| 31st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
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| 20120195632 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC COLOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A color electrophotographic image forming apparatus is usable with process cartridges that each include an electrophotographic photosensitive drum. The image forming apparatus includes a movable member that is movable between an inside of the main assembly of the apparatus and an outside of the main assembly of the apparatus in a direction crossing with a longitudinal direction of the drum while carrying the cartridges. A main assembly electrical contact is provided inside the main assembly along a movement path of the movable member. An intermediary electrical contact is provided and includes a first electrical contact portion that is disposed inside the movable member, with the intermediary electrical contact being electrically connectable to a cartridge electrical contact of a cartridge, and a second electrical contact portion is disposed outside the movable member, with the second electrical contact portion electrically connectable to a main assembly electrical contact provided in the main assembly. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195633 | Electro-Photographic Type Image Forming Device and Photosensitive Unit Provided in the Same - An image forming device includes a main casing and a photosensitive unit. The photosensitive unit has a first peripheral portion at a downstream side in an attaching direction provided with a first contact portion and has a second peripheral portion at an upstream side in the attaching direction provided with a second contact portion. The main casing includes a pair of side walls and first and second positioning members. The first and second positioning members span between the side walls. The first positioning member has a first positioning portion with which the first contact portion is contactable for positioning the photosensitive unit relative to the main casing. The second positioning member is positioned upstream of the first positioning member in the attaching direction. The second positioning member has a second positioning portion with which the second contact portion is contactable for positioning the photosensitive unit relative to the main casing. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195634 | Cartridge Capable of Varying Ratio of Circumferential Speeds of Supply Roller to Developing Roller - A cartridge includes a developing roller, supply roller, input rotary body, developing roller rotary body, and supply roller rotary body. The developing roller/supply roller rotary bodies transmit the drive force inputted from the input rotary body to the developing roller/supply roller, respectively. The developing roller rotary body includes first and second drive input parts having different diameters. The input rotary body includes first and second drive output parts engaged with the first and second drive input part, respectively and having different diameters. The first drive output part is movable between a first position and second position. The first drive input part and the first drive output part are engaged when the first drive output part is in the first position. The second drive input part and the second drive output part are engaged when the first drive output part is in the second position. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195635 | CARTRIDGE, ASSEMBLING METHOD FOR CARTRIDGE, AND DISASSEMBLYING METHOD FOR CARTRIDGE - A cartridge is detachably mountable to the main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The cartridge comprises a developer accommodating portion for accommodating a developer, and a developing roller for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrophotographic photosensitive drum with the developer. A rotational force receiving member is provided for receiving a rotational force for rotating the developing roller. A side cover is provided with an elastic member and an inclination regulating portion for regulating an inclination of the rotational force receiving member. The side cover is mounted to a cartridge frame by the fastening member, with the rotational force receiving member being mounted to the cartridge frame integrally with the side cover. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195636 | Developer Unit and Image Forming Device - A developing unit and image formation device in which a developer carrier is reliably pressed towards and separated from an image carrier is described. A separation and pressing mechanism is provided for separating and pressing the developer carriers of developing cartridges installed in a drum unit onto image carriers. This separation and pressing mechanism has a pair of direct cam members. Each direct cam member has a release action portion that engages with the releasing projection of a developing cartridge when the developer carrier is to be separated from the image carrier. Each direct cam member may also have a pressing action portion that engages with the pressing projection of the developing cartridges when the developer carrier is to be pressed onto the image carrier. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195637 | Systems & Methods for Remanufacturing Imaging Components - A drive gear for a generally cylindrical imaging component. The drive gear includes a body for engaging the generally cylindrical imaging component; a cylindrical shaft attached to the body, the cylindrical shaft having an end surface; and three prongs extending longitudinally outward from the end surface. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195638 | Systems & Methods for Remanufacturing Imaging Components - A drive gear for a generally cylindrical imaging component. The drive gear includes a body for engaging the generally cylindrical imaging component; a cylindrical shaft attached to the body, the cylindrical shaft having an end surface; and three prongs extending longitudinally outward from the end surface. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195639 | Systems & Methods for Remanufacturing Imaging Components - A drive gear for a generally cylindrical imaging component. The drive gear includes a body for engaging the generally cylindrical imaging component; a cylindrical shaft attached to the body, the cylindrical shaft having an end surface; and three prongs extending longitudinally outward from the end surface. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195640 | Systems & Methods for Remanufacturing Imaging Components - A drive gear for a generally cylindrical imaging component. The drive gear includes a body for engaging the generally cylindrical imaging component; a cylindrical shaft attached to the body, the cylindrical shaft having an end surface; and three prongs extending longitudinally outward from the end surface. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195641 | Systems & Methods for Remanufacturing Imaging Components - A drive gear for a generally cylindrical imaging component. The drive gear includes a body for engaging the generally cylindrical imaging component; a cylindrical shaft attached to the body, the cylindrical shaft having an end surface; and three prongs extending longitudinally outward from the end surface. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195642 | ENHANCEMENT OF DISCHARGED AREA DEVELOPED TONER LAYER - Methods for printing are provided. In one aspect a primary imaging member having a pattern of engine pixel locations with image modulated differences of potential and with first toner having a first toner difference of potential is moved to a second development station. A second development difference of potential of the first polarity at the second development station forms a second net development difference of the second development difference of potential less any image modulated difference of potential at the individual engine pixel location and less any difference of potential relative to ground of any first toner at the individual engine pixel location. The second development difference of potential is greater than the first development difference of potential so that second toner that is different from the first toner, is developed onto the first toner using the second net development difference of potential. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195643 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes first and second image forming units. The first image forming unit forms a first image on a surface of a recording medium which has ratios of reflecting incident light. The second image forming unit forms a second image on the surface. The ratios of the recording medium are equal to or greater than a threshold value in all of a specular direction and a specific direction other than the specular direction. The first image has a ratio of reflecting the incident light in the specular direction being equal to or greater than the threshold value and a ratio of reflecting the incident light in the specific direction being less than the threshold value. The second image has the ratios of reflecting the incident light in the specular direction and in the specific direction being less than the threshold value. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195644 | DEVELOPMENT APPARATUS AND PRINTER - A development apparatus and a printer that includes the development apparatus employ a flow director to regulate fluid flow in the apparatus. The apparatus includes a first roller, a chamber, and a pair of electrodes between the first roller and the chamber. The apparatus further includes a second roller adjacent to the first roller, wherein the flow director is between the second roller and a first electrode of the pair. The flow director includes an overflow flow path to divert some fluid from a recirculation flow path that extends to and from the chamber. The printer includes an imager in contact with an image developer and an image transferer in contact with the imager. The image developer includes a plurality of development apparati. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195645 | TONER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A system with a container including a protrusion, and a receiver to receive the container. The receiver includes a slide block that is movable relative to a body of the receiver, the slide block including two surfaces, a first surface, initially contacted by the protrusion of the container during insertion of the container into the receiver, having a first slope to resist movement of the container towards the receiver, and a second surface, subsequently contacted by the protrusion of the container during the insertion of the container into the receiver, having a second slope to interact with the protrusion of the container to assist movement of the container towards the receiver. This construction provides the user with a changing insertion force to indicate proper mounting of the container. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195646 | SUPPLYING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONING MEMBER USING RIBBON BLENDER - A toning apparatus for an electrophotographic marking engine using multi-component developer includes a magnet for producing a magnetic field through the surface of a toning member, so that the carrier particles in the developer in a receiving zone are attracted to the toning member. A rotatable ribbon blender includes an axle, a first inner ribbon and a first outer ribbon having opposite handednesses of twist and arranged to rotate with the axle, and a paddle connected to the first outer ribbon. The ribbon blender is disposed at least partially in the developer in the sump, so that when the ribbon blender rotates, the paddle transports developer from the sump to the receiving zone. No feed roller or supply roller is required; the ribbon blender mixes and transports developer. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195647 | DEVELOPING DEVICE - A developing device includes a plurality of developer carrying members each for carrying at its surface a developer for developing an electrostatic latent image on an image bearing member. Of the plurality of developer carrying members, the developer carrying member requiring a largest driving torque resulting from the developer has a surface which has a plurality of grooves extending in parallel in a direction having a component of an axial direction of the developer carrying member at a predetermined interval, and wherein another developer carrying member has a blasted surface. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195648 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes a developer carrier that holds a developer on a surface thereof, rotates around a rotation axis, and supplies the developer to an image carrier at a facing portion at which the developer carrier faces the image carrier; a transport member that transports the developer in a transport direction along the rotation axis while supplying the developer to the surface of the developer carrier; and a guide member that includes a guide portion that guides, toward downstream in the transport direction, the developer that has passed the facing portion without being supplied to the image carrier, the guide member making an amount of the developer that reaches the transport member on an upstream side of the guide portion in the transport direction be smaller than an amount of the developer that reaches the transport member in on a downstream side of the guide portion. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195649 | REGENERATED ELASTIC ROLLER MANUFACTURING PROCESS, REGENERATED ELASTIC ROLLER, ELECTROPOHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPOHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A regenerated elastic rollers manufacturing process is provided. The process includes the step of removing an agglutinated stain of toner adhered to the surface of an elastic roller including a mandrel and an elastic layer. The step further includes the steps of: (1) pressing a pressing roller against the surface of the elastic roller so as to crack the agglutinated stain on the surface of the elastic roller; and (2) removing the agglutinated stain cracked in the step (1) from the surface of the elastic roller by means of an adhesive roller. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195650 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus corrects, for uneven density caused by uneven rotation of a rotation speed of a rotation member, and diffuses so as to reduce the uneven density, for a pixel of interest whose density exceeds the upper limit of the output density out of the pixels of the corrected image data, the excess of the density more than the upper limit to a plurality of peripheral pixels while maintaining the center of gravity of the density. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195651 | Fuser Unit - A fuser unit includes a cylindrical member that has flexibility; a nip member that is disposed to slidingly contact with an inner surface of the cylindrical member; and a backup member that is driven by a driving force and configures a nip region between the backup member and the cylindrical member on the nip member, wherein the cylindrical member includes folded-back portions formed at outer sides of a recording-sheet conveyance region in a recording-sheet width direction by folding back entire circumferences of both ends of the cylindrical member outward. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195652 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device, including a fixing member; an opposing member contacting the fixing member to form a fixing nip; plural separation assisting members; a contact direction biasing member contacting an end of the auxiliary separation members to the surface of the fixing member; a contact and release switching member switching contacting the end of the auxiliary separation members to the surface of the fixing member and releasing the end of the auxiliary separation members therefrom; a fixing exit guide member guiding a recording medium to a discharge direction and separated from the fixing member by the separation assisting member; a first rotating member near the auxiliary separation members downstream from an end thereof; and a second rotating member guiding a recording medium guided by the fixing exit guide member in the recording medium conveyance direction while rotating. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195653 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device including: an endless fixing belt that conveys a sheet-like medium having a toner image formed thereon; a heating member on which the fixing belt is wound and which includes a heater therein; a fixing member on which the fixing belt is wound; a pressing member that is disposed so as to face the fixing member with the fixing belt interposed therebetween; a separator that comes into contact with the surface of the pressing member and prevents the sheet-like medium from being wound on the pressing member; and a polisher that polishes the surface of the pressing member. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195654 | FIXING ROTATING MEMBER AND FIXING DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A fixing rotating member configured to, together with a pressure member, pinch and transport a recording material carrying an image includes a base material and a releasing layer, wherein the releasing layer is made of at least one fluorine resin selected from among tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer, ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, and tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer, the fluorine resin containing at least one type of polymer selected from among polyvinylidene fluoride, polyacrylonitrile, and polymethyl methacrylate, and monomer electrolyte. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195655 | FUSER AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A fuser includes a first roller that includes a first elastic layer, a belt member provided on, and rotates around, the first roller, a second roller that includes a second elastic layer and that forms a nip part by pressing, through the belt member, the first roller, and a heating member that heats the belt member. A thickness of the second elastic layer of the second roller is less than a thickness of the first elastic layer of the first roller. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195656 | RESIN MATERIAL, ENDLESS BELT, ROLL, IMAGE FIXING UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a resin material including at least one of a reaction product and a mixture of a polyimide and a polyurethane that is a polymer of an isocyanate with an acrylic resin containing a side chain having a hydroxyl group. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195657 | PRESSURE ROLLER AND FIXING DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A pressure roller for use in a fixing device includes a core metal, an elastic layer, and a releasing layer. The releasing layer is made of at least one fluorine resin selected from among tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer, ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, and tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer. The fluorine resin contains at least one polymer selected from among polyvinylidene fluoride, polyacrylonitrile, and polymethyl methacrylate, and monomer electrolyte. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195658 | PRESSURE ROLLER AND FIXING DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A pressure roller for use in a fixing device includes a core metal, an elastic layer, a releasing layer, and an adhesive layer configured to cause the elastic layer and the releasing layer to adhere to each other, wherein the adhesive layer contains monomer electrolyte. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195659 | Sheet-Fed Duplex and Sheet-Fed Duplex Multi-Color Printers - A sheet-fed duplex and a sheet-fed duplex multi-color printer which is compact, using an electrophotographic printing system. For a long image to be printed on both faces of a sheet of paper, the printer enables producing printed matter at high efficiency and high precision, and yet when printing front and rear faces of a sheet of paper in succession the printer is able to prevent a printing face of the sheet of paper printed on upstream in its conveyance direction from becoming soiled by toner transferred from a printing face of the sheet of paper printed on downstream in its conveyance direction. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195660 | IMAGE CARRIER UNIT, IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS, AND SOLID LUBRICANT - An image carrier unit includes an image carrier that carries a toner image developed with a developer containing a toner on a surface thereof before the toner image is transferred to a transfer member in a transfer region; a supply section that supplies a lubricant containing a fluorocarbon resin to a surface of the image carrier such that the weight fraction of the fluorocarbon resin contained in the lubricant supplied after a period of time has elapsed since a predetermined point in time is higher than the weight fraction of the fluorocarbon resin contained in the lubricant supplied at the predetermined point in time; and a removing member that is disposed in contact with the surface of the image carrier and that removes the developer remaining without being transferred to the transfer member from the surface of the image carrier. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195661 | Lubricant Supplying Device, Process Cartridge, And Image Forming Apparatus - A lubricant supplying device includes a compressing spring that has one end coming into contact with a holding member in order to bias a solid lubricant toward a lubricant supplying roller and a casing that covers the outside of the device. Then, the casing includes an opening portion that allows the other end of the compressing spring, having the one end coming into contact with the holding member, to be exposed therethrough, and the casing further includes a cover member that is installed in the opening portion in a removable manner so that the cover member comes into contact with the other end of the compressing spring. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195662 | PROTECTIVE AGENT FEEDING MEMBER, PROTECTIVE LAYER FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided a protective agent feeding member, which contains a core and a foam layer provided on an outer periphery of the core, in which the protective agent feeding member is in the shape of a roller, and the foam layer has a roughened surface and has a maximum height Ry of 400 μm to 1,630 μm. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195663 | Cleaning Device - A cleaning device includes: a collection member configured to contact a photosensitive member, on which an electrostatic latent image is configured to be formed, and collect foreign substances on the photosensitive member; a shaft configured to attract the foreign substances from the collection member so as to make the foreign substances cling thereto; a scraping member configured to contact the shaft and scrape the foreign substances cling on the shaft; and a housing configured to accommodate the collection member and the shaft, wherein the scraping member is mounted to the housing. The scraping member includes: an elastic member; and a fiber member configured to be adhered to the elastic member and slidingly contact the shaft. The elastic member is configured to press the shaft to such an extent that fibers of the fiber member are pressed and compressed. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195664 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - When the acute angle between a normal line, oriented outward from a blade abutting portion of a photosensitive member over which a cleaning blade remains abutted before separation of the surface of the photosensitive member from the cleaning blade, and a horizontal plane, passing through the origin of the normal line, is expressed as a positive value when the normal line lies above the horizontal plane and expressed as a negative value when the normal line lies below the horizontal plane; an imaging unit frame so supports a photosensitive module that the photosensitive member can rotate to a specific rotational position having a greater angle than the angle at the time of separation of the surface of the photosensitive member from the cleaning blade. Until the photosensitive member rotates from a normal rotational position to the specific rotational position, the photosensitive module cannot be removed from the imaging unit frame. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195665 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a first paper feed discharge unit which feeds and discharges a recording medium; a second paper feed discharge unit which is formed with an opening and which feeds and discharges the recording medium via the opening; an image forming section which forms an image on the recording medium fed from the first paper feed discharge unit and the second paper feed discharge unit; a first transport mechanism which transports the recording medium from the first paper feed discharge unit to the image forming section; a second transport mechanism which connects the second paper feed discharge unit and the first transport mechanism and which transports the recording medium; a paper feed unit which feeds the recording medium or a storage type recording medium having a storage unit; a transport control unit which controls the first and second transport mechanisms. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195666 | Electrophotographic Apparatus - An electrophotographic apparatus that can effect favorable transfer of a toner image onto a medium under a nip pressure between a transfer roller and a backup roller and a potential difference between the transfer and backup rollers even if the medium has a high insulating property, such as due to its being thick. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195667 | MULTI-FEED DETECTION AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A paper feed system for use in a printing apparatus that detects multi-feeds and separates all sheets while allowing a single sheet to continue into the machine includes a nip with a drive roller for feeding sheets. A reversible pressure roller downstream of the drive roller is connected to a motor, but idles in the direction of the paper feed in normal operation. When a multi-feed is detected, the motor is turned ON and the reversible pressure roll actuated by a controller. The reversible pressure roller has more friction with the sheet in its contact than the friction between sheets. This drives the sheet in contact backwards. This sheet can be diverted to a separate paper path using a gate mechanism and, if desired, fed back into the feed path. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195668 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image forming device includes an image forming section that forms an image on one side or both sides of a recording sheet; a main body, in which the image forming section is arranged; a main body discharge section arranged in the main body, and to which the recording sheet is discharged; and a discharge unit that is removable with respect to a side surface of the main body, and connectable to a reverse transportation path to reverse front and back of the recording sheet when forming images on both sides of the recording sheet; wherein the recording sheet can be selectively discharged to the main body discharge section or the discharge unit. The discharge unit includes a discharge tray, a discharge roller, a swinging member to guide the recording sheet to the discharge tray, and a rotation drive portion to rotate the discharge roller and swing the swinging member. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195669 | RECORDING DEVICE - A sheet cassette includes a lower stage side tray that accommodates a sheet, an upper stage side tray that is slidable with respect to the lower stage side tray on an upper portion of the lower stage side tray and accommodates the sheet, and a discharged sheet tray that is slidable with respect to the upper stage side tray, is displaceable to a position to receive the sheet discharged after being recorded on, and covers an upper portion of the upper stage side tray. The upper stage side tray and the discharged sheet tray are configured to be driven by a driving unit, and the discharged sheet tray is displaced by the driving unit to a position to receive the sheet. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195670 | PRINTER WEB MEDIUM SUPPLY - Web supply systems and printers are provided. In one aspect a web supply system has frame with a first mounting support and second mounting support that are positioned along an axis of rotation and separated by a separation distance during the supply of web, a first core mounting having a first surface that is rotatably supportable by the first mounting support for rotation about the axis of rotation and a first engagement end to provide support for a first end of a core, and; a second core mounting having a second surface that is rotatably supportable by the second mounting for rotation about the axis of rotation and a second engagement end to provide support for a second end of the core. The mountings support a core that has one or more surface at an angle that corresponds to one or more angle of a surface on the mountings. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195671 | PRINTER WEB MEDIUM SUPPLY WITH DRIVE SYSTEM - Web medium supplies for a printer that uses a web medium on a core and printers are provided. In one aspect, the web medium supply has a frame with a first mounting support and second mounting support that are positioned along an axis of rotation. A first core mounting supports the core for rotation around the axis of rotation and a second core mounting supports the core for rotation around the axis of rotation. Rotation of the core is controlled by a first force applied to the first core mounting and a second force applied to the second core mounting that are both less than a third force that is sufficient to drive an alternative core against an inertial load of the core and web from one driven end. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195672 | BENDABLE MASCARA BRUSH - The present invention teaches a bendable mascara brush containing a container for storing mascara and a brush assembly plugging into the container. The brush assembly form a joint between a brush shaft and a main shaft. Then, a slant guiding surface is configured in front of the brush shaft and, as the brush shaft is pushed forward by the main shaft, a slant surface of the brush shaft engages the guiding surface, causing the brush shaft to tilt to a side at an angle and thereby avoiding the problem of blocking user view. Additionally, a notch is configured opposite to the guiding surface so that the tilted brush shaft is embedded into the notch and held reliably and steadily in its tilted configuration. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195673 | Support for a Plurality of Hand-Held Instruments - The present invention is directed to a support for hand-held instruments providing for display of an image sheet in both a deployed or in use position and a raised or stored position. The present invention is available for use across a variety of applications that utilize hand-held instrument where an image display is desired. Uses include but are not limited to hand-held device such as writing instruments, toothbrushes, razors, and the like. The present invention provides for a leg assembly positioned near one end of the hand-held instrument, wherein the leg assembly can extend or pivot from the stored position to a use position for the purpose of holding and stabilizing the instrument on a horizontal surface and positioning the instrument in an angled-upward direction to allow for ease of grasp by a user while simultaneously displaying an image within an image holder of the leg assembly. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195674 | CLEANING IMPLEMENT - A multipurpose cleaning implement that permits a user to remove at least one of loose matter, stains and stuck-on debris from floor surfaces. The device includes an elongate handle the lower end of which is connected to a cleaning head that carries cleaning material. In an embodiment, the cleaning head is selectively positionable between a broom/scrubbing position and a mop position. In various embodiments, the implement possesses characteristics of a broom, a scrubbing brush and/or a mop. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195675 | PENPOINT-LIKE LIQUID DISTRIBUTOR - A penpoint-like liquid distributor to be installed onto a container includes a receiving element, a propping element, a positioning element, a pen tube and a pen tip. The propping element has a cone that is flexibly pushing against the pen tube and closely fitting the positioning element. In non-use, a feeding portion provided on the pen tube is isolated from the container; however, when a user applies a force to the pen tube, the pen tube retreats inward and pushes the cone away from the positioning element so as to intercommunicate the feeding portion with the container. Thus, a liquid cosmetic product contained in the container is allowed to flow out through and then discharge from the pen tube. Therefore, the pen tube will not be polluted or blocked by the liquid cosmetic product accidentally. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195676 | LOCKING COLLAR FOR A BICYCLE HUB ASSEMBLY - A locking collar capable of coupling a hub-and-axle subassembly to a fork dropout of a bicycle for locking an antifriction bearing in place includes an outward pressed surface adapted to confront a pressing surface of the fork dropout, an inward abutting surface adapted to confront the antifriction bearing, an axially extending female threaded surface adapted to be screwed on a threaded end segment of an axle, a tubular extension extending from the outward pressed surface to be insertable into the fork dropout, and a plurality of circumferentially extending rib segments which are disposed on the outward pressed surface to be in pressing engagement with the pressing surface of the fork dropout in a tightened state. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195677 | TILTABLE LINKAGE MECHANISM - A tiltable linkage mechanism including a first plate, a second plate, a swinging plate, a first hinge, a second hinge and a third hinge is provided. The first plate includes an upper surface, the second plate includes a bottom surface facing the upper surface of the first plate and a position limiting structure disposed on the bottom surface. The position limiting structure further has two opposite clamping surfaces. The first plate and the second plate pivotally connect with each other through the first hinge. The swinging plate and the first plate pivotally connect with each other through the second hinge. The swinging plate and the second plate pivotally connect with each other through the third hinge which is disposed in the position limiting structure. The third hinge has an end portion that can slide between the two clamping surfaces. In this way, when the second plate tilts from the first plate, the second plate rotates about the first hinge, the swinging plate rotates about the second hinge, and the end portion of the third hinge slides within the position limiting structure. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195678 | GREASE COMPOSITION AND CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT - The invention provides a grease composition containing (a) a base oil, (b) a lithium soap based thickener, (c) at least one stearic acid metallic salt selected from the group consisting of Ca stearate, Mg stearate and Zn stearate, (d) molybdenum dialkyl dithiocarbamate sulfide, and (e) zinc dialkyl dithiocarbamate sulfide. The present invention also provides a constant velocity joint such as a Barfield constant velocity joint (BJ), double offset constant velocity joint (DOJ), tripod constant velocity joint (TJ) or the like, containing the above-mentioned grease composition therein. The grease composition of the invention is excellent in antiwear properties and suitable for the constant velocity joint. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195679 | ROTATION TRANSMITTING MEMBER - With the aim of providing a rotation transmitting member that suppresses the occurrence of abnormal noises, a rotation transmitting member includes a fitting portion ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195680 | CONNECTION DEVICE FOR ASSEMBLING TOGETHER TWO MEMBERS - A connection device for assembling together a receiver first section member presenting an inner cavity, and a fastener second section member presenting at least one groove having a constricted opening, the connection device being intended to be received in stationary manner in the inner cavity of the receiver member and including a cage forming a pair of jaws for coming into engagement in the groove of the fastener member through its constricted opening, the device including a spacer member for spacing the jaws apart, and actuator means for moving the spacer member relative to the jaws, the actuator means including a pivotable lever that pivots about a first pivot pin, wherein the actuator means also include a connection bar that is connected to the lever via a second pivot pin and to an abutment element via a third pivot pin, the three pivot pins being parallel, the distance between the first pin and the third pin being variable by actuating the lever. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195681 | STEEL BAR CONNECTOR - A steel bar connector includes two adapter members each having an arched inner wall fitting the periphery of two reinforcing steel bars that are abutted end-to-end against each other, inner threads located on the arched inner wall and engaged with the outer threads of the reinforcing bars and a positioning block protruded from the outside wall thereof at one end, and a socket for attaching onto the adapter members to hold down the adapter members and the reinforcing steel bars together. The socket defines two opposing longitudinal ribs protruded from the inside wall thereof, two longitudinal half-round grooves separated by the longitudinal ribs for accommodating the adapter members respectively and a positioning groove located on one end of each longitudinal half-round groove for the engagement with the positioning block of each of the adapter members. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195682 | TENT TOP ASSEMBLY - A tent top assembly is mounted on top of a tent for connecting with a plurality of tent poles. The tent top assembly includes an upper module and a lower module. The upper module includes an upper seat, an upper press member and an upper lid which are separately formed and connected with each other. The lower module includes a lower seat, a lower press member and a lower lid which are separately formed and connected with each other. The upper seat and the lower seat each have a plurality of engaging grooves which are spaced and arranged in a radial form for connection of connecting heads of the tent poles. There is no need for rivets or other fasteners when assembling the present invention, saving the cost and the time of assembly. The tent top assembly can be assembled and disassembled quickly and easily. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195683 | SECURITY BOLLARD - The present invention relates to a a security bollard and, in particular, to a security bollard designed to be used as a protective measure to be placed in front of shop fronts and Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) that may be subjected to ramming by vehicles. The bollard includes a first upright hollow member having an outer wall defining a chamber, and a plurality of vertical longitudinal jamming rods disposed inside the chamber. Each jamming rod has associated therewith a biasing means for biasing the members in a longitudinal direction so as to act like a disk brake on cutting implements attempting to cut through the jamming rods, and to also dose the gap created by the cut should the cutting implement be retrieved and cutting attempted again. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195684 | SELF-COMPRESSING ASPHALT MIXTURE, IN PARTICULAR MASTIC ASPHALT MIXTURE, FOR ROADWAY TOPCOATS, ASPHALT INTERMEDIATE LAYERS, ASPHALT BINDER LAYERS AND/OR ASPHALT SEALING LAYERS - Self-compressing asphalt mixtures, in particular according to the mastic asphalt principle, and in particular mastic asphalt mixtures for roadway topcoats, asphalt intermediate layers, asphalt binder layers and/or asphalt sealing layers used in road construction. Roadway topcoats, asphalt intermediate layers, asphalt binder layers, and/or asphalt sealing layers containing such asphalt mixtures, methods for forming the same, and methods for transporting the asphalt mixtures, such as to an installation site, are also disclosed. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195685 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COASTLINE REMEDIATION, ENERGY GENERATION, AND VEGETATION SUPPORT - A biomechanical structure for coastline remediation includes one or more structural assemblies. The structural assemblies include a distribution of one or more members; one or more anchors connected to each of one or more members; and one or more connection members. The anchors employed by the biomechanical structure may be fixed, floating, or a combination of fixed and floating anchors. The structural assemblies may be staggered, inline, or semi-random in configuration. The biomechanical structure may include metals, composites, polymers, biodegradable materials, or combinations thereof in its components. The biomechanical structures may incorporate one or more components for mechanical or material power generation. The biomechanical structures may include one or more seed capture devices, such as baskets or mesh. A biomechanical system for coastline remediation includes one or more biomechanical structures. A method for coastline remediation includes the step of incorporating a biomechanical system into the existing coastline morphology. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195686 | Drywell retrofit sump insert for storm water treatment - The present invention is a drywell retrofit sump insert designed to be placed inside an existing drywell or other similar Underground Injection Control (UIC). The drywell insert helps protect groundwater by removing pollutants from raw storm water runoff that enters the drywell before the drywell infiltrates the storm water into the ground. Once the raw storm water enters the drywell retrofit sump insert, sand, silt, grit, and other high-density pollutants settle out of the storm water stream and accumulate in the bottom of the drywell retrofit sump insert. Oil, grease, and other low-density pollutants float on top of the standing water inside the drywell retrofit sump insert and are kept inside by the oil baffles on the outlet holes. The drywell retrofit sump insert is comprised of a rigid cylinder with an integral flanged bottom attached by means of a watertight joint. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195687 | FLOOD WALL PROTECTION SYSTEM - A flood wall system and method of constructing same, including providing a first main panel section; attaching sleeves to each side of a main panel prior to configuring the final chamber; providing two sleeves of fabric at the upper opening of each chamber for supporting the chambers while the chambers are being filled with materials such as sane; providing a series of chambers sewn together to define a continuous cellular wall; the final chamber having a horizontal height two feet longer (0.61 meters) than the vertical height further having a front toe portion one foot (0.30 meters) min height; filling each chamber with a quantity of material, such as sand; on each end of a completed chain of chambers, further comprising a set of loops or ties so that a chain of chambers is capable of being tied to other chains of chambers to define the continuous flood wall system. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195688 | LOW DEFLECTION DRAINAGE TILE PLOW - A pitch plow and method of laying flexible pipe in ground includes drawing a pitch plow with respect to the ground, the pitch plow having a frame and a shank pivotally mounted to a frame at a pivot, said shank defining a cutting edge. The shank is oriented relative to earth horizontal causing a change in the elevation of the cutting edge. Flexible pipe is fed through a boot extending generally along the shank. The flexible pipe is fed at an in-feed at an upper portion of the boot and discharged at a discharge at a lower portion thereof. The discharge is generally aligned with a vertical axis passing through the pivot in order to minimize vertical movement of the discharge as the shank pivots about the pivot. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195689 | GEOTHERMAL GROUT, AND METHODS OF PREPARING AND UTILIZING SAME - A thermally enhanced, single component, geothermal grout from recycled materials, such as class F fly ash and cement kiln dust. Additional components can include a mid-range water reducer and a dry caustic. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195690 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-SECTIONAL TRUSS SPAR HULL FOR OFFSHORE FLOATING STRUCTURE - The present disclosure provides an improved design for a multi-sectional truss spar hull platform having a truss and a spar hull. One or more sections can be transported to a designated location and off-loaded into water from an available transport vessel. The truss includes a skirt tank at the upper end of truss that can be coupled to the lower end of the hull. The skirt tank can provide buoyancy during float-off and mating operations to the hull. The skirt tank is designed to allow the portion above the water to be coupled to the hull in a first orientation, the truss with the skirt tank rotated with the hull in the water to a second orientation to expose the previously underwater portion, and then the previously underwater portion can be coupled together above the water. The integral skirt tank will be flooded after the spar hull is up-ended. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195691 | DRILL TIP FOR FOUNDATION PILE - An improved drill tip | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195692 | Construction Modulus Testing Apparatus and Method - A system and method of determining lift deflection during construction of aggregate columns allows for real time monitoring of construction to ensure meeting defined parameters. The amount of deflection of a tamper head during tamping is determined multiple times for each lift. When the amount of deflection matches a predetermined value, tamping is stopped. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195693 | RETAINING WALL AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - An object of the invention is to provide a retaining wall and a construction method therefor whereby fixation between a steel sheet pile wall and a formwork panel to form the retaining wall is made easy, and can be reliably made, so that construction schedule reduction is achieved. The retaining wall is composed of steel sheet piles | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195694 | GROUT FOR FILLING A MICRO-TRENCH - A grout for filing a micro-trench formed in the ground includes comprises Class F fly ash in a range of approximately 0 to 30% by weight of grout and cement kiln dust in a range of approximately 50 to 90% by weight of grout. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195695 | BAG FOR RETAINING WALL - A bag for retaining structures, includes a plurality of cells aligned side-by-side in a continuous manner and configured to be filled with a filling material. Each cell of the bag includes a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a back wall, and a front wall, the front wall being longer than the back wall. Furthermore, the first and second side walls each include a) a first corner located where the back wall connects with the bottom wall, said first corner being substantially 90 degrees; and b) a second corner located where a respective top edge of each side wall connects with the rear wall, said second corner being substantially 90 degrees. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195696 | WET CAST CONCRETE SEGMENTAL RETAINING WALL BLOCK - A concrete block and a concrete block set for building a segmental retaining wall. Each block of the block set comprises front and back faces connected together by side walls extending between a top surface and a bottom surface. The shapes of the side walls create a lateral interlock system between adjacent blocks, and one of the side walls is preferably inwardly bevelled. Each block of the block set also comprises a longitudinal slot on the bottom surface. The blocks forming a first subset of the block set are provided with a vertical connector centered between said front and back faces, on the top surface, and sized to fit into the longitudinal slot located on the bottom surface of a block positioned immediately above in a segmental retaining wall. The blocks forming a second subset are not provided with such a vertical connector. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195697 | APPARATUS FOR TEXTILE COUNTING, SORTING AND CLASSIFYING SYSTEM - An apparatus is provided for transporting textile items into sorting bins with reduced energy consumption and improved load measuring accuracy and which provides textile item counting and sorting for a commercial laundry using vacuum air systems to move textiles into sorting bins and using a variable frequency drive to increase on/off response time of vacuum in the system. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195698 | PNEUMATIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A conveying system including at least one tube connection, at least one dispatch station and at least one receiver station, where items are conveyed by an airflow in the direction of the airflow in the pipe connection from a dispatch station to a receiver station. The new feature of a conveying system is that the tube connection has an inner cross-sectional area, preferably a circular cross-sectional area, with a size greater than the largest cross-sectional area of an item, and which is preferably provided with at least twice the cross-sectional area compared with the largest cross-sectional area of an item. Hereby is achieved the advantage that several items may be conveyed in the same tube connection at the same time, where these items are sent individually and successively, corresponding to one item being sent immediately after another. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195699 | BROACHING TOOL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A broaching apparatus includes a first tooth having a front face, a rear face opposite the front face, and a first cutting surface have a lobed shape extending along a first side of the first tooth between the front face and the rear face. A first interface defined between the first cutting surface and the front face is offset relative to a second interface defined between the first cutting surface and the rear face in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to an axis of tooth movement for broaching operations to provide tool clearance rearward from the first interface. A method of making a broach cutter is further provided. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195700 | Tangential Cutting Insert and Milling Cutter - A tangential cutting insert has two opposing side surfaces and a peripheral surface extending between the side surfaces. The peripheral surface has four identical end surfaces. The intersections of the end and side surfaces include major cutting edges. The intersection of end surfaces and adjacent end surfaces include minor cutting edges. Each of the major and minor cutting edges has a rake surface extending in an inward direction of the cutting insert. In a side view of the cutting insert the major cutting edges are concave. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195701 | MILLING CUTTER - A cutter includes a cutter body, a first cutting portion and a second cutting portion. The first cutting portion is used for primary machining. The second cutting portion is used for precision machining, and is formed between the cutter body and the first cutting portion. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195702 | METAL CUTTING TOOL AND CUTTING PLATE PROVIDED IN THE SHAPE OF A DONUT - A metal cutting tool has a supporting tool, which has a recess for accommodating a cutting plate. The cutting plate is provided with a clamping trough, which is held in the supporting tool by a clamping claw. The clamping claw is fixed against the supporting tool by a clamping screw. A pressure piece is placed on the clamping claw and its underside facing the cutting plate is provided with a cam, which is in contact with the clamping trough and the clamping claw pulls the pressure piece toward the clamping screw. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195703 | Skidd Nott - A Means and Method to Prevent Drill Walk - An attachment to a hand-held power drill comprising:
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| 20120195704 | DRILL BIT - A drill bit for cutting successively larger holes in a substrate includes a conically-shaped body having first and second cutting flutes extending along the length of the body. The first cutting flute includes a first cutting edge and the second cutting flute includes a second cutting edge. The first and second cutting edges are offset relative to each other to create a cutting angle adapted to reduce chatter. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195705 | Drill guide apparatus - This invention relates to a drill guide apparatus for use in drilling holes in wood and other material in conjunction with spade drills. When deeper holes are required, the invention will also utilize drill extension rods. The embodiment consists of 4 separate guides assembled together which make a hole as parallel and perpendicular as possible to the work piece. One of these guides, the insert guide, acts as a stabilizer that helps keep the drill from drifting and wobbling. The guide shaft lines up with the work piece and starts the parallel course. When the spacer and base plate lay up against the work piece, the spade drill will travel in a perpendicular course. The spade drill and drill extension rod are prior art and are readily available in the market place. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195706 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RESTRAINING CARGO - A stackable device for engaging an elongated support for restraining cargo in a container having a pair of opposed walls and configured to transfer to shear stress at least some of the tensile force applied by the elongated support. The stackable device invertably stackable with an other stackable device. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195707 | Wall Anchor For a Screw - A wall anchor for a screw, including a longitudinal axis, a cylindrical head collar at one end, a cylindrical tail collar at an opposite end, and a plurality of plastically deformable substantially longitudinal bars which connect the head collar to the tail collar. The head and tail collars have internal passages for a threaded screw shaft. The head collar has a transverse flange for abutment with a screw head. The tail collar has a nut for engagement with a threaded screw shaft. The nut includes a stack of at least three rings arranged substantially transverse the axis upon an annular end face of the tail collar. An internal hole though each ring is substantially coaxial with the axis, and a side of each ring is connected to the tail collar by a web. An assembly of the wall anchor and screw, and a method of manufacturing are disclosed. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195708 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR FURNITURE FITTINGS - The invention relates to a fastening device for furniture fittings on furniture parts, comprising at least one dowel core that can be inserted into a hole of a furniture part, the dowel core being arranged inside a dowel sleeve, and an actuating device, by means of which the dowel sleeve can be moved relative to the dowel core, wherein the dowel sleeve spreads on the dowel core, wherein the dowel core is radially resilient. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195709 | CONNECTION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR REMOVABLE FASTENING AN ATTACHMENT PART TO A CARRIER - The invention relates to a connecting assembly ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195710 | WATERPROOF SCREW BOLT AND A WATERPROOF SCREW BOLT COMBINATION - A waterproof screw bolt comprising: a head having a bottom surface; and a threaded shank extending from the bottom surface, the threaded shank defining a first ring-shaped groove in the bottom surface around the threaded shank, the head defining a through hole, the through hole running through the head and being in communication with the first ring-shaped groove, the through hole configured to introduce a glue into the first ring-shaped groove. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195711 | Floating fastener - A floating fastener includes a base member, a limiter block fastened to one end of the base member and defining an elliptical constraint hole, a locking rod inserted through the non-circular constraint hole of the limiter block and having an annular groove extending around the periphery of the non-circular rod body thereof, a spring member sleeved onto the locking rod and stopped between a stop flange of the locking rod and the limiter block, and a knob fastened to one end of the locking rod and disposed outside the base member and operable to move the locking rod axially relative to the base member and to rotate the locking rod, when the locking rod is moved to the elevation where the annular groove of the locking rod is kept in the non-circular constraint hole of the limiter block, between a constrained position where the locking rod is stopped by the limiter block from axial movement relative to the base member and a released position where the locking rod is released from the constraint of the limiter block and movable axially relative to the base member. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195712 | FASTENER - A fastener includes a threaded surface having an effective diameter. The effective diameter of the threaded surface changes along a first segment of the threaded surface. In addition, the effective diameter of the threaded surface changes along a second segment opposed to the first segment, and the change in the effective diameter of the threaded surface along the first segment is greater than the change in the effective diameter of the threaded surface along the second segment. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195713 | FASTENING MEMBER WITH EXTERNAL THREADS AND THREADED FASTENING ASSEMBLY - The invention discloses a fastening member with external threads, which is capable of mating with a fastening member with internal threads via the external threads and the internal threads; each external thread includes a leading flank and a trailing flank; the external thread further includes an oblique surface extending between the leading flank of the external thread and the trailing flank of the external thread; a joint between the oblique surface of the external thread and the leading flank of the external thread is farther away from an axis the external thread, compared with a joint between the oblique surface of the external thread and the trailing flank of the external thread; the oblique surface of the external thread is attached against the oblique surface of the internal thread. The invention also provides a threaded fastening assembly. The external thread of the invention mates with the self-locking internal thread structure, such that “thread stripping” does not tend to occur between the surfaces in contact of the external thread and the internal thread, whereby the axial force of the external thread may be kept when the fastening member is used, and then the clamping force of the fastening member with the internal threads may be kept. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195714 | METHOD FOR FASTENING LOOSE PAPER SHEETS - A method of temporary fastening together a stack of loose paper sheets, in which at least one opening has been formed. The method includes threading at least one connecting element through at least one opening of the sheets in the stack. The connecting element is spiral-shaped, is made of a resilient material, and includes at least one loop. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195715 | COMPUTER READABLE INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PREVIEW DISPLAY PROGRAM, PREVIEW DISPLAY APPARATUS AND PREVIEW DISPLAY METHOD - A computer readable information recording medium stores a preview display program that performs, when executed by one or more processors, functions of a part configured to determine setting information for imposition type; a part configured to determine setting information for finishing; and a part configured to display preview images for a state after bookbinding in a case where the setting information for imposition type, determined by the part configured to determine setting information for imposition type, includes a setting of magazine or mini book and the setting information for finishing, determined by the part configured to determine setting information for finishing, includes a setting for carrying out the bookbinding, and display preview images for a state before the bookbinding in the other cases. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195716 | TUBULAR HANDLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING TUBULARS - The present invention relates to a tubular handling system ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195717 | WORKPIECE HANDLING MODULES - A workpiece handling module including a first housing member and a second housing member pivotally movable relative to the first member forming a housing having an access side and a second side opposite the access side and side walls, a first portion of the side walls is carried by the first member and a second portion of the side walls is carried by the second member, and at least one of the first and second housing members includes at least one sealable opening for allowing ingress and egress of workpieces to and from an interior chamber formed by the first and second housing members in a closed configuration, and the second portion of the side walls adjacent the access side and carried by the second member is greater than the first portion of the side walls adjacent the access side and carried by the first member. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195718 | FEED AND LOAD UNIT - The invention refers to a feed and load unit serving for feeding or removing one or more work pieces in the machining chamber of a machine tool for machining purposes. For this the feed and load unit comprises at least two work piece carriers movably on a guide path. The work piece carrier serves for picking up at least one work piece. In the guide path a guide path section, angularly or diagonally to the direction of conveying of the work pieces on the guide path, movably by a drive is, provided. The guide path section is able to pick up at least one work piece carrier. The guide path section is shifted for loading and unloading purposes in the direction of the machining chamber. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195719 | ADVERTISING TRAYS FOR SECURITY SCREENING - A system and device for use in a security area, and more particularly, a rack system and holding device for placing various objects that are processed through a security area are taught. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195720 | WAREHOUSING SCALABLE STORAGE STRUCTURE - A storage and retrieval system is provided and includes a transfer deck having a longitudinal axis, a first storage section and a second storage section. The first storage section and second storage section are located on opposite sides of the transfer deck and are substantially symmetrically opposed to one another about the longitudinal axis, where each of the first and second storage sections includes storage aisles that are in communication with the transfer deck. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195721 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVEYING A CELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCK - A method and apparatus for preparing a cellulosic feedstock are disclosed. Embodiments of the method comprise passing the cellulosic feedstock through an optional impregnation chamber to an outlet of the impregnation chamber, passing the cellulosic feedstock from the outlet of the impregnation chamber to a holding tank having an inlet and an outlet, and conveying the cellulosic feedstock downwardly and laterally as it travels through the holding tank. Embodiments of the apparatus comprise at least one sidewall defining a passage. The passage has an upper portion and a lower portion, and the lower portion has a greater cross-sectional area than the upper portion. At least one inlet is provided adjacent the upper portion, and at least one outlet is provided adjacent the lower portion, at an elevation below the inlet. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195722 | FLATBED TOW TRUCK PIVOTING PLATFORM ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE - A flatbed vehicle carrier assembly comprising a carrier body subassembly including a carrier floor supported by a carrier body slide enabling sill frame. An intermediate subframe subassembly is capable of sliding and being pivotally integrated with a slide enabling tilt and pivotal control subassembly, which is pivotally secured therebetween to a mounting platform support assembly. A pivot control device provides a means to rotate and rearwardly transfer and posture the intermediate subframe. The carrier body sill frame is slideably assembled to the intermediate subframe, being driven by a longitudinal control actuator. A ramp can be pivotally integrated into a loading end of the carrier body subassembly. The carrier and ramp floors are fabricated of a series of interlocking extrusion members. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195723 | Mobile Fully Automated Dirty Material Recovery Facility - A mobile material recovery facility having a cabin, a trailer having an opening and an interior space, the interior space includes a main conveyor belt having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is proximate to the opening, and a plurality of screens are positioned along the main conveyor belt, each screen having an associated second conveyor belt. A plurality of bunker containers are positioned on an outside of the trailer, each of the containers being in communication with an associated one of the second belts positioned in the interior space. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195724 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORTS - An autonomous transport robot for transporting a payload, the autonomous transport robot including a drive section assembly having at least one motor and a pair of drive wheels coupled to the motor, a frame configured to support a payload, a transfer arm connected to the frame and configured for the autonomous transfer of payload to and from the frame, and a suspension system movably connecting the drive section assembly and the frame allowing relative movement between the frame and the drive section assembly. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195725 | ROTATING LIFT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A rotating lift system and method for transporting oversized agricultural implements. The rotating lift system includes a rotator arm, a rotator arm guide, an arcuate rotation track all mounted on a trailer frame. A load lift assembly is mounted on the rotator arm and is movable between lowered and raised positions and is adapted for connecting to a load. The rotator arm is pivotally connected to the trailer frame and rotates about a vertical axis. The rotator arm guide is connected to the opposing end of the rotator arm and engages the rotation track. The rotating lift system and method are adapted for engaging, lifting and rotating an implement and moving the implement between perpendicularly opposed field use and transport positions. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195726 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIFTING LARGE OFF-HIGHWAY TRUCK-TRUCK BODIES - This invention provides an apparatus and method for safely lifting large off-highway truck bodies and also allows for lifting these truck bodies inside off-highway truck service bays with limited overhead lifting clearances. The invention minimizes the stresses on the truck body and on the lifting cables/slings. This lifting apparatus and method incorporates temporary lifting eyes installed through lifting hole receivers in the truck body floor. The temporary lifting eyes can be designed such that their strength is gained thru interlocking steel members versus simply welding. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195727 | Work Vehicle - A tractor includes booms, lift cylinders, a hitch, dump cylinders, a magnetic valve, a speed-up circuit, and a speed-up restricting arm. The lift cylinders swing the booms upward and downward by an operating oil being supplied thereto. The hitch is provided to the booms to allow an implement to be attached thereto. The dump cylinders swing the implement upward and downward by the operating oil being supplied thereto. The magnetic valve switches between supplying the operating oil to the dump cylinders and supplying the operating oil to a grab cylinder provided in the implement. The speed-up circuit is able to perform a speed-up operation for increasing the flow rate of the operating oil supplied to the magnetic valve. The speed-up restricting arm is arranged near the speed-up circuit. The speedup restricting arm is brought into contact with a contact member attached to an input member for switching an operation of the speed-up circuit, to thereby restrict the speed-up operation, so that a speed-up of the grab cylinder is prevented. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195728 | BOOM SHEAVE WITH TUBULAR REINFORCING MEMBERS - A sheave includes a hub defining an axis, a rim defining at least one circumferentially extending groove, and two plates oriented substantially perpendicular to the axis. Each plate is connected to the hub and to the rim, and a plurality of reinforcing tubular members extend between the plates. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195729 | ROPE SHOVEL WITH CURVED BOOM - A mining shovel includes a digging assembly having a generally V-shaped boom including a lower connection point for attachment to the mining shovel. A first portion of the boom extends generally upwardly from the lower connection point, and a second portion of the boom is angled with respect to and extends upwardly and forwardly from the first portion. The second portion includes a distal end defining a sheave support, and a pivot element is positioned generally at a connection area between the first portion and the second portion. The digging assembly also includes a boom attachment having a first end that is pivotally supported by the pivot element and a second end that is supported by the sheave support. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195730 | SHOVEL HAVING A WRISTING DIPPER - A rope shovel includes a wristing dipper arrangement. The shovel comprises a base, a boom extending from the base, the boom having a first end attached to the base and a second end remote from the base. The shovel further comprises a pulling mechanism mounted on the second end of the boom and a boom attachment pivotally mounted on the boom and attached to a dipper, the boom attachment including an actuator coupled to the dipper. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120195731 | DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR HANDLING COVERSLIPS FOR MICROSCOPE SLIDES - The invention relates to a coverslip handling device ( | 2012-08-02 |
