41st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 2 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120255194 | Ankle-Foot Orthosis - An Ankle-Foot Orthosis, or AFO, has a vertical portion and a horizontal portion joined together. The horizontal portion is fixed to a shoe, which is selected by a user, by separating at least part of the sole such that the horizontal portion can be adhered near or between a midsole of the sole of a shoe. The horizontal portion provides the necessary structure needed to connect a shoe to the vertical portion of the AFO such that a user suffering with a weakness or deformity can walk with a more normal gait. In an alternate embodiment, the AFO is removable from a shoe such that it can be replaced onto the same or a different shoe. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255195 | Article Of Footwear With An Adaptive Fluid System - An adaptive fluid system for an article of footwear is disclosed. The adaptive fluid system includes a fluid chamber that provides cushioning and shock absorption for a foot. The adaptive fluid system includes an adjustable pressure regulating valve that may be used to control the pressure of the fluid chamber. The adaptive fluid system includes a valve that prevents fluid from escaping from a fluid chamber during use. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255196 | Adjustable Bladder System for an Article of Footwear - An adjustable bladder system for an article of footwear is disclosed. The bladder system includes an outer bladder that may be inflated using an external pump. In addition, one or more tensile members may be disposed internally to the outer bladder to provide enhanced support. A valve member may also be disposed internally to the outer bladder. The valve member can include a contoured edge to provide a contoured shape for the outer bladder. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255197 | Adjustable Bladder System With External Valve For An Article Of Footwear - An adjustable bladder system for an article of footwear is disclosed. The bladder system includes an outer bladder that may be inflated using an external pump. A valve member may be disposed externally to the outer bladder. In addition, one or more tensile members may be disposed within the outer bladder to control deformation of the outer bladder during compression. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255198 | Adjustable Multi-Bladder System for an Article of Footwear - An adjustable multiple bladder system for an article of footwear is disclosed. The bladder system includes an outer bladder that may be inflated using an external pump. A valve member is disposed within the outer bladder and divides the outer bladder into two distinct inflation chambers. The inflation chambers may be inflated separately. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255199 | BODY BALANCE DEVICE - The present invention relates to a body balance device, which includes a main body made of a cushioning material. The main body includes a first metatarsal bone section, a fourth metatarsal bone section, and a foot heel section. The main body forms a primary adjustment structure located between the first metatarsal bone section and the fourth metatarsal bone section and a secondary adjustment structure located between the fourth metatarsal bone section and the foot heel section and corresponding to outside of the main body. Both adjustment structures are formed with a structure of through hole or cavity in which a soft material is selectively embedded to allow the human body to reach a balanced condition when standing or walking so as to improve the discomfort of bones and muscles caused by long standing or walking. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255200 | Upper Structure for a Shoe - The upper structure for a shoe includes an upper body formed of stretchable material and covering at least the tiptoe of the foot of a shoe wearer. The structure further includes a toe pressing member located at a position corresponding to toes of the foot, surrounded by the upper body, and formed of non-stretchable material. The toe pressing member presses the toes of the foot from above when the toes of the foot come into contact with the backside of the upper body at the time of dorsal flexion of the foot. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255201 | SEAMLESS UPPER FOR FOOTWEAR AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - This invention relates generally to footwear and methods for making the same, more particularly to a seamless upper for footwear and methods for making a seamless upper. In one aspect of the invention, the upper is seamless and/or is of unitary construction that defines an interior void for comfortably receiving a foot. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255202 | Removable Heel Pad for Foot-Receiving Device - Foot-receiving devices, such as articles of footwear (e.g., athletic footwear, etc.), include a foot-covering member (such as an upper member) and a foot-supporting member (such as a sole member, optionally including insole, midsole, and/or outsole portions) engaged with the foot-covering member. The foot-supporting member may include or define a cavity or void in the heel portion of the foot-receiving device. The foot-receiving device further may include a removable heel pad detachably engaged within the cavity or void. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255203 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING A FOOT - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for protecting a foot of a user. The apparatus may be applied to an article of footwear having laces worn by the user or may be integral therewith. The apparatus comprises a first tongue guard portion engageable with a first portion of said laces so as to lie adjacent thereto and a second tongue guard portion pivotally supported from the first tongue guard portion and biased so as to lie adjacent to a second portion of the laces. The first and second tongue guard portions may comprise a rigid exterior shell and an interior cushioning layer disposed thereunder. The method comprises securing the first tongue plate to the article of footwear so as to lie adjacent to the first portion of the laces and biasing the second tongue so as to lie adjacent to a second portion of the laces. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255204 | REMOVABLE LEG WALKER - An orthopedic walking boot for a user includes an outer sole having a substantially continuously curved lateral profile bottom walking surface, wherein a radius of curvature of the lateral walking surface varies between 10 mm and infinity, and an upper portion arranged with the outer sole to support a lower portion of the user's leg. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255205 | METHOD AND INSERT FOR MANUFACTURING A MULTI-DENSITY SHOE SOLE - A method for manufacturing a multi-density shoe sole is described, the method incorporates repeated injections of sole material onto a shoe upper mounted on a last and placed in a mould. The mould has an injection chamber, moveable side frames, a vertically moveable bottom piston and a shoe sole shaping insert which is placed in the mould prior to a first injection and removed from the mould after said first injection and prior to a second injection. The entire body of the shoe sole shaping insert is placed inside the injection chamber during the first injection. The shoe sole shaping insert acts as a dummy during the first injection, and leaves after its removal a cavity which in a later injection step is filled with another sole material, either another colour or another density. Also disclosed is an insert used in a mould for injection moulding of shoe soles. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255206 | WADING BOOT SOLE - A wading boot sole in accordance with the present invention is designed like the top of a rock, allowing a person to use metal cleats recessed in the boot so as to avoid walking on the metal when walking from different fishing spots. An inner sole holds the boot together and acts as a mounting surface for the cleat base of the cleats in addition to providing a solid base for the boot. Gussets improve the strength of the cleat assembly. An outer bottom rim sole acts as the walking surface when not in the water, providing a smooth ride without sacrificing traction. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255207 | MULTI-PURPOSE HAND-HELD SPINNABLE SIGN - Embodiments of a multi-purpose hand-held spinnable sign are disclosed. According to one aspect, a multipurpose, hand-held spinnable sign includes a sign body having a front surface and a rear surface, the front and rear surfaces adapted to display a message, text, image, or other indicia, and means, centrally positioned within front surface of the sign body, to allow a holder of the sign to spin the sign. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255208 | DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus for a vehicle and a method for producing the display apparatus are described. The display apparatus comprises a transparent plastic plate having a front side, a rear side, and an edge surface surrounding the plastic plate. The display apparatus has a switchable light source of visible light directed onto the edge surface of the plastic plate. The plastic plate has transparent display elements that are disposed as limited zones inside the plastic plate and have light-sensitive dopant particles. When the light source is switched on, the dopant particles scatter the light so that the display elements become visible from the front side. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255209 | MAGAZINE WELL ADAPTER AND KIT - The magazine well adapter of the present invention, and associated kits and devices, improves the firing rate and accuracy of AK-type firearms by converting the traditional magazine well into a push-button drop ejection device. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255210 | Cartridge Deflector For Lever Action Top Ejection Rifles - A cartridge and shell casing deflecting device for attachment to lever action top ejection rifles. This deflecting device changes the trajectory of the ejected cartridges and empty shell casings from vertical and to the rear of the rifle to a trajectory of between vertical and horizontal and to the right of the rifle as seen from the shooter's position. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255211 | Systems and Methods for Receiving and Loading Cartridges in Bulk - Systems and methods for receiving and loading cartridges in bulk are disclosed herein. A device described herein includes multiple parallel partition walls configured to couple with cartridge carriers and segregate, group and single file line the cartridges removed from the cartridge carriers and placed onto a receiving surface. An alignment wall on the receiving surface works in conjunction with the partition walls in aligning groups of cartridges into single files on the receiving surface. A loading rod slideably engaged with the receiving surface urges single filed groups of cartridges from the receiving surface into a magazine coupled with the receiving surface. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255212 | Cleaning, maintenance, and servicing rest for accommodating both a pistol and a revolver non-simultaneously - A cleaning, maintenance, and servicing rest for accommodating either a pistol or a revolver. The rest includes a frame, a head, and an apparatus that accommodates and replaceably attaches either the pistol or the revolver to the head. The frame rests on a support surface. The head is swively and pivotally attached to the frame so as to allow the head to swivel horizontally and pivot vertically relative to the frame so as to allow either the pistol or the revolver to swivel horizontally and pivot vertically relative to the frame, by virtue of the attaching apparatus, when being cleaned, maintained, or serviced. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255213 | Electric variable magnification rifle gun telescope drive, and accessory power driver/power supply/pressure-velocity meter/audible level - This device uses an electric motor to move the magnification change mechanism of a variable magnification telescope that is intended to be used on a gun, or, uses the motor to move an other mechanical accessory, or, can move multiple accessories in unison mechanically with or without the motor, and/or also serves as an electric power supply. This device is universally adaptable, and an example of an accessory could be a flashlight with an adjustable beam, and this could be mounted on the telescope, or on the gun itself. This device also has an electronic control circuit to control the movement of the motor, and can coordinate movement between multiple drive units of various accessories. This device can also be detached from the gun and used hand held. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255214 | REMOTELY CONTROLLED ANIMAL MOTION DECOY SYSTEM - A system configured to imitate actions of a group of animals includes a plurality of decoys. Each of the decoys includes anatomical body parts that are representative of an animal being imitated. Each decoy is capable of making a plurality of body motions in a predefined sequence. The system also includes a motion mechanism located inside the body of each decoy, wherein the motion mechanism is configured to control the plurality of body motions. The system further includes a control terminal including a plurality of button sets, with each set being associated with a switch group and each switch group being used to send a control message to a receiver of the motion mechanism of a particular decoy. Operation of the switch groups causes animation of groups of the plurality of decoys in a programmable or random manner. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255215 | Handle system for fishing rod - A handle system for use with a fishing rod. In one embodiment the system is attachable to a rod having a reel seat and operable in conjunction with a reel having a rotatable spool about which fishing line is wound. An attachment section attaches the reel to the handle system and attaches the handle system to the fishing rod. A handle section includes a handle about which a first hand can be placed to hold the rod while catching a fish. The handle extends in a direction away from the attachment section. A leveling system provides back and forth movement of fishing line along the reel spool when the reel is attached to the handle system and the fishing line is being wound on to the spool. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255216 | FISHING POLE GRIP - The grip of certain embodiments includes a flexible mounting tube that can engage a rod and a sheet that including a polymer outside layer and inside layer and is attached to the tube. The sheet includes a friction enhancing feature and can have a seam joining edges of the sheet in either a substantially vertical or a substantially helical fashion. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255217 | Protective storage insert and system for fishing rods - A case and storage system for fishing rods, reels, and tackle comprising a hard sided case and insert. This insert includes a first end, a second end, a reel support member, a first rod support member, and a second rod support member. The first end includes a plurality of notches to support the handle of a fishing pole. The second end includes a groove sized to fit a tackle container. The reel support member includes a plurality of notches to support the handle of a fishing pole and can be alternately spaced with the notches on the first end to allow increased storage. The rod support members include a plurality of notches to support the fishing rod. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255218 | TIPPET DISPENSER - A line storage and dispensing device having a spool housing and line passage. The line passage is configured so that friction is created between the line and the line channel. The friction is great enough to resist casual advance of the line through the line channel, substantially maintaining the angular position of the spool in the housing, reducing line unspooling, accidental retraction of the line into the housing or backlash of the line on the spool. The line passage is formed preferably in a resilient material that allows a compressive force to be selectively and manually applied against the line passage and the line. The compressive force is of a magnitude great enough to allow the line to be tensioned as it is pulled from the spool through the line passage, straightening the line and removing coil memory in the line as it is withdrawn from the spool. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255219 | Self-Contained Heating Unit for Thermal Pest Control - In certain embodiments, an apparatus for killing pests in an affected area includes a fuel source, a first air inlet configured to receive a first air flow from the affected area, and a second air inlet configured to receive a second air flow from an unaffected area. The system further includes a premix system operable to generate an air-fuel mixture by mixing a fuel flow received from the fuel source with the second air flow received from the second air inlet. The system further includes a burner operable to generate combustion air by combusting the air-fuel mixture. The combustion air is mixed with the first air flow subsequent to combustion to generate a heated air flow, and the heated air flow is discharged into the affected area. The fuel source, the premix system, and the burner are configured for positioning in the affected area. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255220 | Self-Contained Heating Unit for Thermal Pest Control - In certain embodiments, an apparatus for killing pests in an affected area includes a fuel source, a first air inlet configured to receive a first air flow from the affected area, and a second air inlet configured to receive a second air flow from an unaffected area. The system further includes a premix system operable to generate an air-fuel mixture by mixing a fuel flow received from the fuel source with the second air flow received from the second air inlet. The system further includes a burner operable to generate combustion air by combusting the air-fuel mixture. The combustion air is mixed with the first air flow subsequent to combustion to generate a heated air flow, and the heated air flow is discharged into the affected area. The fuel source, the premix system, and the burner are configured for positioning in the affected area. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255221 | COAL WATER SLURRY AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE COAL WATER SLURRY - A coal water slurry comprises smaller and larger coal particles. The smaller coal particles are in a range of from about 20 wt % to about 90 wt % of the coal in the coal water slurry and comprise a mean particle size smaller than 25 μm. The larger coal particles are in a range of from about 10 wt % to about 80 wt % of the coal in the coal water slurry and comprise a mean particle size in a range of from 50 μm to 200 μm. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255222 | COLD FLOW ADDITIVES - This invention relates to a fuel composition, comprising: (A) a normally liquid fuel; and (B) a cold flow improving amount of (i) a metathesized natural oil; (ii) a metathesized natural oil derivative; or (iii) a mixture of (i) and (ii). The invention also relates to metathesized derivatives formed by the reaction of a metathesized natural oil with a nucleophile, oxidizer, aromatic compound, enophilic acid reagent, or a mixture of two or more thereof. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255223 | PROCESS FOR CONVERSION OF LOW COST AND HIGH FFA OILS TO BIODIESEL - The present invention describes a process for converting high free fatty acid containing feed stocks (FFA 20-85%) like palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD), restaurant grease, waste cooking oil, Soya deodistillate, acid oil, jatropha curcas oil, mohua oil etc. to biodiesel, which involves esterification of FFA containing oil with lower alcohols like methanol, ethanol, propanol etc. in presence of macro reticular and gel type acidic heterogenous resin as catalyst to bring down acid value in the range of 1-2 mgKOH/g followed by transesterification in presence of homogeneous basic catalyst metal oxides, hydroxides and alkoxides like sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium methoxide, potassium methoxide etc. and separation of biodiesel and glycerine. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255224 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COKE FROM LOW GRADE COAL - The present invention provides methods of transforming low rank coals into high quality metallurgical coke, and the coke products produced by such methods. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255225 | MODULAR INTERLOCKING PRE-VEGETATED ROOF SYSTEM - A modular unit, system and method include a base layer having a plurality of reservoirs configured to prevent water flow through a lower portion, the lower portion for contacting a support surface, and having interlocking portions configured to interlock adjacent base layers when installed. A water permeable layer is disposed over the base layer. A detachable wall is mountable on the base layer to contain planting media. The water permeable layer may include a water-holding capillary fabric mat layer with entangled filaments. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255226 | Plant Water Catch Basin - A water catching basin for placement under plant holders that is designed to capture and hold water that may drain from a plant holder or spill over the edge of the plant holder during the watering process of the contained plant. The exterior of the water catching basin is decorative so when a user needs to bring an outdoor plant indoors, the plant can sit in an attractive water catching basin. The basin also protects furniture and flooring from water spillage that may occur. The device features a draining hole locatable at the center of its base for the purpose of draining water that has collected in the device. A drain plug prevents water from escaping the device until the user is ready to empty the device. A water absorbent material, such as sponge, can fill the interior base of the device to allow for better water collection and retention. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255227 | SLEEVE WITH ANGULAR ARCUATE LOWER END - A plant packaging and covering system comprising a floral sleeve having a lower portion and optionally an upper detachable portion which may be sized to surround a plant disposed in a pot. The floral sleeve has a lower end having an angular arcuate portion for improving the conformation of the sleeve to the shape of a pot. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255228 | MODULAR AMINE PLANTS AND METHODS THEREOF - Modular amine plants and methods of installing modular amine plants are provided. The method includes providing to a site a modular amine plant having a front-end module and a back-end module in fluid communication with each other. The front-end module having pre-fabricated connections for the association of various equipment including: a filter, an absorption tower, and a flash tank. The back-end module having pre-fabricated connections for the association of other various equipment including: a heat exchanger, a distillation tower, and a reboiler. The modular amine plant having moment forces sufficient to withstand wind speeds of about 100 miles per hour. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255229 | Sliding door system - A sliding door system includes at least one sliding door having an upper and lower sliding-door mount, as well as an upper and lower guide rail for displaceably receiving the upper and lower sliding-door mount, respectively. The guide rails extend parallel to each other and each have a clear inner width that is at least twice as large as the thickness of the sliding door. The upper and lower sliding-door mounts are each at most half as wide as the clear inner width of each guide rail, allowing moving the sliding door into recessed and lifted-out positions, each constituting a stable state. By overcoming a resistance force, the sliding door can be moved between stable states. The sliding door system is lightweight and robust, and enables sliding doors to be displaced freely without a particular sliding door being assigned in a fixed manner to a particular opening to be covered. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255230 | Sliding Door - A sliding door with a sliding panel and a fixed panel allows for the sliding panel to pivot with respect to the fixed panel regardless of the position of the sliding panel and allows both the sliding panel and fixed panel to pivot with respect to an outer frame in which the panels are mounted when the sliding panel is fully open or nearly fully open without requiring a floor track. The sliding panel may move linearly with respect to the fixed panel and outer frame along the length of a header, and a guide bracket cooperatively engaged with the sliding panel may be partially positioned in a guide track formed in the fixed panel bottom rail. A floor plate may be secured to the floor surface adjacent the bottom end of a first jamb to provide support/stability to the panels. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255231 | Barrier Operator with Power Management Features - A barrier operator system is provided including a controller, a motor, a barrier, a power source, and a remote transmitter. The controller scans for a reduced range of radio frequencies while operating in a standby mode to conserve energy. In response to receiving a signal from the remote transmitter, the barrier operator will exit the standby mode and scan for a broader range of frequencies. In response to receiving a command signal from the remote transmitter, the controller will operate the barrier. The controller also scans for signals from an accessory device after exiting the standby mode. The accessory device may also operate in multiple modes with respect to scanning for transmissions and sending signals to the controller. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255232 | Sliding Security Door - A sliding door apparatus for closing and opening in a wall. The sliding door apparatus includes a sliding door having top and bottom edges, a door frame, a carriage secured to the top edge of the door and a drive mechanism for opening and closing movement of the door. The drive mechanism preferably includes a bi-directional effector, a power-storing power source and a controller configured to enable the door to be continuously closed but not locked when a continuously-closed signal is received by the controller. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255233 | Explosive Breach Training System - An explosive breach training system comprising a frame having a lock jamb with two opposing ends and an inner surface, two wide members connected to the opposing ends of the lock jamb, and a long member having ends connected to the wide members. The frame defines an interior space. A hinge jamb assembly comprises an elongate member within the interior space, the assembly being slidably attached to the frame and moveable between the lock jamb and the long member. A door member has a hinge side attachable to the assembly and a lock side, and fits in a door space defined by the elongate member, the lock jamb, and the portions of the wide members extending between the assembly and the opposing ends of the lock jamb. A lock bracket is adjacent to the lock jamb, and defines an elongate slot intersecting with a portion of said door space. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255234 | SAFETY GATE - A safety gate has a gate frame, a pivotable fence, a latch device and a fence stopper. The gate frame has a base, two side frames and a block formed on the base. The pivotable fence is mounted within the gate frame. One side of the pivotable fence is pivotally mounted within the gate frame by a pivoting element. The latch device has a first pin member and a first latch member respectively having two magnets corresponding to each other. The fence stopper abuts against the block to limit the pivotable fence to be unidirectionally pivotable. The attraction force between the magnets and a restoring force of the pivoting element return the pivotable fence back within the gate frame. The fence stopper and the block abut against each other to avoid the circumstance when the pivotable fence is slammed too hard and the latch device is not securely locked. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255235 | REMOVABLE DRAFT BLOCKER HAVING AN END RETAINING ELEMENT - A removable draft blocker, for blocking drafts by sealing a gap between a bottom surface of a door and an underlying floor surface, includes first and second elongated draft blocking bodies, a base member extending between a bottom of the first draft blocking body and a bottom of the second draft blocking body to join the first and second draft blocking bodies in a spaced apart parallel relationship, and a retaining member disposed between ends of the first and second draft blocking bodies. The draft blocker is adapted to be positioned at the bottom of a door, with the draft blocking bodies on opposite sides of the door, and with the retaining member engaged behind or against a side edge of the door, such that the draft blocker is prevented from moving out of position as the door is opened and closed. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255236 | HIGH-HARDNESS CONDUCTIVE DIAMOND POLYCRYSTALLINE BODY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A diamond sintered body conventionally used in a cutting tool or the like includes an iron group metal element as a sintering aid, and therefore has a problem in heat resistance. A diamond sintered body not including the iron group metal, on the other hand, does not have sufficient mechanical strength to be used as a tool material, and also does not have conductivity, which makes electrical discharge machining impossible, and thus processing thereof is difficult. A diamond polycrystalline body having high heat resistance and mechanical strength and having conductivity enabling electrical discharge machining is obtained by using only an amorphous or fine graphite-type carbon material as a starting material, adding boron thereto and concurrently performing conversion into diamond and sintering in an ultra-high pressure and temperature condition. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255237 | COOL CUTTING POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND CUTTING ELEMENT - A PDC cutting element is described with a high abrasion thermally stable cutting edge that is supported by a diamond matrix which presents a non-planar wear surface to the rock interface. The non-planar wear surface of the supporting layer dramatically reduces the amount of heat generated at the PDC rock interface and provides rapid cutting with less weight on the bit for deep hole drilling applications. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255238 | Methods for Improving Thermal Stability - The present disclosure provides methods for preparing a silicon bonded PCD material involving a one step, double sweep process. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255239 | DATA CENTER - A data center includes a server, a trestle-floor, and a battery box. The server is positioned on the trestle-floor. The battery box is located under the trestle-floor and below the server. The trestle-floor includes a number of tiles. The battery box receives a number of battery units. When the battery units need to be replaced or repaired, one or more tiles of the trestle-floor are operable to be removed to expose the battery units. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255240 | PREFABRICATED CONTAINER HOUSE - A transportable prefabricated container house includes a main body and a house forming body, configured to be housed in the main body and drawn out of the main body at the installation site to be expanded/assembled into a house threefold the size of the main body. Assembly of the pre-assembled square “U”-shape walls sandwiched between the floor and ceiling boards includes tightly tying the ceiling supporting beams and the floor supporting beams together with shackles, and passing steel rods or pipes between the walls to render the house immune from earthquakes and hurricanes. A foundation of steel pipe bodies assists earthquake- and hurricane-resistance. Mega structures housing multitudes of container houses can be used when stacking two or more container houses is insufficient and large scale urban development is necessary, and are capable of resisting earthquakes and hurricanes due to a system of wire mesh covering. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255241 | FRAME MEMBERS AND STRUCTURE - Provided are frame members from which a structure can be efficiently assembled, and a structure using the frame members. On a surface of a vertical frame member | 2012-10-11 |
20120255242 | Concentrically Loaded, Adjustable Piering System - A piering system includes a heave plate attached to a foundation and supported by a pier. A downward facing socket is permanently attached to the heave plate. The socket receives the top end of a heavy stud of a coupling assembly, the bottom end of the stud is screwed into a captive nut of a shim-block. A nut is welded to the stud leaving about ½ inch of the stud protruding upwards for insertion into the socket. The nut may be turned to adjust the height of the stud. The shim-block and coupling assembly are supported by a head plate which is supported by the pier. The head plate includes a wide table for supporting a pair of jacks on opposite sides of a house jack facilitating installation of the system. The cooperation of the ball and socket helps to prevent “off-set loads” which otherwise may break the piering system. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255243 | Seismic coupler - A seismic coupler includes two coupling members each having an end receptacle for securing to a reinforcing bar of a column of reinforced concrete; and a flexible assembly comprising a cylindrical core formed of alloy, a plurality of steel first rings put on the core, a plurality of flexible second rings put on the core in an alternating fashion with respect to the first rings, a flexible sleeve put on the first and second rings to have both ends being flush with that of the core, two cup-shaped cap members engaged each other to conceal the core, the first and second rings, and the sleeve, and two sets of a plurality of fasteners driven through the coupling members and the cup-shaped cap members into the first rings. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255244 | Modular Mounting Apparatus - A mounting apparatus, primarily for solar panels and other renewable energy panels. The mounting apparatus has a base, sides, a front, a back, and a top. It is generally wedge-shaped. It has a depression designed to fit photovoltaic and solar thermal panels. It has a number of mounting mechanisms, including ballast, tethers, and fasteners, designed to minimize the number of roof-top holes needed to anchor a system. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255245 | SKYLIGHT WITH THERMAL BREAK - A skylight includes at least one glass section supported by an intermediate member. The intermediate member includes a beam supporting the glass section, a cap disposed above the glass section and an insulator disposed between and attaching the beam to the cap. The insulator forms a thermal break to impede heat transfer through the skylight in either direction. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255246 | REFRACTIVE SUNLIGHT COLLECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In some embodiments, a sunlight collection system has an upper portion with prismatic elements and a lower cylindrical portion extending from the periphery of the upper portion down to terminate in an open lower end through which light can pass. In certain embodiments, a prism ring is positioned within the cylindrical portion and is configured to refract sunlight entering the sunlight collection system. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255247 | ENERGY ABSORBING ELEMENT FOR WALL OPENINGS AND METHODS OF USE THEREFOR - Provided is an energy absorber for use in an opening of a wall of a building, the opening defined by a perimeter surface, the wall supporting a closure substantially filling the opening, the closure having respective edges which are substantially parallel to the perimeter surface of the opening. The energy absorber having a planar wall connecting portion, a planar closure connecting portion and a plastically deformable deforming surface therebetween. The connecting portions being substantially parallel to one another and, the deforming surface adapted to absorb, by plastic deformation, a force applied to the closure. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255248 | ROOFING ELEMENT OF THE TYPE USED IN PARTICULAR AS A LOW SWIMMING POOL SHELTER ELEMENT - Disclosed is a roofing assembly including a panel configured to define a major surface, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end; and a frame including a first transverse profile attached to the first end of the panel, and a second transverse profile attached to the second end of the panel. A force-applicator is located between the first transverse profile and the second transverse profile. The force-applicator is configured to apply a force between the first transverse profile and the second transverse profile, thereby applying a tension force to the panel. The force-applicator defines a longitudinal axis displaced from the major surface of the panel, the force-applicator including two parts capable of being moved, one with respect to the other, connected to one another by a sliding connection controlled by a spring. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255249 | WALL PANEL TRIM REVEAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - There is disclosed an improved wall panel trim reveal system and method which utilizes a set of vertical, horizontal and corner trim pieces designed to be fitted together. In an embodiment, the system includes horizontal trim pieces having at least one slope, vertical trim pieces having at least one tab forming a slot for receiving one or more horizontal trim pieces therein, wherein the horizontal and vertical trim pieces when installed together with wall panels forming a moisture drainage channel to direct moisture away from the wall. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255250 | THROUGH-WALL MASONRY FLASHING AND DRAINAGE DEVICE - A combination through-wall masonry flashing and drainage device has a flashing membrane made of stainless steel sheet and a reinforcing cloth affixed to a first side of the flashing membrane. The flashing membrane has a thickness between 0.001 and 0.007 inch. When installed between an inner wall and an outer wall, water between the inner wall and outer wall is diverted to the outside of the outer wall by the through-wall masonry flashing and drainage device. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255251 | CONSTRUCTION STRUCTURE WITH STRENGTHENING DEVICE AND METHOD - Construction system ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120255252 | BRIDGING THERMAL BLOCK SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for insulating a metal roof include a blanket of insulation laid over at least one purlin. A series of thermal blocks are fastened above the purlin over the blanket of insulation. Each thermal block in the series of thermal blocks has legs that pin the blanket of insulation to a top of each purlin. Gaps are defined between the legs, the gaps enabling regions between the legs wherein the blanket of insulation is only partially compressed between the purlin and an underside of each thermal block. Each thermal block can include a first end, a second end, and a first leg between the first and second ends. The first end includes slots for receiving clip legs of a first roof clip. The second end includes an abutment surface and a landing surface for receiving a next thermal block in a series of thermal blocks. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255253 | TEMPORARY, NON-LOAD BEARING WALL ASSEMBLY - A temporary, non-load bearing wall panel that when joined together with other like panels, is used as a barrier (also known as a barricade wall) that keeps a construction area, vacant store, or any other undesirable element out of the reach and view of pedestrians. If required by the end user, the panels could be laminated with a visual graphic for reasons of aesthetic enhancement, advertisement of service, announcement of future business expectations, etc. A door and/or window display, dust curtains, etc. may be added to the panels as dictated by the end user. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255254 | System and Method for Covering a Surface of a Wall - The present invention relates to a system and a method for covering a surface of a wall, preferably the surface of a wall of a ship, more preferably the surface of the deck of a ship. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255255 | ALUMINIUM ALLOY TRUSS STRUCTURE - An aluminum alloy truss structure, comprising upper chord members, lower chord members, web members and all connection nodes by which the members are connected using riveting bolts, the chord members and web members being interconnected using tenons and mortise grooves that mate with each other respectively, each of the chord members being provided with a tenon plate at the end adjacent to the respective web members, each of the web members being correspondingly provided with a mortise groove at either end thereof, and the tenon plate on the chord members being implanted into the mortise groove on the web members; or, alternatively, each of the chord members being provided with a mortise groove at the end adjacent to the respective web members, each of the web members being correspondingly provided at either end thereof with a tenon that is to mate with the mortise groove. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255256 | MODULAR PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL - A tunnel structure includes a frame; a continuous plate fixed to the frame in order to protect passing-through pedestrians; supporting legs hinged to the frame; and a connecting section supported by the frame, the connecting section configured to enable the combination of multiple tunnel structures. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255257 | METHOD FOR REINFORCEMENT OF CONCRETED PLATES IN THE REGION OF SUPPORT ELEMENTS - A method is provided for reinforcing concreted plates in the region of support elements with reinforcement elements, which are each composed of a longitudinally stable, bendable, strap-like base body with two loops. A bore is made in the concreted plate for each reinforcement element. The end region of the bore remote from the pressure-side surface of the concreted plate is drilled out and the one loop of the reinforcement element is pressed together and is led through the bore until this loop has reached the drilled-out hole and expands. The bore is filled with a mortar-type mass. The other loop of the reinforcement element is fixed with an anchor head, which supports itself on the pressure-side surface of the concreted plate. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255258 | Method Of Slowing The Propagation Of Cracks In A Fail Safe Structure And Fail Safe Frame, Especially For Fuselage - The invention seeks to improve the integrity in respect of tolerance to damage following the spread of cracks in failure-mitigating structures of the failsafe type. To do this, the invention proposes to form a composite hybrid structure within the failure-mitigating structure. A failure-mitigating mainframe, particularly of an aircraft fuselage, equipped with a structural element made of composite according to the invention, has profiled longitudinal structural components assembled back to back by fasteners. First sides are longitudinally aligned and bonded to the fuselage skin, and the other sides are longitudinally aligned some distance away from the first sides. Fasteners couple the composite structural element to the external face of the sides of the metal components that are longitudinally aligned some distance away from the first sides. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255259 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPAIRING THE RAIL OF A SPLIT RAIL FENCE - An apparatus for repairing the rail of a split-rail fence having a broken tapered end portion. The apparatus has elongate, hollow sleeve with a base portion and a tapered end portion. The base portion and end portion have a shape that compliments the shape of the central base portion and tapered end portion of the rail, respectively, and have interior cross-sectional dimensions that are larger than the exterior cross-sectional dimensions of the central base portion and tapered end portion of the rail, respectively. The sleeve can slide over and encase the tapered end and at least a portion of the central base portion of the rail. The apparatus preferably includes means for fastening the base portion of the sleeve to the base portion of the rail. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255260 | Bag seal inspection device - A device to inspect a longitudinal heat seal in tubular bag material. The seal is formed by a heated sealing bar ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120255261 | HIGH DENSITY PALLET SYSTEM - A pallet system for shipping a number of spools includes a pad which supports and retains a first layer of spools. A separator is disposed atop the first layer of spools and a second layer of spools is disposed atop the separator. Subsequent layers of spools and separators may be included in a stacked relationship, and a cap member is disposed atop the topmost layer of spools. The pad, cap, and separators form a stacked shipping unit and may include locking features and provisions for retaining straps. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255262 | CAN-SHAPED CONTAINER HAVING A PROTECTIVE INNER LAYER - A container such as a can for holding a product to be packaged, in particular a food item, includes a can body ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120255263 | RECYCLABLE BLISTER PACK AND PROCESS OF MAKING - A recyclable blister pack system is provided, including a substrate having a dry tack cohesive adhesive layer deposited on one of its surfaces and a blister layer for receiving a product. The properties of the dry tack cohesive are selected so the blister layer is separable from the substrate without leaving substantial substrate residue on the blister layer. This improves the recyclability of the blister layer. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255264 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC UNWRAPPING OF BUNDLES - Systems, devices, and methods for automatically removing wrapping and straps from a bundle of items. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255265 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CREATING A PLANTING ROPE FROM PLANT ROOT MATERIAL - A device for producing a root rope includes a transport path for suspending a carrier line thereabove, root material being deposited on the carrier line. A winding apparatus receives the carrier line and also receives at least one wrapping material. The winding apparatus uses a winding motion to wrap the wrapping material around the root material and carrier line, securing the root material to the carrier line and creating the “root rope.” A reel receives the root rope from the winding apparatus, the reel using a rotating motion to wrap the root rope around the reel. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255266 | INERTIAL FILTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM HEAT EXCHANGER APPLICATIONS - An inertial filter may allow longer cleaning intervals as compared to conventional filters. The inertial filter may be used with devices such as ozone converters or heat exchangers in aircraft applications. The inertial filter may be a louvered inertial filter adapted to change the direction of a large portion of inlet air, forcing this large portion through louvers as clean outlet air. A small portion of air is permitted to continue in its original direction, carrying with it dust and particles. The small portion of air may be up to about 10 percent of the total air flow through the filter. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255267 | FILTER UNIT FOR AN EXTRACTOR HOOD - A filter unit for an extractor hood includes at least one filter element, and at least one protection plate which is arranged in a flow direction upstream of the filter element. The protection plate is made of at least two layers and can have a thickness in a range of 0.5 mm to 10 mm. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255268 | MOISTURE REDUCING APPARATUS - A moisture reducing apparatus is provided that includes a housing configured to receive an air stream and a net disposed outside the housing. In the apparatus, the net is held sufficiently loosely to permit movement of the net such that flow through the net is variable over time to remove moisture with the net and to permit a relatively substantial portion of a gaseous and particulate matter in the air stream to continue to flow through the net and inside the housing to protect filter media from moisture. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255269 | GROW LIGHT COOLING AND GROW ROOM ODOR POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEM - A grow light cooling and grow room odor pollution control system that includes an air plenum with a plurality of air inlets; a plurality of air ducts connecting each air inlet to at least one grow light housing, at least one air outlet; an air pump mounted in the air plenum, and at least one filter operatively coupled to the air pump and disposed between all of the air inlets and the air outlet, such that the air pump pulls hot and odorous air from nearby grow light housings into the air plenum through the air inlets, through the air filter, and then out from the plenum for dissipation in the outside atmosphere or for use in heating a structure. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255270 | HULLER DEVICE - The invention relates to a huller device for hulling bunches of grapes after the harvest, or other fruits harvested in bunches, in other words, for separating the fruit from the stalks. The invention includes two shaking units, arranged side by side, defining a vertical space into which the harvest is intended to be directed by gravity. The invention also includes a means for collecting the fruits and the stalks arranged under said shaking units. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255271 | FRUIT PICKING DEVICE - A fruit picking device for picking fruits from a tree is provided. The fruit picking device includes an elongated rod defining a first end and a second end, a lower jaw detachably attached to the first end of the elongated rod, and an upper jaw attached to the lower jaw through a first pivot. The upper jaw is movable between a first position and a second position about the first pivot. The lower jaw and the upper jaw are configured to grab a fruit. The fruit picking device also includes one or more blades configured to cut the stem of the fruit. These blades are attached to at least one of: the lower jaw or the upper jaw. In addition, the fruit picking device includes a slider attached to the upper jaw. The movement of the slider in a predefined direction moves the upper jaw from the first position to the second position. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255272 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROTECTING THE END OF AN ANCHORED CABLE - To protect the end of a cable composed of a set of tendons individually held in an anchorage system, the device comprises a skirt extending from the front of the anchorage system and placed around the set of tendons, and several sleeves. The tendons have respective end portions which extend beyond the front of the anchorage system and which are individually received in the sleeves, said sleeves being sealed off beyond the end portions of the tendons. A connection between the skirt and the sleeves encloses a chamber delimited by the front of the anchorage system, the skirt, and the sleeves, the connection comprising an active stuffing box kind of system. The volume of this chamber is filled in with a filling product. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255273 | Chain link remover for bicycle - A chain link remover includes a seat having an opening formed between an anvil and a block for receiving a chain, the block includes a screw hole for engaging with a threaded shaft which includes a link ejector rod for engaging with a chain link pin of the chain and for removing the chain link pin from the chain, and a positioner is extended from one plate of a housing and located above the anvil for engaging with the chain and for stably retaining the chain in the opening of the seat. Two hooks are pivotally attached to the housing for engaging with the chain and for stably anchoring the chain to the housing. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255274 | FLOW DEVICE AND METHOD AND SYSTEM USING THE FLOW DEVICE - A flow device adapted to operate as a restrictor as well as provide a pressure relief capability in the event of an over-pressurization event within a fluid system containing the device. The flow device includes an expandable orifice that has an outer perimeter, a plurality of cantilevered tabs surrounded by the outer perimeter, and an opening surrounded and defined by the tabs. The tabs project from the outer perimeter toward the opening, which restricts flow of the bleed air through the expandable orifice at a pressure below a predetermined pressure level, but then expands to relieve an over-pressure condition of the bleed air at a pressure above the predetermined pressure level as a result of the cantilevered tabs being deflected by the over-pressure condition. The device is adaptable for use in aircraft applications, including the regulation of bleed air used in anti-icing/de-icing systems. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255275 | GUIDING A SPARKPLUG IN A TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTION CHAMBER - A turbine engine combustion chamber including at least one ignition sparkplug carried by an outer casing and extending through a guide mechanism carried by a wall forming a body of revolution of the chamber. The guide mechanism includes a tubular guide having the sparkplug passing axially therethrough, which guide is mounted with axial and transverse clearance on a chimney fastened to the wall of the chamber and opening out therein. The guide includes an annular collar engaged with clearance in an internal annular groove of the chimney. The annular collar is urged to press against a wall of the groove by a resilient member mounted in the groove. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255276 | LOAD LIMITED ACTUATOR - An actuator includes a first piston and a second piston. The first piston has a piston ring that separates a first chamber from a second chamber of the actuator. The first piston has an interior chamber that communicates with the first chamber. The second piston is disposed within the interior chamber of the first piston so as to be movable with respect thereto. The second piston has a surface that interfaces with the second chamber. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255277 | OFFSET AND SLOW RESPONSE DIAGNOSTIC METHODS FOR NOx SENSORS IN VEHICLE EXHAUST TREATMENT APPLICATIONS - A method that includes in-vehicle systems and practices for determining whether a NOx sensor in an exhaust stream is performing properly. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255278 | RECONFIGURABLE BI-METALLIC MIXER FOR AN EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A mixer for an exhaust aftertreatment system is disclosed. The mixer includes a body portion that is configured to be disposed in an exhaust conduit of an exhaust aftertreatment system upstream of an exhaust aftertreatment device. The mixer also includes an airfoil portion that is disposed on the body portion and reversibly movable between a deployed position and a retracted position, wherein in the deployed position the airfoil portion provides a deployed resistance to an exhaust gas flow and in the retracted position provides a retracted resistance thereto, and the deployed resistance is greater than the retracted resistance, the body portion and airfoil portion comprising a mixer. The mixer further includes a bimetallic couple that is operatively joined to the mixer and configured to reversibly move the airfoil portion from the retracted position to the deployed position. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255279 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOLAR-POWERED CONTROL OF EXHAUST AFTER-TREATMENT SYSTEMS - A system and method for providing energy to auto systems such as systems after-treating exhaust. Energy may be received from a solar energy source electrically connected to an after-treatment system. At least some of the energy from the solar energy source may be provided to the after-treatment system to purify exhaust from an engine. A control module may provide at least some of the energy from the solar energy source to a heater, for example, to initiate heating the after-treatment system prior to starting the engine. The heater may heat the after-treatment to temperatures within a predetermined temperature range associated with optimal efficiency for the after-treatment system. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255280 | METHOD FOR MONITORING A CATALYTIC CONVERTER - A method for monitoring the capability of a catalytic converter to convert nitrogen monoxide into nitrogen dioxide in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, the catalytic converter being arranged in an exhaust gas duct of the internal combustion engine and the catalytic converter being followed downstream by a collecting particle sensor. It is in this case provided that, in a monitoring cycle, a decrease in the particle loading of the particle sensor during the operation of the internal combustion engine under predetermined operating conditions is taken to conclude an adequate capability of the catalytic converter to convert from nitrogen monoxide to nitrogen dioxide. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255281 | Method for Adjusting Engine Air-Fuel Ratio - A method for adjusting an air-fuel ratio of an engine is disclosed. In one example, the engine air-fuel ratio is adjusted in response to a duty cycle and frequency of a post catalyst oxygen sensor. The method may improve catalyst efficiency. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255282 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR REDUCTION AGENT INJECTION VALVE - A controller and method of a reducing agent injector capable of accurately providing a required amount of ammonia to a reduction catalyst. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255283 | EXHAUST SYSTEM COMPRISING EXOTHERM-GENERATING CATALYST - An apparatus comprising a compression ignition engine and an exhaust system therefor comprising at least one exhaust system component for treating exhaust gas and means for generating an exotherm for heating the at least one exhaust system component, which exotherm generating means consisting essentially of a catalyst and means for injecting hydrocarbon into exhaust gas for combustion on the catalyst, which catalyst consisting essentially of both a palladium (Pd) component and a platinum (Pt) component, and an optional support material, disposed on a substrate monolith. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255284 | PARTICULATE MATTER TREATMENT SYSTEM - A particulate matter treatment system includes an electrode provided in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine, a power supply connected to the electrode and operable to apply a voltage to the electrode, a particle number detector that detects the number of particles of particulate matter downstream of the electrode, and a determining device that determines that the system is at fault when an absolute value of the amount of change in the number of particles of particulate matter detected by the particle number detector when the voltage applied from the power supply to the electrode is changed is smaller than a threshold value. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255285 | ELECTRONICALLY HEATED SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION (SCR) DEVICE - An exhaust gas treatment system is provided having an internal combustion engine, an exhaust gas conduit, a passive selective catalyst reduction (SCR) device, a heated SCR device, and a control module. The exhaust gas conduit is in fluid communication with and is configured to receive an exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine. The passive SCR device is in fluid communication with the exhaust gas conduit and is configured to receive the exhaust gas. The passive SCR includes a passive SCR temperature profile. The heated SCR device is in fluid communication with the exhaust gas conduit and is configured to receive the exhaust gas. The heated SCR device is located upstream of the passive SCR. The heated SCR is selectively activated to produce heat. The control module is in communication with the heated SCR and the engine and includes a control logic for determining the passive SCR temperature profile. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255286 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust purification system for an internal combustion engine is provided that can steadily maintain a NOx purification rate of a selective reduction catalyst to be high without allowing the fuel economy or marketability to deteriorate. The exhaust purification system includes a NO | 2012-10-11 |
20120255287 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - An exhaust emission control device comprises a selective reduction catalyst for reacting NO | 2012-10-11 |
20120255288 | HEAT EXCHANGER PLATE AND AN EVAPORATOR WITH SUCH A PLATE - A heat exchanger plate for an evaporator includes a flow transverse distribution device. Disks of the flow transverse distribution device conduct the medium to be evaporated to the flow channel extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis. The disks include openings allowing a flow of the medium in the direction of the longitudinal axis with comparatively higher flow resistance than in the direction of the transverse axis. The number of disks arranged one behind the other in the direction of the longitudinal axis varies over the width of the heat exchanger plate in the direction of the transverse axis. On each width section, in which the entry of the medium into the disks arranged one behind the other is intended, the comparatively largest number of disks is provided one behind the other. As the distance from the entrance increases, the number decreases in the direction of the transverse axis. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255289 | WATER-CHAMBER WORKING APPARATUS - A water-chamber working apparatus | 2012-10-11 |
20120255290 | LATCHING ACTUATOR - A latching actuator capable of repeated operation in a cryogenic, remote, or difficult-to-access environment, capable of enduring many cycles without user intervention or maintenance, capable of latching in a fixed position without consuming additional power, or to operate independent of external environmental conditions. In selected embodiments, a latching actuator may comprise an expansion chamber that houses a working substance capable of undergoing a phase change, a logic mechanism, a biasing assembly, and an output pin. In one embodiment, a wax motor may provide the motive force to toggle a latching mechanism. An actuator may be capable of positioning an output pin in two or more discrete latching positions and may be used to create a thermal connection between two structures, to engage or disengage a clutch, or to position an optical element in an optical instrument. An actuator may also be used as a launch lock apparatus. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255291 | Power generating apparatus of renewable energy type - A power generating apparatus of renewable energy includes a tower, a nacelle provided at the tower, a main shaft housed in the nacelle and rotating with a blade, a hydraulic pump housed in the nacelle and connected to the main shaft, a hydraulic motor driven by operating oil supplied from the hydraulic pump, a generator connected to the hydraulic motor, and a piping between the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor. The hydraulic motor is housed in at least one of the nacelle and the end part of the tower, the generator is housed in at least one of the nacelle and the end part of the tower, and at least one of the hydraulic motor and the generator is arranged in a space excluding an area between the main shaft and the hydraulic pump; and a rear end wall surface of a wall of the nacelle. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255292 | COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM UTILIZING TWO-PHASE FLOW TO FACILITATE HEAT EXCHANGE - A compressed-air energy storage system according to embodiments of the present invention comprises a reversible mechanism to compress and expand air, one or more compressed air storage tanks, a control system, one or more heat exchangers, and, in certain embodiments of the invention, a motor-generator. The reversible air compressor-expander uses mechanical power to compress air (when it is acting as a compressor) and converts the energy stored in compressed air to mechanical power (when it is acting as an expander). In certain embodiments, the compressor-expander comprises one or more stages, each stage consisting of pressure vessel (the “pressure cell”) partially filled with water or other liquid. In some embodiments, the pressure vessel communicates with one or more cylinder devices to exchange air and liquid with the cylinder chamber(s) thereof. Suitable valving allows air to enter and leave the pressure cell and cylinder device, if present, under electronic control. | 2012-10-11 |
20120255293 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAVING FIXABLE MULTI-ACTUATOR RELATIONSHIP - A hydraulic system for a mobile machine is disclosed. The hydraulic system may have a first actuator, a first valve arrangement, a second actuator, and a second valve arrangement. The hydraulic system may also have at least one operator interface device movable by an operator to generate a first signal indicative of desired work tool movement in a first manner, and a second signal indicative of desired work tool movement in a second manner; and a controller configured to generate a first flow rate command directed to the first valve arrangement based on the first signal, and generate a second flow rate command directed to the second valve arrangement based on the second signal. The controller may also be configured to selectively generate a third flow rate scaled from the first flow rate command and directed to the second valve arrangement based on only the first signal. | 2012-10-11 |