12th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100074668 | Keyboard Device - In a keyboard device, a frame function part is provided integrally in a frame to engage with a component of the keyboard device excluding the frame. Integrated continuous parts are formed at the frame and extend continuously over a key zone including a plurality of keys. The integrated continuous part receives external force directly or via the frame function part or allows a component constructed separately from the frame to mount on the integrated continuous part. A connection rib is formed in the frame such that the connection rib extends in a direction intersecting a direction along which the keys are arranged side-by-side. The integrated continuous parts are formed at positions deviated with respect to each other, when viewed from a side of the frame. The integrated continuous parts are connected to each other only by the connection rib. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074669 | Pen with Adjustable Holding Structure - A pen with adjustable holding structure is essentially for the user to write with his/her specified finger to lean against a stop protuberance. The pen has a penholder with a writing end formed at its front tip for writing. The stop protuberance is provided ahead of the holding position, and an adjustable holding part is formed on the penholder behind the stop protuberance. With this structure, when manipulating the pen, the user may select one of five fingers as a specified one to lean against the stop protuberance to settle thereat. The adjustable holding part is bendable at random according to the user's manipulation habit so as to lead the specified finger to lean against the best position on the stop protuberance to perform writing with the pen. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074670 | FIXED-NIB WRITING INSTRUMENT WITH A PROTECTIVE RETRACTABLE SLEEVE - A fixed-nib writing instrument having a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis (A) and at the front of which a protective sleeve is mounted such that it can move coaxially with respect to the shaft, the sleeve moving between a protecting position in which it covers the writing nib and a retracted position in which it enables writing, the sleeve having a wall section which includes at least one helical guide path in engagement with at least one peg connected to the shaft in order that a rotation of the sleeve causes the latter to slide translationally between the protecting position and the retracted position. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074671 | Disposable Fluid Applicator - A disposable fluid applicator having a reservoir with a first membrane and a second membrane. Said reservoir containing a fluid to be dispensed. Said first membrane of the reservoir having perforations and being covered by a permeable and/or absorbent spreader. A removable tab assembly is disposed between said spreader and said first membrane of the reservoir that seals said perforations. When the tab is pulled from between said spreader and said first membrane of the reservoir the perforations are unsealed allowing the fluid contained inside the reservoir to flow out through the perforations into and through the spreader where the fluid can be applied to a desired surface. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074672 | WRITING INSTRUMENT - In a writing instrument in which an ink for a writing instrument such as a water-based ink and an oil-based ink impregnated into an ink occlusion body in a barrel is fed to a pen tip in a writing part, in order to provide a writing instrument in which a sign of exhausting the ink can readily and surely be detected, the above writing instrument is provided with a structure in which the ink impregnated into the ink occlusion body in the barrel is fed to the pen tip in the writing part, wherein the ink impregnated into the ink occlusion body described above is fed to the pen tip via an ink guiding feed having visibility, and a sign of exhausting the ink fed from the ink occlusion body is detected by visually observing the ink guiding feed described above via a visible part formed in the barrel. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074673 | SNAP-AND-CLICK HATRACK FASTENER - The invention relates to a fastening device for installing a hatrack on a substructure of a means of locomotion, wherein the fastening device comprises a pre-locking device and a main locking device. In this arrangement the pre-locking device is designed for automatic provisional affixation of the hatrack to the fastening device when the hatrack during an installation movement of the hatrack is moved in the direction to the fastening device. The main locking device is designed for final affixation of the hatrack to the fastening device. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074674 | COUPLING PIN AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A coupling pin ( | 2010-03-25 |
20100074675 | JOINT FOR FURNITURE STRUCTURES - A joint for furniture structures which comprise first tubular elements ( | 2010-03-25 |
20100074676 | Device for interconnecting a first element and a second element as well as a pump comprising such a device - In a first aspect the invention relates to a device for interconnecting a first element ( | 2010-03-25 |
20100074677 | Fasteners - A fastener for a furniture jointing device is made in two parts. The first part ( | 2010-03-25 |
20100074678 | REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC STRUCTURAL JOINT ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A structural joint assembly for a vehicle is provided with a first thermoplastic composite member having a protrusion containing fibrous material. A reinforcement member is provided with a receptacle for mating engagement with the protrusion. A second thermoplastic member is mounted to the first thermoplastic member over the protrusion such that the reinforcement member is provided between the first thermoplastic member and the second thermoplastic member but not adhesively bonded or overmolded therebetween. A method of manufacturing a structural joint assembly and a structural joint assembly manufactured by a method are disclosed. The methods include molding a first thermoplastic member with a protrusion with fibrous material and a second thermoplastic member. A reinforcement member has a receptacle and is mounted to the first thermoplastic member. The receptacle is retained by the protrusion without adhesive bonding or overmolding. The second thermoplastic member is joined to the first thermoplastic member. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074679 | PLUG-IN CONNECTOR - A plug-in connection ( | 2010-03-25 |
20100074680 | LOCKING APPARATUS FOR AN OBJECT BEING LOCKABLE ON A RAIL - A locking apparatus for an object that is lockable on a rail is provided such that the object may be undone in a single manual operating step. The apparatus may be used in a passenger aircraft in which it is necessary to slide seats or other built-in devices. The apparatus includes at least one first base body, at least one first locking body, and at least one first operating element. The at least one first base body is designed to be placed on top of the rail. The at least one first locking body is movably held to the at least one first base body, and is shaped to be placed into the rail. The at least one first operating element is connected to the at least one first locking body for moving the at least one first locking body in the direction of the interior of the rail. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074681 | EQUIPMENT TRANSFER SYSTEM LATCHING MECHANISM - A latching assembly on a service column is configured to correspond to a latching assembly on a transport bracket so that the transport bracket may be automatically locked to the service column upon the establishment of a mechanical connection. Furthermore, a safety mechanism maintains the lock until, for instance, the transport bracket is installed on a hospital patient transport vehicle. Additionally, the transport bracket latching assembly is provided with flexibility to connect with the service column latching assembly even in the presence of an offset from an entirely vertical connection. A further element allows a transfer of AC power from the service column to the transport bracket. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074682 | DEVICE FOR FASTENING AN OBJECT, PREFERABLY A HINGE, TO AN EXTRUDED PROFILE - A device for fastening an object, preferably a hinge, to an extruded profile, wherein the device comprises a sliding block that is connected in a known way with a hinge arm via webs on the upper surface of said block, and having one lateral surface on the bottom side ended by a longitudinal snap tooth, and another lateral surface ended in an undergrabbing prong, wherein said fastening device (N | 2010-03-25 |
20100074683 | JOINT AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING MEMBERS END TO END - A joint and method for connecting elongated members end to end in which outer sleeves are anchored in blind holes extending in from each end face and a threaded rod is advanced into threaded nut receptacles affixed to the inside end of each sleeve to draw the end faces into abutment. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074684 | RECYCLING ASPHALT APPARATUS - An apparatus for repaving an asphalt surface is provided. The apparatus includes a base carried on a plurality of wheels, a heater to heat and soften a damaged asphalt surface, a series of blades and a center mill to scarify and break up the heated asphalt surface, and a mixer to receive and recondition the reclaimed asphalt. The center mill may include a plurality of teeth members to break up the asphalt and a plurality of lip members and paddles to lift the broken asphalt and deliver it to the mixer. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074685 | Oscillation Exciter - An oscillation exciter, in particular for a vibration plate, has a rotating unbalanced mass ( | 2010-03-25 |
20100074686 | Structure forming a breakwater and capable of ice free, year round operation - A structure for use in a body of water has at least one level that includes a boat lift, a narrow dock, or a larger entertainment area, or combinations of these items on multi-level structures (e.g. a boat lift on a first level and an entertainment area on a second level). The structure can be towed to or from a body of water independently of other structures. The structure includes a buoyancy system, e.g. at least one ballast tank or inflatable bladder, for allowing the structure to float in a buoyant state or to sink in a non-buoyant state into engagement with a bottom of the body of water. One or more structures such as these can be assembled to form an artificial breakwater by placing a wall or skirt on the windward side(s) thereof with each wall or skirt extending from below to significantly above the waterline. This forms a calmer area of water on the leeward side(s) thereof. In addition, an opposing wall or skirt can be placed on opposite sides of the structures to form a bounded chamber beneath the structure. A water recirculating device is used to pull up warmer water from near the bottom of the body of water and to discharge this warmer water into the bounded chamber and/or a water heating device is provided in the bounded chamber. This helps keep the structure sufficiently ice free to permit year round use if so desired even in northern climates. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074687 | Pipeline Protection and Levee Module System - A levee and barrier module for fluid control and containment is provided including an outer module shell and a module-to-module connection system to attach adjacent outer shells. The outer module shell is formed by opposing side walls and two opposing end walls and is configured to enclose or support filler material. The outer module shell defines a top aperture and a bottom aperture. The bottom aperture allows filler material communication with the earth below the module. The top aperture allows filler material to be added to the module, as well as visual observation of, and maintenance of, the amount of contained filler material. A presented application is directed to protecting pipelines and to allowing pipeline integration or association with levees. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074688 | ALTERNATIVE DAILY COVER SYSTEM WITH RE-USABLE PANELS AND METHOD FOR USING SAME - A system of panels for use in covering an active face of an operational landfill, in order to prevent and/or minimize litter, odors, leachate production, fires, and the prevalence of flies and vectors. Each panel comprises a plate; one or more brackets; and optionally, a flap. The brackets are adapted to engage with the blade of a compactor or other type of heavy equipment. The panels are moved to and from the active face of an operational landfill using the compactor. The panels are durable and fireproof, and can be transported in a variety of weather conditions. Transporting the panels to and from the active area is easy and efficient as compared with prior art methods. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074689 | PIPE DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM - A system for distributing large pipe or conduit at a job site includes a containment mounted on a vehicle and configured to contain a quantity of pipe. The containment defines an opening sized for passage of a pipe lengthwise. A pipe dispensing apparatus is disposed within the opening and includes a pair of grabber plates each defining a slot to receive a pipe therein. The grabber plates are simultaneously rotated to acquire a pipe from within the containment and convey the pipe through the opening. The grabber plates continue to rotate until the slots are oriented so that the pipe drops from the grabber plates by gravity. The vehicle is then moved to another location to drop another pipe. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074690 | SYSTEMS FOR THE SUBTERRANEAN SUPPORT OF UNDERGROUND CONDUITS - The present invention relates to a support system for supporting a conduit. In one exemplary embodiment, the system includes support beams extending across an excavated opening. For example, a pair of beams may be positioned to span the excavated opening with the opposing ends of the beams supported on the ground above the excavated opening. Support rods may be positioned to extend through and/or from the beams and into the excavated opening. In one exemplary embodiment, the support rods include a J-hook configured for receipt within an opening in sections of curved sheet pile positioned beneath a conduit. By using a plurality of rods, the individual sections of curved sheet pile may be connected to the beams to provide a support structure for the curved sheet pile and, correspondingly, the conduit extending above the curved sheet pile and below the beam. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074691 | System and Method for Modular, High Volume Deepwater Facility Production - Production systems and associated methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the production system includes a production barge and a production facility disposed on the production barge. The production facility is operable to produce a plurality of modular components for use in construction of an offshore structure, wherein the modular components comprise at least one of a stiffened plate and a stiffened tubular. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074692 | Open-Sea Berth LNG Import Terminal - Methods and systems for receiving liquefied natural gas (LNG) and delivering vaporized natural gas to a pipeline in fluid communication with onshore equipment and methods for importing LNG. In one embodiment, an open-sea berth import terminal includes a platform, which is fixed to the sea floor and includes two or more sets of berthing structures. LNG carriers berth at the open-sea berth import terminal to transfer LNG to a storage vessel moored at one of the berthing structures. LNG vaporization facilities, either on the storage vessel or the platform, vaporize the LNG prior to delivery to the pipeline. The storage vessel may include a barge or another LNG carrier. In other embodiments, the open-sea berth import terminal may have no storage facilities, but two LNG carriers may berth at the berthing structures to concurrently perform offloading operations, with one transferring LNG and the other performing other offloading operations to enhance operations. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074693 | BATTERED COLUMN OFFSHORE PLATFORM - An offshore platform includes a buoyant hull comprising three or more interconnected pontoons and a plurality of support columns. The support columns support a deck or structure that supports equipment and/or payloads above a water surface. The support columns extend upwardly from respective ends of the pontoons to the deck or structure supported above the water surface. Anchoring members anchor the platform to the seabed. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074694 | METHODS FOR THE SUBTERRANEAN SUPPORT OF UNDERGROUND CONDUITS - In one exemplary embodiment, curved sheet pile is driven underneath an existing conduit using a pile driver guided hydraulically by an excavator or other heavy machinery. By vibrating the curved sheet piles, the soil is placed in suspension, which allows the piles to be directed through the soil along an arcuate path that has a curvature that substantially matches the radius of curvature of the piles. Once the pile is positioned as desired, each individual pile sheet can be welded to one another to form a unitary structure. In one exemplary embodiment, the curved sheet pile is inserted beneath a conduit using a vibratory pile driver that rotates about a fixed pivot element on an excavator or other heavy machine for positioning the pile driver to advance the curved sheet pile along a fixed arc. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074695 | Fluid recovery - After a rock anchor which encompasses the anchor bolt, has been inserted with an end sleeve beforehand into a bore hole, on the sleeve there is an adapter with liquid supply and drain. Via the holding pressure line a holding pressure is produced which fixes the adapter on the sleeve. Via the expansion line fluid flows into the anchor bolt and begins to fill it. The anchor bolt expands as a result of the pressure increase in the bore hole, so that its outer surface adjoins the bore hole wall and fixes the rock anchor in the bore hole. Via a gas supply connected to the adapter, a pressurized gas, before and/or after expanding the anchor bolt, can be introduced into the latter. The compressed gas is relieved after removing the adapter and routs the fluid located in the anchor bolt almost completely out of the anchor. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074696 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SECURING RESIN SET BOLTS WHEN PERFORMING ROCK BOLTIING - The resin nozzle adapted for storing resin set bolts into ceilings and walls of a mine by injecting a resin sausage into a pre-drilled bolt hole, the said nozzle including: a spring that defines a passage to which resin sausages may be passed there-through; a nozzle tip connectable to the same defined passage, said nozzle adapted to extend into a pre-drilled bolt hole; and a connector member adapted to be fastened onto the tuck bolting equipment to which the resin sausages may be ejected there-from. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074697 | SOIL IMPROVEMENT AGENT SUPPLY APPARATUS - The soil improvement agent supply apparatus, includes a storage tank for storing the soil improvement agent, a feeder for adding the soil improvement agent in the storage tank to the soil, an arch breaker for stirring the soil improvement agent in the storage tank, a load detector for detecting the drive load on the feeder, a memory unit for storing the relationship between the drive load on the feeder and the drive speed of the arch breaker, and a computing unit for controlling the drive speed of the arch breaker in accordance with a signal from the load detector and information stored in the memory unit. The soil improvement agent supply apparatus increases a speed command value for the arch breaker when the drive load on the feeder decreases, and decreases the speed command value for the arch breaker when the drive load on the feeder increases. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074698 | SHEET PILE FOR THE SUBTERRANEAN SUPPORT OF UNDERGROUND CONDUITS - In one exemplary embodiment, the present invention includes a plurality of individual curved sheet piles that are positioned beneath an underground conduit, such as a raceway, to support the conduit during excavation. In one exemplary embodiment, the individual sections of curved sheet pile are interfit and/or interconnected. This allows the individual sections to work in combination with one another to support the conduit. Specifically, opposing ends of a length of interfit and/or interconnected curved sheet piles extend into unexcavated soil on both sides of an excavated hole to form a bridge across the hole that supports the conduit and any soil or other subterranean material positioned above the curved sheet pile. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074699 | Tube end milling head - A tube end rotary milling head with cylindrical cutting pieces removably secured to the milling head by forces exerted by the material being cut and by friction without any separate securing elements. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074700 | ELECTRIC DRILL WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY ILLUMINATOR - In accordance with the invention, a drill comprises a drill housing with a handle portion and a driver portion and incorporating a circumferential workpiece illumination system. An electrical drill motor is located in the driver portion. The drill motor has an output shaft for coupling output rotary power. An electrical switch controls the operation of the drill motor. The electrical switch it is located on the handle portion of the drill housing. A chuck is coupled to the output shaft of the drill motor. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074701 | Method of drilling a workpiece - A method of operating a drill, or like cutting tool, facilitates efficient operation when drilling structural steel components, or like workpieces, which typically exhibit dimensional variations. Instead of controlling drill operations by the specific degree of advancement of the drill, the present invention contemplates that the drill is initially operated, while disengaged from the workpiece, to establish a no-load value of operation. Thereafter, the drill is advanced into the workpiece while it is operating to engage and penetrate the workpiece, while the load on the electric motor operating the drill is monitored. Advancement of the drill is discontinued, and the drill withdrawn, when the load on the drill drops to a value which is no more than the no-load value, plus a predetermined percentage thereof. Efficient operation is desirably promoted, since the drill can be efficiently repositioned when hole formation is complete. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074702 | Spindle drive coupling - A spindle drive coupling releasably connects a cordless electric motor to an auger assembly used to drill holes in ice on a body of water. The coupling has a sleeve supporting a split head onto the drive shaft of the motor with a clamp assembly. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074703 | MACHINE TOOL - High precision machining is enabled by eliminating the need for a conventional swiveling table, and by enhancing rigidity for supporting a work by relatively reducing the distance from the top surface of a stationary body section ( | 2010-03-25 |
20100074704 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AND REFINISHING INTEGRALLY BLADED ROTORS - A method of forming integrally bladed rotors for gas turbines is described. The method includes drilling in a workpiece material recesses defining flow passages and rotor blades, performing a coarse milling step to refine surfaces of the rotor blades, and filling the recesses between the rotor blades with a damping material, thus encasing the rotor blades in the damping material. The method further includes performing a finishing milling step to remove the damping material and the workpiece material on surfaces of the rotor blades, while maximizing a damping effect of the damping material on the rotor blades. To maximize the damping effect, the finishing milling tool moves along a path that preferentially mills one surface of a blade while the other surface is in contact with the damping material. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074705 | GRINDER BIT - An apparatus for grinding material, including a grinder bit including a drum, a plurality of grinders, at least a portion of the grinders disposed longitudinally in a first helical pattern along the outer surface of the drum, and a plurality of cleats, at least a portion of the cleats disposed longitudinally in a second helical pattern along the outer surface of the drum, the second helical pattern offset from the first helical pattern. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074706 | MILLING SPINDLE OF MACHINE TOOL - The invention provides an improved seal structure of cutting fluid supplied to a spindle of a milling spindle. The milling spindle | 2010-03-25 |
20100074707 | MILLING SPINDLE OF MACHINE TOOL - The invention provides an improved drain structure of a cutting fluid supplied to a spindle of a milling spindle. The milling spindle | 2010-03-25 |
20100074708 | METHOD OF SECURING FREIGHT CONTAINERS ON DECK OF SHIP, AND SPRING LASHING BAR, SPACE ADJUSTER AND SECURING SYSTEM USED IN THE METHOD - The present invention provides a method of securing freight containers on a deck of a large ship, and a spring lashing bar, a space adjuster and a securing system used in the method. In the method of the present invention, a movable lift is installed on a rail provided on a lashing bridge so as to be movable in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction. Freight containers are aligned with each other using tensile force generated in a horizontal direction by a container aligning device provided on a work table provided on the movable lift. The freight containers are coupled to each other using twistlocks in a vertical direction. Subsequently, adjacent left and right containers are coupled to each other using couplers and variable type coupling devices such that the freight containers are integrated with each other along an entire width of the ship or some width thereof. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074709 | LOAD RESTRAINT INSTALLATION APPARATUS - There is provided a load restraint installation apparatus comprising of an elongated body, tie receivers positioned at spaced intervals along the body, and a mounting assembly for mounting the body to a lifting apparatus, such that straps or cables are received in the tie receivers and then the body is lifted by the lifting apparatus to position the straps or cables at a top of a load on a transport vehicle. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074710 | HIGH-PERFORMANCE BLIND RIVET PARTICULARLY FOR STRUCTURAL ATTACHMENT - The invention relates to a blind rivet (R) characterised in that it comprises a severing groove ( | 2010-03-25 |
20100074711 | FINELY ADJUSTABLE ADJUSTING SCREW ARRANGEMENT WITH ARRESTING MEANS AND PLAIN BEARING WITH BEARING PLAY ADJUSTMENT - An adjusting screw arrangement comprising an adjusting screw ( | 2010-03-25 |
20100074712 | CLINCH BOLT - To present a clinch bolt capable of obtaining a stable clinching force without causing misalignment between the mounting hole provide in a metal plate and an annular groove of the clinch bolt. A clinch bolt | 2010-03-25 |
20100074713 | Method and Apparatus for Producing Printed Products - A method for producing a printed product that includes supplying a wire-stitched booklet to a spine processing device such that the booklet includes signatures and a spine. The method includes reshaping the spine in the spine processing device. Following the reshaping, the method further includes supplying a cover to the booklet, applying adhesive to the cover or to the reshaped spine, and combining the cover with the booklet to form the printed product. The method includes discharging the printed product from the spine processing device. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074714 | Bookbinding device - Provided is a bookbinding device having a thickness measuring unit including a movable piece that moves according to the thickness of a sheet bundle to be bound, a bookbinding processing unit for performing bookbinding processing in a state of being positioned at a prescribed processing position, and a synchronization mechanism for changing the processing position of the bookbinding processing unit in synchronization with the movement of the movable piece. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074715 | Bookbinding device - The bookbinding device of the present invention includes: a pair of holders capable of changing postures between a first posture of holding and restraining a lateral portion of a sheet bundle covered with a cover sheet, and a second posture of releasing the restraint; a tabular heating plate capable of generating heat for melting the hot-melt adhesive; a tabular cooling plate; a movable support plate which is arranged movably below the holders and supports the heating plate and the cooling plate; a first drive unit for changing the posture of the holders to the first posture or the second posture; a second drive unit for moving the movable support plate between a first position where the heating plate is positioned at a lower side of a holding space where the holders hold the sheet bundle, and a second position where the cooling plate is positioned at a lower side of the holding space; and a controller for controlling the operation of the first drive unit and the second drive unit. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074716 | Push Over Arm Assembly and Retro-Fit Kit for Hay Bale Accumulators - The invention is directed to a push over arm assembly and retro-fit kit for hay bale accumulators. In one embodiment, the push over arm kit includes a piston arm configured to be movably secured to a push over arm structure, such as that from a. Hoelscher™ bale accumulator. An inclined plane is secured to a baler end of the piston arm and extends in a direction away from the piston arm forming an acute angle (Θ). And, a bias element, e.g., a spring, is configured to cooperate with the piston arm to bias the piston arm along its length. The spring controlled piston arm prevents or minimizes the occasional halting of a hay baling operation caused by jamming of the leading hay bale as it collides with a baler end of the piston arm. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074717 | AUTOMATIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An automatic transport system includes: an overhead rail module having a plurality of transport rail sets, the transport rail sets each defining a bay; a plurality of overhead hoist transport vehicles movably disposed in the overhead rail module; and a control module electrically connected to the overhead hoist transport vehicles, the control module being used to control the number of the overhead hoist transport vehicles in the bays. Via this arrangement, the control module keeps some overhead hoist transport vehicles staying in each bay, thereby preventing one of the bays from having no overhead hoist transport vehicle to immediately use. This invention further provides a control method of the automatic transport system. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074718 | AUTOMATIC WAFER STORAGE SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SYSTEM - An automatic wafer storage system and a method of controlling the system are disclosed. The automatic wafer storage system includes an analysis module and a storage unit. The analysis module estimates the locations between an idle equipment, a transport tool, and the storage unit, so as to control the storage unit and the transport tool to move to the best location for the transport tool to receive wafers from the storage unit. After that, the transport tool carries the wafers to the idle equipment for processing. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074719 | ADVERTISING TRAYS FOR SECURITY SCREENING - A system and device for use in a security area, and more particularly, a rack system and holding device for placing various objects that are processed through a security area are taught. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074720 | MULTIFUNCTION TOOL FOR DEPALLETISING - A multifunctional tool which enables a single robot or other manipulator to perform each of the operations to depalletise a palletised load is disclosed. The depalletisation can proceed without the need to move the palletised load from one station to another. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074721 | DISPLAY DOLLY - A display dolly is formed from an upper shell and a lower shell that are thermoformed from first and second sheets of material. The upper and lower shells are formed and attached to each other using a twin-sheet thermoforming process that provides a hollow internal cavity between the shells. The upper shell provides an upper surface to support a display. The lower shell includes wheel mount interfaces to receive wheels such that the display can be moved to a desired location. In one example, the upper shell includes a first plurality of corrugations and the lower shell includes a second plurality of corrugations that extend in a different direction than that of the first plurality of corrugations. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074722 | PART MOUNTING DEVICE - A part mounting apparatus of the invention comprises: a pickup head having a pickup tool for picking up a part; a pickup head supporting unit for supporting the pickup head; a pickup head supporting arm having one end portion where the pickup head is disposed and an other end portion rotatably mounted to the pickup head supporting unit; a pickup head inverting unit for vertically inverting the pickup head with respect to the pickup head supporting unit; and a pickup tool rotating unit for rotating the pickup tool about a rotational axis of the pickup tool, wherein the pickup tool rotating unit includes driving force generating unit and driving force transmitting unit for transmitting a driving force of the driving force generating unit as a rotational force of the pickup tool, and the driving force generating unit is disposed on the pickup head supporting unit. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074723 | Cargo Container - Embodiments described herein comprise a system and method for collapsing a cargo container. The system may include a top container portion and a bottom container portion. One container portion is configured to fit into the other container portion thereby allowing the container to move between an expanded and a collapsed position. The container moves from an expanded position capable of being loaded with freight for shipping to a collapsed position for shipping when empty or when less freight is needed to ship. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074724 | METHOD OF SUPPORTING AN UNLOADING CONVEYOR BRIDGE - The invention relates to method of supporting a unloading conveyor bridge extending substantially horizontally at the bottom level of a bulk material pile storage, implemented as supports in the area of the bridge ends as well as in at least one point therebetween. At least one of the supports is positionally adjusted in the vertical direction. The support force is thereby kept substantially constant at the actual support point. For the adjustment can be used spring loading, fluid pressure loading or gravity loading, for example. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074725 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TURPOCOMPRESSOR - Method for controlling a turbocompressor, whereby a compressed air line ( | 2010-03-25 |
20100074726 | GAS TURBINE AIRFOIL - A gas turbine airfoil ( | 2010-03-25 |
20100074727 | Method and Apparatus for Monitoring Blade Vibration With An Imaging Fiber Optic Ribbon Probe - A method and apparatus for monitoring blade vibrations in a turbine engine having blade tip target portions associated with blades. An illumination conduit including a plurality of optical fibers conveys light from a light source to a transmission end of the optical fibers where the light is focused to define an axially elongated projected image. The blade tip target portions pass through the projected image and reflect light to a receptor array defined by receptor ends of a plurality of optical fibers forming an imaging conduit for conveying the reflected light to a sensor array. An imaging end of the imaging conduit radiates an image onto the sensor array that is identical to the reflected light image received at the receptor array to track tangential and axial movement of a predetermined point on the target portion. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074728 | FAN WITH SOUND-MUFFLING BOX | 2010-03-25 |
20100074729 | Compressible Ceramic Seal - A stack of substantially parallel ceramic plates ( | 2010-03-25 |
20100074730 | GAS TURBINE SEALING APPARATUS - A gas turbine comprises forward and aft rows of rotatable blades coupled to a disc/rotor assembly, a row of stationary vanes positioned between the forward and aft rows of rotatable blades, and rotatable sealing apparatus. Each of the stationary vanes comprises an inner diameter platform having first sealing structure. The rotatable sealing apparatus comprises seal housing apparatus coupled to the disc/rotor assembly and has second sealing structure adapted to engage with the first sealing structure. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074731 | Gas Turbine Sealing Apparatus - A gas turbine includes forward and aft rows of rotatable blades, a row of stationary vanes between the forward and aft rows of rotatable blades, an annular intermediate disc, and a seal housing apparatus. The forward and aft rows of rotatable blades are coupled to respective first and second portions of a disc/rotor assembly. The annular intermediate disc is coupled to the disc/rotor assembly so as to be rotatable with the disc/rotor assembly during operation of the gas turbine. The annular intermediate disc includes a forward side coupled to the first portion of the disc/rotor assembly and an aft side coupled to the second portion of the disc/rotor assembly. The seal housing apparatus is coupled to the annular intermediate disc so as to be rotatable with the annular intermediate disc and the disc/rotor assembly during operation of the gas turbine. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074732 | Gas Turbine Sealing Apparatus - A sealing apparatus in a gas turbine. The sealing apparatus includes a seal housing apparatus coupled to a disc/rotor assembly so as to be rotatable therewith during operation of the gas turbine. The seal housing apparatus comprises a base member, a first leg portion, a second leg portion, and spanning structure. The base member extends generally axially between forward and aft rows of rotatable blades and is positioned adjacent to a row of stationary vanes. The first leg portion extends radially inwardly from the base member and is coupled to the disc/rotor assembly. The second leg portion is axially spaced from the first leg portion, extends radially inwardly from the base member, and is coupled to the disc/rotor assembly. The spanning structure extends between and is rigidly coupled to each of the base member, the first leg portion, and the second leg portion. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074733 | Ingestion Resistant Seal Assembly - A seal assembly limits gas leakage from a hot gas path to one or more disc cavities in a gas turbine engine. The seal assembly includes a seal apparatus associated with a blade structure including a row of airfoils. The seal apparatus includes an annular inner shroud associated with adjacent stationary components, a wing member, and a first wing flange. The wing member extends axially from the blade structure toward the annular inner shroud. The first wing flange extends radially outwardly from the wing member toward the annular inner shroud. A plurality of regions including one or more recirculation zones are defined between the blade structure and the annular inner shroud that recirculate working gas therein back toward the hot gas path. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074734 | Turbine Seal Assembly - A seal assembly that limits gas leakage from a hot gas path to one or more disc cavities in a turbine engine. The seal assembly includes a seal apparatus that limits gas leakage from the hot gas path to a respective one of the disc cavities. The seal apparatus comprises a plurality of blade members rotatable with a blade structure. The blade members are associated with the blade structure and extend toward adjacent stationary components. Each blade member includes a leading edge and a trailing edge, the leading edge of each blade member being located circumferentially in front of the blade member's corresponding trailing edge in a direction of rotation of the turbine rotor. The blade members are arranged such that a space having a component in a circumferential direction is defined between adjacent circumferentially spaced blade members. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074735 | Thermal Shield at Casing Joint - A thermal shield for reducing thermal stress induced proximate to a first joint formed between adjacent engine casing components in a gas turbine engine. The thermal shield includes a cover structure for covering a radially inner portion of at least one of the engine casing components. The cover structure is disposed proximate to the first joint and attached to the respective engine casing component so as to limit exposure of a covered inner portion of the engine casing component to hot gases in an interior volume defined by the engine casing components. A thermally insulating layer is disposed between the cover structure and the engine casing component for effecting a reduced amount of heat transfer to the covered inner portion of the engine casing component from the hot gases in the interior volume defined by the engine casing components. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074736 | Thermal management system - In one embodiment a gas turbine engine is disclosed having a heat exchanger at least partially disposed in a bypass duct. In one form the gas turbine engine is a high bypass ratio engine. The heat exchanger may be coupled with a directed energy weapon to provide coolant flow and regulate the temperature of the directed energy weapon. Other devices may also be coupled with the heat exchanger, either as an alternative to in addition to the directed energy weapon. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074737 | STEAM TURBINE - A steam turbine with at least one magnetic bearing for the shaft is provided, a metal paneling being attached in the area of a magnetic bearing. The metal paneling consists of metal rings insulated from one another. Further, cooling air ducts are provided in the area of the magnetic bearing. | 2010-03-25 |
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20100074739 | PASSIVE BOUNDARY LAYER BLEED SYSTEM FOR NACELLE INLET AIRFLOW CONTROL - A gas turbine engine system includes a nacelle having a pressure side and a suction side. A passage extends between the pressure side and the suction side that permits airflow from the pressure side to the suction side. The passage receives turbulent airflow over the nacelle to produce a laminar airflow over the nacelle aft of the passage to thereby reduce drag on the nacelle. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074740 | VANE RING, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a vane ring of a turbo engine, particularly a gas turbine, comprising a vane support ring and several guide vanes that are mounted on the vane support ring. According to the invention, the vane support ring and the guide vanes are made of different materials, the materials of which the guide vanes are made being of a higher quality than the material of which the vane support ring is made. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074741 | HIGHLY CORROSION-RESISTANT FIXED BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR A STEAM TURBINE, IN PARTICULAR A GEOTHERMAL IMPULSE TURBINE - A highly corrosion-resistant fixed blade assembly ( | 2010-03-25 |
20100074742 | CENTRIFUGAL FAN - A centrifugal fan includes a housing, a spiral impeller, a suction interrupting member. The housing includes a suction port and a discharge port. The housing further includes an outwardly curved cutoff portion at a side of the discharge port. The spiral impeller is coupled with a motor to suck air through the suction port of the housing in a rotation-axis direction and discharge the sucked air through the discharge port in a direction perpendicular to a rotation-axis. The suction interrupting member prevents air from being sucked into a neighborhood of the cutoff portion through the suction port. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074743 | Air Diffuser For a HVAC System - A diffuser for carrying air flow to an evaporator in an air conditioning system of an automotive vehicle includes an inlet and an outlet, a wall extending between the inlet and the outlet, and a guide vane, extending at least partially between the inlet and the outlet, spaced from the wall by a containing a control region whose area ratio changes along a length of the guide vane. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074744 | Fabricated Turbine Housing - A turbine housing is provided. The turbine housing includes a tongue diverter to manage the interaction between exhaust gases entering the inlet of the housing and gasses flowing within the housing. The tongue member may also be arranged to produce a constant ratio throughout the turbine housing between the cross-sectional area of fluid passages and the distance between the centroid of that area and the axis of rotation of the turbine. The housing may comprise a pair of half shells that each form a portion of the tongue diverter. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074745 | DUAL STAGE TURBINE SHROUD - A turbine shroud includes a shroud hanger having an arcuate panel from which three inner hooks extend inwardly, and from which two outer hooks extend outwardly therefrom. The two outer hooks effect a statically determinate configuration of the shroud. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074746 | FAN POSITIONING STRUCTURE - A fan positioning structure includes a base, a cover, and a fan. Through configuring a rotating shaft of the fan, one end of the fan presses against a stopping portion of the base, and the other end of the fan bears against a stopper of the cover, such that the fan is confined to stably rotating between the base and the cover. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074747 | MINI AXIAL FAN WITH AN IMPROVED CORE SHAFT STRUCTURE - A mini axial fan includes a fan housing and a fan unit, which is mounted in the fan housing. The fan unit has a hub with integrated blades around the periphery and integrated axles at front and back sides, and two metal pins respectively press-fitted into a respective blind hole in the free end of each of the axles for rotatably supporting the fan unit on a respective bearing in the fan housing. The fan unit is injection molded from plastics and then the metal pins are installed in the fan unit so that the precision of the metal pins is maintained and the manufacturing cost of the fan unit is reduced. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074748 | Method For Operating A Wind Turbine, A Wind Turbine And Use Of The Method - A method for operating a wind turbine having a rotor with a number of wind turbine blades, wherein the rotor's axis of rotation is tilted in relation to the direction of the incoming wind, includes the steps of determining the azimuth angle (A) of the blades and adjusting the pitch angle of the blades in accordance with the azimuth angle (A) to ensure a substantially constant angle of attack (AoA) during at least a full rotation of the rotor. A wind turbine and use of the method are also contemplated. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074749 | DIFFERENTIAL VIBRATION CONTROL FOR WIND TURBINES - A wind turbine includes a first vibration sensor for producing a first vibration signal; a second vibration sensor, displaced from the first vibration sensor, for producing a second vibration signal; and a processor for comparing the first vibration signal to the second vibration signal and controlling the wind turbine in response to the comparison. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074750 | Floating Device for Production of Energy from Water Currents - The invention relates to an device for production of energy from currents in water, comprising a first element ( | 2010-03-25 |
20100074751 | Omni-directional turbine and method - The invention teaches a turbine capable of receiving wind power and transferring wind power into mechanical energy, and capable of coupling with a generator. The turbine includes a generally flat horizontally mountable support plate capable of rotation about a central axis, the support plate having a plurality of pivot modifications located proximate to an outside circumference, and vanes coupled to the support plate at the pivot modification, each vane having a vane shaft coupled between a pivot modification on the first support plate and a pivot modification on a cap plate, each vane supported by a first rib and a second rib having an exterior edge defined as the exterior circumference edge of the head and the interior circumference edge of the tail, and a material attached between the exterior of the first rib and the exterior of the second rib. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b). | 2010-03-25 |
20100074752 | ROTOR WITH IMPROVED BALANCING FEATURES - A rotor assembly for a gas turbine engine including a circumferential array of regularly spaced apart features provided on the disk which are each configured for receiving a balancing weight. The circumferential array of features has an angular orientation relative to the circumferential array of blades such that the features are each located at an at least substantially same offset angle from a stacking line of a respective adjacent blade. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074753 | Drive Train between a Rotor and Gear Unit of a Wind Power Plant - A drive train between a rotor and a transmission having a torque support for a wind turbine generator system, comprising a rotor shaft extending from the rotor and supported in this area by a first rotor shaft bearing and extending to the transmission for converting the rotor speed into a desired generator speed, wherein the rotor shaft is supported by a second rotor shaft bearing formed in the manner of a moment bearing which is arranged on the input side within the transmission in order to receive the partial rotor forces, moments and weight forces and to directly pass them on to the torque support. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074754 | Securing Device For Connecting Blades To Blade-Root Attachment Of Remote-Control Helicopters - A remote-control helicopter rotor mechanism includes a rotor with multiple blade-root attachments and each blade-root attachment includes a slot located between two arms. Each arm includes two clamping surfaces and a recess which is defined longitudinally in an inside thereof and located between the two clamping surfaces. Multiple blades each have an elongate body and a root, the root has two protrusions extending from two opposite sides thereof and a passage is defined through the two protrusions and the root. The root inserted into the slot of the blade-root attachment corresponding thereto and a screw extends through the two arms and the passage of the root to connect the root within the slot. The protrusions are matched with the recesses of the two arms and the two clamping surfaces are matched with surfaces of the root. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074755 | METHOD FOR REPAIRING TURBINE BLADES - A method for repairing turbine blades by replacing at least a part of the blade profile, the method having: a) manufacture of a replacement blade part; b) separation of the damaged area with a standardized cutting plane, leaving behind a remaining blade; c) matching of the replacement blade part to the actual geometry of the remaining blade; d) connecting or joining of the replacement blade part to the remaining blade by soldering of at least one web and welding of an outer contour. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074756 | PROPELLER FOR BOAT - A propeller for a boat includes a hub having a tail portion with an outlet, and a plurality of blades equiangularly disposed on the hub. The outer periphery of the tail portion defines with a center axis of the hub a distance gradually decreasing toward the outlet. Thus, the propeller has the advantages of reducing the drag and increasing the propulsive force of the boat when it rotates. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074757 | SWIRLER VANE - A vane used on a swirler is provided. The vane includes a thin end and a broad end, the broad end has sharp edges and is arranged on the outside of the swirler, the thin end is arranged on the inside of the swirler. The vane also includes at least one swirl slot side profile, the at least one swirl slot side profile includes a unit providing turbulence to an air flow. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074758 | LAMINAR FLOW ROTOR AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A rotor blade including a root attachable to a rotor hub. The blade includes a tip and one or more channels aligned within the blade generally between the root and the tip. Each channel has a sealed first end and a second end vented to outside the blade. The channel(s) are vented to one or more exterior surfaces of the blade through one or more apertures in the exterior surface(s). | 2010-03-25 |
20100074759 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AIRFOIL - A gas turbine engine airfoil including at least one outer tile coupled to a supporting member. The outer tile is coupled to the supporting member by a pin passing though the supporting member and the outer tile. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074760 | Supporting system for suspended wind turbines - In a preferred embodiment, a supporting system for suspended wind turbines placed in mountainous areas and cliff seashores. The system includes: substantially vertical support the turbine is attached to and a turbine coupled using a mechanism allowing a full-circle rotation of the turbine around the support. A carrying cable stretched over the ground carries downward vertical loads applied to the system, and a number of guy ropes, placed angularly to each other, carry applied wind loads. In the second and the third versions of the invention it is disclosed modifications of the main structural system for supporting vertical-axis wind turbines and the turbines placed in cliff seashore. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074761 | Impeller assembly - An impeller assembly is revealed. The impeller assembly includes a base arranged with at least one impeller. The base has a flow guide surface disposed with at least one mount location set thereof. The mount location set is composed of a plurality of locking slots and a mounting region while each locking slot connects the mounting region with the flow guide surface. The impeller includes a mounting part mounted into the mounting region of the base and a plurality of blades is arranged around the mounting part. A reinforcing piece is disposed between the inner edge of the blade and the mounting part for connection, and is mounted into the locking slot correspondingly. By such design, the structural strength of the weak region between the mounting part and the blade is increased and this favors precise location and assembly of the impeller with the base. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074762 | Trailing Edge Cooling for Turbine Blade Airfoil - A gas turbine engine hollow turbine airfoil having chordwise spaced apart leading and trailing edges, and widthwise spaced apart pressure and suction sidewalls extending chordwise between the leading edge and the trailing edge. A trailing edge rib extends from the trailing edge toward the leading edge, and forms a solid member between the pressure and suction sidewalls. A cooling fluid channel extends in the spanwise direction through the airfoil adjacent to the trailing edge rib. A plurality of fluid chambers are formed in the trailing edge rib. Film cooling holes extend from the fluid chambers to the pressure and suction sidewalls, and trailing edge discharge holes extend from the fluid chambers to the trailing edge. A metering hole is associated with each of the fluid chambers to define a flow restriction connecting the cooling fluid channel to a respective fluid chamber. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074763 | Trailing Edge Cooling Slot Configuration for a Turbine Airfoil - A gas turbine engine hollow turbine airfoil having pressure and suction sidewalls extending chordwise between leading and the trailing edges. The trailing edge includes a pressure sidewall lip and a suction sidewall lip, and a breakout distance between the pressure sidewall lip and the suction sidewall lip. A cooling fluid channel extends spanwise through the airfoil for supplying a cooling fluid to the airfoil. Flow channels are provided extending chordwise between the cooling fluid channel and the suction sidewall lip and include a metering section, an internal diffusion section and a breakout slot. The interior diffusion section includes a spanwise dimension and a widthwise dimension perpendicular to the spanwise dimension, wherein the spanwise dimension continuously increases extending in the chordwise direction, and the widthwise dimension continuously decreases extending in the chordwise direction. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074764 | Compressed Air Supply System for a Commercial Vehicle and Method for Operating Said Compressed Air Supply System - A compressed air supply system for a utility vehicle includes a compressed air inlet that can be coupled to a compressor, a filter unit that can be coupled to the compressed air inlet via a supply line, a discharge valve element that is coupled to a discharge outlet and the supply line, an energy-saving control outlet that can be coupled to a control inlet of the compressor, a supply line locking valve element interposed between the compressor and the filter unit and a first valve element and a second valve element, the discharge valve element, the energy saving control outlet, the regeneration of the filter unit and the supply line locking valve element being controllable by the valve elements. The energy saving control outlet can be controlled by the first valve element and the discharge valve element and the regeneration of the filter unit can be controlled by the second valve element. The supply line locking valve element is closed during the regeneration phase of the filter unit and can be transferred into an opened switching state when not in the regeneration state and when the discharge valve element is closed and the energy saving control outlet is aerated. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074765 | Reciprocating Compressor, in Particular CO2 Compressor for Vehicle Air-Conditioning Units - Reciprocating compressor ( | 2010-03-25 |
20100074766 | Compressor of Vehicle's Cooling System - A compressor of the vehicle's cooling system is configured such that an external refrigerant is introduced into a shaft in a radial direction through a body, flows in the shaft in an axial direction, and then is discharged to a refrigerant compression space in the body, thereby shortening the flow path of the refrigerant and minimizing flow path resistance. Moreover, since no suction valves and suction chambers are required, the structure is simplified and the cost is reduced. | 2010-03-25 |
20100074767 | HYDRAULIC PUMP SYSTEM WITH REDUCED COLD START PARASITIC LOSS - A machine hydraulic pump system including at least one hydraulic pump driven to pressurize hydraulic fluid. A drain port is in fluid communication with an interior lubricating cavity of the pump. A selectively activatable flow control member is in flow-controlling relation to the drain port. The selectively activatable flow control member is adapted to move from a fluid containment condition to a fluid withdrawal condition prior to activation of the pump to at least partially evacuate lubricating liquid from the interior of the pump in response to the temperature of the lubricating liquid dropping below a predefined lower limit. | 2010-03-25 |