| 13th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
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| 20090078005 | Plunger foot assembly for a glassware forming machine - A plunger foot assembly includes a preassembled gearbox for mounting on a section box base plate of a glassware forming machine. The preassembled gearbox has an input and an output gear with an internally threaded central opening. A hollow externally threaded shaft is threadably coupled to and extends from the internally threaded opening of the output gear. A plunger support is mounted on the hollow externally threaded shaft such that rotation of the output gear of the gearbox raises and lowers the plunger support. The plunger support has an upper face for mounting at least one plunger with air ports of the plunger opening at the face of the support. The plunger support also has air passages for feeding plunger up, plunger down and plunger cooling air to the air ports of a plunger mounted on the plunger support, and a cooling air exhaust passage for feeding cooling air exhaust from the plunger mounted on the support to the hollow interior of the externally threaded shaft. At least one telescoping tube assembly has a base for mounting on the section box base plate, and telescoping tubes with inlet ports for receiving plunger up, plunger down and plunger cooling air and outlets coupled to the air passages in the plunger support. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078006 | Method for Forming an Improved Weld Between a Primary Preform and a Silica Bar - The invention relates to a method for welding one end of a primary preform and one end of a silica bar having different properties. The method includes the steps of projecting and fusing silica grain under a plasma torch onto an end of the primary preform and an end of the silica bar, and bringing into contact these respective ends to form an excellent weld between the primary preform and the silica bar. The invention provides a cost-effective way to secure a primary preform to a glass-working lathe support while reducing the risk of costly preform breakage. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078007 | Laundry machine - A laundry machine is disclosed. The laundry machine includes a drum in which laundry is put, a steam generator to generate steam, a water supply line connected to the steam generator, a steam line connected to the steam generator, and a valve placed in the steam line, wherein the valve is controlled to block the steam line to prevent water from flowing from the steam generator to the drum. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078008 | TOP READING KEYPAD ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF INPUTTING AN ACCESS COMBINATION - A method of inputting a user input access combination in order to gain authorized entry into a secure location comprises providing an input device having first and second input keys as well as a display, randomly generating a first character and a second character on the display, inputting the user input access combination into the input device, and comparing the user input access combination with an authorized access combination. The user input access combination includes a first user input character and a second user input character. The step of inputting the user input access combination comprises pressing the first input key to change the first randomly generated character to the first user input character, and pressing the second input key to change the second randomly generated character to the second user input character. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078009 | Bicycle with integrated bike-locking mechanism - The invention is a bicycle frame having an integrated bicycle locking mechanism. Roughly mid-length of a tube of the bicycle frame is removed in order to accommodate the locking mechanism. Secured within one of the exposed ends of the frame is a flexible wire that can emerge and lock itself to a locking receptacle located on the other open end of the frame. Located on the exposed end of the flexible linkage is the locking mechanism. The invention is designed so as to enable the flexible wire to wrap around a stationary object, such as a pole or bicycle stand. Alternatively, the flexible wire can wrap around the rear wheel of the bicycle so as to prevent the bicycle from being used. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078010 | Break-In Resistant Cylinder for Locks - A break-in resistant cylinder for locks, comprising a stator provided with a substantially cylindrical longitudinal cavity for accommodating a rotor with a longitudinal recess for the insertion of a key. The rotor and the stator comprise a plurality of channels which are substantially aligned and face each other (when the cylinder is in the closed configuration); the channels accommodate respective coding pins, tumbler pins and any elastic elements designed to prevent the rotation of the rotor within the stator if the key is not present in the longitudinal recess. At least one of the tumbler pins comprises a bush and a spike; the stem of the spike has a smaller diameter than the inside diameter of the bush and is longer than the bush. The spike is arranged so that its head is directed toward the bottom of the channel of the stator and rests against the elastic elements and the free end of the stem rests against the lower surface of the coding pin. The lower surface of the bush rests against the collar of the head of the spike proximate to the coupling of the stem. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078011 | Mortise Lock - A mortise lock comprising a housing, a locking mechanism, a locking latch and one or more bolts displaceable between a locked position and an unlocked position; the locking mechanism fitted with a lock cylinder, a handle assembly comprising an inside locking latch activator articulated with the locking latch and the bolts and an independent outside locking latch activator articulated only with the locking latch, a locking latch sensor for selectively arresting the locking latch, and a deadbolt mechanism for arresting the bolts at their extended, locked position. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078012 | METHOD FOR REKEYING A REKEYABLE LOCK CYLINDER - This invention is to provide a method for rekeying a rekeyable lock cylinder. The first step of entire rekeying process is to insert a first user key into a keyhole of a sliding block of a plug assembly and turn the first user key to rotate the plug assembly, then a thrust is added to the first user key to move the sliding block of the plug assembly, thereby disengaging a plurality of upper locking pieces and a plurality of lower locking pieces within a plurality of lower pin sets. Next, after pulling out the first user key from the keyhole, a second user key is inserted into the keyhole of the sliding block and turned to restore the sliding block as to reengage the upper locking pieces and the lower locking pieces. Finally, the second user key is pulled out to complete the entire rekeying process. Accordingly, the present invention may provide advantages of widely lowering rekeying cost and enhancing convenience in use, because lock replacement may be completed as soon as rekeying another user key only without replacing lock cylinder. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078013 | Method and Device for Producing Nitrogen Fertilizer, Removing Phosphate From Organic Waste Products, and Limiting the Potassium Concentration - The invention relates to a method and a device for producing nitrogen fertilizer, removing phosphate from organic waste products in liquid phase, sanitizing said waste or reducing emissions, and limiting the potassium concentration. According to the invention, the waste product is heated to temperatures ranging between 40° C. and 90° C. at a subatmospheric pressure, the escaping gas that contains carbon dioxide and ammonia is contacted with a mineral-aqueous suspension, the excess gas is conducted within the circuit while the subatmospheric pressure is autogenously stabilized, and the formed nitrogen fertilizer is discharged. In order to additionally produce phosphate fertilizer and limit the potassium concentration, the obtained fertilizer product is divided into the liquid and solid portion, and all or some of the solid portion is redirected into the stripping receptacle while the liquid waste product that is stripped of nitrogen compounds and phosphorus compounds is cooled and mixed with at least one sulfate-containing compound to limit the potassium concentration. Optionally, the viscosity of the waste product is specifically reduced and a very small amount of a basic mineral powder is added thereto. The last solid portion obtained from said treatment can be used directly as phosphate fertilizer, potassium fertilizer, or phosphate-containing and potassium-containing mixed fertilizer. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078014 | AGRICULTURAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Soil amendment/foliar nutrient compositions and methods for their manufacture and use are provided. The compositions are aqueous compositions that include a carbon skeleton energy component (CSE); a macronutrient; a vitamin cofactor; a complexing agent; and at least one of exotic micronutrient component and an ionophore component. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078015 | Closing Method and Closing Machine - A closing machine ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078016 | DIE CUSHION CONTROLLER - Provided is a die cushion controller that controls an ascending/descending speed of a die cushion based on a predetermined pressure pattern | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078017 | Roll grooving apparatus - A roll grooving apparatus has a back-up roller, a grooving roller positioned vertically below the back-up roller, and a hydraulic jack positioned directly vertically below the grooving roller, with the hydraulic jack exerting an upward force to push the grooving roller towards the back-up roller to form a circumferential groove in a pipe segment that is positioned between the rollers. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078018 | Method for rolling electrode hoop - In a rolling step of feeding an electrode hoop ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078019 | Straightening Device - The present invention relates to a device ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078020 | FORMING A CONTROL LINE PROTECTOR BY METAL PRESSING OPERATION - An apparatus and method is provided for protecting control lines used with tool strings in a downhole environment. A control line protector assembly comprises a plurality of components formed into a unitary piece which includes a guard section having a first end section and a second end section, a slot on each of the first end section and the second end section, and a securing mechanism for coupling the guard section having the first end section and the second end section to the coupling. A control line protector assembly is formed using a metal stamping process. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078021 | Metal sheet pressing method - This invention provides a metal sheet pressing method of precision-pressing a metal sheet, wherein after a metal sheet ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078022 | SHELL PRESS, AND DIE ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED METHOD THEREFOR - A die assembly is provided, which is structured to be affixed to a shell press. The die assembly includes at least one die shoe having first and second opposing ends, and a number of divisions between the first end and the second end. The divisions are structured to divide the at least one die shoe into a plurality of pieces to accommodate thermal expansion. Each of the divisions between the pieces of the at least one die shoe has a profile. Preferably, the profile is not straight. Each of the divisions of the at least one die shoe form a gap between the pieces of the die shoe, thereby spacing the pieces apart from one another. The pieces are independently coupled to a corresponding mounting surface of the shell press. A shell press and a method for employing the die assembly in a shell press are also disclosed. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078023 | Detection And Quantification Of Biomarkers Via A Piezoelectric Cantilever Sensor - Quantification of a target analyte is performed using a single sample to which amounts of the target analyte are added. Calibration is performed as part of quantification on the same sample. The target analyte is detectable and quantifiable using label free reagents and requiring no sample preparation. Target analytes include biomarkers such as cancer biomarkers, pathogenic | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078024 | PARTICLE DETECTOR - A particle detector ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078025 | ELECTRONICALLY CONDUCTING CERAMIC ELECTRON CONDUCTOR MATERIAL AND THE PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN AIR-TIGHT SEAL IN AN OXYGEN SENSOR WITH AN INTERNAL REFERENCE - A method and an article of an electrically conductive ceramic interconnect bonded to a compatible ceramic housing for an oxygen partial pressure sensor system. The interconnect includes a La | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078026 | Gas Sensor - A gas sensor has at least one gas sensitive layer, which has at least one surface area in which the work function is dependent upon the concentration of a target gas capable of being brought into contact with the surface zone. At least one electric potential sensor is capacitatively coupled to the surface zone over an air gap. The surface zone of the gas sensitive layer is covered with an electrically insulating coating which is inert to the target gas and which is adhesively bound to the gas sensitive layer. The coating is configured so that it is permeable to the target gas and so that when the target gas contacts the surface zone of the gas sensitive layer, it prevents or at least impedes an alteration of the bound state of atoms and/or molecules bound to the surface zone and differing from the target gas. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078027 | Aircraft engine cylinder assembly knock detection and suppression system - An aircraft engine includes a cylinder assembly knock detection and suppression system. The knock detection and control system includes a set of knock detection sensors and an engine controller. Each cylinder assembly of the aircraft engine carries a knock detection sensor and each knock detection sensor is electrically coupled to the engine controller. During operation, each knock detection sensor transmits signals to the engine controller where the signals correspond to detected cylinder assembly vibrations. As the engine controller receives input signals from the sensors, the engine controller filters the input signals to distinguish the input signals as being associated with either knocking or as a non-knock event. In the case where the engine controller detects the occurrence of one or more knock events in a particular cylinder assembly, the engine controller automatically reduces the spark timing for that cylinder assembly and/or increases the volume of fuel delivered to that cylinder assembly. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078028 | INTELLIGENT UNDERWATER LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM - A subsea leak detection system is disclosed which includes a plurality of subsea leak detection sensors and a leak detection controller adapted to receive leak detection data from the plurality of subsea leak detection sensors and direct the sensing activities of the plurality of subsea leak detection sensors based upon the received leak detection data. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078029 | Powdery/granular material flowability evaluation apparatus and method - The present invention aims to provide a powdery/granular material flowability evaluation apparatus and a powdery/granular material flowability evaluation method capable of evaluating the flowability of a powdery/granular material in a dynamic state of the powdery/granular material. A powdery/granular material flowability evaluation apparatus A according to the present invention is provided with a hopper part | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078030 | Test Sensor With a Fluid Chamber Opening - A test sensor adapted to assist in determining the analyte concentration in a fluid sample comprises a lid and a base. The lid has an upper lid surface and a lower lid surface. The lid has a first lid end, a second lid end, a first lid side, and a second lid side. The base has an upper base surface and a lower base surface. The base further has a first base end, a second base end, a first base side, and a second base side. The lid and base are attached such that a fluid chamber is formed between a portion of the lower lid surface and the upper base surface at or near the first lid end and the first base end. The fluid chamber is adapted to receive the fluid sample between at least the first base side and the first lid side, between the first lid end and the first lid end, or the combination thereof. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078031 | LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH AND SAMPLE INTRODUCING APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a sample introducing apparatus which is designed such that the analytical flow path runs from the needle to the separation column without the flow path switching means placed at the downstream side of the needle. This design reduces dead volume, which in turn reduces the diffusion of the sample injected into the analytical flow path. Moreover, the absence of the flow path switching means at the downstream side of the needle to inject a sample into the analytical flow path eliminates connection of the pipe with the flow path switching means. This prevents the sample from remaining in the connecting part, thereby reducing sample carry-over and improving the accuracy of analysis. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078032 | Method for assessing degradation of a coating on a component by measuring its surface roughness - A method of assessing the degradation of an oxide-forming coating on a component after a period of operational use of the component, said degradation of the coating being caused by depletion of the oxide-forming element within a remnant coating layer due to inter-diffusion of said element between the remnant coating and both an outer oxide layer and an inner, secondary diffusion layer, wherein a depletion parameter indicative of the depletion of the oxide-forming element in the remnant coating layer varies as a function of the surface roughness of the coated component, the method comprising the steps of: carrying out a non-destructive, quantitative measurement of the surface roughness of the component after said period of operational use; and, based on an estimation of the functional relationship between the surface roughness and the depletion parameter, using the result of said measurement of surface roughness to quantitatively assess the degradation of the coating. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078033 | DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AN INTAKE AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An abnormality diagnostic device diagnoses the presence/absence of abnormality of an intake air temperature sensor ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078034 | TIRE DEFECT TESTER - A tire defect tester and a method of operation are disclosed. In one aspect, the tire defect tester includes a first electrode arranged to direct energy toward a tire, and a second electrode arranged on an opposite side of the tire from the first electrode to receive energy passing through the tire from the first electrode. The tire defect tester further includes an energy sensor electrically connected to the second electrode and a fault indicator circuit responsive to the energy sensor and configured to indicate the presence of a flaw upon energy above a threshold level being sensed at the second electrode. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078035 | Scrub Testing Devices and Methods - The invention provides, in one embodiment, a device for performing scrub testing on a plurality of samples simultaneously, including a plurality of scrubbing devices. A stage is provided which positions the plurality of samples in contact with the plurality of scrubbing devices. The scrubbing devices can individually be provided with different weights to produce different forces on the samples. A motion producing device produces one or both of linear and rotational motion between the brushes and the samples. The scrubbing devices are held in the stage so as move freely vertically. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078036 | METHOD OF DOWNHOLE CHARACTERIZATION OF FORMATION FLUIDS, MEASUREMENT CONTROLLER FOR DOWNHOLE CHARACTERIZATION OF FORMATION FLUIDS, AND APPARATUS FOR DOWNHOLE CHARACTERIZATION OF FORMATION FLUIDS - A method of downhole characterization of formation fluids is provided. The method includes: estimating a rough value of the bubble point pressure of the formation fluids; depressurizing the formation fluids at a first speed to a certain pressure which is a predetermined value higher than the estimated rough value while the formation fluids are isolated in a portion of the flowline; and depressurizing the isolated fluids at a second speed which is slower than the first speed in order to measure a precise value of the bubble point pressure. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078037 | Method for measuring surface currents using a long-range single station high frequency ground wave radar system - A method for measuring ocean surface currents using a long-range single station high frequency ground wave radar system includes the steps of forming a rectilinear grid based region, dividing the rectilinear grid into a plurality of sub-regions each having a uniform surface current flow therewithin, spanning each sub-region with a predetermined plurality of radial beam lines from the single radar station, dividing each radial beam line into a pre-selected plurality of radial sub-nodes, measuring radial surface current vector projection at each radial sub-node, inputting each radial surface current vector projection into a multiple regression model having two regressors, determining, with the multiple regression model, surface vector components along each of x and y axis, storing the surface vector components determined in step (g) to a database, and editing, with equation of continuity based algorithm, plurality of surface vector components stored in the database. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078038 | FLOW METER AND FLOW-REGULATING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - Provided are a flow meter and a flow-rate control system using the same that is capable of measuring a flow rate in a minute flow-rate region with excellent measurement accuracy by preventing or suppressing the generation of bubbles and in which accumulation of the fluid and the bubbles is less likely to occur. The flow meter is for measuring a minute flow rate of a fluid flowing through a fluid channel whose outlet environment is set to constant pressure, the flow meter including a flow-rate measurement conduit portion having a predetermined length connected to an outlet-side end of the fluid channel | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078039 | FLOW RATE MEASURING DEVICE - A secondary flow channel of a flow rate measuring device includes: a guide flow channel in which an upstream side communicates with a guide port serving as a first bifurcation point, and a downstream side serves as a second bifurcation point; a first secondary flow channel in which an upstream side is bifurcated from a guide flow channel at the second bifurcation point and formed to be parallel to a primary flow channel, and a downstream side communicates with a discharge port; a second secondary flow channel in which an upstream side is bifurcated from the guide flow channel at the second bifurcation point and formed to cross the primary flow channel; and a detection flow channel in which an upstream side communicates with a downstream side of the second secondary flow channel, a flow rate detecting element is disposed, and a downstream side communicates with the discharge port. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078040 | FLOW SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A flow sensor may be formed by bonding a sensor chip formed with a flow rate detecting part and a flow path-forming member that is provided on the sensor chip and is formed with a flow path for a fluid flowing in the flow rate detecting part to each other on the upper surface of a substrate. The flow path-forming member may be formed by bonding a transparent first flow path forming member and a second flow path-forming member to each other. The first flow path forming member has a plate shape, and is provided with an inflow port and a outflow port for the fluid to be measured, and the second flow path forming member has a plate shape, and is provided with a through hole that forms the flow path along the flow of the fluid flowing along the flow rate detecting part. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078041 | FLOW SENSOR UNIT - A flow sensor may be formed of a sensor chip in which a flow rate detecting section is formed on an electric insulating film applied to cover at least a part of a concave portion formed on an upper surface of a substrate and may also include a flow path forming member which is provided on the sensor chip and has a flow path of a fluid flowing through the flow rate detecting section formed therein. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078042 | FLUID FLOW SENSOR - An improved fluid flow sensor comprising a housing with a fluid inlet and fluid outlet, a valve chamber connected to the fluid inlet, and a movable valve body wherein the valve body moves between a first position, blocking a first outlet in the valve chamber, and a second position blocking a second outlet in the valve chamber; the first outlet of the valve chamber connected to an inlet at the first end of a measuring chamber, and the second outlet of the valve chamber connected to an inlet at the second end of the measuring chamber, with a movable measuring body located in the measuring chamber capable of moving between the first and second ends of the measuring chamber, and the measuring chamber having outlets at the first and second ends, so that the movable bodies switch position in tandem as fluid flows through the system. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078043 | ROTATION DETECTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A rotation detecting device includes a sensor IC, a holder to which the sensor IC is attached, a case body attached to the holder and accommodating the holder and the sensor IC in an internal space of the case body, and a housing accommodating a portion of the case body and the holder. The holder includes a through-hole, which establishes a connection with the internal space of the case body when the case body is attached to the holder. The through-hole is used for injecting a first resin into the internal space of the case body. The injected first resin surrounds the sensor IC in the internal space of the case body. The housing is made of a second resin, which covers the through-hole when the housing is molded with the second resin. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078044 | Ultra-low noise MEMS piezoelectric accelerometers - Sensing structures are provided which are designed using non-conventional designs. These sensing structures have improved sensitivity and noise floor at low frequencies. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078045 | Driver device, physical quantity measuring device, and electronic instrument - A driver device that forms an oscillation loop with a vibrator and causes the vibrator to produce driving vibrations includes a current-voltage converter that is provided in the oscillation loop and converts a current that flows through the vibrator into a voltage, and a GCA as a comparator that is provided in the oscillation loop and outputs a signal corresponding to a comparison result between an output from the current-voltage converter and a given voltage. The GCA outputs a first high-level voltage or a low-level voltage during oscillation startup, and outputs a second high-level voltage or the low-level voltage in a steady oscillation state. The first high-level voltage is a voltage higher in potential than the second high-level voltage. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078046 | Determining Average Mechanical Properties of Constituent Particles of a Sample of Material Using Ultrasound - The average strength or Young's modulus of the constituent particles of a sample is determined from the measured speed of sound propagated from a source through the sample to a receiver. Other sample data, such as the porosity, Poisson's ratio and the pressure applied to the sample, are also used in the determination. However, no data pertaining to individual particle sizes is required. The method provides a non-destructive test for the average strengths of materials such as iron ore pellets, alumina powder, silica flour, and coal dust. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078047 | Non-invasive multi-function sensor system - An integrated multi-function sensor system has a head having a slot to accept a tube of a deformable material and a plurality of sensor elements mounted in the walls of the head slot to confront a tube in the slot, each sensor element being for affecting sensing of a condition relating to a liquid in the tube. An integrated electronic circuit including a microprocessor operates to determine the various conditions of a liquid flowing in the tube sensed by the sensor elements, which conditions include detection of air bubbles and/or particles by ultrasonic sensing elements, detection of an occlusion in the liquid flow by sensing the deformation of the tube wall by a force sensing element, determining the temperature of the liquid by an infrared temperature sensing element, and determining the color of the liquid by optical elements. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078048 | Device for Testing Ferromagnetic Component Walls without Destruction of the Same - A device for destruction-free testing of ferromagnetic component walls with respect to elongate defects has a sending transducer that excites ultrasound waves in a wall area of a ferromagnetic component wall magnetized in a predetermined direction of magnetization. The ultrasound waves propagate on a path oriented by the sending transducer. A receiving transducer receives the ultrasound waves at a spacing from the sending transducer. The configuration of the sending transducer and a high frequency emitted by the sending transducer, which high frequency is to be determined based on a thickness of the ferromagnetic component wall, are selected so as to effect excitation of horizontal shear waves of higher order. The path orientation is selected at a slant angle to the predetermined direction of magnetization. The receiving transducer is positioned lateral to the path and is oriented toward a predetermined testing area of the wall section in the path. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078049 | NON-CONTACT FEATURE DETECTION USING ULTRASONIC LAMB WAVES - Apparatus and method for non-contact ultrasonic detection of features on or within the walls of hollow pipes are described. An air-coupled, high-power ultrasonic transducer for generating guided waves in the pipe wall, and a high-sensitivity, air-coupled transducer for detecting these waves, are disposed at a distance apart and at chosen angle with respect to the surface of the pipe, either inside of or outside of the pipe. Measurements may be made in reflection or transmission modes depending on the relative position of the transducers and the pipe. Data are taken by sweeping the frequency of the incident ultrasonic waves, using a tracking narrow-band filter to reduce detected noise, and transforming the frequency domain data into the time domain using fast Fourier transformation, if required. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078050 | NON-CONTACT FLUID CHARACTERIZATION IN CONTAINERS USING ULTRASONIC WAVES - Apparatus and method for non-contact (stand-off) ultrasonic determination of certain characteristics of fluids in containers or pipes are described. A combination of swept frequency acoustic interferometry (SFAI), wide-bandwidth, air-coupled acoustic transducers, narrowband frequency data acquisition, and data conversion from the frequency domain to the time domain, if required, permits meaningful information to be extracted from such fluids. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078051 | Method of On-Line Turbine Blade Slope and Sensor Position Verification - A method of monitoring vibrations in a blade structure of a turbine including generating signals from a sensor located adjacent to a radial outer edge of the blade structure to sense passage of targets located on the blade structure. The sensor is mounted eccentrically and the signals are obtained with the sensor located at different angular positions. In a first aspect of the invention, the signals from the sensor are used to determine a target slope angle of a target on a first turbine blade during operation of the turbine. In a second aspect of the invention, the signals from the sensor are used to position the sensor in response to a sensed variation in the axial position of the target on the first turbine blade. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078052 | Method of Matching Sensors in a Multi-Probe Turbine Blade Vibration Monitor - A method of matching sensors in a multi-probe blade vibration monitor for a turbine. The method includes providing at least two probes mounted in a casing of the turbine adjacent to a rotating blade structure of the turbine. Targets are provided on radially outer portions of the blade structure. Each of the probes includes a sensor generating signals corresponding to target passing events, and a set of synchronous harmonics of the rotational speed of the rotor are produced for each sensor. The position of the sensors is adjusted such that the sets of harmonics of the sensors are substantially matched, indicating that the positions of the sensors are matched. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078053 | Method and Apparatus for Tracking a Rotating Blade Tip for Blade Vibration Monitor Measurements - A method and apparatus for monitoring vibrations in a blade structure of a turbine including generating signals from a probe located adjacent to a radial outer edge of the blade structure to provide signals corresponding to vibrations at predetermined locations along the tips of the blades. A leading edge of a blade tip is detected during a blade tracking operation, and a known location along the length of the blade tips is monitored during a vibration measurement operation. The measurement operation may be performed simultaneously with the tracking operation to provide measurements as the axial location of the blades change during transitional modes of operation of the turbine. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078054 | DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSOR ISOLATION IN A PROCESS FLUID PRESSURE TRANSMITTER - A differential pressure transmitter includes first and second process fluid inlets. A differential pressure sensor is disposed within the transmitter and has first and second sensor inlets. A first isolator diaphragm is located proximate the first process fluid inlet and is operably coupled to the first sensor inlet through a first fill fluid volume. A second isolator diaphragm is located proximate the second process fluid inlet and is operably coupled to the second sensor inlet through a second fill fluid volume. Measurement circuitry is operably coupled to the differential pressure sensor and configured to measure an electrical parameter of the sensor and provide an indication of the measured parameter. A third fluid volume substantially surrounds the differential pressure sensor. The third fluid volume exerts a compressive force on the differential pressure sensor. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078055 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRESSURE COMPENSATION IN A MASS FLOW CONTROLLER - Performance of mass flow controller may be vulnerable to pressure transients in a flow path to which the controller is coupled for the purpose of controlling the fluid flow. A system and method are provided for reducing or eliminate performance degradations, instabilities, and/or inaccuracies of a mass flow controller caused by changes in the pressure environment. In particular, a method and system are provided for compensating for pressure transients in the pressure environment of a flow path and mass flow controller. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078056 | Converter Pulse Width Shaping Circuit and Excessive Vortex Flow Meter - A converter pulse width shaping circuit ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078057 | RESIDUAL TORQUE ANALYZER - A system for detecting fastener movement and measuring a residual torque in a fastener joint, including a device for applying torque to a stationary fastener in a tightened state and measuring torque and angle of rotation. The device includes a sensing system that has a gyroscope that provides a signal corresponding to the angle of rotation of the device as it applies torque to the fastener, and a torque transducer that provides a signal corresponding to the torque applied to the fastener by the device. The device also includes a computing unit in communication with the sensing system and adapted to receive the signal corresponding to an angle of rotation of the device and the signal corresponding to the torque applied to the fastener, and determine a torque at a moment of initial movement of the fastener. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078058 | TORQUE SENSOR - A torque sensor includes a first shaft, a second shaft that is coaxially linked to the first shaft, a cylindrical magnet that rotates integrally with the first shaft, a pair of magnetic yokes that rotate integrally with the second shaft, and three magnetic sensors that respectively detect a change in magnetic flux of the magnetic yokes for calculating torque applied to the first and second shafts. Output characteristics of the three magnetic sensors are different from each other. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078059 | Pressure Distribution Detection Device - There is provided such a pressure distribution detection device that noise affect is small even when the detection region is increased and no line break occurs even when the device is used for a long period of time. The pressure distribution device detects distribution of the pressure applied. The device includes a first loop electrode line group ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078060 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFER OF SAMPLES IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT - An apparatus for the transfer of samples from an analytical instrument has a sealable transfer capsule and a means for connecting the transfer capsule to a vacuum instrument, such as a FIB, through an interface connected to the instrument. The capsule has a door that can be opened to insert a sample holder, such as a TEM sample holder, into the instrument, and then closed when the sample holder holding an excised sample is retracted back into the transfer capsule. The instrument interface contains means for sealing the instrument before the transfer capsule holding a sample is disconnected, and for purging the transfer capsule with an inert gas. The sample may thus be transported in the sealed transfer capsule without exposure to the ambient atmosphere. The sample may be transported to and connected to a glove box also purged with an inert gas for examination or further operations. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078062 | AUTOMATED CASCADE IMPACTOR - An automated cascade impactor comprises an extension mechanism operable to couple to a plurality of impactor stages. The extension mechanism is operable to compress and separate impactor stages of the plurality of impactor stages via automation. The system provides a plurality of isolation stages operable to be automatically inserted between respective impactor stages when the impactor stages are separated by the extension mechanism. The system provides the plurality of isolation stages to be automatically compressed between impactor stages to isolate each impactor stage from at least one adjacent impactor stage. The plurality of isolation stages is operable to be automatically uncompressed and removed from between the impactor stages. The isolation stages allow automated extraction of particulate matter, cleaning and drying of interior surfaces of each impactor stage. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078063 | Hand-held sampling device preventing deformation of sampling wipe and method of use thereof - A hand-held sampling apparatus used for an ion mobility spectrometer and method of obtaining a sample are provided to prevent deformation of sampling wipes when detecting explosives and drugs. The apparatus has a body comprising a handle in the rear portion and a wiping sampling mechanism in the front portion, with a wiping surface located on its underside. The sampling wipe can be in full contact with the surface of the object during wiping to improve wiping efficiency. Correspondingly, a smaller sample inlet port can be disposed on the analyzer so as to save a large amount of sampling wipes. and meanwhile avoid sampling wipes from deformation and folds hard to restore, thereby ensuring subsequent sample insertion operation, enhancing the efficiency of both sample collection and sample injection and improving the detection performance for the analytes to be detected. The method of using said sampling device according to the present invention comprises the following steps: attaching a sampling wipe to the swiping surface; fixing the front end portion of the sampling wipe by using the front holder, and fixing the rear end portion of the sampling wipe by using the rear holder. The method of the present invention is simple and convenient. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078064 | INSTRUMENT FOR SIMULTANEOUS ANALYSIS OF MULTIPLE SAMPLES USING MULTIPLE DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZERS - A differential mobility analyzer that is capable of analyzing more than one sample simultaneously, comprising an aerosol generator, a particle classifier and/or a particle counter is disclosed. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078065 | TESTING DETECTORS - A hazard detector assembly for attachment to a surface within a protected zone comprises a detector unit and a test stimulus generator unit. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078066 | Gear train for an actuator - In a gear train ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078067 | WEDGE DRIVE WITH SLIDER RECEIVING MEANS - In a wedge drive comprising a slider element receiving means, a movable slider element and a driver element, wherein sliding surfaces are provided between the slider element and the driver element, a dovetail-like or prism guide means is provided between the slider element and the slider element receiving means. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078068 | ACTUATION DEVICE HAVING COMBINED MECHANISMS TO MATCH A DESIRED CONNECTOR PLUGGING CURVE AND METHOD FOR ACTUATING A POWER SUPPLY THEREWITH - An actuation device includes a frame, a linkage mechanism and a handle mechanism. The handle mechanism includes a handle and a connection link, each having a first end and an opposite second end. The first end of the handle is pivotally connected to the frame. The first end of the connection link is pivotally connected to the handle and the second end of the connection link is pivotally connected to the linkage mechanism. Movement of the second end of the handle rotates the handle about an axis determined by a connection point of the first end of the handle to the frame and results in movement of the connection link in a first direction causing translation of the linkage mechanism in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction to mechanically and electrically connect a power supply to an outside circuit through an opening of the frame. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078069 | TWIN CLUTCH TYPE SPEED CHANGE CONTROL SYSTEM - In a twin clutch type speed change control system in which changeover of gear position is carried out by switching between a pair of clutches, to suppress the noises of clutch being in the disengaged condition during a normal operation with a fixed gear position. In the twin clutch type speed change control system, changeover of gear position between an odd-ordinal gear position and an even-ordinal gear position is effected by disengaging an engaged clutch and engaging a disengaged clutch. During the normal operation with a fixed gear position, the clutch being in the disengaged condition is supplied with a minute oil pressure toward the clutch engaging side, whereby the clutch is moved by a minute amount toward the clutch engaging side. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078070 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A VEHICLE TRANSMISSION - A method of controlling a vehicle transmission, the vehicle transmission including a power shift gearbox, the power shift gearbox having a power shift input shaft, a power shift output shaft, power shift input gearing and power shift output gearing, and a plurality of power shift clutches to drivingly connect the power shift input gearing and the power shift output gearing, and a master clutch operable to connect the power shift input shaft to a prime mover, the method comprising the steps of, disengaging the master clutch, and engaging at least two of the power shift clutches. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078071 | TRANSMISSION - Provided is a transmission in which gears of a first-speed to a seventh-speed shift stages are relatively rotatably supported on an outer circumference of a rotational shaft with clutch mechanisms. A desired shift stage is achieved by selectively engaging or disengaging the clutch mechanisms by moving, in an axial direction, the slide cam disposed inside the rotational shaft. While the slide cam is formed into a cylindrical shape, a cylinder, as an actuator, is disposed in a space inside the cylindrical slide cam. Oil chambers are formed inside the cylinder respectively to sandwich a piston therebetween. Oil pressure is supplied to the oil chambers to move the slide cam in the axial direction. The provided transmission with such a configuration has a smaller size than a transmission with the actuator disposed outside the slide cam. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078072 | TWIN CLUTCH TYPE SPEED CHANGE CONTROL SYSTEM - A twin clutch type speed change control system changes over the gear position by switching between a pair of clutches, to reduce the collision sound generated between a free gear and a slide member at the time of changeover of the gear position. In the twin clutch type speed change control system designed to perform gear position changeovers between odd-ordinal gear positions and even-ordinal gear positions through a process in which an engaged clutch is disengaged whereas a disengaged clutch is engaged, the formerly disengaged clutch is supplied with a minute oil pressure P | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078073 | TRANSMISSION AND METHOD OF UP-SHIFTING FOR TRANSMISSION - The driving force can be transmitted at the time of both acceleration and deceleration in an engaged state where a first engagement face of a strut is forced to protrude inside a cutaway of a gear. The driving force is transmitted at the time of acceleration and the transmission of the driving force can be cut off at the time of deceleration in a one-way state where the first engagement face of the strut and the cutaway of the gear are made either to engage with or to disengage from each other in accordance with the rotational direction of the gear relative to the rotational shaft. The transmission of the driving force can be cut off at the time of both acceleration and deceleration in a disengaged state where the first engagement face of the strut is forced to withdraw from the cutaway of the gear. In addition, the decreasing of the transmission efficiency caused by friction between the strut and the gear can be prevented. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078074 | Resin Double Helical Gear and Gear Train Using Same - There are provided a resin double helical gear capable of reducing operation noises and vibrations of an image forming system, such as an ink jet printer, which is arranged in the vicinity of an operator, and a gear train using the same and having a smaller number of parts. The gear train | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078075 | SYSTEM FOR GEARING - A system for gearing, the system comprising a toothed wheel mounted on a shaft, the wheel being pierced by channels fed with lubricant, each channel opening out to the toothed periphery of the wheel. Said wheel is mounted on an end portion of the shaft, so as to be capable of being rotated by said shaft, said end portion being hollow so as to present an inside chamber, said chamber opening out to the end of the shaft via an orifice. Said channels communicate with said chamber. The system includes an injector for injecting lubricant into the chamber, the injector being situated outside the chamber and facing said orifice in such a manner as to inject the lubricant through said orifice, the lubricant penetrating into and flowing along the channels to the toothed periphery of the wheel under the effect of centrifugal force associated with rotation of the shaft. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078076 | Adjustable handlebar stem assembly - A handlebar stem assembly includes a tubular stem having a first end connected to a handlebar and a second end of the stem includes a cap member connected thereto so as to form a space therebetween in which a connection member is received. The connection member is connected to the steerer tube. The cap member includes a first toothed surface in an inner surface thereof and the connection member includes a second toothed surface defined in an outer surface thereof, the first and second toothed surfaces are engaged with each other. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078077 | Centering viscous torsional vibration damper - A viscous torsional vibration damper comprising a housing adapted to be connected to a rotary member to be damped, the housing comprising an annular chamber having an inner cylindrical surface and an outer cylindrical surface elongated about a central axis, an inertial mass within the chamber and having an inner cylindrical surface and an outer cylindrical surface elongated about an axis of rotation, the inertial mass and the chamber configured such that the inertial mass is rotatable in the chamber relative to the housing, a first annular centering element and a second annular centering element between the opposed inner cylindrical surfaces of the chamber and the inertial mass or the opposed outer cylindrical surfaces of the chamber and the inertial mass, the annular centering elements configured and arranged to bias the axis of rotation of the inertial mass towards alignment with the central axis of the chamber, a clearance gap between the housing and the inertial mass, the clearance gap having a first portion and a second portion separated by at least one of the centering elements, a bypass channel extending through the inertial mass or at least one of the centering elements from the first portion of the clearance gap to the second portion of the clearance gap, and a viscous fluid within the clearance gap. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078078 | DECOUPLED VIBRATION DAMPER - A torsional vibration damper includes a one-piece integral hub and annular inertia mass assembly. Between the hub and the inertia mass are intermediate rings connected integrally with the mass and the hub connected integral spokes. Elastomeric members are compression fitted within spaces formed between the hub and the mass. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078079 | DECOUPLED VIBRATION DAMPER - A torsional vibration damper includes a one-piece integral hub and annular inertia mass assembly. Between the hub and the inertia mass are intermediate rings connected integrally with the mass and the hub connected integral spokes. Elastomeric members are compression fitted within spaces formed between the hub and the mass. With this design, the damper can be formed from a polymeric material with an embedded annular weight. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078080 | Connecting Rod for an Internal Combustion Engine and Method for Its Production - The present invention relates to a connecting rod ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078081 | Bicycle pedal - A bicycle pedal apparatus is provided formed from two identical halves comprising a plurality of holes. A bolt secures the two halves through the holes and projects out beyond the surface of the pedal, thereby performing a dual role of securing the two halves together and serving as a traction mechanism. The pedal bodies rotate about a pedal axle either directly on the axle or on bearings. In embodiments utilizing bearings, two different bearings are used, roller bearings to bear the rotational load and thrust bearings to bear any axial load. The pedal axle can be tapered with a flanged head and resides in a cavity in the pedal body that substantially conforms to the shape of the pedal axle so as to minimize movement of the pedal axle within the pedal body. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078082 | Adapter Ring For Transmission Case To Engine Connection - A transmission casing adapter ring is provided that enables a transmission having a common outer casing to be operatively connected to an engine, thus enabling different engines to be used with the common transmission outer casing simply by changing the adapter ring. The adapter ring allows a novel method of assembling a powertrain that permits assembly of the transmission with a generic (i.e., common) type of casing prior to a determination of the engine type or types to be used with the transmission. The adapter ring is aluminum, the transmission case is magnesium, and the engine is cast iron. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078083 | Transaxle Provided With Power Take-Off Device - A power take-off support portion, including a shaft hole and an outer side surface formed around the shaft hole, is formed on a transaxle housing. The outer side surface of the power take-off support portion is shaped to fit a power take-off casing supporting a power take-off shaft in a first direction. A power take-off casing includes a power take-off main casing member and a base casing member joined to each other. The base casing member is formed with an inner side surface and an outer side surface. The inner side surface and the outer side surface of the base casing member are shaped so that the power take-off shaft supported by the power take-off main casing member is oriented in a second direction different from the first direction when the inner side surface of the base casing member is fitted to the outer side surface of the power take-off support portion, and the outer side surface of the base casing member is fitted to the inner side surface of the power take-off main casing member. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078084 | Boot Cover Assembly - A boot cover assembly includes a generally cylindrical axially extending can, and a generally conical axially extending boot. The can has a first end, a central portion, and a second end. The boot includes inner and outer surfaces, a first large end, a central portion, a second small end. A portion of the second end of the can and a portion of the first large end of the boot are bonded together to form a coupling region. A portion of the inner surface of the second end of the can is bonded to a mounting face formed on an inner surface of the boot. A distal end of the can is also bonded to a mounting shoulder of the boot such that two surfaces of the can are secured to two surfaces of the boot. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078085 | TRANSMISSION BETWEEN A DRIVE ELEMENT AND WHEELS AND VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH A TRANSMISSION - This invention relates to a transmission between a drive element and a drive shaft ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078086 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING COPPER FROM A COPPER SULPHIDE ORE - The invention relates to a method whereby copper is recovered from a copper sulphide ore containing pyrite. According to the method the ore is ground and leached into a solution containing sulfuric acid in atmospheric conditions by means of trivalent copper. As the copper sulphide leaches out, the trivalent iron is reduced to divalent and is oxidized back to trivalent by means of oxygen during leaching. Leaching is carried out in a closed reactor, where the undissolved gas rising from the solution in the supper section of the reactor is circulated back into the suspension of solution, solids and gas. leaching is performed in the presence of both divalent and trivalent iron and preferably with the dissolved copper acting as a catalyst to promote leaching. The conditions are adjusted to be such that the pyrite of the ore essentially does not dissolve. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078087 | PROCESS FOR THE ACID DIGESTION OF METAL-CONTAINING COMPOUNDS - Aqueous leachant compositions and processes for using the same comprising: (a) providing a metal-containing compound; and (b) subjecting the metal-containing compound to an acid digestion comprising contacting the metal-containing compound with an aqueous leachant; wherein the aqueous leachant comprises a mixture selected from the group consisting of: (i) sulfuric acid and one or more alkanesulfonic acids having alkane moieties selected from the group consisting of propyl, ethyl and methyl groups, at a weight ratio of alkanesulfonic acid to sulfuric acid of 1:1000 to 1:1; (ii) sulfuric acid and one or more salts of alkanesulfonic acids having alkane moieties selected from the group consisting of propyl, ethyl and methyl groups, at a weight ratio of salt of alkanesulfonic acid to sulfuric acid of 1:9 to 1:99. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078088 | Method of Granulating Raw Material for Sintering, and Method of Manufacturing Sintered Iron Ore - A raw material for sintering of 100% in total is blended so as to adjust iron-containing dust and/or sludge to 60% or more, and coarse grains having a grain size of 2 mm or larger to 20% or more on the weight basis, one-third or less of the total amount of addition of coke breeze is added as a fuel, the blend is kneaded and granulated using a vibration kneading granulator to thereby produce granulated grains, the residual portion of the total amount of addition of coke breeze is added to the granulated grains, the blend is subjected to exterior coating granulation using a rolling type granulator, thus-granulated raw material for sintering is screened, and a fraction having a grain size of 1 mm or larger is used for sintering, making it possible to sinter microparticulate dust and microparticulate sludge as main raw materials, which have conventionally been used only to a limited amount of use. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078089 | SEAL REMOVAL APPARATUS - One embodiment of a seal removal tool may include a handle, a seal grasping member, and a biasing member. The handle may have an end with a curved surface to roll back a seal. The seal grasping member may be adapted to move from an open extended position into a closed position in order to grasp and secure a seal. The biasing member may bias the seal grasping member towards the closed position. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078090 | Recoilles Hammer - The invention relates to a recoilless hammer which comprises a hammer head ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078091 | Powered Wrench - The problem of reaching a work piece, such as a nut on a bolt, in a restricted space not permitting traditional means of applying torque is addressed with a powered wrench. The wrench translates motor power on one axis to an engageable socket on a perpendicular axis through an innovative gearbox. Means are provided to shift from a gear ratio for power to a gear ratio for speed by simple manipulation, while different size work pieces can be accommodated through socket change parts. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078092 | Wrench with curved handle - A wrench includes a curved handle including a bent portion located between two ends of the curved handle. Two sockets are connected to two ends of the curved handle and one of the socket includes a passage defined axially therethrough and the passage communicates with an opening defined through the bent portion so as to reduce concentration of stress at the bent portion. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078093 | Universal socket adapter - The universal socket adapter is a multitiered drive adapter that can be attached to the head of a drive, such as a ratchet drive. The adapter has an upper socket stop at the female end for stopping upward axial travel of a socket mated to the uppermost drive tier of the tool. The upper socket stop has a drive-receiving bore adapted for accepting the drive of a driver tool, such as a ratchet drive. A plurality of drive tiers are integrally formed and extend away from the upper socket stop to form the male end of the adapter. Each adapter drive tier is successively smaller than the one above it. All of the drives are disposed concentrically below the upper socket stop so that each drive tier can accommodate a corresponding drive-size socket. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078094 | Apparatus for aligning fasteners having radially symmetrical polygonal heads in a feed device - The invention relates to an apparatus for aligning fasteners having radially symmetrical polygonal heads in a device for feeding these fasteners to a processing station. A tubular piece having axially running grooves in its interior is provided in a feed channel for the fasteners, the number of these grooves corresponding to the number of edges on the heads of the fasteners, and the diameter of the groove corners on the inlet side of the tubular piece being greater than the width across the corners of the polygonal heads, the grooves tapering from a large width to a narrow width in the transport direction in such a way that fasteners entering the tubular piece are captured with a great clearance in relation to the grooves and leave the tubular piece with narrow clearance and therefore in the aligned position. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078095 | SCREWDRIVER MADE BY NON-CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL - A screwdriver includes a handle and a shank has one end integrally connected to the handle, a function end is connected to the other end of the shank. The handle and the shank are made by Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS), Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) or Polyetheretherketones (PEEK), the function end is made by Polyoxymethylene (POM). The screwdriver is light and non-conductive. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078096 | ADAPTER FOR A SURGICAL REAMER DRIVER - An adapter for a surgical reamer driver having one of a crossbar and a crossbridge reamer driver. The adapter includes a base having an interface for connecting with one of the crossbar and crossbridge reamer drivers. The adapter further includes at least one recess on the opposite end of the base opening in an axial direction. The recess is configured to receive a reamer of a style unlike the given style interface. A pair of hooks or tabs resiliently hold the reamer in place in the recesses. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078097 | Foam grooving sled has a built-in straight edge guide and a fixed margin from the left side edge of the grooving sled to the groove cutting position - A foam grooving sled has a built-in straight edge guide which comes with a stabilizer plate that fit inside the cutting groove to keep the grooving sled straight while slide along the groove layout line on the wall. The stabilizer plate is adjustable between 90 to 45 degree angles. It has a fixed margin from the left side edge of the grooving sled to the groove cutting line for easily layout the groove position on a wall. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078098 | STRIPPER ASSEMBLIES AND COMPONENTS THEREOF FOR MULTI-TOOL PUNCH ASSEMBLIES - A multi-tool punch assembly includes one or more types of quick-release-type engagement members for a stripper assembly thereof. Strippers of the stripper assembly may be formed by individual stripper members reversibly coupled to a plate of the stripper assembly; and the stripper assembly may further include an information storage device for storing punch tool information. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078099 | BREAD SLICER - A bread slicer is provided, which includes a receiving area for receiving a loaf of bread; a return area for delivering sliced bread; and a path along which the bread moves from the receiving area to the return area. The path includes a substantially downwardly inclined surface extending from the rear of the receiving area to the return area. The slicer has a slicing element for slicing the bread as it passes from the receiving area to the return area; and a guard for preventing access to the slicing element from the receiving area. The guard is fixed relative to a guide mechanism, the guide mechanism being movable along a path divergent from the inclined path to advance the loaf along the path. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078100 | Device for Cutting Produce, In Particular Vegetables or Fruit - The invention relates to a device for cutting produce, in particular vegetables or fruit, comprising a cutting part ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078101 | APPARATUS FOR CUTTING A WINDOW COVERING - A Window covering cutter has its base board installed with a first clamping device for clamping a Window covering, and a knife device that is positioned next to the first clamping device, having a cutting opening, a driving plate movably fixed at a side of the cutting opening, and a knife fixed on the driving plate to reciprocate transversely to cut the Window covering. A measuring device is set at one side of the knife device for stably positioning the Window covering and measuring a length between its blocking plate and the cutting opening, providing a swift and precise measurement for cutting. So, the invention can be easily operated to esthetically cut a Window covering. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078102 | Shredder Head Adapted to Shred Data Bearing Documents and Bottles - A shredder head adapted to shred data bearing documents and bottles. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078103 | DETERMINATION OF BAND SAW FEEDING SPEED - In a method and a system for determining the feeding speed when bandsaw cutting a workpiece, the tooth pitch TP of the bandsaw blade is determined in a first unit depending on the shape and dimensions of the workpiece. In a second unit feeding depth per tooth is determined depending on properties of the workpiece material and the width of the bandsaw blade. The bandsaw blade velocity BS is determined in a third unit from the width W of the workpiece and the hardness of the workpiece material, whereafter the cutting time T is determined in a first calculating unit from the height H of the workpiece, the feeding depth per tooth, the tooth pitch TP and the blade velocity BS. In a second calculating unit the feeding speed MH for the bandsaw blade is then determined by the equation MH=H/T. A computer program, when executed on a computer, performs this determination of the feeding speed when cutting a workpiece with a bandsaw from supplied input data. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078104 | Guide Plate of Chain Saw - A guide plate of a chain saw is disclosed and the guide plate comprises: a rectangular metal plate, which is constructed by a body shaped as a guide plate and an eliminated portion elongated around the peripheral of the body; wherein the two surfaces of the front end of the body are elongated to a boundary surface of the eliminated portion individually and corresponding to two indentations of an arc portion toward front, two welded welding powder structures are inside the two indentations so as to let the top surface and the bottom surface of the metal plate be two flat surfaces, the body is separated from the eliminated portion, the welded welding powder structures are disposed at the front edge of the front end of the body, a guide groove is disposed in between the two welded welding powder structures and toward the body. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078105 | Scribing wheel for brittle material and manufacturing method for same, as well as scribing method, scribing apparatus and scribing tool using the same - A scribing wheel for a brittle material, comprising: an outer peripheral portion around which a circumference ridgeline is formed, where two truncated cones have connected bottoms so as to share the same rotational axis; and a number of alternating notches and protrusions which are formed in the direction of the circumference along the above described circumference ridgeline, wherein the above described protrusions are formed of portions of the above described circumference ridgeline which remain after the above described circumference ridge line is notched and have a length in the direction of the circumference so that a scribe line is drawn on the above described brittle material substrate and a vertical crack extending from the scribe line in the direction of the thickness of a brittle material substrate is formed when the scribing wheel is rotated in such a state as to be pressed against the above described brittle material substrate, wherein the length of the notches in the direction of the circumference is shorter than the length of the above described protrusions in the direction of the circumference, so that the bite (catch) on the surface of glass is improved, while lowering the high penetrability. | 2009-03-26 |
