37th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080216503 | Cross-References to Related Applications - A combination filter assembly housing ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080216504 | AUTOMATIC LIQUID DISPENSER AND REFRIGERATOR WITH THE SAME - An automatic liquid dispenser and a refrigerator with the same is disclosed wherein a level of liquid to be ejected into a receptacle can be established, and a display module is mounted to thereby enhance a user convenience, and wherein the automatic liquid dispenser is mounted on the refrigerator to allow being independently driven and manufactured. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216505 | REFRIGERATOR - According to one aspect, there is provided a refrigerator including a refrigerating chamber formed at a relatively upper portion of a refrigerator body and a freezing chamber formed at a relatively lower portion of the refrigerator body, which comprises an ice-making chamber which is partitioned in the refrigerating chamber by insulating walls and includes an icemaker for making ice and an ice storage for storing the ice made in the icemaker. The temperature in the refrigerating chamber can be accurately controlled, the loss of cold air can be minimized and the structures for supplying water into the icemaker and the dispenser can be simplified. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216506 | REFRIGERATOR - According to one aspect, there is provided a refrigerator including a refrigerating chamber formed at a relatively upper portion of a refrigerator body and a freezing chamber formed at a relatively lower portion of the refrigerator body, which comprises an ice-making chamber which is partitioned in the refrigerating chamber by insulating walls and includes an icemaker for making ice and an ice storage for storing the ice made in the icemaker. The temperature in the refrigerating chamber can be accurately controlled, the loss of cold air can be minimized and the structures for supplying water into the icemaker and the dispenser can be simplified. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216507 | Food Platter cooler - An apparatus for at least one of retaining pre-selected food products and serving such pre-selected food products as desired includes a bottom member formed from a predetermined material having a predetermined hardness which is at least sufficient to provided a stiffness to the bottom member to prevent bending thereof. A first cavity is formed in the bottom member having a predetermined depth. A cooling gel member is disposed within the first cavity. Such cooling gel member includes a second cavity formed therein having a second predetermined depth. A plate member is disposed within such second cavity. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216508 | Sorption Cooling Element with Regulator Organ and Additional Heat Source - A cooling element with a sorption agent, that under vacuum can sorb a vapour -like working agent that evaporates from a liquid working agent in an evaporator and with a regulator organ in a working agent vapour channel between the sorption agent and the evaporator, wherein the entire cooling element is hermetically enclosed by a gas-tight multi-layer film, the multi-layer film has a flexible construction and is under vacuum so encloses the regulator organ, the working agent vapour channel and the evaporator, that the evaporator and the working agent vapour channel remain flexible and the working agent vapour can flow to the sorption agent only through the regulator organ. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216509 | REFRIGERATOR - According to one aspect, there is provided a refrigerator including a refrigerating chamber formed at a relatively upper portion of a refrigerator body and a freezing chamber formed at a relatively lower portion of the refrigerator body, which comprises an ice-making chamber which is partitioned in the refrigerating chamber by insulating walls and includes an icemaker for making ice and an ice storage for storing the ice made in the icemaker. The temperature in the refrigerating chamber can be accurately controlled, the loss of cold air can be minimized and the structures for supplying water into the icemaker and the dispenser can be simplified. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216510 | Combined Cycle System For Gas Turbines and Reciprocating Engines and a Method for the Use of Air as Working Fluid in Combined Cycle Power Plants - A combined cycle power plant comprising: a first cycle comprising: a prime mover; a prime mover exhaust in fluid communication with the prime mover; a second cycle comprising: a liquid air supply; a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the liquid air supply and the prime over exhaust; a turbo expander in fluid communication with the heat exchanger; wherein liquid air is heated to gaseous air by the heat exchanger, and the gaseous air is expanded in the turbo expander thereby producing work. A liquid air combined cycle method comprising: providing pressurized liquid air; heating the pressurized liquid air to pressurized gaseous air; expanding the pressurized gaseous air with a turbo expander; using work from the expansion of the pressurized gaseous air to compress ambient air; heating the expanded pressurized gaseous air; sending the heated expanded air to a turbine combustion chamber; and using waste heat from a turbine to heat pressurized liquid air. A liquid air combined cycle method comprising: providing pressurized liquid air; heating the pressurized liquid air to pressurized gaseous air; expanding the pressurized gaseous air with a turbo expander; using work from the expansion of the pressurized gaseous air to drive a generator; and using waste heat from a prime mover to heat pressurized liquid air. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216511 | Nitrogen production method and apparatus - Method and apparatus for distilling nitrogen from a gaseous mixture containing nitrogen and oxygen. Oxygen-enriched bottoms liquid is partially vaporized within a first heat exchanger to condense part of the column overhead to produce reflux. Thereafter, the partially vaporized oxygen-enriched liquid is phase separated. A second oxygen-enriched liquid stream composed of at least part of the liquid phase is used to substantially condense all or part of the vapor stream derived from said phase separation, thereby to form a nitrogen-rich liquid stream. At least part of the nitrogen-rich liquid stream is reintroduced into the column to increase nitrogen recovery. The second oxygen-enriched liquid stream is then used to condense a second part of the reflux for the column. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216512 | Air separation process utilizing refrigeration extracted from LNG for production of liquid oxygen - A cryogenic air separation process is set forth wherein, in order to provide the refrigeration necessary when at least a portion of the oxygen product is desired as liquid oxygen, LNG-derived refrigeration is used to liquefy a nitrogen stream in the process. A key to the present invention is that, instead of feeding the liquefied nitrogen to the distillation column, the liquefied nitrogen is heat exchanged against the air feed to the distillation column system. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216513 | Method for the Regeneration of a Worn Quartz Glass Jig - To provide a technique with which a quartz glass jig and a doped quartz glass jig are regenerated by completely removing the impurities which are attached to the surface and the impurities which have diffused into the interior from quartz glass jigs which have been used in semiconductor production processes and then carrying out working repair and removing the contamination from the working processes as well. After use, the impurities are removed from the aforementioned quartz glass jigs in the said purification treatment process which includes a purification treatment process in which the quartz glass jigs are subjected to a purification treatment in a gaseous atmosphere which includes a halogen element at a temperature within the region above a prescribed temperature. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216514 | Process for the production of glass molded article, optical element produced by the process, and method of treating glass - Provided are a process for the production of a precision press-molded article having a high transmittance and a method of treating a glass to color or decolor the glass, the process comprising heat-treating a press-molded article containing at least one selected from WO | 2008-09-11 |
20080216515 | Process for Producing Glass Bar - In a heating drawing, a base material glass plate is heated and softened in a heating furnace, and drawn to a desired thickness to form a glass strip. In the heating drawing, the base material glass plate is heated so that the base material glass plate has a U-shaped temperature distribution in a width direction. Such process can be realized through heating by a heating element which has a non-heating portion at a position opposite to a central portion of the base material glass plate in the width direction and a heating portion on both sides of the non-heating portion. Thus provided is a method of manufacturing a glass strip, the method includes heating and softening the base material glass plate, and drawing the base material glass plate to a desirable thickness to form a glass strip, and is capable of manufacturing a thin, rod-like glass strip with an excellent flatness. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216516 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER - A coating is applied on an optical fiber drawn from a melted tip of an optical-fiber preform. A glass spin is applied to a coated optical fiber by gripping the coated optical fiber with at least a pair of spinning applying rollers arranged in different levels with parallel rotation axes, rotating the spinning applying rollers so that the coated optical fiber is guided in a predetermined direction, and alternately shifting the spinning applying rollers in opposite directions along the rotation axes. The glass spin is applied to the coated optical fiber in a state in which each of the rotation axes is tilted at a predetermined angle from a plane perpendicular to the first direction. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216517 | Washing machine detecting condensed water temperature and drying control method of the same - Disclosed herein are a washing machine with a drying unit and a drying control method of the same that is capable of controlling a drying time based on a temperature of condensed water used during a drying operation to accomplish optimum drying efficiency. The drying control method includes detecting the temperature of condensed water supplied during drying the laundry, setting the drying time based on the detected temperature of the condensed water, and operating the drying unit according to the set drying time to perform a drying operation. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216518 | FOREIGN MATERIALS FILTERING APPARATUS AND WASHING MACHINE HAVING THE SAME - In a foreign materials filtering apparatus and a washing machine having the same, a filter unit is not exposed to inside of a washing tub thus not to directly come in contact with laundry, thereby preventing the filter unit and laundry from being damaged and enhancing the entire appearance. Also, the foreign materials filtering apparatus is modularized to facilitate a detachable mounting, thereby enhancing the user's convenience. Additionally, the amount of washing water passing through the foreign materials filtering apparatus is increased by controlling a flowing direction of washing water. Furthermore, foreign materials of washing water are prevented from being introduced into a gap between a washing water circulating duct and a filter unit, thereby enhancing a washing effect. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216519 | FOREIGN MATERIALS FILTERING APPARATUS AND WASHING MACHINE HAVING THE SAME - In a foreign materials filtering apparatus and a washing machine having the same, a filter cover is installed at a washing water circulating duct disposed inside a washing tub, and a net filter is installed at an inner side of the filter cover. Accordingly, the net filter is prevented from directly contacting laundry, thereby preventing the not filter and the laundry from being damaged. Furthermore, since the net filter is covered by the filter cover, the entire appearance is enhanced. Additionally, when the net filter is mounted at the filter cover, the filter unit becomes modularized to be facilitate a detachable mounting. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216520 | FOREIGN MATERIALS FILTERING APPARATUS AND WASHING MACHINE HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a foreign materials filtering apparatus and a washing machine having the same. Since a filter cover unit and a filter unit are integrally modularized with each other, a user can separate or mount the filter unit from/to a washing water circulating duct by separating or mounting the filter cover unit from/to the washing water circulating duct. Accordingly, the foreign materials filtering apparatus can be easily detachably mounted at the washing water circulating duct. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216521 | Washing Machine Clutch System - A washing machine clutch to rotate or oscillate an agitator or propeller and selectively rotate a basket, comprising a support member that contains a cover and a second cover, an actuator that contains a piston, a bracket that contains a lever joined to arms, terminals and a protuberance, wherein the terminals and the protuberance are in said arms, a first spring connected between said support member and said bracket, a hollow shaft and a shaft configured to rotate, a mobile clutch containing an upper wall, a groove an internal part and a lower wall, wherein said terminals rest in the groove and in said upper wall, wherein the lower wall contains a plurality of alternating teeth and grooves and wherein the mobile clutch is coupled to the hollow shaft by its internal part, a pulley-clutch containing a plurality of alternating teeth and grooves, and an internal part, wherein the pulley-clutch is coupled to the shaft by means of said pulley-clutch internal part, wherein the mobile clutch couples with the pulley-clutch by means of the activation of said actuator, allowing the arm, terminal, protuberance and mobile clutch movement. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216522 | FOREIGN MATERIALS FILTERING APPARATUS AND WASHING MACHINE HAVING THE SAME - In a foreign materials filtering apparatus and a washing machine having the same, owing to a detachable mounting structure between a handle and a front filter and between a rear filter and the front filter, foreign materials collected in a foreign materials filtering space can be easily cleaned. Accordingly, can be solved the conventional problem that a net filter has to be kept inside out at the time of a cleaning process, resulting in causing a user's hands to become dirty. Also, can be solved the conventional problem that there is a difficulty in removing foreign materials from the net filter due to a fibrous characteristic of the net filter. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216523 | FOREIGN MATERIALS FILTERING APPARATUS - In a foreign materials filtering apparatus for a washing machine, a filter unit is not exposed to inside of a washing tub thus not to directly come in contact with laundry. Accordingly, the filter unit and laundry are prevented from being damaged, and the entire appearance is enhanced. Additionally, the foreign materials filtering apparatus is modularized to facilitate a detachable mounting, thereby enhancing the user's convenience. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216524 | Locking device and method for securing cargo containers during transport and storage that permits secure inspection of any authority seal - A locking device for securing the doors of a tractor trailer or other cargo container during storage or transport where the locking device is mounted over the latching mechanism of the closing bar movably mounted on the doors of the trailer or container. The locking device includes an enclosure having an outward facing or front panel, side panels, a top panel with two holes formed therein, a partial back panel, and a back side partially open for mounting over the closing bar latching mechanism. The locking device also includes a tubular lock body securely attached to the interior of the partial back panel of the enclosure, and a U-shaped latch rod for inserting through the holes in the top panel of the enclosure into the lock body within the enclosure following the positioning of the enclosure over the latching mechanism of the closing bar. Once the enclosure is mounted and securely held in place by the insertion of the latch rod into the lock body, the operator then uses a key to lock the locking device in a locked position protecting the latching mechanism. Following installation, the locking device not only securely locks the doors of the container/trailer but also protects any authority seal placed over the locking mechanism to prevent theft or tampering. The front panel of the locking device also has a centrally located opening formed therein which permits the transporter or an inspection authority to inspect quickly and easily the sealed locking mechanism to insure that the seal has not been broken or subjected to tampering. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216525 | Receptacle with Rotating Release Lock - A connector for a high amperage, AC or DC connection comprises a plug and a receptacle configured to a securely mate and lock with each other. Connector receptacles comprise a locking mechanism having a bottom latch bracket having two slots, a top latch bracket having arcuate grooves and being pivotally coupled to the bottom latch bracket, and a latching rod configured to engage a plug and having guide pins extending through the slots and arcuate grooves. When the top latch bracket is in an unlocked position, the distance between the guide pins is at a maximum. Upon turning the top latch bracket, the guide pins move cooperatively within the arcuate grooves and the distance between the guide pins is minimized and the latching rod securely engages the plug. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216526 | EASY-TO-INSTALL DOOR LOCK STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a door lock structure including: an inner fixing plate having a protruding ring adapted to rotatably receive one end of the inner lever; an inner mounting plate adapted to abut against one surface of the inner fixing plate; an outer fixing plate having a center hole adapted to rotatably receive one end of the outer lever and a plurality of protruding portions extending circumferentially from the center hole; an outer mounting plate adapted to abut against one side of the outer fixing plate and having a plurality of through-holes formed along the circumferential direction thereof; and elastic means adapted to provide a given elastic force so as to allow the inner lever and the outer lever to be returned to their original positions. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216527 | Rotary Actuation Latch with Disconnect Feature - According to certain aspects of the invention, rotary actuation latches are disclosed. The latches include a disconnect feature, so that when locked certain elements of the latches are deactivated. The disconnect feature may be operated by a locking device, such as a key lock or other device. The latch may be a rotary compression latch. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216528 | DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY HAVING A PRESS BUTTON IN AN INNER HANDLE - A door lock assembly includes a press button disposed within an inner drive tube and an inner handle. A cam mechanism is provided to associate with the press button and the inner drive tube to rotate the press button when the press button is pressed axially. The cam mechanism includes an inclined cam groove/slot which is formed in one of the inner drive tube and the press button and which extends substantially in a helical direction, and a cam protrusion formed on the other one of the inner drive tube and the press button and extending into the cam groove/slot. A press button rod is connected to the press button for simultaneous rotation with the press button. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216529 | CONVERTIBLE DOOR LOCK DEVICE - The present invention relates to a convertible door lock device with a removable supporting pipe, which guarantees compatibility in construction according to a type of a door, being capable of selectively employing a movement preventing structure implemented by a supporting pipe according to the door type. The door lock device according to the embodiment of the present invention comprises the supporting pipe constituted by a pipe body including a fastening hole therein and a head part formed at one end of the pipe body, and a seating recess formed on an inner surface of the outer bracket for selective insertion of the head part of the supporting pipe. The head part of the supporting pipe is inserted in the seating recess of the outer bracket and the pipe body is inserted in a supporting hole dedicatedly formed on the door at a position outer than the mounting hole to be bolt-connected at the inside of the door through the fastening hole. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216530 | Modular electromechanical lock cylinder - The invention concerns a lock cylinder with a lock cylinder housing, in which a knob shaft, rotatable by means of a knob, is mounted to rotate on one side or both sides, and with at least one electromechanically operating coupling device, which, based on an authorization signal, connects a lock element to rotate in unison with the knob shaft and/or releases the knob shaft, in order to operate a lock, said authorization signal being generated by an evaluation electronics based on an input or input signal. According to the invention, it is proposed that at least one reading unit with an input unit to record the input and/or receiving unit to receive the input signal is present, that the reading unit with the input and/or receiving unit is arranged spatially separated from the evaluation electronics in at least one knob, that the knob is connected electrically and mechanically releasable to the knob shaft, and that the reading unit generates, from the input or input signal, an access signal that can be evaluated by the evaluation electronics. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216531 | Locking apparatus - The invention relates to locking apparatus such as a door combination lock. The apparatus includes a lock housing having a number of code entry buttons mounted on its face. The buttons allow a user to enter a code combination in order to gain access through the door. In order to prevent deciphering of the code by an unauthorised user a load plate is provided to selectively impede actuation of the buttons between a released and a depressed configuration. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216532 | Releasable Lock for a Motor Vehicle Lock Mechanism - A releasable latch, for a motor vehicle lock mechanism, includes a fixed stator having at least two semicylindrical portions, a rotor rotatably mounted in the fixed stator and includes a plurality of tumblers configured to be moved radially under an action of a key that is designed to be inserted axially into the rotor, and an intermediate tubular socket configured to rotate about an axis thereof in the fixed stator and to move axially relative to the fixed stator. The rotor is directly coupled with a control lever that acts as a earn when the key is suitable, and uncoupled from the control lever in a released position. The rotor is fixed axially in the intermediate socket, and the rotor and the intermediate socket are prevented from rotating relative to one another by the plurality of tumblers when the key is not suitable. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216533 | LOCK CYLINDER - A lock cylinder includes a cylinder housing having a plurality of upper pin chambers and a plug disposed for rotation in the cylinder housing. The plug includes at least one truncated pin chamber and a recess extending circumferentially from the opposite sides of the truncated pin chamber. The lock cylinder further includes a slider disposed in the recess, wherein the slider includes an aperture that cooperates with an upper pin chamber and the truncated pin chamber to define a generally continuous pin chamber. The plug is disposed in the cylinder housing for rotation along a first shear interface between a locked position and an unlocked position. The slider is disposed in the recess for circumferential movement and forms a portion of the first interface. The slider cooperates with the plug to define a second shear interface, with the plug moving relative to the slider along the second shear interface between the locked position and an interference position. The interference position is intermediate the locked position and the unlocked position. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216534 | Method for Extracting Fulvic Acid Molecules - Methods for extracting molecules of fulvic acid from a humus material such as oxidized lignite are disclosed. The humus material is mixed with water to solubilize at least some of the fulvic acid molecules. A first filtration apparatus (which may be an ultrafiltration apparatus) may be used to separate at least some of the solubilized fulvic acid molecules from the humin and at least some of the humic acid molecules. A second filtration apparatus (which may be an ultrafiltration apparatus or a nanfiltration apparatus) may be used to then separate the fulvic acid molecules from most of the water and any remaining impurities. A digestion step may also be carried out where microorganisms are brought into contact with the mixture in the presence of oxygen in order to oxidize any unoxidized organic compounds in the humus material. Iron and aluminum may be precipitated and removed by the addition of a phosphate to improve the purity of the end-product. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216535 | Novel Air Purifying Method - The invention concerns a novel method for purifying air and gasses, consisting of an optimized air ventilation slab, with its air ventilation pipes, air ventilation pipettes and air diffusion plugs; optionally a complementary cellular material enabling the material to be supported providing biofiltration, purification or treatment of air, and optionally a device for diffusing liquids and/or bacteria and/or enzymes, allowing the biofilter to act as the equivalent of a gas scrubbing tower. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216536 | MULTIPLE EFFECT PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING COMPOSITION MIXTURE - A multiple effect plant growth promoting mixture is provided that includes a first plurality of fertilizer granules, each containing a quantity of a bioavailable source of nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium. A second plurality of granules, each containing an active agent effective in inhibiting an organism interfering with plant growth are intermixed with the fertilizer granules. The fertilizer granules are substantially devoid of the active agent adhering to the fertilizer granule and the active agent granules are substantially devoid of fertilizer. The potential for cross contamination being associated with granule breakage associated with intermixing and transport. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216537 | Flaw detection apparatus and method for tubes - A flaw detection apparatus and flaw detection method for automatically detecting the occurrence of a flaw in a mother tube manufactured by rolling a hollow shell using a mandrel mill are provided. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216538 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SHAPED CONTAINERS - A can shaping process in which container preforms (F) are mounted on a table ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080216539 | Method and Device for the Integral Molding of a Flange to the End of a Round or Oval Pipe of Thin-Walled Sheet Metal and Pipe Produced by the Method - The invention proposes a method for the integral moulding of a flange ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080216540 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CURVING METAL PANELS - The pressures provided by several wheels or rollers ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080216541 | Roll-Forming Machine Having Changeover Mechanism - A roll-forming machine for manufacturing purlins from strip material comprises a setup changeover mechanism for converting between a setup that produces purlins having a C-shaped cross-sectional configuration and a setup that produces purlins having a Z-shaped cross-sectional configuration. The changeover mechanism includes an inboard linear actuator connected by an inboard linkage to a plurality of turrets associated with inboard sides of respective roll-forming stations, and an outboard linear actuator connected by an outboard linkage to a plurality of turrets associated with outboard sides of respective roll-forming stations, whereby the turrets are pivotally indexed by operation of the linear actuators to change position of forming rollers carried by the turrets. At least one of the linear actuators is connected to turrets both upstream and downstream from the linear actuator in a feed direction of the roll-forming machine. The linear actuators are driven by a shared control system whereby changeover of both the inboard and outboard sides of the roll-forming machine may be carried out simultaneously by inputting a single changeover command. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216542 | Rolling Mill with Stands with Three Adjustable Rolls - The invention relates to a rolling mill for tubes, in which a series of roll-holder containers ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080216543 | Enhanced Press Apparatus - A system is disclosed for using a press tool with a limited work output to perform a multi-step press operation to complete a press where the work required for the completed press is greater than the limited work output of the tool. The system includes a press ring actuator assembly, a press ring assembly with multiple press ring sections, or a combination thereof, designed to facilitate multi-step press operations with adjustable engagement surfaces to complete the press with the press tool. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216544 | Plug, Method of Expanding Inside Diameter of Metal Pipe or Tube Using Such Plug, Method of Manufacturing Metal Pipe or Tube, and Metal Pipe or Tube - The plug is for expanding the inside diameter of the end portion of a metal pipe. Its cross section is a circle, and includes a taper portion and a parallel portion connected to the tail end of the taper portion. The diameter of the taper portion gradually increases from the head end of the taper portion to the tail end of the taper portion where the diameter is D | 2008-09-11 |
20080216545 | Plant for bending matallic flat elements such as panels, sheets, plates or similar, bending machine for such matallic flat elements and relative bending process | 2008-09-11 |
20080216546 | Press die set for a multi-step press system - A press die set for a multi-step press system includes a lower die attached to a table and an upper die attached to a ram, the lower die and the upper die being adapted to simultaneously press-form workpieces placed in press-forming stations. The lower die includes a base attached to the table, plural pairs of guide rails fixedly secured to a top surface of the base, each pair of guide rails having mutually opposing grooves, a plurality of first die segments for press-forming the workpieces into desired shapes, each of the die segments having a slider plate removably inserted into the grooves of each pair of guide rails, and a plurality of clamping units provided on opposite lateral sides of each pair of guide rails for clamping the slider plate against removal. The upper die has substantially the same structure as that of the lower die. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216547 | Multi-step press system - A multi-step press system includes a press that consists of a press frame, a table provided on the press frame and a ram provided above the table for making movement in a Z-axis direction. The table has a standby station into which workpieces are loaded one by one and a plurality of press-forming stations in which the workpieces are sequentially press-formed. The system further includes a press die set consisting of a lower die attached to the table and an upper die attached to the ram. The lower die and the upper die are adapted to simultaneously press-form the workpieces placed in the press-forming stations. On one side of the press, there is provided a destacker for periodically loading the workpieces into the standby station. A transfer feeder is provided between the table and the ram for simultaneously picking up and transferring the workpieces. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216548 | Crimping tool construction with angularly diposed jaw head assembly - By constructing clamping jaws, which are employed for applying the desired force to the rings to be crimped, and mounting the clamping jaws in a plane which is substantially perpendicular to the plane in which the handle members are positioned or constructing the clamping jaws for arcuate movement relative to the handle members, an easily employed, force generating, crimping tool assembly is achieved wherein the clamping jaws cooperatively associated with the handle members are positioned at a fixed angle relative to the handle members, or are constructed for being arcuately pivotable relative to the handle members. The crimping tool assembly of the present invention is able to provide the desired crimping forces to rings mounted in areas in which access is virtually impossible to achieve using prior art tool assemblies. Alternatively, if desired, the clamping jaws may be mounted to the handle members at any desired fixed angle. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216549 | SHEET METAL BENDING BRAKE - A sheet metal bending brake having a frame with a sheet metal support surface. A clamping jaw is movable relative to the frame support surface to clamp the sheet metal between the clamping jaw and the frame. The clamping jaw has a linear front edge. An elongated bending arm is pivotally mounted to the frame by an elongated flexible strap having spaced apart edges. One edge of the strap is secured to the bending arm while the other edge of the strap is secured to the frame such that the bending arm extends parallel to and closely adjacent the clamping jaw front edge. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216550 | FORGED ROLLER - A machine, method and tooling to precision cold-form roller blanks for anti-friction bearings. The machine is a multistage progressive former using floating die cavities to enable simultaneous shaping of the ends of the roller with high accuracy and without flash. The tools and staged forming create an improved roller with an advantageous grain pattern and devoid of structural defects previously attributable to the presence of sheared end face material in the radiused corners of the blank and flash at its mid-section. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216551 | Die Holder Technology for Metal-Fabricating Press - The invention involves a die holder for a press, such as a metal-fabricating press. The die holder can be configured to receive a die, and can include a clamp portion and a wall portion. Preferably, the clamp and wall portions can be positioned in an open configuration or a closed configuration, and the die holder can be adjusted from an unclamped configuration to a clamped configuration. The die holder may have a die-release mechanism useful for overcoming stiction and facilitating removal of the die from the die holder. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216552 | Robot-Controlled Optical Measurement Array, and Method and Auxiliary Mechanism for Calibrating Said Measurement Array - Disclosed is a robot-controlled optical measurement array ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080216553 | Environmental hazard sensor - An apparatus for sensing a constituent in an environment including a sensor circuit and a suppression circuit. The sensor circuit has a sensor element and an operating state control element. The sensor element senses the constituent by presenting an electrical parameter which varies as a function of a degree of the constituent. The control element maintains the sensor at a preferred operating state. A detected electrical parameter of said sensor element is subject to error resulting from a leakage of electrical current between the control element and the sensor element. The suppression circuit reduces or stops the leakage to reduce the error. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216554 | Downhole Load Cell - A downhole load cell calibrated for enhanced accuracy. The load cell may be a dry load cell calibrated by storage of pre-determined temperature and pressure data relative to the load cell based on known loads applied thereto. Thus, surface equipment employed with the load cell may include a computer program that takes advantage of the stored pre-determined information. The computer program may then be employed for calibration of downhole load cell data based on readings from the load cell along with downhole temperature and pressure information. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216555 | Method For Calibrating Ultrasound Clamp-On Flowmeters - A position difference is created by mutual translation of sound transducers and the associated time difference is measured. Radiating surfaces of both sound transducers are arranged acoustically opposing one another in planes that are parllel to one another. The sound transducers are positioned at a mutual distance x | 2008-09-11 |
20080216556 | WIRELESS FLUID PRESSURE SENSOR - A battery powered wireless fluid pressure sensor has a sealed chamber which can be vented to the outside atmosphere through a re-sealable reference port to allow a user to set the reference atmosphere inside the pressure sensor enabling the pressure sensor to provide absolute, gauge and true gauge pressure readings. The sensor calculates and transmits the fluid pressure taking into account the temperature of the pressure transducer, the temperature of the electronic devices and the barometric pressure inside the sealed chamber to provide accurate pressure measurements over a wide range of operating conditions. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216557 | Method and apparatus for estimating exhaust temperature of an internal combustion engine - The invention comprises a method and an article of manufacture to estimate exhaust gas temperature of an internal combustion engine during ongoing operation of the engine. This comprises determining states of a plurality of parameters of a combustion charge. A heat release of the combustion charge is estimated based thereon, and an exhaust gas temperature is estimated based upon the estimated heat release. Exemplary parameters of the combustion charge comprise engine speed, mass air flowrate, engine fueling and fuel injection timing, and, recirculated exhaust gas fraction. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216558 | Saw based CO2 sensors using carbon nanotubes as the sensitive layer - A surface acoustic wave based CO | 2008-09-11 |
20080216559 | Portable core flood apparatus for conducting on-site permeability measurements - A portable apparatus and method provide on-site permeability measurements of a core sample extracted from a subterranean reservoir. The portable apparatus is easily and conveniently transported to well locations for use on-site, thereby allowing the core sample to be tested in actual reservoir conditions. The apparatus can simultaneously test incoming liquids and liquids passing through the core sample, and can measure data in the forward and reverse flow directions. The apparatus requires only a single pump to pressurize and inject the liquid into the core sample. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216560 | Leak detecting apparatus - Apparatus and method for use in testing the fluid tightness of closed vessels or fluid systems, such as found in the pressurized cooling system of an internal combustion engine and the fluid transmission of an automobile. The apparatus is configured to detect and/or quantify fluid leakage from a fluid system that is under pressure, when in use, such as through imperfections in the housing or sealing structure of the fluid system whereby to warn the provider of such fluid system that a leakage condition exists. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216561 | Transdermal Portable Alcohol Monitor and Methods for Using Such - Various embodiments of the present invention provide alcohol monitoring devices, and methods for using such. As one example, an alcohol monitoring device is disclosed that includes a device body, an alcohol sensor, and a liquid cartridge. The alcohol sensor is associated with the device body, and relies on a liquid supply to perform an alcohol measurement on a subject. The liquid cartridge is replaceably coupled to the device body and provides the liquid supply to the alcohol sensor. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216562 | Pure darifenacin hydrobromide substantially free of oxidized darifenacin and salts thereof and processes for the preparation thereof - Provided are darifenacin hydrobromide free of oxidized darifenacin, and processes for the preparation thereof. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216563 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MONITORING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MICROSCOPIC PARTICLES IN SUSPENSION AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SOLUBLE COMPONENTS DURING REACTIONS - A method and apparatus for continuously extracting liquid in at least two separate streams from a vessel, continuously diluting and/or conditioning a first stream in one or more stages, producing, as a result of the extraction, dilution and/or conditioning, the first stream consisting of a dispersion of particles to be characterized, and diluting and/or conditioning a second stream, the second stream consisting of soluble components; and subjecting the first and second streams to various characterizing measurements. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216564 | Biosensors for Detecting Bond Rupture - A biosensor comprises a surface onto which bio-macromolecules are bound, the surface and bio-macromolecules being immersed in liquid, a bond rupture detector associated with the surface and arranged to detect the rupture of bonds between the bio-macromolecules and a target substance ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080216565 | PROBE TIPS - Probe tips comprising tips and coatings are described. The tips and coatings may be selected to provide various probe-tip features, including, but not limited to, high reproducibility, high reliability, low cost, ultra-sharpness, high conductivity and/or simultaneous critical dimension imaging and sidewall roughness analysis. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216566 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVABLY SECURING TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSOR TO A TIRE - A reusable tire pressure sensor assembly comprises a housing member | 2008-09-11 |
20080216567 | Tire Monitoring System - Vehicular tire monitoring system includes an energy providing system arranged on the tire, and a sensor system arranged on the tire and coupled to the energy providing system to be provided with energy by the energy providing system. The sensor system obtains data about at least one property of the tire, such as pressure, and converts the data into signals. An communication system is arranged on a frame of the vehicle and wirelessly communicates with the sensor system to receive the signals from the sensor system and derives, from the signals, the data obtained by the sensor system. A reactive system on the frame of the vehicle may be responsive to the data obtained by the sensor system, e.g., a display to display the data about the tire such as its pressure, or a communications system which transmits data about the tire to a remote site. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216568 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AND TRANSMITTING INFORMATION FROM MEASUREMENTS MADE WHILE DRILLING - Methods and systems are disclosed for downhole processing of measurements made in a wellbore during the construction of the wellbore. The system includes sensors located downhole adapted to measure downhole parameters. The system uses a downhole processor to calculate a statistical relationship, preferably covariance, between the two downhole parameters. A transmitter located downhole and in communication with the downhole processor is used to transmit the calculated statistical relationship to the surface. At the surface the statistical relationship is compared with surface acquired data and surface drilling operating parameters are altered based on the statistical relationship. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216569 | Oscillatory Measurement Device With Visual Recorder - An oscillatory measurement system is disclosed that includes a visual recorder for detecting irregularities such as bubbles in a fluid to be measured. Techniques are provided for scanning the recorder across the oscillatory tube. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216570 | Isometric Strength testing apparatus - An isometric strength testing device includes a base for selectively supporting either a chair or a wheelchair for the subject to be tested. A pair of limb supports are positioned on the base, one to immobilize an arm and the other a leg of the subject. Each support includes a band carrying a load cell for generating a signal measurement of the force applied to the cell. Goniometers are associated with the supports for establishing appropriate angles of the subject's limbs at the knee and elbow. A computer connected to the force plates processes and displays data generated by the load cells. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216571 | Convective Accelerometer with "Positive' or "Negative" Inertial Mass - This invention relates to high precision, fluid-containing, transducer-based accelerometers that are capable of measuring acceleration, inclination, position and velocity by measuring the electronic response of a transducer to fluid flow caused by external acceleration or by free convection. The accelerometers of this invention are capable of varying the local density of the fluid, thereby creating a volume of fluid with a lower or higher density compared to the rest of the fluid in the accelerometer. The movement of this volume of lower or higher density fluid as a result of external acceleration is measured to determine the external acceleration. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216572 | Physical quantity sensor - A physical quantity sensor includes: a substrate; a movable element; two fixed elements; a carrier wave application element for applying two carrier waves to the fixed elements; a signal application element for applying a middle voltage to the movable element; and a detection circuit for detecting a physical quantity. The detection circuit executes a first self diagnosis process when the signal application element further applies a first self diagnosis signal to the movable element. The first self diagnosis signal has a first frequency for obtaining a resonant magnification equal to or larger than 1.1 times with respect to a resonant frequency of the movable element, so that the movable element is resonated and almost contacts or press contacts one fixed element. The detection circuit determines whether a sticking phenomenon occurs when the signal application element applies the first self diagnosis signal. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216573 | Semiconductor acceleration sensor - According to the present invention, a semiconductor acceleration sensor fabricated using a semiconductor substrate comprises: an outer frame formed by the semiconductor substrate; a plurality of beam portions formed by the semiconductor substrate and connected to the outer frame; a first mass portion formed by the semiconductor substrate and connected to the beam portion; and a second mass portion connected to the end face opposite to the beam portion of the first mass portion. The second mass portion is formed of material having a higher specific gravity than the first mass portion. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216574 | Sensor device and method for fabricating sensor device - The sensor device includes a dead-weight portion, a frame portion disposed so as to surround the dead-weight portion, a supporting portion provided at the frame portion via a first insulating layer, a mass portion provided at the dead-weight portion via a second insulating layer, a beam portion connecting the supporting and mass portions, a first concave portion, and a second concave portion, wherein a depth of the first or second concave portion is from 3.3% or more to 5.0% or less of the width of the frame portion. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216575 | Device for laser-ultrasonic detection of flip chip attachment defects - A device detects underfill voids and solder ball defects via laser generation and laser detection of an ultrasonic wave at the top surface of flip chips. High resolution is provided by using small laser spot sizes and closely-spaced laser beams of wavelengths that are absorbed near the surface of the semiconductor. Improved spatial resolution and rejection of unwanted scattered waves can be attained by limiting the time frame of the ultrasonic waveform to the time required for the first longitudinal wave reflection from the bottom of the flip chip. The laser beam spacing can be reduced by using probe and detection beams of different wavelengths. Resolution of less than 100 μm features was demonstrated for silicon flip chips. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216576 | Interface Module Apparatus for an Electrical Machine, for Calculating the Life of a Bearing - The aim of the invention is to reduce the resources required to monitor the bearings of an electric motor. To achieve this, the electric motor is equipped with an interface module (SM), which is used to calculate the remaining service life of a bearing (LA). Said interface module (SM) can be integrated into the motor or can be fitted to the latter. The remaining service life of the bearing (LA) can be estimated from the signal of a rotary transducer (GB) and optionally a temperature sensor (TS). | 2008-09-11 |
20080216577 | TESTING OF BOTTOMHOLE SAMPLERS USING ACOUSTICS - A method for testing a hydrocarbon sample. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a sheath disposed about the hydrocarbon sample. The apparatus further comprises at least one set of acoustic sensors, wherein the at least one set of acoustic sensors is secured to the sheath, and further wherein at least one set of acoustic sensors produces an acoustic signal having a velocity through the hydrocarbon sample. In addition, the velocity is measured to provide information about the hydrocarbon sample. In other embodiments, the at least one set of acoustic sensors is disposed radially about the hydrocarbon sample. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216578 | VIBRATION ASSEMBLY, INPUT DEVICE USING THE VIBRATION ASSEMBLY, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT USING THE INPUT DEVICE - A vibration assembly includes a container, a vibration member containing a hollow portion with a bottom, at least two support members, a magnetic body, a coil having a spool axis, and a diaphragm that is attached to the container. Each of the support members has a flat and corrugated configuration. An end of the one of the support members is bonded to a portion of an edge portion of the hollow portion of the vibration member. The other end of the one of the support members is fixed to a portion of an upper edge of the container. An end of the other support member is bonded to the other portion of the edge portion of the hollow portion of the vibration member. The other end of the other support member is fixed to the other portion of the upper edge of the container. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216579 | Personalized gauge kit and method of using - The present invention is a kit for making an automotive gauge with personalized gauge faces that may be interchanged via an in situ removable front cover plate. The kit provides a gauge having a dust proof sealing front cover plate that may be unscrewed from the gauge body and a keyed removable indicating needle that allows a personally stylized gauge face to be installed. The face of the gauge is constructed through the use of a personal computer and printer in conjunction with a software program, provided with the kit, that allows the user to personally design the gauge face. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216580 | Sensor apparatus responsive to pressure and temperature within a vessel - A sensor apparatus includes pressure and temperature sensors for measuring the pressure and temperature of high-pressure fluid media within a vessel. The pressure sensor is disposed in a sensor cavity that is coupled to a measurement port, and the leads of a temperature sensor that is disposed in the measurement port pass through the body of the sensor apparatus to a termination cavity that is physically isolated from the sensor cavity. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216581 | GAS TURBINE PRESSURE SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLY - Methods and apparatus for sensing pressure in a hostile environment are described. In one example embodiment, a microwave radar based sensor is provided. The sensor is coupled to a signal conditioning unit. The signal conditioning unit includes at least one of a processor configured to determine a sensor value and a memory having pre-stored values therein, the pre-stored values representing possible sensor values. Each pre-stored value is assigned a respective pressure. The method includes operating the signal conditioning unit to sample a signal generated by the sensor, operating the signal conditioning unit to correlate a characteristic of the sampled signal to a pre-stored value having an assigned pressure, and operating the signal conditioning unit to generate a signal representative of the assigned pressure of the pre-stored value that is correlated to the sampled signal. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216582 | Apparatus, system and method for measuring stress - A system for measuring stress including a coilless sensor including at least one band of electrically conductive and magnetostrictive material, the band having a first end and a second end defining a gap therebetween, a measuring circuit electrically connected to the first and second ends of the coilless sensor, the measuring circuit being configured to pass a current through the coilless sensor and measure at least one of an inductance, a resistance and an impedance of the coilless sensor in response to the current, and a processor in electrical communication with the measuring circuit, the processor being configured to calculate an amount of stress being applied to the coilless sensor based upon the measured inductance, resistance and impedance. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216583 | Detection of Resonator Motion Using Piezoresistive Signal Downmixing - A system containing a micro-mechanical or nano-mechanical device and a method of operating the same is provided. The device includes a resonator and a piezoresistive element connected to the resonator. The method includes AC biasing the piezoresistive element at a first frequency, driving the resonator at a second frequency different from the first frequency, and detecting a mechanical response of the resonator at one or both of a difference frequency and a sum frequency of the first and second frequencies. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216584 | TEST CELL FOR APPLYING A SHEAR STRESS TO A TEST SPECIMEN - A test cell and method for stress testing a test specimen including a first platen and a second platen. Each platen having a loading surface, an inclined surface, and a longitudinal axis. The inclined surface being inclined relative to the longitudinal axis at an angle and the inclined surface having a specimen recess formed therein for receiving a portion of the test specimen such that when the inclined surface of the second platen is positioned in a face-to-face relationship with the inclined surface of the first platen, a shear stress is applied to the test specimen when an axial load is applied to the first and second platens. The platens further including fluid ports to subject the test specimen to fluid flow at various pressures and fluid chemistries and ultrasonic transducers to determine acoustic, compressional, and shear wave velocities and in multiple orientations. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216585 | CONSTANT MOMENT TESTING DEVICE FOR ELONGATED MEMBERS - A testing device applies a load controlled bending moment which is constant along a length of an elongated member. The testing device also includes a drive system which rotates the elongated member while the bending load is applied to rapidly find defects which may only appear at a particular rotational position to determine whether the bending stiffness is uniform about the entire diameter of the elongated member. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216586 | LEAK CHECK DEVICE FOR VORTEX SENSOR REPLACEMENT - A vortex flowmeter measures process fluid flow. The vortex flowmeter includes a conduit that carries the process fluid. A sensing device is housed in a cavity of a sensor body that is coupled to the conduit. A flexure is disposed in a portion of the conduit. The flexure is configured to isolate the process fluid in the conduit from the sensing device. A pathway extends from the cavity to an outer surface of the sensor body. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216587 | TORUS WEDGE FLOW METER - A flow meter for measuring the volume of fluid flowing through the meter includes an inner cylindrical tube through which the fluid flows and an outer cylindrical tube tending over the inner cylindrical tube. The outer cylindrical tube is radially spaced from the cylindrical inner tube to provide an annular cylindrical space between the inner cylindrical tube and the outer cylindrical tube. A seal between the inner cylindrical tube and the outer cylindrical tube closes the annular cylindrical space adjacent ends of the annular cylindrical space. The inner cylindrical tube further defines at least one opening in a wall of the inner cylindrical tube to balance the fluid pressure in the annular cylindrical space with the pressure in the inner cylindrical tube. A torus wedge flow restriction member is integrally formed within full internal circumference the inner cylindrical tube for restricting the flow of fluid through the inner cylindrical tube and produces a pressure drop in the fluid as it flows past the flow restriction member. The inner cylindrical tube and the outer cylindrical tube in combination further define at least one port for receiving a pressure sensing device to measure the pressure of the fluid flowing through the flow meter. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216588 | CORIOLIS FREQUENCY TRACKING - Motion is induced in a conduit such that the conduit vibrates in a major mode of vibration having a major amplitude and a minor mode of vibration having a minor amplitude. The major amplitude is larger than the minor amplitude, the major mode of vibration has a first frequency of vibration and the minor mode of vibration has a second frequency of vibration, and the minor mode of vibration interferes with the major mode of vibration to cause a beat signal having a frequency related to the first frequency of vibration and the second frequency of vibration. The frequency of the beat signal is determined, and the second frequency of vibration is determined based on the determined frequency of the beat signal. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216589 | Magnetostrictive torque sensor and electric power steering apparatus - A magnetostrictive torque sensor includes a rotating shaft rotatably supported; magnetostrictive materials provided on a surface of the rotating shaft, magnetic permeability of which changes according to the magnitude of rotary torque acting on the rotating shaft; and at least two detection coils provided to the rotating shaft, which detect change in the magnetic permeability of the magnetostrictive materials to output in the form of electrical change. Section secondary moments of the rotating shaft at its parts on which the detection coils are respectively placed are different from each other. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216590 | Compact, integrated system for processing test samples - An integrated instrument processes fluid test samples using disposable test devices. The test devices are carried in a carrier. The instrument includes a vacuum station receiving the carrier for batch loading of the test devices with fluid samples to be tested. The user removes the carrier from the vacuum station and inserts it into a loading station of a separate carrier and test device processing subsystem. This subsystem includes a transport system moving the carrier through the instrument where various modules perform operations on the test devices, including sealing the test devices, loading the test devices into an incubation station, incubation of the test devices, test device reading, and test device disposal. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216591 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SAMPLING DISSOLVED GAS - A gas sampling system having a storage chamber configured to store a gas; a water-impermeable, gas-permeable surface; and an isolating system. The isolating system is configured to have a first and a second position, and the storage chamber is in fluid communication with the water-impermeable, gas-permeable surface when the isolating system is in a first position. The storage chamber is not in fluid communication with the water-impermeable, gas-permeable surface when the isolating system is in the second position. The gas sampling system also has a gas displacement system configured to displace the gas from the storage chamber. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216592 | Driving force calculating device, driving force calculating method, power assisting device, driving force calculating program, and computer-readable storage medium - [Technical Problem]: To reduce time required to calculate a driving force of the driving section of the power assisting device | 2008-09-11 |
20080216593 | Device for promoting toe-off during gait - Disclosed is a gait toe-off promoting device or a device configured to promote toe-off during gait comprising: (a) a first sensor located proximate the ball of a foot of an individual and configured to sense the force acting on the ball of the foot during a gait cycle and to provide a signal corresponding to the force; (b) a second sensor located proximate a pressure receiving surface of a toe of the foot of the individual and configured to measure the force acting on the toe of the foot during the gait cycle and to provide a signal corresponding to the force; (c) a control center configured to process the signals, as received from the first and second sensors, to obtain respective first and second measured values, wherein the control center is also configured to compare the first and second measured values to at least one pre-determined value programmed and stored within the control center; and (d) a feedback mechanism operably connected to and controlled by the control center and configured to notify the individual of improper toe-off during the gait cycle, wherein the feedback mechanism is activated as directed by the control center upon an unacceptable comparison of the measured values with the pre-determined value(s), thus making the individual aware of the need to correct future gait cycles. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216594 | VOICE RECOGNITION SHIFT CONTROL - An electronic control system for a transmission includes a transmission controller selectively actuating the transmission between a plurality of gear positions including a reverse position and at least two forward positions, a manually-operable gear shifter selectively providing first command signals to the transmission controller to actuate the transmission between at least a portion of the plurality of gear positions, and a voice recognition system selectively providing second command signals to the transmission controller to actuate the transmission between only a portion of the plurality of gear positions. Preferably, the voice commands actuate the transmission only between the forward gear positions. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216595 | Shift Rocker Arrangement for a Shift Transmision - The invention concerns a shift rocker arrangement ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080216596 | THREE-AXIS ROBOTIC JOINT WITH HUMAN-BASED FORM FACTORS - A robotic joint configured as a 3-axis joint configured with a shoulder or other human joint form factor. The joint includes a first link made up of a block attaching to a torso and a stationary electric actuator assembly mounted to the block. A second link is connected to the first link to rotate about a first axis and be driven by the actuator assembly. A third link is attached to the second link to rotate about a second axis orthogonal to the first axis when the third link is driven by the actuator assembly. A fourth link is connected to the third link to rotate about a third axis orthogonal to the second axis when the fourth link is driven by the actuator assembly. The actuator assembly includes three electric motors with threaded drive capstans driving pulleys in the links while being spaced apart from the rotating links. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216597 | Steering Apparatus - Both ends of a screw shaft | 2008-09-11 |
20080216598 | Coupling shaft adaptor for harmonic balancer - An adaptor that may be installed on a harmonic balancer to enable temporary stopping of the belts on the pulley connected to the harmonic balancer when a substantial increase in power is desired, but which can then enable the belts to be functional again. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216599 | Method of Producing Connecting Rod with Bearing, and Connecting Rod with Bearing - A method of producing a connecting rod with a bearing, in which both a process for producing a bearing separately from a connecting rod and a process for assembling the bearing to the connecting rod can be eliminated to reduce processes, labor, and costs to produce the connecting rod. A hollow cylindrical molding of a bearing metal material is inserted and fitted, as an inner member, inside an inner surface of a circular large end hole of a large end section of a connecting rod. A tapered surface of a rotary pressing tool is pressed, while rotating, to the hollow cylindrical molding to heat and soften the hollow cylindrical molding, causing the hollow cylindrical molding of the bearing metal material to plastically flow axially and radially outward, whereby a bearing metal layer is directly joined and formed on the inner surface of the large end hole. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216600 | Hub controller - The present invention relates to a kind of hub controller structure, wherein the ring flange stopping on the surface of the sleeve that could enable the axis without loosening off with the axial sleeve during rotation process; and the lateral slot at the center of the base part of the sleeve could enable the positioning point of the axis to press against the axial sleeve to form positioning function; and again with the two ends of the ring flange stopping as limit position stopping the axis and the position limiting ends on both sides of the connecting part could generate specific angle limiting effect on the axial sleeve during rotation. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216601 | Multistage Electromagnetic Purification Method for Molten Metal - The present invention concerns a multistage-electromagnetic purification method of molten metal, which relates to the field of casting technique. The method of present invention employs a multistage separator instead of a single-stage one. The multistage separator is composed of two or more multichannel straight-pass separators bonded together with inorganic high-temperature adhesive. Each stage of the separators should be set up in such a manner that the region of centerline of each channel in the former separator is occupied by the sidewall of the next separator at the corresponding position therein, simultaneously the position in the next separator, which is corresponding to the central region of the channel in former separator, becomes a region close to sidewall. By applying multistage separator instead of single-stage separator, the present invention could eliminate the “dead zone” of electromagnetic separation, realize the transformation from “weak zone” to “strong zone” of electromagnetic separation, and increase significantly the removing efficiency of inclusions in the melt with great volume under the effect of induced magnetic field. | 2008-09-11 |
20080216602 | COATING PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURE OR REPROCESSING OF SPUTTER TARGETS AND X-RAY ANODES - Disclosed is a process for the reprocessing or production of a sputter target or an X-ray anode wherein a gas flow forms a gas/powder mixture with a powder of a material chosen from the group consisting of niobium, tantalum, tungsten, molybdenum, titanium, zirconium, mixtures of two or more thereof and alloys thereof with at least two thereof or with other metals, the powder has a particle size of 0.5 to 150 μm, wherein a supersonic speed is imparted to the gas flow and the jet of supersonic speed is directed on to the surface of the object to be reprocessed or produced. | 2008-09-11 |