| 18th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
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| 20100111517 | CAMERA BODY, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS UNIT, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A camera body that includes a lens attaching unit to which an interchangeable lens unit including a lens-side contact is mountable and that communicates information with the interchangeable lens unit when the interchangeable lens unit is attached to the lens attaching unit, the camera body comprising: a substrate; a holding member fixed to the substrate and formed of a conductive material; a body-side contact that is electrically connected to the lens-side contact when the interchangeable lens unit is mounted to the camera body and that is held by the holding member so as to be movable between a projected position at which the body-side contact projects from the holding member and a retracted position; and a biasing unit that biases the body-side contact to the projected position, wherein the body-side contact is electrically connected to the holding member. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111518 | Camera viewfinder accessory mounting device - A camera viewfinder accessory mounting device is disclosed for a camera viewfinder including an outwardly projecting frame surrounding a viewing window and having opposed mounting members on opposite sides of the window. The device includes a body portion having a viewing opening and cooperative mounting members for slideably engaging the opposed mounting members of the frame. The body portion includes a stop adjacent one end of the cooperative mounting members, and a catch disposed between the cooperative mounting members at another end of the cooperative mounting members and extending perpendicular thereto. The device is slideable over the camera viewfinder frame along the mounting members and the catch latches the frame to secure the device on the viewfinder. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111519 | FILTER FRAME AND CAMERA FILTER UNIT - In a camera filter unit having a small longitudinal width, the camera filter unit ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111520 | MULTIPLE INTERCONNECTED BROADCAST AND SELECT OPTICAL RING NETWORKS WITH REVERTIBLE PROTECTION SWITCH - Optical communication networks having multiple interconnected optical rings and optical protection switching mechanism to reduce communication delays and improve optical signal-to-noise ratios. Optical ring networks using variable optical attenuators for protection switching are also described. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111521 | System and Method of Detecting and Locating Intermittent and Other Faults - A signal is conducted from a controller module onto a network via a first coupling. The signal is transmitted across the network and received at one or more receiver modules via one or more second couplings. At the one or more receiver modules, the received signal is analyzed and based upon the analysis, a determination is made as to whether a fault has occurred in the network and/or where the occurrence occurred. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111522 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A NETWORK - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to monitor first and second access devices of a communications network for an alarm where the first and second access devices are connected to each other by a fiber optic cable and where the first and second access devices are capable of transmitting media content to a communications device of a user, identify hierarchical cable relationships associated with the fiber optic cable, monitor network elements of the communications network that are associated with the hierarchical cable relationships for other alarms, and determine a fiber cut of the fiber optic cable based at least in part on the alarm of the monitored first and second access devices and the other alarms of the monitored network elements. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111523 | EPON WITH POWER-SAVING FEATURES - One embodiment provides a system for power saving in an Ethernet Passive Optic Network (EPON). The system includes an optical line terminal (OLT), an optical network unit (ONU), a traffic-detection module configured to detect status of traffic to and from the ONU, and a power-management module configured to place the ONU in sleep mode based on the detected traffic status. The ONU includes an optical transceiver that includes an optical transmitter configured to transmit optical signals to the OLT and an optical receiver configured to receive optical signals from the OLT. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111524 | METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR TRANSMITTING DATA - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for transmitting data, a Coaxial-cable Line Terminal (CLT) and a Coaxial-cable Network Unit (CNU). The method, applicable to a coaxial network including at least one Coaxial-cable Line Terminal (CLT) and multiple Coaxial-cable Network Units (CNUs), the CLT being connected with each of the CNUs through a shared coaxial medium, includes: transmitting, by the CLT, a control message to each of the CNUs. The control message contains information of an uplink transmission period of time that can be occupied by each CNU during one period, and uplink transmission periods of time for the CNUs are not overlapped with one another so that uplink data transmitted by the CNUs do not collide with each other. The embodiments of the present invention allocate a shared transmission medium in an EPCN system, and guarantee normal physical layer communications of the EPCN system. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111525 | Multiple Input, Multiple Output (MIMO) Communication via Multimode Media - Multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) communication systems and a method using multimode media are provided. A MIMO communication system includes an array of emitters that receives a data signal and outputs a plurality of signals (e.g., modulated light, or other signal types) representative of the data signal, a multimode medium (e.g., a multimode fiber, a fiber bundle, a bundle of cables) that receives the plurality of signals from the array of emitters and carries the plurality of signals in a plurality of modes, and an array of detectors that receives the plurality of signals carried by the multimode medium and outputs the data signal. The system can include a demultiplexer that demultiplexes a single high-speed data stream into the array of emitters as the data signal. The system can also include a multiplexer that multiplexes the data signal from the array of detectors back into the single high-speed data stream. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111526 | COMMUNICATIONS NODE FOR AND METHOD OF ROUTING OPTICAL DATA PACKET SIGNALS - The invention relates to a communications node ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111527 | DEGREE EXTENDING METHOD AND OPTICAL HUB NODE APPARATUS - An optical hub node apparatus can be configured to include N+1 or more route units ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111528 | STATION DEVICE AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING SAME - A station device is connected to a plurality of subscriber devices and comprises a reception unit that receives signals from the subscriber devices. A reception level measurement unit measures the levels of reception by the reception unit. A transmission instruction unit causes each of the subscriber devices to transmit a pattern for measurement continuing for a predetermined time in an interval when no data is transmitted by the subscriber devices. A recognition control unit controls a signal recognition method for a signal received from the subscriber device based on the reception level of the pattern for measurement transmitted from the subscriber device and measured by the reception level measurement unit. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111529 | MULTICAST CONTROL METHOD IN ETHERNET PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK - A multicast control method in an Ethernet passive optical network, the method includes steps: (A) configuring different id for user-end devices and their user ports; labeling users on office-end devices by using id for user-end devices and their user ports; setting up user's multicast authorization table; (B) based on the multicast authorization table, office-end devices control user's multicast authority; based on the controlled result, setting up multicast filtration tables and user filtration tables for user-end devices; based on the multicast filtration tables and user filtration tables, user-end devices filter multicast data, and forward them to users having multicast authority. The method controls multicast for different user ports on the same user-end device so as to raise security of multicast. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111530 | POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION COMPENSATION AND POLARIZATION DEMULTIPLEXING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS - The present disclosure provides polarization mode dispersion compensation (PMDC) and polarization de-multiplexing systems and methods for polarization multiplexed (PolMux) optical transmission systems. The PMDC detects an error signal before a polarization splitter in PolMux systems for controlling polarization controllers (PC) and/or DGDs in the PMDC for return-to-zero (RZ) differential m-phase shift keying (DmPSK) signals. For bit-aligned PolMux systems, the error signal could be the level of clock frequency at one, two, or more times of the baud rate at one polarization. For bit-interleaved PolMux systems, the error signal could be the level of clock frequency at two times of the baud rate at one polarization. The PMDC can operate in PolMux systems with any arbitrary time offset between the two polarizations. The polarization de-multiplexer utilizes error detection at both output arms of a polarization splitter to mitigate PDL impact on any PolMux type of signal. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111531 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION SYSTEM, OPTICAL TRANSMITTER, OPTICAL RECEIVER, AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION METHOD - An optical transmission/reception system includes a modulator for modulating light based on data to output signal light; a transmission-side signal processor performing transmission-side digital signal processing which imparts a polarization change to the signal light by the optical modulation with respect to an input signal; an optical transmitter in which the modulator performs the optical modulation based on the input signal subjected to the transmission-side digital signal processing in the transmission-side signal processor; and an optical receiver including a converter converting the signal light inputted from the optical transmitter via a transmission path to a digital electric signal for each polarization component, and a reception-side signal processor performing reception-side digital signal processing which imparts a polarization change having a property substantially inverse to a property of the polarization change in the transmission-side signal processor with respect to the digital electric signal from the converter. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111532 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR REALIZING DATA TRANSMISSION EXTENSION IN PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK - A method, a device, and a system for realizing data transmission extension in a passive optical network (PON) are provided. Between a burst-mode clock and data recovery (BCDR) module and an electrical-optical (E/O) amplification module, the device includes a delimiter matching module and a preamble buffering and compensating module. The delimiter matching module is adapted to receive a data frame sent by the BCDR module and determine a location of a delimiter in the data frame. An optical-electrical (O/E) amplification module performs O/E conversion, amplification, and shaping on the data frame. The BCDR module then performs clock and data recovery processing on the data frame. The preamble buffering and compensating module is adapted to receive and buffer the data frame output from the delimiter matching module, insert a compensation preamble in the data frame according to the location of the delimiter in the data frame determined by the delimiter matching module, and send the data frame to the E/O amplification module according to a retiming clock of a downstream direction. Therefore, the data transmission extension is realized in an optical-electrical-optical (OEO) manner. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111533 | WDM PON SYSTEM - A Wavelength Division Multiplexed Passive Optical Network (WDM-PON) includes: a respective Optical Network Terminal (ONT) at each one of a plurality of customer sites, each ONT comprising an ONT Fabry Perot (F-P) laser for generating a respective broadband multi-mode uplink optical signal; and an Array Waveguide Grating (AWG) for receiving each broadband multi-mode uplink optical signal through a respective branch port, and for multiplexing a portion of each received broadband multi-mode uplink optical signal into a Wavelength Division Multiplexed (WDM) signal. Each ONT F-P laser is non-injection locked. A gain of each ONT F-P laser is sufficiently inhomogeneous that the modes of the respective broadband multi-mode uplink optical signal are independent. A filter function of the AWG includes a pass band that encompasses at least one mode of a broadband multi-mode uplink optical signal. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111534 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHANNEL POWER OFFSETS FOR MULTI DATA RATE DWDM TRANSMISSION OVER OPTICAL ADD DROP MULTIPLEXERS - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for channel power offsets for multi-rate dense wave division multiplexed (DWDM) transmission over optical add-drop multiplexers (OADMs). The present invention includes algorithms to set power levels of each type of channel in different sections of a fiber system to optimize the performance of that type of channel at the receiver. For example, the present invention can optimize power levels based on different channel modulation formats, bit rates, channel spacings, and the like. Advantageously, the present invention improves the total capacity (bit rate) and reach that channels of a given bit rate can achieve, and maximizes the reach of channels without sacrificing capacity. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111535 | WDM SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A WDM optical system includes first and second WDM's including an optical link therebetween. Each WDM includes circuitry for linking multiplexer and demultiplexer circuitry to a plurality of modular elements. The modular elements include a first set of modules for converting between native protocol media signals and common format signals. A second set of modules converts between the common format signals and optical signals at separate wavelengths for communication with the multiplexers and demultiplexers. A dual path transmit and receive optical link is provided between near and far end WDM's. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111536 | Communication network and design method - A communication network includes a starting node that has a variable dispersion compensator that performs dispersion compensation at a variable dispersion compensation amount such that a residual dispersion amount of an optical signal transmitted therethrough becomes a predetermined reference residual dispersion amount; and plural nodes that are subjected to dispersion compensation design using the starting node as a starting point and that include fixed dispersion compensators selected based on the reference residual dispersion amount. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111537 | Passive Optical Networks with Mode Coupling Receivers - An apparatus comprising a mode coupler configured to couple a plurality optical signals into a plurality of modes, and a receiver coupled to the mode coupler and configured to detect the modes to obtain the optical signals, wherein the optical signals are coupled from single mode fibers. Also disclosed is an apparatus comprising a plurality of single mode waveguides configured to transport a plurality of single mode signals, and a detector coupled to the single mode waveguides and configured to detect the single mode signals, wherein the single mode signals are substantially coupled without loss from the single mode waveguides to the detector. Also disclosed is a method comprising receiving a plurality of single mode optical channels, coupling the single mode optical channels into a multimode channel, and detecting the optical modes corresponding to the channels in the multimode channel. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111538 | ILLUMINATING LIGHT COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An illuminating light communication device, which is for establishing a communication system capable of controlling fluctuation in intensity of illuminating light when transmitting data using a power line and illuminating light, and satisfactorily carrying out communication using the power line and communication using the illuminating light, is provided. When data is transmitted through the power line, a signal component is extracted by a filter unit | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111539 | TRANSCEIVER MODULE AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH DUAL EYE OPENERS - A transceiver module having integrated eye diagram opening functionality for reducing jitter is described. The transceiver module may include a transmitter eye opener and a receiver eye opener integrated in a single circuit. The transceiver module may also include serial control and various other integrated components. Other functionalities that may be integrated on the transceiver module include loopback modes, bypass features, bit error rate testing, and power down modes. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111540 | FILTER-BASED DPSK RECEIVER - A filter-based method of demodulating differentially encoded phase shift keyed (DPSK) optical signals, such as commonly used binary-DPSK (DBDPSK) and quadrature DPSK (DQPSK) signals, that can achieve optimal receiver sensitivity is described. This approach, which combines filtering and differential phase comparison, can reduce the complexity and cost of DPSK receivers by obviating delay-line interferometer-based demodulation. This can improve receiver stability and reduce size, weight, and power, while maintaining the ability to achieve optimal communications performance. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111541 | Generation of Quantum-Correlated and/or Polarization Entangled Photon Pairs with Unequal Wavelengths - The invention provides an apparatus and method for generating quantum-correlated and/or polarization-entangled photon pairs with unequal wavelengths. The photon pairs generated collinearly with respect to the pump light via a nonlinear process in a nonlinear optical medium are collected into a single mode fiber and split using a dichroic device. The wavelengths of photons constituting a pair are selected such that, first, their efficient propagation in the same single mode optical fibre, and second, their efficient splitting with high switching ratio, is possible. A detected rate ˜10 | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111542 | Intra-Channel Nonlinearity Compensation For Optical Data Communications - An arrangement is described for compensating intra-channel nonlinearities in an optical communications system which combines optical dispersion compensation with electronic pre-distortion (EPD). EPD with moderate lookup table size can effectively suppress intra-channel nonlinearities over optical transmission links incorporating optical dispersion compensation. The arrangement can be implemented for a variety of optical communications systems, including 10 Gb/s, 40 Gb/s and higher bit rate systems as well as single-channel and wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) systems. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111543 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An optical transmitter is of the reflective modulation type and has a means of generating reflection, a mixer for mixing a data stream and a sub-carrier, and an optical modulator for modulating an optical carrier with the output from the mixer in order to avoid optical beat-interference noise arising from, for example, Rayleigh backscattering. The modulator is in one embodiment of the interferometric type such as a Mach-Zehnder Modulator (MZM) operated to suppress the optical carrier at the transmitter output in order to reduce optical beat interference noise. The modulator preferably implements CSS-AMPSK modulation, which suppresses optical beat noise and achieves strong dispersion tolerance, enabling, for example, 10 Gb/s data transmission over 100 km distance without dispersion compensation. The transmitter may have a duobinary encoder, which encodes the data prior to mixing with the sub-carrier. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111544 | OPTICAL RECEIVER FOR CONTROLLING WAVELENGTH OF LOCAL OSCILLATION LIGHT AND LOCAL OSCILLATION LIGHT CONTROL METHOD - While altering a plurality of wavelength setting parameters according to a control sequence, a local oscillation light having a wavelength controlled by those wavelength setting parameters is generated. Further, the received signal light and the generated local oscillation light are mixed, and if an electric signal is generated by photoelectric conversion from the resulting light, then the wavelength control of the local oscillation light is terminated. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111545 | MULTISCALE SAMPLING FOR WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE ELECTRO-OPTIC RECEIVERS - A method for multiscale sampling for wide dynamic range electro-optic receivers is presented. The method comprises obtaining a signal, reproducing the signal into first and second signals, scaling one signal with respect to the other, modulating both signals with the same modulation function, and utilizing the resulting vector response function to invert the response of the link over a greater dynamic range than would otherwise be possible with a single instance of the modulated signal. The sealed modulation response may be obtained by splitting the signal into two polarizations and utilizing a modulator having different response for the two polarizations, or by utilizing two modulators. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111546 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet size to be set for a sheet feed section, which feeds a sheet, is stored in a memory. If there is a possibility that a sheet is set in the sheet feed section, image formation is not performed on the first sheet fed from the sheet feed section, but the sheet is conveyed and the length thereof in a conveyance direction is detected. If the detected length of the sheet coincides with the sheet size stored in the memory, the sheet is again conveyed to the image formation section and an image is formed. If the detected length of the sheet does not coincide with the sheet size stored in the memory, the sheet is discharged. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111547 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image-information acquiring unit acquires the image information divided at least in one of a main-scanning direction and a sub-scanning direction. A supply control unit calculates basic-supply patterns of a supply amount of toner and controls the supply amount at a supply point in a developing unit using a toner supply pattern combined with the basic-supply patterns that eliminate temporal variation in toner density of the developer, at the specific point, due to development of the latent image. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111548 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEDIA THICKNESS MEASUREMENT IN AN IMAGE PRODUCTION DEVICE - A method and apparatus for media thickness measurement in an image production device is disclosed. The method may include receiving images of a media stack from an imaging device, measuring one or more sheet-to-sheet interfaces in the media stack from the received images, determining the media thickness based on the sheet-to-sheet interface measurements, and adjusting at least one image production device parameter based on the determined media thickness. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111549 | FUSERS, PRINTING APPARATUSES AND METHODS OF FUSING TONER ON MEDIA - Fusers, printing apparatuses and methods of fusing toner on media are disclosed. An embodiment of a fuser for fusing toner on a medium includes at least two modules arranged along a process direction of the medium, each module having an ON state in which the module discharges a hot gas and an OFF state in which the module does not discharge the hot gas; and a controller connected to the modules for controlling the ON/OFF state of each module to control the discharge of the hot gas from each module onto the medium as the medium is transported past the modules in the process direction. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111550 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable photosensitive member; a charging member for electrically charging the photosensitive member; applying means for applying to the charging member a charging bias in the form of a DC voltage biased with an AC voltage; toner image forming means for forming a toner image on the photosensitive member charged by the charging member; setting means for setting a frequency of a first charging bias at a first frequency in a first mode in which the photosensitive member is rotated at a first speed to effect image formation and for setting a frequency of a second charging bias at a second frequency, different from the first frequency, in a second mode in which the photosensitive member is rotated at a second speed lower than the first speed to effect image formation; detecting means for detecting a current passing between the charging member and the photosensitive member during application of a test bias to the charging member; and adjusting means for adjusting the second charging bias on the basis of an output of the detecting means when the photosensitive member is rotated at the first speed and a test bias having the second frequency is applied to the charging member at the time of switching an image forming mode from the first mode to the second mode. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111551 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - An image forming apparatus has: a photoconductive drum that rotates; a developing roller that carries toner to be charged and to which a first voltage application portion outputting an AC voltage is connected; a contact member that makes contact with the photoconductive drum to remove residual toner; a detection portion for detecting occurrence of electric discharge between the developing roller and the photoconductive drum; and a developing unit that feeds toner to the developing roller, that supports the developing roller opposite the photoconductive drum with a gap secured in between, and that feeds toner to the developing roller with prescribed timing and for a prescribed time during electric discharge detection. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111552 | Image Forming Apparatus with Developing Roller Cleaning Capability - An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member, a developing roller, a toner supply roller, and a charging member. The toner supply roller supplies single-component non-magnetic toner to the developing roller for developing a latent image formed on the photosensitive drum. In a toner cleaning mode, the toner supply roller removes the toner from the developing roller. To this effect, the charging member charges up the toner held on the developing roller. A bias circuit and a controller are further provided, wherein the bias circuit applies bias voltages to the developing roller, supply roller, and charging member, and the controller controls the bias circuit to produce the bias voltages such that a potential difference between the charging member and the supply roller is greater than a potential difference between the developing roller and the supply roller in the toner cleaning mode. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111553 | Developing Device and Image Forming Apparatus - A developing device includes a developer storage portion that stores a liquid developer including toner and carrier liquid. A first coating member rotates and coats the liquid developer stored in the developer storage portion. A second coating member contacts the first coating member and rotates in a direction opposite to that of the first coating member. A developer supporting body contacts the second coating member and rotates in the same direction as that of the second coating member. A contact member contacts the liquid developer coated on the second coating member by the first coating member. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111554 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING CORONA CHARGER - An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member; a corona charger, provided with an opening opposing the photosensitive member, for electrically charging the photosensitive member; image forming means for forming an image on the photosensitive member electrically charged by the corona charger; a sheet-like member for covering and uncovering the opening of the corona charger with respect to the photosensitive member; and control means for controlling a rotating operation of the photosensitive member so as to be started at a predetermined time in a period from start of an opening operation of the sheet-like member for starting image formation to end of the opening operation of the sheet-like member. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111555 | FIXING DEVICE FOR COLOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - A fixing device switches ON a heater lamp of the press roller in a fixing device in a color print mode. In a monochromatic mode, power comparable to the power consumption of the heater lamp can be supplied additionally to an exciting coil on the heat roller side when a heater lamp | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111556 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member; a charging member contactable to said photosensitive member to electrically charge said photosensitive member; applying means applying a charging bias voltage to said charging member; detecting means detecting a current flowing between said charging member and said photosensitive member; a controller for controlling said image forming apparatus to execute an operational mode for removing an electric discharge product deposited on a surface of said photosensitive member, in the case that detecting means detects a current not lower than a predetermined value when a voltage lower than a voltage at which an electric charge starts between said photosensitive member and said charging member is applied to said charging member. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111557 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a carrier configured to carry developer; a voltage applying unit configured to apply a voltage to the carrier so that a carrier current flows from the voltage applying unit through the carrier; and a current detecting unit configured to detect the carrier current. The current detecting unit detects the carrier current at an uncharged portion of the carrier. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111558 | TONER REMOVAL APPARATUS WITH PROFILED BLADE - A cleaning station for removing particulate material from a moving web in an electrographic printer/copier includes a customer-replaceable web-cleaner device with a support bracket/backup shoe assembly. The web-cleaner has two wiper blades, including one or more profiled metal blades, each having a distinguishment such that the distinguishment distinguishes one wiper blade from the other wiper blade when the blades are locked into the cleaner sump by springs, to facilitate material removed from the web. The wiper cleaning blades and the cover assembly are easily replaceable by the operator in the correct order. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111559 | TONER REMOVAL APPARATUS FOR ELECTROGRAPHIC PRINTER - A cleaning station for removing particulate material from a moving web in an electrographic printer/copier includes a customer-replaceable web-cleaner device with a support bracket/backup shoe assembly. The web-cleaner has two wiper blades, including one or more blades, each having a distinguishment such that the distinguishment distinguishes one wiper blade from the other wiper blade when the blades are locked into the cleaner sump by springs, to facilitate material removed from the web. The wiper cleaning blades are held using a shoe that comprises a “T-shaped” extrusion wherein the extrusion has a rigidity to reduce shoe deformations. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111560 | SEALING MEMBER, TONER ACCOMMODATING CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner container detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, includes a main body for containing toner; a sealing portion for sealing the toner discharge opening; locking projections for snap-fitting engagement with holes provided in a cylindrical member of an image forming apparatus, wherein the projections receive from the cylindrical member unsealing forces for unsealing the toner discharge opening by a relative movement between the sealing portion and the toner container, wherein a number of the locking projections is larger than a number of ribs provided between the holes of the cylindrical member. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111561 | SEALING MEMBER, TONER ACCOMMODATING CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner container detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, includes a main body for containing toner; a sealing portion for sealing the toner discharge opening; locking projections for snap-fitting engagement with holes provided in a cylindrical member of an image forming apparatus, wherein the projections receive from the cylindrical member unsealing forces for unsealing the toner discharge opening by a relative movement between the sealing portion and the toner container, wherein a number of the locking projections is larger than a number of ribs provided between the holes of the cylindrical member. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111562 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a main body, an endless belt, and a drum unit. The drum unit is detachably mounted on the main body. The drum unit is inserted in a mounting direction to mount on the main body. The drum unit has a first end and a second end that is disposed downstream in the mounting direction. The drum unit supports a plurality of photosensitive drums including a black photosensitive drum and color photosensitive drums. The black photosensitive drum has a first axis extending in an axial direction perpendicular to the mounting direction. Each of the color photosensitive drums has a second axis extending in a direction parallel to the axial direction. The black and color photosensitive drums are arranged in the mounting direction. The black photosensitive drum is disposed at a position nearest to the first end. The second end is pivotable about the first axis to be movable between an initial position and a pivot position. The black and color photosensitive drums contact the endless belt when the drum unit is disposed in the initial position. The black photosensitive drum contacts the endless belt and the color photosensitive drums are separated from the endless belt when the drum unit is disposed in the pivot position. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111563 | Image Forming Apparatus and Developing Agent Cartridge - An image forming apparatus may include a casing, and a plurality of image carriers parallelly arranged along one direction in the casing and formed with an electrostatic latent image. The apparatus can further include a plurality of developing agent carriers opposed to the image carriers, for visualizing the electrostatic latent image by feeding a developing agent to the image carriers, and a plurality of developing agent cartridges, parallelly arranged in the one direction to be opposed to the developing agent carriers in the longitudinal direction of the developing agent carriers, and configured to be together attachable/detachable to/from the casing along the one direction, for accommodating the developing agent fed to the developing agent carriers. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111564 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An electrophotographic image forming apparatus including an image bearing member which is a rotatable photoconductor containing an organic photoconductive layer on a conductive cylindrical support, a latent electrostatic image forming unit configured to charge the image bearing member to form a latent electrostatic image thereon, and a developing unit configured to develop the latent electrostatic image on the image bearing member with a developer to form a visible image, wherein the thickness of the organic photoconductive layer monotonically decreases or increases along the rotational axis from one end to the other end, wherein the developing unit includes a development sleeve for bearing and transferring the developer to a developing region, and wherein a development gap is formed between the image bearing member and the development sleeve, and becomes narrower from one end where the organic photoconductive layer is thicker to the other end where the organic photoconductive layer is thinner. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111565 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SYNCHRONIZING IMAGE CARRIER ROTATIONS - An image forming apparatus having a plurality of image carriers that are rotated in the same direction in synchronization with one another. The apparatus includes a detector that detects a rotational position on the each image carrier of the plurality of image carriers, a memory that stores a phase difference between a predetermined position and an eccentric position on each image carrier within the plurality of image carriers, and a controller that controls the eccentric positions on the circumferences of the image carriers to coincide with one another by using the phase differences stored in the memory. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111566 | PHOTOCONDUCTIVE DRUMS CONTROLLER - An image forming apparatus aligns phases of plural photoconductive drums. In a ready mode, every time a predetermined time elapses, the image forming apparatus runs idle the plural photoconductive drums in a predetermined angle. The image forming apparatus uses timing of detecting either a leading end or a terminal end of a rib as a trigger for stopping the plural photoconductive drums after idling of the plural photoconductive drums. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111567 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus that can improve image quality by correcting for variations in the potential characteristics of a photosensitive member and enhance the responsiveness of an image forming operation. The photosensitive member is rotated by a drive unit and exposed to light from an exposure unit. A first generation unit periodically generates a first signal. A second generation unit generates a second signal. A plurality of generation periods of the second signals are included in one generation period of the first signal. A control unit, while the photosensitive member is controlled to accelerate, counts the second signals in response to input of the first signal, identifies an exposure position when the photosensitive member is switched from the acceleration control to constant-speed control, reads correction data corresponding to the identified exposure position from a storage unit, and controls the light quantity of the exposure unit. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111568 | CHARGING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a charging device for charging the surface of a rotating image carrier. The charging device includes a shielding case having an opening at a location facing toward the image carrier, a corona electrode hung within the shielding case to extend in a direction perpendicular to the rotating direction of the image carrier, a control electrode disposed at a location of the opening. The shielding case as a pair of side plates opposed to each other in the rotating direction of the image carrier. At least one of the side plates has a portion that outwardly bulges at a location in the vicinity of the opening. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111569 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DEVELOPING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; a developing device including a developer carrying member for supplying the developer to the image bearing member, a developer feeding member, provided rotatably in a developing container, first and second driving force receiving members, provided at opposite end portions of the developer carrying member, for driving the developer carrying member and the developer feeding member, respectively; a first and second drive inputting members, for inputting drive to the first and second driving force receiving members, respectively. Directions, toward and away from the image bearing member, of forces are applied to abutment members, which determine a gap between the image bearing member and the developer carrying member, at the time when the drives are inputted to the first driving force receiving member and the second driving force receiving member, respectively. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111570 | METHOD FOR FORMING IMAGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING A DEVELOPING AGENT WITH A DISTRIBUTION OF ADHESIVE FORCE TO A SURFACE OF AN IMAGE CARRIER - The developing agent is selected to have a distribution of adhesive force to the surface of an image carrier, which is configured such that the ratio of the developing agent having an adhesive force which is not less than 2.5 times as high as an average value of a distribution of adhesive force is 3% by weight or less based on an entire weight of the developing agent. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111571 | Developer storing container, developing device and image forming apparatus - A developer storing container includes a developer storing chamber storing a developer therein and having a side wall, and an agitating member having a shaft portion rotatably supported by the side wall. The side wall has a hollow portion surrounding the shaft portion of the agitating member. A seal member having an annular shape is provided between the hollow portion and the shaft portion. The seal member has an outer circumferential surface contacting the hollow portion, and an inner circumferential surface contacting the shaft portion. A contact pressure between the outer circumferential surface of the seal member and the hollow portion is larger than a contact pressure between the inner circumferential surface of the seal member and the shaft portion of the agitating member. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111572 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A development device includes a screw conveyer to convey powder contained in a development casing in a direction along a shaft of the screw conveyer, a bearing in which the screw conveyer is inserted, a cylindrical member provided around the screw conveyer and disposed between the screw conveyer and the bearing, the cylindrical member including a flange portion that projects from the cylindrical member toward an outside diameter of the shaft of the screw conveyer, and a powder pressure disperser to reduce pressure of the powder transported by the screw conveyer provided upstream from the flange portion in a direction in which the screw conveyer conveys the toner, the powder pressure disperser provided around and extending outward in directions perpendicular to the shaft of the screw conveyer and having an outer diameter larger than an outer diameter of the flange portion. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111573 | SEALING MEMBER, TONER ACCOMMODATING CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner container detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, includes a main body for containing toner; a sealing portion for sealing the toner discharge opening; locking projections for snap-fitting engagement with holes provided in a cylindrical member of an image forming apparatus, wherein the projections receive from the cylindrical member unsealing forces for unsealing the toner discharge opening by a relative movement between the sealing portion and the toner container, wherein a number of the locking projections is larger than a number of ribs provided between the holes of the cylindrical member. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111574 | TRANSPORT MEMBER FOR POWDER TRANSPORT, DEVELOPING POWDER ACCOMMODATION CONTAINER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A transport member for a powder transport includes a revolving shaft, a transport part that extends in a helical shape relative to an axial direction of the revolving shaft, includes one end part with a free end and the other end part at an opposite side of the one end part, and transports a powder at the time of revolution of the revolving shaft, and one support part that supports the other end part of the transport part by being arranged with the revolving shaft, wherein the transport part is not supported by another support part that is arranged at an phase angle between the one support part and the another support part of 90 degrees or more, in a direction of the revolving shaft. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111575 | TRIMMING SYSTEM FOR STABILIZING IMAGE QUALITY FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE MAGNETIC BRUSH DEVELOPMENT - A device for metering developer material to a predefined developer material bed height on a donor member, including a trim bar being mounted a predefined spacing from the donor member; and a magnetic member positioned adjacent and along the length of the trim bar, the magnetic member coacting with the trim bar to obtain the predefined developer material bed height on the donor member. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111576 | METHOD OF USING MULTIPLE DEVELOPING MEMBERS IN A SINGLE-COMPONENT DEVELOPING SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to a non-contact, single-component developing system for electrophotographic devices that enables high speed, high quality development and color development without an accumulator, or some other intermediate transfer member by employing a plurality of ancillary developing members operating in tandem with a toner-carrying member to facilitate toner detachment from the toner-carrying member. The developing system of the present invention utilizes high electrostatic forces to enable toner jump without AC voltages and exploits toner adhesion forces adhering toner particles to a surface (e.g., a latent image-bearing member) to facilitate high speed development. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111577 | RELEASE LAYER - An apparatus and method transfer imaging material using a release layer having a bulk swelling capacity between 120% and 145% in Isopar L. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111578 | APPARATUS FOR CLEANING FUSER ROLL - In a printer for forming toner images on a photoreceptor, the printer including a heated fuser roll with an elastomer-coated surface, an external heating roll, in contact with the heated fuser roll, the external heating roll includes a braking mechanism for generating frictional contact with the heated fuser roll thereby improving fuser cleaning | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111579 | FUSERS, PRINTING APPARATUSES AND METHODS OF FUSING TONER ON MEDIA - Fusers, printing apparatuses and methods of fusing toner on media are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment of the fusers includes a pressure roll; a fuser belt; a nip formed by the fuser belt contacting the pressure roll, the nip including an inlet end where the medium enters the nip, an outlet end where the medium exits the nip, and a nip width defined between the inlet end and the outlet end; a mechanism for moving the pressure roll toward or away from the fuser belt to adjust the nip width; and a stripping member for stripping the medium from the fuser belt after the medium exits from the outlet end of the nip. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111580 | LIGHT ABSORPTION DEVICE, FIXING UNIT COMPRISING THE LIGHT ABSORPTION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE FIXING UNIT - Disclosed are a light absorption device, a fixing unit including the same and an image forming apparatus including such fixing unit. The light absorption device includes a plurality of dielectric layers containing nano-rods. Surface plasmon resonance generated in response to certain wavelengths corresponding to the dielectric constants of the dielectric layers can result in an improvement in the light absorption efficiency. Further improvements can be realized by adjusting the dielectric constants of the dielectric layers. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111581 | Apparatus and Method of Reducing Charge Roller Contamination - The present invention relates generally to image forming equipment, e.g., a laser printer of the type which includes a photoconductive (PC) drum and an associated charge roller. The invention is disclosed in exemplary embodiment as a laser printer incorporating a cleaner element with an electrical potential to sufficiently charge contamination particles on the PC drum to electrically repel from a charged surface, such as the charge roller. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111582 | POWDER MATERIAL RECOVERY CONTAINER, AND POWDER MATERIAL RECOVERY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE USING POWDER MATERIAL RECOVERY CONTAINER - A powder material recovery container includes: a container main body that accommodates a powder material; a conveying member that is arranged with a part existing at least in an intermediate position of a dropping movement of the powder material and rotates to convey it, the conveying member having a conveying part that conveys the powder material around a central line of rotation; and a moving passage surface arranged in a lower part of the part existing at least in the intermediate position, and opposed to one part of the conveying member and move it by a conveying force, wherein the moving passage surface has upper end parts of side surfaces opposed to each other with respect to the central line that are formed with relatively different heights, and the relatively lower upper end part is formed with height not higher than a height of the central line. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111583 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding device includes a sheet supporting portion which supports sheets, a restricting member which is movably disposed in the sheet supporting portion and is moved to a position according to the sheet supported by the sheet supporting portion, to restrict the position of the sheet; and a lock mechanism including a lock projection which is disposed in the restricting member so as to be pivotable in a movement direction of the restricting member and a plurality of lock grooves which are formed on a side of the sheet supporting portion and disengageably engage with the lock projection, so as to restrict movement of the restricting member in a direction reverse to a sheet restricting direction. The pivotal center of the lock projection in the lock mechanism is located downward of the position of an engaging portion between the lock projection and the lock groove. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111584 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes: a recording unit that performs a recording operation on a sent recording medium; a main body that has the recording unit; a discharge stacker that places the recording medium discharged from the main body therein; and a flexible member that forms a lateral closed region by connecting a downstream end in a discharge direction of the discharge stacker and the main body on the upper side of the downstream end in the discharge direction of the discharge stacker in a placing direction. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111585 | Light-emitting keyboard - A light-emitting keyboard comprises: a light guide having a light entrance surface, a bottom surface and a light exit surface; a light source provided on one side of the light entrance surface of the light guide; a first reflector disposed underneath the bottom surface of the light guide; a second reflector disposed on top of the light exit surface of the light guide; a membrane circuit board disposed on top of the second reflector; an elastic contact body provided on the membrane circuit board; a supporting plate disposed on top of the membrane circuit board; a scissor assembly engaged with the supporting plate and disposed thereon; and a keycap supported by the scissor assembly; wherein the second reflector permits a portion of the light emitted from the light exit surface of the light guide to pass therethrough and reflects another portion of the light back towards the light exit surface of the light guide; and wherein the light guide is provided with a second opening corresponding to the elastic contact body, with the circumference of the second opening being coated with a light reflecting material. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111586 | PRINTER AND ROLL PAPER HOLDING MECHANISM - A sidewall supports, in a cantilever state, a sheet holding shaft for holding a label sheet wound in a roll shape and positions a first end face, which is one end face, of the label sheet inserted over the sheet holding shaft. A roll paper holding mechanism that presses a second end face, which is the other end face, of the label sheet, has a first arm, a second arm, and a spring. The first arm projects from the sidewall and rotatably supports the second arm at an end thereof. The spring connects the first arm and the second arm and urges and pulls the second arm. The second arm comes into contact with the second end face of the label sheet in a process of being pulled to rotate and holds the label sheet in conjunction with the sidewall functioning as a reference plane. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111587 | PRINTING AND CUTTING - A method including printing an image onto a medium and printing an alignment region onto the medium. The method further including loading the medium to an electronic cutter and aligning the medium with the electronic cutter. The method further including cutting the image from the medium. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111588 | Multi-Color Pen - A multi-color pen includes a multi-segmented pen body including a longitudinally extending cylindrical hollow tube having a longitudinal axis and a plurality of cylindrical sub-assemblies each of which includes a supply of writing material and a writing point connected to one of the supplies of writing materials. An eraser is disposed at an end of a hollow tube and is shown with a removable cover. The cover may include a compass or a digital thermometer in place of the digital clock. In addition, a rotatable pocket clip extends from the top of the cover and includes a ruler having a straight edge and graduations of length as well as a knife blade or letter opener that is rotatably separable with respect to the ruler. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111589 | Device for applying a fluid, gel-like, pasty or powder product - A device for applying a fluid, gel-like, pasty or powder product, in particular a cosmetic product, comprising
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| 20100111590 | COSMETIC CONTAINER - The present invention generally is a container for storing cosmetic or care products. More particularly, the invention relates to a cosmetic container comprising a receptacle and a cover wherein the cover comprises an integrated applicator wherein the applicator is retractable within the cover. There is provided a cosmetic container comprising a receptacle, said receptacle comprising a housing for storing a product; a cover, said cover comprising a housing that accommodates an applicator and a protrusion retraction mechanism assembly for operating the applicator such that the applicator is integrated within the cover; and an actuating means for actuating the operation of the protrusion retraction mechanism assembly. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111591 | Delivery Tip for Flowable Materials - The present invention is a delivery tip for flowable materials with bristles or fibers extending therefrom. The tip is a cannula with a tapered outlet and features a bristle or fiber bundle with a binding restriction member that interfaces with the cannula at some point within the cannula but has a smaller cross-sectional area for flow passage than the cannula at that point. The bristle or fiber bundle extends out of the tapered outlet. The delivery tip is provided means to connect to a material reservoir with flowable material. When positive pressure is applied to the reservoir, material then will flow through the cannula, around the restriction member, into the bristles or fibers and out the outlet for distribution to a desired surface. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111592 | Threaded Retention Device for Downhole Transmission Lines - An apparatus for retaining and tensioning an end of a transmission line includes a nut element having internal threads configured to engage an externally threaded transmission line, such as an externally threaded coaxial cable, thereby retaining an end of the transmission line. The internal threads may form a passageway extending from a first end of the nut element to a second end of the nut element. This passageway may allow a transmission line to pass through the nut element. A socket may be incorporated into one end of the nut element to enable a tool to apply torque thereto. A corresponding method is also disclosed. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111593 | Scaffold securement device - A locking device, spring loaded, for use for holding scaffolding trusses and their walk board secured to the end frames for the scaffold assembly, a locking device incorporating a pin for locking the scaffolding sleeve to its associated end frame, the pin having integrally formed a closed handle at its inward end, opposite from where the pin locks into the end frame, and there being a slot for accommodating a detent pin or the locking device that prevents its inadvertent disengagement while the scaffold assembly is being used or moved. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111594 | Assembly comprising first and second components - Components such as turbine shafts | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111595 | Quick release device for bicycle - A quick release device includes an attaching member having a chamber for receiving various objects and having two end members, and having an aperture formed through the end members for receiving a tie rod, a longitudinal lever arm having a bore for reducing the weight of the lever arm, and having a cam member for engaging with one of the end members, and having a channel formed in the cam member for forming two limbs, and having an orifice formed in the limbs for receiving a shaft, and the free end portion of the tie rod is secured to the shaft for securing or releasing the end members, the lever arm includes an increasing strength and a decreased weight and a decreased manufacturing cost. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111596 | Vibration Damper Having a Fastening Cone - A cylinder having an attachment on which a component having an internal taper surface is fixed, wherein in a positive anti-turning connection is in effect between the cylinder, and the taper connection has at least two regions in the circumferential direction having a smaller and a larger taper angle. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111597 | CONNECTOR - The present invention prevents two connector housings of a connector from being in a half-fitted condition by increasing restoring force which separates the two housing. A connector includes: a first connector housing including a lock projection; a second connector housing to be fitted to the first connector housing and integrally including a lock arm which is elastically deformed by the lock projection and is engaged with the lock projection; a lock ensuring member including a body which is attached to the second connector housing and movable between an allowing position and a preventing position, and an interference arm which is integrally provided on the body and includes a pressing projection. The pressing projection presses the lock arm while the lock projection deforms the lock arm at the allowing position, and the interference arm abuts the lock arm so as to prohibit the lock arm from deforming in the preventing position. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111598 | CONNECTING MEANS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A CONNECTION BETWEEN A FIRST COMPONENT AND A SECOND COMPONENT - In order to produce a connecting means for connecting a first component and a second component particularly for connecting furniture parts or machine parts which will enable two components to be connected to one another by means of a reliably releasable connection without giving rise to the danger of damaging the two components during the assembly process wherein the device comprises a first connecting element that it arranged on the first component in the connected state of the components and a second connecting element that is arranged on the second component in the connected state of the components and wherein at least one of the connecting elements comprises a curved bearing surface which is in the form of an arc of a circle in longitudinal section, it is proposed that the first connecting element and the second connecting element be connected to one another in releasable manner in the connected state of the components and that at least the first connecting element should comprise a housing and at least one holding element which is moveable relative to the housing of the first connecting element and which, in a holding position, cooperates with the second connecting element in such a way that a relative movement of the first connecting element and the second connecting element along a direction of connection is prevented, and which, in a release position, permits a relative movement of the first connecting element and the second connecting element along the direction of the connection wherein at least one holding element is movable from the holding position into the release position and/or from the release position into the holding position by an action taken outside the connecting means and wherein the housing ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111599 | CONNECTING MEANS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A CONNECTION BETWEEN A FIRST COMPONENT AND A SECOND COMPONENT - In order to produce a connecting means for connecting a first component and a second component and especially for connecting furniture parts or machine parts which will enable two components consisting of a multiplicity of materials to be securely connected to one another without giving rise to the danger of damaging the two components during the assembly process, wherein the device comprises a first connecting element that it arranged on the first component in the connected state of the components and a second connecting element that is arranged on the second component in the connected state of the components, it is proposed that at least one of the connecting elements should comprise a non self-cutting holding projection which has a curved support surface that is in the form of an arc of a circle in longitudinal section, wherein the holding projection can be inserted into a groove which is provided in one of the components and has a curved undercut surface that is in the form of an arc of a circle in longitudinal section. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111600 | Quick connect coupling assembly - A quick connect coupling assembly has a first and second component, and a locking assembly structured to retain the components in an attached orientation with one another. The locking assembly includes a plurality of locking elements each having a locking arm with a locking member mounted to a distal end, wherein the locking members are maintained in an outwardly extending orientation by a biasing mechanism. The biasing mechanism comprises a spring mounted between oppositely disposed locking elements, wherein the spring is structured to maintain the locking members in an outwardly extending orientation. The quick connect coupling assembly also includes a release mechanism to permit the locking members to be temporarily disposed into a retracted orientation, thereby permitting the first and second components to be detached from one another. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111601 | SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS VEHICULAR TRAVEL ON CROSSING ROADWAYS - Systems for improved vehicular movement between first and second crossing roadways. The systems employ multiple turn roadways to permit a vehicle traveling on one of the crossing roadways to appropriately turn and continuously travel onto the other of the crossing roadway. The systems are adaptable to use in conjunction with either left side of the road vehicle movement or right side of the road vehicle movement. In addition, the systems can be adapted for use in conjunction a roadway crossing whereat at least one of the roads is for forwarded vehicle movement in only one direction. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111602 | BARRIER DEVICE WITH SIDE WALL REINFORCEMENTS AND CONNECTION TO CRASH CUSHION - A barrier wall comprises a number of barrier devices connected end-to-end each having an external reinforcement structure wherein the end-most barrier device in the barrier wall is coupled to a crash cushion by a transition device. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111603 | Vehicle Barrier Systems and Assemblies - A vehicle barrier system, comprising, a support member having a first side disposed toward an area used by vehicles, a splice plate including a support aperture and a stress concentrator associated with to the support aperture, and a rail assembly including, in one embodiment, a wood rail and a first side, wherein the first side of the rail assembly is coupled to the splice plate and the splice plate is coupled to the support member at the support aperture. In another embodiment the rail assembly includes one or more weakened areas serving as stress concentrators in the rail assembly. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111604 | METHOD OF FORMING SURFACE SEEDED PARTICULATE - An improved surface seeded exposed particulate concrete and method of making the improved surface seeded exposed particulate concrete is disclosed. Small particulate is sprayed over the upper surface of the concrete. The particulate may be sprayed using a material sprayer. The particulate may be uniformly sprayed to distances exceeding twenty feet. The particulate is mixed into a cement paste derived from the concrete mixture using floats. A surface retarder is then applied to cover the concrete surface. Subsequently, any surface film is washed from the surface of the concrete and the concrete is cured. The result is a surface seeded particulate with an exposed surface that is flat and is suitable for high traffic areas. The resultant surface may resemble stone, granite or marble. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111605 | Vibratory Compactor Controller - An apparatus for actuating a vibratory mechanism in a vehicle comprising a sensor configured to produce an operational value signal indicative of an operational characteristic of the vehicle; a computing device operable to receive the operational value signal and determine actuation values based at least in part on the operational value signal and to produce a corresponding control signal for selectively actuating the vibratory mechanism; and an input device configured to modify the actuation values during operation of the vehicle. A method for controlling a vibratory mechanism in a vehicle comprising the steps of producing an operational value signal indicative of an operational characteristic of the vehicle; determining actuation values from the operational value signal; modifying actuation values during operation of the vehicle; and signaling the vibratory mechanism to actuate in response to actuation values. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111606 | Drainage Element and apparatus and method for making same - A preassembled drainage line element is fabricated with one or more flaps. In one embodiment, the drainage line unit is made from a webs of net material and a web of water permeable material and has two flaps at diametric points. The webs are formed about a barrel and the longitudinal edges are secured together, as by sewing a seam, to form a flap. The seam can be sewn at one of a plurality of spacings from the barrel to form a drainage line element of a different diameter from a standard diameter without need to adjust or replace other components of the fabricating machine. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111607 | Drainage element - A preassembled drainage line element is fabricated at least in part of a biodegradable material, such as kraft paper or a plastic film. The biodegradable material may be perforated to impart a characteristic of water permeability to the material. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111608 | METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING SEDIMENTS IN DAMMED BODIES OF WATER - The invention relates a method for transporting sediments in dammed bodies of water, especially in hydraulic power plants, said sediments being deposited because there are no erosion processes as a result of the absence of a current. According to the invention, the sediment deposits are picked up in the sedimentation zone of the reservoir and are transported to the erosion zone near the discharge element/s of the reservoir such that the sediments are transported into current water by the erosion processes of the effluent water caused by the current. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111609 | WAVE POWER PLANT - An improved wave energy collecting apparatus comprising a frame ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111610 | CONNECTOR SYSTEM FOR A WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER - A connector system is described which is useful in coupling two bodies of a wave energy converter. The system includes at least one cable that is coupled to each of the two bodies and on which are threaded a number of discs. The cable and disc combination provide a stack that allows for a flexing of the two bodies relative to one another yet maintains the two bodies substantially co-linear. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111611 | CONTAMINANT-REACTIVE GABION CAGE OR GRID STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND USE - Reactive gabion cage or grid structures, and their methods of manufacture, for controlling contaminants in soil, sediment or water that allow the passage of essentially non-contaminated water therethrough. The articles and methods described herein utilize gabions cages or grids, which are box shaped cages or grids (see FIG. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111612 | PIPELINE LAYING VESSEL AND METHOD OF LAYING A PIPELINE - The invention relates to a pipeline laying vessel ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111613 | INFLATABLE DOCK - A dock assembly comprising a platform section and also a counterweight section. The platform section comprises a main central panel section made of a drop-stitch panel, and also a side closure portion to provide its buoyancy. The counterweight section comprises flexible containing members that can be filled with water and positioned in or below water so that the weight of the mass of water has no affect, but does have a counter-balance effect in certain portions of the assembly are being lifted above the operating elevation. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111614 | UNDERWATER BUOY WITH MODULAR MEMBERS - An underwater buoy for hanging a duct between a sea bed and the surface, the buoy including a frame and a plurality of modular members mounted in the frame, the modular members extending between their two opposite modular-member ends, the frame including a longitudinal body for receiving the extended tubular duct, and retainers mounted on the body for maintaining the modular members substantially parallel to the body. The retainers include two retaining structures spaced from each other along the body. The retaining structures are maintained in a fixed position relative to each other in order to hold at least one modular member. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111615 | MULTI-COMPONENT RETAINING WALL BLOCK - A multi-component segmented retaining wall (SRW) block that may form a mortarless retaining wall. Each SRW block includes an interlocking face unit and an anchor unit that together form a vertically oriented hollow core bounded by the inner walls of the face unit and the anchor unit. Each face unit and anchor unit pair are interlocked by complementary connector elements. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111616 | Multilayer Hydrodynamic Sheath Flow Structure - A microfabricated sheath flow structure for producing a sheath flow includes a primary sheath flow channel for conveying a sheath fluid, a sample inlet for injecting a sample into the sheath fluid in the primary sheath flow channel, a primary focusing region for focusing the sample within the sheath fluid and a secondary focusing region for providing additional focusing of the sample within the sheath fluid. The secondary focusing region may be formed by a flow channel intersecting the primary sheath flow channel to inject additional sheath fluid into the primary sheath flow channel from a selected direction. A sheath flow system may comprise a plurality of sheath flow structures operating in parallel on a microfluidic chip. | 2010-05-06 |
