| 23rd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
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| 20120137800 | PARKING RELEASE ACTUATOR - In a parking release actuator, a related motion between a motor and a cable uses a number of worm gears and worm wheel gears using rotation motions in different directions, and the cable is pulled or released by a cable guide converting a rotation motion into an angular motion. Therefore, a number of worm gears and worm wheel gears and the cable guide are made compact and intensive. As a result, it is possible to reduce the entire size of a housing and significantly reduce the operation of the operator required for manual locking or manual release, thereby further improving convenience. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137801 | Adapted Torque Motorisation System for Deployable Spatial Structures - A motorisation device comprises two substantially parallel winding cylinders, and at least one longitudinal linking element able to maintain a predetermined distance between the winding cylinders and wound around winding tracks, the linking element consequently having a crossing point located between the winding cylinders. The motorisation device includes two flexible tracks, fixed on each of the winding cylinders and arranged to face and to touch eachother at the contact point, a pre-stressing force being applied to the contact point under the effect of said linking element. The flexible tracks are spiral shaped and arranged such that the contact point between the two spiral-shaped flexible tracks, located between the winding cylinders, is offset relative to the crossing point of the linking element, such that a torque dependent on the distance between the contact point and the crossing point is applied to the contact point, causing reciprocal rotation of the flexible tracks. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137802 | ELECTROMECHANICAL TELESCOPIC ACTUATOR - The invention relates to a telescopic actuator comprising:
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| 20120137803 | DRIVING DEVICE - A driving device having a housing tube connected to a stationary base part or a movable structural component part a protective tube connected to the other respective part a spindle drive which has a threaded spindle and a spindle nut arranged on the threaded spindle by which the housing tube and protective tube are movable axially relative to one another, and a rotary drive that drives the spindle drive via a clutch, a rotationally rigid interconnection thereof can be canceled when a determined torque is exceeded. A magnetic ring having a plurality of north and south poles is rotationally arranged near a stationary sensor element. The magnetic ring is arranged at the clutch that is connected to the threaded spindle, fixed with respect to rotation relative to it. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137804 | DOUBLE-TAPERED MOUNT FOR OSCILLATING SHAFT - A mount for a shaft includes a collar, disposable around the shaft, a first mating piece and a second mating piece. The collar includes first and second tapered outer surfaces that taper away from each other. The first mating piece has a first tapered aperture that is configured to mate with the first tapered outer surface of the collar. The second mating piece has a second tapered aperture configured to mate with the second tapered outer surface of the collar. The first and second mating pieces are adapted to be aligned such that when the collar is mated with the first and second mating pieces, the shaft is substantially perpendicular to the first mating piece. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137805 | Manual Transmission for Vehicles - A manual transmission for vehicles minimizes rotational inertia and improves rattle as a consequence of preventing unnecessary idling of a first speed gear and a reverse speed gear by maintaining a first input gear to be a free gear state at all shift-speeds except a first forward speed and a reverse speed. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137806 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - A method of controlling a hydraulic control system for a dual clutch transmission includes controlling a plurality of pressure and flow control devices in fluid communication with a plurality of clutch actuators and with a plurality of synchronizer actuators. The clutch actuators are operable to actuate a plurality of torque transmitting devices and the synchronizer actuators are operable to actuate a plurality of synchronizer assemblies. Selective activation of combinations of the pressure control solenoids and the flow control solenoids allows for a pressurized fluid to activate at least one of the clutch actuators and synchronizer actuators in order to shift the transmission into a desired gear ratio. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137807 | JOINT MECHANISM AND JOINT DEVICE - The joint mechanism includes a first link, a second link, a third link, a shaft supported on the second link to be rotatable about an axis thereof, and movable in an axis direction thereof, a first worm and a second worm mounted on the shaft, a first worm wheel in mesh with the first worm to pivotally move the first link with respect to the second link, and a second worm wheel in mesh with the second worm to pivotally move the third link with respect to the second link. The first link and the third link are pivotally moved in opposite directions to each other by rotating the shaft, and pivotally moved in identical directions to each other by moving the shaft in the axis direction. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137808 | Roller element retainer for ball screw device - A motion guide device includes a ball nut attached onto a shaft and having helical grooves for forming a ball guiding raceway between the ball nut and the elongated shaft and for receiving ball bearing elements, a circulating device attached to the ball nut and having a pathway communicative with the raceway for forming an endless ball guiding passage between the ball nut and the elongated shaft and the circulating device and for engaging with bearing elements, and a retaining device includes a shorter chain for engaging into the helical grooves or raceway of the screw shaft and the ball nut, and a longer chain for engaging into the pathway of the circulating device. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137809 | DECELERATOR FOR GENERATING BOOMING SOUND - The present invention relates to a decelerator for generating a booming sound. In particular, the present invention includes a shaft connected with a motor; an input (first) gear engaged in the input shaft, and an output (second) gear mated with the input gear. The motor controls the vehicle speed and delivers the torque of the output (second) gear which is characterized in that output gear further includes an unbalanced drive (third) gear installed on the shaft spaced a predetermined distance from the input (first) gear. Further, an unbalanced driven (fourth) gear is mated with the unbalanced drive (third) gear, and an unbalanced module, having an unbalanced mass, is connected with the unbalanced driven (fourth) gear. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137810 | Shifting Range Sensing Device and Shifting Operation Device with the Same - A shifting range sensing device may include an electronic communication unit that includes a housing fixed to an outside of an external bracket of a shift lever, a magnet being disposed in the housing and rotatable in a forward-backward direction therein wherein the magnet pivots with rotation of the shift lever in the forward-backward direction, and a hole sensor sensing the forward-backward direction movement of the magnet, and a microswitch electrically connected with the electronic communication unit and engaged to a side of the shift lever, wherein the microswitch may be turned on/off in accordance with a left-right rotation of the shift lever, wherein the microswitch transmits on/off signal to the electronic communication unit and the electronic communication unit transmits information sensed by the hole sensor and the on/off signal sensed by the microswitch to a transmission controller. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137811 | Vehicle Having a Transmission and a Selection Element for Shifting Gears - A vehicle includes a transmission having at least one controllable actuator provided for engaging and/or disengaging at least one transmission gear, and a selection element to be operated manually, by which the actuator can be controlled, wherein. In order to engage a transmission gear, the selection element must first be moved in the direction of a specified end position assigned to the corresponding transmission gear. The selection element can be moved into the end position assigned to the corresponding transmission gear only when the corresponding transmission gear is actually engaged. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137812 | Shifting Apparatus for Manual Transmission - A shifting apparatus for a manual transmission automatically performs a selecting operation and a shifting operation through the driving of one motor according to a shift step level of a shift lever at the time when a driver operates the shift lever. The apparatus includes a driving motor with a rotation shaft on which a main gear is mounted, a connecting gear unit disposed in front of the rotation shaft of the driving motor and selectively transferring rotation of the driving motor according to a position signal of the shift lever, a selecting unit disposed at one side of the connecting gear unit to correspond to a shift fork connected with the shift fork mounted at one side of the control shaft and selectively connected with the connecting gear unit to selectively move the shift fork on the control shaft, and a shifting unit disposed at the other side of the connecting gear unit to correspond to the selecting unit, connected to the other side of the control shaft and selectively connected with the connecting gear unit to rotate the control shaft. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137813 | SHIFT LEVER FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A shift lever for an automatic transmission improves a shift manipulating feeling and simultaneously reduce a rattling noise by preventing noise generated due to contact with a rod after manipulating a push button. The shift lever for the automatic transmission may include a rod movably provided inside the shift lever in its longitudinal direction, a push button vertically provided to the rod, an operating portion provided between the push button and the rod, and having a supporting portion at which an installation hole is formed and a slant portion, and a damping unit coupled to the installation hole, and provided between the rod portion and the supporting portion to absorb and reduce vibration of a power train transferred through the rod and vibration due to a road surface. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137814 | EXTERNAL GEARSHIFT FOR A MANUAL-SHIFT TRANSMISSION - An external gearshift is provided for a motor vehicle shift transmission comprises a shift selector lever that can be moved in a shift degree of freedom and a selection degree of freedom, a selector lever that can be pivoted about an axis, which is coupled to the shift selector lever in order to follow a movement of the shift selector lever in the selection degree of freedom, and a torsion spring, which acts on the selector lever, in order to load the shift selector lever into a neutral position of the selection degree of freedom. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137815 | SUPPORT MECHANISM AND ROBOT WITH THE SAME - A support mechanism for a robot includes a support member, and a fixing member. The fixing member is placed on the support member, and includes a V-shaped resilient clip with a fixing groove. A robot securely configured with the support mechanism is also provided when the robot is being transported or stowed when not in service. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137816 | CLOSED-CHAIN ROTATIONAL MECHANISM HAVING DECOUPLED AND HOMOKINETIC ACTUATION - The invention concerns a mechanism having the necessary conditions in order that the rotational motion of a body can be actuated in a decoupled and homokinetic way by motors (M | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137817 | POWER CONTROL MEMBER FOR MANNED VEHICLE - A power control member for manned vehicles is revealed. The power control member includes a handle, a stem support and a power controller. The handle is sleeved and assembled with the stem support of a manned vehicle, and the power controller is arranged between the handle and the stem support. A power control shaft of the power controller shares the same axis with the handle and connects to the handle. Thereby rotation of the handle drives the power controller to control the direction and speed of the manned vehicle. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137818 | UNIQUE MOTOR TYPE MOTOR DRIVEN COLUMN APPARATUS - A unique motor type motor driven column apparatus may include a motor attached to a telescoping tube that slidably receives a column tube therein, wherein the telescoping tube may be pivotally coupled with a vehicle body by a tilt bracket, an actuating rod rotating by the motor, a tilt mechanism including a tilt clutch receiving the actuating rod therethrough and selectively engaged therebetween by a motor controller such that a rotation force of the actuating rod may be converted into a linear movement of the tilt mechanism to make a tilt motion of the column tube, and a telescoping mechanism including a telescoping clutch receiving the actuating rod therethrough and selectively engaged therebetween by the motor controller such that a rotation force of the actuating rod may be converted into a linear movement of the telescoping mechanism so as to make a telescoping motion of the column tube. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137819 | ACTUATION DEVICE FOR A CONTROL CABLE FOR A BICYCLE GEARSHIFT - The disclosed device controls a cable associated with a bicycle gearshift and is particularity configured for securing the body of the device on the forward-facing end of racing bicycle handlebars. A cable winding bobbin, having an internally toothed crown, is provided in the device's body and a drive mechanism rotates the bobbin in the chosen direction to achieve predetermined angular positions. A ratchet mechanism, located between the lever and the toothed crown, includes opposite rocker arms with cam profiles curved away from each other, and a toothed sector for engaging the toothed crown. A pointer is located to be selectively engaged with at least one of the rocker arms so that engagement results in the rocker arm's toothed section being away from the toothed crown, and disengagement results in the rocker arm's toothed section being engaged with the toothed crown. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137820 | ERROR-PROOFED DOOR HANDLE CABLE END-FITTING - A cable assembly having an elongate cable and a cable fitting having an elongate body with a first end, a second end, and a tubular duct extending therethrough adapted to receive the elongate cable. First and second annular rings extend substantially circumferentially around a portion of the elongate body and define an annular groove therebetween. A circumferential support has a first section that extends from the first annular ring to the first end and a second section that extends from the second annular ring to the second end, and has ribs extending radially outwardly therefrom. An outer circumference of the annular groove is less than an outer circumference of the circumferential support. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137821 | HANDLE FOR TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE HANDLEBARS - Disclosed is a grip ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137822 | PEDAL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A pedal device for a vehicle may include a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal which may be pivotally installed in a movable panel, an electric device selectively moving the movable panel, and an eco device transferring a motion of the electric device to the accelerator pedal to adjust a pedal effort of the accelerator pedal or vibrate the accelerator pedal. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137823 | BRAKE PEDAL DEVICE - Provided is a brake pedal device that can effectively prevent a brake pedal from hurting a drive by forcibly rotating the brake pedal toward the front of the vehicle, away from the driver, when the brake pedal is pushed to driver by a car collision, with the brake pedal supported to the car body. The brake pedal device includes a brake pedal pivotably supported to a car body, and a pivot lever forcibly pivoting the brake pedal to the front of a vehicle, away from a driver, by forcibly pivoting by means of the car body in a collision. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137824 | Adjustable Pedal - An adjustable pedal ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137825 | Bicycle pedal - A bicycle pedal includes a lateral spindle parallel to an X-axis and perpendicular to a Y-axis the X-axis, and includes an inclined surface formed in the inner and front side portion and tilted outwardly and tilted relative to the Y-axis for a tilting angle “A” ranged from five (5) to twenty five (25) degrees, and includes another inclined surface formed in the outer and rear side portion and tilted inwardly and tilted relative to the Y-axis and parallel to the feet of the user for suitably supporting the feet of the user and for allowing the pedal members to be suitably or effectively stepped or actuated by the user, and includes one or more air passages, air pathways or openings for air circulating purposes. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137826 | Supplementary Device for Bicycle Pedal and Bicycle Pedal Using the Same - A bicycle pedal includes a pedal body having a spindle on the middle and two side frames at two opposite sides; a toe clip having a curved, flexible clip body, a through hole located on the top side for the insertion of a toe strap that is mounted in the pedal body and a mounting block located on the bottom side and movably connected to one side frame of the pedal body; and a supplementary device movably connected to the other side frame of the pedal body and having a guide face curving in direction away from the toe clip. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137827 | FILLER MEMBER FOR CRANKSHAFT - A filler member to be installed in a crankshaft including a crank web includes: an arm member, extending in a diametrical direction of a crank journal, and a weight member extending in a radial direction of the crank journal. The filler member includes: a fitting member, a connecting member mounted on the bodies. The fitting member is fixed to an outer side face of the crank web. The connecting member is mounted on the bodies to stride the arm member on inner side face of the crank web. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137828 | VEHICLE AND TRANSMISSION FOR A VEHICLE - A vehicle is described having a transmission driven through a propulsion unit such as an engine, and through a CVT. The transmission is comprised of an input shaft and an output shaft which are coaxially disposed. An idler shaft is driven by the input shaft, and the idler shaft drives the output shaft, through selected gear sets, to provide different gear ratios or drive directions. The CVT also has a fan on the driven side which feeds air through the CVT for cooling. The CVT comprises a drive side clutch and a driven side clutch with the output shaft of the extending through the CVT driven clutch. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137829 | Magnet Recycling - The present invention discloses a method for recovering rare earth particulate material from an assembly comprising a rare earth magnet and comprises the steps of exposing the assembly to hydrogen gas to effect hydrogen decrepitation of the rare earth magnet to produce a rare earth particulate material, and separating the rare earth particulate material from the rest of the assembly. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137830 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM IN A POLYMER MATERIAL - One embodiment of method for extracting hexavalent chromium includes preparing a liquid sample by adding a fatty acid to a polymer material, adding water or an aqueous alkali solution to this sample, and extracting hexavalent chromium contained in the sample in the water or the aqueous alkali solution. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137831 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LEACHING METAL FROM MINING ORE - Porous leach pipe and method for leaching metals from mining ores. The porous pipe may be buried beneath the surface of a pile of mined ore, providing a more even and uniform distribution of the leaching solution across the pile, increasing metal yields, reducing water consumption and eliminating pooling and ponding of the solution on the top of the piles as occurs with prior art drip line emitters. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137832 | TACTICAL ENTRY TOOL - A tactical entry tool for creating an entry point through a building structure is provided. The tool includes a shaft portion including a shaft, and a head portion attached to a first end of the shaft. The head portion includes two heads, with each head including a head shaft extending from the shaft to form a ‘Y’ shaped structure and a break head portion attached to the head shaft at an opposite end from which the head shaft is connected to the shaft. Each break head portion includes a plurality of teeth surrounding the perimeter of the break head portion and a plurality of breaker tips extending from the break head portion. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137833 | Reversible Rod Tong Assembly - A rod tong assembly has inner and outer rings. The outer ring has rollers disposed about a central opening. The inner ring disposes in the outer ring and has three jaws for engaging a rod element. The outer ring is rotated clockwise to make a rod connection and is rotated counter-clockwise to break the rod connection. When rotated, the rollers pivot the opposing jaws pivot against flats of the rod element. Further rotation of the outer ring then rotates the inner ring to respectively tighten or loosen the connection. To return the assembly to its default condition, operators switch a lock disposed on the inner ring to a return condition. When the outer ring is then rotated back, the lock catches on the outer ring and allows the inner ring to rotate in the same direction as the outer ring. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137834 | Jaw assembly for gripping pipes - A jaw assembly for a power tong or back-up tong is provided with a jaw die plate and a die seating surface that are shaped to permit radial insertion of the die plate ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137835 | Adrin leverage ratchet - A standard mechanic's ratchet modified with a square-receiving hole at the bottom of the handle receives the square drive of a second ratchet to provide additional leverage for the removal of nuts and bolts. Existing mechanics ratchets do not have a hole to accept the square drive of a second ratchet. The Adrin Leverage Ratchet provides mechanics with additional leverage for the removal of over-tightened nuts and bolts. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137836 | RATCHETING WRENCH - A ratcheting wrench includes a driving head having a receiving hole defined through the driving head. The driving head includes an inner flange and multiple teeth. The inner flange inwardly extends from an inner surface of the receiving hole. The multiple teeth extend from the inner surface of the receiving hole. Each tooth has a bottom connected to the inner flange and includes an upper edge, a first side, a second side and beveled ridge. The beveled ridge extends from a juncture between the first side and the upper edge to the inner flange, gradually and inwardly protrudes from an inner surface of the tooth, and includes an engaging bevel and a guiding bevel. The present invention allows the wrench body to continuously rotate a fastener without detaching from the fastener. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137837 | BOLT-NUT TURNING MULTI SOCKET - The present invention relates to the compact multi socket capable of turning a plurality of bolts or nuts having different diameters by one tool. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137838 | Wrench and system and method for connecting a wrench to an adjacent object - A wrench may have a cord extending from the wrench to tether the wrench to an adjacent object. The first end of the wrench may be configured to enclose a nut or a bolt. The second end of the wrench may have one or more holes through which the cord may be inserted. Each end of the cord may have a hook. The cord and/or the hooks may be used to secure the second end of the wrench to the adjacent object. Cords having different lengths may be provided so that a distance between the second end of the wrench and the adjacent object may be accommodated. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137839 | Wrench and system and method for connecting a wrench to an adjacent object - A wrench may have a cord extending from the wrench to tether the wrench to an adjacent object. The first end of the wrench may be configured to enclose a nut or a bolt. The second end of the wrench may have one or more holes through which the cord may be inserted. The portion of the wrench having the one or more holes may be perpendicular to the rest of the wrench. Each end of the cord may have a hook. The cord and/or the hooks may be used to secure the second end of the wrench to the adjacent object. Cords having different lengths may be provided so that a distance between the second end of the wrench and the adjacent object may be accommodated. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137840 | BIASED PLIERS - A tool, such as fixed-joint pliers, has first and second levers which are movably joined. The levers are joined at a joint comprising a housing and a coupler. The housing is defined by a first housing portion of the first lever and a second housing portion of the second lever. The housing has an interior area which houses a biasing member, such as a torsion spring. The coupler may comprise first and second bushings which extend through a passage through the housing and the torsion spring therein, and a male fastener which extends through one of the bushings and into engagement with the other bushing. The pliers have a thin profile and are biased to an open position for use. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137841 | PRESS-SET THREADED SCREWS AND 2 STROKE AIR TOOL FOR INSTALLATION - A press-set threaded screw assembly includes a first member having an aperture. A second member abutting the first member includes a threaded bore co-axially aligned with the aperture. A screw body includes a body flange, a neck portion, and a threaded member. The threaded member in a non-installed condition has first and second displacement portions separated by a tapered slot, each having a main thread portion. A pin is frictionally received in a bore created through the body flange and neck portion in a screw non-installed condition. The threaded member is inserted through the aperture and received in the threaded bore in an initial installation condition. The pin is axially aligned to slide into the tapered slot, whereby the pin oppositely displaces the first and second displacement portions away from each other to contact a plurality of female threads of the threaded bore, defining an installed condition. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137842 | FASTENER, DRIVER ENGAGING WITH THE FASTENER AND PUNCH PRODUCING THE FASTENER - A fastener includes a connecting portion and a head portion connected with the connecting portion. The head portion defines an engaging hole and includes a plurality of protruding teeth separately formed on an inner peripheral wall of the engaging hole, respectively, toward a central axis of the engaging hole of the head portion, and a plurality of recesses are formed between every two adjacent protruding teeth, respectively. The head portion further includes a plurality of resisting projections separately formed on the inner peripheral wall of the engaging hole, toward the central axis of the engaging hole, and received within the corresponding plurality of the recesses of the head portion, respectively. The present disclosure further provides a driver engaging with the fastener and a punch producing the fastener. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137843 | TUBE CUTTING - A knife holder ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137844 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CUTTING FOOD PRODUCTS - A device for cutting food products for a slicer is provided including a product feed, at least one cutting blade, a common drive, and respective transmission units. The product feed includes a plurality of conveying devices arranged generally parallel next to one another, each having a conveying speed for simultaneously feeding a plurality of food products to a cutting plane. A respective one of the plurality of conveying devices is associated with each of the plurality of food products. At least one cutting blade is configured for moving in the cutting plane. The common drive is for the plurality of conveying devices. The respective transmission units are for each of the plurality conveying devices. Each transmission unit has a variable transmission ratio. The transmission ratios are variable to individually vary each of the conveying speeds of the plurality of conveying devices. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137845 | CUTTING DEVICE - A device for slicing a food product is provided including a product feed and an adjustment apparatus. The product feed feeds the food product to be sliced along a product conveying direction to a cutting plane, in which a cutting blade moves. The food product has a contour and a front product end region. The product feed includes at least one end element which has at least one of a product guiding support surface and a product contact surface for the front product end region. The adjustment apparatus adjusts the at least one end element to have a component of movement generally perpendicular to the product conveying direction. The adjustment apparatus is configured to adjust at least one of the product guiding support surface and the product contact surface of the at least one end element to the contour of the food product during a slicing operation. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137846 | CUTTING BY MEANS OF A JET OF LIQUID CRYOGENIC FLUID WITH ADDED ABRASIVE PARTICLES - The invention relates to a process and device for cutting materials, such as metals, concrete, wood, plastics or any other type of material, by means of a jet of cryogenic fluid at very high pressure with added abrasive, in particular corundum. Materials can be cut using a disk cutter (concrete, stone, metals, etc.), with a saw (metals, wood, plastics, etc.), by laser beam (metals, plastics, etc.), using a plasma jet (metals), using an ultrahigh pressure (UHP) water jet with or without abrasives (any type of material). | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137847 | CUTTING APPARATUS - A cutting apparatus including a chuck table for holding a workpiece, a cutting unit having a cutting blade for cutting the workpiece held on the chuck table, a cutting water supplying unit for supplying a cutting water to a work portion to be cut by the cutting blade, a pair of vibrating plates provided on the opposite sides of the cutting blade in such a manner that a spacing for forming a cutting water layer is defined between the upper surface of the workpiece held on the chuck table and the lower surface of each vibrating plate, and an ultrasonic vibrator for giving ultrasonic vibration to the vibrating plates. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137848 | Miter saw with improved safety system - Miter saws are disclosed having a base, a blade supported by the base, a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between a person and the blade, and a reaction system associated with the detection system to cause a predetermined action to take place upon detection of the dangerous condition. The blade is rotatable, and moves into a cutting zone to cut a workpiece. The predetermined action may be to stop the blade from rotating, to create an impulse against movement of the blade into the cutting zone, or to cause the blade to move away from the cutting zone. The reaction system may include a brake member coupled to a housing. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137849 | APPARATUS FOR CUTTING HIDES AND THE LIKE - A cutting apparatus, particularly for hides, comprising a worktable, which defines a cutting area, surmounted by at least one movable transverse bridge, at least one cutting head being provided in order to perform cutting operations, at least one cutting head being supported in a cantilever fashion at a first end of an arm that is adapted to be moved, at a second end thereof, along the movable bridge, transversely with respect to guides for the sliding of the movable bridge, which are arranged laterally with respect to the worktable. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137850 | CUTTING MACHINE FOR FOOD - A cutting machine for food includes a machine housing having a surface with a coating including an oxide ceramic material and polytetrafluoroethylene. A drive motor is disposed in the machine housing and a cutting blade is driven by the drive motor. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137851 | TREMOLO ASSEMBLY - A bridge assembly having a saddle plate with a first aperture, and a tremolo block with a second aperture aligned with the first aperture. A bushing extends through the first and second apertures and is rotatable relative to the tremolo block. The bushing has an internal bore with a longitudinal axis and being substantially concentric with the tremolo block's second aperture. An engagement member extends through the bushing and is partially disposed in the internal bore. A tremolo arm has an engagement section with a partially cylindrical shape and a flat engagement surface that defines a plane substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the engagement section. The engagement member is perpendicular to and laterally disposed from the internal bore's longitudinal axis. The engagement member is in frictional engagement with the flat engagement surface when the engagement section is disposed in the internal bore. The tremolo arm's engagement section rotates with the busing as a unit relative to the tremolo block. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137852 | Contoured finger pick for stringed instruments - A pick worn on the finger or thumb of a player of a stringed instrument to aid in the plucking of the strings. The pick rests comfortably like a saddle upon the upper surface of the finger because it's large inner surface mimics the unique contour of the finger or thumb, enabling the pressure required to secure it to be distributed equally on the finger. It has a picking edge that is placed at a point on the finger where the string naturally first contacts the finger, making for a very natural playing experience. The angle of orientation of the picking edge allows the string to move easily and quietly across the striking surface, reproducing the sound of a traditional flat pick. It's unique design holds it place without slipping using wide and thin elastic band which also eliminates unwanted noise from inadvertently contacting adjacent strings. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137853 | ADAPTER PIECE - An adapter piece ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137854 | DEVICE FOR DAMPING VIBRATIONS IN PERCUSSION SETS - It is disclosed a device for dampening vibrations that ma propagate from a percussion instrument to percussion instrument stands comprising a mounting holder ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137855 | Systems and Methods for Composing Music - Generating a musical composition from one or more portions of one or more performances of one or more musical compositions included in a database is disclosed. The method and system include selecting a portion of a pre-recorded composition based on a degree of similarity with the component of the composition that is input; portions that are musically similar but not musically the same as the component may be selected for addition to the composition. The degree of similarity may be based on a ChordScore and/or a ScaleScore of the retrieved portion of the pre-recorded compositions. A ChordScore is generated by comparing chord tones of one or more chords in the pre-recorded portion with chord tones of the input component. A ScaleScore is generated by comparing tones of one or more notes in the pre-recorded portion with tones in a harmonic scale associated with the input component's chords. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137856 | PITCH SHIFT DEVICE AND PROCESS - A pitch shift device provides pitch-shifted sounds based on performance sounds generated by an electronic string musical instrument. The pitch shift device has a device that detects vibrato. When vibrato is detected, an interpolation device of a pitch shift control device performs a control of interpolating for a pitch shift change in the musical sound signal accompanying a change in pitch shift information stored in a pitch information storage device and read out by a pitch shift readout device from a group of pitch shift information. Therefore, unnatural pitch changes in pitch-shifted sound can be suppressed. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137857 | MUSICAL TONE SIGNAL SYNTHESIS METHOD, PROGRAM AND MUSICAL TONE SIGNAL SYNTHESIS APPARATUS - A musical tone signal is synthesized based on performance information to simulate a sound generated from a musical instrument having a string and a body that supports the string by a support. There is provided a closed loop circuit having a delay element that simulates delay characteristic of vibration propagated through the string and a characteristic control element that simulates a variation in amplitude or frequency. A string model calculation circuit inputs an excitation signal based on the performance information to the closed loop circuit, and calculates first information representing a force of the string acting on the support based on a cyclic signal generated in the closed loop and representing the vibration of the string circuit. A body model calculation circuit calculates second information representing a displacement of the body or a derivative of the displacement. A musical tone signal calculation circuit calculates the musical tone signal. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137858 | PERFORMANCE APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - A performance apparatus | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137859 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - Musical instruments are described including a first portion designed to be operated by one hand of a player and a second portion designed to be operated by the other hand. The two portions include means within each for sensing hand and/or finger activity, position or movement, and one of the portions is adapted to produce an output signal corresponding to the music being played by the user. The two portions may be physically connected together or they may be separate, each including its own power supply to enable it to operate, and for the two portions to communicate with one another. The invention is of particular value in the construction of practice instruments which do not need to include a sound box, and can thus be very compact, especially if the two parts, such as a fingerboard ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137860 | BLAST TREATMENT METHOD AND BLAST TREATMENT DEVICE - Provided is a blast treatment method that can be implemented simply and efficiently blast a treatment subject while preventing fragments of the subject from scattering outward. The blast treatment method is used to blast a treatment subject | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137861 | BANDOLIER WITH LATERALLY OFFSET AND SPACED WORK PIECE - A method of operating a progressive die wherein the progressive die acts on a work piece having an elongated body with a blank at one end. The work piece is supported by a bandolier which is also formed in the progressive die. The progressive die acts on each blank. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137862 | ROBOTIC PAYLOAD DELIVERY DEVICE - A portable robotic vehicle having modular components that can be interchanged to customize the vehicle for a particular mission or terrain so as to deliver a payload to a desired target. The payload attachment section can be interchanged with different payloads including shaped charges for safely detonating or disabling improvised explosive devices. The payload may be elevated or directed in a specific direction for positioning the shaped charge or otherwise directing an emission from the payload. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137863 | AMMUNITION CANISTER AND FEED SYSTEM - An armament system for aircraft includes an ammunition system and a mount system for a machine gun. The ammunition system includes an ammunition canister and feed system, the canister having a pair of brackets releasably coupled to a pair of receivers supported by a vertical mounting surface. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137864 | ARTICULATING PROTECTIVE SYSTEM FOR RESISTING MECHANICAL LOADS - Articulating protective systems for resisting mechanical loads and related methods are generally described. The protective structures described herein can incorporate one or more features that enhance the ability of the structure to resist an applied force while remaining sufficiently flexible to allow for movement of the object or person the structure is designed to protect. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137865 | MULTILAYERED STRUCTURE FOR BALLISTIC PROTECTION - A rigid structure for ballistic protections is described. The structure comprises a plurality of textile elements which are distinct from each other and co-operate with each other to stop an incident bullet along a direction. A third element is placed between two of the textile elements. Such third element is aimed at creating a discontinuity surface between the two adjacent elements, which provides a further reduction of the trauma value and increase of the stopping capability. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137866 | STANDOFF PROTECTION DEVICE INTENDED TO FULLY COVER A DOOR - A standoff protection device intended to fully cover a door and incorporating an opening panel giving access to the door, said opening panel and door each comprising hinge means whose axes of rotation are parallel to one another, wherein said opening panel is wider than said door and is positioned facing said door such that said opening panel completely covers said door, said axis of rotation of said door namely facing said opening panel, said opening panel further incorporating at least one slide perpendicular to said axis of rotation of said opening panel, said slide being connected to said door by rigid hooking means integral with said door. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137867 | Vehicle Capable of Dissipating Explosion Force and Energy - A vehicle capable of dissipating explosion force and energy caused due to explosion of an explosive including but not limiting to mine and/or grenade under the vehicle, below the wheels, and/or on side of the vehicle with minimal effect on the personnel and material inside the vehicle, and thereby, capable of providing safety and stability to the personnel and material inside the vehicle even if vehicle is made from armor of low thickness is provided, wherein blast air force and energy is directed through one or more passages ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137868 | Trunnion Nose Guard - A trunnion nose guard is a flanged cylinder having internal threads which allow it to thread onto the outer threads of the trunnion nose of a Browning .50 caliber machine gun. The flange of the trunnion nose guard has a face adapted to fit against the front face of the trunnion or against a shim that is interposed between the trunnion front face and the flange. The flange also has at least one hole for receiving a spring-biased locking pin that may be provided on the trunnion front face. The axial length of the trunnion nose guard is selected so that, in use, the trunnion nose guard protects all of the threads of the trunnion nose, but does not extend substantially beyond the end of the trunnion nose. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137869 | Automatic rifle bolt carrier with fluted boss - An automatic rifle bolt carrier with a fluted boss for the AR15/M16 family of firearms has been provided. The rear of the bolt carrier has been provided with a boss having bearing surfaces which are in operational contact with the interior of the host firearm's upper receiver to prevent the carrier from tilting while it is reciprocating during normal operation. The boss and rearward end of the bolt carrier are provided with flutes which allow water to flow between the buffer tube and upper receiver while the bolt carrier is reciprocating during normal operation, enabling a properly equipped firearm to be used during over the beach operations. The bolt carrier also includes a semi-circular relief cut about the top of its backmost end which is perpendicular to the axis of the bolt carrier. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137870 | FIREARM COMPRISING COUNTER RECOIL DEVICE - The invention relates to firearms and especially shotguns as well as devices or mechanisms for reducing felt recoil. In particular, the invention relates to a gas-operated device to reduce felt recoil using a recoil suppressing mass, or recoil mass, to create a counter-acting force to the recoil force. The recoil mass moves in response to the gas pressure in the barrel after firing, and more particularly the control of the flow of gas into a chamber to force the recoil mass to move and generate a recoil suppressing force. In one aspect, incorporating the gas-operated device in a firearm can improve the operator's control of the firearm and measurably reduces felt recoil and/or muzzle climb | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137871 | CONCENTRIC CYLINDER GAS AUTOMATED FIREARM - A fixed-barrel, gas-operated firearm having its barrel concentrically mounted within a pressure tube enclosing substantially all of the moving parts of the firearm's action. A gas cup reciprocates under the influence of propellant gas pressure when the firearm is fired, driving slide members that link the pressure cup to the firearm's bolt rearward within the pressure tube, unlocking the breech, rotating and retracting the bolt, discharging the spent cartridge casing and then advancing the bolt to chamber a new cartridge. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137872 | FIREARM HAVING A NEW GAS OPERATING SYSTEM - M-16/AR-15 firearms modified with a new gas operating system are described. The modification of the firearm with the new gas operating system has a forward mounted gas and recoil spring system in which high pressure propellant gases from the cartridge expand in the barrel and operate the firearm. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137873 | Rotary Vane Actuators - A rotary vane type actuator includes a vane assembly for converting pressure from a pressurised medium within the actuator into rotational movement. The vane assembly has a rotatable vane and a vane seal for preventing leakage of pressurised medium through or around the vane assembly. A side-plate is attached to the rotatable vane and the side-plate has a limiting protrusion that abuts the vane to maintain a gap between the vane and the side-plate so that the seal in the gap is not extruded from between the vane and side-plate. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137874 | Structural Unit Comprising a Pump Housing and a Control Unit Housing, and Method for Producing a Structural Unit of this Type - A structural unit includes a pump housing and a control unit housing which are connected to one another. In order to connect the pump housing to the control unit housing, the pump housing has at least one opening with an undercut and the control unit housing has at least one latching lug which is latched on the undercut. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137875 | CYLINDER ASSEMBLY FOR PNEUMATIC MOTOR AND PNEUMATIC MOTOR COMPRISING THE SAME - A pneumatic motor of the present invention includes a cylinder assembly and a rotor. The cylinder assembly defines a chamber for receiving the rotor, two air passages, and one or several apertures. The air passages are prepared for pressurized air to be input for driving the rotor to rotate in two different rotation conditions. The cylinder assembly has an adjustment mechanism for blocking all of the apertures. Thus, once air is input via one of the air passages, the air has to be released from the other air passage. Therefore, a specific power stage is provided with the pneumatic motor. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137876 | Room air purifier - A room air purifier is provided is provided that has a housing that defines a floor supply duct inlet, a room air inlet, and an outlet. An air mixing chamber within the housing is in direct communication with said room air inlet and said floor supply duct inlet. A filter is disposed in the housing. A fan is disposed in said housing between the outlet of the filter and the outlet side of the filter. An air channel panel is disposed in a filter inlet area between the air mixing chamber and the filter. Various sensors may be deployed to control temperature, and to prevent unpurified air from exiting the room air purifier. Optionally, an additional wall supply inlet may be placed in fluid communication with the air mixing chamber to provide a second extra-room source of air. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137877 | FOSSIL FUEL FIRED, CLOSED CYCLE MHD GENERATOR IN PARALLEL WITH STEAM TURBINE CYCLE WITH ZERO EMISSIONS AND CO2 SEQUESTRATION - Disclosed is a gaseous fossil fuel fired, indirectly heated, Brayton closed cycle comprising an alkali metal seeded noble gases that is rendered non-equilibrium, electrically conducting in a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) electric power generator with zero emissions from the combustion products, including physical separation and sequestration of the carbon dioxide (CO | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137878 | GAS-SEPARATION PROCESSES USING MEMBRANES WITH PERMEATE SWEEP TO RECOVER REACTION FEEDSTOCKS - A gas separation process for treating off-gas streams from reaction processes, and reaction processes including such gas separation. The invention involves flowing the off-gas across the feed side of a membrane, flowing a sweep gas stream, usually air, across the permeate side, and passing the permeate/sweep gas mixture to the reaction. The process recovers unreacted feedstock that would otherwise be lost in the waste gases in an energy-efficient manner. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137879 | HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID DEGASSING MEMBRANE CONTACTORS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND USE - In accordance with at least selected embodiments of the present invention, an improved liquid degassing membrane contactor or module includes a high pressure housing and at least one degassing cartridge therein. It may be preferred that the high pressure housing is a standard, ASME certified, reverse osmosis (RO) or water purification pressure housing or vessel (made of, for example, polypropylene, polycarbonate, stainless steel, corrosion resistant filament wound fiberglass reinforced epoxy tubing, with pressure ratings of for example, 150, 250, 300, 400, or 600 psi, and with, for example 4 or 6 ports, and an end cap at each end) and that the degassing cartridge is a self-contained, hollow-fiber membrane cartridge adapted to fit in the RO high pressure housing. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137880 | System and Method for Removing Undesirables from a Gas - A system and method remove undesirables from a gas produced by a combustion chamber. The system includes a first addition point, wherein treatment materials are added to the gas in a first addition temperature zone. The system also includes a second addition point, wherein treatment materials are added to the gas in a second addition temperature zone. The second addition point is downstream of the first addition point. The first addition temperature zone is at a higher temperature than the second addition temperature zone. The treatment materials remove undesirables from the gas. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137881 | METHOD OF REUSING HYDROGEN - [Problems] Attempts have already been made to effectively utilize the by-produced hydrogen chloride in the exhaust gas discharged from the step of producing polysilicon. Hydrogen in the exhaust gas, too, has been partly utilized without using but discarding, however, the purge hydrogen that is used for desorbing the hydrogen chloride adsorbed in the above step. The invention recovers highly pure hydrogen from the exhaust purge gas and reuses it as a hydrogen source in other production steps contributing to greatly reducing the disposal cost and the cost of producing polysilicon. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137882 | Method For Treating Hydrocarbon Fluids Using Pulsting Electromagnetic Wave in Combination With Induction Heating - A method for electrolytically producing alkaline water comprises the steps of (a) providing an electrolytic cell ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137883 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING GAS FROM SHALE RESERVOIRS AND PURIFYING RESULTING PRODUCED WATER TO ALLOW THE PRODUCED WATER TO BE USED AS DRILLING OR FRAC WATER, OR DISCHARGED TO THE ENVIRONMENT - A system and method for removing gas from a gas producing subterranean formation and removing contaminants from the produced water is provided. The method includes providing a mixture of gas and water gathered from a gas producing well. Thereafter the method entails separating the gas from the mixture to produce a gas product and the produced water which includes organics, suspended solids and dissolved solids including silica. Thereafter, suspended solids are removed from the produced water. After removing some of the suspended solids, the produced water is directed to a micro porous polymer extraction (MPPE) unit. In the MPPE unit aromatic organic compounds are removed from the produced water. Thereafter the produced water is treated in a membrane bioreactor to remove additional organics. Thereafter the produced water is directed to at least one RO unit that produces a high dissolved solids containing reject stream and a low dissolved solids permeate stream. The method or process described reduces the concentration of certain contaminants in the produced water such that the output or permeate stream from at least one RO unit can be used for frac fluid, drilling mud, or discharged to the environment. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137884 | Multi-Stage Filtration Device - A filtration device for filtering air for use with a fuel vapor recovery system, the filtration device including a housing having a cover and a base. The cover defines an outlet and a plurality of inlets allowing air to enter the housing. The housing includes a plurality of internal walls defining a plurality of chambers. The plurality of internal walls define a plurality of inlets configured to direct air entering the device to flow along the inner circumference of a cylinder, thereby generating an air stream having a sufficient flow velocity such that centrifugal force forces contaminants to separate from the air. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137885 | NANOFIBRE MEMBRANE LAYER FOR WATER AND AIR FILTRATION - The invention relates to a nanofibre membrane layer having a basis weight of 0.01-50 g/m2 and a porosity of 60-95%, comprising a nanoweb made of polymeric nanofibres with a number average diameter in the range of 50-600 nm, consisting of a polymer composition comprising a semicrystalline polyamide having a C/N ratio of at most 5.5. The invention also relates to water and air filtration devices comprising such a nanofibre membrane layer. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137886 | BIOCOMPATIBLE, CORROSION-INHIBITING BARRIER SURFACE TREATMENT OF ALUMINUM FOIL - Methods of producing corrosion-inhibiting aluminum foil products suitable for culinary use involve metallurgical sequestration of aluminum radicals by applying a copper-containing barrier metal layer to a substrate aluminum foil, followed by application of a biocompatible, lipid-based sealant layer to seal any gaps in the barrier layer and provide a non-stick coating. The sealant, which has a vegetable cooking oil, or oil mixture, as its primary ingredient, may also function as a natural antimicrobial and/or anti-fungal agent. Various sealant additives may increase the thermal stability of the oil base, enhance the antimicrobial properties thereof, and increase shelf life. Aluminum foil products include a coated aluminum foil with a copper-containing barrier layer applied to an aluminum substrate layer, with a sealant layer applied to the barrier layer. The coated foil may be wound in a coil around a hollow tube which contains a desiccant. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137887 | STRUCTURE OF EXTERNAL COVER OF AIR DRYING APPARTUS - An external cover of a replaceable cartridge forms at least a portion of an air drying apparatus of a compressed air brake for a vehicle. A first slope is formed at an intermediate position between an extremity of a rising piece and a bottom of an external cover, and a left vertical wall is formed. A right vertical wall is formed opposite the left vertical wall. A top face is formed between the left vertical wall and the right vertical wall. An indentation is defined by the left vertical wall, the right vertical wall, and the top face. A sealing member is fitted into the indentation. A circular-arc portion is formed at a lower end of the right vertical wall. A second slope is formed in an extending manner at a predetermined height from a lower end face that is an intermediate position on a height of the external cover. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137888 | SEPARATOR TANK FOR SEPARATING OIL AND GAS FROM WATER - A separator tank ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137889 | BUBBLE REMOVAL METHOD AND BUBBLE REMOVAL DEVICE - A bubble removal method is for removing a bubble from liquid whose viscosity is reduced when shear occurs. A vessel, including a liquid inlet and multiple liquid outlets, whose volumetric capacity is variable and a means for giving resistance to the passage of liquid between the inside and the outside of the vessel are used. The liquid is passed through the vessel against resistance and the volumetric capacity of the vessel is increased and reduced. The interior of the vessel is depressurized and pressurized by the means for giving resistance to the passage of liquid in conjunction with increase and reduction in the volumetric capacity of the vessel. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137890 | DUST-REMOVING APPARATUS - In a porous filter, dust that has been collected from a gas through a filter group installed in a vessel body onto filter surfaces is removed from the filter surfaces by backwashing in which the supply and stoppage of a high-pressure gas ejected toward porous filter elements are repeated by means of a valve operation. Backwash tanks having upstream backwash valves and downstream backwash valves are installed in backwash pipes through which the high-pressure gas is guided from high-pressure-gas supply equipment to backwash nozzles for ejecting the backwash high-pressure gas toward the filter group to form a backwash high-pressure-medium supply line. The outlet pressure of the high-pressure-gas supply equipment is set to “1/critical pressure ratio” or more times a filter inlet gas pressure so that the flow speed of the high-pressure gas ejected from the backwash nozzle is the speed of sound or higher. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137891 | SYSTEM FOR CHECKING FILTER OF AIR CLEANER FOR AUTOMOBILES - A system recognizes a check-up time of a filter of an air cleaner. The system includes a power unit that supplies power to the system, a pressure sensor that measure pressure of a filter, at an outlet connected with a filter unit, a conversion circuit that converts the measured value into a predetermined type, a processor that controls the measurement period of the pressure sensor and receives and compare the measured value converted by the conversion circuit with a predetermined reference value, and a display unit that displays a filter replacement period. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137892 | DRINKS MACHINE - A drinks machine, such as a coffee machine, has at least one pipe, a container, a control device, a signal receiver, and at least one sensor to detect temperature. The at least one sensor is formed for wireless data transmission. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137893 | BEVERAGE VENDING MACHINE - The present invention relates to a beverage vending machine, particularly a coffee vending machine. According to the invention, a control device is provided for reducing a power consumption in a standby mode (energy saving mode) by reducing a temperature of a water heater, particularly a boiler temperature, such as that of a pass-through heater or a bare-wire heating system, and the control device is implemented such that it controls or regulates the reduction of the temperature of the water heater, that is, the boiler temperature and/or a waiting period before beginning the reduction, as a function of a beverage dispensing process in a preceding period of time. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137894 | DEVICE FOR STORING MILK - The invention relates to a device ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137895 | MINUTE PRESSURE GRILL - A minute pressure grill includes an upper grill unit and a lower grill unit. It further includes a U-shaped lift pole, which is rotately connected to the two sides of the upper grill unit. The two ends of the U-shaped lift pole are separately disposed with a first cavity. The first cavity is disposed with a pressure spring and a J-shaped lock catch to drive the pressure spring to compress or release. A pair of arc lead rails are disposed separately on the two sides of the lower grill unit. With the rotation of the J-shaped lock catch inside the U-shaped front pole and the J-shaped lock catch is compressed tightly to the arc lead rails, the food is pressed by the upper grill unit. The food is pressed with the cooperation of the pressure spring and the lock catch. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137896 | DOUBLE-LAYER GRILLING DEVICE - A double-layer rotatable grilling device has a base with two supporting brackets; a pan component rotatably disposed between the two supporting brackets, which has a lower pan unit with a cooking surface on the top, and a lower handle on one end; an upper pan unit with a cooking surface on the bottom, and an upper handle on one end; and a middle pan unit with two cooking surfaces both on the top and the bottom, and a temperature controller for adjusting the pans units disposed on the middle pan unit, and the knob for adjusting the temperature controller. The temperature controller is a mechanical controller with double-metal pieces, and the temperature is adjusted by rotating the bronze axle; a rotating shaft is disposed between the knob and the temperature controller, the knob can rotate the rotating shaft, and then the bronze axle of the temperature controller can be rotated. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137897 | TOASTING APPARATUS WITH A HANDLE HAVING PREDETERMINED LOCKING POSITIONS - The present invention proposes a toaster appliance in which an upper grilling plate is typically hinged to the lower grilling plate in a manner to be rotatable relative to said lower plate. The position of said upper plate relative to said lower plate is conventionally adjusted by means of a handle having predetermined locking positions according to the present invention. Said handle is provided with a connection device having a predetermined locking position, which is set to a perpendicular position of said upper plate relative to said lower plate. Said locking position is determined by a plurality of slots into which a set of spring loaded balls engages within said connection device. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137898 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR HEATING FOOD ITEMS - A cooking apparatus is provided comprising a liquid heating unit. The cooking apparatus further includes a top cover and a bottom cover disposed below the top cover, wherein one or both of the top cover and the bottom cover include one or more fluid passages for flowing heating fluid from the liquid heating unit. The cooking apparatus includes a vacuum member that is in fluid communication with a food tray disposed between the top cover and bottom cover. The cooking apparatus further includes a control system configured to direct the removal of one or more gases (e.g., air) from the food tray and circulate heating fluid through the fluid passages for a predetermined period of time. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120137899 | JUICER MODULE AND VERTICAL SCREW JUICER - A juicer module is disclosed herein. The juicer module includes an open top juicer container, a lid which is provided with a material input through a side of the lid and coupled to an upper portion of the juicer container, a net drum fixedly arranged within the juicer container and a screw arranged within the net drum. The screw is provided with a spiral portion formed on a side surface of the screw and a rotary shaft to pass through the shaft hole of the juicer container. The juicer module may further include a guide rotary portion formed on an upper end of the screw, and the lid may be provided with a rotary guide for guiding the rotation of the screw, the rotary guide being in contact with an edge of the guide rotary portion when the juicer module is assembled. | 2012-06-07 |
