12th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150075868 | SUBSURFACE DRILLING TOOL - The present invention relates in general to subsurface drilling tools, and more specifically, to a drill bit comprising a ball shaped cutting tool. The drill bit is configured so that a plurality of cones, forming the ball shaped cutting tool, rotate in opposite directions around an axle while the drill bit is drilling or cutting through the ground, rock, or other material. The drilling or cutting is accomplished by a plurality of blade inserts that fit inside and protrude therefrom a plurality of holes covering the exterior of the ball shaped cutting tool. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a new and improved subsurface drilling tool that will efficiently drill hard rock formations. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075869 | CONTINUOUS GRAVITY FEED SYSTEM FOR FEEDING ADDITIVES TO A DRILLING MUD SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method is provided for feeding drilling fluid additives into drilling mud. The apparatus may have an additive containment device with a top and a bottom. The bottom of the additive containment device may be connected to an outlet. The other end of the outlet may be connected to a valve. A flow nozzle may be connected to the valve so that the flow rate of the additive from the flow nozzle into the drilling mud is substantially constant. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075870 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING AND PRODUCT PULLING THROUGH A PILOT BORE - Disclosed is a system and method employed in a horizontal directional drilling (“HDD”) process. An exemplary embodiment includes a drill bit with thirteen (13) or more splines for improved orientation of the drill bit relative to the orientation of a bent sub. Another exemplary embodiment includes a drill bit configured for receipt of a pulling device so that the drill bit may be used in a back reaming step to pull a product back through a pilot bore. Another exemplary embodiment includes a pulling device for mounting to a drill bit. The pulling device, in some embodiments, may include one or more pins for diverting and channeling air and/or fluid through the drill bit to lubricate a hammer assembly and/or the product being pulled as the drill string to which the drill bit is attached is retracted back through the pilot bore. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075871 | DRILLING ASSEMBLY WITH HIGH-SPEED MOTOR GEAR SYSTEM - Drill string assemblies, bottom hole assemblies (BHAs), and powertrains for a BHA in a drill string are presented herein. A BHA for use in a drill string to drill boreholes in an earth formation is disclosed. The BHA includes a housing, a drill bit rotatably coupled to the housing, and a fluidly driven motor assembly, such as a positive displacement motor (PDM). The PDM assembly includes a drive shaft to output rotational drive forces generated by the PDM. Also included is a differential gear set with a first gear member coupled to the drive shaft, a second gear member intermeshing the first gear member with the housing, and a third gear member couple to the drill bit. The differential gear set transmits the rotational drive forces from the drive shaft to the drill bit and rotates the drill bit at a speed greater than the speed of the PDM assembly. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075872 | CUTTER PROFILE FOR A FIXED CUTTER DRILL BIT - A cutter profile for a fixed cutter drill bit having a drill bit axis, the cutter profile including a nose portion radially offset from the drill bit axis and surrounding the drill bit axis, a first cone-shaped depression centered on the drill bit axis and extending radially to the nose portion, and a second cone-shaped depression centered on the drill bit axis and extending radially toward the nose portion, wherein a second depression diameter is smaller than a first depression diameter, wherein a second depression maximum depth is greater than a first depression maximum depth, and wherein a second depression included angle is smaller than a first depression included angle. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075873 | SUBSURFACE DRILLING TOOL - The present invention relates in general to subsurface drilling tools, and more specifically, to a drill bit comprising a ball shaped cutting tool. The drill bit is configured so that a plurality of cones, forming the ball shaped cutting tool, rotate in opposite directions around an axle while the drill bit is drilling or cutting through the ground, rock, or other material. The drilling or cutting is accomplished by a plurality of blade inserts that fit inside and protrude therefrom a plurality of holes covering the exterior of the ball shaped cutting tool. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a new and improved subsurface drilling tool that will efficiently drill hard rock formations. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075874 | CUTTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING - A cutting device includes, at least one stack of cutting elements attached to a cutter surface having, a first element and a second element attached to the cutter surface, and a third element attached to the first element and the second element, the three elements being sized and shaped such that prior to attachment to the cutter surface the three elements are restable in a stable manner on the cutter surface due to gravity alone such that a plane-defined-surface defined by one of the two planes of a modified gilmoid of the third element positioned further from the cutter surface is oriented at an angle of about 35 to 55 degrees relative to the cutter surface. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075875 | MULTILEVEL FORCE BALANCED DOWNHOLE DRILLING TOOLS AND METHODS - Various downhole drilling tools designed and manufactured at least in part on evaluating respective forces acting on respective groups and sets of cutting elements during simulated engagement with the downhole end of a wellbore and drilling from a first downhole formation into a second downhole formation. Simulating forces acting on each cutting element as the cutting element contacts a downhole formation may be used to force balance downhole drilling tools during transition drilling or non-uniform downhole drilling conditions. Multilevel force balanced downhole drilling tools may be designed using five respective simulations, cutter group level, neighbor cutter group level, cutter set level, group of N (N=3 or N=4) consecutive cutters level and all cutters level. Various cutter layout procedures and algorithms may also be used to design multilevel force balanced downhole drilling tools which may drill faster with higher lateral stability, especially during downhole transiting drilling conditions. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075876 | EARTH-BORING TOOLS COMPRISING EUTECTIC OR NEAR-EUTECTIC COMPOSITIONS - Articles comprising at least a portion of an earth-boring tool include at least one insert and a solidified eutectic or near-eutectic composition including a metal phase and a hard material phase. Other articles include a solidified eutectic or near-eutectic composition including a metal phase, a hard material phase and a coating material in contact with the solidified eutectic or near-eutectic composition. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075877 | POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND CUTTING ELEMENT - A polycrystalline-diamond cutting element for a drill bit of a downhole tool. The cutting element includes a substrate and a diamond table bonded to the substrate. The diamond table includes a diamond filler with at least one leached polycrystalline diamond segment packed therein along at least one working surface thereof. The cutting element may be formed by positioning the diamond table on the substrate and bonding the diamond table onto the substrate such that the polycrystalline diamond segment is positioned along at least one working surface of the diamond table. A spark plasma sintering or double press operation may be used to bond the diamond table onto the substrate. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075878 | CUTTING ELEMENT FOR A DOWNHOLE TOOL - A cutting element for a cutting tool. The cutting element may be at least partially made from a composite material including a carbide material, a binder material, and a plurality of diamond particles. The carbide material may be from 55 wt % to 97 wt % of a total weight of the composite material. The binder material may be from 3 wt % to 20 wt % of the total weight of the composite material. The plurality of diamond particles may be from 0.1% to 25% of the total weight of the composite material. The carbide material and the binder material may be combined and sintered together prior to being combined with the plurality of diamond particles, such that the carbide material and the binder material form a plurality of pellets having an average cross-sectional length from 10 μm to 250 μm. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075879 | WEIGHING APPARATUS, WEIGHING SYSTEM, WEIGHING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A weighing apparatus for weighing a mass of an object is provided with: a body; a load receiving device, a load detection device, an acting force detection device, and a data processing device configured to data-process an output of the load detection device as a weighed value in a mass unit. The data processing device has: a load output acquisition unit configured to acquire an output of the load detection device; a force output acquisition unit configured to acquire an output of the acting force detection device; and a correction coefficient calculation unit configured to calculate, as a correction coefficient for correcting an output of the load detection device, a change amount of an output of the load output acquisition unit with respect to a change amount of an output of the acting force detection device based on (i) outputs of the load detection device and the acting force detection device acquired respectively by the load output acquisition unit and the force output acquisition unit, when the weighing apparatus with zero load applied thereto is placed in a first attitude and (ii) outputs of the load detection device and the acting force detection device acquired respectively by the load output acquisition unit and the force output acquisition unit, when the weighing apparatus with zero load applied thereto is placed in a second attitude, which differs from the first attitude. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075880 | ELECTRIC CART FOR FACILITATING THE HARVESTING OF BERRIES AND OTHER CROPS - An electric cart for facilitating the harvesting of berries and other crops comprising a steering side wheel assembly with a front steering wheel and a rear drive wheel connected by a first connecting member and a caster side wheel assembly comprising a front caster wheel and a rear drive wheel connected by a second connecting member. Both drive wheels are connected to battery-powered motors. A main cross-bar connects the castor side wheel assembly to the steering side wheel assembly and maintains an adjustable distance between the first and second connecting members. The invention preferably includes a plurality of solar panels that charge the batteries that supply power to the first and second battery-powered motors. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075881 | Single-pole Single-wheel Self-balancing Electric Vehicle - A single-pole single-wheel self-balancing electric vehicle comprises a wheel. The wheel is provided with a tire of a small sidewall aspect ratio. The wheel is provided with a control system, a drive circuit, an electricity supply system and a power system. A sensor system is highly integrated in the centers of gravity of the support arms, which are provided on the two sides of the wheel through a stator shaft. The electricity supply system, the drive circuit, the sensor system and the power system are respectively connected with the control system. The sensor system and the power system are electrically connected with the electricity supply system respectively. Because the control system, the drive circuit, the electricity supply system and the power system are highly integrated on the wheel, the electric vehicle has a more compact structure with improved utilization of space, and improved portability. The tire of a small sidewall aspect ratio on the wheel also increases the contact area between the tire and the road, and increases the stability and self-balancing ability of the electric vehicle. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075882 | WHEELCHAIR - The present application relates generally to conveyances and, more particularly, to wheelchairs. In one embodiment, a wheelchair includes a seat assembly coupled to a chassis. The chassis includes a frame having a rear wheel support member, one or more front wheel support members extending in a forward direction from the rear wheel support member, and a seat support member. The rear wheel support member comprises a central portion and left and right portions extending downward from the central portion. The wheelchair also includes one or more drive wheels for propulsion of the wheelchair, a set of front wheels for supporting the wheelchair, and a shrouding system for at least partially covering the frame and other components of the wheelchair. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075883 | Apparatus And Method Of Powering A Wheeled Vehicle - An apparatus is provided for powering a wheeled vehicle which includes a cordless powered tool with a rechargeable battery and a rotational chuck. The apparatus has a drive assembly with a first and a second end. The first end is secured to the rotational chuck. A connector is provided at the second end for connecting the drive system to at least one wheel of the wheeled vehicle such that upon activation of the cordless power tool, a rotational output from the chuck of the cordless power tool is imparted to the drive assembly which transfers the rotational output to the at least one wheel of the vehicle. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075884 | ELECTRIC HYBRID DRIVE FOR RETROFITTING TO INTERNAL COMBUSTION VEHICLES - The subject invention is directed to a class of electric hybrid drives that can be retrofit easily to cars and trucks to reduce transportation costs. Certain embodiments include mechanisms for attachment to an existing powertrain, regenerative braking, on-the-road optimization of transportation costs depending on road and route conditions, or an operational mode in which motive power for a vehicle is solely derived from electric energy stored in a battery. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075885 | FUEL CELL VEHICLE - A fuel cell vehicle including a fuel cell, a traveling motor, a secondary battery, a predetermined device, an air tank, an electric air feeder, and a control unit is provided. The fuel cell is mounted to a vehicle, and at least has a pair of electrodes that pinch an electrolyte membrane, the pair of electrodes including a catalyst. The traveling motor is driven by a generated power of the fuel cell to provide a driving force to a driving wheel. The secondary battery is charged with the generated power. The predetermined device is driven by an air pressure and has a predetermined function of the vehicle. The air tank stores a compressed air for driving the predetermined device. The control unit controls (i) a charge of the secondary battery, (ii) an operation of the air feeder, (iii) an power generation and (iv) a feeding destination. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075886 | POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - An electric rotating machine includes a power transmission mechanism and an armature. The power transmission mechanism is equipped with a first, a second, and a third rotor. The first rotor includes n soft-magnetic members. The second rotor includes k soft-magnetic members. Note that n and k are an integer more than one. The third rotor is made up of magnets whose number of pole pairs is m where m is an integer more than or equal to one. The armature faces the third rotor. The first, second, and third rotors are arranged so as to establish a magnetic coupling among them. The soft-magnetic members of the first and second rotors and the magnets of the third rotor meet a relation of 2m=|k±n|. This arrangement is capable of achieving the transmission of power regardless of electric energization of the armature. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075887 | ELECTRIC BICYCLE - Disclosed is an electric bicycle. The electric bicycle includes a hub motor assembly provided at a wheel to supply driving force, an electronic control unit provided in the hub motor assembly, and a wireless communication device mounted to a wheel shaft and electrically connected to the electronic control unit. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075888 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An electric vehicle, such as an electric scooter, includes a seat that is adjustable for riding in a seated or leaning riding position. The electric vehicle also includes a removable battery pack that includes the controls for the vehicle. The electric vehicle also includes a storage tub with an expandable storage area depending upon the position of the seat. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075889 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An electric vehicle, such as an electric motorcycle, which includes a vehicle body; a vehicle body frame having a head pipe that holds a front wheel in a steerable manner; a swing arm holding a rear wheel in a swingable manner in a vertical direction of the vehicle body; an electric motor arranged to a substantially central portion between the front wheel and the rear wheel; a battery arranged in a space between the head pipe and the electric motor and inside the vehicle body frame in a manner deviated to either one of sides in a width direction of the vehicle body; and a rear suspension tilted forward and arranged inside the vehicle body frame and above the electric motor in a manner deviated to another one of the sides in the width direction of the vehicle body. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075890 | ELEMENTS FOR REINFORCEMENT AGAINST EXTERNAL STRESSES FOR A POWER SUPPLY BATTERY - An arrangement for a motor vehicle having an electric or hybrid engine includes a power supply battery and reinforcing elements to protect the battery from external stresses applied to the vehicle in a longitudinal and/or transverse direction of the vehicle, in particular in the event of an impact. The reinforcing elements are separate from the battery and separate from an enclosure of the battery in particular. The battery is attached to the reinforcing elements. First structural elements of the chassis of the vehicle are sandwiched and clamped between the battery and the reinforcing elements. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075891 | ELECTRICITY-STORAGE DEVICE ARRANGEMENT STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - An arrangement structure of an electricity-storage device of a vehicle, which comprises a pair of right-and-left front side frames, a dash panel partitioning a vehicle-compartment front portion at rear end portions of the front side frames, and a pair of front tires arranged on an outside, in a vehicle width direction, of the front side frames. The electricity-storage device is arranged on the outside, in the vehicle width direction, of the front side frame at a position between the dash panel and the front tire in a vehicle longitudinal direction such that the electricity-storage device overlaps a rear end portion of the front side frame (the kick-up portion, the protrusion portion) in a vehicle side view. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075892 | WORK VEHICLE AND WHEEL LOADER - A work vehicle includes an engine, an exhaust gas post-processing device, an engine room, a cooling fan, a cooling unit and a first exhaust pipe. The exhaust gas post-processing device includes a diesel particulate filtering device, a selective catalyst reduction device, a connecting pipe connecting the diesel particulate filtering device and the selective catalyst reduction device, and an injection device configured and arranged to inject a reducing agent into the connecting pipe. The engine room accommodates the engine and the exhaust gas post-processing device. The cooling fan is configured to suck in air from one side and to exhaust air from another side to produce an air flow. The cooling unit is disposed on the one side of the cooling fan. The first exhaust pipe has one end arranged to suck in air around the injection device and another end located between the cooling fan and the cooling unit. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075893 | EXHAUST TREATMENT UNIT, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF EXHAUST TREATMENT UNIT, AND WORK VEHICLE - An exhaust treatment unit is used to treat an exhaust gas from an engine of the work vehicle. The exhaust treatment unit includes a first exhaust treatment device, a second exhaust treatment device and a first bracket. The first exhaust treatment device and the second exhaust treatment device are attached to the first bracket. The first bracket includes a brim part and a main body part. The main body part has a convex shape downwardly bulged from the brim part. The main body part includes a first support portion and a second support portion. The first support portion directly supports the first exhaust treatment device. The second support portion directly supports the second exhaust treatment device. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075894 | SUPPORTING MECHANISM, EXHAUST TREATMENT UNIT, AND WHEEL LOADER - A supporting mechanism supports a first and a second exhaust treatment devices for treating exhaust gas from an engine and is provided with a base member, a first supporting member, and a second supporting member. The base member includes a first and second connecting parts, and a first and a second pipe members. The base member supports the first and second exhaust treatment devices. The first supporting member supports one side of the base member. The second supporting member supports the other side of the base member. The first connecting part is joined with the first supporting member. The second connecting part is joined with the second supporting member. The first and the second pipe members are disposed side by side on a common horizontal plane. An opening section is formed by the edges of the first pipe member, the second pipe member, the first connecting part, and the second connecting part. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075895 | WORKING MACHINE - An upper slewing body includes a rear wall portion covering an engine room from a rear side, a bottom plate disposed so as to cover the engine room from a lower side and having an exhaust opening, and a pair of vertical plates standing upright on the bottom plate. A rear end portion of the vertical plate has proximate rear end surfaces disposed adjacent to the rear wall portion and a cutout portion formed by recessing the rear end surface of the vertical plate toward the front side with respect to the proximate rear end surfaces. A distal end portion of a tail pipe is introduced between the vertical plates and through the cutout portion from the outer position of the vertical plates and extends along the exhaust opening in a state where the distal end portion of the tail pipe faces the exhaust opening. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075896 | SUB-FRAME FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle subframe includes a hollow body part and a loft suspension support part provided to a left end part of the body part. The left suspension support part has a left front connecting part, and the left front connecting part is opened downward ward and laterally outward, whereby a left suspension arm is connected from a laterally outward side. A parting line mark of the subframe is formed in a bottom end part of a front connecting wall, and is formed in a laterally outward side part of the front connecting wall so as to extend upward from the bottom end part along the laterally outward side part. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075897 | Slip Yoke Assembly For Automotive Drive Train - Automotive drive shafts having slip yoke assemblies that are designed and configured to transmit torque and allow for axial movement while also minimizing driveline vibrations. In some embodiments, the slip yoke assemblies may include one or more bearings that minimize angular misalignment and resist drive shaft bending forces. In some embodiments, the bearings may include a pair of precision mating diameters on a yoke shaft and splined sleeve. In yet other embodiments, the slip yoke assembly may include internal rod wipers to seal out environmental contaminants and retain lubricants. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075898 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A power conversion apparatus includes: an inverter unit having high and low potential-side switching elements corresponding to each phase of a winding of a rotating electrical machine; a current detecting unit; a current obtaining unit obtaining a current detection value with a fixed interval sampling timing; and a control unit controlling the switching elements based on a PWM reference signal and a duty instruction value. The control unit includes: a phase current computing device; a voltage instruction value computing device; and a duty computing device. The phase current computing device computes a correction current based on positive and negative side corrected current detection values. The positive-side corrected current detection value is obtained when a duty is adjusted to a positive side, and the negative-side corrected current detection value is obtained when the duty is adjusted to a negative side. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075899 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE - An electric power steering device includes a worm which is swingably connected to the rotation shaft of an electric motor through a joint. A first end portion and second end portion of the worm are supported by a first bearing and a second bearing, respectively. A pair of elastic members elastically urge the worm to an axial neutral position. An annular leaf spring which is held by a housing urges the second end portion toward a worm wheel through the second bearing. A synthetic resin member having a sliding contact surface which is in contact with the leaf spring is integrally disposed on the second bearing. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075900 | LOUDSPEAKER DIAPHRAGM AND LOUDSPEAKER USING SAME - The present invention relates to a type of vibrating membrane for speakers comprising the vibrating membrane body which comprises: A bottom layer used to reinforce the low frequency, a surface disposed on the said bottom layer, a composite metal layer used to ensure vibration uniformity, and a composite platy layer used for HF compensation disposed between the said bottom layer and the said composite metal layer. A type of speaker with the structure of the said vibrating membrane is also disclosed in the invention. Application of the vibrating membrane for speakers and the speaker using the said vibrating membrane as claimed in the invention could be such as to: enable excellent transient response speed, ensure vibration uniformity and obtain flat response in the working area; eliminate MF (medium frequency) and HF (high frequency) resonance to meet the full frequency band requirements of the headphone speakers; boast good flexural behavior to make the speaker structure more stable and less prone to deformation, thereby extending the service life and promoting the quality of the product. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075901 | INTERLOCKING SOUNDPROOFING BLOCK SYSTEM AND METHOD | 2015-03-19 |
20150075902 | INSULATING GLAZING WITH THERMAL PROTECTION INSULATING PANEL - A sound-damped insulating glazing is described. The glazing has a first pane and a second pane, a peripheral spacer between the first pane and the second pane, an externally encircling seal in a gap between the first pane, the peripheral spacer and the second pane, a vacuum insulating panel between the first pane, the second pane and the peripheral spacer, and at least one acoustic insulating plate is arranged on at least one surface of the vacuum insulating panel. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075903 | Apparatus for Receiving Shock Loading - A fall restraint system includes a cable for attachment to a fall restraint harness assembly of a worker. The cable can be attached to a boom arm cantilevered on a mast carried from the ground or can be stretched between two points on opposed walls. A shock absorber is provided for absorbing at least part of the shock forces so as to reduce the loading applied to the support system. This comprises an elongate member with a movable member or sleeve mounted on it for longitudinal movement. The movement is resisted by a friction brake or a compressible material contained within a tube so that the sleeve moves along the tube in response to loads exceeding the normal load to reduce the loading on the cable while compressing the material in the tube. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075904 | Mason's adjustable chimney-platform arrangement - An adjustable platform assembly for supporting workers and supplies about an elevated work site, the platform assembly being movably supported on an articulable support, the platform comprising a stationary rear bridging panel arrangement having an elongated side platform member comprising a floor and railing assembly at each end thereof, wherein each elongated side platform member floor and railing assembly is independently movable on support members forwardly, rearwardly, transversely and angularly with respect to the bridging panel arrangement, to change the platform assembly back and forth between a generally “H” shape to a generally “U” shape, or any skewed combination thereof, as required. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075905 | LADDER SECURING APPARATUS, LADDERS INCORPORATING SAME AND RELATED METHODS - A ladder is provided having a securing apparatus for securing the ladder to a horizontally extending support structure (e.g., a utility cable), a vertically extending support structure (e.g., a utility pole) or both. In accordance with one embodiment, the securing apparatus includes a pair of spaced apart engagement mechanisms, wherein each engagement mechanism is pivotally coupled with an associated rail of the ladder. Each engagement mechanism includes a frame member, an engagement member pivotally coupled with the frame member and a pole grasping structure coupled with the frame member. In one embodiment, each engagement member is configured to rotate from a first position, wherein an open gate is formed between the engagement member and its associated frame member, to a closed position. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075906 | SYSTEM FOR RESTRAINING A WORKER AT A UTILITY PLATFORM OF AN AERIAL DEVICE - A restraint system for restraining a worker to a platform of an aerial device comprises a restraint liner and a platform strap. The restraint liner includes four sidewalls, a floor, a lip, an interior anchor, and an exterior anchor. The floor may be coupled to one end of the four sidewalls, while the lip may be coupled to the opposing end of the four sidewalls and may extend therefrom. The interior anchor may be positioned on an interior surface of a first sidewall and operable to couple to a liner strap coupled to a worker. The exterior anchor may be positioned on an exterior surface of the first sidewall. The platform strap may be coupled to the exterior anchor and operable to couple to the platform. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075907 | LADDERS INCLUDING ROPE AND PULLEY SYSTEM AND FALL PROTECTION DEVICE - A ladder is provided which may include a positioning system, a fall arrest system, or both. In one embodiment, a rope and pulley system is provided wherein a first end of the rope is coupled to a base section of the ladder, a second end of the rope is coupled with a fly section of the ladder, and the rope extends between a plurality of pulleys. In one particular embodiment, the rope extends between five different pulleys, two being coupled with the fly section and three being coupled with the base section. At least one portion of the rope may extend along the side of the ladder (e.g., along the side of a rail of the fly section) while another section may extend up the front of the ladder between the rails and in front of the rungs. A fall arrest mechanism, or an ascender device, may be coupled with the section of rope extending up the ladder between the rails and in front of the rungs. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075908 | LADDERS WITH PHOTO LUMINESCENT AND REFLECTIVE COMPONENTS AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS - A visual indicator for a ladder is provided which may include a component having a photo luminescent material, a component have a reflective material, or both. In one embodiment, the visual indicator includes a rung plug having a cap portion and a body portion, the body portion being configured to be inserted into the interior hollow of a ladder rung such that the cap portion is visible along the side of an associated ladder rail. The cap portion may comprise a photo luminescent material, a reflective material or both. In one embodiment, the cap portion comprises a photo luminescent material while a separate reflective indicator is placed on the ladder rail at a location adjacent the rung plug. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075909 | WORK BENCH SUPPORT BRACKET - A work bench support bracket with first and second opposed, generally upright sockets for receiving wood members is joined to first and second telescopically intereonnectible, generally horizontal sockets, respectively. First and second clamping sets are also joined to the first and second generally upright sockets, respectively. Each of the clamping sets comprises an upper releasable chimp and a fixed lower brace member. The upper releasable clamp comprises a grip pivotably attached to the upright socket, a connector extending from the grip, and a handle pivotably connected to the connector. The work bench support bracket provides for the secure attachment of the wood members and reduces the likelihood of an accidental release of the wood members. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075910 | Magnetic Scaffold Tie - A magnetic scaffold tie for coupling a scaffold to a tank, wall or beam. The mount has a base platform having an upper planar face and a lower open face and at least one sidewall, at least one magnet coupled between the upper planar portion and lower open face, and proximate an end of the sidewall, a release bar coupled to a release mechanism, the release bar having a plurality of positions. A coupling extension is provided having a first end coupled to and extending substantially orthogonally from the upper planar portion of the platform and a second end of the coupling extension having a scaffold coupling mechanism, such as a clamp, quick release clamp or wedge head. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075911 | Supporting element for scaffolds - A supporting element for scaffolds includes a lower supporting plane or plate suited to be rested on the ground; ribs distributed on top of the lower plane or plate, integral with the lower plane or plate and all having their upper edge lying on the same plane, suited to constitute bearing elements for the bearing base of the scaffold and stiffening elements for the supporting element; a quadrilateral projection or wall, placed on top and generically at the center of the lower plane or plate, whose sides are higher than the ribs, suited to delimit the position where the bearing base of the scaffold rests on the ribs and to prevent the bearing base from slipping on the upper edges of the ribs; and a perimeter wall above the lower plane or plate, parallel to the upper ribs and delimiting the upper ribs. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075912 | POINT OF SALE SYSTEM WITH ITEM IMAGE CAPTURE AND DEFERRED INVOICING CAPABILITY - A novel and useful mechanism and method for processing transactions on a point of sale system comprising of a conveyor system which continuously moves when one ore more items or items are resting on the conveyor system, and a sensing system to capture the information necessary to identify the items on the conveyor. When all items are correctly recognized by the sensing devices, the customer is charged for the items and an invoice is printed. In the event all the items are not correctly recognized the captured information is forwarded to a remote location for automated recognition processing and manual identification, if necessary. Once all the items are successfully identified, the customer is charged for the purchase and an invoice is processed and sent to the customer. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075913 | UPRIGHT FOR A LIFT TRUCK - An upright for a lift truck includes a first group of mast sections in a first stagger arrangement where a first mast section of the first group of mast sections is fixed to the lift truck. The upright further includes a second group of mast sections in a second stagger arrangement that is reverse nested inside the first stagger arrangement. Further, the upright includes a drive system for telescopingly extending and retracting the second mast sections relative to the first mast section. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075914 | ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - An elevator control system including an elevator management system obtaining meeting information from at least one of a calendar system and a user interface; the elevator management system generating a control command in response to the meeting information; and an elevator controller controlling destinations of one or more elevator cars in response to the control command. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075915 | METHOD AND AN ELEVATOR FOR STOPPING AN ELEVATOR CAR USING ELEVATOR DRIVE - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus. In the method there is determined a speed limit or an acceleration limit for an elevator car based on elevator state information, the elevator state information comprising at least information on whether the elevator car is being driven or whether the elevator car is in a floor. Power supply to the motor is disabled and brakes are applying for braking movement of the elevator car. Speed or acceleration of the elevator car is measured, in response to the applying of the at least one brake and the disabling of the power supply to the motor. It is determined whether the at least one of speed and acceleration of the elevator car exceeds the respective at least one of the speed limit and the acceleration limit. Thereupon, power supply to the motor is enabled for stabilizing movement of the elevator car. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075916 | SYSTEM HAVING A PLURALITY OF ELEVATOR CABS AND COUNTERWEIGHTS THAT MOVE INDEPENDENTLY IN DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF A HOISTWAY - An elevator system which utilizes a plurality of independently moving cabs and counterweights in each elevator shaft. Each cab is connected to one or more spatially separated counterweights at different counterweight connection points. The connection points are horizontally shifted on different cabs in order to prevent interference between cabs, cables, pulleys and counterweights. The top cab may have one counterweight cable and may be connected to one or more counterweights by connection points on the roof of the cab. The cabs are mounted on two opposing vertical guide rails, and each guide rail is mounted at the center of one side of the elevator shaft. The system includes a motor attached to each of the cabs by one or more lift cables to facilitate the independent movement of all cabs. Existing buildings can also be retrofit for compatibility with the present invention. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075917 | DRIVE DEVICE OF AN ELEVATOR - A drive device of an elevator includes a DC bus, a motor bridge connected to the DC bus for the electricity supply of the elevator motor, which motor bridge includes high-side and low-side switches for supplying electric power from the DC bus to the elevator motor when driving with the elevator motor, and also from the elevator motor to the DC bus when braking with the elevator motor, a control circuit of the motor bridge, with which control circuit the operation of the motor bridge is controlled by producing control pulses in the control poles of the high-side and low-side switches of the motor bridge, a brake controller, which comprises a switch for supplying electric power to the control coil of an electromagnetic brake, a brake control circuit, with which the operation of the brake controller is controlled by producing control pulses in the control pole of the switch of the brake controller, an input circuit for the safety signal to be disconnected/connected from outside the drive device, drive prevention logic, which is connected to the input circuit and is configured to prevent the passage of control pulses to the control poles of the high-side and/or low-side switches of the motor bridge when the safety signal is disconnected, and also brake drop-out logic, which is connected to the input circuit and is configured to prevent passage of the control pulses to the control pole of the switch of the brake controller when the safety signal is disconnected. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075918 | ELEVATOR - The invention relates to an elevator comprising an elevator car comprising a cabin box provided with a floor, a roof, walls and preferably also door(s) each delimiting an interior space for receiving a load to be transported with the elevator car. The elevator further comprises at least two landings, a motor for moving the elevator car and a control system for controlling the motor, wherein the control system is provided with an automatic control mode and a manual control mode, in which automatic control mode the motor is arranged to be automatically controlled by the control system move the elevator car automatically from one landing to another, and in which manual control mode the motor is arranged to be manually controllable to move the elevator car a manually controllable distance upwards or downwards. The elevator further comprises an operating unit for said manual control, the operating unit being mounted on the elevator car and comprising operating means operable manually by a user for said manual control. The car comprises a blocking means operable by a user positioned inside said interior space, the state of the blocking means being changeable between a blocking state and an unblocking state, in which blocking state the blocking means block operation of the operating means for said manual control by a user positioned inside said interior space, and in which unblocking state the blocking means allow operation of the operating means for said manual control by a user positioned inside said interior space, the operating unit being positioned such that the operating means thereof are operable by a user positioned inside said interior space after operation of the blocking means to change their state from blocking state to said unblocking state. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075919 | CALL PANEL FOR AN ELEVATOR - The object of the invention is call panel for an elevator. The call panel comprises an essentially planar front surface and a center panel bounding the front surface, and at least one call pushbutton separate from the display panel and belonging to the front surface. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075920 | Brake Release System - The present invention is a brake release system that prevents an over the handlebar accident caused by applying too much brake force to the front brake of a bicycle. By the retention and release of the brake cable housing or brake cable to partially release the front brake to prevent an over the handlebar accident. The present invention works by extending the length of the brake cable connected between the brake lever and the brake caliper on the front brake of a bicycle. The brake release system comprises a brake cable housing held by a piston. A hardened steel ball is used to keep the piston from moving and releasing the brake cable. A spring is used to push the ball against the piston. The amount of engagement of the ball with the piston and the spring force determine the release force. When the brakes are released, a spring automatically resets the brake release system when the rider releases the brake lever. The present invention is cost efficient. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075921 | FRICTION BRAKE DEVICE - A friction brake device having: friction members which are pressed against a pair of friction surfaces that are rotatable around a rotation axis and opposed to each other; a force increasing mechanism which transmits rotational torque between the friction members, transforms the rotational torque to the force separating the friction members along the rotation axis through a wedge action, and thereby increasing the pressing force; a pressing force control mechanism which controls a force with which at least one of the friction members is pressed against the associated friction surface; and a normal position-recovering mechanism which returns the friction members to their normal positions when the force controlled by the pressing force control mechanism is 0. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075922 | PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM OF EMB USING HYDRAULIC DEVICE AND PARKING BRAKE CONTROL METHOD FOR EMB - Disclosed are a parking brake system of an EMB used in combination with a hydraulic device, and a parking brake control method for an EMB. The parking brake system of an EMB according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a pedal unit which has a configuration in which a pedal simulator and a master cylinder are coupled; electromechanical brakes (EMBs) each of which has a hydraulic piston device; first hydraulic lines which are connected so as to supply hydraulic pressure from the master cylinder to the hydraulic piston devices of the EMBs; first solenoid valves which are provided to change a communication state of the first hydraulic lines; second hydraulic lines which are extended between the first solenoid valves and the EMBs, and connected to a reservoir; and second solenoid valves which are provided to change a communication state of the second hydraulic lines. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075923 | Actuator Assembly For Electromechanical Parking Brake - An actuator assembly for an electromechanical parking brake greatly reduces vibration and noise of the actuator so that a high-quality vehicle may be realized by removing one of factors causing vibration and noise in the vehicle and greatly improves the easiness of assembly and handling together with attenuating vibration and noise by maximizing the excellent vibration and noise attenuating function by means of modularization which allows the actuator assembly to be handled as a single element. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075924 | SLACK ADJUSTER CONTAMINANT SUMP, DRAIN, AND OVERLOAD RELIEF - A drainage system for use with a slack adjuster for a railway brake rigging. The drainage system allows fluid and other contaminants to drain from the slack adjuster to prevent the fluid and contaminants from accumulating within the slack adjuster, contacting an operating area of the slack adjuster, and interfering with the operation of the slack adjuster. The slack adjuster includes a main housing portion, a cone nut housing portion enclosing a critical operating area of the slack adjuster, and an overtravel housing portion. The drainage system includes at least one aperture extending through a sidewall portion of the overtravel housing portion. The at least one aperture is configured to allow fluid and/or contaminants to drain there through to reduce exposure of the critical operating area to fluid and/or contaminants. A plug and/or patch can be provided to sealingly and/or removably engage the at least one aperture. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075925 | FLOATING BRAKE DISC ASSEMBLY - A floating brake disc assembly includes a disc body and fasteners. The disc body includes a hub member and a brake rotor circumferentially around the hub member. The hub member and the brake rotor together defines connecting holes. Each fastener includes a rivet pin, a coned-disc spring and a protection washer next to the coned-disc spring. The coned-disc spring has a conical body and a positioning post axially extending from the conical body. The protection washer defines in an inner wall of its central bore a dent for reception of the respective positioning post of the coned-disc spring. The rivet pin passes through the connecting hole of the disc body, a central hole of the coned-disc spring and the central bore of the protection washer so as to fasten the hub member and the brake rotor together while allowing slight floating movement of the brake rotor relative to the hub member therebetween. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075926 | Drum Brake Assembly and Method of Manufacture - A brake assembly and a method of manufacture. The brake assembly may have a bracket assembly that may include a brake wing and a mounting flange disposed at opposite ends of a tube portion. The bracket assembly may rotatably support a camshaft. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075927 | FRICTION PAD ASSEMBLY FOR DISK BRAKE - A disk brake friction pad assembly includes lining assemblies which are oscillatably inserted into the guide hole portions of a guide plate to transmit a braking torque from plate engagement portions to the guide plate and are urged toward the guide plate by spring members, and a link plate for applying pressure from a torque receiving plate to the multiple lining assemblies and also for holding a clearance between the guide plate and torque receiving plate. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075928 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DOCTOR BLADE HOLDERS WITH VIBRATION MITIGATION - A self-compensating tube assembly is disclosed for use in a doctor blade holder. The self-compensating tube assembly includes a tube including a membrane that encloses a liquid with a substantially invariable bulk modulus of elasticity, density and viscosity; and chatter responsive for providing any of monitoring means of blade chatter through pressure, damping of blade chatter, and minimizing blade chatter. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075929 | Hydrodynamic Retarder - The invention relates to a hydrodynamic retarder, comprising
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20150075930 | VEHICLE SUSPENSION DAMPER - A vehicle suspension damper for providing a variable damping rate. The vehicle suspension damper comprises a first damping mechanism having a variable first threshold pressure, a second damping mechanism having a second threshold pressure, and a compressible chamber in communication with a damping fluid chamber, wherein the second damping mechanism is responsive to a compression of said compressible chamber. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075931 | INTERDIGITATED CELLULAR CUSHIONING - An interdigitated cellular cushioning system includes an array of void cells protruding from each of two binding layers interdigitated between the two binding layers. Peaks of each of the void cells are attached to the opposite binding layer forming the interdigitated cellular cushioning system. The interdigitated cellular cushioning system may be used to absorb and distribute a source of kinetic energy incident on the interdigitated cellular cushioning system (e.g., an impact or explosion) so that the amount of force transmitted through the interdigitated cellular cushioning system is low enough that it does not cause injury to personnel or damage to personnel and/or equipment adjacent the interdigitated cellular cushioning system. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075932 | VIBRATION MITIGATION DEVICE - A vibration mitigation device configured to be fixedly coupled to a generally horizontally extending support member. The vibration mitigation device includes a generally vertically extending housing extending from the generally horizontally extending support member and a reciprocating assembly coupled with and fully enclosed inside of the generally vertically extending housing. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075933 | LUGGAGE APPARATUS - A luggage apparatus is described. The luggage apparatus comprises an apparatus body having a moveable portion and a fixed portion, the moveable portion being movable with respect to the fixed portion between a deployed position and a stowed position. In the deployed position, a moveable portion surface and a fixed portion surface are arranged to define a seat for a child and in the stowed position, the moveable and fixed portion surfaces are substantially contained within the luggage apparatus body | 2015-03-19 |
20150075934 | Providing a Land Vehicle, in Particular a Rail Vehicle or a Road Automobile, with Electric Energy by Induction - An arrangement for providing a land vehicle, with electric energy includes producing an electromagnetic field on a primary side located on the track of the vehicle and/or located at a stop of the vehicle, by receiving the magnetic component of the electromagnetic field on a secondary side on board the vehicle above the source of the electromagnetic field and by magnetic induction on the secondary side. The arrangement includes a secondary side conductor assembly made of electrically conducting material which produces an electromagnetic stray field during operation while the electrically conducting material carries an alternating electric current and a secondary side shielding assembly made of magnetizable material. The secondary side shielding assembly extends sideways of the secondary side conductor assembly on the same level as the secondary side conductor assembly, thereby shielding regions, which are located beyond the magnetizable material, from the electromagnetic stray field. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075935 | ROTATION TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A rotation transmission device includes a control retainer and a rotary retainer having bars arranged circumferentially alternating with each other such that pockets are defined between the adjacent pairs of bars. A pair of rollers are mounted in each pocket with an elastic member disposed between the pair of rollers such that the pair of rollers are pushed by the respective bars to their respective disengaged positions when the control retainer and the rotary retainer rotate relative to each other. A spring holder is fitted on an input shaft while abutting one axial end surface of an inner ring. The spring holder has spring support pieces on the outer periphery thereof to prevent radially outward movement of the elastic members. The spring support pieces are plate-shaped members disposed radially outwardly of the elastic members to extend in the axial direction in parallel to the outer periphery of the inner ring. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075936 | ROTATION TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A rotation transmission device includes a two-way clutch which is selectively engaged and disengaged by an electromagnetic clutch. The two-way clutch includes a control retainer and a rotary retainer. The control retainer and the rotary retainer have flanges and bars formed on outer peripheral portions of the respective flanges and arranged so as to circumferentially alternate with each other with pockets defined between adjacent bars. Two rollers are received in each pocket. When the control retainer and the rotary retainer are rotated relative to each other, the rollers are adapted to be pushed by the bars to the disengaged position. An anti-rotation arrangement is provided on opposed surfaces of an outer ring and the control retainer member. The anti-rotation arrangement is adapted to prevent the control retainer from rotating relative to the outer ring while the rollers are in engagement, thereby preventing the rollers from moving to the neutral position. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075937 | BEARING STRUCTURE - A bearing structure includes an outer ring, an inner ring, a middle base and a plurality of roller sets, the middle base sandwiched in between the outer ring and the inner ring, the middle base assembled at the outer ring, the middle base having an assembling hole opened at a center thereof, the inner ring assembled in the assembling hole, the middle base having a plurality of positioning openings opened on a wall of the assembling hole therethrough, each positioning opening having two grooves defined at two opposite walls thereof, each roller set assembled in each positioning opening, two ends of each roller set respectively inserted into the two grooves of each positioning opening, an elastomer assembled in each positioning opening, the elastomer located between the two grooves, two ends of the elastomer respectively abutting against another wall of each positioning opening and one end of each roller set. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075938 | BALANCING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR BALANCING A CLUTCH - A balancing element for balancing a clutch, including a shaft for inserting into a housing opening of a clutch cover, a head axially protruding from the shaft for limiting an insertion depth, and cutting edges radially protruding from the shaft for plastically deforming a wall surrounding the housing opening. A deforming stop is arranged at a distance from the cutting edges between the cutting edges and the head in order to plastically deform a part of the wall between the cutting edges and the deforming stop. By the plastic deformation of the wall into an area between the cutting edges and the deforming stop, the balancing element can be accommodated captively even under operating conditions without additional tools, whereby simple and economical production of an operationally reliable clutch is enabled. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075939 | WHEEL SPINDLE DRIVE ELEMENT - A wheel spindle drive element for a wheel disconnect system. The wheel spindle assembling onto an outer diameter of a spindle, displacing material to form a joint with high torque transmission characteristics. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075940 | Reversible Decoupling Device for Actuators - A reversible decoupling device is connected to an electromechanical actuator. The reversible decoupling device has an energy storage element configured to store the energy required for a decoupling in the decoupling device. The decoupling device can be re-coupled again after a completed test run so that the decoupling functionality can be easily tested. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075941 | TRANSMISSION WITH DURABILITY ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUES - The present disclosure relates to durability enhancement techniques for a dry-clutch vehicle transmission. A cooling system that provides a direct convective cooling path to friction surfaces is disclosed. Also disclosed is a continuously variable clutch wear compensation assembly configured to adjust the position of clutch assembly components on-demand or as needed. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075942 | PRIME MOVER ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A FLUID-ACTUATED CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT AND A FREEWHEEL - The invention relates to a prime mover arrangement comprising an internal combustion engine ( | 2015-03-19 |
20150075943 | POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE WITH OVERRUNNING DECOUPLER - A decoupler that includes a hub, a drive member and a one-way clutch and torsionally resilient coupling. The drive member is configured to engage an endless power transmitting element. The one-way clutch and torsionally resilient coupling is disposed in series in a torque path and has a carrier and a wrap spring. The carrier defines a groove. The wrap spring is formed of wire and has an engagement end and a plurality of helical coils. The engagement end is being shorter in overall length than a length of one of the helical coils. The engagement end is received in the groove. The carrier is received in a pocket formed in a rotary member that can be the hub, the drive member, or a component in a torque path between the hub and the drive member. An axial end face of the wire that forms the wrap spring is abutted against an edge of the pocket. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075944 | SCROLL WHEEL FOR TRANSFERRING GLASS SUBSTRATE - The present invention provides a scroll wheel for transferring a glass substrate, which comprises a rolling body and a surrounding member. The rolling body has an outward-curving peripheral surface, and an outermost circumference on the surface of the rolling body has an groove disposed around. The rolling body rotates on a central axis. The surrounding member is engaged with the groove of the rolling body. The surrounding member is in contact with the glass substrate and is used to support and transfer the glass substrate. The present invention can prevent the glass substrate from being scratched in the transferring process and reduce the damage of the glass substrate. Moreover, the present invention can make the best use of an element of the scroll wheel that is reusable and reduce the cost. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075945 | COIN COUNTING AND SORTING MACHINES - Systems, apparatuses, and associated methods for counting and sorting coins are described herein. In one embodiment, a coin processing machine can include a coin input region, a coin counting portion, and a coin sorting portion. The coin counting portion can include a first hopper that receives coins from the coin input region, and a coin discriminator that receives the coins from the first hopper and discriminates the coins to determine their value. The coin sorting portion can include a second coin hopper that receives the coins from the coin discriminator, and a coin sorter that receives the coins from the second hopper and sorts the coins into individual denominations. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075946 | HIGH SPEED COUNTER - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for counting a plurality of objects and parsing the objects into groups of varying quantities. In various embodiments, the system includes a singulating and counting module operable to singulate and count a plurality of objects from a large volume of the objects. Additionally, the system includes a diverter and accumulator module operable to receive the singulated objects, parse the objects into groups of varying quantities, and direct each group into a selected one of a plurality of discharge funnels. Furthermore, the system includes an object collection module operable to sequentially position each one of a plurality of object collection receptacles adjacent the discharge funnels such that each group of objects is deposited into a respective corresponding one of the object collection receptacles. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075947 | Clamping Conveyor Having a Tensioning Apparatus - A clamping conveyor for transporting preforms for plastics containers by at least one clamping belt, the clamping conveyor having at least one tensioning unit with a tensioning roller over which the return strands of the at least one clamping belt are guided, a first force measuring apparatus for a force that acts on the tensioning roller, and a mechanical transmission device arranged within the clamping conveyor. The tensioning roller is operatively connected to the mechanical transmission device at least via a first cable element, the first force measuring apparatus being operatively connected to the mechanical transmission device via a second cable element and being coupled to an adjusting device for setting the force that acts on the tensioning roller. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075948 | Device and Method for Horizontal Movement of Layers of Articles Between Adjacent Conveyor Modules - This invention concerns a method for horizontal movement of groups or layers of articles ( | 2015-03-19 |
20150075949 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A conveyor system including a track extending between a loading region and a discharge region, an endless belt bendable into a tubular shape, the endless belt having thickened edges, a number of carriages moveably mounted to the track, the carriages including belt rollers for engaging the edges of the belt to thereby support the belt, a loading carriage for allowing material to be loaded onto the belt, the loading station being moveable at least within the loading region, a discharge carriage for allowing material to be discharged from the belt, the discharge station being moveable at least within the discharge region and a number of intermediate carriages positioned between the loading and discharge carriages for supporting the belt along transport and return paths with the tubular shape. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075950 | FLEXIBLE CLOSED BELT CONVEYOR - The present invention relates to a flexible closed belt conveyor ( | 2015-03-19 |
20150075951 | BELT END BODY OR BELT SEGMENT END BODY - A belt end body includes an arrangement for coupling together with a further corresponding belt end body. The belt end body further includes a plurality of clamping openings and clamping recesses for accommodating reinforcement members of a belt in a clamped manner. The coupling arrangement and the clamping openings lie substantially opposite each other when viewed in the longitudinal direction of the belt end body. The belt end body is configured in such a way that the unclamped segments of the clamped reinforcement members are always in the neutral phase during operation. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075952 | LIMIT SWITCH - The invention relates to a limit switch comprising: | 2015-03-19 |
20150075953 | SWITCH CONNECTOR HAVING AN INSULATIVE BASE WITH TWO MOLDING AND A METHOD OF MAKING THE SWITCH CONNECTOR - A switch connector includes an insulative base, a fixed terminal, a movable terminal inserted molded with the insulative base, an insulative body assembled with the insulative base, and a shielding shell enclosing the insulative body. The fixed terminal has a block portion and the movable terminal has an elastic arm, the block portion elastically contacts the elastic arm. The insulative base includes a first insulator having a terminal receiving passageway and a second insulator. The fixed terminal is inserted molded in the first insulator, the movable terminal is received in the terminal receiving passageway, and the second insulator over-molds the movable terminal and the first insulator. A method of making a switch connector includes: insert molding a fixed terminal with a first insulator; disposing a movable terminal in the first insulator; over-molding a second insulator on the moveable terminal and the first insulator. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075954 | TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR DEVICE - There is provided a turn signal indicator device that drives a turn signal indicators provided on a vehicle based on on/off states of a switch, and includes an operation state discrimination part that discriminates between first turn signal indication for lane change of the vehicle and second turn signal indication for course change of the vehicle based on on/off signals supplied from the switch. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075955 | Reversing Switch - The present disclosure provides a reversing switch, including a switch body, and input terminals and output terminals independent from each other and provided in pairs on the switch body; each pair comprising one input terminal and one output terminal; wherein one of the input terminals is connected or disconnected with one of the output terminals via a plurality of independent reversing connectors, and the plurality of independent reversing connectors are configured to be movable synchronously. A plurality of independent reversing connectors are adopted between the input terminals and the output terminals of the reversing switch provided by the present disclosure to realize the connection and the disconnection between the input terminal and the output terminal, thus increasing the contact area between the reversing connectors and the input terminals or the output terminals, reducing the contact resistance, and improving the current loading capability of the reversing switch. In the meanwhile, the contact reliability could be ensured when the reversing switch is powered on because the number of contacts is increased, thereby effectively resisting the affection on the switch performance by shock and vibration. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075956 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SIDE ACTUATOR ARRANGEMENT - An apparatus and system for a side actuator arrangement is provided, as well as a substrate, and method of manufacturing the same, for a side actuator arrangement. In an example of an apparatus for a side actuator arrangement, the apparatus comprises a first part configured to mechanically interlock with an edge of a substrate so as to prevent movement of the apparatus with respect to the substrate in a direction parallel to the edge of the substrate; and a second part configured to receive an actuatable conductive member such that, when the conductive member is actuated, the conductive member is able to be brought into contact with at least a first region of the edge of the substrate. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075957 | HIGH VOLTAGE CONTROL WITH DIGITAL MEMS LOGIC - A complex logic gate comprising digital MEM switches, coupled to a high voltage MEMS buffer, to provide a high voltage depending upon gate and body voltages of the digital MEM switches. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075958 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a first substrate and a plurality of conductive electrodes. The conductive electrodes are located at the first substrate, and each of the conductive electrodes includes at least one mesh electrode. Each of the mesh electrodes includes a plurality of conductive patterns, and the conductive patterns of the same mesh electrode are connected together. Each of the conductive patterns has a central point, and distances from the central point of each of the conductive patterns to the central points of adjacent conductive patterns are incongruent, such that the conductive patterns are arranged in an irregular manner. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075959 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel including a touch area and a peripheral area adjacent to the touch area is provided. The touch panel includes a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, a plurality of third electrodes, a plurality of pads and a plurality of wirings. The first electrodes, the second electrodes and the third electrodes are located in the touch area and electrically insulated to each other, wherein the third electrodes expose at least a part of the first electrodes and at least a part of the second electrodes. The pads are located in the peripheral area. The first electrodes, the second electrodes and the third electrodes are electrically connected to the pads through the wirings respectively. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075960 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel including a substrate, at least one decoration layer, and a conductive electrode structure is provided. The decoration layer is disposed on at least one side of the substrate. The decoration layer has at least one hot key area. The hot key area includes a hot key pattern area and a hot key touching area. The hot key touching area is located on at least one side of the hot key pattern area without overlapping each other. The decoration layer has at least one recess disposed in the hot key pattern area. The conductive electrode structure is disposed on the decoration layer. The conductive electrode structure is located in the hot key touching area, and an orthogonal projection of the conductive electrode structure on the substrate and an orthogonal projection of the recess on the substrate do not overlap with each other. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075961 | METHOD FOR BLENDING COALS, COAL BLEND, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COKE - There is provided a method for blending coals for coke production, in which the strength of coke produced from a coal blend serving as a raw material is estimated using a physical property that has not been taken into consideration in the past as an index, so that the method is capable of suppressing an increase in the raw material cost of the coal blend and increasing the strength of coal. Two or more coal brands are blended together to provide a coal blend for coke production. When the two or more coal brands are blended together, the coal brands and the blending ratio of the coal brands are determined using the surface tension of each of the coal brands subjected to heat treatment, the surface tension serving as a control index. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075962 | METHOD FOR BLENDING COALS FOR COKEMAKING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COKE - Provided is a technique by which the compatibility between coals for cokemaking can be quantitatively determined to estimate the coke strength taking into account the compatibility and to select and blend coals based on the coke strength estimated taking into account the compatibility, thereby allowing the production of a coke with the desired strength. A method for blending coals for cokemaking includes predicting the strength of a coke to be produced from a blend of a plurality of coals based on a difference between the surface tensions of the plurality of coals after heat treatment and determining the types and proportions of the coals to be blended. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075963 | Water Treatment Device - A water treatment system ( | 2015-03-19 |
20150075964 | Water Vending Apparatus - A water vending apparatus is disclosed. The water vending system includes a water vapor distillation apparatus and a dispensing device. The dispensing device is in fluid communication with the fluid vapor distillation apparatus and the product water from the fluid vapor distillation apparatus is dispensed by the dispensing device. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075965 | WATER AMOUNT CONTROLLING METHOD AND DESALINATION SYSTEM - A water amount controlling method according to the present disclosure includes: opening a discharge valve that discharges a liquid from a water tank if an impurity concentration is higher than or equal to a first reference value, and opening a sluice gate that introduces the liquid to the water tank a predetermined period after opening the discharge valve, the first reference value being lower than a saturation concentration; throttling the discharge valve and the sluice gate if the impurity concentration is higher than or equal to a second reference value and the temperature is lower than or equal to a third reference value, the second reference value being lower than the first reference value; and closing the discharge valve if the impurity concentration is lower than the second reference value, and closing the sluice gate a predetermined period after closing the discharge valve. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075966 | DESALINATION APPARATUS AND DESALINATION METHOD - A desalination apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure obtains fresh water from a liquid. The desalination apparatus includes: a water-repellent particle layer that is located below a water tank, contains water-repellent particles, and allows passage of water vapor generated by evaporation of the liquid stored in the water tank, the water tank being a space for storing the liquid; and a liquefying layer that is located below the water-repellent particle layer, and liquefies the water vapor that has passed through the water-repellent particle layer to obtain the fresh water. The water-repellent particle layer includes: a first layer that contains first water-repellent particles among the water-repellent particles, and faces the water tank; and a second layer that contains second water-repellent particles among the water-repellent particles, and is provided below the first layer. The second water-repellent particles have a larger average particle size than the first water-repellent particles. | 2015-03-19 |
20150075967 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING WATER AND GENERATING ELECTRICITY, RANKINE - A distilling device having a vapor compression distiller. The vapor compression distiller can include a reservoir for receiving liquid for distillation. Evaporation surfaces can receive the liquid and evaporate the liquid into evaporated vapor for subsequent condensing. Condensing surfaces can receive the vapor and condense the vapor into distillate. A compressor can deliver the vapor to the condensing surfaces. The distilling device can also include an engine that produces heat. A boiler can be heated by the heat from the engine for producing a working vapor. A vapor turbine can be driven by the working vapor. The vapor turbine can be mechanically coupled to the compressor for mechanically driving the compressor, thereby reducing electrical power needs of the vapor compression distiller. | 2015-03-19 |