18th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110100676 | HIGH STRENGTH AND HIGH CONDUCTIVITY COPPER ALLOY ROD OR WIRE - A high strength and high conductivity copper rod or wire includes Co of 0.12 to 0.32 mass %, P of 0.042 to 0.095 mass %, Sn of 0.005 to 0.70 mass %, and O of 0.00005 to 0.0050 mass %. A relationship of 3.0≦([Co]−0.007)/([P]−0.008)≦6.2 is satisfied between a content [Co] mass % of Co and a content [P] mass % of P. The remainder includes Cu and inevitable impurities, and the rod or wire is produced by a process including a continuous casting and rolling process. Strength and conductivity of the high strength and high conductivity copper rod or wire are improved by uniform precipitation of a compound of Co and P and by solid solution of Sn. The high strength and high conductivity copper rod or wire is produced by the continuous casting and rolling process, and thus production costs are reduced. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100677 | FIBER-POLYMER COMPOSITE - The present invention is a fiber-polymer composite-supported conductor with a fiber-polymer composite core and a tubular metal conductor. The tubular metal conductor is on the core. Substantially all mechanical tension resulting from the disposition of the conductor is borne by the fiber-polymer composite core. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100678 | DEVICE FOR CABLE MANAGEMENT - A device for cable management comprises a first component and a second component. Each of the first and second components comprise a generally flat elongate sheet having longitudinal parallel edges which provide complementary inter-engaging means for engagement of the first and second components. The width of the second component is greater than that of the first component such that when the edges of the second component are engaged with those of the first component, the second component adopts a curved profile. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100679 | ROUTING OF CABLES | 2011-05-05 |
20110100680 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wiring board has a first rigid wiring board having a first wiring layer on a first main surface, a second rigid wiring board having a second wiring layer on a second main surface, a first connection portion connecting the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer, and a first interlayer insulation layer formed on the first wiring layer, the second wiring layer and the first connection portion. In such a wiring board, the first rigid wiring board and the second rigid wiring board are positioned in such a way that the first main surface and the second main surface are set at substantially the same level, and the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer are electrically connected by the first connection portion. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100681 | SUBSTRATE-MOUNTED CIRCUIT MODULE HAVING COMPONENTS IN A PLURALITY OF CONTACTING PLANES - In a circuit module having components that are fastened to a substrate, the substrate includes a carrier layer made of metal and having a first surface, a first insulating layer bordering directly on the carrier layer being situated on the first surface. The substrate also includes a first wiring layer bordering directly on the first insulating layer, which conducts electrically and is situated on the first insulating layer. The substrate includes a first contact plane, which runs along the first surface, at least one of the components being directly connected electrically to the carrier layer in the first contact plane. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100682 | DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL TRANSMISSION CABLE - A differential signal transmission cable has two conductor wires disposed to be parallel with each other, a flat insulating member collectively covering the two conductor wires, the insulating member having flat portions facing to each other in a direction perpendicular to an alignment direction of the two conductor wires to sandwich the two conductor wires, a shield conductor including a metal foil tape and being wound around an outer periphery of the insulating member, a drain wire provided to contact with the shield conductor at a position corresponding to the flat portion, and a jacket jacketing the drain wire and the shield conductor. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100683 | ELECTRONIC TEXTILE - The invention relates to an electronic textile comprising a textile substrate having a substrate electrode, and an electronic component having a component electrode. The component electrode is in electrically conductive contact with the substrate electrode via a coupling layer having a directionally dependent conductance so as to preferentially allow an electrical current to flow between the substrate electrode and the component electrode. As the coupling layer does not have to be patterned to prevent the occurrence of parasitic electrical currents, the electrically conductive contact between the substrate electrode and the component electrode has an improved reliability. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100684 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR BY APPLYING AT LEAST ONE PASTE, IN PARTICULAR A THICK-FILM PASTE - A method for manufacturing an electrical conductor by applying at least one paste, in particular a thick-film paste, to a substrate by a dispensing operation, wherein the paste is applied in at least one strand. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100685 | SUBSTRATE ANCHOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD - An electrical structure and method of forming. The electrical structure includes a first substrate, a first dielectric layer, an underfill layer, a first solder structure, and a second substrate. The first dielectric layer is formed over a top surface of the first substrate. The first dielectric layer includes a first opening extending through a top surface and a bottom surface of said first dielectric layer. The first solder structure is formed within the first opening and over a portion of the top surface of said first dielectric layer. The second substrate is formed over and in contact with the underfill layer. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100686 | Printed circuit board including via pad with concavo-convex patterns and method of manufacturing the same - The present invention provides a printed circuit board including: a circuit pattern formed on a first insulating layer; a via pad disposed on the first insulating layer by being spaced apart from the circuit pattern, formed on a lower surface, where a via hole is formed, to have a cross section larger than that of the via hole, and having concavo-convex patterns; a second insulating layer formed on the via pad where the via hole is not formed and on the circuit pattern; and a copper foil layer formed on the second insulating layer and the via hole, and a method of manufacturing the same. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100687 | CARRIER TAPE FOR TAB-PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a carrier tape for TAB-package and a manufacturing method thereof, wherein a TAB tape including a wiring pattern and a metal plating layer formed on a base film comprises a transfer area including a row of sprocket holes arranged along the edges of the base film at predetermined intervals, and wherein the transfer area includes an exposure area from which the base film is exposed, such that the present invention has an advantageous effect in that no Cu layer or a metal layer exists at a portion of the sprocket holes from which friction is generated by a driving roller during assembly work between a drive IC and chips/drive IC and panel to dispense with generation of foreign objects such as Cu particles, thereby enhancing reliability of the product. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100688 | Electro-Optical Device and Method of Manufacturing the Same - In a liquid crystal display device, gate lines and common lines are first concurrently formed, and after an interlayer film is formed, a pixel electrode, common electrodes, and source lines are formed at the same time. By this, a electrode pattern can be made simple and manufacturing steps are simplified. Further, wiring lines and electrode disposed in the layer closest to a liquid crystal layer are made the pixel electrode, common electrodes and source lines, and the shapes thereof are made simple. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100689 | ELECTRONICS COMPONENT EMBEDDED PCB - An electronic component embedded printed circuit board is disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic component embedded printed circuit board is a printed circuit board in which an electronic component is embedded in a core board, and the electronic component includes a silicon layer and a passivation layer, which is formed on one surface of the silicon layer. Here, a center line of the silicon layer and a center line of the core board are placed on a same line. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100690 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE BODY AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An electrically conductive body includes: a first electrically conductive material; a second electrically conductive material; and a bonding material bonding the first electrically conductive material to the second electrically conductive material at least for electric conduction. The bonding material is made of a metallic structure containing copper-tin based intermetallic compound phases and tin-bismuth phases, the copper-tin based intermetallic compound phases being continuous between the first electrically conductive material and the second electrically conductive material, the tin-bismuth phases being surrounded by the copper-tin based intermetallic compound phases. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100691 | Circuit Board and Structure Using the Same - A circuit board includes an insulating layer and a conductive layer formed on the insulating layer. The insulating layer contains a resin with high heat resistance. The conductive layer includes a metal carbide layer bonded to the insulating layer and containing a carbide of a first metal in group IV, V, or VI of the periodic table, and a first metal layer bonded to the metal carbide layer and containing the first metal. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100692 | Circuit Board with Variable Topography Solder Interconnects - Various circuit boards and methods of making the same are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of manufacturing is provided that includes applying a solder mask to a first side of a first circuit board. The first side of the first circuit board includes a first conductor structure and a second conductor structure. A first opening is formed in the solder mask that extends to the first conductor structure. The first opening has a first area. A second opening is formed in the solder mask that extends to the second conductor structure and has a second area larger than the first area. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100693 | LOW-RESISTANCE CONDUCTIVE PATTERN STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A conductive structure includes a contact plug extending through an insulating layer on a substrate, and first and second conductive lines extending alongside one another on the insulating layer. The first conductive line extends on the contact plug. A connecting line on the insulating layer extends between and electrically connects the first and second conductive lines. Related integrated circuit devices and fabrication methods are also discussed. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100694 | GROUND TERMINATION WITH DAMPENED RESONANCE - A system of dampening resonance is provided. In an embodiment, ground traces may be coupled to a common or ground plane via dampening elements such as resistors a predetermined distance from a non-dampened coupling. Ground terminals in a connector have with a separated electrical length that allows for a potential to exist between the ground terminal and a common ground. When the ground terminals are coupled to the ground traces, the dampening element, which may be a resistor, helps convert energy traveling over ground terminal into heat, thus reducing or preventing resonance conditions in the connector. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100695 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a printed circuit board structure which is manufactured by providing a core board, forming an inner circuit layer on the core board surface, forming a bonding pad on the inner circuit, forming a ring-shaped anti-etching layer on the bonding pad, forming an anti-soldering insulation layer on the ring-shaped anti-etching layer and the bonding pad, and forming an opening to expose a part of the bonding pad, wherein the radius of the opening is shorter than the radius of the ring-shaped anti-etching layer, and the bonding pad surface is free of concave. The described structure may prevent the solder extending along the bottom void of the anti-soldering insulation layer to other regions. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100696 | DEVICE MOUNTING BOARD AND SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE - A semiconductor device is of a PoP structure such that first electrode portions provided on a first device mounting board constituting a first semiconductor module and second electrode portions provided in a second semiconductor module are joined together by solder balls. A first insulating layer having an opening is provided on one main surface of an insulating resin layer which is a substrate, and an electrode portion, whose top portion protrudes above the top surface of the first insulating layer, is formed in the opening. A second insulating layer is provided on top of the first insulating layer in the periphery of the top portion of the first electrode portion; the second insulting layer is located slightly apart from the top portion of the first electrode portion. The first electrode portion is shaped such that the top portion is formed by a curved surface or formed by a curved surface and a plane surface smoothly connected to the curved surface. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100697 | INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE HAVING A VIA WITH A VIA GOUGING FEATURE AND DIELECTRIC LINER SIDEWALLS FOR BEOL INTEGRATION - An interconnect structure including a lower interconnect level with a first dielectric layer having a first conductive material embedded therein; a dielectric capping layer located on the first dielectric layer and some portions of the first conductive material; an upper interconnect level including a second dielectric layer having at least one via opening filled with a second conductive material and at least one overlying line opening filled with the second conductive material disposed therein, wherein the at least one via opening is in contact with the first conductive material in the lower interconnect level by a via gouging feature; a dielectric liner on sidewalls of the at least one via opening; and a first diffusion barrier layer on sidewalls and a bottom of both the at least one via opening and the at least one overlying line opening. A method of forming the interconnect structure is also provided. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100698 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wiring board has a first rigid wiring board having a substrate with a penetrating hole, a first insulation layer formed on the substrate to cover at least one opening of the penetrating hole, and a first wiring layer formed on the first insulation layer, a second rigid wiring board having a second wiring layer on a main surface and being accommodated in the penetrating hole, a first connection conductor which connects the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer, and a first interlayer insulation layer formed on the first wiring layer. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100699 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a printed circuit board, including: forming a buildup layer on a base substrate including a circuit layer connected with a first via penetrating an insulation layer; forming a viahole penetrating the buildup layer and at least a part of the first via; and forming an interlayer connection member in the viahole. The method is advantageous in that a process of forming a multilayer connection structure can be simplified, and an error in the formation of a viahole can be minimized. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100700 | MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A multilayer printed wiring board | 2011-05-05 |
20110100701 | FARADAY CAGE AND DEVICE HAVING SAME - A Faraday cage includes a casing structured by a first housing having a first outer cover made of a conductive material, and a first inner cover made of a conductive material, which is accommodated in the first outer cover and is electrically insulated from the first outer cover, and a second housing having a second outer cover made of a conductive material, which fits the first outer cover, and a second inner cover made of a conductive material, which is accommodated in the second outer cover and is electrically insulated from the second outer cover, the first and second housings being separable from each other; and a filter cartridge disposed inside the casing configured to be separable into two pieces, which accommodates therein a first filter for collecting fine particles sucked in from the outside the casing. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100702 | SWITCHABLE ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM - A furniture system including at least one furniture element having at least one raceway and a modular electrical wiring system at least partially located in the raceway. The electrical wiring system includes a plurality of wire distribution assemblies, an electrical assembly and an electrical switch. The plurality of wire distribution assemblies includes a first wire distribution assembly and a second wire distribution assembly. The electrical assembly partially electrically connects the first wire distribution assembly and the second wire distribution assembly. The first wire distribution assembly has a first number of electrical conductors. The electrical assembly is electrically connected to a second number of electrical conductors of the first wire distribution assembly, the second number being smaller than the first number. The electrical switch is configured to electrically connect a first electrical conductor of the first wire distribution assembly that is a member of the second number of electrical conductors to a second electrical conductor of said first wire distribution assembly that is a member of the first number of electrical conductors and not a member of the second number of electrical conductors. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100703 | TRANSDUCER DEVICE HAVING STRAIN RELIEF COIL HOUSING - A transducer device includes an annular housing having a base wall adjoining a pair of annular side walls. The base and side walls define an annular groove. An access port and at least one strain relief opening are formed in the base wall. The at least one strain relief opening is spaced apart from the access port. A conductor is disposed in the annular groove. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100704 | SEALING COVER FOR ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT MOUNTED ON CAR - A sealing cover ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100705 | ELECTRIC JUNCTION BOX - Vertical bus bars are mounted on a first surface of a box main body. A connection terminal of the vertical bus bars projects inside a fitting peripheral wall of a connector fitting portion provided to a second surface of the box main body. A retainer is provided off of the electrical component connection portion, the retainer holding the vertical bus bars disengageably from the first surface. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100706 | ELECTRIC JUNCTION BOX - A vertical bus bar is provided to a side of a relay mount portion. A flat bus bar portion is integrally provided extending from an end edge portion of the vertical bus bar to an opening of a terminal connection hole of the relay mount portion. A plurality of connection terminals, including a connection terminal for a switch, are integrally provided to the flat bus bar portion. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100707 | Miniature Housing and Support Arrangement Having at Least One Miniature Housing - A miniature housing, in whose housing body there is located an element emitting or receiving electromagnetic radiation, comprises at least two electrical terminal means projecting laterally beyond the housing body. The passage side of the miniature housing, through which the element emits or receives, is oriented substantially perpendicularly to the mounting plane of the miniature housing. The electrical terminal means of the miniature housing projecting laterally beyond the housing body are connected electrically conductively to conductors, which bring about direct contacting with the emitting or receiving element. The contacting faces of the terminal means are thus arranged substantially perpendicular to the passage side of the miniature housing. As a result of this arrangement the miniature housing may be embedded at least in part in a support, such that the miniature housing is no longer of any significance to the thickness of a lighting device. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100708 | CABLE SLEEVE FOR A HAND-HELD POWER TOOL - The invention relates to a cable sleeve for guiding a cable in the inlet and outlet region of a hand-held tool. An end of the cable sleeve on the housing side is connected to the housing in a fixable manner, particularly in a form-fitting manner, so that advantageously no dust, dirt, or water may enter between the cable sleeve and the cable. According to the invention the cable sleeve has preferably a radial sealing element which corresponds to the cable and/or the housing in a sealing manner. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100709 | SPD FILMS AND LIGHT VALVE LAMINATES WITH IMPROVED BUS-BAR CONNECTIONS - A connection between a power bus and a conducting layer of a suspended particle device in accordance with an embodiment of the present application includes an adhesive combined with metallic particles to impart both good adhesion and electrical conductivity. The adhesive is applied to a surface of the conducting layer. A conducting copper foil or conducting fabric is adhered to the adhesive and forms at least a portion of the power bus. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100710 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUBSEA DRILLING - A subsea drilling method and system for controlling the drilling fluid pressure, where drilling fluid is pumped down into the borehole through a drill string and returned back through the annulus between the drill string and the well bore. The drilling fluid pressure is controlled by draining drilling fluid out of the drilling riser ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100711 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR DISPLAYING DRILL HOLES AND METHOD FOR DIRECTING DRILL ROD WHEN HOLES ARE DRILLED INTO ROCK - A method and equipment for displaying holes to be drilled when drilling holes into rock with a rock-drilling rig having control equipment and a display belonging thereto and measuring means for defining the direction and position of a drill rod, by using a pre-designed drilling plan defined in a three-dimensional coordinate system, in which a starting point ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100712 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING WELLBORE POSITION USING SEISMIC SOURCES AND SEISMIC RECEIVERS - A method for determining position of a wellbore in the Earth's subsurface includes actuating a plurality of seismic energy sources each disposed at a known geodetic position. Seismic energy from the sources is detected at a selected location along the wellbore. The geodetic position at the selected location is determined from the detected seismic energy. A corresponding method includes actuating a seismic energy source at a selected position within the wellbore. The seismic energy is detected at a plurality of known geodetic positions. The geodetic position of the source is determined from the detected seismic energy. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100713 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSTALLING GEOTHERMAL TRANSFER APPARATUSES WITH A SONIC DRILL AND A REMOVABLE OR RETRIEVABLE DRILL BIT - There is provided a method for drilling a cased hole and installing a geothermal transfer apparatus. A sonic drilling apparatus is positioned at a desired location. The sonic drilling apparatus includes a rotating and vibrating apparatus for rotating and vibrating a drill string into the ground. A retrievable drill bit is operatively connected to the drill string. The cased hole is drilled to a desired depth by rotating and vibrating the drill string into the ground. The retrievable drill bit is retrieved from the cased hole following the drilling of the cased hole to the desired depth. A geothermal transfer apparatus is lowered into the cased hole following the retrieval of the retrievable drill bit. Grouting material may be discharged into the cased hole before or after the drill string is removed from the ground. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100714 | BACKUP CUTTING ELEMENTS ON NON-CONCENTRIC EARTH-BORING TOOLS AND RELATED METHODS - An apparatus for engaging a subterranean borehole includes a bi-center bit having backup cutting elements thereon. The bi-center bit includes a pilot bit section and a reamer bit section adjacent to the pilot bit section. The pilot bit section includes at least one primary cutting element and at least one backup cutting element rotationally trailing and laterally offset from the at least one primary cutting element. Methods of drilling a subterranean borehole include engaging a first portion of a borehole with a reamer bit section of a drill bit and simultaneously engaging a second, opposing portion of the borehole with a pilot bit section adjacent to the reamer bit section. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100715 | CENTER DISCHARGE GAS TURBODRILL - A compact gas turbine motor and a speed reduction transmission capable of providing the speed and torque required for drilling with center discharge bits. The transmission includes two sun gears of different pitch diameters, keyed to the turbine shaft. Upper planet gears, whose carrier is fixed in place, drive an outer ring gear, which engages lower planet gears having a different pitch diameter. The lower planet gears engage the lower sun gear. Due to the different pitch diameters of the sun gears and planet gears, the gear carrier for the lower planet gears rotates in the same direction as the turbine shaft, but at a much slower rate. Exhaust gas from the turbine can be directed through one or more flow restriction elements to increase gas density in the turbine, further reducing turbine speed. The flow restriction element can comprise a venturi, to provide a vacuum assist to remove cuttings. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100716 | STEERABLE SYSTEM - A steerable system comprises a first rotatable housing ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100717 | Absorber-Replenisher in a Hydrostatic Circuit - Methods and systems for operating an absorber-replenisher to supply fluid to a low pressure circuit in a hydrostatic circuit or recover surplus energy usually wasted across a pressure relief valve in the low pressure side by intensifying it for use in a high pressure circuit in the hydrostatic circuit. The absorber-replenisher 1) allows fluid flow through a high pressure motor-pump section of the absorber-replenisher from a high pressure circuit source causing a low pressure motor-pump section to turn providing additional fluid flow to the hydrostatic circuit, or 2) allows increased fluid flow from the low pressure portion of the hydrostatic circuit to increase pressure until the higher pressure induces a higher net torque of the low pressure motor-pump section to reverse the direction of the absorber-replenisher and pump fluid flow into a high pressure circuit through the high pressure motor-pump section. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100718 | CORE LIFTER - A core lifter may be used in a drilling system. An exterior surface of the core lifter may include a plurality of longitudinally-oriented recesses. The core lifter may include a raised contact feature that may extend inwardly away from a gripping surface of the core lifter. The core lifter may include a flared skirt configured to limit movement of the core lifter relative to a core lifter case. The core lifter may be formed via stamping a sheet of material. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100719 | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR A GROUND DRILL - A locking mechanism for locking an insertable device relative to an outer tube of a ground drill comprises at least one latch, which is arranged to releasably retain the insertable device in a substantially fixed axial position relative to the outer tube. The locking mechanism comprises a cam and a cam follower, which are arranged to control a radial position of the latch. The locking system may be used in a ground drill system. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100720 | Glass Forming Hardbanding Material - A drill pipe and a method of applying hardbanding thereto. A hardbanding alloy comprising iron and manganese present in the range of 67 to 87 weight percent (wt. %), niobium and chromium present in the range of 9 to 29 wt. %, and boron, carbon and silicon present in the range of 3 to 6.5 wt. % may be welded around at least a portion of a tool joint circumference. The hardbanding alloy may exhibit a hardness of 45 Rc to 70 Rc and a wear rate in the range of 0.08 grams to 1.60 grams of mass loss after 6,000 cycles as measured using ASTM G65-04, Procedure A. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100721 | Rotary drill bits including bearing blocks - A bearing block is provided that may be used with a drag bit body or frame to limit depth of cut of cutters on a bit. The bearing block is designed so that it may be interchangeably replaced or repaired without necessitating alteration to a standardized bit frame. The interchangeable bearing block may be used to provide a target depth of cut (TDOC) and/or a selected contact or rubbing area to support weight on bit and limit depth of cut (DOC) for improving drilling performance of a bit. The interchangeable bearing block brings manufacturing selectability by providing a customizable product in terms of depth of cut selection and cutter penetration control for different formations, which is suitable for use with a common bit frame. A rotary drill bit assembly, a unitary cone insert bearing block for a drill bit, and a bit frame are also provided. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100722 | ROTARY ROLLER REAMER - A bore hole rotary reamer includes a body having cutters rotatably mounted by one or more respective spindles. A bearing region is formed on the spindle. At least one annular seal prevents ingress of contaminant to the bearing region. A circumferential void is formed adjacent the seal. At least one passageway extends in an axial direction of the spindle to the circumferential void and a piston movable in the passageway in response to supply of pressure to an outer side of the piston from the environment which surrounds the reamer. The piston transfers pressure to fluid in the cylindrical passage on an inner side of the piston to supply pressure to the circumferential void and thereby to the seal. The pressure is substantially determined by the pressure of the environment surrounding the reamer. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100723 | REAMING TOOL - A reaming tool in the form of reamer shoe is adapted for location in a wellbore and has a rotationally balanced nose. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100724 | Fixed Cutter Bit for Directional Drilling Applications - A drill bit for drilling a borehole in earthen formations, the bit comprising: a bit body having a bit axis and a bit face including a cone region, a shoulder region, and a gage region; a first primary blade extending radially along the bit face from the cone region to the gage region; a plurality of cutter elements mounted to the first primary blade, wherein a first of the plurality of cutter elements has a planar cutting face and a second of the plurality of cutter elements has a convex cutting face; and wherein each cutting face is forward-facing. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100725 | DROPLET DISCHARGE DEVICE - A droplet discharge device for discharging a liquid material onto a workpiece includes a droplet discharge head, a guide rail, a stage, a maintenance stage and a weight measurement device. The droplet discharge head discharges the liquid material. The guide rail extends in a prescribed direction. The stage, on which the workpiece is mounted, moves on the guide rail along the prescribed direction. The maintenance stage moves on the guide rail along the prescribed direction. The weight measurement device is disposed on the maintenance stage, the weight measurement device measuring weight of droplets discharged from the droplet discharge head and is able to be disposed at a location opposite the droplet discharge head when the maintenance stage moves along the guide rail. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100726 | LUGGAGE CASE ACCESSORY - This invention provides a luggage case accessory for measuring weight of a luggage case. In the invention, the luggage case accessory includes a main body, a weight sensing unit, a control unit, and an output unit. The main body has an embedding structure for being detachably embedded with a handle. The weight sensing unit is disposed in the main body for sensing weight borne by the handle to output a weight signal. The control unit is coupled with the weight sensing unit for receiving the weight signal and outputting a control signal according to the weight signal. The output unit is coupled with the control unit for receiving the control signal and outputting a weight state of the luggage case according to the control signal. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100727 | Touch Sensitive Device with Dielectric Layer - A touch sensitive device having a dielectric layer between a cover layer and a touch sensor layer is disclosed. The dielectric layer can reduce a negative pixel effect associated with poor grounding of an object touching the device. The dielectric layer can reduce a capacitance per unit area of the device to less than about 0.0305 picofarads per square millimeter, thereby reducing the negative pixel effect. The dielectric layer can have a thickness of about 0.50 millimeters or more and/or a dielectric constant of about 2.3 or less to reduce the negative pixel effect. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100728 | INDUCING CAPACITANCE DETECTOR AND CAPACITIVE POSITION DETECTOR OF USING SAME - One aspect of the present invention relates to an inducing capacitance detector. In one embodiment, the inducing capacitance detector has an input terminal for receiving a supply voltage; a capacitive sensor array with a first output terminal and a second output terminal; an operational amplifier having an inventing input terminal electrically connected to the first output terminal of the capacitive sensor array, a non-inventing input terminal electrically connected to the second output terminal of the capacitive sensor array and the input terminal, and an output terminal for outputting an output signal, a feedback capacitor electrically connected between the inventing input terminal and the output terminal of the operational amplifier. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100729 | MULTIFUNCTION STYLUS - A multifunction stylus is configured to be applied to an electronic device. The electronic device includes a main body and a cover detachably latched to the main body. The multifunction stylus includes a holder and a detaching member rotatably hinged to the holder configured for detaching the cover from the main body. The holder has a stylus tip positioned at one end thereof and a tool head positioned at an opposite end thereof. The detaching member defines an accommodating space adjacent to one end thereof configured for optionally accommodating the stylus tip or the tool head therein. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100730 | HANDWRITING INPUT SYSTEM - A handwriting input system includes a handwriting input device, a visible light sensing member, an infrared sensing member, and a receiving member. The handwriting input device includes a writing head and an infrared light source adjacent to the writing head. The writing head is capable of leaving color distinguishable traces on an object. The visible light sensing member is configured for capturing images of handwriting traces. The infrared sensing member is configured for capturing images of movement track of the infrared light source. The visible light sensing member and the infrared sensing member are slidably installed on the receiving member. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100731 | PERPETUAL FUEL-FREE ELECTRIC VEHICLE - The invention is a method used to generate an adequate electrical power to charge a plurality of storage batteries driving a perpetual, fuel-free electric vehicle or alike. The batteries supply adequate power to at least one electric motor to propel the vehicle and supply electricity to all other vehicle instruments such as lights, wipers, defogger, etc. Two alternative, green energy sources are used to continuously charge the batteries: solar energy generated from solar panels covering every and all possible areas of the vehicle's exterior surface and wind energy generated by one or more electric generators driven by one or more wind turbines mounted within the vehicle and placed under its exterior surface. All or most front, top and side wind streams, surrounding the vehicle, are channeled through air passages. Each air passage is designed as a funnel-like air duct where the end of the air duct with the smaller cross-sectional area is directed into the entry of the wind turbine system to accelerate the streamlined winds. The energy of the aggregated and accelerated winds is harnessed by one or more wind turbine systems placed in the path of the wind streams. Each wind turbine system has an electric generator to convert the rotational energy of the turbine's shaft into electric energy. The output of each wind turbine generator is applied to a controller unit where electric voltage is regulated and converted, if necessary, to charge the plurality of storage batteries. The outputs of the solar panels are also applied to the controller unit to be regulated and converted if necessary to charge the plurality of storage batteries. The controller unit continuously charges the batteries of the electric vehicle whether the vehicle is stopped or running. The controller unit is also connected to an external, stand-by power supply unit used only to charge the batteries under unexpected circumstances such as system failure. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100732 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE, COMPRISING A VARIATOR, A PLANETARY GEAR UNIT AND A MANUAL TRANSMISSION UNIT - A transmission device ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100733 | MOBILE PLATFORM - A mobile platform including a body, hybrid leg-wheels and driving mechanisms is provided. The hybrid leg-wheels are disposed around the body for carrying the body moving on a working surface. The driving mechanisms are disposed between the corresponding hybrid leg-wheels and the body. Each driving mechanism includes a driving axle connecting the corresponding hybrid leg-wheels and the body. Each driving mechanism provides the corresponding hybrid leg-wheel a rotational degree of freedom and a translational degree of freedom, wherein the rotational degree of freedom and the translational degree of freedom are driven independently. The rotational degree of freedom allows the hybrid leg-wheels rotating along an axis of the driving axle, and the translational degree of freedom allows the hybrid leg-wheels translating relative to the driving axle, wherein the rotational direction is substantially perpendicular to the translational direction. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100734 | Robot for Climbing Posts - The invention relates to a climbing robot that can move along a post having a vertical axis, which comprises a frame fitted with motorized means for moving along the post and with a module for controlling and commanding these movement means. The motorized movement means comprise bracing means of which the center of gravity is at a distance from the axis of the post and which comprise at least two rolling contact elements designed to be in contact with the post, including at least one motorized rolling contact element called the propulsion contact element. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100735 | Propulsion Energy Storage Control System and Method of Control - A propulsion energy storage control system and method of control interspersed between a heavy duty hybrid-electric drive system and its propulsion energy storage. The control system having an energy storage DC bus, electrical interfaces to the drive system and a plurality of propulsion energy storage subsystems, DC-to-DC converters at each interface, and a controller configured to operate each DC-to-DC converter independently such that power flow may charge, discharge, and shuttle between the plurality of propulsion energy storage subsystems. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100736 | HYBRID DRIVE TRAIN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A hybrid drive train for a motor vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine, and electric machine, with a stator and rotor, and a transmission. A disk clutch is located in the force flow, between the combustion engine and the transmission input shaft, and an outer disk carrier of the disk clutch is fixed to a transmission input stage and an inner disk carrier of the disk clutch is connected to the combustion engine. The rotor of the electric machine drives another element of the transmission input stage, and the disk carriers of the clutch are mounted and centered by two roller bearings which center the inner and outer disk carriers relative to one another and bring them into axial alignment, and axial tolerances within the unit which comprises the electric machine, the separator clutch and the transmission input stage are compensated by displacing and aligning the disk packet of the clutch in the drive gearing of the inner disk carrier. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100737 | Vehicle and Power Unit For It - A vehicle includes at least one electromotor for driving the vehicle, an actuator for controlling the supply of electric power to the electromotor, and a power system for providing electric power to the electromotor. The power system includes an energy storage, an energy meter for measuring the energy condition of the energy storage, a power generator for generating electric power, and a computer system. The energy storage supplies power to the electromotor. The power generator supplies energy to the energy storage. The computer system controls the power supplied by the power generator so that the energy storage is able to provide the electromotor with the power the electromotor needs for driving the vehicle. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100738 | ENGINE ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE IN GENERAL AND PARTICULARLY FOR AN URBAN MOTOR VEHICLE - An engine assembly ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100739 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A HYBRID PROPULSION UNIT FOR RECHARGING A BATTERY - A control system for a hybrid propulsion group with power bypass for an automobile including at least two driving wheels. The system includes a thermal engine, a battery, a braking system for the driving wheels, a mechanism detecting a condition of the braking system, and an infinitely variable transmission including at least two electric machines and at least two epicyclic gear chains. The thermal engine is mechanically connected with the infinitely variable transmission via a first epicyclic gear chain, the infinitely variable transmission being mechanically connected to the driving wheels via a second epicyclic gear chain. The control system is capable of controlling the thermal engine and the two electric machines so that torque supplied by the thermal engine is converted into energy by the two electric machines used as generators for recharging the battery after receiving a signal from the mechanism detecting the condition of the braking system indicating the braking system is activated. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100740 | Energy Recovery Systems for Vehicles and Wheels Comprising the Same - A wheel assembly for a vehicle may include a rim and an energy recovery system. The energy recovery system may include a flywheel and an infinitely variable transmission (IVT). The flywheel may be concentric with the rim and operable to rotate relative to the rim. The IVT may be positioned within the flywheel and couple the rim to the flywheel. When the vehicle is decelerating and an angular velocity of the rim is greater than an angular velocity of the flywheel, kinetic energy of the rim may be imparted to the flywheel and stored as mechanical potential energy thereby providing a braking force to the vehicle. Alternatively, when the vehicle is accelerating and the angular velocity of the rim is less than the angular velocity of the flywheel, the mechanical potential energy of the flywheel may be imparted to the wheel thereby providing an accelerating force to the vehicle. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100741 | ADJUSTABLE HANDLEBAR ASSEMBLY FOR A SADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE - An adjustable handlebar assembly for a saddle-type vehicle includes a base member, a support member, a left handlebar and a right handlebar. The support member is rotatably coupled to the base member and each of the left handlebar and the right handlebar is attached to the support member. The support member is configured to permit the left handlebar and the right handlebar to be selectively moved relative to the support member and the base member, independently of one another, to selectively adjust each of the left handlebar and the right handlebar in respective, generally longitudinal directions along a saddle-type vehicle, when the adjustable handlebar assembly is pivotally coupled to a frame of the saddle-type vehicle. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100742 | STRADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE - A straddle-type vehicle includes a canister that is arranged to be warmed up during an operation of an engine and is arranged to be cooled down during a stop of the engine. In the straddle-type vehicle, a fuel tank is arranged over an engine, at least a portion of a carburetor that constitutes a throttle body is arranged below the fuel tank and behind a cylinder and a cylinder head, and at least a portion of a canister is arranged between the fuel tank and the cylinder head. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100743 | MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle has an actuator device for raising a bonnet in an accident to minimize injury to a pedestrian. The actuator device has at least two actuators for raising the bonnet. A control unit activates actuators with a time delay. Alternatively, the actuators differ in power. The time delay between activating the actuators or the differing power of the actuators reduces vibration while raising the bonnet, thereby ensuring proper raising of the bonnet and enhancing protection to the pedestrian. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100744 | HONEYCOMB BODY FORMED OF METALLIC FOILS, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A honeycomb body is formed of smooth and structured metallic foils. The smooth foils have different average roughnesses or different oxide layer thicknesses than the textured foils. A method for producing the honeycomb body and a motor vehicle having the honeycomb body, are also provided. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100745 | TUNABLE ACOUSTIC RELFECTOR - An acoustic reflector suitable for use as a reflective target for navigational aids and for location and re-location applications. The acoustic reflector comprises a shell arranged to surround a solid core. The shell is adapted to transmit acoustic waves incident thereon into the core. Within the core the acoustic waves are focused before being reflected from an opposing side of the shell to provide a reflected acoustic wave. The shell has at least two areas of transmissibility such that the waves incident on the shell follow separate paths within the core before being re-radiated and combining constructively to provide an enhanced reflected acoustic wave at one or more pre-determined frequencies. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100746 | VISCOELASTIC PHONONIC CRYSTAL - A sound barrier and method of sound insulation are disclosed. In one aspect of the disclosure, a sound barrier comprises a first, solid medium, such as a viscoelastic solid and a second medium, such as air. At least one of the two media forms a periodic array disposed in the other medium. The solid medium has a speed of propagation of longitudinal sound wave and a speed of propagation of transverse sound wave, the speed of propagation of longitudinal sound wave being at least about 30 times the speed of propagation of transverse sound wave. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100747 | 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 sound-absorbing inner cladding of means of transport, especially aircraft, comprising a three-dimensionally constructed core disposed between two substantially parallel cover layers is provided. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100748 | MULTILAYER SOUND ABSORBING SHEET - A multilayer sound absorbing sheet including a film layer having through-micro bores and apertures, and a fibrous material layer disposed on the film layer is provided. A method of absorbing sound including providing the multilayer sound absorbing sheet of the present disclosure and positioning the multilayer sound absorbing sheet between an acoustic source and a sound-reflecting surface is also provided. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100749 | MULTILAYER SOUND ABSORBING STRUCTURE COMPRISING MESH LAYER - A multilayer sound absorbing structure, comprising a first microperforated film, a mesh layer and a second microperforated film disposed in this order is provided. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100750 | ADJUSTABLE HARNESS - A harness for securing a child in a parade carry position is provided that includes a first strap having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first strap comprising a buckle at the second end; and a second strap having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the second strap comprising a buckle at the second end, wherein the buckle at the second end of the second strap is capable of being removably coupled to the buckle at the second end of the first strap, and wherein each of the first ends of the first and second strap include a cinchable loop. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100751 | TWO PIECE CLIMBER APPARATUS - A two piece climber includes an upper calf bracket portion and a lower “J” shaped stirrup bracket portion permanently or removably interchangeably connected together. The lower “J” shaped stirrup bracket portion includes an upper slotted portion for receiving the lower portion of the upper calf bracket portion. The lower “J” shaped stirrup bracket portion also includes a bottom grooved or knurled grip portion to provide traction for an arborist walking across branches. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100752 | HUNTING LADDER ANCHOR - A device for anchoring a ladder to the ground and a method for setting up a ladder against a standing object is disclosed. The device comprises of two anchoring members, each having a brace member configured for containing and securing one of the ladder legs, adapted for engaging with the ground and adapted for pivoting from a front side to a back side of the anchoring members. In another embodiment, each of the brace members is configured for containing the bottom rung of a ladder for situations where the legs cannot be secured by the brace member. The method for setting up a ladder against a standing object such as a tree comprises of bracing the legs or the bottom rung by the brace members and anchoring the device to the ground while the ladder is laying flat on the ground, then raising the ladder toward the standing object. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100753 | TROLLEY OF OVERHEAD CRANE - The invention relates to a trolley ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100754 | Access ladder and method - An access ladder for an access hole in a building includes a plurality of sections which telescope relative to each other between an extended position, where the sections define a plane and a user can climb the sections, and a retracted position where the sections are folded on each other. Several of the sections have a least one step which preferably moves between an unfolded position where the user can stand on the step when the sections are in the extended position, and a folded position when the sections are in the retracted position. Each section slides relative to another section of the plurality of sections which it is in contact in order for the sections to telescope. A method for using an access ladder attached to an end of an access hole of a building. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100755 | BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR A SELF-RETRACTING LIFELINE ASSEMBLY - A braking system for a self-retracting lifeline assembly is provided. The braking system includes a housing, a ratchet cam and a clutch assembly. The housing includes sidewalls that form, at least in part, a cavity. The sidewalls of the housing terminate in a connecting surface that extends around the cavity. The sidewalls have a plurality of notches spaced along interior surfaces of the sidewalls. Each notch extends from the connecting surface a select distance in the interior surfaces of the sidewalls of the housing. The ratchet cam includes an inner edge that defines a central cam opening. The inner edge of the ratchet cam has a plurality of inward extending teeth. The ratchet cam further has an outer edge. The outer edge has a plurality of outward extending fingers. Each finger terminates in a finger tip. Each finger tip is received in an associated notch in the interior surface of the housing. The clutch assembly is operationally configured to engage at least one tooth of the plurality of inward extending teeth of the ratchet cam in response to a lifeline unwinding from the assembly at a rate greater than a predetermined maximum angular velocity. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100756 | Oil Drain Connector Structure for Marine Filter - An oil drain connector structure for a marine filter includes a threaded head and an oil drain device to form a unit screwed to the bottom of the filter. A lower circular ring is provided on a groove below a number of through holes and located inside the threaded head, providing a rub locating function. An upper circular ring is provided on another groove above the through holes to control draining and sealing effects depending on the screwed status. This provides an easy and quick way to assemble and disassemble the connector. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100757 | LUBRICATION SCAVENGE SYSTEM - A lubrication scavenge system is disclosed herein. The lubrication scavenge system includes a sump housing substantially encircling a structure disposed for rotation about an axis. The sump housing has an inwardly-facing surface extending at least partially about the axis in a spiral path. The spiral path increases in radial distance from the axis in the direction of rotation of the structure, in a plane perpendicular to the axis. The spiral path extends 360°. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100758 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRE-PROGRAMMABLE ELEVATOR OPERATION - A system and method for pre-programming operation of an elevator to automatically service particular floors of a building at a designated future interval. A remote user may input instructions over a network to be relayed to an elevator controller including a future interval during which an elevator is to automatically make continuous or periodic trips to and from a particular floor or floors of a building, such that during the designated future interval the elevator automatically and without a user's instructions, reaches the designated floor, opens the door, waits a pre-set time period, closes the door and travels to another floor or floors. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100759 | CORD AND POLYMER JACKET ASSEMBLY HAVING A FLAME RETARDANT IN THE POLYMER JACKET MATERIAL - An exemplary assembly includes at least one elongated tension member. A jacket covers at least some of the tension member. The jacket comprises a polymer material. The assembly includes a flame retardant selected from a group consisting of a halogen-free melamine based intumescent or a filled polymer having a nanoscale filler chemically bonded to a matrix phase. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100760 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN ELEVATOR APPARATUS - The control system comprises energy accumulators ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100761 | Braking Device for Braking a Lift Car - A braking device ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100762 | METHOD OF USING AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM, ELEVATOR SYSTEM FOR SUCH A METHOD AND METHOD OF RETROFITTING SUCH AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DOOR TRIM - The invention relates to a method of operating an elevator system in a building with at least two storeys ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100763 | Interlocking Elevator Cab Assembly - Provided is an elevator cab assembly having a number of alternating and interlocking columns and panels, both of which may be prefabricated. The alternating and interlocking columns and panels are combined with an elevator platform and an elevator canopy to complete the elevator cab assembly. Because a minimal number of fasteners are required for assembly, the invention reduces the time required for construction and installation of cab. Furthermore, the assembly may be assembled on the elevator platform through the finished opening of the elevator entrance. A method of assembling the cab is also provided. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100764 | Brake device and brake system using the same - A brake device and a brake system using the same are provided. The brake device mainly has a housing having one end oppositely connected to a top lid. A synchronization assembly accommodated with the housing has first and second end surfaces, through which active and passive brake cable sets penetrate. An active limiter is connected to the second end surface of the active brake cable set, and the passive brake cable set is connected to at least one passive limiter, at least one elastic member and at least one brake assembly. A rear wheel is firstly braked and then a front wheel is braked according to a ratio between the corresponding elastic members through the movements of the active and passive brake cable sets, the elastic member and the single synchronization assembly. Meanwhile, the overall size and the manufacturing cost of the brake device can be effectively and saved, respectively. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100765 | WHEEL CHOCK HAVING A ROLLER ASSIST - A wheel chock having a roller assist comprised of a chock, a handle assembly, and a roller assembly. The wheel chock is controlled and lifted by the handle assembly pivoting on the roller assembly. The roller assembly allows rolling of the chock by a user without the necessity of actually lifting the chock. The preferred embodiment utilizes a chock of a heavy and structurally strong rubber or rubber like laminated belting material. The belting material provides an assured grip with the underlying pavement and also forms a structure which is substantially indestructible by a vehicle or a truck. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100766 | Fall Arrest Block - A fall arrest block | 2011-05-05 |
20110100767 | Four-piston hydraulic brake for bikes - A four-piston hydraulic brake for bikes comprises a hydraulic cylinder and a brake pad device. Each side of the hydraulic cylinder is set two pistons respectively. An opening is set on one side of the hydraulic cylinder which a space, piston ring grooves | 2011-05-05 |
20110100768 | Self-amplifying disc brake and method for actuating a self-amplifying disc brake - A self-energizing disk brake is described. The brake includes an electric actuator in which an activation force is amplified using a self-energizing device arranged between the electric actuator and a brake lining. The system includes a brake application unit for applying the brake lining to a brake disk with an application movement of the brake lining, relative to the brake disk, having a component extending parallel to a rotational axis of the brake disk and another component extending tangentially to the rotational axis of the brake disk. At least one electromotive drive for activating the brake application unit and at least two brake plungers of the brake application unit are provided. Pressure surfaces of the brake plungers have a recess with a ramp shaped contour for engagingly receiving a rolling element. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100769 | ARCHITECTURE FOR AN ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKING SYSTEM - The invention relates to an architecture for powering aircraft brakes for an aircraft having at least two undercarriages, each having a certain number of wheels, each of the wheels being fitted with brakes, each having a certain number of electromechanical braking actuators, the architecture including controllers for delivering power signals to the actuators in response to a braking order, the wheels on each of the undercarriages being grouped together in first and second complementary groups such that for each group of wheels, a first group of actuators is controlled by one controller that controls those actuators only, and a complementary second group of actuators is controlled by another controller that controls only those actuators. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100770 | POWER SUPPLY ARCHITECTURE FOR AIRCRAFT BRAKES FITTED WITH ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATORS - The invention relates to an architecture for powering aircraft brakes for an aircraft having at least two undercarriages, each having a certain number of wheels (L | 2011-05-05 |
20110100771 | OPPOSED HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - Braking systems and methods having above atmospheric pressure applied to the working hydraulic fluid of the braking system. In certain preferred arrangements, the braking system includes at least one source of pressure, which pressurizes a fluid. The pressurized fluid acts on respective pressure surfaces of the master plunger(s) and the slave piston(s) that are opposite the active or working surfaces of the master plunger(s) and the slave piston(s). | 2011-05-05 |
20110100772 | CABLE END RETENTION CLIP ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - The present invention is premised upon a clip and housing plate assembly capable of (“to accommodate”) loading, unloading and retaining a cable end within the housing plate assembly. Of particular interest is the clip and housing plate assembly used in a drum brake assembly and where the cable end is part of a cable assembly for a parking brake. The clip and housing plate assembly having clip member and a housing plate member and wherein the clip member is generally disposed outside an outer surface (or inside an inside surface) of the of the housing plate member and rotatably connected thereto. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100773 | DISC BRAKE - A rotor main body | 2011-05-05 |
20110100774 | Brake Disc and Disc Brake - A brake disc has an outer friction path on one side and an inner friction path on the other side. Between the friction paths free spaces are provided, which on the outer friction path side have a different configuration than on the inner friction path side. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100775 | MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL (MR) PISTON ASSEMBLY WITH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CHANNELS TO IMPROVE MR DAMPER FORCE - A magnetorheolgical (MR) damper includes a piston assembly having a primary channel disposed along a longitudinal axis and contained in a cylinder. MR fluid is also contained in the cylinder. The piston assembly having a primary channel, or primary channel MR piston assembly, includes a piston body having a first end axially spaced from a second end and defining a hole therethrough. The primary channel is defined in an outer body surface of the piston body from the hole at the second end to a coil groove in the outer body surface about the axis. A secondary channel is defined in the outer body surface from the coil groove towards the first end to improve MR damper force performance at low primary channel MR piston assembly velocities. | 2011-05-05 |