38th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 59 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140265062 | VARIABLE-DENSITY IMPLANTS AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Ceramic orthopedic implants may have one or more dense inner layers and one or more porous outer layers. Methods for manufacturing the implants may include one or more stages during which the dense inner layer(s) are partially compressed. At least one porous outer layer may include coating particles that are present at a surface of one or more inner layer(s) while pressure is applied to attach the coating particles to the inner layer(s) and to further compress one or more of the inner layer(s). Various layers may be formed until an implant, or other device, is formed having the desired density gradient and/or other properties, as disclosed herein. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265063 | Process For the Manufacture of Phosphorus Removal Aggregate From Fractionating Sand Mine Waste Products - The present invention provides a process for producing granular material useful as a phosphorus removal aggregate and involves the mixing of a pulverized calcium or magnesium oxide material with a dewatered clay waste material in a paddle or ribbon type mixer until reaching a state of a uniform consistency paste like material and then allowing such material to cure for several days while periodically mixing to expose new surface area thereof to the air to facilitate evaporation until the water content of the cured material is less than six percent. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265064 | ALUMINA-ZIRCONIA CERAMIC IMPLANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS - Embodiments of apparatus, systems, and methods relating to biomedical implants and other devices made up of unique and improved alumina-zirconia ceramic materials. In an example of a method according to an implementation of the invention, a slurry is prepared, compressed, and fired to obtain a fired ceramic piece comprising at least aluminum oxide, zirconium dioxide, yttrium oxide, cerium oxide, strontium oxide, magnesium oxide, titanium dioxide, and calcium oxide. Some embodiments and implementations may comprise selected concentrations of one or more such compounds to yield certain preferred results. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265065 | CHARGE-COMPENSATING DOPANT STABILIZED ALUMINA-ZIRCONIA CERAMIC MATERIALS AND RELATED MATERIALS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS - Ceramic materials comprising charge-compensating dopants and related methods. In some embodiments, the materials may comprise dopants such as Y | 2014-09-18 |
20140265066 | SLAG CLEARING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods that clear (e.g., break-up, remove, or the like) the solidified slag (e.g., slag that is solidifying or has at least partially solidified) from the furnace, such as from the slag door as molten slag is removed from the furnace. The systems and methods of the present invention comprise utilizing an arm that is extendable and retractable into and out of a position for accessing an opening in a slag door. The system has a ram that extends and retracts, and may move in horizontal and vertical directions, to clear solidified slag from the slag door opening and other areas within a furnace. The systems and methods of the present invention provide for clearing of solidified slag from the furnace without putting workers in a dangerous environment and without the need for expensive retrofitting of the furnace or furnace deck. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265067 | WATER-COOLED BURNER AND/OR INJECTOR PANEL KITS, WATER-COOLED BURNER AND/OR INJECTOR PANEL APPARATUS, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A burner and/or injector panel includes at least two cooling circuits that may be connected in series with a flexible hose or rigid pipe connected to the circuits behind a rear face of the panel or connected in parallel to a source of cooling water by independently connecting each cooling circuit to the cooling water source without connecting the flexible hose or rigid pipe. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265068 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPONENT MAINTENANCE - Aspects of the invention include a transfer chamber constructed inside of or next to a vessel used to retain and degas molten metal. The transfer chamber is in fluid communication with the vessel so molten metal from the vessel is pulled through the vessel by the pump as it is degassed. This helps maintain a generally constant flow of molten metal through the degassing vessel. Other aspects relate to a system and method for efficiently performing maintenance on components positioned in a vessel. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265069 | VISCO-ELASTIC SUPPORT WITH ADDED DYNAMIC STIFFNESS - A visco-elastic damping assembly includes a mount housing having first and second ends and a hollow interior. A piston assembly disposed within the mount housing includes axially opposed first and second piston rod ends in which the first piston rod end is defined by a first diameter and the second piston rod end is defined by a second diameter substantially larger than the first diameter. A high pressure hydraulic reservoir is defined within the mount housing wherein an applied load component acting on the second piston rod end causes corresponding movement of the piston assembly against fluid retained in the hydraulic reservoir, enabling a first static spring rate as well as a second higher dynamic spring rate. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265070 | Overtravel Pressure Relief For A Gas Spring - A piston rod housing assembly for a gas spring includes a piston rod housing having an interior end, an exterior end axially spaced from the interior end, and an overtravel pressure relief passage extending axially through the piston rod housing and intersecting the exterior end. The assembly also includes an overtravel pressure relief member carried in the overtravel pressure relief passage and having an exterior end that projects axially beyond the piston rod housing. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265071 | LOADING DOCK BUMPER ASSEMBLY - A loading dock bumper assembly for securement to a loading dock wall includes a dock bumper and a mounting provision coupled to the bumper. The dock bumper includes a mounting portion, an impact-absorbing portion opposing the mounting portion, and a deformable spanning portion joining the mounting portion and the impact-absorbing portion. The mounting portion is adapted for coplanar alignment with the loading dock wall, the impact-absorbing portion is adapted for direct contact with a rear frame of a vehicle, and the bumper defines an internal cavity that is filled with a fluid. A mounting provision is coupled to the bumper. The mounting provision is adapted for installation to the loading dock wall. The loading dock bumper assembly further includes a hard stop adapted to retard further deformation of the spanning portion. The hard stop includes a two-piece outer shell to capture and retain a resilient, deformable inner member. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265072 | ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED DAMPING STRUCTURE IN FITNESS EQUIPMENT - An electronically controlled damping structure in fitness equipment may include a base, an adjusting unit and a driving component. A passive component of the adjusting unit can move in a receiving space of the base by the driving component to adjust the distance between the passive component and a top unit to further adjust the resilient coefficient of a buffer unit. So, when the user is exercising on the fitness equipment, he/she does not have to adjust the damping manually to increase the practicability of the fitness equipment, and it is more convenient for the user to adjust the damping. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265073 | ELASTOMERIC BUSHING ASSEMBLY WITH INTERCHANGEABLE BAR PIN - The present disclosure provides an elastomeric bushing assembly that includes a multi-piece inner component. The inner component is formed from a standard bar pin and an inner tube. The bar pin is inserted into the inner tube to form the multi-piece inner component. By utilizing different sizes of inner tubes, both standard and heavy duty bushing assemblies can be manufactured using a common bar pin. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265074 | HYDROELASTIC FLUIDS FOR FLUID FILLED ELASTOMERIC DAMPING DEVICES - A vibration damping device has a first support member and a second support member. A first component and a second component are disposed between the first support member and the second support member to define a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber. A channel extends between the first and second chambers. During compression and extension of the vibration damping device, fluid transfers between the first and second chamber to provide a damping force for the vibration damping device. The fluid within the cambers of the vibration damping device has a fluid density in the range of 1.25 g/cm | 2014-09-18 |
20140265075 | VEHICLE CAB SUSPENSION - A vehicle cab suspension is provided with a body having a mounting member positioned at least partially within the body. One or more resilient members connect the body to the mounting member and are placed in a compressed condition between the body and the mounting member when the vehicle cab suspension is in an unloaded condition. The body may be formed of first and second body pieces, each of which may be provided with upper and/or lower projections to restrict movement of the resilient members during use. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265076 | CUSHION INSERT FOR A TUBING CLAMP AND METHOD OF REPLACEMENT - A cushion insert includes a body having a slot. A first cushion half and a second cushion half extend in an arc in opposite directions from the slot and have ends spaced apart to form a gap in a location opposite the slot. A passageway extends axially through the cushion insert and is defined by the first cushion half and the second cushion half. A spacer extends axially along a top of the body and has a passage. A tab extends axially along a bottom of the body. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265077 | Negative Spring Compensation for Elastomeric Bearing Torque - Elastomeric bearings exhibit a reactive positive spring effect, i.e., they produce an opposing torque or force when angular displacement or translation is applied upon them, due to shear stress developed within their elastomer parts. The present invention incorporates a device that exhibits an increasingly strong torque or force in the same direction as the displacement, i.e., a negative spring, under similar conditions of movement. When properly calibrated, the subject type of device can be used in paralleled motion with the ordinary reactive elastomeric bearing to produce a combined effect in which at least a part of the torque or force of the elastomeric bearing is changed or minimized over a range of movement. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265078 | Methods and Mechanisms for the Adjustment of Stiffness in Various Equipment and Devices - A device with stiffness adjustment has a housing having a plurality of passageways, each defining an axis. The device has a plurality of stiffness devices each having a plurality of flat springs elongated in the direction of the passageway axis. The plurality of stiffness devices are each rotatable about their respective passageway axis. In an embodiment, the device has a casing interposed between the wall of the passageway of the housing and the stiffness devices. The casing is a spring. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265079 | Spring Return Apparatus for an Axial Piston Machine of Swash Plate Design for Elastically Prestressing Sliding Pads Against the Swash Plate, and Axial Piston Machine having a Spring Return Apparatus of this Type - A spring return apparatus for elastically prestressing sliding pads against a sliding bearing face of an axial piston machine. The sliding pads are positioned on working pistons mounted axially movably in cylinders of a cylinder barrel that drives a drive shaft including a spring plate and a supporting plate. The spring plate includes a ring region surrounding a central opening, and levers extending radially from the ring region. The levers are arranged spaced apart or distributed uniformly in the circumferential direction, and are elastically flexible and/or elastically pivotable in the axial direction. Every two adjacent levers delimit a receiving region for receiving a tapered section of a working piston or a sliding pad. The supporting plate has a circular ring-shaped supporting region configured to support radially outer end sections of the levers if the supporting plate is arranged concentrically with respect to and axially adjacently to the spring plate. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265080 | SUSPENSION WITH HYDRAULIC PRELOAD ADJUST - A shock absorber for a vehicle having a damper and a first and second springs mounted coaxially around the damper and a preload adjuster for partially compressing at least one of the springs independently of the compression stroke. In one embodiment the preload adjuster is remotely controllable. In another embodiment the shock absorber includes an additional mechanism for preloading at least one of the springs. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265081 | ELASTIC SHEET AND SUSPENSION APPARATUS - An elastic sheet includes: a seating portion by which the coil spring is supported and which has a circular arc shape in a view from the axial direction, one circumferential side of the seating portion being a side of entry of the coil spring; and a pair of sidewall portions extending from respective width-wise opposite ends of the seating portion toward the coil spring side, at least one of the sidewall portions has a wire contact surface that contacts a wire forming the coil spring and an inclined surface inclined so as to approach the spring bearing as the inclined surface extends widthwise outward from the wire contact surface, and a radius of curvature of the wire contact surface at least at a side closest to the inclined surface is smaller than a radius of the wire. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265082 | Overhead Door Torsion Spring Adjuster - An overhead door torsion spring adjuster having a housing, first and second gears positioned within the housing, and a first shaft coupled with the first gear. The second gear has a base positioned within the housing, a collar that is integral with the base, and an opening that extends through the base and collar. The base engages the first gear. The collar is operable to be coupled with a second shaft that is received by the opening. Preferably, the spring adjuster includes a locking mechanism that is operable to prevent rotation of the first shaft. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265083 | APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING IN HANDLING SMALL ITEMS - An apparatus for assisting in beading is provided. The apparatus has an enlarged flat top, akin to a micro-table and may be used as a ring or a wristband. A tacky tape is provided on the flat top. The beads to be thread are placed on top of the tape, so that they remain in place. The person then uses the needle to thread the beads. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265084 | CLAMPING AND SPREADING TOOL - A tool for providing a clamping force and a spreading force in the opposite direction of the clamping force. The tool includes a handle assembly having a trigger and a bar supported by the handle assembly. The bar is configured to move relative to the handle assembly when the trigger is actuated, and the bar includes a slot spanning from a first end of the bar to a second end of the bar. An inner rod is received within the slot, and a detent mechanism selectively couples the inner rod to the bar. The inner rod is received within the first end and coupled to the bar to provide the clamping force when the trigger is actuated, and the inner rod is received within the second end and coupled to the bar to provide the spreading force when the trigger is actuated. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265085 | ADJUSTABLE TOGGLE ACTION QUICK RELEASE LOCKING BAR CLAMP - A bar clamp having a locking pliers, toggle action clamping mechanism is herein disclosed. The locking pliers include a fixed handle, a movable handle, and a toggling linkage arrangement therebetween for toggling the locking pliers from a first open position to a second clamped position. A bar is connected at one end to the fixed handle. The bar clamp includes an adjustable outer clamping jaw slidably connected to the bar. The outer clamping jaw includes disengageable locking mechanism for disengagably locking the outer clamping jaw in any given position along the length of the bar. The bar clamp also includes an inner clamping jaw connected to the toggling linkage arrangement such that when the locking pliers are toggled into the clamped position the inner clamping jaw is caused to move toward the adjustable outer clamping jaw. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265086 | HANDTIGHT CLAMP - A handtight clamp comprising two parallel rods that are press-fit into a stable handle and which have a moving handle that is movable across the parallel rods. The handtight clamp also comprising a first coil spring and a second coil spring around the two parallel rods, the first coil spring having less bearing pressure than the second coil spring, and the first coil spring laying adjacent to the moving handle. The handtight clamp additionally comprising a jaw extending from the stable handle and the moving handle, the jaw having a rigid inner jaw portion and a semi-rigid outer jaw portion. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265087 | CLAMPING DEVICE FOR A GOLF CLUB HEAD - A clamping device for use with a golf club head. The clamping device may include a base and a holding device which is rotatably coupled to the base. The holding device may include at least first and second engagement portions. Each engagement portion is configured to at least partially accommodate an iron or wedge type golf club head, and prevent such club head from moving along a plane which is defined by the holding device. The clamping device may also include first and second clamp members which are each coupled to the base so as to be alignable with and operative to firmly seat corresponding golf club head within respective ones of the first and second engagement portions of the holding device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265088 | CUTTING BOARD - A cutting board according to various embodiments of this invention includes a body having top and bottom surfaces, first and second ends, and first and second sides with the top surface being a cutting surface adapted to have a food item such as a piece of meat placed thereon for cutting, slicing or carving. The cutting board may have a plurality of channels recessed in the top surface of the body with each of the channels having a variable-depth and being positioned perpendicular to and between the first and second ends of the cutting board. The variable-depth of each of the channels may increase between the first end and the second end of the body. A reservoir may be included proximate the second end of the body and in fluid communication with each of the channels. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265089 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORT WITH ADVANCED EDGE CONTROL PROVISIONS - Embodiments of the present invention generally provide an apparatus with a recess and a cavity formed therein for future hardware retrofit and uniformity enhancement and methods for controlling the same. In one embodiment, a substrate support includes a supporting body having an outer wall, a ground path disposed against and bounding the outer wall of the supporting body, a mounting plate coupled to a lower surface of the supporting body, wherein the mounting plate includes a lip extending outward from the mounting plate defining an upper surface; and a recess formed at a perimeter of the supporting body above the upper surface of the lip of the mounting plate, the recess lining on the ground path extending at least partially to the mounting plate. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265090 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORT BUSHING - In one embodiment, a substrate support bushing for a lift pin used in a semiconductor processing chamber is provided. The bushing includes an elongated housing sized to guide the lift pin in a substrate support pedestal. The housing has a longitudinal bore formed through the housing. The housing includes at least one passageway slot extending and open to substantially the entire length of the bore. In another embodiment, a method for transferring a substrate from a substrate support pedestal is provided. The method includes displacing a lift pin through a central bore toward a substrate disposed on a substrate support pedestal. The bore has at least one slot extending substantially along and open to the central bore. The method further includes spacing the substrate from the substrate support pedestal on the lift pin. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265091 | SUSCEPTORS FOR ENHANCED PROCESS UNIFORMITY AND REDUCED SUBSTRATE SLIPPAGE - Apparatus for supporting a substrate are provided herein. In some embodiments, a substrate support includes a susceptor plate having a top surface; a recess formed within the top surface, wherein the recess is defined by an edge; and a plurality of angled support elements disposed within the recess and along the edge of the recess, wherein each angled support element comprises a first surface downwardly sloped toward a center of the recess. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265092 | VACUUM-BASED CLEANING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method for cleaning. The original motivation for the creation of the apparatus was the cleaning of shoes or bare feet, but the apparatus can be used in other organic and inorganic applications as well. The apparatus can be used in conjunction with a variety of different vacuum technologies, including wet dry vacuum systems. The apparatus can be implemented as a stand-alone mat or as modular component that can be combined with other units to achieve the desired coverage area. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265093 | WORKPIECE SUPPORT STRUCTURE WITH FOUR DEGREE OF FREEDOM AIR BEARING FOR HIGH VACUUM SYSTEMS - A workpiece adjustment assembly is disclosed. The assembly can include a shaft, a spherical bearing, and a wafer support. A spherical housing receives the spherical bearing and allows the bearing to rotate therein. The housing and bearing may form an air bearing. A seal may be formed in the housing to prevent gas from the air bearing and the ambient atmosphere from migrating to a process chamber side of the housing. A set of spherical air pads may be positioned on an ambient side of the bearing to press the bearing against the housing when the process chamber is not under vacuum conditions. The seal can include a set of differentially pumped grooves. The spherical bearing enables the wafer manipulation end, and a wafer attached thereto, to be moved with four degrees of freedom. The arrangement facilitates isocentric scanning of a workpiece. Methods for using the assembly are also disclosed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265094 | DIE BONDER AND BONDING HEAD DEVICE OF THE SAME, AND ALSO COLLET POSITION ADJUSTING METHOD - For providing a die bonder, a bonding head device and a collet position adjusting method for enabling an automatic correction (adjustment) of errors, including height and inclination thereof, when exchanging a collet, with a simple structure thereof, in the bonding head device, having a holder | 2014-09-18 |
20140265095 | Apparatus to support and position crown molding and multi buildup wall and ceiling crown molding - An apparatus that supports and positions multiple build up ceiling and crown moldings during installation. The base of the apparatus is temporarily retained on the wall surface at its top through a centered 45 degree slot and a partially driven nail located approximately ⅞ inch down the wall surface vertically from the ceiling. The base has a centered dovetail track to accommodate a vertically moving member that slides up and down and can be locked at a desired position with a thumb screw that engages the dovetail track. The top of this vertically moving member has a flat pivoting support that adjusts to any angled crown mold profile and locked into position with tightening round knobs until molding is secured to ceiling and wall. The base's bottom has a sliding adjustment rod with boot to adjust parallel from the wall surface to accommodate multiple buildups of ceiling and wall crown moldings and a thumb screw to lock adjustment rod and boot in the proper position from the wall. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265096 | NON-CYLINDRICAL MANDRELS - A mandrel for manufacturing a vascular device for treating a vessel includes an elongate strand and a plurality of bulbs coupled to the elongate strand. The elongate strand may extend through each of the plurality of bulbs. The mandrel may include first and second elongate strands each including a plurality of bulbs. The first and second elongate strands may be separable at an intermediate portion coupling the first and second elongate strands. A vascular device manufactured utilizing the mandrel may be configured to treat a vessel. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265097 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORT PLATE WITH IMPROVED LIFT PIN SEALING - Embodiments of lift pin assemblies and substrate supports having such lift pin assemblies are provided herein. In some embodiments, a lift pin assembly includes a body with a first end including a flange and an opposing second end; a bore through the body from the first end to the second end; a profile on an outer surface proximate a second end; and a collar, wherein the profile is configured to removably lock the collar onto the second end. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265098 | Lift Pin for Substrate Processing - Lift pins and devices having lift pins are provided. According to an aspect, a lift pin may have a tapered distal portion. According to another aspect, a lift pin may have two portions threadedly engaged with each other. According to yet another aspect, a lift pin may be mounted to a lifting plate with slackness. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265099 | AUXILIARY CLAMPING TOOL FOR WELDING OPERATION - An auxiliary clamping tool for welding operation includes a pair of pliers, and a resilient clamp set in between two jaws of the pliers for enabling hooks of the jaws to hook in respective hook holes of flat clamping arms of the inserted resilient clamp such that if the handle levers of the pliers are not squeezed, the jaws are closed and the retaining tips at the free ends of the flat clamping arms of the resilient clamp touch each other; if the handle levers of the pliers are squeezed, the jaws are opened and the retaining tips at the free ends of the flat clamping arms of the resilient clamp are kept apart from each other. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265100 | PIPE CLAMP DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR ITS USE - The present pipe clamp device is configured for use with standard vee head jack stands. The present device can be used to secure a pipe or similarly shaped object to a standard vee head jack stand. Specifically, the present pipe clamp device can comprise one or more pivoting arms that can facilitate an object's placement into the pipe clamp device or its removal from the pipe clamp, a threaded rod, which can include a release button or quick release mechanism, which can be used to quickly tighten the clamp onto an object being secured and the jack stand or to remove an object from the jack stand. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265101 | MINIMAL CONTACT EDGE RING FOR RAPID THERMAL PROCESSING - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a support ring for supporting a substrate during thermal processing in a process chamber. The support ring generally includes a ring body, an outer rib extending from a first surface of the ring body, a midrib extending from the first surface of the ring body, and a substrate support extending from a second surface of the ring body. The support ring reduces thermal coupling between a substrate and the support ring. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265102 | SLIDING TABLE ASSEMBLY FOR A SAW MACHINE - A sliding table assembly for a main table of a saw machine includes a sliding table member having a planar upper surface, a miter slot, and a rail structure, and a bracket structure configured to be attached to a mounting structure on the main table of the table saw. The bracket structure is configured to squeeze the rail structure to provide zero clearance support for slidably retaining the sliding table member. Vertical and horizontal position adjustment mechanisms are operably connected to the bracket structure and configured to move at least a portion of the bracket structure horizontally as well as vertically with respect to the mounting structure to align the upper surface of the sliding table member in plane with the upper surface of the main table and to align the miter slot parallel to a blade of the saw machine. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265103 | MEDICAL PRINTER - There is provided a medical printer including a main body that accommodates a roll sheet, a movable section capable of being opened and closed with respect to the main body, a first cutting section in the main body, the first cutting section being configured to cut the roll sheet ejected from an ejection port, the ejection port being formed by the main body and the movable section, and a second cutting section on the movable section, the second cutting section being configured to cut the roll sheet ejected from the ejection port. The second cutting section includes a cutter blade at at least one of two ends of the ejection port in a width direction. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265104 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - This invention relates to a printing apparatus and control method thereof. The standard size of an envelope to be stored in each of a plurality of paper storage units configured to store an envelope to be used in printing is set. An offset amount to be used to print an image on an envelope of the set standard size is set. A paper storage unit which stores an envelope to be used in printing is selected from the plurality of paper storage units based on a standard size of an envelope that is designated by a user. The position of an image is shifted in accordance with the set offset amount, and the image is printed on an envelope fed from the selected paper storage unit. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265105 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding device having; a mounting portion capable of accommodating a stack of sheets; a blowing device that blows air onto the stack placed in the mounting portion, thereby floating at least a top sheet from the stack; a suction/transportation mechanism that includes a suction belt provided above the mounting portion and attracting the top sheet floated by the blowing device to transport the attracted sheet toward a transportation path; an image pickup device disposed so as to capture an image of the floated top sheet and the next sheet therebelow; and an illuminating device that emits light toward an area to be captured by the image pickup device. The light emitted by the illuminating device illuminates a plane in a direction approximately normal thereto, the plane including the closest end surface of the stack of sheets to the image pickup device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265106 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an output unit, a pair of output rotary bodies, and a controller. A sheet having an image formed thereon is discharged to the output unit. When plural sheets are sequentially discharged to the output unit, the controller controls overlapping output operation to, with a trailing end portion of a preceding sheet of the plural sheets being held by the pair of output rotary bodies, feed a subsequent sheet of the sheets to between the pair of output rotary bodies to overlap a leading end portion of the subsequent sheet with the trailing end portion of the preceding sheet. With the leading end portion of the subsequent sheet overlapped with the trailing end portion of the preceding sheet, the controller controls the pair of output rotary bodies to rotate to discharge the preceding sheet to the output unit. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265107 | SHEET-LIKE MEDIUM STACKING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a sheet-like medium stacking apparatus provided for bearing and arranging sheet-like medium. The apparatus comprises: a bearing plate for receiving and bearing sheet-like medium delivered by the conveyance channel; a blocking mechanism facing an outlet at the end of the conveyance channel and used for preventing the sheet-like medium from continuing to move forward, the blocking mechanism comprising a storage part baffle plate in a lap joint with the bearing plate to form an accommodating chamber accommodating the sheet-like medium; and an arcuate section extending and curving towards the storage part baffle plate, is provided at the end of the bearing plate remote from the conveyance channel, the arcuate section overlapping the storage part baffle plate. The sheet-like medium stacking apparatus can effectively solve the problem of bills delivered at high speed becoming folded up or even blocking the outlet. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265108 | MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE AND CONVEYANCE UNIT FOR REVERSING PAPER - A printer absorbs conveyance speed differences between a conveyance mechanism and a reversing conveyance mechanism with a simple configuration. A printer | 2014-09-18 |
20140265109 | TRACKING IN BELT ON BELT ARCHITECTURE THROUGH SELF-ALIGNMENT - Provided herein is a document processing system with improved paper path alignment and superior media hold-down capability, which minimizes undesirable electrostatic fields in the print zone. The document processing system includes a first belt module including a first roller and a second roller with a tack belt in surrounding engagement with the first roller and the second roller. The processing system further includes a second belt module, which includes a third roller and a fourth roller with a media transport belt in surrounding engagement with the third roller and the fourth roller. A mounting support for the first belt module is also included herein, the mounting support is designed to allow the first module to self-align relative to the second transport. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265110 | LOW NOISE ARTICULATING SHEET GUIDE - An articulating sheet guide is used in connection with a printing system. A primary media transport nip is disposed adjacent a media sheet source supplying a media sheet. A secondary media transport nip is downstream. A link has a front surface facing upstream, and a proximal end pivotally mounted. From adjacent the primary media transport, the link will pivot past the secondary media transport. A link pocket is disposed transversely to the process direction on the link front surface. The V-shaped link pocket is adapted to receive the media leading edge. The primary media transport nip will move the media sheet toward the link. The link pocket will receive the media leading edge. The media sheet movement will cause the link to move in an arcuate path guided by the pivotal movement of the link into engagement by the secondary media transport nip. The link pocket will release the media leading edge. The operation is nearly silent. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265111 | CONVEYANCE DEVICE, CONVEYANCE DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - Provided is a conveyance device that includes: a conveyance unit configured to convey a conveyance object; a motor configured to drive the conveyance unit; a sensor configured to detect a position of the conveyance object; an instruction unit configured to generate an instruction signal for conveying the conveyance object to a target position; and a control unit configured to control the motor by performing a speed feedback control and control the motor so as to cancel a delay between a time when the position of the conveyance object is detected and a time when the speed feedback control is reflected on the motor. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265112 | SHEET TRANSPORT APPARATUS - A sheet transport apparatus including an upstream-side transport unit configured to hold a sheet and transport the sheet by rotating; a downstream-side transport unit configured to hold the sheet and further transport the sheet by rotating, the downstream-side transport unit being arranged at such a position that an unrestrained transport section is formed where the sheet is not held downstream in transport direction from the upstream-side transport unit; an upstream-side air-feed unit configured to form an air flow that flows downstream in transport direction on both sides of a transport plane of the sheet in the unrestrained transport section; and a controller configured to control the upstream-side air-feed unit to start forming an air flow before a leading edge of the sheet reaches the unrestrained transport section from the upstream-side transport unit, and to stop the air flow before a trailing edge of the sheet reaches the unrestrained transport section. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265113 | TILT SENSING IN AN AMUSEMENT GAME DEVICE - Operation of an amusement game device is controlled in part by using an accelerometer positioned with a game cabinet of the amusement game device. The accelerometer is first used to establish a reference idle position for the amusement game device. During game play of the amusement game device, it is then determined if a force applied to the amusement game device as sensed by the accelerometer exceeds a threshold that is set relative to the reference idle position for the amusement game device. When it is determined that a force applied to the amusement game device as sensed by the accelerometer during play of the amusement game device exceeds the threshold that is set relative to the reference idle position for the amusement game device, play of the amusement game device is caused to be inhibited in whole or in part. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265114 | FUNCTIONAL JEWELRY - Dice rings are designed in a way that one or multiple outer thinner ring(s) spin in a grooved inner ring that slips onto a finger. The outer smaller ring may have numbers, characters, symbols or words distributed around the ring such that when spun, a random result is produced, designated by an indicator marking on the sides of the grooved inner ring. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265115 | Family and Friends Dice Game - A plurality of different game and method of their play for at least two players each game having a plurality of PATTERN chips each designating a unique pattern, a plurality of PRIMARY chips each having at least one unique number, a plurality of MARKER chips and a plurality of dice. Each game has at least one PATTERN chip in play that designates a pattern to be matched based on a PRIMARY chip currently in play. The players try to match the pattern in play with their dice. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265116 | NON-CUBIC LOGIC PUZZLE - A non-cubic logic puzzle includes a core mechanism, puzzle pieces, and an interconnecting structure. The core mechanism provides a three-dimensional origin of the non-cubic logic puzzle and is coupled to the puzzle pieces. The puzzle pieces are arranged in desired configuration having a first non-cubic pattern in a first plane with respect to three-dimensional origin and a second non-cubic pattern in a second plane with respect to the three-dimensional origin. The interconnecting structure enables the puzzle pieces to change configurations with respect to the desired configuration and to return to the desired configuration, wherein the interconnecting structure allows, for a given plane, a plane-row of puzzles pieces to rotate about the three-dimensional original in a plane-row direction and a plane-column of puzzles pieces to rotate about the three-dimensional original in a plane-column direction. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265117 | Assembly Kit for Three Dimensional Works - Kits designed to stimulate creativity, to provide exercise for fine motor skills, and to improve spatial perception. The kits may be useful as a stimulating “toy” for children to develop creativity, spatial perception and motor skills, as a therapeutic kit for the elderly or those requiring rehabilitation of fine motor skills; as a diversion to relieve stress, to create unique works for the home or office, to display photos and memorabilia, and for a host of other purposes, limited by the imagination. The kits include at least shaped components, fasteners, and a platform onto which a three-dimensional work is mounted. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265118 | CARD GAME AND CARD GAME BOARD - The present disclosure describes a card game called “Tunsh” and a game board designed for the Tunsh game. The Tunsh game shares some features of the Solitaire type of games but also includes new elements that make Tunsh more exciting and challenging. The game board includes multiple positions specifically designed to place playing cards during the Tunsh game. The players take turns to release the cards in his/her possession and build up ascending or descending card sequences in the playing field on the game board. At the same time, each player may also burden his/her opponent with extra cards and call out the opponent's error. The Tunsh game and the game board are ideal for both casual entertainment and serious competition. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265119 | Drawing Game - In a method of game play, a transparent drawing board and a plurality of game cards are provided. A first player is assigned to be a picturist, and a second player is assigned to be a tracer. The picturist uses a non-marking tool to draw an image of the target clue on a first surface of the drawing board. A second player uses a marking tool to trace the image on a second surface of the drawing board. Players guess what the clue is based on the image being drawn on the board. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265120 | Method and Apparatus for a Game - An apparatus and method for a game, in which a ball, token, or other projectile is propelled onto a game board. The game board is slightly raised from an adjacent playing surface. The game board might be comprised of a grid or set of ball-retaining depressions. The board would also contain a target area or aperture through which the projectile can pass. The object of the game is to get all the projectiles through the target aperture. To successfully propel or bounce a projectile onto the game board, the projectile must come to rest inside one of the projectile-retaining depressions or else pass through the target aperture. Players take turns propelling the projectiles onto the game board, moving the projectiles toward the target, or making jumps over other projectiles on the game board. The first player to get all his or her projectiles through the target wins. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265121 | Consumer Game - Methods for implementing a consumer game are provided that include: distributing at a retail location a game board and at least one game ticket, that includes at least one game marker, where the game board includes a plurality of sets of locations, each set corresponding to one of a plurality of different games, a first of the plurality of game includes a plurality of locations for collecting a set non-duplicate game markers, and a second of a plurality of games includes a plurality of locations for collecting a set of duplicate game markers; distributing at the retail location at least one other game ticket, that includes at least one other game marker; and distributing a prize in response to receiving a set of duplicate game markers collected in accordance with the second of the plurality of games. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265122 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FOOTBALL BOARD GAME - A plurality of first team player game pieces, a plurality of second team player game pieces, a football designation device, and a game board are provided for playing a football board game. At least one of the player game pieces may have an advantage over one or more of the other player game pieces. One or more of the player game pieces, may be allowed to move twice as fast as one or more other player game pieces, when a first designation is associated with the one or more player game pieces that are given the advantage. The player game pieces given the advantage may move from a “fast” space, marked with a graphic, to another “fast” space, marked with the same graphic, located a predetermined number of spaces away, such as two spaces away, in any direction. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265123 | PUZZLE GREETING CARD - A puzzle greeting card is provided. The puzzle greeting card includes a character search puzzle formed on a first portion of the greeting card, and a hidden message puzzle formed on a second portion of the greeting card. The character search puzzle includes a plurality of characters and a list of character groupings found within the plurality of characters. The character search puzzle is completed by finding and encircling the listed character groupings, and the hidden message puzzle is completed using the un-encircled characters from the completed character search puzzle. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265124 | GAMES OF CHANCE AND METHODS FOR PLAYING SUCH GAMES - A game of chance for one or more wagering players has a plurality of random number selectors for determining a point sum by adding together the randomly selected numbers, and a game layout. The game layout has a plurality of point sum zones, each point sum zone indicating at least one point sum indicia associated with that point sum zone and a plurality of wagering zones. The plurality of wagering zones has a plurality of primary wager zones, each primary wager zone being associated with one of the plurality of point sum zones and the point sum indicia associated with such point sum zone; a plurality of secondary wager zones, each secondary wager zone being associated with more than one of the plurality of point sum zones and the point sum indicia associated with each such point sum zone; and at least one tertiary wager zone, the tertiary wager zone being associated with more than one of the plurality of secondary wager zones, the point sum zones associated with each of the more than one secondary wager zones, and the point sum indicia associated with each such point sum zone. Each of the plurality of wagering zones has predetermined odds indicia. The wagering player is paid according to the odds indicia when the point sum matches the point sum indicia associated with at least one of the wagering zones. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265125 | Game Piece and Methods of Making and Using Same - A game piece that has a central layer and domed clear top and bottom layers is disclosed. The domed clear layers are affixed to and cover respective top and bottom faces of the central layer. The game piece also has at least one printed label that is affixed between the top layer and the central layer. The dome shape of the top and bottom layers assure that, when the game piece is resting on a gaming surface, the edge of the central layer of the piece is not in contact with the gaming surface. Methods of making and using the game piece are also disclosed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265126 | DICE GAME - A game is provided including a plurality of first player cards and a plurality of second player cards. Each of the player cards has a first side and a second side. The second side includes either a first indicia or a second indicia. A game identifier has a first side with a first pattern and a second side with a second pattern. The game includes a plurality of first player dice and a plurality of second player dice. Each die has a plurality of faces and each of the plurality of face has a color and an icon disposed thereon. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265128 | METHOD OF PLAYING A WORD CARD GAME USING ALPHABET CARDS - A method of playing a word card game using alphabet cards uses a 54 card deck having letters on each card plus at least one wild card which may be substituted for any letter. A method of solitaire play is disclosed as well as a multiplayer version. The scoring is done according to a formula that assigns more weight to longer words by generating a higher score. The rules depend on the level of the players starting with a very basic level up to a very skilled level of play to challenge different skill level players. In one embodiment, players are penalized for not using all their cards. Ending the game can occur after reaching an agreed upon event such as all players having a certain number of turns, a selected score reached or no more words are able to be formed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265129 | BACCARAT GAME WITH SIDE WAGERS - A new deck of cards and a method of facilitating a card game with said new deck of cards are provided. The method including receiving a set of wagers from a player on an outcome of a card game played using a deck of cards, the deck of cards including five groups of cards, each group of card represented by a unique suit and thirteen cards within each group of cards, the thirteen cards each having a unique rank, wherein the unique ranks include one of ace or one, the numbers two through ten, and three face cards, dealing the cards of the deck of cards according to one or more rules characterizing the card game and providing a return based on the outcome of the card game with respect to the set of wagers. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265130 | DYNAMIC GAMING SYSTEM - A gaming system for playing a game. The gaming system includes a relatively large, flat touch surface configured to accept projectiles. The relatively large flat surface is configured to act as a screen. A projection system is configured for projecting an image onto the surface and a detection system is configured to detect an impact on the surface. The detection system is positioned at a periphery of the surface. Projectiles are configured for directing toward and onto the surface. A currency acceptor is mounted proximate the surface. A controller is configured to control the projection system to display at least one of user interfaces, game play, attract mode and video onto the touch surface. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265131 | SHOOTING RANGE TARGET ASSEMBLY - A shooting range target assembly and a method for moving and positioning the target in a controlled manner are disclosed. The assembly includes a conveyor line containing a carriage, a drive, a target assembly, a turning and positioning mechanism and a programmable logic for setting and controlling the movement of the carriage. Controlling the movement, positioning of the target and maintaining target position are accomplished by properly balancing a torque force applied onto a pulley wheel, a drag force applied by a detent assembly and a force applied by a brake. The assembly is configured for moving the target along the conveyor and turning it such that the front side, the back side or an edge faces the shooter. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265132 | ELECTRONIC GAME AND METHOD - An electronic gaming system for playing a game by a player includes an electronic dart board, a playfield on the electronic dart board, a screen associated with the electronic dart board and a controller. The playfield includes a bonus target, a first target, a second target and a third target. The bonus target is smaller than the first target, the second target, and the third target and is positioned between the first target, the second target and the third target. The screen is configured to display a representation of the playfield to alert the player of the status of the game. The controller is in communication with the playfield to send a signal to the playfield regarding the size and location of the first target, the second target and the third target. The controller is also in communicating with the screen regarding the status of the game. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265133 | RECREATIONAL DEVICE - A recreational device is disclosed that includes a frame, a seat having a user supporting seat portion adapted to support a user to be displaced from the seat upon activation of a target mechanism, with the seat configured to return to a first position under the effect of gravity after the user is displaced from the seat. Embodiments of the device include a seat support configured to maintain the seat in the first position to release the seat allowing the seat to pivot upon activation of the target mechanism to displace the user from the seat The device also includes a target mechanism connected to the seat support by a force transition system configured to transfer a force applied to the target mechanism to the seat support causing the seat support to release the seat and displace a user from the seat. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265134 | Water Dumping Target Apparatus and Method - A water dumping game apparatus and method for using the same. The apparatus consists of a water bucket type container with target adapted to be filled with water and hinged connected with a base. The base is configured for attachment with a support apparatus such as a ladder or standard having a horizontal member. The force of a projectile striking the target causes the hinge to pivot and tilt the container so as to dump water on a subject dousee positioned adjacent and below the container. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265135 | COLLAPSIBLE TARGET - A collapsible target is disclosed. The target comprises a frame that is collapsible from an open, unfolded configuration, to a closed, folded configuration. A fabric housing is mounted on the frame using a series of capped connectors and grommets. The housing comprises a plurality of panels joined together to from an inner compartment. The front panel of the compartment is formed with a window. A target assembly comprising a self-resetting spinner and a base is mounted in the compartment behind the window. The spinner may be mounted on an illuminated axle. The base is dimensioned for alternately holding a breakable clay target. The target is highly portable and easy to setup and take down. The target may be conveniently stored in a bag when not in use. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265136 | Game Apparatus - A game apparatus with pivotally mounted cup holders is disclosed. The apparatus includes a game board and a plurality of cup holders pivotally secured to a vertical surface of the game board. The cup holders are configured to pivot relative to the vertical surface of the game board to hold a cup at an angle. In addition, the game board includes a cavity formed into the game board for each cup holder, where the cavity is configured to receive and support a portion of a bottom edge of a cup. A depression is formed into the game board and configured to receive a respective cup holder to lay flat when the cup holder is pivoted against the game board. Further, the plurality of cup holders are disposed in a triangular formation on the game board and configured for cups to be placed adjacent to one another. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265137 | Portable Indoor and Outdoor Disc Golf Target for Daytime and Nighttime Use - This application describes the use and construction of a light weight portable target for use in the game of Disc Golf. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265138 | TOSS GAME AND METHODS THEREOF - Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to a toss game. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a toss game is provided that may comprise a toss object; a vertical support having a top portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion adapted to support the vertical support in a vertical position; and a first receptacle disposed on the vertical support, the receptacle having a first game score value and adapted to receive the toss object and allow the toss object to come to rest within the receptacle; and a second receptacle disposed on the vertical support, the second receptacle having a second game score value and adapted to receive | 2014-09-18 |
20140265139 | HIGH PRESSURE LIP SEALS WITH ANTI-EXTRUSION AND ANTI-GALLING PROPERTIES AND RELATED METHODS - Sealing assemblies to provide sealing between a shaft and a housing comprising a sealing component comprising a body section as well as an outer flange and an inner flange both extending from said body section; a supporting component receiving said sealing component and comprising a relatively thick inner arm projecting into said sealing component and providing a supporting area spanning an inner portion of said body section and a portion of said inner flange; an anti-extrusion component engaged with said relatively thick inner arm; the minimum clearance between said anti-extrusion component and said shaft being less than the minimum clearance between said relatively thick inner arm and said shaft; said inner flange comprising a sealing area; wherein said sealing assembly is to be received in a cavity in said housing or on said shaft. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265140 | DISSIMILAR RADIAL WALL OIL CONTROL RAILS - Exemplary pistons and oil control ring assemblies are disclosed, along with methods of making and using the same. An exemplary piston assembly includes a main body defining an outer circumferentially disposed groove, and an oil control ring assembly selectively disposed within the outer circumferentially disposed groove. The oil control ring assembly may include upper and lower oil control rails selectively disposed within the piston groove, each having a respective seal surface configured to seal against a piston bore surface of an engine. The oil control ring assembly may further an expander selectively disposed in the groove. The expander may be configured to push the upper and lower oil control rails radially outward to contact the piston bore surface. The upper and lower oil control rings may define different radial widths. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265141 | WEATHER STRIP BUTTON - A weather-stripping repair includes a base having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface. The top surface area being greater than the distance between the top surface and bottom surface. A cylindrical peg extends from the bottom surface. A weather strip material extends from the top surface. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265142 | CARBON SEAL ASSEMBLY - A carbon seal assembly comprises an annular seal runner adapted to be sealingly mounted to a shaft to rotate therewith. An annular member is secured to a structure, the annular member having an annular body and a projection extending from the body toward the seal runner in an axial direction relative to an axis of the runner. A axial gap is defined between the member and the seal runner when secured to the shaft and structure respectively, with the projecting extending into only a portion of the gap, such that the gap defines a first width portion and a second width portion, with the member and the seal runner being made of complementary materials for magnetic attraction therebetween. An annular carbon element is mounted to the seal runner to rotate therewith and positioned in the first width portion of the gap, the carbon element having an annular wear surface abutting against the annular member, a plane of the annular wear surface being axially offset from the second width portion of the gap. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265143 | MECHANICAL SEAL SUPPORT SYSTEM - A mechanical seal support system includes a pre-pressurized bladder accumulator containing a barrier fluid and a gas under pressure. A cooling circuit includes a mechanical seal for feeding the barrier fluid from the accumulator to the cooling circuit with a pressure regulating device located between the accumulator and the cooling device. A device, responsive to the pressure in the cooling circuit, for indicating when an actual pressure is below a predetermined pressure level is included. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265144 | CONFORMAL WEAR-RESISTANT SEAL - A seal apparatus includes: (a) first and second machine elements defining a sealing interface between two zones subject to different fluid pressures, a boundary of which lies between the two elements; (b) a seal comprising rigid material carried by the first machine element and having an annular lip defining a first contact surface; (c) a second contact surface comprising rigid material, defined by the second machine element; (c) wherein both contact surfaces are wear resistant, and the first and second contact surfaces bear directly against each other, so as to seal against fluid leakage between the first and second zones, while allowing relative sliding motion between the first and second contact surfaces; and (d) wherein the seal is configured to allow the lip to deform elastically and permit the first contact surface to conform in a regular or irregular shape to the second contact surface. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265145 | SEALS FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A seal assembly for use in a gas turbine engine includes a first component, a second component, and a sealing unit. The first component is spaced apart from the second component to form a gap therebetween. The sealing unit is positioned in the gap between the first and second components to block liquids and/or gasses from traveling through the gap. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265146 | COMPOSITE DYNAMIC SEAL MATING RING OR ROTOR - A hydrodynamic mating ring includes a base and an insert coupled to the base. In embodiments, an insert has a coefficient of thermal expansion greater than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the base. A hydrodynamic seal assembly including a corresponding stator is also disclosed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265147 | Purgeable Labyrinth Axle/Hub Seal - A purgeable labyrinth axle/hub seal for a motor vehicle with an axle annular member that attaches to an end portion of an axle and a hub annular member that attaches to a wheel hub and matingly connect for defining a cavity that receives grease and a labyrinth gallery for a grease path from the cavity, to seal the connection of the axle and hub from water, dirt and other contaminants. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265148 | LOW TENSION PISTON RINGS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The invention provides a low tension piston ring having a finished outer diameter and negligible tangential tension. The method includes the steps of machining a stock bar to an initial outer diameter slightly greater than the finished outer diameter of the piston ring, finishing the initial outer diameter of the stock bar to a rounded profile having a nominal diameter equal to the finished outer diameter, and machining the stock bar to the preferred cross-section. Dykes-type piston rings can have keystone or semi-keystone shaped cross-sections. The method continues by detaching the piston ring from the stock bar using a parting tool in response to completing all tension inducing operations including the steps recited above. The method continues with the steps of lapping the piston ring to a final longitudinal thickness and cutting the piston ring longitudinally to form a final gap. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265149 | COMBINED OIL CONTROL RING - To provide a combined oil control ring with a function of preventing the separate rotation of side rails for a long period of time even under fretting fatigue, seating tabs of a spacer expander are provided with substantially longitudinal projections and recesses on their side-rail-pushing surfaces in a circumferential direction, the width m of a bottom surface being larger than the circumferential length m′ of the top surface in each projection, and a surface connecting the top surface to a recess surface having a bulging shape. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265150 | PISTONS - Pistons are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a piston defining a chamber and a circumferential groove in communication with the chamber. At least a portion of the chamber is to be substantially filled with a fluid. The example apparatus also includes a piston ring disposed in the chamber and the groove. The fluid is to apply a first pressure to the piston ring to enable the piston ring to apply a second pressure to a cylinder wall. The second pressure is to be greater than the first pressure. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265151 | Circumferential Seal with Ceramic Runner - The disclosure describes a circumferential seal applicable to turbine engines. The circumferential seal includes a ceramic runner, an annular seal ring, at least one tolerance ring, and a pair of sealing rings. The runner is circumscribed about a shaft or a carrier within a recess along the shaft and is bounded by a shoulder and a clamping ring. At least one non-sealing spring mechanism is disposed between and directly contacts the shoulder and the first end of the runner. A second end of the runner directly contacts the clamping ring. In other embodiments, at least one non-sealing spring mechanism is disposed between and directly contacts the second end and the clamping ring and the first end directly contacts the shoulder. An anti-rotation element is attached to the clamping ring, carrier, or shaft and extends into a slot or hole or slot along the runner. The spring(s) applies a biasing force onto the runner toward the clamping ring or shoulder. The annular seal ring is rotationally stationary and circumscribed about the runner. The tolerance ring(s) directly contacts the runner and the shaft. The runner is fixed to the shaft or carrier via the tolerance ring(s), anti-rotation element, and spring(s) so that the runner rotates with the shaft. The sealing rings directly contact the runner and the shaft along the annular gap about the tolerance ring(s). | 2014-09-18 |
20140265152 | Scavenger Pump Seal and Radial Shaft Seal Assembly Therewith - A scavenger pump seal and radial shaft seal assembly therewith are provided. The scavenger pump seal includes an inner case configured for fixed attachment to a shaft for conjoint rotation with the shaft and an outer case configured for fixed receipt in a housing in which the shaft rotates. The inner case has an innermost wall sized for a press fit on the shaft and an outermost wall. An absorbent member is fixed to the inner case with the outermost wall overlying the absorbent member, thereby preventing the absorbent member from moving radially outwardly. The outer case has an outermost wall sized for fixed receipt in the housing, and facilitates preventing the egress of oil to the external environment. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265153 | HYBRID RING WELDED CYLINDER HEAD GASKET - A cylinder head gasket with a single layer carrier member, a sealing ring for sealing around the cylinder opening, and at least one protection layer. The sealing ring has a plurality of functional layers. A protection layer is positioned on at least one side of the sealing ring, and preferably on both sides. The sealing ring and protection layers are fixedly secured to the carrier member by welding. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265154 | MULTI-LAYER GASKET - A multi-layer gasket for establishing a seal between a first member (such as a cylinder head) and a second member (such as an engine block) is provided. The multi-layer gasket includes a pair of outer functional layers and at least one inner functional layer. Each layer has a full combustion bead that encircles an opening, and the full combustion beads of all of the layers are aligned radially with one another. Each layer also has an outer periphery, and the outer periphery of the inner layer is disposed radially between the aligned full combustion beads and the outer peripheries of the outer layers. The outer layers also include half beads adjacent their outer peripheries. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265155 | CYLINDER HEAD GASKET - The purpose of the invention is to make it possible to perform pressurized leak tests on open loop chain case-side oil seal beads. The purpose is achieved with a cylinder head gasket, which is fitted between the cylinder block and the cylinder head and seals the three-surface sealing region obtained by combining the cylinder block, the cylinder head and the chain case, and in which an open-loop chain case-side oil seal bead that is open toward the chain case is provided in the chain case-side end of the gasket. The cylinder head gasket is characterized in that a closed-loop leak test bead is provided in the cylinder head gasket along a chain case-side oil seal bead and a leak test pressure supply path for supplying leak test pressure to the space enclosed by the leak test bead is provided. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265156 | ELASTIC SEALING MEMBER RADIALLY INWARDLY OF PRIMARY SEALING BEAD - A gasket assembly having a secondary elastic sealing bead positioned radially inwardly of the primary sealing bead. The secondary sealing bead extends circumferentially about the aperture and radially inwardly of the primary sealing bead. A stopper layer is disposed adjacent at least a portion of the gasket layer and extends radially from the outboard region to the inboard edge to radially overlap the secondary sealing bead and the primary sealing bead. The secondary sealing bead has an “S-type” structure and provides increased gasket resiliency adjacent the inboard edge. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265157 | SUMP WALL PENETRATION FITTING FOR FLEXIBLE PIPING - A penetration fitting configured to form a seal around a flexible pipe penetrating through an aperture in a sump wall is provided. In one embodiment, the penetration fitting includes first and second fitting halves defining first and second arcuate channels having a wider end and a narrower end, wherein the first and second fitting halves are configured to abut one another with the arcuate channels of the first and second fitting halves together defining a tapered opening, the tapered opening having a smaller diameter at an inner end and a larger diameter at an outer end with the inner end configured to be sealed to the sump wall around the aperture, an elastically deformable sealing ring configured to be received in the tapered opening, the sealing ring defining an opening configured to accept the flexible pipe, and a compression plate configured to retain the sealing ring in the tapered opening. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265158 | Drain Seal - A sealing assembly for fluidly sealing a roof drain within a conductor pipe has a sealing element and an expansion ring. The sealing element defines an inner wall with a portion that transitions inward and may be disposed on a portion of the roof drain. The expansion ring is disposed within the inner wall. Reciprocation of the of the expansion ring along the inward transitioning portion of the inner wall causes the sealing element to expand outwardly to a sealed position with the sealing element outer wall abutting the conductor pipe inner wall in a fluid tight seal. Opposite reciprocation of the ring allows the sealing element to contract and release from the conductor pipe. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265159 | Seal - A gasket seal is disclosed. The gasket seal containing a gasket defining an opening containing a first gasket longitudinal edge, a second gasket longitudinal edge, a gasket transverse edge, wherein the gasket transverse edge forms a 90 degree angle with the first gasket longitudinal edge and the second gasket longitudinal edge, a seal strip containing a first seal longitudinal edge, a second seal longitudinal edge, and a seal transverse edge, wherein the seal transverse edge forms an acute angle with the first seal longitudinal edge wherein the seal transverse edge forms an obtuse angle with the second seal longitudinal edge, wherein the seal strip is removably coupled with the gasket. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265160 | METHOD AND SEALANT FOR SECURING A FIRST HOUSING MEMBER TO A SECOND HOUSING MEMBER OF AN ELECTGRONIC DEVICE - A method for securing a first housing member to a second housing member of a device, includes affixing a set of tape adhesive portions to a first section of a perimeter of the second housing member and distributing a liquid adhesive to a second section of the perimeter of the second housing member. The method further includes compressing the liquid adhesive into at least one compressed liquid adhesive portion to create a sealant for securing the first housing member to the perimeter of the second housing member, wherein the sealant comprises the set of tape adhesive portions and the at least one compressed liquid adhesive portion. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265161 | SEALS FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A sealing assembly may include a support, an engine component, and a seal. The engine component may be mounted relative to the support to define a gap between the engine component and the support. The seal may be arranged between the support and the engine component to block gasses from passing through the gap. The seal may be adapted to compress and expand to fill the gap during expansion and contraction of the adjacent components that occurs during operation of a gas turbine engine including the sealing assembly. | 2014-09-18 |
20140265162 | Self-Tightening Rotary Tool Holding System - A tool holding system for a rotary power tool is configured to clamp around a working tool when the working tool is inserted in the tool holding system. The tool holding system includes a sleeve having a frustroconical inner surface portion, a collet having frustoconical outer surface portion complementary to the inner surface portion, a spring mount operably connected to a motor for rotation by the motor, and a spring. The spring includes a first end portion operably connected to the collet to bias the collet toward a first position whereat the outer surface portion engages the inner surface portion, and a second end portion rotationally fixed with respect to the spring mount. | 2014-09-18 |