09th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150055956 | PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK SYSTEM USING TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING - Disclosed is a passive optical network system using a time division multiplexing scheme. According to one exemplary embodiment, the passive optical network system includes a plurality of optical network units (ONUs); an optical line terminal (OLT) to be connected to the plurality of ONUs for communication and to transmit and receive an optical signal to and from the plurality of ONUs using a time division multiplexing (TDM) scheme, wherein each of the plurality of ONUs includes a light source that generates an optical signal with a predetermined intensity even in burst-off state; and an optical filter disposed on a receiving path of an optical receiver of the OLT to filter out an optical noise signal received from an ONU in burst-off state among the plurality of ONUs. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055957 | METHOD OF DETERMINING PHYSICAL LAYER WAVELENGTH OF TUNABLE OPTICAL NETWORK UNIT (ONU) IN TIME AND WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXED PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK (TWDM-PON) - A method of determining a physical layer wavelength of a tunable optical network unit (ONU) in a time wavelength division multiplexing-passive optical network (TWDM-PON) is provided. First, a receiving wavelength of a tunable receiver is tuned to a downstream wavelength of one of a plurality of operable channels in a TWDM-PON system. Then, it is checked whether the tunable receiver maintains a state of loss of signal (LOS) for a predetermined period of time or the state of LOS is cleared. In response to a determination that the state of LOS is cleared, the ONU performs subsequent link establishment procedures in the channel, and in response to a determination that the state of LOS is maintained, the receiving wavelength of the tunable receiver is changed to a downstream wavelength of another channel. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055958 | Remote Controller and Remote Controlling System - A remote controller is adjacent to an electric device with an infrared (IR) signal receiving unit. The remote controller has a case, a signal receiving unit, a signal processing unit, and a signal radiating unit. The signal receiving unit, the signal processing unit, and the signal radiating unit are contained in the case. The signal receiving unit receives a wireless control signal through an access point (AP) from a mobile device. The signal processing unit converts the wireless control signal into an IR control signal. The signal radiating unit radiates the IR control signal to the IR signal receiving unit of the electric device. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055959 | LED LIGHT BROAD BAND OVER POWER LINE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An LED light and communication system is in communication with a broadband over power line communications system. The LED light and communication system includes at least one optical transceiver. The optical transceiver includes a light support having a plurality of light emitting diodes and at least one photodetector attached thereto, and a processor. The processor is in communication with the light emitting diodes and the at least one photodetector. The processor is constructed and arranged to generate a communication signal. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055960 | HEATED LASER PACKAGE WITH INCREASED EFFICIENCY FOR OPTICAL TRANSMITTER SYSTEMS - A heated laser package generally includes a laser diode, a heating resistor and a transistor in a single laser package. The heating resistor and transistor form a heating circuit and may be located on a submount adjacent to the laser diode. The transistor is configured to control the drive current to the heating resistor and any additional heat generated by the transistor may contribute to the heating of the laser diode and thus increase the thermal efficiency of the system. The heated laser package may be used in a temperature controlled multi-channel transmitter optical subassembly (TOSA), which may be used in a multi-channel optical transceiver. The optical transceiver may be used in a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) optical system, for example, in an optical line terminal (OLT) in a WDM passive optical network (PON). | 2015-02-26 |
20150055961 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUANTUM BASED INFORMATION TRANSFER - A system for communicating data comprising sender and receiver subsystems; at least one data input; at least one entangled photon source; first photons of the pairs of entangled photons outputted by the at least one photon source being processed by one of the sender or receiver subsystem; second photons of the pairs of entangled photons being processed by the other of the sender or receiver subsystem; a photonic element configured to receive the first photons of the pairs of entangled photons and enable interference therebetween; at least one absorber configured to absorb the first photons after passage through the beam splitter, the absorbance of the first photons operating to transfer the properties of the entanglement to the second photons of the pairs of entangled photons; and a Bell state measurement element operatively associated with the receiver subsystem configured to measure the second photons of the pairs of entangled photons. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055962 | Laser or Amplifier Optical Device Seeded with Nonlinearly Generated Light - An optical apparatus comprising an optical source for providing output light for providing input signal light can comprise a pump source for pumping a four wave mixing (FWM) process with light pulses (“FWM pump light”); a FWM element in optical communication with said pump source, said FWM element configured for hosting the FWM process to generate, responsive to the FWM pump light, pulses of FWM signal light and FWM idler light having different wavelengths; and a laser or amplifier optical device comprising a gain material for providing optical gain at a gain wavelength via a process of stimulated emission responsive to optical pumping with pump light, said laser or amplifier optical device in optical communication with said optical source and receiving one of the FWM signal light and the FWM idler light as input signal light having the gain wavelength for optically seeding with input signal light the laser or amplifier optical device. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055963 | CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cartridge includes: first and second cartridge constituent members assembled with each other; a memory for storing information on the cartridge; a color display member for displaying color information of a developer accommodated in the cartridge; first and second supporting portions provided on the first and second cartridge constituent members, wherein the first supporting portion is provided with a slit for permitting insertion of the memory, and the second supporting portion is provided with a slit for permitting insertion of the color display member; and first and second preventing portions provided on the other cartridge constituent member. When the first and second cartridge constituent members are assembled with each other, the first preventing portion prevents movement of the memory inserted in the first supporting portion, and the second preventing portion prevents movement of the color display member inserted in the second supporting portion. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055964 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE NOISE PREDICTION METHOD - In an image forming apparatus, a sensor section which the printed sheets fed from an image forming section pass through or by in a first direction one by one, irradiates each of the passing printed sheets with light elongated in a second direction different, thereby sensing densities of the each of passing printed sheets, on a pixel basis. Further, a control section integrates densities of respectively corresponding line portions in respective non-image areas of sheets of the printed sheets, based on the densities obtained by the sensor section, each of the line portion extending substantially in the first direction and including pixels on substantially a same position in the second direction, thereby obtaining integrated density values, and predicts, based on the obtained integrated density values, that a noise will occur on a printed sheet to be made by the image forming section later on. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055965 | METHOD OF DETERMINING PROCESS CONDITION OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming unit forms a plurality of measurement images based on a plurality of process conditions. A measurement unit measures the density of each of the plurality of measurement images. A determination unit uses a first determination mode or a second determination mode. In the first determination mode, a process condition is determined from a first measurement result higher than target density and a second measurement result lower than the target density, from among a plurality of measurement results. In the second determination mode, the process condition is determined from measurement results lower than the target density. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055966 | DEVELOPER CONVEYANCE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND DEVELOPER CONVEYANCE METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a developing device; a developer conveyance device including a developer container, a developer reservoir to receive developer discharged from the developer container, and a positive-displacement pump to discharge, from the developer reservoir, developer supplied to the developing device by alternately generating positive pressure and negative pressure due to volume changes; and a controller to control driving of the positive-displacement pump. When the controller recognizes a developer end state of the developer container, the controller lowers a developer conveyance capability of the positive-displacement pump from a setting used before the developer end state is recognized. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055967 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A TIME TO START FORMING AN IMAGE - The image forming apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a polygon mirror has converged to the number of rotations that allows image formation to be performed, and the determination unit is capable of detecting a first timing and a second timing and determines that the polygon mirror has converged to a number of rotations that allows the image formation to be performed based on an earlier one of the first timing and the second timing. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055968 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus includes a rotatable member; a first heater and a second heater, for heating the rotatable member, wherein a ratio of a heat generation amount of the second heater at a end portion thereof to that at a central portion thereof is larger than that of the second heater at a end portion thereof to that at a central portion thereof with respect to the generatrix direction; a back-up member; a sensor, and an electric power supply controller capable of controlling the first heater and the second heater, independently. The controller effects switching to decrease a ratio of the power to the second heater to the power to the first heater, when heating a small width sheet. Immediately after the switching, the power to the second heater is smaller and the power to the first heater is larger than those immediately before the switching. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055969 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus is provided which shortens the time for image formation, thereby improving the convenience. To achieve this, the control part of the image forming apparatus has a job data acquisition part and a conveyance speed control part. The job data acquisition part acquires job data from an operation panel part, a document reading part, an external terminal, or the like. The conveyance speed control part measures the temperature of a temperature sensor at the time of initial start-up operation of conveying a recording sheet, and at the time when the recording sheet has reached a registration roller pair, respectively. Further, the conveyance speed control part selects whether or not to wait for a prescribed waiting time and whether or not to reduce the fixing speed below a normal speed, according to a condition corresponding to the respective measured temperatures. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055970 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearing member configured to be forwardly and reversely rotatable; a cleaning blade configured to make contact with the image bearing member and scrape toner remaining on the image bearing member; a toner retention section defined on an upstream side of the cleaning blade in a forward rotational direction of the image bearing member, the toner retention section being configured to retain toner scraped by the cleaning blade; a driving section configured to rotationally drive the image bearing member; and a control section configured to control the driving section to reversely rotate the image bearing member by a distance greater than a distance from a position where the image bearing member and the cleaning blade make contact with each other to an upper surface position of toner retained in the toner retention section, at a time when an image formation process is not performed. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055971 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus has a first electric power state and a second electric power state in which power consumption is smaller than that in the first electric power state. It is determined whether or not to display a screen for setting information of a sheet held in a sheet holding unit on a display unit, in accordance with whether a factor in a transition is a first factor that is detection of the sheet being held in the sheet holding unit or a second factor that is different from the first factor, after the image forming apparatus is caused to transition from the second electric power state to the first electric power state. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055972 | POWER-SUPPLY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - A power-supply device includes: a rectifier circuit configured to output a rectified voltage by rectifying an output from a transformer; a comparator circuit configured to compare a comparison voltage corresponding to an output voltage or an output current that are generated based on the rectified voltage with the indicator voltage and to control an operation of the transformer drive circuit so as to reduce the difference between the comparison voltage and the indicator voltage; a constant voltage element configured to limit the output voltage or the output current by operating as a constant voltage source when the value of the output voltage or the output current reaches a threshold; and a current mirror circuit. The current mirror circuit is configured to lower the indicator voltage by allowing a current proportional to the current flowing through the constant voltage element to flow through the current path. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055973 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING IMPROVED VIBRATION HANDLING - An electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a recording medium storage unit in which a recording medium is stored, a pickup unit to pick up the recording medium stored in the recording medium storage unit, a pair of transport rollers being engaged with each other to rotate and transport the recording medium picked up by the pickup unit; an image forming unit to form an image on the recording medium transferred by the pair of transport rollers; and a frame including a first support region to support at least one of the pair of transport rollers, and a second support region to support at least a part of the image forming unit, wherein the frame further includes a vibration blocking slit that is disposed between the first and second support regions to block vibration from being transmitted from the first support region to the second support region. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055974 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus, to which process cartridges each including a photosensitive drum and a developing roller, includes: a movable member movable between an inside and an outside of a main assembly of the image forming apparatus in a movement direction crossing a longitudinal direction of the photosensitive drum; a mounting portion for supporting the process cartridges, wherein the process cartridges are detachably mountable to the mounting portion from a direction crossing the longitudinal direction and the movement direction; and an interrelating member, movable in interrelation with movement of the movable member, for moving the developing roller relative to the photosensitive drum so that a distance between a rotation center of the photosensitive drum and a rotation center of the developing roller is decreased with respect to the movement direction when the movable member is moved from the inside to the outside of the main assembly. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055975 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an opening; an openable member; and a movable member, supporting cartridges in a state in which the cartridges are arranged in an arranging direction, movable in the arranging direction while passing through the opening between an inside position and an outside position in a direction crossing the arranging direction and a longitudinal direction. When the movable member is positioned at the inside position, adjacent two cartridges of the cartridges are in an overlapping state as seen in a direction perpendicular to the arranging direction and the longitudinal direction. When the movable member is moved from the inside position to the outside position and then one of the adjacent two cartridges is dismounted from the movable member, the one of the adjacent two cartridges is moved relative to the movable member so as to be prevented from interfering with the other cartridge. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055976 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a movable member movable between first and second inside position and between the second inside position and an outside position, supporting cartridges arranged in an arranging direction. At the outside position, the cartridges are detachably mountable outside a main assembly of the image forming apparatus in a direction crossing with the arranging direction and with a longitudinal direction of each cartridge. At the first inside position, the cartridges are positioned inside the main assembly. The second inside position is inside the main assembly partway of a movement path between the outside position and the first inside position. The movable member supports the cartridges so that a distance between adjacent two cartridges of the cartridges is increased with respect to the arranging direction in interrelation with movement of the movable member from the first inside position to the second inside position. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055977 | Imaging Cartridge Drive Having a Centered Opening - An improved drive system for transmitting rotational force between an imaging machine and an imaging cartridge. A first coupling member comprises a first mating structure configured to transfer or receive rotational force, and a second coupling member comprises a second mating structure configured to transfer or receive rotational force. The first coupling member comprising a locating cone in the center of said first coupling member, said locating cone adapted to locate in an opening of the second coupling member whereby the first coupling member is centered in relation to the second coupling member, and the first mating structure of the first coupling member is directed into contact with the second mating structure of the second coupling member. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055978 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DEVELOPING UNIT - A developing unit in an image forming apparatus includes a bearing unit, a first biasing device, a shaft member, and a second biasing device. The bearing unit rotatably supports the respective end portions of the developing roller and the magnetic roller. The first biasing device biases the bearing unit in a direction to cause the developing roller to move toward the image carrier. The shaft member causes the bearing unit to swing by moving in a front-back direction. The second biasing device biases the shaft member in a forward direction. A cover unit of the image forming apparatus presses the shaft member backward by pivoting from an open position to a closed position, and draws out the shaft member in the forward direction by pivoting from the closed position to the open position. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055979 | Image Forming Apparatus Provided with Supporting Member Configured to Guide Movement of Developing Unit - An image forming apparatus includes: a photosensitive drum; a developing unit; a casing; and a supporting member. The developing unit includes a developing agent bearing member. The developing agent bearing member has an axis extending in an axial direction and defines a first side and a second side opposite to the first side in the axial direction. The casing is configured to support the photosensitive drum and the developing unit. The casing has a sidewall at a position corresponding to the first side. The developing unit is detachable from and attachable to the casing along the axial direction. The supporting member is configured to guide a movement of the developing unit in the axial direction and protrudes outward from the sidewall. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055980 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image forming apparatus including plural image holding members that have toner images formed on respective surfaces thereof, image forming sections that form the toner images on the plural image holding members, respectively, a belt member that has an endless belt shape, plural transfer members each of which nips the belt member between the transfer member and a corresponding image holding member, a moving mechanism that individually moves the plural transfer members between a first place and a second place, plural rod-shaped rotating members around which the belt member is stretched and rotated, an adjusting member that adjusts a position of the belt member, an initializing mechanism that performs an initialization processing of returning the inclination of the adjusting member to an initial state, and a controller that starts the initialization processing by the initializing mechanism. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055981 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided, including a plurality of rollers; an endless belt mountable to the plurality of rollers from a proximal side of the image forming apparatus in an axial direction of the plurality of rollers; a first side plate to support one end of the plurality of rollers at the proximal side of the image forming apparatus in the axial direction; and a plurality of guide members, disposed at a more proximal side than the first side plate in the axial direction, to guide the belt to be mounted to the plurality of rollers with the guide members contacting the belt. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055982 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including a side cover rotatably installed to open and close an opening provided at a body thereof while rotating, a first transfer unit to which a visible image of photoconductors of developing units is transferred, and a second transfer unit movably installed at the side cover to transfer the visible image to a printing medium, wherein the second transfer unit is provided at both sides thereof with a plurality of guide protrusions to perform a position restriction, and the body is provided at both sidewalls of inside thereof with a plurality of guide members to support the plurality of guide protrusions such that the second transfer unit is supported against both sidewalls of the inside of the body through the guide protrusion and the guide member, thereby reducing a reaction force applied to the side cover. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055983 | Systems and Methods for Remanufacturing Imaging Components - A drive gear for a generally cylindrical imaging component. The drive gear includes a body for engaging the generally cylindrical imaging component; a cylindrical shaft attached to the body, the cylindrical shaft having an end surface; and three prongs extending longitudinally outward from the end surface. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055984 | ELECTROSTATIC PRINTING - Disclosed herein is a method for electrostatic printing, wherein the method comprises
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20150055985 | DEVELOPER SUPPLYING APPARATUS - A supplying apparatus includes a mounting portion for the mounting a supply container accommodating a developer and provided with an opening for permitting discharge of the developer; a receiving portion for receiving and temporarily storing the developer supplied from the supply container and for supplying the developer into a portion-to-be-supplied; and an abutment member against which the developer supplied from the is clashed, wherein the abutment member is non-rotatably fixed on the receiving portion at a position above a powder level of the developer in the receiving portion and below the discharge opening of the supply container mounted to the mounting portion. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055986 | Developing Cartridge - A developing cartridge may include a housing configured to hold toner. The cartridge may further include a developing roller including a developing roller shaft, a supply roller including a supply roller shaft, a developing electrode and a supply electrode. The developing electrode and supply electrode may be configured to guide an electrical contact of an image forming apparatus in one or more directions. In some examples, the developing electrode and supply electrode may have angled surfaces that extend toward one another. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055987 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A developing device includes a developer bearer and a regulation member. The developer bearer bears developer on a surface thereof. The developer bearer is rotatable forward and in reverse. The regulation member is disposed in contact or non-contact with the surface of the developer bearer to regulate amount of the developer on the developer bearer. In a non-development period, when the developer bearer rotates in a direction of reverse rotation opposite to a direction of forward rotation in which the developer bearer rotates in a development period, the developer bearer stops a series of rotating operations after the developer bearer rotates in the direction of forward rotation as a last rotating operation. A total rotation amount of forward rotation is set to be greater than a total rotation amount of reverse rotation in the series of rotating operations. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055988 | DEVELOPING ASSEMBLY, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - In a developing assembly, the surface of a developer bearing member on which a developer is borne is provided with a first dielectric portion and a second dielectric portion. A regulating portion that regulates the layer thickness of the developer borne on the developer bearing member, the first dielectric portion, and the second dielectric portion each have a charge polarity opposite to the charge polarity of the developer. In a triboelectric series, one of the first dielectric portion and the second dielectric portion is positioned between the developer and the other dielectric portion, and the other dielectric portion is positioned between the one of the dielectric portions and the regulating portion. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055989 | DEVELOPING ASSEMBLY, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - First and second dielectric portions and colored particles have − polarity, and a regulating portion and an externally added particles have + polarity; concerning triboelectric series, (−)the difference between the regulating portion and the externally added particles. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055990 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes a developing agent bearing member and a regulating member. The developing agent bearing member bears on a surface thereof a developing agent including colored particles and additive particles disposed on the surface of the colored particles. The surface of the developing agent bearing member includes first and second dielectric portions. The regulating member regulates the thickness of a layer of developing agent borne by the developing agent bearing member. In triboelectric series, the first dielectric portion is between the regulating member and the additive particles, the additive particles are between the first dielectric portion and the second dielectric portion, and the second dielectric portion is between the additive particles and the colored particles. The difference between the work functions of the colored particles and second dielectric portion is smaller than that between the second dielectric portion and additive particles. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055991 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes a developer bearing member that bears a developer on its surface to supply the developer to an image bearing member having a first dielectric portion and a second dielectric portion in its surface, a regulating member that regulates a thickness of a layer of the developer carried by the developer bearing member, and a flexible sheet-like charging auxiliary member disposed so as to be in contact with the developer bearing member at a position downstream of a contact portion between the developer bearing member and the image bearing member and upstream of a contact portion between the developer bearing member and the regulating member in a rotational direction of the developer bearing member, where the charging auxiliary member charges the developer carried by the developer bearing member. In a triboelectric series, the charging auxiliary member is positioned between the first and second dielectric portions. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055992 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In a constitution provided with no primary-transfer roller, in order to ensure a contact length between each of photosensitive drums and an intermediary transfer belt, the photosensitive drums are disposed in entering amounts at a plurality of levels with respect to a stretching surface of the intermediary transfer belt, and therefore an apparatus is upsized in a height direction. In order to avoid this, four image bearing members are arranged, along the intermediary transfer belt, in the same entering amount with respect to the stretching surface of the intermediary transfer belt, and a depressing member for depressing a belt surface between two central image bearing members toward an outside is provided. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055993 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing rotator and an opposed rotator disposed opposite the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip therebetween through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed. A heater disposed opposite the fixing rotator heats the fixing rotator. A nip formation pad disposed opposite an inner circumferential surface of the fixing rotator includes a decreased thermal conduction portion having a decreased thermal conductivity to conduct heat in a thickness direction of the nip formation pad perpendicular to an axial direction of the fixing rotator and an increased thermal conduction portion having an increased thermal conductivity to conduct heat in the thickness direction of the nip formation pad. The increased thermal conduction portion is disposed opposite an overheating span of the fixing rotator in the axial direction thereof where the fixing rotator is susceptible to overheating. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055994 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing rotator rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation and an opposed rotator disposed opposite the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip therebetween through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed. A heater is disposed opposite the fixing rotator to heat the fixing rotator. A nip formation pad is disposed opposite an inner circumferential surface of the fixing rotator. The nip formation pad includes a base, a first thermal conductor sandwiched between the base and the fixing rotator and having a first thermal conductivity greater than a thermal conductivity of the base, and a bulge projecting from the first thermal conductor toward the opposed rotator at a downstream end of the first thermal conductor in a recording medium conveyance direction. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055995 | FIXING MEMBER, FIXING DEVICE USING THE FIXING MEMBER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE FIXING DEVICE - A fixing member having a roller shape or a seamless belt shape for fixing toner is provided. The fixing member includes an elastic layer; an adhesive layer located overlying the elastic layer; and a release layer including a particulate material, which is arranged along the surface of the adhesive layer. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055996 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image forming apparatus, a sensor section includes a sheet path through which the sheet passes in a sheet feeding direction. In the sensor section, a light source unit emits light to an irradiation area set in the sheet path. Here, the light is elongated in a main-scanning direction and has quantities of light varying according to positions in the main-scanning direction and according to positions in a height direction perpendicular to a sheet feed surface. In addition, in the sensor section, a light-receiving section receives light diffused in a predetermined diffusing direction among the light emitted from the light source and then irradiated to the sheet passing in the sheet path and outputs information representing quantities of the received light. In the image forming apparatus, a control section extracts a parameter from the information and derives an amount of curl of the sheet. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055997 | Double-Ended Cosmetic Dispenser - A double-ended cosmetic dispenser with an adaptor sleeve, a first cosmetic sleeve rotatably retained relative to a first end of the adaptor sleeve, and a second cosmetic sleeve rotatably retained relative to a second end of the adaptor sleeve. First and second cosmetic elevators, each with an elevator stem and a cosmetic retaining portion, are extendably and retractably received by the respective cosmetic sleeves and into the adaptor sleeve. The cosmetic elevators are fixed against rotation relative to the cosmetic sleeves. The elevator stem of the first cosmetic elevator has an open inner volume, and the proximal end of the elevator stem of the second cosmetic elevator is received into that open inner volume. Through thread structures, the cosmetic elevators are independently and selectively extendable and retractable relative to the first and second cosmetic sleeves by a rotation of the respective cosmetic sleeve in relation to the adaptor sleeve. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055998 | COSMETIC IMPLEMENT WITH DETACHABLE RECEPTACLE - A cosmetic implement includes a handle with an applicator coupled to a handle and a detachable receptacle coupled to the handle. The applicator and receptacle may be coupled to a same end of the handle or opposite ends of the handle. In some examples, the applicator may be retractable into the handle which serves as a housing. In some examples, the applicator may extend or retract corresponding to the removal or attaching of the detachable receptacle. In some examples, a cap may be coupled to the handle to serve as a housing for the applicator. In some examples, the cap may be disposed between the handle and the detachable receptacle. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055999 | FOLDABLE COSMETIC IMPLEMENT - A foldable cosmetic implement may include a first portion pivotably coupled to a second portion. An applicator may be coupled to the first portion opposite a connection of the first portion to the second portion. The cosmetic implement may be movable between a stored state and an extended state. The first portion may be at least partially enclosed in a receptacle of the second portion when the cosmetic implement is in the stored state. The cosmetic implement may include a locking mechanism to retain the implement in the stored state. The locking mechanism may be actuated by squeezing first and second sides of the second portion towards each other. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056000 | DOCUMENT BINDER - A document binder is provided which includes a plate body including two side plates and a bridging plate connected between the two side plates, an engaging mechanism, and a fixture unit fixed to the engaging mechanism. The engaging mechanism includes a rail, two slidable shafts and at least one gear. The side plate has a coupling portion which has two protrusions. Each protrusion has an engaging slot. The two slidable shafts are slidably disposed in the rail and each slidable shaft has a pivotable portion. Each slidable shaft has a gear strip. The gear is pivotally disposed in the rail. The gear and the two gear strips are engaged. Each slidable shaft has an engaging body which is selectively coupled to the engaging slot. Thus, by pushing one end of the pivotable portion, convenient separation and combination of the fixture unit and the platy body are provided. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056001 | MECHANICAL OVERLOAD FUSE FOR STEERING LINKAGE - A mechanical fuse adapted for use in a vehicle steering linkage assembly including an outer housing, an inner housing coaxially arranged within the outer housing, a first crushable element arranged within the outer housing configured to crush under excessive axial compressive loads, and a second crushable element arranged within the outer housing configured to crush under excessive axial tensile loads, wherein the fuse operates normally in an uncrushed state and allows unwanted motion in a crushed state, thereby alerting a driver to an overload condition. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056002 | APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING A PLURALITY OF ELONGATE MEMBERS TO FORM A SUPPORT STRUCTURE - An apparatus for connecting a plurality of elongate members to form a support structure for supporting an accessory is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the apparatus comprises a rigid body having a top end and a bottom end, at least three inclined through holes and a vertical through hole within the rigid body wherein each through hole is configured for receiving a corresponding elongate member such as, for example a disassembled section of a telescopic trekking pole, and also an accessory mount configured for supporting a camera to a top end of an elongate member secured within the vertical through hole. Accordingly, a preferred embodiment is configured for interconnecting four elongate members such that three of elongate members form a tripod support base below the rigid body and the fourth elongate member extends upwardly above the rigid body and supports a camera at the top end via an accessory mount. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056003 | TUBULAR FRAME STRUCTURE AND RELATED METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION - A method of constructing a metal tubular frame structure utilizing a first tubular member and a second tubular member is provided. The method involves utilizing at least one opening in the first tubular member and at least one end tab on the second tubular member that together produce a keyed tubular joint when the second tubular member engages the first tubular member with the tab inserted within the opening. Keyed tubular insert-type joints, keyed tubular miter-type joints and keyed tubular flush-type joints can be formed. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056004 | Fatigue Resistant Structural Connection - One embodiment of a fatigue resistant structural connection that has a primary member | 2015-02-26 |
20150056005 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING WELDED JOINT, AND WELDED JOINT - Provided is a process for producing a welded joint which includes a weld metal having high strength and high toughness, and containing fewer blowholes. The process for producing a welded joint according to the present embodiment includes the steps of: preparing a base material containing, by mass %, not less than 10.5% of Cr; and subjecting the base material to GMA welding using a shielding gas containing 1 to 2 volume % or 35 to 50 volume % of CO | 2015-02-26 |
20150056006 | TITANIUM WELDING WIRE, ULTRASONICALLY INSPECTABLE WELDS AND PARTS FORMED THEREFROM, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A welding wire formed of a trace boron titanium base alloy is provided, along with welds formed from the wire and articles comprising one or more of such welds. A method may include forming such a weld or welds from such a welding wire, and may also include non-destructively inspecting titanium alloy articles comprising one or more of such welds using ultrasonic waves to detect internal flaws. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056007 | SPLICE BLOCK ASSEMBLIES - Expandable splice blocks can be configured to mechanically couple a first rod to a second rod. Expandable splice blocks can include a top plate and a bottom plate. Bottom plates can include a first side coupled to a second side by a neck. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056008 | BAR COUPLER - A coupler or connector for joining bars, for example reinforcing bars, comprising an elongate rod member adapted to be inserted into a tubular sleeve member. The rod and sleeve members each have one or more transverse holes which align when the rod member is inserted into the sleeve member. In operational use, the rod and sleeve members are attached to the free ends of the bars to be connected. One or more transverse pins are then driven into the holes which are aligned in order to lock the rod and sleeve member together thereby connecting the bars. In another example of the invention, the pins can be spring loaded and/or the elongate rod member is adapted to be inserted into a pair of opposed sleeve members. In yet another example of the invention, there can be a plastic sleeve adapted to retain the pins in position thereby locking in place the sleeve and rod members. In another version where the pins are spring loaded, the plastic sleeve is slid off during assembly to allow the pins to engage the holes in the sleeve member(s). | 2015-02-26 |
20150056009 | ELASTIC AVERAGING SNAP MEMBER ALIGNING AND FASTENING SYSTEM - An elastically averaging snap member aligning and fastening system has a first component and a second component. The first component includes a first body having a first surface portion and a second surface portion, the first body including one or more apertures extending between the first and second surface portions. The second component includes a second body having a first surface section and a second surface section, the second body including one or more elastically averaging snap members provided on one of the first and second surface sections. Each of the one or more elastically averaging snap members include a plurality of cantilevered snap elements configured and disposed to interferingly, deformably, elastically and matingly engage with corresponding ones of the one or more apertures. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056010 | Connecting device - The invention relates to a connecting device with a drive section having a thread on the end, wherein the drive section is formed as a plug-shaped element, and the connecting device can be used to screw a shaft element to a thread corresponding to the thread of the drive section, wherein, in addition to the thread, at least one positive-locking element forming a positive-locking connection with the shaft element is provided. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056011 | JOINT MEMBER AND PACKING BOX CONNECTED BY MEANS OF THE SAME - A joint member comprises a base member and a key member. The base member includes: a cylindrical portion having a first opening at one end and second opening at other end that is inserted into the through-hole; a flange portion that is formed around a first opening of the cylindrical portion; hook members that are connected to opposite inner walls of the cylindrical portion; a rib that is formed on at least one of the hook members and extends toward the first opening. The key member includes: a pushing portion that is insertable into the cylindrical portion through the first opening, butts against the rib portion to rotate the hook member toward the second opening. When the pushing portion is inserted in the cylindrical portion, the flange portion and the hook member sandwich the packing members, and the ribs close the opening at the other end of the cylindrical portion. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056012 | Three-Dimensional Preformed Thermoplastic Pavement Marker - A three dimensional (3-D) thermoplastic pavement marker and the application thereof to roads, streets, walkways and other paved surfaces is described. The marking patterns are composed of two or more independent sections, the first section is a grid representing for example, the mortar joints in a brick wall. The second sections or inserts, for example, can represent bricks which are contained within the grid. By varying the measurements in height of the brick component (first section) and the grid component (second section), a three-dimensional pavement marking pattern is created. This article of manufacture allows for enhancements in beautification and preservation of historical pavements as well as the introduction of safety/warning devices using the same or different pavement marking patterns. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056013 | Pervious Paving Mat with Raised Teeth - A permeable paving mat for installation onto a surface. The mat includes a top side, a bottom side, a notched side, and a continuous side, and is composed of shapes forming a structure. The top side includes a series of groves at the edges of the shapes with the corner of the shapes including an aperture to allow for the infiltration of water from the top side. The notched side secures to an adjacent notched side through interlocking with the continuous side including a plurality of through holes to receive a fiberglass rod. The continuous sides are secured to each other by using an extended rod. The bottom side of the shapes are frustum shaped to provide a raised surface. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056014 | Slipform Paver, As Well As Method For Adjusting The Width Of A Mold Device - In a slipform paver with a tractor including a machine frame with longitudinal members and telescopable cross members, the machine frame comprises a central frame module in which the cross members are supported in a telescopable fashion. A mold adjustable to the working width comprises at least one permanent central mold element fixed relative to the central frame module and at least one permanent outer mold element movable relative to the central frame module. The permanent outer mold element is permanently attached to one of the cross members and/or one of the longitudinal members and the outer mold element is movable together with the cross member and/or the longitudinal member during the adjustment of the working width of the machine frame. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056015 | Slipform Paver, As Well As Method For Adjusting The Width Of A Mold Device - In a slipform paver with a tractor including a machine frame with longitudinal members and telescopable cross members, the machine frame comprises a central frame module in which the cross members are supported in a telescopable fashion. A mold adjustable to the working width comprises at least one permanent central mold element fixed relative to the central frame module and at least one permanent outer mold element movable relative to the central frame module. The permanent outer mold element is permanently attached to one of the cross members and/or one of the longitudinal members and the outer mold element is movable together with the cross member and/or the longitudinal member during the adjustment of the working width of the machine frame. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056016 | P SQUARED SYSTEM (PSS) - The invention has to do with a hydro-technique architectural system, capable to annihilate any tsunami waves size, destined in principle to the protection of people, animals, infrastructure and the existent architecture and the coastal environment of seas and oceans. The invention is composed of a PSS system made of one or many reinforced concrete tubes (preferable having a rectangular section) (A), for discharge/intake the tsunami wave (TW). PSS system contains an intake gate (B), for the (TW), an evacuation gate (C), and two floaters (D) and (E), permitting the (TW) to enter and exit in and out to the PSS system. The entire tsunami protection system, may be built using many PSS tubes with one or several intake and evacuation gates as necessary. The PSS system can also be used for protection against tidal waves and coastal erosions. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056017 | METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR GOLF COURSE SAND BUNKER CONSTRUCTION - A method for building and renovating golf course sand bunkers to improve infiltration of water through a drainage system reduces the chance of contamination of the sand and to reduce erosion and maintenance and provide consistent playable sand for golf. The bunker is built to slopes based on the sand selected for use. A drainage system and a layer of fine pea gravel is installed over the entire floor of the bunker. A pre-polymer is sprayed onto the layer of pea gravel to secure it in place. The polymer sprayed bunker is permitted to cure for approximately 24 hours. A sufficient amount of bunker sand is added and compacted so the entire bunker is covered. Washed sod is placed around the bunker to stabilize the edge of the bunker. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056018 | DRIVE-OVER BERM FOR A CONTAINMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION - A drive-over berm for use with a protective liner. The berm is constructed of an elongate border sheet strip of a liquid-impermeable material having a berm sleeve along an outside elongate edge and an apron along an elongate inside edge for sealed securement to an underlying liquid-impermeable protective liner. A series of unconnected elongate resilient berm log segments are slidably received in the sleeve and exposed outer surfaces of the sleeve are provided with a high visibility color. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056019 | Pipeline Burial in Offshore and Arctic Offshore Regions - An apparatus including: a tubular suction pile; an indenter housing that surrounds the tubular suction pile, wherein the indenter housing is configured to: (a) be sunk into a seabed in response to a negative pressure created from water being removed from the tubular suction pile, and the indenter housing is configured to create a trench in the seabed; and comprise a water jetting device, within the indenter housing, that includes a first valve, a nozzle, and a channel that connects the first valve to the nozzle; and/or (b) impart a longitudinal vibration to the indenter housing and the indenter housing is configured to be sunk into a seabed in response to longitudinal vibration, and the indenter housing is configured to create a trench in the seabed. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056020 | STRUCTURES FOR OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS - A structure for mounting offshore installations such as wind turbines or oil and gas platforms. The structure comprises a base, a top piece and a lattice structure connecting the base to the top piece. The sub-components of the structure can be pre-assembled prior to installation to facilitate ease of construction, or they may be transported to a pre-determined location and assembled on site. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056021 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF SALINE-ALKALI LAND - A method for treatment of saline-alkali land is provided, comprising at least one self-circulating process, the self-circulating process comprising: step 1, converting saline-alkali water deposited in the saline-alkali land into acidic water by an electrolysis system, whereby the salt content of the acidic water is lower than that of the saline-alkali water; and step 2, leaching the saline-alkali land with leaching water comprising the acidic water. A device for treatment of saline-alkali land according to the above-described method is also provided, comprising: an electrolysis system for converting saline-alkali water deposited in the saline-alkali land into acidic water, whereby the salt content of the acidic water is lower than that of the saline-alkali water; and a leaching system for leaching the saline-alkali land with leaching water comprising the acidic water. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056022 | SOIL HYDROPHILIZATION AGENT AND METHODS FOR USE - Disclosed are soil additives capable of hydrophilizing soil particles and/or increase available water capacity in soil. The soil additive are capable of increasing the available water content/capacity (AWC) in soils, the additive in one embodiment comprising a polymer composition having a hydrophilic portion and a hydrophobic portion, wherein the hydrophobic portion of the copolymer binds with the soil particle surface and the hydrophilic portion of the copolymer can bind with water. This results in the prevention, arrest or decelerated loss of water from the targeted area, for example the plant root zone, which allows for improved water usage efficiency by plants, grasses, vegetation, etc. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056023 | MINE ROOF AND RIB SUPPORT - A mine roof and rib support includes a support member comprising a roof support arm and a rib support arm, the roof support arm provided at an angle to the rib support arm, wherein the roof support arm defines an aperture for receiving a mine roof bolt; a bearing plate defining a through-hole, the bearing plate being positioned on the surface of the roof support arm, wherein the bearing plate through-hole is operatively aligned with the roof support arm aperture; and a mine roof bolt extending angularly through the through-hole of the bearing plate and the roof support arm aperture, the mine roof bolt being configured to compress the bearing plate against the support member. The bearing plate is positioned on the surface of the roof support arm away from the angled junction of the roof support arm and the rib support arm. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056024 | ADJUSTABLE DIVISION PLATE FOR CLASSIFIER COAL FLOW CONTROL - A solid particle distribution controller includes a plurality of division plates proximate a division between an upstream solid particle conveyance pipe and a plurality of downstream pipes. The solid particle distribution controller also includes a plurality of extension plates. Each of the extension plates is movably mounted proximate to a respective division plate for movement in an upstream and downstream direction with respect to the division plate. The plurality of extension plates are configured and adapted for motion in the upstream and downstream direction independent of one another to extend upstream of the division plates as needed to improve solid particle distribution among the downstream pipes. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056025 | TOOLHOLDER WITH EXTERNALLY MOUNTED TUNABLE ABSORBER MASS - A toolholder includes an absorber mass externally mounted to a body portion of the toolholder. A spacer is disposed within one or more recesses formed in a bottom wall of the absorber mass. One or more resilient members are disposed between the body portion and the absorber mass, and one or more resilient members are disposed between the absorber mass and the spacer. A clamping bolt passes through each spacer, through the absorber mass and is threaded into the body portion of the toolholder. A rigidity of the one or more resilient members can be selectively adjusted by the clamping bolts so as to tune the absorber mass for optimum dampening of vibration of the toolholder. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056026 | Detachable Cutting Tool Segment With Resilient Clamping And Cutting Tool Therefor - A cutting tool having at least one segment pocket formed at a peripheral surface thereof, and respectively, at least one cutting tool segment, detachably mounted in each segment pocket. Each cutting tool segment has a longitudinal segment axis extending in a rearward to forward direction, and upper and lower ends, located on opposite sides of the segment axis. The lower end has two spaced apart lower abutment surfaces. An insert retention portion is formed in the upper end, at a forward end of the cutting tool segment. A resilient retention arm is formed in the upper end, rearwardly spaced apart from the insert retention portion. The retention arm has an upper abutment surface. In a side view of the cutting tool segment, the upper and lower abutment surfaces are linear. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056027 | BALL END MILL - A ball end mill, which includes long and short cutting edges alternately formed, shows excellent chip discharge performance without sacrificing strength. An even number of cutting edges are formed at intervals in a circumferential direction on a front end of an end mill body rotated about an axis and have rotation trajectories formed around the axis that form a hemispherical shape. The cutting edges adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction with one cutting edge interposed are long cutting edges that intersect with each other on the axis. The other cutting edges adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction with one cutting edge interposed are short cutting edges that include inner peripheral ends at positions distant from the axis. A gash of the long cutting edge and a gash of the short cutting edge connect with each other on a front end side of the end mill body. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056028 | CUTTING PLATE HAVING FLANK FACES AND CONTACT FACES ON THE PERIPHERAL GEOMETRY - A cutting plate ( | 2015-02-26 |
20150056029 | CUTTING-OFF PROCESSING TOOL - An object of the present invention is to configure a cutting-off processing tool that includes a cutting edge angled at an end cutting edge angle and causes evacuation of chips to be controlled so that the chips are evacuated in the tool axis direction, thereby reducing concerns about damage to a processed surface by the chips. The cutting-off processing tool includes a cutting edge angled at the end cutting edge angle. In the cutting-off processing tool, an upper surface has a shape laterally asymmetric about a center in a width direction. In the cutting-off processing tool, when θb is a rake angle of a rake face on a first corner side positioned on a foremost end of the tool, and θc is a rake angle of the rake face on a second corner side, θb>θc is satisfied. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056030 | AUTOMATED INSPECTION SYSTEM - A drilling system includes a drilling machine, configured to drill a hole in a work piece along a drilling axis, a deployment mechanism, attached to the drilling machine, a measuring probe, attached to the deployment mechanism, and a controller, coupled to the drilling machine, the measuring probe, and the deployment mechanism. The measuring probe is configured to produce a signal indicative of an actual geometric parameter of the hole when inserted therein. The deployment mechanism is configured to selectively align the measuring probe along the drilling axis. The controller is configured to cause insertion of the measuring probe into the hole, and to receive the signal from the measuring probe. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056031 | 5-AXIS HOLE TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system is disclosed that accepts portable power feed drilling equipment and enables the mechanical determination of an existing hole vector and duplication of the hole on the same vector in a new production part. The system allows for extremely accurate match drilling of parts with multiple, variable hole vectors. In addition, the system is adjustable in the Z-axis, which allows infinite and precise drill tip positioning prior to drilling to increase accuracy and manage chip exit. Interchangeable drill adaptors internal to the quill sleeve allow for a wide size range of drills to be used. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056032 | Precessional Drilling and Reaming - This document provides novel drills and/or reamers that are well-suited for making holes in a variety of materials including, but not limited to, metals, ceramics, glass, wood, plasterboard, plastics, stone, composites, synthetics, silicon or multi-layered or hybridized substrates. In some embodiments, these drilling devices have some centers of mass that are offset from the axis of rotation. Accordingly, such drills and/or reamers may rotate and cut using a precessional pattern of motion. Precessional cutting devices may display a mechanical wave pattern in relationship to the longitudinal axis of the device. If the cutting device is fabricated from a flexible material, for example Nickel-Titanium, bodily deflection of the device may result during rotation. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056033 | UNIVERSAL OFFSET PORTABLE BORING BAR SUPPORT SYSTEM - A portable boring bar support system comprises first and second boring bar supports. Each boring bar support comprises a split clamping collar supported adjacent a first end of the boring bar support. The split clamping collar defines a clamping bore and facilitates releasable clamping attachment of a desired component thereto. A lug and fastener assembly of the split clamping collar controls a clamping motion of the split clamping collar. A mounting plate is supported adjacent a second opposite end of the boring bar support and a curvilinear section couples and integrally interconnects the split clamping collar with the mounting plate in an offset manner with respect to one another. The mounting plate has an opening therein which facilitates attachment of the boring bar support to a desired surface. The boring bar support system may be used with a spider support which has an integral split spider clamping collar. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056034 | ALIGNMENT DEVICE FOR DRILLING OR REAMING AN OPENING IN A STRUCTURE - Embodiments generally relate to an alignment device to assist in drilling or reaming an opening in a structure. The device comprises: a base element, the base element having at least one first fixation element to allow fixation of the device relative to the structure; a positioning element coupled to the base element, wherein a position of the positioning element relative to the base element is adjustable; an alignment element mounted to the positioning element and rotatable in at least two dimensions to allow precise alignment for a drilling or reaming tool with a drilling or reaming site on the structure; at least one second fixation element to allow fixation of the positioning element relative to the base element; and at least one third fixation element to allow fixation of the alignment element relative to the positioning element. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056035 | TAPPING MACHINE AND TAP DIE, AND METHOD OF DETECTING OVERSTROKE OF TAP - A tapping tool is mountable on an adapter for tapping. The adapter includes a ring gear in which the tapping tool is mountable; and a gear holder in which the ring gear is disposed and which is mountable on a turret of a turret punch press so as to locate the disposed ring gear at a position corresponding to a punch mounting section formed in advance in the turret. The tapping tool includes a cylindrical body and a rotating body. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056036 | WORKPIECE MACHINING METHOD, MACHINE TOOL, TOOL PATH-GENERATING DEVICE AND TOOL PATH-GENERATING PROGRAM - A workpiece machining method that machines a workpiece surface by moving a rotating tool, which has a cutting blade for interrupted cutting of the workpiece surface, relative to the workpiece comprises: a first process of determining the pattern of arrangement of multiple cavities on the surface of the workpiece formed after cutting by the cutting blade; and a second process of determining the tool path of the rotating tool so that the multiple cavities are disposed on the surface of the workpiece according to the pattern of arrangement determined in the first process. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056037 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCULPTING PARTS AND PARTS MADE THEREFROM - A sculpting machine, a method of sculpting a work-piece and work-products produced therefrom are described. A sculpting machine provides a cutting tool holder that is configured to hold a cutter in contact with a work-piece and move in two or more planes or axes of controlled motion about the work-piece to remove material. The cutter is non-spinning and is held in contact with the work-piece to carve away material, or sculpt the work-piece. The cutter may be held against the work-piece with the cutter in a fixed orientation relative to the surface of the work-piece being cut. The cutter may be moved along a straight line, curve or arc. The resulting product produced may have a much tighter tolerance and smoother surface finish than products machined with conventional techniques. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056038 | LOAD RESTRAINING APPARATUS AND METHOD | 2015-02-26 |
20150056039 | INTERNALLY THREADED POST, ASSEMBLING STRUCTURE AND ASSEMBLING METHOD - An internally threaded post adapted to be fixed to a first shell is provided. The first shell has a boss, and the boss has an opening. The internally threaded post includes a screwing portion and a fixing portion. The screwing portion has a threaded hole, in which an outer diameter of the screwing portion is larger than an inner diameter of the opening. The fixing portion is connected with the screwing portion, in which an outer diameter of the fixing portion is smaller than the outer diameter of the screwing portion, and the fixing portion is fixed in the opening. In addition, an assembling structure having the internally threaded post and an assembling method are also provided. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056040 | PUSH-ON BOLT STABILIZER - The invention provides for a retainer for stabilizing a threaded member. The retainer may include a base portion having an opening and an outer perimeter lying in a first plane, the opening having a plurality of elongated sections each extending toward the outer perimeter so as to define in the base portion one or more arms. Each of the aims may have a head section having at least one groove, the head sections being located in a second plane which is parallel to and spaced apart from the first plane. The elongated sections may be symmetrically arranged about an axis. The grooves may be arranged to define at least a portion of a helix. The outer perimeter of the retainer may be circular. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056041 | DUAL-LAYER DRY BOLT COATING - A bolt includes a body and a threaded portion formed on the body. The bolt further includes a phosphate base coat, which covers at least the body and is in direct contact with the body. The bolt also includes a PTFE overcoat, which substantially covers the phosphate base coat and is separated from the body of the bolt by the phosphate base coat. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056042 | SELF-PIERCING RIVET WITH A PRE-PERFORATED FLAT ELEMENT, PRODUCTION METHOD AND JOINING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention discloses a self-piercing rivet ( | 2015-02-26 |
20150056043 | WORKPIECE ORIENTING AND CENTERING WITH A FACTORY INTERFACE - A workpiece orientation is determined by camera during transfer to a load lock, and the orientation is corrected during load lock pump down. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056044 | Apparatus and System for Transferring Carts - In one embodiment, an apparatus for transferring carts may include a transfer surface, a loading station lift, a working station lift, and a controller. The transfer surface may include a loading station and a working station arranged laterally with respect to the loading station. The loading station lift may include loading station rollers that are in rotatable engagement with the loading station lift. The working station lift may include working station rollers that are in rotatable engagement with the working station lift. The controller that can actuate the loading station lift and the working station lift between a loading state with the loading station rollers and the working station rollers offset a relatively low distance above the transfer surface and a transferring state with the loading station rollers and the working station rollers offset a relatively high distance above the transfer surface. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056045 | PROCESS STATION FOR A MACHINE AS WELL AS CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MOVEMENT IN A PROCESS OF A MACHINE - A process station for a machine includes a conveying system, where the conveying system includes a carrier, a driving device; and a first control unit and the conveying system can convey a load in a specific conveying direction by magnetic force provided by the driving device. The first control unit can control the driving device. The process station further includes a robot configured to handle or pick and place the load conveyed by the carrier. The process station further includes a second control unit configured to control movement of the robot in a moving direction different from the specific conveying direction. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056046 | DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING BLISTER PACKS - The device comprises two suction arms for picking up blister packs at a stamping station in a pick position and for placing the blister packs on conveying means in a place position, wherein the suction arms are pivotable in opposite directions. Each suction arm has three segments supported pivotably around three different axes. The transfer movement of the blister packs from the pick position to the place position and back is a combination movement, which is composed at least of the pivoting movement of the three segments around the three axes. The second, middle segments are pivoted inward toward the center plane both when in the pick position and in the place position. During the pivoting movements between the pick position and the place position, the second segments are pivoted away from each other so that the suction arms can pass by each other without colliding. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056047 | APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING AND DISCHARGING MATERIAL SUCH AS WASTE VINYL - Provided is an apparatus for disposing a material such as waste vinyl, which is configured to collect and dispose of the material on a constant quantity basis. The apparatus includes a receiving part which receives a material supplied from an outside; a supply part, provided at an end of the receiving part, through which the material is supplied to the receiving part; a door part provided at another end of the receiving part and configured to be opened to the outside; and a fixing part formed at a location adjacent to the door part and maintaining the receiving part in a closed state until an internal pressure of the receiving part reaches a predetermined pressure level, wherein the door part is opened to discharge the material to the outside if the internal pressure of the receiving part exceeds the predetermined pressure level. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056048 | ADJUSTABLE AND STOWABLE TRAIN CARGO LIFT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An adjustable and stowable apparatus for lifting cargo adjacent to a train car catwalk. The lift apparatus is operable to be used in tight spaces and configurable for removal and storage. The lift apparatus may include an actuator that drives a carriage for lifting luggage along a track. The carriage may include a lift basket having a rotatable handle that can be fixed in at least two positions—parallel with and perpendicular to—the track. The rotatable handle is operable to support lifting the cargo in its perpendicular configuration, and carrying and stowage in its parallel configuration. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056049 | Rotatable Cargo Platform for Trailer Vehicle - A modular trailer vehicle is provided comprises a wheeled trailer chassis having a forward vehicle attachment, along with a rotatable cargo platform attached to the chassis for supporting cargo hauled thereon. The rotatable cargo platform is rotatably mounted to a hydraulically actuated turntable, which facilitates rotation of the platform from a position in alignment with the chassis to a position wherein the loading ramp is positioned off to the side of the trailer. The platform is capable of complete rotation about a central axis defined by the turntable center, wherein at least two hydraulic arms actuate the turntable, which supports the rotatably platform using a bearing assembly attached to the trailer chassis. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056050 | WHEELCHAIR - A wheelchair lift mountable to a wheelchair for assisting a person in transferring him or herself on or off a wheelchair is disclosed. The wheelchair lift is attachable to a frame of the wheelchair for supporting a support over a seat of the wheelchair. The wheelchair lift is operative to raise and lower the support and also shift the support left and right to transfer the person on and off the wheelchair. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056051 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A control valve block is mounted on a bottom plate of a revolving frame through a control valve block mounting plate. In this case, a left support member and a right support member are provided on a back surface of the control valve block mounting plate at two spots with equal distances sandwiching a center position of gravity (G) of the control valve block. The left and right support members are mounted on a support beam provided on the bottom plate of the revolving frame. On the other hand, a weight-reducing part is provided at a part in the bottom plate of the revolving frame away from the support beam. The control valve block which is a heavy article is stably supported on the bottom plate at two spots sandwiching its center position of gravity (G). Moreover, the weight of the revolving frame can be reduced by the weight-reducing part. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056052 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A heat exchanging device has a frame member mounted on a revolving frame, and this frame member supports an oil-cooler and a radiator. A support member is to support a canopy and the like. The support member is composed of a housing support base provided by extending in the left-right direction on an upper side of the engine and a left front leg part and a left rear leg parteach having an upper end mounted on a left-side position in the left-right direction of the housing support base and a lower end mounted on the revolving frame by straddling an engine. The housing support base of this support member has a right side in the left-right direction formed as a free end. Further, the free end of the housing support base is configured to be mounted on the frame member of the heat exchanging device. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056053 | CHIP FEEDER - A chip feeder includes a feed pallet in which accommodating portions, in which chips are to be accommodated, are provided, a suction unit configured to perform suction through the accommodating portions, a vibration application unit configured to apply vibration to the feed pallet, a control unit that is configured and programmed to periodically switch between a state where the suction is being performed and a state where the suction is not performed in a state where the chips have been supplied on the feed pallet, and where the vibration has been applied to the feed pallet. The chips supplied on the feed pallet are to be fed into the accommodating portions by the vibration and the suction. The suction is performed at least once during one period of the vibration. A negative pressure reaches a maximum range when an amplitude is maximum, and the negative pressure reaches a minimum range when the amplitude is minimum. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056054 | CONDUCTIVE WIRE PIECE SUPPLY METHOD AND CONDUCTIVE WIRE PIECE SUPPLY DEVICE - A conductive wire piece supply method includes the steps of: obtaining a conductive wire piece set using a first slot which receives conductive wire pieces, having been sent, with the conductive wire pieces vertically superposed on each other; carrying the conductive wire piece set from the first slot portion to the second slot portion; and rotating the second slot portion. | 2015-02-26 |
20150056055 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STACKING ITEMS - A method and apparatus are disclosed that allow items to be placed on a stack of items in a manner that minimizes interference with the existing stack. Further, a method and apparatus are disclosed for stacking items such that marking of the items is minimized while the item is stacked. In some embodiments, the method and apparatus may include employing a plurality of forks, where a first fork in the plurality includes a belt that rotates at least partially within a tapered housing of the fork. In some embodiments, the plurality of forks is vertically movable, and the method and apparatus may include a squaring mechanism that is separate from the plurality of forks. The overall throughput of the method and apparatus may be increased by employing this independent squaring mechanism. | 2015-02-26 |