42nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090255923 | Induction Heating Method - During induction heating of a billet of an electrically conducting material by rotating the billet relative to a magnetic field that is generated by means of at least one direct-current-carrying superconducting winding on an iron core, the reverse-induction voltage can be reduced when a direct current is generated and maintained in the winding at a value that generates in the iron core at least in the region of the winding a magnetic flux density at which the relative permeability of the material of the iron core is less than in a zero-current state of the winding. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255924 | Variable Width Transverse Flux Electric Induction Coils - A variable width transverse flux electric inductor has a fixed powered coil section and associated box-like moveable passive coil sections that electromagnetically couple with magnetic flux generated by current flowing through the fixed powered section. The passive coil sections can be transversely moved across the workpiece to accommodate induction heating of workpieces having different widths or track movement of the workpiece. Alternatively the fixed powered coil section and associated moveable coil sections may be connected to each other through flexible connections, sliding contacts or other means, such as clamps, so that an electrical connection can be maintained between both in any relative position. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255925 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR INDUCTION HEATING USING FLUX-BALANCED INDUCTION HEATING WORKCOIL - An apparatus includes one or more magnetic cores collectively having an inner leg located between two outer legs. The legs are coupled to one or more connecting portions. The apparatus also includes one or more conductive coils wound around the inner leg. The one or more magnetic cores and the one or more conductive coils are configured to generate substantially balanced magnetic fluxes when the conductive coil is energized. Also, the one or more magnetic cores and the one or more conductive coils are configured so that heat created by currents induced in the roll by the magnetic fluxes produces a steady state thermal profile on a surface of the roll. The steady state thermal profile has one peak that falls within a control zone associated with the roll. The one or more magnetic cores could include a single magnetic core or multiple magnetic cores. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255926 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RAPID THERMAL PROCESSING AND BONDING OF MATERIALS USING RF AND MICROWAVES - A method and apparatus for rapid and selective heating of materials using variable frequency RF and microwaves. The apparatus uses variable frequency solid state electronics as a microwave power source, a novel microwave heating head to couple microwave energy to the target materials and a match-up network to tune the frequency and impedance match between the microwave source and the load. An electronic and computer measurement and control system is employed to monitor and control the microwave heating process. The method teaches the use of inductive microwave coupling for thin conductive materials such as metal film and impurity doped silicon wafers. The method also teaches the use of capacitive microwave coupling for dielectric material such as glass and ceramics. The method further teaches the use of rapid and selective heating of heterostructure for bonding and sealing of mems and integrated circuits. The method and apparatus can provide ultra-high heating speed along with ultra-high heating temperatures for rapid thermal processing of semiconductors and other materials. It also allows the use of bonding materials with high melting temperature for strong bonding and sealing of mems and IC devices. The apparatus further provides for high interconnection density of integrated circuits as connections are made without the use of solder bumps. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255927 | Bin and Tank Assembly - A container assembly for controlling rate of oxygen transfer from the atmosphere into a liquid stored in the container assembly comprising,
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20090255928 | Introduced in sandwich packing - The present invention relates to improvements related to sandwich packing to reduce costs and to make more practical and hygienic the consumption of food. The packing has a superior housing ( | 2009-10-15 |
20090255929 | Method and device for pressurizing containers - Devices and a method for releasing gas in a container after closing and sealing to pressurize and/or prevent or counteract buckling thereof, and or provide structural rigidity and strength thereto and or release components. The method introduces a reactive agent into the container after filling and before sealing. The reactive agent is controlled to react to provide a gas and optionally components, which a) provides a positive pressure to prevent or counteract buckling and provide structural rigidity to the container, and b) and or changes the state or characteristics of the headspace and or contents of the closed container. The devices include a closure, a cap and a container. The reactive agent is brought to chemical reaction by moistening, heating, catalyst and the like. The closure includes the reactive agent and is disposed in the container. The external trigger is a device that emits energy that provides heat to the reactive agent to stimulate the chemical reaction. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255930 | SUBSTRATE ACCOMMODATING TRAY PALLET AND SUBSTRATE TRANSFER SYSTEM - A substrate accommodating tray pallet has a substrate in a horizontal state, includes openings for inserting substrate removal tools for raising the substrate, and is used for transferring substrate accommodating trays which can be vertically stacked, wherein: the substrate accommodating trays are to be mounted on an upper surface; and substrate removal tool insertion openings for inserting the substrate removal tools are positioned so as to oppose openings of the mounted substrate accommodating trays. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255931 | Cup assembly - A cup is provided having a lid with a spout defined by walls tapered towards a distal end of the spout. The lid has handles extending therefrom that are preferably formed of a first and second material having different Shore A hardnesses to define a rigid portion and a gripping portion. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255932 | VENTING COVER AND CONTAINER WITH SUCH VENTING COVER - Pressure release container, e.g. for peroxide materials, with a spout opening ( | 2009-10-15 |
20090255933 | Information tube and tethered end cap used therewith - A tubular assembly comprising a tubular housing, having at least one open end, at least the open end of the housing being provided with a flexible cap having a dimension suitable to fit snugly over the end of a tubular housing; a flexible ring having a dimension suitable to fit over the end of the tubular housing while retaining same in fixed encompassing relationship to the tubular housing; hinge means connecting the cap to the flexible ring; the flexible tether means extending from the flexible ring, the flexible tether having at a free end thereof means to support the tubular housing from a vertically extending surface. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255934 | Method and apparatus for vacuum release of a trash bag in a waste container - A method and apparatus prevents vacuum restraint during removal of a plastic trash bag liner from a trash container. The side wall of the trash container includes a vent port near the bottom of the container, and a flapper valve attached above the vent port on the inside of the container covers the port with a covering element while the trash bag rests. When the trash bag is filled and thereafter lifted out of the trash container, the covering element lifts to open the vent port and cause an inflow of air under the trash bag to prevent a vacuum forming. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255935 | Party trash pail - A party trash pail including a container of predetermined volume, a plasticized liner removably insertable therein of a configuration to expand towards filling the container volume when laden with trash, yet with an upper dimension to overlap a defining outer rim of the container, and a header bearing against an outer surface of the liner to retain it in place within the container. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255936 | Compact storage unit - The compact storage unit includes a case having front, rear, top, bottom and opposing side walls made of hard plastic, preferably by injection molding. The case has a substantially rectangular or substantially square cross section. The front wall folds up and snaps shut on the top wall. The case houses a plurality of plastic slide trays. The trays are also made of hard plastic. Each tray supports a plurality of storage containers, each storage container having a plurality of bins, each bin having an individual snap lid. The trays slide out revealing the containers for easy access. A lip extends upward from the rear edge of the tray to engage the containers so that the containers are drawn out of the case when the tray is pulled out. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255937 | FOOD STORAGE AND TRANSPORT DEVICE - A food storage and transport device includes a substantially hollow housing member manufactured from a first predetermined material and having a first predetermined size and a first predetermined shape. An access mechanism is disposed on such housing at a first predetermined location for accessing an interior portion of such housing. At least one support member, manufactured from a second predetermined material and having a second predetermined shape and a second predetermined size, is disposed within such housing at a second predetermined location for receiving and supporting at least one of at least one baking sheet, at least one tray, at least one pan, and a combination thereof. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255938 | CRYOGENIC STORAGE CONTAINER - A cryopreservation storage and processing container for cryogenic material is disclosed. In one embodiment, the container can be used to cryopreserve and store biological specimens at cryogenic temperature but also can be used directly in centrifuges or microcentrifuges to process biological materials. It incorporates the functions of both storage container and centrifuge tubes, provides self-sealing mechanism, and accommodates higher cooling/warming rates. The storage container includes both a vessel body | 2009-10-15 |
20090255939 | Gas Tank and Method for Producing the Same - According to the present invention, a gas tank having a gas-barrier inner shell and an outer shell that is formed so as to cover the inner shell and is made of a pressure-resistant FRP, such outer shell comprising reinforcing fiber bundles (A), a thermosetting resin (B), and an elastomer particles and/or thermoplastic resin particles (C), provided that elastomer particles and/or thermoplastic resin particles (C) that have been dispersed in a thermosetting resin (B) exist in reinforcing fiber bundles (A), is provided. Such gas tank is excellent in strength and heat resistance and has suppressed gas permeability. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255940 | Tank - An opening section of a tank projects to the inside of the tank. In the inwardly projecting section, a fitting projects to the inside of the tank, surrounding a substantially cylindrical column-like valve. Also, an inner circumferential wall projects to the inside of the tank so as to surround the fitting. Further, a metal ring is provided surrounding the inner circumferential wall, and a metal nut is attached from the end in the direction of the projection of the inner circumferential wall. The metal ring and the metal nut function as support members for supporting the inner circumferential wall and increase the quality of the seal between the inner circumferential wall and the fitting. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255941 | BEVERAGE INSULATOR INCLUDING INTEGRATED OPENER - A beverage insulator comprising a top thermally insulating portion for receiving a beverage container therein, a bottom supportive portion attached to the thermally insulating portion, and at least one beverage container opener integrated in the bottom supportive portion, wherein the at least one opener is recessed from a bottom surface of the supportive portion. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255942 | Container - A container for carrying and pouring flowable materials having a bucket portion with a side portion, a closed bottom portion and an upper rim area at least partially defining an open top; a handle attached near or on the upper rim area; at least three gripping surfaces located in the closed bottom portion of the bucket portion to permit multiple means of gripping the container. A method for dispensing flowable materials having the steps of gripping a handle rotatably affixed to a container having material therein with a first hand, wherein at least a portion of the handle is located above a discharge opening of the container; gripping a gripping surface located about the middle of the bottom of the container with a second hand; and tipping the container to discharge material from within the container using the first hand and the handle as a pivot point while lifting the bottom of the container with the second hand gripping the gripping surface. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255943 | DEVICE FOR COLLECTING WASHING FLUID FROM A JET POWER PLANT WASH - The subject of the invention is a device for collecting washing fluid from a jet power plant wash, with a collecting receptacle for washing fluid for arranging beneath the jet power plant ( | 2009-10-15 |
20090255944 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER - The disclosed subject matter provides a beverage container configured to prevent a beverage from leaking out even when a user tilts the container, and allows the user to easily drink the beverage even when pressure within the container is negative. The beverage container can include a container main body, a base member, and a cap body. The base member can have first ventilation means for regulating a pressure variation in the container main body, and second ventilation means for introducing air from the outside when the pressure within the container main body becomes negative in relation to the outside pressure and capable of preventing leakage of a liquid beverage contained in the container main body. The cap body can include ventilation open/close means and the like capable of changing the state of the first ventilation means to a ventilation state or a closed state. The ventilation open/close means can be configured to bring the first ventilation means into the closed state when in a portable state such as when the user carries the beverage container, and to bring the first ventilation means into the ventilation state when in an operating state. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255945 | Beverage Can Holder - A beverage can holder that can be used with a conventional beverage can includes an elongate, generally cylindrical body portion, an upper end portion, and a lower end portion. The upper and lower end portions are adapted to engage the upper and lower ends of the can, respectively. The lower end portion has a bottom surface that is configured to stabilize the holder-can combination on a flat surface. The body portion is configured to be securely grasped. A first alternative embodiment has a lower end portion with multiple legs that increases the stability of the holder-can combination. A second alternative embodiment has a lower end portion with a large ring that supports the holder-can combination. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255946 | METHOD OF MAKING AND TRANSPORTING A CONTAINER WITH A CARRYING HANDLE AND A CONTAINER WITH A CARRYING HANDLE THEREFOR - A method of making and transporting a container with a carrying handle and a container with a carrying handle therefor. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255947 | Article dispensing system - An article dispensing system is provided which can be customized to selectively store and dispense multiple desired articles to suitable containers. The system of the invention is particularly relevant for items which can be stored on hangers in a vertical format and dispensed therefrom. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255948 | CONTAINER FILLING MACHINE HAVING VIBRATION TRAYS - A container-filling machine for placing discrete articles within at least one container. The container filling machine comprises at least one vibration tray comprising a discrete article receiving end, a discrete article drop-off end and a plurality of channels extending from the discrete article receiving end to the discrete article drop-off end. Each channel includes two discrete article receiving paths at the discrete article receiving end. The two discrete article receiving paths combine into a single discrete article-depositing path in proximity to the discrete article drop-off end. The vibration tray is operative for moving discrete articles from the discrete article-receiving end to the discrete article drop-off end along the plurality of channels. The container filling machine further comprises a plurality of sloped paths for receiving the discrete articles from the discrete article drop-off end of the at least one vibration tray. The plurality of sloped paths leading the discrete articles towards the at least one container. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255949 | PIPETTE TIP HANDLING DEVICES AND METHODS - Discussed herein are methods and devices for storing, handling, loading or dispensing of pipette tips. Some embodiments allow repetitive loading of an array of multiple pipette tips that are stored in a nested configuration. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255950 | Towelette dispenser - A towelette dispenser is provided with an integrally molded lid. The lid has a central aperture for allowing access to a roll of towelettes maintained within a tub receiving the lid therein. The separation bar bridges the aperture, and provides a rip fence in the form of a fingered thimble that is angled with respect to the lid as a whole. The thimble is offset near one edge of the annular opening so that a user may access the back side thereof to thread an edge of the leading towelette through the thimble without having to remove the lid from the tub. A well is provided in the smaller portion of the aperture and a cap for the lid is provided with a stuffer tab to urge the leading edge of the next towelette into the well when the cap is closed. Barrier caps are also provided to seal the interior of the tub during shipment and storage before the first use of the towelette dispenser. The barrier caps have removable portions that permit access to the interior of the lid and are removable without having to remove the lid from the tub. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255951 | ANTI-LOCK DEVICE AND DYNAMIC BRAKE CONTROL IN A MACHINE AUTOMATICALLY DISTRIBUTING CUT WIPING CLOTHS - A lever, in its gooseneck-shaped top part, has a non-circular, curvilinear internal configuration with a wide gap toward the outside and a perpendicular anchoring ridge in the widest part oriented toward the inside to work together with a span ring made of an elastomer material arranged on an end piece of the receiving end of the mandrel of a spool of material, and a counterweight device, comprising a counterweight cam that works together with the lever with each turn of a drum. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255952 | PARTITION PLATE USABLE FOR V-MEASURE IN MEDICINE HOLDING MACHINE - To provide a partition plate capable of efficiently cleaning a medicine remaining in a V-measure. [MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS] The partition plate comprises: a slide member ( | 2009-10-15 |
20090255953 | DISPENSER AND PROCESS - A dispenser ( | 2009-10-15 |
20090255954 | Identifying devices for the visually handicapped - Devices which contain tactile and visually readable identifying indicia to assist the visually handicapped in identifying room numbers and the contents of items such as condiment shakers and liquid containers. The visually readable indicia allow a sighted person to correctly associate the device with the proper item to be identified. The devices take the form of bands which fit around the condiment holders, tags which may be attached to items by tying or adhering, and sleeves which may partially or fully surround the item. The identifying devices for room numbers may be clip-on sleeves for doorknobs or plates which attach to peep-hole tubes. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255955 | Screw Feeder - Screw feeder ( | 2009-10-15 |
20090255956 | BEVERAGE DISPENSER WITH ELEVATED DISPENSE CONTROL, METHOD OF ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE - A beverage dispenser ( | 2009-10-15 |
20090255957 | Discharge Container - This discharge container is a discharge container provided with a container main body, a discharge pump and a fixing cap, in which the discharge pump is provided with a cylinder member made of a large-diameter cylinder and a small-diameter cylinder, a piston member mounted on the cylinder member and a nozzle head. The piston member is provided with a piston, a poppet valve, a piston guide, an air piston, an air piston valve and a stem. The air piston is provided with an inner tube portion engaged with the outer circumference of the piston guide, an upper wall portion having an air hole, and a sliding tube portion engaged with the large-diameter cylinder internally so as to slide freely. The stem is provided with a lower tube portion engaged with the upper part of the piston guide to form a gas-liquid mixing chamber including a ball valve internally at the upper part of the piston guide and also engaged with the upper inner tube of the inner tube portion so as to slide freely and a mesh ring mounted on the upper inner circumference of the air piston. The nozzle head is mounted on the outer circumference of the stem. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255958 | PROTECTIVE CAP FOR DISPENSERS AND CONTAINER COMPRISING SAID CAP - A container comprises a dispensing head ( | 2009-10-15 |
20090255959 | FLUID DISPENSER PUMP - A fluid dispenser pump having: a pump body; a pump chamber; at least a first piston that slides in the pump chamber between a rest position and an actuated position so as to dispense the fluid; and a dispenser orifice; the pump chamber including an inlet valve that separates the pump chamber from a channel that extends towards a fluid reservoir, a bypass being provided between the channel and the pump chamber, the bypass being disposed upstream from the inlet valve, the bypass connecting the pump chamber to the reservoir when the piston is in its actuated position. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255960 | SYRINGE WITH A PISTON - The dispensing assembly with a syringe comprising storage container configured to receive a powdery or granular material and a piston that is connected to a hollow ram. In order to supply a liquid to the powdery or granular material, both the hollow ram and the piston have through-going, sealable longitudinal bores. Due to the fact that the liquid is filled in from the inlet side, a complete de-aeration of the mixture can be ensured. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255961 | AEROSOL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPENSING TEXTURE MATERIAL - An aerosol texturing system for applying a layer of texture material on an uncoated portion of a substrate substantially to match a coated portion of the substrate, comprises an aerosol assembly, texture material, and propellant material. The aerosol assembly defines a product chamber and is selectively operable in a first mode in which the product chamber is sealed and in a second mode in which fluid is allowed to flow out of the product chamber along a dispensing passageway. The texture material and propellant material are disposed within the product chamber. The texture material comprises a base portion and a particulate portion comprising at least one particulate material. When the aerosol assembly is in the second mode, the propellant material is adapted to force the texture material out of the aerosol assembly along the dispensing passageway and onto the uncoated portion of the substrate. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255962 | CLOSURE ASSEMBLY WITH A LEVERED LID OPENING MECHANISM - A closure assembly for a container. The closure assembly includes a lid that sealingly engages a dispensing outlet in a closed position and is spaced a distance from the dispensing outlet in an open position. The closure assembly also includes a tab extending from a bottom portion of the lid and having a surface of sufficient dimension to engage a finger or thumb such that pressure on the surface of the tab with the finger or thumb transmits an upward force to the lid to disengage the lid from the closed position. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255963 | Buoyant plugs for liquid metal control - A method of initiating a pour of a liquid alloy comprises the steps of filling an interior of a crucible with a displacement plunger and the liquid alloy until a metal head of the liquid alloy exceeds a critical height. The crucible has a bottom pour opening with a plug inserted therein. The plug is configured to be buoyant within the liquid alloy when the liquid alloy is below the critical height. Pour is initiated by at least partially withdrawing the displacement plunger until the metal head drops below the critical height. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255964 | Crash Shock Absorbing Device - A device for absorbing shocks of a liftable and lowerable object such as a spare tire includes a first hoisting cable having a hoist-side end and an object-side end and a hollow cylinder encompassing a folded or coiled length of the first hoisting cable near the object end inside the cylinder. Lower and upper ferrules at the lower and upper ends of the cylinder are held in position by a second auxiliary cable having two ends, each end attached to one of the ferrules, the second auxiliary cable having a smaller tearing strength than the first hoisting cable. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255965 | Child-carrying device - A child-carrying device has a waist belt and a support element that is carried by and that extends upward from the waist belt. The support element has a front piece, which via a lower central part is connected to the support element in order to form a bottom of a carrying pocket. The front piece has laterally spaced-apart attaching elements which are detachably connected to appurtenant adjacent attaching elements that are laterally spaced-apart on the support element. A shoulder strap extends between the respective upper corner areas of the support element in order to extend over one shoulder of the wearer and under the arm on an opposite side of the upper body. This enables the carrying device to be rotated around the upper body part for shifting of the carrying pocket between the front side and back side of the wearer, while the shoulder strap extends over the shoulder. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255966 | Device for adjustably holding a rack on a pickup truck - A device for adjustably holding a rack in the bed of a pickup truck where the rack is of the type having a vertical support and that is inserted into a base attached to the floor of the pickup truck bed. The adjustable device comprises a first metal plate, adapted to be fixed to the upper flat surface of the pickup truck side, and a second metal plate, having a groove in one side, that is slidably connected to the first plate using one or more bolts. The second metal plate has a vertical sleeve through which the vertical support of the rack is placed prior to connecting to the base plate. The position of the second plate is adjustable either in the direction of travel or perpendicular to the direction of travel of the vehicle, by selecting the angular position of the sleeve about its axis, thereby adjusting the position of the rack in either of the two directions. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255967 | Collapsible Storage Container for Pick-up Truck or SUV - A utility box container primarily used in pick-ups or SUV's that will allow better utilization of the full truck bed by being able to access the back of the bed. The container is generally from four feet to eight feet in length and wide enough to allow two to three units to be used together, the dimensions depend on the pick-up bed length it is to be used in. The box is also collapsible. The ability to collapse the container in place in the bed of the truck allows for placing large objects into the pick-up bed without the need to remove the container. The large objects can be placed directly on top of the collapsed box. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255968 | FOLD-OUT AND EXTENDING STORAGE CONTAINER - The invention is generally directed towards systems, arrangements and methods that permit fixable and releasable mounting of equipment on mounting surfaces. More specifically these systems, arrangements and methods relate to fixable or releasable mounting of a fold-out and extending storage container for use with transporting vehicles, particularly recreational vehicles, to attach to different mounting locations about the interior or exterior of the recreational vehicle. Utilizing various fasteners known in the art, the fold-out and extending storage container is fixably mounted to mounting surfaces. Utilizing a plurality of receivers configured to be at least semi-permanently coupled to mounting surfaces about the interior and exterior of the recreational vehicle, the fold-out and extending storage container is releasably mounted to mounting surfaces. The storage container is pivotally attached to the mounting arrangement to allow the user to pivot or rotate the storage container into a use and a stored configuration. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255969 | BACKPACK HAVING A SUSPENDED INNER POUCH - A backpack for carrying a load comprises a shoulder strap assembly, an exterior shell and a pouch for storing the load. The exterior shell has an opening and is attached to the shoulder strap. The pouch is located inside the shell and attached to it and comprises a stretchable portion. This stretchable portion is made of a material having an elastic modulus allowing it to stretch and retract when the load is placed inside the pouch so that the pouch moves down and up relative to the shell with a gait of a wearer of the backpack. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255970 | TOOL HOLSTER WITH A TOOL BIT - A tool holder is presented. Preferred tool holders include a holster for securely holding a tool. A tool bit can be operationally coupled to the holster so that the holster-tool bit assembly forms a complete tool, where the holster can function as a handle of the tool bit. The tool bit can be of the same type, or of a different type than that of the held tool. Some embodiments include tool locks that securely hold the tool within the holster when the holster is used to operate the tool bit. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255971 | Method of controlling paper transportation in an apparatus, and an apparatus using the method - A paper transportation control method for an apparatus enables conveying paper with appropriate tension on the paper by appropriately controlling the paper delivery operation of a delivery roller. When paper is conveyed by the paper feed roller pair | 2009-10-15 |
20090255972 | ELECTRIC DRIVING MACHINE - An electric driving machine includes a remaining fastener sensor | 2009-10-15 |
20090255973 | GAS COMBUSTION TYPE DRIVING TOOL - When gas is explosively burnt within a combustion chamber | 2009-10-15 |
20090255974 | SINGLE LOOP SURGICAL FASTENER APPARATUS FOR APPLYING VARIABLE COMPRESSION - A surgical fastener applying apparatus comprising a first jaw containing a first row of first surgical fasteners and a second row of second surgical fasteners and a second jaw containing a first row of first anvil pockets and a second row of second anvil pockets deforming the respective first and second rows of fasteners. At least one of the first fasteners has a first unformed length and a first formed length forming a single loop configuration to form a first compressive space when deformed by the anvil pocket. At least one of the second fasteners has a second unformed length and a second formed length forming a single loop configuration having a second compressive space. The first unformed length and first formed length of the at least one first fastener is less than the second unformed length and second formed length of the at least one second fastener. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255975 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION SURGICAL FASTENER CARTRIDGE - A surgical fastener applying apparatus comprising a cartridge body including a plurality of fastener retention slots arranged in a plurality of rows including at least an inner row and an outer row, a plurality of surgical fasteners disposed in inner and outer rows and configured such that a plurality of fasteners disposed in the inner row have a backspan that has a greater height than a backspan of a plurality of surgical fasteners disposed in the outer row, and an anvil having an inner row and an outer row of depressions for forming the fasteners. A plurality of pushers are operably associated with the plurality of surgical fasteners and configured to eject the surgical fasteners toward a respective depression in an anvil for formation thereof such that upon formation, the plurality of surgical fasteners ejected from the inner row provide a greater compressive force to tissue than the plurality of surgical fasteners ejected from the outer row. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255976 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION SURGICAL FASTENER CARTRIDGE - A surgical fastener applying apparatus comprising a cartridge body including a tissue contacting surface including a plurality of fastener retention slots arranged in a plurality of rows including at least an inner row and an outer row, a plurality of surgical fasteners disposed in the inner and outer rows and configured such that a plurality of fasteners disposed in the inner row have a first diameter that is less than a second diameter of a plurality of surgical fasteners disposed in the outer row, and an anvil having an inner row and an outer row of depressions for forming the fasteners. A plurality of pushers are operably associated with the plurality of surgical fasteners, the pushers configured to eject an associated surgical fastener towards the respective depression in the anvil such that upon formation of a corresponding surgical fastener, the surgical fasteners ejected from the inner row provide a greater compressive force to tissue than the surgical fasteners ejected from the outer row. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255977 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION SURGICAL FASTENER APPARATUS - A surgical fastener applying apparatus comprising a fastener supporting portion and a retainer supporting portion. The fastener supporting portion includes a first row of first surgical fasteners and a second row of second surgical fasteners. The retainer supporting portion includes a first row of first retainers and a second row of second retainers, the first fasteners engagable with the first retainers and the second fasteners engagable with the second retainers. The fasteners and retainers are configured so when engaged a first distance between at least one of the first fastener backspans and respective first retainer backspan is different than a second distance between at least one of the second fastener backspans and respective second retainer backspan. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255978 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION SURGICAL FASTENER CARTRIDGE - A surgical fastener applying apparatus having a first jaw and a second jaw. The first jaw includes a cartridge body having plurality of surgical fasteners disposed therein. The plurality of surgical fasteners include a plurality of first surgical fasteners having a first backspan with a first configuration, and a plurality of second surgical fasteners having a second backspan with a second, different configuration such that the plurality of first surgical fasteners apply a first compressive force to tissue upon formation and the plurality of second surgical fasteners apply a second, different compressive force to tissue upon formation. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255979 | ULTRASONIC MOUNTING APPARATUS - In an ultrasonic mounting apparatus, a pressing shaft coupled with a voice coil motor to apply a load on a part to be mounted is placed independently from components including a bonding tool, ultrasonic horn, transducer, and horn support member. The components can move coaxially with the pressing shaft which is an application axis of a driving force. Abutting position of the bonding tool and pressing shaft is brought into coincidence with a node of a standing wave generated in the bonding tool. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255980 | CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR FRICTION STIR WELDING OF TITANIUM ALLOYS AND OTHER HIGH TEMPERATURE MATERIALS - Control systems, methods, and algorithms are provided for controlling the process parameters during FSW in order to repeatedly produce high quality welds for high temperature alloys such as titanium alloys and superalloys. In accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a desired range of forge load, pinch load, and/or travel load can be reliably maintained in a FSW system by adjusting the rotational speed thereof. In other embodiments, a desired temperature range of the tool or weld can be maintained by adjusting a plunge depth of pin tool for conventional FSW or distances between upper and lower shoulders for self-reacting FSW processes. Other embodiments of the present invention provide methods and/or apparatus suitable for rotational control and/or plunge depth control for FSW of titanium alloys and/or other high temperature alloys such as super alloys. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255981 | Method for Repairing Cracks in Components and Solder Material for Soldering Components - The invention relates to a method for repairing components that consist of a superalloy. The method comprises the following steps: a solder material is applied to the repair site; the repair site with the applied solder material is heated until the latter melts; and the melted solder material is left to solidify. A powder blend, whose average composition corresponds to the component alloy constitutes the solder material, the blend comprising at least one elementary powder of the component alloy as one powder type and/or a pre-alloy of the component alloy. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255982 | FOLDER WITH SLOTS - A folder that provides an improvement in protection of papers in an easier and handier way, having slots, which are located in any of its backs, either in the corners or in any part of the edges, these slots allow us to hold documents in all the corners, locking the folder this way. This feature allows us to eliminate mechanisms and additional objects that perform these functions, so we obtain a simple and useful folder that prevents papers from falling or coming out, since it is vital to protect papers. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255983 | GUSSETED CARTON - A carton is formed from a blank having gusseted corners that in part form an interior carton volume. The interior volume of the carton can be varied by placing the carton in an expanded configuration. The carton can include a bottom receptacle portion that may be liquid-tight. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255984 | PAPER SHEET HANDLING SYSTEM, METHOD OF USE THEREOF, AND METHOD OF USE OF BAR-CODE TICKET HANDLING MACHINE - Disclosed herein is a method of use of a paper-sheet handling system comprising the steps of: preparing a paper-sheet handling system configured to handle a bundle of paper-sheets including banknotes and bar-code tickets, the paper-sheet handling system including, a banknote handling machine configured to take in the paper-sheets from the exterior, one sheet at a time, discriminate the banknotes from the paper-sheets taken therein, and reject the paper-sheets when the paper-sheets other than the banknotes are taken therein, a bar-code ticket handling machine configured to taken in the paper-sheets from the exterior, one sheet at a time, read the bar-code information of each bar-code ticket included in the paper-sheets taken therein while obtaining an image of the bar-code ticket, and reject the paper-sheets when the paper-sheets other than the bar-code tickets are taken therein, and a host controller being communicatively connected both with the banknote handling machine and with the bar-code ticket handling machine, information concerning the discrimination result of the banknotes being sent from the banknote handling machine to the host controller as well as the bar-code information read from each bar-code ticket being sent from the bar-code ticket handling machine to the host controller; preparing the bundle including at least one of the banknotes and the bar-code tickets; and first having either one handling machine of the banknote handling machine or bar-code ticket handling machine handle the prepared bundle, and then having the other handling machine handle the paper-sheets that are rejected by the one handling machine. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255985 | System for writing information and method of writing information - A medium writing apparatus obtains information to be written onto a recording medium, converts the information into a suitable writable format, and then writes the converted information onto the recording medium. An ID obtaining section obtains a medium ID from the recording medium, or through an input by the user. The medium ID and information indicating the place of the written information are sent to a server, and then stored as index information correlating them with each other. When the information written onto the recording medium is to be used at a later timing, the medium ID is identified, and the index information is obtained from the server. Therefore, the original information can be obtained so as to be easily reprocessed or reused. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255986 | METHOD OF INITIATING ACTION IN COMPUTER SYSTEM VIA ANALOG-PRINTED SUBSTRATE - A method of initiating a requested action in a computer system via a printed substrate. The substrate contains human-readable information and machine-readable coded data. The method includes the steps of: positioning a sensing device in an operative position relative to the substrate; sensing the coded data; generating indicating data in the sensing device using the sensed coded data; and sending the indicating data to the computer system. The coded data comprises a phthalocyanine salt comprising one or more sulfonate groups. A counterion of at least one sulfonate group is an ammonium cation comprising at least 20 carbon atoms. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255987 | METHOD OF AUTHORISING A TRANSACTION BETWEEN A COMPUTER AND A REMOTE SERVER AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, WITH IMPROVED SECURITY - A transaction between a computer, a remote server and a communications system can be authorized securely. A portable card reader is connected to a computer. Then, the portable card reader reads card data. The portable card reader reads an identification code from a separate RFID tag. Sensitive card identification data and the identification code is sent to a management server. The sensitive identification data is searched for a unique code set in an electronic memory of a management server. If the search does not produce a positive result, an instruction denying the transaction is generated. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255988 | Method and Apparatus for Displaying Embedded Chip States and Embedded Chip End-User Application States - A method and apparatus for managing applications installed on a smartcard. The invention comprises a Smartcard Management Program (SMP), a User Action Program (UAP), a User Command Program (UCP), an Application Status Update Program (ASUP), and a Card Status Update Program (CSUP). The SMP interfaces with smartcard communications system and accepts the user commands. The UAP obtains applications from external sources, updates the user profile, and transmits the user profile to the user for viewing on a graphical user interface. The UCP breaks the user commands into card actions and application actions and executes the card actions and application actions. The ASUP updates the user profile by changing the entry in an application name column, an application status column, a user action column, and an information column. The CSUP updates the user profile by changing the entry in the card status field. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255989 | ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF ADMISSION TICKETS DIRECT TO A PURCHASER - Electronic delivery of counterfeit-resistant documents exchangeable for value such as admission tickets, gift certificates, coupons, vouchers, etc. directly to the person who ordered the documents over an open communications network such at the Internet. A first party orders a document from a second party, and the second party electronically delivers the ordered, counterfeit-resistant document to a device designated by the first party. For example, the document may be electronically ordered using a PC, and a printer coupled to the PC may print the document. In one embodiment, the first party transmits unsolicited offers over the open communications network The document may be made counterfeit resistant by assigning unique information to each document of a given type, e.g., admission tickets, and checking the uniqueness of a document and whether the unique information was previously read prior to allowing it to be exchanged for value. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255990 | TAG READER - A hand held electronic detector is provided for detecting the presence/absence and/or nature of a mark on an article (not shown) such as a security mark. The article may comprise a product, such as for example a pack of cigarettes. The detector comprises a case or body of strong rigid plastics material. The case comprises front and rear parts and which are connected together by concealed hinges, at their lower edges, so that the parts and can move hingedly between a closed configuration and a fully open configuration, in which the front and rear parts are angularly spaced by approximately 180°. There is a further defined intermediate open configuration in which the front and rear parts and are angularly spaced by approximately 90°. . . When opening the case from the closed position the hinges ‘lock’ when the front and rear parts reach this intermediate position. The hinges will only ‘unlock’, so that the case can be opened further or closed, if sufficient force is applied. Relative movement of the case parts and to the fully open configuration shown in FIG. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255991 | CARD READER - A card reader includes a hollow base provided with a USB standard metal casing at one side, and an electric module mounted in the USB standard metal casing and the hollow base and defining with the USB standard metal casing an electronic card receiving space for accommodating an electric card such that the accommodated electronic card is insertable with the USB standard metal casing into a USB port of an electronic apparatus for two-way data transfer (reading or storing) between the electronic card and the electronic apparatus. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255992 | System for Synthesizing a Two Dimensional Code and a Logo and the Method Thereof - Briefly, a system for synthesizing a two dimensional code and a logo and the method thereof are presented. The system for generating a synthesized two dimensional code comprises synthesizing means, for synthesizing an original two dimensional code and a visually readable logo to form the synthesized two dimensional code, with at least a part of the visually readable logo being overlapped with the original two dimensional code; identifying means, for reading and identifying the synthesized two dimensional code; and adjusting means, if the synthesized two dimensional code being identified by the identifying means has a code error rate of the synthesized two dimensional code larger than an error correction rate, the adjusting means adjusting the size of the visually readable logo and/or the location of the visually readable logo with respect to the original two dimensional code. The present invention may integrate enterprise logo(s), brand logo(s) and product logo(s) with a two dimensional code as a whole, which may save areas and achieve better effect for brand and product promotion. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255993 | IMAGING APPARATUS HAVING PLURALITY OF OPERATING STATES - There is described an imaging apparatus having an image sensor, and a plurality of operating states. Operation of the imaging apparatus can be differentiated between the operating states. In one operating state, the imaging apparatus can capture a frame of image data having image data corresponding to a predetermined number of pixels of the image sensor. The operating states of the imaging apparatus can be user selectable. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255994 | Automatic video image reversal of difficult to read symbols - A method of operating a bar code scanning system adapted for assembling information bearing indicia (IBI) information from partial scans of IBI data which may comprise some undecodable characters, the method comprising the steps of: converting light reflected from a target into output signals representative thereof utilizing an image sensor; illuminating the target utilizing an illumination source; directing light from the target to the image sensor array utilizing receive optics; determining if information contained in IBI within the target derived from the output signals is not decodable; transmitting an image of the IBI to a host processor if the IBI is not decoded. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255995 | Semiconductor device and wireless communication system - Among transistors used in an analog circuit portion of the semiconductor device, particularly in a high frequency circuit, a power supply circuit, and a data demodulation circuit, and transistors used in a digital circuit portion (logic circuit portion), a gate length of a transistor in the analog circuit portion is not less than a gate length of a transistor in the digital circuit portion. As a result, when an excess voltage is supplied, voltage in the analog circuit with a long gate length is suppressed to prevent the damage of elements such as transistors in the digital circuit portion to which a signal is inputted from the analog circuit. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255996 | THREE-LEGACY MODE PAYMENT CARD WITH PARAMETRIC AUTHENTICATION AND DATA INPUT ELEMENTS - A payment card comprises a plastic card and operates with three different legacy payment systems. A magnetic stripe with user account data allows card use in traditional point-of-sale magnetic card readers. A dual-input crypto-processor embedded in the card provides for contact/contactless smart card operation. A user input provides for user authentication by the crypto-processor. Internal to the plastic card, and behind the magnetic stripe, a magnetic array includes a number of fixed-position magnetic write heads that allow the user account data to be automatically modified by the crypto-processor. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255997 | Apparatus and Method for Flexibly and Efficiently Varying Air Temperatures in Multiple Rooms - The invention enables coordinated, flexible, agile, and energy efficient temperature variation among a plurality of rooms, as found in a hotel, an apartment building, or a group of exercise rooms, by transferring heat between the rooms. Air can be moved by fans and/or heat can be transferred by a heat pump. Heat transfer between exercise rooms can be powered partly by exertion of individuals in the rooms. Rapid air exchange can quickly equalize temperatures in adjacent rooms. Embodiments exchange heat between rooms and interior and/or exterior reservoirs of warmer and cooler air and/or water, and some embodiments move air from the reservoirs into and out of the rooms. Heat can be pumped into or out of the system, and air and/or water can be added or extracted from the reservoirs. In some embodiments heat is moved sequentially through a variable series of rooms, creating a monotonic variation of temperatures. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255998 | Fuel injection tip - An injection tip of a direct-injection injector includes an injection valve having a valve seat and a valve ball, and tangential inflow holes feeding fuel into a flow area between the ball and the seat. The fuel enters the flow area tangentially thereby causing a swirling motion of the fuel in the flow area. A symmetric velocity profile is created and the flow variations in the flow area are reduced compared to the prior art. Furthermore, the impact force of the inflowing fuel stream on the surface of the ball is reduced compared to the prior art, since in accordance with the invention the fuel stream acts tangentially on the surface of ball. The mass flow rate through the injection valve can be increased by increasing the size of the tangential inflow holes and/or the size of director holes in fluid communication with the flow area. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255999 | PRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION OF RADIATIVE FORCING AGENTS - Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, and systems associated with producing and distributing one or more radiative forcing agents to Earth's atmosphere are disclosed. | 2009-10-15 |
20090256000 | DRINKING STRAW - A drinking straw that can be easily inserted through a lid or into a beverage pouch or box but that cannot be easily removed, for example, by a child, once the straw is in place. Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide a drinking straw apparatus with a mechanism that makes it difficult to remove a straw once inserted through a lid or opening into a beverage container. One or more retaining extensions extending from a sleeve attached to the straw provide force against the underside of the lid of a container, preventing the straw from being pulled out of the container. One or more retaining extensions can also be formed integrally with the straw. Preferred embodiments are also inexpensive to manufacture so that the products are suitable for use as single-use, disposable straws. | 2009-10-15 |
20090256001 | Dispenser - The present invention relates to a dispenser used for fabricating a wafer lens. | 2009-10-15 |
20090256002 | DROPLET DISCHARGE HEAD AND DROPLET DISCHARGE APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a droplet discharge apparatus that includes a nozzle for discharging a droplet from a tip thereof, and a discharge unit for injecting a gas toward the tip of the nozzle. | 2009-10-15 |
20090256003 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FUEL DISTRIBUTOR - A method for fabricating a unitary distributor is disclosed, the method comprising the steps of determining three-dimensional information of the unitary distributor having at least one flow passage having an arcuate portion located within a distributor ring body having an axis, converting the three-dimensional information into a plurality of slices that each define a cross-sectional layer of the unitary distributor and successively forming each layer of the unitary distributor by fusing a metallic powder using laser energy. A distributor is disclosed comprising a flow passage with an arcuate portion located in a distributor ring body wherein the distributor is made by using a rapid manufacturing process. A unitary fuel distributor comprising a fuel conduit and a distributor is disclosed wherein the unitary fuel distributor is made by using a rapid manufacturing process. | 2009-10-15 |
20090256004 | FLUID DISPENSER - An automated sprayer for spraying the walls of a shower enclosure with a liquid cleanser is disclosed. The sprayer includes a bottle suitable for containing the liquid, a housing, a pump located in the housing wherein the pump is in fluid communication with the bottle, a rotatable dome-shaped spray head extending away from an opening in a surface of the housing, a spray nozzle positioned such that an outlet of the spray nozzle is positioned within an opening in a side wall of the rotatable spray head wherein the spray nozzle is in fluid communication with an outlet of the pump, a motor located in the housing, and a transmission operably coupled to a shaft of the motor, the rotatable spray head, and the pump. The transmission transfers rotational motion of the shaft of the motor to drive the pump and cause rotation of the rotatable spray head such that the liquid is sprayed radially away from and around the housing thereby providing a circular spray pattern that contacts the walls of the shower enclosure. | 2009-10-15 |
20090256005 | DIFFUSER DEVICE FOR AN AEROSOL CAN WITH SECURE ACTUATION AND AEROSOL CAN COMPRISING IT - The invention concerns a diffuser device for an aerosol can with secure actuation comprising: a cap; an end piece adapted to be fixed onto a diffusion valve of the aerosol can, the end piece being moveable in a direction of actuation so as to actuate the diffusion valve; and an actuator adapted to cause movement of the end piece in the direction of actuation, the actuator having a second degree of freedom between an initial secure position in which the actuator is blocked with respect to the direction of actuation and at least one unblocked position in which an actuating movement is possible, a cut-out being provided in the cap for the actuator, the actuator comprising an edge surface which is located, in the initial secure position, facing a rim of the cut-out parallel to the actuating direction, the movement in the second degree of freedom being a movement of pushing-in until the edge surface is clear of the rim. | 2009-10-15 |
20090256006 | GENERATION OF THERAPEUTIC MICROFOAM - Improved therapeutic sclerosing microfoams and methods and devices for making them are provided that have advantage in producing a consistent profile injectable foam with minimal input by the physician yet using high volume percentages of blood dispersible gases, thus avoiding use of potentially hazardous amounts of nitrogen. | 2009-10-15 |
20090256007 | REPAIRABLE FUEL NOZZLE - A repairable fuel nozzle is disclosed, comprising an adaptor configured to direct a fuel flow from at least one flow passage in a fuel distributor to a pilot assembly comprising a fuel swirler. | 2009-10-15 |
20090256008 | Trigger Sprayer Nozzle Assembly with Pull/Push Foaming Tube - An indexing nozzle assembly for a trigger sprayer is comprised of a nozzle base that is attachable to a sprayer housing of the trigger sprayer, a cap that is mounted for rotation on the nozzle base, and a foaming tube that is mounted for linear reciprocating movement on the cap. Rotation of the cap on the nozzle base changes liquid discharge from the trigger sprayer between an off condition and at least a spray condition. In the spray condition of the nozzle cap, the foaming tube can be manually pulled and extended from the nozzle cap. With the foaming tube extended from the nozzle cap, the liquid discharge from the nozzle assembly in a spray pattern comes into contact with an interior surface of the tube and generates a foam discharge from the nozzle assembly. | 2009-10-15 |
20090256009 | Protection device for a lower guide system of a fuel injector - A protection device for a lower guide system of a fuel injector includes a debris shield deflecting a fuel flow around a lower guide system and a particle trap collecting particles contained within the fuel flow. By deflecting the fuel flow towards flow passages around the lower guide system, the particles contained in the fuel flow are prevented from entering a lower guide area, such as a radial gap between the stationary components of the lower guide system and the moving component of the valve assembly. The particle trap may be defined in a lower housing of the fuel injector or may be integrated in the debris shield. The debris shield may be integral with a valve assembly or may be a separate component. A permeable area may be integrated in the debris shield to enable partial flow therethrough. | 2009-10-15 |
20090256010 | COLD GAS-DYNAMIC SPRAY NOZZLE - A new particulate spray system nozzle design for the spraying of an interior diameter of tubular components or confined spaces is provided. The nozzle includes a substantially linear input section and a substantially linear output section. The input section includes an inlet adapted for coupling to a heated gas supply line for the input of a heated gas. The input section has a longitudinal axis and an inner diameter for the passage therethrough of the heated gas. The output section is in fluidic communication with the input section and includes an outlet adapted for discharging a particulate spray toward a target surface. The output section has a longitudinal axis extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the input section and an inner diameter for the passage therethrough of the particulate spray. | 2009-10-15 |
20090256011 | Insert for inverted spray nozzle - A device for modifying the spray pattern of an inverted spray nozzle to allow a user to mark an object with precise and clear writing of letters or symbols. The device is an insert that removably fits into or over an existing invert spray nozzle. | 2009-10-15 |
20090256012 | MULTIPLE CHARGING ELECTRODE - A device for dispensing coating material includes at least two electrodes for coupling to at least one high-magnitude potential supply so that the at least two electrodes are maintained substantially at two different high-magnitude potentials so that an electric field exists between the at least two electrodes. At least one of the at least two electrodes includes a passageway extending therethrough to provide a flow of compressed gas through the at least one of the at least two electrodes. | 2009-10-15 |
20090256013 | Crushing apparatus and method of putting it into operation - A crushing apparatus has a gyratory crusher, which has an inner shell, an outer shell and an eccentric. A lubricating system is arranged to conduct a lubricant to at least one movable part, such as the eccentric of the gyratory crusher. The lubricating system has an oil sump, which collects the lubricant after it has been used for lubrication of the movable part, and a valve mechanism, which is arranged to apportion a lubricant flow in the crusher. The valve mechanism is arranged to assume a first position, in which a first sub-volume of the lubricant flow is conducted directly to the movable part for lubrication of the same and a second sub-volume is conducted directly to the oil sump, the second sub-volume constituting from about 30 to about 100% of the lubricant flow, and a second position, in which at least about 90% of the lubricant flow is conducted to the movable part for lubrication of the same. | 2009-10-15 |
20090256014 | NIOBIUM POWDER, NIOBIUM GRANULATED POWDER, NIOBIUM SINTERED BODY, CAPACITOR AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREROF - The present invention provides a method of efficiently producing niobium powder, niobium alloy powder, niobium hydride powder or niobium hydride alloy powder for a capacitor, which enables production of capacitor having a high capacitance per unit mass and good leakage current characteristics with narrow variation, and also provides a production method for sintered body and a capacitor using the niobium powder, niobium alloy powder, niobium hydride powder or niobium hydride alloy powder. According to the present invention, by grinding niobium hydride powder or niobium hydride alloy powder with a grinding aid having a density of 2 to 3.6 g/cm | 2009-10-15 |
20090256015 | Attenuation of pressure variations in crushers - A crusher system, including a first crushing surface and a second crushing surface which are operative to crush material between them. A hydraulic system is operative to adjust a gap between the first crushing surface and the second crushing surface by adjusting a position of the first crushing surface with a hydraulic cylinder connected to the first crushing surface. The hydraulic system includes an accumulator connected to the hydraulic cylinder by a hydraulic liquid conduit. The accumulator includes a hydraulic liquid chamber and a gas chamber separated from the hydraulic liquid chamber. The accumulator has a preloading pressure that is the pressure of the gas chamber when the hydraulic liquid chamber is empty, which is at least 0.3 MPa lower than a mean operating pressure of the hydraulic cylinder, such that the accumulator is active and variations occurring in the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic cylinder during operation of the crusher system are attenuated. | 2009-10-15 |
20090256016 | Multipurpose cassette for adjusting a grinder in a mechanical or electrical condiment mill or on a device for finely breaking foodstuff - The inventive device for adjusting a condiment grinder or a foodstuff breaking unit comprises a cassette consisting of an adjusting ring ( | 2009-10-15 |
20090256017 | MIXING IMPELLER WITH GRINDING PEGS - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method of manufacturing the apparatus for grinding and evenly disseminating solid materials within a vehicle or carrier. More specifically, the apparatus of the present invention may be comprised of an impeller with a plurality of grinding pegs extending therefrom. The plurality of grinding pegs extend from two faces of the impeller wherein the grinding pegs work in concert with a plurality of grooves on the impeller to finely grind the solid material and improve the turbulent flow within the vehicle. The end result is that the impeller of the present invention improves the efficiency of finely grinding and evenly dispersing the solid particles within the vehicle. | 2009-10-15 |
20090256018 | MOBILE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CRUSHING ROCK WHILE ISOLATING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FROM EXCESSIVE VIBRATION - A mobile rock crushing vehicle with a detachable electronic control box which can be automatically lifted, by a pair of hydraulic pivoting arms, off the vehicle, lowered and set upon any vibration damping and isolating mass, such as the earth, all by moving a hydraulic lever. The pair of pivoting arms further automatically configure a reduced-vibration transmitting connection when the electronic control box is set upon the ground. | 2009-10-15 |
20090256019 | EJECTION DOOR FOR A MATERIAL CRUSHER - A subject of the invention is an ejection door for the casing of a material crusher, particularly for a scrap metal crusher, characterized in that it comprises at least one aperture of defined dimensions, cut right through along the transversal axis of said door, at least one deflector positioned on the internal surface of the ejection door forming a predefined acute angle of attack with said ejection door and optionally at least two side walls, arranged on each side of the aperture, perpendicular to the ejection door and on which the deflector is supported. | 2009-10-15 |
20090256020 | Shredder Blades And Methods For Producing Shredder Blades And/Or Shredder Blade Pairs - A method of manufacturing shredder blades which improves efficiency and a new structure for a shredder blade or blade pair. | 2009-10-15 |
20090256021 | Assembly to wind cords in a motorized window covering - An assembly for winding cords in a motorized window covering with a headrail having a length suitable for extending between opposite sides of an architectural opening, a winding reel that is substantially in the shape of a tube, a motor that fits substantially within the winding reel, a driver that is rotationally coupled to the output shaft of the motor that allows the winding reel to slide axially with respect to the driver, a threaded adapter that has a threaded segment that is substantially fixed to the winding reel, a threaded fitting that has threads that mesh with the threaded adapter such that the winding reel travels axially as it spins, and a crown that allows the winding reel to slide axially with respect to the crown throughout the winding reel's limits of travel. | 2009-10-15 |
20090256022 | SHEET ROLL DISPENSER - A sheet roll dispenser includes a case for receiving an associated sheet roll, a roller for unwinding the associated sheet roll from the case, a motor operatively engaging the roller to rotate the roller to unwind the associated sheet roll, a battery compartment for receiving an associated battery, and electrical contacts for supplying an electrical connection from the associated battery to the motor. The roller is disposed in the case. The motor and the battery compartment are disposed inside the roller. The electrical contacts are disposed within the battery compartment. | 2009-10-15 |