22nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100132485 | SWEAT COLLECTORS AND METHODS OF COLLECTING SWEAT - A sweat collector for application to a body part of a subject in order to collect sweat therefrom for purposes of analysis, includes a receptacle having an open side for application to the skin of the subject's body part from which the sweat is to be collected; and a port for the introduction of a fluid into the receptacle and into contact with the skin of the subject's body part for enhancing the removal and/or production of sweat thereat. The sweat collector further includes a syringe having an open end insertable into the port for introducing the fluid into the receptacle, and for removing the introduced fluid and the sweat collected therein for analysis. Several embodiments are described, illustrating various ways of attaching the sweat collector to various body parts. Also described is a method of collecting and analyzing sweat from a body part in order to provide information useful in determining the medical condition of a subject. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132486 | PIPETTE PROVIDING SAMPLING VIA BACK-AND-FORTH MOVEMENT OF THE PISTON - A pipette is provided. The pipette includes a body, a piston, and a valve. The body includes a nozzle, a first chamber, a second chamber, and a channel formed in the nozzle. The first chamber is isolated from the second chamber, and the channel is isolated from the first chamber and the second chamber. The piston is mounted to slide within the first chamber and the second chamber so that movement of the piston simultaneously increases a first volume of the first chamber and decreases a second volume of the second chamber. The valve is in communication with the first chamber, the second chamber, the channel, and an exterior of the body to selectively provide a communication between the first chamber and the channel, between the second chamber and the channel, between the first chamber and the exterior of the body, and between the second chamber and the exterior of the body. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132487 | PIPETTING DEVICE, MODULAR PIPETTING UNIT, PIPETTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PIPETTING OF FLUID SAMPLES - A pipetting device having a modular pipetting unit including a pipetting tip for pipetting of fluid samples and a pump conduit for transferring a negative or positive pressure to the pipetting tip is disclosed. The pipetting tip and a portion of the pump conduit adjoining the pipetting tip mutually define a fluid sample conduit for receiving the fluid samples. The modular pipetting unit is detachably attached to an automated positioning device for positioning the modular pipetting unit. A system and method for pipetting of fluid samples using such a pipetting device are also disclosed wherein pipetting of the fluid samples is performed in such a manner that each pipetted fluid sample volume is smaller than a volume of the fluid sample conduit. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132488 | FLOW CYTOMETRIC APPARATUS AND METHOD - Various embodiments disclose a flow cytometric apparatus comprising a flow chamber to be passed through by a sample in a row in sequence, a sample storage means for metering and storing the sample, a sample syringe for driving the sample into the flow chamber, a syringe-type injection-suction device comprising a sheath liquid syringe and a liquid-path switching means connected with it, and a control unit for controlling the operations of the sample syringe and the syringe-type the injection-suction means. In a sample charging stage, the injection-suction means feeds the sample into the sample storage means so that the sample is temporarily stored in it in a ready-to-use state, and in a sheath-liquid injection stage, the injection-suction means feeds the sheath liquid into the flow chamber to form a sheath flow. A flow cytometric method performed by the flow cytometric apparatus is also disclosed. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132489 | Gyroscopic Torque Converter - A torque converter comprises a stationary mount, input and output shafts, a primary frame ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132490 | FULLY DIFFERENTIAL DEMODULATOR WITH VARIABLE GAIN, AND METHOD FOR DEMODULATING A SIGNAL - A demodulator is provided for demodulating an amplitude-modulated input signal defined by a carrier signal having a carrier frequency modulated by a modulating signal, the demodulator including an amplifier stage having a gain and structured to receive the amplitude-modulated input signal, and a gain control stage coupled to the amplifier stage and configured to vary the gain of the amplifier stage according to the carrier frequency of the carrier signal. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132491 | ELECTROMECHANICAL DRIVING DEVICE FOR USE IN A TAILGATE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - An electromechanical driving device ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132492 | HYBRID POWERTRAIN AND DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - An automatic dual clutch transmission includes an input clutch which selectively connects a prime mover to an electric motor. The electric motor output, in turn, drives a pair of gears, one of which is in constant mesh with a first gear on a first quill and a second gear on a second quill, the other being in constant mesh with a third gear on the first quill and a fourth gear on the second quill. On each quill, between each pair of gears driven by the input is a pair of dog clutches which connect one of the two gears to the associated quill. Each of the quills drives an input of a respective pair of friction clutches which drive a respective pair of layshafts or countershafts. A similar arrangement of a second pair of gears flanked by dog clutches connects each layshaft or countershaft through one of a pair of gears which are in constant mesh with a pair of output gears coupled to and driving a differential cage. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132493 | PINION MESHING WITH A GIVEN FACE GEAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALTERED DESIGN PARAMETERS - A face gear set having a face gear and an original pinion. The original pinion may mesh with the face gear. The face gear set may have a new pinion, different from the original pinion, which meshes with the face gear in accordance with at least one design parameter different from a corresponding design parameter of the original pinion. The new pinion may have a tooth surface defined by a theoretical plane. The tooth surface of the new pinion may maintain tangency contact with the original pinion during rotation and translation of the plane over a meshing area of the original pinion with the face gear, and also during rotation of each of the face gear, the original pinion and the new pinion at constant speed about the new pinion's axis of rotation. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132494 | BALL SCREW DEVICE HAVING TUNNEL RACEWAY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A ball screw device of a screw axis with a helical groove on its outer circumference for balls to circulate thereon includes a nut with a helical groove on its inner circumference for balls to circulate thereon, a number of balls to circulate in an orbit along the helical groove of the screw axis and the helical groove of the nut, and a tunnel raceway for the balls to circulate unlimitedly. The device has a through-hole formed within the wall of the nut for the balls to circulate from one end of the helical groove to the other end, the through-hole having a guidepath on either end of the helical groove to feed the balls into the tunnel raceway. Means are provided between the helical groove on one end face of the nut and the helical groove on the screw axis to prevent the balls from exiting either helical groove. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132495 | CURVILINEAR GEAR AND METHOD - A curvilinear gear system and method for transferring force and speed through a wide range of angles is disclosed. The system can optionally incorporate curvilinear U joints to increase effective range of angles to tailor the system to specific applications. The system includes complimentary gear heads, one of which is a curvilinear gear such as a hemispherical gear. A method of using the gear systems in a transmission apparatus is also disclosed. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132496 | Gear - A gear is provided having a tooth form shape in which stress concentration on a tooth root side including a bottom does not easily occur and strength of the tooth can be enhanced. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132497 | HANDHELD POWER TOOL WITH A SHIFTABLE GEAR - A handheld power tool is provided with a shiftable gear that has at least two gear steps which are meant to be selected via a user control element disposed adjustably on the housing, which user control element actuates a transmission member that acts upon an adjustable gear component, and the user control element is intended to be adjusted between at least two detent positions that correspond to the gear steps of the gear. The transmission member is intended to be adjusted into the detent positions, which can be transmitted to the user control element via the coupling between the user control element and the transmission member. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132498 | SHIFT PAD FOR A SHIFT ELEMENT IN A GEAR SHIFT DEVICE, AND SHIFT ELEMENT COMPRISING SUCH A SHIFT PAD - A shift pad for a gear shift element is described, comprising: a pad section that is configured to engage a circular groove of a gear shift sleeve; a locking section for securing the shift pad to the gear shift element; and a locking element that is connected to the locking section in a fixed manner and is adapted to be subjected to plastic deformation for securing the shift pad to the gear shift element. Further, a gear shift element for a gear shift device comprising the above shift pad is described. Detaching of the shift pad from the shift element during the transportation or the assembly process is prevented by this design. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132499 | TELESCOPIC SHAFT FOR VEHICLE STEERING SHAFT AND GREASE COMPOSITION FOR LUBRICATING TELESCOPIC SHAFT - The invention provides a telescopic shaft for vehicle steering installed in a vehicle steering shaft. A male shaft and a female shaft are non-rotatably and slidably fitted to each other and an outer peripheral portion of the male shaft and an inner peripheral portion of the female shaft come in contact with each other to transmit a torque during rotation. A grease composition which has an apparent viscosity of 400 to 750 Pa·s (25° C.) at a shear rate of 10 sec | 2010-06-03 |
20100132500 | THROTTLE CONTROL INTEGRATING AN ANGULAR POSITION SENSOR - A throttle control provided with: a twist grip, which has a tubular shape and is centrally perforated to be fitted about a tubular handlebar so as to rotate with respect to the tubular handlebar; and an angular position sensor, which is adapted to read the angular position of the twist grip and has at least one rotor, which is supported by the twist grip to rotate along with the twist grip and is adapted to affect an electric and/or magnetic field, and at least a reader, which is adapted to be mounted in a fixed position inside the tubular handlebar so as to be arranged close to the rotor, and is adapted to remotely and contactlessly read the orientation of the rotor. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132501 | BOOM STEERING SYSTEMS - A swing control apparatus for a boom comprising at least one rod attached to an arm, at least one sector gear attached to the arm and a translation gear interconnected with the at least one sector gear wherein, the movement of the rod causes movement of the arm and sector gear, resulting in movement of the translation gear which is translated into an electrical signal to thereby move the boom of the dragline excavator. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132502 | QUICK RELEASE STEM - A stem connecting the handlebars and steerable fork of a cycle has one tube attached to the handlebars and another tube attached to the steerable fork with the tubes capable of being rotated and locked with respect to one another. This arrangement allows for various configurations of the handlebars and fork including the typical riding configuration as well as an alternate configuration where the handlebars are folded with respect to the fork. Change in configuration is accomplished without tools by way of a biased locking arrangement for the tubes. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132503 | Organ Type Acceleration Pedal - An organ type acceleration pedal may include a pedal pad, a pedal arm, and a mounting bracket, and a foreign material inflow preventing bracket, wherein one end portion of a pedal pad is pivotably supported by a pedal arm coupled to a vehicle body, the other end portion of the pedal pad is integrally formed with a mounting bracket to be mounted to the vehicle body, and a foreign material inflow preventing bracket is detachably assembled with the pedal pad. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132504 | APPARATUS FOR COOLING AND LUBRICATING AN OFF-AXIS MOTOR/GENERATOR IN A TRANSMISSION HAVING TWO MOTOR/GENERATORS - The present invention provides a hybrid transmission with two motor/generators, one being “on-axis” and sharing an axis of rotation with an input and output shaft of the transmission, and another being “off-axis” with a distinct axis of rotation from that of the first motor/generator. The transmission is adapted for cooling and lubricating the off-axis motor/generator, and includes a case at least partially defining a manifold. A transmission cover is mounted to the case such that the off-axis motor/generator is retained therebetween. The transmission cover at least partially defines an oil passage. The manifold is adapted to transfer oil onto a bearing device so that the bearing device is lubricated. Oil is also transferred through the oil passage and onto a torque transfer device such that the torque transfer device is lubricated. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132505 | Integrated brake and chain disk assembly for door operator - An integrated brake and chain disk device for a door operator includes an electrical motor with a main shaft coupled to a gear box for rolling a rolling door through an output shaft of the gear box; a brake device for braking the main shaft; a chain disk device for manually rotating the main shaft upon power failure; a clutch device which disengages the intermediate shaft from the chain disk device or engages the intermediate shaft with the chain disk device. The brake device includes at least one torsion spring fitting on a fixed hub. The torsion spring tightly fits on the hub and becomes immovable when a force in a spiral direction of the torsion spring is exerted on either end of the torsion spring, and can be released from the hub when a force in a direction opposite to the spiral direction of the torsion spring is exerted on either end of the torsion spring. In this way, the brake device and the chain disk device are integrated. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132506 | FEED DRIVE MECHANISM AND FLEXIBLE CONNECTION PLATE THEREOF - A flexible connection plate is used in a feed drive mechanism. The flexible connection plate has a first portion, a second portion joined to the first portion, and a plurality of elastic grooves between the first portion and the second portion. The first portion and the second portion are fixed to a nut seat and a lead screw nut of the feed drive mechanism respectively. The elastic grooves are axially penetrating the connection plate. Adjacent elastic grooves have an overlapping section respectively, such that the flexible connection plate has a characteristic of elastic deformation in a radial direction, so as to absorb errors resulted from assembly, and improve non-parallelism resulted from the assembly errors, thereby increasing the feed accuracy of the feed drive mechanism. Furthermore, the rigidity of the flexible connection plate in an axial direction is high enough to drive the feed drive mechanism to be positioned precisely. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132507 | METHOD FOR PATTERNING METAL USING NANOPARTICLE CONTAINING PRECURSORS - Continuous, conducting metal patterns can be formed from metal nanoparticle containing films by exposure to radiation (FIG. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132508 | Process for separating and refining impurities from lead bullion - The Razor Process™ is a unique pyrometallurgical lead refining process. Benefits from the Razor process™ include: lower energy costs; improved working environment; reduced recycling costs; increased refining productivity; reduced cycle time and labor requirements; and production of secondary recyclable products, therefore yielding unique and immediate benefits. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132509 | METHOD FOR THIOSULFATE LEACHING OF PRECIOUS METAL-CONTAINING MATERIALS - Processes are provided for recovering precious metals from refractory materials using thiosulfate lixiviants. The processes can employ lixiviants that include at most only small amounts of copper and/or ammonia and operate at a relatively low pH, reduction of polythionates, inert atmospheres to control polythionate production, and electrolytic solutions which provide relatively high rates of precious metal recovery. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132510 | TWO-CONE DRILL BIT - A two-cone drill bit with a hydraulic arrangement that can be used for one or more of the following: cleaning roller cones, impinging on a hole bottom, or inducing a helical flow field. A two-cone drill bit having a bit body formed from two leg sections and two spacing members. Methods of manufacturing a two-cone drill bit. Methods of improving hydraulics of a two-cone drill bit. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132511 | Gripping Devices and Methods Thereof - A device for gripping a cylindrical object comprises two gripping springs and an actuator, wherein: each gripping spring comprises a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and an arcuate section disposed therebetween; the gripping springs are disposed on the device such that the first ends are pivotally coupled to the device, and the arcuate sections oppose each other so as to define an opening through which the cylindrical object is inserted; and the actuator is mechanically coupled to at least one of the second ends of the gripping springs such that movement of the actuator causes the arcuate sections of the gripping springs to grip the cylindrical object when inserted into the opening. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132512 | Frangible Opener - A hand held opener for opening a frangible closer comprising a handle adapted to be gripped by an operator, a motion actuator operatively connected to the handle, a first shaft connected to the motion actuator, a second shaft connected to the motion actuator, a first gripper portion on the first shaft adapted to grip the frangible closer in a first location, and a second gripper portion on the second shaft adapted to grip the frangible closer in a second location wherein the motion actuator provides reciprocal movement to the shafts to rotate the frangible closer in one direction and to rotate the frangible closer in a direction opposite the first direction. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132513 | CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE OPENER - The present invention concerns a champagne bottle opener, easy to use in application thereof, comprising a means which prevents the cork capsule ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132514 | Adjustable multiple nail holder-extension - An improved nail holder that allows the user to safely and comfortably hold a multiplicity of nails while extending his or her reach into hard-to-reach or otherwise inaccessible places. The present invention represents a significant improvement over those inventions disclosed in the prior art in that it: (1) permits the user to hold and position a multiplicity of nails at the same time, (2) provides the user with an ergonomic handle that is comfortable, efficient and safe to hold, (3) extends the reach of the user beyond arm's length and into hard-to-reach or otherwise inaccessible places, and (4) moves the nails held therein horizontally and/or vertically so as to permit operation in additional hard-to-reach or otherwise inaccessible places. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132515 | Shingle Removing Tool - A shingle removing tool includes, among other possible things, a handle, a shaft connected to the handle, and a base connected to the shaft. A length of the shaft is adjustable. The base includes a blade portion that is configured to separate one or more shingles from a support structure to which the shingles are affixed. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132516 | PLUMBING TOOL - A plumbing tool permits a drain body to be held in a drain opening of a bathtub from behind a drain end of the bathtub. The plumbing too has a head that can be engaged to the drain body and a handle that can be positioned so that an end of the handle projects through an overflow opening of the bathtub. The tool can prevent rotation and lifting of the drain body. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132517 | Ratchet wrench with socket quick release mechanism - A ratchet wrench includes a working head located forwardly on a handle. The working head has a body portion with a generally flat and generally uninterrupted upper surface and a cavity formed in an opposite lower surface with at least one actuator bore through the side wall of the body portion. A drive item is rotatably disposed in the cavity. A pawl item is disposed in the cavity to switch the drive direction of the drive item, and a pawl actuator pin is movably disposed in the actuator bore to switch the pawl. A retention plate may be used to mount the drive item and pawl item in the cavity plate. A quick release mechanism may include a longitudinally oriented and longitudinally slideable release actuator. The upper surface of the working head may be formed by the body portion or by a cover plate mounted thereto. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132518 | ADJUSTABLE SOCKET - An adjustable socket has a body, a connecting segment and an adjusting segment. The body has a proximal end, a distal end, a mounting hole, at least one adjusting recess and a through hole. The mounting hole is formed through the body. The at least adjusting recess is formed on the body. The connecting segment is mounted on the proximal end of the body. The adjusting segment is mounted on the distal end of the body and has a stationary clamp, an operating element and an adjusting clamp. The stationary clamp is formed on and protrudes from the body and has a guiding hole and two clamping faces. The operating element is rotatably mounted in the mounting hole and has a mounting rod and a worm wheel. The adjusting clamp is connected to and engages the operating element, faces the stationary clamp and has an engaging protrusion, multiple engaging teeth and two clamping faces. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132519 | Fastening System for Sheathing Board - Disclosed is a fastening system that is adapted for securing a sheathing board to an associated framing member. The system includes a feedband for retaining a series of fasteners and a powered drill for sequentially driving the fasteners. The feedband is made from a membrane of a polymeric compound. As the fastener is driven into the sheathing board, a portion of the membrane tears away from the surrounding feedband and becomes seated beneath the fastener. This acts to seal the penetration point and prevent water intrusion and otherwise prevents deterioration of the sheathing board. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132520 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SLOTTING TUBULAR STEEL - In a method for slotting a pipe, a sacrificial liner is inserted into the pipe and radially expanded into contact against the inner pipe wall surface, where-upon rotating blades are plunged through the pipe wall and partially into the sacrificial liner. The sacrificial liner prevents the formation of wickers, and prevents cuttings and cutting fluid from entering the interior of the pipe, thus facilitating production of wicker-free slotted pipe requiring reduced post-slotting cleaning. An apparatus for implementing the method incorporates a fixed seal sub-assembly and a movable seal sub-assembly, interconnectable to form an elongate assembly which is adjustable to suit different pipe lengths. A cylindrical re-usable liner is disposable around the assembled fixed and movable seal sub-assemblies, and sized for insertion into the sacrificial liner. The re-usable liner may be expanded by internal pressure, thereby expanding the sacrificial liner. Preferably, the slotting method uses slotting blades with curvilinear teeth thinner than the main blade body, to produce cuttings that are narrower than the finished slot width, and therefore easier to remove from the slots during slotting operations. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132521 | COMPRESSED HEAT INSULATION HOUSING - The invention relates to an assembly comprising, on the one hand, a tubular compressed mineral wool felt element and, on the other hand, at least one means of maintaining the compression state of the said felt. The maintaining means may be a film surrounding the felt element on its cylinder-shaped surface. The assembly may be used as an insulating pipe section for pipework. The invention also relates to a method of producing annular elements, by way of punching, where the starting material is a web of bonded fibrous material, such as tempered mineral wool. A punching tool in the form of at least one punch knife which is mounted on a press plate is pressed through the web then pulled out again. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132522 | Trimmer - A trimmer having a trimmer housing is disclosed. In accordance with at least some embodiments, the trimmer housing includes a first housing portion and a second housing portion, the first housing portion being pivotally connected at least indirectly to the second housing portion. The trimmer additionally includes a cutting platform having a first platform connected at least indirectly to the first housing portion and a second platform connected at least indirectly to the second housing portion. The trimmer is configured wherein the second housing portion is substantially stationary and the first housing portion rotates approximately in a 180 degree range of motion from a close position to an open position, such that a flat and continuous cutting surface formed by the first and the second platforms is obtained. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132523 | Replaceable brake mechanism for power equipment - Woodworking machines are disclosed having cutting tools adapted to cut workpieces. The machines include a safety system adapted to detect one or more dangerous conditions between a person and the cutting tool, and to stop movement of the cutting tool upon detection of the dangerous condition. At least part of the safety system is housed in a removable cartridge substantially sealed against entry of sawdust. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132524 | Contact detection system for power equipment - A woodworking machine having one or more dangerous portions is disclosed. The machine also includes a safety system configured to detect accidental contact between a person and at least one of the dangerous portions by electrically coupling a signal to the person's body, and detecting if the signal becomes coupled to the dangerous portion. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132525 | SHEET CUTTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM PROVIDED THEREWITH - A sheet cutting device includes: an interposing section that interposes a sheet bundle in which a plurality of sheets are bundled; a cutting blade section having a cutting blade that cuts a sheet bundle interposed by the interposing section; a blade receiving member that receives a cutting edge of the cutting blade in the case of cutting; and a controller that controls a stop position of the cutting blade in the case of cutting. The controller controls the cutting blade section so that an amount of movement from a standby position of the cutting blade to the stop position becomes great when the number of times of cutting operations is increased. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132526 | Apparatus for Holding a Plate-Like Material During a Separation Process - An apparatus for holding a plate-like material during a separation process. The apparatus includes a separating device that is movable, during the separation process, in a first axial direction that is transverse to a second axial direction that the plate-like material is conveyed in during the separation process. The apparatus also includes first and second transport tables. The first transport table has a first contact surface and the second transport table has a second contact surface. The first contact surface and the second contact surface are spaced apart by a gap along which the separating device is movable. The apparatus also includes at least one holding device that is operable hold the plate-like material relative to the first and second contact surfaces such that the plate-like material is movable along the first and second contact surfaces. The holding device is configured to support the plate-like material such that a first surface of the plate-like material, on which a cutting beam of the separating device impinges, faces toward the first and second contact surfaces during the separation process. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132527 | Saw blade adjustment structure for table saw - A saw blade adjustment structure for table comprises a support rod inserted through a respective arched sliding slot on a front support panel and a rear support panel, a handle pivoted to the front end of the support rod and biasable between a holding down position and a release position, and an adjustment member set between the front support panel and the handle and having an oblong hole coupled to the support rod such that the adjustment member is movable between an initial position and a push-out position subject to movement of the handle between the holding down position and the release position. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132528 | TOOL CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a tool comprising a tool element which rotates in operation with at least one geometrically defined blade, in particular a material cutting tool element, said tool element being subject to an operating parameter in the operating condition. A measuring device is provided for determination and conversion of the operation parameter into a measured signal. A first measuring device cooperates with a first tool element in the operating condition such that essentially only a first operating parameter for the first tool element may be recorded by the first measuring device | 2010-06-03 |
20100132529 | WEB TRANSFER APPARATUS - A web transfer apparatus includes an unwinding section unwinding a web wound into a roll-shape, a transfer roller section transferring the web on a predetermined web transfer path, a wind-roller section changing a transfer direction of the web by winding the web along the surface thereof, a cutter arranging on the downstream side of the arrangement position of the wind-roller section on the web transfer path, and cutting the web in units of regular sizes, and a web transfer control section driving-controlling the unwinding section, transfer roller section, wind-roller section, and cutter. The wind-roller section and cutter are arranged in such a manner that an interval corresponding to a length offset from a length of an integral multiple of a length of a cut sheet cuts in units of the regular sizes. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132530 | Multi-Use Punch - A multi-use punch has a core, a handle, a chuck and at least one tool head. The core is metal and has a chuck end. The handle is mounted around the core and has a butt end having at least one chamber and a cap. The cap is detachably mounted on the butt end of the handle. The chuck is mounted on the chuck end of the core and has a detent. The tool head is alternately mounted in the chuck end of the core and the chamber of the handle and has a detent corresponding to and being selectively held securely by the detent of the chuck. Each tool head can be easily changed so the punch can be easily and conveniently used for multiple tasks. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132531 | RECEIVING AND GUIDING DEVICE FOR RECEIVING A WORK PIECE AND GUIDING A CUTTING TOOL - The invention relates to a receiving and guiding device for receiving a work piece and for guiding a cutting tool, consisting of a receiving frame comprising a bearing surface for the work piece and a guide rail for the cutting tool, said guide rail being adjusted between a functional position and a non-functional position. In the functional position, the guide rail is located above the bearing surface in the receiving frame. Said device also comprises a support arm on which the guide rail is supported in the functional position. Said support arm and the guide rail can carry out a relative movement in relation to each other. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132532 | Movable pivot bearing for changing key leverage in string keyboard instruments - A moveable key lever pivot bearing system for keyboard instruments in which the pivot bearing is provided with a longitudinal slot to enable mounting the bearing over a pivot pin disposed on a balance rail mounted within the case of the instrument. The key lever, pivot pin, and balance rail all remain in fixed relationship to one another resulting in a fulcrum point change when the bearing is longitudinally shifted back and forth with respect to the pianist. Means are provided to fix the bearing at a selected longitudinal position, extension arms for example, which may be manipulated to adjust the position of the bearings | 2010-06-03 |
20100132533 | PYROLYTIC CARBON COMPONENTS FOR STRINGED INSTRUMENTS - Pyrocarbon components have been found to create richer, clearer sound when employed as bridges ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132534 | Tuning key cover support arm - The invention relates to a protective tuner cover for the tuning section of a stringed musical instrument, such as a guitar. The tuner cover is sized to enclose the instrument headstock, or a substantial portion thereof, and includes a section that encloses and protects the tuning keys and knobs of the musical instrument. When constructed as a unitary structure, the tuner cover can be slid onto the instrument headstock. When constructed from separable components, the tuning cover can be opened and closed over the headstock in a bivalve manner if hinged, or by appropriately spaced latching mechanisms if completely separable. The tuner cover can be constructed to enclose and protect one or two rows of tuning keys and knobs, depending on the type of musical instrument. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132535 | TEACHING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - A method for teaching stringed instrument students how to play sheet music through the use of colored fingering numbers. This method assists the user in knowing which finger to use on which string as they play instrumental music. It also indicates which position their hand should be in as they play sheet music. Numbers correspond to which finger should be used to play a particular note. Separate, distinctly identifiable colors are assigned to notes that should be played on a particular string in a particular position, and are visually displayed as colored fingering numbers that indicate which string and in which position the user should play the fingered notes on. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132536 | FILE CREATION PROCESS, FILE FORMAT AND FILE PLAYBACK APPARATUS ENABLING ADVANCED AUDIO INTERACTION AND COLLABORATION CAPABILITIES - A file creation process, file format and playback device are provided that enables an interactive and if desired collaborative music playback experience for the user(s) by combining or retro-fitting an ‘original song’ with a MIDI time grid, the MIDI score of the song and other data in a synchronized fashion. The invention enables a music interaction platform that requires a small amount of time to learn and very little skill, knowledge or talent to use and is designed to bring ‘mixing music’ to the average person. The premiere capability that the file format provides, is the capability for any two bars, multiples of bars or pre-designated ‘parts’ from any two songs to be mixed in both tempo and bar by bar synchronization in a non-linear drag and drop fashion (and therefore almost instantaneously). The file format provides many further interaction capabilities however such a remixing MIDI tracks from the original song back in with the song. In the preferable embodiment the playback means is a software application on a handheld portable device which utilizes a multitouch-screen user interface, such as an iPhone. A single user can musically interact with the device and associated ‘original songs’ etc or interactively collaborate with other users in like fashion, either whilst in the same room or over the Internet. The advanced inter-active functionality the file format enables in combination with the unique features of the iPhone (as a playback device), such as the multitouch-screen and accelerometer, enable furthered intuitive and enhanced music interaction capabilities. The object of the invention is to make music interaction (mixing for example) a regular activity for the average person. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132537 | AUTOMATIC LACER FOR BUNDLES OF POLYMERIC FIBER - An automatic lacer wraps bundles of polymeric fibers with thread, before the bundles are woven into a fabric mat and placed in a housing to form a gas-separation membrane module. A fiber bundle passes through a spool which is previously wound with thread on its outer surface. The thread is attached to the fiber bundle, so that when the bundle is moved through the spool, the thread is pulled from the spool, and automatically becomes wound around the bundle. Threads from two or more spools may be wrapped around the fiber bundle simultaneously. Lacing of the fiber bundles reduces the amount of tangling in the loom feeder, and improves the quality of modules made from the fiber bundles. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132538 | MINESWEEPING DEVICE - A magnetic signature minesweeping device comprising a water driven turbine power generator and a superconducting material magnet, wherein the turbine power generator is arranged, in use, to supply a driving current for the superconducting material magnet when the minesweeping device is towed through the water. In a further embodiment, a control unit is arranged, in use, to control the magnetic output of the superconducting magnet and the power output of the turbine power generator. Furthermore, a method of minesweeping using the device and an array of the devices is disclosed. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132539 | Firearm Camouflage System - The present invention provides a pre-packaged kit and a method for creating unique multi-toned custom patterns or camouflage on a surface, and in particular the surfaces of a firearm. The multi-toned custom patterns or camouflage are created by separating or peeling off pre-cut stencil/templates from sheet or roll stock adhesive backed masking material and applying the stencil/templates to a surface. The surface is subsequently sprayed with coatings, finishers and sealants. Additional layers of stencil/templates are then added and sprayed with various colors or tones of coatings, finishers and sealants to complete the desired effect on the firearm surface. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132540 | BALLISTIC RESISTANT LAMINATED STRUCTURE - The invention relates to a ballistic resistant laminated structure comprising at least three glass sheets ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132541 | FIREARM FIRE CONTROL SELECTOR - An automatic firearm capable of automatic or semiautomatic fire. The firearm has a receiver having a moveable hammer. A selector is rotatably mounted in the receiver. A first sear is rotatably mounted in the receiver to engage the hammer where the first sear contacts a first camming surface of the selector. A second sear is rotatably mounted in the receiver to engage the hammer where the second sear contacts a second camming surface of the selector. A disconnect is rotatably mounted in the receiver where the disconnect contacts a third camming surface of the selector. The selector has a number of selectable positions disposed so that rotation of the selector between a first and last selectable position of the number of selectable positions is less than 180 degrees. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132542 | ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A DOUBLE-ACTING PNEUMATIC ACTUATOR - In an electro-pneumatic system for controlling a double-acting pneumatic actuator having first and second working chambers, first and second preliminary pneumatic control components generate first and second preliminary pneumatic control signals transferred to respective first and second main pneumatic control components having outputs connected to the respective first and second working chambers. An electronic splitter circuit precedes the first and second preliminary pneumatic control components for splitting and inverting an electrical control signal input to the splitter circuit around an electrical mean control value to create first and second mirror-inverted electrical control signals respectively connected to the respective first and second preliminary pneumatic control components. The electrical mean control value is adjustable such that the first and second preliminary control components respectively generate the respective first and second preliminary pneumatic control signals mutually inverted around a pneumatic mean value. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132543 | Pneumatic booster - There is provided a pneumatic booster, comprising: a front shell; a rear shell; a housing formed as that respective openings of the front shell and the rear shell are integrally connected to each other, and a power piston arranged in the housing so as to divide an interior of the housing into a constant-pressure chamber on the front shell side and a working-pressure chamber on the rear shell side, wherein thrust force of the power piston generated by pressure difference between the constant-pressure chamber and the working-pressure chamber is applied to inputted force transmitted from a brake pedal to an input rod so as to obtain combined force, the combined force being outputted with a given boost ratio from an output rod, and wherein a thickness of the front shell is made to be thinner than a thickness of the rear shell. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132544 | AXIAL PISTON MACHINE HAVING A RETURN DEVICE - The invention relates to an axial piston machine comprising a pivoting cradle having variable tilt. The axial piston machine has at least one adjustment device extending substantially in the longitudinal direction of the axial piston machine. The axial piston machine further comprises a return element for returning to a position of the pivoting cradle. The return element and the adjustment device are disposed in a plane extending parallel to an axis of rotation of the axial piston machine and perpendicular to a pivoting axis of the pivoting cradle. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132545 | SEPARATOR FOR DEGASSING FLUID - A separator for a hydraulic system is provided, including a substrate and a membrane. The substrate includes a substrate outer surface and a gas side expulsion area. The expulsion area is for expelling gas from the separator. The membrane is in communication with the substrate, and is for permeating gas to the substrate outer surface while substantially blocking ingression of fluid to the substrate. The substrate outer surface is for receiving gas. The substrate is for transporting gas from the substrate outer surface to the expulsion area. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132546 | Composite Structures with Porous Anodic Oxide Layers and Methods of Fabrication - Composite structures are described that have a porous anodic oxide layer such as, for example, a porous anodic aluminum oxide layer. In one aspect, the present invention includes a composite gas separation module having a porous metal substrate; a porous anodic aluminum oxide layer, wherein the porous anodic aluminum oxide layer overlies the porous metal substrate; and a dense gas-selective membrane, wherein the dense gas-selective membrane overlies the porous anodic aluminum oxide layer. A composite filter is described having a porous non-aluminum metal substrate; and a porous anodic aluminum oxide layer, wherein the porous anodic aluminum oxide layer defines pores extending through the porous anodic aluminum oxide layer. Methods for fabricating composite gas separation modules and composite filters and methods for selectively separating hydrogen gas from a hydrogen gas-containing gaseous stream are also described. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132547 | HIGH GAIN SELECTIVE METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK PRECONCENTRATORS - Novel metal organic framework (MOF) molecules and methods of synthesizing them are described. MOFs are organometallic crystalline structures that have high sorption capacity due to high surface area, tailorable selectivity, an inert nature, and thermal stability at high temperatures. MOFs may be used as sorbents in preconcentrators for analytical devices to provide orders of magnitude of improved sensitivity in analyte detection. MOFs are also useful as sorbents in new compact and portable micropreconcentrator designs such as a modified purge and trap system and a multi-valve microelectromechanical system (MEMS) to achieve high gain in analyte detection. Further, MOFs may be used as coatings for novel microstructure arrays in micropreconcentrators where the microstructures are designed to increase the surface area to volume ratio inside the micropreconcentrator while minimizing the pressure drop across the micropreconcentrator. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132548 | TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED ADSORPTION FOR DEHYDRATION OF WATER RICH STREAMS - A process for dehydration of a water rich stream, the process comprising providing a process stream to a first temperature controlled adsorber that is undergoing adsorption, where the first temperature controlled adsorber has one or more adsorption flow passages containing an adsorptive material coating and one or more heat transfer flow passages and producing a dehydrated effluent stream. The process stream is passed through the one or more adsorption flow passages, where water is adsorbed by the adsorptive material coating, and a heat of adsorption is generated. The heat of adsorption is removed by passing a cooling fluid through the one or more heat transfer flow passages. The process stream can be a process stream for producing motor fuel grade ethanol. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132549 | ADSORPTIVE GAS SEPARATION OF MULTI-COMPONENT GASES - The disclosure relates generally to a gas-separation system for separating one or more components from a multi-component gas using Zeolitic imidazolate or imidazolate-derived framework. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132550 | AIR FILTRATION SYSTEMS - An air filtration system is described for removing oil and grease entrained in air extracted from the region above a cooker. The system comprises a first mesh screen filter leading to a first chamber, in which two nozzles | 2010-06-03 |
20100132551 | GAS DEACIDIZING METHOD USING AN ABSORBENT SOLUTION WITH DEMIXING DURING REGENERATION - The gaseous effluent to be treated is contacted in C | 2010-06-03 |
20100132552 | ZONE OR PROCESS FOR IMPROVING AN EFFICIENCY THEREOF - One exemplary embodiment can be a process for increasing an efficiency of an acid gas removal zone. The process may include passing an absorber-solvent cooling stream through a heat exchanger. Usually, the heat exchanger warms the absorber-solvent cooling stream with a lean solvent stream before removing at least a portion of the carbon dioxide remaining in the absorber-solvent cooling stream and returning a partially-lean solvent stream to an absorber. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132553 | MAINTAINING LOW CARBON MONOXIDE LEVELS IN PRODUCT CARBON DIOXIDE - A process for maintaining a low carbon monoxide content in a carbon dioxide product that is made in a synthesis gas purification process is disclosed. More particularly, the invention involves an improved process in which a portion of a loaded solvent is sent through a carbon dioxide absorber instead of to a series of carbon dioxide flash drums. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132554 | HEAT INTEGRATION FOR HOT SOLVENT STRIPPING LOOP IN AN ACID GAS REMOVAL PROCESS - Systems and processes utilize one or more methods of providing overhead waste process heat to increase the feed temperature of the hot solvent stripping regeneration loop in an acid gas removal process. A heated rich solvent stream can be the primary feed for the hot solvent stripping regeneration loop, and one or more slip streams can be heated and then combined with the heated rich solvent stream to form a combined rich solvent stream prior to further processing in downstream units to remove acid gas from the solvent. A first slip stream can be heated in a stripper gas heat exchanger by heat exchange with a stripped gas stream. A second slip stream can be heated in a regenerator exchanger by heat exchange with an acid gas stream. A third slip stream can be heated in a recycle gas exchanger by heat exchange with a compressed recycle gas stream. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132555 | PROCESS FOR A GAS REMOVAL ZONE - One exemplary embodiment can be a process for increasing an efficiency of an acid gas removal zone. The process can include sending a sour gas stream including at least one gas to a first absorber providing an overhead stream absorbing the at least one gas; withdrawing a side-stream from the first absorber and passing the side-stream through a holding tank, a side-stream fluid transfer device, and a side-stream chiller before returning the side-stream to the absorber; and passing the first absorber overhead stream to a pump-around circuit for a second absorber. Usually, the pump-around circuit may include a flash drum, a pump-around fluid transfer device and a pump-around chiller before providing a slipstream to the first absorber and another portion to the second absorber. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132556 | METHODS OF SEQUESTERING CO2 - Methods of sequestering carbon dioxide (CO | 2010-06-03 |
20100132557 | PROCESS TO SEPARATE PARTICLES FROM A PARTICLES-CONTAINING GAS STREAM - Process to separate particles from a particles-containing gas stream, by subjecting the particles-containing gas stream to a centrifugal separation step, wherein the particles-containing gas stream is separated in a gas rich flow and a particles-rich flow and wherein the particles-rich flow is cooled from a temperature in the range from 600 to 800° C. to a temperature in the range from 200 to 450° C. before it is subjected to a second separation step, wherein particles are separated from the particles-rich flow. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132558 | Exhaust Gas Purification System for an Internal Combustion Engine - An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle is provided. The system includes a first particulate filter element and a second particulate filter element, which is connected downstream of the first particulate filter element and through which flows the exhaust gas that emanates from the first particulate filter element. The first particulate filter element operates as a system filter and the second particulate filter element operates as a diagnostic filter. A charge of the diagnostic filter can be determined, and the functional capability of the system filter can be deduced based thereon. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132559 | SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE MEMBRANE STRUCTURE, SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE MEMBRANE STRUCTURE, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A permselective material has a polymer having an organosiloxane skeleton and containing a dispersed solid additive. When oxygen and nitrogen are passed through a membrane having the permselective material, the relation between the permeability coefficients [cm | 2010-06-03 |
20100132560 | Indoor Air Cleaner - An air vent air purifier comprises a grill portion and a housing that is attached to the bottom of the grill portion. The housing fits within a forced air vent. The housing encloses an ionization grid, control circuitry and energy source. When energized, air flowing through the vent from the air handling device passes through the ionization grid, where it is ionized, thereby cleaning the air throughout the entire room. The grill may include a decorative element to match the decor of a room. Batteries provide the energy. A series of indicator lights indicate a power on condition and the level of the battery. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132561 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGING AND COLLECTION - The present invention describes directly using particles collected with an electrostatic precipitator for the detection of explosives and other compounds of interest. The method and apparatus of analyzing particles involves directly measuring particles on the collection electrodes or thermally desorbing them into an ion mobility spectrometer and/or other analytical instruments. One aspect of the present invention is a particulate charging method. Another aspect of the present invention provides a means of high charging of the particulates while minimizing their collection in the charging stage. The present invention also provides a means for efficiently collecting the particulates in a second stage for sampling in a compact electrode. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132562 | Electric precipitator and electrode thereof - An electric precipitator prevents dielectric breakdown by ensuring the dielectric distance among a plurality of electrodes. The electric precipitator includes a charging section for charging dust particles in air, and a collecting section for collecting the dust particles charged by the charging section. The collecting section includes a high voltage electrode having a conductive layer coated with a dielectric layer, and a low voltage electrode having at least one protrusion that maintains a gap between the high voltage electrode and the low voltage electrode. The conductive layer includes at least one cutting part formed in an area corresponding to the protrusion. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132563 | DIRECT CONTACT COOLING IN AN ACID GAS REMOVAL PROCESS - Systems and processes disclosed herein relate to the utilization of direct contact condensing to provide heat to a solvent regeneration loop in an acid gas removal process. A first direct contact condenser can be included in the upper section of a concentrator that removes acid gas from a rich solvent stream. A first slip stream can be heated in the first direct contact condenser and can be combined with the rich solvent stream in the lower section of the stripper. A second direct contact condenser can be included in the lower section of an absorber that removes acid gas from a feed gas. A second slip stream can be heated in the second direct contact condenser, and can be combined with the rich solvent stream before the rich solvent stream is provided to the concentrator. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132564 | IDENTIFICATION OF BEVERAGE INGREDIENT CONTAINING CAPSULES - A beverage ingredient capsule ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132565 | ESPRESSO COFFE DISPENSING MACHINES USING SINGLE-DOSE GROUND COFFEE PODS - Single-dose pod coffee machine comprising a casing, an external manoeuvring lever ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132566 | Thermostat for sandwich press and grill - There is provided a toaster grill having a lower housing that supports a lower cooking surface and an upper housing that supports an upper cooking surface. The upper housing pivots with respect to a “U” shaped frame that is hinged with respect to the lower cooking surface. A locking hinge allows the pivoting motion of the frame to be automatically arrested in an intermediate orientation between the fully closed and fully open grill orientations. The locking hinge automatically resets when the upper housing is rotated from the fully open grill orientation to the fully closed orientation. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132567 | COOKING TRAY - A self-contained cooking system includes a foldable case including a tray compartment and at least one heating element compartment. The heating element compartment is configured to securely retain a portable heating device, such as a propane or butane stove and respective gas canisters. The system also includes a cooking tray removably secured within the tray compartment. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132568 | Screen printing system and method of screen printing - A screen printing system includes a screen made of a porous material and an adjustable variable pressure squeegee having a squeegee blade. The squeegee blade has a first edge for contacting the screen and pushing an ink medium deposited on the screen through a print area of the screen. The squeegee blade has a second edge retained in a holder. The holder has a compliant member configured to distribute a downward force applied to a point on the compliant member along a length of the squeegee blade in order to maintain contact between the first edge and the screen along the length of the squeegee blade. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132569 | CONCAVO-CONVEX IMAGE FORMED MATTER AND IMAGE FORMED MATTER, AND APPARATUS AND FORMING METHOD FOR FORMING SAME - The present invention provides a concave-convex image forming unit and concave-convex image forming method that form a concave-convex image of a desired shape on a sheet material, and also an image forming apparatus and image forming method that form on a sheet material a planar image and a concave-convex image of a desired shape, which have been highly accurately registered, as well as a concave-convex image formed matter and an image formed matter, which have been manufactured by these apparatuses and methods. The concave-convex image forming unit includes: a die cylinder, which has a mounting mechanism for mounting a concavo-convex image forming die, and a gripper mechanism for transporting the sheet material, and in which the concavo-convex image forming die is mounted to the outer circumferential surface; a resin feeder; and an emitter for emitting a light from the sheet material side in a state in which the sheet material and the concavo-convex image forming surface are in close contact, and the image forming apparatus includes: the concave-convex image forming unit and gripper mechanism, as well as a planar image forming unit for forming planar image on the sheet material and a sheet material transporter for transporting the sheet material. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132570 | PRINTING METHOD BY OFFSET PRINTING PRESS AND OFFSET PRINTING PRESS - The present invention relates to a printing method by an offset printing press and an offset printing press and has an object to carry out a substrate process for low-whiteness printing paper such as paper for newspaper with substrate treatment agent and to enhance the print quality while preventing appearance of muddiness in printing ink by the substrate treatment agent. The present invention is configured such that substrate treatment agent such as low-whiteness enhancement agent is supplied to a printing face of printing paper, and thereafter the substrate treatment agent supplied to the printing face is dried and then offset printing is carried out for the printing paper by a printing apparatus. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132571 | Former Arrangement - A former arrangement for processing a substrate web in a reel-fed printing press having at least three formers which are arranged adjacent to each other and transversely to a web running direction of the substrate web and at least five longitudinal slitting devices for the longitudinal slitting of the substrate web in at least two part webs which are arranged offset to each other in the web running direction in front of the at least three formers and transversely to the web running direction, wherein the at least three formers and the longitudinal slitting devices are each separately moveable transversely to the web running direction. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132572 | CROP MARK CONTROLLER IN A FUNNEL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CROP MARKS - A cut-off register controller is usable in a longitudinal fold forming assembly of a rotary cylinder printing press that is provided with at least one form folding assembly plane which consists of two adjacently defined longitudinal fold formers. The web ribbon or the partial web ribbons, which are longitudinally formed and folded by the formers are collated at an exit of the former assembly by the operation of a roller pair and are formed into a combined ribbon. That combined ribbon is then fed into a folding apparatus. A number of control circuits are located downstream of the formers and corresponding, in number, to at least the number of formers. The control circuits are usable for controlling the cut-off register of the printed web. Each control circuit has at least one detector and one adjusting member which is usable to adjust the distance between the web or stand and the former. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132573 | LIQUID TRANSFER APPARATUS - An ultraviolet drying device ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132574 | PRINTING PLATE REGISTRATION - A method for determining a position of a mechanical edge of a reference edge of a sheet of recording media relative to a first edge of a drum slot in a cylindrical surface of an imaging drum, the method includes: mounting the sheet of recording media on the imaging drum in an orientation wherein the reference edge extends along the cylindrical surface of the imaging drum in a substantially axial direction and wherein the reference edge extends over the first edge of the drum slot; establishing at least one acute apex diffuse light source in the slot; capturing at least one digital camera image of the reference edge and the at least one acute apex diffuse light source; and determining from the at least one digital camera image a location of at least one point on the mechanical edge. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132575 | METHODS OF ASSEMBLING, DISMANTLING AND TRANSFORMING A PRINT UNIT INTENDED FOR A PRINTING MACHINE, AND TRANSPORT DEVICE USED - A method of assembling (R, V) a print unit ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132576 | Detonator System - A detonator system which includes an array of a plurality of discrete time delay relays ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132577 | Multi-Stage Mechanical Delay Mechanisms For Electrical Switching and the like - A multi-stage inertial switch including: a housing having a first electrical contact; two or more members disposed in the housing, at least one end of each of the two or more members being sequentially movable upon a different level of acceleration of the housing; and a movable member movable within the housing by the sequential movement of the two or more members, the movable member having a second electrical contact capable of engagement with the first electrical contact to one of open or close an electrical circuit between the first and second electrical contacts upon an occurrence of a predetermined magnitude and/or duration acceleration event. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132578 | RADIAL-LINEAR SHAPED CHARGE PIPE CUTTER - A radial-linear shaped charge pipe cutter is constructed with the booster explosive packed intimately into a booster aperture that is bored axially through the charge upper end plate. The cutter explosive is initiated at the interface between the upper margin of the cutter explosive and the contiguous inside surface of the upper end plate. This interface is within a critical initiation distance from the half charge juncture plane. In one embodiment, a half charge liner is configured as the assembly of two, coaxial, frusto-cones with the smaller cone diverging from the half charge juncture plane at a smaller angle than the outer cone. In another embodiment, the liner thickness increases from the juncture plane out to the liner perimeter. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132579 | GASTIGHT ELECTRICAL BUSHING AND ITS USE IN A PROJECTILE - A projectile in which the metallic base body itself is used as a ground wire and only the signal line is passed through the inside of the base body so that it is insulated by a suitable bore of the base body. The signal line is insulated from the ground wire by a coating of an electrically insulating material applied to the base body, before the signal line is introduced into the bore. The two ends of the signal line are provided with connecting contacts, which preferably can be screwed at least partially into the base body and are mounted in such a way that they are insulated from the base body. To allow contacting of the ground wire, which is formed by the base body itself, the front end and the rear end of the base body are provided with coating-free blind bores. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132580 | Net throwing device - The net throwing device contains sleeve ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132581 | COMPACT MID-IR LASER - A compact mid-IR laser device utilizes a quantum cascade laser to provide mid-IR frequencies suitable for use in molecular detection by signature absorption spectra. The compact nature of the device is obtained owing to an efficient heat transfer structure, the use of a small diameter aspheric lens and a monolithic assembly structure to hold the optical elements in a fixed position relative to one another. The compact housing size may be approximately 20 cm×20 cm×20 cm or less. Efficient heat transfer is achieved using a thermoelectric cooler TEC combined with a high thermal conductivity heat spreader onto which the quantum cascade laser is thermally coupled. The heat spreader not only serves to dissipate heat and conduct same to the TEC, but also serves as an optical platform to secure the optical elements within the housing in a fixed relationship relative on one another. A small diameter aspheric lens may have a diameter of 10 mm or less and is positioned to provided a collimated beam output from the quantum cascade laser. The housing is hermetically sealed to provide a rugged, light weight portable MIR laser source. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132582 | MACHINE FOR PICKING UP AND STORING RAIL FASTENINGS OF A TRACK, AND A METHOD - A machine ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132583 | RAILWAY SYSTEM, A RAILWAY CARRIAGE AND A RAILWAY SIDING - A railway carriage to be transported on a railway system includes a living area ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132584 | Vehicle having an eddy current brake for a rail-borne transportation system , and a transportation system which is operated therewith, in particular a magnetic levitation train - Disclosed is a vehicle comprising an eddy current brake ( | 2010-06-03 |