| 09th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
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| 20110049871 | SELF ALIGNING COUPLING - A self aligning coupling system for aligning one end of tubing to another end of tubing is disclosed. The self aligning coupling system can include a first coupling member which is engageable with a second coupling member, each coupling member being generally cylindrical and having a flange projecting axially from a first segment of a circumference thereof and a flange-free portion defined by a remainder of the circumference. The first and second coupling members are configured so that when the first coupling member is engaged with the second coupling member, the flange of the first coupling member contacts the flange-free portion of the second coupling member and the flange of the second coupling member contacts the flange-free portion of the first coupling member. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049872 | CONNECTIONS FOR EXPANDABLE TUBULARS - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to an expandable tubular connection and a method for connecting expandable tubular members to each other. The expandable tubular member includes a plurality of curved leaves, in which each of the leaves has a concave inner surface and a convex outer surface. The leaves are then attached to each other using and through attachment points such that the leaves are formed about an axis of the expandable tubular member. Connection members are then disposed upon the plurality of leaves. Each of the connection members is disposed upon one or more leaves, in which the connection members may be disposed upon or towards an end of the leaves and/or may be disposed upon the inner and outer surfaces of the leaves. The connection members from one expandable tubular member are configured to engage the connection members of another expandable tubular member. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049873 | TORQUE MEMBER FOR THREADED CONNECTIONS - Apparatus and methods for increasing the torque capacity of connections between tubular members. In some embodiments, the connection is threaded. The apparatus may include a first tubular end having a torque member moveable thereon. A second tubular end is made up with the first tubular end. The torque member is moveable back toward the second tubular end. The torque member can be moved into engagement with the second tubular end, and then torqued against the second tubular end. A first torquing interface is provided between the first tubular and the second tubular by making up their respective ends, and a second torquing interface is provided therebetween by torquing the torque member against the second tubular end. A torque capacity of the made up connection is increased thereby. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049874 | Polymeric pipe fitting and gasket assembly and sealed polymeric pipe apparatus formed therewith - A polymeric pipe fitting assembly for joinder with a polymeric pipe section without using adhesives or other chemicals comprises a polymeric fitting and an elastomeric gasket formed as a unit, preferably by molding. The fitting has a main body portion with a pipe-receiving socket portion at one end. The gasket has a first axial portion molded in intimate sealed surface engagement interiorly within the socket portion and a second integral axial portion projecting axially from the socket portion. The axial portions of the gasket form a continuous interior wall surface for receiving a polymeric pipe section in peripheral surface contact with an exterior surface of the pipe section. The second axial portion of the gasket is encircled by a mechanical clamping device for sealing the gasket against the exterior of the pipe section. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049875 | Press-connect fitting with improved grab ring function - A fitting assembly for joining two pipes. The fitting assembly includes a fitting having a recess in a distal end for receiving a pipe end. A sealing ring is in the recess to provide a fluid-tight seal after the fitting is pressed. Also, a grab-ring is in the recess having a continuous sharp inner edge to engage an outer surface of the pipe after the fitting is pressed. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049876 | INSULATED PIPE COUPLING - The invention relates to a pipe coupling apparatus for coupling together two opposing pipe flanges ( | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049877 | FERRULE WITH RELIEF TO REDUCE GALLING - High localized loading, galling, and high torque forces have been generally eliminated or greatly reduced in a two ferrule tube fitting assembly through suitable modification of the rear ferrule so as to redirect the reaction forces acting between the front ferrule and the drive nut. The rear ferrule has a cylindrical interior wall that closely surrounds the tube end and is provided on the interior cylindrical wall with a circumferentially continuous radial recess that is located between the nose and rear wall of the rear ferrule. The rear ferrule also has a radially external wall that is substantially conical and additionally shaped to extend radially outward toward the enlarged diameter portion or flange of the rear ferrule. The rear ferrule further includes a contoured face on the rear driven surface of the ferrule that engages the drive surface of the drive nut. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049878 | Profiled Gasket For Lined Piping - A profiled gasket ( | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049879 | CLAMP SUITABLE FOR INCREASING THE FATIGUE LIFE OF THE BUTT WELDS OF A PIPE PRESSURE VESSEL WHICH IS SUBSEQUENTLY BENT - A pipe clamp for affixing to a pipe subjected to bending to minimize fatigue for a butt weld in the pipe. The pipe clamp includes an inside clamp segment and an outside clamp segment each having a semi-cylindrical shape, a first end and a second end. An inside surface of the inside clamp segment is substantially smooth for permitting slippage of an outside surface of the pipe with respect to the inside surface of the clamp segment. The outside clamp segment has an inside surface that defines a friction element. The friction element is for gripping an outside surface of the pipe to which the outside clamp segment is affixed. A clamp mechanism is provided for securing the inside clamp segment to the outside clamp segment. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049880 | IDLE-STOP RESTART CONTROL SYSTEM - The idle-stop restart control system includes: a sensorless synchronous motor-generator which operates as a generator and a starting motor; an induced-signal detecting circuit for detecting an induced signal output from an armature winding; a field drive circuit for controlling energization of a field winding; and a restart control circuit output, to the field drive circuit, a drive signal for controlling the energization of the field winding to amplify the induced signal while calculating the number of revolutions and an angular position of a rotor based on the detected induced signal when an engine stop command is input and a level of the detected induced signal is equal to or less than a predetermined value and output the drive signal for controlling the energization of the armature winding to restart the engine based on the calculated number of revolutions and angular position of the rotor when a restart command is input. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049881 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE SECURED CONTROL OF AN ALTERNATOR-STARTER ASSEMBLY COUPLED TO THE THERMAL ENGINE OF A VEHICLE, AND CORRESPONDING ALTERNATOR-STARTER ASSEMBLY AND WIRE LINKS - An electric control unit is used to generate control signals for the alternator-starter assembly on the basis of first information signals representative of a state of the vehicle and a control unit is used to generate control signals for power circuits on the basis of diagnosis signals representative of the state of the alternator-starter assembly. The control signals are generated using the electronic control unit also on the basis of at least one first diagnosis signal, and control signals are generated using the control circuit also on the basis of second information signals from a data communication bus. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049882 | Device for charging at least one electrical battery on board a boat - A device for charging at least one electric battery ( | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049883 | SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIND TURBINE CONTROL BASED ON OPERATING PROFILES - A method for operating a wind turbine based on operating profiles for the wind turbine corresponding to operating modes. The method includes defining operating modes and acquiring a plurality of parameter values, each based on a reading from a sensor of the wind turbine. Each of the parameter values is associated with one of the operating modes to create a wind turbine operating profile for each mode. The wind turbine is controlled based on the operating profiles. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049884 | YAW SYSTEM FOR A NACELLE OF A WIND TURBINE AND WIND TURBINE - A yaw system of a wind turbine includes a plurality of motors, each motor being coupled to the nacelle for applying torque to the nacelle; a plurality of controllers, one controller for each of the motors, each controller being configured to control the respective motor and coupled to at least one other controller to transmit operation information thereto; and a yaw system controller configured to transmit control information to at least one controller of the plurality of controllers. At least one of the controllers is configured to control the respective motor based on at least one of the control information and the received operation information from the at least one other controller. Communication between the controllers of the respective motors can allow a faster response of the yaw system to yaw the nacelle according to a change of wind direction. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049885 | WIND TURBINE CONTROL METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A method of controlling the operation of a variable speed wind turbine ( | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049886 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE LOADING OF PIVOTED ROTOR BLADES - A method and a device for measuring the loading on rotor blades, especially of wind power plants with swiveling rotor blades, the loading of the rotor blades being determined by way of deformation of a bearing ring of the swiveling rotor blade takes place economically with proximity sensors, but can also take place advantageously with fiber optic sensors. With an electronic evaluation device, the deformation of the bearing ring is referenced to the loading of the rotor blade. In one advantageous embodiment, an inclinometer is also provided. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049887 | WIND TURBINE DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM - Sensor networks, methods and computer program products for state monitoring of a wind turbine. The sensor network may include one or more standard sensor modules each having a sensor for measuring a parameter of the wind turbine or its surroundings. The wind turbine includes a processor for receiving input from the one or more standard sensor modules, and a data transfer channel for transferring sensor output from the one or more standard sensor modules to the processor. The data transfer channel has one or more auxiliary connection points for connection of one or more additional sensor module. The one or more additional sensor modules are in surplus of the standard sensor modules in a standard set-up of the wind turbine sensor network. The embedded turbine data acquisition system takes advantage of an existing turbine back-bone network for data transport. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049888 | STRESS ANALYSIS DEVICE FOR WIND-TURBINE STRUCTURE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING STRESS ANALYSIS PROGRAM, AND WIND TURBINE GENERATOR SYSTEM - Provided is a stress analysis device 3 for a wind-turbine structure, which includes a load-data generating section 21 that generates load time-series data of a predetermined load observation point, set in the wind-turbine structure, on the basis of a parameter related to an operating environment, and a stress analyzing section 22 that generates stress time-series data of at least one target analysis point, set in the wind-turbine structure, on the basis of the load time-series data. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049889 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR SYSTEM - To shorten a startup interval to reach a synchronizing condition, a phase difference and an amplitude difference between the grid voltage and the stator voltage of one phase of a winding are obtained. The difference in amplitude is decreased prior to or in parallel to synchronizing the stator voltage with the grid voltage. The calculated compensation phase compensation value is used as an initial value for synchronizing at the next synchronizing operation. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049890 | Method of reducing torsional oscillations in the power train of a wind turbine - The present invention refers to a method of reducing torsional oscillations in the power train of a wind turbine in the event of grid loss. According to the method, after the grid loss, a braking torque is applied to the power train during a period of time and said period of time is determined as a function of the torsional resonance frequency of the power train. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049891 | TURBINE ENGINE INCLUDING A REVERSIBLE ELECTRIC MACHINE - A turbine engine, for example for a helicopter, the engine including a gas generator and a free turbine driven in rotation by a gas stream generated by the gas generator, the turbine engine further including a reversible electric machine for coupling to the gas generator, the reversible electric machine configured to set the gas generator into rotation during a stage of starting the turbine engine. To generate electricity, the reversible electric machine is also configured to be coupled to the free turbine after the turbine engine has started. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049892 | System For Efficient Energy Generation - A system for generating energy may comprise a power source capable of supplying energy in the form of electricity to an electric motor. The electric motor is energized by the power source and will cause a drive shaft to rotate. The drive shaft is mechanically connected to an electric generator capable of converting the rotation of the drive shaft into electrical energy. A load may be electrically connected to the electric generator, such that the load may receive the electrical energy generated by electric generator. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049893 | Air conditioning cover connecting exhaust to turbine - An apparatus in the form of a transfer unit for transferring exhaust air from the condenser unit of an air conditioning system to an air fan turbine for driving it. The transfer unit includes a plastic, sound absorbing cover shroud for covering the exhaust fan of the condenser unit; a flexible air hose or duct having a first end connected to the cover shroud and a second end for connecting to the intake end of an air fan turbine. The air fan turbine has an intake end, a fan, and an exhaust end, wherein the second end of the air hose is connected to the intake end of the air fan turbine. The transfer unit also includes wiring connected to the output of the air fan turbine for transferring electricity produced by the air fan turbine to an electric storage collector and meter for collecting, storing, measuring, and using the electric energy produced. Also, an inverter may be connected between the air fan turbine and the electric storage collector. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049894 | Electricity Generating Assembly - An electricity generating assembly includes a first turbine having a first plurality of fan blades and a second turbine having a second plurality of fan blades. A first rotor is connected to the first turbine and rotatable with the first turbine. A second rotor is connected to the second turbine and is rotatable with the second turbine. The first and second turbines are rotatably connected to a shaft such that rotation of the first and second turbines cause rotation of the shaft, wherein the first and second turbines rotate in opposite directions. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049895 | Method and Apparatus for Improved Hydropower System - Methods and apparatus for improved power generation through movement of water retrofitting existing hydroelectric dams with draft tube inserts and tailrace walls to increase water velocity for production of power using hydrokinetic turbines installed in the tailrace. By initial design or by draft tube inserts and tailrace walls, increased and streamlined water flow leads to higher efficiencies of the hydrokinetic turbine, thus more efficiently converting available kinetic energy of the water into usable energy. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049896 | HYDRODYNAMIC ARRAY - There are a large number of sites in the world's oceans and rivers that can provide a significant, viable, and cost effective source of renewable energy. Many are strategically located close to populated areas where these sites can be used to harness energy using ecologically benign hydrodynamic technology. A hydrodynamic array comprises multiple hydrodynamic elements for producing electricity by the motion of ocean tides or river currents and forces acting on the hydrodynamic array, which is immersed in ocean tides or river currents and which is in motion relative to the ocean tides or river currents. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049897 | OCEAN ENERGY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A wave energy system and method are provided that have a main body that floats on the surface of the ocean and generates energy due to the motion of the crests and troughs of the ocean. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049898 | DEVICE FOR CONVERTING WAVE ENERGY INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY - A wave power plant for extracting power from the wave movement of a water surface area, said wave power plant comprising a frame construction in which at least one rotor is journalled, and wherein the rotor is suspended in the frame construction on a rotor shaft which is, in the normal use situation of the wave power plant, essentially horizontal to the effect that the rotor is able to rotate about the rotor shaft which is retained in the frame construction, and wherein means are configured for maintaining each of the rotors partially immersed in a water surface area. The invention provides increased output efficiency of such wave power plant by the rotors being mounted on the rotor shaft via a free-running mechanism which is configured such that the rotor is able to transfer momentum to the rotor shaft essentially only when it rotates the one way about the rotor shaft. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049899 | AIR OR LIQUID-DRIVEN ALTERNATOR AND ELECTRICAL GENERATOR - An air or liquid-driven alternator and electrical generator includes: a closed-loop circuit; an inlet that allows a fluid to be introduced into the closed-loop circuit; a first fan, powered by the motor, that moves the fluid through the closed-loop circuit; and a generator having a second fan that is spun by the movement of the fluid so as to generate electricity. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049900 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWERING A DEVICE - A power harvesting device for use with a machine that includes a fluid intake path is described. The power harvesting device includes at least one blade and a shaft that is coupled to the at least one blade. The shaft and the at least one blade are positioned within the fluid intake path of the machine. The power harvesting device is configured to harvest energy from a fluid flowing through the fluid intake path of the machine. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049901 | A DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR DOWNHOLE ENERGY GENERATION - The present disclosure relates to a downhole electrical energy generating device ( | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049902 | Air cooled brushless wind alternator - Low cost high output wind alternators are disclosed that may be made by modifying existing windmills. The wind alternators of the present invention are brushless alternators that provide high power output without the need to employ rare earth magnets. The low cost high output wind alternators of the present invention employ one or more rotors of circular cross section having permanent magnets mounted around their periphery. The permanent magnets may be mounted to inner rotor surfaces, outer rotor surfaces or both. Stationary stator electromagnets are mounted close enough to the path of the rotating permanent magnets of the rotor to generate electric power. Electromagnet windings are cooled by allowing some of the air coming through the central portion of the windmill to pass over exposed electromagnet winding surfaces. The air cooled brushless alternators of the present invention may be used to add power generating capabilities to existing windmills. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049903 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A WIND TURBINE UNDER LOW UTILITY GRID VOLTAGE CONDITIONS - The present invention relates to a wind turbine and an associated method for controlling the output current from said wind turbine to an electric power grid, and, more particularly, to a wind turbine and a method for controlling the current under conditions of grid voltage variations due to changing grid conditions as in the case for example when a wind turbine experiences and recovers from a fault. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049904 | MODULAR ARRAY FLUID FLOW ENERGY CONVERSION FACILITY - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for the efficiency with which fluid energy is converted into another form of energy, such as electrical energy, where an array of fluid energy conversion modules is contained in a scalable modular networked superstructure. In certain preferred embodiments, a plurality of turbines, such as for instance wind turbines, may be disposed in an array, where the plurality of arrays may be disposed in a suitable arrangement in proximity to each other and provided with geometry suitable for tight packing in an array with other parameters optimized to extract energy from the fluid flow. In addition, the turbines may be a more effective adaptation of a turbine, or an array of turbines, to varying conditions, including fluid conditions that may differ among different turbines in an array, or among different turbines in a set of arrays. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049905 | GENERATION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY USING CABLE-SUPPORTED WINDMILLS - An electric energy generation system may include a plurality of windmills, a windmill support system, an electric generator, and a coupling system. The windmills may each be configured to transform wind energy into rotational energy. The windmill support system may support the windmills in positions that are spaced apart from one another. The electric generator may be configured to transform rotational energy into electric energy. The coupling system may be configured to couple the rotational energy generated by each of the windmills to the electric generator in a manner that permits the windmills to rotate at different speeds during operation of the electric energy generation system. Other configurations are also disclosed. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049906 | APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING KINETIC ENERGY - Apparatus for converting kinetic energy into usable power ( | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049907 | GENERATOR FOR ROTOR - Provided is a generator for a rotor, having a simple structure and being capable of enhancing power generation efficiency. A supporting member fixes or releases a slender shaft material to or from a rotor. Rotating members are disposed respectively at both ends of the shaft material | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049908 | Systems and Methods for Providing Multi-Purpose Renewable Energy Storage and Release - A refrigeration unit or system is used to at least partially freeze water. The at least partially frozen water may then be separated into ice and water. The ice may be stored and allowed to melt, thereby providing an ice portion and a melted ice water portion. When energy release is desired, the melted ice water portion along with a hot liquid may be used to drive a thermal motor. The thermal motor may then in turn drive the electric generator, resulting in electric energy production. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049909 | Pneumatic mechanical power source - An mechanical power system provides torque without using a heat engine where fossil-fuel engines have conventionally been used, by replacing the fossil-fuel burning engine with a rotary pneumatic motor and feeding pressure-regulated compressed gas to the rotary pneumatic motor. The rotary pneumatic motor can be used anywhere, and requires preferably compressed nitrogen in a non-liquid state. Automotive, marine and electrical generating applications are adaptable, and auxiliary power is available for emergencies where a supply of compressed gas has been exhausted. A screw-type compressor can be electrically powered to supply compressed gas to the pneumatic motor where tanks of compressed gas have been exhausted. An electrical generating power plant includes an array of solar panels for generating direct current (DC) and a DC/AC converter for converting the DC to alternating current (AC) and outputting a portion of the AC via a power plant output port to supply an AC load. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049910 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A motor generator is connected to a high voltage battery through an inverter. A voltage of the high voltage battery is decreased and is applied to a low voltage battery through a DC-DC converter. At time of starting an engine, a starting operation of a starter is executed by applying an output voltage of the DC-DC converter | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049911 | DEVICE FOR SECURING DOORS USING MAGNETIC ATTRACTION - A device for securing or stopping a door relative to a stationary structure by means of magnetic attraction. In a secured position, a tilt element engages a counter-element due to magnetic attraction between the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element, and the door is stopped and optionally fixed in place, while in a retracted position the tilt element is retracted and the door can be moved. The tilt element includes a cover plate made of non-magnetic solid material and can be installed both on the stationary structure, such as the floor, wall or ceiling, or in the door. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049912 | Window or door frame having brace device - A frame includes a seat attached to a lower beam, and an anchor attached to an upper beam and having a pivotal catch tongue, a tubular member has a lower portion detachably engaged with the seat and having an upper latch shaft for engaging with the catch tongue and for detachably locking the latch shaft and the tubular member to the anchor, a follower is slidably attached to the tubular member for disengaging the catch tongue from the latch shaft, a lock device is secured to the tubular member and includes an actuating shank having a rocker arm for moving the follower to disengage the catch tongue from the latch shaft, and for preventing the tubular member from being disengaged from the anchor by unauthorized persons. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049913 | FRONT PART FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE BODY - A front part of a motor vehicle body is provided with a bumper and a lower bumper support supporting the bumper. A clearance that is open to the bottom is formed in the lower bumper support, from which a spoiler can be extended downwards. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049914 | DEVICE FOR MOUNTING AN ACCESSORY ON A MOTOR VEHICLE - A device, and a kit a parts for forming such a device, for removably attaching an accessory, such as a winch, to a motor vehicle comprises a brush guard in the shape of a frame that provides support for the vehicle accessory. The brush guard is formed by two upright members and at least one cross-member interconnecting and retaining the two upright members in rigid, spaced-apart relationship. Each of the upright members has two substantially horizontally extending mounting bars, one at each end, for its removable attachment to the motor vehicle. The upright members thus form two upper mounting bars and the two lower mounting bars which extend horizontally outward toward the vehicle. The upper mounting bars are removably connectable to two upper mounting brackets attached to the vehicle frame in spaced-apart relationship; the lower mounting bars are removably connectable to two lower mounting receptacles attached to the vehicle frame below the bumper. Mechanical fasteners (e.g., pins) are provided for securing the upper and lower mounting bars in their respective connections. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049915 | BUMPER REINFORCEMENT FOR VEHICLES - The present invention relates to a bumper reinforcement for vehicles having a fixing portion | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049916 | IMPACT ABSORBING MEMBER FOR VEHICLE - It is provided an impact absorbing member for a vehicle, which includes a hollow cylindrical body that has plurality of side walls in a form of flat plates and has a polygonal section, wherein the impact absorbing member is disposed between a vehicle body-side member and a bumper member, in a manner such that axial direction of the cylindrical body coincides with a front-rear direction of a vehicle, and the impact absorbing member absorbs impact energy by being crushed in an accordion shape when the impact absorbing member receives a compression load in the axial direction, the cylindrical body including, paired side end edge portions being overlapped with each other by a predetermined width in a first side wall in a form of a flat plate, and integrally joined to each other along the axial direction. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049917 | Waste Collector - A waste removal system including a waste container configured to secure a bag having handles. The waste container includes a set of sidewalls having a set of engagement features or hooks. There is a engagement feature or hook located on each sidewall and the engagement features are spaced away from the sidewalls, creating an area where the handles for the bag may be secured. The container also includes a lid operatively attached to the sidewalls. When the container is in a first position, the lid partially covers the opening and when the container is in a second position the opening is uncovered. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049918 | Utensil handle - A handle for a kitchen utensil or the like includes a hand gripping section having a rearward push/pull valley with a varying, substantially elliptical cross-section that forms a floor, a push slope tapering up and forward from the floor, and a pull slope tapering up and back from the floor. The radial cross-sectional area of an end of the pull slope and a radial cross-sectional area of an end of the push slope each are substantially larger than a radial cross-sectional area of the floor. The handle section further includes a ring stop section disposed forward of the push/pull valley with one or more concentric rings extending above a surface of the handle member. The kitchen utensil includes a blade mating section disposed forward of the handle section and configured to receive a blade. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049919 | Golf Ball Retriever - A golf ball retriever includes a ring attached to an elongated handle and a net pocket attached to one end of the ring. The net pocket may be made from a flexible mesh net material. The net pocket defines a constricted waist portion to inhibit golf balls captured in the pocket from unexpectedly escaping from the pocket. An inside edge of the ring is chamfered to facilitate capturing golf balls. The handle may, but need not, include a telescoping section. The ring may include LEDs or other lamps to make the ring more visible in murky water or under low ambient light conditions. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049920 | TOOL HANDLE - A handle assembly is disclosed for tools such as shovels and the like having a primary handle and an auxiliary handle. The primary handle includes first and second legs, each of which has a first end which is securable to a tool head such that the first and second legs extend outwardly from the tool head in generally parallel relation to one another. A primary grip or handlebar extends between the legs at the ends opposite the tool head. The auxiliary handle is slidably connected to said first and second legs so as to be moveable toward and away from the primary grip. The auxiliary handle is removably connectable to the legs and may be stored in a generally planar alignment between the legs to facilitate stacking or the auxiliary handle may be shaped to facilitate nesting of adjacent auxiliary handles of stacked handle assemblies. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049921 | ROBOT HAND FOR SUBSTRATE TRANSFER - There is provided a robot hand for substrate transfer in which the robot hand is so arranged that, even in case a substrate (S) gives rise to warping, the substrate (S) can be stably supported. On an upper surface of the robot hand there is formed a first seating surface on which is seated a lower-surface peripheral portion of the substrate (S) and, on a periphery thereof, there is formed an upwardly extended step. The step is provided with a plurality of stair-shaped stages. On an upper surface of the robot hand inwardly away from the first seating surface there is provided a second seating surface which is inclined downward toward the center of the substrate (S) such that a lower surface of the substrate (S) is seated on the second seating surface when the substrate (S) is warped downward into a concave shape. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049922 | CARRIER FOR CARRYING RECTANGULAR ITEMS - A carrier for carrying rectangular items is disclosed, the carrier including: a generally elongate handle portion which can be grasped by a user; holding portions are provided at either end of the handle portion; each holding portion includes at least one aperture arranged to receive and support respective opposite corners of an item so that the item may be carried by way of the handle portion. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049923 | Assist Grip Mounting Structure - In an assist grip mounting structure, a pair of mounting parts | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049924 | REAR MONITOR MOUNTING STRUCTURE INTEGRATED WITH ARMREST - A rear monitor mounting structure may include an armrest having a recess formed in an upper portion and an armrest hinge portion provided on one end thereof, a rear monitor mount provided in the one end of the armrest and pivotally coupled to the armrest hinge portion of the armrest, a vertical rotary motor fixed to the armrest hinge portion and coupled to the rear monitor mount to selectively rotate the rear monitor mount, wherein the vertical rotary motor is co-axially aligned with an armrest hinge shaft pivotally coupling the armrest and a center console, and a rear monitor connected to the rear monitor mount, wherein the rear monitor rotates toward or away from the recess according to a rotation angle of the rear monitor mount with respect to the armrest hinge shaft. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049925 | FOLD AND TUMBLE RELEASE MECHANISM FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - A fold and tumble mechanism is provided for use with a vehicle seat. The seat may include a seat bottom and a seat back. A latch may be provided for coupling the seat to a vehicle body. The fold and tumble mechanism includes a recliner mechanism adapted to pivotally mount the seat back to the seat bottom. The recliner mechanism is associated with a recliner release lever. The recliner release lever may release the recliner mechanism to allow the seat back to pivot. A fold and tumble release lever moves the recliner release lever. The fold and tumble release lever includes a cam to engage the recliner release lever. The fold and tumble release lever further operates to unlatch the latch. The cam may include a dwell surface to allow the further movement of the fold and tumble release lever after the recliner mechanism has been released. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049926 | ROLLER CARRIAGE FOR A SLIDING BOW ROOF FOR A TRUCK OR TRUCK TRAILER - The invention relates to a roller carriage for a sliding bow roof for a truck or truck trailer. The roof encompasses guidance and runner rails, extending on the cargo surface of the truck along the longitudinal sides of the cargo surface. Roller carriages, which comprise rollers and on which retaining bows, embodied in gantry fashion and having a roof tarpaulin mounted thereon, are displaceably guided. At least one roller carriage is equipped with a securing device for preventing inadvertent shifting of the roller carriage along the rails. The securing device encompasses a wedge element associated with a roller, which element is shiftable between a release position and a secured position. In its release position it has no contact with the roller. In its secured position a portion of the wedge element is between the roller and the corresponding guidance and runner rail. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049927 | Expandable Grain Tank For Agricultural Combines - An expandable grain tank is provided for covering the open end of a grain tank of an agricultural combine. The expandable tank includes a tarp and a support structure for raising and lowering the tarp. The support structure is configured with an upper frame, a plurality of expandable legs connected to the upper frame and the grain tank, and an actuator to expand and retract the expandable legs. The expandable tank is configured to be moved between a retracted position and an expanded position. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049928 | SLIDING GUIDE RAIL FOR CONVERTIBLE VEHICLE - A sliding guide rail for a convertible vehicle may include a front rail, a middle rail into which the front rail slides to enter, a rear rail into which the middle rail slides to enter, a wire screw for supplying the sliding power to the front rail, a rolling member for facilitating the sliding movement, and locking means for locking the front rail to the middle rail and the middle rail to the rear rail, thus providing a sliding mechanism by a single driving device. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049929 | SLIDING ROOF FOR CONVERTIBLE VEHICLE - A sliding roof for a convertible vehicle may include front, middle, and rear roofs, guide rails for sliding the front, middle, and rear roofs, and lift links for lifting the front and rear roofs such that the guide rail of the middle roof slides toward the guide rail of the rear roof and packaged adjacent to the rear of the vehicle. The sliding roof may include a latch which fixes a side pillar of the front roof to a windshield frame during operation of a sunroof and fixes the side pillar to the sunroof during packaging of the roof, thus ensuring the space of a rear seat of the vehicle. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049930 | AN ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A BUMPER SKIN AND MASKING MEANS - The assembly is for mounting to a motor vehicle having a bumper skin and it comprises a body part forming at least a portion of a bumper skin. The body part is defined by bottom and top edges. The top edge includes a first portion to be masked by a member of the vehicle that is to be fitted to the body part. The assembly includes at least a first masking element masking at least one portion of the bottom edge and at least a second masking element masking at least one second portion of the top edge of the body part, complementary to the at least one first portion of the top edge of the body part. The first and second masking elements are fixed relative to the body part once the assembly is mounted to the motor vehicle. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049931 | OFF-ROAD VEHICLE HAVING A CARGO BOX - An off-road vehicle has a frame, at least four wheels, each including a tire, a seat, a steering assembly, an engine, and a cargo box ( | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049932 | Excavator Cab With An Improved Field Of View - An excavator cab is configured to have an improved field of view for three passengers. Seating is provided for an operator, a trainer, and an trainee. Persons seated in those three seats have substantially similar lines of sight. The excavator cab is arranged such that the operator seat and the trainer seat face a front observation window. The trainee seat is mounted behind the operator seat and is retractable. The points of egress and aisle are wide enough to accommodate a stretcher or a litter in case of an emergency. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049933 | COWL-TOP COVER - A cowl-top cover | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049934 | STRUCTURE FOR FIXING FENDER PANEL IN CAR - In a fender panel fixing structure of a passenger vehicle according to the present invention, a notch portion of a fender panel is provided with a first flat plate-shaped projection strip that is capable of being inserted into a space between an upper end periphery of a fixed window and a side body and has an engagement portion, and a second flat plate-shaped projection strip that is capable of being inserted into a space between a lower end periphery of the fixed window and the side body and has an engagement portion. The side body has a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion that are disposed in portions covered by the upper end periphery and the lower end periphery of the fixed window. The first and second engaging portions are respectively capable of engaging the first flat plate-shaped projection strip and the second flat plate-shaped projection strip. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049935 | FIRE RETARDANT PANEL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING SAME - A flame retardant panel apparatus, and method, utilize a flame retardant panel, having an exterior and an interior face thereof, with the panel including a panel structure having a primary core encapsulated within a panel frame of reinforced phenolic material, and a layer of flame retardant material attached to the panel structure and extending outwardly therefrom to at least partially define an exterior face of the flame retardant panel. The flame retardant panel is suitable for use in mass transit conveyances, such as subway cars, high speed cars, rail cars, buses, rapid response vehicles, marine vessels, and elevators. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049936 | Reinforcing Brace - A reinforcing brace is disclosed. The reinforcing brace supports a collar of a fastener. In addition, the reinforcing brace is configured to strengthen the connection between a frame rail and a cross member. By aligning side walls of the reinforcing brace with walls of the cross member, the reinforcing brace can continue the walls of the cross member through the frame rail to strengthen the connection between the frame rail and the cross member. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049937 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body includes hollow left and right side sill. Front ends of the side sills are formed into closed cross sections and substantially inverted-L shapes. The front end of the right side sill is bilaterally symmetrical to the front end of the left side sill. Rear ends of the left and right side sills are formed into substantially square-shaped cross sections. Portions from the front ends to the rear ends of the side sills are formed into closed cross sections which change smoothly from the inverted-L shaped cross sections to the square-shaped cross sections. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049938 | FRAME STRUCTURE OF SUNROOF APPARATUS - A frame structure of a sunroof apparatus includes a pair of guide rails provided, respectively, on both sides in a width direction of an opening of a vehicle and guiding a movement of a sunroof panel; a frame including a drain extended across the direction and connecting ends of the rails; sliders sliding in the rails, respectively; a drive device installed at the frame and making the sliders slide; cables connecting the sliders and the device and routed so as to cross above the drain; guide pipes covering the cables; and guide pipe grooves depressingly provided at the frame and where the guide pipes are arranged, respectively, wherein protrusion portions protruding outside from outer peripheries of the pipes are provided, and wherein engagement portions where the protrusion portions are engaged are formed in the grooves. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049939 | VEHICLE ROOF HEADLINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A vehicle roof headliner which includes a back panel and a skin panel attached onto the back panel through a thermoforming process. The skin panel includes: an adhesive sheet serving as a medium of attaching the skin panel onto the back panel; an cushion sheet which is adhered on the adhesive sheet and is more flexible than the back panel; a cloth adhered on the cushion sheet; and a nanofiber unwoven fabric which is provided on a side of the cloth facing the cushion sheet, which is prepared by electrospinning a spinning solution containing a far infrared emitting material on the side of the cloth and which is melted during the thermoforming process and thus bonded with fiber tissues of the cloth. The vehicle roof headliner contributes to the improvement in health of vehicle passengers because it has excellent far infrared emission capability. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049940 | Vehicle Roof Having Roof Opening System - A vehicle roof is proposed having a roof opening system ( | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049941 | FOLDING TOP ARRANGEMENT FOR A CONVERTIBLE - A folding top arrangement for a convertible, comprising a first roof part, and a holding part, wherein the first roof part is arranged in front of the holding part when the folding top is closed, wherein the first roof part can be pivoted rearward over the holding part, wherein the first roof part is mounted on the holding part by means of a drivable first kinematic linkage, wherein the first kinematic linkage comprises a first, front, roof part link, a second, rear, roof part link, a first auxiliary link and a second auxiliary link, wherein the holding part, the first roof part link, the first auxiliary link and the second auxiliary link together form a first four-bar arrangement, wherein the holding part forms a ground link of the first four-bar arrangement, and wherein the first roof part link forms a coupler of the first four-bar arrangement. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049942 | RECONFIGURABLE COLLAPSIBLE CHAIR - An apparatus includes a frame having a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. A first membrane is coupled to the frame and includes a seat portion with first and second openings. A second membrane is couplable to the first membrane and/or the frame and is configured to be moved between a first position in which the second membrane covers the first and second openings, and a second position in which the first and second openings are not covered by the second membrane. The frame and the first membrane are configured to support a user in a seated position when the second membrane is in the first position and the frame is expanded, the first and second openings are each configured to receive a leg of a user when the second membrane is in the second position and the frame is expanded to support the user in a standing position. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049943 | Vehicle seat head rest with built-in electronic appliance - A vehicle seat head rest for mounting to a vehicle seat of a vehicle includes a head pillow and an electronic appliance including a screen module detachably mounted at the head pillow. The head pillow includes a pillow body having a receiving cavity formed at the rear side of the pillow body, a mounting arrangement for mounting to the vehicle seat, and a replaceable skin detachably encasing the pillow body at a position that a peripheral edge of the replaceable skin is folded at the rear side of the pillow body. The screen module is detachably mounted within the receiving cavity and is supported by an interior wall thereof. Thus, the peripheral edge of the replaceable skin is hidden after the screen module is detachably mounted at the rear side of the head pillow. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049944 | STACKABLE CHAIR - In a stackable chair system, a plurality of chairs are provided, each chair having a back, a seat, and first and second armrests all integral with one another in an injection-molded thermal plastic construction. Each first armrest has an integral molded round cup-holder positioned in a region of an outer end of the first armrest. Each second armrest has an integral molded plate-holder in a region of an outer end of the second armrest. Each seat portion is contoured downwardly forming a seat depression. Each chair is dimensioned so that the chairs can be stacked on top of one another in nested fashion. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049945 | MOTORIZED BICYCLE SEATPOST ASSEMBLY - A motorized bicycle seatpost assembly is basically provided with a first tube, a second tube, a motor and a movement mechanism. The first tube has a first end and a second end. The second tube has a first end and a second end. The first end of the second tube is open such that the second end of the first tube is telescopically disposed in the first end of the second tube. The motor is arranged in at least one of the first tube and the second tube. The movement mechanism is connected to the motor to change a relative axial position between the first and second tubes. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049946 | BACKREST STRUCTURE FOR MOTORCYCLE - A backrest structure for a motorcycle that is structured to be simply movable, yet made inoperative at all times except when an occupant intends to move the backrest. A backrest is disposed on a seat rail and includes operation levers for raising and lowering the backrest. The operation levers are disposed in the seat rail disposed downwardly of an occupant's seat. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049947 | ANTI-WHIPLASH BACKDRIVE SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an anti-whiplash system for the use in vehicle seats. The inventive anti-whiplash system for the use in vehicle seats comprises a head restraint ( | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049948 | SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING A TRIM COVER - A seat assembly having a trim cover assembly disposed proximate a cushion. The trim cover assembly includes a first portion and a second portion. The second portion has a first end coupled to the first portion, a second end coupled to the frame, and an elastomeric layer that exerts a tensile force. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049949 | Durable Flame Resistant Seat Cover - An improved seat covering for use with automotive, truck and other type vehicle seats. Said seat cover of one piece construction for incorporating multiple sewn panels for a custom fit and custom fastening scheme. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049950 | Cover - A cover for a seat and a safety harness, the safety harness including a pair of shoulder belts, a pair of lap belts, and at least one anti-submarine belt, the seat cover comprising,
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| 20110049951 | PORTABLE CHAIR COVER FOR STACKABLE CHAIRS - A chair cover for use with a seat includes first and second layers. A pocket formed between the layers holds removable pad. Chair cover rim includes an elastic band to secure cover to a chair. A tether is attached to one of the layers to allow the cover to be easily stored in a compact form. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049952 | Child Safety Seat and Its Installation Method - A child safety seat comprises a seat portion including a seat bottom and a backrest, and a first and second rail section disposed parallel on a rear of the seat portion at left and right sides, respectively, each of the first and second rail sections including a first rail portion located on a rear of the backrest and a second rail portion located below the seat bottom. The first rail portion includes a first anchoring slot, and the second rail portion includes a second anchoring slot, the first and second anchoring slots adapted to hold spaced-apart portions of a seat belt. In addition, a method for installing the child safety seat is also described. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049953 | FOLD AND TUMBLE RELEASE MECHANISM FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - A fold and tumble mechanism may be used with a vehicle seat having a seat bottom, a seat back that is pivotable with respect to the seat bottom, and a latch associated the seat bottom for coupling the seat to a vehicle body. The fold and tumble mechanism may include a recliner mechanism adapted to pivotally mount the seat back to the seat bottom, a recliner release lever, and a fold and tumble release lever. The recliner release lever is associated with the recliner mechanism and is movable to selectively release the recliner mechanism to allow the seat back to pivot. The fold and tumble release lever includes a cam that is engageable with the recliner release lever. Furthermore, the fold and tumble release lever is operable to move the recliner release lever to release the recliner mechanism, and is further operable to unlatch the latch. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049954 | Arrangement Lever Device for Automobile Seat - An arrangement lever device for an automobile seat including a reclining operation lever ( | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049955 | Backrest adjusting structure of baby stroller - This invention relates to a backrest adjusting structure of baby stroller in which a seat-rod frame is essentially provided between two opposite main stand bodies and a backrest structure enabling angle adjustment is assembled on the seat-rod frame, the backrest structure having an adjusting belt body penetrating through a back plate, one ends of a first and a second belt bodies included in the adjusting belt body being combined with the main stand bodies, further a position-fixing member being provided on the back plate to fix the adjusting belt body. In this manner, in the state of re-adjusting the expansion and contraction of the adjusting belt body by the backrest support rods, the angle of the backrest of baby stroller can be adjusted according to demand so as to achieve the effectiveness of ease in use. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049956 | Recliner Apparatus - An adjustable recliner apparatus is provided having a seat member with a seat back portion pivotally attached to a seat bottom portion. The apparatus also includes a channel assembly. The channel assembly is made of a flange, a plurality of rollers connected to the flange and a channel configured to accommodate a plurality of rollers. The channel has a detent positioned to hold the seat back portion in substantially vertical position and this detent is sized to retard at least one of the plurality of rollers from rolling past the detent. The channel assembly is connected to the recliner frame and the flange is connected to the seat bottom portion of the seat member. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049957 | Chaise Lounge Having A Gas Cylinder - A chaise lounge having a base frame, and a back rest movably connected to the base frame. The back rest may be adjustably positioned in a range between an upright position and a reclined position. The chaise lounge also includes at least one gas cylinder having a first end connected to the base frame and a second end connected to the back rest. The chaise lounge may also include means for increasing or decreasing the distance between the first and second ends, thereby moving the back rest between upright and reclined positions. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049958 | FOLD-AND-DIVE SEAT - A fold-and-dive seat may include a first link bracket, one end of which is pivotally connected to a back frame and the other end of which is pivotally connected to a cushion frame, wherein the one end of the first link bracket is spaced from a folding pivot shaft of the back frame, a second link bracket, one end of which is pivotally connected to a leading end of the cushion frame, and the other end of which is selectively engaged to an upper guide, wherein the upper guide pivotally coupled to the back frame by the folding pivot shaft is slidably coupled to a lower guide fixed to a vehicle body and configured to move along the lower guide, and a locking device selectively holding the second link bracket by engaging the second link bracket to the upper guide so as not to rotate the second link bracket such that the leading end of the cushion frame is not moved downwards. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049959 | FAUX WOOD BUILDING MATERIALS AND ARTICLES THEREFROM - Building materials formed from synthetic polymer materials have an appearance which simulates natural woods. The building materials may be used in the construction of fences, sheds, decking materials, indoor/outdoor furniture, railings and numerous other products. The faux wood material is constructed to include reinforcing fibers and voids for weight reduction. The aesthetic appearance of the finished product can be enhanced by applying a color wash which includes a polymer component and a color component adhering to the surface of the material. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049960 | AIRCRAFT SEAT WITH ADJUSTABLE ARMREST - An aircraft seat has an adjustable armrest in which the armrest platform is supported by a hinged attachment to an armrest support member. The hinged attachment between the armrest platform and the arm support member is located at the wrist-end of the arm support member near the aircraft control stick. The armrest platform and the armrest support are locked into position by means of telescoping struts that are controlled at the wrist-end of the arm platform member. The telescoping struts can be selectively locked to create triangular and/or quadrilateral trusses that lock the armrest firmly into position and may include springs or other elements to bias the armrest platform up and forward so that the armrest “floats” when the telescoping struts re released. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049961 | Vehicle Seat | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049962 | RESTRAINT DEVICE FOR CHILDREN - A flat housing ( | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049963 | Motorized Rocking Chair Moved in a Pendulum Manner - A motorized rocking chair includes a support frame, a seat pivotally mounted on the support frame, an actuating mechanism mounted between the support frame and the seat to drive the seat to move relative to the support frame, a backrest pivotally mounted on the seat, and a telescopic mechanism mounted between the seat and the backrest to drive the backrest to move relative to the seat. Thus, the actuating mechanism is controlled by an electrically control device to drive the seat to pivot relative to the support frame reciprocally in a pendulum manner so that the seat is pivoted relative to the support frame automatically. In addition, the telescopic mechanism is controlled by the electrically control device to adjust the inclined angle of the backrest so as to provide a comfortable sensation to the user. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049964 | Method for Controlling Longwall Mining Operations - A method for controlling a longwall mining operation, including a face conveyor, at least one extraction machine, and a hydraulic shield support, in underground coal mining. Using inclination sensors disposed on at least three of the four main components of each shield support frame, such as floor skid, gob shield, support connection rods, and gob-side region of the top canopy, the inclination of the shield components relative to horizontal is ascertained in the direction of step. In a computer, the ascertained inclination data is compared with base data stored in the computer that defines the geometrical orientation of the components and their movement during stepping. From the comparison, a respective height of the shield support frame, at the forward end of the top canopy, is calculated as a measure for the face opening. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049965 | Apparatus and method for mining coal - The present invention relates to a novel method of mining underground coal and recovering coal seam gas, the method including locating a seam of coal; digging a mine shaft to reach the seam of coal; constructing a ventilated underground control center which includes a computerized control panel, wherein the computerized control panel controls the movement of a drill head, a hollow drill shaft, 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 drill head into the seam of coal to obtain aggregate coal and coal seam gas; extruding waste material into mined-out space of the coal seam; and transferring the aggregate coal and coal seam gas to the surface of the earth. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049966 | WHEEL HUB - A wheel hub includes a hub center and an end part. The hub center has, towards a first end thereof, a first attachment formation that includes a bearing face. The end part has an attachment formation which is configured to receive the first attachment formation of the hub center. The attachment formation includes a bearing face which is complementary to the bearing face of the hub center such that when the first attachment formation of the hub center is received in the attachment formation of the end part, the bearing face of the hub center bears against the bearing face of the end part. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049967 | Quick release structure for front wheel of baby stroller - A quick release structure for front wheels of baby strollers includes an upper mount disposed on one leg support thereof. A fixing pin is arranged on the upper mount for inserting into a locking hole on the leg support. Moreover, a lower mount assembled with a wheel is set on the bottom of the upper mount. A connection rod at the top of the lower mount is inserted into the upper mount. A fixing groove for locking with the fixing pin is formed around the side wall close to the top of the connection rod. A positioning slot is provided on the bottom of the upper mount for mounting a L-shaped positioning rod pivoted on the lower mount. Thus the stroller can keep moving forward without changes in directions by pressing the positioning rod to be locked into the positioning slot for the purposes of easy assembling, storage and transportation. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049968 | APPARATUS FOR TWIST-TO-LOCK RETENTION OF A WHEEL - The invention relates to a quick release assembly for a bicycle, wherein the assembly comprises an axle having a first non-cylindrical end portion, a cylindrical central portion, and a second non-cylindrical end portion, wherein a diameter of one of the non-cylindrical end portions is larger than the diameter of the cylindrical central portion. The quick release assembly further comprises an insert having a non-cylindrical outer profile configured to be retained in a non-cylindrical opening and having a cam surface disposed therein, wherein the insert is sized to retain one of the non-cylindrical end portions of the axle therein. The assembly also includes a shaft sized to pass through the axle and having a cam follower on a first end and a handle on a second end, wherein the cam follower is configured to form a locking engagement with the cam surface upon an axial rotation of the handle. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049969 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL METHOD OF REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed herein is a hydraulic control method of a regenerative braking system for vehicles in which a point of time when regenerative braking torque starts to be reduced is predicted and hydraulic control is performed in advance prior to this point of time so as to improve braking performance. A hydraulic braking control unit predicts the point of time when regenerative braking torque starts to be reduced based on vehicle velocity and starts hydraulic control in advance prior to this point of time, thereby improving responsiveness of hydraulic braking force compared to the regenerative braking torque to satisfy braking force required by a driver, and minimizing a deceleration change at the end of regenerative braking to improve braking performance. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049970 | BRAKE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS - A brake hydraulic pressure control apparatus includes a reservoir, a brake hydraulic pressure supply device, a hydraulic pump, a plurality of wheel cylinders, a cut valve, a plurality of pressure-increasing solenoid valves, a plurality of pressure-decreasing solenoid valves, a discharge passage including a plurality of relief passages and a circulating passage, a controlling device bringing a brake hydraulic pressure to be applied to the wheel cylinders from the hydraulic pump by disconnecting the brake hydraulic pressure supply device from the wheel cylinders by the cut valve while the pressure-increasing solenoid valves are in an open state, and bringing the brake fluid within the wheel cylinders to be circulated to the reservoir via the discharge passage by operating the pressure-decreasing solenoid valves, and a pulsation transmission decreasing device provided at the discharge passage and decreasing a transmission of a pressure pulsation generated by at least one of the pressure-decreasing solenoid valves. | 2011-03-03 |
