30th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130188938 | HEATED FLOOR MATS AND ARCHITECTURAL PANELS - An apparatus includes first and second glass panes separated by a gap, a resistive layer in the gap adjacent to the first glass pane, a controller configured to supply electric current to the resistive layer to heat air in the gap, and first and second openings allowing air to enter and exit the gap. A method performed using the apparatus is also described. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188939 | HEATING SYSTEM FOR A THERMAL ELECTRIC POWER STATION WATER CIRCUIT - A heating system for a thermal electric power station water circuit includes an extraction system for extracting water from a condenser and a first set of heaters including a first water inlet fed with a first fraction of a flow coming from the extraction system, and a input for heating the extracted water. A second set of heaters includes a heater arranged in series with the extracted-water inlet of the first set, and a steam input for heating the extracted water. A condensate cooler includes a first water inlet fed by a condensate outlet of the second set of heaters, a second water inlet fed with a complementary fraction of the extracted-water flow, a first outlet for cooled condensate to be reinjected into the condenser, and a second outlet for heated water so that water leaving the first set of heaters is mixable with water from the second outlet. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188940 | WATER IMMERSION THERMOSTAT AND METHOD FOR USING THEREOF - An improvement in a water immersion thermostat having a longitudinal sleeve for being deeply substantially-immersed in water of a storage water heater, the improvement including a thermal fuse disposed within the longitudinal sleeve, for single-use cutting of electrical connection upon temperature of the water within the storage water heater exceeding a pre-adjusted temperature threshold, and serial wiring of the thermal fuse between the power supply and the heating element of the storage water heater, thereby permanently cutting the power supply from the heating element upon presence of extreme temperature deep in the storage water heater. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188941 | UNDERWATER CAMERA HOUSING - Disclosed is an underwater camera housing capable of receiving and holding a camera having an electronic viewfinder and a proximity sensor. The housing carries an element to optionally allow or substantially prevent the operation of the proximity sensor. In one embodiment the mechanism to optionally allow or substantially prevent the operation of the proximity sensor includes a material substantially non-reflective to electromagnetic waves emitted for receipt by the proximity sensor. In a second embodiment the mechanism to optionally allow or substantially prevent the operation of the proximity sensor includes a substantially reflective device able to reflect sufficient electromagnetic waves emitted for receipt by the proximity sensor away from the proximity sensor so as to substantially prevent operation of the proximity sensor. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188942 | IMAGE TAKING SYSTEM AND OPERATING APPARATUS - An image taking system including: a lens apparatus; a first and a second operating apparatus, the first and the second operating apparatus configured to output a command information for an optical member movable in the lens apparatus, and the lens apparatus includes: a driving unit for the optical member; and a lens controller for driving the optical member based on a command from the first and the second operating apparatus, wherein the first operating apparatus includes: an operating unit; and a demand controller for outputting, to the lens controller, an information for driving the optical member, and wherein the demand controller outputs a position command information for the optical member to the lens controller when the operating unit being operated, and outputs other information for the optical member to the lens controller when the operating unit not being operated. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188943 | Camera Adapter - An adapter is provided for a camera having an image display screen at one side and a lens at another side. A magnet attaches the body of the adapter to the camera and mirrors inside the body reflect light into the lens from a subject viewing the image display screen directly. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188944 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - Provided is a photographing apparatus for investigating a state of an outcrop. The photographing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a photographing unit photographing moving pictures or pictures; and a plurality of laser pointers outputting laser beams toward the outcrops photographed by the photographing unit to form laser points on the outcrops, wherein each laser point is disposed so that the laser beams output therefrom are output in parallel with laser beams output from other laser pointers. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188945 | Optical System for Improved FTM Imaging - The invention relates to an optical imaging system comprising: an external lens structure ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130188946 | SYSTEM FOR REDUNDANCY IN ETHERNET PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS (EPONS) - A system for redundancy in Ethernet passive optical networks (EPONs) facilitates fast recovery from failure (less than 50 msec), path redundancy of the fiber optic network, and location redundancy of the OLTs. An optical networking unit (ONU) in a normal state monitors input communications, and when the input communications are quiet for a predetermined minimum length of time, the ONU transitions to a lenient state in which: the ONU accepts old and new security keys; upon receiving a packet: the ONU updates an ONU timestamp based on the packet's timestamp; and the ONU transitions to the normal state of operation. While the ONU is in the lenient state if a packet is not received for a predetermined given length of time the ONU transitions to a deregistered state. In this system, main and standby OLTs do not require synchronization of security parameters or synchronization for differences in fiber lengths. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188947 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING OPTICAL LINE - An apparatus and method for monitoring an optical line is provided. The optical line monitoring apparatus may include a comparison unit to extract first identification information about an optical network terminal (ONT) from reflected data that is reflected and received from the optical line, and to compare the extracted first identification information to predetermined second identification information about the ONT, and a processor to analyze a state of the optical line using the reflected data when the first identification information is identical to the second identification information. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188948 | NONLINEAR ESTIMATING APPARATUS AND METHOD AND RECEIVER - The present invention provides a nonlinear estimating apparatus and method, and a receiver. The nonlinear estimating apparatus includes: an information sequence acquiring unit, configured to acquire a symbol information sequence of the pulse signal inputted by a transmitting side; a perturbation quantity generating unit, configured to calculate the weighted sum of the interaction items of the pulses on one or more moments relative to the current moment, so as to obtain an additive perturbation quantity and a multiplicative perturbation quantity produced on a transmission link with a certain length; and a signal estimating unit, configured to estimating the signal received at a receiving side according to the symbol information sequence, the additive perturbation quantity and the multiplicative perturbation quantity. With the embodiments of the present invention, the accuracy of estimation of nonlinear signals may be further improved. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188949 | Techniques For Reducing Crosstalk In Multicore Fibers - An optical fiber has two or more core regions disposed within a common cladding region. Each of the core regions is configured to guide a respective light transmission comprising at least one optical mode along the length of the fiber. The cores are arranged within the common cladding region according to a core configuration that substantially prevents crosstalk between modes of neighboring cores in the fiber, in a deployment of the fiber in which cross-coupling between neighboring cores is affected by perturbations arising in the deployed fiber. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188950 | WAVELENGTH PATH MULTIPLEXING/DEMULTIPLEXING APPARATUS AND WAVELENGTH PATH MULTIPLEXING/DEMULTIPLEXING METHOD - In order to connect a path and a transponder with low loss, reduce an apparatus cost, reduce an apparatus size, and improve a reliability of an apparatus, a wavelength path multiplexing/demultiplexing apparatus comprises multiplexing/demultiplexing unit having a multiplexing port through which a wavelength multiplexed light is inputted and outputted and a demultiplexing port in which the wavelength multiplexed light is demultiplexed into the lights included in the wavelength multiplexed light based on the wavelength and through which the light is inputted and outputted and first switch unit which have a first port to which the demultiplexing port is connected and a second port and connect the second port to one of the first ports; and the demultiplexing port is connected to the first port of each of the first switch unit and the first port is connected to the demultiplexing port of each of the multiplexing/demultiplexing unit. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188951 | OPTICALLY MATCHED LASER ARRAY COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR COUPLING LASER ARRAY TO ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATING - A laser array optical coupling assembly may be used to couple a laser array to an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG), for example, in an optical transmitter in a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) optical communication system. The laser array optical coupling assembly may include an optical fiber tip array with polished optical fiber tips providing a reduced mode field diameter to improve coupling efficiency with the laser array. The laser array optical coupling assembly may also include a direct coupling of the laser array to the AWG with modified AWG inputs reducing the mode field diameter to improve coupling efficiency with the laser array. The laser array optical coupling assembly may be used, for example, in an optical line terminal (OLT) in a WDM passive optical network (PON) or in other transmitters or transceivers in a WDM system capable of transmitting and receiving optical signals on multiple channel wavelengths. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188952 | COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH DISCRIMINATOR AND WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING FOR GENERATING INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY SIGNAL AND RELATED METHODS - A communications device includes a transmitter device including first and second optical sources, a first optical coupler coupled to the first and second optical sources, and a first modulator coupled to the first optical coupler and to modulate a combined carrier signal including the first and second optical carrier signals with an RF input signal. The communications device includes a receiver device having a second modulator to further modulate the modulated combined carrier signal with an LO signal, a FM-PM discriminator coupled to the second modulator and to convert the modulated combined carrier signal to an intensity modulated combined carrier signal based upon the LO signal, a second optical coupler coupled to the FM-PM discriminator and to generate first and second intensity modulated carrier signals, and an optical-to-electrical converter coupled to the second optical coupler and to generate an IF signal. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188953 | OPTICAL NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPTICAL NETWORK SYSTEM - An optical network system for controlling a passive optical network (PON) in which at least one symmetric optical subscriber terminal and at least one asymmetric optical subscriber terminal coexist is provided. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188954 | RFoG CPE Devices with Wavelength Collision Avoidance Using Laser Transmitter Local and/or Remote Tunability - Methods and apparatus are described for RFoG CPE devices with wavelength collision avoidance using local and/or remote tunability. A method includes tuning each of a plurality of optical transmitters to a plurality of non-overlapping frequency bands to avoid wavelength collisions in an upstream portion of a multipoint-to-point RFoG network where multiple optical transmitters from different RFoG CPE units transmit at the same time to a single shared optical receiver. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188955 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION METHOD - There is provided an optical transmission device including: a packet disassembler configured to disassemble a packet into a plurality of signals having a different wavelength; an amplifier configured to amplify, for each of the wavelength, each signal into which the packet is disassembled by the packet disassembler, based on a correction value set for each wavelength; and a multiplexer configured to multiplex the respective signals amplified by the amplifier so as to transmit a packet generated by multiplexing the respective signals. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188956 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication device includes a signal correcting unit that performs signal correction on an electric signal indicating information to be transmitted to reduce signal deterioration occurring in transmission of the electric signal; a conversion unit that converts the electric signal subjected to the signal correction into a digital signal on which information indicating the signal correction performed by the signal correcting unit is superimposed; and a light-emitting element that emits light in accordance with the digital signal converted by the conversion unit. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188957 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING FILTERING BANDWIDTH OF AN OPTICAL DEVICE - A method for adjusting a filtering bandwidth of an optical device includes: acquiring a modulation bandwidth of a first optical signal and s modulation bandwidth of a second optical signal, where the first optical signal is an optical signal input into a first wavelength channel of an optical device, the second optical signal is an optical signal input into a second wavelength channel of the optical device, and the second wavelength channel is adjacent to the first wavelength channel; comparing the modulation bandwidth of the first optical signal with the modulation bandwidth of the second optical signal; and according to a result of comparing the modulation bandwidth of the first optical signal with the modulation bandwidth of the second optical signal, adjusting a filtering bandwidth of at least one wavelength channel of the first wavelength channel and the second wavelength channel. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188958 | FEEDBACK LIGHT TUNING DEVICE AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING THE SAME - A feedback light tuning device and the optical communication system and method using the same are provided. By tuning the feedback light, the mechanism can completely correct the mean-wavelength drift up to 30 nm or 19400 ppm. The mechanism can be applied to various harsh environments which cause the mean-wavelength drift, so as to achieve a required stable mean-wavelength for the light source and to increase the acceptable range of radiation dose. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188959 | PROVIDING DIGITAL DATA SERVICES IN OPTICAL FIBER-BASED DISTRIBUTED RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS - Optical fiber-based distributed communications systems that provide and support both RF communication services and digital data services are disclosed herein. The RF communication services and digital data services can be distributed over optical fiber to client devices, such as remote antenna units for example. In certain embodiments, digital data services can be distributed over optical fiber separate from optical fiber distributing RF communication services. In other embodiments, digital data services can be distributed over common optical fiber with RF communication services. For example, digital data services can be distributed over common optical fiber with RF communication services at different wavelengths through wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) and/or at different frequencies through frequency-division multiplexing (FDM). Power distributed in the optical fiber-based distributed communications system to provide power to remote antenna units can also be accessed to provide power to digital data service components. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188960 | One-Handed Remote Unit That Can Control Multiple Devices - A universal console using infra-red (IR) technology allows users to consolidate their remote control devices to a single universal device that can control a PC, DVD, games, TV, and other IR coupled devices. It further has the benefit of being highly power efficient and thus allowing the use of batteries without needed to be recharged or replaced for many months. Through the use of different dongles (and different configurations) different models can be offered for use on game consoles, smart TVs, and other connected devices. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188961 | HYBRID SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING BROADBAND WIRELESS SIGNALS INDOORS - The invention relates to a system ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130188962 | COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH DISCRIMINATOR FOR GENERATING INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY SIGNAL AND RELATED METHODS - A communications device includes a transmitter device having an optical source to generate an optical carrier signal, and a first modulator coupled to the optical source and to modulate the optical carrier signal with a radio frequency (RF) input signal, and an optical waveguide coupled to the transmitter device. The communications device includes a receiver device coupled to the optical waveguide and including a second modulator to further modulate the modulated optical carrier signal with a local oscillator (LO) signal, a frequency modulation-phase modulation (FM-PM) discriminator coupled to the second modulator and to convert the modulated optical carrier signal to an intensity modulated optical carrier signal based upon the LO signal, and an optical-to-electrical converter coupled to the FM-PM discriminator and to generate an intermediate frequency (IF) signal based upon the intensity modulated optical carrier signal. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188963 | APPLYING CONTROLLED IMPEDANCE TO IMPROVE OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER BANDWIDTH - An optical transceiver includes an optical receiver IC coupled to a processor IC. The processor IC includes an integrated optical receiver front end circuit, and includes an integrated inductor to control the LC frequency response of a signal from the optical receiver IC to the output of the front end circuit. The inductor is coupled in series between interface components of the processor IC and an input of the front end circuit. The inductor is configured to adjust an effective input reactance of the front end circuit, which operates to control the LC frequency response of a signal from the optical receiver IC to an output of the front end circuit. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188964 | TRANSPARENT TIMING OF A STRATUM SYNCHRONIZED ETHERNET SIGNAL USING STANDARD OPTICAL TRANPORT NETWORK RATES - A method and system for transparent timing of an Ethernet signal over an optical transport network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a transceiver includes a first clock recovery circuit, a first synchronizer and an asynchronous mapper. The first clock recovery circuit recovers a first clock from a first signal received from an Ethernet network. The first synchronizer multiplies the first clock by a ratio M/N to produce a second clock to time a second signal transmitted over the optical transport network. M and N are integers. The asynchronous mapper maps frames of the first signal to produce frames of the second signal | 2013-07-25 |
20130188965 | OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER WITH EQUALIZATION AND CONTROLLABLE LASER INTERCONNECTION INTERFACE - An optical transceiver includes an optical IC coupled to a processor IC. For transmit, the optical IC can be understood as a transmitter IC including a laser device or array. For receive, the optical IC can be understood as a receiver IC including a photodetector/photodiode device or array. For a transmitter IC, the processor IC includes a driver for a laser of the transmitter IC. The driver includes an equalizer that applies high frequency gain to a signal transmitted with the laser device. For a receiver IC, the processor IC includes a front end circuit to interface with a photodetector of the receiver IC. The front end circuit includes an equalizer that applies high frequency gain to a signal received by the receiver IC. The driver can be configurable to receive a laser having either orientation: ground termination or supply termination. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188966 | OPTICAL DEVICE, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING OPTICAL DEVICE - The present invention relates to an optical device, including: an optical module, configured to implement an optical function of the optical device and including several outlet ports; and an identification module, containing identification information for identifying the optical device. The present invention further relates to a system and method for managing an optical device, where the system includes: an interface apparatus, configured to couple multiple optical devices; an identification information obtaining apparatus, configured to obtain identification information of the optical devices and/or identification information of outlet ports of the multiple optical devices through the interface apparatus; and a control apparatus, configured to manage the optical devices according to the obtained identification information. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188967 | Method and Device for Transmitting a Low-Frequency Signal Over a Data Transmission Link Using a Digital High Bit-Rate Signal - Disclosed is a method for transmitting a low-frequency signal over a data transmission link using a digital high bit-rate signal including the steps of creating a modulated digital high bit-rate signal the average power of which varies according to the low-frequency signal, supplying the modulated digital high bit-rate signal to a first end of the data transmission link, receiving the modulated digital high bit-rate signal at a second end of the data transmission link or at an intermediate node of the data transmission link, and detecting the low-frequency signal by low-pass filtering the received modulated digital high bit-rate signal. According to the invention, the variation of the average power of the modulated digital high bit-rate signal is effected by a variation of the density of “high” bits according to the low-frequency signal. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188968 | VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION METHOD USING DMX-512 NETWORK AND APPARATUSES FOR THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a Visual Light Communication (VLC) method and apparatus using a DMX-512 network. The VLC apparatus includes a DMX signal generation unit and a DMX signal transmission unit. The DMX signal generation unit generates VLC data packets each including a DMX header, fragmentation information, and a data fragment. The DMX signal transmission unit transmits the VLC data packets to an LED lighting apparatus coupled over a DMX-512 network in order to perform VLC. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188969 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE RESONANCE INTERFEROMETER - A multiple resonance interferometer structure includes an input port and a first arm coupled to the input port and including a first resonant structure. The multiple resonance interferometer also includes a second arm coupled to the input port and including a second resonant structure and an output port coupled to the first arm and the second arm | 2013-07-25 |
20130188970 | Packaging Platform For Opto-Electronic Assemblies Using Silicon-Based Turning Mirrors - An apparatus for transmitting optical signals includes an interposer for supporting opto-electronic components used to create optical output signals. An enclosure is used to encapsulate the populated interposer assembly and includes a silicon sidewall and a transparent lid. The sidewall is etched to include a turning mirror feature with a reflecting surface at a predetermined angle θ, the turning mirror disposed to intercept the optical output signals and re-direct them through the enclosure's transparent lid. A coverplate is disposed over and aligned with the enclosure, where the coverplate includes a silicon sidewall member that is etched to include a turning mirror element with a reflecting surface at the same angle θ as the enclosure's turning mirror element. The optical signals re-directed by the enclosure then pass through the transparent lid of the enclosure, impinge the turning mirror element of the coverplate, and are then re-directed along the longitudinal axis. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188971 | COMPACT POLARIZATION-INSENSITIVE OPTICAL RECEIVER - A polarization-insensitive optical receiver for demodulating a phase-modulated input optical signal is provided. The optical receiver includes successively a polarization splitter, a first and second interferometric modules including respective delay lines, and a plurality of detectors. The input optical signal is split into two substantially orthogonally-polarized components, which are launched along respective optical paths into the corresponding interferometric modules where they demodulated and subsequently recombined prior to being detected by the plurality of detectors. Advantageously, the optical receiver allows mitigating undesired discrepancies between the optical paths traveled by the two polarization components by arranging the respective delay lines of the interferometric modules into intertwined spiraling structures. A waveguide assembly including a substrate and a pair of waveguides on the substrate and defining intertwined spiraling structures is also provided, as well as a waveguide coupling assembly for coupling, onto a same detector, two optical signals travelling along two parallel coplanar waveguides. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188972 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming method including forming an image of a toner including a wax on a recording medium; fixing the toner image using by an oil-less fixing device; and then forming an overcoat layer on the fixed toner image. When a portion of the fixed toner image having the heaviest toner weight is subjected to an ATR FT-IR analysis, a peak area ratio Ab/Aa falls in a range of 3.0 to 7.0 or a peak area ratio Ab′/Aa′ falls in a range of 0.004 to 0.014, wherein Aa represents the area of a peak present in a range of 2896 cm | 2013-07-25 |
20130188973 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a control portion. The control portion determines a developer near end when the residual amount of a developer is in a range from a first predetermined amount to a second predetermined amount, and determines a developer end when the residual amount of the developer is equal to or lower than the second predetermined amount. Besides, in a case where the control portion determines the developer end after a predetermined number of printings are executed in a developer near end state, the control portion supplies the developer from a developer supply device to a development device via a first supply opening, and in a case where the control portion determines the developer end after more than the predetermined number of printings are executed, the control portion supplies the developer from the developer supply device to the development device via a second supply opening. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188974 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus performs first control, while rotating an image bearing member at a first speed during non-image-formation, to apply a plurality of alternating-current voltages differing in peak-to-peak voltage to a charging device and to detect the value of each alternating current flowing through the image bearing member. When rotating the image bearing member at a second speed during image formation, the image forming apparatus performs second control, while rotating the image bearing member at the second sped before the start of image formation, to apply an alternating-current voltage determined based on the first control to the charging device. In the second control, the image forming apparatus detects the value of the alternating current flowing through the image bearing member, and determines a peak-to-peak voltage of the alternating-current voltage applied to the charging device at the time of image formation based on the detected alternating current value. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188975 | Image Forming Apparatus With Sheet Transport Control Timing Changed According To Length Of Transported Sheet - An image forming apparatus has an image bearing member bearing a toner image, a transfer part transferring the toner image from the image bearing member onto a sheet, a separation/feeding part separating and feeding sheets stacked on a sheet stacking member, and a transport part transporting the sheet fed by the separation/feeding part to the transfer part, in which a transporting operation of the transport part is changed according to a length of the sheet to be transported in a transport direction of the sheet. A control is configured to control so that a timing to decelerate to the transfer speed by the transport part with respect to a start of image formation is changed according to a length of the transported sheet in a transport direction of the sheet. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188976 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The instant application discloses an image forming apparatus including an acquiring section configured to acquire image information about the image, an image forming section which uses liquid developer to form the image on the sheet in response to the image information, a fixing device configured to fix the image onto the sheet, and a controller which carries out control to change operation of the fixing device in response to the image information. The fixing device includes a rubbing mechanism configured to rub the image on the sheet. The rubbing mechanism changes rubbing operation in response to the image information under the control of the controller. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188977 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing member including a heating unit, and a pressure member, the heating unit includes a sub-heater having a heat generating portion in a region smaller than a minimum paper width, a main heater having a heat generating portion at outside of the sub-heater, a first temperature detector to detect a temperature of the fixing member at the heat generating portion of the main heater, and a second temperature detector to detect the temperature at the heat generating portion of the sub-heater. The main heater and the sub-heater can be switched selectively, and the initial duty ratio at the start of PID temperature control by the sub-heater is determined in accordance with a difference between temperatures detected by the respective temperature detectors at the start of PID temperature control and a target temperature so that the temperature is not overshooting and dropped. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188978 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus, including: a first rotating member configured to heat a toner image on a sheet at a nip portion; a second rotating member configured to form the nip portion cooperatively with the first rotating member; a heat conduction member configured to conduct a heat of the second rotating member in a width direction of the second rotating member in an operating position in which the heat conduction member is in contact with the second rotating member; and a fan configured to blow an air toward a predetermined region of the heat conduction member which is in the operating position. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188979 | POWER SOURCE DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND POWER SOURCE CONTROL METHOD - A power source device includes: a first voltage generating unit that includes a power storage unit storing power based on power supplied from a power source and generates a voltage to be supplied to a first load based on the power supplied from the power source; and a second voltage generating unit that generates a voltage to be supplied to a second load based on the power stored in the power storage unit when the first voltage generating unit is controlled to stop generation. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188980 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus sequentially transfers toner images formed on a plurality of photosensitive drums onto an intermediate transfer member or a transfer material to form an image. The image forming apparatus includes an intermediate transfer belt provided with electrical conductivity, and a power supply for applying a voltage to a current supply member contacting the outer circumferential surface of the intermediate transfer belt to pass a current from the current supply member to the plurality of photosensitive drums via the intermediate transfer belt, thus primarily transferring the toner images from the plurality of photosensitive drums onto the intermediate transfer belt. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188981 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus sequentially transfers toner images formed on a plurality of photosensitive drums onto an intermediate transfer member or a transfer material to form an image. The image forming apparatus includes an intermediate transfer belt provided with electrical conductivity, and a power supply for applying a voltage to a current supply member contacting the intermediate transfer belt to pass a current from the current supply member to the plurality of photosensitive drums via the intermediate transfer belt, thus generating electric discharge on the upstream side of each of primary transfer sections. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188982 | ELECTRODE FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrode for an image forming apparatus, the electrode including: an elastically deformable spring portion that is formed in a cylindrical shape by spirally winding a wire; a ring portion that is an electrical contact portion having an annular shape and provided to one end side of the spring portion in an axial direction of the spring portion, the ring portion being formed by winding the wire around a center line, which intersects with the axial direction of the spring portion, at least twice; an inner portion that is formed by the wire forming the ring portion and is positioned at an inside of the ring portion; and an outer portion that is formed by the wire forming the ring portion and is positioned at an outside of the ring portion. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188983 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Inside a charger for uniformly charging a surface of a photosensitive drum, a wire to which high voltage is applied is stretched. The duration of life of the wire is shorter than that of the photosensitive drum. Therefore, even when other parte are normal, a process cartridge needs to be replaced. In view or this, the charger is removably mounted to the process cartridge, and further, a plurality of wires are arranged inside the charger. Thus, power is selectively fed to the wires depending on the mounting position to the process cartridge. Power is fed only to the selected wire, and hence replacement with a new charger is unnecessary. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188984 | USE OF AN ACOUSTIC CAVITY TO REDUCE ACOUSTIC NOISE FROM A CENTRIFUGAL BLOWER - An acoustic cavity conditions the air flowing from a blower to reduce noise in the airflow. The air flowing directly out of the blower exhibits pulses produced by each impeller blade or fan blade. The airflow noise is thereby induced at certain frequencies. Printing operations inside a printer can also occur at specific frequencies. Introducing the airflow directly into certain areas of a printer can result in the noise frequencies and printing frequencies to combine and produce noticeable printing artifacts. An acoustic cavity tuned to dampen the airflow noise can condition the airflow and eradicate the printing artifacts. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188985 | INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE, REMOVABLE DEVICE, DEVELOPER CONTAINER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An information storage device installed in a removable device configured to be removably installed in an image forming apparatus body, includes: an information storage unit that stores information communicated between the image forming apparatus body and the removable device; a terminal that comes in contact with a body side terminal; and a substrate that holds the information storage unit and the terminal and includes a hole configured to be engaged with a protruding section installed in the image forming apparatus body. The terminal includes a plurality of terminals each including one of a plurality of metallic plates arranged in a transverse direction thereof. An earth terminal, which comes in contact with a body side earth terminal formed in the protruding section, is formed in the hole. The hole is disposed at a position sandwiched between two metallic plates among the plurality of metallic plates. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188986 | POLYESTER RESIN FOR TONER, TONER, DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A polyester resin for a toner containing: a repeating unit derived from a dicarboxylic acid component; and a repeating unit derived from a dial component represented by Formula (1): | 2013-07-25 |
20130188987 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus capable of preventing a developing cartridge mounted at the image forming apparatus from being damaged by an outside impact in a process of transporting the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus comprises at least one developing cartridge each having an image carrier to form an image, at least one supporting frame configured to support the at least one developing cartridge installed at an inside the body, and at least one buffer member configured to ease impact that occurs between the at least one developing cartridge and the at least one supporting frame by being disposed in between the at least one developing cartridge and the at least one supporting frame, the at least one buffer member provided to be removed before the at least one developing cartridge starts an initial printing operation. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188988 | Pressing Mechanism for a Developing Cartridge - An image forming apparatus includes a main body; a process unit configured to be attached to and removed from the main body, the process unit being configured to integrally hold a plurality of image carriers arranged in a first direction; a plurality of developing cartridges provided in corresponding association with the image carriers, the developing cartridges configured to be attached to and removed from the process unit, each of the developing cartridges including a corresponding developer carrier, each of the developing cartridges being configured to supply developer to a corresponding image carrier; and a pressing mechanism provided in the main body, the pressing mechanism configured to press the developing cartridges, when attached to the process unit, in a direction that the developer carriers contact the image carriers. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188989 | DRUM UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING DRUM UNIT - A drum unit has a photosensitive drum, a circular tube member, a housing, and a bearing portion. The photosensitive drum includes a drum sleeve, a flange portion, and a supporting portion. The supporting portion is press-fitted into the inner peripheral surface of the circular tube member made of metal. The sliding surface of the circular tube member is rotatably inserted into the bearing portion attached to the housing of the drum unit. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188990 | Developing Cartridge and Image Forming Device with Pressing Member - A developing cartridge that maintains a pressing condition to press a developer carrier against the image carrier is described. The developing cartridge may include a coil spring that presses the developer carrier against the image carrier. The coil spring may include a handle that transmits a pressing force to the coil spring via the contacting member. By doing so, every time the developing cartridge is replaced, a new coil spring and handle can be provided for the color laser printer with the developing cartridge attached. Therefore, a constant pressure by the coil spring can be continuously maintained. Thus, a preferable pressure condition of the developer carrier against the image carrier can be continuously maintained. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188991 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH FIXING DEVICE - A fixing device comprises a rotatable fixing member to heat a side of a recording medium bearing an unfixed image; a heat source to heat the rotatable fixing member; a rotatable pressing member disposed opposite the fixing member to press against an outer side of the fixing member; a housing to accommodate the fixing member and the pressing member; a conveyance path defined internally within the fixing device to convey a recording medium therethrough and between the fixing member and the pressing member, and a shutter actuator to move the shutter to open and close the conveyance path. The housing holds the shutter and the shutter actuator. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188992 | OPTICAL DEFLECTOR, OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical deflector including a rotary member supported by a bearing shaft and rotatively driven by a motor for deflecting a plurality of laser beams separated from each other in a rotational axis direction of the rotary member is disclosed. The optical deflector includes a polygon mirror having four sides arranged about the rotational axis direction. Each of the four sides is a continuous plane having a plurality of effective reflection areas separated from each other in the rotational axis direction. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188993 | SURFACE-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER, SURFACE-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A surface-emitting semiconductor laser includes a substrate, a first n-type semiconductor multi-layer reflecting mirror formed on the substrate including a pair of a high refractive index layer with a relatively high refractive index and a low refractive index layer with a low refractive index which are laminated, an n-type semiconductor layer formed on the first semiconductor multi-layer reflecting mirror, having an optical film thickness greater than an oscillation wavelength, and including Al and Ga, an active region formed on the semiconductor layer, and a second p-type semiconductor multi-layer reflecting mirror formed on the active region and including a pair of a high refractive index layer with a relatively high refractive index and a low refractive index layer with a low refractive index which are laminated, wherein an n-type impurity dopant injected into the semiconductor layer is a group VI material or Sn. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188994 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DEVELOPER CONTAINER THEREFOR - An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of developing units respectively including developer inlets, the developing units are arranged side by side in a first direction, a plurality of developer containers to contain developers to be supplied to the plurality of developing units and respectively including developer outlets, the developer units are arranged side by side in the first direction to face the plurality of developing units, and a plurality of developer supplying paths respectively to connect the developer inlets to the developer outlets, wherein the plurality of developer containers include first and second developer containers, and a position of the developer outlet of the second developer container is different from position of the developer outlet of the first developer container. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188995 | DEVELOPER SUPPLY DEVICE - A developer supply device configured to supply developer is provided. The developer supply device includes a rotatable developer carrying body configured to carry the developer, a casing configured to rotatably support the developer carrying body, and a restricting member configured to contact the developer carrying body to remove a part of the developer. The casing has a collecting side developer storage room configured to store the developer removed by the restricting member and a supplying side developer storage room configured to store the developer to be supplied to the brush layer. A supplying side developer storage level, which is a storage level of the developer in the supplying side developer storage room, is higher than a collecting side developer storage level, which is a storage level of the developer in the collecting side developer storage room. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188996 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - This disclosure relates to a developing device supplying a non-magnetic one-component developer onto an image bearing member on which an electrostatic latent image is formed. The developing device has an accommodating portion, a supply roller, a development roller, and a regulating member. The accommodating portion accommodates the developer. The supply roller holds the developer accommodated in the accommodating portion on the outer circumferential surface thereof. The development roller has a roller portion, and a rotational shaft member. The roller portion receives the developer supplied from the supply roller and holds a developer layer on the outer circumferential surface thereof. The rotational shaft member is arranged to extend along a rotational axis and has at least one magnet portion. The regulating member is a plate member arranged to be surface contacted onto the surface of the developer layer on the development roller and having part thereof configured of a magnetic member. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188997 | Developing Device Having Thickness Regulation Blade - A developing device includes: a casing; a developing roller rotatably supported to the casing; a resiliently deformable blade supported to the casing and extending in an axial direction of the developing roller; and a regulation portion. The developing roller is rotatable in a rotational direction and to carry a layer of developer thereon. The blade has a first surface facing the developing roller. The regulation portion is configured to be in contact with the developing roller to regulate a thickness of the layer of the developer. The blade is formed with a through-hole to allow a material of the regulation portion to pass therethrough to form the regulation portion, the through-hole being exclusively formed in a central area in the axial direction assuming that the blade were divided into three areas each having an identical length in the axial direction with each other. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188998 | Developing Device Having Thickness Regulation Blade - A developing device includes: a casing; a developing roller rotatably supported to the casing; a resiliently deformable blade supported to the casing; a regulation portion; and a covering portion. The developing roller is rotatable in a rotational direction and carries a layer of developer thereon. The blade extends in an axial direction of the developing roller and has one axial end portion formed with a through-hole, the blade having a first surface facing the developing roller and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The regulation portion is configured to be in contact with the developing roller to regulate a thickness of the layer of the developer carried on the developing roller. The covering portion is provided on the second surface and positioned to cover the through-hole. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188999 | DEVELOPER CARRYING MEMBER, PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION, AND DEVELOPING ASSEMBLY - A developer carrying member is provided the surface layer of which can make a developer stable by controlling its triboelectric charging strongly and which can maintain a high image quality over a long period of time even where a developer made highly spherical-particle or a small-particle developer is used. The developer carrying member has a substrate and a surface layer. The surface layer is a cured product of a resin composition containing a binder resin, conductive particles, a quaternary ammonium salt and an azo metal complex compound, the binder resin has in the molecular structure at least one structure selected from the group consisting of an —NH | 2013-07-25 |
20130189000 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus and a control method enhancing ACR (Auto Color Registration) performance by optimizing ACR patterns are provided. The apparatus includes a photosensitive drum, an exposure unit to radiate the drum to form an latent image, a developing unit supplying color toner corresponding to the latent image, and a transfer belt to which the toner image is transferred. A pattern generating unit forms a latent image corresponding to a predetermined ACR pattern on the drum to form the ACR pattern on the transfer belt, and allowing amounts of gap changes of sub patterns, which form the ACR pattern, to have an average value of about 0, the gap change of sub patterns caused by an AC component generated from a rotation of the drum. A pattern detecting unit detects a pattern formed on the transfer belt, and an ACR executing unit calculates offsets to correct errors. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189001 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An intermediate transfer device includes an intermediate transfer member, intermediate transfer member support members, and two frame members each including first and second positioning members each having a positioning portion. At least one of the frame members satisfies a condition L | 2013-07-25 |
20130189002 | TRANSFER DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING SAME - A transfer device includes a plurality of rollers, a rotatable intermediate transfer belt wound around and stretched between the rollers, a transfer member disposed in the inner loop of the belt and facing an image bearing member of an image forming apparatus disposed at an outer circumference of the belt, to transfer an image formed onto the surface of the image bearing member when contacting the intermediate transfer belt, and a position adjuster to adjust the position of the intermediate transfer belt at different positions relative to the image bearing member. The positions include a contact state in which the intermediate transfer belt applied with a predetermined tension contacts the image bearing member, a first separation state in which the tensioned intermediate transfer belt separates from the image bearing member, and a second separation state in which the intermediate transfer belt separates further away from the image bearing member. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189003 | BELT MOVING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A belt moving unit includes an endless belt member and plural support rolls supporting the belt member movably and rotating, wherein the support rolls include one or more follower rolls rotating to follow the movement of the belt member and at least one of the follower rolls is used as an inertial roll to which inertia is applied, wherein the inertial roll includes a rotation shaft, a rotational inertial member rotating with the rotation shaft and applying inertia, and a roll body disposed along a peripheral surface of the rotation shaft and including plural roll-divided members, and wherein the plural roll-divided members include a fixed divided member fixed to the rotation shaft and rotating along with the rotation shaft to follow the movement of the belt member and a rotating divided member rotating independently of the rotation of the rotation shaft. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189004 | SELF-POSITIONING STRIPPER BAR APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR BELT ROLL FUSER SYSTEMS - A self-positioning belt roll fuser stripping apparatus and system includes an internal pressure roll entraining a fuser belt. The internal pressure engages an external pressure roll to form a fusing nip. The internal pressure roll includes an internal pressure roll bearing to which a mounting plate is attached, allowing the mounting plate to move about a rotational axis of the internal pressure roll. A strip bar is attached to the mounting plate, and configured to force the fuser belt toward the external pressure roll. A mounting plate ski is configured to contact an external pressure roll bearing to limit movement of the mounting plate, positioning the strip shoe as desired when the mounting plate is moved to guide the strip show toward the fusing nip. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189005 | SEPARATOR AND SEPARATION DEVICE, FIXING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A separator includes a front edge disposed opposite an outer circumferential surface of an endless belt. The front edge contacts and separates a recording medium from the endless belt. A separation plate mounts the front edge. A contact plate projects from the separation plate in an axial direction of the endless belt and contacts a belt holder that supports the endless belt. A bracket projects from the separation plate in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the contact plate projects from the separation plate. The bracket includes a notch that engages the belt holder. The contact plate contacting the belt holder and the notch of the bracket engaging the belt holder produce an interval between the front edge of the separator and the outer circumferential surface of the endless belt. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189006 | SELF-STRIPPING BELT-ROLL FUSER APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS - A belt-roll fuser system includes a belt-roll fuser apparatus wherein a belt is entrained about at least a first internal pressure roll and a second internal pressure roll. The first internal pressure roll and the second internal pressure roll are configured to force a belt against an external pressure roll at a fusing nip, the belt conforming to the external pressure roll across substantially a length of the fusing nip. A passive belt support may interpose internal pressure rolls for ensuring a consistent fusing pressure across the length of the nip. A pressure belt may interpose the fuser belt and the internal pressure rolls. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189007 | SLIDING MEMBER FOR FIXING DEVICE, FIXING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sliding member for a fixing device includes at least a fluororesin layer that has a sliding surface, the sliding surface including a first region that is dotted with a plurality of first recesses, and a second region that is dotted with a plurality of second recesses having a diameter larger than the first recesses. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189008 | FIXING DEVICE AND ENDLESS BELT ASSEMBLY - A fixing device includes an endless flexible belt, a stationary pad, a rotary pressure member, and a lubrication mechanism. The endless flexible belt is looped into a generally cylindrical configuration extending in an axial direction thereof for rotation in a rotational, circumferential direction thereof. The stationary pad is stationarily disposed inside the loop of the belt. The rotary pressure member is disposed parallel to the belt. The rotary pressure member presses against the stationary pad via the belt to form a nip therebetween, through which a recording medium is conveyed in a conveyance direction. The lubrication mechanism supplies lubricant between the stationary pad and the belt, and includes a first sheet of lubricant-impregnated material and a second sheet of lubricant-impregnated material. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189009 | CLEANING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cleaning device includes: a cleaning rotating body | 2013-07-25 |
20130189010 | CLEANING APPARATUS, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Representative configurations of a cleaning apparatus, a process cartridge and an image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes: a cleaning blade which abuts on a photosensitive drum which bears a toner image, and which removes toner which remains on the photosensitive drum; compression springs which are compressed to pressurize the cleaning blade against the photosensitive drum; and spring attaching portions which regulate phases of compression springs such that positions of the compression springs in a circumferential direction are at predetermined phase positions when the compression springs are attached. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189011 | CLEANING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A representative configuration of a cleaning device and an image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes: a photosensitive drum which bears a toner image; a cleaning blade which abuts against the photosensitive drum and removes a toner remained in the photosensitive drum; a compression coil spring which is compressed to pressurize the cleaning blade against the photosensitive drum; and a positioning boss which is arranged to face the compression coil spring, with a predetermined gap being provided therebetween, allows a movement in a direction perpendicular to a compression direction of the compression coil spring, and regulates a movement of the compression coil spring such that the compression coil spring is not moved by more than a predetermined amount in the direction perpendicular to the compression direction of the compression coil spring. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189012 | CLEANING BLADE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE USING THE CLEANING BLADE - A cleaning blade including a strip-shaped elastic blade having at least one obtuse-angled edge on a tip portion thereof, and a cover layer, which is located on a surface of the tip portion of the elastic blade including the obtuse-angled edge and which is harder than the elastic blade. The obtuse-angled edge having the cover layer thereon is contacted with a moving surface of a member to be cleaned to remove a powdery material from the moving surface of the member. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189013 | DELIVERY APPARATUS - There is described a delivery member for use in an image forming apparatus. The delivery member includes a cylindrical support member and an outer layer. The outer layer comprises an outer surface. The outer surface comprises a first surface section and a second surface section. The first surface section comprises an elastomeric matrix having a functional material dispersed therein and the second surface section comprises a cleaning material. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189014 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus, comprising: a main body, at least one photosensitive drum, a transfer belt provided in the main body to form a conveying surface; a fixing unit; and an antistatic member configured to suppress detachment discharge caused when a sheet-like medium is detached from the transfer belt, wherein the antistatic member is situated in the main body at a position on a downstream side of the at least one photosensitive drum and on an upstream side of the fixing unit along the conveying path, wherein the at least one photosensitive drum is held on a photosensitive drum holding body configured to be detachably attachable to the main body; and the antistatic member is provided for the at least one photosensitive drum holding body on a downstream side with respect to a contact position between the at least one photosensitive drum and the sheet-like medium. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189015 | MULTICOLOR WRITING AND DESIGNING MEANS - A multicolor writing and designing device has an elongated pastel color capsule with a plurality of longitudinal segment groups disposed substantially in parallel with a main capsule axis, at least one segment of a group being located within the capsule such that it forms a capsule tip. At least two of the segment groups are of different tints from the same color sampling zone in a color space colorimetric triangle. having a plurality of such sampling zones. The color sampling zones may correspond to areas in the CIE 1964 10° Standard Observer color space. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189016 | THIN FILM DISPENSER - A thin film dispenser has a housing and a dispensing unit mounted in the housing. The housing has an upper casing, a lower casing and an engagement device. The upper casing has a first end, a length and an inner surface. The lower casing is combined with the upper casing to define a chamber between the lower casing and the upper casing, and the lower casing has an end, a length and an inner surface. The end of the lower casing is pivotally connected with the first end of the upper casing. The length of the lower casing is longer than that of the upper casing. The inner surface of the lower casing faces to and is spaced from the inner surface of the upper casing. The engagement device is disposed on the inner surfaces of the upper casing and the lower casing. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189017 | PACKAGING AND APPLICATOR DEVICE INCLUDING AN APPLICATOR MEMBER - The present invention relates to a packaging and applicator device for applying at least one cosmetic, makeup, or care-product composition, the device comprising:
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20130189018 | ROTATION ON/OFF-TYPE BRUSH-TUBE-SHAPED COSMETIC CONTAINER - The invention relates to a rotation on/off-type brush-tube-shaped cosmetic container, having the following advantages: although with only the action of turning a rotation cap, the cosmetic container may still be simply opened/closed to discharge the cosmetic; under the case that a tube container is accidentally pressured during use or while in storage, it still can prevent the cosmetic from being leaked; based on the shape of a spiral groove, a seal cap and the rotation cap can be firmly fixed at the maximum rising/descending position, and the rising/descending action can be carried out in a smooth manner. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189019 | Modular Tooling Apparatus Having Serrated Teeth for Orbital and Linear Adjustment - A modular tooling apparatus includes a first coupler portion, a second coupler portion, a locking member, and a friction member. The first coupler portion and the second coupler portion are rotationally adjustable with respect to one another. The locking member is moveable to a locked position wherein the locking member engages the first coupler portion and the second coupler portion to restrain the first coupler portion from rotating with respect to the second coupler portion. The friction member engages the first coupler portion and the second coupler portion to resist rotation of the first coupler portion with respect to the second coupler portion when the locking member is not in the locked position. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189020 | Serviceable Spherical Joints with Wear-Compensation Features - A spherical joint features a housing, a lower race seated therein, a ball member disposed between said lower race and an upper race position, and a retaining ring installed directly over the upper race in an annular groove inside the housing. In one embodiment, a retaining member is threaded into the housing over the retaining ring. The joint is fully serviceable by removal of the retaining member and ring. Prior to component replacement, initial wear can be compensated for, as the groove is oversized so as to originally lie partially below the ring-abutted upper surface of the upper race. When the upper race moves down the body as a result of surface wear of one or more of the races and ball member, tightening of the retaining member once again forces the retaining ring down against the upper race to re-tighten the races against the ball member disposed therebetween. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189021 | ROTOR POLE SUPPORT RIBS IN GEARLESS DRIVES - A support rib for securing a rotor pole to a flange in a gearless drive is described. The support rib is undivided and passes through an opening of the flange. The support rib can be joined with the flange and/or the rotor pole using an adhesive. The rib preferably has at least one notch that engages an edge of the flange opening to establish mechanical connection between the rib and flange. An insert with two ends that slideably engages a rib edge and rotor pole channel can be used to couple the rib to the rotor pole. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189022 | Hermetically Joined Plate And Shaft Devices - A method for the joining of ceramic pieces with a hermetically sealed joint comprising brazing a continuous layer of joining material between the two pieces. The wetting and flow of the joining material is controlled by the selection of the joining material, the joining temperature, the time at temperature, the joining atmosphere, and other factors. The ceramic pieces may be aluminum nitride and the pieces may be brazed with an aluminum alloy under controlled atmosphere. The joint material is adapted to later withstand both the environments within a process chamber during substrate processing, and the oxygenated atmosphere which may be seen within the shaft of a heater or electrostatic chuck. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189023 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR JOINING DISSIMILAR MATERIALS - An apparatus is provided including: at least one first sheet comprising a first material; at least one second sheet comprising a second material, wherein the first material comprises at least one of: a thermal conductivity and an electrical conductivity that is at least 10% lower than that of the second material; and a joint comprising at least one resistance spot weld (RSW), wherein the first sheet is at least about 1.5 times the thickness of the second sheet. Methods are also provided. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189024 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF HOUSING OF ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONNECTION METHOD OF FORMING HOUSING - A connection structure of a housing of an electronic apparatus and a connection method of forming a housing, both of which are able to secure a desired strength by integrally combining even end surfaces of an opening edge portion of a thin-wall housing into one piece with ultrasonic welding is disclosed herein. The connection structure of the housing of the electronic apparatus is formed by matching end surfaces of opening edge portions of a first case and a second case and integrally combining the end surfaces into one piece in a welding manner. Particularly, a welding protrusion rim protruding along an end surface of an opening edge portion of the second case is melted to be welded on a welding fitting groove, on which a crimp process is performed along an end surface of an opening edge portion of the first case, for integration into one piece. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189025 | METHOD FOR HIGH PRESSURE/HIGH VELOCITY WELDING OR JOINING FIRST AND SECOND METAL WORKPIECES BEFORE WELDING/JOINING; ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE MADE THEREBY - A method is provided for forming a metallurgical bond. A first metal workpiece and one or more second metal workpieces are brought into proximity to one another such that a first portion of the first workpiece is in general overlying relationship with a second portion of the one or more second workpieces. A suitable material is provided between said first portion and said second portion, said material being in the form of particles or foil. At least a first part of said first workpiece comprising said first portion is forced toward said a part of the one or more second workpiece comprising said second portion by means of any one of a suitable high pressure joining process and a high speed joining process, such as to cause the said first metal workpiece and said one or more second metal workpieces to become joined or welded to one another to form a metallurgical bond therebetween. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189026 | ANTI-ROTATION DEVICE FOR WELLHEAD STUFFING BOX - A device for preventing rotation of a stuffing box cap to avoid leakage of contents, the device comprising an upwardly projecting stop member mounted on the stuffing box body which is configured to abut a protuberance on the cap and thereby prevent cap rotation. The stop member is preferably configured to pivot away from the stuffing box cap when cap removal is desired. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189027 | MULTIPOINT ATTACHMENT BODIES FOR RECONFIGURABLE MOUNT - A multipoint reconfigurable system and method supporting a wide-variety of configurations that permit adaptation of the mounting system to the user's specific needs. The present invention includes embodiments directed towards multipoint connection bodies, monolegs, flexlegs, lanyard heads, secure connectors, snap connectors, and combinations thereof as well improved structures and methods for implementing these systems and methods. A reversible monopod includes a telescoping columnar monopod body including a proximal end and a distal end; and a coupler coupled to each the end, the coupler selected from the group consisting of a quick-connect type | 2013-07-25 |
20130189028 | Hierarchical Functional Digital Materials - A hierarchical digital material comprises a set of self-similar digital voxels and connectors. Each voxel is connectable to other self-similar digital voxels by means of the connectors and each voxel is configured to accept connectors of differing sizes. Voxels and connectors may be of differing sizes. Voxels and connectors of the same or differing sizes are connectable to each other in order to assemble two- and three-dimensional structures. The voxels within a structure may be made of differing materials, as may the connectors. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189029 | Tooth-Set Carrier and Opening Cylinder with Quick-Locking Mechanism - The invention refers to an opening cylinder ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130189030 | VERTICALLY ACTUATED VEHICLE BARRIER SYSTEM - A vehicle barrier system comprises a housing, substantially vertical members, a barrier member, and an actuation assembly. The barrier member is coupled with the substantially vertical members. The barrier member is configured to stop a moving vehicle when the substantially vertical members are in a raised position relative to the housing. The actuation assembly is operable to selectively raise and lower the substantially vertical members relative to the housing to selectively deploy and retract the barrier member relative to the housing. The actuation assembly comprises a powered rotary actuator mounted to the barrier member. The actuation assembly is operable to convert rotary motion from the rotary actuator into linear movement of the barrier member. A counterweight provides opposing mass and vertical motion relative to the barrier member. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189031 | Self-Propelled Civil Engineering Machine And Method Of Controlling A Civil Engineering Machine - A civil engineering machine and a method of controlling the machine are based on the position of at least one reference point which is relevant to the control of the civil engineering machine being changed, as the civil engineering machine moves, as a function of a relative position of the at least one reference point relative to a desired path of travel. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189032 | MATERIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS COLD IN-PLACE RECYCLING OF PAVEMENT - There is provided a material management system for continuous cold in-place recycling of pavement, the system comprising a crusher vehicle for crushing pavement on the ground surface, the crusher vehicle comprising a first conveyor for evacuating crushed pavement material rearwardly from the crusher vehicle; a paver vehicle located rearwardly of the crusher vehicle for repaving the ground surface using the crushed pavement material; and a material feeder located between the crusher vehicle and the paver vehicle, the material feeder comprising: a container for receiving the crushed pavement material; and a second conveyor for moving the crushed pavement material rearwardly from the front container end towards the rear container end of the container in order to enable the paver vehicle to repave the ground surface using the crushed pavement material. There is also provided a method for performing cold in-place recycling of pavement and a method for manufacturing the material feeder. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189033 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, IN PARTICULAR ROAD CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, FOR EXAMPLE TANDEM ROLLER, HAVING A VIBRATION-DECOUPLED OPERATOR PLATFORM STRUCTURE AND HAVING A HITCH DEVICE - The present invention relates to a construction machine having a machine frame and an operator platform structure which is vibration-decoupled in relation to the machine frame via at least one damping element. A hitch device is arranged on the operator platform structure, which is designed for lifting the construction machine. The present invention is characterized in that a limiting device is also provided which limits the maximum load of the at least one damping element upon lifting of the construction machine via the operator platform structure and allows a direct force relay between the operator platform structure and the machine frame while bypassing the damping element. The construction machine is preferably a tandem roller. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189034 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A composite material made up of fluid permeable layer and a core having drainage voids between projections thereon. The core has a number of relatively large openings defined therein so that in use the fluid permeable layer may extend through the openings in response to a working load applied thereto. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189035 | LINEAR PIPE RECOVERY/LAY TENSIONERS AND METHODS OF USING SAME - Linear pipe recovery/lay tensioners can include one or more pivot assemblies for rotatably moving an upper track away from a lower track to facilitate placement of a pipe segment between the two tracks. In addition, or alternatively, the tensioners can include one or more hydraulic cylinders that provide flexible suspension to the upper and lower tracks so the tracks can move and rotate as necessary due to differing pipe segment shapes. In addition, or alternatively, the upper and lower tracks include one or more gripping pad having one or more gripping member that is sheathed by a compliant member until such time as the pipe segment compresses the compliant member causing the gripping member(s) to protrude from the compliant member and bite into the pipe segment. Rotation of the tracks is controlled by a hydraulic pump capable of rotating the tracks at the same rate or at different rates. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189036 | DAMAGE PREVENTION IN SUBSEA CABLES AND SIMILAR ELEMENTS DURING LAYING OR RETRIEVING - To eliminate the risk of damaging an elongate flexible element and/or an accessory integrated therein, such as a seismic cable having sensor modules distributed rather densely along the cable and forming therewith sections that risk being damaged, on passing from a generally horizontal/vertical orientation to a generally vertical/horizontal one during subsea laying or retrieving of the cable, a new direction changing support structure is provided. The support structure comprises at least two rotary sheaves and a rotary support frame for carrying the sheaves, and said at least two sheaves are spaced from each other a distance that is greater than a length of the accessory to permit the element with the integral accessory to extend in a straight line between the two sheaves. Each sheave has a rotational axis that is parallel to a rotational axis of the support frame, and the support frame is rotary at least between a position in which the accessory with associated ends of the element is located in a generally horizontal orientation and is supported by said sheaves and a position in which the accessory with associated ends of the element is located in a generally vertical orientation during continuous support by said sheaves. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189037 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSERTION OF GASKETS - A gasket insertion apparatus and method for inserting a gasket between the adjoining faces of a flange assembly are provided. The gasket insertion apparatus includes a frame, a member and a wire. The frame has a first end, a second end and an inner gripping surface. The first and second ends have guides. The member has a first end portion attached to the frame and a second portion extending away from the frame. The wire is anchored to at least one of the frame and the member such that it movably adjusts within the guides and secures the gasket within the inner gripping surface. | 2013-07-25 |