrangement determining unit which determines a display position arrangement of the plurality of angle videos based on the relative display position information. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034520 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING PICTURES FOR VIDEO COMPRESSION WITH CONTENT-ADAPTIVE RESOLUTION - An apparatus and method for compressing a video in a video processing system include an adaptive video analyzing apparatus and method for compressing a video after determining a resolution per each frame or group of frames of the video. The adaptive video analyzing apparatus may include an analyzing part to determine the resolution in accordance with a pre-determined standard, and a compressing part to compress the video based on the determined resolution. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034521 | IMAGING DEVICE - A imaging device ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100034522 | System and Method for Providing Digital Content - A method and device for receiving, storing, and viewing digital content, the method and device configured to receive and store a first content and a second content, associate the second content with the first content, and play the first content and the second content. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034523 | DIGITAL DISPLAY DEVICE FOR HAVING DVR SYSTEM AND OF THE SAME METHOD - Provided are an apparatus for controlling a digital image display apparatus having a tuner and a DVR system, and a method thereof. According to the apparatus, a visitor history is selectively stored only when a user is absent or a movement of a visitor is detected using the digital image display apparatus having the DVR system. Accordingly, not only unnecessary images are not stored, but also a function of an image display device is performed and simultaneously images transmitted from a movement shooting unit mounted separately from the digital image display apparatus can be selectively recorded in order to detect a movement of an object. Therefore, the image display apparatus can be more efficiently utilized. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034524 | RECORDING SYSTEM - A recording system includes an input unit for inputting moving image data, a memory for accumulating the moving image data input by the input unit, a recording unit for recording the moving image data in a recording medium, and a selection unit for selecting either one of a first recording mode and a second recording mode. In the first recording mode, a predetermined amount of the moving image data is accumulated in the memory, is read out from the memory, and is recorded in the recording medium. In the second recording mode, the moving image data is recorded in the recording medium without being accumulated in the memory. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034525 | DATA REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND DATA REPRODUCTION CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a data reproduction apparatus comprises a reproduction module configured to reproduce image data, a resolution selection module configured to select one of resolutions, an image quality mode selection module configured to select on or off state of an image quality mode, a selection disable module configured to disable the resolution selection module to select a prescribed resolution when the image quality mode selection module selects the on state of the image quality mode, and an image processor configured to improve a quality of the image data reproduced by the reproduction module in accordance with the resolution selected by the resolution selection module when the image quality mode selection module selects the on state of the image quality mode. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034526 | STEAM GENERATOR - The invention refers to a steam generator for household appliances. The steam generator comprises a container having an inlet for water and an outlet for steam, and an electrical heating element fixed to the container. The container comprises a first part and a second part which are connected along a joint such that a critical pressure inside the container causes a slit to appear in a predefined section of the joint, said slit providing a security vent for releasing pressure. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034527 | MODULE FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRIC VOLATILE SUBSTANCE EVAPORATORS - The present invention generally relates to manufacturing electric volatile substance evaporators for evaporating aromatic substances and/or insecticides for example and the invention more specifically allows the modular construction of these types of devices such that based on a basic evaporator, a manufacturer of electric evaporators can incorporate additional elements to the device in order to produce different types of evaporators without altering the basic evaporator design, where the module comprises a casing having a first surface configured to be assembled with a volatile substance evaporator and internally carries an electric device intended to cooperate in the operation of the evaporator. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034528 | Water heating apparatus and system - A fluid heating apparatus comprising a chamber for containing a quantity of fluid to be heated and a heating device in the chamber. The heating device comprises a hollow body having a flow inlet and a return outlet to allow a heating medium to flow through the hollow body. The hollow body has a first heat exchanging surface extending along the chamber between a fluid inlet and fluid outlet and defining a smooth, straight fluid passage between the inlet and outlet. The preferred apparatus takes the form of a thermosyphon and is particularly suited for use with a water storage tank, where it is arranged to cause thermosyphonic circulation of water between the thermosyphon and the tank. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034529 | PREDICTIVE AUTOFOCUSING SYSTEM - A system for providing a predictive autofocus prior to capturing an image of an iris of a subject. A sequence of images of the subject may be taken with a visible light sensitive camera. A speed and/or location of the subject may be estimated from the images. An encounter may be when the subject is within focus of the camera or, in other words, a focus distance and subject distance coincide. The focus may be determined in accordance with an intensity variance determination of the subject in the image, and more particularly of a subject's eye within a window of an image. Upon an encounter, an image of the iris of the eye may be captured with an infrared sensitive camera. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034530 | DIRECTION ADJUSTABLE CAMERA WITH MAGNETIC MOUNTING - A monitoring camera includes a camera portion that senses image of an object, a base and a shooting angle change device that connects the camera portion and the base with magnetic force. The shooting angle change device can change the shooting direction of the camera portion along X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis. The shooting angle change device includes a curved rotation guide surface that is formed on the base, a rotation surface that is formed on the camera portion, a magnet that is provided inside one of the camera portion and the rotation guide surface and an attaching member that is provided inside the other of the camera portion and the rotation guide surface. The rotation surface contacts the rotation guide surface. The rotation surface can be rotated relative to the base. The attaching member is made of magnetic substance. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034531 | Camera module and method of manufacturing the same - Provided is a method of manufacturing a camera module, the camera module including a housing that includes one or more lenses which are sequentially fixed and coupled and of which the focus does not need to be adjusted; a holder assembly that is coupled to a lower end portion of the housing; and a main substrate that is coupled to a lower end portion of the holder assembly. The method comprises providing bonding media for bonding the main substrate through a reflow process such that the bonding media are disposed on a lower surface of a holder substrate composing the lower end portion of the holder assembly, and fixing an image sensor on an upper surface of the holder substrate through wire bonding; mounting a holder formed of a ceramic material so as to surround the image sensor wire-bonded to the holder substrate; mounting an IR filter on the holder so as to seal an internal space of the holder, which is defined by the holder substrate and the holder and in which the image sensor is included, thereby completely manufacturing the holder assembly; bonding the holder assembly to the main substrate through a reflow process; and performing fine focus adjustment while sliding the housing into the housing mounting portion formed at the upper end portion of the holder body coupled to the main substrate. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034532 | Communications Network - The invention relates to a communications node ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100034533 | WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXER AND REGENERATIVE REPEATING METHOD IN WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING NETWORK - Disclosed is transponder (optical transmitter/receiver) that has a switch, which switches on and off the loopback of an optical path, to allow the same transponder to implement the transmission/reception end function on an optical path, and the regenerative repeating function at an intermediate point on an optical path. When a new optical path is built, the assignment of the wavelength and the allocation of the incoming and outgoing paths for transmission/reception are set remotely. ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100034534 | PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK SYSTEM, OPTICAL LINE TERMINATOR AND OPTICAL NETWORK UNIT - In a PON, at the time of ranging, an OLT (a master station) measures an optical level of a signal from at least an ONU (a slave station) capable of communicating at plural transmission speeds. The OLT determines the transmission speed applied to the ONU according to the measured level. Incidentally, the ONU may measure an optical level of a ranging request signal and determine the transmission speed. At a normal operation, when the OLT sends information of plural different transmission speeds to the ONU, a timing when a next frame reaches and transmission speed information are notified to the ONU. Based on the timing, the ONU receives only data of the transmission speed that can be handled. Besides, the OLT switches the transmission speed to receive data based on a grant designation transmitted from the plural ONUs to the OLT. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034535 | METHOD FOR MANAGING THE CONNECTION IN AN OPTICAL ACCESS NETWORK, CORRESPONDING PLATFORM, CENTRAL OFFICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method is provided for managing connections in an optical access network. Also provided are a corresponding platform, exchange, network and computer software product. The method manages connections of a plurality of user modules to a plurality of transmission modules of an exchange in an optical access network. The management method includes a dynamic re-arrangement of the connection of at least one of the user modules to at least one of the transmission modules according to at least one predetermined optimization criterion. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034536 | Apparatus And Method For Medium Access Control In An Optical Packet-Switched Network And The Network Thereof - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for medium access control (MAC) in an optical packet-switched network. The MAC apparatus may comprise a bandwidth allocation module and an MAC processor. The bandwidth allocation module determines a data transmission limit based on a probabilistic quota plus credit mechanism for each node of the network, dynamically informs all downstream nodes of unused quota and allows the downstream nodes use remaining bandwidths of the upstream node. Through a control message carried by a control channel, the MAC processor determines uploading, downloading and data erasing for a plurality of data channels, and updates the corresponding contents in the control message. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034537 | FREQUENCY OFFSET POLARIZATION MULTIPLEXING MODULATION FORMAT AND SYSTEM INCORPORATING THE SAME - An apparatus, system and method wherein a polarization multiplexed differential phase shift keying format (POLMUX-DPSK) is provided with offset and bit-interleaved frequency channels and demodulated using a DPSK demodulator. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034538 | Hardened, Wavelength Enabled Optical Capacity - Providing bandwidth expansion in existing HFC infrastructures. A break in a fiber ring is established. A temperature hardened demultiplexer is coupled at the break to an input side of the fiber ring. A temperature hardened multiplexer is coupled at the break to an output side of the fiber ring. The temperature hardened demultiplexer is configured to pass-through a first predetermined wavelength to the temperature hardened multiplexer and to drop out a second predetermined wavelength. The second predetermined wavelength is extended from the demultiplexer for providing a first predetermined wavelength to an expansion node. The temperature hardened multiplexer is configured to receive the first predetermined wavelength from the temperature hardened demultiplexer and to receive the second predetermined wavelength from the expansion node. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034539 | APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING CLOCK IN REAL-TIME LOCATING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - A highly precise clock synchronization apparatus in a real-time locating system (RTLS), includes an optical transmitting/receiving unit for receiving a clock information frame from a clock synchronization server, converting the received clock information frame in series-parallel, and transmitting/receiving the clock information data and the clock information; an offset estimation unit for detecting a preamble signal and a clock information signal from the series-parallel converted clock information frame, calculating a phase difference value by comparing the detected preamble signal with the detected clock information signal, and outputting an offset value based on the calculated phase difference value; and a clock synchronization unit for updating a local clock value to a time of the clock synchronization server based on the offset value and the clock information frame. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034540 | VISIBLE LIGHT TRANSMITTER, VISIBLE LIGHT RECEIVER, VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION METHOD - A visible light communication system having a transmission apparatus for modulating a transmission signal to a multiple-value number and a reception apparatus for demodulating a multiple-value modulated transmission signal is provided. The transmission apparatus includes a plurality of light emitters for emitting light in different colors, a chromaticity coordinates calculator for mapping a digital value to a chromaticity coordinates value, and a light intensity controller for controlling a light intensity of each of the light emitters based on the chromaticity coordinates value corresponding to the digital value. The reception apparatus includes a plurality of light receivers having different spectral characteristics, a chromaticity coordinates calculator for calculating a chromaticity coordinates value according to a received light intensity detected by each of the light receivers, and a demodulator for demodulating the digital value from the chromaticity coordinates value. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034541 | PMDC FEEDBACK SIGNAL FOR ALTERNATE POLARIZATION DPSK SYSTEM - A feedback signal indicative of the average RF power of an APol-DPSK optical signal is used by a PMD compensator to adjust the amount of compensation applied to the optical signal. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034542 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION OF OPTICAL SIGNALS - Methods and apparatus ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100034543 | DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION DURING SERVICING OF AN IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A diagnostic system that provides a service technician with service information during servicing of an image processing apparatus includes at least one counter that is incremented during operation of the image processing apparatus, a pressure detecting unit that detects a pressure at a point in an air flow path on the condition that the at least one counter is reset to zero after initial servicing of the image processing apparatus, a determining unit that determines whether a difference between the detected pressure and a fault threshold pressure is less than a predetermined margin, and a display unit that displays a fault code indicating additional servicing of the image processing apparatus is recommended on the condition that the determining unit determines that the difference between the detected pressure and the predetermined threshold pressure is less than the predetermined margin. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034544 | METHOD OF RECOVERING FROM DUPLEX JAM FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE METHOD - Provided are a method of recovering from a duplex jam for an image forming apparatus and the image forming apparatus using the method. The method includes sensing a paper jam on a duplex transport section, opening and closing the duplex printing unit if the paper jam is sensed, re-sensing the paper jam, and immediately resuming printing if the paper jam is not re-sensed. Thus, if a paper jam occurs during duplex printing by an image forming apparatus including a duplex printing unit, a recovery operation can be performed by merely eliminating the paper jammed on a duplex transport path without a need to open and close a main body cover, thereby continuing printing and thus providing convenience to a user by relieving a cumbersome process from the user and allowing the user to conveniently and promptly continuing printing. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034545 | DEVELOPER SUPPLY CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer supply cartridge including toner, carrier for charging the toner, a case housing the toner and the carrier, an openable partition dividing an inside of the case into a first area filled with the toner and a second area filled with the carrier, and a supply port provided in the first area, the supply port for discharging the developer including the toner and the carrier from the case. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034546 | POWER ADAPTING APPARATUS WITH AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are embodiments of a power adapting apparatus with an image forming apparatus and an electronic apparatus having the same. The power adapting apparatus includes a DC power generator to receive input AC power and generating DC power, a DC power output terminal to output the DC power, and an AC power output terminal to output the input AC power, wherein the power adapting apparatus is located outside an image forming apparatus receiving the DC power and the AC power respectively output from the DC power output terminal and the AC power output terminal. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034547 | FUSERS, PRINTING APPARATUSES, AND METHODS OF FUSING TONER ON MEDIA - Fusers for fusing toner on media, printing apparatuses, and methods of fusing toner on media in printing apparatuses are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment of the fusers comprises a fuser roll comprising a fusing imaging surface; at least one heating element for heating the fuser roll; a pressure roll including an outer surface, the outer surface and the fusing imaging surface defining a nip; a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature on the fusing imaging surface; a time delay calculator connected to the temperature sensor; a feedback controller connected to the temperature sensor and the heating element, the feedback controller receives a signal from the temperature sensor indicating the temperature on the fusing imaging surface and controls the heating element based on the temperature; and an open-loop controller connected to the heating element and the time delay calculator. The open-loop controller receives a time delay signal from the time delay calculator and bypasses the feedback controller to control the heating element to increase the temperature of the fusing imaging surface starting at about a time, t−Δt (where Δt is a time delay), which is before a medium arrives at the nip, and continuing until about a time, t, at which the medium arrives at the nip and is contacted by the fusing imaging surface. The feedback controller resumes control of the heating element at about the time t. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034548 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus employing the fixing device - A fixing device includes a rotary fixing member, a counter member to contact the rotary fixing member, a first heater to heat the rotary fixing member, a driving unit to rotate the rotary fixing member, a temperature detector to detect a temperature of the rotary fixing member, and a contact-and-separation unit to switch between contact and separation states of the rotary fixing member relative to the counter member. In a temperature-raising operation, the driving unit causes the rotary fixing member to rotate when the temperature detector detects that the temperature of the rotary fixing member has reached a first setting temperature. The contact-and-separation unit causes the rotary fixing member in rotation and the counter member to contact each other when the temperature detector detects that the temperature of the rotary fixing member has reached a second setting temperature that is higher than the first setting temperature. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034549 | POLARITY CONTROLLING DEVICE, AND CLEANER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE POLARITY CONTROLLING DEVICE - A polarity controlling device for controlling polarity of residual material on an image bearing member, including a blade, to which a first voltage is applied and which has a contact edge contacted with the surface of the image bearing member to charge the residual material, wherein the contact edge is covered with a resin layer including an electroconductive material. A cleaner including the polarity controlling device; a brush contacting the image bearing member to electrostatically collect the charged residual material utilizing potential difference; a collection member contacting the brush to collect the residual material; and a cleaning blade contacting the collection member to scrape the residual material therefrom. An image forming apparatus including an electrostatic image bearing member; a developing device developing the electrostatic image using a developer including a toner to form a toner image; a transfer device transferring the toner image onto a receiving material; and the cleaner. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034550 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including an image forming section to perform image formation based on a plurality of jobs, including: a control section to allow a display section to display switching information showing that a paper feeding tray to be used in performing the job is to be switched, the switching information displayed before the plurality of jobs are performed by the image forming section. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034551 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, MEMORY MANAGEMENT METHOD, MEMORY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image forming apparatus includes a storage area used as a work area of programs for implementing functions, the programs including a basic function program configured to implement a basic function and an extension function program configured to implement an extension function, wherein the entire storage area is used in the event that the basic function program is executed to implement a specified maximum function of the basic function; a detecting unit configured to detect a usage state of the storage area; a storage unit configured to store information indicating an allocation mode defining a method of allocating the work area to the programs; and an allocation unit configured to allocate the work area to each of the programs that is to be executed, according to the usage state of the storage area detected by the detecting unit and the allocation mode stored in the storage unit. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034552 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - There is provided an image forming device, comprising: a first electrical load; a second electrical load; a voltage generation circuit that generates a second voltage to be applied to the second electrical load; a shunt circuit that located between an output side of the voltage generation circuit and the first electrical load; and a controller that executes first control of controlling the shunt circuit to change a first voltage applied from the shunt circuit to the first electrical load to a first target level, and second control of controlling the voltage generation circuit to change the second voltage to a second target level. The controller executes voltage change suppression control of controlling the second voltage such that change of the second voltage becomes gentler as a difference between the first voltage and the first target level becomes larger. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034553 | AIR GUIDE MECHANISM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An air guide mechanism includes a box unit that incorporates a heating element therein; an air fan unit that is disposed within the box unit; and a guide unit that is disposed on a side of the box unit, wherein the guide unit guides the air to a portion of a round area formed due to the rotation of the vane portion from a first direction having an acute angle with respect to an inclination direction of the vane portion corresponding to the portion of the round area, and to an area, which is at least another portion of the round area and in which the first direction intersects at a non-acute angle with an inclination direction of the vane portion, from a second direction having a smaller angle than the non-acute angle. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034554 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, AND DEVELOPER CONTAINER - A developing device includes: a housing that has a developer containing part and an opening, the developer containing part containing a developer, and the opening allowing the developer to flow through; a sheet member that is provided in the housing, seals the opening when unused, and is pulled out in one direction to open the opening when used; and a loosening regulation unit that is provided on the housing or the sheet member, and regulates loosening of the sheet member, wherein the housing has a guide hole, the guide hole allowing the sheet member to be inserted in when sealing the opening with the sheet member, and guiding the sheet member when the sheet member is pulled out. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034555 | CART WITH XERO MODULE LIFT ASSIST - This involves a cart that can be used in changing a marking module in a xerographic color marking system. The cart has a lifting mechanism securely attached to its upper surface. When the marking module is to be changed and a new replacement module installed, the lifting mechanism is used to support the marking module during each of these procedures. Since the marking modules are relatively heavy (30-35 lbs.), to prevent accidental damage to the module, the cart and its attached lifting mechanism are conveniently used by the customer. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034556 | MODULE WITH LIFTING MECHANISM - This invention provides a xerographic marking module that has a built-in lifting mechanism that is useful in installing a new module in a xerographic marking system. The lifting mechanism forms the bottom portion of the marking module and comprises an upper cradle to hold the remaining module portion, a lower plate that constitutes the bottom of the module when in a collapsed position, and a movable linkage that connects the cradle to the lower plate. When in installation mode, the linkage creates a vertical force which will upwardly push the cradle (holding the module) away from the lower plate into an installation elevation. After slides in the module and in the color marking system are mated, the lifting mechanism is collapsed and the module pushed into the color marking system or apparatus. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034557 | Process cartridge and image forming apparatus employing same - A process cartridge detachably attached to an image forming apparatus includes a first subunit, a second subunit, a first positioning member, and a second positioning member. The first subunit accommodates a photoconductor therein. The second subunit accommodates a developer applicator therein. The photoconductor and the developer applicator are arranged substantially parallel to each other to define a development gap therebetween. The first positioning member is fastened to both the first and second subunits to position ends of the photoconductor and the developer applicator on a first side of the respective subunits. The second positioning member is fastened to only one of the first and second subunits to position ends of the photoconductor and the developer applicator on a second side of the respective subunits opposite to the first side. An image forming apparatus employing such a process cartridge is also disclosed. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034558 | RECORDING APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a carriage on which a head is removably mounted, a cover on the carriage configured to be movable to a first position where the head is fixed to the carriage and to a second position where the head can be removed from the carriage, and a lever configured to press the head mounted on the carriage by rotating with the cover pushed by a part of the cover when the cover is moved from the first position to the second position, wherein a rotational axis of the lever and a rotational axis of the cover are coaxial with each other. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034559 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a main body; an image forming portion for forming a toner image on a recording material; a fixing unit for fixing the toner image on the recording material and including a nip forming member which forms a fixing nip that nips and conveys the recording material; a reverse roller unit for including a reverse roller, and the reverse roller rotates backward to convey the recording material to the image forming portion again after conveying the recording material which has passed through the fixing nip in a same direction as a conveying direction at the fixing nip; and a delivery roller for delivering the recording material which has passed through the fixing nip, out of the main body. The reverse roller unit is attached to the fixing unit, and is removably installable in the main body integrally with the fixing unit. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034560 | Image-bearing member protecting agent, protective layer forming device, image forming method, process cartridge and image forming apparatus - The present invention provides an image-bearing member protecting agent containing a fatty acid metal salt, and boron nitride, wherein the boron nitride has an oxygen content of 0.4% by mass to 4.5% by mass, and wherein the image-bearing member protecting agent is applied or attached onto a surface of an image bearing member. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034561 | DISMOUNTING AND MOUNTING METHODS FOR COUPLING AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM UNIT - A method for dismounting a coupler from an electrophotographic photosensitive drum flange whose drum is usable with a cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The coupler receives a force rotating the drum from the main assembly when the cartridge is mounted and includes force receiving and spherical portions. The method includes the steps of inclining the coupler relative to a flange rotational axis, pushing a pin from one end to the other end thereof, both of which project from the spherical portion when the inclining step inclines the coupler, making part of the pin ride on a surface of a regulator inside the flange, and dismounting the coupler from the flange by applying a force to a free end of the coupler toward the part of the pin riding on the regulator surface. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034562 | Lens Array and Line Head - A lens array includes: a light transmissive lens array substrate; a plurality of lenses disposed on the lens array substrate in a first direction; and a line-like mark formed on the lens array substrate in a second direction one of perpendicular and substantially perpendicular to the first direction. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034563 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - P-polarized light beam passing through an fθ lens passes through a polarization beam splitter, is converted into S-polarized light beam by a quarter-wave plate and a reflecting mirror, re-enters the polarization beam splitter, and is reflected at the polarization beam splitter in the −Z direction. An optical path of a light beam between a polygon mirror and the fθ lens, between the fθ lens and the polarization beam splitter, between the polarization beam splitter and the quarter-wave plate, between the quarter-wave plate and a reflecting mirror, between the reflecting mirror and the quarter-wave plate, and between the quarter-wave plate and the polarization beam splitter are in the same plane. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034564 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a developer carrying member to which a developing bias is applied. A frequency f of a developing bias waveform, a developing area S1 which is a time-integrated value of a difference between a voltage value of the developing bias and a solid electrostatic image potential VL in a developing period of the developing bias, a collecting area S2 which is a time-integrated value of a difference between the voltage value of the developing bias and VL in a collecting period of the developing bias, and a developing contrast value Vcon are used for defining a range of a value of the developing bias frequency f, a range of a value of a voltage change rate α at VL during transition of the developing bias voltage value from a developing-side voltage to a collecting-side voltage, and a range of a value represented by the formula: | 2010-02-11 |
20100034565 | Intermediate transfer device, image forming apparatus and secondary transfer method - An intermediate transfer device including an intermediate transfer body having a primary transfer portion and a secondary transfer portion which bears a secondary image formed by transferring a primary image from an image bearing member; a pair of secondary transfer rollers having a secondary transfer roller and a support roller provided in contact with each other via the intermediate transfer body at the secondary transfer portion, which transfers the secondary image to a recording medium at the secondary transfer portion; a variation detection device that detects an amount of variance occurring to a transfer rotation body when the recording medium is transferred to the secondary transfer portion; and an adjustment device that adjusts the distance between the pair of the secondary transfer rollers according to the amount of variance detected by the variation detection device. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034566 | LIGHT ABSORBENT MEMBER, HEATING DEVICE, FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - Disclosed are a novel light absorptive member, a heating device employing such light absorptive member, a fixing device employing such heating device and an image forming apparatus that uses the fixing device. The light absorptive member includes nano-rods dispersed therein, and can increase absorption efficiency of a heating device, such as, for example, a fixing device that uses a light source as a radiant heat source, due to the surface plasmon resonance phenomenon that occurs when the wavelength(s) of the light corresponds the peak wavelength(s) of the absorptive rate for the light based on the aspect ratio(s) of the nano-rods. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034567 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide a technique for reducing waste of thermal energy in a fixing device. The fixing device includes: a heating rotational unit configured to heat a sheet on which a toner image is formed; a pressing rotational unit configured to come into press contact with the heating rotational unit to form a nip between the heating rotational unit and the pressing rotational unit and nip and carry the sheet in cooperation with the heating rotational unit; a heating device configured to heat the heating rotational unit; and a heat accumulating unit configured to cover at least a range above at least one of the heating rotational unit and the pressing rotational unit. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034568 | FIXING DEVICE - To provide a technique for preventing a temperature rise in a non-sheet passing areas in a fixing device. The fixing device includes: a heating rotational member that includes at least one roller and heats a toner transferred on a sheet; a pressing roller that nips and carries the sheet in cooperation with the heating rotational member; a heating device that heats the heating rotational member; and heat pipes arranged, on the inside of at least one of the roller of the heating rotational member and the pressing roller, in ranges on both the sides in an axial direction of the roller from positions closer to the center in the axial direction than both the ends of a minimum sheet passing range in the axial direction of the roller of the nipped and carried sheet to positions further on the outer sides in the axial direction than both the ends of a maximum sheet passing range. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034569 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including: an image forming portion configured to form and heat-fix a toner image on a recording material; a re-conveying path configured to re-convey the recording material having the toner image on a front side, to the image forming portion to form and feat-fix a toner image on a back side of the recording material; a glossing portion configured to increase glossiness of the toner image; and an executing device configured to execute a high-gloss mode for glossing the toner image on the back side into a high-gloss toner image, and a low-gloss mode for forming a low-gloss toner image having glossiness lower than glossiness of the toner image in the high-gloss mode without glossing the toner image on the back side, wherein the glossing portion is provided in the re-conveying path. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034570 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROTECTIVE AGENT AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus including an image bearing member that bears a latent image and has a surface layer; a charging device that charges the surface of the image bearing member: a latent image forming device that forms the latent image on the surface of the image bearing member; a development device that develops the latent image formed on the surface of the image bearing member with a development agent to form a toner image thereon; a transfer device that transfers the toner image to a transfer medium; a cleaning device that removes residual toner remaining on the surface of the image bearing member after transferring the toner image to the transfer medium; and a protection agent supplying device that supplies a protection agent to the surface layer of the image bearing member that forms a protection layer thereon, wherein the protection agent comprises a metal soap and boron nitride and the amount of the boron nitride in the protection layer applied to the image bearing member after image formation is 0.3 μg/cm | 2010-02-11 |
20100034571 | SHEET CONVEYOR, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING SHEET CONVEYOR, AND SHEET CONVEYING METHOD - A sheet conveyor includes a first roller and a second roller pressurized to the first roller to hold and convey a sheet, wherein when the sheet is held between the first roller and the second roller, the first roller and second roller are separated at a space equivalent to a thickness of the sheet. The sheet conveyor has a pressurizing delay mechanism configured to bring slowly the first roller and the second roller into contact with each other after the sheet is conveyed from the first roller and the second roller. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034572 | CARTRIDGE DEVICE - A cartridge device applied to production lines for automatic screen printing is revealed. The cartridge device includes a frame, a plurality of cartridges for loading articles to be printed, two cartridge lifting members for driving the cartridge to move up/down, two cartridge convey member for driving the cartridge move horizontally, two printed substrate (articles) delivery members for delivering the articles to be printed, and two shift mechanisms for taking out or putting in the articles to be printed from the cartridge or the printed substrate delivery members. By one shift mechanism, the article to be printed on a work line is moved from the printed substrate delivery member into the cartridge for running material collection or the article to be printed is moved from the cartridge to the printed substrate delivery member for performing material feeding. Thus the two work lines of the production line can perform automatic material feeding, collection and storage simultaneously or respectively. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034573 | Applicator System - An applicator for treating hard to reach body parts without assistance. The applicator in one embodiment includes a folding handle that nests into itself for compact storage and transport. The applicator includes an applicator head with removable pads that can be removed and sanitized or disposed. The pads can be impregnated with products, have products applied to them, have exfoliating cloths on them or otherwise configured. The applicator of another embodiment includes a flexible backing member onto which applicator inserts can be attached. The flexible member can be applied to a body part and manipulated to treat the body part. The inserts can be removed, sanitized for reuse or disposed. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034574 | LOTION DISPENSER WITH TWO COMPARTMENTS - A dispensing device includes inner and outer compartments for housing two different cosmetic liquid materials therein, the outer compartment secured to a cap by threading; a spring biased valve for blocking both openings of the inner and outer compartments when the device is in an inoperative position; and an outlet assembly partially fastened in the valve. An individual may unfasten and remove the cap from the device to unblock the valve, and squeeze both the outer and the inner compartments to push the cosmetic liquid materials to mix in the outlet assembly prior to dispensing out of the device. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034575 | Butterfly Knife Pen - A folding pen with two handle sections and a body is disclosed where the handle sections are attached to the body at hinges and rotate between two positions. The first closed position may cover the body and the second open position may reveal the body providing a writing implement with a pen point and a handle. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034576 | BINDING DEVICE - A binding device is provided which allows reduction in profile. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034577 | Mounting arrangement - A mounting arrangement for a component, the arrangement including a bolt ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100034578 | TURNBUCKLE - A turnbuckle for an anti-skid chain that can be mounted on the wheel of a vehicle. A tension cable is connected inside the turnbuckle housing to a winding roll that is pre-stressed in the winding-up direction and mounted so that it can be rotated about its axle. A ratchet wheel with at least one ratchet catch allocated to it is provided on the winding roll and the tension cable can be blocked against its direction of tension by gripping of the ratchet catch into the ratchet wheel. The ratchet catch is moved at least incrementally outwards from the idle position when the wheel isn't moving, in which it is disengaged from the ratchet wheel and the tension cable is not blocked, under the action of the centrifugal force upon rotation of the wheel, and this movement effects a gripping of the ratchet catch into the ratchet wheel. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034579 | BALL JOINTS AND CONNECTION UNIT USING SAME - A ball joint includes a socket housing, a stem portion, and a retaining ring. The socket housing defines a ball socket therein and a ring-shaped groove on an outer surface thereof. The ring-shaped groove surrounds the ball socket. The stem portion comprises a ball. Bumps and concaves are respectively evenly disposed on the surfaces of the ball and the ball socket. The ball rotatably fits in the ball socket. The retaining ring is fit in the ring-shaped groove for keeping the ball in the ball socket. The ball can rotate regularly and can avoid accidentally rotation. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034580 | QUICK CONNECT COUPLING FOR CONNECTING HDRAULIC LINES, ESPECIALLY IN EARTH MOVING MACHINES, AND THE INTERCHANGEABLE ADD-ON DEVICES AND TOOLS THEREOF - The invention relates to a quick connect coupling ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100034581 | CONNECTING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE INTERIOR PART - A connecting structure for a vehicle interior part allows an ornament member to abut to a door trim body with an improved assembling workability and an increased design freedom on configuration design. The ornament member ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100034582 | INTERLOCKING CONNECTOR SYSTEM - An interlocking connector system includes two connector members that can each be mounted to separate objects and then interlocked together to attach the two objects together. In one embodiment, the two connector members are identical and interchangeable with each other. In other embodiments, the two connector members are arranged to attach together objects having perpendicular mounting surfaces or coplanar mounting surfaces. The connector members include an alignment structure having a projection positioned between a first pair of inclined surfaces, and a receiver structure positioned between a second pair of inclined surfaces. The connector members are interlocked together by mating the alignment structure of one connector member with the receiver structure of the other connector member. The relative movement between the connector members causes the inclined surfaces of one connector member to wedge against the inclined surfaces of the other connector member to form a tight and strong connection. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034583 | COMPONENT JOINING - A ductile sheet includes an aperture for receiving a threaded fastener to secure the ductile sheet to a component. The ductile sheet includes a deformable region in which the aperture is defined, the deformable region being deformable out of the plane of the ductile sheet during tightening of the threaded fastener to secure the ductile sheet to the component. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034584 | BARRIERS WITH KISS-OFFS - A barrier includes a housing having a front wall and an opposing back wall each extending between opposing sidewalls. The housing also includes a floor and an interior surface bounding a chamber, the chamber communicating externally through an inlet opening. A first inset projects into the chamber from the front wall so as to form a recessed pocket on the front wall. A second inset projects into the chamber from the back wall so as to form a recessed pocket on the back wall. The first inset and the second inset are connected together within the chamber so that the chamber encircles the connection. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034585 | Porous Ceramic Paving Material - The disclosure is directed to a method of constructing a porous, ceramic pavement that is permeable to aqueous fluids and more resistant to acidic rainwater than concrete. The method includes selecting a porous, ceramic paving material having a compressive strength sufficient for a particular use of a surface to be paved. A base material can be selected to serve as a support for the paving material, wherein the base material is permeable to aqueous fluids. The base material is applied to the surface to be paved, and the paving material is positioned on top of the base material to provide a porous, ceramic pavement. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034586 | Asphalt rejuvenation - A rejuvenating agent suitable for the rejuvenation of asphalt is disclosed, wherein said rejuvenating agent comprises one or more plant derived oils. The rejuvenating agent can also be used to alter the properties of a virgin (unaged) asphalt mix as well as for the rejuvenation of an aged asphalt. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034587 | Vibratory Percussion Rammers and Methods of Making Vibratory Percussion Rammers - Vibratory percussion rammers and methods of making vibratory percussion rammers are provided. In one example, a vibratory percussion rammer includes a gear box, a percussion delivery unit extending downwardly from the gear box, and one or more slide bearings disposed in the percussion delivery unit between adjacent surfaces of reciprocating metal components. The slide bearings include a sheet of non-metal material that is curved into the shape of a tube having a C-shape in cross section. Slide bearings according to this design can be disposed in the percussion delivery unit to eliminate some or all of the metal-on-metal contact between reciprocating components, including between the ram and shaft assembly, spring box and the guide cylinder, the spring separator and the spring box, and the shaft of a ram and shaft assembly and an upper end of the spring box. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034588 | WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER - A wave energy conversion apparatus is described. It comprises at least two devices, each comprising a surface float, at least one of the surface floats being rigidly attached to a submerged body. The movement of the two devices in response to a passing wave may be used to effect an energy transfer. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034589 | SYSTEM FOR GENERATING ENERGY FROM SEA WAVES - A system for generating energy from sea or ocean waves flowing toward a shore, comprises a channel or a container and a slanting structure constructed above the surface of the sea. The slanting structure is located in the way of waves toward the channel or container so the waves are lifted along the slanting structure wherein the wave energy is transformed into a generally homogenous flow. The water flow enters the channel or container to fill it to a level higher than sea level. Preferably, the slanting structure is placed in a location where the horizontal distance between adjacent waves is twice the depth (vertical distance) between the adjacent waves. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034590 | METHOD FOR LAYING A PIPELINE HAVING AN INNER CORROSION PROOF CLADDING - Method for laying a pipeline onto a seabed from a lay barge, the pipeline having an inner corrosion proof metallic cladding that is closely fitted with metallic contact to an outer pipe material that is less corrosion proof, distinguished in that a) a section of the pipeline is reeled onto a pipe laying drum, whilst an overpressure of 5-25 bar is maintained within the section by means of a pressurised fluid inside the section, b) a further pipeline section is joined to the section already reeled onto the pipe laying drum, whilst the pipeline is motionless without mechanical movement, as the overpressure can be relieved as long as the sections are without mechanical movement, c) an overpressure of 5-25 bar is applied within the sections and the further section is reeled onto the pipe laying drum, d) several sections are joined together and reeled onto one or several pipe laying drums by repeating step b) and c) until the predetermined pipeline length is achieved, e) the pipeline is laid from the lay barge onto the seabed using conventional method, whilst an overpressure of 5-25 bar is maintained within the pipeline by means of a pressurised fluid until the pipeline is correctly placed onto the seabed. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034591 | Method for storing, delivering and spooling preassembled pipelines - A method and system for storing, delivering and spooling pipelines, such as underwater pipelines used in off-shore well production systems, enables continuous pipeline reeling operations for multi-mile pipelines without the need for welding stops, a spool base of corresponding multi-mile length, a straight line path from storage to ship and/or stern mooring of the reel carrying vessel. Bending radii for the pipeline from welding to reeling are held to a determined minimum within the range of plastic deformation radii of the pipeline and preferably within the range of elastic bending radii of the pipeline. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034592 | MARINE PIPELINE INSTALLATION TENSIONER - A marine pipeline installation tensioner comprising a tensioner frame and multiple track units mounted in said frame, wherein each track unit includes an endless track, a chassis, support rollers or other bearing means mounted therein for the endless track, and one more track drive/brake members for effecting drive and/or braking motion of the track, and wherein each track unit is arranged mobile within the associated frame. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034593 | NOVEL DEPLOYMENT TECHNIQUE FOR OPTICAL FIBRES WITHIN PIPELINE COATINGS - An improved method and system of deploying a pipeline for fiber optic sensing applications. A plurality of pipe sections ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100034594 | MOORING SYSTEM FOR A LOADING STATION - Mooring system for a loading station, i.e. a mooring system for a loading station which can be located in a safe distance from a production platform/vessel, where a conventional tanker with dynamic positioning and bow loading equipment can be connected for loading/unloading from a stationary floating platform/vessel, where a loading station ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100034595 | Friction stabilizers and roof bolt head markings - A roof stabilizer for use in securing surfaces in tunneling and mining is disclosed and claimed. The stabilizer has a tube with a slot and a ring attached to the bottom end of the tube. The ring can have indicia on a bottom surface of the ring or a side surface of the ring or both. The location of the indicia can provide better indication of the properties of the stabilizer to the installer. The indicia is easier to read than that of the background art both before and after installation. The location of the indicia can also provide easer and quicker visual inspection of already installed stabilizers to verify that the proper roof stabilizers were installed. The location of the indicia lessens the likelihood that corrosion will remove the indicia making it unidentifiable. The stabilizer disclosed and claimed also allows the use of grout or an adhesive in the interior of the tube which does not cover up or conceal the indicia on the ring as opposed to indicia in the background art stabilizers. Also disclosed are various locations and methods for placing indicia on the heads of roof bolts. Such indicia locations and methods for placement also aid in the pre and post installation and inspection of roof bolts to provide easier verification that devices with the correct properties were installed. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034596 | ANCHOR AND ANCHOR NUT THEREOF - An anchor includes a rotatable anchor rod an anchor plate and an anchor nut. The screw thread in the anchor nut matches the screw thread of the anchor rod only over part of the screw thread hole. Thus the anchor nut can only be screwed some way further onto the anchor rod, and up to a predetermined torque can be used for rotating the anchor rod during placement of the anchor. As soon as the anchor rod is firmly seated in the drill hole, as a result of the action of adhesive, mortar or expansion or spreading, the anchor rod forms a through-thread in the screw thread hole when the anchor nut is rotated relative to the anchor rod, and consequently the anchor nut can finally be screwed onto the anchor rod until it affixes the anchor plate in its final position to the ground. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034597 | TRENCH SHIELD WITH ADJUSTABLE VERTICAL PANELS - A trench shoring or shielding unit, for securing the sidewalls of an earthen formation, trench or excavation, includes a plurality of adjustable, vertically arranged panels forming a protective wall. As a shielding unit, two opposing protective walls are spaced and attached by at least two spreader bars. Each adjustable panel has opposing top and bottom ends, a C-shaped channel traversing the panel's height, and opposing side edges that inter-engage with the side edges of adjacent panels. Further, each adjustable panel is attached to at least one of two or more whalers along an inner surface of the panel by a clamp-like fastener having a bolt passing through the whaler and into the C-shaped channel of the corresponding panel. The inter-engaging side edges are segmented, preferable concave and convex, so that adjacent adjustable panels inter-engage to resist lateral torque or twisting that may be caused by shifting or collapse of the excavation. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034598 | MODULAR RETAINING WALL - A modular retaining wall is illustrated and described having open or closed polygonal modules with channels disposed therein. The wall is set at least partially below a surface, the surface either being land-based or aqueous-based, and interfaces therebetween, e.g., shoreline. The modules of the wall are fastened to each other by respective fastening means such that engaging connectivity is provided between the modules, yet retains the ability for fluid to pass through. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034599 | Vacuum Conveying Velocity Control Apparatus and Method for Particulate Material - An apparatus and a method for controlling the velocity of a particulate material conveyed by a gas flow under negative pressure in a duct said device comprising means for separating the flow into first and second streams. The first stream has a relatively high particulate material content and the second stream has a relatively low particulate material content. The flow of the second stream is restricted for example by a flow restricting or constricting orifice or valve. The duct diameter may increase incrementally along its length. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034600 | COATING POWDER FEEDING DEVICE - A coating powder feed unit containing a powder pump which in a suction operating mode aspirates coating powder into a powder chamber ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100034601 | Milling Cutter and Cutting Insert Therefor - An indexable cutting insert and a milling cutter with identical indexable cutting inserts. The indexable cutting insert has an upper surface, opposing lower surface, and a peripheral side surface. Major cutting edges are formed on an upper peripheral edge, with adjacent major rake surfaces on the upper surface. At least two of the major cutting edges have different insert axial rake angles at equivalent index points along the major cutting edges, and at least two of the major rake surfaces have different rake surface profile angles at planar sections which are perpendicular to the major cutting edges and contain an insert axis. The milling cutter has a milling cutter body with a plurality of identical insert receiving pockets, where an equal number of the identical indexable cutting inserts are removably seated, having active major cutting edges and active major rake surfaces with different axial and/or radial rake angles. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034602 | CUTTING INSERT FOR HIGH-EFFICIENT CUTTING - A cutting insert for high-efficiency cutting is disclosed. The cutting insert includes an upper surface ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100034603 | Surface Coated Tool and Method of Working Cutting Object - A surface coated tool comprises a substrate and a coating layer superimposed on the surface of the substrate and containing Ti and W in the form of nitride or carbonitride. The coating layer comprises a matrix and dispersed particles dispersed into the matrix. The W content of the dispersed particles is larger than the W content of the matrix, and a difference in the W content between the matrix and the dispersed particles is larger than a difference in other ingredient content. A cutting tool consisting of the surface coated tool and having a cutting edge is prepared, and the cutting edge of the cutting tool is brought into contact with a cutting object, and the cutting object is cut by the cutting tool. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034604 | CHIP REMOVAL METHOD AND CHIP REMOVAL AIR BLOW NOZZLE - A chip removal method removes residue such as chips that have remained in and adhered to an interior of a bag-shaped machined hole in a work piece. After air is jetted out and blown against a bottom portion of the machined hole by using an air blow nozzle to change a flow of air that is circulating inside a nozzle into a spiral flow that moves in a direction towards the bottom portion of the machined hole, this spiral flow then blows upwards like a tornado from a vicinity of the bottom portion of the machined hole in a direction towards an aperture portion of the machined hole so that the residue inside the machined hole is uplifted by the spiral flow and removed. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034605 | Apparatus and method thereof for drilling holes in discrete controlled increments - An apparatus and method for forming a hole in material for non-medical and medical purposes such as a cranial burr hole for ventriculostomy and brain biopsy procedures. The apparatus includes a main unit upon which a drill unit is located. The drill unit includes a drill bit and an on/off switching means. The main unit includes a handle which is suitable for grasping, and an advancing mechanism including a release/engage mechanism, and an advancing lever and an optional on/off switch. The drill unit is advanced a predetermined distance relative to the main unit each time an advancing lever is pulled. In use, the apparatus is placed in a desired position upon the material to be drilled such a patient's skull and is stabilized by a stabilization platform, the apparatus is then turned on, and the advancing lever is pulled to advance the drill unit a predetermined distance relative to a longitudinal axis of the main unit with each pull of the advancing lever. The procedure is ended when the desired depth of penetration has been reached, or the material such as in the case of skull bone, has been completely penetrated. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034606 | THROW-AWAY DRILL AND TIP ARRANGEMENT METHOD FOR THE DRILL - An object is to provide an indexable drill which has cutting edges formed of a plurality of indexable inserts and which provides stable performance so that the accuracy of entrance hole diameter and exit hole diameter is improved and generation of burrs at the hole exit can be suppressed. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034607 | ADJUSTABLE INDEXABLE DRILL AND MODULAR SYSTEM AND HOLDER - An adjustable drill is provided comprising a drill body having a face surface with a directional feature provided therewith. At least one cartridge is selectively mounted adjacent the face surface and selectively slidable along the directional feature to provide adjustment. At least one insert is releasably affixed in an insert pocket provided in the cartridge. In further examples, the adjustable drill may have a central cutting system in combination with the adjustable cartridge type system, wherein the central cutting system may be modular. There may also be provided a modular type of holder arrangement to provide flexibility to adapt the system for various applications. | 2010-02-11 |
20100034608 | HOLE SAW WITH DEPTH STOP - A hole saw includes a depth stop for limiting the depth of penetration of the hole saw into a workpiece. The blade of the hole saw includes a plurality of slots, one of which is used to receive the depth stop. The depth stop is mounted to the blade by positioning a portion of the depth stop within the slot and sliding the depth stop from an unsecured position to a secured position. Once in the secured position, a locking member is moved within the depth stop to secure the depth stop in place. In use, the blade is advanced through the workpiece until the depth stop contacts the proximal surface of the workpiece. | 2010-02-11 |