| 13th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
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| 20100078829 | STACKED DEVICE CONDUCTIVE PATH CONNECTIVITY - Various embodiments include apparatus and methods having circuitry to test continuity of conductive paths coupled to dice arranged in a stack. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078830 | ADHESIVE TAPE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an adhesive tape for electrically connecting semiconductor chips in a chip-on-chip type semiconductor device. The adhesive tape comprising: (A) 10 to 50 wt % of film forming resin; (B) 30 to 80 wt % of curable resin; and (C) 1 to 20 wt % of curing agent having flux activity. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078831 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE SYSTEM WITH SINGULATION PROCESS - An integrated circuit package system includes: providing a die attach pad; forming a package contact pad adjacent the die attach pad; attaching an integrated circuit over the die attach pad; attaching a die connector to the integrated circuit and the package contact pad; and forming an encapsulant over the die connector and the integrated circuit, the encapsulant having an encapsulant edge from a sawless singulation process. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078832 | SENSOR NODE MODULE - A method of manufacturing a sensor node module includes forming a protruding structure on a carrier. A sensor die is applied onto the protruding structure with an active sensing surface of the sensor die facing the carrier. The sensor die is encapsulated with mold material, wherein the protruding structure prevents the mold material from covering the active sensing surface. The carrier and the protruding structure are removed from the sensor die. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078833 | CIRCUIT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a thin circuit device with show-through of thin metal wires prevented and a method of manufacturing the circuit device. A circuit device mainly includes: a substrate including a first substrate and second substrates; pads formed respectively on upper surfaces of the second substrates; a semiconductor element fixed on an upper surface of the first substrate; thin metal wires each connecting the semiconductor elements and a corresponding one of the pads; and a sealing resin with which the semiconductor element and the thin metal wires are covered, and which thereby seals the circuit device with the semiconductor element and the thin metal wires disposed therein. Furthermore, filler particles located in the uppermost portion of the sealing resin are covered with a resin material constituting the sealing resin. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078834 | Semiconductor Device and Method of Forming a Protective Layer on a Backside of the Wafer - A semiconductor device is made by forming solder bumps on a first side of a semiconductor wafer. A protective layer is formed on a second side of the semiconductor wafer opposite the first side. The protective layer can be adhesive paste, laminated film, spin-coated resin, epoxy based elastomer, organic rubbery material, polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, or other polymer material. The semiconductor wafer is singulated into semiconductor die. The semiconductor die is mounted to a carrier. A molding compound is formed around the semiconductor die. The protective layer provides stress relief for the semiconductor die. The protective layer is removed from the semiconductor die. The protective layer can provide a thermal dissipation, in which case it is made with metal or polymer-based material with a filler such as alumina, zinc oxide, silicon dioxide, silver, aluminum, and aluminum nitride. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078835 | Device for discharging liquid from a tank and method for emptying the residue from a line section - The invention relates to a device for discharging liquid from a tank, having a line section which is formed on a tank-side end region for a fluid connection with the tank and which line section comprises a discharge opening on a discharge-side end region lying opposite the tank-side end region, a feed unit for gas which is provided on the line section and via which gas can be introduced into the line section, a line shut-off valve for shutting off the line section and which is provided on the line section between the tank-side end region and the discharge-side end region, and a residue removal line which branches off at a branch-off from the line section and runs at a run-in back into the line section, whereby the branch-off is arranged between the tank-side end region and the line shut-off valve on the line section, and whereby the run-in is arranged between the line shut-off valve and the discharge-side end region. It is provided according to the invention that the feed unit for gas is designed to feed pressure gas into the line section. The invention further relates to a method for emptying the residue of a line section which can be carried out with the device according to the invention. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078836 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PASSING A MIXED VAPOUR AND LIQUID STREAM AND METHOD OF COOLING A HYDROCARBON STREAM - In a method and apparatus for passing a mixed vapour and liquid stream between a first heat exchanger ( | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078837 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMATION OF AN ENERGIZED OPHTHALMIC DEVICE - This invention discloses methods and apparatus for providing an ophthalmic lens with an Energy Source capable of powering a component included within the ophthalmic lens. In some embodiments, an ophthalmic lens is cast molded from a silicone hydrogel and a battery in encapsulated within the ophthalmic lens. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078838 | ENERGIZED MEDIA FOR AN OPHTHALMIC DEVICE - This invention discloses methods and apparatus for providing a media insert with an energy source to an ophthalmic lens. The energy source is capable of powering a component included within the ophthalmic lens. In some embodiments, an ophthalmic lens is cast molded from a silicone hydrogel and the component includes an electro-optical lens portion. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078839 | Pitch densification of carbon fiber preforms - A pitch densification process which is widely applicable in the densification of carbon fiber preforms and stabilized pitch fiber preforms. The process includes: (a.) introducing liquid pitch into a fibrous carbon preform; (b.) carbonizing the pitch-impregnated preform by heating it in the absence of oxidizing agents; and subsequently (c.) further densifying the carbonized pitch-impregnated preform. The pitch used for densification may be coal tar pitch, petroleum pitch, or synthetic pitch. The softening point of the pitch will normally range from 100° C. to 340° C., depending upon the properties to be imparted to the finished product. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078840 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - An apparatus for pressing resin on a shot region of a substrate and a mold to each other to form a resin pattern on the shot region, including: a mold chuck; an X-Y stage including a substrate chuck, the resin held by the substrate chuck and mold held by the mold chuck being pressed to each other in a Z-axis direction; a dispenser for dispensing the resin on the shot region; a scope for measuring, in an X-Y plane, a position of a substrate mark formed in each of a plurality of shot regions of the substrate held by the substrate chuck; and a reference mark formed on the X-Y stage. The X-Y stage has a moving range allowing the dispenser to dispense the resin on all shot regions of the substrate, and the position of the reference mark can be measured within the moving range of the X-Y stage. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078841 | METHOD FOR QUALITY SURVEILLANCE OF POWDERED PRESSED MATERIAL AND A ROTARY PRESS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method for quality surveillance of powdered press material for a rotary press, in which the press material is fed from a reservoir via a preferably vertical feed channel to a filling device, which continuously fills dies of a rotor with press material wherein to the feed channel and/or the filling device is assigned a microwave resonator with an analysis unit, which measures the moisture and/or the density and/or the size of the granules of the press material, and at least one press variable of the microwave resonator is used for changing a control variable of the rotary press. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078842 | FUEL TANK OPENING - Methods and apparatuses for blow molding a fuel tank with multiple concentric needles to form an opening in the fuel tank, and/or for calibrating the opening in the fuel tank as it cools. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078843 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COATING BIOMEDICAL WIRES WITH INSULATIVE COATING - In one embodiment, a method of operating an extruder to coat biomedical wires with insulative material, comprises: feeding a length of biomedical wire through a tip of the extruder; providing extrudate, concurrently with the feeding, through an extruder die of the extruder, wherein the tip is adjustable relative to the extruder die; measuring a back pressure of extrudate behind the tip and extruder die multiple times for multiple locations of the tip relative to the extruder die; selecting a position for the tip relative to the extruder die in relation to a maximum back pressure value determined, in part, by the measuring. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078844 | NON-LETHAL MUNITIONS HAVING DENSIFIED MATERIALS - A non-lethal projectile having a nose component, a driving band adjacent the nose component and a body component wherein one or more of the projectile components comprises densified materials such as elastomers and foam that incorporate a dense filler material. The dense filler material is a heavy metal powder. The body component of the projectile includes a stabilizing component such as fins, drag stabilizing tails or streamers, or rifling bands for spin stabilization. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078845 | WRINKLE REDUCTION IN UNCURED COMPOSITE LAMINATES - Wrinkles are removed from fiber reinforced resin plies of an uncured composite layup by subjecting the wrinkles to vibration and pressure. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078846 | Particle Mitigation for Imprint Lithography - Particles may be present on substrates and/or templates during nano-lithographic imprinting. Particles may be mitigated and/or removed using localized removal techniques and/or imprinting techniques as described. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078847 | FLEXIBLE SILICONE CABLE SYSTEM INTEGRATED WITH SNAP WASHER - The present invention is comprised of a system and method to fabricate custom shaped flat silicone encased cable assemblies. The cable assemblies can include various numbers and types of multiple individual flexible systems for example communication cables, optic fibers, junction devices, tubing and electrical conductors arranged into a shaped grouping. The custom shaping allows for very precise cable routing. The silicone encasement maintains the custom shape and provides protection against contamination. The result is a single silicone encased flexible shaped cable for use in efficient space saving installations in the cable routing space available in a device or series of devices and can be customized for a wide range of applications. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078848 | SPINNERET AND METHOD OF SPINNING FIBER - Disclosed is a spinneret and a method of spinning. The spinneret includes a first pore configured for extruding a first component of a multi-component fiber, a second pore configured for extruding a second component of the multi-component fiber, and a thermal insulator positioned between the first pore and the second pore and configured for preventing heat from the first component from damaging the second component. The first component and the second component have incompatible thermal resistance. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078849 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THERMOPLASTIC RESIN FILM - The present invention provides a process for producing a thermoplastic resin film, comprising: a feeding step of feeding a molten resin containing a thermoplastic resin from a feeding device; a heating step of heating the molten resin from a discharge opening of the feeding device to a nip portion between a first compression surface and a second compression surface that are included in a compression apparatus by using a heating apparatus; and a film formation step of continuously compressing the heated molten resin between the first compression surface and the second compression surface to form a film, wherein a pressure applied to the molten resin by the compression apparatus is between 20 MPa or more and 500 MPa or less. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078850 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THERMOPLASTIC RESIN FILM - A process for producing a thermoplastic resin film, the process comprises the feeding step of feeding a molten resin containing a thermoplastic resin from a feeding device; and the film formation step of continuously compressing the molten resin between a first compression surface and a second compression surface that are included in a compression apparatus to form a film; wherein a shielding member which shields the molten resin from a flow of external air prevents the molten resin from being affected by a flow of external air at least from a discharge opening of the feeding device to the nip portion between the first compression surface and the second compression surface, and the pressure applied to the molten resin by the compression apparatus is between 20 MPa or more and 500 MPa or less. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078851 | PROCESS FOR MAKING UNIFORM HIGH STRENGTH YARNS AND FIBROUS SHEETS - Methods for preparation of high strength yarns having superior yarn-to-yarn uniformity of denier, tenacity and tensile modulus and uniform unidirectional fibrous sheets. Ballistic composites prepared from these yarns and fibrous sheets have improved uniformity of ballistic resistance. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078852 | Retardation film producing method - Dope is cast onto a casting drum to form a casting film. The casting film is cooled on the casting drum to be hardened. The casting film containing a large amount of solvent is peeled as a film from the casting drum. The film is dried in a tenter. Concretely, the film is dried until the residual amount of solvent becomes 60 mass %. Thereafter, the film is further dried by blowing gas at a temperature of at most 105° C. toward the film until the residual amount of solvent becomes 10 mass %. A glass transition temperature of cellulose acylate in the film in which a residual amount of solvent is 10 mass % is denoted by Tg (° C.). The film is subjected to a width increasing process while the temperature of the film is within a range between Tg+10° C. or more and Tg+60° C. or less to obtain a retardation film. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078853 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING STUDLESS TIRE - The method of manufacturing a studless tire according to the present invention includes a first step, a second step and a third step. In the first step, a kneaded substance is obtained by kneading a composite rubber component containing mineral oil-extended butadiene rubber and a compounding ingredient excluding sulfur and a vulcanization accelerator. In the second step, an unvulcanized rubber composition is obtained by kneading the kneaded substance while adding sulfur and a vulcanization accelerator thereto. In the third step, the unvulcanized rubber composition is vulcanized in a mold for a tire tread under pressurization and/or heating. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078854 | Nanotemplate arbitrary-imprint lithography - In a method for imprinting a layer of material, a nanotemplate is impressed into a material layer, and the nanotemplate is maintained impressed in the material layer until a geometric trench corresponding to geometry of the nanotemplate is formed in the layer, and the nanotemplate is then removed from the material layer. A nanotemplate geometric trench is repeatedly formed in the material layer by nanotemplate impressions in the layer, until a final desired imprint pattern is produced in the layer. Each nanotemplate geometric trench is characterized by an extent that is a fraction of an extent of the final desired imprint pattern. The material layer is maintained in a condition for accepting nanotemplate impressions continuously throughout the nanotemplate impression repetition. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078855 | METHODS FOR FABRICATING LARGE AREA NANOIMPRINT MOLDS - This invention relates to the fabrication of large area nanoimprint molds having complex patterns with minimal or no use of direct-writing, such as electron beam lithography, ion, laser beam, or mechanical beam lithography. This can be accomplished by forming a pattern of simple nanoscale features and converting the simple features into more complex nanoscale features by a process comprising shadow deposition. The process may also include steps of uniform deposition, etching and smoothing depending on the shape of the complex features. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078856 | Method and Apparatus for Debossing a Silicone Bracelet - A method and apparatus for debossing a silicone bracelet. The method utilizes an apparatus that includes two opposing press members, with each press member including one or more ridges that form a groove for receiving printing blocks bearing symbols, such as letters of the alphabet, insignia or punctuation to form a customized message for debossing onto a silicone bracelet. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078857 | DIODE-LASER MARKER WITH ONE-AXIS SCANNING MIRROR MOUNTED ON A TRANSLATABLE CARRIAGE - Apparatus for marking a bitmap image on tape includes a source of a modulatable laser-beam. The beam is directed to an oscillating mirror on a carriage translatable across the width direction of the tape. The oscillating mirror directs the beam to a focusing lens mounted on the carriage. The focusing lens is arranged to focus the beam to a focal-spot on the tape. As the carriage is translated, the focal-spot is swept reciprocally in a wave-like path across the tape. Modulation of the beam is arranged such that pixels of a plurality of rows of the bitmap image are printed in one traverse of the carriage. The tape is advanced incrementally and repeated traverses of the carriage are made to complete printing of the bitmap image. Light from the laser can be delivered to the oscillating mirror via an optical fiber. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078858 | MOLD STRUCTURE, AND IMPRINT METHOD AND MAGNETIC TRANSFER METHOD USING THE SAME - A mold structure including a disc-shaped base material; a concavo-convex pattern formed on one surface of the base material; and a member extendable and contractible by an external force. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078859 | METHOD FOR DRYING HONEYCOMB FORMED ARTICLE - There is provided a method for drying a honeycomb formed article | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078860 | IMPRINT METHOD - An imprint method includes applying a light curable resin on a substrate to be processed, the substrate including first and second regions on which the light curable resin is applied, contacting an imprint mold with the light curable resin, curing the light curable resin by irradiating the light curable resin with light passing through the imprint mold, generating gas by performing a predetermined process to the light curable resin applied on a region of the substrate, the region including at least the first region, wherein an amount of gas generated from the light curable resin applied on the first region is larger than an amount of gas generated from the light curable resin of the second region, and forming a pattern by separating the imprint mold from the light curable resin after the gas being generated. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078861 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BLOW MOLDING CONTAINERS - The invention relates to a method and a device for blow moulding containers. According to the invention, a preform consisting of a thermoplastic material is drawn out by a drawing bar after thermal conditioning inside a blow mould and is shaped into the container by a blowing pressure. The default positioning for the drawing bar is effected by an electromechanical drawing bar drive. A mechanical coupling device translates the rotational movement of a motor shaft of a servo motor into a lifting movement of the drawing bar. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078862 | LANCE DUCT FOR VACUUM TREATMENT SYSTEMS - For the metallurgical treatment of steel melts, a lance ( | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078863 | ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE ISOLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vibration isolation assembly for an aerodynamic object comprises a viscoelastic inner layer disposed on the aerodynamic object and being configured to attenuate vibration. The vibration isolation assembly further comprises a rigid or stiff outer layer disposed on an inner layer. The vibration isolation assembly may attenuate the transmission of aerodynamically-induced vibration to components contained or mounted to the aerodynamic object. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078864 | USE OF MAGNETS TO PROVIDE RESILIENCE - The clamp-unit is arranged in class-1 double-lever configuration. The levers carry a pair of jaws at one end, and magnets at the other end. The magnets are arranged in repulsive pairs, whereby the magnets urge the jaws together. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078865 | Sheet clamping apparatus - The present invention discloses a sheet clamping apparatus for a reticle, a wafer, a glass substrate, a LCD panel et al. The apparatus comprises a pair of brackets, each bracket having at least one cam groove thereon for defining a movement route by two opposing sides of the cam groove, and one end of each bracket being joined with a connecting frame. One end of a clamping arm is joined with each cam groove, and the other end of the clamping arm is clamping the sheet (ex: a reticle, a wafer, a glass substrate, a LCD panel et al.). The characteristic of the sheet clamping apparatus is that: on the other end of each clamping arm is formed with a clamping head with recess, and at least a pair of rollers are disposed on the recess of clamping head for stably clamping the reticle or a semiconductor component stored in the pod. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078866 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE COMPENSATION OF GEOMETRICAL ERRORS IN MACHINING MACHINERY - A method of measuring the forces that arise in a processing machine when processing is carried out and compensating geometrical errors caused by these forces, where a workpiece holder ( | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078867 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a substrate processing apparatus which can inhibit the occurrence of spots, such as watermarks, by reducing the remaining of the liquid that has been used for liquid treatment, inhibit the turn-over of the wafer, and improve throughput. In the disclosed substrate processing apparatus including a carrying means for carrying a semiconductor wafer W while vertically holding the wafer, a wafer boat (a carrying means) includes lower holders holding the bottom portion of the wafer, and a couple of left/right upper holders for holding the bottom outer edges of the wafer when the wafer is turned over. The lower holder includes a holding groove part and a turn-over prevention groove part, which are integrally formed with each other. The holding groove part includes holding grooves directly holding the bottom portion of the wafer, and the turn-over prevention groove part is disposed adjacent to the holding groove part and includes turn-over prevention grooves for holding the wafer when the holding of the wafer by the holding grooves has been released. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078868 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus capable of reliably superposing a sheet to be buffered and a following sheet in a manner displaced by an allowable displacement amount, thereby making it possible to suppress generation of misalignment. A sheet discharged from an image forming apparatus is temporarily held back, and a following sheet is superposed on the held-back sheet in a state displaced in a conveying direction. A length in the conveying direction of the sheet to be held back and a length in the conveying direction of a sheet bundle of the superposed sheets are measured. A displacement amount provided between the superposed sheets, computed as a difference between the measured length of the sheet and the measured length of the sheet bundle, is adjusted such that the displacement amount becomes a target displacement amount. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078869 | PRINTER - In the state that a preceding sheet awaits at an awaiting position, a pair of conveying rollers are separated from each other, and the front end of a subsequent sheet sent out from a main conveying path passes the gap between the pair of conveying rollers. Based on a configuration that the distance from the trailing end of the subsequent sheet in the conveying direction to the pair of conveying rollers becomes equal to that from the front end of the preceding sheet to the pair of conveying rollers, the preceding sheet and subsequent sheet are sandwiched by the pair of conveying rollers so as to be conveyed in a first direction, thereby making the sheets into a state that the sheets are put on each other. Thereafter, the sheets are conveyed in a second direction by the pair of conveying rollers, so as to be discharged into discharging unit. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078870 | MEDIA ADVANCE CALIBRATION - A method of calibrating a media advance in a printer includes providing a mask to specify a printing configuration of a calibration target; forming a media feed calibration target on the print media by: i. printing the calibration target on a print media using an array of the marking elements, ii. advancing the print media by a media advance amount, iii. printing the calibration target on the print media using the array of the marking elements; iv. advancing the print media by the previous media advance amount plus an offset amount, and v. repeating steps iii. and iv. until the media feed calibration target is complete; measuring the optical reflectance of the media feed calibration target as a function of position along the media feed calibration target; identifying a position along the media feed calibration target corresponding to the location at which a maximum in the optical reflectance occurs; and comparing the location at which a maximum in the optical reflectance occurs to a predetermined location of the media feed calibration target to calibrate media advance in the printer. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078871 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS COMPRISING SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE - A sheet conveying device includes a feed tray including a bottom plate configured to hold a sheet, a feed roller configured to feed the sheet in a first direction from the feed tray to a first conveying path, and a pressing member configured to press the sheet in the feed tray against the bottom plate of the feed tray. The pressing member includes a contact portion configured to contact the sheet in the feed tray, and a first guide positioned at a downstream end of the pressing member in the first direction. The first guide extends between the downstream end and the contact portion obliquely with respect to the bottom plate, such that a distance between the bottom plate and the first guide increases along the first direction. The first guide is positioned upstream of the feed roller in the first direction. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078872 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE, AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS WITH THE SHEET FEEDING DEVICE - A sheet feeding device includes an inner guide member and an outer guide member that define a sheet feeding path therebetween. The sheet feeding device also includes an engaging member positioned adjacent to one of the inner guide member and the outer guide member, and a receiving portion positioned at the other one of the inner guide member and the outer guide member. The engaging member moves between an engaged position to engage the receiving portion and a disengaged position to disengage from the receiving portion. The inner guide member is selectively connected to the outer guide member via the engaging member and the receiving portion. When the engaging member contacts the sheet in the sheet feeding path, the engaging member is in the disengaged position, and when the engaging member is separated from the sheet in the sheet feeding path, the engaging member is in the engaged position. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078873 | SINGULATING SHEET FEEDER - A singulating sheet feeder includes a deck for slidably supporting a plurality of sheets and a drive system for moving the sheets along the deck. The drive system includes a drive element for engaging a lowermost sheet to move the sheets into a shingled arrangement. The sheet feeder further includes a transport element for transporting the lowermost sheet away from the plurality of sheets and a separator element proximate to the transport element including a substantially planar surface for engaging leading edges of subsequent sheets to retard motion of the subsequent sheets as the lowermost sheet is transported, wherein the substantially planar surface is disposed at an acute angle to the deck. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078874 | DOCUMENT FEEDER, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A document feeder to reverse a document by conveying the document to a reverse path. The document feeder includes a conveyance roller to convey the document, a reverse roller provided along a conveyance path of the document conveyed by the conveyance roller to convey the document to the reverse path by changing a direction of conveyance of the document, and a reverse roller control unit to control the reverse roller to correct skew of the document. The reverse roller control unit controls the reverse roller to correct the skew of the document by striking the document conveyed by the conveyance roller against a nip formed between the reverse roller and a roller provided opposite the reverse roller to temporarily bend the document. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078875 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet cassette includes a cassette main body, an intermediate plate, a pressure spring, and a first rear end restriction member provided slidably along a sheet feeding direction and restricting a rear end of a sheet. The sheet cassette also includes a second rear end restriction member provided slidably in the first rear end restriction member along the sheet feeding direction and restricting the rear end of the sheet. The first rear end restriction member includes a first height restriction portion restricting a height of a sheet of a predetermined size loaded in the cassette main body to a first height. The second rear end restriction member includes a second height restriction portion restricting a height of a sheet of a size smaller than the predetermined size loaded in the cassette main body to a second height smaller than the first height. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078876 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR SEPARATING OF MAGNETIC AND NON-MAGNETIC BLANKS PLACED IN A STACK - The invention relates to a method and a device to separate blanks form each other in a stack by that at least one separating unit is brought into contact with one or more of the edges of the blank stack. The separating unit comprises a separating arm having a narrow teeth provided blade, which moves first horizontally until a tooth grasps the uppermost blank, whereupon the arm having the narrow teeth provided blade controllably moves upwards and lifts one blank edge. An air knife, which acts towards the side of the blank stack in a direct connection to the point of application of the teeth provided blade, can give one or several air thrusts when the blade is starting its controlled movement upwards and is urging like an wedge in under a slit under the uppermost blank of the blank stack, an eventual existing vacuum between the blanks being disappeared at the same time as the uppermost blank of the blank stack receives a lifting force by the air cushion, created. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078877 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus, including: a recording head configured to record an image on a recording medium; a conveying mechanism disposed so as to face the recording head and configured to convey the recording medium in a medium conveyance direction that is substantially horizontal; a retaining portion disposed configured to hold and retain the recording medium on which the image has been recorded by the recording head, such that the recording medium is held and retained in a substantially horizontal posture; and a medium receiving portion to which the recording medium on which the image has been recorded by the recording head is discharged, wherein the recording head, the retaining portion, and the medium receiving portion are arranged in a vertical direction. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078878 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CART - The sheet processing apparatus is provided with: an apparatus main body that performs processing for a sheet; a sheet stacker on which a sheet transported from the apparatus main body is stacked in a first state where the sheet stacker is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane, and that is downwardly movable; and a moving-down unit that moves the sheet stacker down. The sheet stacker is provided so as to be detachable from the apparatus main body, and so as to change posture from the first state to a second state where the sheet stacker is less inclined relative to the first state. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078879 | APPARATUS FOR ALTERING THE ORIENTATION AND/OR DIRECTION OF SHEET MATERIAL IN MAILPIECE FABRICATION SYSTEMS - An apparatus is provided for altering the spatial orientation and/or direction of sheet material. The apparatus includes an input deck for receiving sheet material along an input feed path, an output deck for forwarding sheet material along an output feed path, and an orbit nip roller assembly disposed adjacent to and aligned with the input and output decks. The orbit nip roller assembly includes a primary and secondary roller defining a roller nip which lies substantially parallel to the input and output feed paths. The secondary roller is adapted to be bi-directionally displaced in an arc about the periphery of the primary roller such that the roller nip orbits the primary roller from a first radial position to a second radial position. In the first radial position, the roller nip is adapted to accept sheet material from the input deck at a substantially right angle relative to the input feed path and, in the second radial position, the roller nip is adapted to dispense sheet material to the output deck at a substantially right angle relative to the output feed path. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078880 | ALIGNMENT/REGISTRATION AND CONVEYANCE APPARATUS - An apparatus for registering sheet material while being conveyed along a feed path including: (i) a conveyance deck for conveying sheet material along a support surface, (ii) a registration member defining an abutment surface operative to align an edge of the sheet material as the sheet material is conveyed along the support surface of the conveyance deck, and (iii) a drive mechanism disposed adjacent to the registration member and along the conveyance deck. The drive mechanism includes a flexible belt disposed about and supported by at least two rolling elements, and a means for driving the flexible belt about the rolling elements. The flexible belt includes a twisted section defining a plurality of spiral edge segments operative to (i) frictionally engage a surface of the sheet material to urge the sheet material against the abutment surface and (ii) convey the sheet material along the conveyance deck. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078881 | AUTOMATIC SHEET TRANSPORTING APPARATUS, AND AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT SCANNING APPARATUS WITH THE AUTOMATIC SHEET TRANSPORTING APPARATUS - An automatic sheet transporting apparatus includes a transporting unit with a discharge roller, the transporting unit discharge a sheet onto a discharge tray configured that support discharged sheets in a stack. A discharge guide, positioned on an upstream side of the discharge tray in a sheet discharging direction, guides a subsequent sheet transported by the transporting unit to a position between the discharge tray and a bottom surface of a previously discharged sheet in the stack. The discharge tray includes at least one rotating member that rotates when the discharge guide guides the subsequent sheet between the discharge tray and the bottom surface of the previously discharged sheet in the stack. The frictional resistance applied to the subsequent sheet is reduced to increase the number of sheets that can be stacked in the discharge tray. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078882 | Sheet Feeder and Document Scanning Device Provided with the Same - A sheet feeder includes a feed tray receiving sheets, a catch tray receiving the sheets ejected thereon, a feeding mechanism conveying the sheets from the feed tray to the catch tray, an ejection mode switching mechanism switching an ejection mode between a first mode in which the sheets are sequentially ejected on a stack of sheets already ejected and a second mode in which the sheets are sequentially ejected and inserted under a stack of sheets already ejected, an ejection detecting sensor detecting a sheet ejected on the catch tray, and a controller configured to, in response to an instruction to start feeding the sheets, forbid driving the feeding mechanism when determining that the ejection mode is set to the second mode and determining with the ejection detecting sensor that a sheet is on the catch tray. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078883 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An apparatus that creates a print product including a plurality of constituent parts to make a printing result, the apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine information indicating a discharge unit-number of copies, which is smaller than the designated number of print copies and equal to or larger than 2 copies, when the print product is printed by a plurality number of copies, and a control unit configured to control a printing sequence, so that printing is performed using the determined discharge unit-number of copies as a unit and using the constituent part as a unit in the unit of the discharge unit-number of copies. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078884 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE INCLUDING OUTER COVER AND JAM COVER LINKED TO THE OUTER COVER - An image forming device includes a casing formed with an opening, a pivot member pivotably disposed in the casing so as to be selectively opened and closed, a cover disposed outward of the pivot member, a lock mechanism that maintains a closed state of the pivot member, and a link mechanism. When a first force is applied on the cover to open the cover beyond a predetermined angle, the link mechanism transmits the first force as a second force to the pivot member. The second force is in an opening direction of the pivot member. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078885 | MULTIPLAYER DICE GAME AND METHOD THEREOF - One embodiment of a dice game may include a plurality of dice and a plurality of stones. The dice may include a first set, a second set and a third set that may be rolled in a round of the dice game by a player of a plurality of players. Total values for the first set and the second set may be computed from the rolled dice. The third set may be used to determine an order of playing the dice game by the players. At least one stone of the plurality of stones may be assigned to each of the players. Total values of the first set and the second set may determine a score of the player in the round. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078886 | SEQUENCE NUMBER PUZZLE GAME - The player attempts to solve the puzzle by filling in the empty spaces with numbers completing the sequence of numbers of the predetermined grid. The player can advance the sequence of numbers horizontally across the squares on the playing board to an adjacent unblocked square, or skip one or more square in the same row. The player can also advance the sequence of numbers diagonally up or down, or skip one or more squares on the diagonal. The puzzle is completed by filling all empty squares sequentially (in ascending order) while adhering to predefined limitations on number placement. Prefilled squares, previously empty but subsequently filled squares, and blocked squares on the board cannot be skipped over to advance the sequence of numbers either horizontally or diagonally. The game ends when all the empty squares on the puzzle have been filled. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078887 | TRAVEL GAME - A toy play set for containing at least one predetermined board game includes a generally elongated body having a hollow interior, first and second opposing longitudinal ends, and a generally curved side wall extending around the hollow interior between the first and second ends. The first and second ends and side wall generally surround the hollow interior in a closed configuration of the body. The body has an open configuration in which the hollow interior is at least partially accessible. A playing surface is operably engaged with the body and is configured to play the predetermined board game. The playing surface is shaped and sized to enable the playing surface to be completely stored within the hollow interior of the body with the body in the closed configuration. The playing surface is accessible at least with the body in the open configuration for playing of the predetermined board game. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078888 | Tri board game - A board game device having a plurality of tri-squares, four corners and a diagonally arranged border row of eight tri-squares of a conspicuous hue extending between two corners of the board and dividing the board into two triangular sections, with a plurality of parallel rows with the center row thereof perpendicular to the border row, having a contrasting hue on different sides of the border, with proximal and distal ends thereof forming player positions at the other corner wherein each game piece has at least a tetrahedron first body member. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078889 | THREE OR MORE PLAYER CHESS GAME - The present invention provides an apparatus for playing chess with more than two players. The apparatus implemented for playing chess with more than two players according to the invention includes a game board having a plurality of hexagonal playing spaces contiguously disposed thereon, the game board having setup areas where players position their playing pieces prior to the start of a match. In addition the apparatus includes the hexagonal playing spaces having three different designations, the hexagonal playing spaces designations being alternatively arranged such that no two adjacent hexagonal playing spaces are the same. Furthermore, the hexagonal playing spaces being present on the game board in a predetermined number. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078890 | BIDIRECTIONAL BOARD GAME AND METHOD FOR PLAYING THE SAME - A bidirectional board game includes a playing board, and a plurality of playing pieces. The playing board has a matrix of squares defined by horizontal lines and vertical lines configured on a surface of the playing board. The squares are allocated in two regions identified for the two players, respectively. Each square allocated to both of the players includes a diagonal line. The playing pieces are divided into two distinguishable families each controlled by one of the two players. Each family includes a sovereign piece and a plurality of numeral pieces indicating a numeral | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078891 | Tile to game card replication game - A method of playing a game that includes a plurality of tiles that are marked with either a number, a letter, or a pictorial symbol of different color. Each player aims to replicate a sequence on identical game cards with allocated, swapped, and chosen tiles, using multi-color sets within chosen sequence. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078892 | Methods And Devices For A Game Of Chance - A game of chance played with a dealer usually representing the house or the casino, 2 or more players, a specially marked game interface, three specially marked dice, and multiple rounds of betting. This invention allows for the dealer to participate in the game as a risk-bearing participant, and invites any interested players or non-players to place side bets on each roll outcome. Viewed as two games played simultaneously, the primary game engages the actual players who are bound to continue playing and betting until the throw outcome, TA (or tA occuring in conjunction with the player rolling the dice having placed one or more chips on tA on the Combo Bets section of the board) ends the game. The secondary or bonus game allows current players to become involved but also engages non-players who can become involved at any time throughout the duration of the game so long as their “side bet” is placed prior to each throw of the dice, with their release from the secondary or bonus game at the end of each throw. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078893 | ACTIVE RETRACTABLE SEAL FOR TURBOMACHINERY AND RELATED METHOD - An active retractable seal assembly is configured for use between a rotating component and a stationary component of turbo machinery is disclosed. The seal assembly includes a seal mounted to the stationary component. The seal is movable towards and away from the rotating component between a respective closed position and an open position as a function of pressure drop across the seal. The seal includes an active seal segment, a non-active seal segment, and a fluid by-pass circuit. The fluid by-pass circuit is configured for directing fluid around the active seal segment to reduce pressure drop across the active seal segment thereby resulting in the active seal segment moving towards an open position under the action of one or more biasing devices while maintaining the non-active seal segment in a closed position. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078894 | SEALING APPARATUS OF WAFER CARRIER AND SEALING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a sealing apparatus of a wafer carrier and a sealing method, and the wafer carrier is comprised of a wafer container and a cover, and includes a latch unit for integrally latch the wafer container and the cover. The wafer container has an open distal portion disposed on a surface of wafer container, and the sealing apparatus is installed between the open distal portion and the cover. The sealing apparatus includes an air intake/outtake valve and an air inflation sealing unit coupled to the air intake/outtake valve, and the air intake/outtake valve performs an air inflation to expand the air inflation sealing unit, and the wafer container and the cover are elastically latched after the inflation and the expansion of the air inflation sealing unit to achieve the sealing effect. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078895 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE PLUGGING OF SERVICES IN CONDUITS - A plug for a tubular service entrance of a conduit, wherein the plug includes a core body having a central hollow channel extending from a first end to second end of the core body; at least one flexible fin extending radially outwardly from the core body and having an outer diameter greater than the inner diameter of the tubular service entrance so that the plug is adapted to fit tightly into the tubular service entrance, and wherein the at least one flexible fin is deformable to adapt to the shape of the service entrance and apply a lateral force against the inner diameter of the service entrance. A plug dispensing magazine for storing and dispensing service entrance plugs to be service entrances of a conduit prior to installation of a liner in the conduit and a method of sealing the service entrances. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078896 | FACE SEAL BREAK-IN COMPOUND - The present disclosure provides a vehicle assembly, such as a metal face seal, that includes a break-in lubricant compound. The assembly lubricant compound may reduce friction and scoring between contacting surfaces of the assembly, especially during the initial break-in of the assembly. During the initial break-in period, the compound may permit the contacting surfaces of the assembly to seat, or establish a pattern of surface mating, with limited wear and with limited material transfer or scoring. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078897 | MULTIPLE COMPONENT GASKET - A multiple component gasket includes at least one mounting body that is fused to at least one sealing body. The sealing body is softer than mounting body. The sealing body may be an EPDM with the mounting body being a polypropylene. The multiple component gasket is made by preheating the sealing body with an infrared heat lamp and then passing the sealing body over heated pressure roller. The mounting body portion is disposed against an opposing chill roller in a manner such that the two portions directly engage each other. Hot air is forced against the location where the two portions engage each other just before the two portions pass between the two rollers. The combination of the heat and the pressure fuses the sealing body to the mounting body. The resulting gasket fails at the tear strength of the sealing body. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078898 | STAGGERED PRESSURE ZONE COLLET ASSEMBLY - A collet assembly that holds two disks to be processed simultaneously uses alternating pressure zones to press against the inner diameter of the disks to hold them in place in a processing machine. While the disks to be processed are typically media disks, any type of disk processing can make use of the collet assembly of the present invention. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078899 | ADJUSTABLE THERMAL CONTACT BETWEEN AN ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK AND A HOT EDGE RING BY CLOCKING A COUPLING RING - A clockable device for use with an electrostatic chuck configured to hold a substrate in a plasma environment is disclosed. The clockable device comprises a first portion of the electrostatic chuck having at least one face with variable thermal contact areas located thereon. A second portion of the electrostatic chuck has at least one face with variable thermal contact areas located thereon. The at least one face of the second portion is configured to be placed in thermal contact with the at least one face of the first portion to control a thermal gradient across a face of the substrate. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078900 | Apparatus and method for maneuvering a snowboard - An apparatus and method for maneuvering a snowboard includes a removable strap that straps around a boot that attaches to a board. The removable strap includes an upper strap portion, a lower strap portion, and a securing strap portion. The securing strap portion is positioned under the boot and is attached to the lower strap portion. The lower strap portion is strapped to the boot and the upper strap portion is strapped above the lower strap portion. Attached to an outward facing section of the upper strap portion is a first handle which has a semi-rigid loop portion. By pulling the loop portion, an end section of the board may be maneuvered. Attached to an inward facing section of the lower strap portion is a second handle for assisting in stabilizing the board and used as leverage in pulling up into a standing position. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078901 | STACKABLE SHOPPING CART - The invention relates to a stackable shopping cart ( | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078902 | Protective Guards for Mounting an Identification Tag on a Shopping Carrier - A housing for mounting an identification tag to a shopping carrier is disclosed. An example housing includes a base for mounting the housing to the shopping carrier and a guard cover for protecting the identification tag. The guard cover includes a plurality of sidewalls extending from the base plate and a top wall extending between the sidewalls, the sidewalls and the top wall bounding an interior having an opening. The identification tag is mounted at least partially inside the interior of the guard cover. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078903 | SHOPPING CART WITH A SELF-CHARGING SYSTEM - A shopping cart is equipped with an electrical/electronic component(s), such as a shopping assistant, that is electrically powered by a rechargeable power supply. A system is provided for continuously recharging the power supply as the shopping cart is propelled by the customer. In one embodiment, the wheels of the shopping cart are linked to a potential energy storage component, such as a coil spring. The spring is wound with each movement of the shopping cart, regardless of the distance that the cart travels. When the coil spring has been wound to a pre-determined torque, the spring is released to drive an input to an electrical generator. Once the potential energy in the spring has been dissipated the winding cycle begins again. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078904 | Mobile Medical Wash Stations and Nurses' Stations - Disclosed are medical systems associated with mobile and/or emergency response capabilities. The mobile medical carts and cabinets of the present invention facilitate the activities of a nurse and/or other health care providers in remote (non-hospital) environments. The mobile medical units include a mobile medical wash station that provides a wash sink/faucet and counter top structure that allows health care provides to carry out their services in a hygienic manner. The unit provides as close to an in hospital wash station as possible on a mobile platform and includes external connections to an electrical power source and a pressurized water supply. The present invention further includes a mobile medical nurses' station that provides most if not all of the same functionality of a fixed nurses' station within a hospital. The units are each supported on mobile cart platforms that allow for easy movement and set-up in field locations. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078905 | CART MOVING MACHINE - A cart moving machine including a body portion, a movement assembly positioned on the body and including a power source coupled to a drive mechanism, the movement assembly being adapted to translate the machine relative to a surface, a hitch positioned on the body and adapted to engage a cart, a mast extending from the body and including a beacon positioned thereon, and a mast positioning mechanism, the mechanism adapted to allow the mast to be selectively positionable relative to the body between a protected position and an exposed position. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078906 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A suspension system for a wheeled conveyance includes a swing arm coupled to be pivotally mounted to a part of wheeled conveyance. The swing arm has one end thereof coupled to one end of an extensible biasing means and the other end of extensible biasing means configured to be coupled to a further part of wheeled conveyance. The other side of swing arm has a wheel mount for a wheel of wheeled conveyance. The swing arm having its pivot point between said one end and said other side of said swing arm. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078907 | CARGO CARRYING DEVICE - A cargo carrying device is provided that is portable device and capable of transporting a load across the ground. The cargo carrying device has frame and a first section connected to a second section by a hinge. A plurality of side support members are connected to the frame as well as an adjustable support member that permits the cargo carrying device to pivot from a first, or generally horizontal position, to a second raised or angled position. The cargo carrying device also has an adjustable handle, a removable axel and removable pair of wheels. The cargo carrying device is mounted to a saddle for attachment to a hitch of a vehicle. This arrangement provides the user with an adjustable and portable cargo carrying device. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078908 | STROLLER HAVING A SEAT BELT ATTACHMENT AND ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - The invention relates to a child transporter, especially a stroller, buggy or like carriage for children, having a seat surface and a back rest, a belt fastening and adjusting device being arranged in the front edge region of the seat surface. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078909 | Baby walker as walk helper - A baby walker which can also be used as a walk-helper. In this baby walker, a mobile frame with its rear side as an open-end is pivotally supported by foldable leg units supported on the upper end of a base. A support frame with its one end also as an open-end is so disposed that its open-end is oriented to the front end of the mobile frame. The support frame is positioned on the mobile frame by interlinking engagement such that an accommodation space is formed between the mobile frame and the support frame for the assembly with a seat frame. When the seat frame is removed first and the support frame is positioned on the mobile frame by interlinking engagement with the opened end of the support frame to be oriented to the rear end of the mobile frame, the baby walker is transformed to be a walk-helper. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078910 | Steering Device for a Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to a steering device for a vehicle, with at least one actuator which pivots at least one steerable vehicle wheel by a steering angle which can be stipulated by way of a steering angle transducer. According to the invention, the actuator has a wheel-side pivoted part and an axle-side pivoted part which can be turned around their axes of rotation to one another and that to set the steering angle of the vehicle wheel, the wheel-side pivoted part can be deflected in the turning of the two pivoted parts by the swivel angle (φ) relative to the axle-side pivoted part. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078911 | MULTI-LINK SUSPENSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUSPENDING WHEELS - A wheel suspension device for a vehicle includes a wheel supporting member rotatably supporting a wheel. The wheel supporting member is linked to a vehicle-body side by a first link and a second link, with the second link arranged substantially parallel to the first link in a vehicle width direction. The first link has a projecting portion, and at least one elastic linking portion links the projecting portion to the second link. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078912 | Bicycle Trailer - The bicycle trailer in accordance with an aspect of the present invention includes a carrying frame, two adjusting modules and two wheels. The carrying frame is adapted to hold objects. The adjusting modules mounted at two opposite sides of the carrying frame respectively. Each adjusting module includes a pivoting member pivotably coupled to an corner of the carrying frame, an adjusting member movably mounted on the carrying frame to move close to or away from the pivoting member and a connecting bar with two ends thereof respectively fixed to the adjusting member and one end of the pivoting member. The two wheels are coupled to the other ends of the pivoting members of the two adjusting modules respectively. Consequently, positions of the wheels relative to the carrying frame are adjustable through the adjusting modules, so that the bicycle trailer can be adapted as a baggage barrow when separated from a bicycle. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078913 | Scooter with driving mechanism - The present invention provides a scooter with driving mechanism comprising a scooter assembly and at least a driving mechanism, wherein the scooter assembly has a treadle and a rear wheel; the driving mechanism comprises a reset device and a transmission device, which has an irreversible transmission unit and a passively driven gear, wherein the passively driven gear is driven by the driving gear in meshed manner to drive the irreversible transmission unit in relay way, the irreversible transmission unit, which is connected to the rear wheel, is served to drive the rear wheel to rotate in single direction. Thus, by means of the treading and releasing actions with the treadle, the scooter can be driven smoothly with benefits in not only the risk of tumbling down accident being avoided but also the effects in energy-saving and environmental protection being achieved. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078914 | Storage and carrying rack - A storage and carrying rack for a military hitching apparatus. This carrying rack allows for the quick hitching and unhitching of various trailers, cannon, and other military equipment that are towed on wheels. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078915 | SKI BOOT BINDING HEELPIECE WITH MOVABLE BODY - Ski boot safety binding heelpiece able to occupy at least two positions, an open position and a closed position, in which latter it is suitable for the safe clamping of a ski boot for skiing purposes, the heelpiece comprising a movable body comprising a release spring to allow release of the boot by the opening of the heelpiece in the event of a force greater than a predetermined threshold, this body occupying two different positions in each of the two positions of the heelpiece, the body being movable relative to a carrier ( | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078916 | STROLLER CONNECTABLE WITH A CAR SEAT - A stroller includes a stroller frame having a pair of lateral members, a footrest disposed rotatably between the lateral members and having a coupling portion, and a locking device disposed between the footrest and the lateral members and operable to allow for an adjustment to an angle of the footrest with respect to the lateral members. The locking device includes an angle-limiting mechanism and an actuator operable to allow the footrest to be pivoted relative to the lateral members to a selected one of a first angular position and a second angular position. The angle-limiting mechanism locks the footrest at the selected one of the first and second angular positions when the actuator is released. When the footrest is disposed at the first angular position, the coupling portion of the footrest is engageable with a retaining member of a car seat. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078917 | Side impact crash detection system - A side impact crash sensor that operates in conjunction with displacement of a door outer panel of a vehicle door in the event of a side impact crash. The side impact crash sensor comprises a sensor housing coupled to a vehicle door member in a sectioned region of the door and a pendulum rotates around a rotating shaft secured to the sensor housing in the event of a side impact crash. The pendulum is conductive and is housed in a housing space of the sensor housing. The side impact crash sensor further comprises a detecting section including a conductive coil energized by an alternating current secured to the sensor housing. The detecting section detects a rotation operation mode of the pendulum on the basis of a change in impedance of a conductive coil which occurs in conjunction with a rotation operation of the pendulum. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078918 | HOUSING FIXING STRUCTURE - A housing fixing structure for fixing a hosing of an airbag control device to a supporting portion of a vehicle is provided. The airbag control device is provided with an impact detection device and configured to control an airbag based on information detected by the impact detection device. The housing includes a main body which accommodates the impact detection device and three fixing portions which are configured to be fixed to the supporting portion. The housing is provided with a contact portion which is configured to come into contact with the support portion. The contact portion is disposed within a triangular region which is defined by lines connecting center points of the fixing portions. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078919 | Airbag - An airbag includes a body cloth made of polyamide woven fabric and constituting a circumferential wall of the airbag. The body cloth includes on the inner surface a bond area having a coating layer of polyamide elastomer and to which a supplementary cloth made of polyamide woven fabric is bonded, an extended area having a same coating layer of polyamide elastomer as on the bond area, and an uncoated area that has no coating layer. The coating layer on the bond area is used as heat sealable adhesive that adheres the supplementary cloth to the body cloth whereas that on the extend area is arranged in such a manner as to be exposed to inflation gas upon airbag inflation so as to act as a protective membrane for preventing gas leakage. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078920 | Air bag door - A resin made air bag door includes a main portion having a welding face to be attached to an inner surface of a dashboard having a thickness of 2.0 mm or less at a welding area, by vibration welding, a plurality of welding ribs formed on the welding face in a vibrating direction of the vibration welding, and at least one bridging rib formed on the welding face of the main portion and extending in a direction crossing across the welding ribs. The plurality of welding ribs includes a welding portion to be melted at the time of vibration welding and a bonding portion to be bonded to the inner surface of the dashboard, remaining at the time of vibration welding. A width of a tip end of the bonding portion is equal to or less than 3 mm. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078921 | OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEM - System and method for protecting an occupant in a vehicle seat, through the use of an occupant protection system is disclosed, wherein the vehicle seat includes a backrest section and a seat section. The occupant protection system includes a first airbag assembly having a first inflatable airbag, wherein the first airbag assembly is containable within an airbag recess located within a vehicle roof portion. A second airbag assembly is included having a second inflatable airbag and a deployment location. The second airbag assembly is mounted to a frame that is integrated with the seat while being external to a seat cushion. The first inflatable airbag is configured to extend downward from the roof portion to below a passenger shoulder-thorax protection region while in an inflated state. The second inflatable airbag is configured to extend upward from the deployment location through a passenger pelvic-thorax protection region while in an inflated state. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078922 | Inflator bottle for combustible gas mixture - An inflator bottle adapted for controlled release of product gas to deploy an inflatable cushion and a method thereof is provided. The inflator bottle comprises a compartment filled with a combustible gas mixture having a partition that divides the compartment into a first region and a second region. Upon a crash event, an igniter on the inflator bottle ignites initiating combustion in the first region. Combustion propagates in the first region toward a nozzle building pressure in the first region sufficient to rupture a burst disk over the passage of the nozzle releasing product gas through the nozzle. The release of product gas through the nozzle draws combustible gas mixture from the second region flowing through the gas portal on the partition into the first region for combustion. The area of the gas portal between the regions is sized in relation to the size of the minimum area of the passage of the nozzle to supply the combustible gas mixture to the first region at a rate that maintains the flame front while preventing it from propagating out into the second region or out the nozzle until the remaining combustible gas mixture in the compartment is consumed. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078923 | Moving body receiving system - A receiving system is installed on a vehicle and feeds out, when actuated, a receiving holder portion from a waiting position to a receiving position where the receiving holder portion can receive a moving body. The receiving system includes a holder base which is fixed to a waiting position side of the receiving holder portion, a drive mechanism and a plastically deformable member. The drive mechanism is connected to the holder base and the receiving holder portion and receives, when actuated, a drive force transmitted from a drive source, so as to feed out the receiving holder portion from the waiting position to the receiving position. The plastically deformable member is formed as a separate element from the receiving holder portion and is arranged so as to be supported on the holder base and the receiving holder portion, whereby when the receiving holder portion which has been disposed in the receiving position moves towards the waiting position side, the plastically deformable member is plastically deformed so as to absorb the kinetic energy of the moving body. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078924 | PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG APPARATUS - A passenger seat airbag apparatus includes: an airbag which is housed in a folded state inside an instrument panel, and which inflates toward a passenger with a supply of gas during a frontal collision of a vehicle, and which has a vent hole that can be opened and closed; a tether whose first end is linked to a periphery of the vent hole in the airbag, and which closes the vent hole due to tension that is caused when the airbag inflates; an actuator which has a first hole that a second end of the tether is passed through, and which discontinues a linked state of the tether by cutting the tether if a predetermined condition is satisfied; and a protective member that is attached to the actuator so as to cover at least an edge portion of the first hole, and that is interposed between the edge portion and the tether. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078925 | VEHICLE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A vehicle supporting structure ( | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078926 | FRAME STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE AND VEHICLE - A frame structure for a vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a pair of occupant seats, and a center pipe. The vehicle body frame has a front-rear direction. The pair of occupant seats includes a driver's seat and a passenger seat and are arranged side by side in a vehicle width direction substantially orthogonal to the front-rear direction. The center pipe extends in the front-rear direction and is arranged substantially on a center line of a vehicle body so as to pass through positions between the driver's seat and the passenger seat in the vehicle body frame. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078927 | FENDER LINER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a fender liner attached to a motor vehicle wheel house. The fender liner includes a breathable base material layer produced by forming a fiber assembly into a shape along the wheel house and a protective layer made of waterproof material. The protective layer is superimposed on a surface of the base material layer that is opposite to a side facing the wheel house. The protective layer is provided with a plurality of through-holes that allow air to flow through the protective layer to the surface of the base material layer on which the protective layer is superimposed. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078928 | Page holding device for books with optional stand and reading light - An ultra-compact and lightweight page holding device that keeps a book in open position, which device is adjustable according to book size and has a detachable support attachment and detachable reading light. The page holding device also serves as a bookmarker holding the book firmly closed when in closed position. | 2010-04-01 |
