| 36th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
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| 20090220239 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL SIGNALS - A method of communicating digital information over a dispersive optical channel includes encoding the digital information into a plurality of data blocks, each of which includes a number of bits of the information. A time-varying electrical signal is generated which corresponds with each of said data blocks. The time-varying electrical signal is applied to an optical transmitter ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220240 | HIGH-SPEED BANDPASS SERIAL DATA LINK - The present invention relates to a method and system for high-speed bandpass serial data communication. A driver receives at least one data signal and generates a bandpass data signal for transmission through a bandpass waveguide interconnect. The bandpass data signal is launched into the bandpass waveguide interconnect using a first adaptor and extracted therefrom after transmission using a second adaptor. A receiver connected to the second adaptor recovers the at least one data signal from the extracted bandpass data signal. A dispersion compensation circuit receives one of the at least one data signal and the bandpass data signal and information indicative of a phase response of the bandpass waveguide interconnect and dispersion compensates the one of the at least one data signal and the bandpass data signal by compensating the phase response of the bandpass waveguide interconnect. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220241 | CHROMATIC DISPERSION COMPENSATION DESIGNING METHOD IN OPTICAL NETWORK AND A SYSTEM THEREOF - A residual chromatic dispersion target value at a terminal node is set for each wavelength path, and also, candidates of a dispersion compensation amount settable in each chromatic dispersion compensation module on an optical network are set, and further, computation processing is executed for selecting the dispersion compensation amount in each chromatic dispersion compensation module from the candidates so that the sum of errors between the residual chromatic dispersion amounts and the set residual chromatic dispersion target values at the terminal nodes for all of wavelength paths becomes minimum. As a result, for each wavelength path on the optical network, the dispersion compensation amount in each chromatic dispersion compensation module can be designed in optimum so as to satisfy the desired optical signal quality at the terminal node, while considering the residual chromatic dispersion during the transmission. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220242 | OPTICAL ADDING AND DROPPING DEVICE AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - An optical adding and dropping device includes a drop section including an input port and having a through port and a plurality of drop ports set as output ports, a first multiplexer adapted to multiplex light from the through port and light from a plurality of add ports, and a spectrum foot removing section provided on the input side of the first multiplexer and adapted to remove a foot of a spectrum of light to be inputted from the add ports to the first multiplexer. The optical adding and dropping device can be configured at a low cost while it has adding and dropping functions. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220243 | REMOTE CONTROL RELAY FOR WIRELESSLY-CONTROLLED DEVICES - Methods and systems for relaying an optical signal from a remote control to a remote-controlled device such as a home entertainment device or a security device. Embodiments include at least one optical receiver and a plurality of optical transmitters. The optical transmitter positioned with an unobstructed line-of-sight to the home entertainment device is identified and the data encoded in the optical signal from the remote control is sent to that transmitter. A second optical signal that is substantially identical to the first is then generated at the optical transmitter and communicated to the home entertainment device. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220244 | Demodulation of Phase Modulated Fibre-Optic Sensor System Signals - Demodulation apparatus for demodulating phase-modulated signals comprises a quadrature signal generator (QSG) for generating in-phase (I) and quadrature-phase (Q) signals in response to an unmodulated input signal. The QSG provides fast frequency tracking of the input signal and excludes any high-frequency content the input signal. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220245 | Circuit topologies for high speed, low cost optical transceiver components - A topology for optical transceiver components comprises an electrical signal interface stage, a data timing and signal reformatting stage, and an optical fiber interface stage. Unlike transceiver components known in the art, functions having signals with the most jitter are partitioned into the electrical signal interface stage. Data timing functions, for example retiming or clock and data recovery, are included in the data timing and reformatting stage. Output jitter from the data timing and signal reformatting stage is approximately equal to jitter in a clock signal, enabling use of semiconductor components having jitter greater than SONET limits and thereby increasing a value of production yield. Embodiments of the invention are well suited for 40 G transmitters and receivers in nonconnectorized surface mount packages. 40 G transceivers built in accord with the invention are expected to have lower cost, smaller size, and higher production yield than 40G transceivers known in the art. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220246 | OPTICAL RECEIVER AND A FREE-SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS USING THE SAME - A device for phase distortion compensation across an optical beam is provided. The device is a part of an optical receiver, which can be used in free space optical communications, remote sensing, optical imaging and others. 2 | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220247 | Rotating Data Transmission Device with Active Compensation of Transmission Function - A rotating data transmission device for transmitting data from a data source to a data sink between a rotating part and a stationary part comprises a transmitting conductor arrangement which is fed from a transmitter means, and also a receiver means which taps signals from the transmitting conductor arrangement with the aid of a receiving coupler arrangement. The connection between data source and rotating data transmission device, or rotating data transmission device and data sink, is effected by means of light-waveguides. The receivers of the light-waveguides are linear receivers followed by equalizers for correcting the frequency and phase response. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220248 | Embedded Parametric Monitoring of Optoelectronic Modules - An optoelectronic module for converting and coupling an information-containing electrical signal with an optical fiber including a housing having an electrical input for coupling with an external electrical cable or information system device and for transmitting and receiving information-containing electrical signals over such input, and a fiber optic connector adapted for coupling with an external optical fiber for transmitting and receiving an optical signal; an electro-optic subassembly coupled to the information containing electrical signal and converting it to and/or from a modulated optical signal corresponding to the electrical signal; and parametric storage means disposed in said housing for storing environmental and/or operational data associated with the module, and an optional method for time-biased lossy compression of such stored data. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220249 | DEMODULATION CIRCUIT - A demodulation circuit for reproducing transmitted data from a signal received by a receiver, the demodulation circuit includes a selector, converters and data recovery circuits. The selector demultiplexes the transmitted data into a plurality of divided signals. The converters receives the divided signal from the selector, respectively, the plurality of converters including a delay device and an adding circuit, the delay device for delaying the divided signal from the selector and for outputting a delayed signal, the adding circuit for adding the divided signal from the selector to the delayed signal from the delay device. The plurality of data recovery circuits receives an output signal from the adding circuits, respectively, each of the data recovery circuits discriminating the output signal from the adding circuit. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220250 | Image forming apparatus and development cartridge - An image forming apparatus is provided. A development cartridge having a first memory storing therein cartridge information is detachably mountable to the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes: an apparatus casing and an exposure unit having plural light emitting portions. The exposure unit is supported by the apparatus casing so that the light emitting portions face a photosensitive member rotatably supported by the apparatus casing. The image forming apparatus further includes a reader unit disposed on the exposure unit and configured to read the cartridge information from the first memory when the development cartridge is mounted to the image forming apparatus. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220251 | Image Forming Apparatus and Method of Determining Update of Identification Information - An image forming apparatus includes a developing rotary unit configured to attach a plurality of developing cartridges, the developing cartridges respectively having cartridge storage portions for respectively storing identification information about the corresponding developing cartridges, a communicating unit that communicates with the cartridge storage portions, a storage unit configured to store the identification information, and a control unit that reads the identification information from the cartridge storage portions of all the developing cartridges through the communicating unit and writes the read identification information into the storage unit so as to update the identification information stored in the storage unit when a power supply of the image forming apparatus is turned ON or a body cover for the developing rotary unit is closed. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220252 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A control unit separately drives an image carrier driving unit that drives an image carrier motor, a developing roller driving unit that drives a developing roller motor, a developer stirring member driving unit that drives a developer stirring member motor, and a fan driving unit that drives a fan motor. The control unit causes the fan driving unit to operate if the image carrier driving unit or the developer stirring member driving unit is operating. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220253 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided an image forming apparatus that is capable of reducing work burdens imposed on a user in terms of toner cartridge replacement. When a cartridge detection sensor detects that at least one of toner cartridges is emptied, a specified amount of toner is forcibly supplied from another toner cartridge than the toner cartridge subjected to detection to an intermediate hopper. After that, the amount of the toner within the another toner cartridge is detected. When an empty toner cartridge is newly detected, a request for replacement is issued as to both of the newly detected empty toner cartridge and the previously detected empty toner cartridge. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220254 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DENSITY CORRECTION METHOD - When a two-component developer stored in a developer tank has been replaced, an image forming apparatus performs (a) a first formation step of forming a reference toner image on a photoreceptor, (b) a detection step of detecting an amount of toner of the reference toner image, and (c) a supply step of supplying a predetermined amount of toner to the developer tank when the amount of toner detected in the detection step is less than a threshold. Moreover, the image forming apparatus repeats the first formation step, the detection step, and the supply step until the amount of toner detected in the detection step becomes not less than the threshold. This makes it possible to provide an image forming apparatus that is stable in image quality even immediately after replacement of developers. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220255 | MAINTENANCE UNIT AND MAINTENANCE METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - It is possible to provide a technique capable of grasping the necessity of the maintenance for a plurality of maintenance-oriented components in managing a maintenance work in an image forming apparatus containing the plurality of maintenance-oriented components. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220256 | ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE MEASURING DEVICE - An electrostatic latent image measuring device includes a charged particle optical system which irradiates an electron beam and charges a photoconductor sample, an exposure optical system which forms an electrostatic latent image on a surface of the photoconductor sample, and a scanning unit which scans the surface of the photoconductor sample by the electron beam, a distribution of the electrostatic latent image on the surface of the sample being measured by a signal detected by the scanning. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220257 | Waste Collection Device and Image Forming Apparatus - A waste collecting device includes a first box including a top surface having a first opening, a bottom surface opposed to the top surface, and side surfaces connecting the top surface and the bottom surface and having a second opening, wherein the top surface, the bottom surface, and the side surfaces define a space allowing waste to be accommodated therein; a second box including a top surface, a bottom surface opposed to the top surface, and side surfaces connecting the top surface and the bottom surface and having a third opening, the third opening being in communication with the second opening; and a sending unit disposed in the first box and configured to send the waste in a direction away from the second box. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220258 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided. When a user inputs a print request, life count values stored in a life management section are read out. A table of correlation between the life count values and a rotating speed of a driving roller is looked up, a rotating speed of the driving roller corresponding to the life count values read out is determined at which the driving roller is set to rotate. With the driving roller rotating at the set rotating speed, a printing process is performed so that a transfer belt turns at a constant running speed. Following the printing process, the life count values are updated based on the latest total number of printed copies and the latest revolving speed of the transfer belt. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220259 | Image Forming Apparatus, Image Forming Method and Image Forming Program - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms multicolor toner images superposed on a transfer belt. A sensor is disposed in an image formation region and detects a pattern on the transfer belt. A controller determines, when image data is received, whether or not a region of a toner image based on the image data will be superposed on a region of the pattern. The controller controls the image forming unit to form the toner image based on the image data and the pattern simultaneously on the transfer belt when the controller determines that the region of the toner image based on the image data will not be superposed on the region of the pattern. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220260 | IR Fluorescent Toner Compositions - A toner patch including a toner having a given excitation wavelength and a given emission wavelength may be deposited onto a control surface. Light may be provided onto the toner patch and at least a portion of emitted light may be detected from the toner patch at the given emission wavelength by a detector. Furthermore, an operating parameter may be adjusted based on the detected emitted light. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220261 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus is provided that uses a table generated in advance to correct a gradation characteristic of an image to be formed when carrying out image forming using an image carrier. A patch is formed in an area where an image is not formed on the image carrier. A density of the patch formed on the image carrier is measured. The table is modified based on the density of the patch that has been measured. The patch is formed concurrent with image forming to the image carrier. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220262 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image forming units, a patch forming unit which actuates the respective image forming units to form density detection patches of the respective colors, a density detecting unit that detects a density of the density detecting patches, a condition correcting unit that controls the density detecting unit to detect the density of the density detecting patches of the respective colors, and corrects the image forming conditions based on respective deviations, a patch re-forming unit that, for each color for which the respective deviation is greater than a threshold value, generates a re-formed density detecting patch of the color using the respective image forming condition previously corrected by the condition correcting unit, and a condition re-correcting unit that controls the density detecting unit to detect a density of the re-formed density detecting patch and re-correct the respective image forming condition. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220263 | IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE - A patch mark-forming unit forms a first patch mark at a first density on a surface. A light emitting unit emits an incident light onto the surface moving. The incident light reflected by the surface is divided into a mirror-reflected light and a diffusion-reflected light on the surface. A first detecting unit detects an amount of the diffusion-reflected light. The patch mark forming unit reforms a second patch mark at a second density weaker than the first density it the amount detected by the first detecting unit is larger than a threshold. A second detecting unit detects an amount of the mirror-reflected light reflected by the surface on which the second patch mark has been reformed. A position calculating unit calculates, based on the amount detected by the second detecting unit, a position on the surface at which an image should be formed. An image-forming unit forms an image at the position. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220264 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY APPARATUS - An electrophotography apparatus prevents the edge effect without causing the blurring or loss of a single-dot image or a single-dot-width line. Based on a measurement of a testing patch, two templates with different sizes are generated. Image data to be printed is subjected to template matching using the templates to obtain a difference region as an image edge region of the image data where, when the image data is developed, the amount of attached toner is increased. The exposure amount for the image edge region is controlled based on a measurement of the amounts of attached toner in edge portions of the testing patch so that the difference in the attached toner amounts are minimized. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220265 | DEVELOPING BIAS CONTROL DEVICE CAPABLE OF PROPERLY CONTROLLING DEVELOPING BIAS VOLTAGE - Upon receiving a request to control developing bias voltage, first and second square-wave signal output units output first and second square-wave signals, respectively. When a rising edge of the first square-wave signal coincides with a rising edge of the second square-wave signal, the rising edge of the second square-wave signal is advanced with respect to the rising edge of the first square-wave signal. When a falling edge of the first square-wave signal coincides with a falling edge of the second square-wave signal, the falling edge of the second square-wave signal is delayed with respect to the falling edge of the first square-wave signal. Subsequently, a voltage-controlling square-wave signal for controlling developing bias voltage is generated based on the first and second square-wave signals. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220266 | DEVELOPING UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AMOUNTS OF TONER - A developing unit, which is incorporated in an image forming apparatus, includes a developer case to accommodate a two-component developer including toner and carrier, a developer bearing member bearing the two-component developer to supply the developer to an image, a developer supply path formed inside the developer case to supply the developer along the developer bearing member, an agitation and conveyance member disposed in the developer supply path, a toner collecting mechanism to collect toner after development, and a collected toner conveyance path formed inside the developer case and including a collected toner conveying member. The collected toner conveyance path and the developer supply path are arranged in communication with each other in the vicinity of one end portion of the collected toner conveyance path in a direction of conveyance of collected toner so as to circulate toner unused for development. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220267 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus can include an image carrier, a transfer device, and an applying circuit, and a controller. The image carrier carries a developer image developed by developer. The transfer device transfers the developer image to a recording media. The applying circuit has an active device and applies a transfer bias voltage to the transfer device. The controller controls the applying circuit with a predetermined control signal during a start-up mode of the applying circuit and during a normal mode of the applying circuit. The normal mode is subsequent to the start-up mode. During the start-up mode of the applying circuit, the controller controls a value (a duty ratio) of the control signal (a PWM signal) with gradual increase and with interposing an interval period (τ | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220268 | Image Input/Output Apparatus and Operating Device - An image input/output apparatus includes an image input/output section, an operation section, a cover member, and an electrostatic eliminating device. The image input/output section can perform at least one of an image input operation and an image output operation. The image input/output section includes a movable member capable of being moved between a first position and a second position, and the electrostatic eliminating device is arranged on the movable member. The operation section includes an electric board, and enables a user to operate the image input/output section. The cover member is detachably mounted to the operation section so as to cover the operation section. The cover member cannot be detached or attached when the movable member is in the first position, and can be detached or attached when the movable member is in the second position. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220269 | DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE - A developer cartridge is provided, which includes a toner cartridge, a developer stirring device located in the toner cartridge, a supply roller for supplying a developer to a developer roller, a developer roller for developing an electrostatic latent image on a photoconductor, and a power receptor for driving only one of gear sets of the above means to receive a power. The power receptor is rotatably fixed at two or more predetermined positions. An initial position of the power receptor is a power receiving position. A power receptor moving device includes a press block, a baffle block, a spring, and a torsion spring. The power receptor moving device is controlled by the press block. When the press block of the power receptor moving device is pressed downwards, the power receptor is rotated to another power receiving position due to the action of the torsion spring. The present invention is applicable to various types of machines. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220270 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus having a normal mode and a standby mode includes an image forming unit to form an image, a switching unit which selectively allows power to be supplied to the image forming unit, a controller to control the switching unit based on a phase signal of the power, a power cut-off unit which cuts off the power to the image forming unit in the standby mode, and a phase detector which is connected to both ends of the power cut-off unit, detects a phase of the power via different phase detection routes according to whether being in the normal mode or in the standby mode, and outputs the phase signal of the power so that a power consumption of the image forming apparatus does not exceed a predetermined value in the standby mode. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220271 | Image Forming Device - An image forming device is provided to be able to make efficient use of an internal space while improving the detection accuracy, with which a detected body is detected. The image forming device according to the invention comprises a housing, a duct, through which an air in the housing is caused to flow, a detection portion arranged outside the duct to be displaced according to the presence of, or movement of a detected body, an operating portion that can be displaced in the duct, a detection element arranged in the duct to detect displacement of the operating portion, and a transmission portion that transmits displacement of the detection portion to the operating portion through an opening formed on the duct. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220272 | IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE - An image formation device, which includes: an exposure head in which a screw having an axis directed to a focus direction for a photoreceptor is fixed in the vicinity of each side of the exposure head; a housing to which the exposure head is attached; a nut attached to the screw; a fixing member that limits movement of the nut with respect to the housing; and an elastic member that elastically supports the exposure head against the housing in the vicinity of the screw in the focus direction for the photoreceptor and a sub-scanning direction, in which the exposure head is moved, by rotation of the nut, in the focus direction against an elastic force by the elastic member, and a position of the exposure head with respect to the photoreceptor is adjustable in the focus direction. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220273 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes: a main body; a tandem type photosensitive unit, integrally retaining a plurality of photosensitive drums in a parallelly arranged state, mounted in the main body to be movable along the direction of the arrangement of the photosensitive drums; a developer cartridge provided correspondingly to each photosensitive drum, retaining a developing roller for feeding a developer to the corresponding photosensitive drum and detachably mounted on the tandem type photosensitive unit; a translation member provided in the main body to be linearly movable in the direction of the arrangement; and a link member provided correspondingly to each developer cartridge and displaced to a pressing position where a first end portion thereof is opposed to a prescribed portion of each developer cartridge while a second end portion opposite to the first end portion is pressed by the translation member following linear movement of the translation member so that the first end portion presses the prescribed portion in a direction for separating the developing roller from the photosensitive drum and a releasing position where the translation member is released from pressing the second end portion so that the first end portion is released from pressing the prescribed portion, while each developer cartridge is mounted on the tandem type photosensitive unit. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220274 | Tandem Type Photosensitive Unit and Image Forming Apparatus - A tandem type photosensitive unit detachably mounted in a main body of an image forming apparatus is provided. The tandem type photosensitive unit includes a plurality of parallelly arranged photosensitive drums; developer cartridges mounted on respective cartridge mounting positions having a constant positional relationship to photosensitive drums respectively; a pair of first side plates opposed to each other in an axial direction of the photosensitive drums for positioning each photosensitive drum by retaining both end portions of each photosensitive drum in the axial direction; and a pair of second side plates opposed to each other in the axial direction for retaining each developer cartridge mounted on the cartridge mounting position. The pair of second side plates are provided with guided portions guided to a unit guide portion provided in the main body and cartridge guide portions for guiding mounting of each developer cartridge on the cartridge mounting position. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220275 | Tandem Type Photosensitive Unit and Image Forming Apparatus - A tandem type photosensitive unit detachably mounted in a main body of an image forming apparatus is provided. The tandem type photosensitive unit includes: a plurality of parallelly arranged photosensitive drums; a first end-side shaft receiving member engaged with a first end portion of each photosensitive drum in the axial direction; a second end-side shaft receiving member engaged with a second end portion, opposite to the first end portion, of each photosensitive drum in the axial direction; a first side plate collectively retaining each first end-side shaft member; and a second side plate collectively retaining each second end-side shaft receiving member. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220276 | OPTICAL WRITING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A first beam separation device is arranged either to allow the light beams to enter and pass or to reflect the light beams in accordance with a direction of entrance of the light beams. A second beam separation device is provided either to allow or to reflect the light beams having passed through the first beam separation device in accordance a wavelength thereof. The light beam passing through the second beam separation device scans one of plural scan objectives and the light beam reflected by the second beam separation device is further reflected by the first beam separation device and then scans the other one of the plural scan objectives. A first imaging device is provided to correct a f-theta (fθ) performance and a curvature of an imaging plane to enable the light beams to scan the plural scan objectives at a constant speed. The first imaging device is integral with the first beam separation device. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220277 | Image forming apparatus - An image-carrier driving unit drives an image carrier. An image forming unit forms an image on the image carrier. A moving-member driving unit drives a moving member that is movable towards and away from the image carrier. A detecting unit detects a position of the moving member at predetermined sampling times while the moving member is moving. A movement control unit performs a feedback control on the moving-member driving unit such that a detection result of the detecting unit follows a target value corresponding to each of the predetermined sampling times when the moving member moves while the image forming unit is forming the image on the image carrier. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220278 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes: a plurality of photosensitive bodies disposed along a moving direction of a recording medium; a drive mechanism for driving and rotating the plurality of photosensitive bodies; a plurality of exposure units, each exposure unit being associated with a respective one of the photosensitive bodies, the each exposure unit configured to expose the respective photosensitive body; a determining unit for determining an exposure-starting phase that is a rotation phase at an exposure-starting timing with respect to one photosensitive body among the plurality of photosensitive bodies; and a varying unit for varying a exposure-starting time difference between the exposure-starting timing of the one photosensitive body and an exposure-starting timing of an other photosensitive body disposed at a downstream side of the one photosensitive body in the moving direction of the recording medium, based on the exposure-starting phase. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220279 | ION GENERATING ELEMENT, CHARGING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An ion generating element of the present invention includes a discharge electrode and an inductive electrode, both of which are provided so as to face each other with a dielectric body sandwiched therebetween, and a heater electrode which warms the ion generating element by Joule heat produced because of a passage of an electrical current. A distance between the discharge electrode and the heater electrode is larger than that between the discharge electrode and the inductive electrode, and further a shield electrode having a connection for ground is provided between the heater electrode and the inductive electrode on a surface of the dielectric body at a side on which the inductive electrode is provided. Hence, it is possible to prevent a leak to the heater electrode at low cost, while giving consideration towards safety. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220280 | Image forming apparatus and method of controlling the same - An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductive medium electrified by an electrifying apparatus to a predetermined electric potential, a plurality of color developing apparatuses which are fixed around the photoconductive medium, each color developing apparatus having a developing roller to adhere a predetermined color toner to an electrostatic latent image formed on the photoconductive medium by a laser scanning unit, and a supplying roller to supply a toner to the developing roller, a voltage supplying apparatus to apply a predetermined bias voltage to the developing roller and the supplying roller, and a controlling apparatus to control a degree and a timing of applying the bias voltages to the developing roller and the supplying roller to control a movement state of the toner between the supplying roller and the developing roller. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220281 | Image-Forming Device - An image forming device with a liquid developer containing a developing agent and a liquid carrier, the image-forming device includes a casing, an accumulation unit, a supply inlet, a cover, and a support part. The accumulation unit is provided in the casing for accumulating therein the liquid developer and the liquid carrier. The supply inlet is in communication with the accumulation unit and fluidly connectable with a replenishing container containing the liquid developer and the liquid carrier. The cover is configured to selectively provide an open phase and a closed phase with respect to the casing, and configured to expose the supply inlet at the open phase. The support part is provided on the cover and detachably mounting thereon the replenishing container at the open phase in an orientation capable of discharging the liquid developer and liquid carrier in the replenishing container into the accumulation unit through the supply inlet. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220282 | Liquid Developer Cartridge and Image-Forming Device - A liquid developer cartridge detachably mounted in an image forming device includes a first accumulating section and a second accumulating section. The first accumulating section accumulates therein first liquid developer to be supplied to the image forming device. The liquid developer contains developing agent and carrier liquid. The second accumulating section accumulates therein one of the liquid carrier and second liquid developer having a developing agent concentration ratio lower than that of the first liquid developer. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220283 | Developing Device and Image Forming Apparatus - A developing device includes: a developer carrying body that carries liquid developer containing toner and carrier liquid; a developer supplying member adapted to rotate in a first sense of rotation to supply liquid developer to the developer carrying body; a contact member arranged at a first side relative to a virtual perpendicular plane passing through the axis of the developer supplying member so as to contact the developer supplying member; a supply section that stores liquid developer to be supplied by the developer supplying member to the developer carrying body; and an agitating member adapted to rotate in a second sense of rotation different from the first sense of rotation and arranged at a second side relative to the virtual perpendicular plane passing through the axis of the developer supplying member. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220284 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DEVELOPER CONTAINER THEREFOR - An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of developing units respectively including developer inlets, the developing units are arranged side by side in a first direction, a plurality of developer containers to contain developers to be supplied to the plurality of developing units and respectively including developer outlets, the developer units are arranged side by side in the first direction to face the plurality of developing units, and a plurality of developer supplying paths respectively to connect the developer inlets to the developer outlets, wherein the plurality of developer containers include first and second developer containers, and a position of the developer outlet of the second developer container is different from position of the developer outlet of the first developer container. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220285 | TONER CARTRIDGE, DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS ALLOWING ACCURATE CONTROL OF TONER REPLENISH AMOUNT - A toner cartridge includes: a toner holding container having an outlet formed thereon; a partition wall separating the inside of toner holding container to a toner discharging portion in which the outlet is formed and a toner stirring portion other than the toner discharging portion; a toner discharging member axially and rotatably supported in the toner discharging portion for carrying the toner contained in the toner discharging portion to the outlet; a toner stirring member axially and rotatably supported in the toner stirring portion for stirring and carrying to the toner discharging portion the toner in the toner stirring portion; and an upper lid with a recess formed to surround, like a tunnel, the toner discharging member at a portion above the outlet, together with the partition wall and the toner holding container. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220286 | Cleaning device and image forming apparatus - A cleaning device includes a blade disposed so as to contact an image bearing body that bears a developer image. The blade scrapes off a developer adhering to the image bearing body. The blade has an edge portion including first and second surfaces, and is configured so that a distance between the first and second surfaces decreases toward a tip of the edge portion. The first and second surfaces form a predetermined edge angle at the tip of the edge portion. An area of the first surface is smaller than an area of the second surface, and the first surface contacts the image bearing body. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220287 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIA CONVEYING METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An inlet guide having, on a recording media contact surface thereof, plural ribs inclining to a further inner side farther toward a recording media conveying direction is arranged upstream in a recording media conveying direction of a nip formed by a fixing roller and a pressing roller for heating and pressing a recording medium having a developer transferred thereon and the recording medium is brought into contact with the ribs of the inlet guide to guide the recording medium to the nip. The plural ribs are arranged such that an acute angle formed by center lines in a longitudinal direction of the plural ribs and a straight line parallel to a center line in width direction of a recording medium to be conveyed is equal to or larger than 5° and equal to or smaller than 20°. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220288 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS AND HEATER FOR USE IN IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - The heater includes an elongated substrate, two electrodes disposed along a longitudinal direction of the substrate, and a heat generation resistive member connected between the two electrodes. The heat generation resistive member is formed on the substrate by one of a sputtering method and a vapor deposition method. The uniform heat generation distribution of a heat generation resistive member in a heater can be achieved so as to reduce a temperature difference between a pass-through area through which a recording material passes and a no sheet pass-through area through which the recording material does not pass. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220289 | HIGH SPEED DUPLEX PRINTER - Apparatus and a method is disclosed for duplex printing of a document or a book block in which two printers operating in a simplex printing mode are used on both faces of a plurality of sheets forming a document or book block. The first printer prints an image on a first side or face of a sheet, where a number of sheets are stored in an queue between the first and second printers such that as sheets are printed by the first printer, they are delivered in sequence to the queue, where sheets are fed from the queue to the second printer without the first printer having to delay printing until the second printer is ready for the next sheet, and where the second printer may have a sheet delivered to it without the second printer having to await for the first printer to print a sheet thereby to allow both the first and the second printers to print at substantially their maximum simplex printing speeds. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220290 | Document Feeding Device - document feeding device comprises a document input tray, a document output tray, a feeding mechanism provided for a feeding path connecting the document input tray and the document output tray via a scanning position to feed each document from the document input tray to the scanning position and to the document output tray, a turnover mechanism provided for a turnover path connected to the feeding path to return the document after passing through the scanning position to the upstream side of the scanning position while interchanging the front end and rear end of the document, and an ejection mechanism configured so that its document ejection mode can be switched between a first ejection mode for successively ejecting each document while stacking it on documents already ejected to the document output tray and a second ejection mode for successively ejecting each document while sliding it under the already ejected documents. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220291 | PRINTING CARTRIDGE HAVING OPENING FOR MEDIA DRIVE - A printing cartridge is provided which has a rotatable core for a roll of print media, and a print media delivery arrangement having an opening in the cartridge which is arranged to enable a roller of a print media drive mechanism of a printer to which the cartridge is removably mounted to contact a wound portion of the roll of print media so as to feed an unwound portion of the print media from the roll through the printer on demand operation of the roller on the wound portion. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220292 | Tape printing apparatus - In the tape printing apparatus | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220293 | DUPLEX PRINTING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a duplex printing apparatus. The duplex printing apparatus includes a paper input tray, a paper ejecting tray, a paper pick-up roller, a paper feeding channel, a first paper transfer roller assembly, a scanning and developing print unit, a print region, a paper ejecting channel, a second paper transfer roller assembly, an inverting channel, a paper guide slice, a third paper transfer roller assembly and a paper ejecting roller assembly. By arranging the inverting channel between the print region and the paper ejecting tray, the printing speed is enhanced. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220294 | Connector for flexible tubing - A connector is provided for connecting a flexible conduit with a second conduit having a barbed outer surface. The connector accommodates the end of the flexible conduit and the end of the second conduit in a manner which prevents removal of the flexible conduit and the second conduit from the connector. Optionally, the connector has a ring that may be used to apply additional pressure and security to the outer surface of the flexible conduit. additionally, the connector may have a wireless enabled communication and optionally, memory device such as a RFID tag attached or affixed to it. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220295 | CONNECTOR DEVICE - A connector device for interconnecting two members, the device including a first body portion ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220296 | Partially threaded bolt for use with a self-threading fastener and method of use - A nut for use with a self-threading bolt-like fastener possessing a cavity for collecting and compacting cuttings produced by the self-threading process. The central bore of the nut is partially threaded, the threads originating at the first end of the nut and terminating between the first end and the second end, the threads having the same pitch as the self-threading fastener it is intended for use with. The self-threading bolt-like fastener has a larger diameter across the cutting threads that the diameter of the central bore of the nut. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220297 | Apparatus for attaching an electrical device to a housing - The apparatus simplifies release of the locking connections. The second housing section of the electrical device is designed rotationally asymmetrically in such a way that when rotated about the longitudinal axis, the electrical device at one particular side wall of the second housing section causes the at least one locking connection to open. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220298 | Securing device for hooper portion of paint ball gun - A hopper securing device includes a tubular member having a first end connected to the dropping hole of the paint ball gun and a second end in which a tube of the hopper extends. A nut is threadedly mounted to the second end of the tubular member and a bushing is located in the nut. The nut includes a groove defined in an inner periphery thereof and the bushing includes an engaging flange extending radially outward from an end thereof. The engaging flange is rotatably engaged with the groove. The bushing includes an inclined opening and a tapered outer periphery, a lower end of the tube extends beyond the bushing. The second end of the tubular portion is inserted between the nut and the bushing. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220299 | Board fixing module - The present invention discloses a board fixing module for fixing a board to a base body. The board fixing module includes: a fixing element embedded into the base body, a bottom portion passed through the board and a latch element latched with the fixing element, and a passing rod passed into the latch element for maintaining the latch condition of the latch element and the fixing element. The invention is characterized in that users simply need to press the passing rod inward to release the latch condition of the latch element and the fixing element in order to separate the board from the base body, and thus the invention achieves the effect of a convenient installation or dismount. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220300 | PROGRAMMABLE BOATLIFT SYSTEM WITH BOAT POSITION SENSOR - A programmable boatlift system having a cable extending up from one end of a boatlift cradle, across to a shaft attached to a motor, and down to an opposite end of the boatlift cradle. The cable passes through a hole in the shaft. A position sensor having an idler sheave is placed on the cable. The motor winds or unwinds the cable around the shaft to cause the cable to move across the roller sheave to raise or lower the boatlift cradle. The position sensor produces an output signal proportional to the distance the cable travels over the idler sheave as the cable causes the idler sheave to rotate. An electronic control circuit uses the output signal to infer the vertical position of the boatlift cradle and to position the boatlift cradle as desired. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220301 | Tide apparatus and tide structure - It is an object to provide a tide apparatus comprising a storage tank connected to a underground pit for normally storing water of a constant amount, a connecting pipe for connecting between the underground pit and the storage tank, and a seismograph releasing apparatus formed on the connecting pipe for sensing a shake in an earthquake and for releasing the water stored in the storage tank into the underground pit, wherein the tide plate can protrude upward from the soil foundation face by operating the seismograph releasing apparatus in an earthquake to make the water stored in the storage tank flow into the underground pit via the connecting pipe. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220302 | PLASTIC DETENTION CHAMBER FOR STORMWATER RUNOFF AND RELATED SYSTEM AND METHODS - A plastic, corrugated open bottom chamber includes features such as one or more of (i) sub-corrugation features on corrugation crests and/or corrugation valleys, (ii) stiffening fingers on the bottom of chamber foot portions, (iii) a viewport configuration that intersects only a single corrugation crest and (iv) a unitary end wall. A method of producing chambers with or without a unitary end wall using a common mold tool is also provided. A method of interconnecting chambers to form a chamber rows is also provided. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220303 | Underground sequestration system and method - Underground sequestration system and method in which a liquid or gas is stored in a sequestration zone of enhanced porosity in an underground geological formation, with a containment barrier around the sequestration zone. Conditions within the formation are monitored to verify the integrity of the sequestered substance, and any necessary repair or maintenance is done through wells that extend into the formation. In some disclosed embodiments, the porosity of the formation in the sequestration zone is enhanced by boreholes and laterals that are drilled with high velocity hydraulic cutting jets, and the sequestered liquid or gas is injected into the sequestration zone through the boreholes and laterals. Additional boreholes and laterals are employed in the containment barrier, and the barrier is formed of a thixotropic material that is injected into the formation through the additional boreholes and laterals. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220304 | REMEDIATION WITH HYDROEXCAVATION AND SOLVENTS - The present invention describes methods of contaminant removal and remediation utilizing hydroexcavation in Hydroexcavation of the soil combination with solvents and/or beneficial microbes, for primary scrubbing and high pressure mixing of the soil. Various embodiments of the present invention are useful for cleaning soil with contaminants, including but not limited to hydrocarbon based materials. The solvent used in conjunction with various embodiments of the present invention comprise a degreasing composition, which may comprise sodium silicate. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220305 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECONSTRUCTING OLD UNDERGROUND PIPES - A method for in-situ repair of old underground Pipes is disclosed. A breaking tool with a drive or a pipe section is pulled from a typical inspection shaft to the next inspection shaft (machine shaft) by a hydraulic piston-cylinder unit which has a housing that is at least partially located inside the old pipe. The extremely limited interior space of the machine shaft is thereby kept essentially free from machine parts. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220306 | Offshore System - This invention relates to an offshore system, comprising a drilling vessel, e.g. a semi-submersible drilling vessel comprising a deck on which a drilling tower for performing drilling operations is mounted. The vessel is furthermore provided with a support for a tiltable J-lay tower for laying a pipeline, said support being arranged next to the drilling tower, and the offshore system further includes a J-lay tower which is or can be mounted on said support. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220307 | STRAKE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - There is disclosed a system comprising a structural element, at least one helical strake about the structural element, and at least one ramp to provide a transition from the structural element to the helical strake. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220308 | SUPPORTING ARTICLES/LOADS - A locking arrangement for selectively preventing displacement of a tubular article/load support structure ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220309 | Self Drilling Rock Bolt - A self drilling rock bolt incorporating a shaft and an anchoring device. A first end of the bolt has a drill tip to penetrate rock and a second end is adapted to be connected to a drilling apparatus to allow rotation of, and thrust to, the bolt. A circulation passage is provided to allow fluid to be passed to the drill tip and in one form a central passage is formed in the shaft to form part of this circulation passage. The anchoring device is operative to retain the bolt when located in a drilled hole and comprises a mandrel having one or more inclined external surface mounted to, or integrally formed with, the shaft and at least one expansion element overlaying the mandrel. The expansion element(s) is displaced radially outwardly on a predetermined relative movement between the mandrel and the element. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220310 | Method and Apparatus for Conveying Material and Ejector Apparatus - A method for conveying material by applying a pressure difference in a conveying conduit ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220311 | CUTTING TOOL WITH CHIP GUIDING FUNCTION AND CUTTING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention provides a cutting tool and a cutting method for the cutting tool which enable curl of a chip to be corrected without causing the chip to be jammed and which also allow the chip to be guided by correcting the direction of the chip to a desired one. A cutting tool | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220312 | MACHINE TOOL WITH CHIP PROCESSING FUNCTION - The present invention provides a machine tool which allows a chip to be guided in a desired direction and which enables consecutive chip processing, the machine tool further enabling a reduction in cutting resistance, required power, resulting heat, friction of a tool, and the like. The machine tool includes a chip processing means | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220313 | Electric Drill Attachment - An electric drill attachment that is designed to be mounted on a standard, portable electric drill and serve both as a depth gauge and a debris remover to remove shavings from the area surrounding a hole during drilling operations. The attachment has a looped section which is fixedly attached to a particular point of a drill bit in use with an electric drill. An elongated plate is attached to the looped section and extends both outward and downward from the looped section, with the plate acting as a sweeping device to sweep away debris and shavings from the area surrounding a hole during drilling operations. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220314 | Drill-and-hole detector tool, method of utilization thereof and uses - The invention relates to a drill-and-hole detector tool consisting of at least two plates ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220315 | HOLLOW WALL FASTENER - An anchor system for a hollow wall or ceiling includes an anchor portion having a flange and a penetrating portion extending from a rear surface of the flange. The penetration portion has a fixed sleeve extending from the rear surface of the flange and a pivoting locking leg connected to the fixed sleeve by a hinge. The fixed sleeve has a non-round opening extending longitudinally therethrough and the pivoting locking leg has a stub extending from a rear surface thereof to retain the penetrating portion rigid as the anchor is inserted into the wall or ceiling. A pin portion has a body including a flexible shaft and an actuating element extending transversely from an end of the shaft. The shaft tapers, near the actuating element toward the actuating element to define a transverse dimension. The actuating element has a heel at about a rear surface thereof When the pin is inserted into the opening, the actuating portion contacts the stub to separate the pivoting locking leg from the fixed sleeve portion and to pivot the pivoting locking leg portion toward an inner surface of the wall or ceiling. Rotating the pin engages the actuating element at the heel with the stub to lock the leg in place and the shaft flexes to accommodate rotation of the leg more than or less than 90 degrees to secure the leg against the inner surface. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220316 | SPREADING PLUG - The object of the invention is a spreading plug which preferably comprises plastic and has a plurality of slots in the plug cover, between which slots spreading segments are formed which are spread outward against the wall of the drilled hole when a screw or another spreading element is screwed into the central insertion channel of the plug. In order to obtain a plurality of spreading regions which are distributed over the axial plug length, for the purpose of a more uniform spreading action, a plurality of slot arrangements are provided which are arranged offset with respect to one another both in the circumferential direction and in the axial direction. Preferably, a first slot which extends over the diameter of the plug is provided over a part length of the shaft and a further continuous slot is provided, offset in the circumferential direction by 90°, over the remaining part of the plug length as far as the plug base. Here, the two slot pairs overlap one another in the central region. Moreover, preferably window slots which lie opposite one another are provided in the plug base region, in which window slots rotary vanes can move which are integrally formed on the plug sleeve by way of their plug-base-side end via a joint, spread outwards when the screw is screwed in and ensure both rotational securing and securing against being pulled out axially. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220317 | THREADED FASTENER - A screw-type fastener includes an internal cinching mechanism that physically locks exposed threads of a screw outside a housing after a certain number of turns. The fastener may for example, be affixed to a faceplate of a printed circuit board. The exposed threads may then be rotated to threadably engage corresponding threads of a sub-rack or other enclosure in a manner that prevents movement of the faceplate relative to the enclosure as the screw engages the enclosure. When the internal cinching mechanism is locked, the physical relationship (e.g., distance) between the faceplate and the sub-rack is retained until the fastener is unscrewed. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220318 | Connection Insert - A connection insert includes a central adhesive supply channel and outlets which are perpendicular to the channel. The connection insert consists of a plurality of parts, and comprises an inner part provided with the adhesive supply channel and an outer sleeve that can be at least partially inserted into a borehole of a component. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220319 | Captive fasteners for bicycle chainguides - The present invention according to certain embodiments relates to chain guides with captive fasteners. A chain guide of the current invention in certain embodiments is designed to preserve resources through use of stamped parts. A chain guide of the current invention in certain embodiments is designed to preserve resources by facilitating its assembly onto a bicycle in a less labor-intensive manner. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220320 | Insert For A Sandwich Component Having A Honeycomb Core - An insert ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220321 | FASTENING METAL FITTING - The fastening metal fitting which allows satisfactory fastening by a hexalobular wrench at the time of assembly and allows loosing or fastening not only by a hexalobular wrench but also by a wide use of wrenches such as a common hexagon wrench at the time of disassembly and repair, which includes the head and the axial portion having the screw portion, in which at the center of the head, the tool insertion hole is formed with the hexagonal socket portion and the circularly-arced notched portions outwardly protruding from the respective corners of the socket portion which are provided at the corners continuously. The bolt which can be fastened or loosen by a wide use of a 12-point wrench, an open-end wrench for a hexagon head bolt or a square head bolt, a common hexagon wrench and a hexalobular wrench is formed to be a regular square as seen from the top with the four triangular projections on diagonals of the vertical line and the horizontal line passing the center of a regular dodecagon removed from the regular dodecagon and is formed to have the V-shaped engaging slots left at the respective corners, as well as having, at the center of the head, the hole of a regular hexagonal shape which has the circularly-arced notched portions outwardly protruding from the respective corners of the hole which are provided at the corners continuously. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220322 | Vacuum Processing Apparatus And Semiconductor Manufacturing Line Using The Same - A vacuum processing apparatus is composed of a cassette block and a vacuum processing block. The cassette block has a cassette table for mounting a plurality of cassettes containing a sample and an atmospheric transfer means. The vacuum processing block has a plurality of processing chambers for performing vacuum processing to the sample and a vacuum transfer means for transferring the sample. Both of the plan views of the cassette block and the vacuum processing block are nearly rectangular, and the width of the cassette block is designed larger than the width of the vacuum processing block, and the plan view of the vacuum processing apparatus is formed in an L-shape or a T-shape. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220323 | Process and apparatus for loading and unloading an unwinding machine - This core plugging station relates generally to preparing rolls of previously wound material for an unwinding machine. The core plugging station improves the automation of moving rolls of sheet form material and the like to be loaded in preparation for unwinding. When a previously loaded roll has been unwound a spent core station disposes of the remaining core. The process sequentially moves rolls of material having cores from a core plugging station to an unwinding station and sequentially moves spent rolls of material from the unwinding station back to a spent core station. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220324 | DRILL CUTTINGS STORAGE AND CONVEYING - A drill cuttings storage and conveying system is disclosed herein. The system includes a pressure vessel for containing drill cuttings and comprising a plurality of drill cuttings outlets. The system also includes a drill cuttings conveyor in communication with the outlets for carrying drill cuttings from the vessel. In an inventive method for practicing the invention, drill cuttings are passed into the pressure vessel having the plurality of outlets. The vessel is pressurized. A selected outlet is opened such that a volume of drill cuttings passes from the vessel to the conveyor. The drill cuttings with the conveyor from the outlet. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220325 | Tilting Flatbed Trailer for Loading, Transporting, Unloading and Placement of Heavy Field Equipment - A system and a method for loading, transporting and unloading large, heavy field equipment to and from nontraditional operational location. The invention discloses a specially designed tilt flatbed trailer, a winch and cabling mounted near the front of the trailer bed, and heavy duty steel rollers imbedded into the flatbed surface. Initially, the trailer is positioned in an upwardly titled angle such that the rear edge of the trailer bed is near ground level next to the lead edge of the equipment. The winch cabling is attached to the equipment and pulls it over the rear edge of the trailer via a larger receiving roller. The equipment is pulled upward and onto the trailer bed until the rear edge of the equipment base clears the ground. The tilt bed is then lowered to a horizontal position. During loading, the equipment moves smoothly onto the trailer surface via the embedded rollers. To unload, the process is reversed. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220326 | Safety Device for Hydraulic Hitch Assembly - A safety device for use with a hydraulic hitch assembly operable between an engaged and a disengaged position, the safety device including: a main body portion moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, whereby when the main body portion is in the engaged position the safety device prevents the hydraulic hitch assembly from moving to a disengaged position; a biasing means to bias the main body portion towards an engaged position; and a hydraulic piston which when operated acts against the biasing means and moves the main body portion to a disengaged position. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220327 | Material Handling Apparatus - A handling apparatus can be used to transfer objects from a first location to a second location along a defined path, without the need for a conveyor along the path. Instead, the handling apparatus can be moved along the path by a controllable transport device, such as a robot arm. The handling apparatus can comprise a plurality of unpowered rollers which are selectively rotated by way of a transfer assist mechanism during loading and/or unloading of the objects to be transferred. The transfer assist mechanism can comprise a separate component that can power the rollers directly or indirectly. The transfer assist mechanism can comprise a belt which imparts rotational force to the support rollers via contact in some embodiments, with the amount of force controlled by varying the relative inclination of the support rollers and the transfer assist mechanism. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220328 | LIFT ARM FOR SKID-STEER LOADER - A lift arm for a skid-steel loader, in which a pair of right and left lift arms are divided in two so that they are constituted as first arm portions and second arm portions. Each of the first arm portions is constituted as a long member which is constituted from a sheet metal material and a hollow portion is formed from a proximal end to a front end of the first arm portion. Reinforcing plate-shaped bodies are fixed on both side faces from a central portion to the front end. Each of the second arm portions is constituted from a plate-shaped body and constituted between a front wheel and a loader main body so as to be inserted loosely. With this structure, it is possible to provide the lift arm which enables an entire length of the skid-steer loader to be shortened. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220329 | ROTOR AND NOZZLE ASSEMBLY FOR A RADIAL TURBINE AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A rotor for a radial flow turbine has an impulse chamber ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220330 | VAPOR PHASE LUBRICATION SYSTEM - A method and system for carrying out vapor-phase lubrication of a component, such as a bearing for example, is disclosed herein. The method and apparatus can be applied to a turbine engine. The method includes the step of directing a first stream of fluid containing atomized lubricant to the component at a first velocity. The system provides a first fluid injection system for performing the first step. The system also provides a lubricant injection system communicating with the first fluid injection system upstream of the sump cavity and operable to atomize lubricant in the first stream. The method also includes the step of directing a second stream of fluid at a second velocity less than the first velocity to the component. The second stream is for controlling a temperature of the component. The system provides a second fluid injection system for performing the second step. Both of the directing steps are carried out concurrently. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220331 | TURBINE NOZZLE WITH INTEGRAL IMPINGEMENT BLANKET - A turbine nozzle segment includes: (a) an arcuate outer band segment; (b) a hollow, airfoil-shaped turbine vane extending radially inward from the outer band segment; (c) a manifold cover secured to the outer band such that the manifold cover and the outer band segment cooperatively define an impingement cavity; and (d) an impingement blanket disposed in the impingement cavity, the impingement blanket having at least one impingement hole formed therethrough which is arranged to direct cooling air at the outer band segment. A method is provided for impingement cooling the outer band segment. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220332 | AXIAL FLOW FLUID APPARATUS AND BLADE - An axial flow fluid apparatus axially provided with a plurality of blade rows having a plurality of blades arranged around a shaft is provided. A fluid passage for jetting a fluid to a downstream velocity defect region resulting from a blade is formed in at least one of blades constituting a blade row installed on the upstream side of the plurality of blade rows so as to lead from a positive pressure surface to a negative pressure surface or a trailing edge. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220333 | GAS TURBINE COMPRISING A UNIT FOR DETECTING A SHAFT RUPTURE - A device for detecting a shaft rupture in a rotor of a turbine, in particular a medium-pressure turbine, of a gas turbine, in particular of an aircraft engine, at least one stator-side sensor element being positioned downstream from the turbine, in particular in the area of a stator-side blade ring of another turbine, in particular a low-pressure turbine, and, in case of a shaft rupture of the rotor of the turbine, a radially externally situated segment of a last (seen in the direction of flow) rotor-side blade ring of the turbine working together with the, or with each, sensor element to generate an electrical signal corresponding to the shaft rupture. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220334 | FAN SHROUD FOR HEAT EXCHANGE TOWER FANS - A heat exchange tower which has at least one fan having fan blades and a fan shroud, and the fan shroud has a sound absorbing portion including an outer ring structure and a sound absorbing material disposed inside the outer ring structure and outside of the circle of rotation of the fan blades. A flared inlet portion is provided leading to the sound absorbing portion. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220335 | TURBINE AND TURBOCHARGER HAVING THE SAME - A turbine is provided which can reduce variations in mass flow at throats even when the flow rate of fluid is low or high, to prevent a decrease in performance. The invention employs a turbine including a turbine rotor which has turbine blades; a turbine housing which accommodates the turbine rotor | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220336 | VENTILATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A method for assembling a ventilation system is provided. The method includes providing a ventilation hood that includes a cover portion and a discharge portion extending from the cover portion. The cover portion includes a first aperture, an opposite second aperture, and a cavity therein, wherein an interior of the discharge portion is in flow communication with the cover portion cavity. The method also includes coupling a rotatable member at least partially within the ventilation hood, such that the rotatable member extends at least partially through at least one of the first and second apertures, and such that rotation of the rotatable member induces a windage-driven flow of fluid between a portion of the rotatable member and at least one of the first and second apertures. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220337 | STEAM TURBINE - One aspect of the present invention provides a steam turbine comprising a rotor and a casing that installs the rotor inside, wherein the casing comprises an upper-half section and a lower-half section, which are coupled with each other by an upper-half flange and a lower-half flange thereof, wherein the upper-half section includes: a semi-cylindrical wrapper plate extending in an axial direction of the rotor, end plates coupled with the wrapper plate, each of the end plate is disposed perpendicular to the rotor, wherein at least one of axial ends of the wrapper plate includes a wrapper plate projecting portion that projects from the corresponding end plates in the axial direction, and a first end plate reinforcing rib disposed on the outside surfaces of the end plates in a peripheral direction of the inner periphery of the wrapper plate; and a plurality of second end plates reinforcing ribs disposed radially on the outside surfaces of the end plates, wherein the second end plates reinforcing ribs couple the wrapper plate projecting portion with the first end plate reinforcing rib. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220338 | Fluid Compressor with Aerostatic Bearing, Control System of a Compressor with Aerostatic Bearing and Method of Controlling a Compressor with Aerostatic Bearing - The present invention relates to a fluid compressor having an aerostatic bearing, to a control system of a fluid compressor having an aerostatic bearing as well as to a method of controlling a compressor, wherein the aerostatic bearing is fed by a compressed fluid accumulator ( | 2009-09-03 |
