39th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130248268 | HYBRID VEHICLE - There is provided a hybrid vehicle. The hybrid vehicle including: a propeller shaft that transmits a driving force in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body; and a battery unit that is disposed below the propeller shaft under the floor of the vehicle body so that the battery unit is detachable from the vehicle body when the propeller shaft is pushed down. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248269 | SNOWMOBILE HAVING ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED LUBRICATION - A snowmobile having an electronic oil pump fluidly connected to an oil tank thereof is disclosed. The electronic oil pump is fluidly connected to an engine of the snowmobile for delivering lubricant to the engine. An electronic control unit is electrically connected to the electronic oil pump for controlling actuation of the electronic oil pump. A method of operating an electronic oil pump is also disclosed. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248270 | FUEL SUPPLY STRUCTURE OF SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - A fuel supply structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle wherein fuel supplied from a fuel tank to a fuel injection valve is supplied via fuel supply parts supported by a body frame having a single main frame extending rearwardly in a vehicle body from a head pipe with a pendent part being curved and extending downwardly in the vehicle body at a rear end of the main frame. Center frames extend in a lateral direction of the vehicle body from a halfway part in a vertical direction of the vehicle body of the pendent part and being provided with frame overhanged parts extending diagonally downwardly and extending further downwardly. The fuel supply parts are provided in an inside space enclosed by the center frames and the pendent part and in an overhanged part upside space on the upsides of the frame overhanged parts. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248271 | FUEL TANK AND RADIATOR LAYOUT STRUCTURE FOR SADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE - A fuel tank and radiator layout structure for a saddle type vehicle that makes the vehicle smaller-sized and compact while securing cooling efficiency of a radiator. A front wall of a fuel tank is inclined forward to obliquely extend downwardly rearward from its upper end. The radiator is disposed on the rear and lower side of the front end of the fuel tank, and the radiator is provided vertically or is inclined forward so as to have its lower end located rearwardly of its upper end in side view. The forward inclination angle of the front wall of the fuel tank relative to the vertical is greater than the forward inclination angle of the radiator 41 relative to the vertical. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248272 | RADIATOR EXHAUST STRUCTURE FOR SADDLE TYPE VEHICLE - To provide a radiator exhaust structure for a saddle type vehicle that includes step floors provided on the left and right sides of a center tunnel, a radiator disposed in the center tunnel, an exhaust air guide that is provided rearwardly of the radiator and by which exhaust air from the radiator is guided, and an under cover by which the vehicle is covered on the lower side thereof. In the radiator exhaust structure, an air guide wall serving as a front end of the under cover and extending forwardly upward is disposed rearwardly of the radiator. The upper end of the air guide wall and the lower end of the exhaust air guide are disposed proximate to each other in the vertical direction. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248273 | RADIATOR HOSE LAYOUT STRUCTURE FOR SADDLE TYPE VEHICLE - A radiator hose layout structure for a saddle type vehicle by which radiator hoses can be arranged while enhancing cooling efficiency of a radiator. Longitudinal wall parts projecting forward are provided at vehicle-width-directionally both end portions of an exhaust air guide. The front ends of the longitudinal wall parts are provided rearwardly of the radiator. An exhaust air passage for letting exhaust air from the radiator flow therethrough is provided between the longitudinal wall parts. A lower radiator hose and an upper radiator hose are arranged on the vehicle-width-directionally outer side of the longitudinal wall parts. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248274 | Work Machine With Compact Generator And Hydraulic Drive Assembly - A work machine in which the engine and power output system is to be contained within a minimal volume in an engine compartment. A gear housing is mounted to and receives the output of the internal combustion engine and has side by side gears meshing with a first input gear, one of which drives a generator and the other drives an internal lubricant pump as well as an external hydraulic pump. The gears are in substantially the same plane. The output of the generator is connected via a controller to a motor which drives a transmission system for driving the wheels of the vehicle. The gear housing permits placement of additional components within the engine compartment while taking up a minimum volume. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248275 | Motor Mounting Assemblies For Electric Vehicles And Electric Vehicles Comprising The Same - An electric vehicle includes a right side member and a left side member with a motor compartment disposed therebetween, a motor compartment cross member extending transversely across the motor compartment, the motor compartment cross member coupled to the left side member and the right side member, a front cross member extending transversely across the motor compartment, wherein the front cross member is spaced apart from the motor compartment cross member in a vertical direction, and a motor mount member extending between the front cross member and the motor compartment cross member, wherein the motor mount member is coupled to the front cross member and the motor compartment cross member, the motor mount member comprising an attachment point for receiving a corresponding coupler of an electric motor. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248276 | Magnetic Brake for Machine Steering Feedback - Resistance feedback is provided to a machine operator via a joystick configured to steer the machine. An electrically actuated magnetic feedback brake unit is associated with the joystick for selectively resisting movement of the joystick. Haptic feedback is provided by determining a machine speed at which the machine is travelling, mapping the determined machine speed to a corresponding joystick resistance value, and mapping the corresponding joystick resistance value to an actuation current. The electrically actuated magnetic feedback brake unit is then actuated at a current substantially exceeding the actuation current until a predetermined level of actuation is reached. Once the predetermined level of actuation is reached, the electrically actuated magnetic feedback brake unit is driven at the actuation current. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248277 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - An electric power steering apparatus includes an electric motor, a drive torque transmission mechanism for converting a rotation of the electric motor to a linear movement and transmitting the linear movement to vehicle wheels, first and second circuit boards mounting electronic components to process a motor control command and drive the electric motor based on the motor control command, a metal control housing accommodating therein the first and second circuit boards and coupled at an outer surface thereof to the drive torque transmission mechanism, a heat transfer part located inside the control housing so as to receive heat from the respective circuit boards and a heat guide part extending from the outer surface of the control housing to the inside of the heat transfer member so as to guide the heat transferred to the heat transfer part in a direction toward the drive torque transmission mechanism. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248278 | POWER STEERING DEVICE AND HOUSING FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE - An electric power steering device includes a rack bar; a pinion shaft meshing with the rack bar; a worm wheel provided on the pinion shaft; a worm shaft meshing with the worm wheel; an electric motor provided on the worm shaft; a first housing accommodating at least a part of the rack bar and the pinion shaft and includes a first bolt boss formed with a through-hole; a second housing; and a bolt. The second housing includes a worm-wheel accommodating portion accommodating the worm wheel, and a second bolt boss provided to have a shorter distance to the first housing than that of the worm-wheel accommodating portion, and formed with a female-threaded portion. The second bolt boss is opposed to the first bolt boss to cause the female-threaded portion to be continuous with the through-hole of the first bolt boss. The bolt fastens the first housing to the second housing. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248279 | POWER STEERING SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - In a power steering system, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a servo-motor, which drives an axially displaceable component by way of a steering nut that is mounted rotatably, but axially non-displaceably in a gear housing, the steering nut is mounted in the gear housing in a radial bearing comprising an inner ring and an outer ring. A heat-insulating intermediate element is disposed between the outer ring of the radial bearing and the gear housing, or a cover of the gear housing, and/or between the inner ring of the radial bearing and the steering nut for the purpose of thermal decoupling. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248280 | POWER STEERING SYSTEM WITH SPINDLE DRIVE - The invention relates to Power assisted steering system, in particular for a motor vehicle, having a servo drive which drives a structural element which can be axially displaced by means of a nut which is rotatably mounted in a bearing in a frame, wherein the nut engages with a threaded spindle which is formed on the structural element and which is elastically supported in an axial direction by means of spring elements relative to the frame and supported in a radial direction along a narrow peripheral contact surface on the frame, wherein the bearing is in abutment with the frame on the outer circumferential surface of the outer ring on the contact surface by means of a web, and in that a plastics material element is provided in the region of the web, which plastics material element prevents direct metallic contact between the bearing and the frame. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248281 | SPEAKER CABINET FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a speaker cabinet for electronic device, which is disposed in an electronic device and comprises a cabinet body, two first fixing structures, two dampers, and two second fixing structures. The damper is disposed on two side surfaces of the cabinet body through the two first fixing structures and fixed on the electronic device through the two second fixing structures for fixing the cabinet body in the electronic device. The cabinet speaker according to the present disclosure adopts only two fixing structures to fix the cabinet body to the electronic device. The damper is also used for mitigating the vibrations generated by the cabinet body. In addition, the two fixing structures are used for supporting the damper for avoiding inclination of the cabinet body towards an unpredictable direction and colliding the housing of the electronic device and its internal components. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248282 | SILENCER INCORPORATING ELONGATED MEMBERS - A matrix or array of elongated tubular members, each member being formed by spirally winding a piece or pieces of material into a generally cylindrical shape, wherein the matrix or array is mounted in an airflow to reduce the noise associated with and/or produced by the airflow. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248283 | RECYCLABLE ACOUSTIC ABSORBENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an acoustic absorbent including a fiber web formed of a melt-blown fiber and a polypropylene staple fiber, wherein the melt-blown fiber is prepared by melt-extruding a resin composition including a homo polypropylene and a polypropylene-based elastomer. Tensile elongation of the acoustic absorbent is improved as the content of the polypropylene-based elastomer increases. Due to excellent fitting property, the acoustic absorbent has excellent fitting property and, thus, can be efficiently fixed in a product with a complicated surface appearance. Further, by using a predetermined content of a polypropylene-based elastomer, the acoustic absorption performance of the acoustic absorbent is considerably improved. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248284 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS DIRECTED TO SAFETY HARNESSES, AND TOOL BAGS AND HOLDERS, FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND THE LIKE - Full body safety harnesses for fall arrest comprising a substantially rigid, resilient and water-resistant core throughout substantially the entire body harness frame. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248285 | DUAL TRACK LADDER FOR USE WITH MOBILE SHELVING - A ladder assembly for use with movable shelving is disclosed. The ladder assembly may comprise an overhead track assembly, a carriage, and a ladder. The overhead track assembly includes a first guide track and a second guide track. The carriage is operatively configured to move longitudinally along the first and second guide tracks. The ladder is pivotally and slidably mounted to the carriage. The ladder has an operating position and a stored position. The operating position is located in an open available aisle of the movable shelving. The stored position may be located substantially vertical and outside of the aisle of the movable shelving allowing the movable shelving to close the aisle without interference from the ladder. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248286 | WINDOW JACK SCAFFOLD AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method and apparatus for providing access to the exterior of a building in proximity to an opening, such as a window or door opening, in a wall of the building. Access is provided by a platform that is supported by brackets from vertical members fastened to the interior of the building. The platform may be passed from the interior of a building to the exterior of the building through an opening in the building. The apparatus may be assembled in, and installed from, the interior of a building. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248287 | LADDER STAND - A ladder stand configured to attach to a post to provide an elevated platform. The ladder stand includes a ladder and a platform assembly coupled to the ladder. A pair of lateral support members include proximal ends pivotally attached to opposite sides of the platform and distal ends configured to be positioned toward an opposite side of the post. The distal ends of the support members are configured to be secured to the post. A stabilizer member pivotally connects to an intermediate portion of the ladder and extends toward with the support post. The stabilizing member includes a stabilizing plate configured to engage the support post. At least one support straps connects the distal ends of lateral support members to the post and the distal ends of the lateral support members to the stabilizing member. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248288 | Trade Based Component Case and Ladder Bucket - A ladder system includes a ladder having a ladder top, the ladder top having at least a first slot. A container having at least a first protrusion that engages with the first slot to hold the container to the top. A method for working from a ladder. The method includes the steps of filling a container with objects and engaging a first protrusion of the container with a first slot of a top of the ladder to hold a container to the top. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248289 | Method For Producing a Combo Brace Rail Shield - A brace rail shield combination for a rail of a ladder having at least one rung having a first portion that has a shape that conforms with an interior cross sectional surface of the rail. The brace rail shield combination includes a second portion that extends from the first portion at a first location to the rung to provide structural support to the rung. The second portion having an attachment portion at a second location spaced apart from the first location that is fixed to the rung. The first portion and the second portion being one continuous piece. A method for using an extension ladder, A method for producing a knee brace rail shield combination. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248290 | OVERLAP ARRANGEMENT OF AT LEAST TWO DECKING PLANKS - An overlap arrangement of at least two decking planks, for example for construction scaffolding, includes first and second decking planks composed of metal. Each decking plank has a decking surface composed of sheet metal, which is provided with essentially round passage holes, which are delimited, in each instance, by a beaded and circumferential hole edge. The first decking plank and the second decking plank are braced, relative to one another, without play, in releasable manner, using a locking screw composed of metal, to prevent displacement relative to one another in a displacement plane that runs parallel to their decking surfaces, and to prevent lift-off from one another, with force fit and shape fit, wherein the locking screw is screwed in, with its thread, without any plastic deformation and without plastic widening of the hole edge of a passage hole of at least one of the decking planks. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248291 | Rescue Descender System - A descender system, typically for use in a fall arrest system, for enabling a suspended body to be lowered includes a rotatable descent line drum, and a release element arranged in a restraint configuration to inhibit the descent line from being deployed and in a release configuration to permit the descent line to be deployed. A rotating brake applies a braking force to the rotatable descent line drum; a gear train connects the brake to the drum. The gear train is provided in a substantially watertight sealed space. Typically, a substantially watertight seal is provided between a backplate of the rotating drum and a chassis of the device. Typically, the substantially watertight seal is of a material that is deformable/compressible, preferably at temperatures at or below −20 Celsius. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248292 | Release and Retention of Viscosity Modifiers Based on Oil Temperature - Disclosed are articles, lubrication systems, and methods that sequester lubricant viscosity modifiers via adsorption of the viscosity modifier molecules onto a molecular sieve material at lubricant temperatures below a threshold temperature and release of the viscosity modifier molecules from the molecular sieve material at lubricant temperatures at about the threshold temperature so that the viscosity modifier molecules are in the lubricant at temperatures from about the threshold temperature and higher. In this way, the viscosity modifier molecules are removed from the lubricant at temperatures where the lubricant has sufficient viscosity but released into the lubricant when they can useful increase the lubricant viscosity because it otherwise would be too low. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248293 | Lubricant Separation by Molecular Size and Temperature - A lubrication system in a machine has a lubricant comprising a plurality of differently-sized species of lubricant molecules and a pump that circulates the lubricant to an area of the machine for lubrication, wherein a molecular sieve in the lubrication system adsorbs a species of lubricant molecules in a predetermined lubricant temperature range and desorbs the species of lubricant molecules at temperatures outside the predetermined lubricant temperature range. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248294 | Lubrication system and a working machine - The present disclosure relates to a lubricating system for lubricating an implement to be lubricated in the boom system of a working machine, the system comprising a lubricant source which can be installed in a base machine for the working machine and coupled to the implement to be lubricated. The lubricating system further comprises a dispensing unit which can be connected to the implement to be lubricated, for dispensing lubricant to the implement to be lubricated. The present disclosure also relates to a working machine comprising a lubricating system. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248295 | ELEVATOR - Elevator in which hoisting roping pass under first and second diverting pulleys; and which suspension means crosses the line between the guide rails; and which first and second diverting pulley are mounted on the suspension means such that they are disposed on a first side and a second side, said sides being opposite, of the line between the guide rails. The frame of the elevator car is mounted on a suspension means for being supported by the first suspension point and the second suspension point comprised in the suspension means, which first suspension point and second suspension point are at a horizontal distance from each other and on opposite sides to each other of a line between the first and second diverting pulley; and that said first and second suspension point are on a line between the guide rails or on a line parallel with it. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248296 | ELEVATOR INSTALLATION WITH CAR AND COUNTERWEIGHT - An elevator installation includes a car, a counterweight and safeties which are fitted to the car and the counterweight. The car contains an electrically controlled device for actuating and optionally resetting the safety and the counterweight also contains an electrically controlled device with a safety, or the safety of the counterweight is actuated by a slack-line release. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248297 | SLACK SENSOR FOR A STORAGE LIBRARY - Systems and methods are described for providing sensing slack on cabling coupled between a drive mechanism and a carriage. Embodiments of the carriage are configured so that the cables are substantially in tension when Z-directional movement of the carriage is substantially unimpeded and at least one cable manifests slack when Z-directional movement is impeded. Accordingly, detecting slack on the cables can be used to detect impedance to Z-directional movement of the carriage. According to some embodiments, a novel slack sensor translates tension on the cables into a forward pulling force that holds the slack sensor in a deactivated state. A reverse force is maintained on the slack sensor in a magnitude and direction that causes the slack sensor to move to an activated state whenever sufficient tension is not manifest on the cables. Slack can thus be detected by detecting when the slack sensor is in its activated state. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248298 | SAFETY BRAKE DEVICE FOR AN ELEVATOR INSTALLATION - A safety brake device at a load receiving means of an elevator installation comprises brake equipment which co-operates with a guide rail of the load receiving means. The brake equipment includes a cam disc, which is rotatable about a cam disc axis and which for activation of the safety brake device is set into a rotation through an activation rotational angle, wherein the cam disc is so designed that the cam disc as a consequence of rotation through the activation rotational angle comes into contact with the guide rail, whereby the guide rail moving relative to the safety brake device when the load receiving means is travelling rotates the cam disc into a position in which the brake equipment and thus the safety brake device produce an intended braking action relative to the guide rail. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248299 | ELEVATOR ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD - A method is provided to manufacture an elevator including an elevator car and a movable supporting platform. The movable supporting platform is in the elevator hoistway and the elevator car is in the elevator hoistway to transport passengers and/or freight between floors. The elevator car is removed from use, after which a lifting phase is performed, in which the supporting platform above the elevator car is lifted higher up in the elevator hoistway, after which the elevator car is again taken into use to move in the elevator hoistway and to transport passengers and/or freight between floors. Guide rails are installed to extend to above the supporting platform. Guide rail safety gears are arranged during the lift to allow movement of the supporting platform upwards and to grip the guide rails as a consequence of downward movement of the supporting platform. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248300 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a solution for generating automatic elevator calls in an elevator system ( | 2013-09-26 |
20130248301 | METHOD FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION DURING A RUN WITH AN ELEVATOR, AND ALSO AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM - The invention relates to an elevator system and also to a method for presenting information during a run with an elevator. In the method, the interior lighting of an elevator car is dimmed during a run sequence of the elevator car, and also information is presented inside on an illuminated display in the elevator car when the interior lighting of the elevator car has been dimmed. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248302 | BRAKING MECHANISM AND CHILD CARRIER THEREWITH - A braking mechanism includes a base, a braking treadle and a resilient member. The base is connected to the foot assembly. The braking treadle is pivoted to the base. The braking treadle includes an engaging slot disposed on a lateral wall corresponding to the braking hub, and the engaging slot separately engages with the braking hub. An end of the resilient member is connected to the braking treadle, and the other end of the resilient member is connected to the base. If the braking hub abuts against an edge of the engaging slot during the recovery of the resilient member, the braking hub does not engage with the engaging slot completely. The braking hub can re-engage with the engaging slot only by slightly rotating the wheel due to the resilient member. Accordingly, the braking mechanism can achieve braking and prevent the fake-braking issue, so as to enhance reliability and safety. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248303 | WET BRAKE DEVICE - A plurality of rotating side brake disks and a plurality of non-rotating side brake disks are arranged outside in the radial direction from a motor shaft in a brake case while alternately overlapping with each other. A frictional material is provided on the non-rotating side brake disk, and an oil groove is provided in a frictional engaging surface of this frictional material. It is configured such that, when a braking force is applied by a brake piston to the motor shaft, lubricant oil flowing into the brake case from a lubricant oil inlet port flows from the outer diameter side to the inner diameter side between the rotating side brake disk and the non-rotating side brake disk only through the oil groove. As a result, the lubricant oil having flowed into the brake case efficiently cools the frictional engaging surface. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248304 | CARBON-CERAMIC BRAKE DISK - The present invention relates to a carbon-ceramic brake disc, and the present invention includes a plurality of heat dissipation holes formed in a frictional surface; a curved surface formed between the frictional surface and an inner surface of the hole dissipation hole; and a groove formed at the inner surface of the heat dissipation hole. According to the present invention, in a brake system, when brake pads press the frictional surfaces of the carbon-ceramic brake disc brake to generate braking force, frictional heat in the carbon-ceramic brake disc is effectively dissipated to the outside. That is, the carbon-ceramic brake disc is effectively cooled. Thus, the transferring of the frictional heat generated in the carbon-ceramic brake disc to a hat part is reduced, so that it is possible to minimize deformation of the carbon-ceramic brake disc and the hat part. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248305 | CARBON-CERAMIC BRAKE DISK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A method of manufacturing a carbon-ceramic brake disc of the present invention includes a first step of mixing carbon fibers with phenolic resins to produce a mixture; a second step of putting the mixture into a mold pressing the mixture by a press to produce a molded body; a third step of carbonizing the molded body; a fourth step of machining the carbonized molded body; a fifth step of coating the machined molded body with liquid-phase phenol to be cured; a sixth step of melting silicon to be infiltrated into the cured molded body that has been coated with the liquid-phase phenol; and a seventh step of grinding the molded body that has been infiltrated by the silicon. According to present invention, the cracks do not occur in the anti-oxidation coating layer. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248306 | VIBRATION CONTROL DEVICE FOR RAILROAD VEHICLE - A vibration control device for railroad vehicle includes an actuator with a cylinder coupled to a truck of a railroad vehicle, a piston, a rod coupled to the piston and a vehicle body, a rod-side chamber and a piston-side chamber in the cylinder, a tank, a first on-off valve disposed at an intermediate position of a first passage communicating between the rod-side chamber and the piston-side chamber, a second on-off valve disposed at an intermediate position of a second passage communicating between the piston-side chamber and the tank, and a pump for supplying fluid to the rod-side chamber. A warm-up operation of the actuator is performed by opening the first and second on-off valves and driving the pump after the vibration control device is started and before a transition is made to a normal control mode for suppressing the vibration of the vehicle body. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248307 | TRACTION CONTROL VALVE FOR HYDRAULIC SHOCK ABSORBER - The present shock absorber has a pressure tube with a compression chamber and a traction chamber, separated by a piston provided with a traction passage. The valve includes: a counter pressure chamber loaded by piston, provided with an upper opening and a control base, open to the compression chamber, where a hollow sealing plug is displaceable between a closed position, hence communicating traction passage only with the counter pressure chamber, and open positions; a return spring driving sealing plug to its closed position; and an inertial seal, inside the counter pressure chamber and displaceable from inoperative position, away from the control base, to operative position, where it blocks said base, increasing hydraulic pressure in the counter pressure chamber to hydraulically drive sealing plug to its closed position when piston is subjected to a given upward acceleration. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248308 | IMPACT ATTENUATOR FOR VEHICLES - An impact attenuator for vehicles, including an energy absorbing device for decelerating forces, including a housing, at least two pins arranged in the housing which are arranged in parallel to each other in the housing, as well as a metallic, elongated draw element, which can be positioned within the housing such that it extends between and in contact with the pins, wherein the pins and the draw element are positioned such that a change of direction appears on the draw element when passing by each pin such that at mutual moving of the draw element and the housing in relation to each other, the movement is decelerated due to deformation of the draw element at passage of each pin. The pins and the draw element are positioned such that the draw element obtains a change of direction of at least 90° when passing at least two of the pins. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248309 | Luggage With Rechargeable Power Supply and Storage Shelves - An article of luggage that incorporates a rechargeable battery that may be used to recharge personal electronic devices with multiple electrical interconnects for interfacing with various types of plugs. The invention is defined by luggage that includes an integral tray for holding liquids, aerosols and gels. The tray is easily slid out of the luggage when the luggage is placed on the x-ray conveyer so that the bag holding the liquids, aerosols and gels is appropriately exposed for proper security screening at airports. The luggage further includes an integral tray for holding a laptop computer. The tray is easily slid out of the luggage when the luggage is placed on the x-ray conveyer so that computer is appropriately exposed for proper security screening. The laptop and liquid trays may be longitudinally slid out of, and into the main body of the luggage, and may be alternately pivoted to provide access to contents held on the trays. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248310 | GARMENT HOLDER AND HAMPER TRAVELER - Solutions may provide for a traveler including a plurality of front two-in-one pockets, each of the front two-in-one pockets having a water repellent hamper pocket inside of a front pocket. The traveler may also include a plurality of hanging straps extending from a top portion of the traveler. In one example, the water repellent hamper pockets and the front pockets are sized to hold approximately an equivalent amount of items. Additionally, the water repellent hamper pockets may include a waterproof material. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248311 | TRANSFERRING ELECTRIC ENERGY TO A VEHICLE BY INDUCTION - A system for transferring electric energy to a vehicle, wherein the system comprises an electric conductor arrangement for producing a magnetic field and for thereby transferring the energy to the vehicle, wherein the electric conductor arrangement comprises at least one current line, wherein each current line is adapted to carry the electric current which produces the magnetic field or is adapted to carry one of parallel electric currents which produce the magnetic field and wherein:
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20130248312 | THRUST ACTIVATED FRICTION ONE-WAY CLUTCH - A torque converter, including: a cover; a pump fixedly secured to the cover; an axially displaceable turbine hydraulically coupled to the pump; and an axially displaceable stator at least partially disposed between the pump and the turbine and including a friction clutch with a plurality of clutch plates and respective friction material disposed between the plurality of clutch plates. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248313 | PIN AND PAWL STYLE BI-DIRECTIONAL OVERRUNNING CLUTCH - An overrunning clutch is provided having inner and outer members disposed about a rotational axis with the outer member radially outward of the inner member. The clutch further includes a plurality of pins projecting from one of a radially inner surface of the outer member and a radially outer surface of the inner member. The clutch further includes one or more pawls coupled to one of the inner and outer members. Each of the pawls is movable between an engagement position wherein the pawl is engaged with one of the pins to transmit torque between the inner and outer members and a disengagement position wherein the pawl is disengaged from the pin to permit relative rotation of the inner and outer members. In one embodiment, different pawls assume their respective engagement position depending on the rotational direction of the one member. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248314 | HELICAL ONE WAY CLUTCHES - Improvements in one way clutches include a first embodiment directed to a one way clutch having two sets of helical teeth arranged about the axis of rotation of a drive and driven member that translate axially into and out of engagement. The one way clutch is biased into engagement by a wave washer or similar device. As the speed of rotation of the clutch increases, hydraulic fluid which is directed axially against the drive member by a dam urges the drive member away from the driven member and opens the clutch. In a second embodiment, a pair of one way clutches having oppositely arranged sets of helical teeth selectively provide one way or overrunning operation in both directions. In this embodiment, each of the drive members may be selectively engaged with the driven member by a hydraulic piston. Respective return springs bias the pistons and drive members toward disengaged positions. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248315 | ROTATING PART FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CARTRIDGE FOR FORMING IMAGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A rotating part for an image forming apparatus, including: a drive member; and a driven member, wherein either of the drive member and the driven member has a male part formed in the direction of a rotational shaft, wherein the other of the drive member and the driven member has a female part formed in the direction of the rotational shaft, and wherein the male part is a ratchet-shape male part to be inserted into the female part and in which when the drive member rotates in a first direction, the male part is brought into engagement with the female part to thereby transmit power from the drive member to the driven member, while when the drive member rotates in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the male part and the female part move away from each other to thereby transmit no power. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248316 | FRICTION CLUTCH WITH ADJUSTING DEVICE - A friction clutch with a back-pressure plate, which is connected to a housing so as to rotate with it, and a pressure plate, which is received by leaf springs such that it can be displaced axially and is fixed with respect to the back-pressure plate so as to rotate with it and which is prestressed by a disc spring to a preset operating point with friction linings clamped in between, and an adjusting device, for adjusting a changing operating point by a ramp ring which is distributed in the circumferential direction and over the circumference, is received on the pressure plate on complementary mating ramps of the pressure plate and is rotated by a spindle device depending on a change in the operating point, and a sensing device which detects a change in the operating point and controls the spindle drive. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248317 | ALL WHEEL DRIVE DISCONNECT CLUTCH - A drive disconnect clutch assembly, including: an input component arranged to receive torque from a motor; an output gear; and a clutch. The clutch includes: a piston plate; at least one clutch plate; at least one wedge plate; and respective friction material disposed between the at least one clutch plate and the at least one wedge plate. The piston plate is arranged to: displace a first distance in a first axial direction to clamp the at least one clutch plate and the at least one wedge plate to lock rotation of the input component to rotation of the output gear; and displace further in the first axial direction to displace the at least one wedge plate to lock respective rotations of the input component and the output gear via contact of the at least one wedge plate with the input component and the output gear. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248318 | ADJUSTING DEVICE - The present invention relates to an adjusting device for a friction clutch of a motor vehicle, having a spindle, a spindle nut screwed onto the spindle to carry along an adjusting element to adjust a wear-related incorrect gap between a counter plate and a pressure plate for pressing a clutch plate between the pressure plate and the counter plate, and an essentially frictionally engaged and/or essentially stepless means of swiveling for swiveling the spindle to adjust the wear-related incorrect gap, as well as to a friction clutch having such an adjusting device. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248319 | TORQUE LIMITER - A torque limiter in which an area of a region where an area of a region where an inner face of a circumferentially extending chamber intersects an oil pressure expanding chamber in an extended plane extended toward the oil pressure expanding chamber is larger than a sectional area of an opening of the oil removing hole which is opened to the circumferentially extending chamber. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248320 | PAPER CURRENCY DEPOSIT-WITHDRAWAL MECHANISM - Provided is a means whereby improvement in fund efficiency of stored paper currency of a paper currency storage vault and reduction in withdrawal processing time are effected, and whereby a count value of a number of stored sheets and an actual number of sheets are matched. An accumulation order table, which stores an accumulation order of paper currency which is stored in a paper currency storage vault ( | 2013-09-26 |
20130248321 | INSPECTION DEVICE FOR INSPECTING FOREIGN MATTER - An apparatus for transporting containers includes transport elements for transporting the containers in a transport direction, each of the transport elements including a clamping element, which is either a centering or holding element, for clamping a particular container, and an inspection device to inspect a container-to-be-inspected for unwanted foreign matter. The inspection device has a piezo sensor and is integral to the transport, centering, or holding element. The apparatus also includes an analysis unit connected to the inspection device, and an excitation element for controlling movement of a container. The inspection device is connectable to the container such that the container can be moved in an appropriate direction of movement and in the transport direction using the inspection device. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248322 | CONVEYING DIRECTION SWITCHING APPARATUS - A conveying direction switching apparatus includes a first and a second blade assembly, and auxiliary blades rotatably provided at a shaft. The auxiliary blades are arranged between the first and second blade assemblies. When conveying bills, the portions of the bills passing between the first and second blade assemblies in the longitudinal direction of the shaft are guided by the auxiliary blades toward the conveying direction of the bills. Thus, the conveying direction of the medium is appropriately switched. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248323 | HIGH EFFICIENCY SORTING CONVEYOR WITH IMPROVED FRICTION DRIVE MOTOR ASSEMBLY - A sorting conveyor for transporting objects and unloading objects at one or more unloading stations adjacent the conveyor. The sorting conveyor includes a conveyor track, a train of conveyor carts connected end-to-end, and an opposed roller motor assembly. The opposed roller motor assembly may include a motor; a support frame attached to the conveyor track for supporting the motor; and a pair of cantilevered, drive rollers connected to the motor and to one pivot block assembly and another pivot block assembly adapted for positioning the drive roller adjacent to one surface of an extended fin driven member. The pivot block assemblies may be coupled together with a self-tensioning adjustment assembly. In some examples, the self-tensioning adjustment assembly may be adapted so that movement of each pivot block assembly mirrors movement of the other pivot block assembly. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248324 | TRANSPORT DEVICE AND TRANSPORT METHOD WHICH ROTATE A PLURALITY OF TRANSPORTED HOLDING DEVICES - A transport device transports articles by using a plurality of holding devices, in particular flat mail items in storage pockets. The transport device transports the holding devices along a guide device. The guide device contains a first rotary section and a following second rotary section. A holding device is rotated around a first axis of rotation during transportation along the first rotary section, and is rotated around a second axis of rotation during transportation along the second rotary section. Both axes of rotation stand perpendicularly with respect to the current transportation direction in which a holding device is transported, and are not parallel to each other, but stand e.g. perpendicularly on each other. An article can be placed into a space which is enclosed by at least two delimiting elements of the holding device. While the holding device containing the articles is transported along the two rotary sections, the article is aligned with the two delimiting elements of the holding device by the force of gravity. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248325 | HIGH SPEED SMALL PACK WRAPPER - A system for forming and wrapping a plurality of stacks of sheet like product is provided. The system includes a separator apparatus for converting a stream of spaced apart sets of stacks into a repeating stepped configuration. The system includes a mechanism for merging the stepped configuration of stacks into a single file stream of stacks. The system includes a cutoff apparatus for cutting a plastic sleeve in which the stacks are wrapped. The system includes a turner apparatus for changing the direction of travel of individual units comprising of a stack of product within a length of the sleeve 90 degrees while maintaining the orientation of the units. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248326 | CONVEYING SYSTEM, CONVEYING ELEMENT, AND GUIDE TRACK - A conveying system includes rolling bodies each with a rolling element cage and rolling elements. The rolling elements are arranged in recesses of the rolling element cage and for the rolling in a guide channel. In each case two or three or more rolling elements form a roller set, and the rolling elements of a roller set roll on one another as well as on the guide channel, and at least one roller set is present per rolling body. The conveying system includes at least two guide channels which run at an essentially constant distance to one another and together form a guide path; and at least two rolling bodies are connected to one other by way of a connection element, into a conveying element, and the conveying element with its at least two rolling bodies is movable in at least two guide channels along the guide path. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248327 | CONVEYOR BELT CLEANER - A cleaning device configured to clean an outer surface of a conveyor belt on a conveyor belt system is disclosed. The cleaning device can include a fluid dispensing device configured to dispense cleaning fluid to the outer surface of the conveyor belt. A wiping device is provided to remove excess cleaning fluid. A protective cover is provided that substantially covers at least the fluid dispensing device. Fastener mounts are provided to allow attachment of the cleaning device on top of the conveyer system. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248328 | MODIFIED PUSH BEAMS FOR HIGHWALL MINING - The present invention provides modified push beams for insertion and use in a series of push beams or segments during highwall mining operations to capture residual coal or “fines” that might otherwise be left behind. A first modified beam or recovery beam is provided to divert residual coal on the floor of the mine to the sides, and/or a second modified beam captures the residual coal on the sides of the mine, which may include the coal diverted by the first modified beam, through a side entry system comprising side channel(s) with side auger(s) to combine this captured residual coal with the bulk flow of mined material in a main channel of the recovery beam that is continuous among the series of beams or segments. Methods are also provided for the operation of the modified beams and their insertion into the series of beams of a highwall miner. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248329 | Folding Transport Conveyor For A Construction Machine, Automotive Construction Machine, As Well As Method For Pivoting A Transport Conveyor - In a folding transport conveyor ( | 2013-09-26 |
20130248330 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FOLDING ARTICLES - An apparatus for folding articles advancing in a machine direction including a rotatable roll having a roll surface, at least one protrusion that defines an outermost surface of the roll and at least one pocket that defines an innermost surface of the roll. The apparatus also includes a first and second vacuum conveyor assembly, each comprising two vacuum conveyors. The roll and the vacuum conveyor assemblies are cooperatively configured to fold an article. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248331 | CYLINDRICAL SHAFT, TRANSPORT ROLLER, TRANSPORT UNIT, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A cylindrical shaft is provided of which a pair of ends are formed in a cylindrical shape by a press work so as to form a joining portion therebetween. Here, the joining portion includes: a central linear section which is provided on a center portion in an axis direction of the cylindrical shaft and is formed in a linear shape to be parallel to the axis direction of the cylindrical shaft; and a folded section which includes a plurality of intersections which are provided on both ends of the center portion and are disposed so as to be extended in a direction perpendicular to the axis direction of the cylindrical shaft, and a connection linear section which connects ends of a pair of the adjacent intersections. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248332 | MEDIUM CONVEYANCE MECHANISM - The present invention may lower the cost, save space and simplify assembly in a medium conveyance mechanism that conveys a medium with a pair of conveyance rollers provided facing each other. Namely, the medium conveyance mechanism is disposed with a torsion spring including a coil portion and arms at both ends of the coil portion; a first fixing wall that fixes one arm of the torsion spring; and a second fixing wall that fixes the coil portion at an opposite side from the first fixing wall, wherein the other arm of the torsion spring is made to contact a following roller shaft at the first fixing wall side. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248333 | ROLLER CONVEYOR COMPRISING A BEARING ELEMENT WITH SHOULDER - A conveyor-section bearing element ( | 2013-09-26 |
20130248334 | MEDIUM CARRYING MECHANISM - Provided is an inexpensive and lightweight carrying mechanism in which side frames and a guide plate are not required to be formed separately and assembled and a small number of components are required. A pair of right and left side frames ( | 2013-09-26 |
20130248335 | FLOATING STATIONARY CONTACT TO CREATE STABLE, LOW RESISTANCE CONTACT JOINTS - A floating contact assembly for use in a circuit breaker includes a contact, a floating member, a bearing element, a jaw member, and a flexible conductor. The floating member includes a joint surface and the contact is electrically connected to a surface of the floating member opposite the joint surface. The bearing element is configured to abut the joint surface of the floating member such that the floating member is configured to rotate about a first axis that passes through the bearing element. The jaw member is configured to electrically connect the floating contact assembly to an external electrical component and the flexible conductor electrically couples the jaw member to the floating member. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248336 | PUSH SWITCH - A push switch comprising: a switch disposed on a seat; a cylindrical case that accommodates the seat and the switch; and a soft button comprising a side peripheral wall mounted on top of the case, and an upper operating wall, wherein the switch comprises a main portion and an operating portion that projects up from the main portion; the upper operating wall comprises a pressing portion that presses the operating portion; the seat comprises a base on which the switch is placed, a cover that is positioned around the main portion, and an upper wall that is positioned on the upper portion of the cover and covers the switch; the upper wall comprises a through-hole in a position corresponding to the operating portion; and the operating portion and the pressing portion face through the through-hole. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248337 | KEYCAP AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A keycap and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The method is to injection-mold a cap with a layer structure of ink thereon by an in-mold transfer method; then, to form a pattern on the layer structure of ink by a high energy optical engraving method; and at last, to form a light-permeable protection layer on the layer structure of ink to cover the pattern. The keycap according to the invention is therefore obtained. Therefore, the invention can reduce the manufacturing time relatively to a conventional keycap with a pattern formed thereon, such as a keycap for backlight keyboard. Furthermore, the invention can improve the binding strength between the layer structure of ink and the cap by use of the in-mold transfer method. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248338 | ELECTRIC SWITCHING DEVICE AND RELATED ELECTRIC APPARATUS - An electric switching device for an electric circuit, including at least one electric phase having at least one circuit breaking unit associated with a disconnector unit. The circuit breaker unit including a circuit breaker movable contact configured to be actuated between a closed position and an open position with respect to a corresponding circuit breaker fixed contact. The disconnector unit includes at least one disconnector movable contact configured to be actuated between a connection position and a disconnection position with respect to a corresponding disconnector fixed contact. A casing that includes an insulating shell coupled to a metal shell. The casing houses at least the circuit breaker unit and the associated disconnector unit of said at least one electric phase. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248339 | ELECTRICAL SWITCH ARRANGEMENT - An electrical switch arrangement has a switch housing and a button guided in the switch housing. The button can be brought into two fixed switching states. A display indicates when at least one of the switching states is reached. A U-shaped spring is arranged inside the button approximately at right angles to the direction of movement the button. The spring is guided in a guide track formed in sections of the switch housing. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248340 | Electric SMD Type Switching Element - An electric SMD type switching element has a body incorporating the switching element, at least two contact surfaces, which are provided on the underside of the body for mounting an SMD, and an actuating element provided on the side opposing the underside, which is movably connected to the body as a moving portion in keeping with the longitudinal axis of the switching element. Here, an electrically conducting connection is created between the contacts via a switching contact, which can be closed by the movement of the actuating element relative to the switching contact. The body has a lower section featuring the two contact surfaces and the switching contact, and an upper section incorporating the actuating element. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248341 | SWITCH - A switch includes a fixed contact fixed in a container in which an insulating gas is filled and a movable contact provided to be reciprocatingly movable with respect to the fixed contact and configured to come into contact with and separate from the fixed contact. The switch further comprises a pin provided in the container and configured to move along an arcuate track. A groove in which the pin is fit and is movable is formed in the movable contact. The groove includes a linear groove linearly extending substantially perpendicularly to a moving direction of the movable contact and substantially in parallel to a plane including the moving track of the pin and an arcuate groove that communicates with the linear groove and overlaps the moving track of the pin. The pin moves in the linear groove, whereby the movable contact reciprocatingly moves. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248342 | FOIL SWITCH FOR ELECTRIC CURRENTS - A switch arrangement for electric currents, has a switch housing; a switching element slidably received in the switch housing; a foil, having electrically conductive pathways for carrying the electric currents, attached to the housing; and at least two contacts that are to be short-circuited and/or opened. At least one of the contacts is formed by a section of the pathway of the foil. The switching element is movable to short-circuit or open the at least two contacts and has a travel path of ≧ | 2013-09-26 |
20130248343 | MULTIDIRECTIONAL OPERATING SWITCH - A multidirectional operating switch of the present invention includes a case having a substantially box shape and including a central cylindrical portion provided at substantially the center and a plurality of outer peripheral cylindrical portions provided at substantially equal angular intervals around the central cylindrical portion. The multidirectional operating switch includes an operation body held by the case so as to be pivotable in two or more directions and a wiring substrate arranged below the operation body. The multidirectional operating switch includes a switch contact provided on the wiring substrate of which electrical contact/separation is performed according to pivoting operation of the operation body and a light-emitting device mounted on the wiring substrate. A light through hole is provided on an upper surface of the central cylindrical portion and the light-emitting device is arranged below the central cylindrical portion. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248344 | TOUCH RESPONSIVE USER INTERFACE WITH BACKLIT GRAPHICS - A user interface includes a touch surface substrate, a graphic layer, a touch sensor disposed on a circuit carrier associated with the rear side of the touch surface substrate, and a light source associated with the rear side of the circuit carrier. The circuit carrier defines an aperture through which light emanating from the light source can pass. This light also passes through the graphic layer and is visible at the front side of the touch surface substrate. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248345 | IN-MOLDED RESISTIVE AND SHIELDING ELEMENTS - An article of manufacture having an in-molded resistive and/or shielding element and method of making the same are shown and described. In one disclosed method, a resistive and/or shielding element is printed on a film. The film is formed to a desired shape and put in an injection mold. A molten plastic material is introduced into the injection mold to form a rigid structure that retains the film. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248346 | METAL DOME PRESSURE SWITCH - Disclosed is a pressure switch that utilizes a dome switch having a flange surrounding the dome. The flange is anchored to a substrate such that the dome portion is in contact with a contact pad on the substrate. A pressure medium applied through passageways in the substrate flexes the dome in an elastic manner so that the dome does not contact the contact pad. When the pressure medium falls below a predetermined threshold level, the dome expands and contacts the contact pad to complete a circuit that indicates that the pressure of the pressure medium has fallen below the threshold level. Preloading force can be created between the dome and the contact pad to ensure a solid electrical connection. The preloading force can also be adjusted. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248347 | Utilization of a coke oven featuring improved heating properties - A coke oven of a horizontal construction of the non-recovery or heat recovery type is shown. The oven has at least one coking chamber, in which laterally vertical downcomers as well as horizontal bottom flues extend underneath the coking chamber for indirect reheating of the coking chamber. At least a part of the interior walls of the coking chamber is configured as a secondary heating source by coating it with a high-emission coating (HEB) that shows an emission degree equal to or higher than 0.9, and consists of the substances Cr | 2013-09-26 |
20130248348 | METHOD OF OPTIMIZING PRODUCT OUTPUT RATE OF PACKED COLUMNS - A product output rate for a packed column is optimized by setting a desired product output rate from the distillation column, calculating a fraction of flood point of the distillation column at a reflux ratio, and determining a pressure drop value within the distillation column at the fraction of flood point. The step of determining the pressure drop employs the method of producing a plot of pressure drop as a function of fraction of flood point at any liquid flow rate, or producing a mathematical expression thereof. The method of optimizing a product output rate from a distillation column then includes calculating a pressure at a point in the distillation column for a pressure at a different point in the distillation column, calculating the pressure drop within the distillation column of a given length, calculating a temperature corresponding to the calculated pressure at a point in the distillation column, and adjusting the desired product output rate or the reflux ratio or the pressure at a different point in the distillation column. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248349 | PHOTOCATALYTIC WATER SPLITTING - The invention is directed to a method for photocatalytic water splitting, and to an apparatus for carrying out said method. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248350 | PHOTOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTAL MATERIAL AND PROCESSES - A new class of phototropic liquid crystal mixture comprises a liquid crystal host and one or more photodichroic dyes, wherein exposure of the mixture to an activating light causes a light-induced increase in order parameter of the mixture. In some examples, in the absence of the activating light, the phototropic mixture has a lower order parameter than the liquid crystal host, while in the presence of activating light, the phototropic mixture has a higher order parameter than the liquid crystal host. In some examples, upon exposure to the activating light, the phototropic mixture undergoes a phase transition from a material with a lower order to a material with higher liquid crystalline order. In some examples, activating light causes the mixture to transition from an isotropic phase to a nematic phase, from an isotropic phase to a cholesteric phase or form a nematic phase to a smectic phase. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248351 | REFURBISHING COPPER AND INDIUM CONTAINING ALLOY SPUTTER TARGETS AND USE OF SUCH TARGETS IN MAKING COPPER AND INDIUM-BASED FILMS - This invention relates to a method of refurbishing sputter targets comprising: providing a sputter target comprising a temperature sensitive alloy, having regions depleted of material; providing a powder having a first phase comprising the desired temperature sensitive alloy onto the surface; and pressing the powder onto the surface to form a refurbished target, at temperatures lower than that which would damage the temperature sensitive alloy. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248352 | Multiple Frequency Sputtering for Enhancement in Deposition Rate and Growth Kinetics of Dielectric Materials - A method of sputter depositing dielectric thin films may comprise: providing a substrate on a substrate pedestal in a process chamber, the substrate being positioned facing a sputter target; simultaneously applying a first RF frequency from a first power supply and a second RF frequency from a second power supply to the sputter target; and forming a plasma in the process chamber between the substrate and the sputter target, for sputtering the target; wherein the first RF frequency is less than the second RF frequency, the first RF frequency is chosen to control the ion energy of the plasma and the second RF frequency is chosen to control the ion density of the plasma. The self-bias of surfaces within said process chamber may be selected; this is enabled by connecting a blocking capacitor between the substrate pedestal and ground. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248353 | DEEP-UV OPTICAL COATING PREPARATION METHOD USING SPUTTERING DEPOSITION WITH PURE METAL TARGET - A deep-UV optical coating preparation method includes the step of putting a high purity metal ingot and a substrate in a sputter chamber and electrically connecting a sputter power supply to the sputter chamber and the step of applying an inertia gas, oxygen and a fluorinated gas to the sputter chamber for causing deposition of a high-refraction fluorine-doped metal oxide film and a low-refraction metal fluoride film to form a deep ultraviolet optical coating having excellent optical and mechanical properties on the substrate. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248354 | High Throughput TEM Preparation Processes and Hardware for Backside Thinning of Cross-Sectional View Lamella - A method for TEM sample preparation and analysis that can be used in a FIB-SEM system without re-welds, unloads, user handling of the lamella, or a motorized flip stage. The method allows a dual beam FIB-SEM system with a typical tilt stage to be used to extract a sample to from a substrate, mount the sample onto a TEM sample holder capable of tilting, thin the sample using FIB milling, and rotate the sample so that the sample face is perpendicular to an electron column for STEM imaging. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248355 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT - According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a magnetoresistive element, the method includes forming a first magnetic layer, forming a tunnel barrier layer on the first magnetic layer, forming a second magnetic layer on the tunnel barrier layer, forming a hard mask layer on the second magnetic layer, and patterning the second magnetic layer, the tunnel barrier layer, and the first magnetic layer, with a cluster ion beam using the hard mask layer as a mask, wherein the cluster ion beam comprises cluster ions, cluster sizes of the cluster ions are distributed, and a peak value of the distribution of the cluster sizes is 2 pieces or more and 1000 pieces or less. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248356 | Low Energy Ion Beam Etch - A carbonaceous material is removed using a low energy focused ion beam in the presence of an etch-assisting gas. Applicant has discovered that when the beam energy of the FIB is lowered, an etch-assisting gas, such as O | 2013-09-26 |
20130248357 | GLOW DISCHARGE MILLING APPARATUS AND GLOW DISCHARGE MILLING METHOD - A glow discharge milling apparatus milling a sample by using glow discharge includes a glow discharge tube in which in an atmosphere of mixed gas supplied through a pipe, a voltage is applied between an internal electrode and a sample placed opposite to the electrode so that glow discharge is generated; a reception part receiving a mixing ratio by which inert gas and oxygen gas are to be mixed with each other; a control part, in accordance with the mixing ratio received by the reception part, controlling the amounts of supply of the inert gas and the oxygen gas; and a supply unit mixing the inert gas and the oxygen gas with each other in accordance with the amounts of supply controlled by the control part and then supplying the mixed gas to said glow discharge tube through said pipe. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248358 | IN-SITU CONDITIONING FOR VACUUM PROCESSING OF POLYMER SUBSTRATES - An etching chamber is equipped with an actively-cooled element preferentially adsorbs volatile compounds that are evolved from a polymeric layer of a wafer during etching, which compounds will act as contaminants if re-deposited on the wafer, for example on exposed metal contact portions where they may interfere with subsequent deposition of metal contact layers. In desirable embodiments, a getter sublimation pump is also provided in the etching chamber as a source of getter material. Methods of etching in such a chamber are also disclosed. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248359 | MIXED GAS GENERATING DEVICE - Disclosed is a mixed gas generating device and has an object to provide a mixed gas generating device capable of generating CO and H | 2013-09-26 |
20130248360 | SOLID OXIDE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - A solid oxide electrochemical cell of an embodiment includes: a cathode; an anode; and an electrolyte layer interposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein a porous region exists in a layer form in a region with a depth of 50% or less of the electrolyte layer from an anode side surface toward the cathode in the electrolyte layer or between the electrolyte layer and the anode. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248361 | ADJUSTABLE WAFER PLATING SHIELD AND METHOD - A wafer carrier is described. In one embodiment, the wafer carrier includes a variable aperture shield. The wafer carrier may include an electrically conductive wafer plating jig base having a plurality of concentric overlapping cavities of different depths, each cavity configured to receive a semiconductor wafer of a different size, a plurality of concentric magnetic attractors, at least one positioned within each of the plurality of overlapping cavities, and a cover plate comprising an open center surrounded by a support, the cover plate comprising an attractive material positioned within the support adjacent to the open center and aligned with at least one of the magnetic attractors when the cover plate is positioned over the wafer plating jig base. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248362 | Sputtering Target for Magnetic Recording Film and Process for Production Thereof - A sputtering target for a magnetic recording film containing SiO | 2013-09-26 |
20130248363 | AMMONIUM GAS SENSOR - An ammonium gas sensor is provided. The ammonium gas sensor includes: a solid electrolyte layer having oxygen ion conductivity; a detection electrode formed on one surface of the solid electrolyte layer; a reference electrode that is a counter electrode of the detection electrode; a selective reaction layer covering the detection electrode; and a protection layer covering the selective reaction layer and made from a porous material; wherein the detection electrode includes a noble metal as a main component; the selective reaction layer includes oxide represented by A | 2013-09-26 |
20130248364 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS - Systems and methods are provided for detecting the presence of an analyte in a sample. A solid state electrochemical sensor can include a redox active moiety having an oxidation and/or reduction potential that is sensitive to the presence of an analyte immobilized over a surface of a working electrode. A redox active moiety having an oxidation and/or reduction potential that is insensitive to the presence of the analyte can be used for reference. Voltammetric measurements made using such systems can accurately determine the presence and/or concentration of the analyte in the sample. The solid state electrochemical sensor can be robust and not require calibration or re-calibration. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248365 | METHOD FOR ISOTOPIC MEASUREMENT BY ICPMS - A method for isotope measurement of charged species contained in a solution to be analyzed, particularly charged species having an isobaric interference, has the following consecutive steps:
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20130248366 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AMPLIFYING NUCLEIC ACIDS - A method of amplifying nucleic acid includes providing a microfluidic device having a space therein. The space is filled with a gel medium. Reagents for carrying out a PCR reaction are supported within the matrix of the gel medium within the space. A nucleic acid containing sample is brought into contact with the gel medium. The sample having whole cells or cell lysate without any prior separation of the nucleic acid from other components of the cells. PCR amplification of nucleic acid from the sample is performed in the space using the PCR reagents. | 2013-09-26 |
20130248367 | MOLECULAR SEPARATION DEVICE - A molecular separation device includes a chamber having an inlet and an outlet through which flows an aqueous suspension and a porous separation membrane positioned in the chamber substantially orthogonally to the flow of the aqueous suspension. An electrical charging device connects to the separation membrane to apply a periodic electric charge so as to collect components blocked by the porous separation membrane. Related methods are also disclosed. | 2013-09-26 |