| 15th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
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| 20090090513 | System and Method for Conveying a Wired Coiled Assembly - A coiled tubing connection system is used in a well. A connector having an engagement end is used to couple a wellbore device to the end of a coiled tubing. The connector is spoolable, and the engagement end comprises engagement features that facilitate formation of a connection that is dependable and less susceptible to separation. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090514 | OPEN-HOLE WELLBORE LINING - Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for lining a wellbore. In certain aspects, the systems and methods comprise providing a fluid composition that is solidifiable or gellable on exposure to actinic radiation of a predetermined wavelength at the wall of open-hole wellbore and providing actinic radiation at the predetermined wavelength to solidify or gel the composition. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090515 | Wellhead Isolation Sleeve Assembly - An isolation sleeve extends from an adapter into the bore of a tubing head to isolate high pressure frac fluid from the body of the tubing head. The isolation sleeve may be moved into and out of the bore by a hydraulic transfer piston or it may be installed and retrieved by a running tool. The isolation sleeve has a seal carrier on its lower end. The seal of the seal carrier may seal to a secondary packoff in the tubing head, on the outer diameter of the conduit, or to the rim of the conduit. The seal carrier may be movable relative to the sleeve to energize the seal. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090516 | TUBULAR LINER - An apparatus and method according to which a tubular liner is positioned in a preexisting structure such as, for example, a wellbore, a wellbore casing, a pipeline or a structural support, and the tubular liner is anchored to the preexisting structure during radial expansion. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090517 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTRICAL PACKER FEEDTHROUGH - An apparatus for providing electrical power through a downhole packer comprises a riser nipple engagingly insertable in a passage in the packer; a sleeve surrounding a portion of the riser nipple and slidingly moveable between a cable assembly position and an operational position enabling connection of a cable extending through the packer and the sleeve to an electrical connector; and a retaining nut engageable with the riser nipple capturing the sleeve in the operational position when the retaining nut is engaged with the riser nipple. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090518 | DEBRIS BARRIER FOR DOWNHOLE VALVE IN WELL - An apparatus has a housing with an internal passage. When deployed, a barrier positions in an upward direction in an annular space between a sleeve and the housing and folds towards one of its sides to conform to the annular space. When debris collection is desired, operators lift the sleeve with a tool, the barrier rotates down and positions across the internal passage, and the tool releases the sleeve. In this stage, the barrier can collect debris to protect a downhole valve. In further stages, operators open the downhole valve, and flow moves the barrier, cage body, and sleeve together in upward direction. Eventually, the sleeve is biased downward again, and the barrier positions within the annular space by reversibly folding towards its opposing side. In this position, barrier points in a downward direction and folds towards its opposing side to conform to the annular space. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090519 | Equine hoof rasp - The equine hoof rasp is used by a horse owner to keep healthy, balanced hooves between the five to eight week intervals before a farrier visit. The equine hoof rasp has an elongated peanut-shaped handle with a front end and a rear end. The rear end is larger than the front end. The handle has a V-shaped cutout extending from the rear end to the front end. The V-shaped cutout forms a concave middle for mounting a pair of rasps at an angle. To hold the rasps, there is a pair of congruent retaining shields. The shields form an open rectangular middle section. The open rectangular middle section frames the rasps when the rasps are mounted in the peanut-shaped handle. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090520 | Fire Extinguishing Roof Soaker - The present invention is a spraying system that extinguishes flying embers that may land on a roof from brush fires or forest fires. This includes a submersible pump at the bottom of a well that is attached to a supply pipe that allows water to be pumped into a reservoir. Another submersible pump is inside the reservoir that pumps water thru a supply pipe that is attached to the roof. This area is called a water station that may also be equipped with a generator for a backup power source. The supply pipe has pipe couplings attached at certain intervals and has sprayers installed into the couplings. These sprayers will then give off an adequate amount of water to soak down the entire roof area in the event of an approaching fire. All of this is assembled and placed in specially designed roof fasteners that are installed throughout the entire hip and ridge of the roof. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090521 | Hydraulic disc/harrow apparatus, system and method for using the same - A method for dividing soil is disclosed. The method includes towing a frame via a hitch at a first end of the frame. The method also includes supporting the frame on the soil via an axle extending transversely of the frame, the axle connected to the frame between the first end of the frame and a second end of the frame. The method further includes dividing the soil with a plurality of rotatable discs attached to the frame between the frame and the soil, a first portion of the plurality of discs located between the first end of the frame and the axle, and a second portion of the plurality of discs located between the axle and the second end of the frame, wherein the first portion is aligned non-parallel with respect to the second portion. The method further includes moving the frame relative to the hitch to pivot about the axle. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090522 | MATERIAL LOADER APPARATUS AND METHOD - The invention includes a cutter drum ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090523 | DISC FRAME VIBRATION DAMPENING SYSTEM - A disc harrow composed of one or more disc gangs has a subframe coupled to the disc gangs to move the disc gangs in response to variations in farmland terrain to limit the impact of ground variation when encountered during the harrowing process. When the obstruction is cleared, the subframe automatically returns the disc gangs to their pre-obstruction position. In addition to reducing the potentially-damaging impact of obstructions, the subframe also maintains a more consistent reel depth during undulations or changes in the farmland terrain, such as during harrowing of slopes or unleveled fields such as valleys, near waterways, and along fence rows. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090524 | CORNER WEAR PROTECTION FOR SEEDING TOOLS - A wear protection insert for an agricultural seeding tool having at least one angled edge on its lower base. The insert is made from wear resistant material shaped at an angle preferably ranging from about 135 to 175 degrees to form a doglegged corner component to improve the wear resistance of the soil slicing edge to the seeding tool. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090525 | Rock breaking device, protection valve and a method of operating a rock breaking device - A hydraulic rock breaking device, a protection valve and a method of operating a hydraulic rock breaking device. The rock breaking device comprises a percussion device to which pressure fluid is fed along an inlet channel. The inlet channel is provided with a protection valve arranged to monitor the volume flow of pressure fluid flowing through it. If the flow is larger than what has been preset, the protection valve closes, at least partly, the connection through it, protecting thus the percussion device against too high an input power. The protection valve comprises a throttle which generates a pressure difference the magnitude of which is dependent on the fed volume flow. Information on the pressure difference is utilized in controlling the protection valve. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090526 | Mobile basket for consolidation work on walls - A mobile basket for consolidation work on walls is provided with a main frame (T), configured in the front part for hoisting and for translating the new basket up and down a wall and having legs (D) fitted on the sides of said main frame (T). A secondary frame or cage (R) is structured for supporting a magazine (S) of drill bits, as well as a mast or drill (P) and a mechanical hand (M) applied to the secondary frame or cage (R) positions parallel to its longer side and essentially perpendicular to the main frame (T). The mechanical hand (M), positioned between the mast or drill (P) and the magazine (S), is configured to take a bit from the magazine (S) and transfer it to the mast or drill (P). | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090527 | SHOCK DAMPENING POST DRIVER - A post driver having a dampening device adapted to isolate the hands and arms of the user from shock. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090528 | Hand-held power tool with vibration-compensating mass - A hand-held power tool includes a vibration-compensating mass ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090529 | SHOCK DAMPENING POST DRIVER - A post driver having rotational handles and a dampening device adapted to isolate the hands and arms of the user from shock. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090530 | NOISE ABATEMENT DEVICE FOR A PNEUMATIC TOOL - Noise-abatement devices are provided for a pneumatic tool that can include a housing having a first end and a second end. An expansion chamber is defined within the expansion chamber. At least one tube is located at least partially within the expansion chamber in which the tube has at least a perforated portion, and an outlet defined therein. The device also includes a port outlet in fluid communication with the expansion chamber in which the port outlet and the outlet are located near the second end of the housing. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090531 | MICROMECHANICAL COMPONENT HAVING A CAP HAVING A CLOSURE - A micromechanical component having a substrate, having a cavity and having a cap that bounds the cavity. The cap has an access opening to the cavity. The cap has a diaphragm for closing the access opening. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090532 | HOUSING STRUCTURE - A housing structure includes an upper housing, a lower housing, a first waterproof member and a second waterproof member. The upper housing has a first connecting portion, and the lower housing has a second connecting portion. The upper housing and the lower housing are connected to each other by the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion. The first waterproof member is disposed between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion. The second waterproof member is disposed between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion. Wherein, a distance is formed between the first waterproof member and the second waterproof member. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090533 | Horizontal Cable Manager - Embodiments of the invention provide a horizontal cable manager. A horizontal base can include a first molded section and an identical second molded section adapted to be coupled together. The horizontal cable manager can include a plurality of fingers extending from each one of the first molded section and the second molded section. The fingers can include a shaft and an arrow-shaped end. The arrow-shaped end can include a first triangular member and a second triangular member each coupled to opposite sides of the shaft at a first distance away from a distal end of the shaft. The horizontal cable manager can include hinge supports with a cover removably coupled to the hinge supports. The horizontal base can include an attachment hole, a first extension, and a second wing extension for temporary attachment to an electronic equipment rack. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090534 | CABLE MANAGEMENT PATCH PANEL SYSTEM WITH VERTICAL DUCTING - A cable management patch panel system having one or more vertical ducting enclosures and typically located in an equipment rack. The vertical ducting enclosure is integral with the patch panel system and allows for vertical routing of cables connected to the patch panel system. The cables are vertically routed by the ducting enclosure to other patch panels or equipment located along with the patch panel system in a commonly shared equipment rack or located beyond the equipment rack. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090535 | FLAME RETARDANT ELECTRICAL AND CONSTRUCTION PARTS - This specification discloses the use of a polypropylene, rubber (thermoplastic elastomer) and non-halogenated flame retardant in recyclable construction boards, computer housings, and electrical connectors and wire cables. Also disclosed is the use of fillers to unexpectedly increase the break strength, thus making this material a cheaper non-halogenated substitute for computer housings and construction boards as well. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090536 | FLAME RETARDANT COMPOSITION FOR CABLE COVERING MATERIAL AND OCEAN CABLE USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a flame retardant composition for a cable covering material and an ocean cable using the same. The flame retardant composition of the present invention includes 100 parts by weight of a base resin; 30˜150 parts by weight of a flame retardant; 1-30 parts by weight of a cold resistant plasticizer; 0.5˜10 parts by weight of a silane coupling agent; 0.5-8 parts by weight of a co-crosslinking agent; and 3-20 parts by weight of a crosslinking agent, and the ocean cable using the same. The composition for a cable covering material according to present invention has an excellent oil resistance to oil components without deteriorating mechanical properties, and has a superior durability such as a cold resistance at −40° C. as well as minimally generates toxic gases upon firing and has an excellent flame retardancy. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090537 | Aesthetic and Safe Electrical Extension Cord to Floors - An electrical extension cords that has a format that prevents slips from who passes upon it and is able to adhere in diverse kinds of floor, smooth or upholstered, through a set of suction cups and Velcro tapes, avoiding to disturb the circulation of people where it is installed. Composed for a flexible body ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090538 | Vertical Cable Manager - Embodiments of the invention provide a vertical cable manager for routing cables or wires. The vertical cable manager includes a vertical trough with sets of fingers. The fingers include arrow-shaped ends, which allow installation and/or removal of cables and wires, while retaining the cables and wires in cable rings. In some embodiments, a door attached to the vertical cable manager can be removable from one or both sides of the trough. In some embodiments, the vertical cable manager can include removable spools that can be attached to the trough in various positions and configurations. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090539 | Harness protector structure for link - A harness protector structure for a link is provided, by which the durability of a bent part of a wiring harness is improved and interference with the outside is prevented when the wiring harness is rotated and bent by using a link. The harness protector structure includes: a support part; a link rotatably connected to the support part; a protector provided on the link; and a bulging part having a wide opening opened at one end-side of a body part of the protector, wherein a wiring harness is arranged from the support part into the protector, wherein when the link is rotated, a following part of the wiring harness, which follows a bent part of the wiring harness, passes through the bulging part from the opening, and the wiring harness is guided to the outside from the body part while a slack of the wiring harness is absorbed. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090540 | HOLE IN PAD THERMAL MANAGEMENT - A device and method of heat sinking a surface mount device (SMD) component. In an example method through holes are formed in a printed circuit board (PCB), a first copper layer is electroless plated in the holes, a second copper layer is standard plated in the holes and surrounding surfaces of the PCB, a third copper layer is masked and pulse plated in the holes, the holes are filled with non-conductive material and then is sanded flush with the second copper layer. A fourth copper layer electroless plated on the PCB over the area of the holes, a fifth copper layer (or pad) plated on the PCB over the area of the holes, and a surface mount device is attached to the fifth copper layer. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090541 | STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a stacked semiconductor device including a first flexible layer and a second flexible layer combined together, serving as a flexible substrate body being bent somewhere such that a surface of the first flexible layer itself is face-to-face clipped, two semiconductor chips each embedded in the flexible substrate body, and an adhesive layer sandwiched in a gap between the face-to-face surface of the first flexible layer. The active surface of each of the semiconductor chips has plurality of electrode pads thereon electrically connected to a first circuit layer on the second flexible layer. The semiconductor chips are stacked up and embedded in the flexible substrate body, thereby reducing package height to achieve miniaturization of electronic products. A method for fabricating the stacked semiconductor device is also provided. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090542 | MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD - An IC chip for a high frequency region, particularly a packaged substrate in which no malfunction or error occurs even if 3 GHz is exceeded. A conductive layer on a core substrate is formed at a thickness of 30 μm and a conductor circuit on an interlayer resin insulation layer is formed at a thickness of 15 μm. By thickening the conductive layer, the volume of the conductor can be increased and resistance can be reduced. Further, by using the conductive layer as a power source layer, the capacity of supply of power to an IC chip can be improved. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090543 | CIRCUIT BOARD, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - There is provided a circuit board to which a solder ball composed of a lead (Pb)-free solder is to be connected, a semiconductor device including an electrode and a solder ball composed of a lead (Pb)-free solder disposed on the electrode, and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, in which mounting reliability can be improved by enhancing the bonding strength (adhesion strength) between the solder ball composed of a lead (Pb)-free solder and the electrode. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090544 | System and Method for Substrate with Interconnects and Sealing Surface - A method includes providing a base. At least one lead is deposited on the base, the at least one lead including a trace of electrically conductive material having a first end and a second end. A dielectric layer is deposited on a portion of the at least one lead between the first end and the second end. A sealing surface is deposited on a portion of the dielectric layer, the sealing surface including a contiguous shape of metal separating an enclosed area of the base located inside the contiguous shape from an open area of the base located outside the contiguous shape. The first end of the at least one lead is located in the enclosed area and the second end of the at least one lead is located in the open area. Moreover, the dielectric layer electrically insulates the at least one lead from the sealing surface. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090545 | Electroconductive Particle Placement Sheet and Anisotropic Electroconductive Film - This invention provides an electroconductive particle placement sheet comprising electroconductive particles and an insulating resin sheet. The thickness of the insulating resin sheet is smaller than the average particle diameter of the electroconductive particles. Electroconductive particles are protruded from the reference plane (P | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090546 | SUBSTRATE FOR AC/AC MULTIPLE-PHASE POWER CONVERTER - A substrate includes a plurality of input ends, a plurality of output ends, first and second direct-current power lines, a first region and a second region. An alternating voltage is applied between any two of the input ends. The first region permits mounting of any one of a plurality of kinds of first surface-mount devices that selectively establishes electrical continuity between one of said plurality of input ends and either said first or said second direct-current power line. The second region permits mounting of a second surface-mount device that selectively establishes electrical continuity between one of said plurality of output ends and said first or said second direct-current power line. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090547 | MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A multilayer printed wiring board | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090548 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A circuit board is disclosed, including a core board, wherein at least one surface thereof has a core circuit layer with a plurality of conductive lands; a first dielectric layer disposed on the core board and disposed with a plurality of openings for exposing the conductive lands; a first coupling layer disposed on the first dielectric layer, the first coupling layer having a plurality of openings disposed corresponding to the openings of the first dielectric layer; and a first circuit layer disposed on the first coupling layer and a plurality of first conductive vias disposed in the openings of the first coupling layer for electrically connecting to the conductive lands of the core circuit layer. By the formation of the first coupling layer that connects the first circuit layer and the first dielectric layer, the bond strength between the first circuit layer and the first dielectric layer is enhanced, thereby preventing detachment and delamination as encountered in the prior art. The invention further provides a fabrication method of the circuit board described above. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090549 | Under-Floor Cable Support System - An under-floor cable support system comprising a first plurality of free-standing cable stands positioned on a sub-floor and movable independent of the floor-supporting pedestals. Each cable stand comprises a cross bar on a pair of spaced apart legs for supporting a cable tray at an elevation above the sub-floor and below the floor. Holding mechanisms are provided on the cable stands for holding a second plurality of cable stands stacked on top of the first plurality of cable stands. The second plurality of cable stands may be stands with two legs or cantilever cable stands with one leg. In other aspects, the legs of the cable stands are movable to adjust the spacing between the legs and to collapse the legs for compactness. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090550 | CABLE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A cable management apparatus for housing and organizing cables includes a stationary member having a set of ribs bridged by at least one spine and forming a first side wall, a second side wall, and a bottom wall. Further, the cable management apparatus also includes a first movable member having a set of ribs bridged by at least one spine, such that, the first movable member is movable toward at least the first or the second side wall. A method for managing cables includes providing a stationary member having a plurality of ribs bridged by at least one spine and forming a first side wall, a second side wall, and a bottom wall. Further, the method for managing cables also includes, providing a first movable member having a plurality of ribs bridged by at least one spine, such that, the first movable member is movable toward at least the first or the second side wall. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090551 | Modular multi-channel snake connector - A snake electrical connector comprising a central snake cable having a plurality of conductors terminating at a base connector at each end of the snake cable. Each of the base connectors has a respective plurality of individual electrical contacts corresponding to each conductor. A fan-out is provided at each end of the snake cable, each fan-out having a connector conductively mated with the contacts in the base connector of the snake cable, and a plurality of cables extending therefrom with an end connector at the distal end of each cable. A latching mechanism is provided for selectively attaching and detaching the connector of a fan-out to a base connector of said snake cable. The connector may be provided as a kit wherein a plurality of fan-outs is included at least some of which have a different array of connectors at their distal ends. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090552 | Electric cable that withstands electric arc propagation - An electric cable includes an electrical conductor surrounded by a first layer of mica tape made up of mica particles deposited by means of a polymer binder on a backing, a second layer of a polyimide tape, and a third layer of a polytetrafluoroethylene tape, where the first layer is subjected to heat treatment at a temperature of at least 400° C. and the ratio R of the weight per unit length of PTFE over the sum of the weights per unit length of the polymer binder and of the polyimide is such that R is greater than or equal to 2 when the section of the electrical conductor is no greater than 0.2 mm | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090553 | Command and Control for Boring System - A system having a number of land units [ | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090554 | CLOSED-LOOP PHYSICAL CALIPER MEASUREMENTS AND DIRECTIONAL DRILLING METHOD - Aspects of this invention include a downhole tool and method for making a physical caliper measurement of a subterranean borehole. The tool is configured to make the physical borehole caliper measurement only when the measured pressure in each of three or more outwardly extendable blades is greater than a predetermined threshold pressure. Blade positions are measured and the borehole caliper calculated only when the pressure in each of the blades exceeds the threshold. Exemplary embodiments of the invention enable physical caliper measurements to be made with increased accuracy with each of the blades making firm contact with the borehole wall. Methods in accordance with the invention are especially well suited for use in directional drilling applications in that they tend to enable accurate caliper measurements to be made without repositioning the steering tool in the borehole. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090555 | AUTOMATED DIRECTIONAL DRILLING APPARATUS AND METHODS - Methods and systems for drilling to a target location include a control system that receives an input comprising a planned drilling path to a target location and determines a projected location of a bottom hole assembly of a drilling system. The projected location of the bottom hole assembly is compared to the planned drilling path to determine a deviation amount. A modified drilling path is created to the target location as selected based on the amount of deviation from the planned drilling path, and drilling rig control signals that steer the bottom hole assembly of the drilling system to the target location along the modified drilling path are generated. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090556 | Methods and Systems to Predict Rotary Drill Bit Walk and to Design Rotary Drill Bits and Other Downhole Tools - Methods and systems may be provided to simulate forming a wide variety of directional wellbores including wellbores with variable tilt rates, relatively constant tilt rates, wellbores with uniform generally circular cross-sections and wellbores with non-circular cross-sections. The methods and systems may also be used to simulate forming a wellbore in subterranean formations having a combination of soft, medium and hard formation materials, multiple layers of formation materials, relatively hard stringers disposed throughout one or more layers of formation material, and/or concretions (very hard stones) disposed in one or more layers of formation material. Values of bit walk rate from such simulations may be used to design and/or select drilling equipment for use in forming a directional wellbore. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090557 | Injection System And Method - An excavation system for forming a wellbore through a subterranean formation, the system employing pressurized drilling fluid with impactors mixed therein. The pressurized fluid with impactors is directed to a drill string having a drill bit with nozzles on its lower end. The fluid impactor mixture is discharged from the nozzles and against the formation, wherein the impactors contact, compress, and fracture the formation to excavate through the formation. The system includes an impactor injection system that injects impactors into a stream of pressurized drilling fluid to form the mixture. The injection system operates at substantially the same pressure as the pressurized drilling fluid. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090558 | Compressible Objects Having A Predetermined Internal Pressure Combined With A Drilling Fluid To Form A Variable Density Drilling Mud - A compressible object is described that may be utilized in drilling mud and with a drilling system to manage the density of the drilling mud. The compressible object includes a shell that encloses an interior region. Also, the compressible object has an internal pressure (i) greater than about 200 pounds per square inch at atmospheric pressure and (ii) selected for a predetermined external pressure, wherein external pressures that exceed the internal pressure reduce the volume of the compressible object and wherein the shell being designed to reduce localized strains of the compressible object during expansion and compression of the compressible object. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090559 | COMPRESSIBLE OBJECTS COMBINED WITH A DRILLING FLUID TO FORM A VARIABLE DENSITY DRILLING MUD - A compressible object is described that may be utilized in drilling mud and with a drilling system to manage the density of the drilling mud. The compressible object includes a shell that encloses an interior region. The shell experiences less strain when the external pressure is about equal to the internal pressure than when the external pressure is above or below a predetermined compression interval of the compressible object includes a shell that encloses an interior region. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090560 | Hole Boring Tool - The invention is related to a hole boring tool having a cylindrical sleeve, a piston assembly and the seal located on the piston assembly. The piston assembly is formed of a piston, a neck extending backward from the piston, and a handle extending backward from the neck. The seal is located on an outer surface of the piston and is in contact with an inner surface of the cylindrical sleeve. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090561 | Nozzle Having A Spray Pattern For Use With An Earth Boring Drill Bit - An earth boring drill bit having a cleaning nozzle for cleaning cutting elements on the face of the drill bit. A notch is included on the nozzle face for directing an elongated and coherent fluid flow from the nozzle outlet to the cutting element face. The nozzle face may include more than one notch for cleaning elements disposed in locations around the nozzle. The nozzle may be at the ends of a row of cutting elements, or disposed in the middle of a row of cutting elements. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090562 | CUTTING ELEMENT HAVING STRESS REDUCED INTERFACE - Cutting elements include an ultra-hard body, e.g., comprising diamond, that is attached to substrate, e.g., comprising a cermet. An interface exists between the body and the substrate, and an angle of departure as measured between the interface and a free edge of the cutting element within one or both of the body and substrate, is less than about 90 degrees to provide a desired stress reduction along the interface. The angle of departure can be from about 3 to 87 degrees. The desired reduced angle of departure is provided by a surface feature disposed along an outer side surface of the cutting element adjacent a free edge of the interface. The surface feature can in the form of a groove disposed circumferentially around the body and/or substrate outer side surface, that is configured to provide the desired reduced angle of departure within the body and/or substrate. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090563 | DIAMOND-BONDED CONSTRCUTIONS WITH IMPROVED THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES - Diamond-bonded constructions include a diamond-bonded body having a thermally stable region extending a distance below a diamond-bonded body surface. The thermally stable region comprises a matrix phase of bonded-together diamond crystals, and interstitial regions comprising a reaction product. The reaction product is formed by reaction between the diamond crystals and a reactive material. The reactant is a carbide former and the reaction product is a carbide. The diamond-bonded body includes a further diamond region extending from the thermally stable region that comprises the matrix phase and a Group VIII metal disposed within interstitial regions of the matrix phase. The thermally stable region is substantially free of a catalyst material used to initially form the diamond-bonded body. The diamond-bonded body may include a material layer formed from the reaction product that is disposed on a surface of the diamond-bonded body thermally stable region. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090564 | High Capacity and High Resolution Scale - A scale can include a low capacity sensing mechanism operatively coupled to a load, wherein the low capacity sensing mechanism may detect movement of the load. A transfer mechanism can be operatively coupled to the low capacity sensing mechanism, wherein the low capacity sensing mechanism may enable the scale to weigh both relatively heavy loads and relatively light loads to a minor division resolution associated with the low capacity sensing mechanism. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090565 | High Capacity and High Resolution Scale - A scale can include a low capacity sensing mechanism operatively coupled to a load, wherein the low capacity sensing mechanism may detect movement of the load. A transfer mechanism can be operatively coupled to the low capacity sensing mechanism, wherein the low capacity sensing mechanism may enable the scale to weigh both relatively heavy loads and relatively light loads to a minor division resolution associated with the low capacity sensing mechanism. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090566 | STEEL COIL WEIGHING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE THEREOF - A steel coil weighing apparatus includes a base having a structure capable of supporting the weighing apparatus and an article to be weighed and having a base portion capable of contact with a load cell, a platform positioned above the base and having a platform portion capable of contact with a load cell, at least one load cell positioned between the base portion and the platform portion and capable of providing a signal corresponding to the weight of an article to be weighed, and at least one guide capable of aligning the base and the platform. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090567 | GESTURE DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A gesture determination apparatus, determines, every time a point coordinate is input in time sequence from an input unit, whether an input locus, which is formed from point coordinates input before the point coordinate is input and the point coordinate input from the input unit, satisfies a feature of a locus of a gesture stored in a storage unit, to output an identification information of the gesture when the input locus satisfies the feature of the locus of the gesture, determines, every time the point coordinate is input, whether point coordinates input during predetermined time before the point coordinate is input and the point coordinate input from the input unit are in a standstill state within a predetermined distance, and determines a repeat of the gesture when the standstill state is determined after the one of the gestures is determined, to output the identification information of the gesture. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090568 | Apparatus for controlling digital device based on touch input interface capable of visual input feedback and method for the same - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for controlling a digital device, which controls the digital device by using a sensor sensing a touch of a human body, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for controlling a digital device, which controls a digital device via a touch sensor and provides feedback information based on touch information of a sensor. The digital device control apparatus comprises a sensor including a plurality of touch-sensitive switches separated from each other by a certain distance and sensing user's touch on the touch-sensitive switches for generating touch information; a control information generating unit generating control information for controlling the mobile device based on the touch information; a control unit controlling the mobile device according to the generated control information; a feedback information generating unit generating feedback information based on the touch information; and a plurality of light-emitting devices visually displaying the feedback information to the user corresponding to the plurality of the touch-sensitive switches. According to the present invention, the user may clearly recognize the plurality of the touch-sensitive switches being touched. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090569 | Sensing System - A sensing system includes a panel, a reflective element (RE), an image sensor (IS) and a processor electrically connected to the IS. The panel has a plane, a first area (FIA) having the first, second, third and fourth boundaries connected in order and a third area (TA) at the plane. The TA in the FIA is smaller than the FIA. The FIA and TA are quadrilaterals. The RE on the plane is disposed at the first boundary. A reflective mirror plane (RMP) of the RE perpendicular to the plane mirrors the FIA and TA to form a second area (SA) and a fourth area (FOA). The IS sensing the TA and FOA on the plane is disposed at the intersection of the third and fourth boundaries. An imaginary line passing through the IS, being perpendicular to the RMP and being located on the plane is outside the TA and FOA. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090570 | Track assembly for an all-terrain vehicle - The present invention provides track assemblies and a method that allow bringing the contact patch towards the inside (the outside) of the suspension arm, by providing a asymmetric track assembly, either by lowering at least one inside (outside) support wheel relative to the remaining support wheels, or by using a belt that comprises, transversally, at least one first profile on the outer (inner) side thereof lower than a second profile on an inner side thereof. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090571 | DRIVING UNIT FOR VEHICLE - A driving unit for a vehicle includes plural gear sets, plural switching clutches, a lever member, an output shaft, a motor generator, a separating clutch provided for interrupting a force transmission between the output shaft and the motor generator, and a separating shifter supported to be movable in a direction of a selecting movement of the lever member between a first position and a second position. The separating clutch is connected to the separating shifter to operate the separating clutch to be engaged when the separating shifter is located at the first position and to be released when the separating shifter is located at the second position. The lever member is engaged with the separating shifter located at the first position when one of the gear sets for establishing the highest shift stage is selected and operates the separating shifter to move to the second position. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090572 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HYBRID VEHICLE - A method for operating a hybrid drive having at least one first and one second drive-connected drive machine, in which an actual torque of at least one of the drive machines is influenced by a reference-forming element in that, from a combined setpoint torque, a first setpoint torque is formed for a slow influencing path and a second setpoint torque is formed for a fast influencing path for the first drive machine and a setpoint torque is generated for a fast influencing path of the second drive machine. A provision is made for the lead setpoint torque for influencing the slow influencing path of the first drive machine to be obtained from the unfiltered combined setpoint torque before the combined setpoint torque is processed in the reference-forming element. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090573 | Hybrid electric vehicle and towable trailer that uses renewable solid fuel - A hybrid electric vehicle having an array of batteries that recharge with a generator connected to a Stirling engine, steam engine and/or steam turbine powered by combusting a solid fuel product. The battery array for this vehicle, which is a series hybrid, can be recharged using residential electrical current. A preferred solid fuel product for burning in the generator-charging engine of this vehicle is selected from cellulose, lignin and combinations thereof, most preferably in the form of pellets or small logs. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090574 | Vehicle Drive System and Vehicle Equipped with It - A vehicle drive system comprises inverters connected electrically with a power supply line and a ground line and controlling the current flowing through each stator coil of each of first and second motor generators and a switch making or breaking the connection between the neutral of the stator coil of first motor generator and a battery. When the first motor generator is not used but the second motor generator is used, a controller brings the switch into connection state in parallel with voltage conversion operation of a booster unit and controls the inverter to perform voltage conversion operation using the stator coil of first motor generator as a reactor. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090575 | HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY UNIT MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - To make even a high-voltage battery with an extraordinarily large capacity, mountable on a vehicle, a high-voltage battery is installed on a rear floor panel in a rear portion of a fuel cell electric vehicle, and a cooling fan unit for cooling the battery is connected to the high-voltage battery by an exhaust duct. In addition, the cooling fan unit is disposed on a rear side member, in the vicinity, at the vehicle-rear side, of the high voltage battery, and on the same horizontal plane that the high-voltage battery is located on. At the vehicle-rear side of the high-voltage battery, a utility box is provided. An exhaust duct connected to the cooling fan unit is disposed between the utility box and a utility box adjacent thereto. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090576 | MOTORCYCLE - A motorcycle includes a body frame having right and left frame members | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090577 | ANTI-DRUNK DRIVING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An anti-drunk driving apparatus for a vehicle including: an alcohol drinking determination device which determines whether or not a first person seated in a driver's seat is drunk; a driving restriction device which restricts driving of the vehicle in a case where it is determined that the first person seated in the driver's seat is drunk by the alcohol drinking determination device; a driving intention presumption device which presumes whether or not a second person seated in the driver's seat has an intention to drive; a photograph device which photographs the faces of the first and second persons; and a person identification device which determines whether or not the first and second persons are the same by comparing their faces in images, wherein if it is determined that the first and the second persons are not the same, the driving restriction device restricts driving of the vehicle. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090578 | PUSH FORWARD SHIFTER ASSEMBLIES - Shifter assemblies to be mounted onto a motor vehicle are provided. According to one embodiment, a shifter assembly comprises a mounting plate configured to be mounted onto a motor vehicle adjacent to a floorboard. A pivot assembly is connected to the mounting plate. The shifter assembly also comprises a first shifter lever comprising a pedal portion configured to accept a first shifter pedal, and a linkage portion coupled for pivotal movement with respect to the pivot assembly. A linkage assembly comprising first and second end portions is coupled to the linkage portion of the first shifter lever at the first end portion, and is pivotally coupled to a shifter spline at the second end portion. The motor vehicle is upshifted by pivoting the first shifter lever in a forward direction and downshifted by pivoting a second shifter lever secured to the shifter spline in a forward direction. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090579 | Silencer for refrigeration cycle system - A silencer for a refrigeration cycle system is disclosed. The silencer includes a silencing chamber | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090580 | Sandwich Element for the Sound-Absorbing Inner Cladding of Means of Transport, Especially for the Sound-Absorbing Inner Cladding of Aircraft - A sandwich element for the sound-absorbing inner cladding of means of transport such as an aircraft. The sandwich element includes a three-dimensionally constructed core structure disposed between two cover layers that run substantially parallel to one another at a distance. A plurality of passages for sound transmission are incorporated in the core structure and/or in at least one cover layers, wherein at least one sound absorption layer is disposed in the area of at least one cover layer at least in parts. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090581 | STAIR SYSTEM FOR OILFIELD TANK - A stair system for a mobile storage tank includes a platform subsystem attached to a wall of the mobile storage tank, a staircase subsystem coupled to the platform subsystem, and a rail subsystem attached to the staircase subsystem. The platform subsystem includes a retractable platform extension, and the staircase and rail subsystem are configured to be extended for use and retracted for transit and non-use modes of operation. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090582 | Shackle for load supporting bracket assembly - A shackle for supporting a platform support on an upright comprising a first side member and a second side member, an inner load bearing jaw and an outer load bearing jaw mounted on the first and second side members with the inner load bearing jaw for engaging a first surface of the upright and the outer load bearing jaw for engaging a second surface of the upright, and a locking jaw mounted on the side members and movable between an upright engaging condition to prevent the lowering of the shackle on the upright and an upright non-engaging condition to allow for the lowering of the shackle on the upright. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090583 | MULTI-ITEM SCANNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ITEMS FOR PURCHASE IN A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT - A system and method for scanning items for purchase in a retail environment is provided that has the ability to scan multiple items within its scan field of view simultaneously or nearly simultaneously in a multi-scanning type of configuration. In addition to the simultaneous scanning, the identity of each scanned item is discovered and then added to a running tally of items to be later purchased in a point of sale terminal. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090584 | PROVIDING ITEM BAGGING ADVISEMENTS TO BAGGERS - The present invention discloses a solution for providing item bagging advisements to individuals bagging purchased items during a check-out situation. The solution can include a self-checkout system and/or a human assisted checkout system capable of providing bagging assistance. A bagged item can be detected based on information such as weight, barcode data, and the like. Based on a set of rules for preferred item grouping, items can be determined to be appropriately bagged or to be in conflict with another item. Item bagging assistance can include, but is not limited to, item conflict warning, item compatibility confirmation, and assistance based on item categorization. Visual and aural confirmation and/or warning notifications can be presented to a user based on item compatibility or incompatibility. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090585 | Method of Monitoring the Operability of a Brake Actuation Unit - In a brake-by-wire system, upon application of the brake pedal ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090586 | Magnetorheological (MR) piston ring and MR damper having same - A magnetorheological (MR) piston ring includes an MR-piston-ring body disposable within a cylinder of an MR damper. The MR-piston-ring body has a radially inner surface defining a boundary of a longitudinally-extending MR passageway. The MR-piston-ring body includes a surface portion which is slidingly engagable with the cylinder and which has first and second longitudinal ends. The surface portion includes at least one surface groove each defining a secondary MR passageway and extending from the first to the second longitudinal end or each defining an MR cavity extending from one of the first and second longitudinal ends toward, but not to, the other of the first and second longitudinal ends. An MR damper including the MR piston ring is also described. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090587 | Speed Responsive Damper and Impact Absorbing Damper Device - A speed responsive damper ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090588 | Damping valve - A damping valve includes a valve body, the valve body having at least one through hole and a valve seating surface. There is at least one valve disk configured to mate with the valve seating surface and at least partially seal the through hole and a first spring configured to bias the at least one valve disk towards the valve seating surface. A stop ring is configured to support the first spring on a first surface and an intermediate ring is configured to be supported by the stop ring on a second surface of the stop ring opposite the first surface. A second spring is configured to bias the intermediate ring against the stop ring. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090589 | RETRACTABLE REEL ASSEMBLY - A reel assembly includes an electrical cord, and a reel encased within a housing and capable of winding and unwinding the electrical cord. A power connector electrically couples one end of the electrical cord to a power source, such as a vehicle's cigarette lighter receptacle or 12 volt accessory power outlet. A powered device, such as a lamp, or flashlight, may be electrically coupled to an intermediate connector at the other end of the electrical cord. Connectors coupled to the electrical cord are removably attachable to the housing of the reel assembly. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090590 | HIGH TORQUE ONE WAY CLUTCH - A high torque capacity one-way clutch includes a first, inner annulus nested within a second, outer annulus. The inner annulus includes a plurality of transverse grooves on its outer surface as well as a centrally disposed circumferential groove. A like plurality of moveable struts having a central opening are received within respective grooves in the inner annulus and are retained there by a circumferential band passing through the openings in the struts and received in the circumferential groove. The outer annulus includes a plurality of transverse grooves on its inner surface and receives the inner annulus, struts and circumferential band. Upon relative rotation of the annuli in one direction, the struts engage the grooves and inhibit rotation between the annuli, thereby transmitting torque. Upon relative rotation in the opposite direction, the struts slide along the inner surface of the outer annulus without engaging and thus do not transmit torque. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090591 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TORQUE CHARACTERISTIC OF AN AUTOMATED FRICTION CLUTCH - A method for determining a torque characteristic of a friction clutch located in a drive train of a motor vehicle in the force flow between a drive engine and a transmission and which is closed in its rest position. At least two marker points of a regulating-path-dependent torque characteristic are determined, one of which is determined at a slipping limit of the clutch. To enhance determination of the torque characteristic, a first marker point is determined with the clutch engaged, the transmission in neutral and the engine running, by slowly disengaging the clutch until a reduction in the speed of the transmission input shaft relative to the engine speed is detected. A corresponding pair of values of this marker point with the known braking torque of the input shaft and the set position are used for adapting an existing characteristic. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090592 | High-Frequency Anti-Lock Clutch System and Method - A clutch assembly is provided including a controller, a plurality of vibration sensors, a clutch housing containing a lubricated clutch pack having a friction interface, a clutch piston responsive to a current command from the controller and operable for applying a compression force on the clutch pack, and a high-frequency (HF) oscillation source configured to generate at least one HF oscillation, and to direct the HF oscillation to the friction interface, wherein the controller is operable to detect clutch shudder and activate the source in response thereto to minimize the clutch shudder. The source includes HF hardware, and generates different HF oscillations applied directly to the clutch housing or to the clutch-apply current command. A method of reducing clutch shudder includes setting a threshold clutch shudder amplitude, detecting clutch shudder, and applying a HF oscillation to a friction interface to minimize clutch shudder when the detected shudder exceeds the threshold. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090593 | Power Transmission Damper For a Torque Limiter - A damper assembly has a torque input member configured to be connected to engine crankshaft through a torque limit clutch. An output member has a hub configured to be mounted to a transmission input shaft. Damping springs operatively interconnects the input member and output member, enabling the input member and output member to rotate relative to each other at some angular displacements before the input torque from engine crankshaft is completely transmitted to transmission input shaft. The damping springs includes a series of long springs and a series of relatively short spring. The long springs compress before the short compress as the input member rotates relative to the output member. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090594 | CRAWLER VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEM - A drive control system of a crawler vehicle has a lever, a hydraulic distributor for feeding pressurized oil over a feed line to a hydraulic actuator. The hydraulic actuator can engage and release a central clutch. A cable has a first end fixed to a rod of the hydraulic actuator, and a second end connected to the hydraulic distributor. The cable activates and deactivates the hydraulic distributor, depending on the position of the rod. A main pulley is integral with the lever about which the cable is wound. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090595 | Rotating Materials Handling Chute - A chute for directing materials from a source conveyor to a plurality of discharge conveyors, the chute comprising an upper chute section having a central vertical axis; a chute body movable between a raised position and a lowered position and rotationally connected below the upper chute section by rotation means for rotating the chute body about the central vertical axis between at least two selected rotational positions; and a plurality of lower chute sections, each lower chute section reversibly connectable at an upper end to a lower end of the chute body at one of the selected rotational positions, and at a lower end to a conveyor. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090596 | ENTRANCE CONTROL SYSTEM - An entry control apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a pair of spaced barriers forming a pathway therebetween. The barriers are positioned adjacent a doorway to control ingress into and egress from a building or the like. An arm is pivotally mounted and extends across the pathway and permits free movement of people in one direction and selectively restricts movement in the other direction. A motion sensor is provided and a motion control system is associated with the sensor. The sensor and motion control system cooperate to selectively allow the arms to move to a normally open position for normal traffic in an approved direction. In the event a person approaches the apparatus, as if to exit, or move in the wrong direction through the pathway, the sensor detects the movement and effects operation of the motion control system that locks the arm against movement to prevent movement through the passageway. An alarm system can be provided to alert personnel that an unauthorized movement through the pathway may be underway. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090597 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM WITH GATE READER ASSEMBLY - A gate reader assembly for positioning and identifying articles carried by conveyor systems. The gate reader assembly including a main housing for attachment to said conveyor adjacent a conveyor line of the conveyor; a sprocket rotatably mounted on said housing and having a plurality of gullets formed thereon, each gullet configured for receiving one of said articles. In addition, said sprocket is configured to rotate about an axis normal to said conveyor line via a horizontal force from said articles such that said rotating sprocket is configured to receive and move said articles along said conveyor line. The gate reader assembly additionally includes a detent mechanism disposed on the housing and slidably coupled to the sprocket for releasably restraining said sprocket from rotation thereby inhibiting said article against further movement along said conveyor line. The gate reader assembly further includes a reader subassembly for mounting on said housing and for identifying said articles when restrained by said detent mechanism. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090598 | CARRIAGE-TYPE CONVEYANCE DEVICE - A carriage-type conveyance device using a carriage having a vertically movable object-supporting base that is controlled by a cam rail on the floor side, in which a turntable for changing the direction of the carriage has a low-floor structure. In the carriage-type conveyance device, the object-supporting base that is vertically movable between a lowered position and a lifted position is placed on a conveyance carriage ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090599 | Systems and Methods for Providing An Improved Timing Conveyor - A conveyor includes a conveyor belt, a plurality of rollers, and a flight. The rollers have lower surfaces configured to engage a roller-engagement surface, and upper surfaces that substantially form a plane, such that the rollers engage the roller-engagement surface and rotate to move an object supported by the rollers over the plane. The flight includes a cam configured to engage a cam surface below the conveyor belt to impart a moment on the flight, and a projection that responds to the moment by rotating from a retracted position to an extended position. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090600 | Alignment mechanism for food products - An apparatus and method are described for aligning food products in a plurality of rows for feeding a subsequent processing operation in a production process. The apparatus includes first and second continuous belt conveyors adjacent to each other, a dispensing plate operable to delay movement of the plurality of food products and cluster the food products together. The food products are then periodically distributed onto the second continuous belt conveyor, improving dispersion of the food products thereon. Guide fingers that extend and retract over the second continuous belt conveyor contact and displace the food products into rows within channels formed by longitudinal members extending over at least a portion of the second continuous belt conveyor. The rows of food products are then conveyed to the next processing operation. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090601 | WORKPIECE TRANSFER APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT TRANSFER APPARATUS - An electronic-component conveying apparatus that conveys an electronic component by holding the electronic component in a through hole provided in a conveying table of the apparatus, in which the electronic component can be quickly and reliably dismounted from the through hole by using compressed gas, and undesired popout of the electronic component due to a residual pressure infrequently occurs, whereby the efficiency in the conveying process can be increased. A workpiece conveying apparatus includes a blowhole opening in a conveying surface of a conveying stage and configured such that an electronic component held in a through hole is dismounted by using compressed gas at a position where the through hole overlaps the blowhole while a conveying table is driven, a vacuum groove communicating with the blowhole and provided in a first surface of the conveying table, and an auxiliary blowhole connected to a compressed-gas supply device and opening in the conveying surface such as to be accessible to the vacuum groove. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090602 | WORKPIECE TRANSFER APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT TRANSFER APPARATUS - A workpiece conveying apparatus for conveying a workpiece disposed in a through hole in a conveying table. The workpiece conveying apparatus allows the workpiece to be promptly and reliably dismounted from the through hole using compressed gas, suppresses the workpiece from unintentionally jumping out because of residual pressure of the compressed air, and increases the conveying efficiency. In an electronic-component conveying apparatus, a conveying table is arranged to face a conveying surface of a conveying stage. An electronic component as a workpiece is disposed in a through hole in the conveying table. When the conveying table is rotated, the electronic component is conveyed. In the workpiece conveying apparatus, the conveying surface has an exhaust hole at a position where the electronic component is to be dismounted. The total area of the opening of the exhaust hole in the conveying table is set to be larger than the area of the surface of the electronic component facing the conveying surface of the conveying stage. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090603 | Automatic Belt Tracking System - In an aspect of the present invention, a system and method are provided that detect belt mis-tracking and in response, automatically adjusts. In some implementations, the system and method are implemented in conjunction with a weigh feeder or weigh belt. In other implementations, the system and method are implemented in conjunction with other devices that convey material via one or more belts. The system and method can be implemented by providing one or more sensors that detect belt mis-tracking, a motor for adjusting a belt pulley and one or more controllers that operate the motor in response to signals from the one or more sensors. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090604 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSING CONTACT POSITION - A device for sensing the position of a contact carrier of a contact includes a housing, a sensor supported by the housing and a latch that is movable by the contact carrier. The latch has a latch member located in proximity to the sensor and that is generally non-reflective. The sensor is configured to sense a presence or an absence of the latch member at one particular location depending upon the position of the contact carrier. A method of sensing position of a contact carrier of a contact module is also presented. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090605 | TOUCH SWITCH FOR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE PROVIDED WITH SUCH SWITCH - A touch switch for an electrical appliance having a capacitive flat electrode, a light source, a transparent cover and a printed circuit board connected to the electrode is disclosed. The light source is mounted on a face of the printed circuit board opposite the transparent cover and the printed circuit board presents a cut-out for allowing light transmission from the light source towards the transparent cover. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090606 | EMERGENCY STOP DEVICE - An emergency stop device includes a first member and a second member. The first member is provided with a magnet and the second member is provided with a screw to be attracted by the magnet for temporary combination of the first member and the second member. The first member is provided with a first sub-circuit and the second member is provided with a second sub-circuit. The first sub-circuit is electrically connected to the second sub-circuit to generate a circuitry when the first member and the second member are combined together. The circuitry will turn to a broken circuitry when the first member and the second member separate. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090607 | PUSH-BUTTON SWITCH AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - To prevent the local heating of an electronic apparatus chassis, there is provided a push button switch ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090608 | ELECTRICAL RECEPTICAL - An electrical receptacle includes a switch having an open state and a closed state; an electrical socket that receives an electrical plug; an electrical interface that directly couples to electrical wires and conductively carries current to the switch; a user interface having an input device that receives user commands, and an output device that sends user signals; and a timer that, upon user command, causes the switch to close. When the switch is in the closed state, current conductively reach the electrical socket. When in the open state, current does not conductively reach the electrical socket. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090609 | Rotating Dual Switching Mechanism - The present invention provides a rotating dual switching mechanism comprising: a first switch ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090610 | Pushbutton for Actuating an Electropneumatic Parking Brake (Eph) - Disclosed is a pushbutton ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090611 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH SWITCH AND DOMESTIC APPLIANCE PROVIDED WITH SUCH SWITCH - A capacitive touch switch having a printed circuit board and capacitive electrode provided on a surface of the printed circuit board is disclosed. The printed circuit board is interposed between a transparent planar light guide and the electrode, the planar light guide being attached to a first face of a transparent cover whose second face is adapted to be touched by the user, a light source being connected to the printed circuit board and being able to convey light to the planar light guide. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090612 | Device for producing a purified liquid from an uncleaned liquid - A device for producing a purified liquid from an uncleaned liquid has at least one evaporator ( | 2009-04-09 |
