| 14th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
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| 20120079840 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL IN REFRIGERATED STORAGE SPACES - The present invention relates to a method of controlling air temperature within a refrigerated storage space based on a temperature-error integral of supply air discharged into the storage space. Another aspect of the invention relates to a refrigerated storage space comprising a corresponding temperature control system. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079841 | Refrigeration Process and System for Recovering Cold from Methane by Refrigerants - A refrigeration system includes a plurality of heat exchangers (E | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079842 | REFRIGERATOR HAVING CIRCULATION FAN CONTROLLER FOR SAVING POWER CONSUMPTION - Disclosed is a refrigerator comprising: a compressor ON/OFF detector configured to detect an operation of the compressor when the compressor is operated; a circulation fan operation controller checks an operation of the compressor based on a signal input from the compressor ON/OFF detector and set and output an operation condition of a circulation fan; a circulation fan power source ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079843 | TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - A refrigeration system for trailer includes an engine, a generator driven by the engine to generate electric power, an inverter substrate, a temperature sensor that senses a temperature of the inverter circuit, and a heat carrying mechanism that heats the inverter substrate with waste heat of the engine when a sensed temperature by the temperature sensor is an operational temperature or lower. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079844 | CHEMICAL HEAT PUMP WORKING ACCORDING TO THE ABSORPTION OR ADSORPTION PRINCIPLE - A chemical heat pump working according to the absorption or adsorption principle comprises an active substance and a volatile liquid, wherein the volatile liquid is adapted to be absorbed or be adsorbed by the active substance at a first temperature and be desorbed by the active substance at a second higher temperature, wherein the chemical heat pump further comprises at least a first tube and at least a second tube, wherein the second tube is at least partially positioned within the first tube and essentially along at least a part of the longitudinal axis of said first tube, wherein the active substance is applied at least partially in a space between the inside of the first tube and the outside of the first tube, wherein a first matrix adapted for storage of the volatile liquid is at least partially applied on the outside of the second tube. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079845 | Refrigerator - A refrigerator includes a main body, a first storage chamber including a first storage space, a second storage chamber including a second storage space, a machinery chamber, a first door to selectively open and close the first storage space, a second door to selectively open and close the second storage space, a storage container received in the second storage chamber, a cover to open and close the storage container, and a hanger to support the storage container. The hanger is comprised of frames defining a quadrangular form to receive and support the storage container at an inner side of the hanger, and the frames are respectively arranged, at opposite sides thereof, with slide rails so that the hanger is slidably moved relative to the second storage chamber. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079846 | LIQUID RECEIVER COMBINED WITH LIQUID SEPARATOR FOR REFRIGERATION CYCLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a liquid receiver combined with a liquid separator for a refrigeration cycle and a manufacturing method thereof; and more particularly, to a liquid receiver combined with a liquid separator for a vapor-compression refrigeration cycle and a manufacturing method thereof, by which manpower and working hours are reduced and the defect rate is reduced, thereby improving the productivity. The present invention comprises: a liquid separator ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079847 | PROCESSES FOR PURIFYING SILANE - Processes and systems for purifying silane-containing streams are disclosed with relatively less silane being lost in impurity streams by use of distillation and/or condensation operations. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079848 | SYSTEMS FOR PURIFYING SILANE - Processes and systems for purifying silane-containing streams are disclosed with relatively less silane being lost in impurity streams by use of distillation and/or condensation operations. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079849 | REMOVAL OF HYDROGEN - The invention relates to a method for liquefying a hydrocarbon-rich fraction ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079850 | Controlling Liquefaction of Natrual Gas - A gas liquefaction process, especially for producing LNG, maintains product flow rate and temperature by controlling the refrigeration so that variation to reduce any difference between actual and required product temperatures is initiated before variation of the product flow rate to reduce any difference between actual and required flow rates. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079851 | HIGH EFFICIENCY SLUG CONTAINING VAPOR RECOVERY - A slug-containing vapor recovery system wherein pressure and/or fluid level sensors are provided which monitor for conditions caused by the entry of a slug of hydrocarbon liquid, including that caused by a plunger-lift system. The system can be configured to accommodate virtually any anticipated slug-events. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079852 | Systems and Methods for Removing Heavy Hydrocarbons and Acid Gases From a Hydrocarbon Gas Stream - A system for removing acid gases from a sour gas stream is provided. The system includes an acid gas removal system and a heavy hydrocarbon removal system. The acid gas removal system receives the sour gas stream and separates the sour gas stream into an overhead gas stream comprised primarily of methane, and a bottom acid gas stream comprised primarily of acid gases such as carbon dioxide. The heavy hydrocarbon removal system may be placed upstream or downstream of the acid gas removal system or both. The heavy hydrocarbon removal system receives a gas stream and separates the gas stream into a first fluid stream comprising heavy hydrocarbons and a second fluid stream comprising other components. The components of the second fluid stream will depend on the composition of the gas stream. Various types of heavy hydrocarbon removal systems may be utilized. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079853 | GEM WITH BRILLIANT CUT - Brilliant-cut gemstone, wherein the crown angle (α) is between 32.8° and 33.0°. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079854 | Knitting Element Comprising Rotor and Knitting Machine - The kniting element has a rotor capable of rotating about an axis and makes a knit stitch by using rotational motion of the rotor. The rotor is formed in a circular disk shape. A pair of bearing plates is separated from each other in a radial direction of the rotor. The rotor is supported rotatably by bearing plates support slidably the circumferential surface of the rotor. A plurality of teeth to which rotational drive force is transmitted is formed in a circumference edge portion of the rotor. An engagement recess capable of engaging knitting yarn is formed in the circumferential face of the rotor. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079855 | Rotary Sinker, Knitting Machine and Knitting Machine Control Apparatus - The present invention provides a rotary sinker capable of suppressing energy loss and achieving reduction in the driving load, a knitting machine provided with the rotary sinker, and a knitting machine control apparatus. The sinker | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079856 | YARN FEEDING DEVICE AND YARN FEEDING METHOD FOR KNITTING MACHINE - A yarn feeding device for a knitting machine comprises a motor for driving a roller from which a yarn is fed out, and a rotatable arm which intermediately stores the yarn fed out from the roller, and the yarn is fed from the arm to a knitting machine body. A torque generator is provided to apply a variable torque to the arm. A yarn speed is obtained from a loop length of a stitch for each knitting needle and a knitting speed calculated on the basis of knitting data used in the knitting machine body. The yarn speed is converted into a torque to be applied to a buffer using a conversion table at each knitting section in a knitting course so as to correct a yarn tension fluctuation caused by the yarn speed, and the torque generator is controlled in accordance with the torque thus obtained. The yarn tension fluctuation is reduced so that high-speed knitting and knitting using a weak yarn can be facilitated. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079857 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR HAIR OR BRISTLE REMOVAL - Devices and methods for removal of animal hair are provided. The devices and methods can include one or more rotating bodies that form pinch regions for mechanical removal of animal hair. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079858 | BI-DIRECTIONAL ADJUSTABLE BENEFIT DENIAL SAFER/KEEPER - A size-adjustable apparatus for a securing a product in order to prevent theft of that product. The apparatus includes an adjustable housing, the housing having a first arm, a second arm, and a third arm. The first arm is adapted to move in a first direction and a second direction with respect to the third arm and the second arm is adapted to move in a third direction and a fourth direction with respect to the third arm, where the first direction is opposite the second direction and the third direction is opposite the fourth direction. The apparatus also includes a lock to retain the adjustable housing in a desired position. The result is a housing that can dynamically change its dimensions by movement of the first arm in a first and second direction and by movement of the second arm in a third and fourth direction. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079859 | BATTERY FIRE PREVENTION VIA THERMAL MANAGEMENT - An assembly for preventing a fire resulting from the outgassing of a lithium battery in an electronic door lock includes a lithium battery, a circuit board, and a thermal insulation. The lithium battery and circuit board are housed within the electronic door lock. The thermal insulation is arranged between a door interfacing side of the electronic door lock and either or both of the circuit board and lithium battery. Another thermal management technique for preventing fire resulting from the outgassing of a lithium battery in an electronic door lock is achieved by using a battery cover that is selectively movable away from the circuit board or ignition source in response to temperature rise to ensure the lithium battery does not reach a critical temperature that may cause outgassing in close proximity to the ignition source. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079860 | IMPROVEMENTS TO KEY-OPERATED PIN TUMBLER LOCKS - A key-operated pin tumbler lock has a shell in which is rotatably disposed a plug that defines a keyway and a plurality of bores. The bores communicate with the keyway through the plug and in a locked position of the lock communicate with corresponding bores formed in the shell. A plurality of spring-loaded pin stacks are located within the bores and are moveable within the bores against the spring-loading by a key inserted in the keyway into a position wherein the plug can be rotated relative to the shell. A stop means is provided in one of the bores and is adapted to engage the pin stack which is located therein such that a key pin of the stack is prevented from penetrating into the plug to a level reached by key pins of the other pin stacks. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079861 | Lock Assembly - The present invention relates to a lock assembly which includes a lock body. The lock body is adapted to receive a lock barrel. The lock barrel has a plurality of passages. Each of the passages is in communication at one end with the lock body and open at the other end. The lock assembly also includes at least one wafer and a lower pin part. The wafer is received in one of the passages. The lower pin part is received in at least one of the remainder of the passages. The wafer has a column. One end of the column is adapted to include a key engaging surface whilst the other end is adapted to rest on a wall of the lock body. The lock barrel has a key slot which is in communication with the passages. The key slot is adapted to receive a key with a low cut adapted to correspond to the key engaging surface. The column is so configured as to provide a gap between the key engaging surface and the low cut when the key is a bump key. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079862 | BORONIZED LAYING PIPE - A laying pipe for use in the laying head of a rolling mill is configured for rotation about an axis, with an entry end aligned on that axis to receive a hot rolled product, and with a curved section leading to a delivery end spaced radially from that axis. The curved section defines a guide path configured to form the hot rolled product into a helical formation of rings. The laying pipe comprises a tubular ferrous wall having an interior surface comprising a wear resistant boronized layer against which the hot rolled product is confined for movement along the guide path. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079863 | MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF STEEL SHEET - A manufacturing apparatus comprises a final stand, with standing side members, and a cooling apparatus. The cooling apparatus comprises rows of upper surface cooling nozzles, rows of lower surface cooling nozzles, and an upper surface guide on the upper surface side of the steel sheet. An end portion of the cooling apparatus on a side of the final stand is arranged between the standing side members of the housing. When defining a width of a uniformly cooled region, an average gap distance (W | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079864 | PILGER DIE AND PILGER MANDREL FOR MANUFACTURING DASHPOT TUBE FOR NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE PILGER DIE AND THE PILGER MANDREL, AND DASHPOT TUBE FOR NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY - A pilger die and a pilger mandrel which are used to produce a dashpot tube which can be used in a nuclear fuel assembly having an outer diameter of 31.75 mm or less and an inner diameter 25.654 mm or less, by processing a reduced expression zirconium alloy tube in two pilgering processes (a first step pass and a second step pass) using a single pilgering apparatus. Furthermore, provided are methods of manufacturing the pilger die and the pilger mandrel, and the dashpot tube for the nuclear fuel assembly. The dashpot tube can be manufactured by the single pilgering apparatus provided with the pilger die and the pilger mandrel. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079865 | METHOD OF EXTRUSION FORMING - In an extrusion molding method, a discard | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079866 | BENDING APPARATUS - A bending apparatus for manufacturing a bent member from a steel pipe with high dimensional accuracy and high productivity can be installed in a small space with good maintainability. The apparatus has a feed mechanism for feeding a steel pipe in its lengthwise direction, a first support mechanism for supporting the steel pipe while feeding it, a heating mechanism for heating a part or all of the steel pipe being fed, a cooling mechanism for cooling the portion of the heated steel pipe being fed, a second support mechanism for imparting a bending moment to the heated portion of the steel pipe to bend the steel pipe into a desired shape by moving two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally while supporting the fed steel pipe in at least one location, and a deformation preventing mechanism for preventing deformation of the steel pipe. The feed mechanism is a vertically articulated robot having seven axes. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079867 | TOOL FOR DEFORMING THREADS AT A PARTICULAR LOCATION ON A FASTENER - Some embodiments pertain to a tool that includes a first arm and a second arm that is rotatably connected to the first arm. The first arm includes an opening and the second arm includes a projection that engages threads on a fastener which is installed within the opening in the first arm. During operation of the tool, a fastener is inserted into the opening in the first arm. Pressure is applied to bring the first and second arms together such that the projection engages the threads of the fastener and then deforms the threads. The first arm may include a plurality of threaded openings such that each opening is adapted to receive a different diameter fastener. In addition, the second arm may include a plurality of projections such that each projection is a different size and is aligned relative to one of the openings in the first arm. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079868 | Calibration method for multi-component force measuring spindle unit used in tire testing machine - A transformation matrix used for finding actual loads acting on a tire can be reliably calibrated. Using the calibrated transformation matrix, the translation and moment loads exerted on the tire can be calculated with a high degree of accuracy in a multi-component force measuring spindle unit including two multi-component force measuring sensors on locations spaced-apart from each other along the axis direction of a spindle shaft. The calibration method includes a step of measuring loads exerted on the spindle shaft, a calculation step using a measured load vector including the loads obtained in the measurement step and the transformation matrix applied to the measured load vector, to find an actual load vector including actual loads on the tire. Before the calculation step, a calibration step determines the measured load vector under a plurality of linearly independent test conditions and calibrates the transformation matrix based on the determined measured load vector. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079869 | Sort Gap Control - A sortation conveyor includes a method of calibrating the control system to provide a calibration value indicative of the spacial correlation between the sort induct sensor and the first shoe sensor. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079870 | Shock Detection in a Utility Meter Having Reporting Capability - An arrangement for use in a utility meter includes an accelerometer, a processing circuit, and a source of power. The accelerometer is configured to detect impact force on a utility meter housing. The processing circuit is operably coupled to receive information representative of detected shock events from the accelerometer, and is configured to store information regarding detected shock events in a non-volatile memory. The source of power is independent of a main meter power supply, and is operably connected to the processing circuit. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079871 | GAS DETECTOR APPARATUS - An apparatus and methods for detecting the presence of gases is described. The gas detection apparatus includes, a housing adapted to be in fluid communication with a duct of a particle detection system, and at least one gas detector sensitive to a target species arranged in fluid communication with the housing to detect the presence of the target species in at least part of the air sample flowing in a duct. In one form the gas detection apparatus forms part of a system for detecting a condition in an environment that includes, a particle detector; a duct system in fluid communication with the environment and the particle detector and an aspirator to draw an air sample flow from the environment to the particle detector. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079872 | Pipeline Leak Location Using Ultrasonic Flowmeters - Fluid leaks are identified and located by successively monitoring changes in fluid flow and sound velocities of fluid at a plurality of locations in the pipe with flow meters, such as with ultrasonic flow meters. Preferably the successive monitoring sampling rates are sufficiently high to measure instantaneous velocity changes. A controller coupled to the meters associates changes in monitored fluid flow and sound velocities in two locations along the pipe with a leak event occurring between those locations. The controller identifies the association event at each location and correlates pipe leak location based at least in part on difference in time between the respective location events. The system and method may be used in liquid and gas pipeline transmission systems. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079873 | LARGE LEAK DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR A SEALED FUEL SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a sealed fuel system and a controller. The fuel system includes a fuel tank, a fuel cap, a control orifice, and an absolute pressure sensor. The controller associates a threshold large leak in the fuel system with a fuel cap sealing error. The controller detects completion of a prior refueling event, compares measurements from the pressure sensor to a reference vacuum across the control orifice to determine the presence of the threshold large leak, and sets a diagnostic code corresponding to the large leak only upon completion of the prior refueling event. A method for detecting the large leak includes detecting completion of the refueling event, comparing vacuum measurements from the absolute pressure sensor to a reference vacuum across the orifice to determine the presence of the large leak, and setting a diagnostic code corresponding to the large leak only upon completion of the prior refueling event. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079874 | Chromatography Columns - Chromatography columns are disclosed. Methods of making chromatography columns and methods of using chromatography columns are also disclosed. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079875 | PRETREATMENT APPARATUS AND MASS ANALYZING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A biological sample preprocessing apparatus includes solid-phase extraction cartridges which purify/concentrate specific constituents of a biological sample, cartridge holders which hold one of the solid-phase extraction cartridges, a cartridge transport that carries the cartridge holders along a continuous track surface, a sample probe that discharges the biological sample into the solid-phase extraction cartridge held in the cartridge holders, a water-based solvent probe that discharges a water-based solvent into the solid-phase extraction cartridge held in the cartridge holder, an organic solvent probe that discharges an organic solvent into the solid-phase extraction cartridge held in the cartridge holder, a pressure loader that applies an air pressure load to the solid-phase extraction cartridge held in the cartridge holder, and a control unit that controls operation of the cartridge transport, the sample probe, the solvent probes, and the pressure loader, wherein sample addition and solvent addition alternate with pressure loading. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079876 | MICROTENSIOMETER SENSOR, PROBE AND METHOD OF USE - A microtensiometer sensor includes a substrate layer fluidly coupled to an enclosed reservoir. A porous membrane is disposed on a surface of the substrate layer. The membrane defines a liquid side fluidly coupled to the reservoir and a vapor side fluidly coupled to a vapor interface. The porous membrane includes a plurality of through holes fluidly coupling the liquid reservoir to the vapor interface, and a nanoporous filler material disposed within the plurality of through holes. The filler material includes a plurality of open pores having a maximum diameter in the range of 0.2 to 200 nanometers. In one embodiment, the microtensiometer sensor includes a molecular membrane disposed adjacent to the vapor side of the porous membrane. In one example, the molecular membrane is formed of a highly crystalline polytetrafluoroethylene polymer having a microstructure characterized by nodes interconnected by fibrils. In one application, the microtensiometer sensor may be used in a probe to measure the average water potential within a network of plant or tree xylem. In another application, the microtensiometer sensor may be useful in real-time determination of the water potential in soil. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079877 | COMPRESSION TEST ADAPTER - A compression tester adapter is provided. The compression adaptor includes a generally cylindrical plug fitting, including a pilot segment, an external thread, a cylinder segment, a gasket located between the external thread and the cylinder segment and a plug end; and a connector fitting including an attachment interface; and a hose attached to the plug fitting. A method of adapting a compression tester spark plug hose for use with a spark plug socket is provided. The method includes; engaging a threaded spark plug socket in an internal combustion engine cylinder head; attaching a compression tester spark plug hose; and transmitting a compressed gas to the compression tester spark plug hose wherein the spark plug socket thread is configured with a nominal diameter of 12 millimeters; and creating a substantially airtight seal against a periphery of a tapered seat near a inner extreme of the spark plug socket. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079878 | COMPRESSION SENSOR GASKET ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF SERVICING A COMBUSTION PRESSURE SENSOR WITHIN A GASKET ASSEMBLY - A compression sensor gasket assembly includes a gasket body having opposite substantially planar sealing surfaces configured for sealing abutment with an engine block and a cylinder head. The gasket body has at least one through opening configured to register with a cylinder bore and a passage extends from an outer periphery of the gasket body between the opposite sealing surfaces. The gasket assembly includes a mounting flange fixed to the gasket body. The mounting flange extends outwardly from one of the substantially planar sealing surfaces. A pressure sensor assembly extends through the passage, and a mounting member is releasably fixed to the mounting flange to operably fix the pressure sensor assembly to the gasket body. The pressure sensor assembly is readily accessible, such that during service the pressure sensor assembly can be removed and serviced without having to remove the cylinder head from the engine block. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079879 | Mass Air Flow Measurement Device - An arrangement of a mass intake air flow measurement device suitable for integrating a humidity sensing device as well as a temperature sensing device and a pressure sensing device is provided. A second bypass passage | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079880 | MOBILE HYDRO GEOTHERMAL TESTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A fluid flushing and pressurization apparatus for use with geothermal systems, capable of delivering a reversible high-velocity flow of fluid through a system of buried PE pipe without introducing an overpressure condition or water hammer. The apparatus can be utilized with methods for installing, preparing, flushing, filling, testing, and certifying geothermal heating and cooling systems. A portable pumping and testing apparatus can include a high-volume pump, a high-pressure pump, a flow meter, and pressure sensors in wired or wireless communication with a processor or logic controller such that continuous or periodic monitoring of the system can be recorded. The system can be programmed to operate automatically under computer control such that reversal of the flow through the geothermal system does not shock or damage the equipment or buried piping. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079881 | Measuring Vessel with a Counting Device - A measuring vessel comprising a cavity, a handle connected to the cavity, and a counter disposed on the handle is provided, wherein the counter is advanced by a user with each use to tally a number of times the measuring vessel is used to measure a volume, and wherein the counter is a low-profile counter that permits the measuring vessel to be stored as a member of a close-nesting set. A close-nesting set of a plurality of graduated measuring vessels is also provided. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079882 | SENSOR DEVICE, MOTION SENSOR, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A sensor device includes a first electrode disposed on active surface side of a silicon substrate, an external connecting terminal electrically connected to the first electrode, at least one stress relaxation layer disposed between the silicon substrate and the external connecting terminal, a connecting terminal disposed on the active surface side of the silicon substrate, and a vibration gyro element having weight sections as mass adjustment sections, the vibration gyro element is held by the silicon substrate due to connection between the connection electrode and the external connecting terminal, and a meltage protection layer formed in an area where the stress relaxation layer and the mass adjustment section overlap each other in a plan view is provided. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079883 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THERMAL CONTROL OF A MULTIPLE CHAMBER TEST SYSTEM - A multiple chamber test system is provided. The multiple chamber test system includes a plurality of test chambers that each include a vibration table. In addition, each of the test chambers is provided with thermally controlled air from a common source. An output plenum for providing thermally controlled air to the test chambers may include a flow control device, to provide the same or similar thermal conditions in each of the test chambers. Where pneumatic actuators are used to impart movement to the vibration tables, the exhaust air from the actuators can be prevented from mixing with the thermally controlled chamber air. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079884 | Industrial process transmitter with high static pressure isolation diaphragm coupling - A process transmitter for measuring a process variable comprises a sensor module and a static pressure coupling. The sensor module comprises a sensor for measuring a process variable of an industrial process and for generating a sensor signal. The sensor includes a hydraulic fluid inlet within the module. The static pressure coupling is connected to the sensor module and comprises a isolator fitting, a process fluid coupling and an isolation diaphragm. The isolator fitting is inserted into the sensor module and connected to the hydraulic fluid inlet. The process fluid coupling is joined to the isolator fitting. The isolation diaphragm is positioned between the isolator fitting and the process fluid coupling outside of the sensor module. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079885 | ELECTRODE DEVICE, PRESSURE SENSOR AND PRESSURE METER - Provided are an electrode device, a pressure sensor and an electronic pressure meter. The electrode device may comprise: an electrode portion; and an elastically deformable portion arranged on a radial peripheral of the electrode portion. The electrode portion is integrated with the elastically deformable portion such that when a force is applied to the electrode device, the elastically deformable portion can be deformed correspondingly and the electrode portion can be displaced axially. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079886 | Pressure Sensor Seal and Method of Use - A pressure sensor and method of use provides for the detection of a sudden increase or decrease of pressure within tubing during the administration of solutions to a patient. Detection of an occlusion, partial or other significant pressure change in the tubing is accomplished by measuring the compression and/or expansion of the tubing. Transfer of the change in force within the tubing is communicated from the tubing to a sensor by a transfer rod which as a membrane attached thereto to provide a seal thereabout. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079887 | STRAIN SENSOR ELEMENT AND BLOOD PRESSURE SENSOR - A strain sensor element comprises a laminated film which has a magnetic free layer, a spacer layer, and a magnetic reference layer. The free layer has a variable magnetization direction and a out-of-plane magnetization direction. The reference layer has a variable magnetization direction which is pinned more strongly than the magnetization of the free layer. The spacer layer provided between the free layer and the reference layer. A pair of electrodes is provided with a plane of the laminated film. A substrate is provided with either of the pair electrodes and can be strained. The rotation angle of the magnetization of the free layer is different from the rotation angle of the magnetization of the reference layer when the substrate is distorted. Electrical resistance is changed depending on the magnetization angle between the free layer and the reference layer, which allows the element to operate as a strain sensor. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079888 | Method and Apparatus for Quality Control and Quality Assurance of Sized Bridging Materials Used in Drill-In Fluid Formulation - Methods and apparatuses are provided for testing and quantifying structural durability characteristics of bridging materials. Embodiments include sieving bridging materials to create uniform batches having particles within a predefined range. Embodiments further include selecting a batch and drying the batch, separating the dried batch into dry samples, and selecting a test sample having an initial mass. Embodiments include sealing the test sample, a volume of liquid, and a rod in a cylindrical testing cell and rotating the cylindrical testing cell containing the rod such that the rod rolls in relation to an inner wall of the cylindrical testing cell and applies force partially crushing the test sample. Embodiments further include sieving a resulting sample to create a durable sample having particles within the predefined range and drying the durable sample. Embodiments of methods further include measuring a mass of the dried durable sample to define a durable mass and comparing the durable mass to the initial mass. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079889 | AIR FLOW QUANTITY MEASURING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A flow meter outputs a frequency signal, which corresponds to an air flow quantity of intake air to be supplied to an engine. In an engine control unit, when a sensed value of the air flow quantity, which is obtained based on the frequency signal, is within an estimated air flow quantity range, which is estimated based on an operational state of the engine, the sensed value of the air flow quantity is determined as a measurement value of the flow meter. In contrast, when the sensed value of the air flow quantity is out of the estimated air flow quantity range, a median of the estimated air flow quantity range is determined as the measurement value of the flow meter. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079890 | MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A MEASURED VARIABLE - Method and measuring device for measuring at least one measured variable. A first sensor transmits a first measurement signal, which includes at least one half-wave of a mechanical wave or an electromagnetic wave, and, at a time t from the first measurement signal, transmits at least a second measurement signal. At least a second sensor receives the measurement signals. The travel time and TOF | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079891 | CORIOLIS MASS FLOWMETER - A Coriolis mass flowmeter having at least four measuring tubes running parallel, the measuring tubes being joined in pairs into a oscillation unit by being inserted in openings in a holding device ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079892 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING BEARING ENDPLAY - A system for use in measuring an end play of a wheel hub assembly includes a cap attachable to a shaft of a wheel hub assembly. A frame has a cavity receiving a measurement probe extending outwardly from the cavity. The probe contacts the cap and is configured to measure movement of the cap to determine endplay of the bearing assembly on the shaft. The frame includes a plurality of legs extending from the frame to a hub mounted on the shaft and coupled to the bearing to support the frame relative to the hub. The handle is connected to the frame and extends substantially perpendicularly relative to an axis of the shaft and extends to opposite sides of the axis. The frame, the plurality of legs and the handle are sufficiently rigid to allow a user to apply a force to the handle to move the hub in an axial direction relative to the shaft until cessation of movement of the hub relative to the shaft. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079893 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING BEARING ENDPLAY - A system for use in measuring an end play of a wheel hub assembly includes a follower configured to extend through an opening in a cover connected to a wheel hub. The cover covers the wheel hub such that the cover inhibits access to an end of a shaft of the wheel hub assembly, and the follower is configured to contact the end through the opening. The follower is received in a holder engageable with the cover such that the follower is movable relative to the cover and the holder to allow the follower to extend from the holder to contact the end of the shaft. A frame has a cavity receiving a measurement probe extending outwardly from the cavity. The probe contacts the follower and is configured to measure movement of the follower to determine endplay of the bearing assembly on the shaft. The frame includes a plurality of legs extending from the frame to a hub mounted on the shaft and coupled to the bearing to support the frame relative to the hub. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079894 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LASER ASSISTED SAMPLE TRANSFER TO SOLUTION FOR CHEMICAL ANALYSIS - Systems and methods are described for laser ablation of an analyte from a specimen and capturing of the analyte in a dispensed solvent to form a testing solution. A solvent dispensing and extraction system can form a liquid microjunction with the specimen. The solvent dispensing and extraction system can include a surface sampling probe. The laser beam can be directed through the surface sampling probe. The surface sampling probe can also serve as an atomic force microscopy probe. The surface sampling probe can form a seal with the specimen. The testing solution including the analyte can then be analyzed using an analytical instrument or undergo further processing. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079895 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND/OR ARRANGING SEQUENCES OF ONE OR MORE FLUID SAMPLES IN A CARRIER FLUID - The invention relates to a device for generating and/or arranging sequences of a fluid sample in a carrier fluid. The invention comprises a microchannel having an inlet, an outlet and a nozzle opening therebetween leading into the microchannel. The invention further relates to a delivery unit, which pumps in the carrier fluid using a feed volume flow and suctions off the carrier fluid using a discharge volume flow. In a sample container, the nozzle opening is in contact with the fluid sample. By means of a control unit, the ratio between feed volume flow and discharge volume flow is varied. The cross-section of the nozzle opening is selected such that no carrier medium exits from the nozzle opening when the feed volume flow equals the discharge volume flow and that a fluid sample enters the nozzle opening when the discharge volume flow is greater than the feed volume flow. The invention further relates to a method for generating and/or arranging sequences of a fluid sample in a carrier fluid. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079896 | DEVICE FOR REDUCING LOSS OF LIQUID DURING FRACTION COLLECTION - A fraction collector comprising a liquid holding means ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079897 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SELF-REFERENCED CONFIDENCE TEST - A system and method of providing a confidence test in one embodiment includes determining a first quality metric based upon a first and a second test environment wherein the second test environment is different from the first test environment, exposing a sample to a plurality of test sites, establishing the first test environment at a first of the plurality of test sites, establishing the second test environment at a second test site, obtaining a first detection signal associated with the first of the plurality of test sites exposed to the sample and at the first test environment, obtaining a second detection signal associated with the second of the plurality of test sites exposed to the sample and at the second test environment, determining a second quality metric based upon the first detection signal and the second detection signal, and comparing the second quality metric with the first quality metric. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079898 | SENSING EDGE - A sensing edge for providing a signal to a controller indicating that a forward edge of a door is obstructed during operation. The sensing edge includes an elongate sheath, a first end plug and a first end flap. The elongate sheath has a first end and a second end. A first cavity is located at the first end. The elongate sheath is mounted to the forward edge. The first end plug includes an inner end, an outer end, first engaging structures extending from the inner end and a first vertical groove in the outer end. The engaging structures are positioned within the first cavity in an assembled configuration. The first end flap includes a relatively flat first body and a first flange structure. The first flange structure is positioned in the first vertical groove in the assembled configuration to secure the first end flap to the first end plug. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079899 | PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL SENSING DEVICE, CONTAINING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WEARING A PROTECTIVE FILM - A physiological signal sensing device, a containing device and a method for wearing a protective film are provided. The physiological signal sensing device includes a housing, a sensing module, a fastening, and a transporter. The housing includes an opening. The sensing module is engaged within the housing and used for sensing vital signal(s). The transporter is engaged within the housing and transports a protective film. When the sensing module is moved to a predetermined site, the fastening fixes an area of the protective film at the opening. When the sensing module keeps being moved through the opening, the area of the protective film is stretched over the sensing module so as to properly fix the area of the protective film to cover the sensing module evenly. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079900 | METHODS OF CHARACTERIZING ALUMINUM OXIDES - Methods of characterizing aluminum oxide defects are described. The oxide defect type, as well as the time when the oxide defects are formed during the aluminum melting and casting processes can be identified quickly. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079901 | Helical rotary actuator - This invention relates to a novel helical dual-center engagement converting mechanism and its applications in fluid-powered actuation system, more particularly to a highly reliable, simple, powerful and balanced and less expensive helical rotary actuator. This actuator comprises a self-balanced linear/rotary dual-center engagement converter, compact porting systems and easy manufacturing modules and various bodies and shaft interface with other components. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079902 | BALL SCREW DRIVE HAVING AN AXIALLY SUPPORTED THREADED SPINDLE - A ball screw ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079903 | GEAR CHANGE DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A gear change device for a motor vehicle includes a first and a second primary shaft coaxial with respect to each other, selectively connectable to the driving shaft of the motor vehicle by means of a double clutch engagement device, and a first and a second secondary shaft, whose axes are parallel and spaced from the common axis of said primary shafts, and having respective output gear wheels intended to mesh with the gear wheel of a differential. A plurality of pairs of gear wheels correspond to a plurality of forward gear ratios and to at least one reverse gear ratio. The gears of each pair are one rigidly connected in rotation with one of the primary shafts or with one of the secondary shafts while the other is freely rotatable respectively on one of the secondary shafts or on one of the primary shafts. A parking gear wheel is operatively connected to said first secondary shaft cooperating with a lock device for locking the gear change device in the parking condition. The parking gear wheel is rotatably mounted on a fourth axis, parallel and spaced both with respect to the common axis of the two primary shafts and with respect to the axes of the two secondary shafts. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079904 | JOINT DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A joint device includes a rotary shaft, two fixing members, two driving members, two transmission gears, and a link gear. The two driving members are respectively fixed to the two fixing members, and the two fixing members are pivoted to each other through the rotary shaft. The two driving members are respectively connected to and drive the two transmission gears. The link gear is pivoted to the rotary shaft and engaged with the two transmission gears respectively, so that the two driving members are in a transmission relation. The joint device adopts the combination of dual driving members and gear sets, thereby achieving the high reactivity and high load function. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079905 | Hydraulic Control for Powershift Transmission - A method for controlling a transmission includes using signals of first solenoids to control first and second clutches, servos of first gears and servos of second gears, using signals of a second solenoid to establish a flow rate to cool the clutches and to actuate the servo that is associated with a selected gear, and using signals of a third solenoid to direct the flow rate to one of the clutches and to engage the selected gear. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079906 | VEHICLE TRANSMISSION GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM - A vehicle transmission comprises a locking mechanism selectively preventing an at least one shift drum disposed on a shift drum shaft from rotating. The locking mechanism is movable between a first position and a second position. When in the first position, the locking mechanism prevents the at least one shift drum from rotating in the first direction to engage a first locked position. When in the second position, the locking mechanism prevents the at least one shift drum from rotating in the second direction to engage a second locked position. The second locked position is sequentially before the first locked position in the first direction. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079907 | Transmission Creeper Interlock - A shift rail interlock system for a transmission assembly having a gear unit with a plurality of selectable gear ratios. The interlock system includes three shift rails that are each movable to select between respective gear ranges. Two of the shift rails cooperated to define a plane. The third shift rail is a creeper rail located in a position that is out of the plane defined by the first and second shift rails. The interlock system includes a creeper interlock that is moveable between lock and release positions, which respective prevent and permit movement of the creeper rail. The interlock system also includes range rail interlock that moveable between two different lock and release positions. The range rail interlock is coupled to the creeper interlock such that when one of the range rails or the creeper rail is in the engaged position, the others are in their respective locked out positions. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079908 | PARALLEL ROBOT - A parallel robot includes a base, a movable platform, an actuator, and four control arms. The actuator is positioned on the movable platform. The control arms are interconnected between the base and the movable platform. Each control arm includes a driving member connected to the base, an action pole driven by the driving member, and a four-rod linkage assembly interconnected between the action pole and the movable platform. One end of the four-rod linkage assembly is connected to the action pole via a first rotary joint, and the other end of the four-rod linkage assembly is connected to the movable platform via a second rotary joint. An axis of the first rotary joint is substantially parallel to an axis of the second rotary joint. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079909 | Control Lever Saver - An apparatus used to quickly, and without additional tools or adhesives, allow anyone to, without additional training or knowledge, repair a broken mechanical control lever, examples including, but not limited to, a clutch or brake lever on a motorcycle or a brake release lever on machinery, while leaving the control lever in place within its holder/housing. The invention consists of a hollow cylindrical tube, open at one end and closed by a solid spherical ball at the other end, and raised ridges to improve the user's grip on the lever, designed to closely replicate the original shape and functionality of the broken control lever. The cylindrical tube is capable of holding the broken end of a control lever, and is of sufficient length, width, flexibility and tensile strength to form to the broken control lever and hold itself in place through friction and pressure. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079910 | HANDLEBAR/STEM ATTACHMENT INTERFACE WITH MINIMAL FRONTAL AREA - A handlebar/stem attachment interface with minimal frontal area comprises a handlebar body and a stem between which is disposed a threaded element to screw or unscrew the stem. By such arrangements, it is convenient for the user to replace the handlebar as desired, and the smooth even configuration of the handlebar body can further reduce the drag coefficient of the bicycle while increasing the riding rate. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079911 | Adjusting Mechanism for Handle Position of Bicycle - An adjusting mechanism for the handle position of a bicycle includes an upper cover ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079912 | SPEED REGULATION METHOD AND DEVICE - A method for regulating motor vehicle speed by a pedal system having a force resetting device, including a pedal lever with a pedal return spring which can move the pedal lever to its zero position, an electric motor pivotable about a center of rotation which, when energized, can apply a resetting force to the pedal lever in the zero position direction, a motor return spring resets the electric motor in the zero position direction of the electric motor, and a control unit for controlling the electric motor. When the electric motor is de-energized, the pedal return spring, the motor return spring and a hysteresis element generate a passive pedal characteristic curve (PPCC). The PPCC can be changed by energizing the electric motor, and is variable additively at maximum with the available torque of the electric motor and substractively in the region of the spring constant of the motor return spring. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079913 | ASSEMBLED SHAFT ELEMENT, PARTICULARLY ASSEMBLED CAMSHAFT FOR VALVE-CONTROLLED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - The present invention relates to an assembled shaft element, in particular an assembled camshaft for valve-controlled internal combustion engines, wherein a hub body having at least one functional part, in particular at least one cam, is held on a shaft by a formfit connection using a splined tooth system in the circumferential direction, wherein the splined tooth system includes shaft splines formed on the shaft and interacting with hub body splines formed in a hub body recess. According to the invention, the at least one hub body ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079914 | COMBINATION OF BICYCLE CRANK AND SHAFT - A crank has a connection portion with a connection recess defined therein which has an engaging recess, a reception recess and a reception groove. The engaging recess is located at a closed end of the connection recess and the reception recess is located at an opened end of the connection recess. The reception groove is located between the engaging recess and the reception recess. An axle has an engaging portion at an end thereof and the engaging portion is engaged with the engaging recess. A guide surface is defined in an outer periphery of the cylindrical body. A ring-shaped washer is mounted to the cylindrical body and securely fills into the reception groove and the gap between the axle and the reception recess. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079915 | Device Having a Vibration Based Propulsion System - A device having a vibration based propulsion system includes at least one of an extendible and retractable diaphragm, a vibrating mechanism, and an expandable and collapsible body section for driving movement of the device. Some embodiments may also include one or more coverings configured to move to adjust the fluid resistance of the device to improve the efficiency of the device's movement. At least one processor may be connected to at least one of: a transceiver, sensors, a camera, and a drive system for controlling the operations of these mechanisms. A power source may also be attached to these elements of the device to power the device. A remote controller or other computer device may communicate with the device via the transceiver to provide input for steering the device or to receive data collected by the device. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079916 | REINFORCED PARTICULATE ALUMINUM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE FOR BRAKES - The reinforced particulate aluminum metal matrix composite for brakes is used to form a brake component, such as a brake rotor, a brake coupler or the like. The composite is formed from an aluminum metal matrix reinforced with ceramic particulates. The ceramic particulates have a particulate diameter between about 0.1 and 1.0 micrometers and form greater than about 10% by volume of the reinforced particulate aluminum metal matrix composite. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079917 | METHOD FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS PRODUCTION OF IRON AND A CRUDE SYNGAS CONTAINING CO AND H2 - The invention relates to a method for simultaneously producing iron and a crude syngas containing CO and H | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079918 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING LONGITUDINAL COMPONENTS OF METAL WITH HELICAL GROOVES, IN PARTICULAR SPIRAL DRILL BITS OR SCREWS - A device and associated methodology for producing longitudinal components of metal with helical grooves, in particular spiral drill bits or screws, is provided. The method is suited for mass production and improves the cost effectiveness of production. The method includes providing at least one cold forming stage in which a blank is inserted in a guide mold and cold formed in a split mold with at least two movable jaws. The inner wall of the jaws includes at least one section with a contour designed as a negative of the helical grooves. By a heading tool which is movable in axial direction and which engages the free end of the blank positioned in the guide mold, the blank is pressed at least partially through the central opening of the closed split mold. Thus, helical grooves are produced during the contact with the mold contour by plastical cold forming. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079919 | OIL FILTER CANISTER ADAPTER - An oil filter canister adapter of the present invention mainly includes a base, a rotatable plate, three rotatable members, and three holders. The rotatable plate and the rotatable members are respectively disposed on the base. The rotatable members contact with the rotatable plate respectively, so that the rotatable plate can rotate and drive the rotatable members to rotate. The holders are detachably disposed on the rotatable members respectively. Distances between any two adjacent holders are consistent in value. The distances between the holders are adjustable when the rotatable members rotate. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079920 | Combination Wrench with Greater Strength and Torque - A combination wrench includes a shank, a first driving member mounted on a first end of the shank, and a second driving member mounted on a second end of the shank. The shank has different cross-sectional profiles and areas from the first driving member to the second driving member so that the shank has different thickness from the first driving member to the second driving member so as to correspond to different forces. Thus, the mediate portion of the shank has a uniform thickness and has greater strength and torque so as to withstand a larger force so that when a stress is concentrated on the mediate portion of the shank, the mediate portion of the shank can tolerate the stress, thereby preventing the shank from being deformed or broken due to an excessive force. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079921 | Dry Wall Screw Embedder - A screw embedder attachment for a hand tool handle is disclosed. The invention allows for the addition of a screwdriver functionality to hand tool handles at the end of the tool handle opposite the working end of the tool. Since the invention is placed over the exterior of the tool handle, it allows for assembly and reassembly of the resulting apparatus without the need for disassembly and reassembly of the tool. The invention may be attached and detached from the tool in a minimal number of steps and without the need for special tools, such that where the invention is not needed for a particular job, but the tool is, the invention may be stowed for later use. The invention may be practiced by hand tool operators desiring to reduce the number of individual tools that need to be carried and exchanged for a particular job. This improves the efficiency of work operations and may reduce the number of related injuries and accidents. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079922 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING BEARING ENDPLAY - An apparatus for use in adjusting an endplay of a bearing of a wheel hub assembly includes an outer circumferential surface configured to be received within an annular space around the nut attached to a shaft of the wheel hub assembly and retaining the bearing on the shaft. An engaging surface is coupled to the outer circumferential surface and configured to engage the nut. A stopping surface is coupled to the engaging surface and configured to abut an outer surface of the nut opposite the bearing such that the engaging surface is positioned in an engaging position to engage nut engaging surfaces of the nut. An arm is connected to the stopping surface and extends out of the annular space away from the bearing and substantially parallel to an axis of the shaft when the stopping surface abuts the outer surface of the nut. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079923 | TORSION ASSEMBLY WITH WIRELESS DISPLAYERS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY RECEIVING TORSION DATUM AND DISPLAYING THEREON - A torsion assembly includes a torsion tool and at least one wireless displayer for simultaneously receiving and displaying the torsion datum from the torsion tool. The torsion tool includes a seat disposed therein and a display module detachably received in the seat. The wireless displayer includes a base and a body rotatably mounted on the base. The base can be put on a desktop or adhered on a machine by a magnet. The body can wirelessly receive and shown the torsion datum from the first wireless transceiver that is disposed in the seat on the torsion tool. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079924 | Tool Protection Devices - A hand-held tool protection device includes a handle sized and configured to be grasped by an operator. A neck portion extends outwardly from the handle in a direction of a elongated axis of the handle. A swivel assembly is connected to the neck portion. The swivel assembly includes a body having a top, a bottom and a sidewall. The body is connected to the neck portion at the sidewall of the body. An opening extends through the body and intersects the top and the bottom of the body. A pivotable rod member is slidably and pivotably received in the opening extending through the body to provide a pivot axis. A tool element holding assembly is connected to the pivotable rod member such that the tool element holding assembly pivots therewith about the pivot axis. The tool element holding assembly includes a support assembly configured for receiving a tool such that the tool may be rotated about a tool rotation axis. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079925 | KNIFE HOLDER OF A TUBE CUTTING UNIT FOR TUBE MANUFACTURING AND A SYSTEM AND USE OF THE SYSTEM FOR TUBE MANUFACTURING - The invention relates to a knife holder ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079926 | Absorbent Article Substrate Trim Material Removal Process and Apparatus - Aspects of the present disclosure involve methods and apparatuses for cutting and removing trim from an advancing substrate. Particular embodiments of the apparatuses and methods disclosed herein provide for removal of continuous lengths of trim, and in some embodiments, discrete pieces of trim from an advancing substrate. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079927 | MOLD OF REMOVING CHIPS - Provided is a mold of removing chips for machining a product with center pins. The mold includes a plurality of first forming grooves disposed on an upper end thereof, a plurality of second forming grooves disposed on a lower end thereof, and at least two chip-removing grooves separately disposed on the upper and lower ends thereof. The first and second forming grooves separately divide the upper and lower ends into a plurality of upper and lower cores. The chip-removing grooves are separately cutting the first and second forming grooves. The chip-removing grooves can make the chips be easily removed out of the mold for preventing the chips from blocking up the first and second forming grooves and avoiding the deformation of the upper and lower cores, thereby enhancing the strength of the mold, elongating the useful life thereof and ensuring the machining precision of the product. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079928 | CHIP DISCHARGE DEVICE OF MACHINE TOOL - Scraping plates include: a first scraping plate | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079929 | FILM CLAMPING AND CUTTING DEVICE OF FILM WRAPPING MACHINE - A film clamping and cutting device of a film wrapping machine is revealed. A connecting plate of a film clamping and cutting unit is located by a braking part. Moreover, by moment of a rotating machinery before stopping, a film clamping and cutting unit main body assembled on the rotating machinery is driven to continue moving. Under the movement of the unit main body, a pulling force is generated by a pull cord arranged between the connecting plate and a vertical-wheel of the unit main body. The pulling force rotates the vertical-wheel so that both a film clamping and cutting rod assembled with the vertical-wheel and a clamp fall toward a blade block to clamp and cut off a film. The film is also pulled and cut by an elastic recovery force of the film clamping and cutting rod. Therefore automatic film clamping and cutting is carried out. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079930 | DEVICE FOR EXTRACTING A LIQUID CONTAINED IN CONTAINERS MADE OF AN INFRANGIBLE MATERIAL - The invention relates to a device for extracting a liquid ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079931 | Track Saw System - A track saw system including a track having a pair of longitudinally-elongated rails extending along its top surface. Each rail has an angled sidewall extending from the top of the track at an angle of 45 degrees. The system further includes a base plate adapter having a pair of grooves formed in its bottom surface that are similar in size, shape, and relative position to the rails. The distance between the angled walls of the grooves is shorter than the distance between the angled walls of the rails. The rails of the track thus fit within the grooves of the base plate adapter with the angled sidewalls of the rails flatly engaging the angled sidewalls of the grooves. A firm, non-binding fit is thereby maintained between the track and the base plate adapter regardless of any expansion or contraction of the track that might occur due to variations in temperature. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079932 | PAPERBOARD SLITTER MACHINE - A paperboard slitter machine includes a first housing, a rotary cutter movable in and out of the first housing for cutting a paperboard, a second housing, a passage defined between the first housing and the second housing for the feeding of the paperboard to be cut, a linking mechanism holding two roller brushes in the second housing and a driving device controllable to move the linking mechanism in carrying the roller brushes out of the second housing into the passage to press on the paperboard at two sides relative to the rotary cutter for enabling the paperboard to be accurately and smoothly cut by the rotary cutter. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079933 | Cutting Device and Method in Such a Device - A cutting device for cutting predetermined figures out of an elongated, thin portion of a plastically deformable material, comprising a table top, which exhibits a planar table surface for supporting the elongated portion. According to the invention, the cutting device has two elongated guide and support means at each long side of the table top, and a traverser, which is movable along these means and in the longitudinal direction (L) of the table top, and which extends transversely to the table top perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction and comprises a rotatable cutter roll, which extends across the major part of the width (b) of the table top and comprises cutting elements, wherein the traverser is adapted to be moved along the guide and support means with the cutter roll in a cutting position for cutting out said figures, and rotating means for causing the cutter roll to rotate, during the movement of the cutter roll in the cutting position, at a peripheral speed substantially corresponding to the translational speed of the cutter roll across the table surface. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079934 | Pneumatic Drum Tuning Device, System and Method - A drum tune adjustment system is provided for adjusting the pitch of a drum having a shell, a batter head, a resonant head, and a cavity formed therewithin. The drum tune adjustment system includes an air pump or air source, and a conduit fluidly connected with the air pump or air source. The system further includes a connector that is configured to attach the conduit to the shell of the drum such that the cavity of the drum is fluidly connected with the air pump or air source via the conduit. The system further includes a pedal that is configured to actuate the air pump or open a valve that is fluidly connected with the air source and thereby move a mass of air between the air pump or air source and the cavity of the drum when the conduit is attached to the drum with the connector. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079935 | KIT AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING A GAS-OPERATED GAS-DRIVEN FIREARM TO A GAS-OPERATED OPERATING ROD DRIVEN FIREARM - A kit for modifying a bolt carrier group actuating apparatus of a firearm configured by its original manufacturer to have a gas-driven bolt carrier has a gas expansion assembly and an operating rod. The gas expansion assembly is configured for receiving combustion gases from an as-manufactured OEM gas block of a firearm and for facilitating expansion of the gases for generating a bolt carrier driving force. The operating rod is engagable between the gas expansion assembly and an operating rod engaging lug of a bolt carrier. The operating rod is configured to mechanically transmit the bolt carrier driving force to the operating rod engaging lug. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079936 | POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINE PISTON WITH WAVY SURFACE FORM - A piston and cylinder assembly suitable for use in positive displacement machines ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079937 | DEVICE FOR CAPTURING GAS FROM A PRODUCED WATER STREAM - A device for capturing gas included within a produced-water stream is described. Gas and water pressure coordination is not required. Controls prevent liquid entry to the gas system and prevent gas entry into the water system. A gas/liquid separator receives an inner vessel lower end. A separator inlet receives a combined fluid stream. A liquid line passes into the inner vessel and down into the separator below the inlet so that liquid separated from the combined stream will flow up the liquid line. Motor valves are in the liquid line and in a gas line. The gas line extends from the inner vessel upper end. The gas line conveys gas from the inner vessel upper end to a gas collection system. A top float in the inner vessel activates the gas line motor valve. A bottom float in the inner vessel activates the liquid line motor valve. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079938 | RADIAL BED VESSELS HAVING UNIFORM FLOW DISTRIBUTION - The present invention relates generally to radial flow vessels and processes to achieve even fluid flow distribution through the bed during purification, separation or reaction processes. The radial bed vessel is designed such that the ratio of the cross-sectional flow areas of the flow channels is in proportion to the ratio of the mass flow rates of the process gas with the proportionality constant between 0.7 and 1.4. In addition, the channels each have a cross-sectional flow areas such that the pressure change within each channel is less than or equal to 10% of the pressure drop across the bed of active material under the process operating conditions for the particular gas employed. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120079939 | RECOVERING OF XENON BY ADSORPTION PROCESS - The present invention discloses the improvements to a vacuum swing adsorption (VSA) process used for Xe recovery. By only collecting the recovered gas mixture after the initial evacuation of N | 2012-04-05 |
