32nd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140216176 | Device for Extracting at Least One Gas Contained in A Circulating Fluid - The device comprises an apparatus ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140216177 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMATION AND WITHDRAWAL OF A SAMPLE FROM A SURFACE TO BE ANALYZED - A method and system for formation and withdrawal of a sample from a surface to be analyzed utilizes a collection instrument having a port through which a liquid solution is conducted onto the surface to be analyzed. The port is positioned adjacent the surface to be analyzed, and the liquid solution is conducted onto the surface through the port so that the liquid solution conducted onto the surface interacts with material comprising the surface. An amount of material is thereafter withdrawn from the surface. Pressure control can be utilized to manipulate the solution balance at the surface to thereby control the withdrawal of the amount of material from the surface. Furthermore, such pressure control can be coordinated with the movement of the surface relative to the port of the collection instrument within the X-Y plane. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216178 | TEST APPARATUS OF GASES - A test apparatus of gases is provided for transmitting gases in a plurality of gas tubes to a test tube for testing, the test apparatus including a test main body, a cover plate and a connecting component for selection. The test main body includes a container tank; gases inside the container tank are exhausted via an exhaust tube. The cover plate is disposed on the test main body for sealing the container tank. The cover plate includes a central channel and a plurality of surrounding channels that surround the central channel. The central channel connects the test tube and the surrounding channels respectively connect the gas tubes. The connecting component for selection is disposed rotatably in the container tank toward a rotating direction and is attached closely to the cover plate. The connecting component for selection includes a central gas outlet and a gas inlet. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216179 | MICROCHIP AND CHANNEL STRUCTURE FOR THE SAME - A microchip includes a channel permitting a sheath liquid to flow therethrough; and a microtube for introducing a sample liquid into a laminar flow of the sheath liquid flowing through the channel; wherein liquid feeding is performed in the condition where a laminar flow of the sample liquid introduced through the microtube is surrounded by the laminar flow of the sheath liquid. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216180 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING IMPACT TIME IN GOLF SWING - A method for extracting impact time in a golf swing includes acquiring at least one chronological waveform among chronological waveforms of an angular velocity about x-axis, an angular velocity about y-axis, and an angular velocity about z-axis obtained when a golf ball is hit by a golf club attached with a sensor that measures angular velocities about three axes, when the x-axis is orientated along a toe-heel direction of a golf club head, when the y-axis is orientated so as to follow along a direction in which a ball is hit, and when the z-axis is orientated to match an axial direction of a shaft; acquiring timing at which laser light, disposed immediately in front of where the golf club head impacts the ball, is shielded by the golf club head or the shaft; and determining an impact time using the at least one chronological waveform and the timing. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216181 | Acute Medical Particulate Testing Device - An acute medical particulate testing device for determining particle shed from a medical device during implantation. The device includes a closed loop system through which a solution is forcibly passed. An inlet port allows a catheter-mounted medical device to be incorporated into the flow loop. At least one tortuous passage is provided to replicate the vascular pathway and tortuosity which simulates the turns and bends and rubbing that affect particulate release from an implantable medical device as it is passed through the vasculature. A debubbler is provided to remove air bubbles from the solution before it is passed into a particle counting device that counts particle shed from the medical device during the simulated implantation. A filter having desired porosity removes particles from the solution. A final filter system removes all particles and air bubbles from the solution before it is re-circulated through the loop. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216182 | Single-shaft track-changeable vibration exciter - A single-shaft track-changeable vibration exciter comprises a vibration box ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140216183 | STEERING SYSTEM - A steering system includes: pinion teeth coupled to a steering shaft to transmit steering torque; pinion teeth that transmit assist torque based on the steering torque; a rack shaft that meshes with the pinion teeth at a first meshing portion and meshes with the pinion teeth at the second meshing portion; a tubular rack housing that accommodates the rack shaft; and a rack bushing that supports the rack shaft in the rack housing. The rack busing supports the rack shaft, at a position between the first meshing portion and the second meshing portion. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216184 | TOOTHED-RACK STEERING GEAR - The invention relates to a rack and pinion steering gear for a motor vehicle, having a steering pinion ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140216185 | VARIABLE LINEAR MOTOR - Device and method for enabling independent tuning of frequency and amplitude of a reverse crankshaft motor. The reverse crankshaft motor provides periodic reciprocating motion based on periodic rotational motion from a rotational motor. The reverse crankshaft motor includes a crankshaft structure having first and second frames with a third axle arranged between them and connected to them by hinges. An amplituder is affixed to the third axle and may communicate with an external device. As the first and second frames move toward or apart from each other, the third axle moves radially toward or away from a central axis of the crankshaft structure. The position of the third axle determines the amplitude of the periodic reciprocating motion of the amplituder. By adjusting the position of the first and second frames, the operator may adjust the amplitude independently from the frequency of the periodic rotational motion supplied by the rotational motor. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216186 | High-Load Linear Actuator - A high-load linear actuator includes a driving mechanism, a worm shaft, a worm wheel assembly, a lead screw, a telescopic pipe and an outer pipe. The driving mechanism includes a base and a motor. The base has a supporting portion and an accommodating portion. The motor is fixed to the supporting portion. The worm shaft extends from the motor into the supporting portion. The worm wheel assembly includes a worm wheel and two bearings for supporting the worm wheel in the accommodating portion. The worm wheel is engaged with the worm shaft. The lead screw is disposed through the worm wheel and driven by the motor for rotation. The telescopic pipe slips on the lead screw to be threadedly connected therewith. The outer pipe slips on the telescopic pipe. The rotation of the lead screw drives the telescopic pipe to linearly extend or retract relative to the outer pipe. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216187 | END EFFECTOR CONNECTION AND ACTUATION SYTEMS - An end effector actuation system includes a shaft assembly having an outer shaft with an internal lumen and an actuation rod slidably received in the lumen, the outer shaft having a distal end portion that is compressible only when the actuation rod is absent from the lumen in the distal end portion, a locking boss provided on the distal end portion; and an end effector assembly having a receiving opening and a retention pocket, wherein the receiving opening is sized to receive the compressed distal end portion of the outer shaft and the retention pocket is sized to receive the locking boss when the distal end portion is uncompressed due to the presence of the actuation rod in the lumen of the distal end portion. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216188 | Teleskopierbare Schiebeholmvorrichtung und Verfahren zu deren Nutzung - The present invention relates to a telescopable sliding beam device with a sliding beam box and at least one first sliding beam and at least one second sliding beam, which are telescopable into each other, wherein the second sliding beam is mounted in the sliding beam box so as to be steplessly telescopable, and wherein in a first supporting region the first sliding beam is retracted and a stepless adjustment of the sliding beam device can be carried out by shifting the second sliding beam. According to the invention, the first sliding beam furthermore is extended in a second supporting region and a stepless adjustment of the sliding beam device can be carried out by shifting the second sliding beam. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216189 | Gear Shift Mechanism - A shifting mechanism has a shift fork. The shift fork has upper and lower arms connected by an upright portion. The upright portion defines a pivot axis for the fork. The mechanism also has a clutch collar that is connected to the shift fork. The shift fork is connected to gearing and a motor to pivot the fork and thus the clutch collar into and out of engagement with a clutch. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216190 | GEAR FOR A SPUR GEAR STAGE WITHOUT PLAY - A gear is described for a spur gear stage without play having a hub ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140216191 | PINION VIBRATION DAMPING USING VISCOELASTIC PATCH - A gearwheel extending in an axial direction and in a radial direction, the gearwheel including a radial web carrying an axial annular rim, the rim carrying gear teeth. The web includes a vibration damper device including a layer of viscoelastic material and a backing layer. The layer of viscoelastic material is arranged axially between the radial web and the backing layer, and the layer of viscoelastic material is fixed directly to the web. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216192 | HIGH DEGREE OF FREEDOM (DOF) CONTROLLER - Disclosed is a high degree of freedom control apparatus that includes a base attached to a strain gauge assembly movable in three orthogonal directions to provide signals indicative of a position of the strain gauge assembly relative to the base. An actuator assembly is supported on the base and movable by an operator's arm, hand, digit, or wrist relative to the base structure. The actuator assembly provides signals indicative of the position of the operator's arm, hand, digit or wrist in at least seven degrees of freedom relative to the base structure. The actuator assembly includes a wrist angle stage and a digit angle stage. The strain gauge assembly includes a spring plate and a load cell that is configured to provide a signal indicative of deflection of the load cell relative to the base. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216193 | Activation Apparatus for a Transmission of a Motor Vehicle - An activation apparatus is provided for a transmission of a motor vehicle, having a gear selector that is moveable in one shift gate for the selection of at least one forward travel program and a reverse travel gear of the transmission. The gear selector is designed to assume a monostable rest position in the shift gate. The activation apparatus is designed to select at least one addition drive program via at least partially simultaneous and/or sequential activation of the gear selector and an activation device arranged on the gear selector. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216194 | Activation Apparatus for a Transmission of a Motor Vehicle - An activation apparatus is provided for a transmission of a motor vehicle, having a gear selector that is moveable in at least one shift gate for selecting different drive program of the transmission, a control device with which the selection of at least one drive program of the transmission can be locked, and at least two sensors designed for detecting a gear selector activation. The control device is designed for determining the plausibility of signals detected by the sensors and for enabling the selection of the drive program on the basis of the plausibility determination. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216195 | STRUCTURE OF LEVER OF VEHICLE TRANSMISSION - A structure of a shift lever that changes to a manual mode. The structure includes a shift lever that has a protrusion formed to a horizontal side and a base spaced from the shift lever to allow the protrusion to reach the base during horizontal movement of the shift lever. A G-return to which the protrusion is coupled is mounted on the base to be able to turn and a knob that is connected to one end of a knob lever pivotably mounted on the base with the other end of the knob lever facing the shift lever, slides with the horizontal movement of the shift lever. The conversion to a manual mode is sensed from the sliding of the knob and change to the manual mode is controlled by turning of the G-return. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216196 | NON-CONTACT TYPE SHIFT LOCK APPARATUS - A non-contact shift lock apparatus that includes a coil and a plunger in a housing. More specifically, the plunger moves downward in the housing when power is supplied to the coil. A shift lever locks when the plunger moves downward and unlocks when the plunger moves upward. Further, when power is supplied to the coil, the plunger is magnetized by a magnetic field and a magnetic force focus is formed at the plunger where a magnetic force is concentrated. The plunger is moved downward by magnetic force balance between a center of the magnetic field generated by the coil and the magnetic force focus, so that the position where the plunger moves downward to is determined by the position where the magnetic force focus is formed. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216197 | SECURING ELEMENT, A STEERING BEARING COMPRISING A SECURING ELEMENT, AND A STEERING COLUMN COMPRISING A STEERING BEARING AND A SECURING ELEMENT - A securing element ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140216198 | CABLE ADJUSTING UNIT - A cable adjusting unit includes a first member, a second member and an actuator. The second member is movably arranged with respect to the first member. The actuator is operatively coupled to at least one of the first member and the second member. The actuator is arranged to relatively move the first member with respect to the second member. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216199 | VARIABLE RADIUS LEVER ARM ASSEMBLY - A curled variable radius lever comprises a lever arm of variable effective length that curls and uncurls about a drive axis. In a preferred arrangement the lever assembly has a plurality of rigid blocks linked together by a chain or spring steel strip. Each block has a pair of walls 11 that face and abut each other in an uncurled, straightened state of the lever arm. The abutment of the walls of the lever arm rigidifies the arm and prevents the arm from bending further in the direction of uncurling when a driving force is applied by users to a handle. The lever may be used with socket sets, yacht winch, fishing rod reel, a bicycle crank or a jack assembly. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216200 | BICYCLE HANDLEBAR CLAMP and bicycle handlebar clampassembly - A bicycle handlebar clamp is configured to be attached on a handlebar. The bicycle handlebar clamp includes an outer surface, a handlebar engagement surface and an attachment bore. The handlebar engagement surface is configured to be engaged with the handlebar. The fixing nut receiving aperture is configured to receive a fixing nut. The fixing nut receiving aperture extends through the handlebar clamp from the outer surface to the handlebar engagement surface. The attachment bore is configured to receive an attachment pin. The attachment bore and the fixing nut receiving aperture intersect each other. A bicycle handlebar clamp assembly is provided with the bicycle handlebar clamp. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216201 | CAMSHAFT, ESPECIALLY FOR MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINES - The invention relates to a camshaft, especially for motor vehicle engines, comprising a first shaft and a second shaft forming a hollow outer shaft ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140216202 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve timing control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, including a drive rotation member, a follower rotation member, an electric motor serving to change a relative rotational phase of the drive rotation member and the follower rotation member, a torsion spring accommodated in an annular accommodation space having an axial closed end which is formed between an inner periphery of the drive rotation member and an outer periphery of the follower rotation member, and a stop plate fixed to the drive rotation member so as to cover a part of an axial open end of the annular accommodation space, the stop plate cooperating with the follower rotation member or a camshaft to restrict relative rotation of the drive rotation member and the follower rotation member within a predetermined angular range. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216203 | FUEL SUPPLY PUMP - A tappet converts rotational motion of a cam placed on a lower side of a plunger into linear reciprocating motion and transmits the converted linear reciprocating motion to the plunger. The tappet includes a roller and a shoe. The roller is reciprocated in a top-to-bottom direction in a state where the roller contacts an outer peripheral surface of the cam. The shoe rotatably supports the roller and is reciprocated in the top-to-bottom direction. In the fuel supply pump, there is satisfied an inequality of X2014-08-07 | |
20140216204 | COMPOSITE DOME CONNECTORS FOR FLYWHEEL RIM TO SHAFT ATTACHMENT - A dome connector for a flywheel rim to shaft attachment is provided. The dome connector includes a helically wound composite band that extends from a first port to a second port. The helically wound composite band has a helical angle in relation to a line perpendicular to a center of axis of the dome connector. The helical angle is selected to at least in part achieve a desired stiffness in the dome connector. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216205 | Crank Assembly - The invention is a crank assembly designed to allow the length of the crank arms to vary throughout the revolution of the crank. A spindle is attached to the bottom bracket assembly of a bicycle. The spindle is comprised of a cylindrical shaft with a mating feature at each end. A first crank arm assembly is attached to the spindle's left mating feature. The left crank arm assembly includes the crank arm, slider assembly, bearing, track, and pedal. Next, a second crank arm assembly is attached to the spindle's right mating feature. The right crank arm assembly includes the chain ring base, bearing, track, crank arm, slider assembly, pedal, and chain ring. Finally, the trajectory of the pedals in this invention follows a unique curve designed to allow the optimum expansion and contraction of the crank arms coinciding with the optimum amount of torque and angular speed. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216206 | MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVE ARRANGEMENT - In a motor vehicle drive arrangement having a main drive train for driving a main axle and an auxiliary drive train for driving an auxiliary drive axle, with a power shift clutch for connecting the auxiliary drive train to the main drive train, the auxiliary drive train comprises at least one switching unit for engaging the power shift clutch which is arranged in the power flow in series with the switching unit without a differential speed. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216207 | METHODS OF CONTROLLING NANOSTRUCTURE FORMATIONS AND SHAPES - A method of forming monodispersed metal nanowires comprising: forming a reaction mixture including a metal salt, a capping agent and an ionic additive in a polar solvent at a first temperature; and forming metal nanowires by reducing the metal salt in the reaction mixture. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216208 | Formed or domed cutting teeth formed by improved double etching processes - A device and method for manufacture thereof having a one or more cantilevered cutting teeth integrally formed in raised configuration on a flat base fro cutting food items moved along said base. The free end portion is formed by upper and lower etched out portions of the upper end of said cutting teeth to form a cutting edge. The upper surface of the upper cut-out portion of the teeth is situation at a position out contact with food items being cut. A substantially portion of the teeth is coated with a low friction material, except for the cutting edge In a second embodiment one or more domed cutting elements are cut out of base sheet and may include a leading V-shaped cutting edge. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216209 | RETRACTABLE BOTTLE OPENER ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS THEREOF - A bottle opener assembly includes a bottle opener having a body including a first end and a second end opposed to the first end. A reel component is coupled to the first end of the bottle opener via a connecting cable. The reel component comprises an attachment structure configured to be attached to a mounting surface. A housing is coupled to the attachment structure. The housing is configured to rotate about a center axis of the attachment structure. A retraction assembly is coupled to and positioned within the housing. The retraction assembly is configured to release the connecting cable through a port in the housing when a pulling force above a threshold force is applied to the connecting cable. The retraction assembly is configured to automatically retract the connecting cable through the port when the pulling force is below the threshold force. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216210 | STRIKING DEVICE WITH SLIDING WEIGHT FOR INCREASING IMPACT FORCE - A striking device comprising a striking head, an elongate handle comprising a first end and an opposed second end. The striking head is affixed to the first end while the second end has a hand grip which facilitates gripping of the handle by an operator of the striking device. The handle accommodates a sliding weight which is movable, due to a swinging motion of the striking device, from the first end of the handle toward the second end of the handle to increase an impact force of the striking head as the striking head strikes an object to be struck. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216211 | RATCHET AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A ratchet includes multiple ratchet teeth defined in the outer periphery thereof and a coated layer is coated along the outer periphery of the ratchet. A sand blasting device is used to blast sands to remove a part of the coated layer to define a circular endless opening on the coated layer, and the ratchet teeth protrude the coated layer from the openings. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216212 | TORQUE WRENCH FOR ARCHERY BROADHEADS AND FASTENERS - A tool for archery broadheads or other fasteners is provided including an engagement end having an aperture, socket or drive feature to accommodate the broadhead or engage a fastener. The tool is constructed at least partially from an elastomeric material. Upon application of a moment to the tool by a user, part of the tool deforms or twists so that indicia elements move relative to one another and output torque or moment information to a user based on the spatial orientation of the indicia elements relative to one another. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216213 | Tool Bit - A tool bit includes a plurality of fins each having first and second ends and extended radially and longitudinally and including the second end thereof forming two opposite lateral sides each including a reinforcing section extended therefrom. Two adjacent fins of the plurality of fins form a recess therebetween, which has a curved periphery interconnecting two adjacent reinforcing sections of the two adjacent fins. Each fin defines a first length from the end thereof to the curved periphery of the recess extended from the second end thereof. The first length is smaller than a second length defined between two opposite peripheral sides of a hexagonal periphery of a connecting end of the tool bit. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216214 | REMOVAL TOOL - A removal tool includes an elongate rod. A first end of the elongate rod is to be connected to and driven by a drive device, and a second end of the elongate rod is connected integrally to the first end. A direction from the first end toward the second end, which is substantially parallel to a longitudinal center axis of the elongate rod, is defined as a first direction. Along the first direction the second end is conically tapered and formed with plural splines which obliquely extend relative to the longitudinal center axis according a twist direction, wherein the twist direction generally conforms to a direction in which the removal tool is used to unfasten a fastener. Each spline has a circumferential surface having plural first teeth which obliquely extend relative to the longitudinal center axis according to the twist direction along the first direction. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216215 | Tube Tool Device - The present invention is directed to an implement holder and a flexible tube handle that has semi-rigid or flexible walls. The tube handle has a frame adapted to be removably secured to the sealed end of the flexible tube. The frame has an attachment portion and a tool portion. The attachment portion has a first surface adapted to generally encircle and/or grip a portion of the sealed end or body of the flexible tube and the tool portion has a tube holder adapted to receive a tool or having a tool affixed thereto. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216216 | MACHINE TOOL, WORKPIECE MACHINING METHOD AND UES IN A MACHINE TOOL OR IN A WORKPIECE MACHINING METHOD - In a method for machining a workpiece using a tool, the tool engages with the workpiece and between the two a cutting motion is induced. Furthermore, a relative first vibration motion between workpiece and tool, which is superimposed on the cutting motion, is induced in such a way that one or more characteristic values of the first vibration motion and one or more characteristic values of the cutting motion are adjusted in relation to one another. The superimposed vibration motion can also be induced in such a way that distinctive surface zones of the workpiece are generated. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216217 | Paring Tool, method for Producing a Cylinder Unit and Lathe - Method for producing a cylinder unit, with the steps: clamping the cylinder ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140216218 | CUTTING METHOD AND CUTTING APPARATUS - A tool-main-spindle, whose cutting angle can be changed, is translated by an X-axis moving mechanism portion on an X-axis provided in a plane perpendicular to an axis of a work, and is translated on a Y-axis by a Y-axis moving mechanism portion. Cutting of the work is performed by setting the cutting angle of the tool-main-spindle to an angle of the cutting tool at which the work has large dynamic rigidity, and causing an axis of a cutting tool to cross the work axis, and cutting the work with the cutting tool toward the axis of the work by cooperatively operating the X-axis moving mechanism portion and the Y-axis moving mechanism portion. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216219 | DOUBLE-SAW BAND SAW MACHINE AND A METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A double-saw band saw machine includes a base, a first band saw unit, a second band saw unit, a feeding unit and a clamp unit. When an object to be sawn is located in a sawing area between the first and second band saw units, the first and second motors control the first and second frames to move toward each other along the first axial direction, so that the first and second band saw blades can be used to cut the object to be sawn simultaneously. Hence, the sawing efficiency of the double-saw band saw machine is improved, and the replacement interval for the first and second band saw blades is extended. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216220 | KICKBACK DETECTION SYSTEM - A method of detecting a kickback event for a table saw includes operatively connecting a stress sensor to the table saw that is configured to detect a characteristic of a work component of the table saw, the work component being coupled to a workpiece being cut by the table saw during a cutting operation. The stress sensor outputs stress signals indicative of the characteristic of the work component. A speed of the saw blade is then controlled based on the stress signals. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216221 | METHOD OF PUNCHING OUT A DAMPER FROM A DAMPER MATERIAL HAVING A CONSTRAINT LAYER, PUNCHING APPARATUS USED FOR THE METHOD, AND ATTACHING APPARATUS WITH THE PUNCHING APPARATUS - A method punches out a damper from a damper material set on a punching stage with use of a hollow punch so that the punched damper is positioned within a hollow inside of the punch while vibrating a member composing the punching stage on which the damper material is set at the high frequency. The damper material includes a viscoelastic body layer and the constraint layer laminated on the viscoelastic body layer and the viscoelastic body layer includes an attaching surface through which the damper material is detachably attached on the liner. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216222 | METHOD FOR SLICING WORKPIECE AND WIRE SAW - A method for slicing a workpiece into wafers by imparting axial reciprocating motion to a wire wound around a plurality of grooved rollers, and moving the workpiece relatively downwardly to press the workpiece against the reciprocating wire and feed the workpiece with the workpiece cut into while supplying a slurry to the wire, the method including the steps of: configuring each of the grooved rollers such that a distance from a bottom of grooves of the grooved roller to a rotating shaft of the grooved roller decreases gradually from a wire-supply side toward a wire-collection side; slicing the workpiece in such a mariner that the workpiece is pressed against the wire on the wire-supply side before the workpiece is pressed against the wire on the wire-collection side. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216223 | Methods for Producing Workpieces from a Plate-Shaped Material - Methods for producing workpieces from a plate-shaped material by a severing process on a machine tool having a workpiece support comprising first and second support surfaces that can be arranged relative to each other to define a cutting gap positioned below a processing area of the machine. Cuts for waste parts and/or parts of a skeleton are made in the plate-shaped material in order to produce the at least one workpiece, such that at least one last severing cut for the one or more workpieces for completely separating the one or more workpieces from the plate-shaped material remains. The waste parts and/or parts of a skeleton are removed through the cutting gap, and then the one or more workpieces are cut free from the plate-shaped material as a last severing cut in such a way that a movement of a cut workpiece over the cutting gap again is omitted. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216224 | TABLE SAW - A table saw includes a base, a work table having a cutting opening, a tank for receiving cooling liquid, a blade partly extending out from the cutting opening, and a guard assembly. The guard assembly includes a guard for covering the blade and for moving upwards under the action of a workpiece. In a working condition, at least a portion of the guard abuts against the workpiece, and the workpiece can slide relative to the guard. The guard has a guiding wall which abuts against the workpiece in the working condition and which guides the cooling liquid into a kerf in the workpiece formed by the blade. Because the table saw collects the cooling liquid brought by the blade and returns it to the tank for receiving the cooling liquid through the cutting opening of the work table, the table saw effectively controls the cooling liquid splashed during the cutting operation of the workpiece and prevents the cooling liquid from splashing to dirty the operator, the work table, and the workpiece, saves the time of cleaning the workpiece after cutting, and enhances the operating comfort of the operator. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216225 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SEAMLESS BIAS FABRICS USING TUBULAR FABRICS - Disclosed is a seamless bias fabric manufacturing apparatus using tubular fabric, the apparatus including: a guide means having a pair of guide bars for guiding tubular fabric woven such that an angle between a warp and a weft is 90 degrees; a cutting means having a disk-shaped cutting blade for cutting one radial side of the tubular fabric in an inclined direction with respect to a progress direction of the tubular fabric guide by the guide means; and a winding means having a winding roller for continuously guiding the tubular fabric through the guide means while rotating the tubular fabric and winding the bias fabric cut by the cutting means. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216226 | SYSTEM FOR FINELY CHOPPING FOOD - A cutting system for finely chopping food items reduces physical exertion of a user and time to chop the food items while enhancing the safety of the user. The system includes a support member, a cutting sheet with a plurality of blades mounted to the support member, a block slidably mounted to the support member, a bottom member aligned with the cutting sheet and having a chopping sheet with a plurality of blades, and an upper member pivotably mounted to the bottom member. The user places a food item between the cutting sheet and the block and engages the block with the cutting sheet to cut the food item. The user maneuvers the upper member to engage with the bottom member to dice the cut food item. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216227 | CUTTING-OFF SAW WITH SAFETY PROTECTION DEVICE - A cutting-off saw with a safety protection device, including a base; a support arm arranged on the base; a cutting blade coupled to the support arm by a driving head; a fan-shaped fixed guard and a movable guard configured to enclose the cutting blade and can be combined into a single disc; an extension arm coupled to a top portion of the support arm; the movable guard coupled to one end of a guard connecting rod; the other end of the guard connecting rod formed into an arc-shaped elbow and coupled to a stop button and the extension arm. An arc-shaped bayonet having a radian matching with that of the arc-shaped elbow of the guard connecting rod is arranged on a lower portion of the stop button. It ensures that the movable guard will never be turned upwards during the operation of loading or unloading a workpiece. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216228 | TOOL SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - A tool support assembly for working on a surface is provided. The tool support assembly includes a track and a carriage movably mounted on the track. A connector link extends between and couples a tool to the carriage. The tool support assembly also includes a biasing mechanism for urging the tool towards the surface. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216229 | Protector for Musical Instrument and Player - Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and apparatus for protecting a musical instrument and the player of said instrument. One embodiment is an apparatus that includes a first layer including a moisture permeable and wicking material configured to wick fluid and moisture across and through the layer. The first layer includes a first player-facing surface and a first musical instrument facing surface. The apparatus also includes a second layer including a second player-facing surface and a second musical instrument facing surface, wherein the second player-facing surface abuts the first musical instrument facing surface of the first layer. The second layer includes a moisture impermeable material configured to prevent the wicked fluid and moisture to come into contact with the musical instrument. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216230 | Adjustable Zero Fret and Method of Use on a Stringed Instrument - An apparatus and method of varying the tonal aspects of a string instrument such as an acoustic or electric guitar which is commonly provided with a body and a fret board on the instrument's neck. The apparatus includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portion is configured to connect with the fret board and to provide a base for the upper portion, The upper portion is configured to engage the lower portion. The upper portion is also configured to receive and support an instrument's strings. The upper portion is selectively movable relative to the lower portion by an operator to change the tonal nature of the instrument. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216231 | Adjustable Musical Instrument Lever - The present invention is an adjustable musical instrument lever that changes the throw, amount of leverage, and amount of resistance the lever incurs when moved. The device also adjusts to accommodate the size of the player's hand. Further, it can be retrofit to many valved musical instruments. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216232 | SHATTER-RESISTANT DRUMSTICKS FROM SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS - Disclosed herein are drumsticks comprising agricultural fibers from monocots, particularly grasses. The disclosed drumsticks provided excellent playability, improved grip, are less susceptible to chipping, splintering, or shatter than wood drumsticks, are harder, lighter, and more durable than comparable wooden sticks. The disclosed drumsticks offer a crisper more even sound at all volumes even during dynamic performance, and are superior in damping vibrations. Also disclosed are methods for making the drumsticks and kits comprising drums and drumsticks. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216233 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TURNING PAGES CONTAINING MUSICAL SCORES WITH AN ELECTRONIC FOOT PEDAL - The various embodiments herein provide an electronic foot pedal assembly for turning pages of musical scores in a digital musical score file in a computing device. The method comprises installing a driver application for an electronic foot pedal in a computing device, installing an image viewer application in the computing device, downloading and installing a digital musical score on the computing device, opening the installed digital musical score file in the computing device, stamping the left foot pedal for opening a previous page of musical scores in a digital musical score file, stamping the right foot pedal for opening a next page of musical scores in a digital musical score file and stamping the left foot pedal continuously for opening a home page of musical scores in a digital musical score. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216234 | Detachable Electronic Drum - Various embodiments of a detachable electronic drum are described. In one aspect, an electronic drum includes a main support base having a central portion and a periphery surrounding the central portion, a striking unit disposed on the central portion of the main support base, an annular top cover disposed over and around the striking unit such that the striking unit is disposed between the main support base and the annular top cover, and an annular elastic collar coupled to the periphery of the main support base. The annular elastic collar is configured to hook to a drum hoop of a conventional drum when the electronic drum is attached to the conventional drum and disposed over a drumhead of the conventional drum such that no other portion of the electronic drum is in contact with the conventional drum. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216235 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND CONVERTING FREQUENCIES ON ELECTRICAL STRINGED INSTRUMENTS - A method of producing an output from an electrical stringed musical instrument, such as a guitar, having a plurality of strings includes steps of (i) receiving a plurality of analog signals, each analog signal being generated in response to vibration of a corresponding one of the plurality of strings and each analog signal having an associated frequency, (ii) identifying from among the analog signals a particular one of the analog signals having the lowest associated frequency, and (iii) creating an output electrical signal based on only the particular one of the analog signals, the output electrical signal having a converted frequency that is lower than the associated frequency of the particular one of the analog signals. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216236 | BOMB RACK LOCK - A bomb rack lock, as part of a bomb rack, comprising a plunger movable to engage a bomb rack linkage to be alternately secured and released and a solenoid body coupled to and operable to support the plunger. The plunger and the solenoid body are movable relative to each other and the bomb rack linkage and the solenoid body is movable between a first position and a second position. The bomb rack lock also includes a sensor to determine whether the solenoid body is in the first position. The plunger is movable to engage and disengage the bomb rack linkage with the solenoid body in the first position. In the second position, the solenoid body prevents engagement between the plunger and the bomb rack linkage. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216237 | Suppressor For Firearm - A firearm noise and recoil suppressor having a plurality of ported channels in fluid contact with the barrel to redirect some of the firing gasses for the purpose of distributing the firing propellant gasses out the discharge end of the firearm. The channels redirect part of the propellent gasses to exit the barrel at times other than when the main projectile discharge occurs thus reducing peak pressure, thus reducing noise and recoil. The channels are contained within the tubular device, being in fluid communication with the projectile passageway through ports that regulate the amount of gas flow. The channels direct gasses to exit the device through apertures at the projectile exit end of the device in at an angle of between parallel to the projectile to up to perpendicularly. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216238 | Vehicle, in Particular a Military Vehicle - The invention relates to a vehicle, especially a military vehicle, comprising a front section ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140216239 | Barrier - A barrier formed from a plurality of identical modular units that have an essentially planar front panel and triangular shaped top and bottom plates extending rearward from the front panel. Adjacent units are interconnected to one another at their terminal vertices by a square tubular member. A square shaped opening is formed approximately centrally through each of the triangular shaped plates. In addition, elongated linkages may be provided at about the midpoint of each side edge for purposes of interconnecting units that are positioned adjacent to another unit so as to assist in the formation of the overall barrier. The linkages provide pivotal movement between adjacent barriers through a range of angles from about 90 degrees (to provide a corner arrangement) to 180 degrees (to provide a straight wall arrangement). | 2014-08-07 |
20140216240 | Personal protection system including a garment with body armour and a personal flotation device - A garment comprises a panel adapted to comprise or retain body armour that protects a front region of the torso when the garment is worn and respective laterally spaced side pockets that extend generally vertically at the front side regions of the torso when the garment is worn. These side pockets have openings at their upper ends to removably receive the respective arms of a generally U-shaped, deflated but inflatable personal flotation device (PFD), that thereby extends behind the neck and/or head of the wearer. These side pockets have outer side fastenings that are separable by the inflating PFD arms to thereby allow the arms to fully expand. An inflatable personal flotation device (PFD), comprises a casing defining a central portion and a pair of laterally spaced, generally aligned arms extending therefrom whereby to define a generally U shaped configuration, and bladder means within the central portion and the laterally spaced arms, able to receive and retain compressed gas for inflating the bladder means and the personal flotation device. At least the central portion of the casing is at least partially inlaid or overlaid by armour to protect the bladder means from puncture by impinging projectiles. Also disclosed is a personal protection system comprising the garment and the PFD. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216241 | BLAST ATTENUATION SEAT - A seat supports an occupant of a vehicle and absorbs a force between the occupant and the vehicle created by relative movement between the occupant and the vehicle. The seat includes a seat back and a seat bottom frame supporting the seat back and extending from the seat back along an axis. A seat pan is moveably coupled to the seat bottom frame and an energy absorbing device is coupled to the seat bottom frame and the seat pan. The energy absorbing device is configured to absorb at least a portion of the force between the occupant and the vehicle when the seat pan moves relative to the seat bottom frame. A link is pivotably coupled to the seat pan and to the seat bottom frame and guides movement of the seat pan relative to the seat bottom frame away from the seat back along the axis when the seat pan moves relative to the seat bottom frame. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216242 | Blast Attenuation Device For Absorbing Force Between An Occupant And A Vehicle - A device for a vehicle supports an occupant of the vehicle and absorbs a force between the occupant and the vehicle created by relative movement between the occupant and the vehicle. The device includes a pan for supporting the occupant. A first energy absorbing device is coupled to the pan and configured to absorb at least a portion of the force when a magnitude of the force reaches a first magnitude. A second energy absorbing device supports the first energy absorbing device and is configured to absorb at least a portion of the force when the magnitude of the force reaches a second magnitude greater than the first magnitude. A third energy absorbing device supports the second energy absorbing device and is configured to absorb at least a portion of the force when the force reaches a third magnitude greater than the second magnitude. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216243 | Progressive Gun Spring Recoil System with High Energy Rebound - A spring/rod recoil assembly may be improved with Belleville springs arranged in combinations of nested and inverted stacks that absorb recoil impact energy while providing rebound energy to properly load cartridges from the magazine into the chamber. A firearm assembly may include a cylindrical spring, and guide rod—having stops at both ends—lengthwise situated within the cylindrical spring. The assembly may include a Belleville spring stack captured on the guide rod between a back-end stop and the cylindrical spring, with one or more stacks of nested springs and one or more stacks of inverted springs. The spring stack may be arranged to return some of the recoil energy produced during firing of the firearm, and decelerate slide velocities without damage to the firearm. Each spring has a diameter allowing it to fit within a back chamber where at least the back-end of the guide rod and spring are situated. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216244 | Cylinder Assembly - A rocking cylinder assembly comprising a cylinder, rotatable about a rocking axis between first and second end positions, having a cylinder bore terminating at a cylinder bearing surface and a cylinder aperture, and a bearing component having a component bore terminating at a component bearing surface and a component aperture. The ratio of the area of the second one of the apertures to the square of the maximum extent of the second one of the apertures in a direction perpendicular to the rocking axis and perpendicular to a second axis for fluid flow is greater than the ratio of the area of the first one of the apertures to the square of the maximum extent of the first one of the apertures in a direction perpendicular to the rocking axis and perpendicular to a first axis for fluid flow. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216245 | HIGH GAIN SERVO VALVE - A servo valve includes a movable throttling member positioned between a first opening and an opposing second opening, and a first inlet port and a second inlet port to convey a fluid flow toward the first and opening, respectively. A first inlet orifice, defined between the first inlet port and a first pressure reaction member, is located between and in fluid communication with the first inlet port and the first opening. A second inlet orifice, is located between and in fluid communication with the second inlet port and the second opening. The second pressure reaction member is secured to the first pressure reaction member at a substantially fixed distance. Each of the first inlet orifice and the second inlet orifice is variable via a change a pressure of the fluid flow downstream of the first inlet orifice and the second inlet orifice. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216246 | PISTON - A piston has a piston crown, a piston pin support that extends from the piston crown, and a skirt wall that is connected to the piston crown. The skirt wall has two tubular pieces which are concentrically arranged relative to each other and each of which is connected to the piston crown in the circumferential region of the piston crown. A hollow space cavity is formed between the tubular pieces and a coolant is disposed in the cavity. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216247 | Piston With Improved Side Loading Resistance - A piston including a crown and at least one pin tower coupled to the crown. The pin tower has an opening therein configured to receive a pin therein along a pin axis. The piston further includes a skirt extending generally away from the crown, the skirt including a pair of opposed skirt panel portions. The skirt has a generally non-circular oval shape having a major axis extending generally parallel to the pin axis, wherein the panel portions are offset from the major axis. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216248 | Linear Actuator and Method of Operation Thereof - A method of locking a linear output member in a retracted position within a linear actuator, where the linear output member is capable of axial motion within a housing of the linear actuator, includes rotating a generally tubular rotor disposed within a rotary lock assembly of the actuator to a first rotor position, and shifting a lock capable of radial displacement within the rotary lock assembly based on rotating the rotor to the first position. The lock engages a radial groove of the linear output member when the linear output member is in a retracted position. The rotary lock assembly is constrained from axial motion. The radial groove of the linear output member includes an axially angled, substantially planar surface. The lock is configured to include an axially angled surface shaped complimentary to the axially angled, substantially planar surface of the radial groove. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216249 | CYCLIC ADSORPTION PROCESS USING PULSATION CONTROLLED COMPRESSORS - The present invention relates generally to a cyclic adsorption process for separating components of a gas stream with at least one adsorber vessel containing at least one adsorber bed undergoing the steps of at least pressurization and depressurization such that the steps are driven by at least one compressor, the compressor undergoing the steps of acceleration and deceleration in association with the steps of pressurization and depressurization. The compressor is operated at or above predetermined speeds which do not generate undesirable frequency pulsations while meeting the requirements of the cyclic adsorption process. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216250 | DEGASSING MODULE FOR A CONTROLLED COMPLIANT FLOW PATH - A degassing module for removal of air and other gases during operation of a medical therapy device that delivers any one of hemodialysis, hemodiafiltration and hemofiltration. The degassing module has a flow-through first chamber that has a hydrophobic vent membrane that has an exterior and interior side forming a portion of the flow-through chamber. The hydrophobic vent membrane is positioned at a higher elevation on the flow-through chamber than a fluid outlet. Fluid flows through the flow-through chamber in a downward direction relative to the hydrophobic vent membrane. A flow-through chamber has a cross sectional area configured to provide for a downward flow velocity of the fluid to be less than the upward rise velocity of a smallest bubble to be removed from the fluid. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216251 | AIR-CONDITIONER AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are an air-conditioner and a controlling method thereof. The air-conditioner includes a blower fan forcibly generating a flow of air, a filter disposed on a flow path of the air that forcibly flows by the blower fan, and a vibration actuator disposed on a side of the filter. The method for controlling an air-conditioner includes disposing a collection part under a filter of an air-conditioner, vibrating a vibration actuator disposed on a side of the filter, and separating the collection part from a lower side of the filter. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216252 | ARRANGEMENT FOR REMOVING CARBON DIOXIDE FROM AN EXTRACORPOREAL FLOW OF BLOOD BY MEANS OF INERT GASES - The invention relates to an arrangement ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140216253 | CO2 Scrubber - CO2 is extracted from the atmosphere by concentrating atmospheric air to form a first volume of the atmospheric air of increased level of CO2 and a second volume of reduced level of CO2, discharging the second volume back into the atmosphere and injecting the first volume into underground formations. The CO2 is concentrated by ionization and electrostatic separation of the charged particles from a stream and further concentration is carried out by molecular sieves. The first volume can be made miscible with oil and used to extract oil from oil-bearing formations or permanently stored in underground formations. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216254 | Apparatus and Systems Having a Rotary Valve Assembly and Swing Adsorption Processes Related Thereto - Provided are apparatus and systems having a rotary valve assembly integrated with a reciprocating valve assembly to perform swing adsorption processes. The rotary valve assembly is utilized with the reciprocating valve assembly to manage the flow of streams through the system in an enhanced manner. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216255 | PHASED ENERGY ACCUMULATION BY KEEPING PRODUCTION FROM OTHERWISE WASTED ENERGY RESOURCES - Systems and methods are described for maximizing energy available for sale from a power plant during a peak demand period. An acid gas removal unit can include a lean solvent storage tank, a rich solvent storage tank, a stripper, and an acid gas compressor, which are fluidly coupled to an absorber to allow formation of rich solvent from lean solvent in the absorber. Stripper and compressor duties can be reduced or eliminated as a function of an increased power production. Rich solvent produced during the peak demand period can be stored in the rich solvent storage tank, and the lean solvent storage tank can store an amount of lean solvent sufficient to produce the rich solvent during the peak demand period. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216256 | DESANDING APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF USING SAME - A desanding system has an elongated vessel that is tilted at a non-zero inclination angle. The vessel has an upper end that tilts downwardly towards a distal end and has a diverging bounding wall so as to define a top wall having a first inclination angle and a bottom wall having a second inclination angle greater than the first inclination angle. A fluid inlet interface at the vessel's upper end discharges a gas stream, having entrained liquids and particulates, into a freeboard portion formed adjacent the top wall above a gas/liquid interface formed below the fluid outlet. A cross-sectional area of the freeboard portion causes precipitation of the entrained liquids and particulates therefrom for collection in a belly storage portion formed below the interface. A desanded gas stream, being free of a substantial portion of the particulates is removed from the vessel through a fluid outlet adjacent the distal base. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216257 | AIR CONTAMINANT FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR A CABIN - An air contaminant filtration system ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140216258 | CONTACTORS, CARTRIDGES, COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS - The instant application relates to a high pressure spiral-type hollow fiber membrane fabric-containing module or contactor, comprising: a high pressure module housing or vessel; a pair of end caps; liquid end ports and at least one gas port; and at least one membrane cartridge, wherein each module or contactor has one or more shims, spacers, protrusions, and/or the like on a cartridge shell exterior, on a module housing interior, on the cartridge shell exterior and on the module housing interior, and/or between the shell and the housing. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216259 | AIR PURIFIER - Provided is an air purifier capable of increased air purification properties due to charged particles being blown out. A first air-blower blasts air, thus drawing air in from the outside to a first air-flow path, and an air-purification unit purifies the air and blows out same. A second air blower blasts air, thus drawing air in from the outside to a second air-flow path, and the air is blown out together with charged particles generated by a charged particle generator. A control unit controls the amount of air blasted by the second air-blower, according to the amount of air blasted by the first air-blower. Alternatively, the control unit controls the angle to be adjusted by the regulator, according to the amount of air blasted by the first air-blower. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216260 | ELECTRODE SUPPORT FOR ELECTRICALLY-ENHANCED AIR FILTRATION SYSTEM - An electrode support for an electrode of an electrically-enhanced air filtration system includes a conductor extending through the electrode support and electrically connectible to the electrode and to a power supply. An insulative layer is located around the conductor and the electrode support is configured to position the electrode in a frame of the air filtration system. An air filtration system includes a frame directing an airflow through the air filtration system and an electrode located in the frame. An electrode support positions the electrode in the frame and includes a conductor extending through the electrode support and electrically connected to the electrode and an insulative layer located around the conductor. An electrical power supply is electrically connected to the conductor to provide electrical power to the electrode. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216261 | Regenerative Scrubber System With Single Flow Diversion Actuator - A regenerative scrubber system is provided for removing a selected gas from an atmosphere within a closed environment. The scrubber system includes a scrubber module having a first scrubber and a second scrubber, each housing a porous mass of regenerative adsorbent material for adsorbing the selected gas, a first flow diversion device disposed upstream of the scrubber module with respect to the gaseous flow from the closed environment, a second flow diversion device disposed downstream of the scrubber with respect to the gaseous flow from the closed environment, and a single actuator operatively associated with each of the first flow diversion device and the second flow diversion device. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216262 | RECIPROCATING PUMP AND OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR - A reciprocating pump includes a motor having a motor shaft, four cylinders, four pistons disposed in the cylinders and reciprocated by the motor shaft, a casing accommodating the motor shaft, and eight ducts. The four cylinders are disposed at positions offset 90 degrees from each other about the motor shaft. Cylinder shaft directions are perpendicular to a motor shaft direction. The eight ducts include four intake ducts and four exhaust ducts. Gas is introduced into the cylinders through the intake ducts and discharged from the cylinders through the exhaust ducts. The eight ducts are disposed in a region surrounded by the cylinders when viewed along the motor shaft direction. The eight ducts are arranged in four pairs with each pair disposed between adjacent cylinders about the motor shaft. The four pairs of ducts disposed between the adjacent cylinders extend along the motor shaft direction. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216263 | CARBON DIOXIDE RECOVERY DEVICE AND CARBON DIOXIDE RECOVERY SYSTEM - A carbon dioxide recovery device can perform a carbon dioxide adsorption treatment, a carbon dioxide separation treatment, a carbon dioxide adsorbing material repair treatment, and a carbon dioxide adsorbing material manufacture treatment. The carbon dioxide recovery device includes: a casing including a fluid treatment passage, a gas supply port through which a fluid is supplied to the fluid treatment passage, and a gas exhaust port through which the gas supplied to the fluid treatment passage is discharged; a plurality of housing tanks provided in a fluid treatment passage and each configured to house carbon dioxide adsorbing materials K; and an adsorbing liquid supplying portion configured to supply an adsorbing liquid to the housing tanks. Passage opening-closing mechanisms configured to store the adsorbing liquid in or discharge the adsorbing liquid from the housing tanks are respectively provided at bottom portions of the housing tanks. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216264 | GRANULAR BED FILTRATION SYSTEM WITH GAS ENTRAINED RECYCLING - The instant disclosure relates to a granular bed filtration system with gas entrained recycling for thermal power plants to filter dust from the exhaust gas. The granular bed filtration system comprises a flow channel, a gas intake, a gas exhaust portion, a granular sieving unit, a vacuum, a cyclone separator and a pneumatic transporting device. The flow channels guide filtering media to filter the inlet gas, and then the filtered gas is exhausted through the gas exhaust outside of the granular bed filtration system. The granular sieving unit separates the filtering media and dust. The vacuum, pneumatic transporting device and cyclone separator repeatedly deliver the filtering media by gas-entrainment recycle. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216265 | Installation for Customizing Alcoholic Drinks and Fragrances - Applicable to an alcoholic beverage comprising wine and spirits comprising controlling a surrounding environment of a bottle or bottles containing said beverage, applying a pressure which follows any profile of values over time, with a value equal to, greater than or less than atmospheric pressure, inducing an interaction between the surrounding environment and the inside of the bottle. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216266 | INJECTION UNIT HAVING A RESILIENT SUSPENSION DEVICE FOR THE GROUP HEAD OF A SO-CALLED ESPRESSO COFFEE MACHINE - The invention relates to an injection unit ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140216267 | MATCHBOX OVEN WITH HEAT SINK TEMPERATURE CONTROL - A matchbox oven is disclosed. The matchbox oven includes a housing, a slider, a mover and a heat source. The housing includes a cavity having a first and second openings. The mover moves the slider in and out of the cavity through the first and second openings. The heat source provides heat to the cavity for heating up any food item placed on a portion of the slider located within the cavity. The slider, which is configured to receive food items, includes multiple stoppers to serve as oven covers for preventing heat within the cavity from escaping through the first and second openings. When necessary, a portion of the slider can also be utilized as a heat sink for lowering the temperature of the cavity during oven operation. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216268 | APPARATUS FOR COOKING AND SMOKING FOOD - A food cooking apparatus is disclosed. The food cooking apparatus comprises a smoker with a smoker cabinet and an oven with an oven cabinet. The oven typically overlies the smoker. Both the smoker and oven have separate independently controlled heating elements. The walls of the cabinets of the smoker and the oven are adapted such that almost all or no gas passes from the underlying smoker to the overlying oven. This is achieved by having a solid wall between the interior of the oven separating it from the interior of the smoker. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216269 | Cooking Device with Separate Compartments - A cooking device comprises a bottom pan comprising a plurality of bottom compartments being configured to separately contain food items during a cooking process. A top pan covers the bottom compartments to separately retain the food items. A hinge mechanism enables the top pan and the bottom pan to swing apart. A clasp mechanism retains the top pan to the bottom pan in a closed position. A handle is joined to the bottom pan for placing the retained top pan and the bottom pan on a heat source. The handle comprises a length sufficient to enable the user to maintain a safe distance from the heat source during the cooking process, and to enable the user to flip over the retained top pan and the bottom pan in which the food items remain separated. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216270 | Food Skewer Device - The invention is directed to an improved combination barbecue grilling means and warming rack, comprising a food skewer device having at least one metal skewer, said warming rack having a plurality of parallel horizontal rods, said parallel rods having a forward-most rod and being modified to provide an additional horizontal rod extending parallel to said horizontal rods and disposed slightly below the forward-most rod, for receiving said metal skewer. Said metal skewer is laterally and fixedly inserted between the forward-most rod and the additional horizontal rod. In another embodiment, a metal skewer is bent to form a right angle offset to hold foods above a barbecue grilling means. The offset metal skewer fits at right angles between said rods of a barbeque warming rack. Another embodiment uses a continuous wire or multiple wire construction formed into a table top to hold said skewers | 2014-08-07 |
20140216271 | Rotisserie System - A rotisserie system includes a cooking oven enclosure including a driven gear at one inner wall thereof. A spit assembly support framework has a drip pan and first and second side racks upstanding from the drip pan each including a spit assembly support. A spit assembly comprises a driven wheel including gear teeth driven by the driven gear, an inward bushing supported by the spit assembly support, and a socket for a spit rod. The spit assembly also includes a handle assembly with an inward bushing supported by a the spit assembly support, a yoke assembly including a center spit rod extending into the driven wheel socket, and one or more additional spit rods extending at least partially along the length of the center spit rod. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216272 | FOOD COOKING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A food cooking apparatus comprising: a bottom continuous belt generally adjacent to the extruder, the bottom continuous belt comprising a plurality of bottom channels on the outer surface of the belt; a top continuous belt, that meshes with the bottom continuous belt along a belt mesh length, the top continuous belt comprising a plurality of top channels on the outer surface of the belt such that at the belt mesh length, each pair of adjacent top and bottom channels form a cooking volume, where the cooking volume has a cooking surface that is configured to generally completely abut the outer surface of a food located in the cooking volume; and where the food cooking apparatus is configured to rotate the top continuous belt and the food remains in the cooking volume for such time that the food is suitably cooked when it leaves the bottom continuous belt. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216273 | APPARATUS FOR COOKING AND SMOKING FOOD - A food cooking apparatus is disclosed. The food cooking apparatus comprises a smoker with a smoker cabinet and an oven with an oven cabinet. The oven typically overlies the smoker. Both the smoker and oven have separate independently controlled heating elements. The walls of the cabinets of the smoker and the oven are adapted such that almost all or no gas passes from the underlying smoker to the overlying oven. This is achieved by having a solid wall between the interior of the oven separating it from the interior of the smoker. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216274 | SMOKE PRODUCING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OUTDOOR COOKERS - A device has an inner wall with a plurality of flow openings and defining a smoking chamber. A solid outer wall surrounds the inner wall to define a flow gap between the inner wall and outer wall. A top cover extends to enclose the smoking chamber and the flow gap from the top. Openings may be provided for air flow into and out of the device. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216275 | APPARATUS FOR CULTURING PLANT MATERIALS AS FOOD PRODUCT - The invention is directed to an apparatus adapted to prepare a cultured food product, such as but not limited to tempeh, from a plant material. The apparatus comprises a housing, a container and at least one heating element. The container holds the plant material, such as a soyfood substrate, and is incubated in the housing whereby the cultured food product, such as a tempeh, is formed. The housing further comprises a controlled airflow wherein the housing is adapted to allow ambient air to flow into and out of the housing during the culturing process. | 2014-08-07 |