27th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100171223 | Through-Silicon Via With Scalloped Sidewalls - A semiconductor device having one or more through-silicon vias (TSVs) is provided. The TSVs are formed such that sidewalls of the TSVs have a scalloped surface. In an embodiment, the sidewalls of the TSVs are sloped wherein a top and bottom of the TSVs have different dimensions. The TSVs may have a V-shape wherein the TSVs have a wider dimension on a circuit side of the substrate, or an inverted V-shape wherein the TSVs have a wider dimension on a backside of the substrate. The scalloped surfaces of the sidewalls and/or sloped sidewalls allow the TSVs to be more easily filled with a conductive material such as copper. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171224 | Three dimensional structure memory - A Three-Dimensional Structure (3DS) Memory allows for physical separation of the memory circuits and the control logic circuit onto different layers such that each layer may be separately optimized. One control logic circuit suffices for several memory circuits, reducing cost. Fabrication of 3DS memory involves thinning of the memory circuit to less than 50 μm in thickness and bonding the circuit to a circuit stack while still in wafer substrate form. Fine-grain high density inter-layer vertical bus connections are used. The 3DS memory manufacturing method enables several performance and physical size efficiencies, and is implemented with established semiconductor processing techniques. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171225 | Three dimensional structure memory - A Three-Dimensional Structure (3DS) Memory allows for physical separation of the memory circuits and the control logic circuit onto different layers such that each layer may be separately optimized. One control logic circuit suffices for several memory circuits, reducing cost. Fabrication of 3DS memory involves thinning of the memory circuit to less than 50 μm in thickness and bonding the circuit to a circuit stack while still in wafer substrate form. Fine-grain high density inter-layer vertical bus connections are used. The 3DS memory manufacturing method enables several performance and physical size efficiencies, and is implemented with established semiconductor processing techniques. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171226 | IC HAVING TSV ARRAYS WITH REDUCED TSV INDUCED STRESS - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a substrate having a top side having active circuitry thereon including a plurality of metal interconnect levels including a first metal interconnect level and a top metal interconnect level, and a bottom side. At least one TSV array includes a plurality of TSVs. The TSVs are positioned in rows including a plurality of interior rows and a pair of exterior rows and a plurality of columns including a plurality of interior columns and a pair of exterior columns. At least a portion of the TSVs in the array are electrically connected TSVs that are coupled to a TSV terminating metal interconnect level selected from the plurality of metal interconnect levels. At least one of the exterior rows or exterior columns include a lower number of electrically connected TSVs compared to a maximum number of electrically connected TSVs in the interior rows and interior columns, respectively. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171227 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A VIA IN A RECONSTITUTED SUBSTRATE - A method of producing an electronic connection device, including: a) formation, in a plane of a support substrate, of at least one first contact element and, in a direction approximately perpendicular to the plane, of at least one second contact element having a first end in electrical contact with the first contact element or elements and a second end, the second contact element or elements including one or more metal tracks standing up along the direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate; b) then positioning at least one electrical or electronic component in contact with the first contact element or elements; and c) encapsulation of the component(s) and of the first and second contact elements, at least the second end or ends of the second contact element or elements being flush with the surface of the encapsulating material. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171228 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit package system includes forming a substrate with a device thereover, forming an encapsulation having a planar top surface to cover the device and the substrate spanning to an extraction side of the encapsulation, and forming a recess in the encapsulation from the planar top surface. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171229 | HUMIDIFICATION CHAMBERS - A humidification chamber ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100171230 | Method for Production of Granular Sodium Percarbonate - The process for producing granular sodium percarbonate by fluidized bed buildup granulation comprises the spraying of an aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide and of an aqueous solution of sodium carbonate with at least one multisubstance nozzle with external mixing into a fluidized bed comprising sodium percarbonate particles and simultaneously evaporating water, and is characterized in that the solution of sodium carbonate additionally comprises sodium carbonate and/or sodium percarbonate in suspended form and is passed through a dispersing apparatus for dispersion of solids before being fed to the multisubstance nozzle. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171231 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF POROUS FILM - A solution ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100171232 | METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR SOLIDIFICATION WITH THE ADDITION OF DOPED SEMICONDUCTOR CHARGES DURING CRYSTALLISATION - A method for semiconductor solidification which includes steps for:
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20100171233 | WOOD COMPOSITES BONDED WITH PHENOL-FORMALDEHYDE BY STEAM INJECTION PRESSING - The present invention relates to a method for preparing a wood composite, and the related wood composite itself formed by steam injection pressing using a phenol-formaldehyde resin binder composition capable of rapidly curing in a saturated or superheated steam atmosphere. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171234 | COMPOSITION FOR MOBILE PHONE CASE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MOBILE PHONE CASE USING THE SAME - There are provided a composition for mobile phone cases and a method of manufacturing a mobile phone case using the same. The composition comprises 70 to 97% by weight of a thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate (PC), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), polybutyrene terephtalate (PBT), acrylic resin and combinations thereof; and 3 to 30% by weight of ferrite selected from the group consisting of nickel-zinc ferrite, manganese-magnesium ferrite, manganese-zinc ferrite, copper-zinc ferrite, manganese-magnesium-aluminum ferrite, yttrium iron garnet (YIG) ferrite and combinations thereof, wherein the composition is a pellet resin formed by extruding the thermoplastic resin and the ferrite at a high temperature of 160 to 290° C. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171235 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR POROUS-MATERIAL PROCESSING AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FORMED POROUS MATERIAL - An object of the present invention is to prevent the occurrence of resinous gloss on the surface of a molded porous material into which a synthetic resin is impregnated, and to attain this object, the present invention provides a resin compound for processing a porous material by coating, impregnating or mixing it on/in to the porous material wherein a colloidal silica is added to a thermosetting resin in an amount of more than 5% by mass, so that when the porous material which is processed by the resin compound is press molded, and as the resin compound oozes to the surface of the resulting molded porous material, the colloidal silica prevents the occurrence of the resinous gloss on the surface of the molded porous material. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171237 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR INJECTION MOULDING AND ASSEMBLING PLASTIC PARTS - The invention concerns a device for injection moulding ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100171238 | POLYESTER HYBRID RESINS - This invention relates to a polyester urethane hybrid resin casting resin composition which comprises a mixture ABCD of an unsaturated polyester ABC which has moieties derived from at least one alcohol A, moieties derived from a mixture B of carboxylic acids, wherein at least 10% of the mass of at least one of the said carboxylic acids B or of the said alcohols A have at least one olefinic unsaturation in their molecules, and moieties derived from a monoepoxide C having at least four carbon atoms, which polyester ABC is dissolved in a compound D, and which has at least one olefinic unsaturation and which is radically copolymerisable with the unsaturated polyester oligomer ABC and a second liquid component EF comprising a polyfunctional isocyanate E and a radical initiator F, a process for its production, and a method of use thereof to form large moulded parts. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171239 | Systems and method for concrete forming - Systems and methods according to the present invention provide casting molds having improved separability from cured molding material. A first system and method employ an extraction rim which provides a clamping surface to be used in conjunction with an extraction bridge which straddles a mold. A second system and method employ a reusable, expandable molding mandrel that may be used to form voids in a casting. A third system and method employ both the extraction rim and the reusable, expandable molding mandrel. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171240 | APPARATUS FOR LASER CUTTING AND WELDING - A method of forming plastic containers is disclosed. The method includes: providing a support platen having a cut outline and a groove outline in the top surface of the support platen and a plurality of exhaust ports in the bottom of the groove, where a plurality of spaced perforations are in the top surface of the support platen, where the groove is configured to define a cut outline; positioning a first film on the top surface of the support platen; providing a laser to cut the first film along the cut outline of the top surface of the support platen; providing a second film on top of the first film; connecting the plurality of exhaust ports and the plurality of space perforations to a vacuum source to secure the first film to the support platen; directing a jet of gas onto the second film at the to maintain the second sheet in contact with the first sheet at a seam during welding concentric with a beam from the laser to weld the first film and the second film; moving the laser and the support platen relative to each other to weld the first film and the second film along a seam outline; and providing the laser to cut the first film and the second film along the cut outline to provide a trimmed bag. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171241 | MANUFACTURING AIRCRAFT PARTS - A method and apparatus is present for manufacturing parts. A powder material is comprised of a polymer that is semi-crystalline. The powder material has an overlap between a melting temperature range and a crystallization temperature range. The powder material also has a size particular distribution that is substantially a Gaussian distribution, a particle shape that is substantially spherical, and a desired melt flow rate that is less than a temperature at which the powder material begins to chemically break down. The powder material is selected to form a selected powder material. A part is manufactured using an energy delivery system and the selected powder material. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171242 | Apparatus and Method for Manufacturing Microneedles - The apparatus comprises a mold assembly including at least one bore therethrough having a cavity therein defining the shape of the finished microneedle shape to be formed therein. The bore has an inlet opening and an exit opening. The apparatus also comprises means for locating the polymer to be formed at one end of the cavity and means for introducing fluid into the inlet opening of said bore and into the cavity. The apparatus also comprises exhaust means communicating with the exit opening of the bore, so that introducing the fluid through the polymer causes the polymer to assume the shape of the cavity and the fluid forms a hollow channel to define a needle-like structure in the polymer as the fluid is exhausted through the cavity and the bore. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171243 | METHOD FOR RECYCLING ENERGY IN A BLOW MOULDING MACHINE FOR BLOW MOULDING CONTAINERS - A method for recycling energy and related blow moulding machine—for blow moulding plastic material containers including a recycling system for recycling the pneumatic energy of the discharge air coming from the blowing cavities of said machine, capable of recycling the discharge air making it available at a given pressure for a subsequent blowing in a cavity. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171244 | REACTION INJECTION MOLDING - A system for molding a part including a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, the system includes: a pressure supply arrangement; and a Reaction Injection Molding (RIM) arrangement including a pin plate assembly and a mold defining a mold cavity, the RIM arrangement configured for supplying a bi-component liquid mixture to the mold cavity in which the bi-component liquid mixture chemically reacts and thereby forms a thermoset polymer, the pin plate assembly coupled with the pressure supply arrangement and the mold, the pressure supply arrangement configured for supplying an inert gas to the mold cavity via the pin plate assembly and thereby for one of reducing and eliminating a formation of a sink mark on the first surface of the part. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171245 | Angled Probe for Vessel - A vessel comprises a probe oriented downward from an outside surface of the vessel to an inside surface of the vessel. A method of operating a vessel, the vessel comprising a vessel wall having an inside surface and an outside surface, comprises: defining a hole extending through the vessel wall, the hole being oriented at a downward angle from the outside surface to the inside surface; and placing a probe in the hole; and preventing slag buildup around the probe during operation of the vessel. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171246 | MANIPULATOR - A manipulator includes a base, a flange, a connecting arm, a plurality of elastic members, and a plurality of fasteners. The elastic members is positioned between the base and the connecting arm. The fasteners are movably connected to the connecting arm, and fixedly connected to the base. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171247 | TORSIONAL VIBRATION DAMPER - A torsional vibration damper comprises an outer housing, an inner part that is concentric relative to the outer housing, a plurality of chambers formed between the outer housing and the inner part, which are filled with a damping medium and are connected to one another through overflow channels, and a plurality of leaf spring assemblies that are arranged in the chambers and join the outer housing and the inner part with one another in a torsionally flexible manner. The leaf spring assemblies have machining-induced deflections. Two leaf springs with substantially similar deflections are each arranged within a chamber. The leaf spring pairs may be arranged in a mirror-image array or in parallel to one another. Thus, the manufacturing cost of a torsional vibration damper can be reduced, while its compact outer dimensions can be maintained. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171248 | TORSIONAL VIBRATION DAMPER OR TORSIONALLY FLEXIBLE COUPLING - A torsional vibration damper or a torsionally flexible coupling comprises an inner part and an outer part that is arranged in ring shape around this inner part, which are joined to one another in a torsionally flexible manner by spring elements, wherein the spring elements subdivide a space formed between the inner part and the outer part into a plurality of successive chambers in the circumferential direction of the damper or the coupling, with these chambers being filled with a viscous medium and connected to one another. There are at least two groups of spring elements which have deflection lines that differ in the circumferential direction. In case of a relative rotation between the inner part and the outer part, owing to differences in deflection lines, there is a strong spatial displacement of the damping medium, so that such a damper or coupling has a high damping potential. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171249 | SPRING WITH ENHANCED PRECISION OF ELASTIC ENERGY - The invention provides a spring, which has multiple continuously arranged loops. The first and second loops of at least one of the two ends of the spring are fixedly connected with each other. Accordingly, when the first loop of the spring sustains a force, the first loop will not be outward swiveled or laterally displaced. Therefore, the action force applied to the spring can be effectively converted into elastic energy of the spring. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171250 | ANTI-ROLL LEAF SPRING SUSPENSION - Vehicle suspension comprising a pair of leaf springs ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100171251 | SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE SUSPENSION COMPONENT - A vehicle suspension includes a vehicle body, a supporting member, wherein a proximal end is attached to the vehicle body at a central axis. The supporting member is configured to secure an end of a vehicle suspension component to the vehicle body. A distal end of the support member includes a hanger configured to receive and to allow a tie-down hook to move in an arcuate path defined by a circle centered at the central axis. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171252 | AUTOMATIC TRUSS JIG SETTING SYSTEM - A automatic truss jig setting system is disclosed that includes a table including a plurality of segments with a side edge of adjacent segments defining a slot. At least one pin assembly, and optionally a pair of pin assemblies, is movable independently of each other along the slot. Movement apparatus is provided for independently moving the pin assemblies along the slot. Each of the side edges of the segments associated with the slot defines a substantially vertical plane with a zone being defined between the substantially vertical planes of the side edges, and the movement apparatus is located substantially outside of the zone of the slot. The invention may optionally include a system for handling the obstruction of pin assembly movement, and a system for keeping track of the position of the pin assembly when the pin assembly has encountered an obstruction. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171253 | OPTICAL LENS HOLDER FOR HOLDING LENSES DURING MANUFACTURING PROCESS - Lens holder ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100171254 | Apparatus for Fabrication of Structural Members - An apparatus for rotation of a structural beam during fabrication thereof comprises spaced mounting members, each mounting member including a base frame and a circular support bracket supported for rotation by spaced rollers mounted on said base frame. At least one of the spaced rollers includes a drive mechanism to rotate the support brackets with a beam located therein. Each support bracket comprises a beam clamp mechanism with a stationary portion and a movable portion pivotably mounted thereto to form opposable jaws to receivably locate said beam therein. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171255 | Sheet Handling Apparatus - An apparatus for collating or inserting inserts including a raceway for transporting sets of inserts at a raceway transport rate and an insert feed line for feeding an individual insert to each of the sets of inserts on the raceway at the raceway transport rate. The insert feed line having a singulater for separating the individual insert from bundles of inserts at a separation rate, the singulater including a lifter lifting at least one insert from the bundles of inserts, the lifting effecting separation of the individual insert from the bundles of inserts at the separation rate wherein, the singulater has a controller for controlling the singulater separation rate so that the singulater separation rate is variable with respect to a predetermined raceway transport rate, to allow the insert feed line to feed the individual insert to each set of inserts transported on the raceway at the raceway transport rate. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171256 | Sheet Processing Apparatus and Image Forming Apparatus - The present invention provides a sheet processing apparatus that can prevent, with higher certainty, lift of the trailing end of each sheet placed in sheet stacking portion. This apparatus includes a first holding member and a second holding member that prevent lift of the trailing end of each sheet from an intermediate stacking portion. When introduced to the intermediate stacking portion, the subsequent sheet comes into contact with the first holding member, so that the first holding member moves to the retracting position. As the subsequent sheet continues to be conveyed, the subsequent sheet comes into contact with the second holding member, so that the second holding member moves from the restricting position to the retracting position. As the trailing end of the sheet is introduced, the first holding member moves from the retracting position to the restricting position, to hold down the trailing end of the sheet. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171257 | SHEET FINISHER AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM PROVIDED THEREWITH - In a sheet finisher which receives a sheet from an image forming apparatus, conducts a sheet finishing onto the sheet and feeds out the sheet, the sheet finisher includes: a stacking section which stores temporarily one or more sheets; and a sheet finishing section which conducts the sheet finishing onto the sheet stored in the stacking section. The stacking section having a first guide member which forms a stacking surface to guide the sheet, and a second guide member which faces the first guide member and is spaced apart from the first guide member by a predetermined distance, and is provided obliquely from a horizontal direction, and the stacking surface formed by at least a part of the first guide member, is formed to be curved in a direction perpendicular to a sheet conveyance direction. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171258 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING SHEET PRODUCTS FROM A PRODUCT STACK TO A CONVEYOR BELT - The method according to the invention of transferring stacked, sheet-like, flexible products (10), in particular printed products ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100171259 | PAPER SUPPLY UNIT - A paper supply unit includes one or more supporting members that are capable of moving between various positions to support an end portion of paper of various sizes, and which are moveable between the positions in association of the movement of a handle accessible to a user. A locking device is provided to maintain the handle selectively at one of the various positions so as to maintain the supporting members in the position suitable for supporting the paper of selected size. A guide plane may be provided to guide the movement of the handle. One or more indication marks indicating the corresponding positions of the handle for the selection of the paper size. The provision of the locking device at the handle may advantageously resulting in a simple configuration of the paper supply unit. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171260 | PEELING DEVICE, FIXING UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A peeling device is provided and includes: a rotating body that conveys a recording material; a peeling member capable of changing from a first state in which the peeling member is away from the rotating body to a second state in which the peeling member is closer to the rotating body than the peeling member in the first state is, the peeling member in the second state peeling off the recording material from the rotating body; and a gas spraying unit that sprays a gas to the peeling member to bring the peeling member from the first state to the second state. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171261 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE TRANSFER OF FLEXIBLE, ELONGATE OBJECTS - A device and method for transferring flexible flat objects, in particular printed products, between two conveyors. The device includes a first gripper conveyor with first grippers moved along a first gripper conveyor path for hanging transport of the objects in a conveyor direction by gripping a first object edge, a second gripper conveyor with second grippers moved along a second gripper conveyor path, for receiving the objects by gripping a second object edge which lies opposite the first object edge, and at least one actuation device for opening and closing the first and second grippers such that, in a transfer region, the objects may be transferred from the first grippers to the second grippers. The distances of the first and the second grippers are different to one another in front of the transfer region, wherein the distances of the first grippers are smaller than that of the second grippers. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171262 | Par one - A golf system that includes a tee or other area for striking a golf ball; and a golf green having a concave surface with a ball receptacle located at the lowest point in the surface so that a ball landing and remaining on the green will roll into the ball receptacle. The green includes a resiliently compressible layer coinciding with the concave surface. The resiliently compressible surface may include at least one layer of corrugated plastic material and may be covered with an artificial turf surface. The golf system may be used to play a unique game, wherein a plurality of balls are rolled on the green and travel in a spiral manner into the ball receptacle. The golf green may be mounted on a portable frame. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171263 | SPORTS PARTY GAME - Several different football-related games and activities are combined into a kit, resulting in a unique combination for use while watching a football game on television such as the Super Bowl. A sports activity kit comprises bingo-like game; a statistics game; various interactive segments, and a trivia segment. Upon completion of the elected segments, all participants tally their accumulated points, and the participant who accumulates the most points wins the game overall. At least the winner of the game preferably receives a trophy. In the preferred embodiment, adult and child versions of the game are provided. The adult version includes a bingo-like game, a statistics game and a trivia segment. The child version includes two different interactive segments—a ball throw and a ball-kick component—and a statistics game. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171264 | Zudokuz - The use of tiles, colored on both faces, white side up is to locate the given spots. The placing of the remaining colored tiles for the unknown spots is simplified by the use of the colors on the remaining tiles. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171265 | Methods of Play for Board Games - Methods of play for board games are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of play for a board game with a game board having a plurality of spaces includes the steps of: (a) providing a first player game piece having a strength value; (b) providing a first chance device capable of indicating chance values; (c) determining the movement of the first player game piece among the spaces of the game board; and (d) determining that the first player game piece located on a first space has defeated a second player game piece located on a second space adjacent to the first space, wherein the determinations in steps (c) and (d) are each based on both the strength value of the first player game piece and a chance value provided by the first chance device. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171266 | COMPETITIVE SUDOKU BOARD GAME - The present invention is a board game. In a preferred embodiment, a competitive board game for two to nine players is disclosed. The game board is initialized by placing markers on the game board in a specified fashion. Distinct markers are distributed, and play progresses in turn by each player placing a marker on the game board such that each row, column, and box does not contain two identical markers. In an alternative embodiment, a board game for team play is disclosed. The board game may also be implemented in a computer or other electronic device. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171267 | RECHARACTERIZATION OF BETS AT TABLE GAMES - Table games are made more exciting with greater opportunities to risk and win money by introducing the concept of bet re-characterizations. The player places an initial wager on an event within the game, and, after learning information about an intermediate outcome of the game, the player is afforded the opportunity to change the initial wager in some manner. This change may be denoted with a token that sits on top of the initial wager. The odds on the re-characterized wager may be more or less favorable for the player. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171268 | System and Method for Providing Compliant Rotating Seals - A system for providing compliant rotating seals including a rotating portion that has one or more teeth extending radially from it, and a stationary portion that has a plurality of bristles extending radially from it. The one or more teeth rotatively engage the plurality of bristles creating a tortuous path between them that resists a leakage of gas or fluid through them. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171269 | Monitoring of a Sealing Arrangement, Particularly of a Gas Compressor or Gas Expander - To monitor a sealing arrangement for sealing a shaft relative to a stationary part having a shaft sealing ring with a shaft conductor surface arrangement, a stator sealing ring with a stator conductor surface arrangement that is insulated from the shaft conductor surface arrangement, and a capacitive measuring arrangement, the stator conductor surface arrangement has a first stator conductor surface and at least a second stator conductor surface that is electrically insulated from the latter, and the shaft conductor surface arrangement has at least one shaft conductor surface, and the measuring arrangement has a device for detecting an electric capacitance between two stator conductor surfaces of the stator conductor surface arrangement, the electric capacitance between two stator conductor surfaces of the stator conductor surface arrangement is detected during operation. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171270 | Sealing Device for a Cooling Agent Supply on a Rotating Spindle and Machine Tool Comprising Such a Sealing Device - A sealing device for a coolant supply on a rotating spindle is characterized in that a first brush seal ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100171271 | Magnetic Fluid Shaft-Sealing Device - A magnetic fluid shaft-sealing device includes a seal cover ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100171272 | PISTON RING - Disclosed is a piston ring comprising a supporting material and a wear-resistant coating. The wear-resistant coating is composed of a ternary system A-B—N which is applied using a PVD process and in which A and B each represent an element form the group encompassing Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo W, Al, Si and C, wherein A ≠B and N represents nitrogen. The thickness of the wear-resistant coating amounts to ≧3 μm. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171273 | MULTI-RAIL PISTON RING - A piston ring assembly includes a ring or rail defining a seal surface configured to seal against a piston bore surface of an engine. The seal surface defines a radially outer periphery. The oil control rail assembly further includes two positioning rings. A first one of the positioning rings is disposed axially above the oil control rail and a second one of the positioning rings is disposed axially below the oil control rail. Each of the positioning rings defines an outermost periphery of the positioning ring that is disposed radially inward with respect to the seal surface of the oil control rail. The outermost peripheries of the positioning rings thus generally do not contact a bore surface that is contacted by the seal surface of the oil control rail. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171274 | GASKET RING - The invention relates to a metal gasket ring ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100171275 | Collet with multiple keys way - The present invention collet is provided with multiple Keys way for quick select key way, balancing and reduced Vibration of the conventional machines or CNC lathes spindle At high RPM (revolution per minute). | 2010-07-08 |
20100171276 | TOOL HOLDER - An ID tag ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100171277 | DISK FOR CONTROLLING AN ANGLE OF BINDING IN SNOWBOARD - Disclosed is a disk for adjusting the angle of a snowboard binding. A base plate of the snowboard binding has a toothed gear formed at an inner periphery of a center opening thereof. As toothed gear formed at outer ends of disk gears included in the disk are engaged with the toothed gear of the base plate of the snowboard binding when a disk lever provided at the center of the disk is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise, the disk can be mounted to the base plate of the snowboard binding, so as to control the angle of the snowboard binding. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171278 | ELEVATED WORK PLATFORM AND MULTI-FUNCTION TOOL - This invention pertains to a multi-function tool that when assembled in different configurations would meet many needs of the home or commercial mechanic. One configuration is height adjustable allowing users to work safely in an elevated position over the engine compartment of a light truck (i.e. half-ton to one-ton vehicle) even if that vehicle is lifted or taller than factory normal. Another configuration is an engine stand to hold a small engine block so the mechanic may repair it. Yet another configuration is a crane or hoist to assist in lifting engines or parts of engines (e.g. heads) out of the engine compartment to prevent injury to the mechanic. This hoist could also aid in lifting the engine or engine parts onto the engine stand or onto another conveyance (i.e. onto a truck). | 2010-07-08 |
20100171279 | Modular mobile workstation with storage capacity - The described embodiments of the present invention provide a modular mobile workstation with storage capacity. The apparatus has a modular shell that can be used for a variety of purposes, including, but not limited to, a stool and low table combination, a table and coat-rack combination, and a high table combination. The modular shell encloses a removable inner shell that can be used to store goods while traveling with the unit. In one embodiment, two large wheels cap the respective ends of the shell and allow the apparatus to roll freely behind a user. A multi-use handle is also included with the apparatus. In one embodiment, the handle is collapsible and is secured to the apparatus by a securing scarf, which also serves to hold the interlocking pieces of the outer shell together. The unit is useful for travelers needing a mobile workspace, and prevents the need for additional luggage, as it also provides storage capacity. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171280 | MARKING DEVICE FOR SCOOTER AND REMOVABLE MARKING CARTRIDGE - A scooter having a marking device that is movable from a first position, in which the marking device does not contact the surface on which the scooter is being operated, and a second position, in which the marking device contacts the surface on which the scooter is being operated. The scooter includes a scooter body which rotatably supports the marking assembly. The marking assembly includes a marking portion which creates markings on a riding surface when in frictional contact with the riding surface. The marking assembly also includes a foot actuation portion which is accessible to the user and allows the user to activate the marking assembly while riding. In one arrangement, the marking portion includes a removable cartridge with marking elements that create markings on the riding surface when in frictional contact with the riding surface. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171281 | RACK STEERING MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle wherein the steering includes: a steering bar including a rack steering component and a steered component fitted in a sliding manner; a rack housing passed through by the steering component and including a plate displaying a correction sliding rail receiving a roller; two correction arms; assembly elements of the rack housing suitable for allowing pivoting of the rack housing in a steering plane, around an attachment axis obliged to move in a direction contained in the steering plane and in a longitudinal plane of the chassis; a telescopic steering column; two steering gears connecting the steering component and the steered component to the stub pivot arms of the front guiding wheels. The correction slide rail follows a suitable curve such that the vehicle wheel stubs extend along directions that intersect, at each time, at the same point. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171282 | VEHICLE WITH MOVABLE AND INWARDLY TILTING SAFETY BODY - Enhanced vehicle handling is achieved by the improved suspension systems constructed in accordance with aspects of the present invention, in which not only do the roll couple and jacking couple oppose each other, thereby causing the body roll to counteract the jacking effect, but also the pitch couple and the pitching couple oppose each other, thereby causing the body pitch to counteract the pitching effect. This results in the improvement of the cornering traction of the vehicle, the braking traction of the vehicle, the acceleration traction of the vehicle (especially in a front-wheel-drive vehicle), the simultaneous cornering and braking traction of the vehicle, and the simultaneous cornering and acceleration traction of the vehicle. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171283 | MOVABLE STEP FOR A MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLE - A materials handling vehicle is provided comprising a frame including an operator compartment having at least one entrance and a floorboard. The vehicle further comprises at least one step capable of being positioned across the entrance a spaced distance from the floorboard such that an operator may stand on the step when the step is positioned across the entrance to gain access to an elevated storage location. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171284 | WHEELCHAIR STABLIZING DEVICE - A wheelchair stabilizing device is presented. The device includes a latch spring-biased in the closed position, a mounting bracket, and a swing arm connecting the latch and the mounting bracket. Methods of use and manufacture are also provided. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171285 | LOAD STABILIZER FOR AN AUTOMOBILE - A load stabilizer for an automobile is provided. The load stabilizer includes a hitch assembly having an elongate cross member that extends between opposing frame rails of the automobile and that is pivotable about an axis of rotation defined along a length of the cross member in response to a load applied upon the hitch assembly. A first torsion bar is carried on a first end by the cross member and on a second end by the automobile frame for retarding load variations on the hitch assembly. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171286 | Axle security fixture - An axle security fixture comprises one or more bracket portions configured to be secured about a rail of a truck frame, a receiving portion contiguous with the bracket portions for receiving a plurality of axles, and a cover situated atop the axles and secured to the receiving portion. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171287 | Ski brake - According to one embodiment of the invention, a ski brake is positioned on a ski, such that a ski brake device is integrated into a bottom side of a ski and comprises a squeegee cut tread with an open position and a closed position. The squeegee cut tread has an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the squeegee cut tread exposes the inner surface to a snow surface in the open position when the ski bottom side is in a flexed position. The squeegee cut tread exposes the outer surface to the snow surface in the closed position when the ski bottom is in a non-flexed position. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171288 | ADJUSTABLE WIDTH SKI - An adjustable width ski can comprise a top plank and two bottom planks. The relationship between the top plank and the two bottom planks can be adjusted to increase the width of the ski. The ski can further comprise a fastener to secure the top and bottom planks in the different configurations. A user can adjust the width of the ski depending on the preferences of the user. The ski can further have a mechanical or electro-mechanical adjustment mechanism. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171289 | STROLLER WITH TRAVEL SEAT ATTACHMENT - The stroller includes a frame having at least one front leg, at least one rear leg, and at least one wheel mounted on each leg. The frame defines front and rear portions and right and left sides. The stroller also includes a seat having a seat base and a seat back pivotally mounted to the frame. The seat back has a front surface, a rear surface, a top portion and a bottom portion and is rotatable relative to the frame between at least one substantially upright or reclined back support position and a travel seat support position wherein the top portion of the seat back extends towards the front portion of the frame and is capable of supporting a travel seat thereon. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171290 | Universal mobile saw stand - This saw stand is a mobile unit, via a built-in hand truck design which enables the end user to transport common table saws and equipment to the location of the project being undertaken. The unit quickly folds out into a fully supporting work bench for actual use of the saw and/or equipment. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171291 | Airbag for a vehicle occupant restraining system - An airbag for a vehicle occupant restraining system is provided. The airbag comprising a first and a second inflatable area a shoulder area arranged between the first and the second area which extends in the inflated status of the airbag in the area of a shoulder and/or in an upper arm region of the vehicle occupant to be protected and has a lower thickness as the first and the second area determined in a direction vertical to the main plane of extension of the inflated airbag or comprises a recess in the airbag. The airbag is to be arranged in the vehicle such that in case of a side collision of the vehicle the shoulder and/or the upper arm region of the vehicle occupant strikes the shoulder area of the airbag. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171292 | Airbag for a vehicle occupant restraint system and a method for protecting a vehicle occupant - An airbag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraining system including at least one inflatable airbag and an inflating device. The airbag includes a first inflatable area which extends in the inflated status of the airbag in the area of a first body region of the vehicle occupant, and a second inflatable area, which extends in the inflated status of the airbag in the area of a second body region of the vehicle occupant. The first inflatable area has a larger thickness vertical to the main extension plane of the airbag than the second inflatable area. The inflating device and the airbag are designed for inflating the first inflatable area of the airbag to such a high internal pressure that during the impact of the occupant on the airbag a force is exerted onto the first body region of the vehicle occupant which sets the occupant into a tilting motion. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171293 | CURTAIN BAG - Provided is a curtain bag which can be brought into an inflated state as required in a short time without locally applying an excessive load to its outer peripheral joint part ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100171294 | Occupant protecting device for vehicle and method of controlling the device - A collision detector detects a collision relative to a lateral face of a vehicle. A left seat and a right seat are arranged adjacent to each other in a left-right direction of the vehicle. A left restraint restrains an occupant seated on the left seat, and a right restraint restrains an occupant seated on the right seat. A seat position detector detects seat positions of the seats in a front-rear direction of the vehicle. A driving portion drives one of the restraints based on a direction of the collision detected by the collision detector and a relationship of the seat positions detected by the seat position detector. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171295 | DRIVER'S AIR BAG - The present invention discloses a driver's air bag which can prevent a driver from being injured by a shock applied to the driver's chest at an initial stage of deployment because a portion corresponding to the chest of the driver is not fully deployed at an initial stage of the deployment of an air cushion by comprising: a cushion front surface to be brought into contact with a driver upon inflation of an air cushion; a cushion rear surface disposed at an opposite side of the cushion front surface, and having an inflator hole formed thereon; and first and second tethers which are disposed, spaced apart from each other, with respect to the inflator hole, and within the air cushion, with first ends thereof being fixed to the cushion front surface and second ends thereof being fixed to the cushion rear surface. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171296 | PROTECTION DEVICE IN MOTOR VEHICLES FOR PROTECTING INDIVIDUALS - Protection devices in motor vehicles typically have a movable element, for example a roll bar ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100171297 | CHASSIS - A chassis for a high mobility vehicle is disclosed. The chassis comprises a tubular transmission member extending from a foremost axle to a rearmost axle, thereby defining a transmission axis; a first structural member arranged generally parallel to the transmission axis, and attached to the transmission member; and a deflection means arranged such that, if the vehicle, in use, encounters an obstacle having a height greater than the clearance of the deflection means above the ground, the deflection means are operable in combination with the first structural member and the transmission member to cause the vehicle to overcome the object. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171298 | Torsionally Flexible Connecting Structure for Transportation Device - A twistable connecting structure for linking two wheeled assemblies (such as foot platforms) of a personal transportation device. This connecting structure has flexible elongated members linking the wheeled assemblies, and rigid support members bridging the gap between the elongated members. This configuration enables the connecting structure to twist without bending. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171299 | ADDRESS BOOK - Disclosed is an address book for storing and retrieving information related to one or more websites. The address book includes a plurality of address book leaves and a binding mechanism to removably secure the plurality of address book leaves together. Each of the plurality of address book leaves includes at least one information template configured thereon for storing the information related to the one or more websites. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171300 | Housing For A Tube Coupling - A tube coupling apparatus comprises an essentially cylindrical housing ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100171301 | Multiwall pipe lip seal joint - An elastomeric lip seal joint for sealing the inner liner and grout layers when joining two sections of multiwall pipe having an outer steel casing and an inner liner. The ring-shaped lip seal joint comprises a gasket with insulating material completely covering its outer surface. The insulating material is capable of shielding the gasket from the heat produced when the sections of outer steel casing are welded together. The use of the lip seal joint simplifies the process of joining sections of multiwall pipe. Each side of the lip seal joint is inserted into one of the annular voids at each end of the pipe, thereby sealing the inner liner and grout. A single circumferential weld then joins the outer steel casing. The gasket remains intact during the welding process due to the presence of the insulating material. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171302 | PUSH-TWIST CONNECTOR - A push-in plumbing connector includes a ring seal, a backing member, a threaded seal compression member, and a locking ring insert which moves between a locked and unlocked position for the insertion and locking of a pipe within the connector. The connector cooperates with a threaded socket of a plumbing fitting having a tapered side wall for engaging the seal which surrounds a pipe inserted into the connector. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171303 | MULTI-ANGLE JOINT - The present invention relates to the interconnection of conduits and pipelines carrying liquids or gasses. The invention provides a low-cost multi-angle adjustable joint and a coupling suitable for round-section piping, tubing, air ducts or drainage. Each extremity of the coupling is arranged for connection to an adjacent pipe, filter, pump or other fluid flow item. The invention provides a multi-angle adjustable joint for two section pipes, tubes or ducts, comprising; a first round pipe provided with a first round inner flange disposed at an angle relative to the pipe axis: A second round pipe provided with a second round inner flange disposed at an angle relative to the second pipe axis, the second inner flange being sized to match the first inner flange, and when the two flanges are oriented face-to-face the pipes can be steplessly rotated relative to each other to a position wherein the largest total angle between the axes of the two pipes is at least 30° and is the sum of the two angles. An elastomer seal element extending along the outer edges of both flanges, disposed inside a tightenable clamp member enveloping the major portion of said seal element. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171304 | CONNECTION MODULE AND CONNECTOR - Connection module for connecting instrumentation equipment to a fluid container. The connection module includes a jointed tapping connector. A connector includes first and second opposed jaw members. The connector includes a receiving space located substantially between the jaw members for receiving a protruded portion of a corresponding connector. The first jaw member includes a hook portion for hooking onto a formation of the protruded portion. The second jaw member includes a locking member or an opening for slideably receiving a locking member. A connector includes a protruded portion configured to be received in a receiving space between first and second opposed jaw members of a corresponding connector. The protruded portion includes a formation for receiving a hook portion of the first jaw member. The protruded portion also includes an opening or a locking member configured to slideably engage with an opening of the second jaw of the corresponding connector. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171305 | THREADED TUBULAR CONNECTION WHICH IS RESISTANT TO BENDING STRESSES - A threaded tubular connection is provided. The connection includes a male tubular element provided with a male threaded portion and a female tubular element provided with a female threaded portion. The male threaded portion and the female threaded portion each include self-locking threads having a crest, a load flank, a stabbing flank and a root, a load flank lead of the self-locking threads being larger than a stabbing flank lead of the self-locking threads such that in a tightened position of the threaded tubular connection, the load flanks and the stabbing flanks of the male self-locking threads are engaged in tight contact with the load flanks and the stabbing flanks of the female self-locking threads. A transfer zone is axially disposed between the threaded portions and a free end of at least one of the tubular elements, while being axially spaced from the threaded portions. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171306 | THREADED ELEMENT OF A COMPONENT WITH OPPOSED THREADING PORTIONS AND CORRESPONDING TUBULAR THREADED CONNECTION - A threaded element of a component includes at least first and second threading portions each including threads each including a stabbing flank and a loading flank. The stabbing flanks and loading flanks of the threads of the first threading portion and the threads of the second threading portion are inclined in an opposed manner with respect to the radial direction. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171307 | FITTING ASSEMBLY WITH FERRULE - An example apparatus and method of using the apparatus are provided that include a fitting assembly configured to secure an instrument probe. A body portion of the fitting assembly includes a bore for receiving the instrument probe. A ferrule is configured for receiving and aligning the instrument probe. The ferrule includes an alignment feature configured for contacting the bore upon insertion into the body portion. The alignment feature of the ferrule constricts in response to contact with the bore to pre-align the ferrule for reception of the instrument probe. The fitting assembly can be used in a thermocouple arrangement such as with at least one connector. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171308 | PLUMBING FITTING WITH O-RING SPACER - A fluid fixture has a body defining an inner peripheral bore to receive a tube. A securement member secures a tube within the body. The securement member is positioned within the inner peripheral bore of said body. A pair of O-rings are spaced along a central axis of the bore. An O-ring spacer is positioned intermediate the O-rings. The O-ring spacer has a nominal outer periphery which is smaller than an inner diameter of the inner peripheral bore. The nominal outer surface includes radially outwardly extending portions which are sized to be larger than the inner diameter of the bore, such that the portions contact the bore, and center the spacer. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171309 | COUPLING DEVICE FOR TUBULAR MEMBERS - A coupling device includes a coupling body and a collar adapted to engage a tubular member in a fluid tight seal. The coupling device includes axially spaced front and back ferrules which engage during mounting to provide a plurality of seals intermediate the ferrules and the tubular member as well as the coupling body. The back ferrule includes a generally cylindrical or tubular wall that is elastically/plastically deformed to an arcuate shape to enhance the maintenance of the seals. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171310 | SEALED TUBULAR JOINT WITH PLASTIC EXPANSION AND AT LEAST ONE INCLINED SURFACE - A tubular joint in which radial expansion caused by the passage of an expander, inclined shoulder fittings formed respectively on a peripheral surface of the female element facing radially inwards and on a peripheral surface of the male element facing radially outwards, are subjected to a relative axial displacement towards each other to be urged into sealed mutual contact with radial interference. The tubular joint is, for example, useful in hydrocarbon wells. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171311 | Wave power generator - This invention is a method of capturing renewable energy, using power from ocean waves approaching the continental shores of the world as they build to greater height and power on impact with the shallower waters, and the purpose of this invention is to extract from these waves the maximum amount of energy possible by utilizing pitching vessels in the form of barges anchored perpendicular to the incoming swells and in turn causing large heavy masses in the form of liquids or massive steel balls to shift backwards and forward as the waves pass under the vessel creating a free surface effect to either generate power, convert salt water to fresh, or a combination of both—with a goal of generating 1 megawatt of power per barge providing an average wave height of 5 ft. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171312 | BUOYANT ACTUATOR - A buoyant actuator ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100171313 | Under the bottom ocean wave energy converter - Disclosed is a device to convert the energy of ocean waves into electricity. The device has a barrel shaped body mounted on legs on the ocean floor. The body extends from below the trough of a wave at low tide to a height above the largest wave at high tide. There is a vented top and a hole at the bottom of the body. The hole in the bottom is smaller than the body to cause the water flow to speed up as it passes the turbine. A turbine generator is mounted at the hole in the bottom of the body. When the crest of a wave passes the device, water flows up into the body through the hole in the bottom spinning the turbine generator. As the trough of the wave passes the device the water flows out of the bottom spinning the turbine generator producing electricity. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171314 | Vertically Oriented Wind Tower Generator - A power generator may include a housing to house the power generator, an inlet chamber to import fluid, a compression chamber to compress the fluid from the inlet chamber, a turbine chamber including a vertical turbine to generate power from the compressed fluid, and an outlet chamber to output the exhaust fluid. The inlet chambers may include a rotatable baffle to open and close the inlet chamber. The outlet chamber may cooperate with the opening and closing of the baffles, and the outlet chamber may includes an output port at the direction of the outlet port is opposed to the open baffles. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171315 | WIND ENERGY CAPTURE DEVICE - A device to collect wind energy from the rooftop of a house or other building is described. The device encompasses a wind scoop, which can be moved in any direction to ‘catch’ the prevalent wind. The wind passes through conduits to a low-profile wind turbine, which is configured for maximum containment of wind and energy capture. The turbine powers a electricity generator to produce electricity. In an alternative embodiment, the turbine can be powered by moving water from ordinary municipal water lines or other sources. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171316 | Rotational Generator Magnetic Assisting System - An arrangement of magnets or magnetically charged materials incorporated in a fan like machinery that provides rotational driving force and further assists the electric generation, based only on the repulsion or attraction forces between magnetic fields. This system can be implemented in both horizontal axis systems as well as vertical axis systems to assist in the rotational driving forces as well as in any other oriented type of axis. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171317 | CONNECTION ASSEMBLY FOR COMPONENTS OF A WIND TURBINE - A connection of components ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100171318 | Magnetic drive for electrical generation - The magnetic drive for electrical generation is a magnetically driven mechanical device in which two opposing arrays of permanent magnets are set in electromagnetic fields arranged with their positive polarity ends facing each other and that are set at an angle relative to the exterior of an interior shaft with a gap between the two opposing arrays necessary to allow for the rotation of the arrays. The exterior magnetic array is fixed, while the interior magnetic array is connected to a rotating shaft. The exterior magnetic forces work to push against the interior magnets causing the interior magnetic array to rotate. The interior shaft is inserted through and connected to an electric generator, converting the mechanical rotation into electrical power. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171319 | DEVICE FOR LOCKING AN OPENING PART OF A JET ENGINE NACELLE WITH RESPECT TO A FIXED PART, AND NACELLE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A DEVICE - This device for locking an opening part ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100171320 | Decklid Latch with Electromechanically Actuated Snowload Lever - A latch comprises a ratchet moveable between a latched position and a released position with the ratchet being biased to the released position. A pawl is moveable between a ratchet-engaged position in which the pawl checks the movement of the ratchet and a ratchet-disengaged position with the pawl being biased to the ratchet-engaged position. An electromechanical actuator has an output member for moving the pawl to the ratchet-disengaged position with the actuator output member moving between a start position and an end position and vice versa. A snowload lever is moveable between a pawl-disengaged position and a pawl-engaged position, wherein, in the pawl-engaged position, the snowload lever blocks the actuator output member from returning to the start position. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171321 | DOOR LOCK DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle door lock device is provided. The vehicle door lock device includes a latch mechanism, an inside lever, an inside open lever, a bushing, a child protector lever, and an intermediate lever. The inside lever is operable from a passenger compartment side of a vehicle and supported pivotally about a support pin arranged in the vehicle door. The intermediate lever includes a guide hole, which receives the support pin. When pushed by the child protector lever as the child protector lever pivots, the intermediate lever pushes the bushing while moving along the guide hole relative to the support pin and thereby moves the bushing to a position between the unset position and the set position. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171322 | Electromagnetic lock - An electromagnetic lock includes a mounting plate for attaching to a supporting device and the mounting plate includes one or more protrusions each having a screw hole, a housing includes one or more passages aligned with the protrusions and the screw holes of the mounting plate for quickly anchoring and positioning the housing to the mounting plate, and a fastener is engaged through each passage of the housing and engaged with the screw hole of the mounting plate for easily and quickly securing the housing to the mounting plate and for preventing the housing from being held by the user for a long time. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171323 | Latch for a vehicle door - A latch for latching closed a door of a vehicle, especially designed to minimize the force required to latch closed the door by pushing the door to its closed position. A tongue, having a strike face and a catch face, is resiliently mounted in the latch so as to be urged to a latch-engaged position by a torsion spring pushing against a surface of the tongue and against a cover plate of the latch. A slider block is coupled to a door handle and to the tongue so that the tongue can be swiveled to a disengaged state by use of the door handle, in order to open the vehicle door. | 2010-07-08 |