39th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100244348 | Adjustable C-clamp - A C-clamp with an expeditious adjustment feature. The C-clamp comprises a C-frame having a seat pad and a hole at its either ends. A cylinder is to be received within the hole; the cylinder in turn carrying a clamp rod, which is used for pressing a work piece against the seat pad. The cylinder and the hole permit the clamp rod both to be rotated and to be freely pushed through the cylinder against the seat pad. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244349 | Clamp - A device is provided for use to securely clamp a medical mechanism to a person carrier, such as a lifter, stretcher, gurney, or the like, to facilitate providing medical treatment to a person during transport of the person to a medical facility, The device has an open condition released from the person carrier and a closed condition whereupon it clamps very securely to a rail of the person carrier; with the material of the person carrier facilitating securing to the person carrier the device as well as the medical mechanism to be secured to the person carrier. The medical mechanism may, by way of example, be a relatively heavy mechanism for providing infusate to the person or a relatively heavy control for the infusate providing device. No matter what it could be severly damaging to the person on the carrier, medical personnel and transport personnel if a relatively heavy mechanism loosened from the person carrier and moved uncontrolled around the transport. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244350 | MOUNTING TABLE STRUCTURE AND PLASMA FILM FORMING APPARATUS - A mounting table structure for mounting thereon an object to be processed to form a metal-containing thin film on the object includes a ceramic mounting table in which a chuck electrode and a heater are embedded, and a metal flange connected to a bottom surface of a peripheral portion of the mounting table. The mounting table structure further includes a metal base which is joined to the flange by screws and has a coolant path for flowing a coolant therein, and a metal seal member interposed between the flange and the base. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244351 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR TUNING A SKI - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for retaining a ski in a position to maintain the ski. The apparatus includes a first support positioned between the front portion of the ski and a support structure to support a front portion of the ski. A second support is positioned between the rear portion of the ski and the support structure to support a rear portion of the ski. A binder engagement including a rigid engagement element engages only one of a binder toe piece and a binder heal piece of a binder. A coupling member couples the binder engagement to the support structure and prevents movement of the ski relative to the support structure in a forward and rearward direction. The supports and the binder engagement apply forces in an opposite direction to secure the ski to the apparatus. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244352 | IN-LINE SHELL PROCESSING - A method of printing and assembling a printed product including unrolling a continuous web of paper from a roll on a printing line, printing non-personalized information on the paper on the printing line, printing personalized information on the paper on a finishing line, performing at least one paper conversion step after printing the personalized information to create a personalized signature on the finishing line, and feeding the personalized signature into a pocket on the finishing line. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244353 | PAPER FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - When a recording medium is not detected even after an elapse of a predetermined period of time since a paper feeding unit fed the recording medium, the paper feeding unit is operated, to execute an assisting operation for assisting conveying of the recording medium. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244354 | COMBINED SHEET BUFFER AND INVERTER - Disclosed is a sheet buffering and inverting device having a sheet transport path and multiple sheet inverter paths extending upward and/or downward there from. Sheets being transported through the sheet transport path are selectively diverted into the sheet inverter paths, held, and subsequently fed back into the sheet transport path such that they are inverted. Optionally, an additional sheet transport path can branch off the sheet transport path upstream of the sheet inverter paths and can connect to the distal end of each of the sheet inverter paths to allow sheets to be buffered without being inverted. This device can be incorporated into a discrete module of a modular printing system to ensure sheets are properly merged and oriented after processing by multiple printing engines. Alternatively, it can be incorporated into a standalone printing system to ensure sheets are properly buffered and/or inverted prior to processing by a single printing engine. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244355 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a main housing, a post-processing unit including a pivotable processing tray, and a recording medium discharging outlet. The processing tray includes a lock member, urging member and lock releasing member. The lock member is supported movably between first and second positions. The lock member engages with an engaging hole at the first position and disengages from the engaging hole at the second position. The urging member urges the lock member towards the first position. The lock releasing member resists a force applied by the urging member so as to allow the lock member to travel to the second position. A recording medium depressing member is disposed within a pivotal range of the lock member. A first slope is provided on at least one of a contact portion of the lock member and a contact portion of the recording medium depressing member. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244356 | PAPER SHEET HANDLING MACHINE - A paper sheet handling machine | 2010-09-30 |
20100244357 | Sheet Output Device and Original Sheet Transporting Device - A sheet output device includes a sheet receiver and a group of rollers. The group of rollers includes a plurality of output rollers arranged in the widthwise direction of the sheet and a plurality of pinch rollers arranged upward of the plurality of output rollers. The plurality of pinch rollers pinch the sheet with the plurality of output rollers and transport the sheet onto the sheet receiver. The sheet output device further includes at least one corrugation roller which is disposed between corresponding two of the plurality of output rollers and which has a diameter larger than the plurality of output rollers. The plurality of output rollers are rotatable relatively with respect to the at least one corrugation roller. The at least one corrugation roller rotates by being pushed by a leading end of the transported sheet. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244358 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus include an image forming unit; a housing including a sheet feed opening for feeding a recording sheet to the image forming unit; a tray which accommodates a recording sheet; a feed member which rotates while pressing a recording sheet fed through the sheet feed opening to apply a transport force to the recording sheet; a friction member provided to oppose the feed member, and contact the recording sheet from a side opposite to the feed member to apply a transport resistance to the recording sheet; a resin support frame which supports the friction member; and a metal transport chute which includes a guide part provided to contact the recording sheet fed from the tray to guide the recording sheet toward the image forming unit, the transport chute being formed integrally with the support frame. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244359 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND PAPER SHEET OUTPUT METHOD - The image forming system includes: a first transporting unit transporting paper sheets along a first transportation route; an image forming unit forming images on the paper sheets; a sheet supplying unit having a second transportation route, and transporting a sheet along the second transportation route to supply the sheet to a gap between the paper sheets sequentially transported along the first transportation route, the second transportation route joining the first transportation route at a position located on a downstream of the image forming unit in a transportation direction; and a controller outputting, to respective first and second output units, a paper sheet located on a downstream of the gap, and a paper sheet located on an upstream of the gap while causing the image forming unit to form an image on the paper sheet on the upstream of the image forming unit, when the sheet is not supplied. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244360 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus | 2010-09-30 |
20100244361 | DEVICE FOR DEPOSITING FLAT OBJECTS OR RECEIPTS | 2010-09-30 |
20100244362 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS COMPRISING SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE - A first convey roller conveys a sheet in a sheet conveying direction such that a leading edge of the sheet passes through a nip of a second convey roller disposed downstream from the first convey roller. The second convey roller rotates in a reverse direction by a first rotation amount corresponding to a first linear distance to convey the sheet in a direction opposite to the sheet conveying direction, such that the leading edge of the sheet is released from the nip of the second convey roller. In response to the rotation of the second convey roller in the reverse direction, the first convey roller rotates by a second rotation amount corresponding to a second linear distance in the reverse direction to convey the sheet in the direction opposite to the sheet conveying direction, such that the leading edge of the sheet contacts the nip of the second convey roller when the first convey roller has rotated by the second rotation amount and the second convey roller has rotated by the first rotation amount. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244363 | FEEDING MECHANISM AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a feeding mechanism and an image processing apparatus using the same. The feeding mechanism includes an upper casing, a lower casing disposed opposite the upper casing, a sheet tray, a main feeding roller, a sheet-separation member and a first auxiliary roller. The upper casing and the lower casing form a transporting path. The sheet tray for loading a sheet is coupled with the lower casing. The main feeding roller for feeding the sheet in a feeding direction is disposed in the lower casing. The sheet-separation member, disposed at a downstream position of the main feeding roller with respect to the feeding direction, separates the sheet from another sheet. The first auxiliary roller is disposed in the lower casing and on a lateral side of the main feeding roller for feeding the sheet in the feeding direction. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244364 | PAPER SHEET TRANSPORTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - In a paper sheet transporting device, in an air duct portion of a suction duct, a suction confluence opening that collects air that is sucked and allows the air to pass through is disposed in a position included in a region where suction openings whose suction force is relatively the highest of plural suction openings exist and which position is away from the inner surface side of the suction surface portion, with the air duct portion being formed in a shape where the opening cross-sectional area of an air duct becomes relatively narrower away from the suction confluence opening in the rotating axial direction of a transport belt. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244365 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Sheets fed out from a sheet feeding portion, which is brought into pressure contact with the sheets by the upward movement of a sheet stacking portion to feed out the sheets, are separated and conveyed one by one while being upwardly curved. During the sheet feeding operation, the sheet stacking portion is sequentially moved up, and when the sheet feeding operation is completed, the sheet stacking portion is moved down. Further, a remaining amount indicating member moved with the upward movement of the sheet stacking portion to indicate the remaining amount of sheets is held at a position before the sheet stacking portion is moved down, by a holding mechanism, when the sheet feeding operation is completed and the sheet stacking portion is moved down. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244366 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE FORCE OF A SOLENOID, A CONTROLLABLE FORCE TRANSDUCER AND THE USE THEREOF - A method of controlling a solenoid for controlling the force thereof, and a controllable force transducer includes that only a small part of the maximal stroke length of the solenoid is utilized, whereby the exerted force thereof is substantially constant within said stroke-length distance, when the solenoid is fed with a constant driving power. At a constant driving voltage, the feed current can be controlled for a proportional alteration of the exerted force of the solenoid within said stroke-length distance. The controller finds favourable use in a sheet separator. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244367 | Sheet Feeder and Image Recorder Having the Same - A sheet feeder includes a sheet tray configured to support one or more sheets stacked thereon in a slanted state, a feed roller disposed to face a lower end of a top one of the sheets stacked on the sheet tray, the feed roller being configured to feed the sheets, a supporter disposed under the sheet tray movably relative to the feed roller, the supporter being configured to support, on an upper surface thereof, lower ends of the sheets stacked on the sheet tray, and a displacement mechanism configured to displace the supporter farther from the feed roller depending on a pressure which the feed roller applies to the sheets when rotating. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244368 | PAPER-BLOCKING ASSEMBLY AND PAPER PROCESSING DEVICE USING THE SAME - This invention provides a paper-blocking mechanism and paper processing device using the same. The paper-blocking mechanism comprises a paper holder, a shaft connecting to a power source and driving a paper feeding portion, a restriction portion disposed on the shaft and moving between a first position and second position when the shaft is rotating, a paper blocking portion comprising a paper blocking plate and coupled to the paper processing device, wherein the restriction portion abuts the paper blocking plate to cause the paper holder in a paper blocking position when the restriction portion is in the first position, and the restriction portion doesn't abut the paper blocking plate to cause the paper holder in a paper feeding position when the restriction portion is in the second position. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244369 | PAPER SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PAPER SHEET PROCESSING METHOD - A post-processing method involves using a standby tray to receive a paper sheet to be supplied from a digital copier, a processing tray to receive a paper sheet dropped from a standby tray, a feed member which guides the rear end of a paper sheet received in a standby tray in the feeding direction to a processing tray, and scrapes and sends the rear end of a paper sheet dropped onto a processing tray to a stopper, a press member which clamps the rear end of a paper sheet received in a standby tray by cooperating with two feed members, and a stapler to staple the aligned rear ends of paper sheets. When a first paper sheet is supplied to the standby tray, the press member presses the rear end of the first paper sheet, to receive a second paper. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244370 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus of the present invention includes a post-processing unit provided inside a housing and configured to perform post-processing on sheets discharged from an image forming apparatus, a sheet discharge unit configured to guide sheets having undergone post-processing to a discharge port, a paper discharge tray configured to accommodate sheets discharged from the discharge port and allowed to ascend and descend within a specific height range lower than the discharge port, and a sheet member disposed directly below the discharge port and configured to move along a wall surface of the housing in association with ascending and descending of the paper discharge tray and receive rear ends of the sheets accommodated in the paper discharge tray, a width of a receiving portion thereof in a height direction varying with a quantity of the sheets accommodated in the paper discharge tray. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244371 | DOUBLE EFFICIENCY SHEET BUFFER MODULE AND MODULAR PRINTING SYSTEM WITH DOUBLE EFFICIENCY SHEET BUFFER MODULE - Disclosed are a multi-sheet buffer module and a modular printing system incorporating the buffer module. The buffer module includes a primary sheet transport path that extends horizontally across a frame. Vertical buffer paths extend downward and upward from the primary sheet transport path. Each buffer path connects to a secondary sheet transport path, which provides a loop back connection to the primary sheet transport path. As a stream of sheets moves along the primary sheet transport path, sheets printed out of order will be selectively diverted into the sheet buffer paths. Then, at the proper moment, the sheet buffer paths will feed the buffered sheets into the secondary sheet transport path(s), which will transport them to the primary sheet transport path, such that they are inserted at the proper locations back into the stream of sheets. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244372 | SHEET SEPARATION DEVICE, SHEET FEED TRAY INCLUDING THE SHEET SEPARATION DEVICE, AND SHEET FEED APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SHEET SEPARATION DEVICE - A sheet separation device includes a separation member having a plurality of first separation portions that separate fed sheets one by one, and a turning member having an inclined surface, holes formed therethrough, and a plurality of second separation portions. The inclined surface is positioned to contact the fed sheets and turn a transport direction of the sheets. The plurality of holes are arranged along a first direction that is a transport direction of the sheets. The plurality of second separation portions contact the fed sheets and separate them one by one. Each of the second separation portions is positioned between a corresponding two holes, and each of the first separation portions is positioned to protrude from a corresponding one of the holes. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244373 | Medium feeding device and image forming device - A medium feeding device includes: a sheet holding unit, which holds a sheet and is pivotally attached to a device main unit so that the sheet holding unit is pivotal between open and closed positions; a sheet feeding roller that is located close to the sheet holding unit and that feeds the sheet to the inside of the device main unit; and a driving shaft that is located on an axis that is different from a rotation shaft for the sheet feeding roller and that drives the rotation shaft. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244374 | SHEET-CONVEYING DEVICE - A sheet-conveying device conveys a recording medium to a sheet support surface positioned downstream of the sheet-conveying device in a sheet-conveying direction when recording an image with an image-recording unit. A drive roller and a follower roller define a nip line therebetween. The nip line is positioned above the sheet support surface. A first support member rotatably supports the follower roller. A moving unit moves the first support member from a first position to a second position upstream of the first position in the paper-conveying direction immediately after a trailing edge of the recording medium leaves the sheet-conveying unit. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244375 | CARD TRANSFER SYSTEM AND CARD READER - Card transfer system in which a card is transferred may include transfer roller which touches and transfers the card, and rotary shaft on which transfer roller is fixed, and rotating member rotatably supported on rotary shaft, and drive mechanism coupled to rotating member to rotate rotating member, and clutch mechanism which interrupts the power transmission between rotary shaft and rotating member. Rotating member is rotatably supported on rotary shaft by antifriction bearings. Rotary shaft is rotatably supported by multiple bearings and, at the same time, at least bearing arranged closest to rotating member is a plain bearing or sliding bearing | 2010-09-30 |
20100244376 | SHUFFLING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A card shuffling device reads suit and value of individual cards that are moved through the card shuffler. Reading of the cards is effected after cards have been received into a card holding area and before cards have been delivered into a card collection area from which cards are removed from the device for use. The read suit and rank being sent to a processor, wherein the processor identifies whether any playing card is a playing card that should be rejected from the card shuffler and the shuffler then rejecting that playing card from the playing card shuffler. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244377 | BALL-SHAPED PUZZLE - The present invention pertains to a supporting frame, a plurality of swiveling pieces, and a plurality of movable pieces, and the above elements are constructed with each other into a sphere shape; the supporting frame disposes a first supporting stem and a second supporting stem; each swiveling piece has a top face formed in a regular polygon and a blocker located at the side thereof, and the swiveling piece installed on an extremity of the first supporting stem or the second supporting stem via a limited nail; each movable piece has a top face formed in a regular polygon, a locking portion disposed thereon, a limited portion disposed thereon, and a toothed portion disposed thereon. Accordingly, the present invention facilitates to attain a logical configuration with lower manufacturing costs and an easy mass production. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244378 | Jigsaw Puzzle Game - A jigsaw puzzle game includes a plurality pieces of right triangle, a plurality pieces of trapezium, a square piece and a piece of hexagon, wherein the plurality pieces of right triangle includes two identical pieces of small right triangle and one piece of big right triangle. The big right triangle has an area twice of one small right triangle. The trapeziums include a big trapezium having an area equivalent to the area of the square piece plus the area of one small right triangle. The square piece has an area twice of one small right triangle. The hexagon has an area equivalent to the area of the small trapezium plus the area of one small right. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244379 | Nine Square--Tic-Tac-Toe game - An embodiment of a gameboard with a playing surface divided into at least nine squares. There are a plurality of writing/playing cards of at least two sets that have an X on the back of one set and an O on the back of the other set. The writing/playing cards have a writing surface on the front of both sets in which players write words to complete fill-in-the-blank sentences. The back of the writing/playing cards, which are marked with an X or an O, is utilized to participate in playing the game of “Tic-Tac-Toe” after a correct response is given for the fill-in-the-blank sentence. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244380 | BLACKJACK TEAM PLAY - A blackjack game is modified to include an auxiliary wager that is based on whether any of the hands at the blackjack table will beat the dealer's hand. A player may thus place an auxiliary wager on whether his hand or a second player's hand will beat the dealer. Alternate expressions of the concept allow variations in which player's hand or how many hands may be included in the comparison. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244382 | AUTOMATED HOUSE WAY INDICATOR AND COMMISSION INDICATOR - A system for enabling play of a casino table card game is disclosed. At least one of a rank and suit of a set of playing cards is automatically determined. Multiple randomized sets of playing cards of known composition are formed and delivered to a game, and are set by following automatically generated house way instructions. The components of the system include an automatic card shuffler configured to deliver randomized sets of physical cards, the shuffler equipped with a playing card reading system that reads at least one of a rank and suit of markings on each of the playing cards. The automatic card shuffler has a processor that receives the read card information from the playing card reading system and determines a composition of each individual set of playing cards dispensed. Other components of the system include a gaming table with a gaming surface; and at least one display on or proximate the gaming surface in communication with a processor programmed with house way rules for displaying instructions on how to set hands from a distributed set of cards a house way; wherein the monitor displays information on how to set a hand according to programmed house way rules. A method of operating a casino table card game using physical playing cards that are distributed in sets to multiple play positions and set according to automatically generated house way instructions is also disclosed. Processors of the present invention may also cause a display of a house commission amount. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244383 | MUSICAL AND MATH REINFORCING GAME - A method of playing cards using a specialized deck of cards in which mathematical and musical equations are used to solve and determine card ranks while playing any conventional card games. With the musical playing cards the card suits are categorized by instrument families, and Note values are based on Time Signatures where the quarter note receives one beat (e.g. Time Signatures 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4). The player determines the card value (2-10) by solving the equation. The math cards are similar but contain math equations to sharpen and reinforce mathematic skills by solving equations. Any known card game that can be played with regular playing cards can be played with either illustrated deck. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244384 | Electro-mechanical Beer Pong Table and Method of Use - One possible embodiment could be an electro-mechanical beer pong game table and a method of operating same. The game table could comprise a playing surface with a centerline axis; a plurality of movable platforms, the movable platforms being located over the playing surface; each movable platform reversibly and securely receiving a set of upright cups, each cup capable of containing beer and receiving a bear pong ball as played in the game of beer pong; one or more actuators that impart at least one motion to the movable platform relative to the playing surface; and an controller connected to the one or more actuators and controlling the at least one motion provided by the actuators wherein at least one movable platform is placed into motion relative to the playing surface and beer pong ball is thrown in the direction the moving movable platform. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244385 | DISTORTION RESISTANT FACE SEAL COUNTERFACE SYSTEM - According to the present invention, an annular face seal arrangement for a gas turbine engine is provided that includes a mounting ring, a mounting member, a rotor, and a stator. The mounting ring has a width extending between a first axial end and a second axial end. The mounting member has a clamp portion and a biasing portion. The clamp portion extends axially between a first clamping surface and a second clamping surface. The biasing portion includes a first segment and a second segment. The second segment has a width and a rotor contact surface. The rotor has a rotor seal surface and a clamp portion having a width. The stator has a stator seal surface that is aligned with the rotor seal surface. The mounting ring is disposed radially inside of the rotor and radially inside of at least part of the biasing portion, and is disposed in contact with the second clamping surface of the clamp portion. The rotor contact surface of the biasing portion is disposed in contact with the rotor. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244386 | Labyrinth seal and method of producing a labyrinth seal - A labyrinth seal includes a first disc and a second disc spaced axially from the first disc such that an axial intermediate chamber is formed between the first and the second discs. A first ring connected with the first disc so as to extend generally toward the second disc and into the axial chamber and second and third rings are each connected with the second disc so as to extend generally toward the first disc and into the axial chamber. The third ring is spaced radially outwardly from the second ring and the first ring being at least partially disposed radially between the second and third rings so as to form a sealing labyrinth. Preferably, each of the rings is cut from a common strip of material, bended to form a ring and welded to the associated disc. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244387 | HYDRODYNAMIC SEALING ELEMENT - A sealing element of a hydrodynamic seal for relatively rotating elements, having a sealing surface ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244388 | SEALING DEVICE - To prevent entry of muddy water, a sealing device ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244389 | LIP TYPE SEAL - To facilitate recycling and prevent rotation of constituent parts, a lip type seal has a first lip seal member constructed from a rubber-like elastic material, a metal-made retaining ring held at the first lip seal member without bonding, and a resin-made second lip seal member and a backup ring which are held at the retaining ring by caulking. The first lip seal member has a tubular portion, a radial portion, a seal lip, and a collar portion. The retaining ring has a cylinder portion, a first flange portion, and a second flange portion, and the second lip seal member and the backup ring are held between the first and second flange portions by caulking. A convex portion is provided at a position in the circumferential direction of the first flange portion, and the convex portion engages with the second lip seal member to prevent rotation of the second lip seal member. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244390 | Lip Seal With Inversion Prevention Feature - A dynamic shaft seal assembly is provided including a dynamic seal for engaging a rotary shaft. The dynamic seal includes a mounting portion that is mounted within a casing and has an axially extending barrel portion extending from a radially inner end of the mounting portion. The axially extending barrel portion terminates in a radially extending leg portion which extends inwardly from an end of the axially extending portion. A generally conically shaped seal portion extends from an end of the radially extending portion and the seal portion includes a radially inner face engaging the shaft and a radially outer face having a stiffening bead integrally formed thereon. The mounting portion defines a bumper spaced from the axially extending barrel portion by a gap distance that is designed to prevent the seal lip from inverting under sustained high pressure or pressure spikes. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244391 | SEALING DEVICE OF VAPORIZATION ROOM OF A STEAM IRON - The present invention relates to a steam iron, especially relates to a sealing device of vaporization room of a steam iron which comprises a vaporization room body and a cover, sealing ribs are projecting disposed on the lower surface of the cover, and sealing slots are disposed on the corresponding positions of the vaporization room body, the sealing ribs are inserted into the sealing slots so as to combine the cover and the vaporization room body to form a sealed vaporization room. In the present invention, the cooperation of the sealing ribs and the sealing slots would seal the vaporization room body and the cover, and when the temperature is high, the sealing ribs are expanding to block the sealing slots completely, thus the sealing effect is better and stable. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244392 | Holding device for fastening element - A holding device ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244393 | SIT OR STAND STROLLERS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Sit or stand strollers and methods of using and making the same are described herein. An example stroller includes a frame and a seat having a seat pan. The seat pan is pivotable between a raised position and a lowered position. In the lowered position, the seat pan is to support a child in a seated position. The example stroller also includes a foot platform coupled to the frame to support a child in a standing position. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244394 | Suspension System for Vehicle - A suspension system for a vehicle includes a swing frame and right and left suspension cylinders for front wheels. The swing frame is swingably supported by the front portion of a vehicle body about a support shaft extending in a lateral direction, and supports the front axle case, so as to allow the front axle case to swing about a center shaft extending in a front-rear direction. The right and left suspension cylinders are provided on the swing frame. A lateral oscillation regulation unit is provided between the swing frame and the front frame, and configured to regulate an oscillation of the swing frame by contact in the lateral direction. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244395 | VEHICLE STABILIZER - A stabilizer bar is intended for use in a vehicle, and a torsion part of the stabilizer bar is fixed to the vehicle body by a fixing member. A resin sheathing is provided integrally on an outer peripheral surface of the stabilizer bar. The fixing member is composed of the sheathing, a rubber bush disposed on the outer periphery of the sheathing, and a mounting fixture for mounting the rubber bush on the vehicle body side so as to cover the outer periphery of the rubber bush. The sheathing and the rubber bush are immovably assembled to each other. Thus, there may be provided a vehicle stabilizer, highly durable, easily mountable and replaceable, low-cost, and highly operable. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244396 | TRAILING ARM TYPE SUSPENSION - A trailing arm type suspension improves the handling (driving stability) and the response (driving response) of an automobile by increasing the installation rigidity of a suspension member to a vehicle body frame. In the trailing arm type suspension including a pair of right and left trailing arms which extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction, a reinforcing bar for connecting a suspension member in the vehicle rear side of the trailing arm to a connecting part of a vehicle body frame in the vehicle front side of the suspension member, is disposed between a fuel tank and the trailing arm, and the reinforcing bar and the trailing arm overlap each other as viewed from the side of the vehicle. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244397 | SIDE FOOT BOARD FOR A VEHICLE - A side foot board for a vehicle includes a plastic foot board formed thereon with a holding surface provided with at least one stepping member with plural grooves, and the plastic foot board has its underside disposed with a recessed surface. A decorative board mounted on the holding surface of the plastic foot board is provided with a stepping member at a location matching with the stepping member of the plastic foot board, the stepping member has plural grooves, and the decorative board further has its underside formed with projections at locations corresponding with the grooves of the stepping member of its own and fitting with the grooves of the stepping member of the plastic foot board. A rubber anti-skid board is fixed on the stepping member of the decorative board, and a support frame is secured on the recessed surface at the underside of the plastic foot board. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244398 | Self-Propelled Vehicle Propelled by an Elliptical Drive Train With Crank Bearing - An apparatus including a frame with a pivot axis defined thereupon, a crank arm bearing at the pivot axis; a first and a second crank arm coupled to the crank arm bearing; a front wheel and a rear wheel coupled to the frame, the rear wheel including a rear wheel axle; a first and a second foot link, operably coupled to drive wheel to transfer power to said drive wheel so as to propel the apparatus, each foot link including a foot receiving portion for receiving a user's foot, a first end coupled to the frame, and a second end coupled to a respective one of the first and the second crank arms, wherein the crank arm bearing is located rearward of and above the rear wheel axle. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244399 | Self-Propelled Vehicle Propelled by an Elliptical Drive Train Including Foot Retention - An apparatus including a frame; a drive wheel coupled to the frame; a first and second foot link operably coupled to drive wheel to transfer power to said drive wheel so as to propel the apparatus, each including a foot receiving portion for receiving an operator's foot and a retention mechanism for retaining the operator's foot on the foot receiving portion of the foot link. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244400 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPOSAL OF WASTE - A waste disposal system, the waste disposal system including: (a) a sitting surface, for supporting a body of a user; and (b) a flexible basin including a drainage hole at a lower part of the flexible basin, wherein a rim of the flexible basin is connected to the sitting surface; wherein a shape of the flexible basin may take a first shape and a second shape, the first shape being a non-operational shape, and the second shape being a basin for guiding urine of the user to the drainage hole; wherein a distance between the sitting surface and the drainage hole is different between the first shape and a second shape. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244401 | BICYCLE SHIFTING CONTROL APPARATUS - A bicycle shifting control apparatus is provided with a gear selection signal receiving section, a gearshift determination section and a gearshift output section. The gear selection signal receiving section selectively receives a first gear selection signal and a first/second gear selection signal. The gearshift determination section determines a first rider shift intention for first gear shifting when the first gear selection signal is received, which meets a first signal criteria, and determines a second rider shift intention for performing second gear shifting in addition to the first shifting when the first/second gear selection signal is received by, which meets a second (different) signal criteria. The gearshift output section outputs a first gearshift signal upon determining the first rider shift intention or the second rider shift intention exists and outputs a second gearshift signal upon determining that the second rider shift intention exists. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244402 | REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A BICYCLE - A bicycle may include a rear suspension system to absorb forces impacting on the bicycle by allowing a rear wheel of the bicycle to be displaced relative to the bicycle frame. Upon displacement of the rear wheel, the rear suspension system allows the rear wheel to move from a general first position to a second position, and then acts to return the rear wheel to the general first position. The rear suspension system may be adjusted in some versions to affect the travel path of the rear wheel as well as the leverage ratio curve to suit the rider's preference. The bicycle may include a rear frame couple with a front frame through first and second pivot translating assemblies, the orientations and/or shapes of which affect the rear wheel path as well as the leverage ratios. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244403 | Arm Supporter Of Bicycle - Provided is an arm support of a bicycle which is configured to reduce an intensive pressure acting from a seat due to the rider's weight inclined at the seat by spreading the inclined weight to other parts. The rider can get on or off the bicycle more easily by putting his/her arms on the arm support. In the bicycle including a frame, a seat disposed at the frame, a handle for controlling the direction of the bicycle, and wheels rotatably coupled to the frame, the arm support includes: a support shaft including a coupling part fixed to the frame: a support bar disposed at an upper side of the support shaft and connected to both sides of the support shaft; and armrests coupled to the support bar so that a rider puts his/her arms thereon The armrests extend horizontally from the vertical support bars and bent toward the seat or upward to form armrest channels. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244404 | TRANSPORTABLE WELL SERVICE PLATFORM - A transportable well service platform and method are provided. The transportable well service platform can have a main platform and a work platform. The work platform can be movable substantially vertically relative to the main platform. The well site platform can be transported to a well site and positioned at the well site relative to a well head so completion work can be performed on the well. The work platform can be moved vertically relative to the main platform to a desired height relative to the well head to perform the completion work. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244405 | Light Transport Vehicle - The invention provides a light transport vehicle useful for transporting children and cargo. The transport vehicle may be used as a bicycle trailer, a stroller, a jogger, a sled or other configuration and may be convertible therebetween. The transport vehicle comprising: a folding mechanism allowing the transport vehicle to easily folds into compact size, a hitch for connecting to a bicycle, an adjustable suspension system for a smoother ride for the occupants and cargo, and an attachment receiver to accept conversion attachments. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244406 | LIGHTWEIGHT NARROW-SPAN FIFTH WHEEL - A semi-tractor including a pair of C-shaped frame rails and having a rail distance therebetween, a fifth wheel hitch having mounting areas therein, mounting brackets located within the mounting areas, and a support assembly supporting the mounting brackets. An outside distance between the mounting areas is shorter than the rail distance. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244407 | Trailer Coupling Dock Theft-Proof Lock - A trailer coupling dock theft-proof lock to prevent unauthorized coupling and hauling of a trailer during parking includes a locking dock, a coupling assembly and a lock assembly. The coupling assembly can be latched in a dome of a trailer coupling dock. By locking and unlocking of the lock assembly the coupling assembly can be retained or removed so that unauthorized towing of the trailer can be prevented. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244408 | Foldable Stroller and Fold Interlock Mechanism - A foldable stroller has a frame assembly with a frame fold joint and is reconfigurable between an in-use configuration and a folded configuration. A child support structure is repositionable between a usable state on the frame assembly in the in-use configuration and an unusable state not suitable to support a child on the frame assembly. An interlock mechanism cooperates with the child support structure and is movable between a locked state preventing the frame assembly from being folded from the in-use configuration to the folded configuration and an unlocked state permitting the frame assembly to be folded. With the frame assembly in the in-use configuration and the child support structure on the frame assembly in the usable state, the interlock mechanism is retained in the locked state. The interlock mechanism is unlocked when the child support structure is moved to the unusable state. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244409 | AIRBAG - A substantially vertically extending concave portion is provided at a middle part of an impact absorbing face of an airbag body that deploys under a windshield so as to face a front seat occupant. With this configuration, an occupant who is seated in a regular seating position and wearing a seatbelt can be properly protected by preventing the neck area or the like of the occupant from being damaged. In addition, a bulging portion configured to bulge under the windshield and at an upper part of the concave portion is provided to the airbag body. With this configuration, it is possible to properly prevent the head area of an occupant who is not wearing a seatbelt from being damaged directly by the windshield. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244410 | Knee airbag module - An airbag module for protecting the knees of an occupant located in an occupant compartment of a vehicle, the airbag module configured to be mounted behind an instrument panel of the vehicle and including a housing; and an airbag configured to be filled with an inflation gas. The housing may surround the airbag. The housing may include two connected portions. The housing may also be configured so that when the airbag is inflated and deploys the two portions of the housing disconnect and the first housing portion bends downward into a position where the first portion forms a ramp to guide the airbag from a stored position into the occupant compartment. The airbag module may also include a mounting mechanism configured to mount the housing to the instrument panel. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244411 | AIRBAG SATELLITE - An airbag satellite is latched and/or suspended in a wall opening. The airbag satellite has a blockage element, which blocks a plug and which is implemented such that it allows the correct installation of the airbag satellite to be checked. The blockage of the plug by the blockage element is cancelled if the check shows that the airbag satellite is installed correctly. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244412 | Side airbag apparatus - A side airbag apparatus is provided in a side portion of a vehicle seat back located on the vehicle outer side. The side airbag apparatus includes an airbag unit elongated in the up-down direction and a plate fixed to the airbag unit. The airbag unit has an airbag and an inflator. The plate has a fixing portion and a rear wall portion. The inner side surface of the airbag unit is fixed to the fixing portion. The rear wall portion covers an upper half portion of the airbag unit. The rear wall portion also partly covers the rear surface of the lower half portion of the airbag unit. The plate is made of resin and has flexibility and elasticity. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244413 | Air bag system - An air bag system M includes an air bag | 2010-09-30 |
20100244414 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat has a seat element that forms a seat surface and has a seat back ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244415 | Airbag - A side airbag extends along a side of an interior roof of a vehicle and is configured to restrain a head of a vehicle occupant when the airbag is deployed. The airbag includes an inboard panel, an outboard panel, and one or more seams configured to join the inboard panel and the outboard panel. The at least one or more seams include first seam portions and second seam portions. The first seam portions are subject to higher stress than the second seam portions when the airbag inflates. The first seam portions are reinforced by sewing or by at least one bead of energy absorbent sealant or adhesive. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244416 | STEERING COLUMN MOUNTED KNEE AIRBAG DEVICE - A knee airbag device mounted on a steering column has an inner case in which a folded knee airbag is housed, and an outer case that is placed over the inner case. The outer case is fixed to a lower side of a vehicle-rear-side portion of a steering column that moves relative to a vehicle-front-side portion when a load equal to or greater than a threshold load is applied to the steering column in a direction of the axis of the steering column, and has a rigidity with which the shape of the folded knee airbag is maintained under normal conditions. The outer case has an opening formed in a region where the outer case would interfere with the vehicle-front-side portion when the vehicle-rear-side portion moves relative to the vehicle-front-side portion. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244417 | AIRBAG APPARATUS - As ignition control patterns for a multi-stage inflator, a first control pattern for controlling a maximum internal pressure of an airbag in a deployed state to be a set pressure or higher and a second control pattern for controlling the maximum internal pressure of the airbag in a deployed state to the set pressure or lower are set to a control unit. A connecting band for partially limiting deployment of an airbag body in a side closer to an occupant protecting portion by connecting the side closer to a base and the side closer to the occupant protecting portion of the airbag body is provided to the airbag, and the strength of the connecting band is set such that the connecting band is to be torn when an internal pressure of the airbag in a deployed state reaches the set pressure or higher. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244418 | Airbag apparatus - A gas releasing valve | 2010-09-30 |
20100244419 | Multiple chamber airbag system - An airbag for use within a motor vehicle, which includes a gas generator for supplying inflation gas; a lower chamber configured to be inflated directly by the gas generator; an upper chamber located above and proximate to the lower chamber; and a diffusing panel configured to separate the lower and upper chambers and allows inflation gas to pass through. The upper chamber is to be indirectly inflated by the gas generator through the diffusing panel, and upon completed deployment will have an internal pressure lower than the deployed internal pressure of the lower chamber. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244420 | Vehicle Occupant Head Protection - A head restraint device ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244421 | Stabilizer for three wheel vehicle - A stabilizer is disclosed for a three-wheel vehicle having a frame extending between a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion of the frame supports a front steering wheel and with the rear portion of the frame supports plural driving wheels. The stabilizer comprises a right and a left stabilizing wheel mounted on a right and a left side of the frame. The right and left stabilizing wheels are positioned above the supporting surface when the three-wheel vehicle moves in a straight direction on a supporting surface. The right and left stabilizing wheels engage the supporting surface when the vehicle is turned in a right and a left direction respectively for stabilizing the three-wheel vehicle while maintaining steering ability. Preferably, the stabilizer includes a right and a left director for directing the right and left stabilizing wheels in a forward direction when the right and left stabilizing wheels are positioned above the supporting surface. The invention is also incorporated into an accessory stabilizer unit adapted for mounting onto existing three-wheel vehicles. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244422 | Track Frame for Work Machine - A track frame in which stress concentration caused by a work load is avoided and that has increased strength. These are achieved by reducing the weigh of connection legs and providing sufficient welding length for joint surfaces for joining the connection legs. The track frame has a front and rear pair of left/right connection legs ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244423 | Seat belt buckle - A vehicle seat belt assembly comprises a vehicle seat configured to contain a seat occupant; a seat belt webbing mountable to the vehicle seat and connected to a latch plate, wherein the latch plate is configured to be releasably connected to a seat belt buckle in order to secure the webbing in a position capable of restraining the occupant; and a buckle strap mountable to a portion of the vehicle seat or vehicle structure and connected to the buckle, wherein the buckle strap includes a plurality of brackets configured to attach to a buckle component. Additionally, a vehicle seat belt assembly could comprise a buckle strap and buckle frame manufactured as a single component. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244424 | SEAT BELT BUCKLE - A buckle assembly configured to mate with a plurality of tongues may include a rotational lever; a latch plate supported by the rotational lever and configured to move in a vertical direction when the lever rotates; a plurality of latch pins, wherein each latch pin is configured to engage the latch plate at one end of the pin and one of the plurality of tongues at the other end of the pin in order to mate the tongue with the buckle assembly; and a rotational solenoid. A core of the rotational solenoid may be connected to the rotational lever, so that rotation of the core causes the lever to rotate and the latch plate to move in a vertical direction. Each of the latch pins is configured to disengage from the corresponding tongue when the lever rotates. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244425 | VEHICLE WITH A PROTECTIVE PANEL - Embodiments disclosed herein provide a vehicle with a protective panel. In one embodiment, the vehicle comprises a frame to which components of the vehicle are attached. At least one fender is attached to the frame. An opening is located on the at least one fender. At least one of a headlight and a light assembly is disposed at the opening. A suspension system is attached to the frame, and the suspension system comprises at least one wheel disposed adjacent the opening. A protective panel is attached to the at least one fender and is located adjacent the at least one wheel and the opening. The protective panel includes an upper panel and a lower panel. The upper panel is joined to the lower panel by a living hinge so that at least one of the upper panel and the lower panel is movable between and open position and a closed position. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244426 | Presentation pad supporting use of each of two sheet sides - A flip-chart comprising at least two sheets bound by a linear attachment spine. The spine is positioned at a substantially vertical angle. The sheets are releasably securable to the spine and to optionally to a chart cover by means of support pegs. The sheets are adapted for writing on both sides thereon, and each sheet is removable from the pad. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244427 | Thing to do planner - A plastic, metal, wood, or molded glass unit used to handily and visibly display a number of written plans, duties, appointments, responsibilities, and things to remember on card stock such as 3×5 index cards, preferably sorted in order of priority. Said unit to be configured for mounting on a vertical plane such as a wall space, or positioned on a horizontal surface, such as desk tops and tables, and embodying a storage compartment for holding a supply of cards, and writing instrument. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244428 | SECURITY SHEET - A security sheet having with high anti-forgery/falsification property has an engraving layer including a sheet surface provided with an engraved identification image and a visible image non-engraved and being identical in details to the identification image so as to allow observation by comparison. For example, when a policeman questions a suspicious person at night to ask that person to present an identification card, the policeman checks the engraved identification image through tactile sense and visual sense. At the same time, the policeman checks the engraved identification image and the non-engraved visible image identical in details thereto through observation by comparison between both images by visual sense and through face-to-face observation of the person. With this, identity of the person can be authenticated by making use of tactile sense and visual sense complementarily. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244429 | Issuing machine and issuing system - An issuing system for issuing unmodifiable and/or unforgeable hardcopy documents or securities includes a server and a plurality of issuing machines connected to the server via a network. Each of the issuing machines receives an ID recording medium provided by a potential purchaser, retrieves an identification recoded in the received ID recording medium, requests the potential purchaser to input request for a transaction of the security or fixed rate financing instrument, processes the requested transaction by retrieving information via a network from the server, and prints out on demand a hardcopy of the security or fixed rate financing instrument as purchased by the potential purchaser and a checksum thereon. A method for forming a new market with the issuing system. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244430 | Game Piece Overlay and Game Piece Using the Same - A game piece overlay including a transparent base sheet and an opaque top sheet coextensive with the base sheet. The transparent base sheet has a top surface and a bottom surface that is non-releasably adhered to a surface of a game piece to overlay and conceal an underlying printed message by a transparent pressure sensitive adhesive applied to the bottom surface. The top sheet includes a non-peel portion non-releasably bonded to the transparent base sheet, and a peel-portion releasably adhered to the top surface of the base sheet by a transparent dry residue adhesive. The peel-portion is removable from the base sheet to reveal the underlying message. A plurality of game piece overlays can be provided on a wound roll of a carrier strip having a release surface to which the transparent base is adhered by the transparent pressure sensitive adhesive. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244431 | HYDRAULIC COUPLING MEMBER WITH BIDIRECTIONAL PRESSURE-ENERGIZED PROBE SEAL - A female hydraulic coupling member includes a bidirectional, pressure-energized probe seal for sealing between the body of the female coupling member and the cylindrical probe section of a male coupling member seated in the receiving chamber of the female member. In one embodiment, the pressure-energized seal comprises a first curved section which is oriented towards the external end of the receiving chamber in which it is installed and a second curved section oriented towards the interior end of the receiving chamber. The two curved sections are joined by a substantially straight back section. When the pressure of fluid within the coupling member is above the ambient fluid pressure, the first curved section is pressure-energized so as to increase its sealing effectiveness. When external pressure (e.g., the hydrostatic head) exceeds the pressure of fluid within the coupling member, the second curved section is pressure-energized so as to increase its sealing effectiveness. In another embodiment, the pressure-energized seal comprises a curved back section joining the first curved section and the second curved section. When the curved back section moves radially outward against a circumferential wall under the influence of fluid pressure within the seal, it effects a slight rotation of the first and second curved sections, thereby increasing their sealing effectiveness. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244432 | TUBES AND THEIR MANUFACTURE - An end fitting ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244433 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a body portion having a cylindrical insertion hole for inserting therein a connection member, and a cylindrical connector cover. The body portion includes a claw portion elastically deformable to a radial outside. The connector cover includes a claw release portion through which a limitation of an elastic deformation of the claw portion is released, and a claw limiting portion configured to limit the elastic deformation of the claw portion toward the radial outside. When the connector cover is located at a release position, the claw release portion is opposite to the claw portion but the claw limiting portion is not opposite to the claw portion. In contrast, when the connector cover is moved to a lock position, the claw limiting portion is opposite to the claw portion, and the claw portion is engaged with an engagement portion provided on the connection member. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244434 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a body portion having a cylindrical insertion hole for inserting therein a connection member, and a cylindrical connector cover. The body portion includes a claw portion elastically deformable to a radial outside. A claw release portion and a claw covering portion are arranged in the connector cover in a rotation direction. When the connector cover is located at a release position where the body portion is detachable from the connection member, the claw release portion is opposite to the claw portion, and the claw covering portion is not opposite to the claw portion. Furthermore, when the connector cover is rotated from the release position to a lock position in a connection state between the body portion and the connection member, the claw covering portion is opposite to the claw portion, and the claw portion is engaged with an engagement portion of the connection member. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244435 | Fire hose connection adaptor - A quick-mounting adapter is axially forced upon and then twisted relative to threaded targets for connection. A rotatable hub has a threaded portion for connection to a hose and an integral flange fastened to a tubular sleeve coaxially within the adapter. A rotatable handle assembly comprises a rigid ring with an internal orifice and at least two outwardly projecting handle segments. A multi-segment thread assembly secured within a ring groove to the sleeve is displaceable radially inwardly and outwardly in response to a rigid, cylindrical collar secured to the handle assembly. Each segment comprises an outer tapered portion contacted by and compressed by the collar. Pushing and subsequent rotation of the handle assembly attaches the thread assembly on the threaded target to connect the adapter. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244436 | FITTING FOR CONNECTING A PIPE - The invention relates to a fitting ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244437 | PIPE JOINT RESTRAINT - A joint restraint is provided for a curved pipe joint having a curved pipe section joining two adjacent pipe sections. The pipes are joined using tubular sleeves held by hose clamps to form fluid tight seals, with two clamps on each end of the curved pipe sections and two clamps on each proximal end of the adjacent pipe sections. An inner strap extends between and fastens to one of the clamps on each adjacent pipe section forming a chord of an arc. An outer strap extends along an outer periphery of the joined pipes and fastens to the other clamps on each adjacent pipe section. The straps are in a plane through a center of the flow path of the joined pipes | 2010-09-30 |
20100244438 | BARBED FITTING FOR HOSE CONNECTION - A fitting is provided for connecting and disconnecting a system or the like to a hose. The fitting includes a hollow. A barb is located proximate a first end. The barb includes a frusto-conical profile and a helical trailing edge. A rib connects an offset portion of the helical edge forming a sharp axial transition. The axial rib expands the diameter of the hose while the fitting is twisted to facilitate extraction. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244439 | EXPANSION JOINT FOR PIPE SYSTEM - An expansion joint for a pipe system includes a deformable section interconnecting first and second pipe sections. A first mount is secured to the first pipe section in a passageway of the first pipe. A second mount is secured to the second pipe section in a passageway of the second pipe. A flexible tension member, extending through the deformable section, tethers the first and second mounts to each other. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244440 | HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PIPE CONSTRUCTION FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A high pressure fuel pipe construction for an internal combustion engine, such as a direct injection engine. A conduit for the fuel is open at each end and a ball having a throughbore is slidably positioned over one end of the conduit. A reinforcing sleeve is positioned inside the end of the conduit so that the sleeve extends entirely through the ball. The sleeve, ball and the end of the conduit are then brazed together to attach the ball and conduit together. A double chamfer is provided at one end of the ball throughbore to facilitate inspection of the brazing quality. Additionally, a loop is formed in the conduit and a dampener is attached to the loop. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244441 | Method and apparatus for preventing overinsertion in plastic pipe systems - A method for joining and sealing a female plastic pipe end having a belled end opening to a mating male plastic pipe end having an interior surface and an exterior surface. A sealing element is installed within a groove formed in the belled end of the female pipe section. The male pipe end is then inserted into the end opening of the female pipe end so that the elastomeric sealing gasket makes sealing contact with the exterior surface of the male pipe. A control mechanism controls the distance the male pipe travels longitudinally within the end opening of the female plastic pipe to prevent overinsertion of the male pipe within the female pipe opening. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244442 | Self Restrained Ductile Iron Fitting - A combination sealing and restraint system for an as-cast ductile iron fitting is shown for both sealing and preventing separation of an iron pipe fitting and a mating male pipe. A ring-shaped body is installed within a mating groove provided in a mouth region of the as-cast fitting after the fitting has been cast at the manufacturing plant. The ring-shaped body is formed of an injection molded elastomeric material and carries a series of gripping segments which have teeth on an inner surface thereof which are designed to engage an outer surface of a mating male pipe. The teeth are oriented to allow movement of the male pipe in a first direction relative to an end opening of the fitting during assembly, but to resist movement in a opposite direction after the fitting joint has been assembled. The gripping segments have shelf regions which are mechanically secured to the elastomeric body of the gasket. The ring-shaped body also includes a relatively flexible portion formed of an elastomer which forms a lip seal region with the mating male pipe. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244443 | HOT BOLTING CLAMP - Dynamical flange clamp for strengthening flange couplings or taking over the bolt forces in a loaded flange coupling, where opposite clamps ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244444 | COMMUNAL HEATING AND POWER STATION UNIT HAVING A RECIPROCATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND HAVING AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE - According to the invention, a communal heating and power station unit having a reciprocating internal combustion engine and having an electrical generator, which are coupled to one another by means of a shaft which transmits power, with the generator having a stator and a rotor, with the rotor being borne in a floating manner and with a reciprocating internal combustion engine housing also forming the stator housing or the stator housing being flange-connected to the reciprocating internal combustion engine housing. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244445 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING POWER FROM A FAN - A system for generating power for a vehicle is provided. The system comprises a fan positioned to receive a flow of air, a turbine coupled to the fan, the turbine adapted to rotate the fan when operating in a first mode and to receive power from the fan when operating in a second mode, the turbine adapted to generate electrical power from the power received from the fan, and an electronic control unit adapted to selectively engage the first and second modes of the turbine. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244446 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING DUAL SIDED/ DUAL SHAFT ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A gas turbine engine assembly includes an electromagnetic machine for extracting power from the turbine engine. The electromagnetic machine includes an outer rotor and an inner rotor rotatably supported adjacent to a stator disposed between the inner and outer rotors. The stator has an inner set of windings disposed on an inner surface adjacent to the inner rotor, and an outer set of windings on an outer surface of the stator adjacent to the outer rotor. The inner stator windings form a set of multiple-phase windings, and the outer stator windings form a set of multiple-phase windings. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244447 | Continuously Variable Transmission Ratio Device with Optimized Primary Path Power Flow - A continuously variable transmission ratio device with optimized system efficiency by maximizing power flows through the primary power flow paths. The device is constructed from more than one fixed gear ratio device and controlled via a variator that is connected between the fixed gear ratio devices. The construction and operation of the continuously variable transmission ratio device is such that it provides a wide range of speed ratios between connected input and output devices and optimized system efficiency subject to constraints on the power flow through the variator. This continuously variable transmission ratio device can be used effectively in energy generation applications where optimized system efficiency entails coupling input and output devices with varying speed ratios for optimal component efficiency. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244448 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BLENDING LIGNITE AND COKE SLURRIES - A method may include preparing a coke slurry, preparing a lignite slurry separate from the coke slurry, and combining the coke slurry with the lignite slurry to form a coke/lignite slurry. | 2010-09-30 |