| 19th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
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| 20150122499 | AQUEOUS SOLUTION AND METHOD FOR USE THEREOF - Oilfield treatment compositions contain water, hydrochloric acid at a concentration between 15 wt % and 45.7 wt % and a first fixing agent. The first fixing agent comprises urea, a urea derivative or both. The molar ratio between the first fixing agent and water may be higher than or equal to 0.5, and urea is the dominant solvent species in the compositions. In these compositions the first fixing agent provides corrosion inhibition when exposed to steel. The compositions may also contain a second fixing agent and an inhibitor aid. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122500 | SHAKER SCREEN ASSEMBLY - A scalping insert includes a scalping surface having a plurality of scalping slots therethrough, and a vertical base portion. A shaker screen assembly includes a screen frame having at least one slot, and at least one scalping insert disposed in the at least one slot of the screen frame. A method of processing fluid includes providing a flow of fluid to a shaker screen assembly; and flowing the fluid through a scalping surface and a screen surface of a single shaker screen deck. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122501 | SUBSEA PIPE CUTTING APPARATUSES AND RELATED METHODS - Some embodiments of the present subsea pipe cutting apparatuses use or include a frame, one or more water jet nozzles coupled to the frame and configured to apply pressurized fluid to a pipe to cut the pipe, and one or more of: a flange configured to secure the subsea pipe cutting apparatus relative to a blowout preventer stack, one or more water jet nozzles coupled to a rotating portion of the frame and configured to rotate about the pipe, one or more water jet nozzles movable between a retracted state and a deployed state in which the one or more water jet nozzles are radially closer to the pipe than when in the retracted state, one or more water jet nozzles pivotally coupled to the frame and configured to pivot while applying pressurized fluid to a surface of the pipe, and two or more water jet nozzles. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122502 | RISER SECTIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - A riser section for joining to another riser section to form a drilling riser includes a weld region generated by welding a first riser tube to a second riser tube. The weld region includes a fusion zone in which material of the first riser tube coalesces with material of the second riser tube, and a heat-affected zone adjacent the fusion zone. The riser section also includes a cover positioned over the weld region and welded to the first riser tube and to the second riser tube such that the cover covers the fusion zone and the heat-affected zone to protect the zones. The cover may be a solid piece of material that is welded to the riser tubes, or the cover may be a bead of weld filler material that is welded (melted and deposited) onto the weld region of each of the riser tubes. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122503 | Marine Subsea Free-Standing Riser Systems and Methods - A free-standing riser system connects a subsea source to a surface structure. The system includes a concentric free-standing riser comprising inner and outer risers defining an annulus there between. A lower end of the riser is fluidly coupled to the subsea source through a lower riser assembly (LRA) and one or more subsea flexible conduits. An upper end of the riser is connected to a buoyancy assembly and the surface structure through an upper riser assembly (URA) and one or more upper flexible conduits, the riser also mechanically connected to a buoyancy assembly that applies upward tension to the riser. The riser may be insulated for flow assurance, either by a flow assurance fluid in the annulus, insulation of the outside of the outer riser, or both. The system may include a hydrate inhibition system and/or a subsea dispersant system. The surface structure may be dynamically positioned. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122504 | Fischer Tropsch Method for Offshore Production Risers for Oil and Gas Wells - A method and an apparatus is disclosed that uses a gas lift tubing arrangement to produce synthetic hydrocarbon related products. Using the Fischer Tropsch process as an example, the tubing is packed with a suitable catalyst and then hydrogen and carbon monoxide are injected into the top of the tubing in a fashion similar to a gas lift process. As the gases travel past the catalyst, synthetic hydrocarbons are formed and heat is rejected. The synthetic hydrocarbons and water flow out of the bottom of the tubing and travel up the annulus to the surface. In some embodiments, this process is carried out in a producing well or a in producing riser. In a producing well or a producing riser, the production from the well which flows up the annulus cools the synthetic hydrocarbon derived products. In additional and alternate embodiments, this process can be used in non-flowing wells. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122505 | FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM - A flow control system for drilling a well comprises a conduit defining a channel configured to accommodate a drill pipe and a flow of a returning drilling fluid, and an acoustic sensor array configured to detect a flow rate of the returning drilling fluid. The flow control system further comprises a flow control device configured to control the flow rate of the returning drilling fluid and to be actuated in response to an event detected by the sensor array, the flow control device being proximate to the sensor array. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122506 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTUATING ISOLATION VALVES IN A SUBTERRANEAN WELL - A method of actuating one or more isolation valves in a well can include conveying a tubular string into the well, the tubular string including a shifting tool, inserting the shifting tool into an isolation valve, thereby opening the isolation valve, and withdrawing the shifting tool from the isolation valve, the isolation valve remaining open after the withdrawing. A completion system for use in a well can include multiple isolation valves, and a shifting tool which opens one isolation valve, allowing full bore inner diameter and not restricting flow, and closes another isolation valve. A shifting tool for actuating multiple isolation valves in a well can include multiple shifting profiles, whereby one shifting profile opens an isolation valve, and another shifting profile closes another isolation valve. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122507 | Rod Annular Blowout Preventer Hydraulic Supply System - A system and method for deploying a rod annular blowout preventer using existing hydraulic pressure is provided. The system connects between an existing hydraulic blowout preventer system and a blowout preventer device installed on the wellhead to provide regulated hydraulic pressure to a rod annular blowout preventer. The system comprises a manifold that receives hydraulic fluid from an existing reservoir and pump and accumulator, routes the fluid through a pressure regulator and into the rod annular blowout preventer. The rod annular blowout preventer includes a diaphragm that expands to close the wellbore during maintenance or during an emergency event. The system provides controlled hydraulic actuation of the rod annular blowout preventer, eliminates manual deployment of the rod annular blowout preventer, and allows the operator to initiate the rod annular blowout preventer away from the wellhead. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122508 | CENTRALIZER FOR EXPANDABLE LINER - A centralizer comprises a plurality of bow springs, wherein each bow spring has a first and second end. A first collar is coupled to the first end of each of the plurality of bow springs and includes a longitudinal frangible region. A second collar is coupled to the second end of each of the plurality of bow springs and also includes a longitudinal frangible region. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122509 | Centraliser - A centraliser for centralising a tubular in a conduit is described. The centraliser comprises a body comprising a upper body portion and a lower body portion and a plurality of arms linking the upper body portion to the lower body portion. Relative movement of the upper and lower body portions towards each other causes the arms to buckle radially outwards into a set configuration in which the arms are engaged, in use, with a conduit. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122510 | Subterranean Room Conduit Conveyor Assemblies and Methods for Extending Conduit from a Subterranean Room - Subterranean room conduit conveyor assemblies are provided comprising a conveyor operatively aligned with a guide assembly, the guide assembly operatively aligned with a subterranean well head. Methods for extending conduit from a subterranean room to within a well extending from the room to within the earth surrounding the room are provided, the methods comprising operatively aligning a conveyor assembly with the well head of the well, feeding coiled conduit to the conveyor assembly, and conveying the conduit from the assembly into the well head of the well from the room. Well clean out nozzles are provided as well. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122511 | BRIDGE PLUG TOOL - A bridge plug tool for use in a well, comprising: a tool body ( | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122512 | FOAM-TYPE FIRE DISTINGUISHING DEVICE - A The foam-type fire distinguishing device includes a water supply unit, a container, a mixing tank, an increasing pressure tank, a pressure device, a transmitting unit and a spray device. The transmitting unit delivers water from the water supply unit and the foam agent from the container to be mixed in the mixing tank to create the water-foam mixture which is then sent to the increasing pressure tank which introduces pressurized air to the water-foam mixture to create fine foams. The water-foam mixture with fine foams are sprayed from the spray device to increase the spread area to increase the efficiency of distinguishing fire. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122513 | DRY SPRINKLER ASSEMBLIES - A dry sprinkler assembly capable of providing fire suppression protection, including early suppression fast response protection and storage protection of a commodity having a nominal storage height of at least 20 feet beneath a ceiling of with a maximum nominal 40 foot ceiling height. The dry sprinkler assembly includes an internal passageway and an outlet defining a nominal K-factor of at least 16.8 GPM/PSI1′2. Embodiments of the sprinkler assembly include a deflector having a plurality of tines radially disposed about a central portion to define slots therebetween. Embodiments of the deflector define a non-planar deflecting member and a member with a non-circular perimeter. Installation of the sprinkler assembly provides for a insulation sealing assembly having a insulation ring, planar insert member and a surrounding housing. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122514 | COMBINATION OF MOTORBIKE AND FIRE DISTINGUISHING DEVICE - A mobile fire distinguishing device includes a motorbike having a base connected to a rear end thereof, and a foam-type fire distinguishing device is connected to the base. Two support units extend from two sides of the base respectively and each support unit has a retractable support rod. A support stand is pivotably connected to the rear end of the base and is positioned either at a retracted first position or an extended second position. When the two support rods are extended, the motorbike is lifted upward and the rear wheel of the motorbike is lifted from the ground. When the support stand is pivoted to the second position, the two support units are retracted, the support stand contacts against the ground so that the motorbike is stable on the ground to bear the reaction force due to the action of the foam-type fire distinguishing device. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122515 | SOD ROLL LAYER COMPACTOR - A sod harvester comprising a sod cutter assembly that shaves slabs of sod material from a field and cm them into lengths; a sod rolling assembly that rolls the sod slabs as they are conveyed to a sod roll array forming station; a pick-and-place apparatus comprising a pick head that picks up arrays of sod rolls and places them in layers onto a first location: a layer compactor that is in a retracted position while the pick head deposits the arrays of sod rolls and that pushes against a layer of sod rolls while the pick head moves to pick up an array of sod rolls; and a side compactor that pushes against the sod rolls In a direction orthogonal to that of the layer compactor. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122516 | Camouflage Yard Tools - The invention is yard tools. These tools, such as a rake, shovel or hoe are designed to fit in and be concealed by its surroundings and environment. The yard tool could be painted to match the environment or have appendages such as leafs and branches will would always the yard tool to be accessible but hidden in plain sight. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122517 | IMPLEMENT HITCH FOR A TRACTOR - An implement hitch is disclosed for a tractor, wherein the hitch is fitted with a mechanism for stabilising lateral movement of lifting arms of the hitch. The lifting arms are raised and lower by respective hydraulic cylinders. The stabilising mechanism has a locking pin that is automatically retracted to an unlocked position by means of a flexible linkage when the lifting arms are in a lowered position. In the invention, the opposite end of the flexible linkage from the locking pin is connected to an anchoring point provided on the hydraulic cylinder serving to raise and lower one of the lifting arms. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122518 | IMPLEMENT FOR A TRACTOR HITCH - An implement hitch is disclosed for a tractor having arms for attachment to an implement, wherein the arms have part-spherical sockets at their free ends for receiving coupling balls which during operation receive coupling pins on the implement to be connected by means of the hitch to the tractor. The hitch has lifting arms that are each movable by a respective hydraulic cylinder and are connected to the associated hydraulic cylinder by a linkage that incorporates at least one pivot pin. In the invention, at least one of the pivot pins has a projecting extension dimensioned to fit within the through bore of a coupling ball and a stop is provided on the extension to prevent a coupling ball supported by the pivot pin from sliding off the extension. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122519 | Pin Adapter Bushing for Retaining a Furrowing Tip on a Shank Body - An adapter bushing is supported on a furrowing opener of an agricultural implement. The adapter bushing includes a bushing body received by interference fit within a transverse opening in a shank body of the furrowing opener. A cooperating aperture is formed in the bushing body so as to be arranged for alignment with a corresponding pin receiving aperture of a replacement tip body of the furrowing opening such that a retainer pin is arranged to be received simultaneously within the cooperating aperture of the adapter bushing and the pin receiving aperture of the tip body. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122520 | Tooling System with Visual Identification of Attached Component - A tooling system that includes a drive unit configured to provide rotational force to a tool member. The tool member is attached at a mount on the drive unit. A camera associated with the drive unit is aligned to capture a target on the tool member. The data is sent to a controller that identifies the tool member based on the target. The controller determines whether the tool member is correct for performing an operation on a work piece. If the tool member is correct, the controller may set one or more operating parameters on the drive unit. If the controller determines that the tool member is not correct, the drive unit is disabled. Further, a signal may be sent to inform an operator of the issue. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122521 | MULTI-PURPOSE ELECTRIC TOOL AND CONTROL THEREOF - A multi-purpose electric tool has a motor, an impact block, a detection assembly configured to detect the position and the movement state of the impact block, and a main control circuit board configured to control whether the motor is powered off upon reaching a preset state according to the detected information of the detection assembly. In the control method, the detection assembly feeds back the detected information to the main control circuit board, if the impact block is not impacting reciprocatingly, the main control circuit board performs torque control according to whether the preset state is reached; and if the impact block is impacting reciprocatingly, the main control circuit board enables the motor to output in a normal mode which does not limiting the current. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122522 | TIGHTENING DEVICE AND TIGHTENING METHOD - A tightening device and a tightening method are able to check that a fastening member has been fastened to a desired set torque or greater after being tightened, without loosening the fastening member. The tightening device executes a first tightening process of adjusting the output of a motor after measured torque that is measured by a torque detector has reached a preset first control start torque, such that the measured torque reaches a preset first set torque in a phased manner through repeated increases and decreases in torque, and blocking power supply to the motor when the measured torque reaches the first set torque, and then executes a second tightening process of driving the motor at an initial output that is less than in the first tightening process, adjusting the output of the motor after the measured torque that is measured by the torque detector has reached a preset second control start torque, such that the measured torque reaches a preset second set torque in a phased manner through repeated increases and decreases in torque, and blocking power supply to the motor when the measured torque reaches the second set torque. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122523 | POWER TOOL - It is an object of the invention to provide a technique for enhancing the operability of a power tool. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122524 | Portable Power Tool - A portable power tool includes a drive motor configured to generate torque, a transmission including a plurality of transmission gears positioned in a housing and configured to transmit torque generated by the drive motor to a drive shaft, a first adjusting element positioned on the housing, and a first sensor configured to detect a position of the first adjusting element. The first adjusting element is configured to set at least one of the torque and a transmission gear of the plurality of transmission gears. The first sensor is configured to transmit a first signal corresponding to the position of the first adjusting element to an electronic control element. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122525 | ELECTRIC TOOL FOR OUTPUTTING TORQUE - An electric tool for outputting torque includes a housing and a motor disposed in the housing, a rotatable base configured to be driven by the motor to rotate about a first axis, at least one impact block rotatably connected to the rotatable base, an output shaft rotatably connected in the housing and configured to rotate about the first axis under intermittent impact of the impact block, a locking member which, when at a first position, locks the impact block to prevent it from impacting on the output shaft and which, when at a second position, releases the impact block to allow it to rotate freely, a biasing assembly for biasing the locking member to the first position, a regulating assembly for regulating a biasing degree exerted by the biasing assembly on the locking member, and a control assembly operable by the user from outside the housing to control the regulating assembly. The locking member is disposed at least partially in the rotatable base. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122526 | Guide Foot for an Oscillating Power Tool - A guide member for an oscillating power tool includes an attachment portion configured to be removably attached to a housing of the power tool and a guide portion that extends from the attachment portion. The guide portion includes a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a guide surface. When the attachment portion is attached to the housing of the power tool, the guide portion is configured to extend beyond the housing in a first direction to position the leading edge portion a predetermined distance apart from the oscillation axis, the predetermined distance being greater than a distance that an accessory tool attached to the power tool extends. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122527 | BIPOLAR LIGHTNING ROD APPARATUS - A bipolar lightning rod apparatus includes a fixation plate, a rod member configured to have one end connected to the fixation plate in a length direction thereof and charged with the electric charges of a ground, at least two insulators installed in the length direction, an electrification plate installed between adjacent insulators, electrically insulated from the rod member, and charged with electric charges having an opposite polarity to the electric charges of the ground, an electrification tube installed between the electrification plate and the insulators, electrically connected to the electrification plate, and charged with electric charges having an opposite polarity to the electric charges of the ground, and a rod cap connected to the top of the rod member and configured to induce the falling of a thunderbolt. The rod cap has an outside diameter greater than that of the insulators. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122528 | Safety Channel For Breaker Boxes - A breaker box suitable for safely housing an electrical connection. The electrical connection can be made between at least two electrical conductors. The breaker box includes a bottom and a plurality of adjacent side walls, each the side wall being at least partially joined to the bottom and to each adjacent side wall to form an open box. Each side wall can have a top edge wherein the top edges define a box interior and an open box perimeter. At least one the side wall includes a screw connection near the box perimeter, the screw connection including threads for engaging mating threads of a screw. The screw connection can be disposed to receive the screw generally parallel to and adjacent the at least one side wall. A screw guard can be disposed on the side wall, the screw guard encompassing and isolating the screw from the interior when the screw is screwed into the screw connection. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122529 | POLYMERIC COATINGS FOR COATED CONDUCTORS - Coated conductors comprising a conductive core at least partially surrounded by a polymeric coating. The polymeric coating comprises an α-olefin based polymer and an α-olefin block composite. The α-olefin block composite comprises block copolymers having hard segments and soft segments. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122530 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A printed wiring board includes a core substrate including a resin insulating layer and multiple conductor layers, a first wiring structure formed on a first surface of the core substrate and including a conductor layer and a resin insulating layer, and a second wiring structure formed on a second surface of the core substrate and including a conductor layer and a resin insulating layer. The core substrate is interposed between the first wiring structure and the second wiring structure such that the resin insulating layers and conductor layers in the core substrate, first wiring structure and second wiring structure are alternately laminated, the resin insulating layer in the first wiring structure has a vol % of resin which is larger than a vol % of resin in the resin insulating layer in the second wiring structure such that a difference in the vol % of resin in the first and second wiring structures is in the range of from 0.5% to 5.0%. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122531 | STRAIN GAUGE - An article comprising a conductive film comprising conductive structures, and a first resistive element patterned into a first portion of the conductive film. In at least some cases, the conductive structures may comprise nanostructures, such as, for example, nanowires. Silver nanowires are exemplary conductive structures. In some useful applications, the first resistive element may be part of a circuit, such as, for example, a Wheatstone bridge. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122532 | HIGH TEMPERATURE MULTILAYER FLEXIBLE PRINTED WIRING BOARD - In various embodiments, high temperature printed circuit boards are disclosed. In one embodiment, a high temperature printed circuit board (PCB) comprises a first reinforced pre-impregnated layer and a second reinforced pre-impregnated layer. The first reinforced pre-impregnated layer and the second reinforced pre-impregnated layer comprise a plurality of glass fibers having a warp and a weft and impregnated with a polyimide high-temperature resin adhesive. A flexible metal-clad polyimide laminate material is located between the first reinforced pre-impregnated layer and the reinforced second pre-impregnated layer. The flexible metal-clad polyimide laminate material comprises a plurality of conductive traces. A polyimide film is disposed over the first pre-impregnated layer and the second pre-impregnated layer. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122533 | METHOD FOR FORMING METAL CIRCUIT, LIQUID TRIGGER MATERIAL FOR FORMING METAL CIRCUIT AND METAL CIRCUIT STRUCTURE - A metal circuit structure, a method for forming a metal circuit and a liquid trigger material for forming a metal circuit are provided. The metal circuit structure includes a substrate, a first trigger layer and a first metal circuit layer. The first trigger layer is disposed on the substrate and includes a first metal circuit pattern. The first metal circuit layer is disposed on the first circuit pattern and is electrically insulated from the substrate. The composition of the first trigger layer includes an insulating gel and a plurality of trigger particles. The trigger particles are at least one of organometallic particles, a chelation and a semiconductor material having an energy gap greater than or equal to 3 eV. The trigger particles are disposed in the insulating gel, such that the dielectric constant of the first trigger layer after curing is between 2 and 6.5. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122534 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND BOARD HAVING THE SAME MOUNTED THEREON - There is provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component including: a multilayer ceramic capacitor including first and second external electrodes formed of a conductive paste on both ends of a ceramic body; and an interposer substrate attached to a mounting surface of the multilayer ceramic capacitor and including first and second connection terminals connected to the first and second external electrodes at both ends of an insulation substrate, respectively, the first and second connection terminals having a double-layer structure including first and second conductive resin layers and first and second plating layers formed on the first and second conductive resin layers. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122535 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT TO BE EMBEDDED IN BOARD AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT EMBEDDED THEREIN - There is provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component to be embedded in a board including: a ceramic body including dielectric layers and having first and second main surfaces opposing one another, first and second lateral surfaces opposing one another, and first and second end surfaces opposing one another; first and second internal electrodes stacked to be spaced apart from both end surfaces of the ceramic body at a predetermined distance with the dielectric layers interposed therebetween, respectively; and first and second external electrodes formed in both end portions of the ceramic body, wherein the first and second external electrodes include first and second base electrodes and first and second terminal electrodes formed on the first and second base electrodes, respectively, and a non-conductive paste layer is formed on both lateral surfaces of the ceramic body. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122536 | LOW TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED CERAMIC SUBSTRATE WITH EMBEDED CAPACITORS - The present invention relates to a low temperature co-fired ceramic substrate with embedded capacitors. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the low temperature co-fired ceramic substrate with embedded capacitors is able to prevent diffusion, peeling or loss of electrodes after low temperature firing by controlling composition ratio of various metals included in the substrate, resulting in good adhesion between the ceramic substrate and the capacitor. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122537 | CAPACITOR, CAPACITOR MOUNTING STRUCTURE, AND TAPED ELECTRONIC COMPONENT SERIES - In a capacitor main body, a dimension along the thickness direction of a first region where a first inner electrode and a second inner electrode are provided is t1, a dimension along the thickness direction of a second region that is positioned on the side of a first main surface relative to the first region is t2, and a dimension along the thickness direction of a third region that is positioned on the side of a second main surface relative to the first region is t3. A condition of t2/t1>about 0.15 and a condition of t3/t1>about 0.15 are satisfied. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122538 | SUPPORTING APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTORS - A supporting apparatus for a conductor, comprising a helical rod having a plurality of turns. The pitch between the turns varies along the length of the helical rod, from a region of longer pitch at an end of the helical rod to a region of shorter pitch along the rod. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122539 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR KEYPADS - An improved mounting structure for keypads is provided. The mounting structure can include first and second frame members and first and second spring-loaded members. Respective first and second ends of the first spring-loaded member can couple a first end of the first frame member to a first end of the second frame member, and respective first and second ends of the second spring-loaded member can couple a second end of the first frame member to a second end of the second frame member. Each of the first and second frame members can include at least one mounting device for mounting a second device thereto, and each of the first and second spring-loaded members can include at least one affixation mechanism for affixing the apparatus to a third device. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122540 | HIGH TOLERANCE CONNECTION BETWEEN ELEMENTS - An electronic device may include a ring-shaped housing member defining an interior volume. The ring-shaped housing member may be configured to receive electronic device components. The ring-shaped housing member may include a first element comprising an angled region, and a second element comprising an angled region. A first intermediate element may be placed between the first and second elements, where the intermediate element is secured to internal surfaces of each of the first and second elements such that the first and second elements do not overlap. The first intermediate element may fasten the first and second elements to one another, and electrically isolate the first and second elements from one another. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122541 | Conductor Component - A conductor having a first half and a second half. The first half has a first solid conductor. A first insulating layer is disposed about the first solid conductor. The second half has a second solid conductor. A second insulating layer is disposed about the second solid conductor. The first half and second half are engaged with one another, and an outer insulating layer is disposed about the first half and the second half. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122542 | COMMUNICATION CABLES WITH ILLUMINATION - Methods and systems are provided for designing, implementing, and/or using communication cables comprising a leaky feeder structure, which may be configurable for homogeneous distribution of data signals. An example communication cable may comprise a core conductor, an insulation shield surrounding the core conductor, an outer conductor around the insulation shield and having one or more apertures arranged along its length, and a jacket at least partly covering the outer conductor. The communication cable may also comprise an illumination arrangement which may be arranged at least along sections of the length of the cable. The illumination arrangement may comprise a plurality of light emitting units. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122543 | WIRING HARNESS - A wiring harness ( | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122544 | WATER-STOP STRUCTURE FOR WIRE HARNESS - A water-stop structure including a water-stop tube is provided in which the water-stop tube can be brought into intimate contact with a water-stop region in a wire harness having a steep thickness gradient and thus water-stop performance is improved. The wire harness includes a first portion and a second portion that is thinner than the first portion. An inner water-stop tube covers the water-stop region ranging from the first portion to the second portion in a state where the inner water-stop tube is heated and shrunk. An outer water-stop tube covers the inner water-stop tube at a position between a portion on the first portion side and a portion on the second portion side in the water-stop region in a state where the outer water-stop tube is heated and shrunk. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122545 | WIRE HARNESS - The wire harness according to the present invention comprises electric wires each including a conductor. The electric wire is configured of a low-current electric wire used for a power source circuit, a high-current/ground electric wire used for a high-current power source circuit or a ground circuit and allowing a larger current than that of the low-current electric wire to flow, and a signal electric wire used for a signal circuit. The low-current electric wire and the high-current/ground electric wire are formed of an aluminum electric wire in which the conductor is made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. The signal electric wire is formed of a copper electric wire in which the conductor is made of copper or a copper alloy. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122546 | DEVICE COMPRISING A SPACE CHARGE TRAPPING LAYER - The present invention relates to a device comprising at least one electrical cable ( | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122547 | METHOD TO MITIGATE BIT INDUCED VIBRATIONS BY INTENTIONALLY MODIFYING MODE SHAPES OF DRILL STRINGS BY MASS OR STIFFNESS CHANGES - A method for reducing drill tubular vibrations includes: constructing a mathematical model the drill tubular having mass distribution, material stiffness and material damping; constructing an equation of motion of the drill tubular in one of a time domain and frequency domain; transforming the equation of motion into a modal domain equation of motion to provide a mode shape of the drill tubular at an eigenfrequency, the mode shape providing an amplitude at a position along the drill tubular; comparing the amplitude at the position along the drill tubular to a threshold amplitude value; modifying at least one of the mass distribution, material stiffness and material damping if the amplitude exceeds the threshold value; and iterating the above step until at least one of the amplitude of the latest mode shape at the position is less than or equal to the threshold amplitude value and a predetermined constraint limits the modifying. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122548 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIRECTIONAL DRILLING AND COUPLING SUB - The present invention provides a system and method for directional drilling of a borehole in a formation along a predetermined trajectory. The method comprising the steps of: providing a directional drilling system, comprising a rotatable drill string comprising a first drill string section and a second drill string section; a drill bit connected to a downhole end of the drill string; and a coupling sub comprising a first end connected to the first drill string section; a second end connected to the second drill string section; a hinge member between the first end and the second end allowing hinging of the second end relative to the first end; and locking means, operable between a hinge mode and a locking mode for locking the hinge member to prevent hinging of the second end relative to the first end; operating the directional drilling system with the locking means in the locking mode to drill a substantially straight section of the trajectory; and operating the directional drilling system with the locking means in the hinge mode to drill a curved section of the trajectory. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122549 | HYDRAULIC TOOLS, DRILLING SYSTEMS INCLUDING HYDRAULIC TOOLS, AND METHODS OF USING HYDRAULIC TOOLS - A hydraulic tool includes a rotor rotatably disposed within a stator. At least an inner portion of the stator and/or at least an outer portion of the rotor is configured to be installed in a drill string in either of two inverted orientations along a longitudinal axis of the hydraulic tool. The rotor is configured to rotate within the stator in either of the two orientations. A method includes disposing a rotor within a cavity defined by a stator, passing a fluid through the stator to rotate the rotor, and reversing the stator or the rotor. A drilling system includes a fluid source, a hydraulic tool, a drive shaft operatively associated with the rotor of the hydraulic tool, and a drill bit operatively associated with the drive shaft. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122550 | SUBSURFACE FORMATION CUTTER - The present invention is a subsurface formation cutter for directional cutting into a subterranean formation. The subsurface formation cutter includes a transmission unit, a cutter bit, a bit brace, and a ram unit. The transmission unit has a driver shaft operatively connected to a bottom hole assembly. The cutter bit has a connector member, a cutter body rotatably coupled to the connector member, and a bit shaft connected to the cutter body. The bit shaft is operatively coupled to the driver shaft of the transmission unit. The ram unit has a moveable ram shaft connected to a traveling member. The bit brace is pivotably connected to the connector member and the traveling member. A connection member is attaches the ram unit to the transmission unit, and is configured to receive and guide the traveling member to travel in a direction parallel with a longitudinal axis of the subsurface formation cutter. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122551 | ROTARY DRILL BIT AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING A ROTARY DRILL BIT FOR DIRECTIONAL AND HORIZONTAL DRILLING - A multi-layer downhole drilling tool designed for directional and horizontal drilling is disclosed. The drilling tool includes a bit body including a rotational axis extending therethrough. A plurality of primary blades are disposed on exterior portions of the bit body and a plurality of secondary blades are disposed on exterior portions of the bit body between the primary blades. The drilling tool further includes a plurality of first-layer cutting elements disposed on exterior portions of the primary blades and a plurality of second-layer cutting elements disposed on exterior portions of the secondary blades. The second-layer cutting elements are track set with the first-layer cutting elements in an opposite track set configuration. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122552 | Hard-Facing for Downhole Tools and Matrix Bit Bodies with Enhanced Wear Resistance and Fracture Toughness - A composite material and a methods of making and using the composite material, wherein the composite material provides improved wear resistance and fracture toughness to hard-facing and matrix materials for down hole drilling tools. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122553 | HIGH IMPACT RESISTANT TOOL WITH AN APEX WIDTH BETWEEN A FIRST AND SECOND TRANSITIONS - In one aspect of the present invention, a high impact resistant tool comprises a sintered polycrystalline diamond body bonded to a cemented metal carbide substrate at an interface, the body comprising a substantially pointed geometry with an apex, the apex comprising a curved surface that joins a leading side and a trailing side of the body at a first and second transitions respectively, an apex width between the first and second transitions is less than a third of a width of the substrate, and the body also comprises a body thickness from the apex to the interface greater than a third of the width of the substrate. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122554 | METHOD FOR CHECK WEIGHING OF MATERIALS AND DEVICE THEREOF - The invention provides a method for check weighing of materials and a check weighing device thereof. Accurate weighing of materials is achieved through physical deformation of a sensing device ( | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122555 | PORTABLE AND CONFIGURABLE LOW-PROFILE SCALE - A scale for measuring the weight of a subject associated with a personal mobility system. The scale includes a sheet sized to receive the subject and at least a portion of the personal mobility system, a plurality of weighing pads separate from and selectively engageable with the sheet in a pattern corresponding to either the subject or a portion of the personal mobility device, and a display device in communication with the weighing pads to display a weight either of the subject or the subject and personal mobility system. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122556 | SEAT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat apparatus for a vehicle includes a load detection device measuring a load applied to a seat, an offset amount detection portion adding an offset amount being offset from zero, the offset amount of the load detection device occurred by a collision of the vehicle to a value stored as an offset amount occurred before the collision of the vehicle, the offset amount detection portion storing the offset amount occurred by the collision of the vehicle and the offset amount occurred before the collision of the vehicle as the offset amount in a case where a collision load value occurred by the collision of the vehicle and detected by the load detection device exceeds a predetermined value, and a correction portion correcting a load value detected by the load detection device on the basis of the offset amount stored in the offset amount detection portion. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122557 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A driver pulley assembly for a continuously variable transmission (CVT) includes a roller weight guide, having an inner and outer periphery, adapted to be mounted on the main shaft of the CVT. A plurality of ramp windows extend radially along the roller weight guide. A pair of guide rails extend along opposite edges of each ramp window. A plurality of roller weights, mounted on the pair of guide rails, is adapted to move along the pair of guide rails in a radial direction of the roller weight guide. A ramp structure, coinciding with the ramp window, extends in the radial direction of the roller weight guide and abuts the plurality of roller weights. The roller weighs are adapted to move radially outwards along the ramp structure with increasing rotational speed of the roller weight guide. The ramp structures have ramp profiles. CVT systems and vehicles including the driver pulley assembly are also included. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122558 | LIFTING JACK ASSEMBLY WITH ROTATABLE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER FOR STEERING AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A lifting jack assembly for use on a walking machine to raise it off the ground and preselect a steering direction before the walking machine is lowered onto the ground for travel therealong includes a hydraulic power-driven lift cylinder for actuating an extendable/retractable rod, wherein the lift cylinder is rotatable about its vertical axis. A roller assembly is provided with rollers mounted to the rod. A foot plate mounted below the roller assembly engages the rollers, and a power-driven shifter mechanism mounted on the foot plate and connected to the roller assembly shifts the roller assembly along the foot plate. A linkage assembly interconnects the lift cylinder to the foot plate. A steering mechanism rotates the lift cylinder about its vertical axis to impart rotation to the foot plate and the roller assembly to orient and fix the direction of travel of the walking machine in a preselected direction. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122559 | LOWER LIMB STRUCTURE FOR LEGGED ROBOT, AND LEGGED ROBOT - Provided is a lower limb structure for a legged robot with which a load on an actuator for driving a knee joint can be reduced. The lower limb structure for the legged robot comprises: a hip joint main body; a thigh portion; a hip joint coupling for connecting the thigh portion to the hip joint main body; and a knee joint main body joined to the thigh portion. The lower limb structure for the legged robot provides a thigh portion auxiliary link having one end portion joined to the hip joint main body or the hip joint coupling to be rotatable about a pitch axis and the other end portion joined to the knee joint main body to be rotatable about the pitch axis. A knee joint actuator increases and decreases a length from the one end portion to the other end portion of the thigh portion auxiliary link. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122560 | MULTI-CAR TRACKLESS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - The multi-car trackless transportation system includes a pilot car and at least one secondary car connected to one another in a manner similar to a conventional tram system or the like. Each of the cars is connected to adjacent cars by pivotal connectors. The pilot car and the at least one secondary car each include an individual motor, drive system and steering system. In order to develop a virtual tramway or path, the pilot car transmits instantaneous velocity and steering angles measurements to the secondary car. The secondary car then applies these signals so that it has an equivalent velocity and steering angle at the same location as the pilot car when the measurements were taken. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122561 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A frame structure of an electric vehicle including right and left drive wheels is capable of being simplified while communalizing components and achieving an efficient arrangement of a running gear and electrical components. An electric vehicle includes a running gear including an electromotor and a speed reduction gear, and a running gear support frame provided to surround the running gear. The speed reduction gear is arranged in the right-to-left center of a vehicle body. The electromotor is configured in such a manner that an axis direction is arranged along a vehicle right-to-left direction so that the electromotor extends to one side in a right-to-left direction of the speed reduction gear and is arranged between the speed reduction gear and a left lower side frame of the running gear support frame. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122562 | SADDLE-TYPE ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a battery supported by an elastic member. The vehicle is provided with a connector that is electrically connected to a connector on the battery. The connector on the vehicle is switched between an unlock state in which the movement of the connector on the vehicle is allowed to follow the oscillation of the battery, and a lock state in which the movement of the connector on the vehicle is restricted. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent a stress from being applied to the connector on the battery and the connector on the vehicle when a vehicle is travelling, and it is possible to smoothly connect the connector on the battery and the connector on the vehicle when a user mounts the battery on the vehicle. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122563 | BATTERY AND SADDLE-TYPE ELECTRIC VEHICLE EQUIPPED THEREWITH - A battery includes a controller configured or programmed to manage battery cells disposed inside a housing. The controller is arranged one of forward or rearward of the battery cells. The housing includes right and left housing half bodies which define right and left portions of the housing, respectively, and are assembled together in a lateral direction. The battery prevents an increase in the width of a saddle-type electric vehicle while securing a sufficient capacity of the housing. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122564 | HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT FOR VEHICLE, VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH SAME, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - In a hydraulic circuit for a vehicle including an electric pump power steering system (EHPS), a hydraulic pressure supply system including a cylinder to store a second hydraulic pressure while a vehicle is traveling and supply the stored second hydraulic pressure to a clutch circuit as a third hydraulic pressure when being supplied with hydraulic pressure after storing the second hydraulic pressure. The hydraulic circuit also includes a connecting path to connect, at the start of the vehicle, the cylinder and the EHPS system to allow a first hydraulic pressure to be supplied to the cylinder by drive of a motor. It is therefore possible to reduce electric power consumed during idling stop mode and shorten a recovery time from the idling stop mode. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122565 | POWER TRAIN FOR A PEDAL VEHICLE - Motive power unit for a pedal vehicle, comprising a first and second motor, the latter being meshed on the bottom-bracket spindle and the first motor being connected to a sun gear, a planet holder being connected to an output sprocket of the motive power unit, which comprises a measuring element arranged to produce a measurement signal indicating a torque supplied by the first motor and a control unit producing a speed control signal to be supplied to the first motor and a torque control signal to be supplied to the second motor on the basis of the angular velocities of the motors. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122566 | LOAD AND/OR TRANSPORT TROLLEY - A transport and load cart in the form of a kick scooter is compact, has a low dead weight and is designed with dimensions that are suitable for transport by train or automobile, and which nonetheless ensures safe transport of bulky and heavy goods together with a person, while improving the handling and reducing the expenditure of force. The longer side of the loading platform is disposed transversely to the travel direction and in a rearwardly inclined and/or displaceable manner relative thereto, and the receiving compartment has a front-side slot for the rechargeable battery. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122567 | AIR VENTILATION SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES - A straddle-seat vehicle has a frame, and connected thereto, a pair of front wheels, at least one rear wheel, a pair of footrests, an engine, a radiator connected to the engine for cooling the engine, and a cowling. The cowling encloses at least a portion of the radiator and includes an inlet in fluid communication with the portion of the radiator, a lateral outlet on a first side, and a downward outlet on a lower surface, both outlets rearward of the inlet. The inlet is adapted to direct air to enter through the portion of the radiator into the cowling. A cowling wall disposed between the inlet and one of the pair of footrests deflects air away from the pair of footrests. The lateral and downward outlets, each in fluid communication with the inlet, are adapted to direct air exiting the cowling away from the pair of footrests. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122568 | FRAME STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE AND SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR - There is provided a frame structure for an electric motorcycle. A plurality of electric components are mounted in a chassis framework comprised of a pair of half-frame bodies. One of the half-frame bodies is formed into a module to which electric components are connected via cables. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122569 | SADDLE-TYPE ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An electric two-wheel vehicle includes a battery case that accommodates two batteries. The battery case is open in an upward direction. A head pipe supports a steering shaft and is connected to a front portion of the battery case. The battery case includes a beam portion that is disposed between the two batteries and extends rearward from a front wall portion of the battery case. Accordingly, it is possible to easily attach and detach the batteries with respect to a vehicle body for charging, protect the batteries, and secure the rigidity of a vehicle body frame. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122570 | SADDLE-TYPE ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A vehicle includes an electric motor disposed downward of a battery. The vehicle is provided with a motor control unit configured to receive electrical power from the battery and to supply the electrical power of the battery to the electric motor, and a case that accommodates the motor control unit. The case is positioned downward of the battery and forward of the electric motor, and is arranged in a posture in which the length in the front-rear direction of an accommodating portion in the case is less than the vertical height thereof in a side view of the vehicle body. Accordingly, a compact longitudinal layout of the electric motor and the motor control unit that controls the electric motor is achieved. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122571 | STRADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE - A straddle-type vehicle includes a rear arm, a seat, a rear suspension located below the seat, and a first silencer at least partially located below the seat and the rear suspension. The rear arm includes the left arm portion, the right arm portion, and a second cross member. The right arm portion is provided with a through-hole extending therethrough in a vehicle width direction and located between the top edge and the bottom edge of the right arm portion. The second cross member includes a coupling portion to which a bottom end portion of the rear suspension is coupled. As seen in a vehicle side view, at least a portion of the coupling portion overlaps the through-hole. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122572 | OBSTRUCTION DETECTING DEVICE - An obstruction detecting device includes: a main body disposed on a rear side, in a vehicle front-rear direction, of an emblem mounting portion of a front grille of a vehicle; and a connection-wire connector disposed on a back surface of the main body which faces rearward in the vehicle front-rear direction, so that its short direction is toward the rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122573 | UTILITY VEHICLE - A utility vehicle according to the present invention has a body frame, a source of power arranged in the body frame, and an under cover for covering a lower surface of the body frame. Both ends of the under cover in the vehicle width direction or the vehicle front and rear direction are fixed to lower surfaces of a plurality of bottom frame members forming a bottom part of the body frame, and a region of the under cover facing the source of power from the lower side is raised upward. A vertically sectional shape of the raised and designated region is formed in for example an arch shape. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122574 | AIRGUN OPERATING CHAMBER LINERS - Various implementations described herein are directed to a method of performing a seismic survey operation. The method may include receiving a target acoustic output for a seismic survey. The method may include selecting an operating chamber liner for an airgun to be used in a seismic survey that corresponds to the target acoustic output. The method may also include performing a seismic survey using the airgun having the selected operating chamber liner. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122575 | SOUND AMPLIFICATION BOX AND SOUND AMPLIFICATION DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a sound amplification box and a sound amplification device. The sound amplification box includes a body including a predetermined resonance space therein and having a surface contacting an electronic device, a resonance hole formed in at least one surface of the body, and a vibration transmission part in a predetermined region of the surface contacting the electronic device. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122576 | SILENCER DUCT FOR SHIP'S PROPELLER USING RESONANT BARRELS - The present invention relates to a silencer duct for a ship's propeller using resonant barrels, wherein the ship's propeller is surrounded by the silencer duct so as to deaden underwater noises of various frequencies generated by the propeller, the duct being made into a cylindrical form to surround the propeller arranged in the side or rear part of the ship so as to guide the fluid direction as the propeller rotates, and the inside of the duct being provided with a plurality of resonant barrels for damping resonant frequencies arranged in the form of n×m (herein, n and m are natural numbers except 0) so as to damp the sound waves generated by the rotation of the propeller. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122577 | LOW FREQUENCY ACOUSTIC ATTENUATOR AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME - A method of manufacturing an acoustic attenuation device includes three-dimensionally printing a pair of sheets and webs that cooperate with the sheets to define attenuation chambers. Each chamber has at least one opening through which excited air resonates. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122578 | AUDIO DEVICE - An acoustic device is provided with an outer casing comprising a molded article which is made of a resin composition having a loss factor of 0.04 or more, the resin composition comprising a resin component comprising poly(lactic acid) and/or a lactic acid copolymer in an amount of 50% by weight or more, and at least an inorganic filler, a hydrolysis inhibitor, and a plasticizer. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122579 | ELEVATED PLATFORM SYSTEM INCLUDING RESTRAINING SYSTEMS AND VISION SYSTEM - An elevated platform system comprises a platform, a vision system configured to detect a number of people on the platform, and a plurality of restraining systems onboard the platform. Each restraining system includes a passive RFID tag secured to the platform and a reader configured to perform near field detection of the tag. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122580 | AUTOMATIC FOLDABLE LADDER - A foldable ladder for providing access to an opening including: a first motorized drive mechanism for moving a cover for the opening between a closed position and an open position; a second motorized drive mechanism coupled to a plurality of foldable ladder portions for moving the ladder portions between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration; such that, in moving the cover between the closed and an open position, the first motorized drive mechanism triggers the second motorized drive mechanism to move the ladder portions between the folded configuration and unfolded configuration. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122581 | FOLDING UTILITY RAMP WITH STEPS - A portable utility ramp that folds onto a collapsible set of steps, allowing a user to walk an in-line two-wheeled vehicle, such as a motorcycle, up or down the ramp. The inclined ramp is positionable between a ground surface and the receiving bed of a truck or trailer, with the ramp hingably attached to a set of steps each positioned parallel to the ramp, and the ramp foldable over and onto the se of steps by action of hinges between the steps and the ramp. The set of steps includes a multiple of treads mounted within a step frame that pivots in a scissor-like action either above or beneath the main frame. The ramp and step's parallel configuration allows the user to guide the motorcycle up the ramp, while walking up the set of steps that remain parallel to the ground, no matter the incline of the ramp. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122582 | OIL RESERVOIR STRUCTURE OF TRANSMISSION - An inclined surface inclined such that a portion thereof farther away from an oil injection port becomes lower is formed in an inner wall of an oil reservoir which faces a tip end of an oil injection gun to be inserted into the injection port, such that oil to be discharged by the injection gun is guided by the inclined surface toward a bottom portion of the reservoir. Accordingly, the oil to be discharged by the injection gun is prevented from splashing back from the inner wall of the reservoir, which faces the tip end of the injection gun, and blowing back out from the injection port in a simple structure, and smooth oil injection work is thereby enabled. Additionally, it is possible to prevent a situation where a worker erroneously recognizes that the injection work of the oil is completed, and an amount of the injected oil is insufficient. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122583 | HUMAN POWERED IRRIGATION PUMP - A human-powered pump assembly includes a frame and a treadle pivot attached to the frame, such that the treadle pivot defines a horizontal rotational axis. The pump assembly includes a pair of treadles coupled to the treadle pivot and a rocker pivot attached to the frame, such that the rocker pivot defines a separate horizontal rotational axis. The pump assembly includes a reciprocating rocker coupled to the rocker pivot and to the pair of treadles to constrain the motion thereof, such that the rocker pivot axis is located below the treadle pivot axis. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122584 | HYBRID FORKLIFT TRUCK - A hybrid forklift truck includes a truck assembly having a lift section, a drive section and a power supply compartment. A power module is received in the power supply compartment. The power module includes an energy storage compartment, a generator compartment, a fuel tank compartment and an energy storage device received in the energy storage compartment. A DC electric generator and cooperating internal combustion engine are received in the generator compartment. Further, the control system is provided for operating a forklift truck including the lift section and the drive section. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122585 | LIFT CHAIN TENSION RELIEVING DEVICES AND METHODS - Devices and methods to relieve lift chains from being maintained under constant, or nearly constant, tension are provided. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122586 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM INCORPORATING A TRAVELING MOTOR - An elevator is provided including an elevator car and a machine rail. An elevator machine is mounted to the machine rail such that the elevator machine is movable relative to the machine rail. At least one belt operatively engages both the elevator car and the elevator machine. Movement of the elevator machine relative to the machine rail causes the elevator to move. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122587 | ELEVATOR - A counterweightless elevator includes a hoistway, a car vertically movable in the hoistway, one or more suspension ropes, a rotatable drive member engaging said suspension rope(s), each of the suspension rope(s) having a first rope section on the first side of the drive member and a second rope section on the second side of the drive member, and each rope section being connected to the car, said first rope section suspending the car, and a tightening device arranged to tighten the second rope section. Each of said rope(s) is belt-like and includes a load bearing member or a plurality of load bearing members, which load bearing member(s) is/are made of composite material including reinforcing fibers embedded in a polymer matrix, which reinforcing fibers are carbon fibers. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122588 | ELEVATOR - An elevator has an elevator car and a counterweight suspended by hoisting ropes, which hoisting ropes are driven by a drive machine via a traction sheave, which elevator further includes a compensation rope in the lower shaft area between the car and the counterweight, which compensation rope runs around a compensation sheave arrangement in the shaft bottom, which elevator has a compensation device for the compensation of rope elongation. The compensation device includes a diverting pulley for the compensation rope connected to the counterweight, whereby the compensation rope is arranged to run over the diverting pulley, a tension weight connected with the free end of the compensation rope, a rope clamp arranged on the compensation rope and a clamp support for connecting the rope clamp to the counterweight. A compensation device is provided for the rope elongation which necessitates less vertical space in the elevator shaft. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122589 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM WITH POWER STORAGE DEVICE - An elevator system is provided that includes an elevator car ( | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122590 | BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELEVATOR - A brake assembly for an elevator includes a brake, a brake operating device and a first brake wire connected to the brake operating device and to the brake, the brake operating device being configured to release the brake by moving the brake operating device and the first brake wire to a first direction. A second brake wire is connected to the brake operating device and to the brake, and the brake operating device is configured to engage the brake by moving the brake operating device and the second brake wire to a second direction. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122591 | DOUBLE-DECK ELEVATOR - In a double-deck elevator, a car apparatus includes: a main frame; an upper car and a lower car that are disposed inside the main frame so as to be able to move vertically; and a car suspending body that suspends the upper car and the lower car on the main frame so as to counterbalance each other. A stopper sheave is disposed on a lower portion of the main frame. A flexible stopper cord-like body is wound onto the stopper sheave. The stopper cord-like body is connected to the upper car on a first side of the stopper sheave and is connected to the lower car on a second side of the stopper sheave. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122592 | FALL PREVENTION BRAKE BUFFERING SYSTEM FOR HIGH-SPEED MINE LIFT - Disclosed is a fall prevention brake buffering system for high-speed mine lift, including brake ropes ( | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122593 | HYBRID BRAKING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - The present disclosure relates to hybrid brake systems, The hybrid brake systems may comprise one or more electromechanical actuators and one or more hydraulic adjusters, The hybrid brake system may further comprise a housing configured to store and/or conduct fluid. The hybrid brake system may also further comprise a fluid reservoir. The hybrid brake system may be redundant, | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122594 | BRAKE ACTUATOR FOR AIRCRAFT WHEEL HYDRAULIC BRAKE - A brake actuator for an aircraft hydraulic brake, insertable in a cavity of a brake ring. The actuator comprises a liner ( | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122595 | BRAKING ACTUATOR FOR A HYDRAULIC BRAKE OF AN AIRCRAFT WHEEL - A braking actuator for a hydraulic aircraft brake, received in a cavity of a ring of the brake. The actuator comprises a liner structure ( | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122596 | Brake Caliper - A brake caliper of a hydraulic brake system comprises several pistons, each of which is slidably disposed in a cylinder along the axis of the cylinder, several brake pads that are forced against a brake disk by the pistons upon actuation of the brake, and at least one spring device having a base and opposite legs that extend from the base to the brake pads. The opposite legs extend from a side of the base to a brake pad that is disposed on the opposite side. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122597 | DISK BRAKE PAD AND DISK BRAKE APPARATUS - A disk brake pad includes a lining and a back plate supporting the lining. A first side part of the back plate in the circumferential direction includes a guided portion configured to engage movably in the axial direction with a guiding portion of a pad support member. The guided portion is disposed at a position more inward in the radial direction than a line of action of a brake tangential force applied in braking, so as to support a brake tangential force applied toward a second side part of the back plate in the circumferential direction in braking. The back plate is configured to support a brake tangential force applied toward the first side part in braking at a portion thereof that exists more outward in the radial direction than the line of action of the brake tangential force. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150122598 | PIN CAP - A pin cap comprising: (a) a central portion including one or more through holes; (b) one or more springing arms extending from the central portion; (c) one or more contact regions; and wherein the pin cap is configured to receive a pin from a brake system so that the one or more contact regions of the pin cap contact the pin and connect the pin cap to the pin, and the one or more through holes in the central portion assist the pin cap in expanding to receive a pin so that the central portion of the pin cap creates a gripping force on the pin; and wherein the one or more springing arms bias the pin so that the pin and pin cap are substantially centrally located within a pin bore of the brake system. | 2015-05-07 |
