28th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130175712 | SYSTEM FOR FORMING MINI MICROBUBBLES - A system for forming mini microbubbles has a housing with an upper end and a lower end, a motor positioned in the housing, a shaft connected to the motor, a plate affixed to the shaft and extending radially outwardly therefrom, and an air line connected to the housing so as to open in a space within the housing adjacent the lower end thereof between the plate and the motor. The plate is positioned inwardly of the lower end of the housing. The plate has a smooth lower surface. The motor is a submersible motor. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175713 | CARBURETOR FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM - In at least some implementations a carburetor may include a main bore through which a fuel and air mixture is delivered from the carburetor, a fuel metering assembly, a supplemental fuel pump and a valve. The supplemental fuel pump includes a diaphragm that defines a fuel chamber on one side from which fuel may be discharged to at least temporarily increase the amount of fuel discharged from the carburetor and a reference chamber on the other side that is communicated with a reference pressure source. The valve is electrically actuated and moveable between first and second positions to at least substantially prevent communication of the reference pressure source with the supplemental fuel pump diaphragm when the valve is in its second position to thereby inhibit or prevent fuel being discharged from the fuel chamber. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175714 | Personal Cooling Device - A portable personal cooling device comprises a fan housing, a fan motor within the fan housing, and a fan driven by said fan motor to direct a flow of air in a downstream direction. A nozzle is attached to the cooling device and positioned to direct a liquid emerging therefrom into the flow of air. An electrically driven pump and pump motor is coupled to the fan housing for drawing water from a body of water and conducting the water to the nozzle for dispersment into the air flow. The cooling device further includes a clamp for removably attaching the fan housing to a supporting structure without the need for tools. The pump assembly includes a water inlet line for conducting the water from the body of water to the pump. The water inlet line has an inlet end weighted sufficiently to maintain the inlet end below the surface of the water in the water source, and a quantity of buoyant material spaced from the inlet end to maintain the inlet end a predetermined distance below the surface of the water. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175715 | TWO PHASE REACTOR - A two phase reactor includes a source of liquid reactant and a source of gas reactant. A chamber has an inlet coupled to the source of gas reactant and a flat jet nozzle coupled to the source of the liquid reactant. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175716 | AERATION DEVICE FOR BIOREACTORS - Aeration device for bioreactors with an aeration element with gas outlet openings arranged in a housing, the aeration element taking the form of a microsparger, the gas outlet openings of which are in each case spaced apart from one another and have a size of between 100 μm and 200 μm. At least one second aeration element with gas outlet openings of a second size is preferably provided, the aeration elements being formed by a common housing with separate aeration channels. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175717 | COOLING TOWER - A method and apparatus for the abatement of cooling tower plumes is provided. A cooling tower is disclosed comprising a plume abatement system which includes a burner that heats ambient air drawn from outside the cooling tower to produce heated air, wherein the plume abatement system is arranged to deliver the heated air to mix with the air within the cooling tower. A method for use in abating plumes from cooling towers is disclosed comprising the steps of: burning fuel within a burner to heat ambient air drawn from outside the cooling tower, thereby producing heated air; introducing the heated air into the cooling tower to mix with the air within the cooling tower, thereby transferring the heat from the heated air to the air within the cooling tower. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175718 | ROTARY ATOMIZER DRIP CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS - A system to control drips from rotary atomizers without the use of recirculation pumps or drain tubes. The drips are collected in a catch basin suspended under the atomizer and reintroduced to the rotary atomizer by one of three methods; a mechanical pumping action from a cone or impeller extending from the rotating part of the atomizer, a suction from a Venturi section built into the fluid delivery tube, or by aspirating the fluid back into the atomizer by using the exhaust air from an air motor. Additionally, to prevent bacterial growth and to completely eliminate any moisture after shutdown, a heating element can be incorporated into the catch basin to sterilize and evaporate any excess fluid. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175719 | Method For Fabricating Porous UO2 Sintered Pellet For Electrolytic Reduction Process For Recovering Metallic Nuclear Fuel Using Continuous Process Of Atmospheric Sintering And Reduction, And Porous UO2 Sintered Pellet Fabricated By The Same - A method for fabricating porous UO | 2013-07-11 |
20130175720 | RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, DIE FOR RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT - A resin molded product includes a primary molded object molded by a primary molding die, and a secondary molded object formed to be integrated with the primary molded object by a secondary molding die, the secondary molding die including a shared molding die which shares a part of the primary molding die. The primary molded object includes a rotation regulation portion making a mutual concave-convex fit engagement at a joint portion between the primary molded object and a molding surface of the shared molding die and regulating rotation and shift of the primary molded object in circumferential directions about a center axis of the primary molded object. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175721 | COLORED CONTACT LENSES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - The present invention generally relates to a method for making colored contact lenses, in particular to colored silicone hydrogel contact lenses. The present invention is also related to a method of a first high intensity UV curing the colored print on the mold and a second high intensity UV treating mold for making colored silicone hydrogel contact lenses. The present invention illustrates the right combination of the first high intensity UV exposure and the second high intensity UV exposure allows a lens that maintains good ion permeability (IP) value and a good print quality. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175722 | PROCESS FOR MAKING OPHTHALMIC LENSES - The present invention relates to aqueous processes for the production of silicone hydrogel contact lenses. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175723 | method and a device for the preparation of a dry textile preform - A method for the preparation of a dry textile preform for a large surface area fibre-reinforced composite component, in which resin-free textile material layers for purposes of manufacturing the preform are tensioned in each case in a tensioning frame, and in the stretched state are laid down on a moulding body by means of a linear relative movement between the tensioning frame and the moulding body. Also disclosed is a device for the execution of a method of this type with a tensioning frame for purposes of tensioning the material layers, and with a clamping unit for purposes of fixing the laid-down material layers on a moulding body. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175724 | Obtaining Melt Viscosity Stability of Polyoxymethylene Compositions - Processes for improving melt flow properties of molten compositions with polyoxymethylene polymers and polymer/polyol additives having a certain core-link-arm structure, which include: obtaining melt viscosity stability while improving notched Izod, decreasing relative apparent capillary melt viscosity, and increasing elongation at break relative to molten compositions of polyoxymethylene polymers without the polymer/polyol additives. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175725 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SKIN-COVERED FOAMED MOLDED ARTICLE AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING THEREOF - A method for producing a skin-covered foamed molded article including blow-molding a parison in a mold cavity to form a skin consisting of a hollow molded body, in which the parison is in a softened state by extruding a molten thermoplastic resin, filling expanded beads in the hollow molded body, and heating and fusion bonding the beads by supplying steam via a steam supply pipe inserted into the hollow molded body. The parison is in contact with a protruding portion, formed by protrusion from an inner surface of the mold cavity to an inside of the cavity, forming a recessed portion having a shape corresponding to the protruding portion in the inward direction of the hollow molded body. A steam hole is formed in the recessed portion, a steam supply pipe is inserted into the body, and the expanded beads are heated and fusion bonded by supplying steam. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175726 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON WAFER - A method for manufacturing a silicon wafer is provided in which a low-temperature thermal process for growing a thermal donor to be a precipitate nucleus of BMD is not needed, a defect-free layer is formed in a surface layer portion even in a short thermal processing time, a BMD density is increased in a bulk portion. A silicon single crystal having a predetermined oxygen concentration and a predetermined nitrogen concentration is grown by Czochralski method in which nitrogen is added in an inert gas atmosphere containing hydrogen gas, by controlling V/G to form a region where a vacancy-type point defect exists, a silicon wafer sliced from the silicon single crystal is subjected to a planarization process and a mirror polish process, and this wafer is subjected to an RTP in an oxidizing gas atmosphere at a maximum achievable temperature from 1250° C. to 1380° C. for 1 second to 60 seconds. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175727 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GLUING WOOD PARTICLES - A method and an apparatus for gluing wood particles, in particular wood strands, is described, as well as a method for the manufacturing of lignocellulosic products, in particular chip boards, oriented strand boards or fiber boards. Since the wood particles are blended in a blending device with a water-curable binder, in particular with polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate and moisture is added to the wood particles outside the blending apparatus, curing of the binder inside the blending apparatus, and as a consequence pollution thereof, can be avoided. Moreover, moisturizing outside the blending device can produce a particular even distribution of moisture. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175728 | PERMANENT MAGNET PRODUCTION METHOD - With a mandrel inserted in a through hole formed in an extrusion die, a preform filled in the through hole is extruded into a filling space defined between an inner surface of the through hole and an outer surface of the mandrel by pressing the preform with a pressing punch. Consequently, a cylindrical extruded form in which a plurality of stress concentration portions extending along an extruding direction are formed so as to be spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction is formed. Then, an external force is applied to the extruded form thus obtained to thereby divide the extruded form at the stress concentration portions into a plurality of permanent magnets. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175729 | Multi-Component Non-Woven - The formation of a non-woven, free from organic solvent, formed through parallel formation of fibers on a collection device is disclosed. As the individual fibers are dry prior to contact with other fibers, the different contents of the various fiber types do not interact. However, when wetted, the fibers will start to be dissolved, or swell, and the different contents will be released and then interact. For the example of thrombin and fibrinogen, the interaction will initiate the formation of a fibrin coagulum by the cleavage of fibrinogen through the action of thrombin to form fibrin monomers that spontaneously polymerize to form a three dimensional network of fibrin. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175730 | SEALANT MOLD FIXTURE FOR A DOME ELEMENT - A sealant mold for sealing a dome element particularly at a lower region about an interface with a substrate such as an aircraft fuel tank wall. The sealant mold is formed from a lightweight plastic material, and includes an outer cap portion having an opening formed therein, in combination with an integral outer skirt to define a gap or trough for receiving and supporting a metered quantity of a curable sealant material. The mold is slidably fitted onto a dome element with outer skirt displaced downwardly to extrude the sealant material about the lower region of the dome element. The sealant material is allowed to cure, after which the sealant mold can be stripped from the cured sealant material. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175731 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE FAN INLET HOUSING - Methods for manufacturing a composite fan inlet housing are disclosed. The methods include inserting a first piece of composite material and a second piece of composite material into a molding tool, inserting an inflatable bladder between the first piece and the second piece, and pressurizing the inflatable bladder to a curing pressure for a length of time sufficient to allow the first piece and second piece to cure. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175732 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INJECTION MOLDING SILICONE RUBBER - A precision cassette plate, which is an integral component of a mold assembly in an injection molding system, is designed to secure a predetermined number of components fabricated in an injection molding process. The precision cassette plate is designed with two pre-alignment holes and two precision position anti-rotational features that guarantee accurate placement of the precision cassette plate each time at each stage of the manufacturing/assembly process. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175733 | SENSOR ELEMENT AND CARRIER ELEMENT FOR MANUFACTURING A SENSOR - A method for manufacturing a sensor in which a sensor element, which comprises at least a first housing, is at least partially encapsulation-molded in an encapsulation-molding process. As a result of the encapsulation-molding process a sensor housing is formed. The sensor element is mechanically connected to a support element and/or accommodated by the support element, after which the sensor element and the support element are encapsulation-molded in a common encapsulation-molding process for forming the sensor housing. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175734 | MOLDING APPARATUS HAVING A COMPENSATING STRUCTURE - Embodiments of the present invention teach a molding apparatus for producing a molded article from a molding material. The molding apparatus comprises an inner core ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130175735 | INJECTION TOOL FOR PRODUCING COMPONENTS BY INJECTION MOULDING - An injection tool for the production of components by an injection-molding method, the injection tool including several cavities for shaping one respective product, an injection nozzle for injecting plastic materials for each cavity, and an actuating device. The injection nozzle has an injection channel which can be closed by a nozzle needle in order to control the injection process. The actuating device is arranged to move the nozzle needle in an axial direction between a first end position and a second end position, with an adjustable stop being provided which defines the first end position. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175736 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STONE MATERIAL USING MOLTEN SLAG - A method for manufacturing a reconstituted stone raw material by using a molten slag includes: controlling a temperature of the molten slag at 1400° C.-1500° C., and performing a cast-molding process on the molten slag; and maintaining the cast-molded slag at a temperature of 800° C.-1000° C. for 1-5 hours in a non-reducing atmosphere, and then gradually cooling the cast-molded slag to a room temperature within 2-5 hours to obtain the reconstituted stone raw material. An energy-saving and efficient method for comprehensively utilizing the blast furnace slag is provided. The produced reconstituted stone raw material has such characteristics as stable color quality, abrasion resistance, pressure resistance, strong adhesiveness, low coefficient of expansion and low shrinkage ratio. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175737 | Method and Device for the Dry Forming Of A Fiber Web - A method and a device for the dry forming of a fiber web, in which a multiplicity of fibers or fiber mixtures are fed to a forming head by means of an air flow is described. The forming head produces a fiber stream which is introduced into a clearance of a forming zone between the forming head and a laydown belt. To obtain as uniform a construction of the fiber layer as possible during the laying down of the fibers, the fibers of the fiber stream run through the clearance within the forming zone with free sections of different lengths. To this end, the forming head and the laydown belt are held in a non-parallel arrangement, with the result that the clearance is formed by different spacings between the laydown belt and the forming outlet of the forming head. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175738 | NECK CRYSTALLIZATION SYSTEM - The neck crystallization system includes a rectangular stage, a plurality of sprockets that are disposed on the stage, and an endless member that is fitted around the plurality of sprockets. A transfer path that is formed in an area in which the endless member is disposed, includes first to fourth linear transfer paths. A plurality of heating sections provided along at least the first to third linear transfer paths, a cooling section disposed along at least the fourth linear transfer path, a molded article supply section that supplies the molded article at a position on the upstream side of the plurality of heating sections, and a molded article removal section that removes the molded article at a position between the cooling section and the molded article supply section, are provided along the transfer path in which a plurality of transfer members that respectively support the molded article are transferred. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175739 | Method and Apparatus for In-Mold Finishing of Blow Molded Parts - An apparatus for creating a blow molded article is provided, including a mold having first and second mold portions that, when located adjacent each other along a seam, at least partially enclose a mold cavity, wherein the mold cavity at least partially defines a molding surface against which a wall of the blow molded article is blown during blow molding, a first cutting device moveably disposed in the first mold portion, and a second cutting device moveably disposed in the second mold portion, wherein the first and second cutting devices, when in an activated position, each have a cutting surface that extends into the mold cavity by an amount substantially equal to a desired wall thickness of the blow molded article. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175740 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC - A method of producing fiber-reinforced plastic uses a molding die which includes a resin filling port at one end; a resin suction port at the other end; a laminate body of a plurality of laminated fiber-reinforced base materials and housed in the inner space of the molding die; a resin diffusion medium extending from the resin filling port and provided on opposite surfaces of the laminate body to supply resin onto opposite surfaces of the laminate body from the resin filling port; and a resin suction medium extending from the resin suction port and provided along a side surface of the laminate body on the suction port side to contact the side surface or to have a gap from the side surface, in a state that gas or resin can be suctioned from the laminate body so that the gas or resin can be moved from the laminate body toward the resin suction port. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175741 | Load Transport Mechanism for a Multi-Station Heat Treating System - A load transport mechanism for moving a heat treating load in a multi-station heat treating system is disclosed. The transport mechanism has a compact construction that allows it to fit in a centrally located stationary transport chamber. The transport chamber is adapted to provide ready access to multiple treating chambers arrayed around the chamber. The transport mechanism includes a load translation mechanism for moving the load linearly and a load rotation mechanism for rotating the load within the transport chamber. A multi-station heat treating system having a centrally located quenching chamber that includes the load transport mechanism is also disclosed. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175742 | AIR SPRING - Air spring, in particular for a commercial vehicle, comprising a plunger piston, an air bellows, and a cover, said air bellows being movable between a first compressed position and a second extended position by a compressing or extending movement, wherein the air bellows has an axle-side region with a fixing portion for fixing on the plunger piston, and a body-side region, wherein the fixing portion is fixed between the cover and the plunger piston, and wherein the cover has at least one guiding portion on the cover circumferential edge, said guiding portion extending away from the body-side region and outwards over or beyond the fixing portion and being used as a support for the axle-side region. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175743 | SCRAPER BLADE CUSHION - A cushion for a scraper blade may comprise: a support plate having one or more members for engaging a support; a mounting plate opposite the support plate having a first end to which a scraper blade is mountable and having a second end remote from the first end; and a resilient cushioning material between and adhering to the support plate and the mounting plate. The cushion may further include one or more springs extending between the support plate and the mounting plate, or the resilient cushioning material surrounding the one or more springs, or the mounting plate having holes filled by the resilient cushioning material, or the second end of the mounting plate being formed to extend towards the support plate, or a combination thereof. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175744 | ANTIVIBRATION RUBBER DEVICE - Antivibration rubber device provided between a vibration source and a vehicle body is provided with: a first mounting member ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130175745 | VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE - A partitioning wall is integrally formed to a rubber elastic body, partitioning second main liquid chambers. An upper outer peripheral member and a lower outer peripheral member are positioned in the axial direction by a partitioning wall positioning member disposed in the second main liquid chambers. The partitioning wall is retained to the peripheral inside of a retaining member in an axial direction (S) compressed state. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175746 | Energy Absorbing Structure - An energy absorbing structure including an ovoid having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end are opposed; a first arch; and a second arch. The arches are inverted with respect to one another such that first arch legs are opposed to second arch legs. The arches are nested into the ovoid such that apexes of the arches intersect, and the first arch legs intersect a first surface and the second arch legs intersect a second surface. The first end of the ovoid is directed towards the first surface and the second end of the ovoid is directed towards the second surface. When a threat encounters either or both of the first and second surfaces, the structure collapses to absorb energy originated from the threat. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175747 | SPRING SEAT - A spring seat is interposed between a spring and a suspension arm supporting the spring. The spring seat includes a support portion for supporting the spring, and an upright partition portion disposed on one side of the spring seat in a lateral direction of the spring seat. The upright partition portion is formed integrally with the support portion for covering a side surface of the spring. The suspension arm includes a recessed portion supporting the spring, and the partition portion has a height equal to or greater than a height of the recessed portion. The partition portion includes a guide surface for upward or laterally guiding foreign matters coming from an outside of the spring seat in the lateral direction of the spring seat. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175748 | COMPLIANCE BUSH AT TRAILING ARM - A compliance bush for a rear suspension of a vehicle includes an outer tube, an inner shaft, a first elastic member, and a second elastic member. The outer tube defines a central axis. A horizontal axis and a vertical axis each intersects the central axis to divide the bush into quadrants. The inner shaft is received in the outer tube and is configured to rotate in a first rotational direction during a braking event. The inner shaft is elongated in a horizontal direction. The first elastic member connects the inner shaft to the outer tube and is substantially disposed within a first lower quadrant. The second elastic member also connects the inner shaft to the outer tube. The second elastic member is disposed on an opposite side of the vertical axis as the first elastic member and is substantially disposed within a second lower quadrant. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175749 | COMPOSITE FABRICATION VENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A composite fabrication vent assembly for connection to an inflatable bladder, the combination of a vent assembly and an inflatable bladder, and a method of mechanically connecting a vent assembly and a bladder. The vent assembly comprises a body member having a first clamping surface, a clamping member having a second clamping surface, and a carriage member interconnecting the body member and the clamping member, with the first and second clamping surfaces in opposing relationship. With the open end of an inflatable bladder inserted between the opposed clamping surfaces, the carriage member is adapted to translate the body member and clamping member toward one another to form an airtight seal with the inflatable bladder. A controlled source of pressurized gas, connected to a gas inlet of the vent assembly, can then inflate and deflate the bladder in a controlled manner through one or more passageways in the vent assembly. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175750 | WORKPIECE SUPPORT APPARATUS - A workpiece support apparatus is provided with a plurality of support members. The support members support a workpiece. Each support member moves along a moving path to a machining position while the support member is held at a first holding position for supporting the workpiece or a second holding position which is spaced apart from the first holding position. At least one support member is displaced from the first holding position to the second holding position or from the second holding position to the first holding position along a machining trajectory, before the support member arrives at the machining position whenever each support member is moved to the machining position. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175751 | MODULAR STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING BLANKS - A modular structure, particularly for supporting blanks, which comprises at least one flat plate which has a plurality of seats which can be integrally and removably associated with at least one portion of a blank to be worked on by way of fixing elements, which comprise a fixing element that has at least one lower portion which can be faced towards the plate and which is provided with at least one pin which can be engaged, respectively, with a seat of the plate, and can be inserted along its axis in a cavity defined by a lower portion through a hole with a substantially elongated shape along a predefined direction and is substantially perpendicular with respect to the axis of the pin. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175752 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING STAPLING FUNCTION - A sheet processing apparatus capable of shortening a time period required to determine whether or not a sheet bundle has been normally stapled, while suppressing an increase of apparatus size and an increase of apparatus manufacturing cost, and capable of stacking sheet bundles on a sheet discharge tray such that sheet bundles not normally stapled can be distinguished from normally stapled sheet bundles. When the absence of staple is detected in a sheet bundle by one or both of staple detecting sensors, sheet bundles starting from a sheet bundle to be discharged next are shifted on a processing tray, whereby a sheet discharge position of the next and subsequent sheet bundles on the sheet discharge tray is changed. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175753 | SHEET POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A sheet post-processing apparatus that is capable of aligning a sheet bundle accurately even if sheet types like sheet sizes are different, and is capable of setting a reference position depending on a selected finish. A conveyance unit conveys a sheet. A sheet stacking unit stacks sheets conveyed by the conveyance unit as a sheet bundle. A stapler applies a staple process to the sheet bundle stacked on the sheet stacking unit. A position determination unit determines a staple position at which the staple process is applied to the sheet bundle. An alignment unit aligns the sheets stacked on the sheet stacking unit in a direction perpendicular to a sheet conveyance direction with respect to one of both sides parallel to the sheet conveyance direction. The alignment unit determines the one side as a reference side depending on the staple position determined by the position determination unit. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175754 | TRANSPORTED MATERIAL TRANSPORTING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A transported material transporting device including: a power transmission switching mechanism configured to switch the transmission of the power between the intermediate gear and the cam drive gear between a transmitted state and a blocked state; a detection lever provided in the reversing path and configured to detect the presence or absence of the material to be transported which enters the reversing path; and a blocked-state locking mechanism configured to lock the blocked state of the power transmission switching mechanism when the discharging roller is in the released state, wherein the locked state of the blocked-state locking mechanism is released and the power transmission switching mechanism is switched from the blocked state to the transmitted state upon detection of the position of the trailing end of the material to be transported entering the reversing path by the detection lever. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175755 | SHEET CONVEYING SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND SHEET CONVEYING METHOD - A sheet conveying system includes a sheet inserting apparatus that inserts a second recording medium between first recording media conveyed by a sheet conveying apparatus, and transmits a first time at which second recording media can be successively received hypothetically, and a second time indicating a difference between a conveying time from an accumulating unit of a second recording medium to a merging point at which a second recording medium is inserted and a conveying time from a sheet receiving surface of the sheet inserting apparatus to the merging point. The sheet conveying apparatus sets longer one of the received first time and second time as an insertion interval; and conveys first recording media such that an interval extended by an added value obtained by adding a conveying time corresponding to a length of second recording medium to the insertion interval is provided between the first recording media. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175756 | DEVICE FOR INSERTING BANK NOTES INTO A BANK NOTE PROCESSING DEVICE - A device for inserting bank notes into a bank note processing device. The bank note processing device has a main body, a support surface for supporting a bank note to be inserted on a flat side, and at least one lateral positioning edge for laterally positioning the slot on the bank note processing device and/or for connecting the slot to the bank processing device in an accurately fitting manner. The device for inserting bank notes into a bank note processing device is characterized by a setting mechanism for variably setting the position of the positioning edge transversely to the insertion direction of the bank note through the slot. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175757 | GEOGRAPHY PUZZLE AND GAME PLATFORM - A geography puzzle and game platform for learning geography and geographical information is disclosed. The geography puzzle and game platform comprises a puzzle base and a plurality of puzzle pieces. The puzzle pieces are arranged on the puzzle base by a user and are held to the puzzle base by magnetism. The puzzle pieces are formed in the shape of specific land masses. Metallic material or magnetic material is provided on the puzzle pieces or the puzzle base to allow the puzzle pieces to magnetically attach to puzzle base. A display is provided for displaying puzzle and game information and a speaker is provided for emitting audio information related to the puzzle or game. Each puzzle piece comprises a puzzle piece identification for uniquely identifying the puzzle piece. A plurality of sensors in the puzzle base detects the puzzle piece identification of the puzzle piece. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175758 | Game Board Apparatus and Method of Using Thereof - The board game apparatus for recreational play includes a game board, a privacy board, and a plurality of shot glasses. The privacy board is angularly attached to the game board where a protrude section of the privacy board is traversed into a cavity of the game board. The game board includes a plurality of indentations where the plurality of indentations concentrically holds the plurality of shot glasses. The plurality of shot glasses is filled with an alcoholic beverage and arranged according to the rules of the board game apparatus so that the board game apparatus can be played against another board game apparatus. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175759 | COMPETITIVE CROSSWORD GAME - One example embodiment includes a method of playing a competitive crossword game. The method includes providing a crossword puzzle. The method also includes determining an order in which players will play. The method further includes a first player completing a first answer. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175760 | Storytelling Strategy Board Game Method of Playing and Apparatus - A storytelling strategy board game, method of playing and apparatus, of placing tokens printed with alphabetic characters, numbers, symbols or images on groups of colored squares that occur pseudo-randomly on one of a large number of possible game boards assembled from game board segments, with the players telling a story based on the tokens they play. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175761 | Quick Change Brush Seal Retaining Arrangement - A quick change brush holder of a brush seal having a plurality of spaced apart deflectable brush retaining arrangements that include a tab that is bent into a brush receiving channel toward a brush engaging or retaining position to releasably retain a brush in the channel and that is bent away from the brush engaging or retaining position when it is desired to remove the brush or install a brush in the holder. Each tab has a brush abutment edge that abuts or stops a shoulder of a tape or spine of a brush in the channel preventing removal from the holder when disposed in a brush engaging or retaining position. The brush abutting edge extends generally parallel to the channel enabling a brush to be inserted transversely relative to a lengthwise extent of the holder tape or spine first into the holder. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175762 | FLUID ROTARY PASSAGE - A fluid rotary passage is provided for sealing a fluid pressure chamber between a rotatable shaft and a shaft seat. The fluid rotary passage includes a sealing ring carrier and a fitting body, rotationally fixed or in contact with one of the shaft and the shaft seat in a fluid-tight manner and radially spaced from each other to create the chamber between them. Two sealing rings are provided axially spaced from each other and each sealingly applied with one contact surface against the carrier and one against the fitting body, for sealing the chamber against the outside. The carrier and the fitting body together form two axially spaced receiving grooves for the sealing rings, which are open toward the chamber and have at least one holding protrusion at least partially securing the sealing ring disposed in the respective receiving groove against a radial dislocation from the groove toward the chamber. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175763 | Lubricated Shaft Seal - A seal for sealingly engaging a shaft or other rotatable element includes a sealing portion having a lubricant side and a non-lubricant side and extending generally inwardly toward the shaft when the seal is installed thereon. The sealing portion has an active lip portion including a shaft engagement surface engageable with the shaft and a lubricant vent extending through at least a portion of the active lip portion. The lubricant vent provides fluid communication between opposite sides of the active lip portion, thus maintaining adequate lubrication between the shaft engagement surface and the shaft, avoiding lubricant coking, or other degradation, and extending seal life. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175764 | OIL SEAL - An oil seal has a first seal member including a main lip and a first dust lip, and a second seal member installed in a machine outer side of the first seal member. The second seal member integrally has an end surface covering section covering an end surface section of a housing, an outer peripheral insertion section inserted from one side in an axial direction to an outer peripheral surface of the housing and engaged with a stepped engagement section in the outer peripheral surface of the housing so as to prevent the second seal member from coming off from the housing, an inner peripheral insertion section inserted to an inner peripheral surface of the shaft hole in the housing from one side in the axial direction, and a second dust lip slidably coming into close contact with the shaft in the machine outer side of the first dust lip. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175765 | MUDDY WATER ROTATION DEVICE - This invention includes a container | 2013-07-11 |
20130175766 | Low Leakage Rate Composite Gasket - The present invention relates to a gasket ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130175767 | SEALING SYSTEM FOR A VACUUM CLEANER SUCTION PIPE - A sealing system ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130175768 | SEAL CAP - A seal cap is formed of an elastically deformable material and includes a cap portion that closes a passage port, a grip portion that can be grasped, and a joining portion which integrally joins the cap portion and the grip portion. The joining portion has a bolt insertion portion through which a stud bolt can be inserted. The grip portion is formed on a side of the bolt insertion portion that corresponds to the cap portion. The joining portion is formed between the bolt insertion portion and the cap portion and is provided with a cut which communicates with the bolt insertion portion. The cut allows the cap portion to be bent and deformed by the contact between the cap portion and the stud bolt during pulling out of the seal cap from a connection portion. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175769 | COMBINATION TOOL HOLDER - A combination tool holder includes a holder body, at least one tool adapter and a bolt. The holder body defines therein a through hole including an enlarged-diameter segment, a reduced-diameter segment and a tapered segment. A stepped surface is formed between the enlarged-diameter segment and the reduced-diameter segment. The tool adapter defines therein a channel and has a combining end. The combining end has a conical surface configured to be received in the tapered segment. The bolt includes a screw and a nut. The nut is configured to abut against the stepped surface while the screw extends into the tapered segment to engage with the combining end. By screwing the bolt, the conical surface is driven to press against the tapered segment, making the through hole and the channel coaxial. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175770 | Evacuation Chair - An evacuation chair is disclosed for evacuating a person down stairs and along level ground. The evacuation chair has a frame and at least one front wheel and at least two rear wheels attached and rotatable with respect to the frame to allow the chair to be wheeled along level ground. The evacuation chair also has two rail assemblies attached with respect to the frame, each rail assembly extending rearwardly and upwardly from a forward end of the rail assembly to a rearward end thereof, the rail assemblies being provided for guiding the movement of the evacuation chair on stairs. A clear space is provided extending throughout a legroom region between the rail assemblies from the rearward ends thereof to at least halfway towards the forward ends thereof, to accommodate the movement of the legs of the operator. The rail assemblies have a belt for movement around the rail assembly, to bear between the stairs and the rail assembly. The belt has an inner surface for bearing against the rail assembly, an outer surface, and a maximum lateral width Wm. The outer surface of the belt includes an outer contact region for contacting the stairs, the outer contact region having a lateral width W. such that the ratio W | 2013-07-11 |
20130175771 | Skate With Interchangeable Use Elements - A skate having a detachable assembly comprising a use element selected from an ice skate blade, a roller skate assembly and an in-line roller skate assembly. The skate includes a shoe having a protrusion extending from the sole and into locking engagement with a corresponding socket in the detachable assembly. The protrusion including a cavity with a lateral recess which receives a corresponding engaging member of a coupling member disposed partially in the socket. The coupling member includes an actuating member selectively movable between a locking position where the engaging member is biased radially outwardly into engagement with the lateral recess, and a release position where the engaging member biased radially inwardly out of engagement with the lateral recess. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175772 | ICE SKATE BLADES AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING PERFORMANCES THEREOF - A method and a system for improving performances of an ice skate blade on ice, comprising selecting a substrate for the blade and controlling wettability of the surface of the substrate, by selecting a surface finish for the surface of the substrate and depositing a thin film coating on the surface of the substrate. The method allows autolubrication of the ice skate blade. The autolubricating ice skating blade comprises a substrate and a thin film coating deposited on the substrate, the substrate having a first friction coefficient on ice, and the blade having a second friction coefficient on ice, the second friction coefficient being decreased compared to the first friction coefficient. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175773 | DECK ASSEMBLY FOR A SKATEBOARD - A deck assembly for a skateboard includes a deck that defines a pair of sets of passages corresponding with openings in mounting structures used for mounting trucks to the deck. A number of male connectors correspond with respective passages and openings, each male connector having an externally threaded shank, a head on a distal end of the shank and a tool engaging formation defined on a proximal end of the shank. A number of female connectors correspond with respective passages and openings, each female connector defining an internally threaded barrel, open at both ends, and a flange on a proximal end of the barrel. The shank is configured for threaded engagement with the barrel, using a tool that engages the formation through the female connector, the female connectors being received through the passages and openings such that the heads of the female connectors bear against the deck and the male connectors being received through the openings and into the passages to engage respective barrels such that the tool engaging formations can be accessed from an operatively upper side of the deck allowing the mounting structures to be secured to the deck from said upper side. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175774 | Skateboard truck and caster with suspension mechanism - The present invention relates generally to skateboard and caster devices. More particularly, in a manner the invention concerns both dual wheel and single wheel axle supports of trucks and casters having a suspension mechanism for absorbing shock. The suspension mechanism is uniquely designed to progressively increase suspension resistance as forces acting on the mechanism increase by elastically deforming an independent arm in a manner to contact another arm or structure thereby transforming the independent arm into a dependent arm that results in a progressive resistance to a load until the forces are terminally engaged into a resilient abutment. A novel alignment mechanism functions to maintain the skateboard steering function. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175775 | Skateboard Truck - A skateboard truck assembly with an integrated combination of a system of gears that resemble planetary gears that allow both wheels and a caster to remain on the ground while the skateboard is traveling in a lengthwise manner. At the same time, when the rider leans to one side or the other of the skateboard, the gear assembly causes the “downhill” wheel to rise in the air and the caster to be displaced such that the skateboarder can laterally “slide” or “drift” the skateboard as though it was a snowboard. Because the downhill wheel is raised well above the ground, there is less of a tendency for the downhill wheel to catch on any street irregularities or rocks and stop sliding at inopportune times. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175776 | APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING CAMBER AND/OR TOE OF WHEELS OF SUSPENSIONS - The invention relates to an apparatus for adjusting camber and/or toe of a vehicle wheel having a wheel carrier ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130175777 | Skateboard Truck - A skateboard truck assembly with an integrated combination of a system of gears that resemble planetary gears that allow both wheels and a caster to remain on the ground while the skateboard is traveling in a lengthwise manner. At the same time, when the rider leans to one side or the other of the skateboard, the gear assembly causes the “downhill” wheel to rise in the air and the caster to be displaced such that the skateboarder can laterally “slide” or “drift” the skateboard as though it was a snowboard. Because the downhill wheel is raised well above the ground, there is less of a tendency for the downhill wheel to catch on any street irregularities or rocks and stop sliding at inopportune times. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175778 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PART MADE OF STRESS-RESISTANT COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A method for manufacturing a stress-resistant part made of a composite material, wherein the composite material is forced to flow in a channel belonging to a mold and delimited by a selectively heated wall, the fibers of the composite material assuming a statistically preferential orientation by means of the flow. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175779 | ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE - An ATV is disclosed having a frame, a seat supported by the frame, front and rear wheels supporting the frame, a drivetrain supported by the frame, and an operator's compartment extending generally between the seat and a front enclosure. The ATV includes foot pedals to control the speed and acceleration of the vehicle. The ATV may include a floorboard including a footwell and a dead pedal for locating the operator's foot relative to the foot pedals. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175780 | FRONT-AXLE BRACKET, IN PARTICULAR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - Front-axle bracket ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130175781 | HAND PROPELLED AND STEERED BICYCLE - A bicycle. A front bicycle wheel and rear bicycle wheel are connected to a bicycle frame. A steerer tube controls the left and right motion of the front bicycle wheel. A drive sprocket drives the rear bicycle wheel. Two hand grippable pivotally connected handles are each connected via a handle steering linkage connection to the steerer tube. They are both also connected via a second handle drive linkage to the drive sprocket. The pivoting of the handles in an approximately horizontal plane controls the left and right motion of the front bicycle wheel. The pivoting of the handles in an approximately vertical plane controls the rotation of the drive sprocket and drives the bicycle forward. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175782 | HEAD TUBE ASSEMBLY FOR A BICYCLE WITH AN OPEN STEERER CONFIGURATION - A head tube assembly suitable for use with a bicycle or similar wheeled vehicle. The head tube assembly comprises a head tube configured for adjoining to a top tube and to a down tube in a bicycle frame. The head tube includes a lower bearing component and an upper bearing component, the lower and upper bearings being configured for rotatably engaging a fork assembly. The fork assembly comprises an external steerer configured to rotate externally to the head tube. The head tube assembly includes an upper steerer section configured to secure the external steerer; and an internal chamber configured with an aperture for receiving one or more cables, and the internal chamber is coupled to the top tube or to the down tube for routing one or more cables through the interior space of the top tube or the down tube. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175783 | BICYCLE SADDLE AND A BICYCLE INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention provides a bicycle which comprises a bicycle frame, a pair of wheels, a gear assembly, and a bicycle saddle, the bicycle characterized in that: the bicycle saddle has a base and a main body, the main body being disposed on the base and extending to left and right sides along a longitudinal axis between front and rear ends of the bicycle frame. The rider feels comfortable when riding a bicycle of this invention because the rider's crotch area is not in contact with the saddle nor rubs against it. Moreover, a large area of the rider's buttocks can be in contact with the main body of the bicycle saddle, which makes the rider feel comfortable too. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175784 | TOWED VEHICLE HAVING TWO TOWING MODES - A towed vehicle having two towing modes has a first set of wheels positioned on a first axis defining an operative position supporting a frame. A second set of wheels is positioned on a second axis, perpendicular to the first axis. The second set of wheels has a lowered operative position and a raised inoperative position. When the second set of wheels is in the lowered operative position, they lift the first set of wheels off the ground to an inoperative position. A first towing connection is provided for connecting the frame to a tow vehicle when the first set of wheels are in the operative position. A second towing connection is provided, perpendicular to the first towing connection, for connecting the frame to the tow vehicle when the second set of wheels are in the operative position. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175785 | STEERING MECHANISM FOR A DRAWN VEHICLE TO STEER ONE OR MORE TURNABLE STEERED AXLES - A steering mechanism for a drawn vehicle to steer one or more turnable steered axles that at least has a slewing bearing, a rocker that is fitted around a vertical shaft and is turnable, a cable whose ends are connected to the rocker on either side of the vertical shaft and which is fitted around the slewing bearing to transmit a turn of the slewing bearing to the rocker and a tackle at each end of the cable with a fixed pulley that can be coupled to the drawn vehicle, and a movable pulley on the rocker. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175786 | PIN BOX ASSEMBLY WITH GOOSENECK COUPLER - A pin box assembly with gooseneck coupler for coupling a towed vehicle to a towing vehicle is described. The pin box assembly may include a first member capable of being secured to a towed vehicle and a second member pivotally coupled to the first member about an axis of rotation relative to the first member. The pin box assembly may further include a gooseneck ball coupler coupled to the second member, and a suspension system coupled to at least one of the first and second members, the suspension system damping motion between the first and second members. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175787 | Fifth Wheel Locking Mechanism Cover - A tractor trailer fifth wheel cover is disclosed forming an enclosure over the fifth wheel locking mechanism along the underside of the fifth wheel bearing plate. The cover comprises an upper surface and upstanding sidewalls having a plurality of penetrations therethrough. The cover forms an open interior to accept the fifth wheel kingpin locking mechanism therein and prevents dirt and debris from interfering with the mechanism operation over periods of environmental exposure. The pull handle of the locking mechanism routes through an aperture along the cover sidewall, while the design of the cover is such that it forms an enclosure supported within the underside structure of the bearing plate. The device is fastenably secured to the bearing plate structure and over the locking mechanism, while grease fittings allow lubrication of the locking mechanism assembly therewithin. The cover remains installed during deployment of the fifth wheel without interfering with normal operation. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175788 | Hitch Apparatus With Reduced Wear - An implement hitch tongue apparatus has a nodular cast iron tongue member defining a vertical drawpin hole. A bottom recess is defined in a bottom surface of the tongue member forward of the drawpin hole, and a pin hole recess is defined in a front portion of the drawpin hole. The recesses are filled with hard surfacing welding electrode material by welding with a hard surfacing welding electrode. A grease conduit can provide grease to the bottom surface of the tongue member. A solid one-piece ball insert member can be removably installed in the drawpin hole instead of hard surfacing. The ball insert can provide different drawpin hole sizes, and can extend down below the tongue to support the tongue weight on the ball insert with the ball insert rotating with respect to the tongue during turns. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175789 | FOLDING CART - A folding cart includes a tray, a chassis frame and a plurality of independent and foldable support frames. Each support frame has a first support member and a second support member with ends pivotally coupled with each other. The other ends of the first support member and the second support member have pivot member for pivotally coupling pivoting portions of the tray and the chassis frame respectively, so that the tray, the chassis frame and the support frames jointly form an accommodating space. When the support frames are folded, the pivotally coupled ends of the first support member and the second support member are accommodated in the accommodating space. The first support member and the second support member are pivotally coupled by a special pivoting structure for adjusting the height of the folding cart, and the folding cart further has a moving element for moving the folding cart. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175790 | Three Wheel Lean-Steer Skateboard - Skateboard devices, and methods of riding and steering an elongated foldable skateboard with two large front wheels pivotally attached to the front of the skateboard and a single large rear centered wheel with depressible brake. The skateboard allows for the rider with one foot on the skateboard to propel the skateboard by pushing off the ground with another foot. A stabilizing assembly with angled bolt/pin/rod that inserts into an oblong eyelet opening with pliable bushing on the front axle can allow for the rider to tilt the board with their weight to turn the skateboard to the left or to the right. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175791 | FOLDING TOOL STAND - A folding tool stand includes a platform connected to a base frame. The platform is pivotally and slidingly connected at a first side thereof to the base frame and is pivotally connected at a second side thereof to links that are pivotally connected to the base frame. A leg support is pivotally connected to the base frame. A locking device is provided to maintain the platform in an extended position. In the collapsed position, the platform is guided by the links to be positioned along the base frame. In the extended position, the links guide and support the platform in a position spaced from the base frame. In an alternate embodiment, a driving device is used to provide support to the second side of the platform during expanding and collapsing of the folding tool stand. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175792 | VEHICLE REAR SIDE AIRBAG DEVICE FIXING STRUCTURE - A fixing structure of a rear side airbag device for a vehicle may assure a margin of time for the side airbag to be deployed. In a vehicle rear side airbag device fixing structure, an airbag module is fixed by fastening to a child seat fixing member conforming to ISOFix standards, via a metal plate. The child seat fixing member is fixed to the rear floor of a vehicle body at the downward side of a rear seatback. Therefore, in comparison with a structure in which an airbag module is fixed to a rear wheel housing via a bracket, the airbag module may be disposed to the vehicle width direction inner side. Moreover, the child seat fixing member exhibits a high rigidness with respect to a side collision of the vehicle. Therefore, fixing portions of the airbag module are resistant to being deformed during a side collision of the vehicle. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175793 | IDENTITY DOCUMENT WITH SECURE IMAGE - An identification document and method of manufacturing the same is disclosed. Specifically, the identification document includes an image area in which both a base material of the identification document and a security material are present. One or more images are written into the image area such that reliefs are created in both the base material and the security material and also such that the image is a continuous image, even across transitions from the base material and the security material. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175794 | VACUUM CLEANER SUCTION PIPE - A vacuum cleaner suction pipe with at least one inner and at least one outer pipe, and at least one locking device, the locking device being movable by manual actuation, the locking device having a toothed rack, and in the locking position the rack being kept engaged to a toothed strip of the inner pipe, as a result of which the position of the inner pipe is fixed relative to the outer pipe. The locking device is movable into a release position by axial displacement relative to the outer pipe, and in the release position, the rack can be disengaged from the toothed strip by a relative force between the outer pipe and inner pipe, without the effect of a spring force, by the flanks of the teeth of the toothed strip pushing the flanks of the teeth of the rack upward. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175795 | CAP FOR A QUICK CONNECT FITTING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY USING SAME - A cap for a quick connect fitting assembly is a unitary component having a terminal portion and a body portion extending from the terminal portion to define an inner cavity. The body portion defines a first opening opposite the terminal portion and a second opening extending from the first opening toward the terminal portion. The terminal portion has a first locating feature and the body portion has a second locating feature. The first locating feature and the second locating feature are spaced relative to one another such that the unitary component will connect to the quick connect fitting assembly with both of the locating features contacting predetermined locations of the quick connect fitting assembly only if a male fitting is inserted into a female fitting to a predetermined position, the unitary component thus ensuring proper connection of the quick connect fitting assembly. A method of assembly using the cap is also provided. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175796 | CONNECTOR STRUCTURE AND A CONNECTOR STRUCTURE OF A SAMPLING TUBE OF A PATIENT RESPIRATORY TUBING - A connector structure for a fluid tube is provided. The connector structure comprises: a first connector body connected to a fluid tube; a second connector body, the first connector body and the second connector body being connectable to each other and comprising mating surfaces to create a fluid tight seal between the first connector body and the second connector body, wherein the mating surfaces comprise only vertical and/or oblique parts and are configured to press tightly against each other and form a fluid tight seal with the locking mechanism; and a locking mechanism, wherein the first and the second connector body are configured to detach from each other when the locking mechanism is not used. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175797 | SYNTHETIC RESIN PIPE WITH JOINT AND CONNECTION STRUCTURE THEREOF - Provided is a helical corrugated synthetic resin pipe with a joint which has a simple structure with a small number of parts, achieves sufficient waterproof property and pressure resistance as well as excellent sealing properties with no need for any strong material or highly accurate production, realizes reduction in weight and reduction in cost, and is easily handled with facilitated connection operation on site. The synthetic resin pipe being characterized in that a socket portion cylindrically extended from a connected-side end portion of the helical corrugated synthetic resin pipe is provided by foaming a foamable resin and an FRP layer obtained by impregnating a synthetic resin layer with reinforcing fibers is laminated at least on an outer circumferential surface of the socket portion. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175798 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING, SHIPPING, DISTRIBUTING, AND STORING HYDROGEN - These inventions related to systems and methods for producing, shipping, distributing, and storing hydrogen. In one embodiment, a hydrogen production and storage system includes a plurality of wind turbines for generating electrical power; a power distribution control system for distributing, and converting the electrical power from the wind turbines, a water desalination and/or purification unit which receives and purifies seawater, and an electrolyzer unit that receive electrical power from the power distribution system and purified water from the desalination units and thereby converts the water into hydrogen and oxygen. After its production, hydrogen is stored, transported, and distributed in accordance with various embodiments. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175799 | Wind Power Plant and Method for the Controlled Shutdown of a Wind Power Plant - The invention relates to a wind power plant having a main controller. A set of condition parameters is fed to the main controller. The main controller determines settings for the operation of the wind power plant from the condition parameters. According to the invention, a minimal controller and a monitoring module are further provided. The minimal controller determines a setting for the pitch angle and/or pitch speed from a subset of the condition parameters. In the event of an error in the processing of the main controller, the monitoring module transfers the control over the wind power plant to the minimal controller. The invention further relates to a method for operating such a wind power plant. The wind power plant can be shut down in a controlled manner by means of the minimal controller according to the invention if an error occurs in the main controller. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175800 | WIND FARM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A WIND FARM - A method for operating a wind farm and to a wind farm is disclosed. When a wind farm and the wind energy installations involve target values for the reactive power being prescribed by a farm regulatory device, said target values for the reactive power ignored by the control units when controlling the respective wind energy installation in the event of a power supply system fault in the power supply system. Only when the power supply system fault has been rectified are said target values considered by the control units again for controlling the respective wind energy installation. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175801 | WIND FARM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A WIND FARM - A method for operating a wind farm comprising several wind turbines that are connected to an internal grid of the wind farm is disclosed. In said method, during a mains failure the electrical consumers of the wind turbines are supplied with electrical energy by a mains replacement supply unit. Each electrical consumer of the wind turbines is assigned to one of at least two groups and according to the group assignment is always switched on by an operation control unit when required, or only switched on if there is a sufficient power reserve. The wind farm is designed to carry out said method. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175802 | POWERED APPARATUS FOR FLUID APPLICATIONS - A powered apparatus for fluid applications includes a housing dimensioned and configured for mounting in a fluid conduit. The apparatus includes a generator for generating power. The apparatus also includes a power storage device for storing the generated power. The housing, generator and storage device comprise an integrated unit. The apparatus also includes a device connected to be powered by the generated power, for example, LED or OLED lighting. In certain embodiments, the apparatus can be mounted in a fluid conduit of a water feature. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes a microprocessor for controlling at least one of power storage, wireless communication, and monitoring of a parameter associated with the fluid. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes a controller and a power storage device and does not include a generator. The apparatus may further include a docking station for charging the power storage device. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175803 | Apparatus and Method to Utilize Wind Power to Generate Electricity - An apparatus that utilizes wind power to generate electricity is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a plurality of horizontal axis wind turbine systems mounted onto a structure having framing. The plurality of horizontal axis wind turbine systems are securely mounted to the framing of the structure with a mounting system. Each horizontal axis wind turbine system is connected to a cable which is connected to a utility substation for distribution and supplies newly created electrical energy to a local electrical grid system. A method that utilizes wind power to generate electricity is also disclosed. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175804 | WIND TURBINE SHROUD AND WIND TURBINE SYSTEM USING THE SHROUD - An annular shroud and a wind energy system including the annular wind shroud surround the rotatable constant chord blades of a wind turbine for generating electricity. The wind shroud includes a cylindrical wind tunnel body and a circular structural support ring, wherein the cylindrical wind tunnel body is formed of a plurality of wind tunnel body sector members carried on the circular structural support ring. Each of the plurality of wind tunnel body sector members of the cylindrical wind tunnel body are substantially identically formed. In one form the cylindrical wind tunnel body includes an air horn member on an intake opening edge, a circular cylindrical member, a conical member having a substantially constantly increasing diameter in the wind flowing direction, and a skirt member expanding radially outwardly. In another embodiment, the a conical member smoothly expands in the wind flowing direction. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175805 | ELECTRICAL GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A HYBRID FUEL CELL POWER PLANT - A hybrid fuel cell system comprising a high temperature fuel cell having an anode section and a cathode section, a gas turbine comprising a compressor cycle for compressing a supply gas and an expansion cycle for expanding one of heated compressed supply gas and a second gas derived from the compressed supply gas to provide mechanical energy to an induction machine, and an induction machine for converting mechanical energy to electrical energy and adapted to output an electrical output. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175806 | POWER GENERATOR DEVICE AND SWITCH - A power generator device includes a switch lever that is operated upon power generation, a power generator that generates an induced electromotive force when a driven unit is driven; and a power generation spring that accumulates an elastic force upon being applied an external force and outputs the accumulated elastic force to drive the driven unit. Further, the power generator device includes a sliding member and a pinwheel that are configured to transmit an operating force of the switch lever to the power generation spring while the switch lever is positioned between a pre-operation position and an accumulation complete position at which a predetermined elastic force is accumulated at the power generation spring, and disengage the engagement between the switch lever and the power generation spring and allow the power generation spring to output the accumulated elastic force when the switch lever moves past the accumulation complete position. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175807 | ELECTRICITY-GENERATING SYSTEM - An electricity-generating system of the invention which includes the following: a carbonization apparatus for carbonizing a carbonization source to form a carbonized product; a heat recovery steam generator for producing first steam through heat exchange with the heat exhausted from the carbonization apparatus; a carbonized fuel steam generator which employs the carbonized product serving as a fuel; a mixing header for mixing the first steam and a second steam produced by the carbonized fuel steam generator, which steams are fed thereinto, to thereby discharge a steam mixture having a uniform pressure; an electricity-generating apparatus for generating electricity by means of the steam mixture discharged from the mixing header as an actuating source; and an electricity-storing apparatus for storing the electricity generated by the electricity-generating apparatus. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175808 | WATER COLUMN GENERATOR FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY - A closed system column generator having a container for holding a fluid having a first end and a second end. A traveler reciprocally traveling along a travel path between the first end and the second end of the container. The traveler exhibits a positive buoyancy and negative buoyancy as a function of a position and direction of travel along the travel path. At least one generator disposed along the travel path, operatively connected to the traveler, to generate electricity as a function of movement of the traveler along the travel path at a position proximate to the generator. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175809 | VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle includes a first motor-generator, which allows cranking an engine, and an inverter, which drives the first motor-generator. During running of the vehicle, when an operation to stop the hybrid system is performed, and then when an operation to start a hybrid system is performed before the vehicle stops, an HVECU operates the inverter. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175810 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR STARTER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING STARTER - An ECU executes a program including the steps of selecting a rotation mode in a case where a request to start an engine has been made and an engine rotation speed is equal to or lower than α | 2013-07-11 |
20130175811 | DOOR LATCH OPERATOR APPARATUS - A device for securing a spindle to a hub in a mortise lock for a door. The device includes a hub defining a central opening about an axis of rotation and a spindle with a first end adapted to be received in the opening in the hub to apply rotational force to the hub. A securing element is moveable between a first position in which the securing element engages the spindle and the spindle is secured to the hub, and a second position in which the securing element is disengaged from the spindle and the spindle may be freely removed from the opening in the first hub. The securing element may be adapted for reciprocal linear movement in the housing, and may engage the first spindle by part of the securing element being received in a peripheral groove in the spindle. | 2013-07-11 |