32nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110194828 | Block-Out Device for Fiber Optic Adapter - The present invention is directed to a device that protects a fiber optic adapter from contamination, damage or misuse. The fiber optic adapter includes latches that extend from inner sides of the adapter. The device includes a front, a back and sides. The sides extend from the front to the back. Each side includes a slot molded along the sides of the device. The slots receive the latches of the fiber optic adapter when the device is installed in the fiber optic adapter. Once the latches are installed in the slots, the device is secured to the fiber optic adapter. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194829 | OPTICAL GROUND WIRE CABLE RETENTION BRACKET - A bracket for mounting an multi-layer cable, such as an optical ground wire, to a fiber optic splice closure, and a method of inserting the multi-layer cable into the fiber optic splice closure using the bracket. The bracket includes mounting holes that are configured to attach to ground studs of the fiber optic splice closure. The bracket also includes cable grip protrusions that align with the entry ports into the fiber optic splice closure. The bracket is attached to the ground studs, and an outer layer of the multi-layer cable is attached to the cable grip protrusions using cable clamps. A portion of the outer layer of the multi-layer cable is removed so that the inner layer can properly enter the entry port into the fiber optic splice closure. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194830 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE CONTROL CLIPS AND ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS INCORPORATING THE SAME - An enclosure assembly for use with a fiber optic cable, the cable having a lengthwise cable axis and including a plurality of optical fibers and a jacket surrounding the optical fibers includes an enclosure housing and a cable control clip. The enclosure housing defines a chamber to receive the cable. The cable control clip is configured to be inserted through the cable to extend radially between the optical fibers and the jacket to limit contact between the optical fibers and one or more other components of the cable, and to limit displacement of the enclosure housing relative to the cable when the cable control clip is disposed in the chamber. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194831 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CLOCK RECOVERY - A clock recovery device includes a PLL circuit and a tuning circuit. The PLL circuit includes a first frequency divider, a second frequency divider, and a clock recovery unit. The first frequency divider divides a first frequency of the input clock by a first divisor to generate a reference signal. The second frequency divider divides a second frequency of the output clock by a second divisor to generate a feedback signal. The clock recovery unit is coupled to the first frequency divider and the second frequency divider, for re-building and providing the output clock according to the reference signal and the feedback signal. The tuning circuit is coupled to the PLL circuit, for tuning at least one of the first divisor and the second divisor of the PLL circuit according to a buffer status information of a data buffer. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194832 | REPRODUCING DEVICE AND REPRODUCING METHOD - The present invention provides a technique for easily achieving a resume function for moving image content stored in one file in a removable recording medium. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194833 | RECEIVING EXTERNAL RECORDING COMMANDS AT A TELEVISION RECEIVER - A television receiver includes a communication interface operable to receive television programming from a television distribution system and to receive profile information, associated with a plurality of profiles, from a server. The television receiver also includes a storage medium and control logic operable to select at least one of the profiles. The communication interface is operable to transmit information specifying the selected profile to the server and receive at least one recording command associated with the selected profile from the server. The control logic is operable to command the communication interface to receive a program specified by the recording command and coordinate storage of the program onto the storage medium. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194834 | RECORDING APPARATUS, IMAGING AND RECORDING APPARATUS, RECORDING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is a recording apparatus including: an input section configured to input data to be recorded; a data placement section configured to suffix write complete information indicating that a written state of the data written to recording media is normal, to the data; and a recording control section configured to transfer a predetermined amount of the data to which the write completion information is suffixed by the data placement section, to the recording media successively for recording thereto from a start block of the data. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194835 | RECORDING APPARATUS, IMAGING AND RECORDING APPARATUS, RECORDING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is a recording apparatus including: an input section configured to input or generate main data and added data thereof; and a recording control section configured such that when the main data and the added data input or generated by the input section have each reached a predetermined data amount, the recording control section temporarily stores the main data and the added data in units of the predetermined data amount, that when the sum of the temporarily stored data has reached a specific write data unit, the recording control section transfers the temporarily stored data to recording media for recording thereto, and that when the amount of the temporarily stored data is less than that of the specific write data unit upon elapse of a predetermined time period since the most recent recording, the recording control section transfers the temporarily stored data to the recording media for recording thereto. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194836 | RECORDING APPARATUS, IMAGING AND RECORDING APPARATUS, RECORDING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is a recording apparatus including: an input section configured to input main data and added data attached to the main data; and a recording control section configured such that when the main data and the added data input through the input section have each reached a predetermined data amount, the recording control section temporarily stores the main data and the added data in units of the predetermined data amount; and that when the sum of the amounts of the temporarily stored data has reached a specific data amount, the recording control section transfers the temporarily stored data to recording media for recording thereto in a single file; the recording control section further registering management data about the recorded data to a file system of the recording media in such a manner that the management data is sorted by the data type of the recorded data. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194837 | RECORDING APPARATUS, IMAGING AND RECORDING APPARATUS, RECORDING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is a recording apparatus including: an input section configured to input data to be recorded; and a recording control section configured to reserve a recording region beforehand on recording media by updating file management information about the recording media to which the data is to be recorded, the recording control section being further configured such that when the data input through the input section has reached a predetermined data amount, the recording control section records the input data to the reserved region. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194838 | Methods and Apparatus For Presenting Supplemental Content In Association With Recorded Content - A digital video recorder is operable to receive and record an audio/video stream including a segment of a program and at least one first advertisement. The digital video recorder is then operable to identify a temporal location within the segment of the program for insertion of a second advertisement during playback of the recorded audio/video stream. The second advertisement is then inserted within the segment of the program during playback. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194839 | Mass Participation Movies - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for mass participation movies. A storyline is provided to story line subscribers. Video segments based on the storyline are received from the story line subscribers. Viewers are enabled to view at least one of the video segments as part of a mass participation movie via user interfaces associated with the viewers. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194840 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY SCHEDULING RECORDINGS OF PROGRAMMING EVENTS - Systems and methods allow for automatic scheduling of audio/video recordings made by in a digital video recorder (DVR) or similar device. The various times during which each of the programming events will be available are determined and maintained in a list. Conflicting periods of time during which multiple programming events are simultaneously received are identified, and a schedule by which each of the programming events is to be recorded is created. Conflicts can be resolved by automatically scheduling the recording of one or more programming events to occur during a re-broadcast of the event at a different time that does not conflict with the other events. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194841 | VIDEO RECORDER HAVING USER EXTENDED AND AUTOMATICALLY EXTENDED TIME SLOTS - The present invention is directed to a video recorder having user extended and automatically extended time slots. An embodiment of the present invention includes a set top box having an internal storage device, such as a hard drive where broadcasts are transferred from a broadcast input source to the storage device. The set top box is connected to an output device such as a television, which displays a graphical user interface (GUI) and an interactive program guide (IPG). The user has the option to extend a chosen time slot, in which a show is scheduled to be transferred to the storage device. The time slot may be extended before the show, after the show, or both. The system also implements an automatic extension of the time slot by default, which is used to ensure that the data is completely captured to the system, in case the broadcast and the set top box are slightly out of sync, the broadcaster unexpectedly begins a show's broadcast slightly early or late, or the show unexpectedly runs longer than the IPG indicates. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194842 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY RECORDING PROGRAM CONTENT FROM A MOSAIC DISPLAY - A broadcast recording system for selectively recording broadcast program content from a mosaic display while continuing to display the mosaic display. The system may include the ability to present a categorized mosaic, program guide information for selected program content, and/or audio associated with selected program content. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194843 | INFORMATION TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information terminal includes a storing unit configured to store image pickup data picked up in time series by an image pickup apparatus that picks up images of a sales floor and sales data obtained by recording sales of a commodity displayed in the sales floor and date and time of registration of the sales; a list display unit configured to list-display videos of a predetermined sales floor in time series at every predetermined time interval on the basis of the image pickup data; a totalizing unit configured to totalize, at the every time interval, list-displayed sales of the commodity of the sales floor on the basis of the sales data; and a sales display unit configured to display the totalized sales of the commodity at the every time interval. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194844 | REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND REPRODUCING METHOD, DATA STRUCTURE, RECORDING MEDIUM, RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to a reproducing apparatus and a reproducing method, a data structure, a recording medium, a recording apparatus and a recording method, and a program that enable, in a case where offset information of a sub-image is arranged in a stream of a main image, easy realization of 3D display of the sub-image based on the offset information. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194845 | HEATING PIPE - A heating pipe includes a guide pipe, a connector and an outer pipe. A connector is disposed at one end of the guide pipe. The outer pipe surrounds the guide pipe and is positioned apart from the guide pipe. The heating pipe further includes two sealed elements positioned apart from each other and between the guide pipe and the outer pipe. The guide pipe, the outer pipe and the two sealed elements define a sealed room. A heating module is disposed in the sealed room. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194846 | FLUID HEATER - A fluid heater includes an inner pipe and an outer pipe. The outer pipe surrounds the periphery of the inner pipe and is located separate from the inner pipe. The fluid heater further includes two sealed elements located apart from each other and between the inner pipe and the outer pipe. The inner pipe, the outer pipe and the two sealed elements define a sealed room. A heating module is located in the sealed room. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194847 | SHAKE CORRECTION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A shake correction apparatus comprises a shake detection unit which detects a shake of an image capture apparatus, a calculation unit which calculates a shake correction amount for correcting an image blur based on an output from the shake detection unit, a shake correction unit which corrects the image blur based on the shake correction amount, a shake level determination unit which determines a shake level of the image capture apparatus based on an output from the shake detection unit, an offset determination unit which determines an offset value based on the shake correction amount and the shake level, and a subtraction unit which subtracts the offset value from the output from the shake detection unit. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194848 | Focus Method and Photographic Device Using the Method - A focus method and a photographic device using the method are disclosed. The photographic device comprises a zoom lens, an image analyzing module, a focus distance providing module and a processing module. The zoom lens is used for capturing image information of a plurality of positions; the image analyzing module is used for analyzing contrast values of the image information of the plurality of positions; the focus distance providing module is used for providing a non-equivalent and a constant focus distance interval for capturing the image information of the plurality of positions; and the processing module is electrically connected with the zoom lens, the image analyzing module, and the focus distance providing module. Whereby, the photographic device acquires the image information of the plurality of positions by the non-equivalent focus distance interval and acquires a coarse focus position, and acquires an accurate focus position by the constant focus distance according to the coarse focus position. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194849 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus including a strobo assembly capable of controlling a light emitting angle of a strobo. The imaging apparatus includes a case and a strobo assembly mated to the case and that revolves with respect to the case. The strobo assembly includes a light source that emits light; a strobo housing that accommodates the light source; a bush embedded in the strobo housing and that provides a revolution shaft of the strobo assembly; and an elastic member accommodated in the bush and that provides a predetermined elastic force so that the strobo assembly revolves with respect to the case. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194850 | WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE HARDWARE APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A wide dynamic range (WDR) hardware apparatus and a photographing apparatus including the WDR hardware apparatus are provided where the WDR unit applies weight coefficients to a luminance signal of a small size image having a first exposure time and a luminance signal of a small size image having a second exposure time longer than the first exposure time. The system combines the luminance signals applied weight coefficients, applies weight coefficients to a luminance signal of an original size image having the first exposure time and a luminance signal of an original size image having the second exposure time, and combines the luminance signals applied weight coefficients. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194851 | CALIBRATION OF A LENS DEVICE - The invention relates to a calibration method in a camera with a P-Iris lens having an adjustable iris opening. The calibration comprise the steps of adjusting the size of the iris opening between a first opening position and a second opening position, recording a plurality of images during the adjusting, analyzing the images, and determining an iris opening, based on the analysis, that obtains a high quality image | 2011-08-11 |
20110194852 | IMAGING APPARATUS - A lens barrel includes a plurality of lenses moved between a collapsed state where at least one lens is collapsed and a photographic state where at least one lens is disposed at an object side and all lenses are on a photographic axis, a plurality of lens retaining frames each configured to retain the plurality of lenses, a movable cylinder, a positioning member provided inside the movable cylinder, the retractable lens retaining frame retaining a retractable lens to be positioned to a photographic axis position by allowing the retractable lens retaining frame to abut on the positioning member in the photographic state and to be retracted out of the photographic axis in the collapsed state, a preliminary reception portion provided inside the movable cylinder and located on a path along which the retractable lens retaining frame moves from the collapsed state to the photographic state and a preliminary abutment portion provided on the retractable lens retaining frame and configured to abut on the preliminary reception portion before the retractable lens retaining frame abuts on the positioning member during transition from the collapsed state to the photographic state. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194853 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING SUBMARINE CABLE SYSTEM - A method and a device for monitoring a cable system in the field of communications are provided. An optical signal emitted by an optical source to a transmission link of the cable system is divided into two paths of optical signals, in which one path of optical signals serve as local coherent light, and the other path of optical signals are transformed by multipath frequency shift to multiple paths of detection optical signals of different frequencies. A monitoring result is obtained by performing coherent detection, with the local coherent light, on the returned optical signals of the multiple paths of detection optical signals of different frequencies. The device includes an optical source, a multipath frequency shift module, and a coherency module. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194854 | UPSTREAM EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT METHOD FOR PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS - A method of data transmission in a network sharing a medium using a time division multiple access scheme in which a network unit receives data packets from a subnetwork, stores the data packets in a buffer until the arrival of a time-slot and sends the data packets over the shared medium in the upstream direction during the time-slot. Each of the data packets includes a payload and a header that includes a source address and a destination address. Storing the data packets in the buffer includes: determining the paired source and the destination addresses of a received packet; determining whether a composite frame having a composite frame header including the paired source and destination addresses already exists; if negative, creating the composite frame for the paired source and destination addresses; and aggregating the payload of the packet to a composite frame payload of the composite frame. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194855 | SUPERIMPOSED TRAINING AND DIGITAL FILTERING COHERENT OPTICAL RECEIVERS - In a polarization-multiplexing optical communications system, a method and system for coherent reception of polarization-multiplexed optical communications. Training and data sequences are recovered from a plurality of orthogonally polarized signals, such that training and data sequences may be used on a single channel without loss of spectral efficiency. This is accomplished by estimating a channel response for each orthogonally polarized signal based on the mean of the signal and distinguishing between a data sequence and a training sequence in each orthogonally polarized signal. Such distinguishing is accomplished according to an iterative linear minimum mean-square equalization based on the respective channel response estimate. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194856 | CONTROL FOR A DEVICE - A control for an electrical device, where in the control can include a receiver for receiving modulated electromagnetic radiation. The received radiation can be integrated by an analyzer, and an aspect of the electrical device can be controlled when radiation is detected. The integration period used by the analyzer can be greater than the period of a pulse in the modulated electromagnetic radiation such that the aspect of the device can be controlled independently of modulation in the received electromagnetic radiation. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194857 | Signal Processing Within an Optical Microphone - An optical microphone that may include a first substrate with one or more acoustic entry ports and a die over the one or more acoustic entry ports. The die may include a sensing structure for detecting acoustic vibrations received via the acoustic entry port(s) and may form a first cavity between the first substrate and the sensing structure. The microphone may include a light source within the first cavity, which may transmit laser light. The optical microphone may include photo detector(s) within the first cavity. The one or more photodetectors may be configured to receive the laser light after reflection from the sensing diaphragm to measure the acoustic vibrations of the sensing diaphragm. The microphone may also include a circuit and a lid, where the die, light source, photo detectors, and circuit are comprised within the cavity of the microphone. The circuit may perform signal processing signals from the photodetector(s). | 2011-08-11 |
20110194858 | Hot-pluggable transceiver flash memory media reader/writer, systems, methods, apparatus, networks and devices - Diverse operational and functional combinations of hot pluggable transceivers, flash, and similar, media cards and other devices, networks, network portions, systems and methods, and memory card reader/writer devices and apparatus, are provided. Networks, network portions, modules, devices, apparatus and methods utilizing the numerous possible combinations of these elements, including software, and to their many advantages and embodiments, are also provided. The inventions relate also to software-enabled operational and functional systems, modules, networks, devices, apparatus and methods utilizing numerous possible combinations of software with these elements and to their many advantages and embodiments | 2011-08-11 |
20110194859 | OPTICAL TRANSMITTER - An optical transmitter includes three or more emission optical fibers that are three-dimensionally arranged, a single reception optical fiber, and an optical path converting component to optically couple the emission optical fibers to the reception optical fiber. The optical path converting component includes optical transmission portions that are optically coupled to the three or more emission optical fibers one to one, respectively, and optically coupled commonly to the single reception optical fiber. Entry ends of the optical transmission portions are aligned with exit ends of the three or more emission optical fibers, respectively. Exit ends of the optical transmission portions are aligned, as a whole, with an entry end of the single reception optical fiber. The exit ends of the optical transmission portions are arranged substantially parallel to one another and in closer proximity to one another than the entry ends of the optical transmission portions. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194860 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - When an input image is to be formed on a sheet conveyed to a transfer roller, the exposure section is controlled and deviation correction is performed to offset the image forming position across the width of the sheet in response to the result of detection by a deviation sensor. By contrast, when pattern images are to be formed on a sheet in response to the instruction of the main control section, the image forming control section does not perform deviation correction in the process of forming a pattern image. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194861 | MEDIUM CARRYING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, AND MEDIUM CARRYING METHOD - A medium carrying device includes: first and second carrying part that carry a medium to a second position via a first position; a slack detection unit positioned between the first and second carrying part and detecting slack in the medium; a medium carrying detection part that detects a carrying state of the medium; an input part that receives a recovery instruction when an abnormality is detected in the carrying state of the medium by the medium carrying detection part; a controller that stops the carrying of the medium by the first and second carrying parts when the abnormality is detected in the carrying state of the medium by the medium carrying detection part and that resumes the carrying of the medium by the first and second carrying parts according to a detection result by the slack detection part when the input part receives the recovery instruction. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194862 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - The problem of the present invention is to appropriately control execution of calibration corresponding to an occurrence situation of a partial toner-low state. In order to solve the above problem, an image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes output unit for outputting an image for detecting a partial toner-low state to a print region, determining unit for determining the partial toner-low state based upon a read result of the image outputted by the output unit, and control unit for controlling execution of calibration adjusting a reproduction characteristic in outputting the image using the toner, based upon a result of the determination by the determining unit. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194863 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DEVELOPING DEVICE USED THEREIN - A developing device is refilled with an initial developer while the developing device and a photoreceptor are maintained within an image forming apparatus in the same state as in an image forming process. When refilling the developing device, a control unit of the image forming apparatus first drives a stirring feed member (screw) to feed the initial developer into the developing device, and then drives a developer carrier (developing roller) and a latent image carrier (photoreceptor) to supply the developer onto the developer carrier. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194864 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TONER SUPPLY METHOD - A toner supplying method for supplying toner from a toner container to a developing part that causes toner to adhere to a latent image formed on a latent image carrying member and develops the latent image, includes detecting a toner amount in the developing part as being equal to or less than a predetermined toner amount value; forming a fog detecting image in a case where the toner amount in the developing part is equal to or less than the predetermined toner amount value, and detecting fog; and determining based on the detected fog whether to execute a toner ejecting process of ejecting the toner remaining in the developing part toward the latent image carrying member before supplying the toner to the developing part from the toner container. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194865 | IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THE AMOUNT OR DENSITY OF TONER OF A TONER PATCH - An image-forming apparatus includes an optical sensor including a light-receiving element that receives light reflected by a belt-like moving medium to produce an output corresponding to the amount of light received. This image-forming apparatus determines the density of a toner patch image formed by an image-forming unit by correcting an output produced when the optical sensor detects the toner patch image at a position on a roller disposed opposite the sensor on the basis of an output produced by the optical sensor in an area where no toner image is formed on the belt-like moving medium at the same position on the opposite roller as the position where the sensor detects the toner patch image. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194866 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - The image forming apparatus includes an image forming section that forms a non-margin image by forming, on an image bearing member, a toner image including an edge portion area (Ae) and an internal area (Ai), transferring the toner image formed on the image bearing member to the transfer material. On the toner image corresponding to the edge portion area, which is formed on the image bearing member, toner amount increase processing is performed, the toner amount increase processing including toner amount gradual increase processing of gradually increasing intensity of the toner amount increase processing from the inner side of the edge portion area toward an outer side thereof. The image forming section forms, on the image bearing member, the toner image subjected to the toner amount increase processing. Accordingly, fixing performance during non-margin printing is enhanced and a high-quality image is formed. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194867 | SELECTIVE COOLING OF A FUSER HEATER ROLLER - A controlled fuser assembly for a reproduction apparatus. The fuser assembly includes a fuser member for fusing a marking particle image to a receiver member and a cooling system for controlling the temperature of the fuser system. Optional external heater rollers have a heat transfer surface adapted to be selectively engaged with the fuser member, and a device for heating said heat transfer surfaces. A mechanism is provided for controlling the heat transfer with the fuser member to selectively change the amount of heat transferred from the fuser. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194868 | SELECTIVE COOLING OF A FUSER - A controlled fuser assembly for a reproduction apparatus. The fuser assembly includes a fuser member for fusing a marking particle image to a receiver member and a cooling system for controlling the temperature of the fuser system. Optional external heater rollers have a heat transfer surface adapted to be selectively engaged with the fuser member, and a device for heating said heat transfer surfaces. A mechanism is provided for controlling the heat transfer with the fuser member to selectively change the amount of heat transferred from the fuser. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194869 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus including same - A fixing device includes a substantially cylindrical metal member, a heater, an endless, flexible fixing member, a rotary pressing member, and a stationary member. The heater heats the metal member. The fixing member is disposed rotatable around the metal member. An inner circumferential surface of the fixing member is heated by the metal member to heat and fix a toner image. The rotary pressing member is disposed opposite the metal member and pressed against an outer circumferential surface of the fixing member to form a nip between the rotary pressing member and the fixing member through which a recording medium bearing the toner image passes. The stationary member is disposed in pressure contact with the inner circumferential surface of the fixing member, and has an opposing face opposing the rotary pressing member and having a curvature smaller than a curvature of the rotary pressing member. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194870 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes an endless, fuser belt, a contact member, a pressure member, a heater, a first thermometer, a second thermometer, and a controller. The fuser belt is looped into a generally cylindrical configuration. The contact member extends inside the loop of endless belt. The pressure member extends with the belt interposed between the contact member and the pressure member. The pressure member is pressed against the contact member through the fuser belt to form a fixing nip. The heater includes a first heating element and a second heating element. The first heating element heats the fuser belt at a first position. The second heating element heats the fuser belt at a second position. The first thermometer detects a first temperature of the fuser belt. The second thermometer detects a second temperature of the fuser belt. The controller controls each of the first and second heating elements. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194871 | SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY DEVICE USING SWITCHING REGULATOR - A power supply device includes, for example, a switching element, a rectifying circuit having a first rectifying element, and a control circuit which controls an output of the rectifying circuit. In particular, the power supply device includes a detection unit which detects a current flowing through the first rectifying element, and an output reduction unit which reduces the output of the rectifying circuit as an output of the switching power supply device. The output reduction unit changes a switching state of the switching element when the detection result of the detection unit exceeds a predetermined value. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194872 | COMPONENT REPLACEMENT SUPPORT TOOLS FOR FUSING UNIT - A component replacement support tool for a fusing unit with a roller that contains a lamp cartridge includes a roller insertion/removal guide shaft and a lamp protection member detachably housed in the roller insertion/removal guide shaft. The fusing unit includes a replacement opening via which the roller or the lamp cartridge can be removed from or inserted into the fusing unit along an axis of the roller for replacement. The roller insertion/removal guide shaft is inserted into the roller along the axis of the roller and fixed therein so as to guide the roller when the roller is removed from or inserted into the fusing unit via the replacement opening. The lamp protection member is inserted between the roller and the lamp cartridge when the lamp cartridge is pulled out of or inserted into the roller along the axis of the roller via the replacement opening. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194873 | BEARING SEAL UNIT, AND DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE USING BEARING SEAL UNIT - A bearing seal unit comprises: a bearing member that supports a rotating shaft so as to freely rotate; a seal member provided integrally at one side along an axial direction of the bearing member to seal the rotating shaft; a connecting part extended along the axial direction from one member to the other member of the bearing member and the seal member and having an end side in the extending direction which protrudes more in the direction intersecting the axial direction than a base end side to connect the bearing member integrally with the seal member. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194874 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A development device includes a developer container, a developer carrier, exposed partly from a casing, facing a latent image carrier in a development area, a magnetic field generator inside the developer carrier, having multiple magnetic poles including a conveyance pole to convey the developer downstream from the development area to a developer release portion, a developer agitator, and a developer regulator. A predetermined gap is kept between an outer surface of the developer carrier and an inner wall of the casing downstream from an opening of the casing, upstream from a developer release portion, in a direction in which the developer carrier rotates. Multiple recesses are formed in the outer surface of the developer carrier at a pitch in a circumferential direction shorter than half a width of a magnetic flux density of the developer conveyance pole in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the developer carrier. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194875 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes a developer carrying member; a first feeding path in which a developer is to be supplied and fed to the developer carrying member at a position in which the first feeding path opposes the developer carrying member; a second feeding path, communicating with the first feeding path, for forming a circulation path with the first feeding path; a discharge opening for permitting discharge of an excessive developer in the developing device; a first supply opening, located downstream of the first feeding path opposing the developer carrying member with respect to a developer feeding direction and located upstream of the discharge opening with respect to the developer feeding direction, for permitting supply of a first developer containing at least toner; and a second supply opening, located upstream of the first feeding path with respect to the developer feeding direction and located downstream of the discharge opening with respect to the developer feeding direction, for permitting supply of a second developer which has a toner ratio lower than that of the first developer or is consisting only of a carrier. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194876 | DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER - If a user is not familiar with the operation for the developer supply container, the rotating operation for the developer supply container may be insufficient, so that developer supply container does not reach a predetermined operating position, with the result of abnormal developer supply. by increasing a rotation load of a second gear | 2011-08-11 |
20110194877 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes toner image forming units that are arranged in a line at two end portions and at an intermediate portion of the line, each of the toner image forming units forming a toner image; an image transfer body to which the toner images formed by the toner image forming units are transferred; pressing members that are linearly arranged so that each of the pressing members faces a corresponding one of the toner image forming units with the image transfer body therebetween, each of the pressing members applying a pressing force to the image transfer body; and a fixing unit that fixes the toner images on a recording member. The pressing forces applied by the pressing members that are disposed at the two end portions are smaller than the pressing force applied by the pressing member that is disposed in the intermediate portion. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194878 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier; a transfer member transfers the image carried on the outer circumferential surface of the image carrier onto a recording medium; a holding member that holds, on an outer circumferential surface of the transfer member, the recording medium fed to the transfer member; and a control unit that performs control so that in first image formation operation in which images of plural colors carried by the image carrier are sequentially transferred onto a single recording medium one color at a time, the holding member holds the recording medium on the transfer member, and in second image formation operation in which an image of a single color carried by the image carrier is transferred onto a single recording medium, the holding member does not hold, the recording medium on the transfer member. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194879 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member for bearing a toner image; a movable endless transfer belt for transferring the toner image from the image bearing member onto a transfer material; and a transfer device for transferring the toner image from the image bearing member toward the transfer belt. The transfer device includes a transfer member for sliding on an inner surface of the transfer belt in contact with the inner surface, a supporting member for supporting the transfer member and an urging member for urging the supporting member toward the transfer belt. The transfer member is contacted to the inner surface of the transfer belt at a contact surface thereof without rotation relative to the supporting member during movement of the transfer belt. The supporting member is rotatable about a center axis thereof so as to be moved in a direction perpendicular to a movement direction of the transfer belt. The contact surface is convex with predetermined curvature toward the transfer belt. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194880 | TRANSFER ROLLER - A transfer roller is provide that less cause faulty image which is used in electrophotographic process such as copiers and laser-beam printers, in particular, used on the inner side of an intermediate transfer belt of a full-color image forming apparatus. It is a transfer roller which has a shaft and provided on the periphery thereof at least two conductive foamed rubber layers; the layers having an outermost layer which has a foamed rubber mean cell size of from 10 μm or more to less than 100 μm and an inner layer which has a foamed rubber mean cell size of from 100 μm or more to 500 μm or less; and, as measured in an environment of 23° C./55% RH, the roller having a resistance Rx of from 5.6 or more to 7.0 or less in Log Rx and the inner layer having a resistance Ry of from 5.0 or more to 7.0 or less in Log Ry. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194881 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided is a fixing device that uses an induction heating method and is capable of shortening a warm-up time period by accelerating the speed of increase in the temperature of a fixing belt. The fixing device forms a fixing nip by having a pressurizing roller pressurize a fixing roller, which is positioned inside a rotation path of a fixing belt having a hollow cylindrical shape, from outside the rotation path via the fixing belt. Given that Db is an inner diameter of the fixing belt, Dr is an outer diameter of the fixing roller, and a rate X is a value obtained by dividing the inner diameter Db of the fixing belt by the outer diameter Dr of the fixing roller, the fixing belt and the fixing roller that satisfy a relationship 02011-08-11 | |
20110194882 | FIXING MEMBER, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND FIXING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a fixing member that can apply sufficient power to press toner particles on a raised portion of a paper surface while also maintaining good conformability to a depressed portion of the paper surface that is an advantage of a surface layer including a soft rubber layer. The fixing member has a surface layer to come into contact with toner, the surface layer has a sea-island structure in which the fluororubber constitutes a sea phase and a silicone compound having a crosslinked structure constitutes an island phase, and in a stress-strain curve of the surface layer, the tangential elastic modulus, the slope of the curve, increases as the strain increases, in the strain range of 0.25 to 0.8. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194883 | FOOD COATING DEVICE - An apparatus for buttering corn includes a tubular member sized to receive an ear of corn, a body with an open end, the body sized to receive the tubular member, and a plunger sized to fit through the tubular member. Another apparatus for buttering corn includes a tubular member sized to receive an ear of corn and having an interior surface textured to adhere to solidified butter and having an open end with an outer flange, a cylindrical body with an open end having an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of the tubular member and having an outer diameter about the same length as an outer diameter of the outer flange of the tubular member, the body sized to receive the tubular member, a plunger sized to fit through the tubular member, and a cap sized to fit over the outer flange of the tubular member. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194884 | COSMETICS CASE HAVING IMPROVED SEALING PROPERTIES - The present invention relates to a cosmetics case, and more particularly it relates to a cosmetics case having improved sealing properties which, because of the improved sealing properties, can prevent the cosmetic core from becoming denatured by coming into contact with external air remaining in the cosmetics case and so is able to ensure good product quality even when used for a long time. To this end, the present invention comprises: a cosmetic core-mounting part; a raising and lowering member for raising and lowering the core which has been mounted on the core-mounting part; an idle-rotation drive member for making the core-mounting part and the raising and lowering member rotate idly; a core-protecting member which protects the core mounted on the core-mounting part, and which is connected to the idle-rotation drive member; a cap connected to the upper part of the core-protecting member; and a first sealing means disposed at the contacting surfaces of the core-mounting part of the core raising and lowering member and the fitting part of the core-protecting member. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194885 | QUICK-CHANGE DISC MOWER KNIVES - A connection apparatus for connecting a knife to a rotary disc cutterhead comprising a mounting stud having a specifically configured head disposed on the rotating cutterhead and a key hole opening on one end of the knife which permits the knife to moved into engagement with the stud and head when the knife is specifically oriented and then retained in place by the stud and head when the knife is moved into a normal operating position. A hand-operated biasing element prevents inadvertent disengagement of the knife from the stud. The key-hole opening and connection stud may also be configured to limit the angular orientation of the knife which will permit disengagement of the knife from the connection apparatus. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194886 | CORNER JOINT OF A FRAME FOR FIXING A SOLAR PANEL - A corner joint of a frame for fixing a solar panel disposed between two adjacent frame pieces of the frame includes an L shaped member and a sheath. Two ends of the L shaped member separately extend to one corresponding frame piece of the two adjacent frame pieces to form an extending arm plugged into a latching slot defined in an end of the corresponding frame piece. The L shaped member further includes a bending portion defining a mortise extending to the extending arm. The sheath includes two adjacent joint surfaces for abutting the two adjacent frame pieces. The sheath defines an upper receiving space and a lower receiving space therein. The upper receiving space and the lower receiving space are separately exposed from the joint surfaces. The upper receiving space and the lower receiving space are configured for receiving a corner of the solar panel and the bending portion, respectively. The sheath further includes a tenon capable of being plugged into the mortise and received in the latching slot such that the sheath joins the L shaped member and the solar panel. The corner joint can be easily molded and the manufacturing cost thereof is low. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194887 | JOINING OR FASTENING COMPONENTS CONTAINING A SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER - A releasable connection connects a first component to a second component. The second component includes and is manufactured from a Shape Memory Polymer (SMP), and defines a pocket. The first component includes a portion disposed within the pocket. The pocket is deformed from an initial shape permitting insertion of the portion into the pocket to assembly the releasable connection into a connected shape wherein the pocket is deformed to secure the first component relative to the second component. The pocket is transformed from the initial shape into the connected shape by heating the SMP material of the second component to a switching temperature. Re-heating the SMP second component to the switching temperature returns the pocket back to the initial shape from the connected shape to disassembly the releasable connection. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194888 | LOCKING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a locking apparatus and a medical apparatus including the same. The locking apparatus includes a stationary part, a rotating part rotatably provided to the stationary part, a locking part provided to the stationary part to restrict rotation of the rotating part, and a fluid supply part providing a fluid to the locking part to allow the locking part to restrict the rotation of the rotating part. The locking part is expanded or contracted according to manipulation of a user so as to selectively restrict movement of a rotating part, so that a device mounted on a medical apparatus via the locking apparatus can be easily rotated without much effort or can be firmly secured according to the intention of a user, thereby providing satisfaction in manipulation. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194889 | 3-Dimensional Universal Tube Connector System - The present invention includes a system for connecting tubes or rods, which are preferably uni-directional pultruded, filament wound, or roll-wrapped carbon-fiber tubes or rods, together to form trusses and other structures using a series of connector pieces preferably bonded together with adhesive. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194890 | QUICK FASTENING ASSEMBLY - A quick fastening assembly includes a connecting seat attached to a first object and having a connecting post, wherein the connecting post have one end fixedly combined with the connecting seat and an opposite end provided with a fastening end, that is linked to the connecting post via a movable joint. The quick fastening assembly further includes at least one reinforcing member attached to a second object, wherein the reinforcing member has a penetrating positioning hole while the second object is provided with a through hole aligned and intercommunicated with the positioning hole. Thereby, the connecting post is allowed to pass through the positioning hole and the through hole with the fastening end and the movable joint jutting out of the reinforcing member beyond the second object, so that the movable joint allows the fastening end to bend and thus fastens the first object and the second object together. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194891 | BRAZED JOINT BETWEEN A COOLING FLUID BOX AND AN ARMATURE BAR - A brazed joint between a cooling fluid box and an armature bar can comprise a cooling fluid box, a plurality of conductor strands, at least one side wall spacer, and at least one middle spacer. Each side wall spacer can have a tapered width and can be wedged between the plurality of conductor strands and an interior side wall of the cooling fluid box. Each middle spacer can have a tapered width and can be wedged between two columns of the conductor strands. The side wall spacers can taper in a direction opposite the taper of the middle spacers. In one embodiment, the cooling fluid box can move around the conductor strands. Each side wall spacer can be positioned against an interior surface of the cooling fluid box. Each middle spacer can be positioned between columns of conductor strands. The cooling fluid box can be withdrawn to a final position. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194892 | ADAPTER - An adapter of the present invention includes a main body, at leak one jointer and at least one screw. The main body is a hexahedron and has six combining surfaces. Each of the combining surfaces is formed with at least one threaded bore. The jointer is adapted for an extender to connect thereto, and the jointer has an abutting surface to attach to one of the combining surfaces. A contour of the abutting surface lies within that of its corresponding combining surface. The abutting surface has at least one through bore corresponding to the at least one threaded bore. The screw is extended through the through bore and threaded with the threaded bore to detachably fix the jointer with the main body. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194893 | CONTAINER FASTENING ASSEMBLY - A connection arrangement for connection of vertically and/or horizontally arranged containers. Each of the containers provides bosses or projections over a collinear pair of which is placed a separate plate. The plate provides matched polygonal apertures to receive the projections. Each of the projections provides an aperture there through to receive a retainer pin or bolt. The pin or bolt abuts the plate when engaged. The arrangement greatly expedites the separation of the containers when desired. The user needs only tap out the retainer pin and pull off the plate. This obviates the use of fasteners which can freeze, rust or become otherwise inoperative or cumbersome. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194894 | Rail Drive Duct Connection System - An apparatus for joining high pressure ducts has a first and second bar secured to adjacent to be joined ducts. A coupling mechanism having a U-shape is frictionally engaged onto the first and second bar. An end of the coupling mechanism frictionally engages the surface of the bar members so that the coupling mechanism is slidably removably connected to the first and second bars. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194895 | SAFETY CONNECTION ASSEMBLY FOR A CURTAIN CORD - A safety connection assembly for a curtain cord divided into two segments has a male connection member and a female connection member. The male connection member is securely mounted on one end of one segment and has an insert formed on one side thereof, and a protruding engagement part formed on an outer wall of the insert; the female connection member is securely mounted on one end of the other segment to be connected and has a cavity formed in one side thereof to hold and engage the insert of the male connection member, and a recessed engagement part annularly formed in an inner wall of the cavity. When a child's neck is strangled by the curtain cord, the male connection member and the female connection member can be easily detached from each other by the child or others when pulled by a force. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194896 | FIXTURE FOR RETAINING AN END OF A MEMBER - Fixture for attachment of an end of a member, such as a wind turbine tower section, blade or hub for a wind turbine, which characteristically has an end flange. To enable clamping while being able to compensate for different hole patterns in the flanges, by the invention, the fixture provides for retaining of ends of members with flanges, regardless of flange diameter and hole patterns, and which is also quickly and easily installed. Additionally, it is possible to firmly clamp the flange end to upstanding frame parts of the fixture with fastening elements, thereby providing a stable connection between a console of the fixture and the upstanding frame parts. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194897 | Apparatus And Method For On Site Pouring Of Pre-Stressed Concrete Structures - An apparatus and method for on site pouring of pre-stressed concrete structures. A form, having elongated sides spanned by first and second bulkheads at each end, is assembled on a building site. The form defines the size and configuration of a structure, and has an upper edge determining the upper surface of the structure. A transportable cable pre-stressing frame is provided, having a first end and a second end with respective outrigger assemblies and at least one pre-stressed cable extending therebetween. Adjustable means are provided for positioning and maintaining the frame over and generally in longitudinal alignment with the form, the pre-stressed cable lying below the form's upper edge. Concrete is poured into the form, covering the cable. After curing is complete, the portions of the cable extending outside the concrete structure are cut, releasing the tension on the cable and transferring it to the concrete. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194898 | Slipform Paving Machine With Adjustable Length Tractor Frame - A paving machine that moves in a travel direction and spreads, levels and finishes concrete into a form having a generally upwardly exposed, finished concrete surface that terminates in lateral sides. The paving machine has a main frame with first and second bolsters arranged at opposite ends of the main frame. Each set of bolsters has two hydraulic jacking columns used to raise and lower the machine frame. Crawlers attached to the bottom of the jacking columns engage the ground and move the paving machine in the travel direction. A pair of support beams is attached to the inner surface of each bolster and supported in passageways of a center module of the tractor frame. To extend the maximum width of the paving machine without having to extensively disassemble it, the free ends of the support beams extend beyond outer sides of the bolsters when the distance between the inner sides of the bolsters is at its minimum. This paving machine width adjustment can be performed in the field by moving the bolsters and the support beams attached to them inwardly or outwardly with the crawlers of the paving machine. Also provided is a laterally extendable/retractable cross beam for movably supporting a dowel bar inserter kit on the paving machine. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194899 | PILE SAVER - A floating pile saver device that prevents substantial growth of marine life on a pile installed in a marine environment. The device is configurable to be associated with piles that have a plurality of pile shapes. The pile saver may also providing additional useful features and functions such as mooring functions and electronic monitoring and communications functions. The pile saver device is configured to be movably associated with a pile so that such pile saver can float and rub a section of the surface of said pile as the water level changes (e.g. due to tidal variations in water level). Such rubbing prevents marine growth attachment along the “rub area”. Alternative embodiments of the invention provide numerous additional features including: (a) mooring a vessel, (b) providing a mooring bumper to protect the boat moored to the invention, (c) a platform, and (d) electronic features. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194900 | Segmented ballast base support structure and rail and trolley structures for unstable ground - Unstable ground is found in many situations in many locations around the world and causes such locations to be unsuitable for building without further support or stabilization. Unstable ground, such as landfills, can be used for beneficial purposes as opposed to laying dormant. A segmented ballast base support structure according to an embodiment of the present invention can be configured to support free-standing structures, such as solar power collection systems and wind turbines. The segmented ballast base support structure can be deployed at unstable ground sites without digging or expensive filling stabilization techniques. Segments of the base support structure can be precast at an offsite location and transported to a site in segments and sections. The segmented base support structure allows for a cost effective solution to digging, as well as an easier method of shipping and transporting structures that would otherwise have to be built on site. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194901 | SYSTEM FOR TERMINATING HELICAL PILES AND TIEBACKS - A threaded termination for helical piles has an elongated shaft and a substantially square cross-section. A series of uniformly-spaced notches on the corners of the termination shaft are aligned to form partial threads around the termination shaft. A coupler on an end of the termination shaft has a socket with a substantially square cross-section. In use, a helical pile is initially screwed into the ground. The coupler of the termination is then attached to the upper end of the helical pile with the shafts of the termination and helical pile axially aligned. The assembly can then be screwed further into the ground by applying torque to the termination. The upper portion of the shaft of the termination can be cut off, as need, and a load transfer device is then threaded onto the upper end of the shaft of the termination. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194902 | SLEEVED CABLE BOLT - A cable bolt has a multi-strand cable, and a sleeve having at least one open end. The sleeve has an outer surface and an inner surface. The outer surface of the sleeve is at least partially threaded. An end portion of the multi-strand cable is disposed inside the sleeve. A bonding material is disposed between the inner surface of the sleeve and an outer surface of the end portion of the multi-strand cable. The bonding material bonds the sleeve to the multi-strand cable. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194903 | CONNECTION ELEMENT AND A SHEET PILE WALL WITH CONNECTION ELEMENT THEREFOR - A connection element ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110194904 | Controlled Inlet of Compressor for Pneumatic Conveying System - A compressor airflow controller is operable to control airflow through a centrifugal compressor. The controller drives the centrifugal compressor and determines if a flow irregularity (e.g., an error in gas flow velocity) has occurred. If a flow irregularity is determined, the controller reduces the irregularity by adjusting compressor operation to thereby change the compressed gas flow. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194905 | CONVEYING DEVICE USED UNDER CONDITION HAVING LARGE PRESSURE DIFFERENCE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - Provided is a conveying device used under a condition having a large pressure difference which is observed during a process such as a depressurizing process in an operation of manufacturing gas hydrate pellets and a method of controlling the same, the conveying device requiring less ancillary facilities, being small in size, and achieving high-speed processing while achieving secure blockage of pressure. The conveying device | 2011-08-11 |
20110194906 | MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool has a tool holder mounted to a platform, and a plurality of legs for connecting the platform to a workpiece. Each leg has joint systems which allow each leg to rotate relative to the platform and the workpiece and are also actuatable to alter the inter-joint distance. By alterations in the inter-joint distances of the legs the position and orientation of the tool holder relative to the workpiece is controllable. Each leg also has an attachment foot for removably attaching the leg to the workpiece. The provision of separate attachment feet avoids the need for a dedicated base for the machine tool so that it can be used in-situ and in confined and obstructed working environments. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194907 | Tool Clamping Mechanism - A tool clamping mechanism connects a first member to a second member. The first member has a cylindrical stem with a coupling tooth projecting from the stem. The second member has a clamping cavity formed by the union of a gripping bore and an access hole. The access hole has an access bore and a tooth access hole formed to accommodate the stem and the coupling tooth respectively. The stem diameter of the stem is larger than the gripping bore diameter of the gripping bore. The clamping cavity further has a coupling recess for accommodating the coupling tooth. The coupling recess has a drive surface for engaging a driven surface located on the coupling tooth to create a force which pushes the stem from the access bore into the gripping bore and helps prevent separation of the two members. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194908 | FLEXIBLE LOAD RESTRAINING STRAP - A flexible strap system for securing a load to an elongate support having a mounting bracket with a mount which pivotally secures to an underside of the support. A flexible, inelastic strap connects to the bracket through a pair of strap attachments, with the strap attachments and the mount having a non-colinear orientation on the mounting bracket. A plurality of teeth on the strap engage a ratchet mechanism for tightening the strap around the load. The bracket is rotatable between a first position with the strap generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the support member and a second position with the strap generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the support member, allowing the strap system to secure loads which are perpendicular or parallel, respectively, to the support. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194909 | BLIND RIVET AND REMOVAL METHOD THEREOF - A method of operating with a rivet is for the coupling and the tack riveting together of a first element and a second element. The method comprises positioning the rivet such that the rivet traverses two substantially coaxial openings arranged in the first and second elements to be assembled; pulling the mandrel to form a bulb on the second end; and resuming pulling of the mandrel, to cause a rupture of the sleeve at the bulb so as to permit removal, by way of the external surface of the first element, of the mandrel and of a first portion of the sleeve as well as the falling away of the portion of the bulb remaining on the external surface of the second element. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194910 | ASSEMBLY HAVING SCREW AND NUT - An assembly includes a main body, a screw, a nut and a restricting tab. The main body has a slot. A first end portion of the slot is narrower than a second end portion of the slot. The screw has a head and a shank. The shank is movable along the slot. The nut is threadedly engaged with the shank, and is wider than the first end portion and narrower than the second end portion. The restricting tab can be detachably sandwiched between the nut and the main body such that the shank can be trapped in the first end portion. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194911 | ANTI-UNLOCK DEVICE FOR CONNECTOR - An anti-unlock screw device ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110194912 | Component interlocking - In at least one embodiment, a pair of components includes a tooth and adaptor for an earth-moving apparatus. The adaptor is for mounting the tooth on an earth-moving bucket, this mounting being releasable to allow replacement of the tooth when worn. The components define aligned passages through which a locking pin extends to retain the components together. The locking pin has formations for engaging formations on the first component when the pin is rotated from a free position into a locked position. The pin has an insertion recess which is aligned with the formations allowing the pin, in the free position, to be inserted into, or removed from, the aligned passages. The formations are resiliently movable to stably engage the pin when in the locked position. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194913 | NUT ASSEMBLY FOR DRAIN PAN - A cage nut assembly for a drain pan includes a nut having a barrel with a barrel end and a distal end opposed thereto. A flange at the distal end has a flange face abutting the drain pan inner surface. A threaded bore is defined along a central axis through the barrel and flange. At least one channel is defined in the flange face and allows substantially complete drainage of a fluid from a sump through a single drain aperture. A cage having a plate with a central aperture receives the barrel with substantial clearance to an edge of the central aperture. Leg(s) extend substantially orthogonally from the plate. An attachment projection on the leg(s) attaches the assembly to the drain pan. The assembly accepts a flange bolt removably installed through the single drain aperture. The flange bolt removably compresses a seal around a periphery of the single drain aperture. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194914 | Bonded Adhesion of Wire-Shaped Individual Elements by Means of a Two-Layer Acrylate Resin-Based System - The present invention relates to a method for the bonded adhesion, or connection, of a plurality of wire-shaped individual elements into an arrangement, particularly into a wire band, wherein the adjacent individual elements have predetermined breaking points allowing for the mechanical removal of the individual elements. The bonded adhesion is brought about according to the invention utilizing a two-layer system on the basis of acrylate resins consisting of an inner coating (A) and of an outer coating (B), wherein the inner coating (A) has a lower hardness, than the outer coating. In a further aspect the invention also comprises arranging a plurality of wire-shaped individual elements through such a bonded connection, particularly a wire band. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194915 | ULTRASONIC BOOK TRIMMING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Apparatus for trimming a perfect bound book is disclosed having a platen for supporting a portion of the book as it is trimmed. A clamp holds the book against the platen, and a blade is provided having a cutting edge with the blade being movable toward and away from the book platen between a retracted position and an operable position in which the cutting edge is in operative engagement with the book. An ultrasonic (or other vibratory) member carries the blade, and the ultrasonic member is rendered resonant so that the cutting edge trims the book along the side of the book. A method of trimming a book using a vibratory blade is also disclosed. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194916 | POT TENDING MACHINE FOR WORKING ON ELECTROLYSIS CELLS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ALUMINUM BY IGNEOUS ELECTROLYSIS - The invention relates to a service machine ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110194917 | Storage Rack - A storage rack for storing and transferring objects is provided with at least one rack module ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110194918 | Apparatus and Method for Removing Wrap from Cotton Modules - An apparatus and method for removing wrapping material from around a cotton module that results in the unwrapped cotton generally retaining the shape and density of the original cotton module. The apparatus has a bale engaging mechanism which straddles the cotton module on a conveyor surface and a cutting device to cut the wrapping material. The bale engaging mechanism has a moveable support frame, one or more arms on each side of the apparatus that pivot downward and inward from the support frame to position a roller at the lower end of the arms against the cotton module and a frame moving mechanism that moves the support frame, arms and cotton module upward and downward. The wrapping material can be cut as the cotton module is moved into the bale engaging mechanism, after the module is engaged by the rollers or after the module is raised above the conveyor surface. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194919 | MOTORCYCLE LIFT DEVICE - The present invention relates to a motorized device that can be operated by one person to load and unload a motorcycle onto and off of a truck bed or similar cargo area of a motor vehicle or trailer. The device taught herein may be employed to lift a motorcycle to the level of the truck bed then moved within the bed for transport and storage. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194920 | Jezco container inside a jezco waste collection truck - The Jezco Waste Collection Truck provides a completely new method of picking up garbage on the residential and commercial garbage route. Instead of the garbage going into a vehicle that has to be dumped at an intermediate location then reloaded, the garbage goes into a leak proof container which is not dumped till the garbage reaches it final destination. The Jezco Waste Collection Truck is a medium duty 2 axle truck that holds the patented Jezco Container. This truck is a lighter duty vehicle than the standard garbage truck which is typically a 3 axle unit and much heavier. As a result the Jezco Waste Collection Truck is a less expensive unit. The Jezco Container is 100 percent leak proof and will not spill garbage juices onto the roadways and will eliminate the transmission of rodents. The Jezco Container has the ability to access back haul trucking which will reduce the fuel consumption used in hauling garbage and reduce the number of trucks on the road for garbage hauling. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194921 | CENTER-PIVOT STEERING ARTICULATED VEHICLE WITH LOAD LIFTING TRAILER - The center-pivot vehicle has forward and rearward sections with traversing means for traversing terrain. A rotary actuator connects the forward and rearward sections. Rotation of the rotary actuator articulates the forward and rearward sections relative to each other for steering the vehicle. One of the sections includes a bed operably attached to a bed frame that is operably attached to a trailer frame for actuated movement between trailing and loading positions. The bed is pivotally attached to the bed frame for moving between tilted and non-tilted positions. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194922 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOADING DRUMS INTO DRUM CONTAINER - An apparatus and method for loading drums into a drum container, in which a function of gripping a lid of the drum container is added to a gripper used when a drum filled with radioactive waste is loaded into the drum container, thereby considerably reducing loading time of the drums, risk of dropping the drum, and preventing a radiation exposure risk. The apparatus includes a drum feeder transferring a drum, a drum container into which the drums transferred through the drum feeder are sequentially loaded, a support frame on which a lid of the drum container is placed when the drums are being loaded, and a crane having a gripper that selectively grips and transfers the drum or the drum container lid. The gripper includes radial gripper arms, an arm hydraulic unit reciprocating the gripper arms, jaws on inner sides of the gripper arms and gripping an outer surface of the drum, and latches for latching the drum container lid. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194923 | MOVING DEVICE AS WELL AS A COMPONENT PLACEMENT DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SUCH A MOVING DEVICE - A moving device comprises at least a first element provided with main magnets and a second element provided with coils. The main magnets are arranged in a grid of rows and columns, wherein main magnets in adjacent rows are oppositely polarised and staggered relative to each other. The coils can be energized for moving the first element relative to the second element in a direction parallel to the rows as well as in a direction parallel to the columns. Auxiliary magnets of the same polarity are disposed between the main magnets at least in a number of rows, wherein the strength of the magnetic field of said auxiliary magnets is different from that of the main magnets. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194924 | METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING OBJECT TO BE PROCESSED IN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - In a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus including a processing chamber, means for supplying gas to the processing chamber, evacuating means for decompressing the processing chamber, a transport chamber, means for supplying gas to the transport chamber, and evacuating means for decompressing the transport chamber, the pressure in the processing chamber is 10 to 50 Pa, the pressure in the transport chamber is set to positive pressure to the processing chamber, the differential pressure between the processing chamber and the transport chamber is 10 Pa or less, and the flow rate of the gas supplied to the processing chamber is twice or more the flow rate of gas supplied to the transport chamber. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194925 | FLATBED TOW TRUCK PIVOTING PLATFORM ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE - A flatbed vehicle carrier assembly comprising a carrier body subassembly including a carrier floor supported by a carrier body slide enabling sill frame. An intermediate subframe subassembly is capable of sliding and being pivotally integrated with a slide enabling tilt and pivotal control subassembly, which is pivotally secured therebetween to a mounting platform support assembly. A pivot control device provides a means to rotate and rearwardly transfer and posture the intermediate subframe. The carrier body sill frame is slideably assembled to the intermediate subframe, being driven by a longitudinal control actuator. A ramp can be pivotally integrated into a loading end of the carrier body subassembly. The carrier and ramp floors are fabricated of a series of interlocking extrusion members. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194926 | Submersible Pump for Operation In Sandy Environments, Diffuser Assembly, And Related Methods - Submersible pumps, diffuser assemblies, and related methods for pumping a fluid having a substantial sand content, are provided. A diffuser assembly for a submersible pump can include anti-swirl ribs forming sand dams positioned on an upper surface of the diffuser bowl floor at an acute angle to guide trapped between the bottom shroud of an impeller and the diffuser bowl to the inner surface of the diffuser bowl outer wall and back into the production fluid stream. The diffuser assembly can also include sand jump ramps each separately positioned adjacent the outer peripheral surface of one of the sand dams and positioned adjacent a separate portion of the inner surface of the diffuser bowl outer wall to further enhance deflection of sand back into the production fluid stream. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194927 | VERY LOW HEAD PACKAGED SMALL HYDRO STATION - The water-turbine and the intake- and exit-tubes are located in a house, which is supported on stilts from the bed of the headpond. In operation, water is siphoned upwards out of the headpond through the open underside of the house. A trashrack is located in the intake-tube, above the water level of the headpond, whereby the trashrack is in air when the turbine is not running. The trashrack is horizontal. | 2011-08-11 |