31st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110187064 | Hose or cable release alert system - An alerting system for signaling the displacement of a leading end portion of a hose or the like, carried by a vehicle, includes a hose-gripping unit, a visible or audible signal generator, and a mounting box for connecting the gripping unit to support structure. Displacement of the hose from the gripping unit may generate an alarm signal to enable the operator to immediately bring the vehicle to a stop, or it may generate a signal simply to indicate when one of several hoses has been intentionally deployed. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187065 | MULTI-POINT HYDRAULIC SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A LAND VEHICLE - A multi-point hydraulic suspension system for a land vehicle has two or more individual hydraulic actuators. These two or more actuators are each operatively arranged between a suspended structure and a wheeled base of the land vehicle for relative positioning one another. A common supply of pressurized fluid has a given pressure and a selectively operable pump with an inlet and an outlet, for increasing the given pressure of the common supply of pressurized fluid. A fluid reservoir is in selective fluid communication with the inlet of the pump. Controllable valve means are interposed between each of the two or more actuators and the common supply of pressurized fluid for selectively bringing each of the two or more actuators into fluid communication with the common supply of pressurized fluid in response to a control unit for controlling the valve means and the pump. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187066 | SIZE-ADJUSTING FASTENING MECHANISM FOR ICE SKATES - The present invention relates to a size-adjusting fastening mechanism for stakes comprising fixed locking grooves and a movable locking convex block, whereby when one of the grooves engages with the convex block, tooth position is loosened and toecap is telescopic upon pulling. When the groove and the convex block are rotated to deflect so as not to engage with each other, tooth position is pressed to lock so as to be irremovable. Such a structure requires that the pull handle be pulled horizontally forwards and backwards. Being secured with rivet punching, the claimed device possesses good stability, is simple in structure, low in cost and easy for operation. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187067 | Shower chair/walker combination - The shower chair/walker combination incorporates the features of a walker and a shower chair into a single appliance. The appliance includes a folding walker having a pivoted seat thereon. The seat is of a split toilet seat design, having a gap at its front end. This feature allows a caregiver to have access to all parts of the patient's body to assure complete bathing. The appliance is provided with brakes and controls therefor, as is conventionally provided for walkers. All moving parts are either covered to prevent rusting or fabricated from rust-resistant materials. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187068 | ERGONOMIC BENCH - In one aspect, the invention is directed to an ergonomic bench that includes a horizontal base; a vertical support structure; a seat support assembly that is height-adjustable; a chest support assembly that is height-adjustable and pitch-adjustable; a knee support assembly that is height-adjustable; and a heel rest assembly. In one aspect, the ergonomic bench includes wheels and a handle. In one aspect, the ergonomic bench includes a tool tray assembly. In one aspect, the ergonomic bench includes a horizontal base that is sectional. In one aspect, the ergonomic bench includes bumper guards. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187069 | Vehicle including extendable auxiliary wheels - A vehicle including: a vehicle body for supporting an intended user, the vehicle body defining a body front end, a body rear end and a body longitudinal axis; a front wheel and a rear wheel, the front and rear wheels being rotatably mounted to the vehicle body respectively substantially adjacent the body front and rear ends so as to be rotatable respectively about a front wheel rotation axis and a rear wheel rotation axis orientable substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the body longitudinal axis; an auxiliary wheel mounted to the vehicle body so as to be rotatable about an auxiliary wheel rotation axis angled with respect to the the front and rear wheel rotation axes; the auxiliary wheel being movable between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the vehicle body, wherein, when the vehicle is operatively supported on the ground surface by the front and rear wheels, the auxiliary wheel is closer to the ground surface in the extended position than in the retracted position. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187070 | AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM - An air suspension system for a multi-axle vehicle having air bags ( | 2011-08-04 |
20110187071 | Rolling Bearing for a Suspension Thrust Bearing Device - A rolling bearing includes a bottom ring, a top ring having a skirt with at least one radial protrusion, and a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the rings. A seal is radially disposed between the top and bottom rings and includes an annular radial rib, the rib being positioned axially above the radial protrusion of the top ring skirt so as to interfere diametrically with the radial protrusion and configured to frictionally contact the skirt to attach the seal to the top ring, and a retainer configured to axially retain the bottom ring relative to the top ring. A suspension thrust bearing device includes the rolling bearing and a support element for the rolling bearing forming bearing means for a spring, and a suspension strut for a motor vehicle includes the suspension thrust bearing device. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187072 | Bicycles That Can Be Connected to Each Other - The present invention relates a bicycle that can be connected to each other such that it may be used as a one seat bicycle as well as the bicycle built for two or more people, wherein a top tube forming a frame is positioned to be separated from a fixed tube attached to a head tube, a clutch means is converted from an un-clutch state to a clutch state between the fixed tube and top tube, and a synchronizer is positioned between a front fork and the clutch means, which is separated at the clutch state and attached at the un-clutch state so that in case of the one seat bicycle, the head tube is integrally connected to the top tube while in case of a rear one of the bicycle built for two or more people, the head tube is pivotally converted to the top tube thereby the rear one not toppling over during steered as well as converting the one seat bicycle to the bicycle built for two or more people when two or more bicycle are connected to each other in tandem. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187073 | SCOOTER - An improved scooter includes a frame, a front wheel, a rear wheel, a stem, a handle, left and right pedal devices, and left and right first driving devices and second driving device. The left and right first driving devices are driven by the left and right pedal devices respectively for solely or jointly driving the second driving devices, and the driven second driving devices can drive the rear wheel to rotate and roll forward, such that the front and rear wheels can jointly drive the scooter to move forward. Users can pedal the pedal device(s) by one leg or both legs alternately to operate the scooter. The scooter not only complies with the simple, smooth, power-saving, stable and safe ergonomic design, but also comes with a unique operation and driving mode and achieves the effects of providing a recreational sport with fun as well as a transportation tool. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187074 | PROPULSION APPARATUS - Propulsion apparatus which is mountable to the wheel ( | 2011-08-04 |
20110187075 | WHEELCHAIR DRIVING APPARATUS - An improved wheelchair driving apparatus includes a driving rod pivotally installed at an axle of each driving wheel on both sides of a chair frame, and an external end of the driving rod being extended from an external rim of the driving wheel, a brake module installed at a position corresponding to the driving wheel and provided for fixing and releasing the driving wheel by a hand brake, such that users can release the driving wheel through the brake module by both hands to freely swing the driving rod back and forth or fix the brake module to the driving wheel through the hand brake to swing the driving rod back and forth to drive the driving wheel to move forward or backward, such that the wheelchair can be operated and controlled in an easier, more, conveniently, cleaner, less effort and safer manner. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187076 | Bicycle Air Shock Assemblies With Tunable Suspension Performance - A bicycle air shock absorber assembly that includes a hollow piston rod that is telescopically associated with a hollow compression rod. The piston rod and compression rod are positioned within the casing of the shock assembly. A piston is supported by the piston rod and divides the volume of the compression rod to form a negative air spring chamber and a positive air spring chamber that includes the volume of the piston rod. An optional coil spring is positioned within the casing and contributes in parallel with the positive air spring chamber to resist compression of the shock assembly. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187077 | SECTIONAL BICYCLE - A modular bicycle comprising a first section having a front frame section and a first tire, a second section being couplable to the first section and comprising a central frame, and a third section being couplable to the second section and the first section, with the third section comprising a rear frame section, a second tire, and a handle bar. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187078 | REAR SUSPENSION UNIT FOR AFTER MARKET USE IN FOLDING BIKES - A Rear Wheel Suspension Unit for a folding bike comprising a Rear wheel mounting member pivotally connected to a chassis member and a seat tube/bottom bracket member, through the upper and lower linkage thereby forming a pivoting linkage system and a shock absorber is fitted to upper linkage and the lower fixed bracket to form a fully working rear suspension unit. Further, the unit is designed to be sold as an after market rear suspension for a Folding bike and which can be fitted at the time of purchase or at any time after the purchase. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187079 | Protective safety cover for the pin box and the king pin of a fifth wheel type trailer - A protective safety cover for fifth wheel pin has a main panel having at least one edge, and an opening adapted to receive the king pin of the trailer therethrough; a perimeter wall extending perpendicularly to the at least one edge of the main panel; and a retainer member connected to the main panel and adapted to securely and removably attach the safety cover to the goose neck of the trailer and around the king pin, to thereby surround the king pin and protect a person from accidentally hitting the king pin. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187080 | A CASTOR WHEEL - A castor wheel for a vehicle or an attachment for a vehicle, the castor wheel comprising; a wheel having an axle about which the wheel can rotate, an offset pivot mounting for mounting the castor wheel to the vehicle or vehicle attachment, the pivot mounting being connected to the wheel axle and defining a pivot axis perpendicular to and offset from the wheel axle, the wheel capable of pivoting about the pivot axis, and wherein the castor wheel also comprises a restrainer for restraining the pivoting of the wheel is disclosed. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187081 | Tow hook support device for vehicle - A tow hook support device for a vehicle, includes a vehicle structural member having a tubular shaped sidewall, and integrally provided to a vehicle body in a posture such that an axial direction of the tubular shaped sidewall coincides with a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; and a nut member integrally fixed to a tip of the vehicle structural member so as to be extended parallel to the axial direction of the tubular shaped sidewall, to which a tow hook is screwed and detachably fitted, the tow hook support device comprises, multiple grooves formed in the tubular shaped sidewall of the vehicle structural member so as to be positioned around an axis O of the tubular shaped sidewall and extended in the axial direction, by bending portions of the sidewall, and the nut member being arranged at a position in the tubular shaped sidewall and further inward than the multiple grooves so as to be coaxial with the axis O or extended parallel to the axis O, and being integrally fixed to the multiple grooves. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187082 | BACK-COUNTRY SKI BINDING - A slope compensation mechanism for automatically adapting an angle between a ski boot and a ski to a slope, including a tower mechanism having a tower base assembly mounted to the ski and a tower pivot mechanism rotatably and slidably mounted to the tower base assembly. A resilient pivot mechanism allows the tower pivot mechanism to rotate and to axially move with respect to the tower base assembly and a boot mounting beam engages with elevation angle catches corresponding to ranges of angles of a slope. A slope angle adaptation mechanism acting between the tower base assembly and the tower pivot mechanism determines a slope index angle corresponding to a slope being traversed and maintains the tower pivot mechanism at the slope index angle. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187083 | TELESCOPIC VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING A LONG OBJECT - A telescopic vehicle for road transport of at least one long object, comprising: a rear vehicle portion being supported by at least one pair of wheels, the rear vehicle portion having a rear support structure for supporting the long object; and a front vehicle portion being telescopically connected to the rear vehicle portion to enable adjustment of a total length of the vehicle, the front vehicle portion having a front support structure for supporting the long object. At least one of the rear support structure and the front support structure is configured to allow relative movement between the long object and the respective vehicle portion, when the total length of the vehicle is adjusted. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187084 | EXTENDABLE TRAILER WITH NON-BOX BEAM - An extendable trailer frame including at least one ground engaging wheel for supporting the extendable trailer frame, a connection device for operatively connecting the extendable trailer frame to an associated tractor, a first support assembly, a second support assembly, and a tubular beam assembly operatively connecting the first and second support assemblies, the tubular beam assembly having first and second telescopically joined members, wherein the length of the tubular beam assembly changes as the first and second telescopically joined members move in relation to each other, and wherein one of the first and second telescopically joined members have a cross-section comprising a plurality of curvilinear portions. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187085 | AIRBAG ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to an airbag arrangement, comprising a carrier of an airbag covering, an airbag module which is arranged on a rear side of the carrier and which is fastened on the carrier at least one location, by way of a screw connection, as well as a reinforcement part which is formed from a sheet-metal piece in a single-piece manner, is involved in the screw connection and comprises at least one rim-hole provided with an inner thread, for screwing a screw of the screw connection and with which a holding force provided by the screw may be introduced into the carrier, wherein the reinforcement part is supported on a front side of the carrier and wherein the airbag module is screwed to the reinforcement part through a hole in the carrier which is aligned with the at least one rim-hole. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187086 | SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG ASSEMBLY - In at least one embodiment, a side curtain airbag assembly for protecting an occupant of a vehicle is provided. The side curtain airbag assembly comprises an inflatable cushion configured to be installed between a roof rail and an upper vehicle trim of the vehicle. The inflatable cushion is deployable from an uninflated state to an inflated state by gas from a gas generator. The inflatable cushion includes a side protection panel having an upper perimeter portion and one or more sub chambers. The sub chambers inflate downward from the upper perimeter portion. An upward deploying chamber is in fluid communication with the side protection panel and inflates upward between the roof rail and the upper vehicle trim. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187087 | AIRBAG - A seatbelt system for a vehicle includes a seatbelt anchor, a seatbelt connected to the seatbelt anchor, and an airbag mounted to the seatbelt anchor such that the airbag is provided separately from the seatbelt. The airbag may be a side airbag for a pelvic area of a vehicle occupant. The seatbelt system may deploy the airbag to a desired location in a short amount of time and in a precise manner with improved confidence that the airbag has been deployed to the desired location. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187088 | GAS GENERATOR AND ASSEMBLING METHOD OF THE SAME - The present invention provides a gas generator, including: | 2011-08-04 |
20110187089 | STEERING COLUMN DEVICE - A steering column device includes: a bracket to be fixed to a vehicle body and including a first wall; a steering shaft; a steering column including one end supported by the vehicle body and an outer peripheral surface with a second wall, and configured to rotatably support the steering shaft; and a clamp shaft penetrating the first wall and configured to switch between a pressure and non-pressure contact states respectively where the first and second walls are and are not in pressure contact with each other. The first and second walls include: a pair of first protrusions disposed separately on both sides of the clamp shaft in a first direction parallel to an axial direction of the steering column, and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the steering column; and a pair of second protrusions disposed separately in the second direction and extending in the first direction. Each of the first protrusions contacts both of the second protrusions in the pressure contact state. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187090 | STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY - A steering wheel assembly ( | 2011-08-04 |
20110187091 | MOUNTAIN SPORTS POLE - The present invention provides a mountain sports pole comprising a grip zone for gripping the mountain sports pole and a pole tip zone for planting on the ground, wherein the pole tip zone comprises at least a first tip portion ( | 2011-08-04 |
20110187092 | SNOW BASKET AND SPORTS POLE WITH SNOW BASKET - The present invention provides a snow basket | 2011-08-04 |
20110187093 | NOVELTY NOTES - A non-counterfeit replica of a real U.S. paper bill and a method of promoting a business with a non-counterfeit replica of a real U.S. paper bill having an obverse side and a reverse side which is oppositely positioned one from the other. A dollar denomination is disposed on the obverse and reverse sides of the non-counterfeit replica of a real U.S. paper bill which is an unavailable amount between $1 and $100,000,000 and contact related information of a provider of the non-counterfeit replica of a real U.S. paper bill is disposed on at least one of the sides of the non-counterfeit replica of a real U.S. paper bill. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187094 | SHEET WITH WRISTBAND - A printable form comprising a printable upper surface and a wristband releasably bonded to the printable upper surface. In at least one embodiment the wristband may be detached from the printable upper surface and secured around a body part for use in identification. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187095 | CLASSIFYING AND DISCRIMINATING AN ITEM OF CURRENCY BASED ON THE ITEM'S SPECTRAL RESPONSE - An unknown item of currency is compared to at least one known item of currency by evaluating the spectral response of the unknown item of currency. A spectral response is obtained from the unknown item of currency, and the spectral response of the unknown item of currency is separated into a first component and a second component. At least one component of the spectral response of the unknown item of currency is compared to at least one component of the spectral response of at least one known item of currency having a specific denomination. A determination is made as to whether the unknown item on currency is a member of the class of the at least one known item of currency. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187096 | Plugged Hot Tap Tee - The invention relates to a T-pipe ( | 2011-08-04 |
20110187097 | Wellhead change-out flange and method of use thereof - A change-out flange suited for use at an existing head casing of an oil or gas production well. The change-out flange is devised to replace standard hammer caps atop a well casing. By the present invention, with comparative ease a variety of wellhead equipment can be removably and interchangeably secured to the wellhead using an existing casing bowl or spool. The change-out flange has a casing hub that can be screwed unto a known casing bowl, and an integral connection flange provided with a plurality of connection holes arrayed in a manner consistent with the connection hole arrays of an assortment of conventional wellhead devices such as valves. A variety of well head devices thus can be more readily removed from, and securely replaced upon, the change-out flange. Lockdown pins are insertable into the change-out flange in a manner which secures the tubing hanger in place within the casing bowl. The disclosed change-out flange apparatus according can be installed on the wellhead casing without the need to remove pre-existing production tubing. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187098 | Hydraulic Tensioning Flange Connector - Hydraulic flange connectors connect two flange components together, and hydraulic pressure applied to ports in connector holes of one of the flanges tension the flange studs and crush the gasket between the flange components. Each connector has a piston that dispose in the connector hole and can move therein when hydraulic pressure is applied through the port by a pump. A first stud connected to the piston extends beyond one open end of the hole for connection to a first nut, while a second stud connected to the piston extending beyond another open end of the to the second flange component for connection to a second nut. A retainer having seals threads in this other open end of the hole and seals between the hole and the second stud. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187099 | Transitional elements for the transfer of dispersions during processing in a rotor-stator dispersion machine - To avoid even in rotor-stator dispersion machines with high suction power that the drawn liquid is set into a rotational movement whereby the dispersion performance is impaired, the invention provides transitional elements, such as an intermediate piece, for establishing the connection between a rotor-stator dispersion machine and a container. The rotor-stator dispersion machine comprises a rotor-stator system having at least one toothed ring. The container has a longitudinal axis and an outlet. The intermediate piece has a first opening for the connection with the outlet of the container and a second opening for the connection with the rotor-stator dispersion machine. The intermediate piece comprises a tube line that extends between the first and the second opening and has at least in some sections a longitudinal axis that is inclined relative to the longitudinal axis of the container by an angle α | 2011-08-04 |
20110187100 | System and Method for Providing Knot Tying - A knot tying system is presented containing a feeding mechanism, a knot tying device, and a clamp. The feeding mechanism has a drive roller and an idle roller capable of guiding a wire. A truck is connected to the end of the wire, and fed into a guide track, fixed relative to the feeding mechanism. The guide track provides a curved track in the shape of a knot desired. The track has a tube having a wire extraction slot running along the length of the tube, an intersection region where an outer portion of the guide track intersects an inner portion of the guide track, and a slit through the inner portion of the guide track substantially at the intersection region. A sensing and control system may also be present. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187101 | System for Producing Energy Through the Action of Waves - A system and method for generating energy from tuning the natural frequency of masses relative to a ground plane and an external force. In some embodiments the external force is the action of the waves. The system has a first mass movable relative to the ground plane, wherein the external force induces an oscillation in the first mass relative to the ground plane. A second movable mass is carried by and movable relative to the first movable mass. The second movable mass creates kinetic energy as the result of varying the position of the second movable mass relative to the first mass. The system adjusts or tunes the frequency of various components in relation to the natural frequency of the waves. The energy created by the relative motion can be converted to various forms of energy including electrical energy. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187102 | Energy System - An ocean wave energy system is for generating power from ocean waves. The system comprises wall components defining one or more channels for guiding propagation of ocean waves therealong. Each channel has a first end for receiving the ocean waves and a second end remote from the first end. A float arrangement is disposed along each of the one or more channels between its first and second ends. Moreover, the float arrangement being arranged in size to progressively absorb energy from the ocean waves commencing with longest wavelength components in the waves and finishing with shortest wavelength components in the waves. The ocean wave energy system is capable of extracting energy efficiently and conveniently from ocean wave motion. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187103 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OUTPUT OF THE SAME - It is an object to supply, to the utmost extent, reactive power according to a demand of a utility grid side while maintaining the power factor within a predetermined range. The wind turbine generator system includes a main controller | 2011-08-04 |
20110187104 | PITCH DRIVE APPARATUS OF WIND GENERATOR AND WIND GENERATOR - The invention provides a pitch drive apparatus of a wind generator and the wind generator capable of, with a simple structure, preventing reliability of the pitch drive apparatus from being deteriorated. The wind generator includes a wind turbine rotor blade having a blade root mounted so as to be turnable around an axis center O with respect to a rotor head, and a pitch drive apparatus for turning and driving the wind turbine rotor blade around the axis center O to change a pitch angle thereof. The pitch drive apparatus has an electric cylinder functioning as a linear actuator. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187105 | MAINTENANCE OPERATION METHOD FOR WIND TURBINE GENERATOR AND WIND TURBINE GENERATOR - The present invention provides a maintenance operation method for a wind turbine generator and a wind turbine generator, which can effectively utilize a phase advance capacitor equipped in the wind turbine generator and contribute to the phase factor improvement of the system side. A maintenance operation method for a wind turbine generator including an induction generator | 2011-08-04 |
20110187106 | WIND-TURBINE-GENERATOR CONTROL SYSTEM, WIND FARM, AND WIND-TURBINE-GENERATOR CONTROL METHOD - A wind-turbine control system is provided for each of a plurality of wind turbine generators constituting a wind farm, sends wind-turbine data about a controlled wind turbine generator to the wind-turbine control systems provided for the other wind turbine generators, and receives wind-turbine data about the other wind turbine generators from the wind-turbine control systems provided for the other wind turbine generators. Then, the wind-turbine control system controls the controlled wind turbine generator based on the wind-turbine data about the controlled wind turbine generator and the wind-turbine data about the other wind turbine generators. Therefore, the control of the wind turbine generators constituting the wind farm can be changed more swiftly according to the operational condition of the wind farm. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187107 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE WIND TURBINE GENERATOR - A wind turbine generator capable of easily stopping wind turbine blades at an appropriate position in a short time is provided. A pitch control device controls the pitch angle to a feather side to reduce the rotational speed of the wind turbine blades to a predetermined speed upon receiving a stop signal instructing stopping the rotation of the wind turbine blades, and, on the basis of a detection result of an angle detection device, a brake disc and a brake device are driven and controlled so that the rotation of the wind turbine blades is stopped at a desired position. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187108 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIND TURBINE GENERATOR - When a rotor is suddenly accelerated, a wind turbine generator is stopped without exerting a mechanical impact on both a tower and wind turbine blades. When the rotational speed of a wind turbine rotor is suddenly accelerated, a control unit controls the driving speed of the blades so as to change from high speed to low speed, stepwise or continuously, when a pitch-angle control unit drives the pitch angle of the blades to a feathering side. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187109 | Wind Power Generation Apparatus, Wind Power Generation System and Power System Control Apparatus - A power system control apparatus which controls a power system electrically connected to a wind power generation apparatus having a wind turbine which receives wind and rotates, a generator which generates electric power by the rotating wind turbine, and a power converter which converts the electric power generated by the generator. The power system control apparatus includes a voltage detector for detecting a voltage of the power system, a reactive power command value generation unit for generating a reactive power command value from a voltage detection value of the voltage detector, and a transmission unit for transmitting the reactive power command value to the wind power generation apparatus. Output fluctuation of the generator is suppressed, and reactive power according to the reactive power command value is transmitted from the wind power generation apparatus to the power system. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187110 | FLUID TURBINE - A fluid turbine comprises a turbine shroud, an ejector shroud, and a means for extracting energy from a fluid stream. The means for extracting energy is located in the annulus between the turbine shroud and the ejector shroud. High-energy fluid can flow through the turbine shroud to bypass the means for extracting energy. Energy is extracted from the fluid passing through the means to form a low-energy fluid stream. The high-energy fluid and the low-energy fluid can then be mixed. The turbine shroud and/or the ejector shroud has mixing lobes to increase the mixing of the two fluid streams. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187111 | Hydraulic Power Generation Motor - A hydraulic power generation motor includes a tubular body ( | 2011-08-04 |
20110187112 | HYDRO-KINETICALLY POWERED ELECTRICAL GENERATOR POWER HEAD - A Hydro-kinetically Powered Electrical Generator Power Head (HyPEG PH) is disclosed which converts unimpeded run-of-river, ocean and tidal flow currents into useful mechanical power on an infinitely variable scale. This innovative design can be used with other hydropower devices, especially those that are designed to remain completely submerged and require no additional permanent structures to be built on land (or in the water). This invention has no fast moving components and it has little to no ecological impact to the aquatic environment. This invention is designed to operate well below river traffic navigating on the surface and withstand foreign object damage due to debris floating under the surface. It is compliant to, and is designed to work with, other modular hydrokinetic power electrical generation systems that use vertical axis, horizontally rotating power heads from which they extract mechanical energy to convert to useful electrical energy. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187113 | HYDRO-ELECTRIC SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING ENERGY - An energy producing unit is provided for producing energy from an artificial fall of fluid. The energy producing unit includes a host structure immersed in a fluid and a chamber positioned relative to the host structure such that the bottom wall of the chamber is immersed in the fluid. The chamber is vertically movable between a risen position and a lowered position and is buoyantly biased to the risen position when empty. The chamber has a primary valve which divides the chamber into an upper and lower portion to control the flow of fluid between the portions. The energy producing unit includes a conduit in communication with the upper chamber portion and an energy extraction disposed within the conduit. As fluid flows through the conduit into the chamber, energy is extracted from the flowing fluid. The invention also includes a system of at least two energy producing units. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187114 | Wind driven turbine - A wind turbine has a housing with an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet. Enclosed within the housing is a rotor unit having a horizontally oriented shaft and elongated double-sided blades. Each blade has two concave outer surfaces for creating optimum lift regardless of wind flow direction. Secured within the housing and over and under the blades are shroud members which assist in creating a Venturi effect, that is rapid air flow within the housing, further increasing the efficiency of the wind turbine. Louvers are provided on the sides of the housing to optimally direct air flow into, through, and out of the housing. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187115 | Highly Reliable, Low Cost Wind Turbine Rotor Blade - A wind turbine rotor blade and a wind turbine incorporating the rotor blade include a first and second composite skin. A first and a second spar pultrusion having a base and a plurality of integral ribs generally normal to the base are attached to the inside surface of the first and second composite skins and extend the span of the rotor blade. At least one shear web connects a rib of the first spar pultrusion to a corresponding rib of the second spar pultrusion. The width of the spar pultrusions decreases in a step-wise fashion along the span of the rotor blade from the root to the tip. The leading or trailing edge of the rotor blade may be selectably opened for inspection and repair. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187116 | WIND TURBINE CONFIGURATION WITH POWER CABLE AND METHOD OF ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING A GENERATOR OF A WIND TURBINE TO A TRANSFORMER - A wind turbine configuration is constructed with a power cable having an electrical conductor with a plurality of copper clad aluminum strands that are highly flexible. The power cable includes a composite insulator including an insulating material surrounding the electrical conductor and a jacket surrounding the insulating material. The wind turbine configuration includes a wind turbine having a tower with a top and a bottom. A generator is located near the top of the tower, and a transformer is located outside of the wind turbine. A plurality of rotor blades is connected to the generator. The power cable electrically connects the generator of the wind turbine to the transformer. A method includes electrically connecting the power cable to a generator of the wind turbine and to a transformer conveying power supplied by the generator to a switchyard. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187117 | SUBSTANTIALLY SPHERICAL MULTI-BLADE WIND TURBINE - A substantially spherical multi-blade wind turbine (SSMBWT) includes: (a) a plurality of multifunctional blades ( | 2011-08-04 |
20110187118 | Generation and Use of High Pressure Air - The invention provides a device for generating high pressure air. The device comprises a block having an external surface and an internal surface, said internal surface defining an internal cavity in said block. A rotor located inside said cavity is capable of rotating about under the influence of wind energy. The block is capable of moving relative to the rotor in a direction orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the rotor so as to vary the position of the rotor within the cavity. A plurality of vanes extend from the rotor, and are coupled to the rotor in such a manner that, in every position that the block is capable of adopting relative to the rotor, the rotor is capable of rotating within the cavity while maintaining a seal between each vane and the internal surface of the block. There is a gas inlet channel and a gas outlet channel on an opposite side of the block to the gas inlet channel. The device also comprises a position controller for causing the block to move relative to the rotor so as to vary the position of the rotor within the cavity. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187119 | Hybrid Wind Turbine - An electrical power generation system comprising a tower, a nacelle supported by the tower, a wind turbine system supported on the nacelle, a fuel cell system, a battery system, a hybrid solar/fuel cell system; and a fuel line extending through at least a portion of the tower and to the fuel cell system. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187120 | Wind Turbine/Generator Set Having A Stator Cooling System Located Between Stator Frame and Active Coils - A wind turbine comprising an electrical generator that includes a rotor assembly. A wind rotor that includes a wind rotor hub is directly coupled to the rotor assembly via a simplified connection. The wind rotor and generator rotor assembly are rotatably mounted on a central spindle via a bearing assembly. The wind rotor hub includes an opening having a diameter larger than the outside diameter of the central spindle adjacent the bearing assembly so as to allow access to the bearing assembly from a cavity inside the wind rotor hub. The spindle is attached to a turret supported by a tower. Each of the spindle, turret and tower has an interior cavity that permits personnel to traverse therethrough to the cavity of the wind rotor hub. The wind turbine further includes a frictional braking system for slowing, stopping or keeping stopped the rotation of the wind rotor and rotor assembly. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187121 | Wind Turbine/Generator Set and Method of Making Same - A wind turbine comprising an electrical generator that includes a rotor assembly. A wind rotor that includes a wind rotor hub is directly coupled to the rotor assembly via a simplified connection. The wind rotor and generator rotor assembly are rotatably mounted on a central spindle via a bearing assembly. The wind rotor hub includes an opening having a diameter larger than the outside diameter of the central spindle adjacent the bearing assembly so as to allow access to the bearing assembly from a cavity inside the wind rotor hub. The spindle is attached to a turret supported by a tower. Each of the spindle, turret and tower has an interior cavity that permits personnel to traverse therethrough to the cavity of the wind rotor hub. The wind turbine further includes a frictional braking system for slowing, stopping or keeping stopped the rotation of the wind rotor and rotor assembly. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187122 | Method And System For Aligning A Wind Turbine Component - The invention relates to a method of aligning a wind turbine component with a wind turbine rotor hub, comprising providing the component with a support comprising at least one adjustable element and adjusting said at least one element to align the wind turbine component. The invention further relates to a system for aligning a wind turbine component with a wind turbine rotor hub comprising a support with at least one adjustable element supporting said wind turbine component, such that said wind turbine component can be aligned by adjusting said at least one element. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187123 | PORTABLE INTEGRATED POWER SUPPLY AND HVAC UNIT - An integrated portable power unit including a power pack and a generator mounted within a first compartment and including a second isolated air handling compartment. The air handling compartment may include a fan for moving air through ductwork, a radiator for receiving heated cooling water from the power pack and a heat exchanger connected to a compressor for generating cooled water, the compressor and the fan connected to the power pack. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187124 | POWER GENERATING APPARATUS AND PROCESS - Apparatus and process for generating an electric output comprising (a) electromagnetic means having magnet means and electromagnetic coil means; (i) a plurality of gas receiving chambers comprising at least a first chamber and a second chamber; each of the chambers having gas inlet and outlet means and adapted to receive and expel pressurized gas; (ii) moveable member means associated with the chambers; (b). means for providing pressurized gas to the chambers; (c) means for releasing pressurized gas from the chambers; and (d) means for providing timing and synchronized control of pressurized gas into and out of the chambers to effect movement of the moveable member means to provide the electric output. The apparatus and process allows for the efficient utilization of low grade heat, for example, from geothermal, waste cooling fluids and other types of waste heat sources. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187125 | Electrical Generator Apparatus, Particularly For Use On a Vehicle Roadway - An electrical generator apparatus, which is configured to convert an external actuation force applied by a vehicle traveling on a roadway into electrical energy, includes a rotatable top portion adapted to receive the external actuation force applied by the vehicle traveling on the roadway; a plurality of linkage members operatively connected to one another in succession, the rotatable top portion being operatively coupled to a first one of the plurality of linkage members operatively connected to one another in succession; a first wheel operatively coupled to a last one of the plurality of linkage members operatively connected to one another in succession; a second wheel operatively coupled to the first wheel via a tangential coupling element; a rotatable shaft operatively coupled to the second wheel; at least one flywheel operatively coupled to the rotatable shaft; and at least one electrical generator operatively coupled to the rotatable shaft, the electrical generator adapted to convert a rotational movement of the rotatable shaft into electrical energy. The second wheel of the electrical generator apparatus is configured to rotate at a higher angular velocity than the first wheel. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187126 | HOT DRY ROCK GENERATION SYSTEM - A hot dry rock generation system, having: a recharge well that is formed from the ground to an underground hot dry rock into which a heat carrier streams through the recharge well; a production well that is formed from the underground hot dry rock from which the heated heat carrier is streams through the production well; a power generation plant that converts the thermal energy of the heat carrier streaming out of, into electric energy; a collecting tank that stores the heat carrier discharged from the power generation plant; a sealing water pump that sucks the heat carrier collected in the collecting tank and makes the heat carrier stream into the recharge well, whereby the hot dry rock generation system is provided with a heat exchanger into which the heat carrier streaming out of the production well streams. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187127 | SWITCHING APPARATUS FOR STARTER - There is disclosed a switching apparatus for a starter comprising a resistor for suppressing a startup current of a motor when an engine is started, an electromagnetic relay for bypassing the resistor to energize the motor after the motor is started, a function for pushing a pinion of the starter toward a ring gear, an electromagnetic switch for opening and closing a main contact of the motor circuit. The resistor, the electromagnetic relay, and the electromagnetic switch are integrally accommodated inside a housing formed of a metallic bottomed frame and a contact cover, and are connected to the motor circuit via two external connection terminals fixed to the contact cover. The apparatus can facilitate connectivity to the vehicle side by reducing the number of cables and can enhance an installation property. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187128 | SAND DOSING AND BLOCKING DEVICE - The invention relates to a sand dosing and blocking device ( | 2011-08-04 |
20110187129 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK - A motor vehicle door lock, comprising a locking mechanism ( | 2011-08-04 |
20110187130 | Door Opening Mechanism With Automatic Adjustment Of The Door Opening Latch - The invention describes a remote-actuable door opener for installation in a door having a preferably positionally fixed door frame and having a door leaf movably mounted thereon. The door leaf has a movable door opener catch ( | 2011-08-04 |
20110187131 | DOOR CLAMP - Apparatuses and methods for securing a door. The apparatuses include a door clamp having a stop, a base attached to the stop, a jamb bracket attached to the base, and a fastener coupled to the jamb bracket. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes first and second jamb brackets attached at a hinge, a handle attached coaxially with the hinge, first and second bases extending from the jamb brackets, and first and second stops attached to the bases. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187132 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK - A motor vehicle door lock, comprising a locking mechanism ( | 2011-08-04 |
20110187133 | BATTERY COVER LATCH MECHANISM AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A battery cover latching mechanism includes a housing member, a cover member, and a latching member. The latching member is assembled with the cover member and includes a latching clasp and a resilient arm. The latching clasp selectively latches and unlatches from the housing member by deforming the resilient arm. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187134 | FRONT PART FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE BODY - A front part of a motor vehicle body is provided that includes, but is not limited to a radiator and a bumper support transversely extending in front of the radiator and an air passage aligned with the radiator and formed in the bumper support. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187135 | Impact absorbing member for vehicle - Of side wall portions ( | 2011-08-04 |
20110187136 | PORTABLE WASTE PACKAGING DEVICE - A device for collecting and packaging solid waste or toxic material is provided. A first arm and a second arm are coupled with a lever, wherein at least one arm is slidably coupled with the lever. A bag may be positioned in an open position when the first arm is located distally from the second arm, and the bag may be closed by an operator manipulating the arms towards each other. The device may include a motor and/or a spring or springs to drive the arms towards or away from each other. A plate, a pole and/or a handle may be coupled with the arms. The plate may be positioned relative to the arms to stabilize the waste or toxic material for insertion into the bag. The bag may include an adhesive, paper, plastic, recycled plastic and/or cellulose. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187137 | Heat Shield For Grilling Tools - A heat shield having at least one shield portion, a grip having a proximal end and a distal end, and a collar located proximal of said grip and adapted to receive the shaft of a tool is provided herein. The at least one shield portion is rotatable with respect to the grip and may be weighted such that it remains pointing downward when the grip portion is rotated about a longitudinal axis therethrough. The at least one shield portion may include a main shield and at least one secondary shield rotatably connected to the main shield. The heat shield may also be provided as part of a cooking tool having a shaft with a proximal end and a distal end and a cooking element attached at the distal end of the shaft. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187138 | PNEUMATIC NEEDLE GRIPPER - The invention concerns a pneumatic needle gripper that comprises two due slides ( | 2011-08-04 |
20110187139 | HANDLING SYSTEM FOR A CONTAINER FOR NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY - A handling system including a tool for lifting the container, wherein the lifting tool includes a lifting carrier to be suspended and a member for gripping the container comprising removable devices for fastening the container onto the gripping member. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187140 | EDGE GRIP DEVICE AND ROBOT INCLUDING THE SAME - A chuck hand | 2011-08-04 |
20110187141 | FRAME MOLDING - A frame molding is provided. The frame molding includes a frame molding main body having first claws and a holder member assembled with the frame molding main body. A holder member includes a metal holder portion and a resin holder portion fixed to the metal holder portion. The resin holder has receiving portions that are crimped by the claws. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187142 | Method and Apparatus for Selling Consumer Products - Methods and apparatus for advertising, promoting, marketing and/or selling products and services. The inventions include a mobile vehicle for advertising, promotion, marketing and sales of products and services, wherein the vehicle is self-propelled and self-contained for transport to, and operation in, any locale. A showroom affixed to or carried by or in the moving vehicle, the vehicle acting as a moving showroom, mobile kiosk, or mobile store. Preferably, the showroom has side panels on three sides which can be raised, removed or retracted to allow customers to view the products within the showroom. Further preferably, the panels have advertising on both of their sides, providing billboards that are visible on all of the sides of the vehicle, such that three hundred and sixty degrees of billboard signage are present to promote particular products and services. Those products and services can include electronics and electrical devices, mechanical products, consumer products, and other objects. The products and services may be promoted for direct sale from the moving showroom, or for sale from other outlets, such as retail stores and Internet sales. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187143 | Sting Trailer - A sting trailer has a front end-wall located at a first standard trailer length from a rear end of the sting trailer, a false end-wall located at a second standard trailer length from the rear end of the sting trailer, and a hidden compartment located between the front end-wall and the false end-wall. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187144 | VEHICLE INTERIOR STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY - A vehicle interior structural assembly includes an instrument panel that is dimensioned to extend laterally between opposing interior side walls of a passenger compartment of a vehicle. A structural member extends between first and second ends of the instrument panel such that the structural member is substantially concealed by the instrument panel. A stay bracket is connected to the structural member and extends downward from the structural member. The stay bracket is located forward of a rearmost extent of the instrument panel. A reinforcement member is connected to the stay bracket at a first point and a second point that are vertically spaced from one another. The reinforcement member includes a support portion cantilevered from and extending rearward of the rearmost extent of the instrument panel such that forces applied to the reinforcement member are directed to the stay bracket and the structural member. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187145 | INSTRUMENT PANEL - An instrument panel allows increase in the strength of supporting a striker, and improvement of the rigidity of an opening part formed in a front wall of an instrument panel body, thereby easily maintaining a constant gap at a joint between the opening part and a glove compartment, even if the instrument panel or the glove compartment is made larger. An opening part is formed in a front wall of an instrument panel body, a glove compartment is provided on a back side of the opening part, a lower end portion of the opening part is fixed to brackets extending from a steering member, a reinforcement including a striker is fixed to a back surface of an upper end portion of the opening part, one end portion, on the inner side of the vehicle interior, of a cover panel that covers an upper portion of an article storage part is fixed to the reinforcement, and an opposite end portion of the cover panel is fixed to the brackets. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187146 | VEHICLE SEATING ARRANGEMENT INCLUDING A COLLAPSIBLE SEAT - A seating arrangement for a row of seats in a vehicle includes a right seat connected with a vehicle body of the vehicle, a left seat connected with the vehicle body, and a middle seat positioned between the right seat and the left seat. At least one of the right seat and the left seat is moveable in a lateral direction with respect to the other seat and the vehicle body. Movement of the at least one seat toward the other seat can collapse the middle seat. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187147 | Vehicle with an Instrument Panel which is Designed for a Side Impact - A vehicle contains a vehicle body with two A pillars and two B pillars which bound a vehicle interior, and an instrument panel which is arranged in the interior between the A pillars. The instrument panel has an instrument panel reinforcement. The instrument panel reinforcement has at least one first section and/or one second section, and the first and/or second section extends/extend in each case transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle at least over part of the instrument panel, beginning in each case on the outside of the instrument panel, in order to stiffen the instrument panel against a high force acting on the outsides of the instrument panel, for example against a force which is produced by a side impact. The contour of the instrument panel, including the instrument panel reinforcement, lies at least partially at a height between the A pillars and the B pillars at least in the region of the respective outside of the instrument panel. The instrument panel reinforcement is arranged in that region of the contour of the instrument panel which projects the furthest into the vehicle interior from the direction of the B pillars. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187148 | TENSIONING AND LOCK DEVICE - The present invention is directed to a tensioning and lock device for achieving a sufficient amount of tension throughout a tarp cover. The present invention is particularly well suited for retractable, tarp cover systems used in the trucking industry, but is also useful in other applications and in other fields. The tensioning and lock device comprises a base and an extending mechanism comprising an actuator. The actuator may be of the hydraulic, pneumatic, or mechanical variation and can be either manually or automatically powered. The present tensioning device is lightweight, compact, easy to install and accomplishes its function in a minimal amount of time. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187149 | Vehicle Roof Retracting Device and Vehicle Having the Same - A vehicle roof retracting device comprises a guiding mechanism, a rear shelf, a principal shaft, an adjusting lever, an initiative lever, and a connecting lever. The guiding mechanism of the roof rotates around the principal shaft for actuating the roof to displace between a closed position and a retracted position. The rear shelf provides a space for the passage of the roof when it is opened and conceals a gap between the roof and the trunk cover when it is closed. The adjusting lever is connected to an extension extending transversely from one end of the guiding mechanism and actuated by the extension to rotate around the principal shaft. A protruding part of the adjusting lever is engaged with or disengaged from the initiative lever for rotating the initiative lever around said principal shaft. The connecting lever is configured to connect the initiative lever and the rear shelf for displacing the rear shelf between the open position and the closed position. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187150 | OPENING, IN PARTICULAR TAILGATE FOR AN AUTOMOBILE - A vehicle door having a window glass and a support element extending the window glass, the support element includes a door fastener or fastener means for fastening the door to a body-in-white of the vehicle and window glass fastener means for fastening the window glass to the support element. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187151 | PASSIVELY DEPLOYABLE AIR DAM FOR A VEHICLE - An air dam assembly mounted under a front end of a vehicle includes a passively deployable air dam assembly. The passively deployable air dam assembly includes a passively deployable air dam having a front surface at least partially exposed to ram air when the vehicle is traveling in a forward direction, and a passive deployment assembly including at least one spring biasing the passively deployable air dam into a retracted position, with the passive deployment assembly engaging the passively deployable air dam to allow the passively deployable air dam to move, against the bias of the spring, from the retracted position to a deployed position closer to ground under the vehicle when a forward speed of the vehicle reaches or exceeds a predetermined activation speed. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187152 | SAFETY PROTECTION CANOPY FOR MOTOR/MAN-POWERED VEHICLE - A safety protection canopy for motor/man-powered vehicle includes: a front face section mounted in front of a seat section of the motor/man-powered vehicle, the front face section having a front cushioning member; a rear face section mounted behind the seat section of the motor/man-powered vehicle, the rear face section having a rear cushioning member; and a top face section mounted above the seat section of the motor/man-powered vehicle. The top face section has a front side connected with the front face section and a rear side connected with the rear face section. The top face section further has a top cushioning member. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187153 | Radiator Grill Arrangement - The invention relates to a radiator grill arrangement ( | 2011-08-04 |
20110187154 | COCKPIT CROSS BEAM WITH VARIABLE STEERING COLUMN ANGLE OF INCLINATION - A cockpit cross beam for a motor vehicle includes at least one structured metal section arranged on the driver's side, wherein the metal section exhibits cross-sectional areas varying in the axial direction and has connection elements for connecting the metal section to other structural parts of a motor vehicle body. A cockpit cross beam that permits variable steering column angles of inclination with identical steering column connection is achieved in that the metal section arranged on the driver's side in each case has rotationally symmetric cross-sectional areas as connection elements at its ends and the cross-sectional areas of the ends have a common rotational axis. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187155 | VEHICLE BODY SIDE STRUCTURE - A vehicle body side structure includes an outer side panel and an inner side panel. The outer side panel has an outer window area and a window sash formed adjacent to and surrounding the outer window area. The outer window area includes a removable portion that spans the outer window area. The inner side panel has an inner window area and an attachment flange formed adjacent to and surrounding the inner window area. The attachment flange is rigidly attached to the window sash along a connection area to prevent movement of the inner side panel relative to the outer side panel. The removable portion of the outer window area is located adjacent to the connection area. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187156 | ANTI-THEFT DEVICE FOR AN ACCESS DOOR - A door having a latch mechanism is provided. The door also includes a bracket, and a pawl having a first aperture. The pawl is rotatably attached to the bracket and is operatively connected to the latch. The door additionally includes a key-cylinder adapted to selectively lock and unlock the latch by rotating the pawl, and a shield having a second aperture. Furthermore, the door includes a component connected to the key-cylinder. The component is aligned with and extends through the first and second apertures without contact with the pawl or with the shield, and is configured to not impede the rotation of the pawl by the key-cylinder when the component is aligned with the first and second apertures. The component is also configured to detach the pawl from the bracket and limit the key-cylinder extraction, when the key-cylinder is forcibly manipulated thereby causing the component to contact the shield. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187157 | VEHICULAR AIR-CONDITIONING DUCT STRUCTURE - A vehicular air-conditioning duct structure including: a first duct, provided behind an instrument panel, that communicates a first blowout port formed in the instrument panel with a delivery port of an air conditioner; a second duct downstream portion formed separately from a second duct main body portion provided behind the instrumental panel and connected to a downstream side of the second duct main body portion to thereby constitute a second duct that communicates a second blowout port formed in the instrument panel with the delivery port; a mounting portion that fixes the second duct downstream portion to a downstream side of the first duct; and a bridge portion that couples a portion of the first duct upstream of the mounting portion to the second duct main body portion and that is joined to a back face of the instrument panel. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187158 | VEHICLE CEILING STRUCTURE - In a vehicle ceiling structure, a long reinforcing rib is attached to a ceiling member of the vehicle, the rib being made of a resin having a different coefficient of thermal expansion from that of the ceiling member. The reinforcing rib comprises a plurality of segmented ribs that are divided by a gap in a longitudinal direction. One segmented rib of adjoining segmented ribs and is formed, in upper and lower parts of a front end portion thereof, with an upper protrusion and a lower protrusion protruding in the longitudinal direction. One segmented rib and the other segmented rib fit with each other such that a lower face of the upper protrusion and an upper face of the lower protrusion of the one segmented rib respectively face a rear end portion of the other segmented rib in an up and down direction. | 2011-08-04 |
20110187159 | VEHICLE ROOF SYSTEM - In a vehicle roof system for closing and opening a roof opening ( | 2011-08-04 |
20110187160 | VEHICLE ROOF SYSTEM - In a vehicle roof system for closing and opening a roof opening ( | 2011-08-04 |
20110187161 | VEHICLE ROOF SYSTEM - In a vehicle roof system for closing and opening a roof opening ( | 2011-08-04 |
20110187162 | VEHICLE ROOF SYSTEM - In a vehicle roof system for closing and opening a roof opening ( | 2011-08-04 |
20110187163 | SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY - Embodiments of the present invention include a seat back assembly comprising a seat back with a recess and a tray table assembly. The table body is configured to substantially fit within the recess. An amenity compartment may also be coupled to the seat back above the tray table assembly and may be configured to also substantially fit within the recess. The amenity compartment may be a bezel or an upper literature pocket. A latching mechanism releasably engages the tray table assembly with the amenity compartment. The amenity compartment may be coupled to the seat back via a hook that engages a slotted bracket on the seat back and projections that engage receptacles on the seat back. A protective covering may be inserted between the seat back and the amenity compartment and coupled to the seat back without additional fasteners. The protective covering may be a full shroud, a partial shroud, or a dress cover. | 2011-08-04 |