| 14th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
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| 20120080840 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLAYING A GAME BASED ON A COIN TOSS - System and method for playing game based on coin toss, may utilize sensors to detect physical movement of coin or instrumented coin, communicate sensor-derived data to remote graphical display system, display virtual coin that represents movement and orientation of tossed coin. May utilize sensor, communication, display, game systems and optional message gateway. Sensor system and part of wireless communication system may be external or embedded in coin. Graphical coin movement and orientation may mimic the actual coin being tossed or may be represented as any avatar or other graphical object that represents the coin including celebrity pictures, videos, faces, logos or any other object that may represent a “head” or “tail”. May generate a random number that allows viewers to win a prize. Viewers may guess result of coin toss before toss and win prize if they guess the result correctly. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080841 | WEIGHTED GAMING CHIP AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A CHIP OF THIS TYPE - The invention relates in particular to a gaming chip comprising a weighting disc ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080842 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING A GAME PIECE - A method and system for determining the presence and identity of a game piece placed at a sensing location by attaching one or more conductive rings at fixed concentric locations on the bottom of the game piece and sensing the presence or absence of the conductive rings by means of sensors that are insensitive to the rotational orientation of the game piece. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080843 | GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE WITH BALLS OF DIFFERING DIAMETERS - A gaming device with orbs for the generation of a greater number of results is disclosed. The device draws out numbers in a single playing cycle in various games where a greater number of orbs are used and the result depends on the numbers that are marked in the openings by randomly laying orbs. The balls are, as a rule, of two dimensions—wherein the balls with the smaller dimensions are in the game for reasons of better scattering and greater attractiveness, while the balls with the greater diameter that represent the result or the drawn numbers are retained in random holes on the plate of the cylinder with the help of the offset plate of the cylinder. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080845 | GAMING TABLE DEVICE HAVING A GAME TABLE ON WHICH THE GAME MEDIUM IS DISPOSED - A gaming table device which can determine frauds precisely and human errors is provided. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080846 | KIT AND METHOD FOR PLAYING A GAME - A game played on a golf course using a tennis racquet, a putter and a ball. The game may involve a player generally following the rules of golf, but using a tennis racquet to hit a ball on the golf course towards a green, and then putting the ball once on the green. Also, equipment for playing the game. The equipment may include a tennis racquet, a golf putter and a ball. Preferably, the ball is a specially designed ball that is distinct from a tennis ball or a golf ball. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080847 | LIQUID PROJECTILE SHOOTING DEVICE AND GAME - A game figure is provided having a liquid projectile launching device. The liquid projectile launching device includes a body, a fluid reservoir supported by the body, and a liquid projectile launching mechanism supported by the body and in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080848 | ARCHERY TARGET WITH THREE DIMENSIONAL TARGET AREA - The present disclosure relates to a portable archery target. The portable archery target includes a main target body having a geometric shape. The geometric shape has a first side and a second side. The first side has a first target zone, while the second side has a second target zone that is separate and distinct from the first target zone. At least one of the first target zone and the second target zone has a first three-dimensional animal-simulating indicia. The present disclosure also relates to a method of manufacturing a portable archery target. The method includes adding a resin into a mold cavity that defines a geometric shape of the portable archery target. The mold cavity has a first surface that defines a first target zone and a second surface that defines a second target zone. At least the first surface has a contour that provides a three-dimensional animal-simulating target. The method also includes closing the mold cavity to form a foam body and removing the foam body from the mold cavity. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080849 | Seal for Vertical Feed-Through of a Transmission Plug - A seal for a perpendicular plug feed-through is disclosed for electrically contacting a control device which is arranged within a housing. The seal includes a sealing piece which has at least one sealing lip and which is surrounded by a guiding piece. The sealing piece has at least one sealing lip, which is designed in a circumferential manner or in alternating segmentation and which has a slope declining in the radial direction towards the outside. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080850 | WATERPROOFING DEVICE FOR AN ACTUATOR - Device for sealing an actuator includes a drive shaft ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080851 | WELDED BELLOWS SEAL ASSEMBLY - A welded bellows seal assembly is provided. In an embodiment, a welded bellows seal assembly includes a seal ring including a seal ring shell, an outer housing; and a bellows extending from a portion of the seal ring shell to a portion of the outer housing. The seal ring shell may include a bellows segment that extends longitudinally over the bellows. Moreover, in embodiments, the bellows may be connected to the seal ring at a lower inner diameter portion of the seal ring shell. Embodiments of the seal assembly may permit the tuning of the seal assembly to improve resistance physical effects, such as twisting, under anticipated operational conditions. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080852 | Seal Cartridge For A Centrifugal Pump - A seal cartridge assembly for installing the elements of a mechanical sealing arrangement in a rotodynamic pump provides, as part of the seal cartridge, a shaft sleeve that supports certain of the non-rotating elements of the sealing arrangement, and facilitates placement of the sealing elements by providing shearable pin elements. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080853 | ANNULAR SEALS FOR NON-CONTACT SEALING OF FLUIDS IN TURBOMACHINERY - According to one embodiment of the disclosure, an annular seal generally includes a hollow member having two ends and an inner surface. The hollow member has a number of depressions formed in and extending around its inner surface. Each of the depressions having a depth that is a function of its distance from one of the two ends. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080854 | SEAL ASSEMBLY - A fluid seal assembly consists of a seal element of compliant material that is retainingly carried by a seal carrier. The seal carrier includes one or more elements of relatively rigid material defining a sealing face with a seal-receiving groove intermpting the sealing face. The seal-receiving groove has groove-defining walls each of which has a proximal end at the sealing face and a distal end. The groove-defining walls serve as seal contact surfaces. The seal contact surfaces are configured such that the seal-receiving groove narrows toward its distal end. The seal-receiving groove has a depth and a breadth suitable for accepting the seal element, with the seal element projecting past the sealing face when compressed to be in contact with the seal contact surfaces. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080855 | Oil seal - To improve durability of a seal lip ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080856 | Sealing reducing washer - A sealing reducing washer is formed from a metallic reducing washer having a front surface, a rear surface, an outer periphery, and an inner periphery with a pliable rim secured over the outer periphery of the metallic reducing washer, a portion of the rim circumferentially depending below the rear surface of the metallic reducing washer adjacent the outer periphery of the metallic reducing washer so as to form a weathertight seal against a surface of an electrical enclosure when the sealing reducing washer is secured to the enclosure, and a pliable toroid circumferentially positioned adjacent the inner periphery of the metallic reducing washer and extending circumferentially above the front surface of the metallic reducing washer in the region adjacent the inner periphery of the metallic reducing washer, the toroid dimensioned to form a weathertight seal with an electrical conduit or raceway. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080857 | CLO'S MOBILE MED HELPER SYSTEMS - Clo's Mobile Med Helper comprises a small portable medical cart that converts into a workstation. The device is designed to hold medical supplies and can be easily transported in a vehicle. The invention is comprised of a medical cart that is similar in size and shape to a standard suitcase on two wheels. It also includes a pullout handle. The design includes drawers, or compartments, of various sizes and may be user-customizable. These drawers hold a variety of medical supplies and tools. Each drawer may be labeled according to its contents. The design also includes a slide out table that can be pulled out from the top side of the design, when standing upright. The tabletop will fit securely on top of the unit. There may be a small recess where the table will be secured thereby to prevent movement. There may also be a small hook that drops down from underneath the tabletop in which to hang a garbage bag. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080858 | Pallet Truck for Transporting Goods - Pallet truck for transporting goods that has a substantially horizontal frame on which the goods to be transported are placed. In one implementation the horizontal frame includes two substantially parallel arms with each arm having two parallel longitudinal extensions that define a space between them. Each of the two parallel longitudinal extensions has a wall that face each other and which are visible and accessible through the space. The longitudinal extensions being visible and accessible from above for their cleaning. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080859 | FOLDABLE SCOOTER - A foldable scooter including a pedal unit, wheels mounted on both ends of the pedal unit, and a steering column arranged on the front of the pedal unit. The pedal unit includes a front pedal and a back pedal, both of which are connected with each other through a folding mechanism. The wheels include a front wheel and a rear wheel, which are fixed on the front pedal and the back pedal, respectively. The folding mechanism includes an unfolding locking part for fixing the unfolded front and back pedal and a folding locking part for fixing the folded front and back pedal. After being folded, the front wheel and rear wheel contact with the ground and roll synchronously, and running tracks of the front wheel and the rear wheel are spaced by a distance. The foldable scooter can be placidly towed and is convenient to carry, thereby saving labor. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080860 | TWIST BOARD - The present invention relates to a board, on the bottom surface of which casters are mounted, wherein the aim of the present invention is to provide a twist board which is configured with simple components to prevent even minor troubles. To accomplish the above aim, the technical features of the twist board of the present invention comprise: a footing on which a user stands upright; a first caster mounted on one side of the bottom surface of the footing; and two second casters mounted to cooperate with the first caster to form an isosceles triangle structure, wherein the second casters have wheels twisted at the angle corresponding to the two oblique sides of the isosceles triangle structure. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080861 | STEERING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A steering apparatus for a vehicle may include a steering pinion rotated by operation of a steering wheel, and a steering rack bar having a rack engaged with the steering pinion to move straight in a longitudinal direction thereof, wherein a tooth gap in a gear of the rack changes such that a steering gear ratio corresponding to a linear displacement of the steering rack bar according to rotation of the steering pinion increases and then decreases in both sections from the center of the rack to both ends thereof. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080862 | HEAVY-DUTY AXLE-TO-BEAM CONNECTION - An axle-to-beam connection for a vehicle axle/suspension system includes an axle having at least one depression formed therein. A sleeve is formed with at least one depression and disposed about the axle so that the axle depression and the sleeve depression matingly engage one another to form a mated pair of depressions. A method of forming the axle-to-beam connection includes providing an axle and disposing a sleeve about the axle. At least one mated pair of depressions is simultaneously formed in the axle and the sleeve. The sleeve is immovably mounted to a vehicle axle/suspension system. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080863 | FRONT-AXLE BRACKET FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A front-axle bracket for motor vehicles has two accommodations spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal vehicle direction in each instance for the bearing locations for pivoting mounting of one of two wheel guide elements, in each instance, such as transverse control arms or A-arms, accommodations for attachment of the front-axle bracket as a pre-finished unit, together with pre-assembled assemblies, on the vehicle body, and at least individual ones of accommodations for attachment of the steering gear mechanism, for attachment of the stabilizer, and for mounting of a pendulum support. The front-axle bracket is produced as a component that is in one piece with these accommodations and connects them with one another. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080864 | Bicycle - A bicycle wherein the front wheel can be both steered and powered by reciprocal movement of the handle bars in a forward and rear direction. The drive system for the front wheel comprises a first linkage comprising two arms, one of which is a pivoting arm, and a second linkage comprising three arms, two of which are pivoting arms. The two arm linkage system is the primary driver in the sense of rotating a drive sprocket between two over center positions. The three arm linkage system, while also driving the drive sprocket, serves the primary function of moving the two arm linkage system over the two center positions, as the handle bars are reciprocated in forward and rear directions. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080865 | WHEEL-LOCKING SUSPENSION FORK ASSEMBLY FOR A BICYCLE - A wheel-locking suspension fork assembly for a bicycle includes first and second cylinder members coupled by a crosspiece disposed above a wheel, and a coupling joint turnably mounted on the first cylinder member and connected to a latch rod that is moved to be retained to a first catch unit on the first cylinder member so as to permit the wheel to freely rotate, or to a second catch unit on the second cylinder member so as to position between spokes of the wheel to lock the wheel. A key-operated lock is disposed in the coupling joint to be displaceable to a locking position where the latch rod is retained in the second catch unit. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080866 | AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING TRAILER CONVERTER DOLLY - A trailer converter dolly includes a frame bearing a fifth wheel supported by a suspension mechanism, an axle assembly, and a wheel assembly. A drawbar housing secured to the front of the frame moveably receives a drawbar which is configured to move toward and away from a leading truck or trailer, thus adjusting the distance between the towed trailer attached to the trailer converter dolly and a leading truck or trailer. A speed sensor determines the speed of the trailer converter dolly and provides one or more signals relating to the speed of the trailer converter dolly. An automatic adjusting mechanism associated with the moveable drawbar moves the drawbar in response to the one or more speed signals provided by the speed sensor. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080867 | Steerable and/or Convertible Sport Boards - A sport board is provided having a running surface which provides improved steering and directional control of the sport board. In one embodiment, the sport board has an arcuate bottom with a series of alternating ridges and grooves. The central ridges and grooves run parallel to the longitudinal axis of the board, while the ridges and grooves in the side areas run perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the board. In a second embodiment, the sport board comprises a bottom having a small number of a larger ridges and grooves which arrangement provides better control. By use of either approach, however, turning and cornering of the board is more controllable. The board is also fitted with foot straps so as to be easily convertible from a sport board configuration to a snowboard configuration. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080868 | STEERING WHEEL HAVING AIRBAG APPARATUS ATTACHED THERETO - An elastic wire which is linearly moved in an assembling direction parallel with an orthogonal surface perpendicular to an axial line of a steering shaft and thus assembled to a core member includes an attaching part that is attached to a core member and an engaging part that is engaged into a pin in a through-hole. The core member is provided with a surface restraint part that permits the attaching part to linearly move in the assembling direction and restrains the engaged attaching part from moving in a direction parallel with the orthogonal surface. The surface restraint part includes a restraining protrusion that permits the bent part | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080869 | ROOF AIRBAG APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A roof airbag apparatus for a vehicle may include an inflator generating pressurized gas, an airbag cushion provided between a roof of a vehicle body and a head-lining to expand downwards towards a passenger who may be sitting on a seat when the pressurized gas may be supplied to the airbag cushion from the inflator, and a support panel provided on a lower portion of the airbag cushion to contact and screen the passenger's face when the airbag cushion expands. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080870 | STEERING WHEEL WITH HORN CONTACTS ATTACHED BY MEANS OF AN ADHESIVE CONNECTION - A steering wheel for a motor vehicle having an airbag module arranged thereon as well as horn contacts arranged on the steering wheel and/or on the airbag module, which can be brought into electric contact with each other in order to activate an acoustic horn signal with the steering wheel installed in a motor vehicle . The horn contacts ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080871 | INFLATABLE BOLSTER - This invention is in the field of safety devices to lessen injuries arising from impact in vehicles, particularly automobiles. A bolster which may be employed to reduce impact severity to passengers from either frontal or side impacts is activated by impact sensing devices. The housing of the bolster has a lateral length L. Upon activation, the bolster is inflated with an activating fluid and extends the lateral length L of bolster upon activation. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080872 | IMPACT ABSORBER - An impact absorber is provided in a trim of a vehicle for protecting a waist portion of a passenger. The impact absorber includes: a first portion corresponding to the pubis of the passenger; and a second portion corresponding to the ilium of the passenger. Stress generated in the first portion when the passenger hits the trim has a first predetermined value or less, and stress generated in the second portion when the passenger hits on the trim has a second predetermined value or more, the second predetermined value being greater than the first predetermined value. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080873 | IMPACT ABSORBING STEERING APPARATUS - Construction of an impact absorbing steering wheel apparatus that is capable of obtaining excellent performance at low cost while maintaining the freedom of design is achieved. An energy absorbing member | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080874 | IMPACT ABSORBING STEERING APPARATUS - Construction of an impact absorbing steering wheel apparatus that is capable of obtaining excellent performance at low cost while maintaining the freedom of design is achieved. An energy absorbing member comprises: a base plate section | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080875 | INTEGRATED PRESSURE VESSELS FOR VEHICULAR APPLICATIONS - A fuel vessel assembly for a fuel cell-powered vehicle and a method of increasing the structural rigidity of a fuel cell-powered vehicle. A vessel for storage of hydrogen or related fuel cell-compatible fuel is rigidly attachable to a vehicular frame or related load-bearing structure through one or more shells that extend from the vessel. Loads imparted to one or more of the shell, vessel frame are transmitted between them through the connection between the assembly and the frame such that a load-bearing capability inherent in the frame is enhanced by the assembly. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080876 | Spine Label Pocket for a Binder Cover - A binding cover having a transparent overlay cover disposed over and around the spine of the binding is configured to provide a label pocket on the spine portion of the binding cover wherein a label may be inserted easily without tools or rigid label material. In several embodiments the label pocket provides a fixed label space. In another embodiment the label pocket opens along the spine when the binding cover is opened, and returns to a closed position when closed, thereby retaining a label inserted therein. In another embodiment a method for forming the label pocket is provided. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080877 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING OPTICAL EFFECTS ON MEDIA - Methods and systems for optical effects in pigments, inks, and on media. One aspect of this disclosure involves a pigment particle which includes a core, having a fluorescent material and having a spherical shape, and a shell surrounding the core; the shell includes a photochromic material which has a first optical property in a first light source and a second optical property in a second light source which includes a set of wavelengths not sufficiently present in the first light source. The second optical property attenuates an emitted radiation from the fluorescent material. Other aspects are also described. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080878 | SECURITY FEATURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SECURITY FEATURE - The invention relates to a security feature for securing documents of value having a plurality of microcapsules, which respectively have a wall and in which is respectively contained a liquid medium in which are distributed several magnetic particles which are movable in the liquid medium and whose arrangement within the microcapsule is changeable by the action of a magnetic field, whereby the magnetic particles are configured to arrange themselves within the microcapsule such that they form a light-diffractive structure. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080879 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES AND KITS FOR CONDUITS - A connector assembly for connecting a second conduit to a first conduit is disclosed. The connector assembly comprises a rigid insert comprising a flange and a first annular portion. The first annular portion defines a bore comprising a threaded portion. The flange is configured to be positioned through an opening formed in a wall of the first conduit. The connector assembly comprises a sleeve comprising an arcuate base. A portion of the arcuate base is configured to contact an outer perimeter of the first conduit proximate to the opening. The connector assembly comprises a second annular portion extending from the arcuate base and a cylindrical portion comprising threads thereon. The threads are configured to threadably engage the threaded portion of the bore. The connector assembly comprises a threaded fastening member configured to be threadably engaged with the threads. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080880 | CONNECTOR FOR PIPE CONNECTION - A connector for pipe connection provided to stably hold a state of connection of a pipe, and to improve operability by a user when disconnecting the pipe. The connector ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080881 | SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED MONITORING AND OPERATION OF WIND TURBINES - A method for use in operating one or more wind turbines is provided. An exception condition and, optionally, one or more parameters are received from a wind turbine controller. A correction is determined based at least in part on the exception condition and/or the parameters. The correction is applied, facilitating resolution of the exception condition. The method may be practiced for multiple wind turbine controllers, such as the wind turbine controllers within a site or the wind turbine controllers within multiple sites. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080882 | Electric generator utilizing high pressure fluid spray to rotate power generating - The inventor presents a new generator utilizing a new method to rotate power generating mechanisms within comprising a prior art a/c permanent magnet alternator affixed atop a cylindrical housing having its central rotor shaft penetrating down through central aperture through tank top within tank. A rotor wheel is coupled to rotor shaft to aid in rotor rotation. The new method to rotate said rotor wheel further comprises a fluid pump whereby fluid is pulled from the bottom of tank through a tank outlet port and returned through tank inlet port at the top of tank wherein a high pressure fluid tip having a small aperture in center is further coupled within tank. When spent fluid is pulled from tank bottom through pump it is then forced through the high pressure tip causing a high velocity spray to be repelled at rotor wheel reacting with rotor wheel blades causing rotor to spin creating usable electricity. The present invention when operating creates more usable electricity than is needed to run the fluid pump, but cannot operate on its own without a outside source of power to operate pump. Once the generator is operational, the electricity created can be used to charge a bank of batteries or extend the battery life of batteries charged by a wind turbine or solar panels. The power can also be used to power a home or sold back to the utility company. The generator is meant to be used wherever an extra energy source is needed. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080883 | WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER - A wave energy converter has a shell, a pendulum pivotally positioned in the shell and having either a magnet or a coil connected or interconnected thereto, a variable inductor for varying an inductive capacity and positioned in the shell, and a pendulum adjuster operatively connected to the pendulum so as to change a center of gravity of the pendulum. The variable inductor has either a magnet and a coil connected or interconnected thereto. At least one of the magnet and the coil oscillates relative to the magnet or the coil of the variable inductor. A shaft is connected to the pendulum so as to move in relation to the pivotal movement of the pendulum | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080884 | CORNER WIND TURBINE FOR TALL BUILDING - The present invention is base on aerodynamic flows and turbulences that surround tall building under various wind conditions. When buildings are relatively tall, there is more airflow surrounding their walls than over it. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080885 | ROTOR FOR A POWER GENERATOR, IN PARTICULAR FOR WIND TURBINES - The invention relates to a rotor for fluid flow power generator comprising a plurality of blades obliquely oriented relative to the axis of the rotor, characterized in that it comprises means for varying the obliqueness of the blades. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080886 | WIND POWER CONVERTING APPARATUS - A wind power converting apparatus that includes a rotor unit. The rotor unit includes a rotary blade assembly and a cover. The rotary blade assembly has a rotary blade disposed in the longitudinal direction of the rotary shaft, and is rotated by the wind from the outside. The cover blocks a headwind, which blows opposite to the direction in which the rotary blade assembly is rotated, from being introduced to the rotary blade assembly. According to the wind power converting apparatus, the operating efficiency of the wind power converting apparatus is increased, power generation is possible even in light wind, and a plurality of generators can be connected together. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080887 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING ENERGY AND/OR GENERATING EFFICIENT ENERGY - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for storing energy, such as wind energy, and/or generating generally efficient energy from hydrogen peroxide (H | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080888 | SELF-SUSTAINING ELECTRIC-POWER GENERATOR UTILIZING ELECTRONS OF LOW INERTIAL MASS TO MAGNIFY INDUCTIVE ENERGY - Electrical oscillations in a metallic “sending coil” radiate inductive photons toward one or more “energy-magnifying coils” comprised of a photoconductor or doped semiconductor coating a metallic conductor, or comprised of a superconductor. Electrons of low inertial mass in the energy-magnifying coil(s) receive from the sending coil a transverse force having no in-line backforce, which exempts this force from the energy-conservation rule. The low-mass electrons in the energy-magnifying coil(s) receive increased acceleration proportional to normal electron mass divided by the lesser mass. Secondarily radiated inductive-photon energy is magnified proportionally to the electrons' greater acceleration, squared. E.g., the inductive-energy-magnification factor of CdSe photoelectrons with 0.13× normal electron mass is 59×. Magnified inductive-photon energy from the energy-magnifying coil(s) induces oscillating electric energy in one or more metallic “output coil(s).” The electric energy output exceeds energy input if more of the magnified photon-induction energy is directed toward the output coil(s) than is directed as a counter force to the sending coil. After an external energy source initiates the oscillations, feedback from the generated surplus energy makes the device a self-sustaining generator of electric power for useful purposes. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080889 | ARRANGEMENT TO SUPPLY A SENSOR WITH ELECTRICAL POWER - An arrangement to supply an active electrical component with electrical power is proposed. The component is arranged asides a wind turbine blade. A kinetic charger is connected with the component. The kinetic charger is designed and constructed to transform mechanical movements of the blade into electrical power, while the power generated by the kinetic charger is supplied to the component. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080890 | Two Assembly Parts Latch System - A bolt mechanism comprising a backing plate adapted to be mounted on a flat panel, a bolt assembly housing carried by the backing plate, a sliding bolt assembly carried on the bolt assembly housing one end of which can engage and latch to a striker, and a spring on the housing for keeping the end of the bolt extending out of the bolt assembly housing. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080891 | One piece magnetic door holder - A magnetic doorstop including a first section consisting of a magnet secured into the door and a second section consisting of a magnet secured with a retaining shim mounted on the front side of the stop arm. The first section is attached to an interior door and the second section is attached to the frontal stop arm section. When the frontal arm section is raised, the two magnetic sections meet holding the stop arm up, once the stop arm is lowered, away from the second magnetic section, the arm will drop to the floor, stopping the door from closing. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080892 | DOOR HANDLE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A door handle device for a vehicle includes a handle including an engagement leg portion and an engagement arm portion at a first side and a second side respectively in a longitudinal direction of the handle, a first frame configured to be attached to a door panel of the door and including a bearing portion serving as a rotation center of the engagement leg portion, a lever configured to transmit an opening operation force of the door to a door lock mechanism by operating with the engagement arm portion, a second frame configured to be attached to the door panel and supporting the lever to rotate at a support shaft, and a cap engaging with the second frame in a detachable manner and configured to cover an opening portion formed at the door panel through which the engagement arm portion is inserted. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080893 | Scoop Device with Articulated-Arm Sifting Action - A scoop device having a scoop and a handle with an articulated connection that allows for a sift plate to be operated by manual manipulation of an actuator bar. The actuator bar is operatively connected to the sift plate by means of a reciprocating bar in an articulating manner. The sift plate is positioned to slide along the bottom of the scoop. The actuator bar, which is contained within and a part of the handle, may be spring biased. The scoop bottom and sift plate may include slotted openings. Manipulation of the actuator bar causes the reciprocating bar to rotate, in turn causing the sift plate to move back and forth, thereby sifting, straining or otherwise separating fresh particulate from scoop. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080894 | Doggie Scoop - The Doggie Scoop, included with a disposable plastic bag, is a device for the efficient and sanitary collection and disposal of canine fecal matter (dog poop). Before using the Doggie Scoop, insert a disposable plastic bag into Scoop, then, when a dog gets ready to poop, slide the lock on the handle of the Scoop forward with your thumb to open the Scoop (which will be opened horizontally), then slide the extension of the Scoop under the dog to catch the poop. The extension of the Scoop should lie flat against the ground since dogs usually squat close to the ground when they poop. The wheels on the Doggie Scoop help in sliding the Scoop under the dog, and since the wheels can rotate 360 degrees, the Scoop can be moved in any direction to accommodate any movement of the dog. When the dog is finished, slide the Scoop out from under the dog, squeeze the handle on the Scoop to close the Scoop, and with your thumb, slide the lock on the handle of the Scoop backward to lock the Scoop and keep it closed. The poop that collects on the extension will now drop into the storage box. Grasp the pull cords on the enclosed plastic bag to remove the bag with its contents, then dispose of the plastic bag in a garbage can. The Doggie Scoop enables a person to collect the dog poop before it touches the ground and to dispose of the poop in a sanitary manner without having to bend down to pick up the poop or to touch the stuff. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080895 | LIFTING HOOK DEVICE - A lifting hook device which can, irrespective of the height of lifting, stably and quickly lift up a load with the load constantly oriented to a certain direction. A lifting hook device comprises a fixed hook ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080896 | PNEUMATICALLY CONTROLLED GRASPING DEVICE - A pneumatically controlled grasping device to grasp and handle items or bodies provided with a graspable member. A supporting sleeve ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080897 | Robotic End Effector and Clamping Method - An end effector for use on a robotic arm includes a clamping assembly for clamping a workpiece, and a tool such as a drill for performing an operation on the clamped workpiece. The clamping assembly is slidably mounted on the robotic arm and self adjusts its position relative to the workpiece before a clamping operation is performed. Linear actuators independently control the movements of the clamping members. The actuators are operated by a controller, based in part on position information produced by sensors that sense the position of the clamping members. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080898 | ASSIST GRIP - A grip body ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080899 | ROLL-ON, FOLDABLE LITTER AND PATIENT HANDLING SYSTEM FOR EMERGENCY TRANSPORT VEHICLES - A patient transport litter and system includes a patient support platform interconnected to a foldable frame that may be supported by and rolled upon a first plurality of wheels in an unfolded state. In a folded state, a second plurality of wheels may be provided to support and allow for rollable movement of the patient transport litter. A leading plurality of wheels may be provided at one end of the patient support platform for initially and rolling upon engaging the floor of an emergency transport vehicle during loading of the patient transport litter thereupon. One or more of the plurality of wheels may comprise multi-directional wheels, e.g., to allow for omnidirectional rolling movement. The litter may be selectively lockable in and unlockable from the unfolded state, the fully-folded state, and optionally, one or more partially-folded state(s). In a system implementation, the patient transport litter and an emergency transport vehicle may include complimentary interconnection members to secure the patient transport litter to the emergency transport vehicle during transport. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080900 | OPEN BED VEHICLE COVER AND STORAGE SYSTEM - Technologies and implementations related to open bed vehicle cover and storage systems are generally disclosed. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080901 | VEHICULAR STORAGE SYSTEM - A vehicular storage system includes a frame coupled to an interior of a rear of a vehicle and a drawer, which is movably coupled to the frame. The drawer of the system is movable between a stowed position in which most or at least a substantial portion of the drawer is within the rear of the vehicle and a deployed position in which a substantial portion of the drawer is positioned rearward of the vehicle in a manner that makes the contents of the drawer accessible to a user outside of the vehicle. The drawer includes drop rails on opposing sides engageable with a pair of corresponding stationary frame rollers so that the drawer is movable along a path defined by the drop rails relative to the frame rollers of the frame. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080902 | Longitudinal Adjustment Device - The invention relates to a longitudinal adjustment device of a motor vehicle seat, comprising a stationary bottom rail connectable to a motor vehicle and a seat rail connectable to the vehicle seat and longitudinally displaceably supported on the bottom rail between a front and a rear end position. In order to provide a longitudinal adjustment device which protects the seat rail against a crash-induced displacement with respect to the bottom rail in the area of its rear end position, it is provided that the detachment lock in effective connection with the bottom rail and the seat rail in the area of their rear end position is formed in such a manner that it blocks a crash-induced separation of the seat rail from the bottom rail. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080903 | MOLDED VANITY ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A vanity mirror and light assembly is provided for use on a vehicle visor. The vanity assembly includes a clear frame molded to a reflective film to define a reflector portion and a partially transmissive portion. The assembly also includes a lighting device located behind the partially transmissive portion of the reflective film to provide a vanity light passing through the partially transmissive portion. A method of forming the vanity assembly in a mold is also provided. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080904 | Air Dam System - An air dam which provides at least one panel which operates between an open condition and a closed condition in the open space established between a truck coupled to a trailer to alter a part of an air stream generated about the truck-trailer during travel. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080905 | INFLATABLE TRAILER SKIRT - The invention comprises a set of tubular inflatable bags mounted to the underside of a transport trailer along its lower edge in front of the rear wheel assembly. The bags are pressurized by ram air inflation upon forward motion of the trailer, such that they prevent air from entering the rear wheel assembly and thereby reduce aerodynamic drag. The outer exposed sides of the bags are vertically and horizontally straightened and stiffened by horizontal ribs which are anchored by cords to the trailer. The apparatus gives way without stress when unpressurized at slow speed and when docking to avoid damage. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080906 | SPARE TIRE INSTALLATION STRUCTURE - A spare tire installation structure for a vehicle has a first rigid member disposed within a trunk compartment of the vehicle, and a second rigid member configured vehicle rearward of the first rigid member and disposed within the trunk compartment of the vehicle. The first rigid member and the second rigid member define a space to house a spare tire. The second rigid member is configured to displace the spare tire vehicle forward and into the first rigid member in response to a rear collision to the vehicle. The first rigid member is configured to split a wheel of the spare tire. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080907 | VEHICLE FLOOR FRAME STRUCTURE - In a vehicle floor frame structure, side members | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080908 | FENDER MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A fender mounting assembly is provided for a vehicle steerable wheel. The fender mounting assembly includes a base mounted on the axle and a support pivotally coupled to the base about a pivot axis which is aligned with the kingpin axis. A bumper arm projects from the support. A stop support with a curved arm is fixable at different positions on the axle, and a stop member is fixable at different positions on the arm. The stop member is engagable with the bumper arm to limit pivoting of the fender. The base has a cylindrical pivot pin which is aligned with the kingpin axis. The support has a bearing housing which receives an annular bearing, and the annular bearing receives the pivot pin. A torsion spring is coupled between the base and the support. The fender mounting assembly allows the fender to rotate relative to the wheel. The fender pivot axis is coincident with the kingpin axis and includes stops which can be set in a range of positions to prevent unwanted fender rotation. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080909 | COLLAPSIBLE ARTICLES OF FURNITURE - Collapsible articles of furniture comprise at least one leg assembly including a first leg and a second leg, each with an upper leg segment and a lower leg segment coupled together by a link. The two links are pivotally connected to each other for movement between an open position wherein the first and second legs cross each other to form a generally X-shaped configuration and a closed position wherein the upper and lower leg segments are aligned, the upper leg section of the first leg receivable within the lower leg section of the second leg and the upper leg section of the second leg is receivable within the lower leg section of the first leg. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080910 | KNOCK DOWN FURNITURE WITH LOCKING JOINTS - A knock down furniture system is presented. The furniture uses joints which bend or twist a panel when inserted into an adjoining panel to place the joint under stress and stiffen the joint. Preferably, tabs are used in combination with offset or rotated slots to achieve the same. The system allows for furniture which does not require fasteners or tools and which is easily assembled while still being stable. Parts of the furniture can be interchanged within a piece of furniture or between different pieces of furniture to customize the configuration of the furniture. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080911 | FLUID DISTRIBUTION FEATURES FOR CLIMATE CONTROLLED SEATING ASSEMBLIES - According to some embodiments, a climate controlled seat assembly (e.g., a vehicle seat, a bed assembly, etc.) comprises a cushion or other support member positioned along a seat bottom portion or a seat back portion of the seat assembly, wherein the cushion includes a first surface configured to contact an occupant and a second surface generally opposite of the first surface. The cushion includes a cushion depth that generally extends between the first surface and the second surface of the cushion. The seat assembly further comprises at least one fluid passage positioned and routed at least partially through the cushion depth, wherein the fluid passage generally extends to the second surface of the cushion. Further, the seat assembly comprises at least one fluid module configured to selectively thermally and/or environmentally condition air and to transfer said thermally conditioned air through the fluid passage. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080912 | FOOTREST - A footrest including an attachment member configured to drape over a head rest of a seat. The footrest includes a band configured to rest on a top portion of a head rest and a flap coupled to the band and configured to drape over a back side of a head rest. The footrest includes a pair of support members, each coupled to opposite ends of the attachment member and configured to dangle down from the attachment member. The pair of support members each include an adjustment device configured to adjust the length of each support member. The footrest includes a foot support coupled to each pair of support members and configured to support feet. The foot support includes a rigid member disposed within the foot support configured to support feet. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080913 | CHAIR - A multi-function chair having a base, a middle support, and a seat. The middle support is disposed between the base and the seat. Short legs extend upward from the front of the base and terminate at the seat. Long legs extend upward from the rear of the base and terminate at an elevation above the seat. A seatback made up of one or more panels is disposed between the long legs. Storage compartments are framed horizontally by the rear edges of the base, middle support, and seat and vertically by the long legs. Additional compartments are framed horizontally by two cross-members and vertically by the long legs may be located at the rear of the seatback at an elevation above the seat. The back walls of the compartments receive interchangeable fascias to change the look and theme of the chair. Additional storage shelves are located under the seat and may have dividers that can also receive interchangeable fascias. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080914 | Cantilever bracket mounted on a seat - The present invention is to provide a cantilever bracket mounted on two headrest supporting rods of a seat, which includes two cantilevers and a post. The cantilever has one end provided with a fixing seat having a through channel through which the corresponding rod can pass, and the other end provided with a pivot seat. The post having one end provided with a supporting portion for supporting or hanging an object, and the other end provided with a first pivot which passes through pivot holes of the two pivot seats and thereby pivotally connects the two cantilevers as a single unit of which the distance between the two fixing seats is adjustable. As such, the cantilever bracket is applicable to seats of various headrest supporting rods with different spacings therebetween and can eliminate the need to manufacture brackets of different specifications in accordance with the various headrest supporting rod spacings. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080915 | VIBRATION SEAT - A vibration seat ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080916 | Cocoon Hunting Hammock - A camouflage hunting blind system comprising a hanger with a distal and a proximate end, the proximate end of the hanger comprises an S-hook for suspending a hammock chair which is then cloaked within a camouflaged covering. The distal end of the hanger is positioned against tree with the proximate end pointing upward and away from the tree at a 45 degree angle wherein both ends are secured using a tether. The camouflage hunting blind system is positioned so a user's feet may touch the ground to rotate hammock chair for (through) 360 degrees of view. The hammock chair may be reversible, having a first side with natural (nature camouflage) colorings and a second side with hunter orange or other suitable coloring (dark or other.) Camouflage hunting blind system may have a camouflage coloring on the outside and a dark coloring on the inside, and weigh less that 10 lbs, and sets up in a very short time. Camouflaged covering encapsulates hammock chair, concealing scent and providing warmth for its user(s). | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080917 | MAGNETIC BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR USE WITH CHILD SEATS AND OTHER RESTRAINT SYSTEMS - Magnetic buckle assemblies and associated methods of use with child seats and other restraint systems are disclosed herein. A restraint system configured in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first web connector and a second web connector configured to releasably engage the first web connector. The restraint system can further include a magnet positioned on at least one of the first and second web connectors. The magnet can be configured to hold the first and second web connectors together such that they can be simultaneously inserted into a corresponding buckle. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080918 | SELF-LEVELING ARMREST ASSEMBLY - In one aspect, the subject embodiments are directed to a seat that includes a seat bottom and a seat back, wherein the seat back is pivotable with respect to the seat bottom about one or more pivots. A linkage assembly is employed that is coupled to each of the one or more pivots. The linkage assembly includes a linking component that has a first location mounted to the seat bottom and a second location mounted to the seat back. A cam is coupled to the seat back location, wherein a dowel is permanently affixed to the cam. An end distal from the cam, a pin extends perpendicularly from the dowel and is angled at between 20 and 70 degrees upward from a plane formed by an arm channel. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080919 | Wheelchair Backrest Assembly - A backrest assembly for a wheelchair includes a support plate pivotally connected to a seat, wherein the support plate is configured to be pivotally adjusted between upright and reclined positions with respect to the seat; a slide plate slidably secured on a front surface of the support plate; and a backrest adjustment assembly operatively connected to the support plate and the slide plate. The backrest adjustment assembly includes a link configured to adjust the support plate. The slide plate slides over the support plate through the link. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080920 | Split Tube Return Spring - A tubular spring having a longitudinal slot that is attached between a movable member and a fixed attachment device. A recliner hinge assembly for a vehicle seat that includes an inboard recliner and an outboard recliner connected by a connecting rod. A split tube having a longitudinally extending slot is assembled over the connecting rod. The split tube biases the seat back toward a neutral position when the seat back is shifted to a position that is angularly offset from the neutral position. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080921 | MEDICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM - A medical support system for medical professionals performing procedures on patients. That medical support system includes adjustable support arms adjacent a patient headrest. The support arms are padded, have concave support surfaces, can freely rotate and pivot, but can also be locked in position via a ball-joint mechanism inside a housing. The ball joint has a compression cap with a conically shaped opening that aligns with a ball that receives a rod that connects to a support arm. Turning the compression cap induces a state of snugness achieved by friction between the ball, the compression cap and the housing. Loosening the compression cap allows rotational and angular positioning of the support arms. The compression cap has a knurled outer surface to assist a medical professional using the medical support system. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080922 | MOVABLE HEAD RESTRAINTS FOR VEHICLE SEATS - A vehicle head restraint assembly has a guide member mounted to a vehicle seat back. A head restraint is mounted to another guide member that has notches and is mounted to the first guide member for movement in a fore and aft direction. A biasing member biases a locking mechanism that is mounted to the first guide member into engagement with the notches. A first actuator is mounted to the first guide member for actuation in a lateral direction from one lateral side such that linear actuation of a first actuator compresses the biasing member to disengage the locking mechanism from the notches to permit adjustment of the fore and aft position of the head restraint. A second actuator is mounted to the first guide member for actuation in a direction perpendicular to the lateral direction and cooperates with the first actuator for actuating the first actuator. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080923 | SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE HEAD RESTRAINT ASSEMBLY - A seat assembly having a headrest disposed on a support post. The headrest has a front shell and a rear shell. The front shell and rear shell may be configured to move in unison such that the front shell moves a greater distance than the rear shell. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080924 | Longitudinally Displaceable Headrest - The headrest has a carrier element, which has joining means for fixing to a backrest of a motor vehicle seat and an upper base, and having a cushion part which has a supporting member and is displaceable with respect to the carrier element in a direction of displacement. The carrier element features a latching strip having several latching elements, and the supporting member has a locking means which in a locking position engages with one of the latching elements and in a release position is disengaged from the latching elements. The supporting member further forms at least one oblong hole surrounding the upper base. The supporting member also has a spring-loaded strip which extends along a lower edge of the oblong hole and abuts against the upper base and pushes the same into contact with the upper edge of the oblong hole. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080925 | HEADREST FOR VEHICLE SEATS - The invention relates to a headrest for motor vehicle seats, comprising an upholstery support ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080926 | MOVABLE HEAD RESTRAINTS FOR VEHICLE SEATS - A vehicle head restraint assembly has a guide member mounted proximate to a vehicle seat back. A head restraint is mounted to another guide member. A button actuator is mounted to an outboard side of the head restraint for movement of the button actuator in a direction perpendicular to a lateral direction of the head restraint. A locking mechanism cooperates with the first guide member and the second guide member for locking the second guide member relative to the first guide member. The locking mechanism is connected to the button actuator so that actuation of the button actuator disengages the locking mechanism and permits adjustment of the position of the head restraint relative to the vehicle seat back. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080927 | COMPLIANT HEADREST SYSTEM - A backrest for a vehicle includes a head restraint which can be adjusted to a higher position. The head restraint includes a head part and a support, which is guided displaceably in the backrest, for the head part being transferable from a use region, which is delimited by an upper use position and a lower use position, into a lower not-in-use position in which the backrest is blocked by an interfering structure against use, wherein the support triggers the interfering structure upon transfer of the head restraint into the lower not-in-use position. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080928 | Seat Latch Structure - A seat latch structure is provided, which includes a base bracket mounted on a seat for a vehicle and having a first insertion hole and a second insertion hole formed thereon and an opening which is formed on one side thereof and into which a striker fixed to a vehicle body is inserted, a claw having a first through-hole formed thereon to correspond to the first insertion hole and a locking groove formed on one side thereof, a pawl provided on one side of the claw and having a second through-hole formed thereon to correspond to the second insertion hole, a first rotating shaft and a second rotating shaft inserted into the first through-hole of the claw and the second through-hole of the pawl, respectively, and a double torsion spring connecting the first through-hole and the second through-hole into which the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are inserted, respectively. According to the seat latch structure, the noise generated during the operation of the seat latch is reduced and the operating force is increased to improve the merchantability. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080929 | Automotive machine for producing carriageways - An automotive machine ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080930 | CUTTER WITH DIAMOND BIT TIP - Apparatus for use on a milling or mining drum having a base portion mounted to the drum and a wear insert removably attachable within an opening of the base portion. The opening of the base portion can have a first seat at an upper end and a second seat at a lower end. The wear insert includes a surface configured to engage with the first seat and a bore for receiving a cutter bit at a fixed position relative to the wear insert. A retainer is provided having a threaded portion to engage with the threaded portion of either the wear insert or the cutter bit. The retainer can have a flange dimension to engage with the second seat. The cutter bit can include working end having a pointed geometry having a hardness similar to diamond. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080931 | ROAD PLANING TOOL - A road planing tool includes a tool holder having a front end thereof formed with an assembling socket, and a tool bit being in a cone-like shape and having a tip and a bottom, wherein the bottom is configured to be fittingly inlaid in the assembling socket. The road planing tool is characterized in that: the bottom of the tool bit has a plurality of projecting retaining teeth, and the assembling socket is peripherally formed with a toothed inner rim correspondingly, wherein fittingly engagement between the retaining teeth and the toothed inner rim allows the tool bit to be firmly combined with the tool holder. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080932 | RIM - A rim is provided for a motor vehicle wheel that includes, but is not limited to a rim ring for receiving a tire, a rim hub for fastening to a shaft and a plurality of rim struts each connected to the rim ring and to the rim hub. Between each two adjacent rim struts a cooling opening is formed, and the rim hub and/or the rim ring and/or the rim strut includes, but is not limited to at least one fastening for the releasable connection to a flow guide plate for guiding headwind. Because of this, a rim of simple design configuration is created, which with a low aerodynamic resistance makes possible good cooling of a brake unit. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080933 | WHEEL DRIVEN MECHANISM - This invention relates to a wheel driven mechanism for a vehicle such as a wheelchair, an electrical bicycle, or a motorcycle, especially to a vehicle which has a wheel driven by power but without using an independent electric motor. The wheel driven mechanism comprises a rotor, a plurality of permanent magnets, a stator, and a plurality of electromagnets. The rotor is divided into a first block and a second block, and the permanent magnets are disposed within the first block to reduce the weight and the cost of the wheel driven mechanism. Furthermore, the user can easily rotate the handwheel mechanism during power off. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080934 | ELECTRIC WHEEL FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES - An electric wheel for electric vehicles includes a rim, connecting members, a hub motor, a battery, and a control device. The connecting members are connected to an inside of the rim and the hub motor is connected to the connecting members. The hub motor includes a shaft, a rotor and a stator. The shaft is located on a central axis of the rim and two ends of the shaft are fixed to a vehicle frame. The battery is located on the rim and the control device receives a wireless command signal and generating a control signal to control the battery to provide power to the hub motor, and to allow the hub motor to operate. The rim is equipped with the battery and the hub motor and directly connected to the vehicle frame without wires connected to the vehicle frame. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080935 | ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC PRESSURE REGULATION MODULE COMPRISING PRESSURE REGULATION CHANNELS HAVING SEPARATE PNEUMATIC CIRCUITS - An electropneumatic pressure regulating module, formed as a structural unit, is described for an electropneumatic brake system of a vehicle, including: at least two separately regulable pressure regulating channels, wherein a regulated working pressure, acting at at least one working pressure port, for at least one brake application device of the brake system is generated for each pressure regulating channel on the basis of working air originating from at least one compressed air store and as a function of braking demand signals of a brake transducer, in which to form pressure regulating channels having separate pneumatic circuits, each pressure regulating channel is assigned at least one dedicated storage pressure port which can be connected to a dedicated compressed air store, and in which the pneumatic flow paths of each pressure regulating channel are formed so as to be pneumatically separate, at least proceeding from the respective storage pressure port as far as the respective working pressure port, from the pneumatic flow paths of a respective other pressure regulating channel. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080936 | SHAFT SEALING APPARATUS, PUMP APPARATUS AND BRAKE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE USING SAME - A shaft sealing device comprising: a first member; a second member provided with a through-hole through which the first member passes; a sealing member configured to seal a gap between the through-hole and the first member; a rotation restricting part restricting relative rotation between the first and second members; and an axial displacement restricting part restricting the axial displacement of the sealing member. The rotation restricting part includes a first contact portion provided on the first member, a second contact portion provided on the sealing member and an inclined surface included on the first contact portion. The axial displacement restricting part includes a stopper surface. When the sealing member rotates in one direction relative to the second member by being dragged by the first member, the sealing member contacts the stopper surface to restrict the axial displacement of the sealing member. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080937 | Apparatus for Controlling Tension of Track - The present invention relates to an apparatus for controlling tension of a track, and more particularly to an apparatus for preventing a track wheel from separating due to an uneven road surface and obstacles on the road surface by minimizing space between a moving idler and roller when controlling the tension of the track, and for supporting the weight of a machine more safely by maximizing the space between a rear roller and a front roller. To this end, the present invention is characterized by: a track frame structure in which the idler and the front roller move together when controlling the tension of the track; and a damping member for absorbing external shock, wherein the idler is fixed in an idler frame, the front roller is fixed in a roller frame, and the buffer member is positioned between the idler frame and the roller frame. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080938 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A BATTERY PACK OUTPUT CONTACTOR - Systems and methods for controlling the output of a battery pack are disclosed. In one example, a battery pack contactor is closed after receiving a request to open the battery pack contactor during a power-up sequence. The system and method may reduce battery pack degradation. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080939 | POWER TERMINAL BLOCK AND POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A power terminal block includes a base made of an insulator, a plurality of power terminals electrically insulated from each other and disposed on the base, and a plurality of terminal bases, each terminal base including a base connecting part made of a conductor and electrically coupled to the power terminals, and a first conductor connecting part made of a conductor, the first conductor connecting part being physically and electrically coupled to the base connecting part, the base connecting part and the first conductor connecting part being provided at different heights, wherein adjoining terminal bases, electrically coupled to power terminals supplied with currents with different electrical potentials, are coupled with the first conductor connecting parts of adjoining terminal bases disposed in different directions. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080940 | Load Coordinating Power Draw for Limited Ampacity Circuits - Presented is a system and method for coordinating power usage of electrical devices on a power bus. In an embodiment, the system includes a power bus, a first electrical device that is able to intermittently draw power from the power bus, a second electrical device that is able to intermittently draws power from the power bus, and a means for sensing when the second electrical device is intermittently drawing power. When the second electrical device is intermittently drawing power, the first electrical device is inhibited from drawing power from the power bus. | 2012-04-05 |
