40th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 51 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080240847 | Eccentric Mount Ball Stud For Steering Toe Adjustment - An improved ball joint and tie rod for accommodating a relative agricultural vehicle includes a spherical ball, a stud end, and the spherical ball having a center. The stud end has a longitudinal rotational axis, wherein the center of the spherical ball is disposed away from the longitudinal rotational axis. In addition, the ball joint comprising the spherical ball end and the stud end is coupled to the steering knuckle and wherein a unitary, non-adjustable tie rod is coupled to the ball joint. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240848 | Multiple axis movement yoke/clevis design (articulated clevis) - A Multiple Axis Movement Yoke/Clevis Design (Articulated Clevis) provides a means of axial movement, within a clevis design, while transmitting force between two locations. The articulated clevis allows for a more direct linear arrangement within a linkage connection. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240849 | Non-marring shaft collar - A shaft collar including a body with a centrally located bore fits over an elongated shaft. An aperture extends laterally across the body in the vicinity of the bore. The aperture extends laterally into the body also, leaving an arcuate segment situated, radially, between the bore and the aperture. A set screw is advanced radially inwardly through the apertures to press against the arcuate segment and deflect same into engagement with the outer diameter of the elongated shaft. The aperture may possess an elliptical cross-section, an arcuate cross-section, or may assume a circular cross-section. The shaft collar can be made from metal or plastic since the tightening process is performed with zero relative motion between the collar and shaft, and therefore there will be no marring or scratching of the shaft. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240850 | ELECTROMAGNETIC MECHANICAL PULSE FORMING OF FLUID JOINTS FOR HIGH-PRESSURE APPLICATIONS - An electromagnetically formed fluid circuit joint ( | 2008-10-02 |
20080240851 | Device for Fastening an Attachment to a Support Part - A device for fastening an attachment to a support part has a clamp ( | 2008-10-02 |
20080240852 | Maintaining Device For Fixing A Motor Vehicle Assembly - The invention relates to a maintaining device which comprises a nut a bolt and a damping element, which secures a housing of motor vehicle assembly to a maintaining element. According to the invention, the nut, the bolt and the damping element are premounted as a pre-assembly, which can be inserted into a pre-prepared hole in the housing of the motor vehicle assembly. The damping element, which is arranged in the housing of the motor vehicle assembly, supports the bolt. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240853 | System For Protecting Individuals From Impacts Against Road Guard Rails - System for protecting persons from impacts against road crash barriers in which the barrier rail has a curved upper part to prevent cuts in the event of someone falling onto it and has protuberances to absorb and decelerate the velocity of the vehicle or accident victim, and the post ( | 2008-10-02 |
20080240854 | Cover for Gates and Turnstiles - A turnstile cover that has a body portion that is for being positioned on the arms of a turnstile. The cover has an outer layer with and exterior surface has an inner layer of padding, or the cover may be a single layer. The cover has an opening and is hollow, such that it may be slid over the arm of a turnstile. The padding advantageously provides for reduced impact when a person walks into the arm of the turnstile. The turnstile cover may advantageously be slid onto the arms of turnstiles found in subways, sporting venues, schools, etc. The exterior surface has indicia, for example printed indicia that may include advertising, logos, messages, public service messages, sales, and other desirable indicia. The cover and/or space on the cover is sold to interested companies and/or individuals for a fee. A traffic control gate cover is also provided. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240855 | VEHICLE BARRIER SYSTEM - A security barrier system for use with a trafficable surface and a site requiring protection from advancing vehicles includes a composite bed system having a plurality of elevations and comprising a first layer beneath a second layer. The first layer includes a deformable material configured to collapse when subjected to vehicle loads, and the second layer includes a pedestrian cover surface over the deformable material that conceals the deformable material. The pedestrian cover surface is configured to support pedestrian traffic over the deformable material without permanently collapsing the deformable material and to collapse along with the first layer when subjected to vehicle loads. A structure beyond the bed system is provided to resist the impact of a vehicle that has traversed the bed system. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240856 | Speed Bump Devices - A speed bump device is provided. The speed bump device comprises a first parallelogram frame, wherein the frame comprises an upper nested beam and a lower nested beam, wherein the upper beam and the lower beam are connected by way of at least one pivotable connecting arm, wherein the lower beam comprises at least one depression and at least one raised section, and wherein the upper beam is displaceable, relative to the lower beam, by way of the at least one connecting arm, from a retracted position, through a maximally extended position, to a raised position. A road surface element may suitably overlie the upper beam. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240857 | IRREGULARLY SHAPED HEXAGONAL PAVING STONE WITH INTEGRAL MATING SPACERS - A concrete paving stone is cast with an irregularly shaped hexagonal contour and defines six distinct irregularly shaped projections and six irregularly curved concave formations. The projections and concave formations are all of unlike shape. Spacer members are cast in the sidewall of the stone and have a top slopped surface containing thereon an indicia mark to facilitate laying these stones in side-by-side meshing relationship to form a paved surface area having the appearance of having been made by a plurality of unlike stones having no repeat pattern. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240858 | ASSEMBLY FOR DISSIPATING WAVE ENERGY THROUGH DIFFRACTION | 2008-10-02 |
20080240859 | SUBSURFACE FLUID DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS - A leaching chamber having an arch-shaped cross-section, a pair of contiguously molded, opposing end walls, and alternating peak and valley corrugations along its length, is provided interior chambers and fluid communication openings along the base on each extending side of the chamber. Formed within the chamber at locations corresponding to each peak corrugation, an inner wall is attached to an interior surface and extends substantially within the peak corrugation to the base of the chamber. An aperture is formed in both the inner wall and in the opposing outer wall of the chamber, enabling fluid communication through the interior chamber—and thus into and out from the interior of the leaching chamber itself. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240860 | SYNTHETIC DRAINAGE AND IMPACT ATTENUATION SYSTEM - A channeled synthetic drainable base course for use with natural or synthetic turf systems. The synthetic drainable base course provides for permeability and transmissivity of fluids, shock resistance when tested for fall impact safety and reduced installation effort and time. The synthetic drainage system may be installed as a separate component or as a composite layer of a turf system. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240861 | Prefabricated levee apparatus and system - A levee apparatus and system for impeding and controlling the flow of fluids, primarily the flow of water as experienced in a flood or storm surge consisting of a light weight concrete structure with reinforcing steel rebar depending on the application. It is constructed from prefabricated sections with the tongue and groove ends designed to fit together which, when used in conjunction with a rubber gasket, will produce a water tight seal. The structure would be hollow with an opening along the unprotected face to provide a location for the surge water to enter. The structure would have flap-gates on the protected side and on the unprotected side. This would allow flood waters from the protected side to push open the flap-gate and exit the protected side based on the pressure equalization of the flood waters. Once inside the structure any water would then drain from the structure through the flap-gate on the unprotected side when the surge water diminishes. The structure could be placed simply on top of the existing soils or anchored in place to prevent potential changes in alignment. Two main modifications to this design include utilization of a rubberized base which would allow the top portion of the structure to rise into position, and the adjustment of the flap-gate position to change the use of the structure from solely a flood protection system to a retention control system. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240862 | Contaminated soil remediation apparatus - A soil remediation apparatus for treating contaminated soil comprises an air deck unit and a remediation unit. The air deck unit comprises an enclosure with a contaminated soil inlet and a remediated soil outlet; at least one conveyor located inside the enclosure and operable to convey soil from the enclosure inlet to the enclosure outlet; and contaminated air extraction means having an inlet in fluid communication with the enclosure and an outlet, and operable to extract air from the air deck unit. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240863 | Elevating support vessel and methods thereof - A vessel is provided that is an improvement over previously disclosed jack-up rigs and lift boats. The vessel has at least three thrusters and is self-propelled. The vessel additionally has a raised and hollow crane support on which a crane may be mounted. The crane support is preferably affixed to tracks, which permit the crane to slide along the deck of the vessel. The raised and hollowed feature of the crane support permits the storage of equipment and things beneath the crane support without hindering the movement of the crane along the tracks. Optionally, the vessel further has an extension assembly atop which may be deployed a workover rig assembly. The crane may be used to assemble the extension assembly and thus aid in the construction, remediation, and demolition of offshore oil and gas platforms and wells. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240864 | Assembly, transportation and installation of deepwater windpower plant - A deepwater windpower plant (DWP) has a tension leg-type floating platform with an evacuable base for adjusting its buoyancy for installation at ocean depths ranging from 40 meters up to 1.5 kilometers and more. The DWP has a typical offshore wind turbine assembled close to shore which is then towed to a desired installation site on the ocean, and held in place by a gravity anchoring base (GAB), to which an evacuable portion or space of the DWP platform is anchored. The GAB has upwardly extending mooring tethers and a power cable which are brought to the ocean surface by attached buoys. The GAB is sunk to the ocean floor at the installation site under controlled conditions so that the GAB lands flat on the ocean floor. As the GAB sinks to the ocean floor, the mooring tethers and power cable are pulled to the surface by their respective buoys. The GAB is loaded with heavy ballast material that can be dropped from barges on the ocean surface into the upwardly open GAB below the barges. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240865 | AUTOMATED, LOW PROFILE DRILLING/BOLTING MODULE WITH GRIPPER - A module is for use in drilling a borehole in face of a mine passage using a drilling element and installing a bolt in the borehole once formed. The module may include a bolt holder for holding a plurality of bolts and a drilling element holder for holding a plurality of different drilling elements. A manipulator moves along an arcuate path between the bolt and drilling element holders to deliver the respective components to a drill head positioned along the arcuate path. The drill head may also slide relative to the mast in two different directions, and includes a drill guide for determining the location of the face to be worked. Related aspects of control of the module and methods are disclosed. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240866 | AUTOMATED, LOW PROFILE DRILLING/BOLTING MODULE WITH COLLARING - A module is for use in drilling a borehole in face of a mine passage using a drilling element and installing a bolt in the borehole once formed. The module may include a bolt holder for holding a plurality of bolts and a drilling element holder for holding a plurality of different drilling elements. A manipulator moves along an arcuate path between the bolt and drilling element holders to deliver the respective components to a drill head positioned along the arcuate path. The drill head may also slide relative to the mast in two different directions, and includes a drill guide for determining the location of the face to be worked. Related aspects of control of the module and methods are disclosed. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240867 | Interlocking Retainer Ties - A retainer tie system | 2008-10-02 |
20080240868 | Mine support having a linearly moveable and/or pivoting end plate - A mine support yieldable prop includes a threaded shaft rotatably mounted in an end of the prop to move into and out of the prop end to move a bearing plate toward or away from a mine roof, and/or a bearing plate pivotally mounted to the end of the prop to level the prop with uneven mine roofs. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240869 | Reverse tipped router bit - A router bit with an elongate body having a shank end and a cutter element support head. The shank end projects outwardly from the body to facilitate mounting the router bit on a rotating machine, and the cutter element support head extends in the opposite direction from the shank end and has an axis of rotation (A) which is coaxial with the shank. The cutter element support head is formed with two flutes in a diametrically opposed relation, each flute having an outer surface and a cut-away inner surface with a groove being formed in the outer surface of the flute along the longitudinal length of the cutter element support head. An elongate cutter element is affixed in the longitudinal groove of each flute. The cutter elements are configured such that they form a hook angle (α) that is greater than or equal to 35 degrees. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240870 | Milling Head For Milling Chamfers - The invention relates to a milling head for milling chamfers, especially for a mobile chamfer miller, comprising successive seats for blanking dies, said seats having a position in which the blanking dies with a leading edge angle of between 40 and 75° operate respectively on average with a positive effective cutting angle of at least 6° and a clearance angle of at least 6°, and are provided for a border comprising blanking dies with a staggered arrangement of the cutting edges, such that respectively only one cutting edge length of 15 mm, preferably 12 mm, at the most, is active. Said measures increase the cutting performance of the milling head. The reduced cutting edge length can be formed on a long blanking die instead of using a shorter blanking die, in such a way that the cutting edge is interrupted by cavities or other e.g. flat triangular recesses on the surface of the blanking die. The staggered arrangement is then comparatively small. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240871 | Cutting Insert and Milling Cutter - The invention relates to a cutting insert having an essentially parallelepiped-shaped basic body with two larger spaced-apart longitudinal surfaces ( | 2008-10-02 |
20080240872 | CUTTING TOOL WITH REPLACEABLE INSERT SUPPORTING CASSETTE - A cutting tool includes a cutting insert, the insert including a cutting edge. The cutting tool also includes a cassette including an insert clamp for clamping the insert relative to an abutment surface of the cassette, and a generally cylindrical base portion. The cutting tool also includes a tool holder body, the tool holder body having a cylindrical opening in which the base portion of the cassette is disposed. A cassette clamp including a wedge is provided for clamping the cassette relative to the tool holder body. The cutting edge extends beyond a periphery of the tool holder body when the insert is clamped relative to the abutment surface of the cassette and the cassette is clamped relative to the tool holder body. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240873 | Clamp Mechanism of Throwaway Tip - The present invention relates to a clamp mechanism which prevents a tip body from being greatly cut out by a fitting hole to secure strength of a tip without complicating the shape of a head portion of a clamp member or a fitting hole of a tip body. There is provided a clamp mechanism of a tip for pressing the tip, in which a fitting hole is formed through a tip body, by the use of a clamp member having a shaft portion inserted into the fitting hole and a head portion with an outer diameter equal to or larger than that of the shaft portion and thus clamping the tip to a tip fitting seat. In the clamp member, a section, which is perpendicular to the central axis line, of the back surface of the head portion has a circle shape centered at the central axis line. In the tip body of the tip, the head portion of the clamp member can pass through the fitting hole, and a contact portion with which a part of the back surface of the head portion comes in contact at the time of advancing the clamp member is formed in an opening of the fitting hole. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240874 | Cutting insert - A cutting insert has an insert body having a shaft-shape, wherein a cutting edge portion having a square rake face is formed on an end portion of the insert body, and wherein the rake face includes: a pair of side cutting edges extending in a longitudinal direction of the insert body; a front cutting edge extending in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction between each front ends of the side cutting edges; and a pair of protruded streaks extending toward a corner portion at which each of the side cutting edges intersects the front cutting edge, each of the protruded streaks including an outer wall face having a protruded curved face which faces the adjacent side cutting edge and protrudes toward the side cutting edge as seen in a direction facing the rake face and perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240875 | Cutting insert - A cutting insert having an insert body formed in a shaft-shape, wherein a cutting edge portion having a square rake face is formed on an end portion of the insert body, and wherein the rake face includes: a pair of side cutting edges extending in a longitudinal direction of the insert body; a front cutting edge extending in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction between each front end of the side cutting edges; a pair of protruded streaks extending toward each of corner portions at which each of the side cutting edges intersect the front cutting edge, and a projection which protrudes and is separated from the protruded streaks between front ends of the protruded streaks in the vicinity of the corner portion and the corner portion. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240876 | Cutting Insert Having Ceramic Coating - A cutting tool insert has a multilayer ceramic coating. The multilayer ceramic coating is a stratified structure of alternating sub layers of an oxide material and interfacial layers of a second material having good adhesion with the oxide material. The ceramic coating is deposited by chemical vapor deposition; each subsequently deposited interfacial layer serving to terminate a previously deposited oxide material sub layer and to serve as a surface for deposition of a subsequent oxide material sub layer. The second material is a solid solution of at least one element of the oxide material in a hard material. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240877 | Cutting device with chip collector - The invention is a tool for shaving protruding material off a surface. In detail, the tool includes a housing containing a motor for driving a cutter. A hollow member is mounted to the housing about the cutter, the member having a first end attached to the housing and a second end extending beyond the cutter. The member includes at least one hole there through for allowing shaved off protruding material to pass there through. A vacuum collection system is coupled to the hollow member for collecting shaved protruding material passing through the at least one hole in member. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240878 | Drilling apparatus and method - Embodiments include a method and apparatus for drilling holes or cutting at specified locations on a beam or other material, even if the beam is offset from an ideal beam configuration. In some embodiments, the apparatus is configured to determine the correct locations of holes in the beam despite the beam's offset and drill holes in the beam according to this determination. The apparatus may be capable of drilling holes at specified locations on a web of an I-beam. In some embodiments, the method comprises determining the correct locations of the holes in the particular beam using the apparatus and drilling the holes in the correct locations in the beam according to that determination. Some embodiments include using one or more clamping mechanisms and one or more drilling members to determine the correct locations of the holes in the particular beam. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240879 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN ELEMENT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE BLOCK OF DENSE MATERIAL CONSTITUTED BY HARD PARTICLES DISPERSED IN A BINDER PHASE: APPLICATION TO CUTTING OR DRILLING TOOLS - A process is presented which produces at least one block of dense material constituted by hard particles dispersed in a binder phase, it being possible for the dense material to be enriched locally with binder phase by imbibition. The process includes bringing at least one imbibition area of a surface of the block, preferably coated with a coating material, into contact with an imbibiting material which locally enriches the block with binder phase. The block in contact with the imbibiting material is then subjected to a suitable thermal cycle constituted by heating, temperature maintenance and cooling. This serves to bring some or all of the imbibiting material and the binder phase of the block into the liquid state in such a manner that the enrichment with binder phase takes place solely through the imbibition area. The block is used in connection with the building of a drill bit or tool. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240880 | CUTTING INSERT, CUTTING TOOL, AND METHOD OF MACHINING - A cutting insert includes a body having a first surface, a second surface, and an intermediate surface. The intermediate surface includes a generally cylindrical main surface and at least one recess surface extending radially inwardly from the main surface, the main surface and the recess surface extending between the first surface and the second surface. Cutting edges are defined by intersections between the main surface and the recess surface. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240881 | Vehicle Tiedown Systems and Methods of Use - Tiedown systems and methods to attach a vehicle to a support floor. The tiedown system may include a wheel cage configured to be attached to the support floor and to receive a wheel of the vehicle. The tiedown system may also include a locking assembly comprising a pivoting lever arm and an engagement member attached to the lever arm. The lever arm may be pivotal between an unlocked position to attach the engagement member to the vehicle, and a locked position that causes the engagement member to exert a force on the vehicle to maintain the wheel of the vehicle in the wheel cage. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240882 | Plastic Rivet and Removing Tool - A molded plastic rivet ( | 2008-10-02 |
20080240883 | Threaded Insert and Method of Using Same - The present invention is directed to a threaded insert having an internal threaded surface and an external threaded surface. The threaded surfaces have threads that are threaded in opposite directions. Thus, if the internal threaded surface is a right handed thread, then the external threaded surface will be a left handed thread. Through the use of the opposite direction threads the insert counteracts torque applied to a threaded fastener as it is inserted or removed. This results in a threaded insert that both resists over tightening of the fastener, and assists in the removal of the fastener from the insert. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240884 | Locking device - A locking device is provided that includes a nut having a body portion and an end portion. The end portion has a proximal end proximate to the body portion and a distal end. The nut has an inner surface defining a nut aperture that extends through the body portion and the end portion with the inner surface of the nut being at least partially threaded. The locking device also includes a bolt having a head and a body. The head of the bolt defines a head aperture therein that extends into the body of the bolt. The body of the bolt is at least partially threaded to matingly engage the threaded inner surface of the nut. The body also defines at least one slot therein that is in communication with the head aperture. Slats are disposed along the distal end of the end portion of the nut. The slats are configured to engage the at least one slot defined in the body of the bolt. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240885 | Nail - A nail comprises a plurality of umbrella-shaped threads spirally formed on the shank and extended from the nail end to the head, wherein the umbrella-shaped thread includes a top face and an end edge face, in which the outer diameter of the top face is greater than the outer diameter of the end edge face, such that the nail can be nailed into a planking easily and successfully without the obstacle of the umbrella-shaped threads. While pulling out the nail, an actuating tool is used directly to rotate back the nail, so as to prevent from damaging the surface of the planking and efficiently save the time and labor. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240886 | DECK BOARD FASTENER WITH CONCAVE PRONGS - According to the present invention, a fastener for securing a first board to an underlying supporting member and to at least one other board running adjacent and parallel to the first board. The fastener includes a body portion, first and second prongs, and a flange. The first prong extends outwardly from the body portion for driving into a first board. The second prong extends outwardly from the body portion for penetrating a second board. The body portion of the fastener includes an opening for receiving a connector. When installed, the connector passes through the opening in the body portion and into the supporting member, which supports and underlies the first and second boards. The flange extends outwardly from the body portion in order to maintain a desired gap between the first and second boards. The prongs may have concave insertion ends as defined by two spaced-apart insertion points. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240887 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER EXECUTABLE PROGRAM CODE FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD - An image forming apparatus connectable to a bookbinding apparatus that binds a sheet stack with a cover sheet to produce a book includes an information acquisition unit, an area designation unit, and an image forming unit. The cover sheet includes a front cover area, a back cover area, and a spine area located between the front cover area and the back cover area. The information acquisition unit acquires information on a width of the spine area in the cover sheet prior to binding the sheet stack. The area designation unit designates an image formation area in which an image is to be formed in the cover sheet based on the information on the width of the spine area acquired by the information acquisition unit. The image formation area includes the spine area. The image forming unit forms the image in the image formation area designated by the area designation unit. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240888 | BOOKBINDING SYSTEM AND BOOKBINDING APPARATUS - A bookbinding system includes an image forming apparatus and a bookbinding apparatus connected to the image forming apparatus. The bookbinding system includes an image forming unit to form an image on a recording sheet; a loading unit to load, as a bookblock stack, plural recording sheets on which images are formed; a bonding unit to form a booklet by bonding a cover with the bookblock stack; a setting unit to set a bookblock size, a cover size, and a finishing size; a cutting unit to cut the booklet bonded together with the cover into the finishing size; a stack thickness detection unit to detect a thickness of the bookblock stack; and a bookbinding permission/inhibition determination unit to determine permission/inhibition of a bookbinding operation based on a stack thickness detection result as well as the bookblock size, the cover size, and the finishing size set by the setting unit. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240889 | ROBOT, CONTROL METHOD OF ROBOT AND CONTROL PROGRAM OF ROBOT - A robot or the like able to precisely grip an object by flexibly changing an operation in accordance with various environments. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240890 | Method and device for transporting a molded object - A method for transporting a molded object, in particular an ophthalmic lens, specifically a contact lens (CL), in which a molded object is lifted up from a supporting surface ( | 2008-10-02 |
20080240891 | TRANSFER AND INSPECTION DEVICES OF OBJECT TO BE INSPECTED - An inspection apparatus includes an inspection chamber in which low-temperature inspection of an inspection object is performed; and a transfer chamber including therein a transfer device. The transfer device includes a transfer arm for transferring the inspection object to the inspection chamber; an arm-receiving compartment having a gateway via which the transfer arm is moved into or out of the arm-receiving compartment; and a gas supply means having a first and a second supply part for supplying a low-dew-point gas to the arm-receiving compartment from different locations. Herein, the first supply part is configured to supply the low-dew-point gas toward the inspection object introduced into the arm-receiving compartment by the transfer arm. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240892 | STORAGE BUFFER DEVICE FOR AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS - A storage buffer system for an automated material handling system (AMHS) includes a retractable buffer device disposed in proximity to a processing tool, the retractable buffer device having an extended position disposed directly below an overhead transport (OHT) vehicle path. The retractable buffer device further includes a retracted position that is removed from a process aisle space. In the extended position, the retractable buffer device is configured to facilitate loading and unloading of product therein without the use of lateral motion capability of an OHT vehicle. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240893 | HIGH CAPACITY PICK AND PLACE PROCESS - A method of accurately placing an object with a pick and place machine provides raw material. A desired surface topography is created in the raw material. The raw material is diced into parts using a bevel cut so that each of the parts has bevel surfaces. A fixture is provided that has a plurality of spaced cavities with each cavity having bevel surfaces constructed and arranged to mate with the bevel surfaces of an associated part. A pick and place machine picks and places each part into an associated cavity such that the bevel surfaces of the part mates with the bevel surfaces of the cavity. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240894 | Storage and retrieval system - A storage and retrieval system that includes a track assembly and a carrier defining a support surface configured to support a product stored by the storage and retrieval system. The carrier includes a guide member rotatable with respect to the support surface from a first position to a second position such that the carrier is movable in a first direction when the guide member is in the first position and the carrier is movable in a second direction when the guide member is in the second position. The track assembly includes a track member coupled to the guide member. The track member is selectively rotatable from a first orientation to a second orientation such that the carrier is movable in the first direction when the track member is in the first orientation and the carrier is movable in the second direction when the track member is in the second orientation. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240895 | Shaft-Like Parts Feeding Apparatus - A shaft-like parts feeding apparatus is disclosed, which includes a parts feeder ( | 2008-10-02 |
20080240896 | CASSETTE EXCHANGE SYSTEM - A cassette exchange system is provided. The cassette exchange system includes a wafer temporary storage apparatus, a first cassette base, a second cassette base and a moving apparatus. The wafer temporary storage apparatus includes a number of wafer carrier units. The first cassette base is suitable for carrying a first cassette, and the second cassette base is suitable for carrying a second cassette. The moving apparatus connects the first cassette base with the second cassette base. Also, the moving apparatus sequentially moves the first cassette base and the second cassette base to the wafer temporary storage apparatus to simultaneously transfer the wafers stored in the first cassette to the second cassette. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240897 | TILTABLE HAULING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a light-weight tiltable hauling device for transporting smaller, auxiliary vehicles, where such device mounts to the hitch of an automobile, truck, van, SUV, RV, or other similar motor vehicles, the device can be mounted and removed by a single individual, the auxiliary vehicle can be easily loaded and unloaded by a single individual, and the device can transport auxiliary vehicles weighing up to 700 pounds. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240898 | Laboratory Robot Assembly - A laboratory robot assembly for a field of life sciences includes a plurality of robot modules including at least one first robot module having an X-axis arm and at least one Y-axis arm located movably on said X-axis arm in an X direction, the robot modules are located side-by-side in the X direction, each of the robot modules has one X-axis arm and one Y-axis arm, and at least one Y-axis arm of a first robot module is movable at least incrementally along the X-axis arm of an adjacent robot module. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240899 | CARD-HOLDING DEVICE IN A CARD-PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a card processing apparatus a card tray and, a card-transporting device are provided. A device for sensing the position or detention of a card in the card tray and a holding device for a card that has stopped in an irregular manner in the card tray due to manipulation of the card-processing apparatus, are also included. The holding device is activated if a change in the position of the card is not detected even though a conveying signal has been issued to the card-conveying device. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240900 | System for storage and retrieval - A storage and retrieval system that includes a carrier and a drive member. The carrier includes a guide member rotatable with respect to a support surface from a first position to a second position such that the carrier is movable in a first direction when the guide member is in the first position and the carrier is movable in a second direction when the carrier is in the second position. The drive member includes a portion coupled to the guide member. The portion of the drive member is selectively rotatable from a first orientation to a second orientation such that the drive member is configured to move the carrier in the first direction when the portion of the drive member is in the first orientation, and the drive member is configured to move the carrier in the second direction when the portion of the drive member is in the second orientation. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240901 | Method of loading an ambulance cot into an ambulance - An ambulance cot loading and unloading device which utilizes an elongate guide track configured for mounting to a floor surface of a cargo area on the ambulance. A trolley is supported for movement relative to the guide track and has an elongate boom. The ambulance cot has a powered collapsible and extendable base and a patient support deck mounted on the base. A connection mechanism is provided on the trolley and the ambulance cot which is configured to interconnect and securely hold the ambulance cot on the trolley. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240902 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RUB DETECTION IN A STEAM TURBINE - A method for detecting rubbing between components in a steam turbine, the method includes: sensing a temperature at a plurality of locations on a casing of the steam turbine; comparing the sensed temperatures of the plurality of locations; detecting the rubbing between the components if one of the plurality of locations has a higher sensed temperature than the sensed temperature at the other plurality of locations, and reporting the rub as being at a location near the one of the plurality of locations having the higher sensed temperature. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240903 | Method of Pumping Gaseous Matter via a Supersonic Centrifugal Pump - A method of pumping gaseous matter comprises a step of providing a pump rotor, intake port, exhaust port, and gas passageway. The gas passageway operatively connects the intake port to the exhaust port. The exhaust port is radially farther from the rotor's center axis than is the intake port. The method also includes a step of providing a stator and a step of rotationally driving the pump rotor relative to the stator in a manner causing gaseous matter to enter the gas passageway of the pump rotor via the intake port, to gain energy, and to move radially away from the center axis and out of the exhaust port. The gaseous matter has a supersonic velocity relative to the stator upon exiting the exhaust port. The method can be used to evacuate or compress gaseous matter. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240904 | Method of Pumping Gaseous Matter via a Supersonic Centrifugal Pump - A method of pumping gaseous matter comprises a step of providing a pump rotor, intake port, exhaust port, and gas passageway. The gas passageway operatively connects the intake port to the exhaust port. The exhaust port is radially farther from the rotor's center axis than is the intake port. The method also includes a step of providing a stator and a step of rotationally driving the pump rotor relative to the stator in a manner causing gaseous matter to enter the gas passageway of the pump rotor via the intake port, to gain energy, and to move radially away from the center axis and out of the exhaust port. The gaseous matter has a supersonic velocity relative to the stator upon exiting the exhaust port. The method can be used to evacuate or compress gaseous matter. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240905 | EXHAUST PUMP, COMMUNICATING PIPE, AND EXHAUST SYSTEM - An exhaust pump that prevents particles from entering a processing chamber of a substrate processing apparatus. The exhaust pump connected to the processing chamber has rotary blades and an air intake portion disposed on the processing chamber side of the rotary blades. A shielding unit is disposed inside the air intake portion and shields the rotary blades when the air intake portion is viewed from the processing chamber side. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240906 | VARIABLE-VANE ASSEMBLY HAVING FIXED AXIAL-RADIAL GUIDES AND FIXED RADIAL-ONLY GUIDES FOR UNISON RING - A variable-vane assembly for a variable nozzle turbine comprises a nozzle ring supporting a plurality of vanes affixed to vane arms that are engaged in recesses in the inner edge of a unison ring. The unison ring is rotatable about the axis of the nozzle ring so as to pivot the vane arms, thereby pivoting the vanes in unison. A plurality of radial-axial guide pins for the unison ring are inserted into apertures in the nozzle ring and are rigidly affixed therein such that the radial-axial guide pins are non-rotatably secured to the nozzle ring with a guide portion of each radial-axial guide pin projecting axially from the face of the nozzle ring. Each guide portion defines a groove for receiving the inner edge of the unison ring such that the unison ring is restrained by the radial-axial guide pins against excessive movement in both radial and axial directions. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240907 | EXPANSION TURBINE HAVING A VARIABLE NOZZLE MECHANISM - Expansion turbine having a variable nozzle mechanism comprises an adiabatic expansion device located in a vacuum container having a turbine impeller threrein which rotates and drives the turbine impeller during adiabatic expansion of very low temperature gas, and varies the throat area of very low temperature gas introduced in the turbine impeller by driving a nozzle member disposed near the outside end of the adiabatic expansion device by a drive force from a driving member located outside the vacuum container; wherein the driving member comprises a cylindrical member disposed coaxially with the turbine impeller, and the nozzle member is provided on the extension of the body of the cylindrical member in the axial direction. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240908 | EXPANSION TURBINE HAVING A VARIABLE NOZZLE MECHANISM - Expansion turbine having a variable nozzle mechanism comprises an adiabatic expansion device located in a vacuum container having a turbine impeller therein which rotates and drives the turbine impeller during adiabatic expansion of very low temperature gas, and varies the throat area of very low temperature gas introduced in the turbine impeller by driving a nozzle member disposed near the outside end of the adiabatic expansion device by a drive force from a driving member located outside the vacuum container; a plate member provided detachably in contact with the outside end of the body of the adiabatic expansion device, wherein the support side of the nozzle member is connected to and supported by the plate member, and the drive side of the nozzle member is connected to and supported by the driving member. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240909 | Bearing arrangement for a turbine rotor of a drill string turbine - Bearing Arrangement for a Turbine Rotor of a Drill String Turbine The invention is directed to a bearing arrangement for a turbine rotor ( | 2008-10-02 |
20080240910 | TURBO-MOLECULAR PUMP, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING ATTACHMENT OF DEPOSITIONS TO TURBO-MOLECULAR PUMP - A turbo-molecular pump that enables reliable suppression of attachment of depositions onto component parts thereof. The turbo-molecular pump discharges a deposition-causing gas from a processing chamber. A rotor has a rotor shaft aligned with an exhaust stream. A cylindrical casing houses the rotor therein. A plurality of blade-form rotor blades projects from the rotor orthogonally with respect to the rotor shaft and are divided into a plurality of rotor blade groups. A plurality of blade-form stator blades projects orthogonally with respect to the rotor shaft from a rotor-facing surface and are divided into a plurality of stator blade groups. Gas supply ports are located on an upstream side of the rotor blade group that is located furthest downstream in the exhaust stream, and supply a deposition-suppressing gas which includes gas molecules having a large molecular weight. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240911 | HEAT INSULATING STRUCTURE FOR EXPANSION TURBINE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A heat insulating structure for an expansion turbine includes an adiabatic expansion device including an expander body that includes an outlet passage for refrigerant fluid at a central portion thereof and an introduction chamber for refrigerant fluid communicating with an inlet of the outlet passage on an outer peripheral portion thereof, and a turbine impeller that is rotatably provided at the inlet and braked by a braking device. The adiabatic expansion device adiabatically expands refrigerant fluid by rotating the turbine impeller with refrigerant fluid that flows from the introduction chamber to the outlet passage side. A heat-insulating layer, which surrounds the entire periphery of the outlet passage over the entire length of the introduction chamber, is formed between the introduction chamber and the outlet passage. Accordingly, it is possible to improve turbine efficiency by reducing transfer of heat of refrigerant fluid from the introduction chamber to the outlet passage. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240912 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING TURBINE ENGINES - A method of assembling a stator assembly includes coupling at least one stator ring segment to a portion of a casing using at least one circumferential stator ring groove defined in the casing. The method also includes coupling at least one stator blade assembly to a portion of the stator ring segment such that at least one radial passage is at least partially defined by at least one of the stator blade assembly and the stator ring segment. The stator assembly includes at least one first radial passage defined within a portion of the stator ring segment. The assembly also includes at least one second radial passage coupled in flow communication with the first radial passage. The second radial passage is at least partially adjacent to at least one of a portion of the stator blade assembly and a portion of the stator ring segment. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240913 | FAN FRAME WITH DIVERSION STRUCTURE - The present invention provides an improved fan frame with a diversion structure. A cooling fan includes a rotor, and fan blades spaced around the rotor at intervals. The fan frame positions the rotor and defines a diversion loop, which corresponds to the air outlet direction when fan blades are turning and has an expanding diversion surface. The fan frame has a diversion surface with diversion ribs spaced at intervals, the placement of the diversion ribs being in a vortex pattern without passing through the hypothetical point of the rotor center. The airflow generated by turning fan blades is guided by the diversion ribs and converted to outlet airflow in axial direction corresponding to the rotor, effectively reducing impact and friction of the gyrate airflow generated by fan blades against the frame diversion surface, lowering the noise level, making air exhaustion smoother, and improving the cooling efficiency of fan. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240914 | Intermediate casing for a gas turbine engine - An intermediate casing for use in a gas turbine engine comprises inner and outer casing walls | 2008-10-02 |
20080240915 | AIRTIGHT EXTERNAL SHROUD FOR A TURBOMACHINE TURBINE WHEEL - External shroud for a turbomachine turbine wheel, this shroud being formed of ring sectors ( | 2008-10-02 |
20080240916 | System and apparatus for improved turbine pressure and pressure drop control - A system for improved power generation through movement of water having a turbine with a generally cylindrical housing, where the turbine is positioned to receive kinetic energy from moving water, and a member positioned circumferentially about the housing for inducing a pressure drop across the turbine. The member may be a rotating blade, cantilevered duct, circumferential flange, radial eductor, and air tube for injection of ambient air into said water source. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240917 | TURBOFAN CASE AND METHOD OF MAKING - A casing for a gas turbine includes a construction providing improved structural efficiency. Improved load paths and means for transmitting loads in the engine case are disclosed. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240918 | Gear case assembly - A gear case assembly includes an upper gear case and a lower gear case accommodating a drive axle, at least one rotation axle receiving power from the drive axle, and a power transmission unit for transmitting the power to the at least one rotation axis. The upper and lower gear cases are horizontally divided, and upper and a lower shrouds are integrally formed on the upper and lower gear cases proximate to ends of the rotation axis. The upper and lower shrouds form a surface for guiding a fluid that flows from an impeller connected to the rotation axle, and are horizontally divided. Scroll cases mounted on the upper and lower gear cases, together with the upper and lower shrouds, define a path for guiding the fluid that flows from the impeller. A common plane divides the upper and lower gear cases, and also divides the upper and lower shrouds. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240919 | Airfoil for a gas turbine engine - An airfoil is provided for a turbine of a gas turbine engine. The airfoil comprises: an outer structure comprising a first wall including a leading edge, a trailing edge, a pressure side, and a suction side; an inner structure comprising a second wall spaced from the first wall and at least one intermediate wall; and structure extending between the first and second walls so as to define first and second gaps between the first and second walls. The second wall and the at least one intermediate wall define at least one pressure side supply cavity and at least one suction side supply cavity. The second wall may include at least one first opening near the leading edge of the first wall. The first opening may extend from the at least one pressure side supply cavity to the first gap. The second wall may further comprise at least one second opening near the trailing edge of the outer structure. The second opening may extend from the at least one suction side supply cavity to the second gap. The first wall may comprise at least one first exit opening extending from the first gap through the pressure side of the first wall and at least one second exit opening extending from the second gap through the suction side of the second wall. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240920 | Rotatable Duct Type Shrouded Rotating Wing - In a rotatable duct type shrouded rotating wing, permanent magnets are arranged in the outer periphery of a rotatable duct, rotor blades are connected to the inner periphery of the rotatable duct, the rotor blades having a rotatable support portion at about every 2.5 m to prevent deflection or distortion. The shroud and the rotatable duct are constantly in vertical contact with each other, and an appropriate horizontal spacing is provided between the inner periphery of the shroud and the outer periphery of the rotatable duct to permit expansion and contraction of the rotatable duct and the rotor blades. Accordingly, even if the shrouded rotating wing is of a large radius, is used in a horizontal orientation and undergoes a rapid change of direction mounted to a turntable, it always rotates stably to generate lift and thrust. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240921 | FAN AND IMPELLER THEREOF - An impeller used in a fan is provided. The impeller includes a hub and a plurality of blades disposed around the hub. The hub has at least one curve-shape surface. A fan comprises a fan frame, an impeller, and a motor. The impeller disposed in the fan frame comprises a hub and a plurality of blades disposed around the hub, wherein the hub has at least one curve-shape surface and an airflow guiding structure disposed on an outer circumference of the hub. The motor is disposed in the impeller for driving the impeller. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240922 | CONNECTION OF COMPONENTS OF A WIND TURBINE - The invention relates to a connection between components of a wind turbine. More specifically, the present invention relates to components for a wind turbine having a diameter of more than 0.5 m, preferably more than 1.0 m, and more preferably more than 1.5 m. The wind turbine includes two components that are connected together, whereby each component has a contact surface. The surface of the contact surface of a first component is softer than the surface of the contact surface of a second component. Further, the surface of the contact surface of the second component is annealed. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240923 | ROTOR BLADE FOR A WIND TURBINE HAVING A VARIABLE DIMENSION - A rotor blade | 2008-10-02 |
20080240924 | TURBINE BLADE - An airfoil profile is formed such that a passage width ratio, represented in a dimensionless manner, of an inter-blade passage width of vain root cross-section to an outlet throat width substantially monotonously decreases from a blade inlet toward a blade outlet. The blade has a blade airfoil profile shape in an envelope within a range of ±2.0 mm in a direction normal to any surface location of an airfoil profile portion. The airfoil profile portion has a reference airfoil contour represented in Cartesian coordinates wherein Z is a distance representing a sectional height from a root of the airfoil profile portion. The contours represented by X and Y at each section Z are joined smoothly with one another in a blade height direction to form a complete shape of the airfoil profile portion. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240925 | SEPARABLE BLADE FOR WIND TURBINE - To provide a light and economical separable blade for a wind turbine that is also equipped with a lightning rod function. A separable blade for a wind turbine wherein the blade as a whole is assembled by connecting two electrically non-conductive part blades | 2008-10-02 |
20080240926 | Cobalt-Free Ni-Base Superalloy - There is provided a Co-free Ni-base superalloy having a composition containing 1.0 to 10.0 wt % of Cr, 0.1 to 3.5 wt % of Mo, 7.5 to 10.0 wt % of W, 4.0 to 8.0 wt % of Al, 12.0 wt % or less of at least one species of Ta, Nb and Ti, 0 to 2.0 wt % of Hf, 0.1 to 5.0 wt % of Re and the remainder comprised of Ni and unavoidable impurities. The Co-free Ni-base superalloy exhibits high composition stability over a long period of time and is excellent in creep properties at high temperature, and also suitable as a turbine blade or turbine vane of atomic power generation in which maintenance for radioactive contamination and so forth are easy. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240927 | Turbine blade for a turbine with a cooling medium passage - A turbine blade for a turbine of a thermal power plant, with a platform for partial delimiting of a flow passage in the turbine, wherein the platform has at least one cooling medium passage, which extends inside the platform, for guiding a cooling medium, is characterized according to the invention in that the at least one cooling medium passage emerges from the platform at at least two connecting openings, and the turbine blade has at least one supplementary component which can be fastened on the platform, with a communicating passage, which is designed for interconnecting the connecting openings in a fluid-guiding manner. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240928 | REFRIGERANT SUCTION STRUCTURE IN FIXED DISPLACEMENT TYPE PISTON COMPRESSOR, AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD IN FIXED DISPLACEMENT TYPE PISTON COMPRESSOR - An introduction passage of rotary valve has outlets for feeding out refrigerant in a suction pressure zone toward each of compression chambers. A switch portion in a shutoff state shuts off a portion of the suction pressure zone within a compressor from the outlets of the introduction passage. The switch portion includes a valve body, a working pressure chamber, and a working pressure applying portion. The working pressure chamber introduces a working pressure that is applied to the valve body so as to arrange the valve body at a communication position. The pressure in the suction pressure zone acts against the pressure in the working pressure chamber through the valve body. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240929 | Pumping Cassette - A sensor apparatus and sensor apparatus system for use in conjunction with a cassette, including a disposable or replaceable cassette. In some embodiments, the cassette includes a thermal well for permitting the sensing of various properties of a subject media. The thermal well includes a hollow housing of a thermally conductive material. In other embodiments, the cassette includes sensor leads for sensing of various properties of a subject media. The thermal well has an inner surface shaped so as to form a mating relationship with a sensing probe. The mating thermally couples the inner surface with a sensing probe. In some embodiments, the thermal well is located on a disposable portion and the sensing probe on a reusable portion. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240930 | Method and System for Optimizing Downhole Fluid Production - A method and system for pumping unit with an elastic rod system is applied to maximize fluid production. The maximum stroke of the pump and the shortest cycle time are calculated based on all static and dynamic properties of downhole and surface components without a limitation to angular speed of the prime mover. Limitations of structural and fatigue strength are incorporated into the optimization calculation to ensure safe operation while maximizing pumped volume and minimizing energy consumption. Calculated optimal prime mover speed is applied to the sucker rod pump by means of beam pumping, long stroke or hydraulic pumping unit by controlling velocity, acceleration and torque of the electric prime mover or by controlling pressure and flow rate in hydraulically actuated sucker rod pumping system. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240931 | Method for Determining Faults During the Operation of a Pump Unit - The invention relates to a method for determining faults during the operation of a pump unit. At least two electric variables that determine the electric output of the motor and at least one fluctuating hydraulic variable of the pump are detected. The detected values or values formed from said variables by means of algorithms are automatically compared to predefined stored values using electronic data processing and the results of said comparison are used to determine whether or not faults have occurred. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240932 | Pump, real-time, general and incremental condition diagnosis - A method and system for diagnosing a condition of a positive displacement hydraulic delivery system or pump. The method includes determining a reference polar guide of torque and/or velocity and/or energy profile(s) of the pump from a back electromotive force of a motor driving the pump, determining an angular displacement of an input shaft of the pump, comparing and storing the torque and/or velocity and/or energy profile(s) and the angular displacement of the input shaft in a processor within the motor drive, analyzing the torque and/or velocity and/or energy profile(s), thereby detecting any defect in the pump condition, and identifying a position of the defect based on the angular displacement of the input shaft of the pump. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240933 | Two-pump air compressor - A compressor system is disclosed utilizing a first pump driven by an A/C motor and a second pump driven by a D/C motor. A gauge is provided which measures pressure from the system. The gauge utilizes a rotatable bezel which allows an operator to selectively choose the output pressure of the compressor system. The gauge provides a shut-off mechanism for disengaging one of the pumps when a predetermined pressure is reached within the system. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240934 | Liquid pressure-feed device - A liquid pressure-feed device is provided wherein a working fluid discharge port can be connected to a liquid generation source side through an external pipe or can be connected to a liquid inlet port of a closed vessel without going through an external pipe. A closed vessel outer opening for opening a working fluid discharge port outwards of a closed vessel is provided and a communication passage for connecting the working fluid discharge port to a liquid inlet port is formed in the closed vessel. When connecting the working fluid discharge port to the liquid generation source side through an external pipe connected to the closed vessel outer opening, a ring member is used to provide closure between the working fluid discharge port and the liquid inlet port and provide communication between the working fluid discharge port and the closed vessel outer opening. Instead, when connecting the working fluid discharge port to the liquid inlet port, a plug member is used to close the closed vessel outer opening. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240935 | Balanced variable displacement vane pump with floating face seals and biased vane seals - A vane pump assembly including a cam ring having an elliptical inner bore defining a hydraulic pumping chamber, the pumping chamber having an interior camming surface. The cam ring defines ports for admitting fluid into the pumping chamber. A rotor, within the cam ring, defines a plurality of radial vane slots. A vane assembly is supported in each vane slot to define vane buckets. Each vane assembly has an end dynamic vane seal for reducing leakage between the buckets. Front and rear side plates, separated by an annular spacer, enclose the pumping chamber. The pump assembly may also include floating front and rear rotor seals for reducing radially inward leakage. Each rotor seal is disposed within a groove formed in the rotor, wherein discharge pressure urges the rotor seals axially outward from the pumping chamber to create an effective seal against the respective side plate. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240936 | Portable air compressor - A wheelbarrow compressor is disclosed that includes a base and a first reservoir and a second reservoir having bottom portions located at opposite sides of the base. The base is located below an uppermost surface of the first and the second reservoirs. A handle assembly is attached with a first portion of at least one of the reservoirs and a wheel assembly is attached with a second portion of the at least one of the reservoirs. A pump and a motor are operatively connected with the reservoirs and are disposed on the base and between the reservoirs. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240937 | TWO STAGE RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - A two stage reciprocating compressor includes a casing. A first compressing unit is disposed in the casing and includes a first piston and a first cylinder, the first compressing unit being driven by a reciprocating motor to linearly reciprocate the first piston in the first cylinder to suck in and compress gas. A second compressing unit is disposed in the casing and includes a second piston and a second cylinder, the second compressing unit being driven by vibration of the first compressing unit to linearly reciprocate the second piston in the second cylinder to suck in and compress gas. A vibration transfer member transfers the vibration from the first compressing unit to the second compressing unit. The first and second compressing units extend in parallel and face in the same direction, the second compressing unit being located adjacent to a suction passage of the first compressing unit. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240938 | Radial rotary engine with energy storage - The present invention is directed to a rotary engine power transmission system for use in vehicular as well as other applications. The power system includes a rotary engine or pump, which may be pneumatic or hydraulic in configuration. The power system includes components whose purpose is to convert rotational force into pneumatic or hydraulic pressure where that same fluid pressure can be reconverted back into rotational force. This conversion can be from a source to a driven component, or from the driven component back to the same source for use, for example, in vehicular applications for use. One purpose in a vehicular specific application is to convert rotational source energy into rotational power at the vehicles wheels, for acceleration, and to reverse this process to recapture deceleration losses. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240939 | Compressor Having a High Pressure Slide Valve Assembly - A compressor having a high pressure slide valve assembly is disclosed. The slide valve assembly includes: a volume slide valve mechanism, the mechanism slidably movable to control compressor volume ratio and power input to the compressor. The assembly also includes a capacity slide valve mechanism that is in operational association with the volume slide valve mechanism, the capacity slide valve mechanism slidably movable to control compressor capacity. At least one of the volume slide valve mechanism and the capacity slide valve mechanism includes at least one groove or channel, and the at least one groove or channel provides for lubrication to ensure relative movement between the slide mechanisms in a high pressure environment. A method of controlling compressor volume ratio, power input and capacity in a compressor operating in a high pressure environment is also disclosed. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240940 | COMPRESSOR IMPROVEMENTS - A linear compressor has a hollow piston with crown and sidewall. The piston reciprocates in a cylinder. A piston rod connects the piston to a spring. A connection between the piston rod and the piston transmits axial forces directly to the piston crown. The connection transmits lateral forces to the piston at an axial location away from the piston crown. The connection allows rotational flexibility between the piston and the piston rod transverse to and uniformly around the piston reciprocation axis. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240941 | Vehicular oil pump control apparatus - A control apparatus for controlling two oil pumps which are provided on a vehicle wherein the two oil pumps are selectively driven by respective different drive power sources such that one of the two oil pumps is operated while the other oil pump is held at rest, the control apparatus including an air removal control portion configured to temporarily operate the above-indicated other oil pump during an operation of the above-indicated one oil pump, to remove air staying at and around an oil inlet of the above-indicated other oil pump. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240942 | Diaphragm pump for pumping a fluid - A diaphragm pump for pumping a fluid, includes a flexible diaphragm which contains magnetically hard or soft particles and is actuated by an electromagnetic actuator. The diaphragm pump having a housing having an interior space containing two pump chambers which are separated by the diaphragm, and in that the diaphragm is actuated by two opposite electromagnetic actuators. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240943 | AIR PUMP - An air pump has a bracket, a motor, a transmission device and pneumatic cylinder assembly. The bracket is formed from sheet metal and has a backplate, two side plates formed on the backplate and two top plates formed respectively on the side plates. The motor is mounted on the transmission device. The transmission device is mounted on the bracket and is connected to the motor. The pneumatic cylinder assembly is mounted on the bracket and is connected to the transmission device. The bracket formed from sheet metal is light and has a low cost. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240944 | Air-Operated Pump - An air-operated pump for pumping material such as oil or grease. The pump is powered by an air motor which operates to reciprocate a piston and plunger to effect a pumping action. The air motor is modular in that the air valve system is contained in a single housing fastened to the pump head. The housing is removable as a unit from the pump head to facilitate servicing of the air valve system. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240945 | Motor/Pump Unit - A motor/pump unit, in particular for a servo-steering system, includes a pump housing and an intermediate housing. A pump having a first pump shaft is held in the pump housing. The pump housing and the intermediate housing are connected with each other via a flange, and the first pump shaft is mounted in the flange. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240946 | Microchemical chip - A microchemical chip comprises a plate-shaped substrate, with a channel formed on a surface of the substrate through which a fluid flows. A fluid storage section for storing the fluid communicates with the channel at a starting end of the channel. A fluid discharge section communicates with the channel at a terminal end of the channel. An extruding pump section is formed integrally on the substrate, at a portion of the channel in the vicinity of the fluid storage section. | 2008-10-02 |