| 10th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
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| 20110056698 | Fluid separation system for hydrocarbon wells - A surface-adjustable downhole exhaust valve for use with a relatively slowly producing oil well to exhaust heavier water below a production zone while producing essentially oil at the surface. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056699 | MULTIPLE ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SYSTEM - An electric submersible pump (“ESP”) module is disclosed for producing fluids from subsea wells. The ESP module includes at least two ESPs positioned side by side and connected in parallel to discharge into a common manifold. The ESPs and manifold can be enclosed in a housing and deployed to a subsea location. At the subsea location, the ESP module can be operationally connected to an electric source, the production fluid, and to an export conduit. The production fluid from the well(s) is drawn from within the housing into one or more of the at least two ESPs which energize and discharge the production fluid into the manifold and through the export conduit to a collection point. Each of the ESPs may be selectively operated to provide the desired flow rate and/or lifting head. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056700 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOMPLETION OF OLD WELLS - A system for recompletion of an old well in order to achieve an increased oil recovery from a reservoir, said system comprising a pipe inserted into the old well, at least two constrictors or swell packers being arranged along the length of the recompleted well and defining a well section between two successive constrictors or swell packers, said system further comprising at least one autonomous valve arranged in said well section defined between said two successive swell packers or constrictors. Disclosed is also a method for recompletion of an old well in order to achieve an increased oil recovery from a reservoir. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056701 | Fluid Connection To Drilling Riser - A riser for use in boring a subsea wellbore having a gooseneck assembly connected onto the riser. The gooseneck assembly has an outlet that couples with a flowline on the riser and a connector assembly that selectively decouples the gooseneck assembly from the flowline. A release member, such as a wire, cable, or rod, is attached to the connector so the connector assembly can be actuated by manipulating the release member from a remote location. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056702 | DISSOLVABLE CONNECTOR GUARD - A connector guard is provided to protect one or both downhole connectors during wellbore run in prior to mating downhole. The connector guard may comprise dissolvable or degradable material and include an engagement sections and a removal feature. The connector guard may be dissolved or degraded via a reactive agent or temperature either introduced downhole proximate to the guards or contained within a chamber included in or created by a connector guard. The connector guard may be further coupled by a non-reactive cover in order to control the rate of reaction of the dissolvable material. The cover may be breached prior to mating of the downhole connectors. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056703 | Method of Drilling and Running Casing in Large Diameter Wellbore - A well is drilled and casing installed utilizing a casing drilling technique. A bottom hole assembly having a drill bit and a fluid diverter is secured to a string of drill pipe and installed within a casing string. Drilling fluid is pumped down the drill pipe string to cause the drill bit to rotate and drill the well while the fluid diverter is in a drilling mode position. At the total depth for the casing string, the operator moves the fluid diverter to a cementing position and pumps cement down the drill pipe and up the casing string annulus. After cementing, the operator moves the fluid diverter to a packer set position and again pumps drilling fluid down the drill string to set the packer. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056704 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CASING A BORED WELL PORTION - The invention comprises using a tube having a ductile and radially expansible upper portion, provided at the base thereof with a seal that is also radially expansible under the action of the weight of the tube, the latter being thus sized so that when its base abuts the bottom of the well, the upper portion is located above a fractured area to be isolated, the procedure comprising the following steps: the tube is inserted into the well so that the base thereof bears against the bottom, triggering the radial expansion of the seal; using an expansion tool, the upper portion of the tube is radially expanded beyond its yield strength in order to apply the same tightly against the wall of the well above the fractured area. The invention can be used in the petroleum industry. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056705 | MOUSE HOLE SUPPORT UNIT WITH ROTATABLE OR STATIONARY OPERATION - The present invention allows for the connection of multiple sections of drill pipe in a mouse hole by securing a given section of pipe in the hole and delivering a rotational force to secure that pipe section to another section of drill pipe placed above it over the mouse hole. In some embodiments, the rotational force may be provided by the support unit of the present invention. In alternative embodiments, the rotational force may be provided by an outside source such as an iron roughneck, with the support unit of the present invention holding the drill pipe section in a stationary position as such force is delivered. The unit then allows the connected pipe sections to be lowered and secured so the process can be repeated to connect multiple sections of drill pipe together in the mouse hole. The multiple sections of drill pipe may then be retrieved as a unit, and attached to the pipe string already being used to drill the well. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056706 | LONGITUDINALLY SPLIT SWELLABLE PACKER AND METHOD - A swellable packer ( | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056707 | Fire-Extinguishing System and Method for Operating Servo Motor-Driven Foam Pump - Embodiments of the invention provide a fire-extinguishing system and method for injecting foamant into a stream of water. The system can include a flow meter determining a flow rate of the stream of water and a foam pump having an inlet coupled to a supply of foamant and an outlet coupled to the stream of water. The system includes a servo motor driving the foam pump. The servo motor includes a sensor used to determine a rotor shaft speed and/or a rotor shaft torque. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056708 | Fire-Extinguishing System with Servo Motor-Driven Foam Pump - Embodiments of the invention provide a fire-extinguishing system for injecting foamant into a stream of water. The system can include a flow meter determining a flow rate of the stream of water and a foam pump having an inlet coupled to a supply of foamant and an outlet coupled to the stream of water. The system includes a servo motor driving the foam pump. The servo motor includes a sensor used to determine a rotor shaft speed and/or a rotor shaft torque. A controller can control an operating speed of the servo motor using closed-loop control depending on the flow rate and the rotor shaft speed and/or the rotor shaft torque. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056709 | Trim Manifold Assembly For A Sprinkler System - A trim manifold assembly is utilized to facilitate control of the control valve in a fire protection system. The trim manifold assembly utilizes a manifold block with numerous passageways to provide desired flow communication between various components, such as automatic and manual valves, check valves, inlet and exit ports, and sensor ports, by way of non-limiting example. The trim manifold assembly can be cost-effectively manufactured and may require less assembly steps. The trim manifold assembly can facilitate the assembly of a fire protection system and the attachment of the trim manifold assembly to the control valve for operation thereof. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056710 | Method of Operating a Servo Motor in a Fire-Extinguishing System - Embodiments of the invention provide a fire-extinguishing system and method for injecting foamant into a stream of water. The system can include a flow meter determining a flow rate of the stream of water and a foam pump having an inlet coupled to a supply of foamant and an outlet coupled to the stream of water. The system includes a servo motor driving the foam pump. The servo motor includes a sensor used to determine a rotor shaft speed and/or a rotor shaft torque. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056711 | PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A fire suppression device including a fire suppression agent generator. The device further includes trigger mechanism adapted to begin generation of the fire suppression agent from the fire suppression agent generator. A container at least partially surrounds the fire suppression agent generator and the trigger mechanism, the container includes a discharge port that directs fire suppression agent in at least two opposed directions. In one example, the discharge port extends substantially around a perimeter of the container. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056712 | CONSERVATION TILLAGE IMPLEMENT, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A conservation tillage implement having three or more rows of individual coulter wheel assemblies laterally spaced apart and removably mounted on a cultivator frame, a coulter wheel assembly in a given row being staggered with respect to the coulter wheel assemblies in a longitudinally adjacent row. The coulter wheel assemblies may be laterally adjustable and may be mounted to the cultivator frame using a mounting means that permits rotation about a vertical axis. The coulter wheel assemblies may comprise a coil spring having a horizontal spring axis to permit upward deflection in response to impact with an obstacle. Leveling attachments may optionally be mounted to the cultivator frame, along with additional field working tools. The implement is used in the management of crop residue as part of a minimum tillage strategy. The implement is particularly resistant to plugging and can be operated at high speeds without undue damage upon impact with obstacles. Advantageously, the implement can be operated in standing water, as found in the growing of rice. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056713 | SINGLE PIEZO-ACTUATOR ROTARY-HAMMERING (SPARH) DRILL - A Single Piezo-Actuator Rotary-Hammering (SPaRH) Drill includes a horn actuator having high power piezoelectric materials and a flexure pre-stress to increase the actuators effectiveness. The drill is a low mass, low power, compact coring drill measuring 20-cm high by 7-cm diameter and having a total weight of 2 kg including drive electronics. Using an average power of 50-Watts, the drill basalt is expected to cut basalt at a rate of 0.2 cm/min down to depth of 10-cm and create cuttings and an intact core. The drill is expected to operate under different environments including Martian ambient (6 Torr and down to −50° C.), and liquid nitrogen temperatures (77 K) and low pressure (<<1 Torr) to simulate lunar polar and Europa conditions. Materials expected to be sampled include Kaolinite, Saddleback Basalt, Limestone, Volcanic Breccia, Siltstone, ice, permafrost and layered rocks with different hardness. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056714 | ANVIL ASSEMBLY FOR A POWER TOOL - An anvil assembly for a tool includes an anvil having a body with an outer periphery and a head formed on a distal end of the body. The anvil assembly also includes a sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the outer periphery of the body. The sleeve has a distal end against which a tool element is abutted when the tool element is coupled to the head. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056715 | REDUNDANT OVERSPEED PROTECTION FOR POWER TOOLS - An overspeed protection subsystem is provided for a power tool having an electric motor. The overspeed protection subsystem is comprised of: a motor switch coupled in series with the motor; a motor control module interfaced with the motor switch to control switching operation of the motor switch; and an overspeed detection module that determines rotational speed of the motor and disables the power tool when the rotational speed of the motor exceeds a threshold. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056716 | ELECTRIC SAW COMMUNICATION - The present invention relates to an electric saw ( | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056717 | SELF-CONTAINED PORTABLE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE WITH LOCK-ON ELECTRIC POWER PACK - A self-contained portable electrical appliance ( | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056718 | ANTI-LIGHTNING SYSTEM AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING SUCH A SYSTEM - An anti-lightning system for a composite structure having an external surface liable to be subjected to an air flow, the aforementioned system including at least one electrically conducting strip and fasteners fastening the aforementioned strip to the structure, the aforementioned strip being electrically connected to an electrical earth for removing current. According the disclosed embodiments, the aforementioned strip has a shape intended to collaborate with a housing created at the aforementioned external surface so that the external surface of the strip lies flush with the aforementioned external surface of the structure, and the aforementioned fasteners include an upper part flush with the external surface of the strip. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056719 | ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION DEVICE AT HIGH CURRENT AND HIGH FREQUENCY - The electricity transmission device comprises prolonged rigid conductors made of copper ( | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056720 | WALL PLATE DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - A wall plate configured to at least partially cover and/or connect to a standardized electrical box and/or components stored therein. In one implementation, the wall plate may comprise a substantially planar body having a front and a back. In particular, the body may be configured to at least partially cover an electrical box and/or component. In addition, the wall plate may comprise at least one pin extending from the back of the body in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the body. The at least one pin may be positioned on the body to correspond with the location of a connector on a standardized electrical box or component. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056721 | HEADPHONE TANGLE PREVENTION APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for keeping headphone and earpiece cables from tangling is disclosed. The apparatus may include a flexible sleeve capable of moving relative to a headphone cord to restrict the movement of earpiece cables associated with the headphone cord. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056722 | Wiring Duct Cover With Foam Insert - A wiring duct includes a base and a snap-on or hinged cover. The base has a bottom wall and two sidewalls extending perpendicularly from the bottom wall. Each sidewall may include a projection to receive a snap-on cover. The snap-on or hinged cover includes a foam insert attached to the bottom side of the cover by adhesive. Support members may be attached to the sides of the foam insert to provide containment when the foam insert is positioned within the base of the wiring duct. When the snap-on or hinged cover is fully installed on the base, the foam insert is compressed between the base, the cables and the cover to block airflow within the wiring duct. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056723 | ELECTRICAL CABLE WITH STRENGTH MEMBER - A cord assembly for an electronic device includes a cord having an insulation layer with a first end and an exterior surface, as well as at least one electrical conductor extending within the insulation layer. A strength member also extends within the insulation layer and includes a first end extending beyond the first end of the insulation layer. A securing element couples the first end of the strength member with the first end of the insulation layer along the exterior surface. The strength member is pre-tensioned to carry any additional tensile loads on the cord, at least initially. The cord assembly may also include a strain relief member molded over the first end of the strength member and the securing element. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056724 | METHOD OF PRODUCING HOLLOW CORE FOR COAXIAL CABLE, HOLLOW CORE FOR COAXIAL CABLE, AND COAXIAL CABLE - To produce a hollow core for a coaxial cable having high hollow rate and stable electric characteristics in its longitudinal direction. A producing method of a hollow core for a coaxial cable, the hollow core comprising: an inner conductor; and an insulating coating body including an inner annular portion for coating the inner conductor, a plurality of ribs extending radially from the inner annular portion, and an outer annular portion having an outer diameter of 0.5 mm or less for connecting outer ends of the ribs with each other; in which the hollow core includes a plurality of hollow portions surrounded by the inner annular portion, the outer annular portion and the ribs, a ratio of an area of the hollow portion in the insulating portion is 40% or more, and a roundness of the outer annular portion is 96.0% or more, wherein the producing method comprises at least: a step (1) of extruding molten resin from the die that capable of forming the insulating coating body; a step (2) of heating a resin forming the insulating coating body; and a step (3) of cooling the resin forming the insulating coating body slowly at a temperature close to a room temperature. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056725 | INSULATED CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS BARRIER LAYER FORMED VIA RELATIVE MOTION DURING DEPOSITION - Coating an elongate, uncoated conductive element with a substantially continuous barrier layer. An uncoated conductive element is around a frame comprising spaced supports. During deposition, the relative position of the conductive element to the frame is adjusted so that all sections of the conductive element are physically separated from the supports for a time that is sufficient to form a desired coating of barrier material on all sections of the conductive element. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056726 | INSULATED CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS BARRIER LAYER FORMED THROUGH MULTIPLE COATINGS - Coating an elongate, uncoated conductive element with a substantially continuous barrier layer. The substantially continuous barrier layer is formed through relative movement of the conductive element to a frame between sequential coatings of a barrier material. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056727 | Core cable - A transmission cable comprises a conductive strand surrounded by an insulating casing. The conductive strand includes an inner core of a ferromagnetic material, a highly conductive metal skin disposed about the inner core, and a tinning disposed there between the highly conductive metal and the inner core. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056728 | FLAME-RETARDANT COMPOSITION AND INSULATED WIRE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLAME-RETARDANT COMPOSITION - A flame-retardant composition that is more excellent in heat resistance than a conventional flame-retardant composition. The flame-retardant composition contains silane-crosslinked polyolefin, polyolefin, a metallic hydrate, a phenolic antioxidant, a sulfurous antioxidant, a metallic oxide, and a copper inhibitor. The sulfurous antioxidant is preferably a benzimidazole compound, and the metallic oxide is preferably a zinc oxide. The silane-crosslinked polyolefin is preferably polyethylene having a density of 0.880 to 0.910 g/cm | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056729 | INSULATED CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS BARRIER LAYER FORMED THROUGH CONTINUOUS VAPOR DEPOSITION - A continuous vapor deposition system for coating an elongate, uncoated conductive element with a substantially continuous barrier layer. The system comprises an internal deposition chamber configured to have a section of the conductive element extend there through; a vapor supply system connected to the internal deposition chamber configured to provide a barrier material to the internal deposition chamber, wherein the barrier material is deposited on the section of the conductive within the internal deposition chamber to form a substantially continuous barrier layer; and a guide system positioned adjacent to the first deposition chamber configured to maintain tension in the section of the conductive element in the internal deposition chamber to control movement of the conductive element through the internal deposition chamber. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056730 | WIRING HARNESS INSTALLATION STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - A wiring harness installation structure is provided which can reduce the installing cost of a wiring harness by omitting an operation of injecting a water stop agent into an interior of a grommet. A grommet | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056731 | SOLID CORE GLASS BEAD SEAL WITH STIFFENING RIB - A hermetic feed-through includes a housing body defining a hollow space, a plurality of conductive pins and a seal structure. The plurality of conductive pins extend through the hollow space. The seal structure is provided in the hollow space and includes a single-piece glass component. The single-piece glass component hermetically seals at least two conductive pins to the housing body and electrically insulates the at least two conductive pins from the housing body. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056732 | FLEX-RIGID WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a flex-rigid wiring board in which resin that is easily affected by chemicals can be protected reliably without any increase in the number of manufacturing process steps, and a method for manufacturing the flex-rigid wiring board. The flex-rigid wiring board consists of a flexible section (A) and a rigid section (B). The flexible section (A) includes a base film ( | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056733 | SURFACE MOUNT COMPONENT HAVING MAGNETIC LAYER THEREON AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - A microelectronic assembly, a surface mount component and a method of providing the surface mount component. The assembly comprises: a substrate having bonding pads disposed on a mounting surface thereof, the bonding pads including a ferromagnetic material therein; solidified solder disposed on the bonding pads; and a surface mount component bonded to the substrate by way of the solidified solder and including a magnetic layer disposed on a substrate side thereof, the magnetic layer being adapted to cooperate with the ferromagnetic material in the bonding pads to establish a magnetic force of a sufficient magnitude to hold the surface mount component on the substrate before and during soldering. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056734 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUBMOUNTS WITH THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE VIAS AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME - A submount for an electronic device includes an electrically insulating substrate including first and second surfaces and having a thickness between the first and second surfaces, a thermally conductive pad on the first surface of the substrate, and a thermally conductive via extending from the first surface of the substrate toward the second surface of the substrate and having a length that is less than the thickness of the substrate. The thermally conductive via has a higher thermal conductivity than a thermal conductivity of the substrate. Methods of forming submounts are also disclosed. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056735 | MULTILAYER CHIP CAPACITOR AND CIRCUIT BOARD DEVICE - There are provided a multilayer chip capacitor and a circuit board device. The multilayer chip capacitor includes a capacitor body including a plurality of dielectric layers that are stacked, first and second outer electrodes formed on an outer surface of the capacitor body and having opposite polarity, first and second inner electrodes opposing each other, interleaved with the dielectric layers in the capacitor body, and each including an electrode plate forming capacitance and a lead extending from the electrode plate, the lead of the first inner electrode and the lead of the second electrode being respectively connected to the first and second outer electrodes, and third inner electrodes interposed between the first and second inner electrodes. At least one of the third inner electrodes adjacent to the first inner electrode includes a conductive pattern having the same shape as the lead of the first inner electrode and is connected to the first outer electrode. At least one of the third inner electrodes adjacent to the second inner electrode includes a conductive pattern having the same shape as the lead of the second inner electrode and is connected to the second outer electrode. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056736 | FABRICATION METHOD OF CIRCUIT BOARD, CIRCUIT BOARD, AND CHIP PACKAGE STRUCTURE - A circuit board, a chip package structure and a fabrication method of the circuit board are provided. By applying the fabrication method, a plurality of conductive channels can be formed in a single through hole of the circuit substrate. Unlike the conductive channels respectively formed in the through holes according to the related art, the conductive channels of the proposed circuit board can be formed in a single through hole. As such, it is conducive to the expansion of available layout area of the circuit board, the increase in layout flexibility, and the improvement of layout density of the circuit board. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056737 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - Provided is an electrochemical device compatible with high-temperature reflow soldering using a lead-free solder. An electrical double layer capacitor | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056738 | PACKAGE SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A package substrate and a manufacturing method thereof are provided, including: forming a solder mask on a package substrate body having a plurality of conductive pads; forming a plurality of first-step openings in the solder mask by exposure and development; forming a plurality of second-step openings in the solder mask by a laser-based or plasma-based drilling process; and removing a solder mask foot from the bottom of each of the first-step openings so as to expose large surface areas of the conductive pads. Hence, the contact area between a conductive element and a corresponding one of the conductive pads is large enough to enhance bonding and electrical connection therebetween. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056739 | SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a substrate structure is provided. The method includes the following steps. A substrate is provided. The substrate has a patterned first metal layer, a pattern second metal layer and a through hole. After that, a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer are formed at a first surface and a second surface of the substrate, respectively. The second surface is opposite to the first surface. Then, the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer are patterned. After that, a first trace layer is formed at a surface of the patterned first dielectric layer. The first trace layer is embedded into the patterned first dielectric layer and is coplanar with the first dielectric layer. Then, a second trace layer is formed on a surface of the second dielectric layer. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056740 | THROUGH-HOLE ELECTRODE SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A through-hole electrode substrate includes a substrate including a plurality of through-holes, a plurality of through-hole electrodes arranged within each of the plurality of through-holes, and a first insulation layer arranged on one surface of the substrate, wherein the first insulation layer includes a plurality of first openings which expose each of the plurality of through-holes, the plurality of through-holes includes a leaning through-hole leaning from one surface to the other surface of the substrate, and each of the plurality of first openings is arranged to match an open position of the leaning through-hole. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056741 | STACK STRUCTURE OF CIRCUIT BOARD - A stack structure of a circuit board includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a fixing element. The first substrate has a first component area, a plurality of supporting solder elements, and a plurality of signal solder elements, wherein the plurality of signal elements is disposed in the first component area. The first substrate stacks on the second substrate. The plurality of supporting solder elements is disposed between the first and the second substrates for providing a supporting force. The fixing element secures the first substrate and the second substrate, and the supporting solder elements are disposed around the fixing element. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056742 | EMI SHIELDS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding apparatus generally includes a lid and a framework. The lid includes a top portion having at least one projection joining part thereon. The at least one projection joining part has a peripheral contour. The framework includes a top portion and a lateral side extending downward from the top portion. The top portion includes at least one joining opening having a peripheral contour coinciding with the peripheral contour of the at least one projection joining part of the lid. Accordingly, the at least one projection joining part of the lid is engagable with the at least one joining opening of the framework via an interference fit. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056743 | FLUSH MOUNT ELECTRICAL PLATE AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING SAME - A mounting tray for a supporting and electrical component relative to an opening in a wall can include a rear wall that defines an opening. A sidewall can extend outwardly from the rear wall and collectively define a pocket with the rear wall. The sidewall can have an outer lip. An outer flange can extend around the sidewall at a position intermediate to the outer lip and the rear wall from a first location at the sidewall to a second location at an outer perimeter. The outer perimeter of the outer flange is offset inboard of the opening in the wall in an installed position. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056744 | TERMINAL STRUCTURE, PRINTED WIRING BOARD, MODULE SUBSTRATE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention provides a terminal structure | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056745 | FEEDTHRU INCLUDING A CERAMIC BASED COATING AND A METHOD OF APPLYING A CERAMIC BASED COATING TO A FEEDTHRU - The present invention relates to a feedthru ( | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056746 | ELECTRIC FIELD MODIFICATION ABOUT A CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE - An apparatus includes a conductive structure and an insulated conductor disposed proximate an exterior portion of the conductive structure to modify an electric field about the conductive structure. The insulated conductor has an insulator with a dielectric strength greater than 75 kilovolts (kV)/inch disposed about a conductor. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056747 | TERMINAL STRUCTURE FOR PLATE-SHAPED MEMBER HAVING CONDUCTING FUNCTION, AND PLATE-SHAPED MEMBER HAVING CONDUCTING FUNCTION - Disclosed is a terminal structure, which suppresses the increase in the thickness size of a plate-shaped member disposed movably in the direction of main surfaces ( | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056748 | WELLBORE FLUIDS CONTAINING SIZED CLAY MATERIAL AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - A wellbore fluid that includes a base fluid; and a sized non-hydratable clay is disclosed. The base fluid may be a water-based fluid or an oil-based fluid. Methods of drilling with such wellbore fluids that contain a base fluid and a sized non-hydratable clay are also disclosed. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056749 | ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD FOR MONITORING AN AIR FLOW IN A DRILL RIG - The present invention relates to an arrangement in a rock drill rig | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056750 | AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF OSCILLATORY PENETRATION APPARATUS - A system and method for controlling an oscillatory penetration apparatus. An embodiment is a system and method for controlling a sonic drill having a displacement and an operating range and operating at a phase difference, said sonic drill comprising a push-pull piston and eccentrics, said method comprising: operating the push-pull piston at an initial push-pull force while the eccentrics are operated at a plurality of different operating frequencies within the operating range of the sonic drill and measuring the displacement at each operating frequency; determining an efficient operating frequency for the material being drilled and operating the eccentrics at said efficient operating frequency; determining the phase difference at which the sonic drill is operating; and if the phase difference is not substantially equal to minus ninety degrees, operating the push-pull piston at another push-pull force. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056751 | Ultra-hard matrix reamer elements and methods - Reamer elements for use with roller reamers and other types of reamer apparatuses, methods for forming such reamer elements, and methods for performing drilling operations using such reamer elements are disclosed. The reamer element includes a body formed from a matrix of tungsten carbide and at least one binding metal, and can include a tube disposed therethrough. In use, the body resists compressive forces, while the tube resists tensile forces, thereby preventing deformation of the reamer element. The matrix material of the body provides increased wear resistance, decreased magnetic interference, decreased yield, and increased weight on a drill bit when compared to conventional steel components. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056752 | METHODS AND AQUEOUS BASED WELLBORE FLUIDS FOR REDUCING WELLBORE FLUID LOSS AND FILTRATE LOSS - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to aqueous based wellbore fluids for preventing wellbore fluid loss downhole containing at least one copolymer formed from at least one natural polymer monomer and at least one latex monomer, and an aqueous base fluid. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056753 | Thermally Stable Ultra-Hard Material Compact Construction - Thermally stable ultra-hard compact constructions of this invention comprise an ultra-hard material body that includes a thermally stable region positioned adjacent a surface of the body. The thermally stable region is formed from consolidated materials that are thermally stable at temperatures greater than about 750° C. The thermally stable region can occupy a partial portion of or the entire ultra-hard material body. The ultra-hard material body can comprise a composite of separate ultra-hard material elements that each form different regions of the body, at least one of the regions being thermally stable. The ultra-hard material body is attached to a desired substrate, an intermediate material is interposed between the body and the substrate, and the intermediate material joins the substrate and body together by high pressure/high temperature process. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056754 | INTELLECTUAL SCALE AND METHOD OF USING SAME - In an intellectual scale and a method of using same, a plurality of chemical management modes is provided. The intellectual scale can be switched to operate under any one of these chemical management modes to detect and measure a chemical to obtain the type and the weight of the chemical under the current chemical management mode, and record the obtained type and weight of the chemical, so that a user is able to know the use state of the chemical. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056755 | HYBRID INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE - An object of the present invention is to provide a hybrid industrial vehicle which can perform steering operation and the like during idling stop, without using a complicated mechanism. To achieve the object, for example, the hybrid industrial vehicle configured to transmit power of a first electric motor ( | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056756 | Dual Powered Full Suspension Tricycle - A cycling vehicle is provided in which a first rear wheel is powered exclusively by a bicycle pedal, and a second rear wheel is powered exclusively by an electric motor. The cycling vehicle includes bicycle suspension comprising a seat tube, a paired rear triangle with a connecting member that connects the chain stay and the seat stay, a shock absorber in connection with the seat tube and the connecting member, and a pivot arm in connection with the seat tube and the connecting member. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056757 | UNICYCLE - A unicycle ( | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056758 | ELECTROCHEMICAL ACCUMULATOR AND VEHICLE COMPRISING AN ELECTROCHEMICAL ACCUMULATOR - An electrochemical accumulator includes a plurality of electrochemical cells, each of which has a casing. The accumulator also includes a cover, a housing which is closed by the cover, an electrolyte in the housing, and at least one connecting pole for making electrical contact with the accumulator, where the connecting pole is electrically connected to a group of the electrochemical cells. The accumulator also includes a cooling air area for holding cooling air for cooling the cells and a degassing area for holding a gas which emerges from the cells in the event of a defect. The cooling air area and the degassing area are separated from one another in a gas-tight manner and the cooling air area and the degassing area are passed out of the housing independently of one another. The cooling air area has channels which are guided on the casings of the cells outside the cells. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056759 | MOVING BASE FOR ROBOTIC VACUUM CLEANER - A moving base for robotic vacuum cleaner includes a base; a motor mounted in a motor chamber on the base to alternatively drive a drive shaft thereof to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise: a primary wheel fixed to and rotating along with the drive shaft of the motor; a clutch assembly connected to the primary wheel; an axle connected at an end to the clutch assembly, so as to be driven by tile primary wheel to rotate when the drive shaft of the motor rotates clockwise, or to disengage from the driving by the primary wheel when the drive shaft of the motor rotates counterclockwise: and a secondary wheel connected to another end of the axle to rotate along with the axle. Since only one motor is needed to control a moving direction thereof, the robotic vacuum cleaner can have effectively reduced manufacturing cost and overall volume. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056760 | Load Handling Bumper For Material Handling Device - A material handling device includes an automated guided vehicle configured for use with a carrier. Both the vehicle and the carrier include a bumper having a reflective target mounted thereon. The automated guided vehicle includes a sensor having a light source and a scanner for receiving a reflection from the light source. The light source directs a first light beam at the vehicle reflective target and a second light beam at the carrier reflective target. When the vehicle bumper is moved toward the sensor, the vehicle reflective target moves into a reflective position and when the carrier bumper is moved toward the sensor, the carrier reflective target moves into a reflective position. The movement of the either bumper into the reflective position generates a signal from the sensor to a controller to control the movement of the automated guided vehicle in response to movement of either bumper. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056761 | APPARATUS FOR ELASTICALLY SUPPORTING AN ENGINE TRANSMISSION UNIT - Apparatus for elastically supporting an engine transmission unit to a motor vehicle body, the apparatus comprising a rigid support member attachable to the engine transmission unit, a rigid flange attachable to the motor vehicle body and defining a horizontal, longitudinal direction particularly to be aligned with the driving direction of the vehicle, and an elastomeric body via which the support member is elastically supported by the flange and which has a vertical spring member for receiving a weight force of the engine transmission unit acting essentially vertically as well as perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction and a horizontal transverse direction, wherein the support member is extending away from the flange in transverse direction and has a mounting area off-set with respect to the flange in transverse direction as well as a coupling section projecting in such a way essentially vertically through an opening formed through the flange that the coupling section forms an abutment for restricting a relative movement between the support member and the flange in both vertical directions. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056762 | STEERING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, HAVING A STEERING WHEEL AND A SUPERPOSITION GEARING - A steering device for a motor vehicle is provided. The steering device comprises a steering wheel, a superposition gearing and a gearing housing, wherein the superposition gearing is arranged in the gearing housing. The superposition gearing is designed to transmit a motor-driven adjusting movement to a steering shaft. The steering wheel forms a steering wheel base which serves for a connection to the steering shaft. It is provided that at least one constituent of the gearing housing, which constituent serves for mounting and/or fixing a gearing element of the superposition gearing or of a drive motor, is integrated into and formed in one piece with the steering wheel base of the steering wheel. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056763 | ACOUSTIC RESONANCE DEVICE - An acoustic resonance device is installed in a compartment of a vehicle so as to reduce a low-frequency sound pressure (or noise) dependent upon a natural vibration. Specifically, an acoustic resonance device is a panel/diaphragm resonator, a resonance pipe, or a Helmholtz resonator, the inner space of which communicates with the compartment via an opening. The acoustic resonance device is positioned in proximity to an antinode of sound pressure owing to a natural vibration occurring in a driver/passenger space inside the compartment. Alternatively, the acoustic resonance device increases a particle velocity at a specific natural frequency or decreases sound pressure at an excitation frequency which occurs due to an external condition of the vehicle. The acoustic resonance device can be installed in a roof, a seat, a pillar supporting the roof, or a door of a vehicle. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056764 | LADDER AND SUPPORT STAND - A convertible ladder and scaffold assembly includes a plurality of uprights and a plurality of beams each extending from one of the uprights. A plurality of hinges each hingedly connect one of the uprights to one of the beams about a rotational axis (A | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056765 | Window Platform And Method For Using Same - A method and apparatus for securing a platform to a window ledge is provided. The apparatus comprises a frame. The frame has a first support rail, a second support rail and a plurality of support members. Each of the support members have a top and a bottom end and wherein the at least one support rail is fixedly attached to the top ends of each of the plurality of support members. The bottom ends of each of the plurality of support members are fixedly attached to the second support rail. The apparatus has a platform fixedly attached to the second support rail. The apparatus has at least one hanging member having a top and a bottom end, wherein the bottom end is fixedly attached to the at least one support rail and the top end is adapted to be secure secured to a window ledge. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056766 | Ladder tool bag the "LTB" - The “LTB” is designed to attach to an “A” frame ladder. The concept consists of stopping the use of the “A” frame ladder warning rung and to utilize the warning rung space to store tools. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056767 | Ladder Tool Box The "LTB" - The ladder tool box is a plastic toolbox designed to attach to the top rung of an “A” frame type ladder. It has three drop down drawers for tool and misc. screw storage. The ladder tool box rests on the top rung of any “A” frame type ladder and secures to the sides of the ladder frame. The ladder tool box is designed to stop the use of the warning rung on the ladder as well as to utilize the space for tool and misc. screw storage. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056768 | Clydesdale saw horse - The present invention provides a metal, height-adjustable, folding sawhorse, easily assembled in moments, strong enough for heavy loads, and, when no longer needed, easily collapsed into a compact, flat package for storage or transport. Manufactured by the Fabricated Metal Products industry, the Clydesdale Saw Horse is fabricated of a lightweight steel allow or a fairly heavy gauge aluminum alloy. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056769 | INTEGRATED LUBRICATION MODULE FOR COMPRESSORS - In accordance with certain embodiments, the present invention provides a modular approach to a lubrication package. Certain components such as the filter and cooler are directly connected to a block that has connections to accept them and internal porting to establish the proper flow paths for circulation, cooling and filtration of the circulating lubricant. The block can accept one or more coolers and one or more filters. The isolation valving for redundant equipment can also be integrated into the block. Many connections that had been used in past designs for the piping network are integrated into the block. The block can also be close mounted to the reservoir while a submersible pump further saves space and piping connections. Indeed, having the ability to maintain mechanical equipment (e.g., remove and replace filters and coolers) without shutting down, allows for continuous process flow, which eliminates down-town scheduling, loss of product and/or redundant backup, all of which comes at a considerable cost. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056770 | UNDERSLUNG ELEVATOR CAR CONFIGURATION - An exemplary elevator system includes an elevator car ( | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056771 | ELEVATOR CONTROL DEVICE - An elevator control device includes a vector controller that calculates a voltage command required for driving an elevator cage, a carrier frequency switch circuit that outputs a carrier frequency signal, and a power converter that performs PWM control based on the voltage command and the carrier frequency signal, generates an AC power and supplies the AC power to an AC motor. The carrier frequency switch circuit changes the carrier frequency signal when a torque command for driving the AC motor reaches a torque limit value. Thus, it is possible to continuously operate an elevator without causing damage to a switching element of the power converter. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056772 | METHOD OF DISPATCHING AN ELEVATOR CAR - An elevator system includes a plurality of cars and destination entry devices located some distance from the elevator cars. A controller dispatches an elevator car to a requested destination entered by a passenger before the passenger enters an elevator car. In one example, the controller uses an expected arrival time corresponding to the time it is expected to take for a passenger to travel from the location where the destination request is entered to the location of the elevator car to decide how to dispatch a car to service that request. In one example, the controller dispatches an elevator car to the requested destination on a next trip of that car if the expected arrival time of the passenger near that car occurs at or before the departure time for that next trip. Otherwise, the controller dispatches the car to the requested destination on a subsequent trip after the next trip. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056773 | MAGNETIC GUIDING APPARATUS OF ELEVATOR - A guide apparatus includes a pair of guide rails, magnet units, pedestals, a sensor unit, a magnetic guide control apparatus as a control unit, and projected parts. The magnet unit includes electromagnets and permanent magnets and magnetic poles thereof are opposed to a blade of the guide rail from three directions with a gap. The projected parts are formed with side parts of a tip part of a central magnetic pole opposite to a tip surface of the blade of the guide rail among the magnetic poles of the magnet unit being brought closer to the guide rail than a center section thereof. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056774 | BRAKE SENSOR APPARATUS FOR BICYCLES - A brake sensor apparatus is provided, including a base unit, a movement unit, a spring, a first buckle unit and a second buckle unit. The movement unit is partially confined inside the base unit so that the movement of the movement unit is restricted to a short distance and along the direction of the base unit. The spring is to allow the retracted movement unit to be moved to the original position. The first buckle unit and the second buckle unit are engaged respectively to the outer wall of base unit and movement unit, and can be hanged and buckled to the positions of brake wire of the brake. In this manner, when the bicycle brakes, the movement unit is retracted into the base unit so as to trigger the trigger switch to connect the connected circuit. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056775 | BRAKE-ACTION SYNCHRONIZING DEVICE FOR A TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE - A brake-action synchronizing device for a two-wheeled vehicle includes a force imparting unit which is disposed in a housing and which includes a first block secured to and moved with a front brake cable, a stage extending transversely from the first block, and a second block which is disposed in the housing and which is secured to a rear brake cable. When the front brake cable is pulled by virtue of a front braking action, the first block is caused to move toward a ceiling wall of the housing and lift the second block so as to pull the rear brake cable, thereby delivering braking forces to both rear and front wheels of the vehicle. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056776 | ELECTRONIC WEDGE BRAKE APPARATUS - The present invention makes it possible to increase safety of parts and ensure durability and smooth operability in braking by increasing axial stiffness of a motor while keeping the spring effect of connecting springs driving an upper wedge with force from the motor. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056777 | Bimetallic Brake Rotor - A bimetallic brake rotor includes a rotor body composed of a first material and a pair of cheek inserts serving as the rotor cheeks, being composed of a second material less dense than the first material. Each of the cheek inserts has a first sequence of slots and teeth, and a disc component of the rotor body has a second sequence of slots and teeth on each side thereof which mesh with the first sequence such that a radial edge interface is provided at each adjoining tooth and slot which transfers braking heat and mechanical loading from the cheek inserts to the rotor body. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056778 | Brake Lining Arrangement for Disc Brakes - The invention relates to a brake lining arrangement for disc brakes having at least one spring journal arranged on the back of the brake lining and a spring element that may be coupled to the spring journal, wherein the spring element has a fastening section with a receiving opening for receiving the spring journal, wherein on the surface of the fastening section of the spring element remote from the brake lining a profiling is configured, which during a plastic deformation of the spring journal to fix the spring element comes into engagement therewith and fixes the spring element in a predetermined position. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056779 | HIGH PERFORMANCE ADHESIVES AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE - The present invention is directed to benzoxazine-containing adhesives having high adhesive strength at high temperature. These materials are especially useful in automotive applications, in particular, as adhesives for brake components. Methods of their use are also described. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056780 | CONTROLLABLE VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM WITH A CONTROLLABLE MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL FLUID STRUT - The controllable suspension system includes a strut with a magnetorheological fluid damper. The magnetorheological fluid damper includes a longitudinal damper tubular housing having a longitudinally extending axis and an inner wall for containing magnetorheological fluid. The damper includes a piston head movable within the damper tubular housing along a longitudinal length the housing, with the damper piston head providing a first upper variable volume magnetorheological fluid chamber and a second lower variable volume magnetorheological fluid chamber, with a fluid flow gap between the upper and lower fluid chambers, the damper piston having a longitudinal piston rod for supporting the piston head within the housing, with the piston supported within the housing with a piston rod bearing assembly disposed between the housing and the rod, with the piston rod bearing assembly having a piston rod bearing seal interface. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056781 | Fluid pressure shock absorber | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056782 | HYDRAULIC ROTARY DAMPER FOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a pressurized hydraulic rotation damper intended for use on a multiwheeled vehicle. The rotation damper comprises an outer housing and a lid that together enclose a damping-medium-filled main chamber, which chamber is pressurized by a pressure tank and divided by a delimiting blade/arm into two volumes. The damping medium flows between the two volumes in a duct delimited by at least a first valve and a second valve. These valves throttle the flow between the volumes when the blade moves in an inward and outward motion respectively, starting from an intermediate position where the two volumes are substantially equal in size, to an outer position, in which the blade bears against or is placed close to the inner face of the outer housing. The first valve controls the flow for outward motions and the second valve is used to control the flow for inward motions to either pass through the first valve, through the second valve or through both valves. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056783 | SHOCK ABSORBING DEVICE - A shock absorbing device includes a cylinder. A partition wall member is inserted into the cylinder to be free to slide and partitions an interior of the cylinder into two operating chambers. A passage connects the two operating chambers. A free piston is inserted into a pressure chamber to be free to slide and partitions the pressure chamber into one chamber that communicates with one operating chamber via a one side flow passage and another chamber that communicates with the other operating chamber via another side flow passage. A spring element generates a biasing force for suppressing displacement of the free piston relative to the pressure chamber. One or both of a bypass flow passage that connects the other chamber and the one operating chamber and a bypass flow passage that connects the one chamber and the other operating chamber is provided. A relief valve is provided in the bypass flow passage. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056784 | Snubber with Secondary Fluid Reservoir - Methods and systems for preventing vacuums within a snubber during a predetermined condition are disclosed. The snubber includes a body at least partially filled with fluid, a piston capable of sliding within the fluid in the body, a lockup valve that allows the piston to move freely under operating conditions and limits the motion of the piston under a predetermined set of conditions, and a reservoir positioned within the piston rod containing a reserve of fluid. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056785 | Vibration Damper - A vibration damper including a cylinder with a cylinder-side connection member. The at least one mounted component is fastened to the cylinder by a material bond. The cylinder and the mounted component are made of plastic. The mounted component and/or the cylinder are based on at least one ready-prepared semi-finished product that forms the surface of the vibration damper on at least one body side in the final state. Plastic supplemental volume fractions determine the finished body contour. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056786 | Electrically Controlled Brake - An electrically controlled brake includes a rotatable first mechanical system and a second mechanical system that is stationary or fixed. The two systems have friction surfaces/parts that can be made to come in engagement with each other, providing a braking effect, and be withdrawn from each other releasing the braking effect. In the second system, windings can be wound around two braking shoes made from soft magnetic material so that an electric current flowing in the windings affects magnetic fluxes through the soft magnetic parts to move at least one thereof. The movement is in a direction that affects the effective width of an air gap in the closed main magnetic path. The electric current gives attraction forces over the air gap which tend to move the braking shoes to reduce the length of the air gap. A spring that e.g. can be a flat spring is rigidly mounted to inner ends of the braking shoes, creating forces on the braking shoes acting in a direction substantially opposite that of the attraction forces. The spring and the braking shoes form a unified structure that via a portion of the spring is rigidly attached to a stationary component of the brake, such as through a bar. Since the movements of the braking shoes are not performed about some shaft or articulation, there is no mechanical play in the brake. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056787 | Active Electric Torsional Vibration Damper and Method to Realize the Same - The present invention provides an active electric torsional vibration damper and the method to realize the same, and relates to the field of vibration reduction technology for rotating machinery. The damper comprises a fixed module, a relative rotating module, conducting coils, magnetic-field produced elements and so on. The present invention can be used to produce transient anti-torsion which is same in frequency, opposite in direction and corresponding in amplitude to achieve the effect of eliminating torsional vibration on the original shaft system. The present invention realizes a prominent effect of eliminating torsional vibration and substantially decreases the measures of vibration reduction adopted on the device itself as well. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056788 | LUGGAGE AND AIR MATTRESS COMBINATION - The luggage and air mattress combination is a wheeled luggage device including an upper compartment for storage of personal items. A lower compartment houses an inflatable mattress, which can be extended from the lower compartment and pumped up for use as a sleeping or lounging platform. A pump is housed in the luggage and connected to the mattress for inflation thereof. A backrest is also housed adjacent the lower compartment and is extracted therefrom for use. Pivotal arms are positioned adjacent the backrest to enhance the user's comfort. A canopy may be removably attached to the luggage to block out light from the surrounding area and add a modicum of privacy. An insulated liner may be provided for use in the upper compartment for the storage of food, if desired. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056789 | FRICTION COUPLING - A friction coupling has a drive part, an output part, and a friction element which can transfer a friction moment between the drive part and the output part. A release element is provided which after a predetermined rotation angle of the friction coupling can act on the friction element so that a reduction of the friction moment occurs. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056790 | Friction clutch having a wear adjuster - A friction clutch having a wear adjuster that compensates for wear in the form of an incorrect spacing between the pressure plate and the pressing plate as a result of an abrasion of the clutch friction linings. The incorrect spacing between the disk spring and the pressing plate is compensated by a ramp device. The ramp device and the pressing plate are coupled to one another by a positive connection, which, in order to compensate for the incorrect spacing, is temporarily suspended only when the incorrect spacing has been detected by a position sensor. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056791 | CLUTCH AND HYBRID DRIVE WITH CLUTCH - The invention relates to a clutch ( | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056792 | Cushioned Ceramic Driven Disc Assembly with Ceramic Friction Pads Fixed to Slotted Backer Plates - A clutch disc assembly for a friction torque device has a clutch damper assembly which includes a hub defining an axis of rotation and a concentric steel disc. The damper assembly includes a plurality of cushion elements fixed to the steel disc. First and second friction rings are disposed on opposite sides of the cushion elements and are rotatively fixed to the steel disc. First and second friction rings have an equal number of inner circumference and outer circumference keyhole slots defining an equal number of mounting areas. A friction pad is fixed to each mounting area, with friction pads on the first friction ring being in substantial alignment with the friction pads on the second friction ring. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056793 | SYNCHRONIZER RING MADE OF SHEET METAL - A sheet-metal synchronizer ring for a synchronizing device has a conical ring body, an outer toothing for blocking the axial movement of a sliding sleeve, and at least one indexing tab which is bent in the axial direction and limits the rotation of the synchronizer ring in a synchronizer hub. The indexing tab has a tab widened portion on at least one side. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056794 | BUILT-IN PARKING LOCKING DEVICE OF VEHICLE - A built-in parking locking device of vehicle comprises a lock base ( | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056795 | TORQUE BASED PARK LOCK ASSEMBLY - A torque based park lock assembly for motor vehicles, especially passenger cars and trucks equipped with automatic transmissions, includes a lobed wheel secured to a transmission output shaft and a rotation restricting flexible lever which may be selectively moved into engagement with the lobed wheel by a cam. A bi-directional motor rotates the cam. A return spring translates the lever away from the lobed wheel when the cam is rotated into a disengaged (non-Park) position. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056796 | Method of Controlling Transport Amount Transport Device and Recording Apparatus - A method of controlling transport amounts of a pair of first rollers and a pair of second rollers, the pair of first rollers operable to nip a medium so as to transport the medium in a transport direction, the pair of second rollers operable to nip the medium so as to transport the medium and disposed at a downstream side of the pair of first rollers in the transport direction, the medium on which a recording is performed by a recording head disposed between the pair of first rollers and the pair of second rollers, the method includes performing a first correction with respect to the transport amounts of the pair of first rollers and the pair of second rollers; and performing a second correction with respect to the transport amounts of at least the pair of first rollers, from a state in which length between a trailing end of the medium and a nip point of the medium at which the medium is nipped by the pair of first rollers is a predetermined length to a state in which the medium is released from being nipped by the pair of first rollers. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110056797 | WEB PRODUCT SORTING MACHINE - A web product sorting machine includes a first conveyor unit, a second conveyor unit set adjacent to the first conveyor unit, and a screening unit. A gap is defined between the first conveyor unit and the second conveyor unit. The first conveyor unit is adapted for delivering web products and tail wastes and for enabling web products to be sent to the second conveyor unit. The screening unit is set above the first conveyor unit for screening the web products and the tail wastes to cause each passed tail waste to fall onto the first conveyor unit from a standing position and then to fall out of the first conveyor unit through the gap. | 2011-03-10 |
