| 14th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
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| 20090084125 | REFRIGERATED MERCHANDISER SYSTEM - A refrigerated display case includes a heat exchanger with circuits that route secondary fluid in a counterflow direction with respect to the airflow through the heat exchanger. At least one circuit directs secondary fluid from the entrance end to the exit end of the heat exchanger to exchange heat with air exiting the heat exchanger. The higher fluid temperature raises the air dry bulb and lowers the air relative humidity to improve the capability of the air to absorb moisture in the display case. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084126 | Atmosphere Handling System For Confined Volumes - An atmosphere handling system for use in a confined atmosphere is disclosed having an oxygen generator for generating oxygen from a stored release agent, an air conditioning system for cooling and re-circulating the air atmosphere, a desiccant module for filtering and removing moisture from the atmosphere and a power and operations system for powering and controlling the system. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084127 | Air Conditioner - In a drain water discharging method for force-feeding drain water via a drain pump, clogging of a drain piping is prevented by controlling the drain pump. An air conditioner has a drain pan for collecting drain water that is dropped from a heat exchanger, a drain pump for discharging the drain water in the drain pan, and a DC motor for driving the drain pump. The DC motor for driving the drain pump is controlled to increase its rotating speed when a rotary torque of the DC motor is increased. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084128 | Door for a Refrigerating Device - A door for a refrigerating unit is provided that includes a door leaf hinged to a body of the refrigerating unit and a decorative element that is superimposed on the door leaf in such a way as to be adjustable in position. The decorative element has a central cutout, through which a central region of the door leaf is exposed. A groove open towards this central region is formed on the door leaf in order to accommodate a profile element which conceals a gap between door leaf and decorative element. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084129 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A heat exchanger including a plurality of first refrigerant tubes, and a plurality of second refrigerant tubes separated from the plurality of first refrigerant tubes in an air flow direction. Further, a diameter of a respective refrigerant tube of the plurality of first refrigerant tubes is smaller than a diameter of a respective refrigerant tube of the plurality of second refrigerant tubes. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084130 | OIL-RETURNING DEVICE AND ACCUMULATOR - The present invention provides an oil-returning device and a accumulator, the oil-returning device including an outlet pipe and a filtering component, the outlet pipe having an bent arc portion which is provided with a positioning hole, the filtering component including a filtering screen and a filtering screen base with an oil-returning orifice, and being fixedly installed in the positioning hole, wherein an effective cross section area Sn of an inner space of the outlet pipe at a position where the filtering component is installed is in a range of 50%˜90% of an original effective cross section area S | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084131 | Air Conditioning Units with Modular Heat Exchangers, Inventories, Buildings, and Methods - Air conditioning units, methods of manufacturing, inventories, and buildings wherein certain heat exchanger modules are combined to make air conditioning units. In some embodiments, different combinations of different size modules are used to produce air conditioning units having different capacities wherein some identical modules are used in different size units. Various heat exchanger assemblies include spacers between modules, bends formed after modules are assembled into heat exchanger assemblies, attachment rails at the ends of the modules, inactive multi-tubes at the top and bottom of the modules, copper tubing between aluminum modules to facilitate field replacement of individual modules, name plates that attach between modules, attachment clips or spacers that snap attach to the modules, or a combination thereof, as examples. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084132 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS - A method for liquefying natural gas using the pressure energy of the natural gas, wherein flash vapor from natural gas depressurization is employed in a refrigeration cycle for subcooling high pressure natural gas prior to flashing. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084133 | CONDENSER REBOILER SYSTEM - A condenser reboiler system located within a bottom region of a low pressure column of a double column arrangement that is used in an air separation system to separate air. The condenser reboiler system incorporates first and second heat exchangers of the down-flow type that are situated in a side-by-side relationship and with the first heat exchanger being shorter than the second heat exchanger so that the first heat exchanger will remain functional after a shut-down of the air separation system when the second heat exchanger(s) are not capable of operating due to liquid dumping into a sump region of the low pressure column. The side-by-side relationship allows the column to be fabricated without excessive height. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084134 | Jewelry ring and method for the production thereof - The present invention generally relates to a jewelry ring ( | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084135 | Slide for omega necklace - The slide for an Omega necklace has an ornamental front face and a catch attached to a rear face thereof. The slide has loops that an Omega necklace chain can slide through. The catch is preferably in the form of a | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084136 | MOLDING DIE FOR MOLDING GLASS AND METHOD OF REPAIRING THE SAME - The present invention provides a molding die for molding glass, which includes a base member, on which a first buffer layer and a protective film are provided in order. The first buffer layer is made of titanium or any material which is easily attacked by a first attack solution. The first attack solution includes hydrofluoric acid. The protective film is made of platinum-iridium alloy, iridium-rhenium alloy, tantalum-ruthenium alloy, molybdenum-ruthenium alloy, molybdenum-rhenium alloy, or molybdenum-hafnium alloy. The method of repairing the molding die includes using the first attack solution to remove the first buffer layer that causes no damage on the base member, and then operating a sputtering process to build a new first buffer layer and a new protective layer on the base member. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084137 | VISIBLE POLARIZING GLASS AND PROCESS - The invention is directed to a silver-containing polarizing boroaluminosilicate glass composition that has been doped with a noble metal selected from the group consisting of Pt, Pd, Os, Ir, Rh and Ru, including mixtures thereof, to nucleate and precipitate silver ions to silver metal without the need for a reducing atmosphere step. The invention is further directed to a method for making the glass composition of the invention. Using the composition and method of the invention, one can prepare a glass having a selected null transmission range. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084138 | METHOD FOR BENDING A GLASS SHEET AND APPARATUS FOR BENDING A GLASS SHEET - The present invention relates to a method or an apparatus for bending a plate-like material such as a glass sheet for a side window having a double-curved surface for automobiles wherein the positioning of support frame and forming mold is performed with high precision. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084139 | HEATING GLASSMAKING MATERIALS WITH RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER - Heat in a stream of combustion products obtained from a glassmelting furnace heated by oxy-fuel combustion is passed to incoming glassmaking materials in a heat exchanger without requiring reduction of the temperature of the stream yet without causing softening of the glassmaking material. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084140 | GLASS FURNACE FLUE GAS TO HEAT GLASSMAKING MATERIAL AND OXIDANT - Heat in a stream of combustion products obtained from a glassmelting furnace heated by oxy-fuel combustion is passed to incoming glassmaking materials in a heat exchanger without requiring reduction of the temperature of the stream yet without causing softening of the glassmaking material. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084141 | Single Mode Optical Fiber and Manufacturing Method Therefor - An optical fiber is formed by performing vapor phase deposition of SiO | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084142 | KNITTING TOOL ARRANGEMENT AND KNITTING TOOL - Knitting tool arrangement, knitting tool and method of forming the knitting tool arrangement that includes a tool holder having several parallel grooves and several knitting tools, in which each knitting tool includes a working end and a holding area that is removably positioned in one of the several grooves. At least one filling element is located between adjacent knitting tools and is arranged between the holding area and the working end. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084143 | Knitting tool for a knitting machine - A knitting tool for a bar ( | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084144 | Method and Apparatus for Securing a Watthour Meter Box - A locking bracket and a lock housing wherein the locking bracket generally comprises a clamping member and a fastening lever that attaches to a wall of a meter box base. The lock housing generally comprises a unitary member with a perpendicular flange. The meter box lid is secured to the meter box base when the locking bracket is secured to the side wall and used in combination with the lock housing and a locking shaft. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084145 | Electric steering lock device - An electric steering lock device of the invention includes: a rotating body (worm wheel) that is driven by a motor to rotate in an unlocking direction and a locking direction; a first cam section and a second cam section provided in the worm wheel; a lock member that follows the first cam section to be displaced between a lock position and an unlock position; and a lever member that follows the second cam section and that is positioned, when the lock member is positioned at the unlock position, at a waiting position at which the lock member is allowed to move and that is positioned, when the lock member is moved to the lock position, at a retention position at which the lock member is blocked from moving to the unlock position. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084146 | Electric steering lock device - An electric steering lock device includes an operation relay for operating an electric motor, a pair of switching relays for switching the rotating direction of the electric motor, and diodes for energizing each relay connected to a port of a control unit respectively. A steering shaft is unlocked by providing the operation relay in an ON status to allow the electric motor to displace the locking rod in the unlocking direction. The steering shaft is locked by providing the operation relay and the pair of switching relays in an ON status respectively to allow the electric motor to displace the steering rod in the locking direction. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084147 | ELECTRIC LOCK DEVICE - An electric lock device which can be used suitably regardless of an operation mode of a thumb-turn. In the electric lock device, components to be placed at a peripheral part of the thumb-turn are miniaturized by separating a control device and an electric power supply, which require a comparatively large space, from a thumb-turn cover. The electric lock device includes a cover device internally having a motor and a thumb-turn cover, a control device internally having a control part, and a power supply part built-in the control device for supplying power to the control device and the motor. Therefore, the cover device can be more compactified than that of a conventional electric lock device in which the control part and the power supply part are integrally placed with the thumb-turn cover and the motor. The cover device can be attached proximity to a thumb-turn without being protruded from a door. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084148 | TREATMENT OF ORGANIC MATTER SLUDGES - A process for treating an organic matter sludge includes, in a mixing stage, mixing an organic matter sludge and particulate sterilized organic matter, to form an organic matter mixture. This mixture is dried in a drying stage to obtain a homogeneous particulate organic product. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084149 | Process for the Production of Urea-Comprising Particles - Process for the production of urea-comprising particles, wherein the urea-comprising particles are produced in a pelletizer, comprising a feeding device, a belt and a device to remove the formed pellets from the belt, by feeding a urea-comprising liquid to the feeding device from which droplets of the urea-comprising liquid are dosed to the belt, whereon the urea-comprising droplets solidify and cool to a temperature of ≦55° C., whereafter the formed urea-comprising particles are removed from the belt. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084150 | CIRCULAR-SHAPING DEVICE FOR A ROTATING PART, ESPECIALLY AN EXHAUST HOUSING OF A TURBO ENGINE - A circular-shaping device for a rotating part ( | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084151 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SEAMLESS STAINLESS STEEL PIPE - A process for producing seamless pipes which comprises conducting a piercing rolling step, a elongating rolling step using a mandrel bar, and a sizing rolling step and subsequently conducting a product heat treatment. In the process, when the carbon-equivalent weight, namely the sum of the weight of graphite in the lubricant and the carbon content in the organic binder, per unit area of the lubricant adhering to the mandrel bar surface in the above-mentioned step of elongating rolling is expressed by C (g/m | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084152 | DUCTMAKING APPARATUS - A ductmaking apparatus bends a metal web to form a duct blank having a lock seam with male and female portions. Prior to shearing off the duct blank, the apparatus bends the web to form a lock tab that secures the lock seam during subsequent handling of the duct blank. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084153 | Method for Applying a Coolant - There is described a method for applying a coolant to a rolled product and/or to at least one cylinder of a roll stand provided with a rolling gap. During the method the following steps can occur: determining a total cooling rate applicable according to the effective power in the rolling gap, determining the cooling rate for several areas according to a flatness distribution determined b a flatness measuring system, wherein the difference in the cooling rate is determined by comparing the totality of the thus determined cooling rates with a predetermined total cooling rate and is used for determining the components of an additional cooling rate for the areas taking into account the top and lower limits of the cooling rate thereof. Said procedure is repeated in such a way that the coolant differences remain above a predefinable value. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084154 | SPLINE MEMBER MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - A spline member manufacturing apparatus includes a shaving punch, a shaving die, a spline punch, and a stripper. The stripper supports a first surface of a base plate portion and an outer circumferential surface of a boss portion. The shaving punch is advanced relatively, while a material and the stripper are being pressed so that cutout portions are formed in an outer circumference portion of the base plate portion by the shaving punch and the shaving die. The shaving punch is further advanced relatively while the outer circumferential surface of the base plate portion is held by the shaving die, so that a spline portion is formed by inserting the spline punch along the inner circumferential surface of the boss portion. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084155 | Method to Form Pin Having Void Reducing Pin Head and Flattening Head to Perform the Method - A method of forming a pin adapted to be used in a PGA joint, and a flattening head used to perform the method. The method includes: providing a pin blank; and forming a pin head by coining an end of the pin blank using a flattening head thereby forming the pin, the pin having a pin stem and the pin head attached to the pin stem, the flattening head being shaped to impart a topography to an underside surface to the pin head that is non-smooth during coining, the topography being adapted to allow gases to escape from a pin-attach solder disposed adjacent to the underside surface. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084156 | METHOD FOR MEASURING OXYGEN AMOUNT IN HERMETICALLY SEALED CONTAINER AND PIERCING DEVICE FOR HERMETICALLY SEALED CONTAINER USED THEREFORE - An object is to offer a method that can efficiently measure the oxygen content of both the headspace and fluid within a hermetically sealed container by taking advantage of the characteristics of a fluorescent-type oxygen concentration meter. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084157 | SYSTEM FOR THE ONLINE MEASUREMENT OF VOLATILE AND SEMI-VOLATILE COMPOUNDS AND USE THEREOF - A system and method of measuring volatile and semi-volatile reduced organic compound content and volatile and semi-volatile oxidized organic compound content in a sample, using a dual detection system is provided. The method comprises introducing the sample into a semi-permeable membrane introduction interface, sweeping permeate from the membrane introduction interface with a sweep gas, splitting the permeate into a first stream and a second stream, essentially simultaneously detecting volatile and semi-volatile reduced organic compounds and oxidized and semi-volatile organic compounds with a flame ionization detector and an electron capture detector, and computing differences in detector signals, thereby measuring volatile and semi-volatile reduced organic content and volatile and semi-volatile oxidized organic compound content in the sample. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084158 | GAS MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A gas measuring device for measuring a presence of a target gas in a fluid medium includes a sensor having a sensing element and a heating element being configured to heat the sensing element to a predetermined operating temperature. The sensing element is responsive to the target gas such that at least one electrical property of the sensing element varies based on a presence of the target gas, and the electrical property of the sensing element is measured by the gas measuring device. The gas measuring device also includes a control circuit having a heating element controller connected to, and measuring an electrical property of, the heating element. The control circuit also includes a heater power supply supplying power to the heating element, wherein the heating element controller is connected to, and controls the operation of, the heater power supply based on the measurement of the electrical property of the heating element. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084159 | High-Performance Flexible Hydrogen Sensors - Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are decorated with metal nanoparticles to form high-performance flexible hydrogen sensors. The special process to form the high-performance flexible hydrogen sensors can combine a dry transfer printing technique and modification of SWNTs with palladium (Pd) nanoparticles to provide high-performance hydrogen sensors with excellent mechanical flexibility on plastic substrates. Two approaches can be used to decorate the SWNTs. One is physical deposition, such as electron beam evaporation (EBE) and the other is electrochemical deposition which can selectively grow palladium nanoparticles on the surface of the SWNTs, resulting in significantly decreasing the use of palladium. Preferably, the Pd nanoparticles are deposed on the SWNTs in a discontinuous arrangement so that the Pd nanoparticles are spaced away from each other to form individual discontinuous Pd nanoparticles rather a continuous Pd film. Advantageously, the SWNTs are arranged with substantial semiconducting pathways. Desirably, the high-performance flexible hydrogen sensors have an excellent response and recovery time, provide superior sensitivity for detecting hydrogen, and are bendable to conform to the contours of other structures. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084160 | GAS MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A gas measuring device for measuring a presence of a target gas in a fluid medium includes a sensor case defining a sensor cavity extending from an open end of the sensor case, wherein the fluid medium flows into the sensor cavity through the open end. A sensor is positioned within the sensor cavity for sensing the presence of the target gas, wherein the sensor has a sensing element on one side of the sensor, and the sensing element is positioned within the sensor cavity such that the sensing element faces away from the open end. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084161 | HYDROGEN SENSOR - The invention relates to a hydrogen sensor with a radiation source, by means of which electromagnetic radiation is radiated onto a sensor medium, wherein the sensor medium has a transmission coefficient that varies as a function of the concentration of hydrogen in the environment of the sensor medium, and with a detector that detects at least a portion of the radiation transported through the sensor medium. The hydrogen sensor according to the invention is characterized by the fact that a reflector is provided that reflects the radiation transmitted through the sensor medium back to the sensor medium. The hydrogen sensor according to the invention is further characterized by the fact that the sensor medium incorporates clusters containing or consisting of a palladium alloy, yttrium, scandium, at least one lanthanide, at least one actinoide, tungsten oxide and/or vanadium oxide, and/or a mixture or compound of these materials. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084162 | CHEMICAL SENSOR - The application relates to a chemical sensor device comprising a substrate ( | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084163 | AMBIENT-TEMPERATURE GAS SENSOR - The invention provides a novel method for the fabrication of nanomaterials, especially nanostructures arranged on a substrate with nanoparticles deposited thereon. The methods of the present invention can be used to fabricate a novel ambient-temperature gas sensor that is capable of detecting a variety of specific gasses over a range of concentrations. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084164 | FILTER MONITOR-FLOW METER COMBINATION SENSOR - A method for monitoring a filter installed in a fluid system. The steps include providing a reference region in the fluid system, the region including a chamber having a known volume and releasing a fluid from the chamber configured to flow through the reference region. The method further includes measuring pressure and temperature values at predetermined locations at predetermined time intervals and determining filter permeability values in response to measured pressure and temperature values. The method further includes comparing the filter permeability values to predetermined filter permeability values. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084165 | NOZZLE TESTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method for testing the integrity of welds used to secure a nozzle to a vessel and the like comprises forming a sealed space within the nozzle by providing a blind against the flange and a sealing plate within the vessel and filling the space with a pressurizing fluid. The sealing plate is not biased against the flange. As such, the method of the invention simulates normally occurring axial expansion stresses within the nozzle thereby providing a more accurate test. The apparatus of the invention comprises a blind flange for sealing the flange face and a back plate for positioning against the inner surface of the vessel. The apparatus includes a biasing means for urging the back plate against the vessel wall. In one embodiment, the biasing means includes a front plate located outside of the vessel and connected to the back plate. In another embodiment, the biasing means comprises a plurality of magnets for engaging the vessel wall. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084166 | Sensors comprising a chelated metal ion linker layer - Embodiments of sensors according to the invention include a substrate having an activated dielectric surface; a metal ion chelate layer on the activated dielectric surface; and a bifunctional layer on a surface of said metal ion chelate layer, where the bifunctional layer includes bifunctional molecules that have a metal ion affinity moiety; and a ligand attachment moiety. Ligands are located at one or more positions on the surface of the bifunctional layer in certain embodiments. Aspects of the invention further include methods of making the sensors, as well as kits for practicing the methods. Further aspects of the invention include methods of using the sensors, e.g., in analyte detection applications. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084167 | FLUID PROBE - A device for measuring the properties of a fluid, a method of manufacture, and a method of operation is described. The device includes a body region, a first flexible element and a second flexible element. Each flexible element has a first end and a second end, the first end being fixedly located on the body region. Each flexible element is moveable from at least a first respective configuration to a second respective configuration via bending of the element. The first flexible element includes an actuating portion arranged to move the flexible element between the first configuration and the second configuration. The second flexible element includes an integral movement sensor for sensing movement of the flexible element. The first flexible element is coupled to the second flexible element at a position distant from the body region. Only the actuating portion of the first flexible element is operable to move the first and second flexible elements. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084168 | PROTOCOL FOR CHARACTERIZING ROCK, METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING ROCK HARDNESS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A protocol for characterizing a rock is provided. The protocol includes a crushing operation, wherein a test column of the rock in granular form is subjected to a compressive force orientated parallel to the axis of the column. The protocol further includes a measurement operation, wherein the amount by which the axial length of the test column is reduced through the application of the force is measured. The protocol yet further includes a calculation operation, wherein a characteristic of the rock is calculated using the product of the force applied and the amount by which the length of the test column is reduced through the application of the force. A method for characterizing the hardness of a subject rock is also provided. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084169 | WAFER BOW METROLOGY ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS THEREOF - An arrangement for quantifying a wafer bow. The arrangement is positioned within a plasma processing system is provided. The arrangement includes a support mechanism for holding a wafer. The arrangement also includes a first set of sensors, which is configured to collect a first set of measurement data for a plurality of data points on the wafer. The first set of measurement data indicates a minimum gap between the first set of sensors and the wafer. The first set of sensors is positioned in a first location, which is outside of a set of process modules of the plasma processing system. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084170 | Systems and Methods for Performing Cooling Airflow Analysis of Gas Turbine Engine Components - Systems and methods for performing cooling airflow analysis of gas turbine engine components are provided. In this regard, a representative system includes an airflow insert operative to form a seal with a component, the airflow insert having a main portion and a removable sacrificial portion, the sacrificial portion being sized and shaped to engage the component, the main portion having a cavity sized and shaped to removably receive the sacrificial portion, the main portion being sized and shaped to form a seal about the sacrificial portion and a corresponding portion of the component. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084171 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE QUALITY OF AN OIL CHANGE AND CONDITION OF ENGINE OIL FROM AN OIL CHANGE - A device and method for measuring the quality of a vehicle oil change and the condition of oil obtained during an oil change is provided which includes an oil measurement compartment and at least one coolant sensor. The oil measurement compartment includes a conductivity sensor including a pair of horizontal parallel wires and a pair of vertical parallel wires which are capable of measuring the quantity, temperature, and conductivity of the drained oil. The coolant sensor is comprised of a hydrophilic material in contact with a permanent surface comprised of two spaced apart metal wires or traces. The coolant sensor measures the viscosity, coolant concentration, and overall condition of the oil. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084172 | Diagnostic method and apparatus for gas sensor - A gas sensor diagnostic method includes the steps of counting the reversal number of times that a target air-fuel ratio for an air-fuel mixture to be supplied to an internal combustion engine reverses from a rich side to a lean side or from the lean side to the rich side through a specific air-fuel ratio defined as a boundary of the rich and lean sides; obtaining a detection signal of gas sensor at constant time intervals during a diagnosis period between a timing when the count for the reversal number is started and a timing when the reversal number reaches a predetermined number; calculating a first moderated signal by applying a first moderation calculation to the detection signal, and a second moderated signal by applying a second moderation calculation to the detection signal; calculating a deviation between the first and second moderated signals; and determining whether the gas sensor is in the abnormal state on the basis of the deviation obtained during the diagnosis period. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084173 | Automated lost load response system - An automated lost load response system for work machines is disclosed. The response system has a first sensor situated to detect the contour of the road surface forward of a first machine, and a second sensor situated to detect the contour of the road surface rearward of the first machine. Each of the first and second sensors generates a signal corresponding to its detection of the contour of the road surface. The response system also has a controller that is in communication with both sensors. The controller is configured to provide a load loss warning based on the signals. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084174 | Method for Assigning a Tire Pressure Monitoring System After Driving Interruptions and Device and System for Measuring Air Pressure in a Vehicle Tire - A method for assigning a position of a tire, having a tire sensor, on a vehicle, includes transmitting, with the sensor, a signal including at least an identification number of the sensor following activation by a signal from an LF antenna connected to an evaluation unit. At a system start time, the evaluation unit first initiates an initialization including determination of the position of each tire having a sensor. The evaluation unit stores the identification number of each sensor together with the determined position of the tire having the sensor, before switching into a normal operating mode in which tire data, for example air pressure, is monitored by the sensors, with the position and preferably assignment of the sensor to a specific LF antenna, being stored in the sensor and kept available for retrieval. A device and a system for measuring air pressure in a vehicle tire are also provided. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084175 | SPECTROSCOPIC PH MEASUREMENT USING OPTIMIZED MIXTURES OF REAGENTS TO EXTEND MEASUREMENT RANGE - An indicator mixture that allows pH measurement over a broader range of pH or to a higher accuracy than available using conventional spectroscopic techniques. In particular, the mixture of the present invention is comprised of two or more reagents such that when combined, the reagent mixture is capable of either detecting: (1) a pH range broader or more accurate than that the reagents individually, or (2) pH more accurately than the reagents individually. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the mixture. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084176 | Formation Evaluation Using Estimated Borehole Tool Position - Caliper measurements made during rotation of an imager on a logging string are processed to estimate the location of the imager, and size and shape of the borehole. A piecewise elliptical fitting procedure may be used. These estimates may be used to correct measurements made by a standoff-sensitive formation evaluation sensor such as a neutron porosity tool. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b). | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084177 | THERMAL FLOW MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A thermal flow measurement system includes at least first and second sensors for detecting heat loss due to fluid flowing in a conduit. The first and second sensors are spaced a predetermined distance apart. An electronics subsystem is responsive to the at least first and second sensors and configured to receive input signals from the first and second sensors including direct current and alternating current components, and to output alternating current signals for determination of flow velocity of the fluid. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084178 | NON-INVASIVE FLUID DENSITY AND VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT - The noninvasively measurement of the density and viscosity of static or flowing fluids in a section of pipe such that the pipe performs as the sensing apparatus, is described. Measurement of a suitable structural vibration resonance frequency of the pipe and the width of this resonance permits the density and viscosity to be determined, respectively. The viscosity may also be measured by monitoring the decay in time of a vibration resonance in the pipe. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084179 | Measuring rings - A set of six measuring rings each one comprising of a single piece of non flexible material. A set of six measuring rings each one to be used for measuring prepared food products. A set of six measuring rings to be used as a guide to correct serving sizes for food according to the recommendations set forth by the United States Food and Drug Administration and the American Diabetes Association. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084180 | OSCILLATION DRIVER CIRCUIT, OSCILLATION DRIVER DEVICE, PHYSICAL QUANTITY MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT, PHYSICAL QUANTITY MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT - An oscillation driver circuit that drives a physical quantity transducer includes a one-input/two-output comparator. The one-input/two-output comparator includes a shared differential section that compares a voltage signal input from a drive current/voltage conversion amplifier circuit with a given voltage, a first output section that receives a signal output from the differential section, variably adjusts a voltage amplitude of the received signal, and outputs the resulting signal, and a second output section that receives the signal output from the differential section, and outputs a synchronous detection reference signal of which the voltage amplitude is fixed. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084181 | INTEGRALLY FABRICATED MICROMACHINE AND LOGIC ELEMENTS - Embodiments of the invention are related to micromachine structures. In one embodiment, a micromachine structure comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, and a sensing element. The sensing element is mechanically movable and is disposed intermediate the first and second electrodes and adapted to oscillate between the first and second electrodes. Further, the sensing element comprises a FinFET structure having a height and a width, the height being greater than the width. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084182 | MICROMECHANICAL SENSOR ELEMENT - A micromechanical sensor element ( | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084183 | SLIP RING POSITIVE Z FORCE LIQUID ISOLATION FIXTURE PERMITTING ZERO NET FORCE ON WORKPIECE - Apparatus for Scanning Acoustic Microscopy (SAM) of a semiconductor device including a substrate with an acoustic probe, The substrate has upper and lower surfaces. A sealed lower space provides an environment surrounding the lower surface. An upper ring structure formed above the upper surface includes an upper sealing ring in contact with the upper surface, with the upper sealing structure and the seal forming a dam for retaining the acoustic transmission fluid above the upper surface. A fixture base retains a lower sealing ring in contact with the lower surface surrounding the lower surface. An acoustic scanning probe positioned confronting the upper surface of the semiconductor device extending into the acoustic transmission fluid retained in contact with the upper surface. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084184 | Inspection device and method for inspection - Device for ultrasonic inspection of a wall of a pipeline that encloses a fluidum. The device is arranged to be moveable along a device axis through the pipeline along a longitudinal direction of the pipeline. The device is provided with electronic means, a body, a transmitting transducer and at least two receiving transducers, mutually spaced apart in a first transducer array along an array direction that is directed substantially parallel to the device axis. The electronic means are arranged to operate the transmitting transducer for transmitting a first ultrasonic signal to propagate through the fluidum to reach the wall, and to operate the at least two receiving transducers for receiving a second ultrasonic signal, which originates from the first ultrasonic signal after it is modified by the wall, according to a tandem method. The at least two receiving transducers are operated for receiving substantially simultaneously. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084185 | ELECTROMAGNETIC ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER WITH CROSS-TALK ELIMINATION - The electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) transducer disclosed herein is useful for the non-destructive analysis of objects. The transducer comprises a core having a winding and a coil disposed between the core and the object to be analyzed. One transducer can be used as a transmitter and another transducer as a receiver. Then selectively switching static magnetic field in either transmitter or receiver and processing data with and without static magnetic field allows for eliminating artifacts due to parasitic coupling between the transmitter/receiver pair. The switching of the static magnetic field can be implemented either by using electromagnet or a pair of permanent magnets where magnetization of one permanent magnet is reversed to provide cancellation of the static magnetic field. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084186 | SENSOR ARRANGEMENT - A sensor arrangement for detecting objects, includes an ultrasonic sensor and an optical sensor integrated into the ultrasonic sensor. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084187 | Non-Synchronous Vibrational Excitation of Turbine Blades Using a Rotating Excitation Structure - A method of measuring vibration in a bladed rotor structure with a vibration monitor. The vibration monitor includes a sensor for sensing passage of the sensor targets on radially outer portions of the blade structure, and the sensor generates signals corresponding to target passing events. An excitation structure is provided including at least one air jet for providing an excitation force to the blade structure. The blade structure is rotated about an axis of rotation and the air jet is driven in a circular path about the axis of rotation at a different rotational speed to apply a non-synchronous excitation force to the blade structure. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084188 | Frame crack detection method - A method for detecting a crack in a frame is disclosed. The method includes sensing with a first pressure sensor a first pressure within a first sealed cavity. The first sealed cavity is interior to a first structure of the frame. Additionally, the method includes detecting a first change in the sensed first pressure. The method also includes determining preliminarily that a crack has formed in the first structure based on the detected change in the sensed first pressure. In addition, the method includes determining a criticality of the crack. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084189 | Measuring mechanical properties - Methods of determining the mechanical properties of a sample include applying a first pressure condition to a first portion of the sample and applying a second pressure condition to the second portion of the sample, the second pressure condition being different than the first pressure condition. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084190 | Bending-detection apparatus - A bending-detection apparatus includes a sheet-shaped substrate having flexibility and a bending-detection mechanism including a sensor which measures a potential difference to detect bending deformations of the substrate and two bending-detection sections which are arranged on a surface of the substrate at different areas respectively. Each of the bending-detection sections has a piezoelectric layer provided on a surface of the substrate; plurality of first electrodes which are conducted with each other and each of which extends on a surface of the piezoelectric layer along a direction; a plurality of second electrodes which are arranged alternately with the plurality of first electrodes. An electrode-extending direction in which the first and second electrodes extend is different between the two bending-detection sections. Consequently, a bending-detection apparatus capable of detecting bending deformations in the substrate in various directions is provided. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084191 | Pressure detector and method of manufacturing the same - In a manufacturing method of a pressure detector, a first member that includes a sensing portion for outputting an electric signal in accordance with a pressure, a second member that includes a pressure-receiving diaphragm, and a pressure transmission member are prepared. The pressure transmission member is disposed between the sensing portion and the pressure-receiving diaphragm and the first member and the second member are welded in a state where the pressure is applied from the pressure-receiving diaphragm to the sensing portion through the pressure transmission member. One of the first member and the second member are strained so that a preliminary load, which is applied from the pressure-receiving diaphragm to the sensing portion through the pressure transmission member in a state where no external pressure is applied to the pressure-receiving diaphragm, meets a predetermined value. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084192 | HYDRAULICS MANAGEMENT FOR BOUNDED IMPLEMENTS - A method of allocating hydraulic fluid between actuators in a machine accepts a first command to provide a first requested fluid flow to a first actuator, wherein the first actuator is a bounded actuator such as a steering actuator, and a second command to provide a second requested fluid flow to a second actuator. The system adjusts the first and second commands to produce adjusted first and second commands corresponding to adjusted first and second fluid flows, such that the sum of the adjusted first and second fluid flows is less than or equal to a maximum available flow and the adjusted first fluid flow meets or exceeds the lesser of the first requested fluid flow and a threshold curve that is a function of engine speed or other variable. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084193 | Apparatus for measuring an exhaust gas recirculation flow of an internal combustion engine - In an apparatus for measuring an exhaust gas recirculation flow through an exhaust gas recirculation line of an internal combustion engine, the exhaust gas recirculation line has a constriction region and a flange structure integrally formed therewith, said communication line extending from the constriction region to the flange structure on which a differential pressure sensor is disposed and being formed into the wall of the exhaust gas recirculation line so as to be in communication with the differential pressure sensor mounted on the flange structure for determining the exhaust gas flow through the recirculation line. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084194 | Coriolis dosing system for filling gas cylinders - In a system including a gas source, a target cylinder for receiving gas, a conduit for carrying gas, and a valve for controlling the flow of gas, a method of dosing the target cylinder with gas is disclosed. The method comprises the step of calculating a mass flow rate for dosing the conduit and the target cylinder. The valve is biased to an open position to permit gas to flow through the conduit and into the target cylinder. The mass flow rate and the cumulative mass of gas flowing through the conduit are measured using a mass flow meter. The valve is biased to maintain the measured mass flow rate of gas flowing through the conduit substantially equivalent to the calculated mass flow rate. The valve is biased to a closed position once the measured cumulative mass of gas is substantially equivalent to the pre-determined mass of gas. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084195 | Straight Tube Type Coriolis Flowmeter for Tertiary Mode Vibration With Elastic Connection Member and Pedestal - A straight tube type Coriolis flowmeter ( | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084196 | Flexural pivot for micro-sensors - A micro-sensor is provided with a fixed reference frame and an elastic pivot. The elastic pivot has at least two co-axial segments of pivot and is coupled to the fixed reference frame. The elastic pivot has a neutral axis that is a central line of the pivot. A moveable body is coupled to the elastic pivot and the reference frame. The moveable body and the reference frame share a reference surface. The moveable body extends between the two co-axial segments to provide that for a rotation of the moveable body about the pivot the moveable body approaches the reference surface at a first side, and recedes from the reference surface from an opposite side to provide an opening gap and a closing gap. The neutral axis is below the reference surface. At least a first gauge is configured to detect tilt about the elastic pivot and measure separation of the moveable body and the reference frame at the reference surface. The gauge provides a measurement of the opening and closing of the opening and closing gaps. Inputs to be measured cause the moveable body to rotate about the pivot and strain the gauge. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084197 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING A SENSOR - A sensor has a body having a tapered locking surface, and engages in a component with a mounting surface having a complementary taper to the tapered locking surface of the body. The body is positioned on the component with the tapered locking surface aligned with the mounting surface, and an axial force is applied to the body to drive the tapered locking surface into engagement with the complementary taper of the mounting surface. The body is then fixed relative to the component by swaging outwards a skirt on the body into engagement with a lower surface of the component. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084198 | Atmospheric sampling apparatus with flexible line and probe - Arrangements for withdrawing carefully controlled samples from an active flue gas source are disclosed. A testing assembly is provided for connection to downstream processing equipment to obtain a sample from a gas stream. Included is a probe, a flexible sample line and a coupler joining the probe and the flexible sample line. At least one externally controlled or self-regulating heating cable is put in heating communication with the flexible line. A receptacle engaging the coupler is also provided for positioning the probe with respect to the flue gas source. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084199 | Quick-change sorbent trap module and method - A quick-change probe, cartridge and method of their use are provided for obtaining a sample from a gas stream. A cartridge containing a sample insert is removably inserted within a hollow channel of an outer housing. The sample insert, removably received within the cartridge, has a first end with a gas inlet and a second end for connection to downstream processing equipment. A externally controlled or self-regulating heating cable, thermal sensor and a thermal insulator are disposed within the probe. The sample insert may be withdrawn from the cartridge, or the cartridge with the sample insert included, may be withdrawn from the probe. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084200 | EXHAUST GAS DILUTION DEVICE - An exhaust gas dilution device | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084201 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTION, DETECTION, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF VAPORS FROM EXPLOSIVES, TAGGANTS IN EXPLOSIVES, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, AND BIOHAZARDS - An improved method of extraction, detection, and characterization of a vapor from an explosive, a taggant in an explosive, a controlled substance, a biohazard, and mixtures thereof uses a new and improved SPME device for extraction and ion mobility spectrometry for detection and characterization. The new and improved SPME device has an increased capacity to sorb a target vapor. The increased sorption of vapor provides for more accurate detection by an ion mobility spectrometer. A SPME device having increased surface area may be exposed to an atmosphere in an enclosure containing a test object or a volume of gas that was in contact with the test object to allow for sorption of the target vapor and then introduced into an IMS for more accurate detection and characterization of the vapor due to the increased sorption of the vapor by the SPME device described herein. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084202 | Sample Trituration Vessel, Tool and Method Using The Same - There is provided a sample trituration vessel that even when the sample is relatively hard, enables triturating of the sample easily and with high efficiency. The sample trituration vessel comprises a tubular body ( | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084203 | Rotating machine - A rotating machine includes a receiving member having a base wall. A first cylinder module disposed above the receiving member includes a first cylinder body. Grappling hooks fixedly connecting with the first cylinder module are disposed below the first cylinder body. A second cylinder module mounted on a top surface of the base wall includes a second cylinder body. A rotating module includes a rotatable shaft rotationally settled in the base wall. A top end of the rotatable shaft engages with a salver below the grappling hooks. A gear wheel is located around the rotatable shaft and below the salver. A rack meshing with the gear wheel connects with the second cylinder body, and controlling switches are used for starting the first cylinder module and the second cylinder module. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084204 | MECHANISM FOR ADAPTIVE CONTOUR COMPLIANCE - An apparatus for inspecting samples that may include a curvature that varies from sample to sample comprises a scanning element, a feed mechanism, and a pivot mechanism. The scanning element transmits and receives a signal to and from the sample as the sample passes by, thereby building an image or profile of the sample. The feed mechanism includes a drive motor coupled to a series of pulleys and belts that form an open-ended chain. The pulleys rotate when driven by the drive motor and are coupled to an array of rollers that rotate as well to propel a inspection sample past the scanning element. The pivot mechanism includes a series of primary and secondary links that also form an open-ended chain. The primary links are coupled to the rollers and the combination pivots in unison to form an arc that matches the curvature of the sample in order to maintain a fixed distance between the sample and the scanning element. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084205 | Vehicle Powertrain Having Live Power Take-Off - A power take-off assembly for transmitting rotary power from the powertrain of a motor vehicle includes a torque converter for an automatic transmission and including an impeller shaft connected driveably to a power source, a housing having a opening through a wall of the housing, and a power takeoff gear secured to the impeller shaft, located in the housing, aligned with the opening, and supported for rotation about an axis. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084206 | Cam slider-returning mechanism - Disclosed a mechanism for returning a cam slider in a press tool to its original position after the slider has been slid in the direction of machining. The mechanism is made of an accommodation space portion, a resilient member withdrawably received in the space portion extending in the direction in which the cam slider moves, insertion holes formed on both sidewalls of the space portion near its rear end, and a lock plate subassembly capable of being inserted in the insertion holes. The accommodation space portion is formed in a lower portion of the cam slider or under the slider, and has rear and front surfaces being open. The insertion holes extend in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the space portion. The lock plate subassembly provides a cover over at least a part of the space portion and supports the rear end of the resilient member. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084207 | SPLIT SHAFT FOR HIGH POWER DIESEL ENGINE - An idler shaft assembly is disclosed suitable for internal combustion engines, such as the heavy duty engines. The assembly may transmit power between a crank shaft and a cam shaft. The assembly includes a hollow shaft which can be interference fit within a small idler gear, with a large idler being mounted on a shoulder of the small idler gear. Idler hubs on either side of the hollow shaft are centered with respect to the idler shaft and are held firmly in place by fasteners that extend through one of the hubs and the hollow shaft, and are threaded into the other hub. Lubrication may be provided by an internal reservoir formed in the hollow shaft, and oil passages in fluid communication with this reservoir that extend to journal bearings mounted between the idler hubs and the support structure for the overall assembly. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084208 | TRANSMISSION FOR VEHICLES - A shift position changing drive member for a transmission includes an arm member capable of turning around the axis of a shift spindle for drivingly turning a shift drum in response to the turning of the shift spindle wherein the shift drum is prevented from coming into a neutral position even if the shifting speed is stopped in midstream. A lost motion spring includes gripping portions gripping a pressing portion from both sides of a coil portion surrounding the shift spindle. An arm member of shift position changing drive member is provided with a pressure-receiving member which is gripped by both gripping portions in such a manner that when the turning member is turned, if, in response to the turning direction, the pressing portion abuts against one of the gripping portions for turning, the other of the gripping portions abuts against the pressure-receiving member. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084209 | TWIN CLUTCH TYPE SPEED-CHANGE APPARATUS - A twin clutch type speed-change apparatus applies a dog clutch to speed-change gears slid on a main shaft and a counter shaft for changing the number of speed-change steps. A twin clutch type speed-change apparatus includes a transmission having a plurality of gear pairs between a main shaft and a countershaft and a twin clutch. The rotational drive force of the engine is connected/disconnected between the transmission and the engine by the twin clutch. A dog clutch with dog teeth and a dog hole is applied between an axially slidably attached slidable gear and an axially non-slidably attached non-slidable gear to select an on gear pair for transmitting the rotational drive gear, from a plurality of gear pairs in the transmission. Rotational drive force is transmitted between the slidable gear slid by a shift fork and the coaxially adjacent non-slidable gear by engagement of the dog clutch. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084210 | TWIN CLUTCH SPEED-CHANGE APPARATUS - A twin clutch speed-change apparatus that can reduce shift shock includes a transmission with multiple gear pairs disposed between a main shaft and a countershaft. A twin clutch is provided on the main shaft, a rotational drive force from an engine being connected/disconnected between the transmission and the engine, a dog clutch is provided between an axially slidably attached slidable gear and an axially non-slidably attached non-slidable gear to select a gear pair, for transmitting a rotational drive force, from the multiple gear pairs. Dog teeth of the dog clutch include steps different in axial height from each other between a portion abutted against a lateral wall surface of a dog hole when the rotational drive force is transmitted by the dog clutch, and a portion abutted against a lateral wall surface of the dog hole when the rotational drive force is not transmitted by the dog clutch. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084211 | HYPOID GEAR DEVICE AND FINAL REDUCTION GEAR FOR VEHICLE - A hypoid gear device and a final reduction gear for a vehicle. The drive pinion ( | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084212 | SCREW DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a screw device capable of preventing occurrence of any elevation change at a joint between a ball return path of a circulation member and a loaded ball rolling groove of a nut. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084213 | Bracket for transporting and assembling an actuation system of a mechanical servo-assisted gearbox - A bracket for transporting and assembling an actuation system of a servo-assisted mechanical gearbox, which actuation system presents a plurality of reciprocally connected assemblies; the bracket presents a first part adapted to support a first assembly of the actuation system and at least a second part, which is adapted to support a second assembly of the actuation system and is movable with respect to the first part. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084214 | JOYSTICK TYPE SWITCH DEVICE - A joystick type switch device is provided that includes an operating shaft having an operating knob provided at one end, and a case supporting the operating shaft so that the operating shaft can move between a return position and a pushed-in position and tilt from a neutral position around a tilt center, it being possible to detect pushing of the operating shaft into the pushed-in position and tilting of the operating shaft from the neutral position into eight directions, wherein the operating shaft ( | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084215 | INDUSTRIAL ROBOT - An industrial robot for conveying a conveying object may include a hand having a mounting part, an articulated arm part having at least a hand holding arm which is extended and folded when the conveying object is conveyed, a main body part which turnably holds the articulated arm part, and a cam member which is provided in the hand holding arm and which is formed with a cam face with which the holding part is abutted and which is relatively turned with respect to the hand around a turning center of the hand with an extending and folding operation of the articulated arm part. The cam face is formed so that the holding part is retreated from the conveying object before the conveying object is conveyed and, when the conveying object is conveyed, the holding part is moved in a direction to hold the conveying object. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084216 | Multiaxis Counterbalance and Positioning System Using a Spatial Linkage - A spatial linkage including an inboard gimbal plate that provides a ground for the spatial linkage, an outboard gimbal plate, and three links that couple the outboard gimbal plate to the inboard gimbal plate. Each link has a longitudinal axis and two pivotal couplings disposed at opposite ends of the longitudinal axis. Each link is pivotally coupled to the outboard gimbal plate at a first end of the longitudinal axis and pivotally coupled to the inboard gimbal plate at a second end of the longitudinal axis opposite the first end. The pivotal couplings allow the outboard gimbal plate to move relative to the inboard gimbal plate and preventing relative rotation between the outboard gimbal plate and the inboard gimbal plate. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084217 | Support arm for a clamping and centering element of a gripper frame for holding three-dimensional components in the motor vehicle industry - A support arm for a clamping and/or centering element of a gripper frame for holding three-dimensional components includes an adjustment mechanism, such as a ball that can pivot or a cylindrical pin that slide and rotate, held in a clamping and release unit with clamping jaws that can be radially clamped and are configured as shells engaging on opposing halves of the ball or the cylindrical pin and whose separation distance can be set by a means of adjustment. A radially directed compression force can be applied to the clamping jaws by a ring-shaped hydraulic force generator that is arranged about the jaws. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084218 | Tilt steering column assembly for a vehicle - A tilt steering column assembly having a first housing defining at least one orifice disposed along a central axis and a second housing defining at least one hole disposed along the central axis is disclosed. A pin includes a body having a first end and a second end facing the first end to define a seam. A first tab extends outwardly from a segment of the first end and a second tab extends outwardly from a segment of the second end. The first tab abuts the second tab to define a portion of the seam with a remainder of the first and second ends being spaced from each other to define a gap and a remaining portion of the seam for providing a proper fit of the pin within the orifice and the hole by compensating for varying dimensions of at least one of the orifice and the hole. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084219 | Robotic manipulator - A controlled relative motion system that permits a controlled motion member, joined to a base member, to selectively move with respect to said base member having a base support, an output structure, and a plurality of securing links including a fixed length securing link that is rotatably connected at one end thereof to the base support and rotatably connected at an opposite end thereof to the output structure. Further included is a variable length securing link that is rotatably connected at one end thereof to the base support and rotatably connected at an opposite end thereof to the output structure and having a force distributor therewith that can be directed to vary a separation distance between said ends thereof by a force imparting member capable of directing the force distributor to vary the separation distance between the variable length securing link ends. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084220 | Dial Control Device - The present invention aims to provide a dial control device having a maneuverability of a control knob improved by making this in cylindrical shape and downsized by disposing another control knob installed within the first-mentioned cylindrical control knob. A dial control device comprising: a cylindrical control knob, a sun gear rotating integrally with said control knob for transmission of a driving force from said control knob, a planet gear interlocking with said sun gear, an internal gear cooperating with said sun gear to guide said planet gear in a direction of its movement, and a control cable coupled to said planet gear so as to operate an external device, wherein said driving force generated by rotational operation of said control knob is transmitted via said sun gear, said planet gear and said control cable to the external device to control operation of said external device. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084221 | BRAKE LEVER AND POSITIONING DEVICE FOR THE SAME - A positioning device for a brake lever includes a first stationary member, a second stationary member and two positioning members. The first stationary member is connected to a lever bracket while the second stationary member corresponds to the first stationary member and is adapted to mount on a handlebar. The two positioning members are respectively mounted on the stationary members and can be engaged with each other to position the brake lever relative to the handlebar. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084222 | SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEM FOR LEFT FOOT OPERATED ACCELERATOR CONTROL DEVICES - A safety interlock system for left foot operated vehicle accelerator control systems is disclosed which permits a left foot operated accelerator control system to be immobilized so that it cannot be activated unintentionally or accidentally by an individual operator who is not familiar with a vehicle so equipped. The safety interlock system may be selectively activated by the vehicle operator manually directly by mechanical means or remotely by means of a switch-controlled hydraulic, pneumatic or electrical activator. An indicator system is provided which indicates the status of the safety interlock system to the vehicle operator. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084223 | DIFFERENTIAL GEAR CASING AND METHOD - A differential gear casing of flower pot construction has an outer surface which is configured for receiving a crown wheel, whereby the crown wheel can be pressed onto the outer surface by different amounts for different applications. The outer surface is free from projections such that the crown wheel can be mounted on the outer surface from any axial direction. The outer surface defines a band on the differential gear casing and is parallel with a central axis of the differential gear casing. The crown wheel is secured to the differential gear casing using an axial weld line. In other embodiments, the crown wheel and/or a cover for the differential ear casing are secured in place using axial and/or radial weld lines. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090084224 | STRUCTURE FOR DISPOSING SHIFT ACTUATOR IN POWER UNIT FOR SADDLE-RIDE VEHICLE - A power unit for a saddle-ride vehicle includes a transmission mechanism disposed in the course of power transmission between a crankshaft and a drive wheel is installed in a crankcase, and a shift actuator to drive and control the gear-shifting action of the transmission mechanism is disposed in the engine main body. The shift actuator is attached to a side surface of the crankcase | 2009-04-02 |
