| 36th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
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| 20120222487 | OPTIC FIBRES AND FIBRE OPTIC SENSING - Fibre optic cables with improved performance for use in distributed sensing, for instance in distributed acoustic sensors, are disclosed. In one embodiment a fibre optic cable ( | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222488 | ROLLING DIAPHRAGM PRESSURE SENSOR - A system for measuring and indicating pressure that uses as its pressure sensing element an outer resilient tube, an inner resilient tube, and a rolling diaphragm connecting the inner and outer tubes, and held inside a protective enshrouding structure where pressure applied to the annulus between the tubes causes the diaphragm to deform and roll to axial extend the outer tube by an amount proportional to the applied pressure. The structure has features that enable visual correlation of the partially rolled tube's unrolled state with the applied pressure. The system can be incorporated into a syringe to create a pressure measuring syringe for inflating endotracheal cuffs while providing a reading of the cuff pressure | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222489 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASCERTAINING THE DEFORMATION OF A FUEL ASSEMBLY IN A PRESSURIZED-WATER REACTOR - A method and a device measure for a deformation of a fuel element of a pressurized water reactor having a plurality of control rod guide tubes. A probe displaceable in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the control rod guide tube is inserted in the interior of at least one control rod guide tube having at least one reference axis, and supported in at least one section of the control rod guide tube on the interior wall thereof, such that the orientation of the at least one reference axis is unambiguously a function of the orientation of the longitudinal axis of the control rod guide tube in the section. The orientation of the at least one reference axis in the section of the control rod guide tube is determined relative to the orientation of the or a further reference axis of the probe in a different section. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222490 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TESTING THE TENSION STRESS IN TENSION ELEMENTS OF A TENSION ELEMENT CORD - A method and device for testing the tensile stress in tension elements of a tension element cord utilizes a measuring gage which is clamped between two tension elements of the tension element cord. The gage establishes a reference point relative to a fixed point stationary with respect to the tension element cord. The gage extends horizontally between two vertically extending length portions of the two tension elements. Then it is determined whether the reference point of the measuring gage is shifted with respect to the fixed point in the horizontal direction, wherein such a shift is dependent on a difference in the tension stresses in the two tension elements. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222491 | Short Beam Shear Test Fixture - The test fixture includes a housing, a first grip, and a second grip. The first grip and the second grip are each configured to clamp onto an upper surface and lower surface of a material coupon. The test fixture also includes an upper input jaw and a lower input jaw each configured to clamp onto the material coupon near a center of the upper surface and the lower surface of the material coupon. The test fixture is configured to load the material coupon in a first direction and a second direction. The first grip and the second grip are each configured to clamp onto the material coupon at a location which accordingly results in a desired testing ratio regardless of a variation in thickness of the material coupon. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222492 | ULTRASONIC FLOWMETER HAVING PRESSURE BALANCING SYSTEM FOR HIGH PRESSURE OPERATION - A system is provided with an ultrasonic flow meter. The ultrasonic flow meter includes a first ultrasonic transducer disposed about a fluid flow path, and a pressure balancing system configured to pressure balance the first ultrasonic transducer relative to a fluid flow along the fluid flow path. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222493 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESSURE BALANCING A FLOW METER - A system is provided with a pressure balancing system configured to protect a flow meter. The pressure balancing system includes a housing configured to surround a fluid conduit to define a fluid chamber around the fluid conduit. The fluid chamber is configured to house the flow meter. The pressure balancing system is configured to at least substantially balance fluid pressure internal and external to the fluid conduit via the fluid chamber. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222494 | DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE BASED FLOW MEASUREMENT - A system for measuring flow of process fluid through process piping in an industrial process includes a flow restriction element in the process pipe. A first differential pressure transmitter is configured to measure a first differential pressure across the flow restriction element in response to flow of process fluid. A second differential pressure transmitter configured to measure a second differential pressure in the process fluid across the flow restriction element. Circuitry performs diagnostics based upon the first differential pressure and the second differential pressure. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222495 | FLOW MONITORED PARTICLE SENSOR - Provided are devices and methods for monitoring flow rate in aerosol particle counters. The particle sensor has a particle counter, a flow measurement orifice comprising a differential pressure sensor for measuring differential pressure (DP) across the flow measurement orifice during particle sensor operation and a critical flow orifice. A vacuum source pulls ambient gas through each of the particle counter, flow measurement orifice and critical flow orifice. An atmospheric pressure sensor measures atmospheric pressure (AP) and a bench pressure sensor measures pressure in the particle sensor (BP). The output from the sensors is used to identify a flow condition, such as by a monitor operably connected to each of the differential pressure sensor, atmospheric pressure sensor and bench pressure sensor. In this manner, deviation in flow rate from a target flow rate is readily monitored without the need for expensive sensors or other flow-controlling components. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222496 | Sensor Array - A sensor array for sensing the magnitude and position of a force in a first direction is provided. The sensor array includes a compressible layer, an electrically grounded layer, and an electrically active layer comprising a plurality of transmitter electrodes and a plurality of receiver electrodes. Each of the transmitter electrodes is configured to capacitively couple to a receiver electrode, and the compressible layer is positioned between the electrically grounded layer the electrically active layer. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222497 | Belt Test Apparatus - A flexible member test apparatus comprising a driver member having a first diameter and a second diameter, the first diameter is not equal to the second diameter, a first driven member coupled by a first flexible member to the driver member through contact of the first flexible member with a first diameter surface, a second driven member coupled by a second flexible member to the driver member through contact of the second flexible member with a second diameter surface, the first driven member rotationally coupled to a magnetic particle clutch, and the second driven member rotationally coupled to the magnetic particle clutch. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222498 | Force Sensor - A force sensor having a compressible layer, an electrically grounded layer and an electrically active layer is disclosed. The electrically active layer comprises a transmitter electrode configured to capacitively couple to a receiver electrode. The compressible layer is compressible to allow the electrically grounded layer to move closer to the electrically active layer, so as to reduce the level of capacitive coupling between the receiver electrode and the transmitter electrode in dependence upon the magnitude of an applied force. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222499 | Pressure Detection Unit and Pressure Detection Device - A pressure detection unit includes a first substrate and a second substrate which are disposed in opposition to each other and subject to load from the outside, a pair of electrodes provided in distribution in the first substrate and the second substrate, the electrodes being disposed linearly in opposition to each other, electrically conductive pressure-sensitive ink disposed between the pair of electrodes to cover at least one of these electrodes and having electrical characteristics which varies according to the load, and an adhesion member for adhering the first substrate and the second substrate to each other with the pair of electrodes and the pressure-sensitive ink being placed in contact with each other. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222500 | ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLER AND METHODS OF USING SAME - An environmental testing and monitoring system uses a sampler to hold resin or other adsorbent for contaminants and pollutants uptake from water or air, and preferably includes remote real-time sensors that detect and transmit physical and/or chemical data by wireless or wired telemetry and GPS systems. The sampler and sensors may be attached to a fixed or floating buoy system that is capable of solar charging or may be affixed to other supports to allow precise placement in, and easy retrieval from, various structures and environments including fresh and saltwater, soil and sediment, water and sludge pipes and vessels, air, and gaseous streams and emissions. Time-measured, mass-balanced data sets may be achieved from the extended-time-accumulated values from the resin/adsorbent sampler left in place for an extended time, and preferably from the real-time sensors that transmit a steady stream of information throughout said extended time. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222501 | CARRIER FRAME AND METHOD - A sample storage system and method for transporting a medium containing a biological sample. In one aspect the system includes a generally U-shaped carrier frame adapted to facilitate the insertion of a sampling medium into the carrier. The carrier may be configured for use with an automated sampling and storage system. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222502 | Rack, and Auto-Sampler Having the Rack - A rack is provided wherein the type of micro-plate that is placed on the rack can be determined even when using one type of rack. The rack includes a bottom piece on which micro-plate is placed; at least one shielding component for recognizing the type of micro-plate; and a recognition unit having an enclosure disposed with a shielding component. When the rack is housed in a housing unit of an analyzer main unit, the shielding component is movable with respect to the enclosure so that the shielding component is positioned either in a detection position where detectable by a sensor or in a non-detection position where undetectable by the sensor. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222503 | ACTUATOR - This invention provides an actuator, comprising: a supporting frame having a movable element accommodation space; a movable element received by the movable element accommodation space of the supporting frame, at least one elastic element accommodation space and at least one electrically-driven element accommodation space being arranged in proximity to each other around the exterior thereof; an electrically-driven element received by the at least one electrically-driven element accommodation space and configured to cause the movable element to move with respect to at least one axis; and an elastic element configured to provide an elastic force with respect to at least one axis, wherein the elastic element is received by the at least one elastic element accommodation space and able to perform a sliding function with the at least one elastic element accommodation space. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222504 | REGULATING DEVICE FOR AN ACTUATOR - The invention relates to a regulating device for an actuator arranged in a gas passageway of an internal combustion engine, in particular for a bypass flap arranged in an exhaust turbocharger, having an electrical servomotor, a regulating member coupled to the actuator and a multi-gear transmission arranged between the servomotor and regulating member. According to the invention, to achieve a large transmission ratio range with a small number of transmission gears, two transmission wheels interact in at least one of the transmission gears via an evoloid toothing. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222505 | GEAR ENGINE - A drive chain comprising an internal combustion engine having one or more first cylinders. Each of said one or more first cylinders receives a respective first piston slidably arranged within the respective first cylinder. The first cylinder and said first piston define a combustion chamber. The first piston is swivelably connected to a first connecting rod and an output shaft. A pair of first rotatable drive gearwheels is arranged in parallel to each other. A pair of first rotatable driven gearwheels are arranged in parallel to each other and arranged on said output shaft. A first one of said first driven gearwheels is drivable by a first one of the first drive gearwheels. The other one of the said first driven gearwheels is drivable by the other one of said first drive gearwheels. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222506 | Reciprocating Pump Drive Apparatus for Operating a Downhole Pump Via a Rod String - A reciprocating pump jack employs a crank arrangement to drive a polish rod carrier up and down, and employs guide slots in side walls of a frame structure at both ends of the carrier in order to maintain tight control over the orientation of the polish rod. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222507 | POSITIONING DEVICE FOR CONVERTING A ROTARY MOTION INTO A LINEAR MOTION - A positioning device for converting a rotary motion into a linear motion includes a drive unit configured to generate a torque, a drive shaft on which an eccentric is arranged, a coupling element comprising a slot, an output shaft arranged at the eccentric. The output shaft is configured to move in the slot of the coupling element. An adjusting element is connected with the coupling element. The adjusting element is supported so as to be linearly movable with the coupling element. The slot comprises a guide path configured to cooperate with the eccentric which comprises an angle with a plane perpendicular to a direction of movement of the adjusting element. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222508 | Mechanical module for horsepower amplification - One embodiment of the horsepower amplifier module (FIG. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222509 | LINEAR ACTUATOR - Linear actuator comprising a housing ( | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222510 | LINEAR ACTUATOR - Linear actuator comprising a housing ( | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222511 | HEADREST MOVING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a headrest moving device. The headrest moving device includes an ejector casing mounted to a seat frame, a tiltable member tiltably installed in the ejector casing, a stay rod connected to a headrest and passing through the tiltable member, a movable unit having a connector and a mounting holder rotatably coupled to the connector and connected to the stay rod, a screw engaged with the connector in a screw manner of engagement, and a motor for rotating the screw, wherein the tiltable member can be tilted relative to the ejector casing and the mounting holder can be rotated relative to the connector, so that the headrest moving device can easily move the headrest forwards and upwards. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222512 | DOUBLE CLUTCH ACTUATION ARRANGEMENT - A double clutch assembly is provided in accordance with an embodiment. A pivot axis of a first lever and a pivot axis of a second lever is located at the same side of a first actuating element and of a second actuating element, namely at the same side of the tubular element and of the annular element. Furthermore, the first lever is provided with a first lever actuation area in form of the toe end area of the inner lever for a first actuator device, for example a piston. The first actuating element in form of the tubular element is situated in an area between the first lever actuation area and the pivot axis of the first lever. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222513 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING DEVICE - A variable valve timing device, with a simplified structure and reduced cost, reliably and continuously changes a rotational phase of a camshaft relative to a crankshaft, and can change not only valve opening and closing timing but also valve opening and closing times. A first motion gear to which a rotary power is transmitted from a crankshaft and a second motion gear which transmits rotary power to a camshaft are independently rotatably arranged on a first shaft. A first variable gear meshed with the first motion gear and a second variable gear meshed with the second motion gear are integrally rotatably arranged on a second shaft spaced apart from and in parallel with the first shaft. An adjuster holds the second shaft and rotates the second shaft around the first shaft. The first and second variable gears have different numbers of teeth. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222514 | TOOTHED GEAR WHEEL WITH EXCHANGEABLE TOOTHING - A toothed gear wheel with toothed wheel body and exchangeable teeth is disclosed. One or more teeth are embodied as a component which is able to be detachably connected to the toothed wheel body of the toothed gear wheel. A transmission embodied with the toothed gear wheel is disclosed. A component with suitable for use in a toothed gear wheel with toothed wheel body is also disclosed. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222515 | DYNAMIC VIBRATION ABSORBER - Rolling element bores are provided in the outer circumferential portion of a disk-like main body. Each rolling element bore has an arcuate outer rim. Rollers each have a groove formed on the peripheral edge and extending along the entire circumference of the roller. The outer rim of each rolling element bore engages with the groove of the associated roller so that the roller is loosely fitted in the rolling element bore. Shafts are respectively formed on both sides of each roller. The shafts project from the center of the roller. An elastic ring is mounted on each shaft. Annular guide plates are respectively mounted on both sides of the disk-like main body so that the shafts of the rollers are supported by the guide plates. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222516 | COMPOSITION, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BALANCING A ROTARY SYSTEM - A composition for balancing a rotary system, comprising an amount of a thixotropic balancing substance; characterized by an amount of hydrophobic particles distributed in said amount of said thixotropic balancing substance. A corresponding method and system. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222517 | HOLDING STRUCTURE OF INTERVENING MEMBER, INTERVENING MEMBER, AND WOBBLING-PREVENTION MEMBER - A holding structure of an intervening member is provided for preventing the dropping-out of a wobbling-prevention member at an assembly time, and to extend an applicable range of rigidity of the intervening member to a low-side range. The holding structure of the intervening member includes a baffle plate intervened between a torque converter housing wall and an intervening member, and a wobbling-prevention member interposed between the baffle plate and the torque converter housing wall in a compressed state. A bottom portion of a concave portion is clamped between a head portion and a bulging portion of the wobbling-prevention member. Also, an inside of the head portion is hollow, so when the head portion is crushed and deformed, the air inside the head portion is discharged to the outside through an annular gap to reduce a compressive load relative to the baffle plate. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222518 | POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A power switcher mechanism ( | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222519 | METHOD OF LEACHING COPPER AND GOLD FROM SULFIDE ORES - Disclosed is a method of leaching copper and gold from sulfide ores, which includes Process (1) of bringing a first aqueous acidic solution which contains chlorine ion, copper ion and iron ion, but no bromine ion, into contact with sulfide ores under supply of an oxidizing agent, so as to leach copper component contained in the sulfide ores; Process (2) of separating, by solid-liquid separation, a leaching reaction liquid obtained in Process (1), into a leaching residue and a leachate; and Process (3) of bringing a second aqueous acidic solution which contains chlorine ion, bromine ion, copper ion and iron ion, into contact with the leaching residue obtained in Process (2) under supply of an oxidizing agent, so as to leach gold contained in the leaching residue. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222520 | MOUNTABLE CORK PULLER - A mountable cork puller including a tray open on one major side thereof adapted to be mounted in a recess in a wall, a hinge pin associated with the tray, and a hinge pivotally carried on the hinge pin, the hinge attached at its free end to a cork puller such that the hinge swings the cork puller between a stowed position in the tray and a deployed use position removed from the tray. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222521 | EXTENDING LIGHT BULB REPLACING TOOL - An apparatus for changing a light bulb that is out of reach for a person even with the use of a six foot ladder includes a substantially hollow elongated member and an extendable member which is disposed within the substantially hollow elongated member. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222522 | OIL FILTER REPLACEMENT DEVICE - According to the present invention, the oil filter replacement device has a number of pins for clamping an oil filter, and the pins are extended eccentrically from corresponding secondary gear members. The secondary gear members are engaged to spin simultaneously by a main gear member. As such, the pins could be adjusted to fit on oil filters of various sizes. Additionally, each pin is rotatable and has at least a flat face. As the pins rolls along the circumference of the oil filter, their flat faces are turned to interface the flat faces around the oil filter. As such, the oil filter is tightly and reliably clamped by the oil filter replacement device, thereby preventing the problem of uneven exertion of force and deforming the oil filter. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222523 | Ratchet wheel wrench - This invention relates to a wrench, especially a ratchet wheel wrench. The ratchet wheel wrench includes a wrench head on which a ratchet wheel groove and a crescent groove communicating the ratchet wheel groove are attached, a ratchet wheel is disposed in the ratchet wheel groove, a ratchet tooth support is disposed at one side of in the crescent groove, a spring is disposed at one end of the ratchet tooth support; a reed is disposed at the side in the crescent groove opposite the ratchet tooth support, one end of the reed is mounted in the crescent groove along the inner wall of the crescent groove, a protuberance is disposed at the other side of the reed, the protuberance is disposed in the spring. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222524 | Ratcheting Hand Tool - A ratcheting hand tool, comprising a handle, a first bit holder oriented along the longitudinal axis of said handle, located at one end of said handle, a second bit holder positioned toward the opposite end said first bit holder, said second bit holder positioned within said handle, with the axis of said second bit holder oriented perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of said handle, said second bit holder further comprising a ratchet mechanism, and a removable tool bit, comprising a shaft that can be securely inserted into, and compatible with, said first and second bit holders. The tool bit can be inserted into a second bit holder in the handle, with the shaft functioning as a torque bar. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222525 | TOOL HANDLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a tool handle and manufacturing method thereof. The tool handle includes a handle body with a gripping part, and a covering layer that covers a part or whole of the gripping part. The covering layer is made of an artificial leather material. The manufacturing method for the tool handle includes the step of covering the artificial leather material on the gripping part of the handle body, so as to form the covering layer that covers a part or whole of the gripping part. The tool handle and manufacturing method thereof according to the present invention can effectively improve the anti-skid and shock absorbing performance of the tool handle and reduce molding dies and injection molding steps. Therefore, the present invention is simple in manufacturing method and low in production cost. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222526 | DRIVE MOTOR - An apparatus for driving an object is provided, having a cutting blade for slicing food products. The apparatus includes an electric drive motor that is configured to drive the object to make rotational movements about an axis, and to make axial movements generally parallel to the axis. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222527 | Device And Method For Cutting Through The Adhesive Bead Of Panes That Have Been Fixed By Bonding - A device and a method for cutting through the adhesive bead of panes that have been fixed by bonding is specified, said device having a base body on which at least one suction plate for fixing on a pane to be separated out as well as one motor-drivable coil for winding-on a separating wire are accommodated, wherein at least two guide rollers are held on the base body by means of extension arms at a distance which is adjustable in respect to each other. The device is preferably positioned approximately diagonally on the pane in such a manner that the guide rollers are situated on the outer ends of the extension arms in the vicinity of the corner regions of the pane. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222528 | DEVICE FOR CUTTING PAPER WEBS - A device for cutting paper webs comprises a substantially continuously operated region of a paper supply, a discontinuously operated region of transverse severing for transversely separating the paper web, and a buffer region ( | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222529 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STRIPPING OF WRAPPING MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a method of stripping of wrapping material comprising, for example, ends and a casing on substantially cylindrical rolls of paper and the like, in which the end of the wrapping material is opened by engagement by means of a first tool from some position on the end surface for processing the end wrapping material by cutting, slicing, sawing and/or other processing of the end wrapping material in a direction out towards the periphery of the end where the end connects to the casing, the end being separated from the casing by means of the first tool or a second tool by cutting, slicing, sawing and/or other processing during rotation of the roll and/or displacement of the first tool or the second tool round about the periphery of the end, and a device for carrying the method into effect. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222530 | SHEET CUTTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SHEET CUTTING DEVICE - A sheet cutting device includes a cutter holder, a moving unit, a connecting member, and a drawing member. The cutter holder accommodates a cutter. The cutter has opposed blades opposing each other to cut a sheet of recording media fed along a sheet feed path. The moving unit is disposed away from the cutter holder in a sheet feed direction in which the sheet is fed along the sheet feed path. The moving unit is reciprocally movable in a sheet width direction perpendicular to the sheet feed direction. The connecting member connects the cutter holder to the moving unit. The drawing member is mounted on the moving unit to draw the moving unit in the sheet width direction. The cutter holder is pivotable around the connecting member in a thickness direction of the sheet relative to the moving unit. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222531 | SHEET CUTTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SHEET CUTTING DEVICE - A moving unit of a sheet cutting device is movable in a sheet width direction perpendicular to a sheet feed direction in which a sheet of recording media is fed along a sheet feed path. A cutter holder accommodates a cutter, is connected to the moving unit and is rotatable in a thickness direction of the sheet relative to the moving unit. A guide member is disposed along the sheet width direction to guide the moving unit in the sheet width direction. A drawing member is mounted on the moving unit to draw the moving unit toward a downstream side in a cutting direction in which the cutter holder moves to cut the sheet. The moving unit is connected to the cutter holder at a position downstream in the cutting direction from an accommodated position of the cutter in the cutter holder. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222532 | SHEET CUTTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SHEET CUTTING DEVICE - A sheet cutting device includes a cutter holder, a moving unit, and a guide member. The cutter holder accommodates a cutter. The cutter has opposed blades opposing each other to cut a sheet of recording media fed along a sheet feed path of a feed guide plate unit. The moving unit holds the cutter holder and is movable in a sheet width direction perpendicular to a sheet feed direction in which the sheet is fed along the sheet feed path. The guide member is disposed along the sheet width direction to guide the moving unit in the sheet width direction. The cutter holder partially overlaps with the feed guide plate unit in a thickness direction of the sheet perpendicular to both the sheet width direction and the sheet feed direction. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222533 | SLICING MACHINE FOR FOODSTUFFS - A cutting machine for cutting a food product includes a housing and a blade cover removably mounted to the housing via at least two positive or non-positive fastening points. A circular blade is rotatably disposed in the housing such that the blade cover covers a surface of the circular blade. A carriage is movably mounted parallel to the circular blade and includes a carriage surface for holding the food product. Each of the fastening points are disposed beneath the carriage surface. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222534 | BEVEL ADJUSTMENT FOR A PUSH-PULL TABLE SAW - A push-pull power tool. The push-pull power tool includes a table, a carriage configured to move along the table in a linear direction, a cutting assembly carried by the carriage, and a bevel adjustment arrangement configured to pivot the cutting assembly relative to the table, the bevel adjustment arrangement including an actuator, wherein the actuator is configured to remain substantially stationary in the linear direction when the carriage is moved a substantial distance in the linear direction. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222535 | BENCH CUTTER - According to an aspect of the invention, a bench cutter like a miter saw including: a drive portion driving a cutting blade; a base portion supporting a workpiece; a cutting portion arranged on the base portion, pivotally supporting the cutting blade above the base portion, and configured to make the cutting blade come close to and separate from the base portion; and a supporting portion connected to the base portion and movably supporting the cutting portion, wherein the cutting portion including: a transmission portion for transmitting power of the drive portion to the cutting blade; and a gear case covering the transmission mechanism and having a lower face portion opposed to an upper face of the base portion, wherein the transmission portion including: a spindle concentrically supporting the cutting blade; and a cutting blade fixing portion having a flange for fixing the cutting blade to the spindle. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222536 | MACHINE FOR DEPALLETISING A MULTI-LAYER LOAD - A machine for depalletising a multi-layer load (C) comprises a first station ( | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222537 | VERTICAL SIDES BANJO TONE RING AND METHODS - The present invention is a banjo tone ring with vertical sides ( | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222538 | Multiple String Tuning Peg Assembly - A multiple string tuning peg for a stringed musical instrument capable of independently tuning at least two strings. It minimizes the amount of clutter at the top end of a stringed instrument and maximizes the use of the mechanical gearing assemblies by sharing mechanical components. A single thumb twist can be physically manipulated to operated the multiple string winding mechanisms. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222539 | Fipple (mouthpiece) for a wind musical instrument and method of making a fipple for a wind musical instrument. - A fipple for a bladed edge or labium lip resonated musical wind instrument, such as a tin whistle, Irish whistle or recorder, is constructed with a windway, blade and mouth. The two-piece tip and body fipple facilitates precise and accurate machined geometries. These geometries include but are not limited to chamfered windway openings and curved labium lips for extra sympathetic harmonics or “tone color”. The two-piece design also facilitates the use of two different materials, the tip may be constructed from a material that is comfortable and safe to hold in a human mouth and the body or blade material may be constructed from a metallic material to maximize volume and wind efficiency. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222540 | GENERATING TONES BY COMBINING SOUND MATERIALS - The apparatus displays, on a display screen, an icon placement region having a time axis defined therein, and displays, in accordance with an input instruction, an icon image with which feature amount information of material data indicative of a sound material is associated. The apparatus further sets a type of a feature amount database, where material data and feature amount information of the material data are associated with each other, along the time axis in accordance with an input instruction. Then, the apparatus references the feature amount database of a type having correspondence relationship in time axis with an icon image to identify material data similar to the feature amount information corresponding to the icon image, and audibly generates a sound at timing corresponding to a position, on the time axis, of the icon image and with content corresponding to the identified material data. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222541 | SOUND ADJUSTING SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - An electronic keyboard musical instrument, including: a keyboard; a musical-sound signal generating circuit; at least one speaker for emitting sound in accordance with a generated signal; a speaker accommodating body accommodating the speaker in its inner space; and at least one resonator disposed in the accommodating body, wherein the accommodating body includes a sound emission path by which the sound emitted by the speaker is introduced to an exterior of the accommodating body via the inner space for sound propagation to the exterior, a control point of the resonator is located at a position corresponding to an antinode of a sound pressure in a natural vibration mode at a specific frequency generated in the inner space by driving of the speaker, and the resonator resonates at the specific frequency for adjusting the sound pressure, whereby the sound is emitted from the sound emission path to the exterior. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222542 | PEDAL DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT - A pedal device for an electronic percussion instrument, including: a base; a foot board pivotable in a pivotable range between lower and upper limit positions; and an elastically holding mechanism for holding the foot board such that the foot board keeps an equilibrium state at an initial position within the pivotable range, the foot board being configured such that (a) when the foot board is located between the initial and the upper limit positions, it is given by the mechanism a return force having a linear characteristic with respect to a change of its pivot angle, the return force being for permitting the foot board to return to the initial position, and (b) when the foot board is located between the initial and the lower limit positions or between: an intermediate position and the lower limit position, the foot board is given the return force having a nonlinear characteristic. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222543 | Self Diagnostic Armor Structure - A unit of modular armor. The module has a box-like, optically opaque outer shell of ballistic-protection material enclosed to exclude light from the module's interior. The shell contains transparent armor plates and the shell contains a self-diagnostic system for ascertaining whether the plates have been damaged. The self-diagnostic system includes a first PC board disposed along first edges of the plates, the board being divided into strips on which are mounted rows of lights. The self-diagnostic system further includes a second PC board at second, opposed edges of the plates divided into strips on which are mounted rows of light receptors. The PC boards incorporate circuitry for illuminating the rows of the lights in a row-by-row sequence, and for allowing activation only of the receptors directly opposed to illuminated lights. This circuitry has an analysis means for determining the health of the plates in response to signals from the receptors. The armor module has a transparent, elastomeric, adhesive matrix within the shell in which each of the plates and boards are suspended and encapsulated, wherein the matrix occupies all space not occupied by other elements within the shell. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222544 | PROTECTION DEVICE AGAINST PROJECTILE-FORMING CHARGES - A protective device is provided that includes material strips made of at least two different materials, wherein the thickness of the strips is considerably larger than the height and the height of the strips is at least half as large as the calibre of the explosively formed projectile and both materials have considerably different strengths. The alignment of the sandwich composition is such that the material layers arranged on top of each other face the impact direction. Thus, a projectile designed in the direction of the protective structure shears off and no longer slide through the protection in a straight manner. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222545 | SYSTEM, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR REDUCING DAMAGE BY MISSILES - Provided is a system for reducing damage by missiles to a vehicle, the system including: (a) a detector operable to detect a missile and to generate detection information indicative of a motion of the missile; (b) a processor, configured to analyze the detection information and to selectively trigger activation of a jetting system that is mounted on the vehicle in response to a result of the analysis; and (c) the jetting system, operable to jet a high pressure jet onto the missile. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222546 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT PISTON-IN-PISTON HYDRAULIC UNIT - A piston-in-piston hydraulic unit is disclosed that utilises an elastic volume to store and release energy with each stroke by varying the hydraulic fluid volumes in and out of the hydraulic unit. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222547 | COMPACT FORCE MULTIPLYING PNEUMATIC ACTUATOR - A compact force multiplying actuator | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222548 | HUMIDIFIER - A humidifier includes a base having a sound machine module and a humidifier module, a water reservoir in fluid communication with the humidifier module, a user interface supported by the base, and a controller in communication with the user interface, the humidifier module, and the sound machine module. The controller is configured to operate the humidifier module to provide humidified air using water contained in the water reservoir in response to a humidifier input to the user interface. The controller is also configured to operate the sound machine module to provide sound in response to a sound input to the user interface. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222549 | DEVICE FOR COMPRESSING AND DRYING GAS AND A METHOD APPLIED THEREBY - Device for compressing and drying gas includes a compressor and a dryer using a drying agent for drying gas connected thereto. The compressor includes two or more compressor elements with an inlet and an outlet which are connected together in series to form a first low-pressure stage. One or more subsequent high-pressure stages are each connected with their inlet to the outlet of a previous compressor element via a pressure pipe and an outlet pipe in which an after cooler is incorporated. The dryer has a drying section and a regeneration section. The drying section is filled with a drying agent for drying the gas and has an inlet connected to the outlet pipe of the compressor device, and an outlet that supplies compressed and dried gas. The regeneration section dries moist drying agent by a regeneration gas which is guided there via an inlet and an outlet with a regeneration pipe connected to the inlet. At least part of the regeneration gas is heated by a gas-gas heat exchanger with a primary part incorporated in a regeneration pipe and a secondary part that is fed by a pressure side of the compressor element. The gas-gas heat exchanger is provided with its secondary part in the pressure pipe extending between the low-pressure stage and the high-pressure stage. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222550 | WET ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR AND RELATED METHODS - An emissions reduction stack comprises a conditioning section, collector section utilizing a Wet Electrostatic Precipitator (WESP), and output section. A chemically active aqueous stream is introduced into an incoming process stream in order to saturate the stream and produce a fog stream wherein water is condensed on the surface of particulates. The process of condensation increases the efficiency of the particulate filtration process conducted by the WESP. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222551 | Swing Adsorption Processes Utilizing Controlled Adsorption Fronts - A process for reducing the loss of valuable products by improving the overall recovery of a contaminant gas component in swing adsorption processes. The present invention utilizes at least two adsorption beds, in series, with separately controlled cycles to control the adsorption front and optionally to maximize the overall capacity of a swing adsorption process and to improve overall recovery a contaminant gas component from a feed gas mixture. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222552 | Pressure-Temperature Swing Adsorption Process for the Separation of Heavy Hydrocarbons from Natural Gas Streams - The present invention relates to a pressure-temperature swing adsorption process wherein gaseous components that have been adsorbed can be recovered from the adsorbent bed at elevated pressures. In particular, the present invention relates to a pressure-temperature swing adsorption process for the separation of C | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222553 | Pressure-Temperature Swing Adsorption Process - A pressure-temperature swing adsorption process for the removal of a target species, such as an acid gas, from a gas mixture, such as a natural gas stream. Herein, a novel multi-step temperature swing/pressure swing adsorption is utilized to operate while maintaining very high purity levels of contaminant removal from a product stream. The present process is particularly effective and beneficial in removing contaminants such as CO | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222554 | Rapid Temperature Swing Adsorption Contactors for Gas Separation - Novel adsorbent contactors and methods are disclosed herein for use in temperature swing adsorption for gas separation applications, as well as for heat exchange applications. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222555 | Gas Purification Process Utilizing Engineered Small Particle Adsorbents - A gas separation process uses a structured particulate bed of adsorbent coated shapes/particles laid down in the bed in an ordered manner to simulate a monolith by providing longitudinally extensive gas passages by which the gas mixture to be separated can access the adsorbent material along the length of the particles. The particles can be laid down either directly in the bed or in locally structured packages/bundles which themselves are similarly oriented such that the bed particles behave similarly to a monolith but without at least some disadvantages. The adsorbent particles can be formed with a solid, non-porous core with the adsorbent formed as a thin, adherent coating on the exposed exterior surface. Particles may be formed as cylinders/hollow shapes to provide ready access to the adsorbent. The separation may be operated as a kinetic or equilibrium controlled process. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222556 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GAS TREATMENT - A system and process for the recovery of at least one halogenated hydrocarbon from a gas stream. The recovery includes adsorption by exposing the gas stream to an adsorbent with a lattice structure having pore diameters with an average pore opening of between about 5 and about 50 angstroms. The adsorbent is then regenerated by exposing the adsorbent to a purge gas under conditions which efficiently desorb the at least one adsorbed halogenated hydrocarbon from the adsorbent. The at least one halogenated hydrocarbon (and impurities or reaction products) can be condensed from the purge gas and subjected to fractional distillation to provide a recovered halogenated hydrocarbon. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222557 | IONIC LIQUIDS COMPRISING HETERAROMATIC ANIONS - Some embodiments described herein relate to ionic liquids comprising an anion of a heteraromatic compound such as optionally substituted pyrrolide, optionally substituted pyrazolide, optionally substituted indolide, optionally substituted phospholide, or optionally substituted imidazolide. Methods and devices for gas separation or gas absorption related to these ionic liquids are also described herein. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222558 | DEVICE FOR RECOVERING NANOPOWDERS AND ULTRAFINE POWDERS CONTAINED IN A GAS - A device for recovering nanometer or sub-micron particles carried by a gas by generating a stabilized suspension, including: a vessel including a mechanism injecting a liquid; a gas discharge mechanism in an upper portion thereof, located near a particle filter; a particle suspension outlet; and a liquid ring pump, transferring and dispersing particles carried by a gas into a liquid. The pump introduces a gas laden with nanometer or sub-micron particles into the pump; injects at least one liquid into the pump; and discharges the mixture obtained following the transfer. The vessel also includes a mechanism introducing the mixture into the vessel and at least one piezoelectric pellet, immersed in the vessel, configured to generate a fog of micron-sized droplets. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222559 | AIR CHANNEL WITH INTEGRATED ODOR ABSORBING ELEMENT - An odor absorption component is fitted to a duct in a manner that does not obstruct fluid flow through the duct while simultaneously facilitating absorption of odors from a fluid flowing within the duct. The absorbing component comprises one or more carrier structures that support a fabric/textile treated with an odor absorption coating. In one position, the carrier structures can be placed on the wall of the duct such that a plane of the support structure is parallel to and in physical contact with the fluid flow within the duct. The carrier structures may also be placed in another position within the duct such that at least two surfaces of the carrier structure that extend in a longitudinal direction along its length are parallel to and in the path of the fluid flow within the duct. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222560 | DIRECT REPLACEMENT FILTER WITH AUTOMATIC PLEATED FILTER MEDIA ADVANCE - The invention is directed to a direct replacement filter having a housing with an exposure slot with a filter media storage area having unexposed folded, pleated filter media stored therein, being unexposed pleated, folded, and stacked to be compactly held within storage area. An at least one motor is coupled to a power supply and in communication with a controller. An at least movement member is coupled to an at least one support member coupled to the media. A containment area also provided where the controller signals the motor engaging the movement member which is driven such that the movement member drives the at least one support member which engages the unexposed folded pleated filter material, moving the unexposed folded pleated filter media the storage area toward the containment area and moving an exposed portion of the filter media through the at least one exposure slot toward the containment area. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222561 | MILK EMULSIFYING CONTAINER FOR A COFFEE MACHINE AND MACHINE COMPRISING SAID CONTAINER - The container ( | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222562 | Food Steamer - A steam cooker includes a base platter adapted to hold food items to be cooked and to be fit onto a pot for boiling water to generate steam confined in the pot by a lid. A steam funnel has a plug portion received through a central hole in the base platter to enter the pot interior and holds a condensed water collection vessel disposed below the base platter. A central tubular portion of the collector vessel allows steam to pass up and through a passage in the steam funnel to a steam chamber defined in a head portion and is directed out radially through steam outlets towards food to be cooked on the base platter. Condensed steam drains through to holes near the center of the base platter and into the collection chamber. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222563 | LOW PRESSURE, LOW VELOCITY STEAM INJECTOR - A direct steam injector for use in cooking food products by injecting live steam directly into the product to heat the food to cook temperatures. The injector operates under relatively low source steam manifold pressure while urging the valve return spring wide open, thus reducing the pressure of the steam flowing into the product. In addition to reducing the pressure of the steam, the steam injector reduces the velocity of the steam and better distributes it as the steam exits the injector, thereby reducing damage to the food product. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222564 | Egg scrambler device - An egg scrambler device includes an upper shell constructed with an outer shell surface, an inner shell surface and a connector, where the inner shell surface defines an inner volume and includes baffles to effect mixing of fluid content. A lower shell is constructed with an outer shell surface, an inner shell surface and a connector, where the inner shell surface defines an inner volume and includes baffles for mixing of fluid content. The upper and lower shells are detachably connected to allow fluid communication between the upper and lower volumes and to aerate and homogenize the content by shaking or otherwise agitating the device with the shells in a connected state. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222565 | Continuous Round Baler With Pickup - In an example embodiment, a continuous baler includes a round baler and a pickup conveyor for providing crop to the round baler. The pickup conveyor may include a conveyor belt and a controller for manipulating the conveyor belts. In one example embodiment, the speed of the conveyor is adjusted in accordance with the operation of the baler. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222566 | PLATE MADE OF A THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL HAVING IMPROVED OPTICAL PROPERTIES, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A PLATE, AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a plate made of a thermoplastic material including two planar outer sheets and one thermoformed central sheet having bosses on at least one surface, which is bonded to both planar sheets, the plate incorporating a dyeing agent in a sufficient quantity so as to render the plate opaque. The plate is characterized in that the dyeing agent is incorporated into 80 to 100% of both planar outer sheets, wherein both outer sheets are opaque, and at most, incorporated into 20% of the thermoformed central sheet, wherein the center sheet is translucent. The plate of the invention can be used as a printing substrate. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222567 | APPARATUS FOR APPLYING INDICIA HAVING A LARGE COLOR GAMUT ON WEB SUBSTRATES - A contact printing system is disclosed. The contact printing system can print X colors upon a web substrate in the machine direction. The contact printing system has X−Y printing components where X and Y are whole numbers, 01. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222568 | APPARATUS FOR APPLYING INDICIA HAVING A LARGE COLOR GAMUT ON WEB SUBSTRATES - A gravure printing system is disclosed. The gravure printing system is provided with a central roll having a first plurality of discrete cells disposed upon an outer surface thereof. Each cell of the first plurality of discrete cells is capable of receiving a fluid that is a first combination of at least two primary fluids. Each of the at least two primary fluids are placed in fluid contact at a first position internal to the central roll. The first combination of at least two primary fluids is fluidically displaceable into a first cell of the first plurality of discrete cells from a second position internal to the central roll. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222569 | APPARATUS FOR APPLYING INDICIA HAVING A LARGE COLOR GAMUT ON WEB SUBSTRATES - A gravure printing system is disclosed. The gravure printing system has a central roll with a plurality of discrete cells disposed upon an outer surface thereof. A first of the plurality of discrete cells are capable of receiving at least one fluid and a second of the plurality of discrete cells are capable of receiving at least two fluids. Each of the fluids is fluidically displaced into the first and second cells from a position internal to the central roll. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222570 | APPARATUS FOR APPLYING INDICIA HAVING A LARGE COLOR GAMUT ON WEB SUBSTRATES - A gravure printing system is disclosed. The gravure printing system of the present disclosure is provided with a central roll having a plurality of discrete cells disposed upon an outer surface thereof. A first of the plurality of discrete cells receives a first fluid from a first position internal to the central roll and a second of the plurality of discrete cells receives a second fluid from a second position internal to the central roll, the first fluid being different from the second fluid. The first and second cells are disposed adjacent each other upon the outer surface. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222571 | APPARATUS FOR APPLYING INDICIA HAVING A LARGE COLOR GAMUT ON WEB SUBSTRATES - A contact printing system is disclosed. The contact printing system is provided with a central roll having a plurality of discrete cells disposed upon an outer surface thereof. Each of the plurality of discrete cells is in fluidic communication with a respective fluid delivery channel. Each of the fluid delivery channels are formed in situ with the formation of the central roll and the plurality of cells. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222572 | APPARATUS FOR APPLYING INDICIA HAVING A LARGE COLOR GAMUT ON WEB SUBSTRATES - A contact printing system is disclosed. The contact printing system has a central roll having a plurality of discrete cells disposed upon an outer surface thereof. Adjacent cells of the plurality of discrete cells each have a fluid disposed therein from a respective location internal to the central roll. Each fluid is disposable from each of the cells to a web substrate and provides a resultant color upon the web substrate having a 2-D gamut boundary represented by a defined system of CIELab equations. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222573 | PAD STRUCTURE FOR PAD PRINTING MACHINE - A pad structure includes a holding plate, a pad and a skin. The pad is formed on the holding plate. The pad is made of a first type material. The skin is directly formed on the pad and is made of a second type material. The skin can be peeled and removed from the pad. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222574 | METHOD FOR PRINTING ON SPHERICAL OBJECT AND PAD TO BE USED THEREFOR - A method and apparatus for printing is provided. The method includes preparing a hollow printing pad having a transfer surface, the printing pad being configured so that when the transfer surface is pushed, the gas in the hollow part is released to the outside of the printing pad; transferring ink or paint in recesses formed on the surface of a printing plate to the transfer surface of the printing pad by applying the ink or paint onto the surface of the printing plate and by pressing the transfer surface of the printing pad against the surface of the printing plate; and transferring the ink or paint to the object to be printed by pressing the transfer surface of the printing pad against the object to be printed until at least the hemispherical portion of the object to be printed is wrapped by the transfer surface of the printing pad. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222575 | UNIQUE PROCESS FOR PRINTING MULTIPLE COLOR INDICIA UPON WEB SUBSTRATES - A process for printing a web substrate is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of: a) providing a contact printing system for printing X colors upon a web substrate wherein X is a whole number and X>1; b) providing the contact printing system with X−Y printing components where Y is a whole number and 0| 2012-09-06 | |
| 20120222576 | UNIQUE PROCESS FOR PRINTING MULTIPLE COLOR INDICIA UPON WEB SUBSTRATES - A process for printing a web substrate in contacting engagement with an external surface of a central roll of a contact printing system is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of: a) providing the central roll with a plurality of discrete cells disposed upon an outer surface thereof; b) contactingly engaging at least two primary fluids internal to the central roll to form a first secondary fluid; c) fluidically displacing the first secondary fluid into a first portion of the plurality of discrete cells from a position internal to the central roll; and, d) displacing the first secondary fluid from each of the first portion of discrete cells onto the web substrate. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222577 | UNIQUE PROCESS FOR PRINTING MULTIPLE COLOR INDICIA UPON WEB SUBSTRATES - A process for printing a web substrate in contacting engagement with an external surface of a central roll of a contact printing system is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of: a) providing the central roll with a plurality of cells disposed upon an outer surface thereof; b) providing a first fluid satisfying a first system of equations to a first of the cells from a position internal to the central roll; c) providing a second fluid satisfying a second system of equations to a second of the cells from a position internal to the central roll; d) contactingly engaging the web substrate with the external surface of said central roll and, e) fluidically displacing the first and second fluids from the first and second cells onto the web substrate. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222578 | ABSORBENT FIBROUS WEB SUBSTRATES HAVING DISTINCT GRAPHICS AND METHOD FOR PRINTING SUBSTRATES - Fibrous web substrates and a process for printing a series of different graphics in the manufacture of fibrous web substrates, such as tissue and towel products, utilize flexographic printing with endless belts and have graphic repeats of at least about 58 inches. In addition, these substrates have color to color MD registration of less than about 1.5 mm. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222579 | BALLAST DELIVERY AND COMPUTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for delivering ballast to a section of railroad track includes measuring an existing ballast profile of a section of railroad track using a remote sensing system, and providing a signal indicative thereof to a first computer. Using the first computer, the existing ballast profile is compared with an ideal ballast profile to compute a track file representing a volume of additional ballast needed as a function of linear position along the section of railroad track, and data representing the track file is transmitted to a second computer of an automatic ballast dump train. Ballast is dumped along the section of railroad track according to the track file under control of the second computer. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222580 | RAILROAD TRACK CLEANING ASSEMBLIES AND APPARATUS - Railroad track cleaning assemblies and apparatus are described. An example railroad track cleaning assembly includes a movable carriage movably coupled to a frame to which a plurality of wheels are operably coupled to enable the frame to move on railroad tracks. Additionally, the railroad track assembly includes a shaft rotatably coupled to the movably carriage to receive one or more brushes that are to be rotated and engage one of the railroad tracks and a spring assembly coupled to the movable carriage and to the frame to bias, via the movable carriage, the one or more brushes into engagement with the one of the railroad tracks. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222581 | CONSTANT CONTACT SIDE BEARING - A constant contact side bearing (CCSB) for use between a truck and car of a rail car that includes a generally hollow housing that includes a closed bottom end and an open top end. An attachment member is attached to an outside surface of the housing and is positioned in a center region between the top end and the bottom end. A resilient member is positioned inside the housing, and a cap is fitted over resilient member and is sized relative to the housing to enable slidibly moving into the housing. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222582 | UNDERCOAT FOR PAINTING SYSTEM DISPENSING WITH SURFACE TREATMENTS - The present invention provides a coating on the blanket form, with or without addition of adhesive or sticky substance, embedded in corrosion inhibitors and/or metal oxides. This material, hereafter referred to simply as blanket, lends itself and is suitable for application on metal surfaces prior to application of paint systems and without the necessity of preparing the metal surface prior to application and can be applied on the metal surface even in presence of corrosive atmospheres. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222583 | TRANSPARENT SOLID INK COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a method of preparing a solid ink composition, comprising the steps of: reacting 15-25 parts by weight of base oil including coconut oil, palm oil and castor oil and 40-60 parts by weight of aliphatic organic acid of 10 to 20 carbon atoms with 7-15 parts by weight of a caustic soda solution (concentration: 40%) to saponify the base oil and to change the aliphatic organic acid into sodium salt thereof; mixing 3-10 by weight of glycerin, 10-20 by weight of ethanol, 0.1-1.0 by weight of a dye and 1-10 by weight of silica with the reaction product and then melting the mixture at 70-80° C.; and cooling the molten mixture. The solid ink composition prepared by the method is very transparent, and has excellent miscibility and stability because it is easily mixed with a water-soluble dye or a water-soluble fluorescent dye. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222584 | BIOCOMPATIBLE PHASE INVERTIBLE PROTEINACEOUS COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Biocompatible phase invertible proteinaceous compositions and methods for making and using the same are provided. Phase invertible compositions in accordance with the invention are prepared by combining a liquid proteinaceous substrate and a liquid crosslinking composition, where the liquid crosslinking composition includes a macromolecular crosslinking agent. Also provided are kits for use in preparing the subject compositions. The subject compositions, kits and systems find use in a variety of different applications. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222585 | SEQUENTIAL OXIDATION OF CARBON BLACK FOR INK-JET DISPERSION - A process for preparing self-dispersing pigment dispersion for ink-jet application is provided in which a carbon black pigment is first oxidized in a gaseous phase and subsequently functionalized in an aqueous environment. | 2012-09-06 |
| 20120222586 | HUMIDITY-CONTROLLING BUILDING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A humidity-controlling building material, which is produced by subjecting a molded product obtained by dehydration pressing a kneaded product of a hydraulic composition comprising an autoclaved lightweight aerated concrete powder and cement, and water; to autoclave curing, wherein a volume of pores with a diameter of 0.1 μm or more is 0.1 to 0.25 cc/g and a pore volume resulting from subtracting a volume of pores with a diameter of 0.1 μm or more from a total pore volume is 0.2 to 0.5 cc/g exhibits remarkably excellent performance in terms of both strength and moisture absorption and desorption performance. | 2012-09-06 |
