| 29th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
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| 20130180722 | TECHNIQUE OF FRACTURING WITH SELECTIVE STREAM INJECTION - A technique facilitates enhanced hydrocarbon recovery through selective stream injection. The technique employs a system and methodology for combining a fracturing technique and application of selective injection streams. The selective injection streams are delivered to select, individual subterranean layers until a plurality of unique subterranean layers are fractured to enhance hydrocarbon recovery. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180723 | FRACTURING FLUIDS INCLUDING AMINE OXIDES AS FLOWBACK AIDS - An aqueous fracturing fluid comprises an environmentally friendly flowback aid. The flowback aid includes an amine oxide having the formula (CH | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180724 | INFLOW CONTROL DEVICE WITH ADJUSTABLE ORIFICE AND PRODUCTION STRING HAVING THE SAME - An inflow control device laterally insertable in a wall of a tubular, the inflow control device includes a plug shaped body having a first section and a second section, the first section having an orifice accessible to an interior of the tubular and the second section having an opening accessible to an exterior of the tubular, the orifice in fluid communication with the opening; and a selectable insert insertable into the orifice, the insert having an inner periphery providing a flow path between the exterior and interior of the tubular. Also, included is a production string and adjustable orifice inflow control device combination. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180725 | NON-BALLISTIC TUBULAR PERFORATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A non-ballistic tubular perforating system includes a tubular having a wall with perforations therethrough, and plugs positioned within the perforations that are configured to dissolve in response to exposure to a first environment thereby creative of a second environment that can dissolve or increase porosity of cement. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180726 | WELL - A well comprising a borehole and wellhead apparatus, and a communication box at or proximate to the wellhead apparatus, the well comprising a plurality of sensors coupled to wireless transmitters which are adapted to transmit information from the sensors to the communication box; the sensors comprising at least one pressure sensor;and the well comprising a first memory device spaced apart from the communication box, the first memory device configured to store information from the sensors, wherein the communication box comprises a receiver adapted to receive signals from the transmitters, and at least one of a transmission device and a second memory device to transmit and/or store data received from the transmitters. The communication box is typically highly shock resistant (above 50 Gs for at least 5 ms, all axes) and so provides, together with other optional features, a system to monitor a well, especially before, during or after an emergency situation. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180727 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTONOMOUS DOWNHOLE FLUID SELECTION WITH PATHWAY DEPENDENT RESISTANCE SYSTEM - Apparatus and methods for controlling the flow of fluid, such as formation fluid, through an oilfield tubular positioned in a wellbore extending through a subterranean formation. Fluid flow is autonomously controlled in response to change in a fluid flow characteristic, such as density or viscosity. In one embodiment, a fluid diverter is movable between an open and closed position in response to fluid density change and operable to restrict fluid flow through a valve assembly inlet. The diverter can be pivotable, rotatable or otherwise movable in response to the fluid density change. In one embodiment, the diverter is operable to control a fluid flow ratio through two valve inlets. The fluid flow ratio is used to operate a valve member to restrict fluid flow through the valve. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180728 | Welded Downhole Components and Method of Forming Same - Welded downhole tools and methods are provided. The downhole tool is deployable into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation. The downhole tool includes a first downhole component having a first mating feature on at least one end thereof and at least one second downhole component weldably connectable to the end of the first downhole component. The second downhole component has a second mating feature on an end thereof. The first and second mating features include at least one raised ridge for concentric self-alignment along a common axis with the other of the first and second mating features whereby, upon frictional engagement of the end of the first downhole component with the end of the second component under heat and pressure, a welded connection is formed therebetween. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180729 | RF APPLICATOR HAVING A BENDABLE TUBULAR DIELECTRIC COUPLER AND RELATED METHODS - A radio frequency (RF) applicator may be rotated during positioning within a wellbore in a subterranean formation. The wellbore may have at least one bend therein. The RF applicator may include a series of tubular conductors, and a respective bendable tubular dielectric coupler rotationally interlocking opposing ends of adjacent ones of the series of tubular conductors to define a tubular antenna. The RF applicator may include at least one RF feed conductor extending within the tubular antenna and connected to the series of tubular conductors. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180730 | HYDRAULIC ASSIST DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM FOR ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - A well conveyance system couples to an uphole end of an artificial lift system and operates to push the artificial lift system through a tubing string for deployment in a wellbore. The well conveyance system includes a wellbore tractor adapted to push the artificial lift system through the tubing string and a swab cup assembly having a swab cup and a perforated nipple extending therethrough. The perforated nipple includes a nipple passage allowing for fluid flow from an area downhole from the swab cup to an area uphole from the swab cup when the wellbore tractor operates. A valve selectively blocks the perforated nipple to permit a hydraulic pressure to be applied to the tubing string uphole of the swab cup, exerting a downhole force on the swab cup to aid in deployment of the artificial lift system. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180731 | Pressure Activated Down Hole Systems and Methods - Systems and methods for activating a down hole tool in a wellbore. A trigger is moveably positioned in the interior of a base pipe and includes a first end and a second, smaller end. The trigger is moveable between an unactivated position where a port in the base pipe is blocked and an activated position where the port is open. At least one latch member prevents movement of the trigger from the unactivated position to the activated position until a predetermined force is applied to the trigger. Increasing pressure in the interior increases a force differential between the first end and the second end. When the force differential is substantially equal to the predetermined force, the latch releases and allows the trigger to move from the unactivated position to the activated position, thereby opening the port to permit activation of the down hole tool. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180732 | Multiple Ramp Compression Packer - Systems and methods for remotely setting a downhole device. The system includes a base pipe having inner and outer radial surfaces and defining one or more pressure ports extending between the inner and outer radial surfaces. An internal sleeve is arranged against the inner radial surface and slidable between a closed position, where the internal sleeve covers the one or more pressure ports, and an open position, where the one or more pressure ports are exposed to an interior of the base pipe. A trigger housing is disposed about the base pipe and defines an atmospheric chamber in fluid communication with the one or more pressure ports. A piston port cover is disposed within the atmospheric chamber and moveable between blocking and exposed positions. A wellbore device is used to engage and move the internal sleeve into the open position by applying predetermined axial force to the internal sleeve. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180733 | SEAL RING BACKUP DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING EXTRUSION - The present invention relates to seal ring back-up devices suitable for use on glands in sealing systems. In particular, the present invention relates to seal ring back-up devices that have been designed to fit into essentially all types of glands and close extrusion gaps. Some embodiments of the present invention provide a seal ring back-up device having an annular body having an inner diameter, an outer diameter, and a scarf cut; and where the annular body is configured to fit a gland and engage a seal ring. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180734 | Packing Element with Full Mechanical Circumferential Support - A packer device for forming a fluid seal between an inner tubular member and an outer tubular member. The packer device includes a swage assembly that is expandable from a reduced diameter condition to an expanded diameter condition and a substantially deformable packer element for contacting and forming a fluid seal against a surrounding tubular. The packer element radially surrounds the swage assembly and being moved outwardly into a sealing configuration when the swage assembly is moved to its expanded diameter condition | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180735 | COMPLETIONS FLUID LOSS CONTROL SYSTEM - A completions fluid loss control system for incorporation into upper completion hardware. The system allows for the avoidance of a dedicated intermediate completion installation in advance of upper completion delivery to a lower completion at a formation interface. The system includes a unique cup packer and flow regulation arrangement such that annular fluid thereabove may be isolated away from space below the system while at the same time allowing annular fluid therebelow to bypass the system. As such, the upper completion may be advanced toward the installed lower completion while maintaining well control at the noted formation interface. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180736 | DRILL PIPE - The present invention relates to an expansion device to be inserted in a casing or well tubular structure for expanding an annular barrier downhole. The annular barrier comprises a tubular structure for mounting as part of the well tubular structure, an expandable sleeve surrounding the tubular structure, and a connection part connecting the expandable sleeve with the tubular structure. The tubular structure has an opening and two projecting elements decreasing an inner diameter of the tubular structure. The expansion device comprises a tubular part extending between a first and a second end part, the tubular part comprising at least one opening arranged between the first and the second end; an inner face surrounding an inner space; and an outer face. Furthermore, the expansion device comprises at least a first and second sealing element sealingly connected to the outer face of the tubular part. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180737 | FIRE PREVENTION EQUIPMENT AND SPRAYING METHOD - Fire-extinguishing agent supplying equipment pressurizes a water-based fire-extinguishing agent and supplies the agent via a pipe; and the water-based fire-extinguishing agent is pressurized and supplied via the pipe to an electrification spray head installed in a protection area A, and the jetted particles of the fire-extinguishing agent are electrified and sprayed from the electrification spray head. A pulsed or alternating electrification voltage is applied to the electrification spray head from a voltage application unit | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180738 | Liquid Gel Concentrate Compositions and Methods of Use - Certain aspects of the invention are drawn to formulations and methods of making a liquid gel concentrate composition. Such liquid gel concentrates are formed by admixing an alkali-swellable polymer with an alkaline swelling agent in an oil-based suspending agent. The invention also provides for gelled water fire suppressants produced by mixing a liquid gel concentrate composition with water and methods of using such fire suppressants for combating fires. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180739 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SODIUM AZIDE BASED SUPPRESSION OF FIRES - A fire suppressing gas generator includes a cylindrical housing comprising an array of discharge ports distributed generally uniformly therearound; a cylindrical filter disposed within the housing and spaced from the interior wall of the housing; a plurality of azide-based propellant grains inside the cylindrical filter; and at least one ignition device associated with the propellant grains. The propellant grains when ignited by the ignition device generate a fire suppressing gas which passes through the filter and out of the discharge ports of the cylindrical housing for delivery into a space. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180740 | TELESCOPING COULTER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A telescoping coulter system for an agricultural machine, operable on ground and having a frame and a moveable structure, includes a coulter arm, having a proximal end with a pivot point, and a distal end bearing a rotatable coulter disk. An extension mechanism connects the frame to the coulter arm, and is configured to translate the coulter arm between a raised transport position not in mechanical conflict with the moveable structure, and a lowered operational position in which the coulter disk can contact the ground and is proximate to the moveable structure. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180741 | FRAME SECTION PIVOT LIMITING DEVICE - A pivot limiting device for an agricultural implement is disclosed. The agricultural implement includes a first frame section pivotally coupled to second frame section at a pivot location. The device includes a compression structure having a spring compressed to a preset load. The compression structure is coupled to the first frame section. A plunger includes a first portion positioned adjacent the second frame section and a second portion positioned adjacent the compression structure to move relative thereto between a first position placing no additional compression on the spring when the second frame section pivots in a first direction and contacts the plunger with a first force less than or equal to the preset load, and a second position further compressing the spring when the second frame section pivots in the first direction and contacts the plunger with a second force greater than the preset load. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180742 | SOIL MONITORING SYSTEM - A soil monitoring system is provided that includes a sensing shank, and a first sensor coupled to a leading edge of the sensing shank. The first sensor is configured to output first signals indicative of a pressure exerted on the first sensor by soil as the sensing shank is driven through the soil along a direction of travel. The soil monitoring system also includes a frame forming a channel oriented in a substantially vertical direction relative to a surface of the soil, and a carrier coupled to the sensing shank and disposed within the channel. The soil monitoring system further includes an actuator extending between the frame and the carrier. The actuator is configured to linearly drive the carrier in a reciprocating motion to vary a penetration depth of the sensing shank within the soil. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180743 | Garden Row Hoe - A garden row tool to till the soil may include a first longitudinal side frame support member, a second longitudinal side frame support member connected to the first longitudinal side frame member, a first blade and a second blade to connect to the first longitudinal side support member and the second longitudinal side support member to till the soil and a traverse frame support member to adjustably connect the first longitudinal side frame member and the second longitudinal side frame support member. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180744 | Operator Interface for an Implement Control System - An implement control system may include an operator interface having a grip movable to a pose relative to an operator interface frame of reference. A grip position sensor may detect the grip pose and generate a grip pose signal, and a controller communicatively coupled to the grip position sensor may receive the grip pose signal and generating an implement control signal. An implement assembly may include an implement supported for movement relative to a machine frame of reference and a plurality of actuators operably coupled to the implement and communicatively coupled to the controller. The plurality of implement actuators is configured to actuate in response to the implement control signal to drive the implement toward an implement pose relative to the machine frame of reference that corresponds to the grip pose. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180745 | MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY FOR A POWER TOOL - A mechanical assembly for a power tool, and a power tool incorporating the mechanical assembly are provided. The mechanical assembly includes (i) a first member having a first axis and a first engagement portion inclined relative to the first axis, (ii) a second member having a second axis and a second engagement portion inclined relative to the second axis, wherein the first and second engagement portions engage each other by movement of the first and second members relative to each other in the direction of at least one of the axes; and wherein the first member is a ring gear and the second member is a central gear and the first and second engagement portions engage and disengage each other by movement of the second member within a space defined within the first member. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180746 | PNEUMATIC IMPACT TOOL WITH A SPINDLE POSITIONING DEVICE - A pneumatic impact tool includes a spindle extending along an X-axis, an output shaft extending along a Z-axis, and a spindle positioning device that includes a bushing and a stop pin. The bushing is threaded in a housing, and has a stop surface and a frustoconical outer surface. The stop surface obstructs the spindle from moving away from the output shaft. The frustoconical outer surface has opposite first and second ends. The first end is nearer to the X-axis and farther away from the Z-axis than the second end. The stop pin is disposed removably in the housing, and has an engaging surface abutting against the frustoconical outer surface, so as to prevent the bushing from moving in the housing in a direction away from the output shaft. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180747 | POWER TOOL AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - The power tool includes a housing, an output shaft for fixing and driving a head to work, the output shaft being provided with a receiving portion extending out of the housing, a locking member for locking the head on the receiving portion of the output shaft, a fastener supported on the output shaft for fastening the locking member, and a driving mechanism rotatably displaced on the housing. The driving mechanism is operable to rotate along a first direction to make the fastener and the locking member screwed, and also is operable to rotate along a direction opposite to the first direction to loosen the fastener and the locking member. The power tool can assemble or disassemble the head quickly and provide a stable axial press to avoid the slippage of the head without any other auxiliary tools. Meanwhile, the operation method of the power tool is easy and reliable. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180748 | PNEUMATIC TORQUE IMPULSE WRENCH WITH STEPPED SHUT-OFF FUNCTION - A pneumatic torque impulse wrench comprises a housing ( | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180749 | PNEUMATIC IMPACT TOOL HAVING TWO OIL INLETS - A pneumatic impact tool includes a housing, a power output unit, a transmission unit, and an oil seal assembly. The housing has first and second accommodating chambers, and first and second oil inlets in fluid communication with the first and second accommodating chambers, respectively, and permitting lubricating oil to be fed into the first and second accommodating chambers therethrough. The power output unit is centered at a Z-axis, and is disposed in the first accommodating chamber for power outputting. The transmission unit is centered at an X-axis, and is disposed in the second accommodating chamber for transmitting a power to the power output unit. The oil seal assembly prevents flow of the lubricating oil out of the first and second accommodating chambers. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180750 | COVER ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A cover attachment structure used in an electronic device comprises a frame that allows one of a first terminal cover for covering at least a terminal and a second terminal cover for covering the terminal and a second terminal to be mounted selectively so as to enable the terminal cover to be opened and closed, a protrusion that is provided to the frame so as not to interfere with the second terminal cover in a state in which the second terminal cover has been mounted to the frame, and that can engage with the first terminal cover, and a protrusion that is provided on the frame so as not to interfere with the first terminal cover in a state in which the first terminal cover has been mounted to the frame, and that can engage with the second terminal cover. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180751 | ASSEMBLING STRUCTURE OF BUS BAR - An assembling structure of bus bar is composed of a bus bar and a housing with which the bus bar is assembled. The bus bar is provided with a base portion extended in a band shape, a rectangular-plate-shaped press-fitting piece extended in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the base portion from one end of the base portion, and an extended portion extended from the one end of the base portion and perpendicular to the press | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180752 | PARALLEL FOAMED COAXIAL CABLE - A parallel foamed coaxial cable includes one or more pairs of inner conductors aligned in parallel, a foamed insulation covering together the inner conductors and having a cross sectional shape including an elliptical shape, a rounded-rectangular shape or a quasi-elliptical shape formed by combining a plurality of curved lines, a non-foamed skin layer covering the foamed insulation and having a maximum thickness in a major axis direction of the cross sectional shape of the foamed insulation and a minimum thickness in a minor axis direction of the cross sectional shape of the foamed insulation, an outer conductor covering the non-foamed skin layer, and an insulation jacket covering the outer conductor. The maximum thickness of the non-foamed skin layer is not less than 1% of a major axis of the cross sectional shape of the foamed insulation. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180753 | SELF-SUPPORTING CABLE - The current invention relates to self-supporting cables that often are aerial mounted between cable fixing points ( | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180754 | LAN CABLE - A LAN cable includes an unshielded LAN cable including one or plural pairs of pair twisted wires and a sheath formed collectively covering a periphery of the pair twisted wires. The sheath includes a resin including nickel hydroxide at a mixing mass ratio of not less than 25% and not more than 60%. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180755 | ELECTRIC CABLE FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT EASY TO MONITOR CONDITION AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - An electric cable for a nuclear power plant that allows easy monitoring of its condition for long term use in a nuclear power plant, and a fabrication method thereof is provided. The electric cable for a nuclear power plant includes at least one core having a conductor and an insulating body coating the conductor, and a sheath body surrounding the core, and the insulating body and the sheath body are made of the same composition. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180756 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRICAL INSULATION MATERIAL, ELECTRICAL INSULATION MATERIAL AND ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A method for producing an electrical insulation material includes the steps: providing a liquid-crystalline polymer; shaping the liquid-crystalline polymer to give an insulation film in such a manner that the mesophase of the liquid-crystalline polymer is present in the insulation film, whereby the molecules of the polymer are aligned in a preferred direction in the insulation film; laminating a plurality of insulation films to give a layer complex forming the electrical insulation material, wherein the layer complex has at least one insulation film which differs in the preferred direction of the molecules thereof from the preferred direction of the molecules of another insulation film. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180757 | BONDING STRUCTURE OF MULTILAYER COPPER BONDING WIRE - A bonding structure of a ball-bonded portion is obtained by bonding a ball portion formed on a front end of a multilayer copper bonding wire. The multilayer copper bonding wire includes a core member that is mainly composed of copper, and an outer layer that is formed on the core member and is mainly composed of at least one noble metal selected from a group of Pd, Au, Ag and Pt. Further, a first concentrated portion of such noble metal(s) is formed in a ball-root region located at a boundary with the copper bonding wire in a surface region of the ball-bonded portion. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180758 | ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION CABLE COMPRISING CONTINUOUSLY SYNTHESIZED TITANIUM ALUMINIDE INTERMETALLIC COMPOSITE WIRE - A method of manufacturing wire comprising aluminum oxide particles formed in situ in a fully dense matrix of titanium aluminide intermetallic material by means of the combustion synthesis of aluminum and titanium oxide followed by thermo-mechanical forming. The pre-combustion aluminum may be elemental, or an aluminum alloy containing one or more of the elements vanadium, niobium, molybdenum, or boron. The preferred embodiment of the present invention is an electric power transmission cable comprising a plurality of wires manufactured according to the present invention. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180759 | ACCORDION-STYLE GROMMET WITH SHAPE-INFLUENCING STIFFENERS - A grommet for housing electrical wires constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure includes a mounting structure, a tube, and a plurality of stiffeners. The mounting structure is configured to mount to a panel of a vehicle, the mounting structure defining a first passage extending therethrough. The tube extends from the mounting structure and defines a second passage in communication with the first passage. The tube includes a corrugated portion having a plurality of ridges and a plurality of grooves interposed between the plurality of ridges. The stiffeners are interposed between those of the plurality of ridges that are disposed within a zone of the corrugated portion. The stiffeners extend partially around a circumference of the tube. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180760 | LAMINATE BODY, LAMINATE PLATE, MULTILAYER LAMINATE PLATE, PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE OF LAMINATE PLATE - A laminate body containing at least one resin composition layer and at least one glass substrate layer, wherein the resin composition layer comprises a resin composition containing a thermosetting resin and an inorganic filler. A laminate plate containing at least one cured resin layer and at least one glass substrate layer, wherein the cured resin layer comprises a cured product of a resin composition that contains a thermosetting resin and an inorganic filler. A printed wiring board having the laminate plate and a wiring provided on the surface of the laminate plate. A method for producing a laminate plate containing at least one cured resin layer comprising a cured product of a resin composition containing a thermosetting resin and an inorganic filler, and at least one glass substrate layer, which comprises a cured resin layer forming step of forming a cured resin layer on the surface of a glass substrate. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180761 | Printed Circuit Board Compensation Processing Method, Device, and PCB - The invention discloses a printed circuit board compensation processing method for fabricating a BGA despite a small distance between a line and a pad of the BGA. The method includes compensating a pad and/or a line under a predetermined condition, and removing a portion of the pad facing the line by a second predetermined width when the shortest distance between the compensated line and pad is smaller than a first predetermined distance. The invention further discloses a device for performing the method and a PCB fabricated using the method. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180762 | Printed Circuit Boards Including Strip-Line Circuitry and Methods of Manufacturing Same - A multi-layer printed circuit board includes a first layer stack and a second layer stack coupled to the first layer stack. The first layer stack includes a first electrically-insulating layer, a second electrically-insulating layer, and a first electrically-conductive layer disposed between the first and second electrically-insulating layers. The second layer includes a third electrically-insulating layer and a second electrically-conductive layer. The first layer stack and/or the second layer stack include a cut-out area defining a void that extends therethrough. The multi-layer printed circuit board further includes a first signal layer disposed in association with the first electrically-insulating layer of the first layer stack or the third electrically-insulating layer of the second layer stack, a second signal layer disposed in association with the second electrically-insulating layer of the first layer stack, and a device at least partially disposed within the cut-out area and electrically-coupled to the first and second signal layers. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180763 | Printed Circuit Boards Including Strip-Line Circuitry and Methods of Manufacturing Same - A printed circuit board includes a first layer stack and a second layer stack coupled to the first layer stack. The first layer stack includes a first electrically-insulating layer, a first electrically-conductive layer, and a cut-out area defining a void that extends therethrough. The first electrically-insulating layer includes a first surface and an opposite second surface. The first electrically-conductive layer is disposed on the first surface of the first electrically-insulating layer. The second layer stack includes a second electrically-insulating layer. The second electrically-insulating layer includes a first surface and an opposite second surface. One or more electrically-conductive traces are disposed on the first surface of the second electrically-insulating layer. The printed circuit board further includes a device at least partially disposed within the cut-out area. The device is electrically-coupled to one or more of the one or more electrically-conductive traces disposed on the first surface of the second electrically-insulating layer. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180764 | Flexible Circuitry with Heat and Pressure Spreading Layers - A flexible printed circuit may be provided with an integrated heat and pressure spreading layer. The heat and pressure spreading layer may be configured to uniformly spread heat and pressure from a bonding tool across a portion of the flexible printed circuit during bonding of the flexible printed circuit to additional circuitry. During manufacturing of the flexible printed circuit, a sheet of heat and pressure spreading material may be attached to a sheet of flexible printed circuitry and the heat and pressure spreading material and the sheet of flexible printed circuitry may be die cut to form multiple flexible printed circuits each with a heat and pressure spreading layer. An electronic device may be provided with a flexible printed circuit with a heat and pressure spreading layer coupled to a component such as a display. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180765 | LAMINATE BODY, LAMINATE PLATE, MULTILAYER LAMINATE PLATE, PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE OF LAMINATE PLATE - A laminate body containing one or more resin composition layers and two or more glass substrate layers, wherein at least one layer of those resin composition layers is between glass substrate layers, and is a fiber-containing resin composition layer of a composition that contains a thermosetting resin and a fibrous base material. A laminate plate containing one or more cured resin layers and two or more glass substrate layers, wherein at least one layer of those cured resin layers is between glass substrate layers, and is a fiber-containing cured resin layer of the fiber-containing resin composition. A printed wiring board having the above-mentioned laminate plate and a wiring provided on the surface thereof. A method for producing the laminate plate. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180766 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a printed circuit board which includes: a solder pad on which a solder ball is mounted; an insulator formed on the solder pad; and a protrusion formed under the insulator to support the solder ball when mounting the solder ball and can stably mount the solder ball. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180767 | METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF MULTILAYER CIRCUIT BOARD - A method of production of a multilayer circuit board comprising using a curable composition which contains a heat curable resin and curing agent (I) to form an uncured or semicured resin layer on a board (step A), then bringing a curing agent (II) able to substantially to cure the heat curable resin at a temperature at which the curing agent (I) cannot substantially cure the heat curable resin into contact with the surface of the resin layer, then heating the resin layer at a temperature at which the curing agent (I) cannot substantially cure the heat curable resin and the curing agent (II) can substantially cure the heat curable resin (step B), next heating and curing the resin layer at a temperature at which the curing agent (I) can substantially cure the heat curable resin to form an electrical insulating layer (step C). | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180768 | SILVER PLATING IN ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURE - Compositions and methods for silver plating onto metal surfaces such as PWBs in electronics manufacture to produce a silver plating which is greater than 80 atomic % silver, tarnish resistant, and has good solderability. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180769 | LAMINATE BODY, LAMINATE PLATE, MULTILAYER LAMINATE PLATE, PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE OF LAMINATE PLATE - A laminate body containing at least one resin composition layer and at least one glass substrate layer, wherein the resin composition layer comprises a resin composition containing a thermosetting resin and a fibrous base material and wherein the glass substrate layer accounts for from 10 to 70% by volume relative to the entire laminate body. A laminate plate containing at least one cured resin layer of the resin composition and at least one glass substrate layer, wherein the glass substrate layer accounts for from 10 to 70% by volume relative to the entire laminate plate. A printed wiring board having the laminate plate and a wiring provided on the surface thereof. A method for producing the laminate plate, which comprises forming a fiber-containing cured resin layer on the surface of a glass substrate. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180770 | Composite Material, High-frequency Circuit Substrate Made Therefrom and Making Method Thereof - The present invention relates to a composite material, a high-frequency circuit substrate made therefrom and a making method thereof. The composite material comprises: thermosetting mixture including more than one liquid vinyl resin with the molecular weight being less than 10000 containing polar functional groups, and a polyphenylene ether resin with the molecular weight being less than 5000 containing unsaturated double bonds at the molecule terminal; fiberglass cloth; powder filler; flame retardant and cure initiator. The high-frequency circuit substrate made from the composite material comprises a plurality of prepregs mutually overlapped, and copper foils respectively covered on both sides of overlapped prepregs; each prepreg is made from the composite material. The composite material of the prevent invention realizes easy manufacturing of the prepregs and high bonding force to the copper foil. The high-frequency circuit substrate made from the composite material has low dielectric constant, low dielectric loss tangent, and excellent heat resistance, and is convenient for process operation. Therefore, the composite material of the present invention is suitable for making the circuit substrate of a high-frequency electronic equipment. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180771 | SUSPENDED LATTICE FOR ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTS - An electrical interconnect has a circuit substrate and an electrical connection point on the circuit substrate. The electrical connection point includes a lattice of conductive material that is adjacent a gap in the circuit substrate and has anchor points that are attached to the circuit substrate. In some configurations, a conductive epoxy encapsulates at least a portion of the lattice of conductive material and may include a second electrical connection point that is bonded to the other electrical connection point through the conductive epoxy. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180772 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Embodiments provide a wiring board which is structured to be suitable for connection with components, whereby its reliability can be improved. An embodied wiring board of the invention has pads and a solder resist in which opening portions which expose the pads are formed. Protrusion-shaped members are fixed to some of the surfaces of the pads. The surfaces of the pads and the surfaces of the protrusion-shaped members are covered with solder bumps. The height of the solder bumps is larger than the height H | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180773 | CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method for manufacturing circuit substrate structure and its product are provided. Firstly, an attached enhancement portion having rough surfaces is formed on a surface of a carrier through a roughing process, and a catalyst is disposed on a surface of the attached enhancement portion. Finally, a metal layer is formed on the attached enhancement portion after reacting with the catalyst through chemical plating reduction. The foregoing manufacturing method can effectively reduce the usage of the catalyst or an accelerator to greatly decrease the using costs of the catalyst and the accelerator. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180774 | ELECTRICAL BOX AND SLEEVE ASSEMBLY - An assembly includes a box and a removable sleeve that is engageble with the box and with a wall substrate to secure tight contact between the wall substrate and the box structure, irrespective of the thickness of the wall substrate. The sleeve is configured to be coupled to an electrical device having a corresponding configuration for insertion in the box. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180775 | FLOOR BOX - A versatile and convenient access to electrical and data connections providing protection from weather, unauthorized use, and vandalism. When the floor box is not in use, it is stowed so that it sits flush to the floor allowing normal vehicle or foot traffic through the area. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180776 | WIRE HARNESS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There are provided a wire harness and a manufacturing method thereof which can reduce number of components and which does not require an electric wire to be formed longer than necessary. A wire harness includes an electric wire and a tubular corrugated tube made of synthetic resin and arranged to receive the electric wire to protect the electric wire. The corrugated tube is bent at an appropriate section when wired on an automobile. The corrugated tube includes recessed grooves and protrusions arranged alternately along a longitudinal direction. The adjacent protrusions of the appropriate section on the inward side are attached to each other by welding. The appropriate section is bent in a non-restorable fashion in a direction in which the appropriate section is bent when wired in the automobile. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180777 | WIRE HARNESS AND WIRE FITTING - A wire harness including a wire fitting is provided that maintains the length of the portion of the wire bundle that extends to the outside of the wire fitting reliably at a tolerance range without impeding the freedom of bending the wire bundle. A wire harness includes a wire fitting having a base and a cover covering a portion of a wire bundle together with the base. The base is provided with a protrusion that pierces the insulated wires at a portion further to an outer edge of the base than a portion of the wire bundle that is tied together by a first tie member, the wire bundle extending from the base to an outside of the base. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180778 | CONNECTING STRUCTURE AND CONNECTING METHOD OF FIBER CONDUCTOR WIRE - There is provided a connecting structure of a fiber conductor wire including: a fiber conductor having a knot; and a terminal having a hole for inserting the fiber conductor, said hole having a receiving portion for receiving the knot, wherein the fiber conductor wire and the terminal are electrically connected to each other by inserting the fiber conductor into the hole and by locking the knot in the receiving portion. There is also provided a connecting method of a fiber conductor wire comprising the steps of forming a not by tying loosely a fiber conductor; inserting the fiber conductor into a hole of a terminal; and pulling the fiber conductor to engage the knot with a receiving portion of the hole and to electrically connect the knot to the receiving portion. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180779 | Wellbore Conditioning System - A wellbore conditioning system is disclosed. The system comprises at least one shaft and at least two eccentric unilateral reamers, wherein the unilateral reamers are positioned at a predetermined distance from each other and the unilateral reamers are positioned at a predetermined rotational angle from each other. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180780 | Pulsed Neutron Generator Tube Design Which Extends The Lifetime Of A Cathode - A method for operating a pulsed neutron generator including an ionizer with an electron emitting cathode and a grid wherein the cathode and grid are disposed in a sealed chamber. At least one of the following is applicable to the ionizer; a distance between the cathode and the grid, a cathode current and/or a potential on the grid are selected such that the ionizer operates at most about one-half the space charge limited current for a grid current selected to provide a predetermined amount of neutron production. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180781 | Turbine Driven Reaming Bit with Profile Limiting Torque Fluctuation - A reaming bit designed to operate with low torque fluctuation when driven with a turbine at speeds in the order of 300-600 RPM and above features a profile that is arcuate from the gauge dimension to the nose area or alternatively has a blunt straight taper section but with a ratio of profile length (PL) to bit size (BS) of under 0.75. The blades extend into a concave cone and the cutting structure continues along the blades towards the center. The blades have a step near the gauge section to increase the exposure of the blade cutting structure. An array of protrusions are disposed parallel to and behind the cutting structure to increase high speed stability and adjacent the blade step transition to protect outer casing on run in. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180782 | Turbine Driven Reaming Bit with Blades and Cutting Structure Extending into Concave Nose - A reaming bit designed to operate with low torque fluctuation when driven with a turbine at speeds in the order of 300-600 RPM and above features a profile that is arcuate from the gauge dimension to the nose area or alternatively has a blunt straight taper section but with a ratio of profile length (PL) to bit size (BS) of under 0.75. The blades extend into a concave cone and the cutting structure continues along the blades towards the center. The blades have a step near the gauge section to increase the exposure of the blade cutting structure. An array of protrusions are disposed parallel to and behind the cutting structure to increase high speed stability and adjacent the blade step transition to protect outer casing on run in. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180783 | Turbine Driven Reaming Bit with Stability and Cutting Efficiency Features - A reaming bit designed to operate with low torque fluctuation when driven with a turbine at speeds in the order of 300-600 RPM and above features a profile that is arcuate from the gauge dimension to the nose area or alternatively has a blunt straight taper section but with a ratio of profile length (PL) to bit size (BS) of under 0.75. The blades extend into a concave cone and the cutting structure continues along the blades towards the center. The blades have a step near the gauge section to increase the exposure of the blade cutting structure. An array of protrusions are disposed parallel to and behind the cutting structure to increase high speed stability and adjacent the blade step transition to protect outer casing on run in. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180784 | ROCK DRILL BIT AND A DRILLING ASSEMBLY FOR PERCUSSIVE ROCK DRILLING - A rock drill bit for percussive drilling includes a bit head attached at an end of a drill element of a drilling assembly. The bit head has a diameter larger than that of the drill element. The bit head has at a front end as seen in the intended drilling direction a plurality of buttons distributed thereon to engage material to be crushed. At least one of the buttons is allowed to rotate about its own symmetry axis. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180785 | ROCK DRILL BIT FOR PERCUSSIVE DRILLING AND A ROCK DRILL BIT BUTTON - A button and a rock drill bit for percussive drilling including a bit head attached at an end of a drill element of a drilling assembly. The bit head has at a front end, as seen in the intended drilling direction, a plurality of buttons distributed over the bit head to engage material to be crushed. At least one of the buttons has a shank portion made of a substrate material of particles of a first material embedded in a binder phase. The first material is harder than the binder phase. The shank portion at least partially forms a bearing portion, the material of which is harder than the binder phase. At least one of the buttons is allowed to rotate about its own respective symmetry axis. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180786 | COMPOSITES COMPRISING CLUSTERED REINFORCING AGENTS, METHODS OF PRODUCTION, AND METHODS OF USE - A composite may generally include a substantially continuous binder phase and a first reinforcing agent cluster infiltrated by the binder phase, the first reinforcing agent cluster comprising a plurality of first reinforcing agent particles. A drill bit may include at least one cutting element for engaging a formation and a bit body, at least a portion of said drill bit being a composite that includes a substantially continuous binder phase and a first reinforcing agent cluster infiltrated by the binder phase. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180787 | STAIR-CLIMBING APPARATUS - The stair-climbing apparatus has a series of articulating wheel sets extending below the platform. All of the wheel sets are vertically adjustable to negotiate stairways and similar changes of elevation. The lead wheel set is fixed longitudinally relative to the platform, while following wheel sets are longitudinally adjustable to adjust for the pitch or slope of different stairways. The apparatus uses sensors (e.g., mechanical, infrared, ultrasonic, etc.) to detect the presence of the stair risers and their height, control of the assembly being accomplished by a control circuit on board the machine. The wheel sets are raised and lowered independently of one another by pantograph mechanisms extending between the platform and the wheel sets. The horizontally adjustable wheel sets are positioned by a longitudinally disposed rack on the platform. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180788 | Electric Car - An electric car defined by means of a car body having a front end, a rear end, a top portion and a bottom portion. A center console is placed at an interior forepart of the electric car. A steering is attached to the center console. A rectangular seat is mounted on a rectangular box, the rectangular box being longitudinally placed at a center part of the electric car. A storage area having a personal storage and a battery storage is enclosed within the rectangular box. The battery storage includes a battery pack having a set of rechargeable batteries for powering the electric car. A plug point is located at a rear end of the electric car for charging the battery pack. A pair of rotatable front wheels and back wheels is provided for ensuring smooth movement of the electric car. The electric car is designed to achieve better performance by reducing the power consumption. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180789 | FRONT END STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - A front end structure for a vehicle includes a facia member defining a forward end of an engine compartment of the vehicle and a radiator disposed in the engine compartment rearwardly spaced from the facia member. A duct member is interposed between the facia member and the radiator. The duct member at least partially blocks the radiator and defines a duct passage extending from an underside opening of the vehicle to the radiator. At least one duct opening is defined in the duct member for supplementing air flow to the radiator from the underside opening. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180790 | MOTOR VEHICLE CHASSIS - A motor vehicle chassis including two valance lateral flanks including a horizontal portion for attachment to a central floor situated between the two lateral flanks, at least one horizontal beam for accepting seats which is mounted on the raised central floor of the vehicle, and a housing for an energy reservoir situated under a horizontal main surface of the central floor, the horizontal portions of the valance and the main surface of the central floor having a height difference. The chassis further includes connecting elements arranged on each side of the chassis and including a flat portion fixed to the central floor and an inclined portion fixed to one end of the horizontal beam, the inclined and flat portions being joined together and produced as a single piece, and the connecting element being fixed to the horizontal beam and to the central floor respectively, using welding. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180791 | DEVICE FOR REMOVABLY ATTACHING A BATTERY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A device for the removable attachment of a battery of a motor vehicle includes a top portion including an attachment to a motor vehicle, a bottom portion including a connection with the battery, and a latch and a screw including a threaded portion so as to allow locking and unlocking, then the mutual tightening and loosening of the top portion and the bottom portion. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180792 | MOTORCYCLE WITH ADJUSTABLE GEOMETRY - The invention is a motorcycle with a main frame ( | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180793 | VEHICLE HAVING A VARIABLE ASSIST POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY - A recreational utility vehicle has a frame, four wheels, a pair of seats mounted laterally beside each other, a cage, a steering assembly, an engine, a front differential, a rear differential, an actuator selectively operatively connecting the engine to the front differential, and a vehicle drive mode switch for selecting between a first and second drive mode. When the first drive mode is selected, the actuator operatively connects the engine to the front differential, and when the second drive mode is selected, the actuator operatively disconnects the engine from the front differential. An electric motor is operatively connected to the steering assembly. A steering control unit is electrically connected to the electric motor, determines an output torque to be applied by the electric motor based at least in part on a speed of the vehicle, and controls the electric motor to apply the output torque to the steering assembly. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180794 | Power Steering System - A power steering system has: a steering shaft; a pinion shaft; a torque sensor; a rack housing communicating with inside of the sensor housing; a rack shaft provided in the rack housing; a motor housing communicating with inside of the rack housing; an electric motor provided in the motor housing; an ECU housing communicating with inside of the motor housing; a motor control unit housed in the ECU housing; and a respiration valve provided at any of the sensor housing, the rack housing and the motor housing and located at an upper side with respect to an upper end of the ECU housing in vehicle-mounted state. The respiration valve has function by which air passes through each house and between inside and outside of the ECU housing so as to absorb change of expansion/contraction of the air in the ECU housing while suppressing entry of water from the outside. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180795 | Limited Movement Ear Piece for Stethoscopes and Other Headpieces - An ear piece assembly ( | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180796 | FIREARM SOUND SUPPRESSOR WITH INNER SLEEVE - In one example, a firearm sound suppressor includes a housing, a baffle, and an inner sleeve adapted to be disposed within the housing and to substantially surround the baffle. The inner sleeve includes a sidewall adapted to slide against the housing to permit the inner sleeve with the baffle to be selectively inserted into and removed from the housing without the baffle contacting the housing, and a longitudinal split extending through the sidewall and between front and rear ends of the inner sleeve to permit the sidewall to flex to permit removal of the baffle from the inner sleeve. Other embodiments are also contemplated. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180797 | FIREARM SOUND SUPPRESSOR WITH BLAST DEFLECTOR - In one example, a firearm sound suppressor includes a housing and an interior member. The interior member is disposed within the housing so as to define a chamber between an exterior surface of the interior member and an interior surface of the housing. The interior member includes a lumen and a plurality of vents extending through the interior member between the lumen and the chamber. The vents are adapted to pass combustion gases from the lumen to the chamber. The firearm sound suppressor also includes a blast deflector disposed between the vents and the interior surface of the housing. The blast deflector is adapted to prevent the combustion gases from impinging directly on the interior surface of the housing. Other embodiments are also contemplated. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180798 | EXHAUST SYSTEM OF ENGINE - An exhaust system for an engine includes an exhaust pipe connected to an exhaust port of an engine and a muffler attached to the exhaust pipe and configured to reduce exhaust noise. The muffler includes an inner cylinder part connected to the downstream end of the exhaust pipe, an outer cylinder part configured to cover an outside of the inner cylinder part and noise absorbing materials disposed between the inner cylinder part and the outer cylinder part. A plurality of first communication holes providing communication between an inside and an outside of the inner cylinder part is formed in an upstream portion of the inner cylinder part. A plurality of second communication holes providing communication between the inside and the outside of the inner cylinder part is formed in a downstream portion of the inner cylinder part. Guide walls extend toward the inside of the inner cylinder part. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180799 | SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR AN ANTI-NOISE BARRIER WHEREIN FOUNDATIONS AND LIFTING POST ARE REALIZED IN A SINGLE ELEMENT AND RELATIVE ASSEMBLY METHOD - A supporting structure for an anti-noise barrier and relative assembly method are disclosed. The foundation and the structural post of the barrier are a single continuous piece in the shape of a sheet pile. The sheet pile has a first part and a second part of such a length that, in use, the second part is insertable on the ground to realize the foundation, while, contextually, the first part emerges from the ground upwards. The first part of the sheet pile, besides, is provided with connection means through which to be able to connect the sound-absorbent panels, and with a plate on which to lean the panels themselves in such a way that the arrangement on the ground of the foundation and of the structural post is realizable in a single phase to then proceed with the second phase of application of the panels. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180800 | Method and apparatus for a compact descender - Method and Apparatus for a Compact Descender used in conjunction with a rope. The invention includes a first plate and a second plate arranged adjacent to one another and pivotally connected to one another by a rope post at the top ends of the first plate and the second plate. The first plate and the second plate are selectively and pivotally opened and closed and are interlocked when closed by attachment of a carabiner through a hole in the bottom end of the first plate and an adjacent hole in the bottom end of the second plate. The first plate and the second plate include a rope channel adjacent to a lever, where the lever is pivotally attached to a pivot pin affixed to the first plate. A substantially rectangular shaped rope clamping cam is pivotally attached above the lever on the same pivot pin. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180801 | SCAFFOLD - A scaffold has an upright and a transverse tube connected to it, as well as a handrail tube connected to the transverse tube. The cross-section of the transverse tube is circular with an outer diameter and a flattened portion, which is present at a distance from the outer side of an opposite wall portion. The handrail tube is provided with a C-shaped recess with an inner diameter and a boundary wall which extends over an angle greater than 180 degrees, and of which the ends are at a distance from each other. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180802 | LADDER SAFETY DEVICE, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ARRESTING FALLS FROM LADDERS - A ladder safety device, systems and methods of arresting falls from ladders are provided. The ladder safety device includes a safety guide that extends along the length of an extension ladder. The length of the guide along the length of the ladder extends and contracts in unison with the extension and retraction of the extension ladder, and a tension is maintained on the guide to maintain a load during use of the ladder for climbing. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180803 | GEAR TRAIN LUBRICATING DEVICE - A lubricating device for a gear train ( | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180804 | GRAVITY COMPENSATION DEVICE AND LIFT APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A link has first and second ends coupled, so as to be axially shiftable, respectively to two shafts that include a reference point located in a base and cross each other. A gas actuator has an inner space that has gas pressure pressing the first end of the link toward the reference point so as to shift the first end of the link such that a distance between a first end position of the link and the reference point is equal to or more than a distance between the first and second ends in a state where the inner space has a volume equal to zero obtained by extrapolating variation of the inner space volume relative to the first end position. The second end and a lift section that is vertically shiftable with respect to the base are coupled by means of a coupling section. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180805 | FALSE-BRAKE PREVENTION DEVICE - A false-brake prevention device includes a wheel shaft, a positioning structure, a protruding pillar, a wheel hub rotatably disposed on the wheel shaft, a brake base connected to the wheel shaft, and a brake pedal pivotally connected to the brake base and having a brake lever for engaging with a brake tooth structure of the wheel hub. The positioning structure is formed on one of the brake pedal and the brake base, and has lock and release slots and an elastic portion formed therebetween. A first return region is connected to a transition region and formed on a side surface of the elastic portion with a gradually reducing height from the transition region to the lock slot. The protruding pillar is formed on the other one of the brake pedal and the brake base for pushing the elastic portion and for engaging with the lock slot or the release slot. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180806 | BICYCLE DISC BRAKE ROTOR - A bicycle disc brake rotor is provided with a base rotor plate and a first layer. The base rotor plate includes an outer portion formed of iron. The outer portion has first and second base surfaces facing in opposite axial directions. The first layer overlies the first base surface of the outer portion of the base rotor plate to form a first outer surface. The first layer has a corrosion resistant characteristic which is superior to the base rotor plate. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180807 | BICYCLE DISC BRAKE ROTOR - A bicycle disc brake rotor is provided with a base rotor plate and a surface region. The base rotor plate includes an outer portion that is formed of iron. The outer portion has first and second base surfaces facing in opposite axial directions. The surface region is formed by a diffusion process on the base rotor plate. The surface region has a corrosion resistant characteristic which is superior to the base rotor plate. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180808 | Liquid-Cooled Brake Assembly With Removable Heat Transfer Insert - A brake for a rotating member is disclosed. The brake is used with a liquid coolant, and includes a housing for containing the liquid, a stationary element disposed in the housing, a wear plate disposed on the stationary element, a friction element coupled to the rotating member for contacting the wear plate, and a removable heat transfer insert disposed adjacent the wear plate and in fluid communication with the coolant, the heat transfer insert consisting of a non-galvanic material. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180809 | WET BRAKE DEVICE - A plurality of rotating side brake disks and a plurality of non-rotating side brake disks are arranged outside in the radial direction from a motor shaft in a brake case while alternately overlapping with each other. A frictional material is provided only on the non-rotating side brake disk in these rotating side brake disk and the non-rotating side brake disk. As a result, the weight of the rotating side brake disk can be reduced, and drag resistance of the rotating side brake disk rotating also in brake release can be reduced. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180810 | Disc Brake for a Motor Vehicle and Brake Pad Assembly Therefor - A disc brake for a motor vehicle includes a spring arrangement mounted on at least one mounting tongue of a brake pad carrier. The spring arrangement provides a predetermined spring travel, which is dimensioned such that a movement of the brake pad carrier for actuating the brake is permitted without brake pad wear compensation and such that when using up the predetermined spring travel the brake pad arrangement contacts the spring arrangement for brake pad wear compensation and moves the latter within a brake pad arrangement guide in order to compensate brake pad wear. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180811 | Assembly for an Electromechanical Brake Actuator - The invention relates to an assembly for a brake actuator which is provided, for example, for an electromechanically operated parking brake. The assembly comprises a drive device and a gear device for generating and transmitting a torque to a brake device, a carrier element having a first mounting device to which the drive device and the gear device are mechanically secured, and a housing having a housing lower portion which has a second mounting device, on which the carrier element together with the drive device and gear device is arranged in a self-supporting manner by means of the first mounting device. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180812 | DAMPED BRAKE ROTOR - A damped brake rotor has at least one friction disk connected to a hat portion. At least one cavity in located in the friction disk. An insert is located within the cavity. A braze ring is located within the cavity and radially outward from the insert. A braze located within the cavity and radially outward from the braze ring. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180813 | FLUID-FILLED SHOCK ABSORBER - A shock absorber configured to mount within a remote control vehicle. The shock absorber includes a cylindrical housing, a piston rod, and an acircular piston head. The piston head includes a plurality of substantially flat surfaces disposed on sides of the piston head that form bypass gaps between the piston head and the cylindrical housing. The acircular piston head includes a plurality of bypass apertures disposed through the piston head in an angularly asymmetrical configuration. The acircular piston head is generally octagon shaped. The acircular piston head includes a plurality of spaced arcuate edges sized to come in contact with an interior surface of the cylindrical housing. The shock absorber includes a plurality of bypass valves formed by cooperative operation of a shim coupled against the bypass apertures, such that fluid is permitted to flow through the bypass valves in a first direction and is restricted in a second direction. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180814 | COMBINING STRUCTURE OF SHOCK ABSORBER - Disclosed herein is a combining structure of a shock absorber including a stopper assembly adapted to surround opposite ends of a bypass passage formed in a piston rod of the shock absorber, with at least one gateway provided to promote smooth flow of a working fluid, and to keep a piston valve firmly pressed against the piston rod and fixed. The combining structure may ensure that the overall length of the shock absorber does not unnecessarily increase, while generating normal damping force without interference with flow of the working fluid. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180815 | Hydraulic Brake Mechanism - A hydraulic brake mechanism is described including a housing. A master cylinder assembly is disposed within the housing, and the master cylinder assembly includes a fluid chamber. The fluid chamber includes a first chamber portion having a first diameter and a second chamber portion having a second diameter, with the first diameter greater than the second diameter. The fluid chamber includes a transition region between the first and second chamber portions. The mechanism includes a piston assembly having a piston disposed within the fluid chamber. A first seal is configured to sealingly engage between the first chamber portion and the piston, and a second seal is configured to sealingly engage between the second chamber portion and the piston. The mechanism includes an outlet port extending from the fluid chamber from or adjacent the transition region. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180816 | Luggage Comprising a Vacuum Device - The present invention discloses a container comprising a pump to vacuum the air contained in the container. The pump is combined with the telescopic handle of the container. A check valve in communication with the interior chamber of the container is connected to the vacuum pump for withdrawing air from the container to decrease the volume occupied by the items contained in the container. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180817 | Driving End of Tool - A driving end of a tool includes a body including a chamber and a bore. The chamber includes first and second pawls disposed therein. A first engaging member is rotatably disposed in the chamber and defines a first engaging section with a plurality of teeth. A second engaging member is rotatably disposed in the chamber and defines first and second engaging areas. The first engaging section is engaged with the first engaging area. The first and second engaging areas are selectively engaged with the first and second pawls. A switch includes an activating member inserted through the bore and received in the second engaging member and operably rotatable to first and second positions selectively. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180818 | COUPLING APPARATUS WITH TWO COUPLINGS - A coupling apparatus for transmitting torque from a drive shaft to an output shaft includes two couplings with a respective primary part and secondary part. The primary and secondary parts are twistable to a certain extent relative to one another against the force of springs. Several carriers for carrying spring plates and support plates are arranged in a distributed manner over the circumference of the coupling. There is a locating pin between two screws for positioning a carrier, the locating pin being axially parallel to the screws. One coupling is in a drive connection with the drive shaft, and the other coupling is in a drive connection with the output shaft. Every carrier which can be inserted into a respective recess in the primary part or secondary part of the respective coupling forms a premounted spring unit together with the spring plates carried by the carrier. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180819 | TORQUE-LIMITING COUPLING - A torque-limiting coupling includes a main body, a torque-limiting assembly, a limiting mechanism, and a bearing. The main body forms a receiving cavity where the torque-limiting assembly is received. The assembly includes an elastic element, a pressing element, and an adjusting element. The adjusting element is adapted for adjusting compression of the elastic element. The limiting mechanism is adapted for restricting the assembly in the receiving cavity. Thereby, the torque-limitation can be kept stable, and all components can be restricted in the main body. Also, the reaction force by the pressing element is absorbed by the bearing to reduce shock. | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180821 | Modular Security Gate - Apparatus for preventing unauthorized removal of currency items from a currency handling apparatus is provided. A removable security gate mechanism ( | 2013-07-18 |
| 20130180822 | Passenger Conveyor with Movable Lateral Panel Members - The invention relates to a passenger conveyor, comprising an endless transportation band comprising a plurality of transportation elements, at least one endless transportation chain drivably connected to the transportation band, the transportation chain comprising a plurality of transportation chain links, a plurality of transportation chain rollers, consecutive of the transportation chain links being connected via a respective of the transportation chain rollers, and a plurality of transportation chain roller axles, each of the transportation chain roller axles connecting a respective of the transportation elements to the transportation chain, the transportation elements comprising first transportation elements being supported by a respective transportation chain roller axle, and second transportation elements being supported by a transportation element axle. | 2013-07-18 |
