| 32nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
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| 20120198893 | KNITTED VELCRO SLEEVE - A knit fabric for use as a wrap around-sleeve having connectors along opposed edges. The fabric comprises a body portion knitted in a single layer of warp and weft yarns, a first edge portion of warp and weft yarns formed into spaced chains which secure a woven tape having hooks onto the knit fabric and a second edge knit to form raised loops. The hooks secured along the first edge are adapted to secure with the loops along the second edge securing the fabric edges forming the fabric into a wrap-around sleeve. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198894 | ISOELASTIC POROUS MESH - Isoelastic porous meshes useful in hernia repair have pores that remain open under physiological loads. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198895 | Lockbox Storage Apparatus - A lockbox storage apparatus comprising a pair of side walls on each side of said lockbox storage apparatus, a door attached to a front portion of said lockbox storage apparatus, where said door is attached between said pair of side walls, a top panel affixed to a top portion of said lockbox storage apparatus, a lock attached to said door, where said lock secures said door against one of said pair of side wall, a back wall opposite to said door, where said back wall is attached between said pair of side walls, an inner panel fastened within said lockbox storage apparatus, where said inner panel rest against said back wall, a plurality of attachment means arranged against said inner panel, and a plurality of lockboxes hanging from said attachment means wherein said plurality of lockboxes include a key to enable a user to access a property. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198896 | Mortise Lock Assembly - A mortise lock is provided with independently rotatable spindles and a highly accessible lock-handing selector. Also, a clutching mortise lock is provided that enables operative rotation in both directions to retract the latch. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198897 | DRIVING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC LOCK LATCH - A driving device for an electric lock latch, comprises a housing, a motor having a power output shaft connected to a drive shaft with an external thread on a part thereof, an unequal diameter coil spring having a cylindrical spiral in the middle thereof screwing with the drive shaft, and a first and second conical spiral on both end thereof not screwing with the drive shaft, and a lock latch secured to the second conical spiral. The drive shaft is driven and rotated by a motor to pass the rotation power to the cylindrical spiral, and a rotary motion of the drive shaft is converted into a linear motion of the unequal diameter coil spring for moving the lock latch to change the locked and unlocked state of the lock device. Accordingly, the lock structure and the installation thereof may be simplified and the power-saving effect is achieved. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198898 | Method for Producing Coated Water-Soluble Particles - A method for producing coated water-soluble particles in a manner to form two or more coating layers on surfaces of the water-soluble particles, characterized by including: a step A wherein after supplying a first coating material that contains a polyol component and an isocyanate component, a second coating material is additionally supplied to surfaces of first coating bodies that have coating layers formed of the first coating material that has not been sufficiently cured, so that second coating bodies that are provided with coating layers of the second coating material are obtained. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198899 | Fertilizer Suspension and Method of Preparation - A concentrated, homogenous, stable, water-soluble fertilizer suspension comprising: water-soluble mineral nutrients of at least nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, calcium, and magnesium; and an organic stabilizing additive; and wherein the pourable, aqueous suspension has water-soluble mineral nutrients amounting to at least about 80 percent by weight (wt. %) of the suspension. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198900 | COMPOSITE FOLIAGE SI FERTILIZER FOR LOWERING CONTENTS OF HEAVY METALS AND NITRATE IN VEGETABLE, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention is related to the field of environmental protection, more specifically, to a foliage silicon fertilizer and a method for production of the fertilizer, which is a molybdenum-silica compound sol used for reducing heavy metal and nitrates in vegetables. The fertilizer, which is a molybdenum-silica compound sol, comprises 10-25 wt % silica, 0.05-5.5 wt % molybdenum ions. More preferably, the fertilize, which is a rare earth-molybdenum-silica compound sol, comprises 10-25 wt % silica, 0.05-5.5 wt % molybdenum ions and 0.1-7.5 wt % rare earth ions. By the combination of silica with molybdenum in the present invention, it is effective for preventing the absorption/accumulation of nitrates in vegetables. In addition, by the further combination with rare earth element, the prevention ability of the fertilizer from absorbing heavy metal and nitrates into vegetables is even enhanced. With a preparation method with normal pressure and relatively, low temperature, that is, with mild condition, simple process and high operability, large scale production of the present invention may be readily executed. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198901 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRAWING METAL TUBE - In an apparatus for drawing a metal tube in which lubrication oil is ejected from an ejecting opening formed in a hollow rod supporting a plug to apply the lubrication oil onto an inner surface of a raw tube, the lubrication oil ejection responsiveness when a discontinuous lubrication oil supply is performed is enhanced. In the drawing apparatus in which a metal raw tube ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198902 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMPLEX FORMING A METAL SHEET BY MEANS OF BODIES OF REVOLUTION - A metal sheet is formed by passing it between a pair of closely spaced shaped bodies fixedly mounted on driving shafts by intermediate pieces which limit the angular portion of the circumferences of the shaped bodies with which the sheet comes into contact. The configuration of the surfaces of the shaped bodies define the respective top and bottom surface configurations imparted to the sheet by being passed between the rotating shaped bodies with pressure, and, optionally, heat. The direction of rotation of the shaped bodies is reversed, without the application of pressure to the sheet, to bring the sheet back to a starting position for each repeated pass of the sheet through the shaped bodies thereby to progressively change thickness and/or shape of the sheet. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198903 | EXTRUDED HOLLOW SECTION, FORMING APPARATUS FOR FORMING SAME, AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME - A forming apparatus for an extruded hollow section has a fixed die provided with a forming hole having guide grooves extending in a direction tilting against a direction of extrusion, and movable dies disposed to be able to travel along the guide grooves, respectively. The fixed die has a base part bridging between inner faces of the forming hole, and a hole forming part extended from an end of the base part, on a downstream side thereof, toward downstream inside the forming hole. The movable dies are disposed inside the forming hole with a gap remaining between the hole forming part and each of the movable dies. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198904 | MULTIPLE CLAMP TYPE STRETCHING AND FORMING MACHINE - A multiple clamp type stretching and forming machine is composed of multiple material clamping mechanisms ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198905 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING NECKING CANS - According to the present invention, an apparatus for manufacturing necking cans processes inlets of cans for which drawing processes are completed, wherein the apparatus comprises: a lower press plate; an upper press plate arranged so as to move linearly in the upward and downward directions relative to the lower press plate; a molding unit including a guide formed on the lower press plate, a plurality of holders arranged on the guide such that the holders can be transferred, and a plurality of molds arranged on the upper press plate; transferring means for transferring the holders along the guide; and driving means for driving the upper press plate. The apparatus of the present invention is advantageous in that cans for which the drawing processes are completed are linearly transferred by a plurality of cylinders and processed at a high speed. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198906 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COLD-FORGED WING BOLTS - A method for manufacturing cold-gorged wing bolts uses short basic rods cut from a solid linear metal material Under the conditions of maintaining the combination capacity of metal material organization to possess close-fitting strength, the short basic rods are cold-forged and compressed into shape through several steps of shaping and trimming and then treated with thread rolling to finish wing bolts. By so designing, the wing bolts can be manufactured simply and quickly, able to lower cost, obtain better quality and production capacity and thus greatly elevate economic gain. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198907 | POST STRAIGHTENING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method for straightening an article are disclosed. The apparatus and method disclosed provide for the conservation of metal, reduction waste worldwide, and the extension of the useful life for an article. The apparatus may comprise an actuator, an endpiece coupled to the actuator, the endpiece including two arms, the arms defining a space therebetween; and a support member including two rails, the rails defining a space therebetween. Upon activation of the actuator, the arms engage the article disposed on the rails. Also, the space between the arms is aligned with the space between the rails. Both spaces are adapted to receive article portions such that portions within the spaces are not engaged by the arms. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198908 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH FLEXIBLE DATA AND POWER INTERFACE - Electronic modules with small and flexible interfaces are disclosed. One example electronic module includes a power supply terminal configured to receive power for the electronic module and circuitry configured to carry out various functions. The functions carried out by the electronic module circuitry include simultaneously receiving both of the following via the power supply terminal: a power signal for carrying out a mission mode operation of the electronic module, and a data signal. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198909 | Measurement Signal Correction Apparatus and Method for Correcting a Measurement Signal - A measurement signal correction apparatus includes an analog/digital converter, a correction factor providing unit, and a measurement signal correction unit. The analog/digital converter is configured to convert an analog measurement signal read in using an interface into a digital measurement signal using a reference frequency signal. The correction factor providing unit is configured to provide a correction factor determined on the basis of the reference frequency signal. The measurement signal correction unit is configured to multiply the digital measurement signal by the correction factor in order to obtain a corrected measurement signal. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198910 | Breath Alcohol Analyser And A Method Of Determining Whether A Driver Is In A Condition To Drive - A breath alcohol analyser capable of taking a breath sample from a driver, qualitatively and quantitatively analysing the alcohol level in the driver's breath, comparing the alcohol to an established acceptable level for driving. If the alcohol level in the breath of the driver exceeds the acceptable level for driving, the breath alcohol analyser is capable of indicating to the driver how long need the driver wait in order for the alcohol in his body to breakdown to an acceptable level. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198911 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING THE FUEL QUALITY IN A FUEL TANK OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a method and a device for identifying the fuel quality in a fuel tank of an internal combustion engine, a reference volume with fuel is provided, which does not intermix with the fuel in the fuel tank when the fuel tank is refilled. After startup of the internal combustion engine, fuel from the fuel tank and from the reference volume is sequentially sucked into the internal combustion engine and parameters which depend from the fuel quality of the sucked-in fuel are measured and evaluated for both the fuel tank and the reference volume. If the parameter differ from one another, it can be concluded that the fuel quality of the fuel in the fuel tank before startup of the internal combustion engine has changed. A quantity (fuel factor) can then be taken into consideration in the mixture pre-control. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198912 | CHEMICAL SAMPLE COLLECTION AND DETECTION SYSTEM - A system for remote detection of a chemical is disclosed. The system includes a sample collection module that collects a sample and produces a sample vapor at a first location; a sample delivery module that delivers the sample vapor from the first location to a second location; a sample storage and concentration module that collects the sample vapor at the second location; and a sample analysis module that analyzes the sample collected in the sample storage and concentration module. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198913 | COLUMN ASSEMBLY FOR A GAS CHROMATOGRAPH - A column assembly for gas chromatography, which is coolable by a fluid, includes a capillary column, a heating element for heating at least a portion of the capillary column, and a tube having a lumen and in contact with at least one of the capillary column and the heating element. When energized, the heating element raises the temperature of the capillary column. To lower the temperature of the capillary column, a fluid flows through the tube, and heat is transferred from the capillary column to the fluid in the tube. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198914 | Pressure Activated Sampling System - Screening an item for prohibited material may include multiple pressurization and rapid depressurization cycles. Screening an item for prohibiting material may include a pressurization chamber including one or more items to be screened for prohibited material and one or more filler objects. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198915 | GAS ANALYZER - An improved gas analyzer for analyzing the concentrations and amounts of one or more different gases in drilling mud returning from a borehole is disclosed. An oil well drilling rig re-circulates the drilling mud by continuously pumping it through a gas separation means. The gas separation means generally includes a fluid stop, a bubble jar and a dririte chamber in order to separate the gases from the drilling mud. A gas sample from these separated gases can be mixed with a carrier gas and are conveyed to gas analyzing means where the concentration of the different hydrocarbon components of the gases in the mud can be continuously measured. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198916 | SENSOR - A sensor is provided having a diaphragm. One side of the diaphragm is arranged to be exposed to a fluid, to measure a characteristic of the fluid. Two supports are mounted on the diaphragm and a resonator is provided on the supports. The proportion of energy transferred from the resonator to the diaphragm is variable for the sensor to be used either as a viscosity/density sensor or as a pressure sensor. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198917 | STATE OF CHARGE INDICATOR AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - Embodiments of the invention relate a charge indicator for determining the mass of a fluid contained within a fluid enclosure, wherein the charge indicator responds to a deformation of a solid component in contact with the fluid and wherein the deformation is a function of the mass of fluid contained within the fluid enclosure. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198918 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR GAS SENSOR USING MICROHEATER HAVING MANY HOLES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are an MEMS type semiconductor gas sensor using a microheater having many holes and a method for manufacturing the same. The MEMS type semiconductor gas sensor includes: a substrate of which a central region is etched with a predetermined thickness; a second membrane formed at an upper portion of the central region of the substrate and having many holes; a heat emitting resistor formed on the second membrane and having many holes; a first membrane formed on the second membrane including the heat emitting resistor and having many holes; a sensing electrode formed on the first membrane and having many holes; and a sensing material formed on the sensing electrode. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198919 | LIQUID SUPPLY WITH OPTIMIZED SWITCHING BETWEEN DIFFERENT SOLVENTS - A method for metering two or more liquids in controlled proportions in a liquid supply system and for supplying a resultant mixture, in which the liquid supply system includes a plurality of solvent supply lines, a proportioning valve interposed between the solvent supply lines and an inlet of a pumping unit, the method includes drawing in a first liquid into the pumping unit via a first solvent supply line; determining one or more switching points of time for switching between different solvent supply lines, the switching points of time being determined in a way that at said switching points of time, the liquid supplied to the pumping unit is in a predefined pressure range; switching from the first solvent supply line to a second solvent supply line at one of said switching points of time; drawing in a second liquid into the pumping unit via the second solvent supply line. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198920 | ANALYTICAL METHOD AND SENSOR - There is disclosed an analytical method and a sensor suitable for carrying out the method. More specifically, there is disclosed a method for preparing a mass sensitive chemical sensor capable of detecting binding analyte species to a surface comprising cells. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198921 | PROCESS ANALYSIS UNIT - A process analysis unit includes a base module and an exchangeable cartridge module. The base module comprises at least one independent pump drive, and an analyte sensor without a fluidic measuring section. The cartridge module comprises a liquid reservoir tank, a sample taking device, at least one drive-less pump mechanism configured as a peristaltic membrane pump, a fluidic measuring section for the analyte sensor, and a plastic material plate with groove-like microfluidic channels configured to connect the liquid reservoir tank, the at least one drive-less pump mechanism, and a measuring section. The drive-less pump mechanism is driven pneumatically and pumps a liquid from the liquid reservoir tank. When the cartridge module is connected to the base module, the at least one drive-less pump mechanism is connected to and is driven by the at least one independent pump drive, and the fluidic measuring section is connected to the analyte sensor. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198922 | Dual Analyzer System for Biological fluid - The described apparatus for analyzing a biological sample includes a first analysis instrument fluidly connected to a reservoir for receiving a first flow of the biological fluid and adapted for performing a measurement of a property of the biological sample. A second analysis instrument is fluidly connected to the reservoir for receiving a second flow of the biological fluid and adapted for performing a thermally controlled analysis of the biological sample. The second analysis instrument includes a thermally controlled chamber. A flow stopping device stops the second flow within the thermally controlled chamber in order to allow the second analysis instrument to perform the thermally controlled analysis of the biological sample. The first analysis instrument may include, for example, a hematology analyzer or a flow cytometer, and the second analysis instrument may include, for example, a dynamic light scattering instrument. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198923 | METAL LOSS PROBE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE METAL LOSS PROBE - The present invention describes the connecting of a corrodible material with a non-corrodible material by electron beam welding so that the corrodible material is not affected by non-corrodible material during the welding process. Employing an electron beam welding process not only minimizes unintended alloying of the corrodible element but also minimizes the width of the weld heat affected and fusion zones. This fabrication method is necessary to ensure that the corrodible element faithfully replicates the wastage of the subject metal. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198924 | Cylinder Pressure Sensor - The invention relates to a cylinder pressure sensor comprising a housing for clamping into a cylinder head, which carries a sensor element at a front end. According to the invention, the cylinder pressure sensor has a conical seat at the front end thereof. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198925 | Sensor Structure - In relation to a humidity sensor sensitive to water and contamination, a sensor implementation structure that achieves both protection performance against water and contaminants and measurement performance such as humidity responsiveness is provided. A sensor structure has a mass airflow measurement element that measures a mass airflow flowing in an intake pipe, a humidity sensing element that senses humidity of air flowing in the intake pipe, a housing structural component having a connector that carries out input/output to/from outside and a terminal component of the connector, and a bypass passage that is composed by using part of the housing structural component and takes in part of the air that flows in the intake pipe, the mass airflow measurement element being mounted in the bypass passage; wherein space is provided in the housing structural component in the vicinity of the bypass passage, the humidity sensing element is mounted in the space. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198926 | Measuring Arrangement for Measuring the Application Force of a Disc Brake and a Corresponding Disc Brake - A measuring arrangement measures the application force of a disc brake. The arrangement includes two disc brake components displaceable relative to each other upon application of the force; an application force sensor having a housing; a measuring object formed by one of the two components and having a metal end face for interacting with the application force sensor in a contact-free manner, and an evaluation unit. The application force sensor is an eddy current sensor for capturing a displacement along the path. The evaluation unit converts the captured displacement into a measurement variable as a measure for the application force. The application force sensor and the measurement object are removably mounted on the respective component. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198927 | Rotating Fluid Measurement Device and Method - Fluid flow measurement device and method. In one embodiment, a tool comprises a rotating arm with a sensor pad to measure fluid flow into or out of the casing wall. The arm maintains the sensor pad in close proximity to the casing inner wall. The tool diameter is variable to allow the tool to traverse variable diameter casings and pass obstacles. The sensor pad comprises flow channels to direct the flow of fluid by electromagnetic sensors configured to detect conductive fluid flow. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198928 | METHOD FOR REGISTERING THE FILLING POTENTIAL OF A WASTE CONTAINER OF MICROPLATE WASHING DEVICES - Method for registering filling potential of a waste container of a microplate washing device has a needle for aspirating liquids, a waste container, a pump for generating a partial vacuum and a pressure sensor for determining air pressure in the container, a sensor controller, and a first valve for blocking the line between the needle and the waste container. The pump and needle are connected to the container and the method includes closing the first valve, generating a partial vacuum in a test range, closing a further valve between the container and the pump, opening the first valve, triggering a partial vacuum dissipation in the container, measuring a test time for the partial vacuum dissipation in the test range, comparing the test time to a known threshold time, and deciding that the waste container is fillable or not. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198929 | METHOD OF DETERMINING WHEN A PERSON HAS REACHED A MINIMUM LEVEL OF PHYSICAL FITNESS - The method disclosed is used in determining who is truly fit and is a capable low crouch duck walker. It establishes a distance of about 100 yards more or less as a minimum distance to cover without standing up or touching the ground with ones hands while in the low crouch duck walk. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198930 | SNAP-FIT MEASURING CONTAINER - One or more measuring cups or spoons include a handle and a measuring container. The measuring container is formed with a volumetric capacity such as a fraction of a cup, a teaspoon, or a tablespoon. The handle of a first measuring container includes a feature that interacts with a complementary feature on the handle of a second measuring cup to secure the first and second cups together. In one version, a downwardly extending rib on the handle of a first measuring container is received within a channel formed on the handle of a second measuring container. A set of containers is formed in which each of the containers has an attachment feature allowing the set to be attached together. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198931 | EXPLOSION-PROOF DEVICE - An explosion-proof device with a pressure-proof capsule ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198932 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING MOVEMENTS OF AN ANIMAL - The device for determining movements of an animal comprises a housing, at least one G-sensor for detecting movements of the housing and for generating signals representing the detected movements. The device further comprises an electronic circuit connected to the G-sensor for processing signals received from the G-sensor so as to obtain processing results, transmitting means connected to the electronic circuit for transmitting the processing results and a power supply for at least feeding energy to the G-sensor and the electronic circuit wherein the G-sensor, the electronic circuit, the transmitter means and the power supply are located within the housing. The electronic circuit may be arranged for switching the G-sensor on and off according to a predetermined time pattern so as to save energy. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198933 | Connection Assembly for a Sensor Assembly and Sensor Assembly - The disclosure relates to a connection assembly for a sensor assembly having a connection element which is electrically and mechanically connected to one end of at least one wire of a connection cable in a first contacting region and can be electrically and mechanically connected to a sensor element in a second contacting region, wherein the connection element is at least partially enclosed by a plastic overmold which has a window-shaped recess in a transition region between the first contacting region and the second contacting region which is sealed in the injection moulding die during the injection process of the plastic overmold and a corresponding sensor assembly. According to the disclosure, a positioning opening is arranged in the transition region such that the connection element can be positioned in the injection moulding die and the transition region surrounding the positioning opening is sealed flat in the injection moulding die to create the window-shaped recess. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198934 | BIAS MEASUREMENT FOR MEMS GYROSCOPES AND ACCELEROMETERS - A system and method for separating bias instability of MEMS inertial instruments such as gyroscopes or accelerometers from the instrument signal, in which the inertial measurement instrument has an input axis and an output signal, and the bias instability has a frequency. The instrument is rotated about a rotation axis that is orthogonal to the input axis, at a frequency that is greater than the bias instability frequency. The instrument output signal is detected, and demodulated with a phase-sensitive detection method referenced to the instrument rotation. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198935 | TWIN SUB-WAVELENGTH GRATING OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR - The present disclosure relates generally to an optical signal processor. In one embodiment, the optical signal processor includes a first sub-wavelength grating having a first grating period and a second sub-wavelength grating having a second grating period that is different than the first grating period of the first sub-wavelength grating. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198936 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACCELERATION SENSOR - A piezoelectric acceleration sensor comprises a piezoelectric element, a metallic sheet and a circuit board. The piezoelectric element is polarized in a predetermined direction. The circuit board includes a circuit portion and a roughly flat shaped base portion. The base portion protrudes from an end portion of the circuit portion. One of surfaces of the metallic sheet is fixed to and supported by a surface of the base portion. The piezoelectric element is fixed to and supported by a remaining one of the surfaces of the metallic sheet in a manner that the piezoelectric element and the base portion do not overlap each other in the predetermined direction. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198937 | ULTRASONIC WAVE TRANSMITTER DEVICE, ULTRASONIC WAVE PROPAGATION TIME MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND ULTRASONIC WAVE PROPAGATION TIME MEASUREMENT METHOD - An ultrasonic wave transmitter device includes an ultrasonic wave driving circuit that modulates an ultrasonic wave based on a pseudorandom signal to generate an ultrasonic wave driving signal, and an ultrasonic wave transmitter driven by the ultrasonic wave driving signal to send out an ultrasonic wave signal of a frequency higher than a fundamental frequency of the ultrasonic wave driving signal. The ultrasonic wave transmitter includes a cylindrically-shaped piezoelectric or magnetostrictive element sending out the ultrasonic wave signal and an ultrasonic wave absorber that covers part of a base member holding the piezoelectric or magnetostrictive element. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198938 | RIG FOR MEASURING BLADED COMPONENT MISTUNING - A rig for studying a component has a component support for mounting the component. A speaker applies sound energy to airfoils in the component. A vibrometer studies the effect of the applied sound on the airfoils. At least two of the vibrometer, the component support, and the speaker are rotatable relative to each other. In a separate feature, a vibrometer for studying the effect of sound energy on airfoils in a component is provided with a vision system. The vision system is operable to identify the exact location at which the laser is studying the effect on the airfoil. Methods are also disclosed. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198939 | ISOLATION ELEMENTS INCLUDING ONE OR MORE DIAPHRAGMS, SENSORS INCLUDING ISOLATION ELEMENTS, AND RELATED METHODS - Isolation elements comprise a housing comprising a longitudinal bore formed therein and at least one recess formed in at least one longitudinally extending side of the housing. The at least one recess is in communication with the longitudinal bore. At least one diaphragm is attached proximate a periphery thereof to the housing and seals the at least one recess at the at least one longitudinally extending side of the housing. Sensor assemblies may include an isolation element including a housing and a diaphragm coupled thereto. Methods of forming an isolation element for use with a sensor comprise forming a longitudinal bore in a housing; forming at least one recess in at least one longitudinally extending side of the housing; coupling at least one diaphragm to the housing; and positioning the at least one diaphragm such that a primary direction of displacement of the at least one diaphragm extends into the at least one recess. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198940 | OIL PRESSURE SENSOR - An oil pressure includes a housing, a pressure sensing unit mounted in the housing and a first signal generator. Because the pressure sensing unit is provided with a pusher and an elastic piece that is able to uniformly receive a force exerted from the pusher such that the pusher can uniformly drive a swing member of the first signal generator, the oil pressure sensor can output an accurate oil pressure signal. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198941 | Thread clamping device including internal sensing and reporting - The present device relates to a thread clamping device including a plurality of movable segments with threaded inner surfaces suitable for engaging a threaded rod and including a strain gauge therein for measuring the actual strain on the device, in contrast to conventional thread clamping devices restricted to measuring the torque applied during installation, not the actual strain experienced during service. In addition to measuring the actual strain experienced by the thread clamping device, some embodiments of the present invention also relate to a transmitter for transmitting to a remote receiving station the actual strain measured, typically including a suitable identification code for determining which device is transmitting. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198942 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF A SKI BOOT - The present invention refers to a method for determining the dynamic characteristics of a ski boot comprising the steps of selecting at least three parameters suitable to represent some dynamic characteristics of the boot, experimentally determining the values assumed from each of the parameters, and finally determining the dynamic behaviour of the ski boot on the basis of the combination of the values measured in the previous step. Also claimed is an apparatus for determining a parameter of dynamic behaviour of a ski boot. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198943 | Sensor Structure - A sensor structure is provided so that a dynamic pressure effect caused by airflow is avoided as much as possible even when a mass airflow measurement device is integrated with a pressure measurement device, thereby preventing contaminated substances, water droplets, or the like from arriving at a pressure measurement part. In the sensor structure, the mass airflow measurement device is inserted into a sensor insertion port provided in an intake air tube component including an intake air tube and is fixed to the intake air tube, and a pressure measurement device is mounted in a housing structural component of the mass airflow measurement device for measuring the pressure. The pressure measurement device and the inside of the intake air tube are connected by a pressure intake port provided in the housing structural component. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198944 | Articulated Load Tester - A load testing device is provided, comprising a main beam and a pair of load testing assemblies operatively connected to the main beam. Each of the load testing assemblies includes a load applying member having a first ball at its terminal end; a spreader plate pivotally attached to the first ball to establish a first ball and socket joint enabling three rotational degrees of freedom about the first ball; a bracket pivotally connected to the spreader plate, wherein the bracket further includes a second ball extending toward the main beam; an adjustment beam pivotally attached to the second ball to establish a second ball and socket joint, and wherein the adjustment beam is slidably disposed relative to the main beam and lockable in one or more predetermined positions. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198945 | DETECTION DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND ROBOT - A detection device includes a first substrate having a plurality of force sensors disposed around respective reference points, and a second substrate on which is formed elastic protrusions whose centers of gravity are positioned in positions that overlap with respective reference points and that elastically deform due to the force in a state in which the tips of the elastic protrusions make contact with the first substrate. The second substrate is an elastic material having a predetermined elasticity. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198946 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE AMPLIFIER STAGE - Pressure-sensitive amplifier stage comprising four unipolar pressure-sensor transistors each including a piezoresistive current path. The pressure-sensor transistors are connected as a pressure-measuring bridge having two bridge legs each comprising first and second pressure-sensor transistors which are connected in series. Two unipolar control transistors each has a control terminal and a current path arranged between a further first and a further second terminal. The respective first and second terminals of the two control transistors are connected in pairs, and the control terminals each is connected to a node between the pressure-sensor transistors. The interconnected second terminals are connected to the control terminals of the second pressure-sensor transistors of the two bridge legs. The control terminals of the first pressure-sensor transistors are adapted for connection thereto of a respective operating input voltage, and a measurement output voltage is detectable between the pressure-sensor transistors. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198947 | HANDLE PIPETTE - A handle pipette including at least one cylinder with an upper end and a lower end, said cylinder having a movable piston, an elongate handle ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198948 | KEYBOARD TESTING SYSTEM - A keyboard testing system includes a chassis; a retaining board; a plurality of guiding rods mounted between the chassis and the retaining board; a platform; a lifting device mounted on the chassis to drive the platform to move toward and away from the chassis; a motor mounted in the control box; a transmission device mounted in the control box; a key testing device movably mounted on the guiding rod. The motor drives the key testing device to move toward and away from the platform along the guiding rods by the transmission device. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198949 | FOOTCARE PRODUCT DISPENSING KIOSK - A kiosk apparatus that may select for a person a recommended footcare product based on pressure measurements collected from pressures sensors or calculated biomechanical data estimates. Pressure measurements and calculated biomechanical data estimates may be used to determine if a foot is unshod on the pressure sensor and also group a person into a classified subgroup. The pressure measurement and calculated biomechanical data estimates may also be used to select a recommended footcare product. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198950 | FEED SYSTEM FOR AN UNDERGROUND WINNING MACHINE, RACK BAR AND DRIVE SPROCKET THEREFOR - A feed system, rack bar and drive sprocket for moving an underground winning machine having a travel drive with drive sprocket having symmetrically profiled teeth, and rack bars with a plurality of rack teeth being arranged between a supporting strip and a guide strip of the rack bar. The tooth flanks of the teeth are inclined in the direction of movement and diverge towards the tooth tip for the interaction with tooth surfaces of teeth of drive sprocket. In order to improve the interaction between the teeth and produce less wear, the two tooth flanks of each rack tooth are concavely arched and form a trough between guide strip and supporting strip transversely to the direction of movement, with the trough rising towards the tooth tip, and the two tooth surfaces of each drive sprocket tooth is convexly arched and forms a crown transversely to the direction of movement. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198951 | SPINDLE DRIVE - A spindle drive having a threaded spindle driveable in a rotational fashion, a carriage adjustable via the threaded spindle along a guide rail, and several guide carriages arranged in front and behind the carriage in the feed direction to support the spindle, with the guide carriages arranged in front of the carriage in an accumulating motion being pushed together successively by the carriage towards the spindle end, and with the guide carriages arranged behind the carriage being entrained by a coupling mechanism and moved into allocated support positions. Coupling elements are provided on the guide carriages and the carriage, that cooperate together and can be operated by switching elements fixed on the guide rail, by which the guide carriages arranged in front of the carriage are automatically coupled during the successive displacement motion, and by which the entrained guide carriages upon reaching their support position are automatically decoupled and fixed. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198952 | NONPARALLEL-AXES TRANSMISSION MECHANISM AND ROBOT - A nonparallel-axes transmission mechanism includes conical pulleys. A first conical pulley includes a first rotation axis and a first imaginary conical surface including a center line identical to the first rotation axis. A second conical pulley includes a second rotation axis not parallel to the first rotation axis, and a second imaginary conical surface including a center line identical to the second rotation axis. The first and second imaginary conical surfaces include matching apexes. Support shafts rotatably support the conical pulleys. A fan belt transmits power from the first conical pulley to the second conical pulley and contacts the first and second imaginary conical surfaces. The first conical pulley includes a shape of the first imaginary conical surface removing a shape of the contacting fan belt. The second conical pulley includes a shape of the second imaginary conical surface removing a shape of the contacting fan belt. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198953 | PASSENGER RESTRAINT DEVICE FOR VEHICLES - A vehicle occupant restraint system that shortens the time from when the actuation of the motor is started to when the actual winding of the seatbelt around the spindle is started. This vehicle occupant restraint system includes a clutch mechanism that connects or disconnects an electric actuator and a spindle, and a power transmission mechanism that can transmit motive power from the electric actuator to the clutch mechanism | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198954 | Power Tong Unit - A power tong unit having a gear train in which one or more of the gears in the gear train have removable and replacement roller tooth elements, in lieu of conventional gear teeth. In one embodiment, the ring gear and pinion gears have roller tooth elements, and idler gears disposed between the ring gear and pinion gears, have a semi-circular tooth root profile to mesh with the roller element gear teeth. The ring gear of the power tong unit may also have a removable section. A means for removing the removable section from the ring gear, and moving it to a position in which a tubular can be inserted into a central opening in the ring gear, may include a hydraulic cylinder, a clamping mechanism, and a cam surface to generate rotation of the removable section once lifted out of engagement with the ring gear. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198955 | ROBOT - A robot according to an embodiment includes a base, a first structure, a second structure, and a third structure. The first structure is connected to the base to be rotatable about a first axis. The second structure is connected to the first structure to be rotatable about a second axis orthogonal to the first axis. The third structure is connected to the second structure to be rotatable about a third axis parallel to the second axis. The first structure and the third structure are formed by using cast materials having a same shape. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198956 | STEERING DEVICE - A steering device includes an outer column including fastening pieces formed to face each other at both sides, in the width direction, of a slot portion formed at either of a lower side or an upper side of an embracing body portion along an axial direction thereof, a fixed bracket clamping the outer column, a fastener that fastens the outer column and the fixed bracket, an inner column, and a pushing member having an expanding shaft portion. The two fastening pieces of the embracing body portion are connected by the fastener so that the two fastening pieces can be expanded and contracted, and the expanding shaft portion is elastically biased in an axial center direction of the outer column so as to abut on end zones of the slot portion and expand the two fastening pieces. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198957 | HANDLE BRAKE DEVICE - The invention concerns a handle brake device ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198958 | RETRACTABLE CONTROL DEVICE FOR DOMESTIC APPLIANCE - A retractable control device for a household electrical appliance includes a knob movable against an elastic member within an aperture or seat of a control interface of the appliance. The knob is configured to assume two working positions including a first position in which the knob is seated in the aperture and a second position in which the knob extends outwardly therefrom. The knob cooperates with a control member for a functional element of the appliance, such as an electrical resistance heater or microwave generator of an oven, or a gas burner of a cooking hob. The device also includes a cylindrical element disposed and fixed in the aperture of the control interface about the knob. The cylindrical element contains the knob when the knob is in its first position and guides its movement within the aperture along a central longitudinal axis thereof. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198959 | TRAVEL SIMULATOR ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a travel simulator arrangement, in particular for motor vehicle braking systems, having a travel simulator which has a means, in particular a resilient or elastic one, to represent an actuating travel as a function of an actuating force, characterised in that the travel simulator ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198960 | HIGH ENERGY DENSITY FLYWHEEL - A high energy density flywheel has a central rotating axle for storing kinetic energy. The flywheel comprises a first member to be operatively mounted around the axle. The first member comprises a first material having a given high mass density enabling a given high kinetic energy storage capacity. The flywheel comprises a second member operatively attached to the first member. The second member surrounds an outside portion of the first member subject to radial forces generated by a rotation of the flywheel. The second member comprises a second material having a given high yield strength enabling a given high maximum rotational speed. The second member enables an operation of the flywheel at a given high flywheel rotational speed greater than the rotational speed that would be allowed by the maximal yield strength of the first material, to thereby provide the flywheel with a given high kinetic energy storage capacity. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198961 | Housing cover - To provide a housing cover for fixing to a housing which is simple to produce and to fit, it is proposed that the housing cover is configured as a sheet metal formed part, that the housing cover is provided with a plurality of fastening means through-apertures and with a sealing bead, which comprises an elastomeric material, and that when the housing cover is in a rest state prior to tightening the housing cover against the housing by means of the fastening means, at least one contact region portion of the inside of the housing cover which faces the housing when the housing cover is in the fitted state, said contact region portion being located between two fastening means through-apertures and carrying a portion of the sealing bead, projects, at least in a section thereof, over the inside edges of the two adjacent fastening means through-apertures. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198962 | Hybrid Vehicle Transmission - A transmission for a Series/Parallel Hybrid Vehicles (SPHV) enabling the vehicle to switch between series and parallel modes while the vehicle is in motion and while both the traction motor and the prime mover are operating at efficient levels is described herein. The traction motor and the prime mover are connected to an intermediate shaft via different ratio gear assemblies. A clutch is provided between the prime mover gear assembly and the intermediate shaft to allow the switch between the series mode and the parallel mode. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198963 | DRIVETRAIN OF A VEHICLE - A drive-train of a vehicle having an internal combustion engine and a continuously variable transmission for driving under internal combustion engine power and having at least one electric machine for driving under electric power. The electric machine can be coupled, on the drive output side, in such manner that electric driving can take place decoupled from the continuously variable transmission. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198964 | WASTE TREATMENT FURNACE AND METHOD - This invention relates to a waste treatment furnace and method comprising:
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| 20120198965 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FE AND NI CONTAINING MATERIAL, FERRONICKEL MASS USING THE FE AND NI CONTAINING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE FERRONICKEL MASS - A method of manufacturing an Fe/Ni-containing material having a low content of sulfur from an Fe/Ni/SO | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198966 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING METALLIC IRON WITH REDUCED CO2 EMISSIONS - A method and system for making metallic iron nodules with reduced CO2 emissions is disclosed. The method includes: assembling a linear hearth furnace having entry and exit portions, at least a conversion zone and a fusion zone, and a moving hearth adapted to move reducible iron bearing material through the furnace on contiguous hearth sections; assembling a shrouded return substantially free of air ingress extending adjacent at least the conversion and fusion zones of the furnace through which hearth sections can move from adjacent the exit portion to adjacent the entry portion of the furnace; transferring the hearth sections from the furnace to the shrouded return adjacent the exit portion; reducing reducible material in the linear hearth furnace to metallic iron nodules; and transporting porting gases from at least the fusion zone to the shrouded return to heat the hearth sections while in the shrouded return. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198967 | PROCESS TO PRODUCE ROUGH FERRO-NICKEL PRODUCT - Aspects of the present invention refer to a MHP process do produce rough ferro-nickel product and that may include the steps of mixing nickel hydroxide with an iron source and slagging agents, putting the mixture in contact with a reducing agent producing a ferronickel alloy, and producing a roasted product that has disseminated ferronickel alloy inside the structure. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198968 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING METALLIC MAGNESIUM BY VACUUM CIRCULATING SILICOTHERMIC PROCESS AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A method for producing metallic magnesium by vacuum circulating silicothermic process and apparatus thereof The method comprises the following steps: passing molten ferrosilicon ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198969 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPENING CONTAINERS OF LIQUIDS | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198970 | Oil Filter Removal Tool With Integral Oil Retaining Reservoir - An oil filter removal tool having a base and axially compressible bellows attached at a liquid-tight joint to the base that telescopes over an oil filter being removed defining a container that collects excess oil during filter removal. Base has a filter engaging recess with a fluid passage enabling oil collected during removal to flow into a reservoir between the filter and base. Another reservoir formed between filter and bellows holds additional oil. Joint is formed by a seating arrangement having a configuration that also strengthens the tool. Bellows can compress to seal against pan ensuring oil in oil pan and filter that spills during filter removal remains within tool. After removal, bellows can return to its uncompressed length providing a container sidewall extending outwardly beyond filter enabling collected oil to be transported and dumped into a container. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198971 | Knot Loosening Device - A knot loosening device and method of use. A pointed member is disposed, for inserting into the knot, followed by a midsection with a pry arm. Once the midsection is engaged, the pry arm is actuated by means of a lever arm which can be viewed as outwardly expanding jaws or jaw surfaces which have the effect of spreading or loosening the knot. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198972 | ROBUST NOSE TORQUE-LIMITING DEVICE - A torque-limiting driver has a handle, a body, a torque-limiting assembly and a work-piece engaging tip. The torque-limiting assembly includes an upper and lower shank that have a plurality of teeth circumferentially spaced. The teeth have a vertical face, an inclined face, and a flat peak. There is a spring for applying pressure across the upper and lower shank with multiple washers interposed between the lower shaft and spring. In some instances, there is a round square drive with arched catches having preselected radii to assure operation over certain cycles at selected torque and to reduced nose cone damage and breakage at a predetermined inch pounds of torque. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198973 | CUTTING INSERT FOR A CUTTING TOOL - A cutting insert for a machining cutting tool. In a radial direction Q, which extends in a main plane H from the cutting corner to a center Z of the cutting insert, the following are formed in order: a falling cutting surface, a chip guiding stage base adjacent the cutting surface, a first chip guiding stage, which is adjacent to the chip guiding stage base and has a first surface rising from the chip guiding stage base and a first plateau adjacent thereto. A second chip guiding stage has a second surface rising from the first plateau and a second plateau adjacent thereto. A third chip guiding stage has a third surface rising from the second plateau and a third plateau adjacent thereto. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198974 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING CONSTANT WEIGHT SLICES FROM SLICED FOOD PRODUCTS AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SAID METHOD - The invention relates to a method of acquiring slices or portions of slices of constant weight from food products sliced by a cutting apparatus. A plurality of cross-sectional areas Fi of the product are determined for at least one product to be sliced, in particular in accordance with the light sectioning process. The total weight Gges of the product is determined; control data are calculated using the cross-sectional areas Fi and the total weight Gges; and the cutting apparatus, is operated at least in part using the control data. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198975 | Laser Indicator System - A weight correction system for a slicing apparatus includes a weigh scale that weighs a draft of slices output from a slicer, a laser device arranged above the drafts of slices from the slicer, and a control that assigns a weight to each draft of slices, compares the weight to a pre-selected acceptable weight and determines a correction indicator representative of the number of slices to be added to or subtracted from each draft. The control commands the laser device to project the correction indicator onto a top slice of the draft. The laser device can project the correction indicator onto the draft as the draft is moving on a conveyor, or the laser device projects the correction indicator onto the drafts when the drafts are stationary, such as when the drafts are stationary in a packaging station. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198976 | LINEAR SAW WITH STAB-CUT BEVEL CAPABILITY - A method for automatically cutting a workpiece comprising the steps of moving a workpiece along its longitudinal axis, positioning a cutting blade by rotating the blade about a vertical axis, positioning the cutting blade by rotating about a bevel axis, and vertically moving the blade into cutting contact with the workpiece, thereby stab cutting the workpiece and creating a bevel cut. The method may also comprise moving the blade along a transverse axis. Further steps may include moving the cutting blade along a transverse axis simultaneous to moving the workpiece along it longitudinal axis, thereby creating a scarf cut. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198977 | METHOD FOR MAKING AN OPENING IN A SUBSTRATE - A method for making an opening in a substrate includes creating a cutting path in the substrate for cutting out a polygonal area along predetermined side paths which enclose the opening and are connected to each other via respective corner points. The cutting path is started in an internal region of the polygonal area at a distance from the side paths. The cutting path is continued in a recess in the internal region to a start point on a first one of the side paths, the start point being disposed along the first one of the side paths at a substantial distance from each of the respective corner points so as to divide the first one of the side paths into a long side path portion and a short side path portion. The cutting path is continued, from the start point, along each of the side paths. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198978 | SHEARING SYSTEM FOR MOVING PRODUCT - A shearing system is adapted to remove a portion of product having a main product length moving along a line. The system comprises: a pair of parallel shafts arranged approximately normal to the line; a hub assembly carried by the pair of a parallel shafts and comprising a pair of first cutting blades in a first cutting zone adjacent to one side of the line; a drive assembly for continuously rotating the shafts in opposing directions; and a switching assembly for deflecting the product from the line along a path bypassing the first cutting zone and for sequentially traversing the product. The hub assembly can further comprise a pair of second cutting blades in a second cutting zone separated by the first cutting zone by a neutral zone without cutting blades. Also, the hub assembly can comprise multiple pairs of third cutting blades in a third cutting zone bordering the second cutting zone. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198979 | ROTARY DIE CUTTER - A rotary die cutter including a die plate including a blade which die cuts a material, die cylinder, opposed cylinder, air blowing device, receiving device, and guide device. The die cylinder mounts the die plate on its circumferential surface and is supported rotatably. The opposed cylinder is opposed to the die cylinder and supported rotatably. The die cylinder cuts the material using the die plate at the position at which the die cylinder is opposed to the opposed cylinder. The air blowing device blows air onto the circumferential surface of the die cylinder in the tangential direction to the die cylinder from the downstream side to the upstream side in the direction in which the die cylinder rotates. The receiving device receives the cut piece peeled from the die plate by the air blown from the air blowing device. The guide device guides the cut piece to the receiving device. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198980 | MANDOLINE SLICER - A mandoline slicer includes a slicing blade and an adjustable slicing ramp. A series of julienne blades is selectively movable between a stowed and a deployed position above the ramp. At a distal end of the ramp, a portion of the ramp is pivotable between a first position for using the slicing blade and a second position covering the slicing blade and exposing a grating surface. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198981 | SUBSTRATE CUTTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CUTTING SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME - A substrate cutting apparatus and a method of cutting a substrate using the same. The substrate cutting apparatus includes: a stand that supports a substrate; a support that is movable up and down, presses the substrate toward the stand, and has a groove forming unit that form grooves corresponding to positions where the substrate is to be cut at an interval; and a cutting unit that is formed in the support to be movable up and down and cuts the substrate using the grooves formed by the groove forming unit. According to the substrate cutting apparatus, V-shaped grooves are formed in advance of cutting a substrate into unit substrates at portions to be cut. Thus, breaking of the substrate may be prevented during the cutting. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198982 | STRING-REPLACEMENT ASSEMBLY FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - A string-replacement assembly may be installed within an inner cavity of a body of a guitar or non-fretted string instrument. The assembly includes at least one cartridge configured to contain a supply of replacement string therein, corresponding to a particular string gauge for the guitar. Each supply of replacement string is rotatably mounted within a cartridge. A free end of each supply of the replacement string can be threaded through an exit opening in the body of the guitar for installation on a topside of the guitar or non-fretted string instrument. When a string needs to be replaced, a portion of the supply of the replacement string may be readily advanced from a corresponding cartridge to a desired length, and installed in a playing position on the topside of the guitar or non-fretted string instrument, to replace a removed portion of the string. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198983 | Drum Head Adapter System for Musical Drums - A system for spacing structural members of a drum head of a drum apart from the drum shell, thereby eliminating a source of distortion to the tonal qualities of the drum. One or more adapting brackets having a series of inner and outer holes are provided. The bracket is fastened to the lugs of the drum shell using the inner holes. An oversize drum head is substituted for the conventional drum head. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198984 | TOPSIDE SPRING TENSION ADJUSTER FOR BASS DRUM PEDALS WITH VARIABLE PIVOT POINT SPRING ROTOR - Described is a drum foot pedal with a tension adjuster for adjusting the tension of the spring and corresponding return action of a beater. The device includes a foot pedal and a beater bracket operably connected with the foot pedal such that the beater bracket is actuated in response to force applied to the foot pedal. A rocker component is attached with the beater bracket such that rotational motion of the beater bracket causes a rotational motion of the rocker component. A swivel component is connected with the rocker component. Further, a spring is attached with the swivel component for biasing the beater bracket to force a return action of a beater when force is removed from the foot pedal. Finally, a spring tension adjuster connected with and between the swivel component and spring, the spring tension adjuster operable for allowing a user to selectively adjust tension of the spring. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198985 | MULTI-CHANNEL DATA SONIFICATION IN SPATIAL SOUND FIELDS WITH PARTITIONED TIMBRE SPACES USING MODULATION OF TIMBRE AND RENDERED SPATIAL LOCATION AS SONIFICATION INFORMATION CARRIERS - A data sonification method for representing multidimensional numerical information with a plurality of variable-timbre channels rendered in a sound field is described. The method includes generation of a plurality of variable-timbre audio waveforms, each having an audio frequency parameter and at least one timbre modulation parameter having an adjustable value that affects the timbre of the audio waveform. The method includes associating aspects of multidimensional numerical data with the timbre modulation parameter of each audio frequency waveform using a mapping element. The mapping element varies values of timbre modulation parameters responsive to selected values from the multidimensional numerical data. The method also positions each audio frequency waveform within a sonically-rendered sound field, associating aspects of multidimensional numerical data with the sonically-rendered position within the sound field. The sound field can be stereo, two-dimensional, or three-dimensional. The mapping element varies sonically-rendered positions responsive to selected values from the multidimensional numerical data. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198986 | Method/Apparatus for training absolute pitch, electronic musical instrument and sound source processing apparatus - The embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and an apparatus for training an absolute pitch, to an electronic musical instrument, and to a sound source processing apparatus. According to one embodiment of the present invention, an absolute pitch training apparatus is provided, comprising: an output request input unit for taking, as an input, an output request for a specific sound; an overtone output unit for outputting an overtone, the number of vibrations of which is greater than the basic number of vibrations for a specific sound; and a compound tone output unit for outputting a compound tone in which a fundamental sound, having a basic number of vibrations, and an overtone for a specific sound are mixed. According to one embodiment of the present invention, an absolute pitch training method for training an absolute pitch is proposed, enabling persons necessarily requiring an absolute pitch to train so as to achieve an absolute pitch. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198987 | PURGING AN AIRLOCK OF AN EXPLOSION CONTAINMENT CHAMBER - Apparatus and methods are provided for purging an airlock cavity created between the airlock access door and the primary explosion chamber opening sealing mechanism. According to one embodiment of the present invention, an airlock device is used to ensure that, in the event toxins are released from the primary explosion chamber opening sealing means, the toxins are properly handled and are not inadvertently released into the atmosphere. In one embodiment, negative pressure is used to vacuum the entrained air within the airlock cavity subsequent to an explosion. To facilitate the sweeping and exhausting of the cavity, an orifice in the access door may be operable to allow the flow of ambient air through the airlock access door. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198988 | PERFORATING GUN HAVING SELF-CLOSING PENETRATION HOLES - A perforating gun having an outer gun barrel, inside of which an inner barrel is coaxially arranged, carrying perforators that can be ignited by means of a detonating cord leading through the gun barrel and, after ignition, pierce the gun barrel in order to form penetration holes, wherein means are provided for automatically closing the penetration holes after the blast, said means being a swellable medium. In order to ensure that the swellable medium requires little space in the perforating gun and can be easily integrated into the perforating gun, the swellable medium is disposed in a laminary manner inside the perforating gun. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198989 | TRANSPARENT ARMOR SYSTEMS, METHODS FOR MAKING AND METHODS FOR USING - There is a transparent armor system. The system comprises a transparent front region comprising a strike-face layer. The front region includes a mass of a type of material characterized by having sufficient energy absorption capacity and energy dissipation properties to reduce radial tensile stresses and hoop tensile stresses caused by an impact at the strike face to a set reduced level. The impact has impact energy caused by an impact projectile having a mass hitting the strike-face layer. The system further comprises a transparent back region comprising a potassium-sodium exchanged glass characterized by having a surface compression of at least about 50,000 psi and a compression case depth of at least about 200 microns. The potassium-sodium exchanged glass is present in one of a layer and a plurality of layers in the back region. There are also associated methods of making and methods of using. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198990 | HANDGUARD SYSTEM WITH INTEGRAL GAS TUBE FOR GAS OPERATED FIREARMS - A novel firearm handguard system includes a handguard and an integrated gas tube. In a particular embodiment, the gas tube includes fastening feature and the handguard includes a complementary fastening feature that is adapted to be coupled to the fastening feature of the gas tube. In a more particular embodiment, the gas tube includes an integral mounting rail and the handguard includes an integral mounting rail. In an even more particular embodiment, the gas tube and the handguard each include a feature for configuring removable rail systems thereon. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198991 | FLUID OPERATED ACTUATOR - A fluid operated actuator ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120198992 | VOLUME CONTROL VALVE - A capacity control valve capable of enhancing the function of discharging liquid refrigerant in a control chamber during startup of a variable capacity compressor, and improving the control speed of a swash plate during control is provided. The valve has an adapter that has an annular bearing surface and is provided to a free end of a pressure-sensitive body in the elongation and constriction direction, and a valve body for discharging liquid refrigerant, moveably provided inside the adapter. A slit is provided to an engaging part of the adapter with a third valve part, and an introduction hole for causing the control chamber pressure to act on a bottom surface of the valve body for discharging the liquid refrigerant is provided to the base part side, and an urging force is provided whereby the valve body for discharging the liquid refrigerant is urged in a valve-opening direction away from the third valve part. | 2012-08-09 |
