09th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140056610 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - A developer storage device includes a rotation member including a shaft portion protruding from a main body thereof; a support member formed with a hole by which the shaft portion is supported; and a first seal member disposed between the main body of the rotation member and the support member and including a hole into which the shaft portion is inserted. The support member includes a step portion. The step portion includes a first restraint section which restrains motion of the first seal member in an axial direction of the shaft portion, and a second restraint section which restrains motion of the outer periphery of the first seal member in a radial direction of the shaft portion. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056611 | Method for Restoring Imaging Cartridge Chip - A method for restoring an imaging cartridge chip, applicable in the technical field of imaging. In the process of restoring the imaging cartridge chip, a laser beam is used at least to unseal a location where a functional interface is on a storage device comprised in the imaging cartridge chip, or at least to scratch open or to drill open packaging material at the location where the functional interface is, then restore data is written into the storage device via the functional interface and a read/write interface. This results in the repair of the imaging cartridge chip. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056612 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus including: a body frame including an opening; a cover configured to rotate between an open position where the cover opens the opening and a closed position where the cover closes the opening and including a base end portion rotatably supported by the body frame and a distal end portion; an exposure member supported by the cover and configured to swing when the cover is rotated from the closed position to the open position; a cable configured to transmit current to the exposure member; and a metal plate fixed to the cover and having a through-hole through which the cable extends, the metal plate including, a main body part, and a conduction part protruding, toward the exposure member, from the main body part adjacent to the through-hole at the distal end side of the cover. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056613 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM UNIT - A process cartridge for use with a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the main assembly including a driving shaft, to be driven by a motor, having a rotational force applying portion, wherein the process cartridge is dismountable from the main assembly in a direction substantially perpendicular to an axial direction of the driving shaft, the process cartridge includes i) an electrophotographic photosensitive drum having a photosensitive layer at a peripheral surface thereof, the electrophotographic photosensitive drum being rotatable about an axis thereof; ii) process means actable on the electrophotographic photosensitive drum; iii) a coupling member engageable with the rotational force applying portion to receive a rotational force for rotating the electrophotographic photosensitive drum, the coupling member being capable of taking a rotational force transmitting angular position for transmitting the rotational force for rotating the electrophotographic photosensitive drum to the electrophotographic photosensitive drum and a disengaging angular position in which the coupling member is inclined away from the axis of the electrophotographic photosensitive drum from the rotational force transmitting angular position, wherein when the process cartridge is dismounted from the main assembly of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of the electrophotographic photosensitive drum, the coupling member moves from the rotational force transmitting angular position to the disengaging angular position. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056614 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a frame for supporting the electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a developer roller for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the electrophotographic photosensitive drum with a developer, and a developer supplying roller for supplying the developer to the developing roller. The process cartridge also includes first and second portions-to-be-positioned on ends of the cartridge, and a portion-to-be urged for receiving an elastic force. A developer supplying roller bias contact is provided exposed at an end side of the process cartridge for receiving a supplying roller bias voltage to be supplied to the developer side supplying roller, with the cartridge side developer supplying roller bias facing obliquely downward. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056615 | Developer Cartridge - A developer cartridge is described. The developer cartridge detachably mountable on a tandem type photosensitive unit slidable to a drawn-out position and a mounted position with respect to an image forming apparatus body may include a casing; a developer carrier rotatably supported on one end portion of the casing for carrying a developer; a pair of upright portions arranged on another end portion of the casing at an interval from each other in the axial direction of the developer carrier to extend from another end portion of the casing in a detaching direction for the developer cartridge; and an elastically deformable coupling portion extending in the axial direction of the developer carrier for coupling the upright portions with each other. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056616 | ELECTROGRAPHIC PRINTING OF TACTILE IMAGES - A method for forming a tactile printed image on a receiver medium using an electrographic printer, comprising forming a sequence of toner particle images on one or more primary imaging members, the sequence of toner particle images including a plurality of annular shapes having associated inner and outer sizes. The inner and outer sizes of the annular shapes varying in a monotonic sequence, such that when the sequence of toner particle images are transferred in register onto the receiver medium the annular shapes are substantially concentric and overlapping, thereby forming a tactile image feature having a hollow core; which is then fixed to permanently attach the transferred toner particle images to the receiver medium. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056617 | ELECTROGRAPHIC TACTILE IMAGE PRINTING SYSTEM - An electrographic printing system for forming a tactile printed image on a receiver medium, comprising an image processing path, one or more printing modules and a fixing subsystem. The image processing path provides a sequence of image patterns including a plurality of annular shapes having associated inner and outer sizes, the inner and outer sizes of the annular shapes varying in a monotonic sequence. The printing modules are controlled to form a sequence of toner particle images corresponding to the sequence of image patterns, and to sequentially transfer the sequence of toner particle images in register onto the receiver medium such that the annular shapes in the toner particle images overlap to form a tactile image feature having a hollow core. The fixing subsystem is used to permanently attach the transferred toner particle images to the receiver medium. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056618 | ROTATING-BODY DRIVING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A rotating-body driving device comprising: a rotating body; a driving source; a reduction gear that includes an output shaft and a gear rotating at a non-integer ratio of rotation period to a rotation period of the output shaft, and the reduction gear reducing rotation speed of the driving source; a pulse-signal generating unit; a pulse-count storage unit; a speed-fluctuation storage unit that stores therein a rotation speed fluctuation of the output shaft; and a driving-source control unit, wherein the driving-source control unit detects the speed fluctuation information associated with the accumulated number of pulse signals from the speed-fluctuation storage unit, and performs for the driving source a feedforward control to set off the rotation speed fluctuation. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056619 | CHARGING MEMBER, CHARGING DEVICE, DETACHABLE BODY, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A charging member includes a contact section and a supported section. The contact section is in contact with a charged body. The supported section is integrated with the contact section and is supported by a support member. The supported section has a lower hardness than the contact section. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056620 | Developer Container and Developing Device - A developer container includes: a container body that has an opening at an upper part and is configured to accommodate therein developer; a conveyance member that is provided in the container body, and includes a rotation member having a rotary shaft and an elastic part, which is supported by the rotation member, is configured to be elastically deformed and is configured to rotate to convey the developer from the opening to an outside of the container body; and a driving member that is connected to one end portion of the rotary shaft and is configured to rotate the rotary shaft. The container body includes a first support part to which the other end portion of the rotary shaft is loosely fitted and a second support part that supports the one end portion of the rotary shaft. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056621 | Developer Container and Developing Device - A developer container comprising: a container body accommodating developer; a conveyance member that is provided to the container body, and includes a rotation member having a rotary shaft and an elastic part, which is supported by the rotation member and rotates to convey the developer. The container body includes a first support part to which the rotary shaft is loosely fitted, and a second support part that supports the rotary shaft. The container body includes a sliding contact part that the elastic part sliding-contacts while being elastically deformed when the conveyance member is being rotated. A distance from a center of the rotary shaft to a leading end of the elastic part is gradually increased from the one end portion-side of the rotary shaft towards the other end portion-side of the rotary shaft. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056622 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A developing device to develop a latent image includes a developer bearer including a rotatable, hollow developer supporter to carry two-component developer on a surface thereof, and a stationary magnetic field generator having multiple magnetic poles and disposed inside the hollow developer supporter, and a magnetic field adjuster. The magnetic field generator generates a magnetic flux on the surface of the hollow developer supporter, and the magnetic field adjuster suppresses a maximum value of magnetic flux density in a tangential direction to the surface of the hollow developer supporter from a predetermined value for image formation. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056623 | DEVELOPMENT METHOD, DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING ASSEMBLY AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE DEVELOPING DEVICE - A development method is used for a developing device including a toner holding member that faces but is not in contact with an image carrier carrying a latent image and that rotates while holding a nonmagnetic toner, a charging member that charges the toner, and a developing electric field forming unit that forms a developing electric field at least including a direct current component to cause the charged toner to fly and adhere to the latent image to develop the latent image. The method includes, when the developing electric field is applied such that the toner is caused to fly toward the image carrier by the direct current component of the developing electric field alone, maintaining a non-electrostatic adhesion of the toner to the toner holding member to be about 2 nN or more under a low-temperature low-humidity environment of a temperature of 10° C. and a relative humidity of 15%. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056624 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A light irradiation unit forms an electrostatic latent image pattern on a photosensitive member by irradiating the photosensitive member and a shielding unit with light. A detection unit detects, in a rotation direction of the photosensitive member, timing at which a surface potential of the photosensitive member changes depending on displacement of the electrostatic latent image pattern in an axial direction of the photosensitive member. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056625 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH SAME - A fixing unit includes an endless belt accommodating a heat source inside a loop formed by the endless belt, a rotary pressing member rotating in contact with the endless belt in a pressure contact section, and a heat transfer member secured to a side plate within the loop of the endless belt to support and heat the endless belt with heat conducted from the heat source. The heat transfer member has an opening opposite the rotary pressing member. A securing member is disposed in the opening of the heat transfer member in pressure contact with the rotary pressing member via the endless belt. The heat transfer member and the securing member collectively include a pair of latching parts to firmly connect the heat transfer member and the securing member with each other when one of the latching parts is fitted to the other one of the latching parts. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056626 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device employing resistance heating system includes: a fixing roller being loosely inserted into an endless fixing belt; a pressure member being in pressure-contact with the fixing belt to form fixing nip; meandering prevention members preventing the fixing belt from meandering; prevention member holders holding the meandering prevention members for rotation independently from the fixing roller. Each meandering prevention member has rotation center inside circle, where, when seen in rotation axis direction of the fixing roller, the circle has center coincident with midpoint between two focal points of ellipse approximating belt rotation path of the fixing belt, and has radius equal to distance from the center of the circle to straight line passing through rotation center of the fixing roller and center of the nip in rotational direction of the fixing roller. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056627 | FIXING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing rotary body that heats toner while rotating and fixes the toner on a recording medium, a pressurizing rotary body that sandwiches and pressurizes the toner and the recording medium by the fixing rotary body, and a supporting part that supports the fixing rotary body from the inside so that a peak pressure on an outlet side of the recording medium becomes equal to or lower than a peak pressure on an inlet side, in a contact part where the fixing rotary body and the pressurizing rotary body come into contact with each other. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056628 | Image Forming Device Having Belt Cleaner and Drum Cleaner Both Provided in One of Drum Units - An image forming device includes a main casing, a plurality of photosensitive accommodated in the main casing, a plurality of developer cartridges detachably mountable in the main casing, an endless belt, a plurality of first cleaning units and first conveying units provided for the respective photosensitive drums, a second cleaning unit for cleaning the endless belt, a second conveying unit, and a third conveying unit. The photosensitive drums include a first photosensitive drum and the developer cartridges include a first developer cartridge corresponding to the first photosensitive drum. The third conveying unit conveys waste developer cleaned by the first cleaning unit and conveyed by the first conveying unit corresponding to the first photosensitive drum and waste developer cleaned by the second cleaning unit and conveyed by the second conveying unit toward a first waste developer accommodating chamber of the first developer cartridge. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056629 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus, which forms an image at an image forming interval and feeding timing corresponding to a predetermined recording material size, includes a control unit (a controller unit and an engine control unit) for controlling the feeding timing to be earlier, when the size of a recording material detected by a detection unit (the engine control unit and an registration sensor) is smaller than the predetermined recording material size. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056630 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image forming apparatus for driving a cassette pickup roller ( | 2014-02-27 |
20140056631 | INTERCHANGEABLE INPUT MODULES ASSOCIATED WITH VARYING LANGUAGES - Interchangeable input modules, such as keypads, having user input devices configured to mate with base devices are described herein. The user input devices may include pluralities of inputs, such as input keys, associated with languages. The interchangeable input modules may further include storage components configured to store configuration data, linguistic structures, and/or predictive logic. Additionally, the interchangeable input modules may have interfaces configured to electrically couple the interchangeable input modules to the base devices after the interchangeable input modules are mated with the base devices. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056632 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device includes a driver rotating and driving a feeder roller feeding a printing target member, a printing section performing printing on the printing target member, a cutter cutting the printing target member, a transfer mechanism which is provided at an upstream side of the feeding direction of the printing target member over the printing section and which selectively causes a transfer member with an adhesive to be in contact with the printing target member while feeding the transfer member to transfer the adhesive, and a transfer controller controlling transfer/non-transfer. The transfer/non-transfer of the adhesive to the printing target member is controlled based on positive/reverse rotation of a motor, and a print tape with an adhesive on the whole surface, a partial adhesive or no adhesive at all and without a paper liner is freely creatable. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056633 | PRINTER APPARATUS - A printer includes a fixed blade block and a movable blade block. The fixed blade block includes an installing member including a rotation shaft, a fixed blade installed in the installing member, a retaining member, and a spring attached to the installing member in a rotatable state with respect to the rotation shaft. The spring includes a first contact part that contacts with the fixed blade and a second contact part that contacts with the retaining member. The movable blade block includes a movable blade that is movable toward the fixed blade. When the fixed blade block and the movable blade block are connected, the retaining member presses the second contact part, causing the spring to rotate and push the fixed blade toward the movable blade. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056634 | GLASS MARKER PENCIL - A glass marker pencil utilized on a surface that includes a generally elongated shaped base market pencil with a top and a body, a tip that protrudes from the top of the base marker pencil, the tip is contained within the body of the base marker pencil, an ink contained in the tip and a cap placed over the tip to protect the tip. The tip can be a variety of different types of tips and the ink can be a variety of different types of inks that are non-toxic and made of glycerin color dye. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056635 | COOKING OIL APPLICATOR FOR A HOT GRILL - A cooking oil applicator comprises a body, including: a tank capable of holding cooking oil; a sponge capable of absorbing some of the cooking oil; a flow control valve situated between the tank and the sponge for controlling an amount of the cooking oil flowing from the tank to the sponge; and a fire-retardant pad below the sponge capable of receiving cooking oil from the sponge and facilitating application of the cooking oil to a hot grill. The tank includes a level window so that the user can determine the degree to which the tank is full. Additionally, the cooking oil applicator includes a handle attached to the body for holding the cooking oil applicator during usage. The cooking oil applicator also includes a cradle attachable to the body allowing the cooking oil applicator to be placed safely on a flat surface while not in use. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056636 | DEVICE FOR APPLYING A COMPOSITION TO KERATINOUS FIBERS - A device for applying a cosmetic composition to keratinous fibers, for example the hair, the eyelashes, or the eyebrows, the device including: a support; and teeth that extend from the support; at least one tooth, or at least half of the teeth, including a longitudinal through slot that extends over a major fraction of the length of the tooth, the slot not opening out at a free end of the tooth, remote from the support. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056637 | Telescopic Arm For A Refuse Vehicle - A telescopic side arm for a refuse vehicle has an inner and outer boom. A mounting assembly secures the outer boom with a refuse vehicle. A plurality of bearing pads is positioned between the inner and outer booms to provide smooth movement between the inner and outer booms. A plurality of shims is associated with the bearing pads to assure a tight fit between the inner and outer booms. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056638 | PIVOT JOINT FOR A STROLLER FRAME - A pivot joint for lockably and releasably connecting two members of a stroller frame includes a pivot joint, a locking mechanism and a release mechanism. The pivot joint has an upper joint part and a lower pivot part pivoted with each other. The lower pivot part is featured by comprising a first plate formed with a first engagable portion and a downward extension formed with a second engagable portion. The locking mechanism is connected between the stroller frame and the pivot joint for locking the stroller frame in an in-use configuration by simultaneously engaging with the first engagable portion and the second engagable portion. The release mechanism is operatively mounted on the stroller frame for disengaging the locking mechanism from the first engagable portion and the second engagable portion at the same time. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056639 | SLIDING PIN TYPE FLOOR LATCH - A latching system for a vehicle seat includes a latching component mountable on a vehicle seat component and a striker mountable on a vehicle structural component. The latching component includes a housing for mounting the latching component, a first bushing attached to the housing, the first bushing having a first guiding groove system, a second bushing having a second guiding groove system, the second bushing positioned over the first bushing, and a latch pin. The striker has a slot for engaging the latch pin. The latch pin includes a guide pin that is positioned within the second bushing such that the guide pin is positioned within the first guiding groove system and the second guiding groove system. Rotation of the outer bushing causes movement of the latch pin between an extended position and a retracted position via motion of the guide pin which engages a slot. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056640 | SYSTEM FOR ATTACHING A SADDLE TO A SEATPOST - A system for coupling a saddle to a seatpost; said saddle comprising a fork ( | 2014-02-27 |
20140056641 | FLEXIBLE COLORED POLE FOR ALPINE SKI RACING - A flexible slalom ski course pole has a fixed base to be driven into the snow and a flexible post extending above the snow. The base and post are connected by an intermediate hinge located a short distance above the snow so the post can bend relative the base and later move back into its initial vertical position, when impacted by a skier during a race. The hinge is associated with a protective sleeve which is provided in addition to or as a part of the hinge, and is disposed around the post adjacent the snow. The sleeve and post have first and second colors which are distinct so their contrast allows the skier to easily recognize the pole and the point it is inserted in the snow, and the gate judges to accurately appreciate proper passage of the skier around the pole. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056642 | USE OF STONE FIBRES - The invention provides a riding surface formed of a mixture of sand with stone fibres. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056643 | APPLICATION OF HIGH TOUGHNESS, LOW VISCOSITY NANO-MOLECULAR RESIN FOR REINFORCING POTHOLE PATCHING MATERIALS IN ASPHALT AND CONCRETE BASE PAVEMENT - Described herein are methods of improving the durability of concrete by the infusion of the concrete with a low-viscosity oligomeric solution, and subsequent curing of the oligomeric solution to form a high toughness polymer. Also described herein are compositions containing concrete and high toughness polymers, and formed articles made from concrete and high toughness polymers. The methods and compositions are useful for improving the durability of concrete roads and structures, as well as the durability of repairs to concrete roads. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056644 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING RAINWATER RUN-OFF - A system for controlling rainwater runoff, comprising:
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20140056645 | Flood Control Method - Provided is a method of identifying and locating high probability areas along a waterway that are likely to flood using real-time data processing of stream gauges and dispatching water capture teams to preventing flooding of the waterway. Water is diverged, blocked, or captured along the waterway to prevent flooding in residential areas. Water is captured in temporary storage devices such as tanks, reservoirs, fabric tube arrays, or available reservoirs, whereafter the collected water can then be analyzed and repurposed after the event. Captured water is tested, treated, and identified. The water can be repurposed or released after the event as necessary. The present method provides a preemptive and long term flood control means for waterways across the country by collecting public source data into a single database, mapping available data points, locating at-risk areas, and coordinating with authorities to divert the water and prepare the local population. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056646 | Apparatus and method for mining coal - The present invention relates to a novel method of retrieving gas from a gas-containing subterranean formation, the method including digging a mine shaft to reach the subterranean formation; constructing a ventilated underground control center wherein the center includes a computerized control panel, wherein the computerized control panel controls the movements of a hot head device such as a plasma torch, an electro-chemical apparatus, a hydrogenating solvent or heated ceramic particles; a hollow drill pipe; a movable hydraulic shield; a movable resin roof bolting machine; and a movable waste extrusion device; providing mining personnel to the ventilated underground control center; and allowing the mining personnel to operate the computerized control panel wherein they perform the tasks of moving the hot head device into the subterranean formation, recovering the gas, and extruding waste material into a mined-out space of the subterranean formation. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056647 | Pipe Retriever - A pipe retriever for retrieving an unsecured pipe has a head connectable to a drilling pipe and defines a longitudinal axis. The longitudinal axis of the head is arranged substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the drilling pipe when connected. A tail extends from the head at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis. The tail defines a hook shape having inward and outward surfaces. The inward hook surface defines a pipe recess sized to receive the unsecured pipe. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056648 | SUBSEA CABLE REPAIR - There is provided subsea repair apparatus for performing repair of a subsea cable located beneath the sea, said apparatus comprising: an environment capsule capable of providing a substantially water-free environment within the capsule; and repair equipment located within the environment capsule arranged to repair said subsea cable without the need for a person to be located within the environment capsule. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056649 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRIVING A PILE INTO A SUBSTRATE - A pile guide ( | 2014-02-27 |
20140056650 | PILE WITH LOW NOISE GENERATION DURING DRIVING | 2014-02-27 |
20140056651 | METHOD OF PROVIDING A SUPPORT COLUMN - A primary earth penetrating mandrel formed of a hollow shell steel plate has an upper end and an open lower end joined by an upwardly and outwardly tapered wall. The mandrel is driven downwardly in the earth to simultaneously form a vertical cavity while compacting the sidewall of the cavity to provide structural integrity. The mandrel is then moved upwardly from the bottom of the cavity and aggregate is deposited in the bottom of the cavity following which the mandrel is lowered so that its lower end engages the deposited aggregate and densifies the aggregate by vertical vibratory action and static force with these steps being repeated until the pier top is near the surface of the earth. A second embodiment includes a conduit in the primary mandrel for injecting concrete or grout into aggregate previously deposited in the cavity. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056652 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PIPE PILING PLACEMENT - A pipe assembly may have one or more pipe segments that are coupled together or coupled to a drive socket by a coupler. The coupler may have a body with a generally tubular shape with an interior surface and an exterior surface. First and second flanges may extend outward from the exterior surface to engage the drive socket, thereby providing enhanced stability and coaxiality. The interior surface may have an upper receiving feature that can receive the bottom end of an overhead pipe segment, and a lower receiving feature that can receive the top end of a subtending pipe segment. The upper receiving feature may have an upper threaded bore with a lead-in portion that facilitates alignment of the overhead pipe segment with the upper threaded bore. The interior surface may also have a stop feature that prevents over-insertion of the top end and/or the bottom end into the coupler. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056653 | Method and Machine for Filling 3D Cavities with Bulk Material - The machine and method employ a moving fluid, either a gas or liquid that is moved through a three-dimensional cavity of a form covered in part with a filter material. The filler material is introduced to the fluid stream and is deposited in the three-dimensional cavity of the form as the moving fluid is filtered from the stream by the filter material. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056654 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A DYNAMIC AIR CUSHION TRANSPORT SYSTEM - Conveying systems and methods are provided that selectively controls gas-propelling devices to move objects over the conveyer table at different speeds and in different directions. The systems and methods include a conveyer table having of an array of gas-propelling devices that propel gas from a surface of the table. Each of the of gas-propelling devices can have layers arranged in a stack and a through-hole in the stack and the table. The surfaces of each of the layers are exposed in the interior of the through hole and a heating/cooling device selectively heats and/or cools the layers to generate thrust. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056655 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEALING PRODUCTS IN A PNEUMATIC TUBE CARRIER - A pneumatic tube system, including at least one system control module for controlling delivery of a pneumatic carrier through pneumatic tubing. The system includes at least one pneumatic tube station having a sealer, the sealer includes a heating pad and a sealing strip, where the sealer automatically grips the open end within the heating pad and the sealing strip upon insertion of the bag into the system. In one example, the sealer creates a vacuum to extract air from an interior space of the bag. The sealer applies heat to the open end to seal the bag. The system includes at least one pneumatic tube station configured for sending at least one carrier, the at least one sending pneumatic tube station being in signal communication with the at least one system control module, where the at least one carrier is sent through the system by pneumatic tubing. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056656 | TURNING TOOL FOR INTERNAL MACHINING - A turning tool for internal machining has a spiral groove at a head section entering an inside of a workpiece. The turning tool includes a tool body, which has a head section and a shank section extending from the head section, and a cutting insert. The head section includes the following: a flat portion extending from a front end of the head section, which enters the inside of a workpiece, toward the shank section; an insert pocket formed at an edge of the flat portion as offset from a central axis of the tool body; and a chip flute extending from a proximity of the insert pocket toward the shank section across the central axis of the tool body and including a spiral curved surface on a peripheral surface of the head section. The cutting insert is replaceably mounted to the insert pocket. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056657 | Face hobbing cutter system and indexable milling inserts for use in the same - A face hobbing cutter system for face hobbing spiral bevel gears. The system includes at least one set of detachable cartridge assemblies having a plurality of respective cartridge assemblies. Each cartridge assembly includes a plurality of cartridges and indexable milling inserts. A part of the inserts of each set of cartridge assemblies are rhombic, tangential-mounted inserts for milling flanks of spiral bevel gear teeth, while the other inserts are grooving inserts, which are arranged transversely to the tangential-mounted inserts, for milling roots of spiral bevel gear teeth. The tangential-mounted inserts of each set of cartridge assemblies are provided in pairs, one being provided with its front facing the central axis, and the other being provided with its front facing away the central axis, to respectively mill concave curved flanks and convex curved flanks of the spiral bevel gear teeth. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056658 | CUTTING TOOL WITH REMOVABLE HEAD - A cutting head having a tapered shaft portion, a helical flute, and a flat shoulder surface is fastened to a shank having a front end surface, a tapered hole, and a helical flute through a fastening attachment in the form of a helical coil. The fastening attachment has a sectional shape substantially analogous in shape to a space defined between the helical flutes. The fastening attachment is fitted in one of the helical flutes, and is threaded into the other of the helical flutes until the shoulder surface is brought into close contact with the front end surface of the shank, and the outer peripheral surface of the tapered shaft portion is brought into close contact with the inner surface of the tapered hole, thus fastening the cutting head to the shank. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056659 | Chamfering Cutter and Chamfering Insert Therefor - A chamfering insert has an elongated shape with a longitudinal insert axis and includes two opposite end portions and a cylindrically shaped insert peripheral surface which extends therebetween. The chamfering insert has a cutting edge, first and second opposite insert abutment surfaces, each of which extends perpendicularly to the insert axis, and an insert anti-rotation surface which extends parallel to the insert axis. The insert anti-rotation and abutment surfaces are located on one side of an imaginary plane, and the cutting edge is located, separately therefrom, on an opposite side of the imaginary plane. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056660 | POWER TOOL HAVING ROTARY INPUT CONTROL - A power tool includes a housing, a motor, an output member driven by the motor, and a reaming attachment coupled to the output member. The reaming attachment has a front end portion selectively driven in rotation by the output member to drive a fastener into a workpiece, and a reaming portion selectively driven in rotation by the output member to remove material from an end surface of a conduit. A rotational motion sensor in the housing is operable to detect rotational motion of the housing about an axis. A controller receives a signal indicative of rotational motion from the sensor, determines a direction of the rotational motion of the housing, and drives the motor in a direction corresponding to the direction of rotational motion of the housing. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056661 | Support pad for a drill head and method for designing and manufacturing a support pad - A deep hole drill head support pad whose edge chamfers are formed in a continuous grinding operation so that there are no discontinuities in the angled side surface leading up to the outer surface thereof. A method of manufacturing the support pad includes generating a virtual guide metric including a curved travel path for a grinding surface around a support pad blank, and a plurality of control surfaces intersecting with the curved path at separate locations along its length, each control surface defining an angle of orientation of the grinding surface. A CNC grinding machine can interpret the virtual guide metric to change the angle of orientation of a grinding surface relative to a support pad blank as it moves between adjacent control surfaces in a continuous manner. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056662 | External Deburring of Welded Pipe - An external weld bead is removed and processed from a welded pipe traveling in a downstream direction. The weld bead is separated from the pipe, guided through a guide passage having an inlet and an outlet, and cut into pieces at the guide passage outlet in a location above the pipe. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056663 | FASTENER - A fastener connected to a member with an attachment hole includes a main body having a leg portion inserted into the attachment hole and a head portion, a pin received into an inner hole of the leg portion in such a way that a base end protrudes from an end portion of a head portion side of the inner hole, and being displaceable between a first position allowing a displacement of the elastic claw into the inner hole and a second position blocking a displacement of the elastic claw into the inner hole, and a lid member connected to the head portion and holding the pin in the second position. The pin includes a plate piece portion having flexibility in the base end and being bent, and the lid member includes a display hole which is a through-hole. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056664 | HIGH PERFORMANCE SLEEVED INTERFERENCE FASTENERS FOR COMPOSITE APPLICATIONS - A fastener adapted to pass through aligned holes through workpieces is disclosed. The fastener includes a pin member having a transition portion wherein the diameter of the transition portion decreases radially as it extends from the smooth cylindrical shank portion to the threaded portion. The fastener may also comprise a sleeve member and a clamping means. The clamping means includes a collar, a nut, or any other possible clamping means. In exemplary embodiments, the workpieces can be formed with a plurality of materials, the materials including composite, metallic, or composite/metallic structures, any combination thereof. In particular embodiments, the fastener has interference capability of 0.0005 to 0.0100 inches in composite structures without risk of composite delamination or damage. As a result of the fastener interference, gaps between the fastener and the structure are eliminated thereby providing good electrical conductivity between components. As a result, the potential for electrical sparks is reduced, providing a safer fastener for use with aerospace applications. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056665 | SELF-CENTRING CAGE NUT - The invention relates to a cage nut ( | 2014-02-27 |
20140056666 | Self-Locking Sealing Device - The invention relates to a shut-off device comprising a plug intended to be placed over a threaded orifice of a casing, or to be removed therefrom, by screwing and unscrewing respectively, the plug comprising a central body bearing a screw thread, and locking and unlocking means that oppose the spontaneous unscrewing of the plug and that are activated automatically by the turning of the plug and its corresponding progression in the direction of screwing along a longitudinal axis. The locking and unlocking means comprise two releaseable coupling members, of which a first member is coupled to and turns with the central body via a protective skirt and of which a second member can be prevented from turning with respect to the casing during screwing. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056667 | PITCH DIAMETER SHANK BOLT WITH SHEAR SLEEVE - A fastener includes a fastening portion including a head, a threaded portion having a first diameter, and a shank having a second diameter that is less than the first diameter. The shank is located between the head and the threaded portion. A sleeve surrounds the shank. The sleeve and the shank are uncoupled. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056668 | BOLT AND CLAMPING SYSTEM USING BOLTS - A bolt for the detachable connection of two component parts provided with at least one through-hole and a clamping system serving for detachably, rapidly and reliably interconnecting objects provided with through-holes. A plug-in pin includes a bolt housing having through-openings; a clip means supported in the through-openings; and a clamping device arranged in the housing's interior and provided with an external thread, which meshes with an internal thread of the housing and during clamping, forces the clip means out of the housing such that an outer portion of the clip means protrudes from the through-openings. The clip means is made at least as one sliding element supported in the bolt housing in a rotationally fixed fashion and the sliding element's outer portion has a support surface in the form of a lateral area segment of a truncated cone or an annular support surface. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056669 | CONCRETE BOLT ASSEMBLY - A concrete bolt assembly comprises a bolt set and a spherical washer for the bolt set to penetrate. The bolt set includes a concrete bolt member and a spherical nut disposed on the concrete bolt member. The spherical nut has a first sphere and the spherical washer has a second sphere. With the arrangement of the first sphere and the second sphere, the concrete bolt assembly can be embedded in a building material from any inclined angle since the contact of the spherical nut and the spherical washer exerts a perpendicular force to densely tighten the concrete bolt assembly, prevent the embedded concrete bolt assembly from easily corning off or extracting front the building material after screwing, and enhance an engaging effect of the assembly. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056670 | Transfer Arrangement For A Press or Press Line With An Axial Drive and Interchangeable Base - The invention is a transfer arrangement for transporting and/or positioning and/or aligning a workpiece and is used in particular in presses or press lines. A cross member can be moved and/or pivoted in a plurality of directions in space. The movement of the cross member is controlled or regulated by means of a control unit and by means of a corresponding number of axial drives. A servomotor is located on the cross member. A base support can be coupled to the cross member and a drivable shaft is arranged on the base support. A coupling arrangement of the cross member interacts with a mating connecting means on the base support to establish the mechanical fastening. A coupling means interacts with a mating coupling means to establish a rotational connection between the servomotor and the drivable shaft. A workpiece gripping arrangement is present on the base support. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056671 | AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE - A clean stocker includes a storage rack storing an article, a load port holding a case and including a loading and unloading space to load and unload the article to and from the held case, a transferring apparatus including a holding space to hold the article and transfer the article between the holding space and the storage rack and between the holding space and the case held in the loading and unloading space, the holding space being kept clean, and a first shield closing the holding space and traveling together with the transferring apparatus. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056672 | STORAGE AND ORDER-PICKING SYSTEM COMPRISING A SHUTTLE - A system for storing and picking storage units including a rack arrangement having a plurality of racks, a plurality of rack-bound vehicles adapted to travel in a rack aisle for storing and retrieving the storage units into and from the storage locations in a transversal direction, wherein a rack-integrated lifter includes a load-handling device for transferring storage units between a rack-integrated handing-over location and at least one rack-integrated buffer location arranged only vertically beneath, or only vertically above, the handing-over location and at a transferring device for exchanging storage units between a feeding/discharging conveyor and the handing-over location. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056673 | REMOTE DISCHARGE GATE OPENER AND CLOSER FOR BULK SEED BOXES - A portable device for remotely opening and closing the discharge gate of a bulk seed box. The device is lightweight and easily engages the bulk seed box. The device is cantilevered in place by sliding the mounting base into the receiving portion of the bulk seed box. The mounting base is configured to engage a series of holes in the bulk seed box. A remotely electric actuator operates a pivotally swinging opener arm. The opener arm engages the discharge gate handle, opening the discharge gate when the electric actuator arm is extended. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056674 | CABLE REEL TRAILER - The present invention pertains to a trailer for lifting and transporting cable reels. The trailer has a base, a pair of substantially perpendicular cantilevers, and a latch assembly. The cantilevers lift a cable reel off of the ground, and the latch assembly transfers at least a portion of the weight of the reel from the cantilevers to the base. The base is mounted on wheels and can be pulled or pushed by a vehicle connected to the base. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056675 | WHEEL LOADER - A wheel loader includes a vehicle body frame, an engine, a working unit a fuel tank and a cooling device. The fuel tank is attached to a bottom surface of a rear part of the vehicle body frame, and has a rear end surface slanted obliquely rearwards from up to down. The cooling device is configured to release heat of a coolant flowing through an inside thereof. The cooling device is supported by the rear part of the vehicle body frame. A bottom end portion of the cooling device is opposed to and separated away from a rear end surface of the fuel tank at a predetermined distance in a back-and-forth direction. A bottom surface of the cooling device is positioned lower than a top surface of a rear end portion of the fuel tank. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056676 | WORKING VEHICLE - A working vehicle includes a joy-stick lever which operates a front loader, and a main change lever etc., wherein a right side dashboard is located in the right side of the driver's seat, the forward end step part is located beside the steering wheel, and is provided with the joy-stick lever, a grip part of the main change lever is disposed at a lower position than the steering wheel, a grip part of the position lever is disposed at an outside position of the grip part of the main change lever on a plan view, and a grip part of the joy-stick lever is disposed at a front side position of the grip part of the main change lever on a plan view, and is disposed in a range of a height of the steering wheel on a side view. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056677 | BOOM FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - In left and right web plates ( | 2014-02-27 |
20140056678 | DUAL SCARA ARM - A substrate transport apparatus having a drive section and a scara arm operably connected to the drive section to move the scara arm. The scara arm has an upper arm and at least one forearm. The forearm is movably mounted to the upper arm and capable of holding a substrate thereon. The upper arm is substantially rigid and is adjustable for changing a predetermined dimension of the upper arm. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056679 | WAFER EXCHANGE APPARATUS AND WAFER SUPPORTING HAND - A wafer exchange apparatus is provided that is compact with excellent accessibility. The wafer exchange apparatus of the present invention includes a first and a second hands ( | 2014-02-27 |
20140056680 | BOOKLET GUIDE AND CLAMP SYSTEM IN A BOOKLET PROCESSING MECHANISM - A booklet processing mechanism is described that includes a booklet guide and clamp system that is configured to act as the guide during entry and exit of the booklet into and from the mechanism, as well as clamp and hold the booklet in its proper position during a processing operation, for example by a laser or during vision verification. The booklet guide and clamp system is moveable between a first position for guiding an upper, free edge of an opened booklet and a second position where the upper, free edge is clamped against a backing plate. At the second, clamping position, the mechanism is out of the way so that it does not interfere with the processing operation. Because the guiding and clamping functions are combined into one mechanism, only one actuator and one sensor are needed for the guiding and clamping functions. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056681 | BOOKLET SPINE GUIDANCE SYSTEM IN A BOOKLET PROCESSING MECHANISM - A booklet processing mechanism is described that includes a spine guidance system that is configured to hold the area adjacent to the spine of an opened, multiple sheet booklet against a backing plate during processing on a page of the booklet, for example by a laser or during vision verification. The spine guidance system is configured so that it resides closely adjacent to the spine of the booklet, below the field of lasing by the laser or other processing operation, so that it does not interfere with the processing operation. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056682 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR STACKING FLAT ARTICLES ON EDGE AND FOR LOADING THEM INTO A MULTI-COMPARTMENT TRAY, A POSTAL SORTING MACHINE AND A POSTAL SORTING METHOD - Automatic stacking and loading apparatus having at least one tray-receiving surface for receiving a multi-compartment tray having a bottom plate provided with through windows, a stacker for stacking said flat articles in a stacking zone, moving fingers mounted to move between a low position in which they are set back from said tray-receiving surface and a high position in which they define a bearing surface for the flat articles while said flat articles are being stacked, said tray-receiving surface being mounted to move relative to said moving finger between a first position and a second position, in which positions said moving finger is successively in register with the window of said first compartment and then in register with the window of said second compartment. A sorting machine including such apparatus, and an automatic stacking and loading method implementing said apparatus. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056683 | Reel with Built In Pallet - A cable reel for holding a cable wound thereon that includes a cylindrical drum having a longitudinal axis, a first end, and a second end spaced from the first end. The cable reel also includes a first flange that is coupled to the first end of the cylindrical drum and a second flange that is coupled to the second end of the cylindrical drum. The cable reel further includes a spacer that extends axially outward from the first flange. The spacer is configured to support the reel with the first flange spaced above a support surface when the longitudinal axis of the reel is in a substantially vertical orientation and with the reel being supported on the support surface by the spacer. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056684 | DENESTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A tray denesting apparatus presents stacks of trays placed upside down within a storage area to a picker mechanism, and separates single trays from the stack of trays. Pneumatically and electrically controlled actuators are employed for handling of the stacked trays. A pneumatic separating device or suction pad may be used to remove individual trays from the tray stack. The Bernoulli principle operates by generating a differential pressure to draw in the tray in a materials handling system. Differential pressure is generated by transporting air through one or more passages in the suction pad to decrease pressure in a chamber. The decreased pressure draws the object towards the pad. After picking up the individual tray a driven rotary device inverts the tray and places the tray onto a tray conveyor located beneath the denesting apparatus. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056685 | ANNULAR TURBOMACHINE SEAL AND HEAT SHIELD - An example annular turbomachine seal includes an attachment portion, a first leg radially inward of the attachment portion, and a second leg radially inward of the attachment portion and configured to block flow from directly contacting an attachment associated with a bearing compartment of a turbomachine. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056686 | COOLING AIR CONFIGURATION IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - Cooling air is provided from a source of cooling air through a cooling air circuit in a turbine section of a gas turbine engine. A first portion of cooling air is provided from the source along a first path of the circuit to a plurality of blades associated with a stage of the turbine section. A second portion of cooling air is provided from the source along a second path of the circuit. The second path includes a turbine disc bore where the cooling air provides cooling to a radially innermost portion of at least one turbine disc that forms a part of a rotor of the engine. The second path is independent from the first path such that the second portion of cooling air bypasses the stage and is not mixed with the first portion of cooling air in the circuit after leaving the source. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056687 | INTEGRATED METHOD OF DRIVING A CO2 COMPRESSOR OF A CO2-CAPTURE SYSTEM USING WASTE HEAT FROM AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE ON BOARD A MOBILE SOURCE - An integrated system and method for driving a CO | 2014-02-27 |
20140056688 | INLINE AXIAL FLOW FAN - There is disclosed an inline axial flow fan including at least first and second axial flow fans and arranged in an inline manner along an axial direction of a rotational shaft of a rotational driving apparatus. A first flow control grid is arranged in a gas discharge side of the first axial flow fan, and a second flow control grid is arranged in a gas discharge side of the second axial flow fan. The first flow control grid has a stator blade having a smooth circular arc leading edge shape matching a circular arc shape of the stator blade of the first axial flow fan and a trailing edge shape extending in parallel with a gas flow direction. The second flow control grid has a stator blade having a smooth circular arc shape matching a circular arc shape of the stator blade of the second axial flow fan. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056689 | BALANCE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE OF ROTATING BODY AND POWER DELIVERY SYSTEM USING BALANCE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - Disclosed is a balance adjustment device of a rotating body including a body configured and structured to rotate based on a rotating axis; a fixation protrusion groove formed on the exterior circumference thereof; a balance ring, wherein a fixation protrusion is formed on an interior circumference of the balance ring that corresponds to the exterior circumference of the rotating body to be inserted into the fixation protrusion groove; and a balance weight formed on the balance ring to adjust the rotating balance. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056690 | GAS TURBINE - A gas turbine includes a turbine blade, a turbine vane, a ring segment circumferentially surrounding the turbine blade, an outer shroud circumferentially surrounding the turbine vane, and a combustion gas flow-path provided in the ring segment and the outer shroud. The outer shroud is positioned on an upstream side of the ring segment in a gas flow direction of the combustion gas. Seal gas, of which temperature is lower than that of the combustion gas, is fed between the ring segment- and the outer shroud into the combustion gas flow-path. The outer shroud has a guide surface that is provided on an inner circumference thereof on a downstream side of the gas flow direction. The guide surface is formed such that a flow passage area of the combustion gas flow-path is gradually increased. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056691 | IMPULSE TURBINE FOR USE IN BI-DIRECTIONAL FLOWS - A turbine arrangement for a bi-directional reversing flow is provided. The turbine arrangement may include a rotor rotatably mounted to rotate about an axis of the turbine arrangement, and the rotor may have a plurality of rotor blades disposed circumferentially thereabout. A first set of guide vanes may be circumferentially disposed about the axis for directing the bi-directional reversing flow to and from the rotor blades via a first flow passaged defined by a first duct. A second set of guide vanes may be axially spaced from the first set of guide vanes and circumferentially disposed about the axis for directing the bi-directional reversing flow to and from the rotor blades via a second flow passage defined by a second duct. The guide vanes may be disposed at a greater radius than the rotor blades, such that the guide vanes are radially offset from the rotor blades. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056692 | TURBOMACHINE PROBE RETENTION FEATURE - An example turbomachine probe assembly includes a probe body extending along a probe axis from a first sensor end to an opposing second end. An eccentric retention feature is configured to engage the probe body into contact with wall having an aperture that receives the probe body. The eccentric retention feature limits movement of the probe body along the probe axis relative to the wall. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056693 | FAN AND FAN FRAME THEREOF - A fan includes a fan frame and a fan wheel . The fan frame includes a frame body and at least two vibration-proof members. The frame body has at least two positioning ribs, wherein the at least two positioning ribs protrude from a side wall of the frame body and are distributed symmetrically. Each of the vibration-proof members has a positioning groove. The positioning rib of the frame body is capable of being embedded in the positioning groove of the vibration-proof member so as to position the vibration-proof member on the side wall of the frame body. The fan wheel is rotatably disposed in the fan frame. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056694 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly includes a first fan module and a second fan module arranged in parallel, and a shock absorber mounted between the first and second fan modules. A cavity is defined in a middle of the shock absorber, for counteracting and absorbing vibrations created by the first and second fan modules. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056695 | ACCESSIBLE BLOWER ASSEMBLY, BLOWER SLIDER ASSEMBLY, AND METHODS - An easy-access blower assembly is disclosed. The blower assembly includes a blower enclosure, and a blower slider assembly mounted to the blower enclosure. The blower slider assembly has slider rails, each with a moveable rail and a stationary rail, a blower mounting plate coupled to each moveable rail of the slider rails, and a blower motor and fan assembly mounted to the blower mounting plate wherein the blower motor and fan assembly is adapted to slide out of the blower enclosure. Blower slider assemblies and methods of servicing a blower motor and fan assembly are also provided, as are other aspects. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056696 | PUMP DEVICE AND PUMP SYSTEM - A pump device ( | 2014-02-27 |
20140056697 | MECHANICAL COOLANT PUMP - A mechanical coolant pump for an internal combustion engine includes a pump rotor wheel comprising rotor blades configured to pump a coolant radially outward. A non-rotating ring of pump stator blades is configured to encircle the pump rotor wheel. At least one of the pump stator blades is a static blade. At least one of the pump stator blades is a pivotable blade configured to pivot about a pivot axis arranged within the pivotable blade. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056698 | EXHAUST-GAS TURBOCHARGER - An exhaust-gas turbocharger ( | 2014-02-27 |
20140056699 | Process for Salvaging Turbocharger Compressor Housings - A method of salvaging a used, damaged turbocharger compressor housing involving the steps of machining the damaged interior surface of the housing, grit blasting the machined surface, building up the machined surface with coating material, and final machining the interior surface to its original specifications. The method includes holding the compressor housing by key datums during the machining steps. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056700 | COMPRESSOR INLET HOUSING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A compressor inlet housing includes an aft region having a radially inner surface defining an inner diameter and a radially outer surface defining an outer diameter. Also included is an O-ring groove extending around at least a portion of the aft region within the radially outer surface, the O-ring groove including a groove width, a groove depth and a groove diameter. The O-ring groove also includes an axially forward face, an axially aft face and a circumferential face disposed radially outwardly from the radially inner surface. The compressor inlet housing further includes an O-ring seal simultaneously disposed in contact with the axially forward face, the axially aft face and the circumferential face. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056701 | FAN SHROUD WITH COMPLEMENTARY TWO-SIDED RIBBING - A fan shroud has a panel including a first surface and a second surface substantially opposite the first surface. A first rib extends substantially perpendicularly from the first surface, and the first rib has an area of discontinuity where a height of the first rib is reduced. A second rib extends substantially perpendicularly from the second surface, and the second rib is substantially aligned with the first rib and positioned substantially opposite the area of discontinuity of the first rib. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056702 | MOUNTING LUG FOR CONNECTING A VANE TO A TURBINE ENGINE CASE - A turbine engine includes a vane and a case with a flange ring. The flange ring defines a channel that extends axially into a side of the flange ring to a channel end surface. The vane has a mounting lug that projects into the channel. The mounting lug includes a lug end surface that extends radially between substantially parallel lug side surfaces, where the lug end surface is engaged with the channel end surface. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056703 | COOLING DEVICE FOR USE WITH ENGINES - A cooling device for use with an engine is provided. The cooling device includes a flow control portion that includes a base and an opening defined therein. The flow control portion also includes a plurality of blades that extend from at least a portion of the base. The cooling device also includes a grid portion having an opening defined therein, said grid portion opening is substantially concentrically aligned with the base opening. An attachment portion is configured to couple the cooling device to at least one rotatable component of the engine. Each of the flow control portion, the grid portion, and the attachment portion are formed integrally together such that the cooling device is a single component. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056704 | TURBINE ENGINE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SELF ANTI-ROTATING BUSHING - A turbine engine includes multiple tierod supports. Each of the tierod supports is connected to an inner frame case of the turbine engine via multiple fasteners and at least one self anti-rotating bushing component. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056705 | LOAD CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIND TURBINE - A load control system for a wind turbine and a method for controlling wind turbine loading are provided. The system includes a sensor assembly. The sensor assembly includes a light source mounted to a rotor shaft and configured to emit a light, and a sensor mounted to the rotor shaft and configured to sense the light and measure a location of the light in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis. The system further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor assembly. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056706 | OPERATING A WIND TURBINE WITH MULTIPLE TEMPERATURE SENSORS - A method of operating a wind turbine and a wind turbine employing this method are provided. The method includes measuring an operating temperature in a plurality of components of the wind turbine yielding a plurality of measured operating temperatures. Each measured operating temperature is subtracted from a predefined maximum allowable operating temperature for the corresponding component of the wind turbine thereby yielding a plurality of operating temperature margins. A minimum operating temperature margin among the plurality of operating temperature margins is determined and at least one operating parameter of the wind turbine is set in accordance with the minimum operating temperature margin. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056707 | CONVEYANCE DEVICE FOR AN ENERGY COLLECTOR - The present invention provides a conveyance device for an energy collector such as a wind turbine, solar collector, or a combination thereof. The conveyance device is configured to orient the energy collector by moving the device to compensate for a change in the source of energy such as a change in power, direction, speed, location and a combination thereof. The conveyance device includes a track configured to be positioned near a support structure such as a telecommunications tower and first and second electrical contacts configured to electrically connect the energy collector to an electrical load. The conveyance device is also configured to receive an energy collector configured to be attached to the track such that the energy collector is movable relative to the track. In this manner, there is provided a device for adjusting the orientation of the wind turbine or solar collector such that it collects energy efficiently. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056708 | SYSTEM FOR USING WIND POWER - For a system for using wind power having at least one rotor, wherein the rotor has a rotor shaft having a vertically arranged rotational axis and rotor blades offset from each other by the same angle in the rotational direction of the rotor shaft are arranged on the rotor shaft, each rotor is accommodated in a frame of a wind power module, the rotor shaft is supported in receptacles of the frame in such a way that the rotor shaft can be rotated at both ends of the rotor shaft, and individual rotors of several wind power modules can be coupled to each other in a force-closed manner by means of the receptacles for the rotor shafts. Said system can be used flexibly and has a high efficiency. | 2014-02-27 |
20140056709 | ROTATING SYSTEM FOR A WIND TURBINE - It includes first and second mutually rotatable elements and a bearing arrangement associated therewith including at least one single film-like chamber formed between the first and second elements, a number of fluid injectors for injecting fluid into the hydraulic chamber and a control device for separately controlling the pressure of the fluid injected by the injectors depending at least on loads on the first element or the second element. A driving device is also provided for driving at least one of said elements in rotation, including hydraulic chambers which volume is defined by the relative position of the first and second elements and a pump device for filling the chamber with fluid to rotate the elements. | 2014-02-27 |