33rd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110200331 | OPTICAL LINE TERMINAL, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PACKET TRANSMISSION IN OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In the field of communications, a method and a system for packet transmission in an optical communication system, and an Optical Line Terminal (OLT) are provided. The method includes: receiving, from a port, a first uplink packet from an Optical Network Unit (ONU), where the first uplink packet includes a Logical Link Identifier (ID); determining a first ID corresponding to the first uplink packet, where the first ID includes an ONU ID or a Port ID; acquiring a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) tunnel label according to the Logical Link ID and the first ID; and transmitting a second uplink packet on an MPLS tunnel corresponding to the MPLS tunnel label, where the second uplink packet includes data in the first uplink packet and the MPLS tunnel label. The system includes an ONU and an OLT. By establishing a corresponding relation of a logical link, created between the OLT and the ONU, and the MPLS tunnel, mapping between the logical link and the MPLS tunnel is realized, so that the service configuration has an unlimited capacity and becomes more flexible. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200332 | SHARED-SOURCE-ROW OPTICAL DATA CHANNEL ORGANIZATION FOR A SWITCHED ARBITRATED ON-CHIP OPTICAL NETWORK - A system including first and second sending nodes, a horizontal optical data link (ODL) having optical signals propagating in opposite directions in first and second waveguide segments, a vertical ODL having optical signals propagating in the same direction throughout third and fourth waveguide segments, a first optical output switch operatively connecting the first sending node and the first waveguide segment and configured to switch first data item onto the first waveguide segment during a first timeslot, a second optical output switch operatively connecting the second sending node and the second waveguide segment and configured to switch second data item onto the second waveguide segment during a second timeslot, and an optical coupler pair operatively connecting the first and second waveguide segments to the third and fourth waveguide segments, respectively, and redirecting the first and the second data items from the horizontal to the vertical ODL. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200333 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BIDIRECTIONAL OPTICAL LINK USING A SINGLE OPTICAL CARRIER AND COLORLESS DEMODULATION AND DETECTION OF OPTICAL FREQUENCY SHIFT KEYED DATA - A method for enabling bidirectional data communication using a single optical carrier and a single laser source with the aid of an integrated, colorless demodulator and detector for frequency modulated signals, and a reflective modulator. A receiving optical system holds a technique for demodulation and detection of optical frequency modulated signals, enabling remodulation of the incoming signal to establish bidirectional communication with the transmitting optical system, without introducing a high penalty. A colorless demodulator and detector, which provides the functionality of a periodic filtering device for demodulation of the downstream, and also detection capability. The principle of operation of the CDD relies on the introduction of a comb transfer function with the help of a Semiconductor Optical Amplifier, by providing a reflected feedback signal to the CDD's active element. This periodic transfer function is obtained by an optical cavity and allows for wavelength-independent operation on a given wavelength grid. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200334 | Wavelength Adjusting Method, Apparatus, and System - A wavelength locking method, apparatus, and system are provided. The wavelength locking method includes modulating, by using scrambling signals with a same frequency and different phases, each one of a plurality of optical channel signals respectively; processing, by a combiner, a splitter, and a wavelength locker, the modulated optical signals, so as to acquire photoelectricity detector (PD) signals; performing phase discrimination on the PD signals to acquire wavelength information of the optical channels; determining different shift values corresponding to the different wavelength information; and adjusting wavelengths of the optical channels according to the corresponding shift values. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200335 | DATA CHANNEL ORGANIZATION FOR A SWITCHED ARBITRATED ON-CHIP OPTICAL NETWORK - A system for optical data communication, including: a first sending node including a first data item for transmission to a first receiving node during a first timeslot; a second sending node including a second data item for transmission during a second timeslot; a first optical data link (ODL) and a second ODL; a first output switch configured to switch the first data item from the first sending node onto the first ODL during the first timeslot; a second output switch configured to switch the second data item from the second sending node onto the first ODL during the second timeslot; an optical coupler connecting the first and second ODL; and a first input switch operatively connecting the first receiving node with the second ODL and configured to switch the first data item from the second ODL to the first receiving node during the first timeslot. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200336 | AVIONICS EQUIPMENT WITH OPTICAL CONTACT AND AVIONICS SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH EQUIPMENT - An avionics device able to be installed on board an aircraft, including means of processing information and a connector able to receive and/or transmit information, the aforementioned connector including an electrical coupling interface able to transmit and/or receive information in the form of electrical signals, and an electro-optical connection interface able to convert electrical signals into optical signals and to transmit information in the form of optical signals and/or receive information in the form of optical signals and convert these optical signals into electrical signals. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200337 | MODULATION SCHEME - The present invention relates to a method for modulation, the method comprising: receiving a data stream; forming a modulated electrical signal from the data stream by using a plurality of data signals, each of the plurality of data signals representing at least one data bit of the data stream, wherein one of the plurality of data signals is a zero signal and wherein the remainder of the plurality of data signals comprises periodic, positive non-zero subcarrier signals and/or non-periodic signals with a positive DC-level; and providing the modulated electrical signal representing the data stream. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200338 | VISIBLE-LIGHT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed is a visible light communication system including a transmission device, including multiple light emitting units emitting light of different colors and mapping transmission data to a chromaticity point, calculating luminescence of each of the light emitting units, generating a preamble signal for channel matrix estimation, and emitting light based on the preamble signal and calculated luminescence amount. A reception device of the visible light communication system includes multiple light receiving units and estimates a channel matrix based on a corresponding optical signal when an optical signal corresponding to the preamble signal is received in each light receiving unit, compensates the optical signal corresponding to the chromaticity point for a propagation path based on the estimated channel matrix, detects a chromaticity point on the chromaticity coordinates based on a signal after the propagation path compensation, and demodulates the transmission data. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200339 | OPTICAL RECEIVER - An optical receiver includes: a waveform distortion compensator to perform an operation on digital signal representing an optical signal generated by an A/D converter to compensate for waveform distortion of the optical signal; a phase detector to generate phase information representing sampling phase of the A/D converter; a phase adjuster to generate digital signal representing an optical signal in which the sampling phase of the A/D converter is adjusted from an output signal of the waveform distortion compensator using the phase information; a demodulator to generate a demodulated signal from the output signal of the phase adjuster; a phase controller to control the sampling phase of the A/D converter; a peak detector to detect a peak value of the phase information while the sampling phase of the A/D converter is controlled by the phase controller; and a compensation controller to control the waveform distortion compensator using the peak value. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200340 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; a plurality of developing cartridges including respective toner accommodating portions for accommodating toners for forming an image on the image bearing member; a discriminating portion for discriminating color of the toner accommodated in each of the plurality of developing cartridges; a controller capable of controlling an image forming operation in a state in which the developing cartridges, of the plurality of developing cartridges, accommodating the toners of the same color are mounted; and a storing portion for storing lifetime information of the plurality of developing cartridges, respectively. When the developing cartridges accommodating the toners of the same color are mounted, the controller determines the developing cartridge, of the developing cartridges accommodating the toners of the same color, to be used for performing the image forming operation, on the basis of the lifetime information. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200341 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SKEW CORRECTION MECHANISM, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus that can detect a leading edge of a tabbed sheet after skew correction with high accuracy and without increasing a size of the apparatus. A transfer unit transfers a toner image to the sheet, the skew of which having been corrected based on a detection result of a first skew detection unit, while the toner image is controlled to be synchronized with the sheet based on the detection result of the first skew detection unit and a detection result of a second skew detection unit. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200342 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a recording medium information acquisition portion that acquires carried recording medium information, which is information related to thickness of a recording medium to be carried as an image forming subject; a recording medium determination portion that determines whether there is a mismatch between the carried recording medium information acquired by the recording medium information acquisition portion and specified recording medium information, which is information related to thickness of a specified recording medium specified by a user as an image forming subject; a condition control portion that, if the recording medium determination portion determines the mismatch between the carried recording medium information and the specified recording medium information, changes a condition for transferring or fixing among image forming conditions corresponding to the specified recording medium to a condition for transferring or fixing corresponding to the recording medium to be carried in image formation on the recording medium to be carried; a condition change detection portion that detects a completion of a change in the condition for transferring or fixing by the condition control portion; and a carrying control portion that suspends carrying of the recording medium if the recording medium determination portion determines the mismatch between the carried recording medium information and the specified recording medium information and resumes carrying of the recording medium in response to a detection of the completion of the change in the condition for transferring or fixing by the condition change detection portion. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200343 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable belt; an image forming station for forming an image on a belt or on a recording material carried on a belt in a region opposing the belt; a first detector, provided in one of upstream and downstream sides of the region with respect to a rotational direction of the belt, for detecting a position of the belt with respect to a widthwise direction; a second detector, provided in the other of upstream and downstream sides of the region with respect to a rotational direction of the belt, for detecting a moving direction in the region; a steering roller, disposed in the one side with respect to the rotational direction, for correcting a position of the belt with respect to the widthwise direction by inclining; a first controller for controlling an inclination of the steering roller on the basis of an output of the first detector; an adjusting roller, provided in the other of the sides with respect to the rotational direction, for adjusting the moving direction in the region; and a second controller for controlling an operation of the adjusting roller on the basis of an output of the second detector. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200344 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - When the temperature of a fixing section has not reached a fixable temperature and the condition of an image forming apparatus is an abnormal temperature rising condition, a print controller causes a toner image conveying section to move a toner image on an intermediate transfer member to a predetermined toner image standby position upstream of a secondary transfer section and to put the toner image on standby at the toner image standby position, and causes a recording medium conveying section to put a recording medium on standby at a predetermined sheet standby position upstream of the secondary transfer section. Thereafter, when the temperature of the fixing section reaches the fixable temperature, the print controller causes the secondary transfer section to transfer the toner image on the intermediate transfer member onto the recording medium. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200345 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, TONER IMAGE TRANSFER AND FIXING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREON TONER IMAGE TRANSFER AND FIXING PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a photoconductive member, an intermediate transfer belt, a transfer and fixing belt, a fixing and pressing roller, and a heating device. The heating device heats a toner image on the transfer and fixing belt between a first toner image transfer position for transfer from the intermediate transfer belt onto the transfer and fixing belt and a second toner image transfer position for transfer from the transfer and fixing belt onto a sheet in a moving direction of a belt surface of the transfer and fixing belt and, at the same time, heats the sheet conveyed to the second toner image transfer position. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200346 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MINIMIZING NON-UNIFORMITIES IN OUTPUT IMAGES USING HALFTONE CORRECTION PATCHES - Disclosed herein are a method and a printing apparatus implementing the method to minimize cross-process direction non-uniformities of color images in printed documents. When printing images on a photoreceptor, halftone test patches are generated for each color. A first halftone cell orientation (of dots) of the test patches and their corresponding color image data is determined. The halftone cells of test patches may be provided or rotated to a second orientation (or angle or degrees) for printing in an inter-document zone of the photoreceptor, while the first orientation of the color image data in the document image area of the photoreceptor remains the same. Errors or non-uniformities (e.g., with TRC correction) caused by sensor misreading of test patches at specific orientations in the cross-process direction are substantially eliminated, thereby providing output images without streaks or visible errors. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200347 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form a toner image on an image bearing member, a first detection unit configured to detect a height of the toner image formed according to a predetermined image forming condition by the image forming unit, a determination unit configured to determine an image forming condition of the image forming unit according to a detection result of the first detection unit, a second detection unit configured to detect a density of the toner image formed according to a predetermined image forming condition by the image forming unit, and a correction unit configured to correct the image forming condition of the image forming unit determined by the determination unit based on the density of the toner image detected by the second detection unit. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200348 | Image forming apparatus - In an image forming apparatus, a transfer current output unit outputs a transfer current having a same value as a target value to a nip forming member to transfer a toner image on a latent image carrier to the nip forming member to determine the target value based on an algorithm representing a relationship between an image area ratio of the toner image and the target value and the image area ratio, and in an algorithm for a second transfer step in which the toner image is transferred to be superimposed on the toner image of the nip forming member to which the toner image has been transferred, a smaller target value is related to a same image area ratio compared to the algorithm for a first transfer step in which the toner image is transferred to the nip forming member to which no toner image is transferred. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200349 | Optical sensor and image forming apparatus incorporating optical sensor - An optical sensor attached to an apparatus includes a substrate and a light emitting element mounted on a first surface of the substrate. The light emitting element emits a light to a detection object in parallel to the substrate. A light receiving element is mounted on the first surface of the substrate. The light receiving element receives a regular reflection light reflected by the detection object. The said first surface serves as a positioning reference for positioning the optical sensor on an optical sensor mounting member provided in the apparatus. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200350 | PROCESS UNIT FOR AN IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE - A process unit includes a photosensitive drum, a frame, a partitioning member, and a charging wire. The photosensitive drum has a rotational axis extending in an axis direction. A space is formed in the frame. The partitioning member is disposed in the space to partition the space into a first air passage into which an air flows from an outside of the frame and a second air passage. The separating member is formed with a ventilation hole thorough which the air flows into the second air passage from the first air passage. The charging wire is disposed in the second air passage and extends in the axis direction to charge the photosensitive drum. The frame is formed with a guiding surface that guides the air flowing into the second air passage toward the charging wire. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200351 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier belt for carrying an image, a transfer roller rotating on a rotating shaft and forming a transfer nip with the image carrier belt downward in a vertical direction from a virtual horizontal plane perpendicular to the vertical direction including the centerline of the rotating shaft, an airflow-generating unit for generating a first airflow directed between the image carrier belt and a transfer surface, and a second airflow directed towards the transfer surface from below in the vertical direction, where the image has been transferred by the transfer nip onto a transfer material, and where the image on the transfer material has been transferred onto the transfer surface. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200352 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CLEANING METHOD OF CHARGING ROLLER - An image forming apparatus includes a photoreceptor, a charging roller and a guide member. The guide member is disposed near an outer circumferential surface of the charging roller, and extends in an axial direction of the charging roller, a cleaning member for cleaning the charging roller is engaged with and disengaged from the guide member, and the guide member guides the cleaning member in the axial direction of the charging roller. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200353 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A developing device includes a developing container, provided with an opening, for containing a developer; a developing roller, provided at the opening, for forming a developer image on an image bearing member; a seal member, provided at the opening along an end portion of the developing roller, for preventing toner leakage from a gap between the opening and the developing roller; and a developer supplying roller, including a core material and a cylindrical elastic member which is provided around the core material and is contacted to the developing roller, for supplying the developer to the developing roller. The cylindrical elastic member has an end surface and a central portion with respect to a longitudinal direction thereof. The end surface has an outer diameter larger than that of the central portion so as to be in non-contact with the seal member. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200354 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is described. The image forming apparatus may include a first casing and a second casing above the first casing. The second casing is provided with an upper surface including a generally horizontal surface, a lower surface extending beyond the upper surface in a generally horizontal direction and a side surface connecting an end edge of the upper surface and an end edge of the lower surface with each other over the whole area. The first casing is provided with an upper surface coming into contact with the lower surface of the second casing over the whole area and a side surface including a generally vertical surface. An inclined surface connecting the generally vertical surface of the first casing and the generally horizontal surface of the second casing with each other, is provided continuously along the first casing and the second casing. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200355 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus may include a removable/attachable belt unit. In operation, the belt unit may be secured to a main body of the image forming apparatus using a lock mechanism to prevent extraneous or unexpected shifts and/or other movements. The lock mechanism may be located closer to a rotation pivot than to a midpoint between the rotation pivot and a rotation axis of a driven roller. This positioning of the lock mechanism may allow easier attachment and removal of the belt unit. Additionally, the lock mechanism may include an urging member configured to sandwich a protruding member of the belt unit against a contact surface in a front-rear direction. This reduces the potential for elastic or creep deformation of the belt unit. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200356 | CHARGING MEMBER, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A charging member is provided which has a low electrical resistance, has less non-uniformity or environmental dependence of the electrical resistance, may less undergo electrification deterioration even when used for a long period of time, and is free of any occurrence of faulty images such as horizontal lines attributable to charging. The charging member is formed of a support with a good electrical conductivity and an elastic layer consisting of at least one layer on the support, and the elastic layer is formed of a semiconductive vulcanized rubber in which carbon black has been dispersed as conductive particles in a binder polymer containing a polymer having a butadiene skeleton, having been modified at a molecular terminal thereof with a specific atomic group. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200357 | DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER - A developer supply container detachably mountable to a developer receiving apparatus, the developer supply container includes an containing portion for containing a developer; a discharge opening, provided in the containing portion, for permitting discharge of the developer; a shutter for opening and closing the discharge opening; an elastic member, provided around the discharge opening, for sealing between the developer supply container and the developer receiving apparatus; and a film member for unsealably sealing the discharge opening. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200358 | IMAGING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an imaging unit including a drum cartridge having an image carrier composed of a photosensitive drum and a development device having a development roller facing the image carrier, the development device developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the image carrier to form a toner image. The drum cartridge and the development device are provided so as to be allowed to be connected to and separated from each other. The drum cartridge and the development device, when connected to each other, can be made to pivot relative to each other on a shaft of the development roller of the development device. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200359 | Developing Unit and Image Forming Device - A developing unit is to be attachable to and detachable from an image forming device main body. The developing unit is provided with a developer case, a developing roller coupled with the developer case, and a movement member coupled with the developer case. The movement member is capable of moving between a housing position where the movement member is substantially housed inside the developer case and a protruding position where the movement member protrudes beyond the developer case. The movement member is positioned at the protruding position and pushed by the image forming device main body in a predetermined direction while the developing unit is being attached to the image forming device main body. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200360 | SYSTEM TO PRINT RAISED PRINTING USING SMALL TONER PARTICLES - Electrophotographic printing of one or more layers of toner to enable the printing of a wide range of toner mass laydown using electrophotography to produce prints with raised letters. This method encompasses the steps of forming multicolor toner images and fusing the print one or more times to create the raised print. having the desired height of raised print. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200361 | BIAS CHARGE ROLLER COMPRISING OVERCOAT LAYER - Disclosed are bias charge rollers having an overcoat layer. The overcoat layer comprises a phenolic resin and a conductive agent. The resulting bias charge rollers have reduced streaking and increased service lifetimes. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200362 | BIAS CHARGE ROLLER COMPRISING OVERCOAT LAYER - Disclosed are bias charge rollers having an overcoat layer. The overcoat layer comprises an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) terpolymer and metal oxide particles optionally doped with a doping agent. The resulting bias charge rollers have reduced streaking and increased service lifetimes. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200363 | CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR WITH CLEANING APPARATUS - A system and method for determining LEP ink conductivity are provided. A pair of electrodes is arranged to define a narrow gap there between. A non-conductive propeller rotates within the gap and causes liquid ink to flow over respective planar surfaces of the electrodes. The rotating propeller further prevents the accumulation of ink sludge on the planar surfaces of the electrodes within the gap. Electrical current is conducted between the electrodes. The electrical current is measured and the conductivity value of the ink determined there from. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200364 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR AND PROGRAM FOR SAME - A printing apparatus that executes printing by using a recording material includes an accepting unit which accepts an instruction from a user, a receiving unit which receives a command from an external device, a first shifting unit to shift the printing apparatus to a state in which the user can supply the recording material according to the instruction accepted by the accepting unit, and a second shifting unit configured to shift the printing apparatus to a state in which the user can supply the recording material according to the command received by the receiving unit. In a case where the printing apparatus is shifted by one of the first shifting unit and the second shifting unit, the printing apparatus is no longer shifted by the other one of the first shifting unit and the second shifting unit. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200365 | DEVELOPER REPLENISHING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND DEVELOPER REPLENISHING METHOD - A developer replenishing device for replenishing a developer to a development device includes a developer housing container configured to house the developer inside the container, a discharge outlet provided on the developer housing container and configured to discharge the housed developer outside the container, a conveying device provided between the discharge outlet and the development device, and configured to convey the developer in the developer housing container to the development device, and a motion providing device configured to provide a periodic motion to the developer housing container. The periodic motion is a circling motion, in which a trajectory of an arbitrary point of the developer housing container on a horizontal plane is at least one of circular and ellipsoidal trajectories, without a fixed rotation center on the horizontal plane. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200366 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A PRINTING MACHINE - A method for calibrating a printing machine comprising a plurality of printing units includes transporting a first group of at-least-semi-transparent sheets at least once through the printing units. A second group of at-least-semi-transparent sheets is transported at least twice through the printing units, with the sheets being turned over between passages. Registration marks are printed on one of the sheets of the first group of sheets, and on one of the sheets of the second group of sheets during their second passage through the printing units. No registration marks are printed on the sheets of the second group of sheets during their first passage through the printing units. The registration marks are measured at a registration sensor located downstream of the printing units. Calibration parameters are determined using the measurements of the first and second registration marks provided by the registration sensor. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200367 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a developing unit forms a visible image on the image carrying member by supplying a developer to the image carrying member. A first transferring unit transfers the visible image on the image carrying member to the primary transferring member. A secondary transferring member is in contact with the primary transferring member. A second transferring unit transfers the visible image transferred to the primary transferring member to the secondary transferring member by applying a pressure from 10 to 100 gf/cm | 2011-08-18 |
20110200368 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A fixing device includes a contact member provided inside a fixing member and pressed against a pressing member via the fixing member to form a nip between the pressing member and the fixing member through which a recording medium bearing atoner image passes. A sheet heat generator provided in the fixing member includes a flexible heat generation sheet contactable against the fixing member to heat the fixing member. A contact adjuster provided in the fixing member adjusts an area of contact of the heat generation sheet and the fixing member in the axial direction, supports the heat generation sheet at a first position at which the heat generation sheet contacts the fixing member, and bends a portion of the heat generation sheet at a second position to separate the heat generation sheet from the fixing member. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200369 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a fixing member, a heating member provided inside the fixing member to heat the fixing member, a nip formation member provided inside the fixing member and supported by the heating member, and a pressing member pressed against the nip formation member via the fixing member to form a fixing nip between the fixing member and the pressing member through which a recording medium bearing a toner image passes. The nip formation member includes a convex portion provided at a center of the nip formation member in an axial direction of the fixing member and protruding toward the heating member. The heating member has a tapered shape corresponding to the convex portion of the nip formation member, in which the heating member is tapered from lateral ends toward a center of the heating member in the axial direction of the fixing member. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200370 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A fixing device includes a substantially cylindrical metal member, a heater positioned to heat the metal member, an endless, flexible fixing member disposed rotatably around the metal member and heated by the metal member to heat and fix a toner image, a rotary pressing member disposed opposite the metal member and pressed against an outer circumferential surface of the fixing member to form a nip therebetween, and a stationary member disposed at an inner circumferential surface side of the fixing member and pressed by the pressing member via the fixing member to form the nip. At least when the fixing member is relatively moved toward the metal member during assembly of the fixing member with the metal member, the metal member includes at least one protruding portion protruding axially outward from an axial end of the metal member to guide the fixing member axially toward the metal member. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200371 | FIXING MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A fixing member according to the present invention is such one as is brought into pressure contact with a conveyed sheet to fix an image onto the sheet. The fixing member comprises a cylindrical or annular base material, a rubber layer provided so as to cover an outer surface of the base material and having elasticity, and an outer layer provided so as to cover an outer surface of the rubber layer for aiding release of the sheet. A siloxane content in a central section of the rubber layer is less than twice the siloxane content in an end portion of the rubber layer with respect to a width direction vertical to a circumferential direction on the base material. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200372 | FIXATION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - A fixation device includes: a rotation member provided to be rotatable; a conveyance member provided in contact with the rotation member and configured to convey media; and a first press member configured to press the conveyance member against the rotation member. The first press member includes, at an area in contact with the conveyance member, a slide part including convex surfaces, each of which is a part of a spherical surface. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200373 | Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a transfer material transportation device to transport a transfer material; a transfer device to transfer a toner image to the transfer material transported by the transfer material transportation device; a fusing device, disposed after the transfer device, to fuse a toner image on the transfer material transported by the transfer material transportation device; a registration device, disposed before the transfer device, to feed the transfer material, supplied from a sheet feeder, to the transfer device; and a biasing device, disposed for the registration device, to regulate movement of the registration device to decrease a speed difference between a transfer material transport speed generated by the transfer device and a transfer material transport speed generated by the registration device. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200374 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a main body frame; an image formation section contained in the main body frame that forms an image on a recording medium; an ejection mechanism contained in the main body frame that ejects the recording medium on which an image has been formed to an ejection section on the upper surface of the main body frame; an image scanning device mounted on the ejection section that scans the image of a document; and an operation section provided on the upstream side in the ejection direction of the recording medium in the ejection section that operates the image scanning device; wherein sides and the backside of the ejection section being opened viewed from the operation section side. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200375 | PORTABLE PRINTER WITH ASYMMETRICALLY-DAMPED MEDIA CENTERING - A portable printer having improved ergonomic and operational characteristics. The printer includes an asymmetrically-damped media centering mechanism having first and second media support members moveable along a common longitudinal axis and configured to grasp roll media. The media support members are coupled to a reciprocal movement mechanism configured to translate a longitudinal movement of the first media support member into a corresponding opposite longitudinal movement of the second media support member. A pivoting arm is coupled to the reciprocal movement mechanism. The pivoting arm pivots to a first position when the first and second media support members are moved closer to each other, which causes a damping gear to engage the reciprocal movement mechanism, thereby damping the grasping motion of the media support members and providing an improved user experience. The printer facilitates one-handed operation, including one-handed loading and unloading of media, enabling its use in a variety of environments. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200376 | PRINTER, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PRINTING PAPER - According to one embodiment, a printer includes a sensor adapted to detect the position of a paper in a paper conveying path, a receiver adapted to receive instructions, and a measurement unit adapted to measure an output value of the sensor based on the instructions, when the paper is conveyed along the paper conveying path. The printer further includes a display unit adapted to display a result indicating whether the output value of the sensor is sufficient to detect the position of the conveyed paper by comparing the output value of the sensor with a predetermined setup value. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200377 | PRINTER AND PRINTING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a printer includes a motor and a roller turned by the motor to discharge a backing sheet-attached label from a roll wound with the backing sheet-attached label, or a liner-less label from a roll wound with the liner-less label with an adhesive surface on one side of the liner-less label. The printer further includes a print unit to perform printing on the backing sheet-attached label or the liner-less label discharged from the roll, a switching unit to switch the printer to a standard mode in which the print unit performs printing on the backing sheet-attached label or a liner-less mode in which the print unit performs printing on the liner-less label, and a control unit to control the operation of the motor in response to the switching of the printer to the standard mode or the liner-less mode. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200378 | CONTINUOUS PAPER TRANSPORTATION CONTROL METHOD AND PRINTER - A printer ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110200379 | ACTUATOR POUCH AND METHOD THEREOF - A pouch comprising a top pouch layer, a bottom pouch layer sealed to the top pouch layer to form a reservoir, wherein the reservoir is configured to hold contents, and an actuator formed from a portion of the top pouch layer, wherein the portion of the top layer is sealed with a corresponding portion of the bottom layer, wherein the actuation of the actuator releases the contents from the reservoir is provided. Furthermore, an associated method is also provided. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200380 | MULTICOLOR WRITING TOOLS AND METHODS - Various multicolor writing tools and methods for applying multiple volatile marking substances one at a time. The tool includes a case member, a cartridge member, a cap member, and an optional actuator member. The case member forms an interior in which is disposed the cartridge member with multiple cartridges each containing one of the marking substances and a tip through which the marking substance is applied. The cap member changes and restores its configuration, while the actuator member changes, the configuration and exposes one of the tips selected by an user out of the interior when the tool is in use, and then restores the configuration and encloses all of the tips inside the interior when not in use. Thus, the tool opens the cap member in response to input force without requiring the user to engage in a separate maneuver to remove the cap member. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200381 | HEATING AND DISPENSER SYSTEM - A heating and dispenser system including base unit and an applicator assembly. The applicator assembly may include an applicator tip, a dispensing module, and an applicator housing. The applicator assembly may be integral or separable, and may also house a heating module. Alternatively, the heating module may be separate from the applicator assembly. The system also includes a control system for heating and dispensing various products. The applicator assembly may be replaceable, interchangeable, or single-type for applying product to a surface. The applicator may also be constructed of materials that impact heat transfer or storage. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200382 | CONTAINER FOR A PASTY OR LIQUID COSMETIC PRODUCT WITH RETRACTABLE APPLICATION MEMBER - The invention relates to a vial for a liquid or pasty cosmetic product, comprising an elongate body having a base area ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110200383 | APPLICATOR DEVICE FOR A FLUID - The invention relates to an applicator device for a fluid including: a body topped with a head, said head having an upper plate with a substantially planar surface and having an outlet orifice to distribute the fluid, said fluid being contained in the body; and a foam applicator mounted on a support, the foam applicator including an annular groove configured to cooperate with a lateral annular protrusion belonging to said support, where the device is configured so that the lower portion of the applicator situated under the annular groove and intended to be in contact with the head is compressed when the support and the foam applicator are mounted on the head of the body. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200384 | Reusable Explosive Bolt - An axial loaded explosive bolt that can repeatedly be used for the purpose of remotely or automatically activating a timely separation of adjoining walls separated by a finite distance by the means of either an explosive charge or activation of a pressurized gas line. The fastener includes two bolts with internal bores that are attached by the means of a two-piece encapsulation connected by an inter-connecting clasp. The fastener assembly employs the use of either a combination of a thermal igniter and a pyrotechnic charge or a pressurized gas line attached to a solenoid valve and pressurized gas storage unit to supply a force sufficient to properly separate the said mechanical fastener assembly. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200385 | THREADLESS FORK COMPRESSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR KICK STYLE SCOOTER - A compression coupler is described that provides a robust and simple mechanism to couple threadless tubes in bicycles and/or scooters. Particularly, the handlebar/stem tube-to-fork joint is coupled with a compression sleeve. The coupler provides more surface area for binding and is tightened along a slot on the length of the coupler. The coupler can include a headtube bearing preloading mechanism, a keyway for aligning the handlebar/stem tube to the fork, and shims to accommodate different sized tubings. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200386 | ROTARY CONNECTOR FOR A ROTATING SHANK OR AXLE - Rotary connector for a rotating shank or axle of a machine or similar, having a sleeve body, with an end region having an opening bounded by a circumferentially closed inner-surface for clampingly accommodating said shank or axle. The opening on its circumferential inner-surface is provided with clamping regions for securing the shank or axle with a press fit. A plurality of spokes extend radially outwards from the sleeve body and connect to parts of the sleeve body connecting the clamping regions. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200387 | APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING VEHICULAR TRAFFIC MOVEMENT IN PROHIBITED DIRECTION - The object of the invention is a device for preventing the driving of vehicles in the forbidden direction, which is made possible by a physical stopping of vehicles that are driving in the wrong direction, while the traffic signals separately allow a driving in the direction of access to the highway. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200388 | Anti-Theft Device for Removeable Manhole and Gully Covers - An anti-theft device for a removable manhole covers or the includes a fixed iron frame that is embedded in a mass of concrete surrounding the manhole and a removable iron gully cover having an outer rim and a plurality of parallel cross members that define a plurality of openings in the cover. The fixed iron frame and removable gully cover each have a generally rectangular shape and the cover is constructed and dimensioned to fit within the frame to close the opening. A pair of shackles and an iron chain are provided to attach the cover to the frame in many manners described which will result in the ability of opening the manhole cover with the prevention of the removal of the cover from the immediate area. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200389 | VACUUM-OPERATED MATERIAL TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods implemented in a pothole patching system for creating a vacuum that pulls heavy particulate, such as gravel, out of a hopper. For example, according to an embodiment, a vacuum body having a vacuum chamber formed therein is positioned proximate to an opening of the hopper. A moveable slide gate is provided between the vacuum chamber and the opening of the hopper. The slide gate moves between open and closed positions for permitting and blocking communication between the vacuum chamber and the hopper. A reduction nozzle is provided between an air source and the vacuum chamber. Forced air flows from the air source, through the reduction nozzle, and into the vacuum chamber. The reduction nozzle reduces the pressure of the forced air entering the vacuum chamber, and thereby creates a vacuum in the vacuum chamber. When the slide gate is in the open position, this vacuum pulls particulate from the hopper. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200390 | Free Draining Seal Device and Installation Method for Mechanically Stabilized Earth Wall Structures - A mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall system that permits water drainage through joints while also preventing undesirable migration of backfill through joints, thus dramatically reducing or eliminating undesirable vegetation by incorporation of a free draining seal (FDS) in panel joints, wherein the FDS structure blocks backfill but permits water migration. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200391 | Stormwater containment assembly and associated end section - An end section or cap for a stormwater containment assembly includes a substantially half-dome-shaped body member and a connector disposed on the body member along a periphery or perimeter thereof, for coupling the body member to a stormwater chamber wall. The body member has a smooth convex outer surface with an absence of reinforcement ribs and also has a smooth concave inner surface with an absence of reinforcement ribs. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200392 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND PROCESSES FOR USE IN PROVIDING REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER AND/OR SOIL - The present embodiments provide methods, systems and processes for use in treating soil and/or ground water. Some of these embodiments provide systems for use in remediating contaminants, where the system comprises: a plurality of gas product sources positioned at a geographic location to be treated; a distribution manifold coupled with the plurality of product sources; a plurality of diffuser coupled with the distribution manifold and is positioned within separate wells within the soil; and a controller coupled with the plurality of product sources and the distribution manifold. The controller: activates one or more of the product sources to generate, locally at the geographic location, one of five different gas products in accordance with a first step of a treatment schedule; and communicates with the distribution manifold to direct the generated one of the five gas products to a predefined one of the diffuser. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200393 | INTERVENTION METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present invention describes an apparatus ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110200394 | METHOD OF INSTALLING GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMP SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR INSTALLATION - An installation tool for installation of earth loops includes a cylindrical body with slots in its outer surface, for receiving of tubes of the earth loops, and a central passage extending therethrough from a grout fitting to a central opening at a leading end face of the cylindrical body. An anchor fits over the end face and includes a face plate with tube apertures extending therethrough, a retainer ring which serves to hold the earth loops in place within the slots during insertion of the tool into the borehole, and a pair of flexible plates extending from opposing positions on the retainer ring, approximately in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body. In use, a plurality of straight (linear) boreholes are drilled at an angle relative to the horizontal of 5° to less than 90°, preferably 5° to 45°, at least two coupled tube pairs are inserted into each borehole and then grout is injected to force the anchor away from the cylindrical body, to fill the boreholes surrounding the earth loops and to form a seal for heat exchange between the earth loops the surrounding earth. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200395 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BUOYANCY CONTROL DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a harness for a buoyancy control device, and a harness manufactured by such method. There is provided a method of manufacturing a harness for a buoyancy control device for use in a diving application, the method including the steps of: providing polymeric material; moulding the polymeric material into separate components of the harness; and connecting the components to one another so as to form the harness. A harness including a plurality of moulded polymeric components interconnected is also described. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200396 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING DRAG AND/OR VORTEX INDUCED VIBRATION - A system for reducing drag and/or vortex induced vibration of a structure, the system comprising a multiple sided device comprising from 4 to 6 sides. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200397 | Ram Style Tensioner with Fixed Conductor and Floating Frame - A riser tensioner for an offshore floating platform has a frame stationarily mounted to the upper portion of the riser. Pistons and cylinders are spaced circumferentially around the riser and connected between the frame and the floating platform. A tubular guide member is mounted to the floating platform for movement in unison in response to waves and currents. The riser extends through the guide member. A guide roller support is mounted to and extends downward from the frame around the guide member. At least one set of guide rollers is mounted to the guide roller support in rolling engagement with the guide member as the guide member moves in unison with the platform. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200398 | Foundation Pile Driver - A pile driver for driving foundation piles, and having: a frame, in turn having a horizontal base, at least one upright extending upwards from the base, and a movable body which slides along the upright; a first lock device fitted to the horizontal base and which, in use, rigidly engages a connecting member of a foundation structure; a second lock device fitted to the movable body and which, in use, rigidly engages a shaft of a pile to be driven; and at least one hydraulic jack connected to the frame and to the movable body to move the movable body along the upright. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200399 | Foundation Structure - Method of installing a bucket foundation structure comprising one, two, three or more skirts, into soils in a controlled manner. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200400 | PLASTIC CABLE BOLT BUTTON - A cable bolt button comprising a continuous sidewall having a first end, a second end and an end portion attached to the first end of the sidewall, forming an inner cavity. The cable bolt button forms an interference fit between the sidewall of the cable bolt button and a cable bolt when the button is placed over the distal end of the cable bolt. The cable bolt button may also include a plurality of protrusions extending outwardly from the end portion away from the inner cavity and/or at least one recess. The protrusions may be separate features of the end portion or the first end of the sidewall may have a non-linear profile with the periphery of the end portion following the profile of the sidewall to form the protrusions and recesses. The end portion may also comprise a plurality of intersecting surfaces further shaping the protrusions and recesses. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200401 | Methods and Materials for Golf Course Sand Bunker Construction - A method for building and renovating golf course sand bunkers to improve infiltration of water through a drainage system reduces the chance of contamination of the sand and to reduce erosion and maintenance and provide consistent playable sand for golf. The bunker is built to slopes based on the sand selected for use. A drainage system and a layer of fine pea gravel is installed over the entire floor of the bunker. A pre-polymer is sprayed onto the layer of pea gravel to secure it in place. The polymer sprayed bunker is permitted to cure for approximately 24 hours. A sufficient amount of bunker sand is added and compacted so the entire bunker is covered. Washed sod is placed around the bunker to stabilize the edge of the bunker. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200402 | Cutting Insert and Cutting Tool - A cutting insert has a longitudinal insert axis A, a cutting head and an insert shank which extends rearwardly from the cutting head. The insert shank includes an insert clamping portion with an asymmetric cross section taken perpendicular to the insert axis A. The insert shank has a peripheral surface extending along at least a portion of the total length of the insert shank. The cutting insert has a first dividing plane P | 2011-08-18 |
20110200403 | MULTIPLE EDGE DRILL - The invention relates to a multiple edge drill such as is especially used for machining difficult-to-machine, e.g. high-toughness materials, such as e.g. cast steel, steel for hardening and tempering or other difficult-to-machine steel materials including metallic cast materials, such as e.g. gray cast iron, and especially GGV or ADI cast iron. The facet is designed in such a manner that the main cutting edge has at least two main cutting edge sections that define point angles of different size, the radially outer point angle being smaller than the radially inner one, thereby obtaining a good cutting behavior and long service life of the tool. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200404 | SPIRAL TAP - A spiral tap is disclosed having a thread portion having an external thread, spiral flutes which is fluted in the same direction as a cutting/rotating direction, as seen in a direction away from a shank side, to divide the external thread, and cutting edges formed along the spiral flutes; the thread portion including a full thread portion having a fixed outer diameter, and a chamfer portion decreasing in outer diameter toward a tap end; the chamfer portion being screwed into a prepared hole to cut an internal thread on an inner circumferential wall of the prepared hole and to discharge chips along the spiral flutes toward the shank; the chamfer portion having an external thread with screw threads which is formed such that outer circumferential portions are removed, at a linear line for cutting as seen from a direction perpendicular to a cross-section involving an axis O, from the screw threads having the same dimension as that of the full thread portion; and the linear line intersecting the axis O at an inclined angle θ falling in a range of −15°≦θ≦30′ with a side decreasing in diameter toward the tap end being defined positive. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200405 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A DRIVE SHAFT - A method for producing a drive shaft of a food processor, the drive shaft having an end-side, splined-shaft-like toothing that is movable into positively locking engagement with a complementarily formed clutch. The method includes producing the toothing by machining the drive shaft with a cylindrical milling cutter, wherein the cylindrical milling cutter engages with the drive shaft from a radial direction with respect to a longitudinal axis of the drive shaft; and positioning an axis of rotation of the cylindrical milling cutter cross-wise relative to the longitudinal axis of the drive shaft, wherein the axis of rotation of the cylindrical milling cutter is at an incline relative to the longitudinal axis of the drive shaft so that the axis of rotation and the longitudinal axis draw an angle of less than 90°. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200406 | MACHINING INSTALLATION FOR WORKPIECES - A machining installation comprises a workpiece positioning device with a workpiece holder pivot unit which is designed in such a way that a workpiece holder, together with a workpiece to be machined, is pivotable about at least five pivot axes. In order to rotatably drive a tool about an axis of rotation, a work spindle unit is arranged at a stand, with the axis of rotation being inclined relative to a horizontal x-direction through an angle α, with 20°≦α≦70°, particularly 30°≦α≦60°, and particularly 40°≦α≦50°. The machining installation has a simple design and allows a flexible five-sided machining of workpieces. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200407 | Groove Forming Machine for Manufacturing Golf Club Head - Some embodiments concern a groove forming machine configured to form a groove on the golf club face of a golf club head. The groove forming machine can include: a groove forming tool configured to rotate about an axis of rotation at a first angle substantially greater than zero degrees and substantially less than 90 degrees to the golf club face. The groove forming tool is further configured to actuate from a first end of the golf club face to a second end of the golf club face by contacting a first portion of the groove forming tool with the golf club face to cut the groove with a first cross-section into the golf club face. Other embodiments are described herein. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200408 | Tool Coupling - In a tool coupling in the form of a cutting tool used for internal machining operations, a second component having a single cutting portion is clamped to a first component by means of a clamping screw. The second component has a mounted surface with three male engaging members interfacing with three female engagement members on a mounting surface of the first component. Each of the three female engagement members has two sets of side surfaces located on a shared portion, the shared portion exhibiting mirror symmetry about a first plane, and each set of side surfaces having two opposing flank surfaces separated by the first plane. Only one of the two flank surfaces of each of the two sets of side surfaces is in clamping contact with a corresponding abutment surface on each of the three male engaging members. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200409 | INTEGRATED PIN/SLEEVE BLIND FASTENER - A fastener, capable of securing work pieces accessible from only one side, is provided. The blind fastener includes a deformable sleeve and a pin, the pin having a main body section and a tail section. The main body section includes a shear load bearing section integrally connected to a lock collar engagement section on a first end and a pin stalk section on a second end, the pin stalk section integrally connected to a series of pin sleeve integrating grooves. The tail section is integrally connected between the main body, via a break notch, and a series of serrations. The sleeve includes a hollow tubular shank having a first sleeve end and a second sleeve end, where the first sleeve end has a sleeve head having an opening for receiving the main body section. At all times during assembly of the fastener, the series of serrations remain outside the sleeve, never passing through the sleeve. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200410 | ANTI CROSS-THREAD BOLT - To provide an anti cross-thread bolt which prevents itself from being cross-threaded without the need for correcting its posture by a pilot portion. The bolt is screwed into a female screw having a nominal diameter D and an inner diameter D | 2011-08-18 |
20110200411 | FILE SYSTEM, BROCHURE, AND BINDING DEVICE - A file system includes a brochure B formed by forming binding holes P | 2011-08-18 |
20110200412 | Pipe Handling Apparatus and Method - A pipe handling apparatus has a boom pivotally movable between a first position and a second position, a riser assembly pivotally connected to the boom, an arm pivotally connected at one end to the first portion of the riser assembly and extending outwardly therefrom, a gripper affixed to an opposite end of the arm suitable for gripping a diameter of the pipe, a link pivotally connected to the riser assembly and pivotable so as to move relative to the movement of the boom between the first and second positions, and a brace having a one end pivotally connected to the boom and an opposite end pivotally connected to the arm between the ends of the arm. The riser assembly has a first portion extending outwardly at an obtuse angle with respect to the second portion. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200413 | DRILLING APPARATUS - A drilling apparatus includes a drill rig which defines a drilling rod axis, a rod magazine for a plurality of rod sections, and a transfer device for transfer of a rod section from the rod magazine and for transfer of the rod section in the drilling rod axis. The transfer device is hereby constructed to travel in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the rod section in relation to the rod magazine. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200414 | TRANSFER APPARATUS FOR CELL MADE ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic light-emitting (OLED) display panel cell transfer apparatus that includes: a base; a scribing table to cut OLED display panel sticks into cells; a cell transfer unit disposed above the base, to transfer the cells from the scribing table to a loading location; a first shuttle to receive the cells from the cell transfer unit, at the loading location, and to transfer the cells from the loading location to a testing location; and a second shuttle to receive the cells from the cell transfer unit, at the loading location, and to transfer the cells from the loading location to the testing location. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200415 | SUBSTRATE LOAD AND UNLOAD MECHANISMS FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT - In various exemplary embodiments described herein, a system includes a plurality of carrier arms each having concentrically mounted midpoints between opposing ends of the carrier arms with a wafer carrier mounted on each of the opposing ends of the carrier arms. A hub includes a plurality of concentrically mounted drives where each of the plurality of drives is coupled near the midpoint of a respective one of the plurality of carrier arms. Each of the plurality of drives is configured to be controlled independently of the remaining plurality of concentrically mounted drives. A respective motor is coupled to each of the concentrically mounted drives and is configured to move the coupled carrier arm in a rotary manner. A linear wafer transport mechanism moves wafers to or from select ones of the wafer carriers on the plurality of carrier arms to an easy handoff location for a load/unload robot. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200416 | DUAL CONTAINER TRAILER SYSTEM - A system for transporting containers includes a trailer frame with independent hoist systems for loading and unloading multiple containers. The trailer frame supports the containers during transport, inclines to load/unload the containers, and supports a tilting sub-frame that loads/unloads a container. Thus, the system is chassis-less. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200417 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING SUBSTRATES - An apparatus for transferring substrates includes a carrier to which substrates are loaded, an upper transfer unit transferring the carrier horizontally by applying thrust to the carrier, a lower transfer unit maintaining the lower body of the carrier at the horizontal in a non-contact status, a magnetic levitation module levitating the carrier magnetically, and a lower damper unit maintaining the lower center of gravity of the carrier levitated by the magnetic levitation module. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200418 | STACKING DEVICE - A stacking device for assembling a slack of uniformly sized articles | 2011-08-18 |
20110200419 | SHUTTLE-TYPE CONVEYING DEVICE, MICROPLATE FEEDING AND COLLECTING DEVICE, PICKUP DEVICE FOR MICROPLATE, CASSETTE FOR MICROPLATE, AND SHELF FOR CONTAINING MICROPLATE - A shuttle-type conveying system to convey an article. The system includes a feeding and collecting device capable of setting a cassette in which articles to be conveyed are stacked as they are on a rotating and feeding table, a pickup device taking out the article and placing it on a receiving/delivery table, and a conveying device feeding the article on the receiving/delivery table to another receiving/delivery table by a shuttle conveying portion traveling on conveying paths below the receiving/delivery table. After the article is lifted up by the shuttle conveying portion and moved to outside the receiving/delivery table, the article is lowered below the receiving/delivery table and made to travel under the receiving/delivery table to another receiving/delivery table. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200420 | WAREHOUSE DYNAMIC PICKING SLOTS - Inventory management methods are provided. In one embodiment, an inventory management method includes receiving an indication of a received product. Available spaces in a warehouse picking area that can store the received product are determined. The received product is stored to one of the spaces, and the space is later reused to store a different product. In another embodiment, a plurality of available spaces for storing a product in a warehouse picking area is determined. The plurality of available spaces includes spaces that have different shapes. An indication of the available spaces and their locations in the warehouse picking area is provided. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200421 | Exhaust Diffuser - An exhaust diffuser including an outer flow guide surface and an inner flow guide surface defining an inlet, a first collection chute having an outlet in fluid communication with the inlet, the first collection chute operative to diffuse a flow of a fluid, a second collection chute having an outlet in fluid communication with the inlet, the second collection chute operative to diffuse the flow of the fluid, and the outer flow guide surface and the inner flow guide surface are operative to guide and direct the flow of the fluid to the first collection chute and the second collection chute. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200422 | MULTI-LOBE SEMI-FLOATING JOURNAL BEARING - An exemplary turbocharger assembly includes a housing with a through bore having a central axis extending between a compressor end and a turbine end of the housing and a bearing, configured for receipt by the through bore, where the bearing includes an inner journal configured to rotatably support a turbocharger shaft and where the inner journal includes a central axis, an axial length, a lubricant opening, an axially confined lubricant well, a lubricant ramp, and a lubricant channel that spans the axial length of the inner journal. Various other exemplary devices, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200423 | VACUUM PUMP - A differentially pumped vacuum system including apparatus having at least first and second chambers; and a vacuum pump for differentially pumping fluid from the chambers to generate a first pressure above 0.1 mbar in the first chamber and a second pressure lower than the first pressure in the second chamber, the pump having at least first and second pump inlets each for receiving fluid from a respective pressure chamber and a plurality of pumping stages positioned relative to the inlets so that fluid received from the first chamber passes through fewer pumping stages than fluid from the second chamber, the inlets being attached to the apparatus such that at least 99% of the fluid mass pumped from the apparatus passes through at least one of the pumping stages of the pump. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200424 | COUNTER-ROTATING GEARBOX FOR TIP TURBINE ENGINE - A tip turbine engine provides an axial compressor rotor that is counter-rotated relative to a fan. A planetary gearset couples rotation of a fan to an axial compressor rotor, such that the axial compressor rotor is driven by rotation of the fan in a rotational direction opposite that of the fan. By counter-rotating the axial compressor rotor, a final stage of compressor vanes between the final stage of compressor blades and inlets to the hollow fan blades of the fan are eliminated. As a result, the length of the axial compressor and the overall length of the tip turbine engine are decreased. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200425 | OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES AND DEPLOYMENT METHODS THEREFOR - A method of deploying offshore wind turbine assemblies includes mounting a wind turbine assembly horizontally on a vessel and transporting the wind turbine assembly to an offshore site. The wind turbine assembly is raised to a vertical condition at the site and attached to anchor weights. Blades are attached to the turbine head after the wind turbine assembly is in the vertical condition. In one embodiment, the wind turbine assembly can include a tower including tapered lower and upper sections joined together at their respective wide ends, a turbine head connected to the upper section, and a platform connected to the lower section. The platform includes a buoy tank partially filled with ballast to provide mass and buoyancy. A wave piercing cowling is rotatively attached to the lower section. The turbine head can include an adjustable journal bearing, scabbard blade mounts, and a gearless induction generator with flux adjusting capabilities. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200426 | NOISE REDUCTION DEVICES FOR BLOWERS - A noise reduction device for a blower includes a noise reduction member. The noise reduction member has a noise reduction chamber and a noise reduction opening defined therein, so that a part of air flowing into, through or out of the blower can enter the noise reduction chamber via the noise reduction opening. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200427 | WINDTURBINE COMPRISING A BEARING SEAL - Wind turbine provided with a bearing supporting a hub carrying rotor blades, the bearing comprising a rotational bearing race connected to the hub and a stationary bearing race, a lubrication area between the bearing races which area is confined at both ends by first seal rings sealing the gap between the rotational bearing race and stationary parts to form a lubrication barrier. At one or both ends of the lubrication area a redundant seal ring is arranged at a distance from the first seal ring in or near the gap to be sealed. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200428 | WIND-DRIVEN ELECTRIC PLANT - A wind-driven electric plant comprises an inlet shell shaped as a circle and a circular outer shell with the cross section of its inside surface of a round form. Inside the circular shell, provision is made of a coaxially arranged turbine. Kinematically coupled with the turbine is a mechanism for the conversion of mechanical energy. At least a portion of the outer shell is ellipsoidal in cross section. The major axis of an ellipse defining the cross section of the outside surface of the inlet shell at an inlet of the latter is not less than 0.55 and not more than 0.95 of the dia. of a circle defining the inside surface of the outer shell in its minimum section. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200429 | IMPELLER AND BLOWER FAN INCLUDING THE SAME - An impeller includes a substantially cylindrical cup portion arranged to rotate about a center axis, a plurality of blades fixed to an outer circumferential surface of the cup portion for unitary rotation with the cup portion to draw air from one axial side and discharge the air to the other axial side, and an annular connector portion arranged to interconnect the blades. The connector portion has a substantially cylindrical shape in a position spaced apart about 70% to about 90% of the radial length of the blades from the base of each of the blades on the outer circumferential surface of the cup portion, and the ratio of a total axial height of the connector portion to a total radial gap between the outer circumferential surface of the cup portion and the inner circumferential surface of the connector portion is equal to or smaller than about 0.9. | 2011-08-18 |
20110200430 | STEAM TURBINE NOZZLE SEGMENT HAVING ARCUATE INTERFACE - Steam turbine nozzle segments with conical interfaces are disclosed. In one embodiment a steam turbine static nozzle blade includes: an airfoil; an inner sidewall integral with a first side of the airfoil; and an outer sidewall integral with a second side of the airfoil; the inner sidewall and the outer sidewall each including: a pressure side having an arcuate concave surface extending substantially an entire length of the sidewall; and a suction side having an arcuate convex surface extending substantially the entire length of the sidewall. | 2011-08-18 |