| 09th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
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| 20090051077 | Apparatus and method for molding plastics having relief decoration - An apparatus for molding plastics having relief decorations includes a mold and a transport. The mold defines a cavity therein. The cavity provides a relief pattern area on an inner surface thereof. The transport is used for transporting a foil with a printed layer thereon into the mold, to set the printed layer in position relative to the relief pattern area. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051078 | MULTILAYER, LIGHT-DIFFUSING FILM FOR INSERT MOLDING - A light-diffusing film includes a particle layer containing a polymer matrix having dispersed therein an effective amount of light-diffusing particles, and having a thickness in the range of 5 mil to 20 mil. The film may optionally also include a second polymeric layer adjacent and substantially coextensive with the particle layer, the second layer being translucent and having a thickness in the range of 5 mil to 50 mil. A third translucent layer may also be added. Molded articles having the inventive films on their surface, and methods of making them, are also disclosed. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051079 | ROOFING COMPONENTS HAVING VACUUM-FORMED THERMOSET MATERIALS AND RELATED MANUFACTURING METHODS - Methods of vacuum-forming a roofing component of thermoset material includes providing a mold shaped as a roofing component; providing a thermoset material; heating the thermoset material; disposing the thermoset material about the mold; and vacuuming the thermoset material to assume a shape of the mold, the thermoset material being cured during heating. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051080 | Individual Cavity Shut-Off Valve For An Injection Molding Apparatus - An injection molding apparatus includes a first nozzle having a first nozzle melt channel in fluid communication with a manifold melt channel, and a second nozzle having a second nozzle melt channel in fluid communication with the first nozzle melt channel. A nozzle link is provided between the first nozzle and the second nozzle and includes a nozzle link melt passage for fluidly coupling the first nozzle melt channel and the second nozzle melt channel. The second nozzle includes a plurality of outwardly extending melt passages in fluid communication with the second nozzle melt channel. The outwardly extending melt passages deliver melt to a plurality of mold cavities through a plurality of respective gate seals and mold gates. At least one shut-off valve is disposed within the second nozzle. The shut-off valve is associated with an outwardly extending melt passage and switchable between an open position and a closed position. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051081 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MICROFINE FIBER AND FRIENDLY ARTIFICIAL LEATHER MADE THEREFROM - A method for producing microfine fibers having low resistance to deformation and high elasticity in accordance with the present invention comprises acts of: (a) providing polymer A and polymer B; (b) melting polymer A and polymer B to make a filament; (c) drawn the filament to make a staple fiber; (d) entangling the staple fiber to form a non-woven; (e) impregnating the non-woven with a impregnating agent; and may further comprise the acts of (f) using polyurethane impregnating the nonwoven with the impregnating agent or without the impregnating agent; (g) coagulating the non-woven with dimethylformamide (DMF); (h) washing the non-woven with hot water; (i) impregnating the non-woven with a treatment agent; (j) abrading the non-woven to attain a split type mirofine fiber substrate; and (k) bonding a coating to the microfine fiber substrate. Therefore, the method can attain an artificial leather product having low resistance to deformation and high elasticity. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051082 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ARTIFICIAL BONE - A method for producing an artificial bone precursor is disclosed. The method comprises: extracting a part corresponding to a cancellous bone and/or a cortical bone from digitalized three-dimensional image data of a living bone, followed by setting a center line on the part; drawing a beam or a wall having a uniform diameter or thickness along the center line to form artificial bone image data; and stacking a sintered layer by laser-sintering a powder of titanium and the like based on the artificial bone image data. The precursor is suitable for an artificial bone having excellent osteoconductivity and osteoinductivity. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051083 | Reduction furnace - A vertical reduction furnace for the production of metallic iron by means of the direct reduction of iron ore (DRI), comprising an iron ore feed zone, an iron ore reduction zone, a metallic iron discharge zone ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051084 | Means for conveying material - Means for conveying hot granular material from a loading zone to an arc melting furnace ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051085 | Metal heat treating systems that control the ratio of hydrogen to water vapor in metal heat treating atmospheres - A system for heat treating a metal product has an annealing zone having a first preselected atmosphere condition, a cooling zone having a second preselected atmosphere condition different than the first preselected atmosphere condition, and a blueing zone having a third preselected atmosphere condition different than the first and second preselected atmosphere conditions. A graphical user interface allows an operator select one of the zones for displaying processing information pertaining to the selected zone. The processing information includes a computed ratio of gaseous hydrogen H | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051086 | Suspension Damping Valve - A valve for a suspension damping system having a valve body and a shim valve assembly that permits fluid flow in two directions. The valve body separates a first fluid chamber from a second fluid chamber and has at least one fluid port therethrough between the first and second chambers. The shim valve assembly is coupled to the valve body and configured to control fluid flow across the valve body. The shim valve assembly includes a first shim having at least one fluid port and a second shim configured to seal the first shim fluid port. The first and second shims are flexible in a first direction under fluid pressure to permit fluid flow between the first and second fluid chambers, providing a first resistance to fluid flow. The second shim seals fluid flow through the first shim fluid port during flow in the first direction. The second shim is flexible in a second direction under fluid pressure to permit fluid flow between first and second fluid chambers, providing a second resistance to fluid flow. The second shim permits fluid flow through the first shim fluid port during flow in the second direction. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051087 | Damper with two-piece plate configuration - A damper for a torque converter, including: a first plate with at least one first opening; a second plate with at least one second opening; and at least one first spring disposed in the at least one first and second openings and including: a radially inward portion in contact with the at least one first opening; and first and second radially outward ends in contact with first and second sides of the at least one second opening and free of contact with the first plate. In one embodiment, the at least one first opening includes third and fourth sides and the radially inward portion includes first and second radially inward ends in contact the third and fourth sides. In another embodiment, the third and fourth sides are free of contact with the second plate. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051088 | Silent Block - A silent block comprises a first basic element and a rubber body at least partially surrounding the first basic element. The rubber body has, on its bearing side oriented toward a fastening side, at least one projection that projects beyond the bearing side in a direction of the fastening side. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051089 | Damping Element in the Form of a Cylindrical Hollow Body and Method of Production - A damping element shaped as a cylindrical hollow body having an end-side stop and a wall surrounding the body with annular flanges extending around the wall spaced relative to one another. The annular flanges and the wall between the annular flanges have different thicknesses. A method for producing the damping element, includes first producing a blank of the cylindrical hollow body and subsequently upsetting the body to simultaneous shorten it in the direction of the upsetting force by at least 20% of its original length. Then, the walls of the cylindrical hollow body are convexly arched between the annular flanges to form a bellows-like configuration. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051090 | Pipe welding holding device and method for holding pipes with flanges in place during welding to vessel walls and other structures - A pipe welding holding device and a method for holding pipes with flanges in place during welding to vessel walls and other structures. The invention provides an easy-to-use mechanical device, and a method, to hold the flange connected to a pipe in place during welding and enables the welder to accurately and reliably set the flange and pipe so that much fewer errors are made in welding than at present, and a method for using said device. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051091 | Machine Tool Facility Equipped with a Pallet Exchanger - A pallet P is moved in a vertically held state from a pallet-mounting surface vertically formed on a table | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051092 | Clamping head provided with floating clamping jaws - A clamping device for fixing a machined part to a processing axis in a machine tool including the processing axis, a clamping head which is rotatable thereabout and with clamping elements floatably arranged thereon. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051093 | CLAMP HEAD - The present invention provides clamp head comprising an arched body having upper and lower faces, a vertex and opposing unequal length arms. The body is further provided with a through aperture for a bolt or like threaded fastener which extends between the upper and lower faces in the region of the vertex. The aperture in the upper face is oval and tapers outwardly through the body in the direction of the lower face. The arms comprise a reaction arm having at its distal end a reaction face and a clamping arm having at its distal end a clamping face, the reaction and clamping faces being provided with respective formations. The formations of the reaction arm extend in a direction which is substantially transverse to the direction of the formations of the clamping arm. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051094 | Clamping fixture including a chuck and a workpiece pallet releasably located thereon - A clamping fixture comprises a chuck ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051095 | Frame for a Board | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051096 | JIG - A jig is used for positioning a retaining ring that retains a seal ring in an inner periphery of a blade ring relative to the blade ring that constitutes a gas passage of a turbine. The jig includes a base that determines a measurement point on the blade ring, a shaft arranged displaceably relative to the base, a probe that is fixed to the shaft and determines a measurement point on the retaining ring, and a measuring unit that is arranged in the base and measures a displacement amount of the shaft relative to the base. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051097 | QUICKLY ASSEMBLED AND DISASSEMBLED NON-RETURN PLATE FOR A TABLE SAWING MACHINE - A quickly assembled and disassembled non-return plate for a table sawing machine is assembled on an assembly base of a quickly disassembling device to be pivotally engaged in a pivot notch of a chopper plate by a position-limiting rotary shaft acting as a pivot. A positioning pin is to be axially positioned in a positioning hole of the assembly base. When operated to shift axially, the positioning pin can be inserted and positioned in or disengaged from a through hole of the chopper plate and fixed in position by a positioning member. By so designing, the assembly base can be quickly engaged on or disengaged from the chopper, able to achieve an objective of quick assembling and disassembling of the non-return plates. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051098 | PRINTING SYSTEM, JOB PROCESSING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing system which is capable of performing square back processing and preventing occurrence of a new trouble of inadvertently creating a saddle-stitched brochure defective in the appearance of a trimmed edge and/or print appearance, which is unexpected by an operator. A receiving unit receives a job of a first type for creating a saddle-stitched brochure subjected to square back processing and trimming processing or a second type creating a saddle-stitched brochure not subjected to the square back processing but subjected to the trimming processing. A controller controls a trimming position at an end of the sheet bundle for the job and/or an image printing position on a sheet included in the sheet bundle based on whether a job to be processed is of the first type or of the second type. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051099 | Print media registration system and method - A system for registering print media includes a media tray configured to hold a plurality of sheets of print media, a pick assembly configured to pick a sheet of the print media from the media tray and route the sheet to a media path, and a registration assembly positioned in the media path after the pick assembly. The registration assembly is configured to sense the sheet in the media path and operate for a predetermined time based on an amount of the print media in the media tray to register the sheet in the media path such that the predetermined time increases as the amount of the print media in the media tray decreases. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051100 | Paper transport device, paper processing apparatus, and image forming apparatus - A paper transport device is configured to independently drive a paper ejecting roller when predetermined abnormal events occur. When paper-jamming occurs and if no paper is present downstream of a jammed paper or a preceding paper that is present most downstream is located upstream of a predetermined position, the paper ejecting roller is stopped to prevent ejection of papers outside of the paper transport device. When paper-jamming occurs and if a preceding paper that is present most downstream is located downstream of the predetermined position, the paper ejecting roller is independently driven to complete ejection of the preceding paper. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051101 | Image forming apparatus, sheet size detection device, and sheet size detection method - An image forming apparatus includes a sheet size detection device including a sheet width direction regulating member, a sheet conveyance direction regulating member, two levers, a detection sensor, and a pattern supplementing device. The levers each have a concavo-convex pattern and interlock with the regulating members, respectively, and are superimposed to have the same center of rotation and the same locus formed by a leading end of the concavo-convex pattern. The concavo-convex pattern of at least one of the levers is shaped to prevent, in a detection pattern, erroneous detection attributed to positional displacement of the concavo-convex pattern. The detection sensor including push switches detects the sheet size according to a combined concavo-convex pattern formed by the superimposed levers. The pattern supplementing device supplements the concavo-convex pattern of the at least one lever to prevent, in another detection pattern, erroneous detection attributed to the shaping of the concavo-convex pattern. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051102 | Apparatus for handling documents of value - An apparatus for handling documents of value comprises at least a first device, which has a transport path portion, along which a document of value is transported to and/or from the first device and/or into the first device, at least a second device, which has a transport path portion, along which a document of value is transported to and/or from the second device and/or into the second device, wherein the devices are arranged such that a document of value can be transported from the transport path portion of the first device into the one of the second device and/or from the transport path portion of the second device into the one of the first device, and at one coupling end of the respective transport path portion in a fixed position in relation to the respective transport path portion a pair of rolls mounted to be rotatable around a rotation axis, between the rolls of which a document of value is clamped when transported and the rolls of which in a section through the rotation axis have a comblike structure, the pairs of rolls being arranged and formed such that the rolls of a first of the pairs of rolls and the respective rolls of a second of the pairs of rolls in the coupling position intermesh in a combing fashion. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051103 | APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING AND DISTRIBUTING CASH - The present invention relates to methods and systems for receiving and distributing currency. In particular, the present invention provides a novel apparatus for the inflow and outflow of a variety of currency. The systems of the present invention are capable of recycling a variety of currency from multiple countries and multiple denominations. The systems of the present invention have the added advantage of compact size. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051104 | SHEET INVERTING AND CONVEYING MECHANISM AND SHEET INVERTING AND CONVEYING APPARATUS - There is provided a sheet inverting and conveying mechanism for conveying a sheet in a first direction, inverting obverse and reverse sides of the sheet, and then conveying the inverted sheet in a second direction. The mechanism includes: a first conveyance section for receiving, at its conveyance face, one side of the sheet, and for conveying the sheet in the first direction (the direction of an arrow S); a sheet inverting section for receiving, at its bent inner peripheral face, one side of the sheet, and for inverting the sheet while bending the sheet along the bent inner peripheral face; and a second conveyance section for receiving, at its conveyance face, one side of the inverted sheet, and for conveying the sheet in the second direction (the direction of an arrow T), wherein the first conveyance section and the second conveyance section are formed so that the sheet is conveyed while being attracted to the conveyance faces. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051105 | Sheet separating apparatus and method - A sheet separating mechanism and a method of separating sheets is provided to prevent the multifeeding of sheets into printers or copiers. The sheet separating mechanism provides a first nip and a second nip for feeding a series of sheets therebetween. The first nip can include a first motor and the second nip can include a second motor for feeding a leading sheet from the first nip to the second nip. The mechanism further provides a first sensor for sensing a trailing edge of the leading sheet and a second sensor for sensing a leading edge of the leading sheet. The first sensor is upstream of the first motor and the second sensor is downstream of the second motor. A trailing sheet can be prevented from feeding with the leading sheet by stopping the first motor when the leading edge of the leading sheet is sensed by the second sensor while simultaneously the first sensor remains occluded. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051106 | AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SUCH AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER - An automatic document feeder ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051107 | ADU TRANSPORT ROLLER DRIVING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, ADU TRANSPORT ROLLER DRIVING METHOD - An ADU transport roller driving device, an image forming apparatus and an ADU transport roller driving method, in which a phenomenon of a warp does not occur on a succeeding sheet, are provided. There are included one drive motor that drives plural transport rollers to transport sheets in an ADU, a first one-way clutch that transmits only rotation force of the drive motor in a forward direction to an entrance side transport roller disposed at an ADU entrance side in a sheet transport direction among the plural transport rollers, a second one-way clutch that transmits only rotation force of the drive motor in a reverse direction of an opposite direction to the forward direction to an exit side transport roller disposed at an ADU exit side in the sheet transport direction among the plural transport rollers, and an electromagnetic clutch capable of transmitting only the rotation force of the drive motor in the forward direction to the exit side transport roller. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051108 | METHOD FOR DOUBLE FEED DETECTION - This invention relates to a method of detecting double-feed of email items ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051109 | Transportation state evaluation method for a recording media processing device - A check processing device eliminates incorrect determinations by an insertion direction evaluation means that detects if the orientation of a conveyed check is correct or not based on the detection signal from a magnetic head. The check processing device | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051110 | MODIFIED BLACKJACK GAME WITH A SIDE BET ON "ANY-TEN" - A modified game of blackjack includes a side wager made available if the dealer's two-card hand equals ten or eleven. The side wager is betting on the third dealer's card being an “any ten” card: ten, jack, queen or king. The side wager is resolved independently of the main game. The timing of the side wager makes it attractive to players while the odds favor the house. The side wager is preferably paid at 2:1. Modifications of the side wager that pay at higher ratios are also disclosed. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051111 | Magnetic Game Simulating a Team Sport - Game pieces with non-magnetic ferrous metal and/or magnetic portions are used to simulate a group activity, such as combat or a team sport. The pieces are adapted to releasably adhere or repel by magnetic forces during play. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051112 | Method and Device for a Game of Money, Mental Gymnastics, Questions and Answers - A game for one player or more that can be played on a board, on a computer program game or even on realty TV quiz show over real money. The game involves thinking, calculation, planning and knowledge. The aim of the game is to accumulate as much money as possible by creating lines of similar sums of money by shifting pyramid of cubes on a board to a preplanned direction after answering questions correctly. A supreme aim of the game would be to reach a three millions. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051114 | Systems and Methods for Multi-Platform Trading Card Game - A series of trading cards for playing a game comprising a first trading card for a first character comprising a first unique identifier and a first variable rule of play. The series of trading cards also comprises a second trading card for a second character comprising a second unique identifier and a second variable rule of play, wherein the first character is the same as the second character and wherein the second variable rule of play is different than the first variable rule of play. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051115 | INTERACTIVE SPORTING EVENT GAME - A game that involves cards or other point indicating items where players observe a sporting event such as football and if certain actions occur in the sporting event that correlate to a prearranged list, players are awarded cards. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051116 | BALL GAMES APPARATUS - This invention provides a ball games apparatus comprising a support, a target mounted on the support, and a tether connected to the support, the tether comprising a ball at a free end thereof, wherein the target comprises a border frame member comprising an aperture therethrough, the ball being arranged to pass through the aperture, in use, and wherein the border frame member comprises a gap in the border frame member, through which gap the tether can pass, in use. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051117 | SEALING RINGS - This invention relates to sealing rings for sealing between relatively moveable parts of an engine. A sealing ring can is typically located in the groove | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051118 | GASKET PART FOR A PUMP - The invention relates to a gasket part for a pump to be used in conjunction with a bearing part ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051119 | Gas Turbine Engine Systems Involving Hydrostatic Face Seals with Integrated Back-up Seals - Gas turbine engine systems involving hydrostatic face seals with integrated back-up seals are provided. In this regard, a representative seal assembly for a gas turbine engine includes: a stator assembly and a rotor assembly configured to operatively engage each other to form a first seal and a second seal; the first seal being provided by a hydrostatic seal having a seal face and a seal runner; and the second seal being provided by a back-up seal such that responsive to a failure of the first seal, the back-up seal maintains at least a portion of a pressure differential established by the first seal prior to the failure. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051120 | Gas Turbine Engine Systems Involving Hydrostatic Face Seals - Gas turbine engine systems involving hydrostatic face seals are provided. In this regard, representative turbine assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a turbine having a hydrostatic seal formed by a seal face and a seal runner. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051121 | SEAL FOR A ROTATING SHAFT - An encapsulated rotary seal around a rotating shaft, the seal having an outer annular body and an inner annular body. The inner annular body engages the rotating shaft and permits free rotation of the shaft while providing a liquid tight seal around the rotating shaft. The outer annular body is moulded about and permanently adhered to the inner annular body, the outer annular body permitting limited non-concentric or eccentric movement of the rotating shaft engaged to the inner annular body without affecting the integrity of the seal between the rotating shaft and the inner annular body. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051122 | PISTON RING - A piston ring includes a piston ring body and a surface coating film formed on at least one of upper and lower surfaces of the piston ring body. The surface coating film comprises a heat-resistant resin and a metal powder contained in the heat-resistant resin, and a phosphate coating film is formed, as base coating film of the surface coating film, on a surface on which the surface coating film of the piston ring body is formed. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051123 | PISTON RING - A piston ring includes a piston ring body and a surface coating film formed on at least one of upper and lower surfaces of the piston ring body. The surface coating film has a most outside surface layer including a heat-resistant resin and a metal powder contained in the heat-resistant resin and a base bottom layer formed nearest the piston ring body and including a heat-resistant resin. The base bottom layer may also include a metal powder. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051124 | Seal Ring - The object is to provide a seal ring of which the abutments which oppose each other at the cut-apart portion are not complicated in shape, so that foreign matter contained in oil in the oil pressure side can be smoothly discharged into an annular gap on the non-pressure side. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051125 | INTERNAL PIPE SEAL - A pipe sealing assembly for sealing a connection between a pair of pipes. The sealing assembly includes a generally cylindrical seal or gasket having a pair of axially spaced sealing portions joined by a bridge portion. Each sealing portion has a plurality of compressible sealing ridges, as well as an annular expansion band seat capable of receiving the expansion band of an expansion band assembly that is used to sealingly compress each sealing portion against a respective inner surface of a pipe. Additionally, each sealing portion may include a hollow section which houses the expansion band assembly, and may be provided with a small slit for installing the expansion band assembly and allowing access to the expansion mechanism of the expansion band assembly during installation, or a separate cover member for enclosing the expansion band assembly. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051126 | Leak proof pipe connections and leak proofing pipe connections - A sealing ring and a method of preventing or stopping a joint leak between a pipe and a pipe fitting to minimize property damage as well as clean up costs occurring from property damage due to joint leaks by securing a sealing ring to the pipe and the pipe fitting to form a secondary joint that inhibits or prevent leakage between the primary joint between the pipe and the pipe fitting. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051127 | Water-proof mechanism for a container or device - A water-proof mechanism for a container or device which comprises a casing with an opening having a threaded portion disposed on the outer or inner surface of the casing at or near the opening; a first removable or linked cover with a corresponding threaded portion disposed on its inner or outer surface for engaging with the threaded portion of the casing with a cavity formed in between the first cover and the opening; and a second removable or linked cover disposed inside the cavity for closing the opening with one or more sealing members in between to seal at the interface. The container or device with the present mechanism can be immediately and easily unsealed for next use, and the water-proof function is more reliable and the construction is less complicated with less time and costs or production. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051128 | Chuck and rotary orienting device - Disclosed is a chuck comprising a base ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051129 | Replaceable chuck - A replaceable chuck for a percussion hand-held power tool ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051130 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a suspension system, especially for vehicles with changing load conditions. Said suspension system comprises at least one suspension cylinder ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051131 | TOWED EXERCISE APPARATUS - An apparatus for exercise and rehabilitation includes a carriage which is towed by an operator walking forward. A hitch assembly is couplable between the carriage and a harness worn by the operator. The hitch assembly includes a tow line extending from the harness and a three-pronged attachment couplable between the tow line and the walls of the carriage. The harness has an inner belt adjacent the waist and at least one outer belt worn over the inner belt, the inner belt being wider than the at least one outer belt. Weights may be placed in the carriage to increase the resistance provided by the carriage. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051132 | LOAD MOVER - Apparatus for moving a load includes a flexible plastic sheet having a leading edge, a trailing edge, and two side edges. An elongated rigid element is secured to the leading edge of the sheet adjacent a hand opening through the sheet to provide a handle for pulling the mover when a load is on it. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051133 | Dolly Apparatus For Bag Toss Game - A dolly specially suited for use with the game apparatus of the games referred to as “Bags”, “Beanbag Toss” or “Corn Hole.” The dolly includes a support frame, a lifting frame, wheels, and a handle for transporting goals. Drink holders, a storage container and a score indicator can be deployed on the support frame. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051134 | SUPPORT STAND FOR AN INLINE TWO WHEELED VEHICLE - A support stand for supporting an inline two-wheeled vehicle has a base that rests directly upon the ground and two ears that project upward from the base and define a cavity there between for receipt of a wheel and forks of the vehicle. Preferably, the ears are resiliently flexible and exert a biasing force against the forks when the scooter is mounted to the stand. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051135 | WHEEL SUSPENSION FOR A VEHICLE - Wheel suspension for a vehicle ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051136 | COAXIAL TWO-WHEELED INVERTED PENDULUM TYPE MOVING VEHICLE - The present invention provides, in connection with a coaxial two-wheeled inverted pendulum type moving vehicle, a technique which allows sudden braking without making a vehicle body to tilt significantly backward. The coaxial two-wheeled inverted pendulum type moving vehicle of the present invention comprises a pair of wheels, a chassis for supporting the pair of wheels coaxially and rotatably, wheel actuators for rotating the wheels with respect to the chassis, a vehicle body supported by the chassis, and an inverted pendulum control unit for controlling the wheel actuators so as to maintain the balanced state of the chassis. In this moving vehicle, the vehicle body is shiftable supported by the chassis in a manner that the vehicle body may shift in a direction parallel to the moving direction of the moving vehicle with respect to the chassis. The traveling body further comprises an attitude actuator for shifting the vehicle body along the moving direction of the moving vehicle with respect to the chassis, and a braking attitude control unit for controlling the attitude actuator so as to shift the vehicle body to a direction opposite to the moving direction of the moving vehicle with respect to the chassis when braking is commenced while the moving vehicle is in motion. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051137 | Retractable Fixture For Use With A Wheelchair - Retractable fixtures for use with a wheelchair are disclosed herein. A retractable fixture of one embodiment includes a platform movable between a first position behind the wheelchair and a second position beside the wheelchair. A track having forward and rear ends is beside the wheelchair, and a carriage is configured to travel along the track. The carriage is rotatably coupled to the platform at a front pivot point, and an arm is rotatably coupled to the platform at a rear pivot point. The arm is rotatable about a fixed pivot point. When the platform moves from the first position to the second position, the carriage travels along the track toward the track front end, the platform rotates about the front pivot point in a first direction, and the arm rotates about the fixed pivot point in the first direction. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051138 | Hand grip motion control capabilities for a lever propulsion wheelchair - A motion control system for lever propulsion of a wheelchair enables a number of different manipulations at the hand grip of the lever. In some embodiments, as many as five user-controlled operations may be performed without need to remove a hand from the hand grip. A user applies force to the hand grip to initiate the motion lever in its forward and rearward strokes. In addition, the hand grip may be pivoted relative to the lever in order to control a brake. A parking brake mechanism may be provided at the hand grip to apply constant brake force. The direction shifter at the top of the hand grip may be used to shift between forward, neutral and rearward modes of operation. In some embodiments, steering of a front caster wheel is possible by rotating the hand grip. Further along the lever, the power applied per lever stroke is adjustable. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051139 | Wheelchair retrofit assembly with multiple dimensions of adjustment - An assembly for attachment of a propulsion system to a wheelchair frame includes a clamp which remains fixed to the frame, while an attachment device that enables three dimensions of adjustability permits quick release of a main wheel and the propulsion system (e.g., lever drive, pushrim and motor drive) that propels the main wheel. The clamp includes a first alignment feature, such as a pin. A spring-loaded latch may also be included. The attachment device includes a second alignment feature, such as a hole or slot, configured to mate with the first. To permit alignment for a number of different wheelchair frame geometries, the attachment device is rotatable to provide angular adjustability, structured to permit lengthwise adjustability, and coupled using hardware which provides offset adjustability in a direction generally parallel to the axis of the wheel. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051140 | Fork Protector and Straddle-Type Vehicle Equipped with Fork Protector - A fork protector that inhibits damage to an inverted fork of a straddle-type vehicle. First protector sections cover inner tubes of the inverted fork at front sides of the inner tubes and extend in a length direction of the inner tubes. Second protector sections extend from one end section at a front wheel side of the first protector sections as far as a rear side of the inner tubes. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051141 | Portable rock crawl course - A portable rock crawl course, including one or more trailers, each having a trailer bed, side walls, top panels, front end wall, and tailgate, each having synthetic rocks formed thereon and arranged such that when the walls, top panels and tailgates are pivoted to form a closed trailer, the synthetic rocks are nested inside and such that the side and end walls, top panels and tailgate are pivotable to form a crawl course over which vehicles travel, and wherein multiple trailers can be arranged to form multiple trailer crawl courses. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051142 | GLIDING BOARD WITH LATERAL RUNNING EDGES - The invention relates to a gliding board including a structural beam defining a longitudinal direction and having a gliding surface bordered on each side with a lateral running edge, each running edge having an edge body and an anchoring blade, the anchoring blades of the two running edges being oriented opposite one another. An inextensible connecting element locally connects the anchoring blades, at least along a portion at least of the length of the beam, and the connecting element is oriented in the extension of each of the blades. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051143 | Mission adaptable portable cart/utility table arrangement - A mission adaptable multi-purpose, collapsible portable cart/utility table, for use in emergency response and disaster situations, camping, hunting and other outdoors activities, which carries medical rescue carts, canoes, small boats, game, or hauled cargo by hand. It transports one or more cargo bins over long, rough terrain and each bin can include one or more cabinet drawers therein, wherein upon tilting of a cargo bin from a horizontal transport position to a substantially vertical position the cargo bin serves as a supply cabinet. Each bin is openable to expose the supply drawers for use. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051144 | AIRBAG APPARATUS - An airbag apparatus includes a tether interconnecting a front fabric of an airbag and an inflator to retain the airbag in an occupant restraining deployed configuration. Back fabric of the airbag has an opening portion for discharging gas, ejected from the inflator into the airbag, to outside the airbag. A fabric member that has an outward peripheral portion greater in size than the opening portion of the back fabric is mounted to the inflator, and the fabric member is disposed within the airbag. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051145 | INFLATABLE CURTAIN AIRBAGS - An inflatable airbag system for a motor vehicle includes a restraining strap for delaying inflation of a central portion of an airbag and deflecting gas into adjacent elongate portions in the initial stages of deployment. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051146 | Snap-in attachment of inflator for airbag - An airbag module for a vehicle comprises a housing for an airbag and an inflator configured to be mounted on the housing. The housing includes at least one integral locking component to lock the inflator into a mounted, in-use position on the housing. The component comprises an undercut section formed in a back surface of the housing and/or a bendable tab formed in a back surface of the housing. The inflator can be rotated from a first position to a second, mounted position. In the first position, the inflator is located against the back surface but can be freely removed from the housing. In the second position, the inflator flange is held in place in a direction perpendicular to the back surface of the housing by the at least one undercut section. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051147 | AIRBAG DEVICE - In an airbag device, a decorative member is prevented from being scattered with a simple structure at the time of expansion of an airbag. That is, a concave part of the airbag cover ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051148 | Side Airbag Seat Reinforcement Pocket - A side airbag seat reinforcement pocket is defined by at least one sheet of material having a peripheral edge and being divided into at least three major surface portions along first, second and third fold lines. The first major surface portion includes at least one first aperture adjacent a first edge and an edge to be sewn into a seat trim cover seam along a second edge opposite from the first edge. The second major surface portion has at least one second aperture formed adjacent peripheral edge. The third major surface portion has at least one third aperture formed adjacent the peripheral edge. The first, second and third apertures are located in coaxial alignment with respect to one another when the second and third major surface portions are folded to define an enclosed pocket in five directions with an opening in a sixth direction. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051149 | Air Bag with Fill Hose and Method of Assembly - An air bag module ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051150 | Air Belt and Air Belt Apparatus - A predetermined tension force is generated to an air belt even when an expandable portion is expanded in a narrow space. An air belt | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051151 | CUSHION STRUCTURE OF SIDE AIRBAG - The invention provides a cushion structure of a side airbag that includes: an inflator generating inflation gas in response to an inflation signal that is inputted in a collision; and a cushion inflated by the inflation gas supplied from the inflator. The cushion is divided into an upper cushion and a lower cushion by an intermediate diaphragm. The upper cushion and the lower cushion are fluidly communicated with each other through the intermediate diaphragm having at least a communication hole, and receive the inflation gas from the inflator. The upper cushion inflates in larger width than the lower cushion. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051152 | Tubular part - The present invention relates to a tubular part for fixing and holding a fixing object part inserted therein, the fixing object part being fixed by inwardly crimping a circumferential wall on a side of one end opening of the tubular part,
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| 20090051153 | Method for the production of a steering spindle part and steering spindle with such steering spindle part - A method for the production of a steering spindle part is provided. The method includes forming a section of a steering spindle for a motor vehicle and which is implemented in the form of a hollow shaft and includes at least a connection section adjoining one of its ends. The connection section has at least over a portion of its length a wall thickness (D) which, compared to a section of the steering spindle part adjoining the connection section, is increased, for the production of the steering spindle part as the starting produce is utilized an initially hollow-cylindrical tube, which is at least section-wise reshaped. For the formation of the connection section, a sleeve is set into an end section of the tube and the end section of the tube and of sleeve are subsequently jointly reshaped. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051154 | Front-axle bracket, in particular for motor vehicles - Front-axle bracket ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051155 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF SEATBELT RETRACTOR - A mounting structure of a seatbelt retractor is provided. In the mounting structure, the seatbelt retractor for winding up a seatbelt is mounted one end of a roof end member on the lateral side of a vehicle, on which a hinge reinforcement for reinforcing a hinge mounting portion for a backdoor is superimposed. The hinge reinforcement and the one end of the roof end member are formed with an opening. The seatbelt retractor is accommodated in the opening. The seatbelt retractor has a pair of mounting portions. The mounting portions of the seatbelt retractor are fastened on both sides of the opening by first fastening members, respectively, such that the seatbelt retractor is fixed to the roof end member and the hinge reinforcement. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051156 | Seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus - A seat belt retractor including an integral electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU is detachably installed between lower edges of respective both side walls of a frame. Further, a motor is detachably fixed to a lower surface of a case of the ECU. Since the ECU is disposed between the frame and the motor, the ECU can be protected from an external force by means of the frame and the motor. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051157 | Seat belt apparatus and seat belt retractor - A seat belt retractor includes a frame having a back plate and a side wall protruding from each of a plurality of side edges of the back plate. The seat belt retractor also includes a spool supported by the frame and rotating to wind a seat belt, a motor for rotating the spool, and an electronic control unit for controlling the drive to the motor. The electronic control unit is attached to a surface of the frame in a direction of a vehicle interior. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051158 | Value document, production and verification of value documents - The invention relates to a sheet-shaped document of value with luminescent feature substance and the manufacturing and checking of such a document of value. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051159 | FLUID FITTING FOR AN AGRICULTURAL DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM - An agricultural irrigation assembly includes an irrigation hose, a drip tape, and a fluid fitting interconnecting the irrigation hose with the drip tape. The fluid fitting includes a tab fitting and a swivel fitting. The tab fitting has a tab and a threaded collar. The tab is insertable into an opening formed in the irrigation hose and held in place using the collar. The swivel fitting is fluidly coupled to the tab fitting. The swivel fitting includes a threaded fitting defining a longitudinal axis. The threaded fitting is rotatable about the longitudinal axis and substantially immovable in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051160 | BONDING SOCKET FOR HIGH PRESSURE MEDICAL HOSE - A socket for receiving a medical hose or tubing. The hose may be, for example, reinforced medical hose. The socket includes an internal conical feature which enters an end of the hose when the hose is inserted in the socket. The conical feature compresses the hose, and places the hose wall under radial compression, which tends to keep the hose retained in the socket, even during a high pressure application The compression creates a barrier seal between the hose lumen and the conical feature to prevent fluid from contacting the very end of the hose. As such, there is less longitudinal force attempting to push the hose out of the socket. If a reinforced hose is used, the compression places the jacket bond line and each fiber under compression in order to raise resistance to pressurized fluid entry, should the barrier seal be breached | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051161 | Multiconnector For a Conduit - Multiconnector for hoses ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051162 | EZ GAS TANK ADAPTOR - An automobile gas tank adaptor includes a fill tube insertable into an automobile fuel tank filler neck along with a nozzle receptacle which is slidably disposable over the fill tube for receiving a nozzle. An expandable collar is disposed around the fill tube for expanding and locking the fill tube within the fuel tank filler neck as the nozzle receptacle is slid over the fill tube. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051163 | COUPLING APPARATUS FOR RELEASABLY COUPLING HYDRAULICALLY POWERED WORK IMPLEMENTS TO A WORK VEHICLE - A coupling apparatus for releasably coupling a hydraulically activated work implement to a work vehicle includes an implement attachment device for attaching a work implement to a work vehicle, a first coupling assembly, and a second coupling assembly. The implement attachment device includes a forward side for facing the work implement and a rearward side for facing the work vehicle, first mounting members extending from the rearward side for mounting the implement attachment device to at least one boom arm of the work vehicle, and second mounting members for mounting the implement attachment device to the work implement. The first hydraulic coupling assembly extends from the rearward side, and includes a first coupler configured for fluid communication with a hydraulic power source on the work vehicle. The second hydraulic coupling assembly is mountable to the work implement, and includes a second coupler configured for fluid communication with a hydraulic system of the work implement, the second coupler being shaped and configured for engaging the first coupler. The first coupler is movable between a retracted position and an extended position so as to selectively engage the first coupler with the second coupler when the work implement is attached to the implement attachment device and the second hydraulic coupling assembly is mounted to the work implement, for placing the hydraulic system of the work implement in fluid communication with the hydraulic power source. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051164 | Connection Element for Connecting to a Tubular Piece - In a connection element for connecting media lines, for instance hoses ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051165 | Orifice Holder Construction - An orifice holder assembly provides a boss connected by at least one arm to a base having an outlet therethrough. The boss is provided below the outlet. A tube is inserted through the boss until a bead contacts a first boss surface and the tube end is then deflected to form a lip where the lip and the bead connects the tube to the boss. An orifice body is then inserted in the tube end. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051166 | Clamp-fitting stop - A holding device for securing a hose clamp in position relative to a tubular fitting connection over which a hose, tube, or pipe is to be positioned. The device is adapted to hold the clamp and maintain the clamp in position on the hose, tube, or pipe. The clamp is positioned orthogonally relative to the hose, tube, or pipe and the assembly is then ready for engagement on a rigid tubular fitting with the holding device positioned on the hose, tube, or pipe adjacent to the tubular fitting. This permits the hose, tube, or pipe to be engaged over the tubular fitting and the holding device to engage the tubular fitting. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051167 | Combustion turbine cooling media supply method - A land based gas turbine apparatus includes an integral compressor; a turbine component having a combustor to which air from the integral compressor and fuel are supplied; and a generator operatively connected to the turbine for generating electricity; wherein hot gas path component parts in the turbine component are cooled entirely or at least partially by cooling air or other cooling media supplied by an external compressor. A method is also provided which includes the steps of supplying compressed air to the combustor from the integral compressor; and supplying at least a portion of the cooling air or other cooling media to the hot gas path parts in the turbine component from an external compressor. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051168 | Gravity wave power generation apparatus - A power generation apparatus that will not exhaust carbon dioxide is provided where a strong rotating motion is created by the combination of solar heat energy, gravitational energy, and ocean current or tidal current energy. In the sea area having stream current such as ocean current and tidal current, the power generation apparatus is constructed by a weight mass provided with a rotation axis (shaft) on the top part thereof, a floating body provided with a bearing for fitting in the rotation axis where it moves up and down according to the swell on the ocean surface, a normal rotation conversion generator for converting the reverse motion produced on the rotation axis to a normal rotating motion by using a one-way clutch or a ratchet mechanism, and a mooring member for fastening the wire rope between the anchor and the connecting point of the floating body and weight mass. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051169 | Energy converter - A rotor rotates about a spindle and has one or more sliders which are movable between two stop points. An actuator is activated by pressurized fluid and causes the slider or sliders to move back and forth between the stop points. The back and forth movement causes the spindle to rotate and the rotational energy of the spindle is harnessed to produce electricity. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051170 | Radome latch and keeper - A latch and keeper combination is utilized for securing a radome to an aircraft fuselage. The keeper has a keeper housing and an eyebolt member which extends toward the latch from the keeper housing. The latch has a pivoting handle member pivotally attached to a latch housing. A hook member depends from the handle member. Once the hook member is generally placed about the eye bolt, depressing the handle member further causes the hook to rotate within the latch housing. As the handle member is completely depressed, the hook member fully engages the eye bolt, while at the same time members axially extend from the latch to engage the keeper which provides a resistance to shear between the latch and keeper. The apparatus may also have a safety which prevents the handle from fully closing until the eye bolt is fully engaged by the hook member, thereby providing visual confirmation that the latch has completely engaged the keeper. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051171 | SLIDE LOCKING DEVICE - This slide locking device is incorporated in a opening-assistance device, so as to smoothly lock and unlock a reciprocating part so that it can move in opposite directions. The device includes a reciprocating part | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051172 | Latch assembly of fire door lock - A latch assembly of fire door lock comprises a latch base with a bottom, a latch bolt, a stopper, a resilient member and a linked unit. The latch bolt is retractably pivoted within the latch base and having a blocked surface. The stopper is swayingly pivoted within the latch base and having a blocked protrusion. The resilient member is disposed between the bottom of the latch base and the stopper and contacts against the stopper. The blocked protrusion of the stopper is capable of engaging with the blocked surface of the latch bolt. The linked unit is disposed within the latch base and pivotally connected with the latch bolt. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051173 | DOOR LOCK APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A door lock apparatus for a vehicle includes a latch mechanism, an open operation lever, an open lever operatively connected to the open operation lever, a locking lever being switchable between an unlocked position and a locked position, a link operation lever operatively connected to the locking lever, a link member operatively connected to the link operation lever, the link member being able to transmit an operation of the open lever to the latch mechanism when the locking lever is in the unlocked position, the link member being unable to transmit the operation of the open lever to the latch mechanism when the locking lever is in the locked position, and a lever member operatively connected to the open lever and the locking lever, the lever member moving the locking lever from the locked position to the unlocked position by means of the operation of the open lever. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051174 | Engaging apparatus and electronic equipment utilizing the same - The invention discloses an engaging apparatus applied to equipment. The engaging apparatus includes an engaging device and a second magnetic member. The engaging device is movably disposed in a cover of the equipment, and includes a first magnetic member and an engaging member. The second magnetic member is also disposed in the cover and corresponds to the first magnetic member. The cover thereon defines a first position and a second position. When the engaging device is operated to move from the first position to the second position, a magnetic force generated between the second magnetic member and the first magnetic member assists in turning back the engaging device to the first position. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051175 | Reverse cam release mechanism - A releasable locking mechanism is provided that includes a carrier, at least one projection and an actuator. The projection extends from the carrier and is rotatable along a rotational axis between a locked state and an unlocked state. The actuator is operably coupled to the projection and is movable along a first axis between a first position and a second position whereby in the first position the projection is rotated to the locked state and in the second position the projection is rotated to the unlocked state, the first axis being substantially perpendicular with the rotational axis. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051176 | Security seal for latch and hasp closure - A security seal for a latch and hasp closure or a similar closure including a flexible, elongated strap seal having an elongated opening therein for receiving a hasp. The seal further includes a locking post and a corresponding socket provided with one or more locking means for engaging the locking post so that the locking post cannot be removed without damaging the seal. The seal is also provided with an identification flag that is in a fixed positioned relative to the opening of the strap so that information displayed on the flag can be easily read or scanned without having to manipulate the seal. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051177 | Bumper Guide with Illumination Performance - A guide for the vehicle includes a main body and a light emitting device mounted in the main body. The main body includes a support tube to support the light emitting device, a connecting member mounted on the support tube, a mounting sleeve mounted on the connecting member, and a housing mounted on the mounting sleeve and juxtaposed to the connecting member to retain the light emitting device between the housing and the connecting member. Thus, the guide has a light emitting device that emits light outwardly to provide a warning effect at the night or on a darker place so as to provide the driver's safety. | 2009-02-26 |
