| 32nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
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| 20130200522 | METHOD OF MOUNTING SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE OBTAINED USING THE METHOD, METHOD OF CONNECTING SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS, THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE IN WHICH WIRING IS PROVIDED ON ITS SURFACE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A method of mounting a semiconductor chip includes: forming a resin coating on a surface of a path connecting a bonding pad on a surface of a semiconductor chip and an electrode pad formed on a surface of an insulating base material; forming, by laser beam machining, a wiring gutter having a depth that is equal to or greater than a thickness of the resin coating along the path for connecting the bonding pad and the electrode pad; depositing a plating catalyst on a surface of the wiring gutter; removing the resin coating; and forming an electroless plating coating only at a site where the plating catalyst remains. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200523 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device containing: a semiconductor element; a support substrate; an insulating material layer for sealing the semiconductor element and a periphery thereof; a metal thin film wiring layer provided in the insulating material layer, with a part thereof being exposed on an external surface; and metal vias provided in the insulating material layer and electrically connected to the metal thin film wiring layer. The semiconductor element is provided in a plurality of units and the respective semiconductor elements are stacked via an insulating material such that a circuit surface of each semiconductor element faces the metal thin film wiring layer, and electrode pads of each semiconductor element are exposed without being hidden by the semiconductor element stacked thereabove. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200524 | PACKAGE-ON-PACKAGE TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A method of forming a semiconductor package may include providing a first package including a first semiconductor chip mounted on a first package substrate having a via-hole and molded by a first mold layer, providing a second package including a second semiconductor chip mounted on a second package substrate having a connection pad and molded by a second mold layer, stacking the first package on the second package to vertically align the via-hole with the connection pad, forming a through-hole penetrating the first and second packages and exposing the connection pad, and forming an electrical connection part in the through-hole. The electrical connection part may electrically connect the first package and the second package to each other. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200525 | VIA CONNECTION STRUCTURES, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE STRUCTURES AND DEVICES - A semiconductor device including a lower layer, an insulating layer on a first side of the lower layer, an interconnection structure in the insulating layer, a via structure in the lower layer. The via structure protrudes into the insulating layer and the interconnection structure. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200526 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING THROUGH ELECTRODES AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided are semiconductor devices with a through electrode and methods of fabricating the same. The methods may include forming a via hole at least partially penetrating a substrate, the via hole having an entrance provided on a top surface of the substrate, forming a via-insulating layer to cover conformally an inner surface of the via hole, forming a buffer layer on the via-insulating layer to cover conformally the via hole provided with the via-insulating layer, the buffer layer being formed of a material whose shrinkability is superior to the via-insulating layer, forming a through electrode to fill the via hole provided with the buffer layer, and recessing a bottom surface of the substrate to expose the through electrode. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200527 | Semiconductor Device and Method of Forming Pre-Molded Substrate to Reduce Warpage During Die Molding - A semiconductor device has a substrate with a plurality of conductive vias formed through the substrate and conductive layer formed over the substrate. A first encapsulant is deposited over the substrate outside a die attach area of the substrate. The first encapsulant surrounds each die attach area over the substrate and the die attach area is devoid of the first encapsulant. A channel connecting adjacent die attach areas is also devoid of the first encapsulant. A first semiconductor die is mounted over the substrate within the die attach area after forming the first encapsulant. A second semiconductor die is mounted over the first die within the die attach area. An underfill material can be deposited under the first and second die. A second encapsulant is deposited over the first and second die and first encapsulant. The first encapsulant reduces warpage of the substrate during die mounting. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200528 | Semiconductor Device and Method of Forming a Vertical Interconnect Structure for 3-D FO-WLCSP - A semiconductor device has an encapsulant deposited over a first surface of the semiconductor die and around the semiconductor die. A first insulating layer is formed over a second surface of the semiconductor die opposite the first surface. A conductive layer is formed over the first insulating layer. An interconnect structure is formed through the encapsulant outside a footprint of the semiconductor die and electrically connected to the conductive layer. The first insulating layer includes an optically transparent or translucent material. The semiconductor die includes a sensor configured to receive an external stimulus passing through the first insulating layer. A second insulating layer is formed over the first surface of the semiconductor die. A conductive via is formed through the first insulating layer outside a footprint of the semiconductor die. A plurality of stacked semiconductor devices is electrically connected through the interconnect structure. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200529 | Semiconductor Device Packaging Methods and Structures Thereof - Semiconductor device packaging methods and structures thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of packaging semiconductor devices includes coupling a plurality of second dies to a top surface of a first die, and determining a distance between each of the plurality of second dies and the first die. The method also includes determining an amount of underfill material to dispose between the first die and each of the plurality of second dies based on the determined distance, and disposing the determined amount of the underfill material under each of the plurality of second dies. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200530 | Semiconductor Packages Including a Plurality of Stacked Semiconductor Chips - Semiconductor packages including a plurality of semiconductor chips are provided. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor base frame; a first semiconductor chip stacked on the semiconductor base frame and having an upper surface that has a first area; a second semiconductor chip stacked on the first semiconductor chip and having an upper surface that has a second area larger than the first area; a first adhesive tape attached to a lower surface of the first semiconductor chip and a second adhesive tape attached to a lower surface of the second semiconductor chip; and first and second bonding wires that connect the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip to the semiconductor base frame, respectively. The first bonding wire bends through the second adhesive tape and is connected to a portion of the semiconductor base frame, which is located below the lower surface of the second semiconductor chip. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200531 | Circuit Board, Method for Fabricating the Same and Semiconductor Package Using the Same - A circuit board is provided including a core insulation film having a thickness and including a first surface and an opposite second surface, an upper stack structure and a lower stack structure. The upper stack structure has a thickness and has an upper conductive pattern having a thickness and an overlying upper insulation film stacked on the first surface of the core insulation film. The lower stack structure has a thickness and has a lower conductive pattern having a thickness and an overlying lower insulation film stacked on the second surface of the core insulation film. A ratio P of a sum of the thicknesses of the upper conductive pattern and the lower conductive pattern to a sum of the thicknesses of the core insulation film, the upper stack structure and the lower stack structure is in a range from about 0.05 to about 0.2. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200532 | Semiconductor Device Using Diffusion Soldering - A method includes providing a semiconductor chip having a first main surface and a second main surface. A semiconductor chip is placed on a carrier with the first main surface of the semiconductor chip facing the carrier. A first layer of solder material is provided between the first main surface and the carrier. A contact clip including a first contact area is placed on the semiconductor chip with the first contact area facing the second main surface of the semiconductor chip. A second layer of solder material is provided between the first contact area and the second main surface. Thereafter, heat is applied to the first and second layers of solder material to form diffusion solder bonds between the carrier, the semiconductor chip and the contact clip. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200533 | PACKAGE-ON-PACKAGE ASSEMBLY WITH WIRE BOND VIAS - A microelectronic package includes a substrate having a first surface. A microelectronic element overlies the first surface. Electrically conductive elements are exposed at the first surface of the substrate, at least some of which are electrically connected to the microelectronic element. The package includes wire bonds having bases bonded to respective ones of the conductive elements and ends remote from the substrate and remote from the bases. The ends of the wire bonds are defined on tips of the wire bonds, and the wire bonds define respective first diameters between the bases and the tips thereof. The tips have at least one dimension that is smaller than the respective first diameters of the wire bonds. A dielectric encapsulation layer covers portions of the wire bonds, and unencapsulated portions of the wire bonds are defined by portions of the wire bonds, including the ends, are uncovered by the encapsulation layer. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200534 | SEALANT LAMINATED COMPOSITE, SEALED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES MOUNTING SUBSTRATE, SEALED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES FORMING WAFER, SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS - Described herein is a sealant laminated composite for collectively sealing a semiconductor device's mounting surface of a substrate on which semiconductor devices are mounted or a semiconductor device's forming surface of a wafer on which semiconductor devices are formed. The composite can include a support wafer and an uncured resin layer constituted of an uncured thermosetting resin formed on one side of the support wafer. In certain aspects, the sealant laminated composite is very versatile, even when a large diameter or thin substrate or wafer is sealed. In certain aspects, this can prevent the substrate or wafer from warping and the semiconductor devices from peeling; can collectively seal a semiconductor device's mounting surface of a substrate on which semiconductor devices are mounted or a semiconductor device's forming surface of a wafer on which semiconductor devices are formed on a wafer level; and can provide a sealant laminated composite that is excellent in the heat resistance and humidity resistance after sealing. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200535 | OVERLAY MARK FOR MULTIPLE PRE-LAYERS AND CURRENTLY LAYER - An overlay mark is described, including N (N≧2) groups of first x-directional linear patterns each defined from a different one of N pre-layers, N groups of second x-directional linear patterns of a current layer, N groups of first y-directional linear patterns each defined from a different one of the N pre-layers, and N groups of second y-directional linear patterns of the current layer. Each group of second x-directional linear patterns is disposed together with one group of first x-directional linear patterns, wherein the second linear patterns and the x-directional linear patterns are arranged alternately. Each group of second y-directional linear patterns is disposed together with one group of first y-directional linear patterns, wherein the second linear patterns and the first linear patterns are arranged alternately. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200536 | HUMIDIFIER WITH ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER - A humidifier has a continuous water flow system with total water recovery and no loss, for maximum efficiency. The unit has a fan with a motor, a transformer, and a circuit hoard, a water tank, and a hood that directs the water vapor into a duct system of a residence. The unit uses multiple ultrasonic transducers positioned at the bottom of a water chamber that transform electrical energy into mechanical energy through vibration. The vibration excites the water molecules separating them into particles having a diameter of about 10 microns for circulation through a home. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200537 | BOTTLE AND DIP TUBE - A bottle includes a bottle main body having a bottle mouth portion at an upper part, and a dip tube dipped into a liquid stored in the bottle main body. An upper end of the dip tube is arranged on an inner side of a peripheral wall of the bottle mouth portion with a void part that communicates inside and outside of the bottle main body provided through the bottle mouth portion. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200538 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR A HEADLIGHT LENS AND HEADLIGHT LENS FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE HEADLIGHT - A headlight lens is provided for a vehicle headlight. The headlight lens includes a lens body and a lens edge. The lens body has an operative surface that extends beyond the lens edge. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200539 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT GUIDE PLATE HAVING REDUCED THICKNESS - An apparatus for manufacturing light guide plate includes a coater, a first pressing roller, a second pressing roller, and two UV lamps. The first pressing roller and the second pressing roller are positioned nearby each other and space a predetermined distance from each other. The coater distributes UV curable glue through a molding channel between the first pressing roller and the second pressing roller. The first pressing roller and the second pressing roller cooperatively press the distributed UV curable glue. Each of the first and the second pressing roller includes a hollow transparent main body and a molding core sleeving the main body. The molding core is made of resin containing fluorine. The two UV lamps are respectively received in the two main bodies and emit UV light to solidify the UV curable glue pressed between the first and the second pressing roller. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200540 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LENS FOR PROVIDING AN OPTICAL DISPLAY - The invention concerns a method of manufacturing a lens ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200541 | STAMPER, ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The invention relates to a stamper in which an oxide film having a fine concave-convex structure made up of a plurality of fine pores having an aspect ratio represented by [the depth of the fine pores/the average interval between the fine pores] of 1 to 4 is formed on the surface of an aluminum base material which is made of aluminum having a content of Ti of 150 ppm to 500 ppm, a content of B or C of 1 ppm to 50 ppm and a purity of 99.9% or more. According to the invention, it is possible to provide a low-cost stamper in which the emergence of a pattern derived from the traces of crystal grains on the surface of the oxide film is suppressed, an article having a favorable appearance, which is manufactured using the above stamper, and a method for manufacturing the above. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200542 | EXTRUSION-MOLDING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLDED ARTICLE USING SAME - An extrusion-molding device of the present invention includes: a housing having a channel that transfers a pasty raw material composition; a screw provided upstream of the channel that kneads the raw material composition and transfers the raw material downstream; a die provided downstream of the channel that extrudes a molded article made up of the raw material composition; a resistive tube that connects the channel and the die; a flow rate adjustment plate provided between the screw and the die that is detachable with respect to the housing and that has a plurality of through holes penetrating in a thickness direction; and an upstream blocking member that is detachable with respect to an upstream face of the flow rate adjustable plate and that simultaneously blocks upstream openings of some through holes of the plurality of through holes in a state of being attached to the flow rate adjustable plate. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200543 | SMART INSTALLATION/PROCESSING SYSTEMS, COMPONENTS, AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME - A processing system employs a processing tool to process workpieces, for example cold working holes and/or installing expandable members into holes. Sensors sense various aspects of the processing. Information regarding performance of the process and/or materials may be stored, for example a hole-by-hole or a workpiece-by-workpiece basis, allowing validation of processing. Information also allows dynamic operation of the processing tool. Analysis of response relationships (e.g., pressure or force versus position or distance) may provide insights into the process and materials, and/or facilitate the real-time feedback including control, alerts, ordering replacement for consumable components. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200544 | MULTIPLE FIBER SPINNING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - A multiple fiber spinning apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The apparatus includes an extruding unit, a spin block unit and a spinning nozzle unit. The extruding unit includes extruders that melt, extrude and transfer polymer materials. The spin block unit includes a gear pump unit which has gear pumps connected to each of the extruders. The gear pumps receive the polymer materials from the corresponding extruders and discharge the polymer materials. The spin block unit further includes a flow passage unit which has flow passages connected to the respective gear pumps. The spinning nozzle unit includes spinning nozzles, each of which is connected to one of the gear pumps of each extruder by the corresponding flow passage, so that each spinning nozzle receives the molten polymer materials and spins the polymer materials into a fiber. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200545 | Method for the Production of a Ceramic Green Sheet - In order to produce ceramic green sheets with embedded structures of a functional material, structures of a functional material are first created on a carrier. The same structures are then embedded in a slip layer of a ceramic base material. Nearly plane-parallel green sheets obtained in this manner can easily be further processed to produce ceramic multilayer components. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200546 | VENTED MOLD TOOLING - A method for forming a tool for forming an article provides a series of laminate layers to collectively form a tool body. First and second pluralities of the laminate layers are formed with a forming surface for forming an article in a forming operation. A chamber is formed through the first and second pluralities of laminate layers offset from the forming surface. A vent is formed in each of the second plurality of laminate layers intersecting the forming surface and the chamber. The series of laminate layers are stacked such that each of the first plurality of the laminate layers is alternating with the second plurality of the laminate layers. The stacked series of laminate layers are heated to a temperature wherein the layers braze together. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200547 | MOLD AND METHOD FOR MOLDING PARTS REQUIRING MULTIPLE MOLD INPUTS - The invention is a method for preparing a finished part in a mold wherein the finished part includes n mold inputs, the method comprising the steps of (a) providing a mold having n mold stations, (b) simultaneously adding a mold input at each mold station to create a finished part and n-1 part portions, (c) removing the finished part and each part portion from each mold station, (d) transferring the finished part to a finished part holding area and transferring each part portion to a different mold station, and (e) repeating steps (b) through (d). | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200548 | INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT STRUCTURE COMBINED WITH ORGANIC MATERIAL - An industrial product structure combined with organic material is formed in an injection mold which has a mold cavity and at least one injection port to allow an injection material to be injected into the mold cavity. The industrial product formed in the mold includes an organic material layer on the surface, a bottom layer having at least one orifice and an injection material layer located between the organic material layer and bottom layer. The organic material layer and bottom layer are placed in advance in the mold cavity with the orifice of the bottom layer positioned above the injection port of the mold cavity. The injection material is injected through the injection port and orifice to form the injection material layer. The injection material layer has two sides bonded to the organic material layer and bottom layer. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200549 | SYRINGE WITH INTEGRATED NEEDLE - A syringe ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200550 | Surgical Instrument for the Removal of Bone with Sharp Teeth and the Method of Formation Thereof - Surgical instrument for the removal of bone material with a surface from which at least one tooth projects, preferably teeth made from plastic material designed to come into contact with bone to remove a portion thereof, characterised in that the width ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200551 | ADDITIONAL APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE THERMOFORMING - Thermoforming apparatus and methods are described. To-be-formed polymeric material may be separated initially from a mold surface by a grid or support rail, avoiding the mold surface from drawing heat away from the material while it is being heated to forming temperatures. The grid may retract into the mold when no longer needed to support the material. Plugs or inserts about which material is formed may include skirts, allowing the formed material to be shaped so as to guide coins or other objects into cavities in which the coins or objects are held for presentation or display. Profile plates associated with the molds may include non-stick material on their sides intended to abut to-be-formed polymeric sheets in order to reduce possibility of transfer of printing from the sheets to the plates and reduce undesired transfer of heat from the plates to the sheets. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200552 | PLASTICIZING SCREW FOR INJECTION MOLDING AND INJECTION MOLDING METHOD USING SAME - A plasticizing screw for injection molding according to the present invention is a plasticizing screw for injection molding that is installed in an injection molding machine which performs injection molding by plasticizing granular thermoplastic resin feedstock containing reinforcement fibers, and includes a shaft, a flight, and a mixer. The mixer is provided in plural stages in an axial direction, and the number of fins of the mixer of each stage increases toward a leading end side in the axial direction from a rear end side in the axial direction. Further, the protrusion height of each fin from the peripheral surface of the shaft is lower than the protrusion height of the flight from the peripheral surface of the shaft. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200553 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING IMPRINTING MOLDS, AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING IMPRINTING MOLDS - The cleaning process of cleaning an imprinting mold including a release layer coupled via siloxane bonds to a substrate of that release layer includes a first cleaning step and a second cleaning step. In the first cleaning step, the angle of contact of the surface of the release layer with water is made small, and in the second cleaning step, the alkali cleaning agent is brought in contact with the release layer that has gone through the first cleaning step. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200554 | HIGHLY TRANSPARENT SILICONE MIXTURES THAT CAN BE CROSS-LINKED BY LIGHT - Silicone fibers suitable for use as optical fibers are prepared by crosslinking an extruded mixture of a silicone resin and an organopolysiloxane, both containing aliphatically unsaturated groups, an organopolysiloxane bearing Si—H groups, and a light activatable trimethyl(methylcyclopentadienyl) platinum catalyst. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200555 | METHODS FOR MAKING OXIDATION RESISTANT POLYMERIC MATERIAL - The present invention relates to methods for making oxidation resistant medical devices that comprise polymeric materials, for example, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). The invention also provides methods of making antioxidant-doped medical implants, for example, doping of medical devices containing cross-linked UHMWPE with vitamin E by diffusion and materials used therein. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200556 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CEMENTED CARBIDE PRODUCTS - The present invention relates to a method for the production of cemented carbide based hard metal parts comprising hard constituents in a binder phase by using powder injection moulding or extrusion of a mixture of hard constituents and binder phase in organic binders having a melting point: mixing. The method includes the steps of mixing the powders of hard constituents and binder phase to form a mixture and heating the mixture of hard constituents and binder phase to a temperature. When the temperature of the mixture of hard constituents and binder phase is above the melting point of the organic binders, the organic binders are added in melted form, making sure that the temperature does not fall below the melting point of the organic binders. The parts are formed by powder injection moulding or extrusion. The organic binders are removed from the obtained parts by a debinding step and the parts are sintered. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200557 | TENSION SPRING MOUNT WITH FRICTION-RESISTANT COATING - End mounts are used to secure a helical tension spring to end fixtures with various shapes and sizes. These end mounts contain an inner hole to encase the inner spring end mount and secure the end mount making it like a cap. There is also a keyhole created in the top surface that goes through the end mount allowing it to fit over the fixtures but not over the inner end mount, holding it in place. Grooves are machined in a helical pattern on the cylindrical side wall of the end mount. The spring is wound onto the grooves of the end mount. A friction-resistant coating is applied between components of the assembly to mitigate wear and to prevent bending and twisting. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200558 | Miter Clamp - The present invention relates generally to a clamp for achieving tight miter joints in wood casings or other materials comprising mitered ends. The clamp according to the present invention comprises a first handle and a second handle attached to each other to form a handle member and a first jaw and a second jaw attached to each other a clamping member. The handle member and clamping member are attached to each other in a manner that creates an over center cam mechanism that prevents the clamping member from opening unless the handle member is also opened. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200559 | SUCTION APPARATUS, POLISHING APPARATUS, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A suction apparatus | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200560 | MULTIPLE AXIS POSITIONER - An embodiment of a multiple axis positioner comprises a main headstock that has a main hollow bore. A main indexing table is attached to the main headstock. The main indexing table has a through-hole near the its center. The through-hole aligns or is substantially coaxial with the main hollow bore of the main headstock. The embodiment of the multiple axis positioner further includes at least three minor headstocks mounted to the main indexing table. The at least three minor headstocks have minor hollow bores. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200561 | Operating Table with Multiple Degrees of Freedom - Disclosed is an operating table with multiple degrees of freedom which is capable of moving and rotating in various directions. The operating table comprises an elevating mechanism, a moving mechanism on a horizontal plane and a multiple angle rotation mechanism, with the elevating mechanism and the moving mechanism adopting a leadscrew structure, the multiple angle rotation mechanism comprising a universal joint device ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200562 | SHEET SUPPLYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A sheet supplying device includes a recording media container to accommodate a stack of recording media therein, a sheet feeding unit to feed a recording medium from the stack of recording media in the recording media container, a frame to support the recording media container and the sheet feeding unit, a holder to hold the recording media container by surrounding the outer circumference of the recording media container, and a locking mechanism to engage the frame and the holder with each other. The recording media container is detachably attachable to the frame in a first detaching and attaching operation and a second detaching and attaching operation. The locking mechanism causes the frame and the holder to engage at removal of the recording media container in the first detaching and attaching operation. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200563 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE - A sheet conveying device includes a belt arranged to carry sheets from an upstream end to a downstream end of a transport path, the belt having an array of perforations; and an array of suction nozzles arranged below the belt for sucking-in ambient air through the perforations of the belt. At least one blow nozzle is arranged at the downstream end of the transport path for blowing out a gas through the perforations of the belt. The downstream end of the transport path is defined by a deflection roller. A plurality of blow nozzles are formed by circumferential grooves in the peripheral surface of the deflection roller. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200564 | INVERTER WITH ADJUSTABLE REVERSING ROLL POSITION - A reversing apparatus within a media path comprises an input nip moving sheets of media in a first direction, and a reversing nip positioned to receive the sheets of media from the input nip. The reversing nip stops the sheets and moves the sheets in a second direction opposite the first direction. Also included is an output nip positioned to receive the sheets of media from the reversing nip, and an actuator connected to the reversing nip. The actuator moves the reversing nip relative to a position of the input nip and the output nip, based on a characteristic of the sheets of media. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200565 | SHEET THICKNESS DETECTING DEVICE, FEEDING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet thickness detecting device for detecting a thickness of a sheet includes a fixed roller rotatably supported by a shaft so that the fixed roller faces the sheet; a movable roller rotatably provided so that the movable roller and the fixed roller sandwich and feed the sheet, and configured to be displaced in accordance with the thickness of the sandwiched sheet; a swing member rotatably supporting the movable roller and including a shaft so that the swing member is swung around the shaft, wherein the swing member further includes a detection target part formed in a manner that a distance between the detection target part and the shaft is greater than that between a position where the movable roller is supported by the swing member and the shaft; and a detecting unit detecting the displacement amount of the detection target part of the swing member. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200566 | DRIVEN NIP ROLLS FOR SHEET STACKER INFEED - In a sheet downstacker of a corrugator dry end, sheets are delivered by a drive system driving both the bottom and top nip rolls with a single motor that also drives the last flat belt sheet conveyor to the nip. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200567 | PAPER DISCHARGE DEVICE - In an image forming apparatus, a paper discharge roller of a paper discharge unit has an upper roller as a driving roller and a lower roller as a driven roller. The lower roller has a nip roller which is fixed to a shaft and holds paper between the nip roller and the upper roller, and forming rollers having a diameter larger than that of the nip roller and arranged on both sides of the nip roller. Since a conveyance speed of the paper is constant, the number of revolutions of the forming roller having a large outer diameter is smaller than that of a nip roller having a small outer diameter. The friction between the forming roller and the paper is lower than that in conventional art. Attachment and accumulation of ink are suppressed, and inconvenience of contamination of the paper with ink upon paper discharge hardly occurs. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200569 | LEAF SEAL - A leaf seal effects a seal between two, coaxial, relatively rotating components. The leaf seal has an annular pack of stacked leaves or a plurality of axially arranged annular packs of stacked leaves. The or each pack is mountable to one of the components with its leaves extending towards the other component such that the leaf edges of the pack are presented for wiping contact with the other component. The leaf seal further has upstream and downstream coverplates at the respective axial ends of the seal. Each coverplate is spaced from the adjacent annular pack by a respective axial gap. When viewed in the axial direction, each coverplate covers at least a portion of the radial extent of the adjacent pack. The upstream and/or the downstream coverplate is flexible to axially deflect under differential pressures which the seal experiences in operation. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200570 | CARBON SEAL O-RING CAVITY SIZING - A carbon seal assembly includes a carbon seal element disposed about a central axis and that extends between a first end and a second end. The carbon seal element includes an inner step surface at an axial distance H | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200571 | SEAL MECHANISM FOR USE WITH TURBINE ROTOR - A seal mechanism is provided which comprises a structure capable of accommodating radial expansions of turbine rotor without increasing an axial size thereof and providing a reliable sealing property for the turbine rotor for a long time. The seal mechanism comprises a labyrinth seal | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200572 | VEHICLE PISTON RING HAVING A NANO MULTI-LAYER COATING - The present disclosure provides a vehicle piston ring having a multi-layer coating. The vehicle piston ring includes a Cr or Ti buffer layer, a CrN or Ti(C)N intermediate layer, a first TiAlN/CrN nano multi-layer, and a second TiAlCN/CrCN nano multi-layer. The Cr or Ti buffer layer is coated over the base material of the piston ring. The CrN or Ti(C)N intermediate layer is coated over the Cr or Ti buffer layer. The first TiAlN/CrN nano multilayer is coated over the CrN or Ti(C)N intermediate layer. The second TiAlCN/CrCN nano multilayer is coated over the first TiAlN/CrN nano multilayer as an outermost surface layer. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200573 | Intershaft Seal System for Minimizing Pressure Induced Twist - An intershaft seal system capable of communicating a balanced pressure profile onto forward and aft faces along a piston ring is presented. The seal system includes forward and aft mating rings and a piston ring. Mating rings include a plurality of divergent flow grooves adjacent to the piston ring. Each divergent flow groove includes a pair of grooves which intersect at and are substantially symmetric about an apex. The piston ring includes channels which direct a fluid from a high pressure region upward or downward and through the piston ring and onto the divergent flow grooves. The divergent flow grooves separate the fluid in a symmetrically divergent fashion prior to communication onto the piston ring. The divergent flow grooves communicate a substantially symmetric pressure force onto each side of the piston ring so as to minimize twist thereof, thus reducing wear along the piston ring and increasing seal life. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200574 | HYBRID VALVE STEM SEAL RETAINER ASSEMBLY - A valve stem seal assembly has a metal retainer, an elastomeric seal, and a metal valve guide. The metal retainer and the elastomeric seal are attached to each other, and the elastomeric seal is in sealable contact with the metal valve guide, while the metal retainer is in metal-to-metal gripping contact with the metal valve guide. A stop may be formed in the metal retainer that cooperates with a shoulder formed in the metal valve guide in order to prevent over-installation of the assembly of the elastomeric seal with attached metal retainer, when this assembly is installed over the metal valve guide. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200575 | SEAL - A seal with, on the one hand, a support body in the form of a carrier ring with an axial leg and, on the other hand, a sealing washer which is placed or arranged on the carrier ring and which surrounds the axial leg on the outer periphery, said carrier ring being made of a metallic material, wherein the carrier ring is made of a sheet of the HYS type. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200576 | WEAR-PROTECTIVE SLEEVE - A sleeve is configured to be fitted onto a rotating shaft and the sleeve includes a tubular portion extending in an axial direction and having a cylindrical-shaped sealing guide surface configured to contact a radial shaft seal. A flange extends outward from the tubular portion at least substantially in a radial direction that is perpendicular to the axial direction. A first target break line is defined between the tubular portion and the flange and is configured to facilitate separation of the flange from the tubular portion. Further, a second target break line is defined in or on the flange and is configured to facilitate tearing of the flange at least substantially in the radial direction of the flange up to the first target break line. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200577 | Interfacial Seal with a Groove - A ring-shaped interfacial seal for a connector assembly includes an internal radial surface inward oriented, surrounding a sealing surface of a connector, an external radial surface, outward oriented, surrounded by a second sealing surface, opposed top and bottom surfaces, and a groove in the bottom surface. The groove receives a sealing ring of a second connector. An internal sealing portion of the seal, located between the groove and the internal surface, and/or an external sealing portion of the seal, located between the groove and the external surface, is compressed radially | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200578 | SPRING-DAMPER UNIT FOR HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT OF A VEHICLE - A spring shock absorber unit for adjusting the elevation of a vehicle, including an oscillation absorber, a support spring to absorb shocks impacting the vehicle, an upper spring seat at which the support spring is supported, an adjustment device for adjusting the height of the upper spring seat with an actuator and an adjustment mechanism configured to convert the rotary motion generated by the actuator into a translational motion of the upper spring seat, an axial bearing for supporting the spring shock absorber unit, particularly the upper spring seat and/or a piston rod at a body of a vehicle, optimal utilization of the space available shall be possible in spite of a plurality of functional elements. The adjustment mechanism can additionally serve the function of an axial bearing. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200579 | Accessory Cart - In the specification and drawings an accessory cart is described and shown with a base, a housing element that is connected to the base and extends upward from the base, and a platform, which is connected to the housing element with the height of the platform being automatically adjustable. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200580 | SKATE BRAKE - The present invention is a friction brake that may be designed to work with either inline or quad skates. The invention is adjustable and/or can be made specifically to fit virtually any skate of a skater. The invention is preferably comprised of a cuff, one or more compression members, brake frame, brake pad, primary tension member, second tension member, and third tension member. Although the present invention does not have to include all of the tension members, the invention works best when all of the tension members are present. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200581 | COOLER HAVING REMOVABLE WHEEL ASSEMBLY - A cooler includes a main body which includes a base, an upper rim, and one or more cooler walls extending therebetween. The cooler in some embodiments further includes a removable wheel assembly which includes two coaxial wheels, and an axle. The two coaxial wheels are removably securable to the axle. The cooler still further comprises a wheel fastening system configured to secure the removable wheel assembly to the base of the main body which includes a mount, a clip hingedly connected to the mount, and a locking clasp configured to lock the clip into a closed position to secure the wheel assembly. The cooler yet further comprises a lid including two wheel storage recesses, each being sized and dimensioned to receive and retain one of the coaxial wheel of the wheel assembly, and an axle storage recess sized and dimensioned to receive and retain the axle of the wheel assembly. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200582 | Wheelbarrow Or Cart With Handles Which Can Be Extended In Step Less Increments - A wheelbarrow or cart with a forwardly located wheel and two rearwardly located stand guards having first and second tubular support legs adapted to be attached to the stand guards, and first and second tubular leg members having outside diameters slidably coupled in telescoping arrangement with the inside diameters of the first and second tubular support legs. A first twist clamp means is coupled to frictionally engage and selectively lock the first tubular support leg relative to the first tubular leg member to set the total length of the first telescoping tubes and a second twist clamp means coupled to frictionally engage and selectively lock the second tubular support leg relative to the second tubular leg member to set the total length of the second telescoping tubes. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200583 | WHEEL AND HUB ASSEMBLIES REMOVABLE WITHOUT TOOLS - A hub assembly includes a housing, retaining element, biasing element, and hand-maneuverable release mechanism. The housing includes an axle sleeve including an axle bore configured to receive an axle and a pin sleeve including a first end in fluid communication with the axle bore, second end, and conduit between the first end and the second end. The retaining element is within the conduit and is configured to operatively engage a groove in an axle. The biasing element is within the conduit and is configured to bias the retaining element towards the axle bore. The hand-maneuverable release mechanism is configured to displace the retaining element away from the axle bore. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200584 | Computer Cart - A computer cart has removable electrical connector management system which may be removed from the computer cart to install portable electronic device electrical transformers, and then reinserted into the computer cart to enable multiple electrical transformers to be installed into the cart as a group. An electrical charging system uses a staggered round robin approach to control distribution of power within the computer cart without requiring the amount of power used from each power strip to be individually monitored. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200585 | TRANSPORT CART - A transport cart that can be configured with an open carriage or a covered carriage. The open carriage configuration includes a carriage portion of unitary construction that defines a span portion and two end wall portions that extend perpendicular thereto. The covered carriage includes a cover portion that is substantially identical to the carriage portion, the cover and carriage portions being adapted to cooperate with each other to form the covered carriage configuration. In one embodiment, the carriage and cover portions are polymer based and formed from a rotational molding process. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200586 | COMPUTING CART WITH SLIDING WORK SURFACE - Embodiments of the invention provide, among other things, computing carts with a storage compartment having a sliding work surface that selectively provides access to at least a portion of a storage space within the storage compartment. In some cases the storage space is defined at least in part by a storage chassis and a sliding work surface positioned over the storage chassis, with the sliding work surface at least in part defining a top extent of the storage space. In some cases a latch mechanism releasably maintains a sliding work surface in a closed position and allows movement to an open position when released. Some embodiments include a lock mechanism to secure a sliding work surface in a closed position to prevent access to a storage space. Strengthening mechanisms may also be provided to strengthen the storage compartment in the open and/or closed positions. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200587 | Wheel Strut for Vehicle Suspension - The invention relates to a rubber metal bearing for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle comprising an elastic rubber body ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200588 | TRAILING BEAM FOR SUPPORTING AN AXLE - The present invention provides a trailing beam for supporting a trailer axle. The trailing beam has a generally rectangular cross section, the top, bottom and sides of which are fabricated from steel plate or channels, with the individual components being welded together at their junctures. The trailing beam incorporates a novel axle wrap which provides a curved sided window enabling weld securement of the axle wrap to the axle without the weld extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the axle. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200589 | SUSPENSION WITH HYDRAULIC PRELOAD ADJUST - A shock absorber for a vehicle having a damper and a first and second springs mounted coaxially around the damper and a preload adjuster for partially compressing at least one of the springs independently of the compression stroke. In one embodiment the preload adjuster is remotely controllable. In another embodiment the shock absorber includes an additional mechanism for preloading at least one of the springs. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200590 | PEDAL-DRIVEN ROLLER BOARD - The present invention relates to a roller board, and more particularly, to a pedal-driven roller board that converts a reciprocating motion of pedals formed on the board into a rotational motion to drive a gear, so that a user can drive the board without kicking the ground. Furthermore, the pedal-driven roller board includes a derailleur, so that a user can conveniently control the speed of the pedal-driven roller board. Moreover, a user can develop and strengthen his/her muscles by pedaling the pedal-driven roller board. To this end, a pedal-driven roller board according to the present invention includes: a handle disposed at the front side of a board to steer a front wheel; a rear wheel at the rear side of the board; and two pedals formed on the top surface of the board to drive the rear wheel. Further, the pedal-driven roller board includes: a link having an end hinged to the bottom surface of a pedal; a driving gear formed on an end of a crankshaft connected through a shaft to the other end of the link to convert a reciprocating motion of the pedal into a rotational motion; a clutch gear engaged with the driving gear to rotate, and selectively connected to one of either a first speed gear or a second speed gear to rotate same; a first connecting gear and a second connecting gear, which rotatably engage with the first speed gear and the second speed gear, respectively, and are installed on an end of a connecting shaft; a transmission gear installed on both ends of the connecting shaft and rotated by torque transmitted through the connecting shaft from the first and second connecting gears; and a rotation gear engaging with the transmission gear to rotate, and connected to the rear wheel through a rotation shaft to transmit the torque from the transmission gear to the rear wheel. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200591 | VALVE AND MOVEMENT DAMPING APPARATUS - A valve is particularly suited for a movement damping apparatus. The valve has a field-generating device, such as a magnet unit, and a fluid that is subjected to the field, such as a magnetorheological fluid, is pressed through a flow path forming a bottleneck. At the bottleneck the fluid is subject to the field and it changes its flow characteristics in response to the field. The flow path is divided into at least two flow tracks by a partition that forms one or more additional friction surfaces. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200592 | Boat Transport Dolly Limited to Boats With Overhanging Gunwales - The sailboat transport dolly provides a simple means of moving boats even if they have a mounted sail. It requires no attachments or modifications to the boat but it requires that the boat have overhanging gunwales. The dimensions of the dolly are determined by the class of boats it is built to serve. The dolly is unique in that it easily loads the boat so long as it is sitting upright on the supporting surface. It does this by straddling the boat and leveraging it off the supporting surface by engaging the boat's overhanging gunwales. The wheels are positioned to be forward of the boat's center of balance when leveraged off the supporting surface causing the boats bow to rise and be contained by the front of the dolly. The dolly can also be folded for easy storage. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200593 | FIFTH WHEEL HITCH - The present application describes apparatus for attaching or securing a fifth wheel hitch to a bed of a towing vehicle. The fifth wheel hitch may be arranged to be secured to a hitch ball, such as a gooseneck hitch ball. The fifth wheel hitch may include a chamber for accepting a hitch ball, a locking pin for securing the hitch ball in the chamber, and a handle for selectively securing and releasing the hitch ball. The locking pin may be biased towards a position for securing the hitch ball in the chamber. A damper may be included to dampen impact forces transferred from the trailer to the towing vehicle through the fifth wheel hitch. The fifth wheel hitch may include support members having wear strips that may rest on the surface of the towing vehicle bed. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200594 | Splitboard Binding Mount for Use on Snowboards - Mounting system for attaching splitboard bindings or slide-mount bindings to non-splitboards or snowboards as to use multiple boards with one set of bindings, or interchange bindings quickly. Accomplished by using an assembly comprised of two congruent parts, namely a receiver plate and receiver plate retainer, that affix to a snowboard to allow the above mentioned bindings to slide on and off of any snowboard mounted with said assembly. A receiver plate retainer rests in and atop a notched and patterned receiver plate that, when fastened, creates a solid but angularly adjustable mounting system for said bindings to be securely fastened to a standard snowboard. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200595 | GOLF BAG AND GOLF CART ASSEMBLY - A cart assembly for coupling to a golf bag, the cart assembly being moveable between a collapsed state and a deployed state and a coupling arrangement for coupling a golf bag to cart assembly, the coupling arrangement including one or more supporting collars corresponding in shape to a portion of the golf bag, the supporting collar attached to a coupling member wherein the coupling member is adapted to couple to a corresponding coupling portion located on the cart assembly. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200596 | AIRBAG APPARATUS - An airbag includes an airbag body and an inner tube. The inner tube includes a gas upstream section located in an upstream region of an inflation gas stream fed from a gas generator and a gas outlet section that opens toward an inflatable region of the airbag body and feeds an inflation gas to the inflatable region. The gas outlet section includes a check valve section. The check valve section has a flexible and a generally tubular shape extending and opening toward the inflatable region due to pressure of an inflation gas so as to stream the inflation gas into the inflatable region. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200597 | SIDE AIRBAG APPARATUS - An airbag includes a check valve in a communication passage connecting a lumbar-region-protecting inflatable portion and a shoulder-protecting inflatable portion. The check valve restricts outflow of inflation gas from the lumbar-region-protecting inflatable portion to the shoulder-protecting inflatable portion. A pressure regulation valve, which has an internal opening and a pair of valve body elements, is provided in a partitioning member between the shoulder-protecting inflatable portion and a thorax-protecting inflatable portion. Before an occupant is restrained by the shoulder-protecting inflatable portion, the valve body elements are pressed and contact with each other by inflation gas in the shoulder-protecting inflatable portion, thereby restricting flow of inflation gas at the internal opening. When the occupant is restrained by the shoulder-protecting inflatable portion, the valve body elements are flexed and separated from each other by external force applied following the restraining, thereby permitting flow of inflation gas at the internal opening. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200598 | SIDE AIRBAG APPARATUS - A side airbag apparatus has an inflatable portion, which is deployed and inflated on a side of a seat of a vehicle by inflation gas. The inflatable portion is divided into upstream and downstream sections by a partitioning member including a valve having an opening and a pair of valve body elements. Immediately after the beginning of the supplying of the gas, the valve body elements remain in contact with each other to close the valve. When the upstream section restrains an occupant, a force is exerted to the partitioning member by the occupant, which causes the partitioning member to warp and the valve body elements to be separated from each other to open the valve. The upstream section has a shoulder-protecting portion, which is deployed and inflated on a side of a region of the occupant including a rear end part and a middle part of a shoulder. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200599 | REAR SEAT SIDE AIRBAG DEVICE - Until deployment of a side airbag is complete, the side airbag pitches in the seatback height direction and the deployment action is unstable. In such a case, even if the tip edge of the upper wall portion of a module case is spaced apart from the surface of the deployed shape of the side airbag, the side airbag may swing round to the outer side of the tip edge of the upper wall portion. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200600 | GAS GENERATOR AND AIRBAG MODULE - An inflator, especially for a protective device in a vehicle, includes a diffuser ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200601 | SOLID FUEL BODY, GAS GENERATOR, MODULE HAVING A GAS GENERATOR, AND PYROTECHNIC DRIVE UNIT - A solid propellant compact ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200602 | Airbag for a Motor Vehicle - An airbag for a motor vehicle, having a housing and at least one restraining element, which has at least one receptacle space for a gaseous medium, in particular air, and which can be moved, in the case of an accident-induced application of force to the motor vehicle, into a restraining position by the flowing of medium into the receptacle space from a storage position within the housing. At least one wall of the housing has at least one inflow opening for the medium. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200603 | PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION AIRBAG - A pedestrian protection airbag system for a vehicle includes an airbag that is adapted to be deployed along a windscreen and/or A-pillars of the vehicle, is inflatable to a deployed state and has projected periphery. The airbag system further comprises at least one tethering member connecting a first region of the airbag with a second region of the airbag along a path, the path being arranged within the projected periphery of the airbag when the airbag is in the deployed state. A vehicle comprising such a pedestrian protection airbag system and a method of deployment of an airbag of such a pedestrian protection airbag system are also provided. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200604 | TANK FOR A UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLE - A first embodiment includes a utility terrain vehicle having four or more wheels, a frame held above the ground by the wheels, and a liquid storage tank. The liquid storage tank is attached to the frame to create a low center of gravity for the utility terrain vehicle. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200605 | MOTORIZED FASTENING DEVICE FOR SEAT BELTS OF A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE - A motorized fastening device for seat belts of a transportation vehicle, of the kind having a belt unwrapping from a coiler, which is fixedly arranged on a side of a seat, and passing in sequence through a regulator, which is fixedly arranged on the same side of said seat where also said coiler is arranged, a tongue, a housing of said tongue and a blocking point of the extremity of the belt, which is fixedly arranged in proximity of said coiler, wherein said device further has a track for the sliding of a transport carriage for said tongue, obtained on the chassis of said vehicle, defining a path going from a first position, corresponding to a position of non-use of the seat belts, positioned on the chassis of the vehicle, on the same side of the seat with respect to said coiler and said regulator, behind or at the base of the back of the seat and that, passing under the door and within or under the dashboard of the vehicle, arrives to a second position, corresponding to a working position of the seat belts, behind or at the base of the back of the seat, on the opposite side of the seat with respect to the position of said coiler and of said regulator. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200606 | SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES - A method of creating an optical security element in a value document using a low-cost printing device of a data processing terminal is described. The method comprises: providing a flexible substrate having a pre-printed ink portion; wherein the pre-printed ink portion is provided in an unexposed state which does not provide an optical security function of the security element; configuring a variable laser irradiation device to determine a part of the unexposed pre-printed ink portion to be exposed to laser radiation in a machine-controlled manner, and exposing the unexposed pre-printed ink portion to laser radiation in the machine-controlled manner to create from the pre-printed ink portion a predefined pattern, wherein the optical characteristics of the pattern provide the optical security element. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200607 | QUICK CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly including a connector body having a coupling end and sealing means. A collet couples to the connector body and has resilient fingers. An adjustment ring has a stop and defines guide tracks. A collar has protrusions coupled in the guide tracks. A ferrule is slidingly housed within the collar and adjustment ring. A locking split ring clips onto the adjustment ring to limit travel of the collar. In a locked position, the locking split ring is installed and a pipe, inserted into the connector body is retained in place by the resilient radially inward fingers of the collet and sealed by the sealing means. In the released position, the collar has been moved to force the ferrule into the collet to splay the resilient fingers such that the pipe is freely insertable and removeable from the connector assembly. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200608 | Multi-Use Pipe Cuff - A pipe coupling is provided with inner and outer diameter dimensions and structures optimized for connection with at least three different sizes of pipe or tubing. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200609 | Fitting for Joining Pipe Elements - A fitting for joining pipe elements together includes housing portions held preassembled in spaced apart relation to permit pipe elements to be inserted without disassembly of the fitting. Elbow and tee fittings include sealing elements which support the housing portions in spaced relation. Angled surfaces on each housing portion interact with one another to rotate the housing portions in opposite directions to form a rigid joint between the fitting and the pipe elements. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200610 | Fitting Having Receptacle of Varying Depth - Elbow and tee fittings for joining pipe elements together include housing portions held preassembled in spaced apart relation to permit pipe elements to be inserted without disassembly of the fitting, the fittings having a receptacle of varying depth for receiving a sealing element. The varying depth of the receptacle is used to control the distortion of the sealing element between a round shape and a non-round shape when the housing portions are arranged in spaced apart relation around the sealing element. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200611 | Device For Connection Between A Component Of An Air-Conditioning Loop And A Heat Exchanger | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200612 | COMPENSATOR FOR CONNECTING PIPES FOR DUST-LADEN FLUE GAS - The invention relates to a compensator for connecting a first pipe connection piece to a second pipe connection piece that is arranged at a distance from the first pipe connection piece and that can be moved toward the first pipe connection piece, comprising an inlet pipe, which is fastened coaxially to the outlet opening of the first pipe connection piece, an outlet pipe, which is arranged approximately coaxially to the inlet pipe, is arranged at a distance from the inlet pipe and is fastened coaxially to the inlet opening of the second pipe connection piece, and a woven-fabric compensator, which connects the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe to each other, wherein gas laden with dust can flow through all aforementioned pipes, said gas being directed from the first pipe connection piece to the second pipe connection piece, and wherein a hollow cylindrical inlet guide plate is fastened to the inlet pipe near the first pipe connection piece, the radius of said inlet guide plate corresponding approximately to the inner radius of the first pipe connection piece. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200613 | STOPPER GRIP RING FOR PLUMBING PIPES - Disclosed is a stopper grip ring for plumbing pipes. A stopper grip ring for plumbing pipes, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, includes: an outer circumferential portion which forms an outer diameter of a ring shape; an O-ring supporting portion formed to be bent at one side of the outer circumferential portion so as to come into contact with an O-ring and having an entry inducing portion which is formed to be inclined at one end portion, and an inserting portion which is formed at the other end portion and enters while being induced by the entry inducing portion; and a stopper portion formed to be bent at the other side of the outer circumferential portion so as to be spaced apart from the O-ring supporting portion and having a sharpened portion which is formed at an edge and is divided by a plurality of slits. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200614 | Device for pivotably connecting hydraulic line to hydraulic brake of bicycle - A device for pivotably connecting a hydraulic line to a hydraulic brake of bicycle is provided an adapter including a connector coupled to the hydraulic line, and a hollow cylinder at one end of the connector, the cylinder including a tunnel and two shoulders each at a joining portion of either end of the tunnel and adjacent end of the cylinder, a first sealing ring at one shoulder, and a second sealing ring at the other shoulder; and a stepped-diameter threaded fastener including a head, a threaded shank distal the head, and a bare cylindrical section between the head and the threaded shank, the threaded fastener driven through the tunnel into the hydraulic brake to fasten the threaded fastener, the adapter, the first sealing ring, and the second sealing ring together. The adapter can either counterclockwise or clockwise pivot a predetermined angle about the threaded fastener. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200615 | Method for influencing the thread geometry of an internal thread for internal combustion engines - In a method for influencing the thread geometry of an internal thread of a first component of an injection device for internal combustion engines, which is provided for carrying high-pressure fluid, wherein the first component has a tubular end portion and an internal thread is formed on the interior surface of the tubular end portion, and a second component having an exterior surface on at least a portion thereof so as to be received in the tubular end portion of the first component wherein the exterior surface is threaded so said second component can be screwed and clamped against a support surface of the first component, and wherein the tubular end portion on the external side is acted upon by a radial compression force allowing a plastic deformation. The tubular end portion is transformed thereby in such a manner that the internal thread obtains an inner diameter (D) continuously decreasing towards the free end. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200616 | Threaded connection of high-pressure fluid-carrying components of an injection device for internal combustion engines - In a method for producing a threaded connection between a first component and a second component of an injection device for internal combustion engines, which are each provided for carrying high-pressure fluid, an internal thread is formed on a tubular end portion of the first component, into which the second component can be screwed and clamped against a resting surface of the first component, the second component having formed thereon an external threaded portion for engaging the internal thread of the tubular end portion, an outer ring imparting an elastic prestress acting in the radial direction is pressed onto the tubular end portion, and the components are subsequently screwed together. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200617 | POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS - A power transmission system may include a plurality of renewable-energy devices such as wind turbines or subsea turbines. The devices are connected together in parallel to a subsea cable that carries an ac transmission voltage. Each device includes a turbine assembly that is rotated by wind or water current flows, and a variable speed ac induction generator. A power converter is connected to the subsea cable and is used to interface the generators to a supply network or power grid. The power transmission system is operated such that an indicated operating speed of one or more of the devices is used to control the power converter (e.g. the PWM strategy that is used to open and close the power semiconductor devices) to achieve desired stator electrical quantities at each generator. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200618 | HIGH EFFICIENCY WIND TURBINE - A wind driven generator may have a first rotating element associated with a first set of vanes distributed so as to be driven by wind in a first rotational direction about an axis of rotation. A second element is associated with a second set of vanes distributed so as to be driven by the wind in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction concentric with the axis of rotation of the first rotating element. The first rotating element has magnetic elements disposed thereon that project a magnetic field towards and onto the second rotating element. The second rotating element has electromagnetic coils disposed thereon, the electromagnetic coils being exposed to the magnetic field projected from the first rotating element. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200619 | ELECTRIC GENERATOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention describes a system and a method for controlling an electric generator connected to the power grid during a voltage drop in the power grid, the system comprising a back-to-back converter ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200620 | WIND TURBINE - A wind turbine is provided. The wind turbine includes a generator, an output thereof being connectable to a power grid via a power transmission path, the power transmission path comprising a generator side converter coupled to the output of the generator, a grid side converter coupled to the power grid, and a DC link coupled between the generator side converter and the grid side converter. For diverting the generator power, a load dump arrangement is provided which includes at least one resistor, a plurality of switches, and a plurality of electrical connections which electrically connect the at least one resistor to the output of the generator and across the DC link via the plurality of switches. One common and configurable load dump is used for both converter system failures and grid failures. As compared to two separate load dumps for converter failures and grid failures, the single load dump will require a smaller space for a wind turbine. Thus, the weight and size of the power converter system may be reduced. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200621 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING A WIND TURBINE USING OSCILLATION DETECTION - A method for controlling a wind turbine is provided. The method includes monitoring an electrical quantity at an output terminal of the wind turbine. The electric quantity has an amplitude and periodically varying with a grid frequency. The method further includes detecting an oscillation of the amplitude and decreasing active power output from the wind turbine at the output terminal depending on the detected oscillation. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200622 | MARINE GEOTHERMAL POWER GENERATION SYSTEM WITH TURBINE ENGINES - A geothermal power generation system configured to generate power by suspending turbine engines over a pit exposing a geothermal energy source is disclosed. The geothermal power generation system may include a support structure sized to a pit and at least one turbine engine hanging below the support structure. One or more turbine engine deployment systems may be configured to move the turbine engine, i.e. raise or lower, such that a distance between the turbine engine and the geothermal energy source changes. In one embodiment, the turbine engine deployment system may be formed from a plurality of cables extending from a rotatable cable drum on the support structure and downward from a plurality of pulleys positioned along the pulley track. The support structure may also include a pulley track extending from the first base to the second base. One or more electrical transmission lines may extend from the turbine engine. | 2013-08-08 |
