| 15th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
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| 20110084498 | Electrical Generator and Method of Generating Electricity - An environmentally friendly and efficient electrical generator and system for and method of generating electricity comprises a source of power having one or more batteries, an electric motor powered by the batteries, a hydraulic pump operated by the motor to pressurize a fluid, a first hydraulic motor powered by the pump, a rotating shaft attached to the first hydraulic motor, an air pressurized hydraulic system and an output alternator connected to the shaft to generate electricity. In the preferred embodiment, the air pressurized hydraulic system comprises a compressor operatively connected to the shaft to pressurize air, an air amplifying mechanism to increase the flow rate of the pressurized air, a pressurizing tank to increase the pressure of the pressurized air, a hydraulic power unit to pressurize fluid with the pressurized air, a second hydraulic motor powered by the pressurized fluid and a recharging alternator to recharge the batteries. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084499 | WEATHER RESPONSIVE TREADLE LOCKING MEANS FOR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - A vehicle energy harvester including a subunit having an upper surface forming a roadway surface; a vehicle activated treadle on the subunit, the vehicle activated treadle moveable between a first position in which an upper surface of the treadle is at an angle with respect to the upper surface of the roadway surface and a second position in which the upper surface of the treadle is flush with the upper surface of the roadway surface; a generator that generates power in response to movement of the vehicle activated treadle; and a treadle locking device that selectively locks the vehicle activated treadle in the second position. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084500 | LOW PROFILE, SURFACE-MOUNTED POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - A low-profile, surface mount vehicle energy harvester including a low-profile, surface mount subunit having an upper surface forming a roadway surface; a vehicle activated treadle on the subunit, the vehicle activated treadle moveable between a first position in which an upper surface of the treadle is at an angle with respect to the upper surface of the roadway surface and a second position in which the upper surface of the treadle is flush with the upper surface of the roadway surface; a generator that generates power in response to movement of the vehicle activated treadle; and an entry ramp at a first end of the harvester roadway surface; and an exit ramp at a second end of the harvester roadway surface. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084501 | VEHICLE SPEED DETECTION MEANS FOR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - A vehicle energy harvester including a subunit having an upper surface forming a roadway surface; a vehicle activated treadle on the subunit, the vehicle activated treadle moveable between a first position in which an upper surface of the treadle is at an angle with respect to the upper surface of the roadway surface and a second position in which the upper surface of the treadle is flush with the upper surface of the roadway surface; a generator that generates power in response to movement of the vehicle activated treadle; and a vehicle speed detection device that detects a speed of a vehicle travelling over the roadway surface based on a speed of movement of the vehicle activated treadle. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084502 | Linear Rotary Generator - A linear rotary generator includes a magnet, a housing defining a cavity receiving the magnet, and a solenoid around the cavity. The magnet has a magnetic axis that rotates about a rotational axis as the magnet rolls along a direction perpendicular to the rotational axis. As the magnet passes through the solenoid, it induces an alternating current in the solenoid. The rotary power generator may be fixed to an object experiencing motion, which causes the magnet to roll in the housing and generate electricity for the object. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084503 | SELF-POWERED VEHICLE SENSOR SYSTEMS - A vehicle system is provided. The vehicle system includes a vehicle suspension apparatus configured for movement during vehicle travel; an energy harvesting device mounted on the vehicle suspension apparatus and configured to generate electrical energy in response to the movement of the vehicle suspension apparatus; and a sensor mounted on the vehicle suspension apparatus and coupled to the energy harvesting device for receiving the electrical energy. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084504 | DOOR LOCK DEVICE - A door lock device includes a hook which is supported by a base plate thereon to be rotatable between a striker holding position and a striker releasing position and biased toward the striker releasing position; a latch which is supported by the base plate thereon to be rotatable between a latching position at which the latch is engageable with the hook and an unlatching position at which the latch is not engaged with the hook; a latch controller which prevents the hook from rotating from the striker holding position to the striker releasing position by the latch held in the latching position, and makes the latch return to the latching position upon the hook reaching the striker releasing position after engagement between the latch and the hook is released by rotating the latch to the unlatching position from the latching position when the latch controller performs a door opening operation from the door fully-closed state; and a detector which detects that the door is open by referring to the returning operation of the latch to the latching position from the unlatching position that is caused by the latch controller. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084505 | MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK - The present invention relates to a motor vehicle lock having the locking elements of a lock catch and a pawl and having a lock mechanism, with it being possible for the lock mechanism to be moved into different functional states such as “unlocked”, “locked”, “anti-theft locked” or “child-safety locked” and with the lock mechanism having for this purpose at least one functional element which can be adjusted into corresponding functional positions. It is proposed that at least one functional element is designed as a resiliently elastically bendable wire or strip, and can thereby be bent in a resiliently elastic manner, as a bendable functional element, into different functional positions. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084506 | Locking System with Retractable Hook - A locking system and a method for locking and unlocking a door to an opening in a cabinet or the like is disclosed. The locking system includes a latching assembly for attachment to one of either a door or a cabinet. The latching assembly includes a motor, a first driving member operatively coupled to the motor, a second driving member having a pivot and operatively coupled to the first driving member, first and second pivotable plates, each plate having a slidable pivot point and an opening defined therein by an interior edge, a latching plate joining each of the first and second pivotable plates, and at least a first cam element fixed to a first surface of the second driving member about the pivot and positioned within the opening of the first pivotable plate to engage the interior edge. A second cam element may be fixed to a second surface of the second driving member about the pivot and positioned within the opening of the second pivotable plate to engage the interior edge. A receiving post completes the locking system and is attached to the other of the door or the cabinet, the preferred receiving post including a longitudinal axis, and a latching portion. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084507 | ENGAGEMENT FITTING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ENGAGEMENT FITTING - An engagement fitting comprises a hook that is integrally formed from a metal rod member. The rod member is bent into a generally U-shaped configuration. Bases then can be bent at approximately right angles at base ends of a pair of legs of the generally U-shaped hook. The bases extend to opposite sides from one another across a plane that is generally defined by the U-shaped configuration. The base is formed at least partially flat and can be provided with attachments such that the engagement fitting can be mounted on other members. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084508 | Vehicle Protection System - A system and method for protecting a vehicle and, more specifically, a truck bed is disclosed. A preferred embodiment comprises a system with three parts: a protective bar, one or more joint pieces attached to the protective bar, and one or more brackets attached to the one or more joint pieces. The brackets fit over the back end of the truck bed to hold the protective bar in place, while still keeping the overall system easily removable from the truck bed. Embodiments include both a single bracket as well as multiple brackets. The protective bar prevents cargo from impacting the front of the truck bed or back window while the cargo is being loaded, unloaded, or transported. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084509 | VEHICLE HVAC CONTROL PANEL RECEPTACLES AND HVAC CONTROL PANEL ASSEMBLIES - A receptacle for receiving an HVAC control panel of a vehicle includes a frame and at least one unlocking lever. The frame may define an opening for receiving the HVAC control panel. The at least one unlocking lever may include a handle portion, a shoulder and a tapered portion. The tapered portion pivotally connects the at least one unlocking lever to an underside of the frame while the handle portion may extend from the tapered portion such that, when the handle portion is actuated, the at least one unlocking lever may be elastically flexible with respect to the frame. The shoulder portion is disposed on the at least one unlocking lever between the handle portion and the tapered portion and is operable to engage and retain the HVAC control panel in the frame when the HVAC control panel is inserted into the frame. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084510 | Connections for joining accessories to vehicle cargo sockets - A collection of different sets of apparatus for holding vehicle accessories and joining them to differently configured vehicle cargo sockets. Due to the diversity of extant cargo socket constructions, even within a single vehicle, no single set of apparatus suffices to join an accessory to a socket. Therefore, to serve the singular purpose of joining an accessory to a vehicle cargo socket, multiple different connections are required. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084511 | AUTOMOTIVE FORWARD STORAGE BIN DISAPPEARING TRAY - An automobile storage system is disclosed. The system includes a base, a pair of opposed side walls, and an end wall. The system further includes an adjustable divider tray with a first segment and a second segment. The first segment is pivotally connected to the end wall or one of the side walls along a first hinge axis, and the first segment is pivotally connected to the second segment along a second hinge axis. The hinge axes are parallel. The tray has a closed position in which the tray divides the interior into a first compartment and a second compartment, the first compartment is accessible, and the divider tray is disposed between the access opening and the second compartment. The tray is movable away from the closed position to an open position in which the interior of the system functions as a unitary compartment. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084512 | GLOVE BOX KNEE BOLSTER ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A glove box and knee bolster assembly for a vehicle panel, such as an instrument panel, can include a storage bin, an energy absorbing panel, and a lid. The energy absorbing panel can include a rib wall, a first plurality of ribs, a second plurality of ribs, and a plurality of openings formed in at least one of the first plurality of ribs. The lid can include a plurality of hooks. The rear surface of the lid can be secured to the plurality of ribs by a weld. The weld can cooperate with the plurality of ribs and the rear surface to define a first load path that extends from the lid to the energy absorbing panel. The plurality of hooks can extend from the rear surface and pass through respective ones of the plurality of openings. The plurality of hooks can engage the at least one rib via the respective openings and cooperate with the at least one rib to define a second load path from the lid to the energy absorbing panel that is separate from the first load path. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084513 | Internally tracked slider system for low profile contractible canopy - A canopy deployment and retraction mechanism particularly suited to cover the cargo compartment of an elongated vehicle such as a railroad car. Each of a series of tarpaulin-supporting, parallel bows has sliders at each end riding into a pair of funnel-shaped channels having their flat bases vertically secured to the upper inside lateral wall sections of the compartment. The spacing between the bases of the channels is lesser than the total length of a bow and its sliders and provides a degree of play in order to accommodate slight variations in the width of said compartment, and allow for self-centering of the cover. The shape of the channels allows for the placement of the cover retraction mechanisms such as cables and sliders within the outer periphery of the container, reducing bulk. The downward slope of the channel lower side further improves the evacuation of debris under the wiping action of the traveling sliders. The upward slope of the channel upper side further improves the sealing of the deployed canopy against the intrusion of rain water. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084514 | TARP ENCLOSURE SYSTEM - A retractable tarpaulin cover system includes a tarp cover, plural spaced substantially U-shaped bows supporting and connected to the tarp cover, movable carriages operably connected to lower ends of each bow, and a tensioning mechanism which moves an end one of said bows toward an endmost position thereof to tension the tarp cover in an expanded position of the cover. The tensioning mechanism includes an elongate brace arm having an upper end which operatively engages an upper or intermediate portion of a vertically extending leg of the end bow, a transmission device which operatively supports a lower end of the brace arm and rotates the arm in a longitudinal direction of the cover system to thereby also move the end bow in the longitudinal direction of the cover system, and a coupling which detachably connects the lower end of the brace arm to the transmission device. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084515 | CLAMP MECHANISM FOR A COVER ASSEMBLY - A protective cover assembly for covering a space defined by at least one wall. The protective cover assembly includes a plurality of rails coupled to one another to form a frame for securing a material over the space. At least one support bow spans the space to support the material. Clamp mechanisms are coupled to the ends of the support bow for securing the protective cover assembly over the space. The clamp mechanisms include a latch member for engaging the wall and a handle for biasing the latch member against the wall. A collar is coupled to a portion of the support bow for guiding the handle and the latch member between an operational position and a stowed position relative to the support bow. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084516 | REAR-MOUNTED AERODYNAMIC STRUCTURE FOR TRUCK CARGO BODIES - This invention provides a foldable/retractable and unfoldable/deployable, rearwardly tapered aerodynamic assembly for use on the rear trailer bodies and other vehicles that accommodate dual swing-out doors. The aerodynamic assembly includes a right half mounted on the right hand door and a left half mounted on a left hand door. Each half is constructed with a side panel, top panel and bottom panel, which each form half of an overall tapered box when deployed on the rear of the vehicle, the bottom panels and top panels being sealed together at a pair of overlapping weather seals along the centerline. The panels are relatively thin, but durable, and are joined to each other by resilient strip hinges. The top and bottom panels are also hinged to form two sections along diagonal lines to facilitate folding of all panels in a relatively low-profile stacked orientation. This low profile allows the doors to be swung through approximately 270 degrees to be secured to the sides of the body in a manner that does not interfere with adjacent doors or bodies in, for example a multi-bay loading dock. A swing arm assembly and gas spring biases the panels into a deployed position that can be refolded by grasping the side panel and rotating it inward toward the door surface. The top and bottom panels are partly inwardly folded when deployed to define external valleys using a stop assembly. This ensures that the panels fold readily when desired without the two sections of the panels “locking up”. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084517 | SELF-DEPLOYING DRAG REDUCING DEVICE - A drag reducing apparatus is hingedly mounted to the rear of a truck or trailer vehicle so that the apparatus can be pivoted clear of the rear doors of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a hinge assembly that allows the apparatus to open substantially flat against the side of the vehicle so as not to impede the full movement of the doors. The apparatus includes an arrangement of connected panels that are initially folded flat against the back of the vehicle but automatically open to a drag reducing configuration at a sufficient vehicle speed. The connected panels are further configured so that the force of gravity automatically returns the panels to their initial folded configuration when the vehicle speed falls below a threshold. The apparatus incorporates a modular construction that allows replacement of individual panel sections. The mounting frame is constructed to augment the drag reduction characteristics of the apparatus. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084518 | VEHICLE FRONT BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle front body structure includes a chassis number marking section on which a chassis number or vehicle identification number (VIN) is applied by stamping. The chassis number marking section is provided on a cowl assembly and disposed above a damper base to which an end of the cowl box is secured. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084519 | Drain plug - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a drain plug including: a head part arranged on a peripheral edge of a drain hole from a front side; and an engaging leg engaged with the peripheral edge of the drain hole from a back side, wherein the engaging leg includes: a frame wall extending in a direction in which a space between a pair of panels forming a body panel is widened; an opening part facing the a connecting part of the pair of panels of the body panel; engaging parts formed on both side walls of the frame wall, to be engaged with the peripheral edge of the drain hole from the back side; and a guide surface formed on a front wall of the frame wall, to guide the engaging parts to pass through the drain hole. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084520 | Method and apparatus for component alignment and elimination of tacking in a welding process - An improved apparatus and method of joining two metallic components prior to making a full seam weld is disclosed. A first inner structural metallic component has at least one neutral zone, an inner surface, an outer surface and an aperture located in the neutral zone. A second outer structural metallic component has at least one neutral zone, an inner surface, an outer surface and a dimple with a raised portion on the inner surface and a recessed portion on the outer surface. The method uses the steps of joining the first and second metallic components so that the first component outer surface and the second component inner surface are directly adjacent each other, and joining the two structural metallic components by forming a full seam weld between the two components. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084521 | VEHICLE EMERGENCY EGRESS SYSTEM - A vehicle emergency egress system. In one embodiment, an emergency egress system for providing an opening for egress from a vehicle includes a frame configured to be directly attached to the vehicle, the frame having a cavity formed therein and defined on a first side by a back surface facing an exterior of the vehicle, the back surface having an opening fanned therethrough; a panel removably received in the cavity for covering the opening, the back surface retaining the panel in a first direction; and at least a bracket removably attached to the frame on the exterior of the vehicle and retaining the panel in a second direction opposite the first direction, wherein the bracket is detachable from the frame by an occupant inside the vehicle for removal of the panel to the exterior of the vehicle in the second direction. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084522 | VEHICLE WITH TRANSPARENT ROOF AREA - A vehicle is provided with transparent roof area having at least one roof window tailored to fit into the roof structure. An adjustable darkening against exposure to incident light is provided toward the passenger compartment. The roof area has a first optically structured, immovably fixed surface and a second optically structured, movable surface. The first and second surfaces are arranged one over the other. The second surface here abuts the first surface so that it can slide over it. While the first surface takes up the entire roof window, the second surface is arranged at least in partial areas of the roof window. The second surface is arranged so that it can move relative to the first surface in such a way that the optical structures lying one over the other alter the incident light as a function of position. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084523 | Towel securing apparatus - A towel securing apparatus is disclosed. The towel securing apparatus comprises a strip of material that is formed into a loop, and has a label attached to the loop. It is contemplated that the label may be used for advertising and various other types of promotional purposes (e.g. sports teams, etc. . . . ). It is also contemplated that the apparatus may be installed on a chair such that the label is oriented on the back side of the chair. Additional embodiments provide for various ways to attach an item to the apparatus. This serves to keep common items handy (e.g. sunglasses, camera, etc. . . . ) while at an outdoor venue, such as the beach, pool, on a boat, or at a concert, for example. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084524 | VEHICLE HEAD RESTRAINT - A head restraint for a vehicle seat includes a first subsection facing the occupant's head, and is displaceable due to application of a predetermined force. A third subsection includes a central hub portion that supports the second subsection. The second subsection is arranged between the first subsection and a third subsection, and is mounted to the central hub portion of the third section and the first second and third subsections are rotatably displaceable about an axis of rotation that is parallel to the direction of displacement (C). A blocking device includes a toothed portion complimentarily engaged with a spacer device on the third subsection and having a resilient member preventing engagement of the toothed portion by the spacer device when the first subsection is not subjected to the application of the predetermined force, and also controls movement of the first subsection counter to a direction of displacement. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084525 | PASSENGER'S WEIGHT MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - To provide a passenger's weight measurement device for a vehicle seat which can be assembled to prevent the occurrence of the initial deformation and the initial load. The passenger's weight measurement device comprises a pair of left and right fixed lower rails, a pair of movable upper rails disposed to be movable in a front-and-rear direction on each of the fixed lower rails, load sensors fixed on an upper surface of the left movable upper rail, load sensors mounted on the movable upper rail to be movable in a left-and-right direction with respect to the right movable upper rail, and a rectangular frame mounted on the load sensors. Mounting holes are formed on the rectangular frame, and rods are inserted into the mounting holes from bottom up. The rods are engaged with nuts. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084526 | CHAIR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A chair includes four legs for placing on a ground surface and a seat mounted on the legs at a predetermined height relative to the ground surface, wherein space is left clear between the seat and the legs on at least one side of the seat for the purpose of receiving the legs of an adjacent chair, this space being bounded by frame parts for close fitting round legs of an adjacent chair, and a backrest arranged above the level of the seat. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084527 | AIRCRAFT SEAT CONTROL INPUT TRANSFER AND DISCONNECT MECHANISM - An aircraft seat includes a seat bottom frame, a seat translation and rotation mechanism attached to the seat bottom frame allowing translation and rotational movement of the seat bottom frame. An armrest is removably attached to the side of the seat bottom frame, and can be set to different positions relative to the seat bottom. The armrest has a seat control mounted to an outside of the armrest, and an input transfer mechanism disposed inside the armrest. The input transfer mechanism has an end engaged to the seat control, and a receiver end. The input transfer mechanism is cable-less. A couple shaft is engaged with the receiver end and engaged with the seat translation and rotation mechanism. When the seat control is actuated, the input transfer mechanism causes the seat translation and rotation mechanism to allow the seat bottom frame to at least one of translate and rotate. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084528 | Delordosation device - The invention relates to a delordosation device for users of a rehabilitation appliance, in particular for the verticalization of a sit/stand exercise machine or a wheel chair with a seating area and support aids for a user, the seating area supported in a swiveling manner swiveling for verticalization. To avoid hyperlordosis while patients with a restricted mobility are being straightened up in rehabilitation measures or a verticalization in a sit/stand exercise machine | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084529 | LIFT ASSIST SEAT - A lift assist seat has a base, a cushion, and a chamber formed on the base. A motor capable of rotating both directions, a decelerator for reducing rotation speed of the motor, and a slider driven by the motor to reciprocatively move along a straight line are mounted in the chamber. A raiser is mounted beneath the cushion and has a plurality of support members jacking up the cushion to ascend when the slider is moved toward one direction to drive the support members, or lowering the cushion to descend when the slider is moved toward the other direction, thereby helping users sitting on the cushion to stand up or sit down. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084530 | SEATING ARRANGEMENT WITH SEAT AND BACK REST THAT ADJUST TOGETHER TO RECLINE - Subject matter described herein includes a seat assembly (e.g., chair, bench, sofa, vehicle seat, etc.) having a seat and a back rest that adjust together to facilitate reclining. The seat assembly includes a base coupled to a back-rest frame. The base remains substantially fixed relative to synchronized adjustment of the seat and the back rest, and the back-rest frame includes a pivot on which the back rest rotates to adjust a back-rest recline position. The assembly also includes the seat hingedly coupled to the back rest and a fore-and-aft adjuster that couples the seat to the base. A movement restrictor attaches to the seat and the base and biases the seat in a rearward orientation. The assembly further includes a pivot receiver coupled to the back rest, the pivot receiver providing a path along which the pivot travels when the seat moves forward and rearward. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084531 | SEAT APPARATUS - An object of an aspect according to the present invention is to provide a seat apparatus capable of automating inclination of a seat back by a simple configuration. In a case where a manipulation switch is manipulated when a limit switch detects the fact that the seat back is in an upright position, an ECU controls driving of a motor until a sector gear turned in a second turning direction moves a lock lever in a lock release direction at a second abutting portion thereby to cause a lock member to be in a lock release state. Also, in a case where the manipulation switch is manipulated when the limit switch detects the fact that the seat back is not in the upright position, the ECU controls driving of the motor until the limit switch detects the fact that the seat back is in the upright position. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084532 | Disc Recliner With Integral Travel Stops - A disc recliner mechanism includes travel stops to limit angular movement of a seat back through a defined range. At least one pawl on a guide plate of the disc recliner mechanism includes a guide boss with a pair of opposite stop surfaces that contact a respective travel stop formed on a tooth plate of the disc recliner mechanism to limit the range of rotational movement of the tooth plate. The guide boss includes a guide surface which engages a guideway on the tooth plate to provide a free movement range wherein the tooth plate can be rotated through the free movement range without requiring the operation of a release mechanism. The guideways on the tooth plate and the guide bosses on the pawls are designed such that the tooth plate and pawls can be formed with simple stamping operations. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084533 | SEAT RECLINER/DUMP MECHANISM SUCH AS INCORPORATED INTO A SEATBACK SLAVED TO A FLOOR LATCH RELEASE - A recliner mechanism for use with a vehicle seat having a floor striker engaging bottom and a pivotally associated seatback. A seatback is pivotally secured to a fixed support and includes an arcuate lower surface upon which are defined teeth. A pawl is pivotally secured to the support and includes an upper surface with additional inter-engaging teeth when the seatback is in an upright position. A release cam secures to the support proximate a recessed underside location of the pawl and maintains the pawl in locking engagement with the seatback sector in a first position. The release cam rotates to cause the pawl to pivot out of engagement with the seatback, allowing it to pivot to a dump position opposing the seat bottom and concurrent with the seat bottom releasing from the floor striker and tumbling to a forward rotated position. A floor latch release lever is also pivotally secured to the support and, upon being contacted by the release cam, in turn pivots so that an end feature displaces to prevent the locking pawl from pivoting in a reverse direction against the seatback. The release lever reverse pivots in response to the seat bottom reengaging the floor striker, causing the pawl to reverse pivot its teeth into reengagement with the seatback upon the latter rotating back to the upright position. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084534 | HEADREST FOLDING STRUCTURE FOR A VEHICLE - A fold type headrest includes a housing, a rotation support hinged on the housing, a stay rod mounted on the rotation support on the lower part of it and a cushion being attached on the upper part of it. The first spring elastically supports the rotation support or stay rod toward the folding direction, and a stopper is rotatably mounted on the housing and having an engaging paw to be engaged with the lower part of the stay rod. A second spring elastically supports the stopper toward the engaging position with the stay rod, and a releasing means is provided to disengage the stopper from the stay rod. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084535 | Adjustable Armrest - In the specification and drawings an armrest is described and shown with an arm, the arm having a support portion and a body portion; a channel extending longitudinally along the support portion, the channel having an open face along at least a portion of its length; and a bracket, the bracket being slidably engaged with the channel. Also in the specification and drawings an armrest is described and shown with an arm, the arm having a support portion and a body portion; and a bracket, the bracket being slidably engaged with the arm such that the lower end of the support portion extends below the bracket when the arm is in a lowered height position. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084536 | Chair that is Assembled and Disassembled Easily and Quickly - A chair includes a backrest frame, an armrest frame detachably mounted on the backrest frame and a seat frame detachably mounted between the backrest frame and the armrest frame. Thus, the seat frame and the backrest frame are combined together easily and quickly so that a user can assemble and disassemble the chair by himself without needing aid of any hand tool, thereby facilitating the user assembling and disassembling the chair. In addition, the armrest frame, the seat frame and the backrest frame are detached from and laminated with each other before assembly so as to reduce the whole volume of the chair and to decrease the cost of packaging, storage and transportation of the chair. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084537 | Seat Frame For A Folding Chair - A seat frame for a folding chair includes a support rail of an increased size that extends from a bottom edge of the seat frame toward a central area of the seat frame. The support rail is used for placing a seat cushion of the folding chair thereon. A plurality of through-holes is formed on the support rail, and a plurality of threaded holes is formed through a bottom of the seat cushion corresponding to the through-holes. When the seat cushion is placed on the support rail, the threaded holes are in alignment with the through-holes, and a plurality of fasteners are engaged via the through-holes with the threaded holes so as to directly fix the seat cushion on the support rail of the seat frame. The strength of the seat cushion for sustaining a load can be thereby enhanced. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084538 | Seat Frame For Folding Chair - A seat frame for a folding chair includes a U-shaped front frame, a linear rear frame and a seat cushion. The front frame has a first support surface between an upper surface and a lower surface of the front frame, the first support surface having a contour the same as that of the front frame. The rear frame has a second support surface between an upper surface and a lower surface of the rear frame, the second support surface having a contour the same as that of the rear frame. The seat cushion is clamped between the first and second support surfaces in a horizontal position. The peripheral edges of the seat cushion are thereby in tight contact with the first and second support surfaces. Brackets are then used to connect the front frame and the rear frame that surround the seat cushion therein. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084539 | Seat Cushion With Bubble Elements - A seat cushion for the production of a vehicle seat has a foam body and a carrier element. The carrier element is disposed on the back side of the foam body and provides mechanical support to the foam body on the back side thereof. At least one bubble element is disposed between the foam body and the carrier element and can be supplied with compressed air via an air inlet. The carrier element features an air-impermeable barrier layer on the side facing towards the foam body. The bubble element is composed of two bubble halves that are connected to one another by means of an airtight sealing joint, and wherein the bubble half facing away from the foam body is formed by a surface section of the barrier layer of the carrier element, and wherein the second bubble half facing towards the foam body is fastened at the assigned surface section of the barrier layer while forming the airtight sealing joint. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084540 | MANHOLE REMOVER - A device and system for removing structures embedded in surrounding material is disclosed. Embodiments include a powered, expandable clamp attached to a rotating cutting tool for removing manholes from roadways. Select embodiments include anchoring a clamp to a manhole and using the manhole itself as leverage to move a cutting device through the surrounding material. Alternate embodiments allow an operator, working alone from a control station, to secure the manhole remover to the manhole, cut through the surrounding roadway, remove the manhole, and deposit the manhole at another location without requiring the operator to leave the control station. Further embodiments optionally include a depth gauge indicating the penetration depth of the cutting tool, an indicator reflecting the expanded state of the clamp, a pendulum mount allowing the clamp and drum to vertically orient using gravity, and/or the ability to attach to a host machine, such as a skid-steer loader. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084541 | Tri-Flange Hub - A bicycle wheel with a tri-flange hub includes a hub with a first flange, second flange, and a third flange. The rim of the bicycle wheel is connected to the first, second and third flanges by spokes. The third flange is located on the hub along a centerline which passes through the center of the rim. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084542 | Vehicle wheel assembly with component cover - A vehicle wheel assembly including a brake disc rotor assembly that defines an operating axis for a wheel and has a braking surface, a rotor head, an axially facing wheel mounting surface against which a wheel rim is placed, and a radially facing surface axially outward of the braking surface. A cover assembly with a wall conforms generally to the radially facing surface and is situated to block viewing of at least a part of the radially facing surface from an axial perspective. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084543 | Bead Seat Clincher - A bead seat clincher bicycle rim includes a tire supporting surface bounded by a first straight sidewall and a second straight sidewall wherein said bicycle rim does not comprise bead hooks. A method for forming a bead seat clincher rim includes forming composite plies in a bottom portion of a mold and placing a single piece upper portion over the bottom portion. A bladder is inflated in the center of the mold to form a closed cavity within the rim. The rim is cured and the bladder is deflated. The single piece upper portion and bottom portion of the mold are removed. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084544 | BICYCLE - There is described a bicycle ( | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084545 | Wheel device for carrier - A wheel device for a carrier comprises a wheel, a shaft, a clipping fastener and a cover. The shaft passes through the wheel and has a channel at one end. The clipping fastener has a plurality of radical curved claws inwardly extending from an outer portion thereof and the claws are engaged into the channel to pivotally secure the wheel around the shaft. The cover has a connecting structure such as a snap-fit or a screw at an inner surface thereof for engaging with the clipping fastener. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084546 | Bicycle Axle Assembly - A bicycle axle assembly includes an axle in the form of a support part for a hub. The axle has a threaded end and a fast-action clamp end. The assembly includes a fast-action clamping device having a clamping axle disposed coaxially with the axle. The bicycle axle assembly has a stop device disposed and formed such that, on clamping the fast-action clamping device, the clamping axle is supported on the axle in the axial direction of the axle. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084547 | FRICTION-WELDED COMPOUND LINK - Introduced is a compound crank axle having a flexurally stiff and torsionally soft cross member, on whose ends two trailing links are arranged. The respective ends of the cross member are joined with the trailing links through friction welding in an angularly stiff manner. Here, the trailing links joined with the cross member are held together at a common transition region which is created in that both trailing links are joined together simultaneously and evenly with the cross member in a materially connected manner through friction welding. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084548 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING CURRENT FLOW THROUGH A POWER DISTRIBUTION CIRCUIT - An automotive vehicle capable of receiving power from a power distribution circuit including a power line and return line includes a controller disposed within the vehicle. The controller is configured to be electrically connected with the power distribution circuit, determine a difference between a resistance of the power line and a resistance of the return line, and control a current flow through the distribution circuit based on the determined difference. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084549 | FLEXIBLE POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE - A power distribution module for a vehicle includes an insulating housing including a component grid, the component grid defining a plurality of circuit protection footprints, the housing further including at least one connector mount or terminal mating location; a printed circuit board (“PCB”) located within the housing and beneath the component grid, the PCB holding a plurality of fuse mounting terminals and at least one connector mounting terminal, the PCB including a plurality of conducting traces connecting the fuse mounting terminals to the at least one connector mounting terminal; and a cover that threadingly engages the housing, the threading engagement leading to a locking of the cover to the housing that tends to prevent the cover from loosening from the housing when the vehicle is being driven, the locking of the cover able to be overcome by a person so that the cover can be unthreaded readily from the housing. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084550 | CONTROL NETWORK FOR SINGLE- OR MULTI-MOTOR ACTUATORS, THE NETWORK BEING PARTICULARLY ADAPTED TO AVIATION APPLICATIONS SUCH AS POWERING THE MOTORS OF LANDING-GEAR HOOK UNITS - The invention provides an emergency power network for aircraft, for powering actuator motors ( | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084551 | PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM WITH MANAGED OUTPUT - Photovoltaic systems with managed output and methods for managing variability of output from photovoltaic systems are described. A system includes a photovoltaic module configured to receive and convert solar energy to DC power. The system also includes a sensor configured to detect a future change in solar energy to be received by the photovoltaic module. The system further includes a power conditioning unit coupled with the photovoltaic module and the sensor. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084552 | Power Management Methodology - A power management system for regulating supply voltage in at least two selectable power modes with low power, minimal leakage current and quicker startup times is disclosed. The power management system includes at least two regulators having regulator inputs and regulator outputs. The regulator inputs are respectively coupled to at least two voltage domains, wherein the voltage domains have different load traits and/or requirements. The power management system also includes at least one switch disposed between the regulator outputs so as to selectively interconnect the regulator outputs based on the selected power mode. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084553 | DISTRIBUTED POWER SYSTEM USING DIRECT CURRENT POWER SOURCES - A distributed power system including multiple (DC) batteries each DC battery with positive and negative poles. Multiple power converters are coupled respectively to the DC batteries. Each power converter includes a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal and a fourth terminal. The first terminal is adapted for coupling to the positive pole. The second terminal is adapted for coupling to the negative pole. The power converter includes: (i) a control loop adapted for setting the voltage between or current through the first and second terminals, and (ii) a power conversion portion adapted to selectively either: convert power from said first and second terminals to said third and fourth terminals to discharge the battery connected thereto, or to convert power from the third and fourth terminals to the first and second terminals to charge the battery connected thereto. Each of the power converters is adapted for serial connection to at least one other power converter by connecting respectively the third and fourth terminals, thereby forming a serial string. A power controller is adapted for coupling to the serial string. The power controller includes a control part adapted to maintain current through or voltage across the serial string at a predetermined value. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084554 | LED LAMP - An LED lamp includes an optical part, a heat dissipation member and an electric part. The optical part includes a hollow light penetrable tube and an LED module received in the tube. The heat dissipation member is received in the tube to mount the LED module thereon. The electric part include a circuit board and a rechargeable battery arranged in the tube, and two end covers arranged at two opposite ends of the tube. The LED module is provided with at least one first LED and at least one second LED. The at least one first LED and the at least one second LED cooperatively function as a main light source to provide normal illumination when an external AC power source is supplied normally. The at least one second LED independently function as an auxiliary light source to provide emergency illumination when the external AC power source is interrupted. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084555 | Power Supply System for Electrical Appliance - A power supply system is disclosed. The system comprises an AC power source from a power grid and a DC power source from an alternative energy source. The alternative energy source is a solar system in the preferred embodiment. The system provides a means of supplying the electrical appliance the DC power from the solar system with the higher priority. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a switch controlled by a controller provides a means of switching the power supply in between the two power sources without disrupting the operation of the appliance. According to another embodiment, a voltage regulator combines power generated from both sources to supply the power for the appliance with consuming the DC power from the solar system as the priority source. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084556 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR INTERCONNECTING AN ARRAY OF POWER GENERATING ASSEMBLIES - A system and apparatus for interconnecting an array of power generating assemblies includes a cable assembly having a plurality of continuous conductors and a plurality of cable connectors electrically coupled to the continuous conductors. The continuous conductors are configured to receive inverter AC power generated by inverters and deliver the combined AC power to an AC grid or other power sink. The cable connectors are configured to mate with corresponding connectors of the inventers to deliver the AC power to the continuous conductors. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084557 | MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING SOLAR POWER SYSTEM - A solar power system includes a number of solar panels, a bus, and a DC-AC inverter. Each of the solar panels includes a plurality of photovoltaic chips and a DC-DC converter wherein the photovoltaic chips are serially connected and configured for converting sunlight energy into electrical power. The DC-DC converter is configured for converting the voltage generated by the photovoltaic chips of each solar panel to a common voltage value. The bus electrically connects to the DC-DC converters for receiving the electrical power generate from the solar panels. The DC-AC inverter connects to the bus to invert the DC voltage of the bus into AC voltage. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084558 | Motion sensor switch for 3-way light circuit and method of lighting control using the same - Systems and methods are provided for controlling light in a 3-way light circuit, where at least one of the switches in a 3-way light circuit includes an occupancy sensor and the on/off state of the load in the 3-way circuit is determined based on the voltage output of circuits configured to provide power to the 3-way light circuit. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084559 | Direct Linear Drive, Drive Device and Actuating Device - The invention relates to a direct linear drive having a stator ( | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084560 | Step Motor - Disclosed herein is a step motor, including a lead screw, a rotor fixed to an outer surface of the lead screw, a fixture containing a stator disposed to face the rotor and a housing whose one side end part is open to insert the stator and wrap the stator, and a bracket having a bracket body of a plate shape on which the housing is disposed and a bending part bent towards the one side end part of the housing from the bracket body. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084561 | OIL COOLED MOTOR/GENERATOR FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE POWERTRAIN - An oil-cooled motor/generator for an automotive powertrain located outside of the transmission is provided, such as a BAS motor/generator. The motor/generator may have a stator, a rotor circumscribed by the stator, and a motor shaft on which the rotor is mounted for rotation. A housing assembly may surround the stator and the rotor, with a bearing positioned between the housing assembly and the motor shaft. A flow control member may at least partially circumscribe the rotor axially adjacent the stator. A bearing retainer may be positioned axially adjacent the bearing. A rotor end ring may be axially adjacent the rotor. The housing assembly may have an inlet configured to receive cooling oil. The housing assembly, the flow control member, the bearing retainer and the rotor end ring may be configured to distribute the cooling oil from the inlet to cool the stator, the rotor and the bearing. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084562 | MOTOR - An armature includes an insulator component with a wiring member arranged in a wiring fixing groove positioned outside of an outer wall portion of the insulator component. When a lead wire is wound around the insulator component, a winding start portion and a winding end portion of the lead wire are arranged to intersect with each other in a radial direction to define an intersection portion. The winding start portion is pressed by the winding end portion toward the outer wall portion. A lead wire escape portion spaced from a radially outer end portion of a coil is defined in the outer wall portion. This contributes to preventing the outer wall portion from being deformed by being pressed by the lead wire at the intersection portion, thereby preventing difficulty in arranging the wiring member on the insulator component. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084563 | AUXILIARY BEARING SYSTEM WITH PLURALITY OF INERTIA RINGS FOR MAGNETICALLY SUPPORTED ROTOR SYSTEM - An auxiliary bearing system for supporting a rotating shaft including a first auxiliary bearing coupled to the rotating shaft. A first inertia ring is coupled to and circumscribes the first auxiliary bearing. A second inertia ring circumscribes the first inertia ring. A radial clearance is defined between the first and second inertia rings when the rotating shaft is supported by a primary bearing system, and the first inertia ring engages the second inertia ring when the rotating shaft is not supported by the primary bearing system. A second auxiliary bearing is engaged with an outer surface of the second inertia ring. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084564 | PERMANENT-MAGENT MOTOR - A permanent-magnet motor composed of an irony barrel, a magnet set, a magnet holder, and a rotor. The irony barrel includes a thin body. The magnet set includes a plurality of magnets. The magnet holder is received inside the irony holder and includes a plurality of retaining pieces located at an internal edge thereof for holding the magnet set. The rotor includes a rotor silicon steel sheet, a deflector, a rotary shaft, a front bearing, and a rear bearing, being inserted inside the magnet set. In light of this, the magnet set can not only maintain the same thickness as that of the conventional irony barrel but also reduce the thickness of the front and rear parts of the irony barrel, so that the production cost of the irony material can be effectively decreased. Besides, the magnet holder can definitely space and position the magnets to enhance the assembly efficiency. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084565 | BRUSHLESS ELECTRIC MACHINE - A first member ( | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084566 | SUPERCONDUCTIVE ROTOR, SUPERCONDUCTIVE ROTATING MACHINE AND SUPERCONDUCTIVE ROTATING-MACHINE SYSTEM - The main problem to be solved by the invention is to provide a superconductive rotor, a superconductive rotating machine and a superconductive rotating-machine system which are capable of inductive and synchronous rotation while employing the induction machine configuration and also offer satisfactory heat dissipation performance, stability under an excessive load, and easy magnetic flux trap for synchronous rotation. To solve the problem, the invention provides a superconductive rotor, as shown in FIG. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084567 | ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE SYSTEM - A rotating electric machine system includes a rotor having a rotor plane. The rotor includes magnetic salient poles of more than one in a circumferential direction on the rotor plane. Adjacent magnetic salient poles are magnetized in different polarities from each other by a permanent magnet. A control magnet is arranged in an inside part of the adjacent magnetic salient poles. An excitation coil is placed so as to make an excitation flux collectively in the rotor. The magnetization state of the control magnet where the magnetic flux by the armature coils and the excitation flux flow in a same direction is changed irreversibly. An amount of the magnetic flux flowing through the armature coils is controlled by changing the magnetization state of the control magnet in accordance with an output of the rotating electric machine system so that the output is optimized. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084568 | Rotor for electric motor optimized for high power - A rotor for a high power electric motor intended to operate at particularly high rotational speeds. It includes a magnetic mass, gripped on either side by short circuit rings, and passed through at a plurality of notches by main bars forming a squirrel cage. The rotor also includes secondary bars passing through the magnetic mass via notches. The shape and arrangement of each notch is defined so as to ensure contact between the main bars and the secondary bars sufficient to allow the passage of an electric current when the rotor is in rotation. In particular, the invention applies to asynchronous motors capable of operating at high peripheral speeds typically starting at 100 m.s | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084569 | ARMATURE CORE - An armature core includes a back yoke and teeth. The teeth include a plurality of magnetic plates laminated along a lamination direction. The back yoke includes holes through which the teeth are inserted. The holes penetrate through a pair of surfaces of the back yoke. The back yoke and the plurality of magnetic plates are welded to each other at a point at which an edge of a boundary between the adjacent magnetic plates and a surface forming the hole are close to each other and any one of the pair of surfaces is exposed. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084570 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CAPACITIVE ELECTROMECHANICAL CONVERSION DEVICE, AND CAPACITIVE ELECTROMECHANICAL CONVERSION DEVICE - A process for producing a capacitive electromechanical conversion device by bonding together a substrate and a membrane member to form a cavity sealed between the substrate and the membrane member, the process for producing a capacitive electromechanical conversion device comprises the steps of: providing a gas release path penetrating from a bonded interface between the substrate and the membrane member to the outside, and forming the cavity by bonding the membrane member with the substrate with the gas release path provided; the gas release path being provided at a location where the path does not communicate with the cavity. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084571 | Magnetic Head Driving Piezoelectric Ceramic Actuator - A magnetic head driving piezoelectric ceramic actuator having an actuator body and a coating layer. The actuator body has a piezoelectric ceramic substrate and first and second electrodes. The piezoelectric ceramic substrate has first and second principal surfaces, first and second side surfaces, and first and second edge surfaces. The first electrode has a first external electrode portion formed on a part of the first principal surface, and a second external electrode portion formed on the first edge surface. The second electrode has a third external electrode portion formed on the second edge surface, and a fourth external electrode portion formed on the first principal surface. Each of: at least a part of each of the first and second external electrode portions; and at least a part of each of the third and fourth external electrode portions, constitutes a joined portion mounted on the substrate by an electrically-conductive agent. The coating film covers at least a part of a surface of a portion of the actuator body other than the joined portions. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084572 | Piezoelectric damping device - The piezoelectric damping device is a passive piezoelectric vibration suppression and damping device for reducing amplitude of vibration in structures. The piezoelectric damping device includes a magnetic layer having opposed inner and outer faces, with the inner face thereof being adapted for releasable magnetic attachment to a vibrating structure, such as a metallic pipe, for example. A piezoelectric layer is secured to the outer face of the magnetic layer. Preferably, an electrically insulating layer is sandwiched between the magnetic layer and the piezoelectric layer. The electrically insulating layer is preferably an electrically insulating adhesive. An electrical shunting circuit is in electrical communication with the piezoelectric layer, such that vibration in the piezoelectric layer caused by the vibrating structure generates electrical energy, which is then dissipated by the electrical shunting circuit, thus damping vibration in the vibrating structure. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084573 | ELASTIC WAVE DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An elastic wave device has the following elements: a piezoelectric substrate; an inter-digital transducer (IDT) electrode disposed on the piezoelectric substrate; internal electrodes disposed above the piezoelectric substrate and electrically connected to the IDT electrode; side walls disposed above the internal electrodes surrounding the IDT electrode; a cover disposed above the side walls so as to cover a space above the IDT electrode; an electrode base layer disposed on the internal electrodes outside the side walls; and connection electrodes disposed on the electrode base layer. Each connection electrode has a first connection electrode disposed on the electrode base layer, and a second connection electrode disposed on the first connection electrode. The horizontal sectional shape of the second connection electrode is non-circular. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084574 | SANDWICH PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE WITH SOLID COPPER ELECTRODE - Disclosed are apparatus and methodology for minimizing and compensating for cracking in piezoelectric devices so as to maintain long term functionality of the devices. Compensation for cracking is achieved by applying solid conductive electrodes over the entire surface of the piezoelectric device and extending the electrodes beyond the perimeter of the piezoelectric device. In this way electrical connections are maintained even in the presence of cracking. Cracking of the piezoelectric device is limited by minimizing the local bending moment of the piezoelectric device by way of applying insulative support materials that may vary in thickness. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084575 | Spindle Motor - A spindle motor is disclosed. The spindle motor includes a rotation shaft; a bearing rotatedly supporting the rotation shaft inserted therein; a bearing housing supporting the bearing and coupled to a stator; and a base plate coupled to the bearing housing, wherein the base plate has a reverse burring part projected from an upper part of the base plate along the outer surface of the bearing housing and burred from the upper surface of the bearing housing towards the lower surface opposite to the upper surface to support the outer surface of the bearing housing. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084576 | Modular integrated outdoor locker and system - A modular integrated outdoor locker and system of interconnected locker units with common walls includes a floor base, four posts attached to the floor base, two side wall panels connected to the posts by panel assemblies and one back wall connected to the rear posts. A panel assembly includes an upper and lower track and two sets of opposing track connectors to connect the tracks to the posts. The lower track and each of the lower track connectors have at least one weep opening for water drainage. A front top brace connects the left and right front posts. A door is hingedly connected to either the left or right front post and has a lock mechanism for locking the door. A roof member with a back nape and downward taper from back to front provides side ventilation and is connected atop the posts. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084577 | Modular integrated outdoor locker with enhanced cap, and system - A modular integrated outdoor locker with enhanced cap and system of interconnected locker units with common walls includes a floor base, four posts attached to the floor base, two side wall panels connected to the posts by panel assemblies and one back wall connected to the rear posts. A panel assembly includes an upper and lower track and two sets of opposing track connectors to connect the tracks to the posts. The lower track and each of the lower track connectors have at least one weep opening for water drainage. A front top brace connects the left and right front posts. A door is hingedly connected to either the left or right front post and has a lock mechanism for locking the door. A cap having at least three sections, one being tapered downwardly forward and two tapered downwardly outward is located atop the posts. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084578 | WALL-MOUNTED PATIENT EGRESS AND PATIENT ASSIST BAR - A support apparatus includes a patient assist bar that is coupled to a wall or to some other structure in a room of a healthcare facility, such as a headwall that is configured to be coupled to the room wall. The patient assist bar is pivotable a first axis that is substantially vertical and parallel to the headwall and a second axis that is substantially horizontal. The patient assist bar provides the patient with a stable support and guidance in moving about the room. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084579 | HOUSING OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHORD THEREOF - A housing includes a metal cover defining an opening and a patched member adhered to the cover to patch the opening. The patched member is formed by injecting resin into the opening of the cover in an injection mold for in-mold-decoration. A film is attached to an outer surface of the patched member. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084580 | Network Cabinet - A network cabinet is provided comprising a base member, two pairs of vertical frame rail members connected to the base member, and a top cover supported by at least one of the vertical frame rail members. The base member defines an opening and another opening is defined in the top cover. The vertical frame rail members are positioned spaced apart from four sidewalls from four corners of the cabinet formed by the four sidewalls, where each sidewall comprises a panel or a door. The two pairs of vertical frame rail members and the four sidewalls define at least one cable management pathway and at least a portion of the cable management pathway is vertically aligned with at least a portion of the opening of the base member and the opening of the top cover. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084581 | Supporting device and washing machine having the same - A supporting device having improved assembly efficiency used to commonly support a washing machine and a drying machine with legs having different sizes, and a washing machine having the same. The supporting device includes a supporting device main body to support a washing machine main body, and supporters installed on the supporting device main body to receive and fix legs connected to the bottom of the washing machine main body, and each supporter includes a guide member to receive each leg, and at least one fixing member to fix each leg. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084582 | ARTICLE HANDLING MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH A TILTABLE ELECTRICAL CABINET - Article handling machine ( | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084583 | System for Maintaining a Large Number of Handheld Electronic Devices - A system for maintaining a large number of Handheld Electronic Devices (HEDs) includes a drawer having a divider structure configured to define compartments that are sized to hold the HEDs while the HEDs are stored in the drawer. A 20 port USB hub is provided in the drawer so that 20 HEDs may be connected to the USB hub while stored in the drawer. The USB hub allows the HEDs to be charged at a low rate while being synchronized with a computer and at a high rate when not being synchronized. The USB hub is designed using a tree structure of available USB hub chips to enable a larger number of USB ports. A microcontroller is provided to control the manner in which the computer is allowed to recognize the HEDs connected to the USB ports. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084584 | DRAWER ORGANIZER - A drawer organizer includes one or more extendible arms. The arms are positioned to be extendible beyond an outer surface of the peripheral sidewalls of the organizer, and selectably retractable to a position in which they are within a perimeter defined by the sidewalls, The extendible arms are positioned so that they tit within a space defined within longitudinal interior walls that divide the organizer into compartments, thereby allowing the extendible arms to extend at a location in line with the interior sidewalls and to retract within the space defined by the sidewalk. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084585 | LAMP ASSEMBLY - A lamp assembly includes a storage tank, a lamp, a liquid inlet pipe, a liquid outlet pipe and an actuator. The storage tank contains liquid therein. The lamp includes a lighting portion and a lid located at a top of the lighting portion. A flume is defined between a top end of the lighting portion and the lid. The liquid inlet pipe connects a first end of the storage tank and a corresponding end of the flume. The liquid outlet pipe connects an opposite second end of the storage tank and a corresponding end of the flume of the lamp. The actuator drives the liquid to circulate between the storage tank and the flume of the lamp to thereby dissipate heat generated by the lamp. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084586 | LED recessed light with heat sink - An LED recessed light with heat sink comprises heat sink base, an LED illumination module, a sleeve and a transparent board. The heat sink base has an upper surface, a bottom surface and a side wall connected the surface to the bottom. The LED illumination module is mounted on the bottom surface of heat sink base. The sleeve has first open end, which is formed with a fixed portion, and a second open end, the fixed portion of the sleeve is mounted at the side wall of the heat sink base, so as to the first open end of the sleeve is located on the bottom surface of the heat sink base. And the transparent board is located on the second open end of the sleeve to cover the second open end. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084587 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - The invention relates to a light source device having a high-voltage discharge lamp ( | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084588 | LED ILLUMINATING DEVICE - An LED illuminating device includes a first LED illuminating module, a second LED illuminating module, and a connecting module. The first LED illuminating module includes a first substrate and a first group of LEDs mounted on the first substrate. The second LED illuminating module includes a second substrate carrying a second group of LEDs, a wedge shaped light guide, and a reflector. The second substrate and the reflector defines a fan shaped space therebetween to receive the wedge shaped light guide, and the projections of the first substrate and the second substrate are spaced to each other. The LED illuminating device has a large light divergence angle and good heat dissipation ability. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084589 | VIBRATION RESISTANT ELECTRIC INCANDESCENT LAMP AND METHOD FOR REDUCING VIBRATION - An electric incandescent lamp comprising at least one incandescent filament is provided. The incandescent filament is arranged inside a translucent envelope. The lamp also comprises support wires that protrude out of a stem. The filament has end portions, and each end portion is fixed to a corresponding support wire at a junction point. At least one of the support wires comprises at least one narrowed portion for reducing vibration. The narrowed portions are disposed between the junction point and the stem. In an exemplary embodiment of another aspect of this invention, at least one of the support wires has a second section overhanging beyond the junction point of the end portion of the filament. The at least one narrowed portion for reducing vibration is comprised by the second section. A method for reducing vibration is also disclosed. This method comprises a step of forming at least one narrowed portion in at least one of the support wires. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084590 | ELECTRON-EMITTING DEVICE, ELECTRON BEAM APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An electron-emitting device according to the present invention, comprises: an insulating member having a top face, a side face and a recess portion formed between the top face and the side face; a cathode electrode which is disposed on the side face and has an electron emitting portion located in a boundary portion between the side face and the recess portion; and a gate electrode which is disposed on the top face and of which an edge faces the electron emitting portion, wherein the boundary portion in which the electron emitting portion is located has concavity and convexity in a direction parallel to the top face. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084591 | THERMAL FIELD EMISSION CATHODE - A thermal field emission cathode which is employed in an electron microscope, a critical dimension examine tool, an electron beam lithograph machine, an electron beam tester and other electron beam related systems as an electron source is disclosed. Embodiments disclose changing coating shape, coating position and shorten emitter length to extend the lifetime of the field emission cathode. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084592 | HIGH VOLTAGE SHIELDING ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a high voltage shielding arrangement comprising a first metal part and a second metal part positioned in close vicinity to said first metal part. Said second metal part included in said arrangement to be set at an electrical potential that is lower than the electric potential of the first metal part. Said second metal part having comprising one or more edges and an insulator. The second metal part is at least partially encapsulated by the insulator facing the first metal part. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084593 | LED ILLUMINATING DEVICE - An LED illuminating device includes a first LED illuminating module, a second LED illuminating module, and a connecting module. The first LED illuminating module includes a first substrate and a first group of LEDs mounted on the first substrate. The second LED illuminating module includes a second substrate and a second group of LEDs mounted on the second substrate. The first group of LEDs and the second group of LEDs face opposite directions. The projections of the first substrate and the second substrate are spaced to each other. The connecting module connects the first LED illuminating module with the second illuminating module. The LED illuminating device has a large light divergence angle and good heat dissipation ability. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084594 | PHOSPHORS, FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF, AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES EMPLOYING THE SAME - The invention provides a phosphor emitting UV and visible light, which may be collocated with other phosphors to provide a white light illumination device, composed of | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084595 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel enhancing an emission efficiency of a green phosphor layer by increasing an excitation efficiency of a green phosphor layer using visible light emitted from a dielectric layer or barrier ribs, the plasma display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate. A plurality of display electrodes are formed on the first substrate. A first dielectric layer is formed on the first substrate to cover the display electrodes. A plurality of address electrodes are formed on the second substrate in a direction crossing the display electrodes. A second dielectric layer is formed on the second substrate to cover the address electrodes. Barrier ribs are disposed in a space between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer to form a plurality of discharge cells. The second dielectric layer and the barrier ribs comprise a short wavelength phosphor material. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084596 | ELECTRON EMITTING DEVICE, AND ELECTRON BEAM DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A device includes a substrate, an insulating member disposed on a surface of the substrate, a gate, and a cathode. The insulating member has an upper surface apart from the surface of the substrate, and a side surface rising from the surface of the substrate between the upper surface and the surface of the substrate. The gate is disposed on the upper surface of the insulating member. The cathode is disposed on the side surface of the insulating member and has a portion opposing the gate. The side surface of the insulating member on which the cathode is disposed has a protruding portion protruding from an imaginary line connecting a position where the portion opposing the gate lies and a position where the insulating member rises from the surface of the substrate. | 2011-04-14 |
| 20110084597 | ELECTRON BEAM APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - There is provided a new electron beam apparatus which improves the instability of an electron emission characteristic and provides a high efficient electron emission characteristic. The electron beam apparatus includes: an insulating member having a recess on its surface; a cathode having a protruding portion extending over the outer surface of the insulating member and the inner surface of the recess; a gate positioned at the outer surface of the insulating member in opposition to the protruding portion; and an anode positioned in opposition to the protruding portion through the gate. | 2011-04-14 |
