| 08th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
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| 20110041626 | Pedalling Measurement - Apparatus and method for pedalling measurement are presented. The apparatus comprises: a portion to form a hole for accommodating a spindle of a pedal; a strain member to undergo deformation by a force applied on the pedal and transmitted by means of the spindle through the portion to the strain member; and a strain gauge, coupled with the strain member, to measure an elastic strain representing the deformation. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041627 | TEST SPECIMEN FOR TESTING THROUGH-THICKNESS PROPERTIES - The present invention relates to a test specimen ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041628 | GEAR DEVICE, PREFERABLY MOTOR DEVICE - The invention concerns a gear device, preferably motor device, for providing rotation about at least one output axis and a method for providing rotation. A body ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041629 | MOTION DEVICE AND MOVING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a motion device and a moving device in which the total size in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of an orbital element can be reduced to extremely smaller sizes and miniaturization can be accomplished. A motion device | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041630 | PROPULSION MECHANISM EMPLOYING CONVERSION OF ROTARY MOTION INTO A UNIDIRECTIONAL LINEAR FORCE - A mechanism for converting rotary motion into a linear force employs a motor acting through a drive mechanism to rotate a pair of radial arms in counter-rotating directions, synchronously, about a central axis. A gear is rotatably supported about an axis normal to the plane of rotation of the arms, at the outer end of each arm. These two gears are weighted at points on their peripheries and the two gears are in mesh with identical, nonweighted fixed gears supported about the central axis, so that the weighted gears undergo one full rotation for each rotation of the arms. During each rotation of the arms, they experience two alignments, at two radially opposed positions. In one of the positions, the weighted segments are aligned so as to be positioned away from the central axis. At the other alignment position of the arms, the weighted segments are positioned close to the central axis. The unbalanced rotation of the arms and their weighted gears causes a centrifugal pulse in the direction of the most outward position of the rotating gears, moving the entire mechanism along a slide into abutment with a stop at one end of the mechanism to produce a net propulsive force. Rotation of the fixed gears 180 degrees reverses the thrust. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041631 | DRIVE APPARATUS HAVING A FORCE TRANSMISSION MEANS THAT CAN BE MOVED BY GRAVITATIONAL FORCE - The invention relates to a drive apparatus ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041632 | JAM-TOLERANT DUAL-REDUNDANT DIFFERENTIAL-TYPE ACTUATORS - A jam-tolerant dual-redundant differential-summing actuator ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041633 | VERTICAL MOVEMENT DEVICE FOR AN EXAMINING TABLE - A vertical movement device for an examining table includes a driving wheel, a nut and screw pair and a direction-converting synchronization belt. The driving wheel is disposed on the examining table. The rotation axis of the nut is perpendicular to the rotation axis of the driving wheel, and the nut moves vertically on the screw when the nut rotates so as to carry the examining table to move vertically. The direction-converting synchronization belt converts the rotation of the driving wheel into the rotation of the nut so as to realize the vertical movement of the examining table. The self-locking vertical movement device reduces the noise and manufacturing costs, simplifies the structure, increases the maximum lifting weight and speeds up the lifting/lowering process. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041634 | SWING-TYPE PORTABLE TERMINAL - A portable terminal with a pair of housings is provided, in which a fixed member has a through hole and is fixed to one surface of a first housing, the through hole penetrating both surfaces of the fixed member, a rotation member is fixed to one surface of a second housing, facing one surface of the fixed member, a driving member is rotatably engaged with the through hole on the other surface of the fixed member and fixed to the rotation member, and an elastic member has one end supported by the fixed member and the other end supported by the driving member, for providing a driving force to rotate the driving member. The second housing covering the first housing or moving to a position where the second housing is in parallel with the first housing by rotating along with the rotation member and the driving member around a hinge axis extended vertically with respect to the first housing by the driving force of the elastic member. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041635 | TRANSMISSION - A transmission includes a body, a transferring gear set, a driving gear set, a reversible gear set, a unidirectional gear set, a wedge and a switcher. The body is mounted on a wheel. The transferring gear set includes a driving shaft and a transferring gear. The driving gear set includes a wheel hub and a driving gear. The reversible gear set includes a reversible sleeve and a reversible gear. The unidirectional gear set includes a follower gear, a unidirectional clutch and a unidirectional sleeve. The unidirectional clutch engages the reversible sleeve to the follower gear when the reversible sleeve is rotated in a first direction and disengages the reversible sleeve from the follower gear when the reversible sleeve is rotated in a second direction. The switcher moves the wedge to engage the recesses of the unidirectional sleeve and the reversible sleeve. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041636 | MULTI-STAGE TRANSMISSION - A multi-stage transmission has driving gears m and driven gears n supported on a hollow driven gear shaft | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041637 | Compact Drive, Spiroid Gear Unit, and Method for Manufacturing a Drive Unit - In compact drive, spiroid gear unit, and method for manufacturing a drive unit that includes at least an electric motor, a brake, a gear unit, and a frequency converter, the output shaft of the gear unit and the rotor shaft are positioned in parallel to each other, and the shaft-center distance is determined by at least one gear stage. The first gear stage includes a first toothed member connected to the rotor shaft, and a second toothed member, which engages with the first toothed member and is connected to an intermediate shaft, the brake, including at least a brake-rotor shaft, being integrated in the housing of the compact drive, the brake-rotor shaft being parallel to the rotor shaft, and the brake-rotor shaft being connected to a toothed member, which engages with the second toothed member. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041638 | GREASE COMPOSITION AND DIRECT-ACTING DEVICES WITH THE GREASE COMPOSITION - A grease composition includes: a poly-α-olefin having a kinematic viscosity at 40 degrees C. of 60 to 320 mm | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041639 | Transmission actuator - The invention relates to a transmission actuator for a transmission, having a split sensor ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041640 | SELECTOR LEVER FOR SPEED CHANGE TRANSMISSION - A selector lever is provided for speed change transmissions, which is movable into various lever positions to select various operating and driving steps or gears. The selector lever includes, but is not limited to a handle at one end, an unlocking bar, which is movable in the extension direction, is received in the selector lever, the unlocking bar being operationally linked to a locking mechanism so that in a first position, a movement of the selector lever into at least one lever position is blocked and, in a second position, it is released, the unlocking bar being pre-tensioned in its first position by a pre-tension force; the selector lever has a sliding ramp coupled to an end section of the unlocking bar, which is movable by manual actuation of an unlocking element so that the unlocking bar is movable into its second position by the end section sliding down on the sliding ramp against the pre-tension force. The end section of the unlocking bar coupled to the sliding ramp is provided with a second material different from a first material of the remaining unlocking bar, which is lower friction than the first material with respect to a friction pairing with the handle. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041641 | Deformable Robotic Surface - A deformable robotic surface has a plurality of control points | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041642 | Adjustable Steering Column Assembly - An adjustable steering column assembly includes a fixed rack secured to a first portion and a moving rack secured to a second portion, which are releasably engaged by a clamp mechanism to permit relative movement therebetween. The fixed rack comprises two rows of teeth spaced apart from one another and extending towards. The moving rack also comprises two rows of teeth which extend away from each other. A clamp engaging means moves the moving rack into and out of engagement with the fixed rack. The teeth on the two racks are offset relative to one another. The mechanism is further arranged so that when if a tooth on tooth event occurs the fixed rack interacts with the moving rack to cause the moving rack to move sideways to permit the teeth to become inter-engaged when the mechanism finally reaches the locked position. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041643 | STEERING COLUMN - A steering column includes a telescopic mechanism and an impact absorbing mechanism. The steering column includes an inner tube ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041644 | APPARATUS FOR REDUCING NOISE OF SHIFT CABLE - An apparatus for reducing noise of a shift cable, may include a stopper that is integrally formed with an inner cable of the shift cable, an anti-vibration member that is disposed around the inner cable and is spaced apart from the inner cable to selectively contact with the stopper, and a damper housing that retains the anti-vibration member and the stopper therein | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041645 | FLOOR MOUNTED PEDAL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A floor mounted pedal system for a vehicle is provided, the system being capable of adjusting the angle of a foot relative to a decelerator pedal with a simple structure. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041646 | Handlebar Clamping Device for Bicycle - A handlebar clamping device for a bicycle includes a handlebar, a mounting tube mounted on the handlebar and having a peripheral wall provided with two opposite mounting portions and two opposite openings located between the two mounting portions, and a clamping unit extending through the two openings of the mounting tube and pressing the handlebar to lock the mounting tube onto the handlebar. Thus, the handlebar clamping device only needs to provide a single clamping unit to lock the mounting tube onto the handlebar, thereby decreasing the cost of fabrication of the handlebar clamping device. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041647 | BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY HAVING NON-CONTACTING SENSOR - A pedal assembly using a non-contacting position sensor utilizing a spring-biased roller on a cam surface to simulate the feel of a conventional brake pedal is provided. The pedal assembly includes an elongated brake support bracket having a cam surface and a pedal arm having a spring-biased roller. A spring-biased roller assembly is mounted to an inward side or beside the pedal arm or on both sides of the pedal arm. The roller assembly includes a fixed leg extending on from an inner side of the pedal arm and a movable leg which is pivotally mounted to the pedal arm. A biasing member extends over the support between the fixed leg and movable leg to generate a biasing force against the roller. When the pedal is depressed, the roller is moved along the cam surface of the support bracket thereby creating the ‘feel’ of a traditional pedal assembly. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041648 | Bicycle Pedal - Bicycle pedal comprising a pedal axle for connection to a crank of a bicycle, a pedal body comprising at least one actuation surface for actuating the pedal, and connection means. The connection means connect the pedal body to the pedal axle, such that the pedal body, while cycling, can freely rotate with respect to the pedal axle about a first axis extending substantially parallel to the pedal axle, and a second axis extending substantially perpendicular to the pedal axle and substantially parallel to the actuation surface, and wherein the second axis is located at a distance from, and in use above, the actuation surface. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041649 | POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A power transmission device includes: a main case having an inside storing an oil; a drum carrying up the oil; and a partition wall partitioning the inside of the main case into a transmission gear housing containing the drum and a catch tank. An inner wall of the main case includes a down-extending portion extending down toward a feed opening of the catch tank, and extending toward the drum rather than along a vertical plane extending in the vertical direction as the down-extending portion extends downward, and a receding portion bordering on the down-extending portion and extending away from the drum from a bordering point where the receding portion borders on the down-extending portion. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041650 | NIOBIUM BASED ALLOY THAT IS RESISTANT TO AQUEOUS CORROSION - A niobium or niobium alloy which contains pure or substantially pure niobium and at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt, Mo, W and Re to form a niobium alloy that is resistant to aqueous corrosion. The invention also relates to the process of preparing the niobium alloy. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041651 | METAL POWDER PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND METAL POWDER - A metal powder production apparatus is capable of efficiently producing fine metal powder with a uniform particle size. The metal powder produced by the apparatus has an increased quality. The apparatus (atomizer) makes use of an atomizing method to pulverize molten metal into metal powder. The apparatus includes a supply part (tundish) for supplying the molten metal, a nozzle provided below the supply part, a tubular member provided between the supply part and the nozzle. The tubular member is constructed to ensure that the molten metal ejected from an ejection port passes through a bore of the tubular member and then makes contact with a fluid jet. Further, the tubular member has a top end air-tightly connected to the supply part and a bottom end lying around the midway of a first flow path through which the molten metal passes. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041652 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PIG IRON - In a method for producing pig iron using iron ore with a high content of zinc, a blast furnace raw material | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041653 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ULTRA LOW CARBON FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a ferritic stainless steel containing an ultra low level of carbon concentration in molten steel within time shorter than existing technology by controlling content, appropriate composition, and liquid-state fraction, etc., of Cr | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041654 | METHOD OF HEAP OR DUMP LEACHING OF COPPER FROM COPPER SULFIDE ORE - The object of the present invention is to provide a method of efficiently leaching copper not only from a readily-soluble copper ore but also a poorly-soluble copper sulfide ore partially containing or consisting of chalcopyrite and/or covellite by means of ore heap leaching under versatile conditions for actual operation. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041655 | Bottle cap opener - The invention is a bottle cap opener with an attached storage compartment in its handle to temporarily store, for later disposal, the bottle caps that it removes from a bottle in order to prevent bottle cap floor litter. The handle may be transparent in order to aid the user in determining when the storage compartment is full enough to warrant disposing of the stored, removed bottle caps. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041656 | REDUCED WEIGHT POWER TONG FOR TURNING PIPE - A power tong body having a central opening comprises upper and lower cover plates and a rotary gear contained there between. The tong incorporates the centering guide, e.g. rollers, that extend between the rotary gear and respective tong covers. Such centering guides through the central openings in the tong body covers and provide contact surfaces carried that permit differential rotation of the rotary gear with respect to such covers. The rollers may roll on circular races formed by the inside edge face surfaces of the tong covers bordering the central opening. The support rollers may also extend beyond the upper and lower cover plates and engage with a guide surface or race formed on the respective cage plates of the tong, centrally locating such cage plates with respect to the rotary gear while allowing differential rotation of the cage plates with respect to the rotary gear. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041657 | FOLDABLE TOOL KIT HAVING A RATCHET POSITIONABLE IN MULTIPLE ORIENTATIONS - A foldable tool kit has a ratchet head, a wrench body, a bit holder, a plurality of bits and a gripping handle. A protruding column extends from the ratchet head and is jacketed by an extension rod. The wrench body has a U-shaped cross-section, and side walls of one end of the wrench body form securing plates between which the ratchet head is pivoted. The extension rod opens out from, or closes into, a first opening of the wrench body, and tap holes are provided on side walls of another end of the wrench body. One end of the bit holder has a pivot base, and the pivot base has a pair of first pivot portions corresponding to a pivot hole from two sides of the pivot base. The grip handle also has an inverted U-shaped cross-section and two sides of one end each respectively have a through hole. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041658 | Pipe End Machining Device with Axial Autofeed - A device for preparing the end of a pipe includes a non-rotatable mandrel one end of which is attachable to the pipe. A motor rotates a sleeve around the mandrel and the sleeve retains an arm perpendicular to the mandrel for cutting the pipe. A cam surface on the rotating sleeve moves a cam follower. Movement of the cam follower is converted to rotational movement for turning a feed nut threaded on the mandrel. The rate at which the sleeve is advanced by the feed nut is controlled by limiting the movement of the cam follower. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041659 | PORTABLE DUCT BOARD CUTTING TABLE - A duct board cutting table provides accurate cutting of duct board while providing portability and moderate cost. A table top, which is generally large enough to accept most of a sheet of duct board, has a cross-rail assembly mounted above it that slides along the length of the duct board. A duct board cutting tool slides along the length of the cross-rail assembly, which is along the width of the duct board, in order to move the tool's blade through the duct board to make a cut. The tool may be a hand tool, with a tool fixture provided with the table that can slidably mount the hand tool within the cross-rail assembly at multiple heights above the table to accommodate duct board of various thicknesses. A stopping mechanism can be included to stop the cross-rail assembly at multiple cutting positions using removable stop blocks. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041660 | MONITORING UNIT FOR A MONITORING RANGE IN A MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool device having a monitoring unit for monitoring at least one machine tool monitoring range, which has a projection unit for projecting into the machine tool monitoring range, a detection unit for detecting the machine tool monitoring range, and a pattern generation unit for generating at least one pattern for projection into the machine tool monitoring range. The machine tool device has an evaluation unit which is provided for evaluating a pattern which is associated with the generated pattern and detected with the aid of the detection unit. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041661 | Rotary Cutting Tool, Method of Cutting Billet for Manufacturing Seamless Pipe or Tube, and Method of Manufacturing Seamless Pipe or Tube - An object of the present invention is to provide a rotary cutting tool, a method of cutting a billet for manufacturing a seamless pipe, and a method of manufacturing the seamless pipe, which are capable of restraining the occurrence of an outer surface flaw on the seamless pipe. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041662 | EDGE PUNCH SYSTEM - The invention relates to a die-cut edge system, method and device capable of creating a continuous and congruent decorative design along the edge of a paper product. Furthermore, the invention relates to a die-cut edge system, method and device, wherein a corner punch and edge punch are aligned and correspond with one another so as to produce a continuous and congruent decorative design along the edge of a paper product. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041663 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING PHYSIOLOGICAL MATERIAL ON SURFACES OF CUT MEAT - A system and method for reducing physiological material on surfaces of meat cut transferred to surfaces of cut meat by an endless band saw blade is disclosed. The system includes a water jet manifold positioned adjacent the saw blade and having a first and second nozzle orifices formed therein, the first and second orifices operable to be placed in fluid communication with a source of water. The first nozzle orifice is operable to direct a first water jet substantially across and into a first side surface of the saw blade and a second nozzle orifice is operable to direct a second water jet substantially across and into a second side surface of the saw blade. Together, the first and second water jets direct a sufficient volume of water onto the saw blade to remove residual physiological material and to deposit a layer of water onto the first and second side surfaces of the saw blade, which layer of water acts as a lubricant to reduce the residual physiological material that adheres to the saw blade and thereby reduces the residual physiological material transferred to the surfaces of cut meat by the saw blade. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041664 | TABLE SAW FENCE ENGAGEMENT AND BLADE GUARD APPARATUS - A fence engagement and blade guard includes a column mounted to a table saw with a horizontal member received in a channel in the column. A vertical rod extends through and is vertically adjustable in a hole in the horizontal member. An engagement cart is suspended from the vertical rod and includes a beam having axle apertures and axles received in the apertures to support wheels. The wheels frictionally engage a work piece. An axle suspension system is supported from a shield. The engagement cart is angularly rotatable for engagement of the wheels on the work piece to directionally urge the work piece against the table saw fence. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041665 | Miter Saw - A miter saw which prevents deterioration in perpendicularity of a cutting blade to the upper surface of a base part when slide of a pipe is regulated by pressing a pipe. In a miter saw, a pair of pipes support a cutting part, on one end side. On the other end side, the pipes are surrounded and supported slidably by a first slide support part of a support member of a turntable. A virtual plane including the axes of the pair of pipes is substantially parallel to the pivotal direction of a disc saw blade. A first screw is screwed in the first slide support part. An end part of the first screw contacts and presses a pipe. This end part is engaged with the pipe so as to restrict slide of the pipe relative to the first slide support part. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041666 | CUTTING DEVICES - A cutting device includes a positioning mechanism for positioning a cutting unit at a plurality of tilt angles including a first tilt angle and a second tilt angle in a left direction and/or a right direction. The first tilt angle is larger than the second tilt angle. A setting state for the first tilt angle is reset to a setting state for the second tilt angle when a positioning state at the first tilt angle is released. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041667 | Mechanism for adjusting blade height of bench saw - A bench saw includes a table on a support frame; a hand turning unit comprising a handwheel and a shaft including a threaded end; a transmission unit comprising a frame including a lower slot on either side surface, two T-shaped members pivotably secured to both side surfaces of the frame respectively, each T-shaped member including a transverse first groove and a longitudinal second groove, and a bar including a protrusion at either end, the protrusions being slidingly disposed in the second grooves, and a central threaded hole secured to the threaded end; a blade height adjusting unit comprising a block member secured to the frame, and a grooved sliding member with the block member disposed therein, the sliding member including a guide pin on either side, the guide pins being slidingly disposed in the first grooves; and a saw assembly secured to the sliding member. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041668 | APPARATUS FOR SURFACING FLITCH - An apparatus for surfacing a flitch by cutting material from its radially outer surface to prepare the flitch for veneer slicing or other uses. The apparatus comprises a cutterhead rotatable about a cutterhead axis. The apparatus further comprises a carriage comprising a ring that rotates about a carriage axis and a pivot arm that carries the cutterhead and is coupled to the rotatable ring for pivoting movement about a pivot arm axis. The apparatus further comprises a flitch contour accommodation device coupled to the pivot arm and to the cutterhead to permit rotation of the cutterhead about a device axis that is generally transverse to the cutterhead axis. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041669 | HOLIDAY ORNAMENT HAVING A ROTATING MECHANISM AND INTERNAL MUSIC-PRODUCING MECHANISM - An automated ornament includes a power source coupled to a drive shaft that provides rotatory power about a drive axis. The drive shaft is coupled to a first drive gear, which engages a second idler gear such that rotation of the first gear in one direction causes the second gear to rotate in the opposite direction. A third driven gear engages the second gear such that rotation of the second gear in one direction causes the third gear to rotate in the opposite direction. The gear ratio of the first gear to the third gear is at least two to one. When the automated ornament is supported by support means, the power source causes an ornamental housing to rotate about the support means via the first, second, and third gears. The power source also can cause a sound module to produce musical notes via a subsidiary gear train. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041670 | VERTICALLY ALIGNED DRUM SET - A drum assembly includes a first drum assembly positioned above a second drum assembly in a spaced apart relationship, where the bottom of the first drum assembly is positioned above the second drum assembly. Sound waves emanated from a playing surface of the first drum assembly impact a playing surface of the second drum assembly. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041671 | Method and Apparatus for Composing and Performing Music - The present invention is method and apparatus for music performance and composition. More specifically, the present invention is an interactive music apparatus comprising actuating a signal that is transmitted to a processing computer that transmits output signals to a speaker that emits sound and an output component that performs an action. Further, the present invention is also a method of music performance and composition. Additionally, the present invention is an interactive wireless music apparatus comprising actuating an event originating on a remote wireless device. The transmitted event received by a processing host computer implements the proper handling of the event. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041672 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MIDI CONTROL OVER POWERLINE COMMUNICATIONS - An apparatus for processing one or more MIDI signals into a powerline format. The apparatus has an input port configured to receive a first digital signal having a MIDI format. The apparatus also has one or more powerline modules configured to process at least the digital signal in the MIDI format to a second digital signal in a powerline format. The apparatus also has an output port configured to transfer the second digital signal. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041673 | TRANSDUCER SADDLE FOR STRINGED INSTRUMENT - A string saddle system for a multi-stringed instrument includes a unitary saddle body having opposing surfaces and a top saddle portion that support tensioned strings and receive vibratory energy therefrom. The saddle body includes a plurality of integral cavities, each integral cavity in correspondence with a respective string and defining an area of sensitivity beneath each string within the saddle body, each area of sensitivity extending from the top surface of the saddle body above the cavity beneath the respective string to the corresponding cavity structure and extending horizontally according to a length of the integral cavity. A flexurally responsive transducer element is mechanically coupled to each integral cavity at mechanical coupling points, the transducer element for converting vibratory energy from the respective string to an electric signal, the area of sensitivity conveying vibrations of the respective string to the suspended transducer element via a mechanical coupling point located within each respective integral cavity structure. A first conductor is embedded within the top surface, and a second conductor embedded within the saddle body, the embedded first conductor and the embedded second conductor having respective portions extending to each the integral cavity structure to provide exposed electrical contact areas at a cavity surface defining electrical coupling points for electrically connecting the transducer element to the first and second conductors at each respective the integral cavity structure. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041674 | INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER - The present invention generally concerns inductive power transfer systems and their components. More particularly, representative and exemplary embodiments of the present invention generally relate to systems, devices and methods for transferring modulated current between a launcher and at least one guided missile. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041675 | PLASTIC ENCASED MULTI-THREAT ANTI-BALLISTIC MATERIAL - A new plastic encased anti-ballistic material, one which may be tailored for multi-threat protection. Also disclosed is a method for forming such a new anti-ballistic material or article by describing a method of forming plastic particulates into a multiple skin configuration, usually two skins, which may also have contained therebetween either an expandable plastic material, along with the anti-ballistic material reinforcement for strengthening the plastic article, other filler materials, or combinations thereof. In addition to the materials which can be incorporated into the middle layer between two skins, the present invention also discloses the use of multiple layers of various types of anti-ballistic materials to combat any type of ballistic threat which may happen. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041676 | Hard armor composite - A hard armor composite includes a rigid facing and a ballistic fabric backing. The fabric backing is carried by the facing, and includes an array of bundled high-performance fibers. The fibers have a tensile strength greater than 7 grams per denier and a denier per filament ratio of less than 5.4. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041677 | BALLISTIC-RESISTANT ARTICLES COMPRISING TAPES - Ballistic-resistant moulded article comprising a compressed stack of sheets comprising tapes of a reinforcing material, characterised in that at least one sheet comprises woven tapes as weft and as warp, at least some of the tapes having a width of at least 10 mm. A method for manufacturing the ballistic-resistant moulded article is also claimed. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041678 | PROTECTIVE SHELTER - A protective shelter offering opposite outer supports and a roof structure extending between the supports, wherein the roof structure comprises a plurality of tray members arranged to receive earth, sand or aggregate material defining an inner skin to provide a first level of protection in the roof structure, and the tray members are arranged to be supported by transverse beams, wherein the transverse beams are arranged to be supported at their respective ends by the opposite outer supports and wherein the transverse beams form a transverse beam bridge across the shelter such that the height of the shelter centrally, and away from the opposite supports is substantially the same as the height of said supports. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041679 | Lightweight Blast Mitigating Composite Panel - Lightweight blast mitigating composite panels ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041680 | SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOL - The invention relates to the trigger and firing mechanisms for pistols. The inventive pistol comprises a frame ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041681 | POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINE - A hydraulic positive-displacement machine includes at least two radially or axially spaced-apart groups of cylinder-piston units. The cylinders of the primary group can be made to communicate fluidically with cylinders of the secondary group via intermediate valves. At least two intermediate valves can be switched independently of one another. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041682 | VARIABLE CAPACITY COMPRESSOR - A hinge mechanism ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041683 | RODLESS CYLINDER - In a rodless cylinder | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041684 | TWO-PART PISTON FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to a two-part piston ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041685 | CO2 RECOVERY APPARATUS AND CO2 RECOVERY METHOD | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041686 | METHOD FOR COMPRESSING CARBON DIOXIDE OR A GAS WHICH HAS SIMILAR PROPERTIES - A method is provided where carbon dioxide is compressed in a multi-stage geared compressor using a substantially isothermic process to a pressure which lies above the pressure of the critical point of carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide is subsequently cooled to ambient temperature in a cooling device and then compressed to a predefined final pressure in a pump device. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041687 | MULTI-STAGE MEMBRANE SEPARATION PROCESS - The invention concerns a process for the removal of gaseous acidic contaminants, especially carbon dioxide and/or hydrogen sulphide, in two or more stages from a gaseous hydrocarbonaceous feedstream ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041688 | Carbon Dioxide Capture/Regeneration Structures and Techniques - New and useful system and method concepts are provided, for removing carbon dioxide from a flow of carbon dioxide laden air. More specifically, a sorbent structure is used in new and useful structures and techniques to bind carbon dioxide in a carbon dioxide laden air stream, and process heat is used to separate carbon dioxide from the sorbent structure and regenerate the sorbent structure. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041689 | OFF GAS PURIFICATION - Heat-exchangers and biogas conditioners including a heat exchange member disposed between upper and lower flanges of the apparatus in which at least the heat exchange member is formed of a highly thermally conductive material (e.g., at least 50 W/m−K) such as aluminum or aluminum alloy. A bed of zeolite is loaded within the apparatus so as to be in contact with the heat exchange member. The heat exchange member is shaped and configured so that any given location of the zeolite bed is no more than about 3 inches from the heat exchange member comprising the highly thermally conductive material. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041690 | Method and apparatus for removing volatile contaminants from industrial plants - A method and apparatus for simultaneously removing alkali chlorides from an industrial process and purifying vaporizable contaminants such as mercury from a particulate material. Gases containing alkali chlorides are cooled to a temperature above the boiling point of the contaminants and below the boiling point of the alkali chlorides. Particulates rich in alkali chlorides are removed from the gas stream with a first dust collector. The gas stream cleaned of alkali chlorides is directed to a reaction area where particulate material containing mercury contaminants is inserted into the gas stream to vaporize the contaminants from the material and entrain the cleaned material in the gases. The gases are directed to a second dust collector to remove the entrained particulate material, after which a sorbent or chemical reagent is injected in the gases to interact with the contaminants and form a contaminant containing product that is entrained in the gases and thereafter separated from the gases. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041691 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING WET PAINT OVERSPRAY - In order to provide a device for separating wet paint overspray from a stream of crude gas containing overspray particles which comprises at least two filter devices each of which has an inlet opening through which a partial stream of crude gas enters the respective filter device and each of which comprises at least one filter element for separating the overspray from the partial stream of crude gas, which allows one to maintain the fluidity of the mixture consisting of filter aid material and wet paint overspray that has been cleansed from the filter elements in the filter aid material reservoirs in a simple and efficient manner, it is proposed that the device should comprise at least one reservoir for receiving material which has been cleansed from the filter elements of a plurality of filter devices and a mixing device for mechanically blending the cleansed material from a plurality of filter devices. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041692 | FILTER ELEMENT FOR PULSE CLEANING AND METHODS - To improve in pulse cleaning of filters, a filter element includes a media pack of Z-media having first and second opposite flow faces and a side wall extending between the first and second flow face. A gasket is secured to the side wall. The gasket has a sealing portion and an attachment portion. The sealing portion has a flat surface at least one inch long and is located between being planar with and 0.5 inches recessed from the first flow face, inclusive. A dust collector includes a housing with a dirty air inlet, a clean air outlet, and an interior; a tubesheet in the housing interior having a plurality of openings; a plurality of panel-style filter elements mounted in a respective one of the openings in the tubesheet; and a plurality of blowpipes, with each being oriented to direct a fluid pulse at a respective one of the panel-style filter elements. The filter elements include a media pack of Z-media, a gasket that is between planar with and 0.5 inches recessed from the first flow face, in which the gasket forms a seal with the tubesheet. The blowpipes direct a pulse at an angle that is not normal to a plane of the openings in the tubesheet and not in line with a general direction of filtration flow through the filter element. A method of cleaning a filter element installed in a dust collector includes providing a filter element and periodically pulsing a jet of gas into the downstream flow face to cause at least some particulate material on an upstream side of the Z-media to be removed from the Z-media. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041693 | OLEOPHOBIC LAMINATED ARTICLE - An article comprising a microporous membrane. A first porous fabric is laminated to a first side of the microporous membrane. A second porous fabric is laminated to a second opposite side of the microporous membrane to form a laminate with the membrane and the first porous fabric. The laminate has two fabric sides separated by the microporous membrane. A treatment material is applied to the laminate to form a treated laminate. The treated laminate has an oil resistance of at least a number 7 determined by AATCC 118 testing on both fabric sides and has an air permeability through the treated laminate of at least 0.01 CFM per square foot determined by ASTM D737 testing. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041694 | SELF-HEATED DENSE CERAMIC TUBES FOR SEPARATING GASES - A device for at least one self-heated and dense ceramic tube for gas separation. The device includes at least one dense ceramic tube in an environment accessible to a mixture of gases, the at least one tube acting as a diffusion membrane for separating at least one gas from the mixture of gases. Two electrical contacts are provided which allow connecting a power supply to the ceramic tube and driving an electric current through the ceramic tube. The contacts can be in the farm of short coils wrapped around the ceramic tube at difference places. When a voltage is applied to the contacts, an electrical current flows from one contact to the other through the ceramic tube. The current in the ceramic tube heats the tube. Thus, the tubes heat themselves. The hot tube allows separating a gas from the mixture of gases. The driving force for the diffusion is achieved by a pressure difference generated by pumping at the side of the separated gas and pressing at the side of the mixture of gases. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041695 | CYCLONE SEPARATOR DEVICE FOR GAS-OIL SEPARATION - This cyclone device performs diphasic gas-oil separation to remove oil from the recirculated crank cases of an internal combustion engine. Mounted such that it can move vertically inside the cyclone is a body ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041696 | MODULAR ASSEMBLY OF A BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE - A process for manufacturing a beverage preparation machine by providing a group of components a) to f), with the components including a brewing unit for receiving an ingredient of the beverage and for guiding an incoming flow of liquid, through the ingredient to a beverage outlet; b) an in-line heater for heating the flow of liquid to be supplied to the brewing unit; c) a pump for pumping the liquid through the heater; d) one or more fluid connecting members for guiding the liquid from a source of liquid to the beverage outlet; e) an electric control unit for receiving instructions from a user via an interface and for controlling the heater and pump; and f) one or more electric sensors for sensing at least one operational characteristic of the brewing unit, the heater, the pump, a liquid reservoir, an ingredient collector, a flow of the liquid, a pressure of the liquid and a temperature of the liquid, and for communicating the characteristic(s) to the control unit. Components a) to f) for assembling the beverage machine are connected by pre-assembling at least two or three modules, with each module being fully automatically assembled from at least two of components a) to f), wherein the components of the fully automatically preassembled modules are configured to be automatically seizable, orientable, positionable and fully connectable to each other in one or more automatic assembly steps. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041697 | BREWING UNIT FOR A COFFEE MAKER - The invention relates to a brewing unit ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041698 | USED CAPSULE COLLECTOR FOR BEVERAGE DEVICES - A device for preparing a beverage from a capsule containing an ingredient of the beverage, includes a housing with a cavity to which used capsules are evacuated; and a collection receptacle in the cavity of the housing. The receptacle has an opening for receiving the evacuated used capsules and collecting the capsules. The receptacle has a reception orientation in which the receptacle is arranged to be filled with capsules up to a maximum level of fill in the cavity which extends above the opening of the receptacle in the reception orientation of the receptacle. The receptacle being tiltable or pivotable in the cavity into a removal orientation for allowing removal of the collection receptacle filled with capsules from the cavity. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041699 | Beverage machine brewing chamber and extraction member for a beverage dispensing machine - According to embodiments described in the specification, a brewing chamber for a beverage machine is provided comprising a housing having upper and lower ends and a channel extending between the upper and lower ends; an outlet portion of the channel configured to direct liquid towards the lower end; an extraction member extending from an inner surface defined by a wall of the outlet portion, the extraction member having an upper penetrating end for penetrating a cartridge and an anchoring end abutting the wall; the extraction member further having guide means for guiding liquid from the penetrating end onto the inner surface. The brewing chamber can include at least one spring coupled to the housing at the inlet end, the at least one spring receivable within a pocket of a support insert supporting a cartridge. The spring centers the support insert over the housing and facilitates ejection of the support insert. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041700 | EXCHANGEABLE FILTER FOR BEVERAGE PRODUCTION DEVICE AND BEVERAGE PRODUCTION DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH FILTER - The present invention proposes a device for preparing a nutritional composition by supplying water to ingredients provided to the device comprising a pump ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041701 | AUTOMATIC POD CONVEYOR AND BREWER ASSEMBLY FOR FRESH HOT BEVERAGE - This invention relates to an automatic pod-conveyor and brewer assembly for fresh hot beverage. The brewer sub-assembly ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041702 | CAPSULE FOR THE PREPARATION OF A COFFEE EXTRACT HAVING A STRUCTURE FACILITATING PERFORATION FOR INJECTION OF WATER - A capsule for the preparation of a coffee extract from coffee contained therein and hot water injected under pressure in the capsule by a water injection device. The capsule has a frusto-conical body with a rim, sidewall, and an inlet wall and a lower delivery wall sealed to the rim and contains a predosed amount of coffee. The inlet wall may have a flat or convex portion and a structure in relief or in recess arranged for facilitating penetration of blades belonging to the injection device and extending on a substantially circular path of predetermined radius R | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041703 | DRIP-STYLE COFFEE MAKER - A drip-style coffee maker includes a stand, a frame projected from the stand and a brewing device on the frame. The brewing device includes a hot water pipe having a spout, a brewing container under the spout of the hot water pipe, and a spray member connected to the spout of the hot water pipe. The spray member has a bottom plate and a plurality of apertures distributed on the bottom plate. A diameter of the spray member is equal to or greater than 45% of a maximum diameter of the brewing container that coffee grounds received in the brewing container maybe brewed in a consistent brewing condition. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041704 | DEVICE FOR STIRRING, FROTHING AND OPTIONALLY HEATING LIQUID FOODS - A device for stirring, frothing and optionally heating liquid foods, particularly for frothing milk, including at least two device parts: First, a freely movable fluid container, which has no electric machine parts and is therefore waterproof and dishwasher-safe, and secondly, a machine part, into the housing of which a motor for a driving magnet and further machine parts, such as a heater and a temperature sensor, can be installed. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041705 | COMPACT SPIRAL-THROUGHFLOW HEATING UNIT WHICH CAN OPERATE AT HIGH PRESSURES - A spiral continuous-flow heater unit for electrical appliances for preparing hot beverages including a tubular support having at least one thick-film electrical heating conductor structure on an outer side thereof; a core element within the tubular support having at least one helically extending web on an external surface thereof, wherein two adjacent web edges of the web and the external surface of the core element together form a flow channel that is substantially sealingly closed off in the outward direction with respect to a flow duct by an inner side of the tubular support; and a first and a second end member each having a connector port which communicates with the flow duct, wherein each of the end members is fixedly connected to the core element at their a respective end of the tubular support to form a water-tight and vapor-tight seal between at least the tubular support and end members. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041706 | CHOCOLATE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS INCLUDING WALKING BEAM CONVEYOR AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A chocolate manufacturing machine includes a chocolate dispenser and a chocolate cooler downstream from the chocolate dispenser. There is also a walking beam conveyor to advance a plurality of chocolate molding trays along a path of travel from the chocolate dispenser toward the chocolate cooler. The walking beam conveyor may comprise a pair of spaced apart tray guide rails to guide the plurality of chocolate molding trays. There may be at least one pair of walking beams adjacent the pair of spaced apart tray guide rails. A drive arrangement may cooperate with the at least one pair of walking beams to advance the plurality of chocolate molding trays along the path of travel. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041707 | Wok Water Saver Table - A circular wok support structure | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041708 | Graphite encapsulated cookware - Cookware in the form of a grill plate, griddle plate, waffle iron, panini press or the like is made from a cast composite including a graphite core plate encapsulated within a cast metal shell of aluminum or stainless steel, and a method for manufacturing same. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041709 | ENERGY-EFFICIENT APPARATUS FOR MAKING CHEESE - An apparatus for making cheese including a whey conduit, a milk conduit, and a heat exchange device between the whey conduit and the milk conduit. Preferably, the heat exchange device includes a heat transfer circuit including a heat transfer conduit, heat transfer medium in the heat transfer conduit, a whey heat exchanger between the whey conduit and the heat transfer conduit, and a milk heat exchanger between the heat transfer conduit and the milk conduit. A thermal storage device can be in thermal contact with the heat exchange device to allow heat energy from the whey to be accumulated and stored for future use in heating incoming milk. The thermal storage device includes a thermal storage conduit, a thermal storage heat exchanger between the heat exchange device and the thermal storage conduit, thermal storage medium in the thermal storage conduit, and a thermal storage tank (e.g., a cold storage tank for accumulating cold thermal storage medium and a hot storage tank for accumulating hot thermal storage medium). | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041710 | EGG SPINNER - A centrifugal egg separator that has a plurality of user-selectable discrete rotational speeds for performing a corresponding plurality of egg separation operations. Up to two speeds may correspond to centrifugal egg breaking: one for separating yolk and albumin from shell and chalazae and one for separating yolk, albumin, and chalazae from shell. Up to three speeds may correspond to separating components of broken eggs: one for separating out only albumin, one for separating out the yolk and albumin, and one for separating out the yolk, albumin, and chalazae. May be used with a customized food processor base. Various lid designs are included. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041711 | ARTICLE COMPACTION APPARATUS - An article compaction apparatus is described which comprises a fixed compaction surface and a movable compaction surface substantially parallel to the fixed compaction surface, the movable compaction surface being movable relative to the fixed compaction surface by means of an actuation mechanism. The actuation mechanism comprises at least one scissor jack mechanism arranged for horizontal operation within the apparatus which may also utilize a compaction zone which may expand in one dimension during the compaction cycle. Compacted articles are removed from the compaction zone under the action of gravity. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041712 | COLOUR-MANAGEMENT - The invention presents a method for controlling the composition of an ink mixture ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041713 | CONTACT OR TRANSFER ROLLER - A distributor or transfer roller is provided for printing machines, in particular for offset printing machines. The roller has at least a substantially rigid core and a cover made of a polymeric material applied on and permanently fixed to the core. The cover is applied directly on the core or on a hard-elastic intermediate layer having a hardness of ≧10 Shore D, optionally by an adhesion promoting layer. The cover is at least substantially made of a fluorinated polymer and has a hardness of ≧15 Shore D and/or a scratch hardness according to ISO 15184 of 6B or harder. The polymeric material can be a duroplastic material, a fluorinated polyurethane resin, polyester resin, epoxy resin, acrylate resin and/or polyether resin, a highly cross-linked non-elastic fluoropolymer, a fluorothermoplastic, a polymeric non-elastic fluorosilicone, or a fluoropolymer lacquer. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041714 | SQUARE INK FILTER VESSEL FOR A PRINTING PRESS - A square ink filter vessel for a printing press, like a rotogravure printing press, a flexographic printing press, or other like printing presses, includes a container having a substantially rectangular shaped cross-section with an open top, an outlet port on one side approximate the bottom of the container, a sloped bottom, where the sloped bottom being toward the outlet port, an inlet port on one side approximate the top of the container, and an internal ledge. A lid is adapted to close the open top of the container. A hinge couples the lid to the container, where the lid is hinged to the container on one side. A lid compression device is adapted to compress the lid to the container. A containment basket is adapted to fit inside the container, and has a plurality of holes on all sides and a lip adapted to rest on the internal ledge of the container. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041715 | FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING INKS - A flexographic printing composition which comprises a carrier-swellable particle composition, such as a microgel particle composition, has improved printing performance and printing resolution, especially where the flexographic printing composition is an aqueous printing composition and the carrier is water. The composition is particularly beneficial for flexographic printing of such an aqueous printing ink onto low-energy surface substrates or impermeable substrates, in which the ink has improved adhesion, even in the absence of corona discharge treatment. The use of surfactant in an amount of at least 0.5% by weight of the ink composition enhances printed density and/or reduces mottling in solid printed areas. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041716 | WORKPIECE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A workpiece processing system and method, the workpiece processing system comprising at least one workpiece processing module ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041717 | PLATE SUPPLY AND DISCHARGE DEVICE AND PRINTING PLATE FORMING DEVICE USING SAME - To provide a plate supply and discharge device and a printing plate forming device which are capable of transferring plates and printing plates of various sizes and preventing the plates and printing plates from being damaged in the plate supply and discharge device (printing plate forming device). A plate supply and discharge unit ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041718 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHEMICAL AND/OR MECHANICAL REMEDIATION OF NITRO COMPOUNDS AND NITRATE ESTERS - Systems and methods for chemoremediation or mechanical destruction of undetonated explosive materials. An explosive apparatus contains an explosive material in close proximity to a chemical reagent selected for its chemoremediative properties. A barrier is interposed between the explosive material and the chemical reagent to delay the chemoremediation of the explosive material. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041719 | Inertial Accumulator (IA) for onboard power supply of spinning and non-spinning projectiles and Directed Energy Projectiles - The Inertial Accumulators, which transform G-forces and/or rotational energy of a projectile into rotational energy of flywheel, store it and convert into electrical one to feed onboard electronics and/or high-energy emitter of Directed Energy Projectiles. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041720 | GUIDED WEAPON WITH IN-FLIGHT-SWITCHABLE MULTIPLE FUZE MODES - A method for operating a guided munition with a switchable fuse arrangement includes launching the guided munition towards a target. During flight of the guided munition, images are provided to a remote operator, who supplies a switching input. Responsive to said switching input, the fuze arrangement is switched to either of at least two of the following states: a delayed detonation state in which detonation of the explosive charge is delayed by a time delay after impact of the guided munition, an impact detonation state in which detonation of the explosive charge occurs on impact of the guided munition, a proximity detonation state in which detonation of the explosive charge is triggered by a proximity sensing arrangement, and a disabled state in which the guided munition functions as a guided kinetic shell without detonation of the explosive charge. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041721 | RAIL TRAIN - A rail train for supporting multiple sticks of ribbon rail comprises a plurality of rail support cars having a single, centrally positioned rail support stand wherein adjacent rail support cars are supported on shared trucks. End cars include a tunnel for supporting the rails near their ends and one or more rail support arms pivotal at a first end about two axis and supporting a rail guide assembly at a second end for supporting a rail as it is pulled of the rail train. A rail tie-down car utilizes spring-loaded, hydraulically actuated clamp assemblies to clamp individual rails to the tie-down car. Each clamp assembly incorporates at least two clamp members which act opposite one another to prevent the rail secured in place by the clamps from sliding in either longitudinal direction. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041722 | Magnetic levitation vehicle comprising a pneumatic spring control system - The invention relates to a magnetic levitation vehicle comprising a body ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041723 | Electrical Energy Capture System with Circuitry For Blocking Flow of Undesirable Electrical Currents Therein - An electrical energy capture system, as may be carried on a hybrid energy, electro-motive, self-powered traction vehicle, is provided. The system may be used for storing electrical power generated on the vehicle and for discharging the stored electrical power for use on the vehicle. The system includes circuitry connected to a plurality of electrical energy storage devices connected in parallel circuit to one another. The circuitry may be configured to establish a respective circuit path for charging and discharging electrical energy from each energy storage device with respect to a DC bus. The circuitry is further configured to block a flow of electrical current from any one of the storage devices to any of the other storage devices, thereby avoiding flow of currents that could otherwise circulate among the electrical energy storage devices due to electrical imbalances that may occur in one or more of the electrical energy storage devices. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041724 | RAILROAD GONDOLA CAR STRUCTURE AND MECHANISM THEREFOR - A railroad gondola car has a hopper carried between two trucks. The hopper has convergent end and side slope sheets that feed a bottom discharge. The bottom discharge has a pair of longitudinal doors. The door closing mechanism is a mechanical transmission that includes a set of linkages running from the door to a reciprocating pneumatic cylinder. The linkages run generally parallel to the slope sheet. The car has a very short draft installation that includes a removable coupler carrier bar, and the main shear plate has a removable draft gear installation panel. There is a machinery space above the end section shear plate. It is overhung by the slope sheet that is substantially unobstructed by any other primary structure. The pneumatic cylinder is mounted on an angle in this unobstructed machinery space, oriented longitudinally over the draft sill beneath the main drag link of the mechanical transmission, and above the main pivot of the driving input lever of the transmission. The main lever is bifurcated, and straddles the pneumatic cylinder. The mechanism includes a primary lock in the form of an over center lever arrangement, and a compact secondary lock that acts sideways rather than lengthwise. The sidewalls of the car include vertical stiffeners and side sheets. The lower portion of the side sheets lies laterally inboard of the stiffener web, while the upper portion lies laterally outboard of the stiffener web. The side slope sheet of the hopper meets the sidewall at the transition of the sidewall sheet from the inside-the-post to the outside-the-post condition. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110041725 | ANTICOAGULANTS AS ANTIFOULING AGENTS - Methods and compositions are provided for the reduction of fouling of objects present in marine environments. The methods and compositions include anticoagulants, such as, for example, glycosaminoglycans, coumarin-type molecules, metal chelators, plasminogen activators and platelet inhibitors. The methods include reducing marine fouling, comprising incorporating an anticoagulant compound into a marine coating. In addition, the methods include identifying compounds useful for reducing marine fouling, comprising measuring either blood coagulation or barnacle cement polymerization in the presence and absence of the compound, wherein a reduction in the blood coagulation or the barnacle cement polymerization in the presence of the compound identifies the compound as useful for reducing marine fouling. The coagulation or the polymerization can be measured by a serine protease activity or a transglutaminase activity. | 2011-02-24 |
