| 27th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
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| 20140182340 | Traversable and Pivotable Platform System - A platform system including a guide establishing a platform translation axis and having upper and lower surfaces, a carriage translatably coupled to the guide along the platform translation axis and engaged with the upper and lower surfaces of the guide, a platform coupled to the carriage and including at least a portion that is pivotable in a direction transverse to the platform translation axis, and a stepway movably coupled to at least one of the carriage or the platform. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182341 | DOOR STOP WITH SECURITY LOCK - A door stop includes a body having a longitudinal axis and having angled sides defining an apex. A rotating toggle having angled sides defining an apex and a longitudinal axis is operably connected at its apex to the body at about the apex of the body. The toggle is rotatable such that the longitudinal axis of the toggle aligns with the longitudinal axis of the body in an insertion position and the longitudinal axis of the toggle is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the body in a locked position. A lock assembly is operably mounted to the body to lock the toggle in the locked position. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182342 | SAFETY LOCK FOR DOORS - The present invention, in some embodiments thereof, provides a safety lock for enabling partial opening of a door.
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| 20140182343 | ELECTRICAL LOCKING DEVICE WITH FAIL-SAFE EMERGENCY RELEASE - The invention relates to an electrically operable locking device for locking a gate. The electrical lock has a frame for mounting the locking device to the gate, and a housing slidably movable with respect to the frame between an upper position and a lower position and comprising a drop bolt arranged to move between an extended drop bolt position and an retracted drop bolt position and a mechanical locking mechanism arranged to lock and unlock the housing to the frame and comprising a key-operated cylinder lock to unlock the housing to the frame. The gate is locked if said housing is in the lower position and said drop bolt is in the extended position. The locking device further has a resilient element positioned between the frame and the housing and arranged to lift the housing relative to the frame when the housing is unlocked from the frame by operation of the key-operated cylinder lock. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182344 | LOCKING APPARATUS FOR PANELS OF COMPUTER DEVICE - A locking apparatus is configured to lock a first panel and a second panel to a computer device. The locking apparatus includes a lock rotatable between a first position and a second position, a mounting panel, a driving lever pivotably attached on the mounting panel, a blocking member attached to the mounting panel, and a latch member. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182345 | METHOD AND PLANT FOR PRODUCING METAL ROLLED PRODUCTS - A method for producing rolled products includes providing two parallel lines downstream of a continuous casting, for conveying profiled supply sections that converge together at least at a single first rolling station. A plant for implementing the method is also provided. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182346 | ROLL-HOLDER CARTRIDGE FOR A ROLLING MILL - The present invention relates to a roll-holder cartridge for a rolling mill | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182347 | ULTRASONIC EXTRUSION APPARATUS FOR METAL MATERIAL - Disclosed herein is an ultrasonic extrusion apparatus which causes resonance of an extrusion die using ultrasonic vibrations, thus reducing friction between the extrusion die and an extrusion material. The ultrasonic extrusion apparatus has an increased number of ultrasonic vibrators provided around the extrusion die in the circumferential direction to increase the vibration output, whereby when extruding a metal material such as a magnesium material, friction between the metal material and the extrusion die can be reduced, thus improving the performance of the extrusion process (preventing a reduction in an extrusion rate, generation of heat, cracking of a product, errors in measurements, etc.). | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182348 | Wire Looping Tool - An improved arts and crafts tool designed to loop and cut wire in a single fluid motion at any desired location along the length of the wire. The tool comprises a pair of arms each arm terminating in a soft-cover handle adapted to be gripped by a user. The upper portions of the arms comprise looping and cutting members for looping and cutting wire at a desired length. Disposed within one of the cutting members is an ejection aperture which harmlessly directs cut sections of waste wire away from a user and enables the tool to cut sections of wires at any desirable point. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182349 | PRESS FORMING METHOD AND VEHICLE COMPONENT - Disclosed is a press forming method press forming a workpiece between a die and a punch, while pushing the punch into the die by means of a relative motion of the die and the punch, the method includes: producing an intermediate molding ( | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182350 | END OF LIFE DETECTION FOR ANALYTE SENSORS - Systems and methods for processing sensor data and end of life detection are provided. In some embodiments, a method for determining the end of life of a continuous analyte sensor includes evaluating a plurality of risk factors using an end of life function to determine an end of life status of the sensor and providing an output related to the end of life status of the sensor. The plurality of risk factors may be selected from the list including the number of days the sensor has been in use, whether there has been a decrease in signal sensitivity, whether there is a predetermined noise pattern, whether there is a predetermined oxygen concentration pattern, and error between reference BG values and EGV sensor values. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182351 | CONTINUOUS SELFTEST FOR INERTIAL SENSORS AT 0 HZ - A sensor with continuous self test is provided. An exemplary inertial sensor may include one or more self test electrodes so that one or more test signals may be applied to the electrodes during normal operation of the sensor. Normal sensor output may be read and stored during normal operation, when self test signals are typically not applied to the sensor. The normal sensor output provides a baseline for comparison to a sensor offset error detection signal produced when a test signal may be applied to one self test electrode, and also to a sense error detection signal when a test signal may be applied to both self test electrodes. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182352 | System and Method for Evaluating the Functionality of a Blood Pressure Cuff - A system and method for evaluating the functionality of a blood pressure cuff. The system includes a support mandrel that receives a stimulation cuff connected to a blood pressure simulation device. The reference cuff is positioned around both the mandrel and the stimulation cuff and the blood pressure simulator is operated to inflate and deflate the stimulation cuff in a test pattern. A reference signal from the reference blood pressure cuff is received and stored for later analysis. Once the reference signal is recorded, a test blood pressure cuff is positioned around the stimulation cuff and the mandrel and the blood pressure simulator is operated to create the test pattern. An output signal from the test blood pressure cuff is recorded. The system compares the reference output signal to the test output signal to determine whether the test blood pressure cuff and the reference blood pressure cuff are functional equivalents. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182353 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO COMPENSATE FOR TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE IN PIEZO RESISTIVE DEVICES - A method and system to calibrate temperature and pressure in piezo resistive devices for non-linear sensors having two variables, where a piezo resistive device such as a piezo resistive transducer (PRT) used for example in a pressure sensor system is calibrated to calculate actual/ambient temperature and pressure even though the PRT impedance is unbalanced relative to pressure. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182354 | MULTI-RANGE FIELD FULL-AUTOMATIC PRESSURE AND ELECTRIC SIGNAL CALIBRATION INSTRUMENT - A multi-range on-site full-automatic pressure and electric signal calibration instrument includes a housing, a power switch, a plurality of interfaces, a display, a keyboard, a gas pressure generation unit, a power supply unit, a pressure detection unit, a gas pressure control unit and an electric signal detection unit. A pressure output port of the pressure control unit is in parallel connection with pressure connectors used for installation of a plurality of pressure standard devices with different ranges and a calibrated gauge. The pressure control unit is in signal connection with the pressure standard device. The electric signal detection unit is in signal connection with the pressure control unit and the calibrated gauge; and the power supply unit can supply power by batteries. The calibration instrument does not need to be externally connected with a gas cylinder or an alternating current power supply. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182355 | DROP TEST APPARATUS - A drop test apparatus includes a frame, a first blocking board, a second blocking board, two first pivot poles and two second pivot poles. The frame includes a base board and a holding board above the base board for holding a tested product. The first blocking board is located between the base board and the holding board for placing the tested product when the tested product is dropped from the holding board. The second blocking board is secured to the base board. The two first pivot holes and the second two pivot poles are connected the first blocking board with the second blocking board, and a distance between the first blocking board and the second support is adjusted. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182356 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING LEVELS OF GASES - A method and system for measuring or assessing the homeostatic relationship between gases in the body, environment or water. The measured or assessed level of gases in the body, environment or air uses the interrelationships of the various components in order to establish guidelines for treating individuals, the environment or water. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182357 | PARTICLE MONITORING METHOD AND PARTICLE MONITORING APPARATUS - A particle monitoring method of monitoring particles included in an exhaust gas from a depressurized processing vessel | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182358 | GAS DETECTION SYSTEM WITH MOISTURE REMOVAL - A gas detection system is provided. The system includes a sample gas inlet configured to receive a sample of gas and a sample chamber operably coupled to the sample gas inlet. The sample chamber has at least one gas sensor disposed therein. The gas sensor provides a gas sensor output indicative of a species of interest in the sample of gas. A controller is coupled to the at least one gas sensor and is configured to provide information related to the species of interest based on the gas sensor output. A moisture removal device is disposed to receive the sample of gas and remove moisture from the sample before the sample reaches the at least one gas sensor. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182359 | Warehouse System and Method for Detecting Air Particles - A warehouse system and method for detecting air particles in a warehouse are disclosed. The warehouse system includes storage locations, air filters, a cartridge, and a control base. The air filters are correspondingly arranged on outer sides of each storage location. A detecting module of the cartridge detects the air particles on a surface of corresponding air filter of the abnormal storage locations. The detecting module further calculates a radius of the air particles and transmits the radius of the air particles to the control base. The control base determines if the corresponding air filter of the abnormal storage locations has leaked. The detecting process of the claimed invention is safer, more precise and convenient. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182360 | EVAPORATED FUEL PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING EVAPORATED FUEL PROCESSING DEVICE - A evaporated fuel processing device includes a seal valve that seals off the fuel tank from the atmosphere, a canister, a changeover valve that allows or inhibits communication of the canister with the atmosphere, the canister internal pressure sensor, a controller that sends an open/close command to the seal valve and the changeover valve, a diagnosis unit that performs leak diagnosis of an evaporated fuel sealing system, and a negative pressure pump that generates pressure in the evaporated fuel sealing system. The diagnosis unit performs leak diagnosis of the entirety of the evaporated fuel sealing system before performing leak diagnosis of a canister side section. The diagnosis unit performs function diagnosis of the seal valve with the seal valve closed and the changeover valve at a shut-off position based on whether the detection value of the tank internal pressure sensor varies beyond a predetermined range of the generated pressure. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182361 | PIEZORESISTIVE NEMS ARRAY NETWORK - A sensor for detecting analytes, a method of making the sensor, and a method of using the sensor. In one embodiment, the present invention comprises at least one array comprising a plurality of resonators. The resonators can be arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and can be connected in a combined series-parallel configuration. The resonators can be adapted to vibrate independently at about the same resonance frequency and about the same phase. The sensor can also comprise an actuator and a signal detector electrically coupled to the array. The sensor can also further comprise an analyte delivery system and can be functionalized for detection of at least one analyte. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182362 | SYSTEMS FOR ANALYSIS OF FLUIDS - A resonant sensor assembly includes a dielectric substrate having a sensing region. The sensor assembly further comprises a plurality of tuning elements operatively coupled to the sensing region, where the sensing region is coupled to the plurality of tuning elements to define a plurality of resonant circuits. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182363 | METHODS FOR ANALYSIS OF FLUIDS - A method for analyzing a sample includes providing a sensor assembly having a sensing region with a plurality of resonant circuits, and a plurality of tuning elements. The method further includes exposing the sensor assembly to an environment comprising the sample, and probing the sample with one or more frequencies generated by the sensor assembly. Furthermore, the method includes determining an impedance of a sensor response over a measured spectral frequency range of the sensor assembly, and relating measurement of impedance of the sensor assembly to at least one environmental property of the sample. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182364 | HARDNESS TESTER - The hardness tester includes a plurality of weights; a transmission mechanism transmitting to an indenter a force of gravity acting on the weights; and a test force switching mechanism switching between magnitudes of a test force. The weights include hollow portions running through the weights in a vertical direction; and accommodation portions formed so as to be capable of accommodating the weight directly below. Outside tapered portions are provided to an exterior surface of the weights and inside tapered portions are provided to an interior surface of the accommodation portions. The transmission mechanism includes a shaft member and a weight engagement portion capable of being accommodated by the bottom-most accommodation portion to engage a weight. The weight engagement portion includes a tapered portion engaging the weight to regulate horizontal-direction displacement. A predetermined gap is reserved between the hollow portions and the shaft member. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182365 | CRANK ANGLE DETECTION APPARATUS - A crank angle detection apparatus may include a crank gear provided to be rotated together with a crankshaft, a balance gear provided to be rotated together with a balance shaft and engaged with the crank gear so that the balance shaft is rotated in accordance with rotation of the crankshaft, and a crank angle sensor configured to sense rotation of the balance gear or the crank gear and detect a rotation angle of the crankshaft. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182366 | USING RESISTANCE EQUIVALENT TO ESTIMATE TEMPERATURE OF A FUEL-INJECTOR HEATER - A temperature of a heated component is determined for control and monitoring. The heater driver, upon receipt of a turn-on signal, generates a current within a component of a heated fuel injector, wherein the current through the component generates an appropriate loss to generate heat for a variable spray fuel injection system. The heater driver regulates the energy to the heated component based on the electrical resistance of that component as a function of temperature and a predetermined reference value for that temperature. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182367 | LOW SPEED WIND TUNNEL DESIGN FOR AGRICULTURAL SPRAY PARTICLE ANALYSIS - A wind tunnel device defines a cyclical tunnel to receive continuous airflow. Airflow is delivered through the tunnel to a testing region that includes a first portion carrying an arm including a spray tip configured to spray particulates in the testing region at an angle, and a second portion including an enlarged cutout region configured to receive the angled sprayed particulates. As airflow carries the angled spray particulates into the second portion, the enlarged cutout region enables the spray particulates to pass through and exit the second portion of the testing region. Analysis in the second region may be conducted through transparent walls free of openings to minimize exposure of the spray particulates to the exterior of the device. A scrubber is adapted to extract spray mist from the airflow as the airflow exits the testing region and is re-circulated through the cyclical tunnel. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182368 | Carry Over Meter - A separator is described as provided with a gas/liquid separator vessel, a sight glass, and a carry-over meter. The sight glass is positioned on the exterior of the gas/liquid separator vessel, and has a first inlet and a second inlet in fluid communication with a separation chamber of the gas/liquid separator vessel. The sight glass is further provided with a first outlet in fluid communication with the first inlet, and a second outlet in fluid communication with the second inlet. The sight glass has a tube extending between the first inlet and the second inlet with at least a portion of the tube being transparent to light in a visible range of wavelengths. The carry-over meter is provided with a first densitometer connected to the first outlet of the sight glass via piping and a second densitometer connected to the second outlet of the sight glass via piping. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182369 | SLOT TESTER - A method for using a drilling fluid test device including a test cell including a perforated plate disposed proximate a first end of the test cell, a piston disposed within the cell, a first chamber formed between the perforated plate and the piston, the first chamber configured to receive lost circulation material (LCM), a second chamber formed between the piston and a second end of the test cell, the piston providing a seal between the first and second chambers, a fluid inlet disposed proximate the second end of the test cell configured to introduce fluid into a second chamber of the test cell, a filtrate outlet disposed proximate the first end of the test cell to discharge filtrate, and a pump in communication with the fluid inlet. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182370 | PARABOLIC ANTENNA WITH AN INTEGRATED SUB REFLECTOR - A sensor for a fill level measuring device for determining the fill level in a container by determining the delay time of high-frequency signals, comprising a main reflector having an edge region and an inner region, a sub reflector, which is connected to the edge region of the main reflector via a radome, an inner space, which is encompassed by the radome and the main reflector, and a hollow waveguide which is connected to the main reflector and has a front end, which is oriented toward the sub reflector for coupling electromagnetic waves in and/or out, wherein the radome and the sub reflector are embodied as integral or unitary in formation. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182371 | NON-RADIOACTIVE DENSITY MEASUREMENT IN OILFIELD OPERATIONS - A densitometer system is described. The densitometer system is provided with a tube, a stand, a torsion measuring device and a data acquisition system. The tube has a first end, an inlet section at the first end of the tube, and an outlet section at the first end of the tube. The tube has a torque arm extending between the inlet section and the outlet section. The torque arm has a first section extending away from the first end and a second section extending toward the first end. The stand has a base and at least one leg connected to the base. The at least one leg is connected to the first end of the tube to support the tube a distance from the base. The torsion measuring device is connected to at least one of the inlet section and the outlet section of the tube. The torsion measuring device measures a quantity of torsion strain in the at least one of the inlet section and the outlet section. The data acquisition system calculating a density of fluid within the tube based upon the measured quantity of torsion strain. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182372 | SENSING WATER VAPOUR - A water vapour sensor comprises a substrate and a film of carbon nanotubes impregnated with surfactant on the substrate. The substrate is of material which is inert relative to the film. Two or more electrical conductors are in contact with in spaced apart zones of the film, whereby the impedance of the film may be measured. The sensor is housed in housing which protects the sensor but also allows exposure of the film to water vapour. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182373 | REFERENCE SPEED MEASUREMENT FOR A NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING SYSTEM - A system includes a non-destructive testing (NDT) system having an NDT probe and a processor. The NDT probe includes a testing sensor and a motion sensor. The testing sensor is configured to capture sensor data from an inspection area, and the motion sensor is configured to detect a measurement speed at which the NDT probe moves relative to the inspection area. The processor is configured to determine a speed comparison between the measurement speed and a reference speed range. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182374 | VEHICLE SPEED DETECTING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE SPEED DETECTING METHOD USING THE SAME - A system for detecting a vehicle speed, includes: a pulse ring including a pulse ring rotation part rotating according to travel of a vehicle, and a plurality of pitch units provided in the pulse ring rotation part at a predetermined interval; a vehicle speed sensor adjacently provided to the pulse ring and configured to output a voltage signal generated according to a distance between the vehicle speed sensor and a pitch unit; an output unit configured to output a voltage pulse signal and a voltage pulse amplitude change signal of the vehicle speed sensor; a first vehicle speed detection unit configured to detect the vehicle speed based on the voltage pulse signal of the output unit; and a second vehicle speed detection unit configured to detect the vehicle speed based on the voltage pulse amplitude change signal of the output unit, in which at least one of the plurality of pitch units has an adjacent distance which is different from an adjacent distance between another of the pitch units and the vehicle speed sensor. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182375 | ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR - Disclosed herein is an angular velocity sensor including: first and second mass bodies; a first frame provided at an outer side of the first and second mass bodies; a first flexible part connecting the first and second mass bodies to the first frame in a Y axis direction, respectively; a second flexible part connecting the first and second mass bodies to the first frame in an X axis direction, respectively; a second frame provided at an outer side of the first frame; a third flexible part connecting the first and second frames to each other in the X axis direction; and a fourth flexible part connecting the first and second frames to each other in the Y axis direction, wherein the first frame has a thickness in a Z axis direction thinner than that of the second frame. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182376 | SENSOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MOVING OBJECT - A sensor includes a plurality of mounting boards with sensor components mounted on amounting surface, and a support member provided with fixation surfaces adapted to fix the plurality of mounting boards, the sensor components are disposed between the mounting boards and the support member, and the mounting boards are connected to each other with a connection member. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182377 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING METERING OF ACCELERATION - Techniques and mechanisms to provide for metering acceleration. In an embodiment, a microelectromechanical accelerometer includes a magnet, a mass, and a first support beam portion and second support beam portion for suspension of the mass. Resonance frequency characteristics of the first support beam portion and second support beam portion, based on the magnet and a current conducted by the first support beam portion and second support beam portion, are indicative of acceleration of the mass. In another embodiment, the accelerometer further includes a first wire portion and a second wire portion which are each coupled to the mass and further coupled to a respective anchor for exchanging a signal with the first wire portion and the second wire portion. The first wire portion and the second wire portion provide for biasing of the mass. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182378 | ENERGY HARVESTER POWERED ACCELEROMETER - A sensor may include a base, a resonator centered over the base, and an accelerometer disposed in a base of the resonator. The resonator may be configured to harvest energy from vibratory motion of a host device and includes a slot disposed on a center rectangular plane of the sensor. The sensor may include a circuit arrangement disposed on the accelerometer and in the slot on the center rectangular plane of the sensor. A piezoelectric element may be mounted on the resonator and electrically coupled with the circuit arrangement. The piezoelectric element may be configured to convert vibratory energy of the resonator to electrical energy. An optional antenna may be coupled with the circuit arrangement and configured to wirelessly transmit data from the sensor to a receiving station. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182379 | Sound Measuring Device - A device for measuring, documenting, and issuing citations for noise violations comprises a mobile device for measuring the decibel sound level from a sound source, for measuring the distance from the device to the source, for capturing an image or video of the sound source, and determining whether the sound source exceeds a user-predetermined level. The device may be in the form of a hand-held gun-shaped device wherein the user actuates the trigger to record an image or video of the sound source, the decibel sound level, and the distance between the device and the source. After the data is collected, the sound-measuring device is attached to a download component. The download component accepts data from the sound-measuring component and allows the user to input additional data regarding the noise violation. The user may then use the download component to print a citation, which may include an image of the sound source. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182380 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IN-AND OUT-OF-DIE MONITORING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MULTI-COMPONENT TABLETS AND FOR DETECTING AND MONITORING STICTION AND TOOLING MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS ON PUNCH AND DIE SURFACES - The present invention relates to a methods and systems for monitoring and/or characterizing multi-component tablets and for monitoring punch and die surfaces and, more particularly, to methods and systems for in-die and out-of-die monitoring and/or characterizing multi-component tablets based on acoustic and vibrational spectroscopy and for detecting and monitoring stiction and tooling material modifications on punch and die surfaces during compaction based on acoustic/ultrasonic waves. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182381 | Gate Valve Real Time Health Monitoring System, Apparatus, Program Code and Related Methods - Systems, apparatus, and program code, and methods for monitoring the health and other conditions of the valve, are provided. An exemplary system for monitoring the condition of the gate valve includes a logic module configured to perform the operations of receiving sensor data providing an acoustic emission, vibration, and/or stream level signature and determining the level of lubricity, level of friction, level of surface degradation, and leakage rate at a gate-valve seat interface. An exemplary method for monitoring the condition of the gate valve includes receiving sensor data providing an acoustic emission, vibration, and/or stream level signature and determining the level of lubricity, level of friction, level of surface degradation, and leakage rate at a gate-valve seat interface. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182382 | ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY - In an ultrasonic transducer assembly, a conformable ultrasonic transducer has a piezoelectric layer and electrodes able to conform to curved surfaces, and a clamp for pressing the transducer into ultrasonic contact with a curved surface. Conformability is ensured with a thin, porous piezoelectric layer and suitable electrical conductors and insulators. The ultrasonic transducer may operate without further thermal shielding under harsh environments and/or at high temperatures. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182383 | OBJECT INFORMATION OBTAINING DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An object information obtaining device includes a light source which emits light, an acoustic wave detecting unit which detects a photoacoustic wave generated by irradiation of an object with the light, and outputs an electric signal in response to detection of the photoacoustic wave, and a processing unit configured to perform two or more types of processing to photoacoustic signal data based on the electric signal to obtain object information corresponding to each of the two or more types of processing, and to display on a display unit the object information corresponding to at least one processing selected by a user out of the two or more types of processing. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182384 | Object Information Acquisition Apparatus, Display Method, and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Storage Medium - An object information acquisition apparatus disclosed in the present specification includes a light source, an acoustic wave detection unit, and a processing unit. The light source is configured to emit light. The acoustic wave detection unit is configured to detect a photoacoustic wave generated by irradiation of an object with the light and to output a detection signal. The processing unit is configured to be able to acquire two or more types of object information on the basis of the detection signal and configured to cause a display unit to display at least one type of object information selected by a user from among the two or more types of object information. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182385 | PHOTOACOUSTIC PROBE AND PHOTOACOUSTIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A photoacoustic probe and photoacoustic device implementing the photoacoustic probe may reduce an artifact caused by an ultrasonic wave generated in the photoacoustic probe without mounting a separate device. The photoacoustic probe and photoacoustic device implementing the photoacoustic probe may reduce an artifact by changing a configuration or a structure provided in the photoacoustic probe. The photoacoustic probe may receive a photoacoustic signal generated from an inner material of an object absorbing light of a predetermined wavelength and may include a piezoelectric module to convert the photoacoustic signal into an electric signal, and an object contact unit disposed on the front surface of the piezoelectric module, the object contact unit contacting the object and not absorbing the light of a predetermined wavelength. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182386 | ELECTROSTATIC PRESSURE SENSOR - An electrostatic pressure sensor has a supporting diaphragm bonded to be held between first and second pedestal plates, a sensor chip supported on a top face of a center portion of the second pedestal plate. The supporting diaphragm has in the center portion thereof a large-diameter hole that forms a slit-shaped space between the first and second pedestal plates. The first pedestal plate has at least one inlet hole, for the fluid being measured, connecting to the slit-shaped space. The second pedestal plate has at least an outlet hole, connecting to the slit-shaped space, for directing the fluid being measured to the pressure-sensitive diaphragm of the sensor chip. The pedestal plate has an inlet hole of the first pedestal plate and an outlet hole of the second pedestal plate do not overlap each other in the direction of thickness of the first and second pedestal plates. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182387 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING SIGNALS OF LOAD CELLS WITH STRAIN GAUGES - A device and a method for evaluating signals from load cells with strain gauges (SG), which require electronic signal evaluation with very low offset voltages due to the small output signal. In order to be able to use inexpensive components as well, two different operating points of the SG are set in two consecutive measurements, each being determined by a single voltage reference. The voltage in the zero branch of the bridge circuit of the SG is amplified in a differential amplifier and digitised with an ADC. In this context, the reference for the ADC is derived from the operating point of the SG that is determined by the respective voltage reference. The digitised offset and the initial value of the load cell are calculated from the two measurement values in an arithmetic logic unit. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182388 | PROXIMITY AND STRAIN SENSING - There is set forth herein a method comprising applying a drive signal to a drive element in a sensor assembly having a drive element and one or more sensor element so that responsively to the drive signal the drive element generates a magnetic flux that travels through a target, determining a strain of the target using a picked up output signal picked up by the one or more sensor element. In one embodiment, a sensor assembly can be employed for detecting a proximity of the target using a picked up output signal picked up by e.g., the drive element. In one embodiment, a drive signal can have a plurality of frequency components. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182389 | Method and Apparatus for Detection and Characterization of Mechanical Damage - Yield stress is an important indicator of the strength of a component such as a pipe section. A method and apparatus for measuring yield stress of components made from magnetic materials is provided. The magnetic permeability of the material is recorded at multiple stress levels below yield establishing a permeability-stress relationship. The yield stress is then estimated as a function of the recorded permeability-stress relationship. The permeability stress relationship may be non-linear for a range of stress levels, achieving a peak permeability response for a stress below yield. The yield stress may be estimated as a multiple of the stress at which the peak permeability response is recorded. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182390 | INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MONITORING MECHANICAL STRESS WITHIN A SOLID STRUCTURE - The integrated electronic device is for detecting a local parameter related to a force observed in a given direction, within a solid structure. The device includes at least one sensor configured to detect the above-mentioned local parameter at least in the given direction through piezo-resistive effect. At least one damping element, integrated in the device, is arranged within a frame-shaped region that is disposed around the at least one sensor and belongs to a substantially planar region comprising a plane passing through the sensor and perpendicular to the given direction. Such at least one damping element is configured to damp forces acting in the planar region and substantially perpendicular to the given direction. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182391 | PRESSURE AND SHEAR FORCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHOD - A pressure and shear force measurement device and a pressure and shear force measurement method are disclosed. The measurement device includes a flexible substrate; a plurality of signal outputting units embedded in the flexible substrate for outputting signals; and a plurality of signal detectors disposed at a peripheral of the flexible substrate for receiving at least a signal outputted from the signal outputting units, wherein when the flexible substrate has a load applied thereon and each of the signal outputting units has a displacement, each of the signal detectors detects a pressure and a shear force resulting from the load on the flexible substrate based on the signal received from the signal outputting units. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182392 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BREAKAGE TESTING OF SMALL ARTICLES - Apparatus, systems and methods for testing brittle articles, such as glass or ceramic articles are disclosed. The testing is provided by a test apparatus that imposes a bending test to a brittle article. The testing is also well suited for testing small scale brittle articles which are too small to utilize conventional multi-point testing or ring-on-ring testing. In addition, the testing is also well suited for testing brittle articles that have one or more apertures (or holes) therein which can impact their ability to resist breakage. For example, the quality of one or more apertures provided in brittle articles can affect breakage levels and thus can be monitored and/or adjusted through testing. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182393 | CRANK ARM, CRANKSET, AND POWER MEASURING DEVICE FOR AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY HUMAN POWERED VEHICLE OR TRAINING DEVICE WITH A CRANK DRIVE - The invention relates to a power measuring system for an at least partially human powered vehicle or training device with a crank drive, in particular a bicycle, with at least one crank arm | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182394 | INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DETECTING A LOCAL PARAMETER RELATED TO A FORCE EXPERIENCED IN A PREDETERMINED DIRECTION, WITHIN A SOLID STRUCTURE - The integrated electronic device is for detecting a local parameter related to a force experienced in a predetermined direction within a solid structure. The device includes a semiconductor substrate having a substantially planar region that defines a plane substantially perpendicular to the predetermined direction. At least one sensor detects the local parameter at least in the predetermined direction with a piezo-resistive effect. At least one substantially planar face is arranged in a portion of the integrated electronic device, the face belonging to a inclined plane by a predetermined angle relative to the plane perpendicular to the predetermined direction, which plane is defined by the substantially planar region of the substrate. The predetermined angle is defined such as to reduce forces acting in directions other than the predetermined direction at the portion of the device around the at least one sensor. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182395 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SENSOR, IN PARTICULAR A BRIDGE SENSOR, AND A SENSOR ARRANGEMENT - An arrangement for operating a sensor, in particular a bridge sensor, comprises a sensor input (Vin1, Vin2) for connecting the sensor (Brdg) and a clocked signal generator (Osc), which is coupled to the sensor input (Vin1, Vin2). Furthermore an amplifier (Amp) is provided for detecting sensor signals (Sn, Sn+1), which is connected on the input side to a signal input (IN+, IN−) for connecting the sensor (Brdg), wherein the detection takes place depending on the clock pulse of the signal generator (Osc). A signal processing device (PROC) is connected to an output (AOUT+, AOUT−) of the amplifier (Amp) and is arranged to demodulate the sensor signals (Sn, Sn+ | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182396 | AUTOMATIC SAMPLER - A weight sensor for measuring the weight of a sample container is fixed to a sample container placing portion. The amount of sample contained in the sample container placed in the sample container placing portion is determined based on a measurement value by the weight sensor. A change in amount of sample contained in the sample container is determined before and after sample suction by a sample suction mechanism. The amount of sample actually suctioned from the sample container is determined based on the change. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182397 | TEST APPARATUS WITH DRY ENVIRONMENT - A test apparatus includes a test site, a buffer carrying device, a transport carrying device, a handling mechanism and a dry air flow guide mechanism. The test site performs a test procedure on the objects. The buffer carrying device is disposed close to a side of the test site, holds the objects and performs a temperature conditioning process. The transport carrying device is disposed close to another side of the test site, moves back and forth along a transporting direction, transports the objects into and out of the test site, and heats up the objects. The handling mechanism carries the objects among the buffer carrying device, the test site and the transport carrying device. The dry air flow guide mechanism guides a dry air to surround the test site, the buffer carrying device, the transport carrying device and the handling mechanism and generates a dry environment to prevent dew condensation. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182398 | Luer Connectors - Luer connector including a primary Luer male connector, having a secondary female section extending from a top distal part of the primary Luer male connector back towards a proximal part thereof, the primary Luer male connector including a first inner fluid flow channel extending from a proximal end thereof to the secondary female section, the first inner fluid flow channel having a diameter of approximately d1 increasing at a connection point between the first inner fluid flow channel and the secondary female section to form a neck N the secondary female section having an internal diameter of d2 at a top distal part of the primary Luer male connector, where d1 is smaller than d2, the primary Luer male connector being configured to mate with a primary Luer female connector having a secondary male section including a second inner fluid flow channel ex having an internal diameter of approximately d1. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182399 | MULTI-FUNCTION BIOLOGICAL SENSING DEVICE - A multi-function biological sensing device including a multi-function card, a multi-function card slot, a first multi-function module, and a second multi-function module is provided. The multi-function card includes a first pin set. The multi-function card slot is configured to receive the multi-function card and includes a second pin set. The first multi-function module is disposed on the multi-function card and electrically connected to the first pin set. The second multi-function module is disposed on the multi-function card slot and electrically connected to the second pin set. Accordingly, the first multi-function module and the second multi-function module perform an electrical connection via the first pin set and the second pin set so as to provide at least one additional function. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182400 | MEASURING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a measuring apparatus including a platform, a measuring head movably arranged on the platform, pneumatic balls supporting the platform, an inflator, and a controlling device controlling the inflator to inflate the pneumatic balls while the measuring head is moving towards a next measuring point from a current measuring point. The controlling device controls the inflator to inflate the pneumatic balls with the required air inflation amount within the required time evenly during the movement of the measuring head, therefore, the vibration of the platform during the movement of the measuring head and the inflation of the pneumatic ball can be reduced, which can keep the platform horizontal quickly after the measuring head stops moving, reduce the measurement errors of the measuring head, further improve the productivity of the liquid crystal panel. The present disclosure further provides a controlling method of the above measuring apparatus. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182401 | ELECTRONIC POWER-STEERING APPARATUS - Construction of an electric power-steering apparatus is achieved that, by stably suppressing backlash of an output shaft | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182402 | ON-LOAD TAP CHANGER WITH WORM GEAR - The invention relates to a worm gear which is arranged directly on the head of an on-load tap changer and has a housing, a worm, and a worm wheel, wherein means for torque detection comprising at least one radio-scannable surface wave sensor, a rotor antenna and a stator antenna are provided in the interior of the worm gear. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182403 | ELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND MANUAL ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM THEREOF - An electric actuator includes: an actuating shaft and a screw rod screwed to and driving the actuating shaft; a motor connecting the screw rod; a connection seat connecting the actuating shaft and including a positioning post and a rotary shaft; a coupling ring sleeved around and rotating with the positing post, and a slide slot disposed out of the coupling ring; a support ring sleeved around the rotary shaft; a cylindrical connector sleeved around the support ring and screwed to a hinge end cap and with a locking slot communicating with the slide slot and disposed out of the cylindrical connector; a knob sleeved around the cylindrical connector and the coupling ring and covering the rotary shaft, and a raised rib slidably connected to the slide slot and the locking slot and disposed in the knob. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182404 | Headrest Moving Device - A headrest moving device which includes a press member, a moving unit that is moved horizontally by the press member, a return spring that functions to return the moving unit to an original position, a screw, a block that is provided with threads in the inner circumferential surface thereof and is engaged with the screw through a screw type engagement, a locking unit that selectively releases the block from a locked state in response to a movement of the moving unit, and a frame that is installed on a stay rod and supports the moving unit, in which either one of the screw and the block can be rotated so that the device can control the position of a headrest steplessly in forward and backward directions. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182405 | ELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND FAST RELEASING MECHANISM THEREOF - In an electric actuator ( | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182406 | REDUCTION GEAR DEVICE - A reduction gear device includes a mounting bracket, a drive gear, a first slave gear mounted on an inner side of the mounting panel, a second slave gear mounted on the inner side, and a first pivot shaft. The mounting bracket includes a mounting panel, and the mounting panel defines a first through hole. The first slave gear defines a first pivot hole. The second slave gear includes a second great gear portion and a second small gear portion. The second small gear portion engages with the first slave gear. The first pivot shaft includes a first head portion and a first neck portion. The first neck portion passes through the first through hole and the first pivot hole. The drive gear drives the second slave gear to rotate to drive the first slave gear to rotate. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182407 | CIRCULATING ELEMENT FOR BALL SCREW AND BALL SCREW USING THE CIRCULATING ELEMENT - A circulating element for ball screw includes a first surface defining a circulating passage that extends from one lateral side of the first surface to the other lateral side of the first surface and has a coupling mouth located on each of the two opposite ends thereof, and a second surface defining a coupling groove between the two coupling mouths of the circulating passage and two guide blocks respectively protruding out of the coupling mouths of the circulating passage. Thus, the circulating element has the advantages of low processing cost, ease of installation, high alignment accuracy, and excellent running smoothness. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182408 | NEUTRAL LOCKING SYSTEM AND TOOL FOR VEHICLE - A neutral locking system for a vehicle includes a park release shaft and a neutral locking tool. The park release shaft is operatively connected to the transmission such that rotation of the park release shaft places the transmission in a neutral state. The tool is configured to couple to the park release shaft such that rotation of the tool rotates the park release shaft. The tool can also include a sliding locking pin having a first position allowing rotation of the tool within an engine compartment and a second position in which the pin contacts a component in the engine compartment to limit rotation of the tool. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182409 | STEERING APPARATUS - When the guide bracket | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182410 | STEERING DEVICE - A steering device includes: a steering shaft; an inner jacket; a column jacket that includes an outer jacket that covers the inner jacket from outside, and supports the steering shaft; a movable bracket that is fixed to the inner jacket; a fixation bracket that has a retention portion, and is fixed to a vehicle body; and a press contact/release portion that brings a first plate-shaped region and a second plate-shaped region into press contact with each other along the plate thickness direction to press the first plate-shaped region and the second plate-shaped region against the retention portion, and releases the first plate-shaped region and the second plate-shaped region from a state of being in press contact with each other and a state of being pressed against the retention portion. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182411 | PEDAL DEVICE - In a pedal device that can recede a pedal arm from a passenger side such as a driver reliably and can recede a retainer as a control member for realizing a receding posture of the pedal arm from a vehicle body side reliably at the time of a frontal collision or the like of a vehicle, a first guide hole provided in a pedal bracket attached to the vehicle body includes a leading end hole portion, a terminal end hole portion, and a connecting hole portion that connects the leading end hole portion and the terminal end hole portion, and a second guide hole provided in a retainer engaged and attached to the pedal bracket by engaging portions includes a first hole portion and a second hole portion connected to each other. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182412 | DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL - A dual mass flywheel includes a primary flywheel having a ring gear and connected to an output shaft of an engine; a secondary flywheel connected to an input shaft of a transmission; a coupling unit for coupling the primary flywheel and the secondary flywheel; a plurality of drive units coupled to the primary flywheel and the secondary flywheel and in which spring guides are coupled to opposite sides of a torsion spring. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182413 | BICYCLE CRANK ARM AND BICYCLE CRANK ASSEMBLY - A bicycle crank arm includes a first member and a second member. The first member has a crank axle interacting portion and a first recessed part around the crank axle interacting portion. The second member is attached to the first member. The first member has a first side facing the second member and a second side opposite to the first side. The first recessed part is recessed from the second side toward the first side such that the first recessed part includes an attachment area attached to the second member on the first side. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182414 | STEEL FOR INDUCTION HARDENING AND CRANKSHAFT MANUFACTURED BY USING THE SAME - There is provided an induction hardening steel excellent in quenching crack resistance. The induction hardening steel of the present embodiment includes, by mass percent, C: 0.35 to 0.6%, Si: at least 0.01% and less than 0.40%, Mn: 1.0 to 2.0%, S: more than 0.010% and at most 0.05%, Cr: 0.01 to 0.5%, Al: 0.001 to 0.05%, N: Ti/3.4 to 0.02%, and Ti: 0.005 to 0.05%, the balance being Fe and impurities, and satisfies the following formula (1): | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182415 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF SHIFT ELEMENTS - A drive engages a shaft ( | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182416 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MELTING RAW MATERIALS - A system and method for melting a raw material. The raw material is fed into an electrically conductive vessel. A plasma arc torch melts at least some of the raw material within the vessel to thereby create a molten material. An inductor, physically disposed adjacent the vessel, and electrically disposed in series with the vessel in operation, effects electromagnetic stirring of the molten material by interacting with the current of the plasma arc torch. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182417 | RECLAIMING AND INHIBITING ACTIVATION OF DRI DUST AND FINES - Method of reclaiming and inhibiting activation of DRI fines is disclosed comprising the steps of forming a moving stream or pile containing DRI pellets and DRI fines, coating the moving stream or the pile of DRI pellets and DRI fines with a coating material comprising an alkane mixture in the C15 to C40 range to form a coating on the DRI pellets and DRI fines and cause DRI fines to adhere together and to the DRI pellets to form a plurality of agglomerates, and moving the agglomerates of coated DRI pellets and coated DRI fines to a facility for use in making steel. The coating material may be applied to coat the DRI pellets and DRI fines at a rate between 0.2 and 2.0 gallons per ton of DRI processed. The coating material may be mineral oil. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182418 | MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR A CHAIN TOOL ATTACHED TO A BICYCLE FOLDING TOOL - A manufacturing process for a chain tool attached to a bicycle folding tool included the following steps: Material preparing step: a rod with a length is prepared. Manufacturing step: the rod is milled via a milling cutting step to form a chain fixing groove, a detaching portion, an axial groove and a screwing portion, the chain fixing groove having a retaining wall, the retaining wall being milled to form an arc notch, the screwing portion being threaded to form a threaded hole via a drilling and tapping step. Heat treatment step: after the manufacturing process, the rod is heat treated. Sheet metal part assembling step: a sheet metal part is assembled to the chain tool by at least one connecting part; therefore, the chain tool is attachable to the sheet metal part. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182419 | Motor Accelerator for Automatic Screwdriver - A motor accelerator for automatic screwdriver, which is mainly combined with a motor mechanism in automatic screwdriver. The accelerator comprises a bearing (or sleeve) or more interconnected bearings (or sleeves), so as to increase the mass and radius of motor (rotor) and the rotational speed and rotational inertia, thus substantially improving the performance and efficiency; as the accelerator is made of metal materials, this enables satisfactory heat dissipation for rotor; moreover, the accelerator is fitted with a spring (or magnet) to connect the motor, allowing the automatic screwdriver to realize mechanical slow start with small energy (small airflow or low current) output and auxiliary braking function when the automatic screwdriver is stopped. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182420 | ELECTRICAL WRENCH - An electrical wrench includes a housing, a power member, a reversing mechanism, a support transmission assembly, an opening gear, a main control assembly and a restoring assembly. The housing includes having two projections, for example shaped as claws, arranged oppositely to cooperatively define an entrance. The power member, the reversing mechanism, the support transmission assembly and the opening gear are cooperatively coupled to one another and accommodated in the housing. The opening gear includes an outer teeth portion, an opening and a driving portion in communication with the opening, a tubular member for engaging with a fastener positioned in cooperation with the opening gear through the entrance. The restoring assembly includes an identifying portion, a sensor for sensing the position of the identifying portion, a control circuit board, a restoring switch and a restoring switch operator. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182421 | SOCKET SEPARABLE SPANNER - The present invention is composed of a main body, a rotary ring, a fixing member, and a spring plate. The main body includes a sleeve projecting from a top end of a driving hole and including a guide aperture extending through the driving hole. The rotary ring has a bore rotatably coupled to the sleeve to be rotatable between first and second positions. The bore has an inside surface forming a retention chamber having first and second recessed curved faces. The fixing member is movably received in the guide aperture. The spring plate is arranged between the fixing member and the retention chamber and has one side fixed to the sleeve and a curved section formed between two sides thereof. In the first position, the first recessed curved face positions the curved section. In the second position, the second recessed curved face positions the curved section. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182422 | Spark Plug Installation Tool - A spark plug installation tool includes to a grip handle, a coaxial, flexible shaft extending from the handle and a co-axial socket receiver assembly for engaging a spark plug socket. The distal end of the socket receiver assembly includes a magnet. The socket receiver assembly further includes a peripheral rim to limit the insertion of the socket receiver assembly into a socket drive opening. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182423 | WRENCH ADAPTER - A wrench adapter includes an adapter shaft having an adapter tip located at its one end and attachable to a wrench socket and a wrench adapter head located at its other end and defining therein a driven hole for receiving a tool bit, and a first wrench driven portion and a second wrench driven portion disposed at the periphery of the wrench adapter head at different elevations and drivable by open-end wrenches or adjustable wrenches of different sizes. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182424 | Ring Handled Device and Method of Manufacturing Same - A device, and a method of making the device, having at least one blank having a handle end and an operative end are described. The device may include a handle end having spaced complementary formations configured to co-unite to form a ring-shaped handle end. The method may include forming spaced complementary formations in the handle end of the blank, and co-uniting the spaced complementary formations to form a ring-shaped handle end in the blank. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182425 | Hand Tool - The invention proposes a hand tool comprising a handle, at least one operating portion, an elastic layer and a protective layer. The handle is a region for a user to hold and apply force. The at least one operating portion connected with the handle has different shapes based on different elements engaged with. The elastic layer set on at least a part of surface of the hand tool is used to absorb vibration and acting force when using the hand tool. The protective layer set on the elastic layer is flexible and contractible and therefore prevents components of the hand tool from loosening and being abraded. The protective layer is further provided with a texture surface comprising a convex surface and a concave surface to increase friction. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182426 | Threaded Connection with Improved Root Thread Profile - A threaded connection design having a double ellipse in the thread root for reducing stress fatigue is illustrated in this disclosure. The root groove includes a first portion comprising a first elliptical surface being part of a first ellipse. The root groove further includes a second portion comprising a second elliptical surface, being part of a second ellipse, and the second elliptical surface being joined tangentially at a first end to the first elliptical surface at a junction point that defines the bottom of the root groove. The second elliptical surface is joined tangentially at a second end to the load flank. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182427 | Method and system for training a user to correctly use a knife - A method of slicing food comprises providing a cutting board, knife, food product, and a food slicing system comprising a finger guard comprising a substantially flat surface having a bottom contoured edge, a finger ring connected to a first side of the finger guard, and a knife guide attached to the finger guard at a substantially straight edge, the knife guide having an area smaller than an area of the finger guard and angled relative to the finger guard by an angle between approximately 0 and 15 degrees, the substantially straight edge having a length of at least approximately one inch and angled relative to the cutting board by an angle between approximately 15 and 60 degrees when the bottom contoured edge rests against the cutting board. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182428 | RECIPROCATING TOOL WITH INVERSE BUSHING - In one embodiment, a reciprocating tool includes a reciprocating plunger, the plunger including an inner wall defining a chamber portion within the plunger, a motor operably connected to the plunger, and a bushing located at least partially within the chamber and contacting the inner wall. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182429 | CUTTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF CLEANING MEMBER USING CUTTING DEVICE - The invention relates to a cutting device which cuts a web member, which includes fiber bundles which extend continuously in a machine direction MD and which is intermittently conveyed in said machine direction, in a crossing direction CD which crosses the machine direction. The cutting device has a plurality of disk shaped rotary blades which rotate about rotary shafts which extend along the machine direction while moving in said cross direction so as to thereby cut said web member when the web member is at a stop. The plurality of rotary blades are arranged so as to be substantially aligned in the crossing direction and includes a rotary blade which rotates in one direction and a rotary blade which rotates in the opposite direction. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182430 | Saw Device with Detection System - A power tool includes a swing arm movable along a swing arm path, an actuating assembly configured to transfer a force to the swing arm, a control system configured to control the actuating assembly to transfer a force to the swing arm, and a detection system configured to detect the operability of the actuating assembly. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182431 | CUTTING APPARATUS, HOLDING MEMBER, AND CUTTING MEMBER - A cutting apparatus including a plurality of types of holding members holding a workpiece and a plurality of types of cutting members cutting the workpiece held by the holding member. Each holding member includes a sheet of base, a holding portion disposed on a surface of the base and having a holding capacity suitable for a type of the workpiece to be held, and a holding member indicator capable of distinguishing the types of holding members. Each cutting member includes a cutter having a blade configured to cut the workpiece and having a cutting capacity suitable for a type of the workpiece to be cut, a support portion supporting the cutter, and a cutter indicator provided on the plurality of types of cutting members and capable of distinguishing the types of cutting members, the cutter indicator being similar in configuration as the holding member indicator of corresponding holding member. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182432 | CUTTING DATA GENERATOR, CUTTING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING CUTTING DATA GENERATING PROGRAM - A cutting data generator generating cutting data includes a control device configured to obtain position information of a plurality of figures printed on a sheet material, the figures representing an arrangement of a plurality of types of decorative pieces having at least different colors, the figures being capable of identifying the types of the decorative pieces, to set arrangement positions of a plurality of holes in the sheet material based on the obtained position information, the arrangement positions being positions where the holes partially overlap the figures respectively or where the holes come close to the figures respectively, the holes defining an arrangement of the decorative pieces, and to generate cutting data usable to cut the holes through the sheet material based on the set arrangement positions. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182433 | CUTTING DEVICE OF WEB MEMBER INCLUDING TOW - The cutting device of the present invention is provided with a movement mechanism which moves together with a rotary blade member which is immovably fastened and which guides reciprocating movement of the movement mechanism, and a bearing which is placed between the guide mechanism and the movement mechanism to enable smooth movement of the movement mechanism with respect to the guide mechanism and, furthermore, is provided with a waste removing device which is attached to the movement mechanism and which blocks entry of fiber waste which is produced when cutting the continuous web member to the inside of the bearing by removing fiber waste which has deposited on said guide mechanism from the guide mechanism. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182434 | POWER EQUIPMENT WITH QUICK RELEASE ANTI-KICKBACK DEVICE - A power equipment in one embodiment includes a riving knife with a circular mounting hole opening to an outer surface of the riving knife through a throat, the throat having a minimum diameter that is less than a minimum diameter of the mounting hole, and an anti-kickback assembly including a generally cylindrical grooved shaft having a first diameter larger than a minimum diameter of the throat and a second diameter smaller than the minimum diameter of the throat, and an actuating arm operably connected to the grooved shaft and configured to rotate the grooved shaft from a first position whereat the second diameter is aligned with the throat and a second position whereat the second diameter is not aligned with the throat. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182435 | NANOTUBE SLICER - A device for slicing material includes a structural support and a nanotube blade. The nanotube blade includes a nanotube filament having atoms arranged in a lattice structure and has a first end and a second end. Both the first end and the second end are coupled to the structural support and separated by a length of the nanotube blade. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182436 | RIP FENCE FOR A TABLE SAW HAVING INDEPENDENT ALIGNMENT AND LOCKING - A rip fence for a table saw includes a frame having a front portion and a rear portion. A front clamping lever is pivotably supported in the front portion of the frame for movement between a clamped and an unclamped position. A handle is pivotably supported in the front portion of the frame for movement between a locked and an unlocked position. The handle includes a lever portion that engages the front clamping lever and moves the front clamping lever from the unclamped to the clamped position when the handle is moved from the unlocked position toward the locked position. A rear clamping lever is attached to the rear portion of the frame and movable between a clamped and unclamped position. When the front clamping lever is moved to clamped position by the lever portion of the handle, continued movement of the handle to locked position results in the handle pulling the rear clamping lever from the unclamped to the clamped position. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182437 | TRIMMING DIE AND PUNCH THEREOF - A trimming die includes a first die base assembly, a second die base assembly, and a trimming punch. The first die base assembly includes a fixing portion; the second die base assembly is positioned opposite the first die base assembly; the second die base assembly includes a die cavity portion; the die cavity portion has a die cavity and a die cavity inner wall; the die cavity inner wall has a plurality of first slant grooves; the punch has a fixing end portion and a trimming end portion positioned opposite the fixing end portion; the fixing end portion is disposed at the fixing portion; the trimming end portion is positioned corresponding to the die cavity; a peripheral surface of the trimming end portion includes a plurality of second slant grooves. A trimming punch is also provided. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182438 | CUTTING DEVICE - A cutting device includes a housing, a bearing, a base, and a rotary cutter. The housing defines a receiving chamber. The bearing is received in the receiving chamber and includes an inner ring and an exterior ring contacting an interior wall of the housing. The base is secured to the inner ring of the base and has one end protruding out of the housing. The rotary cutter includes a head and a securing shaft, and the securing shaft has a first end secured to the head and a second end secured to the end of the base protruding out of the housing. The cutting device can prevent small glass pieces from dropping into the bearing and affecting the rotation of the bearing, thereby extending the service life of the bearing as well as guaranteeing smooth rotation of the bearing to improve the quality of the cutting operation. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182439 | CUTTING DEVICE - A cutting device includes a bottom plate, a platform located on the bottom plate for holding a workpiece, a first support plate connected to the support plate and located above the bottom plate, a first telescopic cylinder having a first piston, a blade connected to the first piston, a first medium providing device configured to provide medium, a first switch including a gateway A | 2014-07-03 |
