42nd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140305178 | DEVICE FOR UNDULATING A PIPE - A device for imparting an undulation to a smooth pipe ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140305179 | ROLLING APPARATUS FOR FLAT-ROLLED METAL MATERIALS | 2014-10-16 |
20140305180 | BENDING APPARATUS AND BENDING METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided are a bending apparatus and a bending method. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bending apparatus including a guide portion configured to guide a movement and a bending of a flexible substrate so that the flexible substrate is bent and moved, a first fastening portion configured to fix one side of the flexible substrate that is bent along the guide portion, a second fastening portion configured to fix an other side of the flexible substrate, and a driving portion configured to move at least one of the first fastening portion and the second fastening portion. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305181 | HOT-PRESSING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HOT-PRESSED PRODUCT - A hot-pressing device includes a forming surface having a shape corresponding to a predetermined shape into which a workpiece is to be formed and a plurality of coolant channels formed therein so as to be arranged side by side and each having an opening in a side surface thereof when the forming surface is viewed from above or below. The forming surface includes a plurality of grooves formed therein so as to correspond to the coolant channels, a plurality of connection holes formed in each of the grooves so as to be connected to one of the coolant channels corresponding to the groove, the connection holes having openings at positions separated from each other, and a first connection groove connecting a portion of one of the grooves located between two adjacent connection holes to another one of the grooves located adjacent to the one of the grooves. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305182 | BENDING DIE WITH RADIAL CAM UNIT - A method for bending a workpiece includes positioning a first bending surface adjacent to the workpiece; positioning a second bending surface adjacent to the workpiece; and moving the first bending surface and the second bending surface linearly toward the workpiece while the second bending surface rotates with respect to the first bending surface such that the first bending surface bends a first portion of the workpiece, the second bending bends a second portion of the workpiece, and the first portion of the workpiece, and the second portion of the workpiece are disposed on a first side of a bend line formed on the workpiece by the first bending surface and the second bending surface. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305183 | AIR-FLOW SENSOR FOR ADAPTER SLOTS IN A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - An air-flow sensor is configured to be positioned in an air-flow and attached to a surface in a manner that allows air to flow over an extremity of the sensor. The air-flow sensor includes a base plate, a first heater, a first temperature sensor, a spacer, a second heater, a second temperature sensor, and a cap. The base plate is configured to be the coupled to the surface. The first heater is positioned on the base plate and is configured to heat the base plate. The first temperature sensor is positioned to measure a first temperature of the first heater. The spacer is positioned on the first heater and the second heater is positioned on the spacer. The second temperature sensor is positioned to measure a second temperature of the second heater. The cap is positioned on the second heater, which is configured to heat the cap. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305184 | TECHNIQUES FOR CALIBRATING AN AIR-FLOW SENSOR FOR ADAPTER SLOTS IN A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - A technique for calibrating a fluid flow sensor includes generating fluid flow at a first speed. A first temperature of the fluid flow is determined using a first temperature sensor that is positioned upstream of the fluid flow sensor. A first power is supplied to a main heater of the fluid flow sensor to adjust a second temperature of a first plate of the fluid flow sensor to be substantially equal to the first temperature, A second power is supplied to a guard heater of the fluid flow sensor to adjust a third temperature of a second plate of the fluid flow sensor to be substantially equal to a fourth temperature of the first plate. The first and second plates are separated by a spacer and the first speed and the third temperature provide a calibration point on a calibration curve for the fluid flow sensor. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305185 | DETECTION DEVICE, SENSOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MOVING OBJECT - A detection device includes a driving circuit and a detection circuit. The detection circuit includes first and second electric charge-voltage conversion circuits to which first and second detection signals are input, first and second gain adjustment amplifiers that amplify output signals of the circuits, a switching mixer that has first and second input nodes to which the output signals of the first and second gain adjustment amplifiers are input, and performs differential synchronous detection thereon on the basis of a synchronization signal from the driving circuit, so as to output first and second output signals to first and second output nodes, first and second filters that receive the first and second output signals from the first and second output nodes of the switching mixer, and an A/D conversion circuit that receives output signals from the first and second filters so as to perform differential A/D conversion thereon. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305186 | Method and apparatus for full scale dynamic footing load test - A method for determining allowable bearing pressures of a steel footing on variable subsurface materials whether native soils, rock, or manmade construction material is disclosed. The method continuously measures vertical displacement by an optical technique of a dismantable steel footing under the impact of a free falling steel drop weight. The load pulse of the drop weight is measured by means of a load cell. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305187 | TEST DEVICE FOR SIMULATING MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A TEST DEVICE - The description relates to a method for operating a test device and to a test device for simulating motor vehicle crashes. The test device has a carriage arrangement which is arranged so as to be displaceable along a rail arrangement; a test setup which is arranged on the carriage arrangement and has at least one motor vehicle component to be tested; and an acceleration unit by means of which a force can be transmitted to the carriage arrangement in order to accelerate the carriage arrangement. The acceleration unit has a hydraulic drive cylinder with a piston and a piston rod which is connected to the carriage arrangement. At least one measuring pickup is provided for sensing a pressure which acts in the piston-side region and/or in the piston-rod-side region of the drive cylinder. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305188 | GAS SENSOR - A protector ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140305189 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT OF DIFFERENCES IN GAS CONCENTRATIONS - A method for continuous measurement of differences in gas concentrations, comprises providing at least first and second gas analyzers, connecting a stream of incurrent fluid to a chamber containing an animal, withdrawing air from the chamber to form a stream of excurrent fluid, taking first subsamples of the excurrent fluid in a first subsampler, taking a subsample of the incurrent fluid in a second subsampler, alternately providing excurrent fluid from the first subsampler to the first gas analyzer and to the second gas analyzer to measure the gas concentrations in the excurrent fluid, and alternately providing incurrent air from the second subsampler to the first gas analyzer and to the second gas analyzer to measure the gas concentrations in the incurrent fluid. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305190 | MIST-CONTAINING GAS ANALYSIS DEVICE - A mist-containing gas analysis device comprises a measuring instrument that measures a pressure, a temperature, a flow rate and water content of a combustion exhaust gas, a collection container, a sampling tube and a guide tube through which the combustion exhaust gas is suctioned by a suction blower, and is sampled and fed into a collection liquid in the collection container, an arithmetic and control device that controls the suction blower such that a suction velocity of the combustion exhaust gas being suctioned by the suction blower is within a predetermined ratio with respect to a combustion exhaust gas flow velocity which is calculated based on the measured values, liquid aliquot taking means for taking an aliquot of the liquid in the collection container, and a measuring device that measures a concentration of the measurement-target substance in the aliquot of the liquid taken by the liquid aliquot taking means. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305191 | RESONANT FIBER BASED AEROSOL PARTICLE SENSOR AND METHOD - The present invention relates to methods and devices for determining the weight of small particles, typically being nano-sized particles by use of resonating fibers in the form of elongate members being driven into resonance by an actuator or e.g. thermal noise/fluctuation. The frequency shift in resonance frequency due to depositing of nano-sized particles is correlated with the mass deposited on the elongate member and the vibration frequency of the elongate member is determined by a detector. The read-out from the detector is transformed into a mass deposited on the elongate member. Particles are deposited by letting a fluid with the particles flow past the elongate member. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305193 | CRITICAL FLOW IN MOISTURE GENERATION SYSTEM FOR NATURAL GAS - A moisture provision and analyzer arrangement includes a conduit for obtaining a sample flow of natural gas, a moisture analyzer, and a bypass flow conduit. A main orifice is in fluid communication within the moisture provision and analyzer arrangement with flow proceeding to the moisture analyzer. A bypass orifice is located along the bypass flow conduit. The main orifice is sized and the flow provided to the moisture analyzer via the main orifice is at a pressure such that the flow provided to the moisture analyzer is at a critical flow condition and the bypass orifice is sized and the bypass flow is provided at a pressure such that the bypass flow is at a critical flow condition. Components in the moisture provision and analyzer arrangement are selected such that the critical flow rate through the main orifice and the critical flow rate through the bypass orifice are equal. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305194 | SYSTEM FOR MEASUREMENT OF FLUID LEVELS IN MULTI-PHASE FLUIDS - A system for measuring component fluid levels in a multi-phase fluid is provided. The system includes a sensing assembly. The sensing assembly includes a primary coil and at least one secondary coil. The primary coil is wound around a sampling container that holds the multi-phase fluid. The secondary coil is disposed proximate to the primary coil and each of the at least one secondary coil is electrically connected to at least one capacitive element. Further, the system includes an analyzer that is inductively coupled to the at least one secondary coil. The analyzer is configured to measure a response of the at least one secondary coil in response to an excitation signal provided to the primary coil. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305195 | PREPARATIVE COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEM - A chromatography system comprising a mixing circuit or a mixing chamber, a bubble trap, a concentration detector and one or more pumps, characterized in that the bubble trap has a permanent opening at its highest point is described herein. Furthermore, a chromatography system is described, characterized in that it contains two concentration detectors the first of which is located in the mixing circuit or the mixing chamber and the second is located downstream of the main pump. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305196 | Biological Fluid Collection Device and Biological Fluid Separation and Testing System - A biological fluid collection device that is adapted to receive a blood sample having a cellular portion and a plasma portion is disclosed. After collection of the blood sample, the plasma portion is separated from the cellular portion. After separation, the biological fluid collection device is able to transfer the plasma portion of the blood sample to a point-of-care testing device. The biological fluid collection device also provides a closed sampling and transfer system that reduces the exposure of a blood sample and provides fast mixing of a blood sample with a sample stabilizer. The biological fluid collection device is engageable with a biological fluid testing device for closed transfer of a portion of the plasma portion from the biological fluid collection device to the biological fluid testing device. The biological fluid testing device is adapted to receive the plasma portion to analyze the blood sample. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305197 | Biological Fluid Separation Device and Biological Fluid Separation and Testing System - A blood separation device that is adapted to receive a multi-component blood sample is disclosed. After collecting the blood sample, the blood separation device is able to separate a plasma portion from a cellular portion. After separation, the blood separation device is able to transfer the plasma portion of the blood sample to a point-of-care testing device. The blood separation device also provides a closed sampling and transfer system that reduces the exposure of a blood sample and provides fast mixing of a blood sample with a sample stabilizer. The blood separation device is engageable with a blood testing device for closed transfer of a portion of the plasma portion from the blood separation device to the blood testing device. The blood testing device is adapted to receive the plasma portion to analyze the blood sample and obtain test results. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305198 | Selective Catalytic Reduction Outlet Mixing Device - Accurate measurement of exhaust gas compounds is necessary for correct operation of exhaust treatment systems, such as Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) units used in diesel engines. However, accurate sensor readings assume an even distribution of compounds in an exhaust stream in order to use a sampled measurement to be extrapolated to the compound concentrations in the full stream. A structure placed in an exhaust passage downstream of an SCR reaction unit causes turbulence in the exhaust gas while developing a minimal backpressure. This turbulence helps create a more uniform distribution of compounds in the exhaust. As a result, an exhaust gas sensor gives more accurate readings even when the sensor is placed in relatively close proximity to an output of the SCR system. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305199 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING TIRE PRESSURES OF A PLURALITY OF WHEELS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND PRESSURE MONITORING METHOD - A system for monitoring the pressure in the tires of a plurality of wheels of a motor vehicle comprises a first sensor module that comprises at least one sensor measuring the angular velocity of at least part of the plurality of wheels of the motor vehicle. A means is provided for determining, from the angular velocity of at least part of the plurality of wheels of the motor vehicle, a signal indicative of a first value of the heading of the motor vehicle. A second sensor module generates a signal indicative of a second value of the heading of the motor vehicle, and an abnormal situation with the pressure in at least one of the tires is determined when the first value of the heading of the motor vehicle and the second value of the heading of the motor vehicle are not consistent with one another. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305200 | IN SITU GEOPHYSICAL SENSING APPARATUS METHOD AND SYSTEM - An apparatus for in situ geophysical sensing includes a sensor for measuring geophysical data and a liquid absorbent member connected to the sensor that expands in response to contacting a liquid and thereby physically couples the sensor to a local sensing environment. The liquid absorbent member may be formed of beads or pellets or powder that includes a liquid absorbent material. The liquid absorbent member may also include a soluble binding agent for binding the beads or pellets or powder into an integral member such as a casing for containing the sensor. A method and system corresponding to the apparatus are also described herein. The apparatus, method and system described herein may be used to improve borehole sensor data quality without adding significant complexity to the borehole sensor deployment process. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305201 | Electronic liquid level sensing device and gauge for liquid-immersed power transformers, reactors and similar equipment - An electronic liquid level measuring device and gauge for liquid-immersed transformers, reactors or similar equipment with complex and dynamic liquid temperature distributions that utilizes measured liquid pressure and temperature measurements with programmed settings and algorithms to determine the level and volume of liquid in the equipment. The measuring device also has capabilities of providing output data or display for the liquid level, liquid volume, and measured data, as well as alarms for adverse operating conditions. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305202 | LIQUID LEVEL SENSING SYSTEMS - A liquid level sensing system includes a vessel and an electrode. The vessel includes a vessel wall separating a vessel interior from a vessel exterior. The electrode is mounted to an exterior side of the vessel wall spanning a distance corresponding to a desired-level-determining range. The vessel wall is a dielectric gap between the electrode and the vessel interior. The electrode is configured to collect a charge corresponding to a liquid level. A method for determining a liquid level in a vessel includes collecting a charge on an electrode, sensing the collected charge on the electrode with a capacitance sensor through an electrical line, and determining a liquid level in a vessel based on the collected charge sensed by the capacitance sensor. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305203 | SENSOR - The invention relates inter alia to a sensor ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140305204 | USE OF GYROSCOPES IN PERSONAL FITNESS TRACKING DEVICES AND BICYCLING ACTIVITIES - Biometric monitoring devices, including various technologies that may be implemented in such devices, are discussed herein. Additionally, techniques for utilizing gyroscopes in biometric monitoring devices are provided. Such techniques may, in some implementations, involve obtaining swimming metrics regarding stroke cycle count, lap count, and stroke type. Such techniques may also, in some implementations, involve obtaining performance metrics for bicycling activities. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305205 | SELF-OSCILLATION CIRCUIT AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a self-oscillation circuit and a method thereof. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305206 | DETECTION DEVICE, SENSOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MOVING OBJECT - A detection device includes a driving circuit that drives a vibrator, and a detection circuit that receives a detection signal from the vibrator and performs a detection process of detecting a physical quantity signal corresponding to a physical quantity from the detection signal. The driving circuit performs intermittent driving in which the vibrator is driven in a driving period, and is not driven in a non-driving period, and the detection circuit performs the detection process of the physical quantity signal in the non-driving period of the intermittent driving. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305207 | ELECTRONIC DRIVE CIRCUIT FOR A MEMS TYPE RESONATOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACTUATING THE SAME - The electronic circuit ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140305208 | MEMS Inertial Sensor and Method of Inertial Sensing - The invention comprises an inertial sensor comprising a frame, a proof mass, a first resonant element, the first resonant element being fixed to the frame and electrostatically coupled to the proof mass, and a second resonant element, the second resonant element being fixed to the frame, adjacent to the first resonant element such that there is substantially no electrostatic coupling between the second resonant element and the proof mass. A coupling is provided between the first resonant element and the second resonant element. A drive means is coupled to the first and second resonant elements for vibrating the first and second resonant elements and a sensor assembly is provided for detecting the amplitude of vibration of at least one of the resonant elements. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305209 | Apparatus to measure the speed at which, wheels in rotation present an appearing rotation speed inversion, the so called wagon wheel effect, with either one or two independent disks in rotation with various spokelikepatterns, and considering further characteristics specific to our design - The so-called “wagon wheel effect”, which our apparatus produces and measures under specific conditions which we have designed, appears when the visual superposition of (elements of) disks in motion, observed with one or two eyes, reaches a speed, at which normal brain processes perceive as a rotation speed inversion. We present an apparatus and a method allowing for various parameters measuring various conditions to be considered (such as rotation speed, lightning intensity, disk patterns variable in colors, in sizes, in symmetry and in their ability to reflect light—matt or glossy) to support the establishment of a normative theory and measure specific populations (aging population, individuals suffering from mental illness such as Alzheimer, possibly in their early stage of development) against this norm. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305210 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN EXERCISE APPARATUS WITH ELECTRONIC CONNECTORS - Exemplary embodiments of a method and system of an exercise apparatus are provided where an exercise apparatus can be configured to work with multiple accessories, such as wrist bands, waist bands, clips, etc. The exercise apparatus can comprise an instrument sensor for recording exercise data pertaining to a user's physical activity, and one or more electrical connectors for connecting to an accessory, the one or more electrical connectors providing the exercise data to the accessory. The electrical connectors can also provide power to the accessory for a display on the accessory and/or other functions on the accessory. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305211 | VARIABLE CAPACITANCE ACCELEROMETER WITH MEANDERING FLEXURES - An accelerometer comprises a support ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140305212 | CIRCUIT FOR MEASURING ACCELERATION OF THREE-AXIS ACCELERATION SENSOR - Disclosed herein is a circuit for measuring acceleration of a three-axis acceleration sensor. The circuit for measuring acceleration of a three-axis acceleration sensor includes: three-axis acceleration sensors connected to one another in parallel and sensing the respective accelerations applied to three axes directions of X, Y, and Z axes to output corresponding signals; a demultiplexer outputting three axes signals each output from the three-axis acceleration sensors through a single path; and an amplifier amplifying the output signal from the demultiplexer, and further includes, at a back-end of the amplifier, a multiplexer distributing a signal output from the amplifier to the respective axes, a sample and hold circuit unit sampling and storing an analog signal of each axis output from the multiplexer, and an analog-to-digital converter converting an analog signal output from the amplifier into a digital signal. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305213 | Apparatus And Methods For Time Domain Measurement Using Phase Shifted Virtual Intervals - Systems and methods for perturbation analysis of harmonic oscillations in the time domain according to several embodiments can include a time domain switching sensor and a resonator for imposing a first oscillation and a second oscillation on the sensor. The first and second oscillations can have the same amplitude A and period P, but can have a known phase shift. The sensor can use a time interval, which can be defined by the time between when the sensor passes a reference point due to motion caused by the first oscillation and when the sensor passes the same reference point, but due to motion caused by the second oscillation. With this configuration an improved accuracy of measurement for the system can be realized. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305214 | SAW MODE-BASED SURFACE DEFECT SYSTEM/METHOD - Various approaches for assessing a part for a defect are disclosed and that are based upon SAW modes. In one embodiment, a part-under-test ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140305215 | ULTRASONIC FLOW METER - A flow meter ultrasonically measures fluid velocity in a pipe and ultrasonically transmits fluid flow data along the pipe. An ultrasonic transducer used for fluid velocity measurement may optionally also be used for communication of flow data, and optionally, the ultrasonic frequency for fluid velocity measurement may be the same as the ultrasonic frequency for communication of flow data. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305216 | Apparatus for Automated Non-Destructive Inspection of Airfoil-Shaped Bodies - An automated blade crawler capable of scanning a multiplicity of non-destructive inspection sensors over a surface of an airfoil-shaped body such as a blade component. The blade crawler is movable in a spanwise direction, thereby enabling a sensor array to inspect the surface area on one or both sides of the blade component in one pass. The sensors concurrently output scan imaging data which is multiplexed, the multiplexed being transmitted (via an electrical cable or wirelessly) to data collection and display hardware at an operations control center. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305217 | Apparatus for Automated Rastering of an End Effector Over an Airfoil-Shaped Body - A mechanism for adjusting the orientation of an end effector (e.g., a non-destructive inspection sensor) during movement over a contoured surface, comprising: (1) a pneumatic or spring-loaded plunger shaft that facilitates positioning of an end effector onto a highly contoured surface by allowing a wide range of vertical motion; (2) a rocker pivotably coupled to a distal end of the plunger shaft, the rocker being pivotable about a horizontal axis to allow a pair of follower wheels coupled to distal ends of the rocker arms to follow the contoured surface and keep the end effector oriented correctly relative to the surface without tipping over; and (3) a hozzle (i.e., an end effector holder) attached to the rocker for rotation therewith, the end effector being coupled to the hozzle by an elastomeric gasket or a plurality of springs which allow the orientation of the end effector relative to the hozzle to change in response to contact forces. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305218 | METHOD OF DETECTING A STATE OF A COATED GEL - A method of detecting a state of a coated gel coated on an ultrasound probe includes coating a gel on the ultrasound probe, scanning and generating a scanned image, dividing the scanned image into a strong echo area and a weak echo area, and detecting signal variation in the strong echo area of the scanned image to determine the state of the coated gel coated on the ultrasound probe. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305219 | CONICAL ULTRASONIC PROBE - An array of ultrasonic transducers in a conical formation emits pulses of ultrasonic simultaneously so that an anomaly of any orientation in a test object can be detected efficiently. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305220 | Ultrasonic Inspection Using Incidence Angles - A method and apparatus is presented. A signal may be sent into a structure at an incidence angle from a transducer array. A response signal reflected from the structure in response to the signal sent into the structure may be detected at the transducer array to form a received response. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305221 | Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor - A surface acoustic wave sensor of the invention includes: a piezo element that propagates a surface acoustic wave; an electrode that carries out conversion of an electrical signal and a surface acoustic wave; and a porous base member into which liquid infiltrates and which comes into contact with the piezo element. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305222 | SEISMIC SENSOR CABLE TAKEOUT - A device includes a housing in which a seismic sensor module is at least partially housed, a cable connected to the seismic sensor module, and, a takeout through which the cable extends from the housing. The takeout is operable between a first configuration in which the cable extends vertically from the housing and a second configuration in which the cable extends horizontally from the housing. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305223 | METHOD OF ON-LINE AUTOMATIC GENERATOR CORE THROUGH-BOLT TENSIONING - A generator stator core that includes a plurality of through-bolts extending through the stator core. Each through-bolt includes a threaded end on which is positioned a conical washer and a through-bolt nut, where the through-bolt nuts are tightened against the washers to compress laminate plates and hold the stator core together. The stator core further includes a through-bolt tension monitoring system including a fiber Bragg grating sensor mounted to one or more of the conical washers and being provided in at least one optical fiber. The monitoring system further includes a monitoring device providing an optical signal to each of the fiber Bragg grating sensors and receiving a reflected signal from the fiber Bragg grating sensors where the reflected signal provides an indication of strain on the washer to provide an indication of how tight the nut is on the through-bolt. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305224 | MULTI-TOUCH TESTING SYSTEM AND FIXTURE THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a multi-touch testing system and the fixture thereof. The multi-touch testing system comprises a multi-touch testing fixture and a monitoring device. The monitoring device is connected electrically with the multi-touch testing fixture and a device under test disposed at the multi-touch fixture. Thereby, the monitoring device activates the multi-touch testing fixture. The multiple test heads of the multi-touch testing fixture press the device under test simultaneously. Meanwhile, the device under test generates at least a signal. The monitoring device judges if the device under test passes the multi-touch test according to the signal. The pressure of each test head of the multi-touch testing fixture according to the present disclosure is identical to that of any other. In addition, the structure is simplified. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305225 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VISIOMETRIC DISINTEGRATION - In one version of the invention, an apparatus intended for determining the disintegration time of rapidly disintegrating tablets is designed with a disintegration cell having two liquid inlets and outflow from the top. Visualization of tablet inside the disintegration cell is conducted using a camera aided by a base light source and images captured using a computer or any other recording system. Disintegration medium is introduced into the disintegration cell through both inlets to produce a swirling motion and images of the tablet disintegration process are captured. The captured images are analyzed in real-time or off-line, to determine the tablet disintegration time. A visual non-recording method using projected image may also be used. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305226 | FLEXIBLE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE NANOTUBE SENSOR FOR ELASTOMERIC DEVICES - A flexible substrate has a major surface and a sensor attached to and aligned with the major surface of the substrate. The sensor may have an elastic body containing conductive nanotubes homogeneously distributed therein to form a conductive path and at least two electrodes in electrical connection with the conductive path. Balloons and flexible elements used in medical procedures are particularly useful. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305227 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SAMPLES - An analytical laboratory system and method for processing samples is disclosed. The system includes a manager unit, as well as an aliquotter unit and a centrifuge unit. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305228 | Debris Filter for Fluidic Measurement with Recess Size Decreasing in Fluid Flow Direction - A filter for filtering debris out of a fluid flowing along a fluid flow direction in a fluidic member of a sample separation device, the filter comprising a plurality of filter structures stacked along the fluid flow direction and each having pores with defined pore size, wherein the defined pore size of the stacked filter structures decreases along the fluid flow direction. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305229 | Lab Members and Liquid Handling Systems and Methods Including Same - A lab member for use in a laboratory liquid handling system including a pipetting module and a drive system, the pipetting module including first and second pipettors, the first and second pipettors including first and second pipettor shafts, respectively, a first pipetting tip extending from an end of the first pipettor shaft, and a second pipetting tip extending from an end of the second pipettor shaft, includes a lab object and first and second integral adapter structures. The first and second adapter structures are configured to engage the first and second pipettor shafts, respectively. The first adapter structure is configured to releasably secure the lab member to the first pipettor shaft. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305230 | SAMPLE DEPOSITION CHAMBER FOR LASER-INDUCED ACOUSTIC DESORPTION (LIAD) FOILS - A system and method of preparing a target surface with an analyte sample is provided. A target preparation device includes a housing having a cavity. A target is positioned in the cavity of the housing. An exemplary method includes introducing an analyte solution into the cavity of the housing such that the analyte solution is in contact with the target surface and delivering a drying gas into the cavity to evaporate the solvent of the analyte solution and to deposit the analyte onto the target surface. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305231 | KEYBOARD TESTING MACHINE - A keyboard testing machine for testing a keyboard of an electronic apparatus is apparatus. The electronic apparatus is carried on a conveyor. The keyboard testing machine includes a rack, a 3D movement apparatus, a linear encoder, a first driving module, and a pressing module. A first slide rail of the rack is parallel to the conveying direction of the conveyor. The 3D movement apparatus is slidably disposed on the first slide rail. The linear encoder is used to detect the conveying speed of the conveyor. The first driving module is disposed on the rack for driving the 3D movement apparatus to move along the first slide rail with the conveying speed. The pressing module is operatively connected to the 3D movement apparatus. The 3D movement apparatus makes the pressing module press the keyboard, and moves the pressing module along a pressing path relative to the keyboard. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305232 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE INCORPORATING A COMPUTER DEVICE - A system configured to determine a property of a paving-related material is provided. The system includes a measuring device configured for measuring a property of a paving-related material and a cellular computer device configured for being in communication with and receiving data from the measuring device. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305233 | GATE RELEASE APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC PILL DISPENSER - A gate release apparatus of an automatic pill dispenser includes a base, a gate, a release assembly, a resisting member, a gear assembly, and a resilient member. The base includes a bottom plate and a ring plate. The ring plate defines an opening. The gate is configured to cover the opening. The gear assembly includes a swing gear. The door includes a rack. The resisting member resists the release assembly in the first position, and the release assembly resists the gear assembly to enable the swing gear to engage with the rack. To disengage from the gear from the gear assembly the release assembly is rotated by the resilient member thereby disengaging the swing from the rack when the resisting member is in a second position. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305234 | VIBRATION EXCITER - A vibration exciter, particularly for a vibration pile driver, includes at least two shafts disposed parallel to one another, as well as at least two imbalance masses, which are attached on one or more of the shafts. A pivot motor provided for adjustment of the relative rotational position of the imbalance masses with regard to one another, includes a pivot motor shaft and a pivot motor housing. The pivot motor shaft is an integral part of one of the shafts, and the rotational position of the pivot motor housing relative to the pivot motor shaft can be changed. The pivot motor is disposed axially offset, in such a manner that it is disposed outside of the regions through which the imbalance masses move. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305235 | VIBRATION EXCITER FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINES - A pivot motor, particularly for a vibration exciter for construction machines, has a pivot motor housing that is mounted so as to rotate on a pivot motor shaft. At least two pressure chambers to which a hydraulic oil is to be supplied are provided, by way of which oil the pivot motor can be driven. The pivot motor shaft is provided with an axial bore, into which a lance disposed in torque-proof manner projects, through which lance axially at least two channels for supplying oil to the pivot motor are passed, which end in ring grooves introduced on the outside of the lance, at least in certain regions, at a distance from one another. Radial bores for connecting the at least two ring grooves of the lance with the at least two pressure chambers are introduced into the pivot motor shaft. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305236 | VIBRATION EXCITER FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINES - A vibration exciter for construction machines, particularly for vibration pile drivers, includes at least one axle having at least two imbalance masses. At least one rotary piston pivot motor is provided, by way of which the rotational position of at least one imbalance mass, relative to the at least one other imbalance mass, can be changed. The rotary piston pivot motor has a pivot motor housing that is mounted on a pivot motor shaft so as to rotate relative to it. At least one rotary vane is disposed on the pivot motor shaft, the angle of rotation of which vane is limited by at least one stop disposed on the pivot motor housing. The maximal angle of rotation of the at least one rotary vane amounts to less than 160 degrees, preferably 150 degrees or less. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305237 | ACTUATOR - An actuator comprises: a housing which is provided with an opening; a slider which is installed so as to be movable relative to the housing; a drive means which is installed in the housing and which moves the slider; at least a pair of seal members which is disposed at the opening of the housing so as to face each other and which exhibits dust-proof and drip-proof functions by engaging with each other; and move-through members which are mounted to both sides of the slider in the movement direction thereof and which move through the pair of seal members. The move-through members each comprise: a move-through section which pushes apart the pair of seal members in the direction in which the pair is separated; a cover section which covers an expanded opening formed between the pair of seal members when the pair is pushed apart by the move-through section; and an opening restriction section which, when the pair of seal members is pushed apart from each other by the move-through section, restricts the amount of opening between the pair of seal members and in turn restricts the size of the expanded opening. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305238 | BALL SCREW ACTUATOR INCLUDING A COMPLIANT BALL SCREW STOP - An actuator includes a ball nut, a ball screw, and a ball screw stop. The ball nut is adapted to receive an input torque and in response rotates and supplies a drive force. The ball screw extends through the ball nut and has a first end and a second end. The ball screw receives the drive force from the ball nut and in response selectively translates between a retract position and a extend position. The ball screw stop is mounted on the ball screw proximate the first end to translate therewith. The ball screw stop engages the ball nut when the ball screw is in the extend position, translates, with compliance, a predetermined distance toward the first end upon engaging the ball nut, and prevents further rotation of the ball screw upon translating the predetermined distance. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305239 | DOUBLE CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - A transmission having two clutches connected between a drive and respective transmission input shafts, one being hollow which supports the other within. A hollow countershaft which supports another countershaft therein. A main shaft arranged coaxially between the inner input shaft and an output shaft. Shifting elements can engage a variety of transmission connections in which transmission elements of the main group couple transmission elements of the range group which can couple the output shaft. The hollow countershaft has three fixed wheels which engage respective loose wheels, and the countershafts are rigidly coupled by a shifting element. With respect to this shifting element: an adjacent loose wheel rotates on and can rigidly couple the main shaft; a remote loose wheel rotates on and can rigidly couple the inner input shaft; and a central loose wheel rotates on and can rigidly couple at least one of the inner input and main shafts. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305240 | Handbrake with a Double-Sided Gear Box - A handbrake for a railroad car includes a handbrake body having one or more gear train components therein and a drive shaft operatively connected to the one or more gear train components. An intermediate pinion shaft is operatively connected to the drive shaft through one or more gears. A shaft alignment link is adapted for maintaining a relative spacing between the drive shaft and the intermediate pinion shaft during rotation of the drive shaft. A gear box housing is provided to enclose at least a portion of the drive shaft, the intermediate pinion shaft, and the shaft alignment link. The shaft alignment link is movable relative to the gear box housing due to any eccentric movement of the drive shaft to maintain the proper spacing between the drive shaft and the intermediate pinion shaft, thereby eliminating a possibility of gear binding. A method for aligning internal gear components within a handbrake and an alignment system for use with a railway vehicle handbrake is also provided. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305241 | SPLIT SPROCKET HAVING SLIDE TRACKS - A split sprocket for belts or chains. The split sprocket comprises two sections that slide together along parallel slide tracks that are perpendicular to two opposite walls of the sprocket's bore. The slide track includes male T-shaped, V-shaped, or jigsaw-puzzle-shaped beams on one of the sections that slide into mating female slots in the other section. The mated slide tracks prevent the sections from separating in all directions except the separation direction along the slide tracks. A fastener through one of the sections into the other prevents the assembled sprocket sections from sliding apart along the slide tracks. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305242 | SHIFTER APPARATUS - A shifter apparatus for manually changing gear ratio in a planetary gear transmission, said planetary gear transmission being of the type which comprises a plurality of actuators, wherein the sequential actuation of said actuators progressively causes a change of gear ratio in said planetary gear transmission. The shifter apparatus advantageously provides a single lever which can be quickly and easily shifted by a user. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305243 | Valve System for Controlling a System Pressure Control System - A valve system for controlling a system pressure control system, in particular a hydraulic control unit of an automatic transmission, includes a multi-stage system pressure valve, a pilot valve and a control valve with a control piston downstream from the pilot valve that governs the pressure at a differential area of the system pressure valve, depending on the pilot pressure. The pilot pressure/system pressure characteristic curve features a continuous development, and whereas, from a predefined pilot pressure, on the basis of a sudden change to the dependency of the change to the system pressure as a function of the change to the pilot pressure, the gradient of the system pressure as a function of the pilot pressure is significantly steeper than that prior to the predefined pilot pressure. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305244 | LINK ACTUATING DEVICE - A bearing is interposed in the revolute pair between a proximal end side link hub ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140305245 | PARKING MODE MANUALLY RELEASING DEVICE FOR SHIFT-BY-WIRE TYPE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - Disclosed therein is a parking mode manually releasing device for a shift-by-wire type automatic transmission. The parking mode manually releasing device includes: a housing having a translational motion in interlock with rotation of a shift control lever of the automatic transmission; a rod member arranged in such a way as to slide as far as a predetermined stroke relative to the housing and having a locking part; and a locking clip fastened to the housing. When the locking part is locked by the locking clip, the translational motion of the housing is generated in interlock with the sliding motion of the rod member, and the rod member is connected to a cable which is pulled when a parking mode is released manually. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305246 | ROTARY MOTOR, POWER APPARATUS, AND ROBOT ARM - A rotary motor includes a rotor and at least one stator. The rotor has a shaft. The stator has an iron core and a coil wound around the iron core. A cross section of the iron core perpendicular to the shaft has a long axis and a short axis, and the rotor is disposed on an extension line of the long axis. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305247 | VIBRATION-TYPE DRIVING APPARATUS, ROBOT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a vibration-type driving apparatus including a vibrator including an electro-mechanical transducer; a driven body disposed in pressure-contact with the vibrator; a supporting portion extending from the vibrator; a base to which the vibrator is fixed with the supporting portion interposed therebetween; a vibration absorber disposed between the supporting portion and the base; and a compressive-force adjusting device capable of adjusting a compressive force to be applied to the vibration absorber between the supporting portion and the base. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305248 | INDUSTRIAL ROBOT - The present application provides an industrial robot that can control the abrasion and damage of a bearing unit, and also control the deformation of an arm, even in the case of transferring a high-temperature transfer object in a vacuum. The industrial robot includes a bearing unit for supporting an arm at a joint section as a connection section between the arm and the main body. At the joint section, the arm has a first protrusion section protruding toward the main body, and meanwhile the main body has a first housing section in which a first hollow section for housing the first protrusion section is formed. The first protrusion section and the first housing section are formed of a material having higher thermal conductivity than the bearing unit has, and a semisolid thermally-conductive substance, having higher thermal conductivity than the bearing unit has, is placed in the first hollow section. Moreover, the main body includes; a heat radiator being formed of a material having higher thermal conductivity than the bearing unit has, and being positioned in the atmosphere; and a connecting section for connecting the first housing section and the heat radiator, the connecting section being formed of a material having higher thermal conductivity than the bearing unit has. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305249 | FOLDABLE WALKER APPARATUS - There is provided a brake rod assembly for a walker apparatus. The assembly includes a brake rod operatively connected to a brake for braking the walker apparatus. The assembly includes a connection member operatively connected to a brake handle. The assembly includes a gripping member that is spring-biased to slidably receive the brake rod. The gripping member has an adjustment mechanism rigidly connected thereto that adjustably engages a connection member. Actuation of the connection member tilts the gripping member upwards and engages the brake rod for braking the walker apparatus. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305250 | CONTROL DEVICE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE PUSH-BUTTON - A control device includes at least one push-button ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140305251 | Clamp Assembly for a Steering Column Assembly - An adjustable steering column assembly includes a releasable clamp assembly that clamps a shroud of the assembly in position relative to a support bracket, the clamp assembly including an elongate clamp bolt onto which are stacked: | 2014-10-16 |
20140305252 | VEHICLE STEERING APPRATUS - A vehicle steering apparatus includes: a telescopic mechanism that can move a steering column in a front and rear direction of a vehicle; a tilt mechanism that can tilt the steering column in a vertical direction of the vehicle; a driving mechanism that adjusts and transmits an output torque of a driving motor to a telescopic screw shaft that drives the telescopic mechanism and to a tilt screw shaft that drives the tilt mechanism provided in parallel with the telescopic screw shaft; and a switching mechanism that has a first clutch mechanism which connects and disconnects the driving mechanism and the tilt screw shaft, a second clutch mechanism which connects and disconnects the driving mechanism and the telescopic screw shaft, and a switching motor that switches a clutch mechanism between the first clutch mechanism and the second clutch mechanism. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305253 | ADJUSTING STRUCTURE FOR SEATPOST OF BICYCLE - An adjusting structure for a seatpost of a bicycle includes a telescopic post and at least one adjusting module. The telescopic post includes at least one switch disposed on one end of the telescopic post, wherein the switch is for lengthening or shortening the telescopic post. The adjusting module is disposed on the telescopic post corresponding to the switch and for pushing the switch. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305254 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control system for mounting to a vehicle is provided. The vehicle has an operable portion, at least two fixation portions and an operated device. The vehicle control system includes a center line, a first sleeve and an outmost sheath. Two ends of the center line are connected respectively to the operable portion and the operated device. The operated device is controllably operated by the operable portion via the center line. The first sleeve is disposed around the center line and extends continuously between the operable portion and the operated device, and is slidable relative to the center line. The sheath is disposed around the first sleeve, and located between the operable portion and one of the fixation portions and between the operated device and the other fixation portion. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305255 | PEDAL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A pedal apparatus for a vehicle includes: a pedal arm mounted on a vehicle body by a hinge shaft and having one end connected with a pedal and the other end where a rack gear is formed; a link arm having a pinion gear at one end that meshes with the rack gear to pivot on a center shaft of the pinion gear with respect to the pedal arm, and having the other end where a locking pin is formed; and a plate mounted on the vehicle body, the plate having a sliding groove where the locking pin of the link arm is inserted, in which ridges and depressions are formed at regular intervals in the sliding groove so that the locking pin slides step by step while being locked to the ridges and depressions. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305256 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL ASSEMBLY - A mounting assembly and method for attaching a vehicle pedal assembly to a vehicle floor. A main bracket is provided wherein the main bracket having an upper surface, the main bracket is mounted to a vehicle floor. An aperture provided through the upper surface of the main bracket. A first insert mounted within the insert, the first insert configured to securely connect to the aperture of the main bracket. A second insert mounted to a bottom surface of a pedal housing, the second insert mounted within the first insert to securely connect the main bracket to the pedal housing. The first insert and the second insert rotated into a secured position. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305257 | STEERING HEAD - A steering head for a walkie/rider truck includes a horn arranged in midsection and connectable to one end of a steering stem. Hand grips configured to control an operation of a drive are arranged on both sides of the horn and extend substantially transversely to the horn, and wing grips configured to control a raising and lowering of a load-carrying member are rotatably mounted on both sides of the horn and defining rotation axes which respectively extend in prolongation of rotation axes of hand grips. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305258 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH CENTRIFUGAL PENDULUM DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE CENTRIFUGAL PENDULUM DEVICE OF SUCH AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine with a centrifugal pendulum device having a pendulum mass carrier, a moveable coupling element rotatably coupled to the pendulum mass carrier via a first bearing element, the coupling element forming a continuous piece of material, and two pendulum masses spaced away from one another and rotatably coupled to the coupling element via a second bearing element and a third bearing element. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305259 | Thermal Ratchet System - A thermal ratchet system includes a ratchet housing, a ratchet mandrel, a first ratchet, and a second ratchet. The first ratchet is disposed at a position generally fixed with respect to the ratchet housing and is urgeable with respect to the ratchet mandrel in an axial direction by a change in environmental temperature in a first direction. The second ratchet is disposed at a position generally fixed with respect to the ratchet housing and is urgeable with respect to the ratchet mandrel in the axial direction by a change in environmental temperature in a second direction opposite to the first direction. At least one of the first ratchet and the second ratchet is engaged with the ratchet mandrel. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305260 | KINETIC ENERGY RECOVERY AND HYDRAULIC DRIVE FOR VEHICLES - A kinetic energy recovery and electric drive system for automotive vehicles comprises an electric pancake motor-generator having its stator housing coupled, combined or integrated with the gearbox housing of a gearbox or final drive mechanism and its rotor shaft oriented vertically and perpendicular to the drive-shaft or drive axle of the vehicle. In certain embodiments the pancake motor rotor may be fitted or integral with a perpendicular peripheral stiffening flange in which is located a plurality of equally spaced permanent magnets of alternating polarity that electromagnetically engage with electromagnets of the pancake motor-generator stator. To facilitate retrofitting to existing vehicles the system may include an autonomous hybrid controller that includes at least one sensor to detect motion of the vehicle and/or motor without requiring any interface or integration with the vehicle's subsystems. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305261 | Method And A Control System For Controlling A Melting And Refining Process - A method and device for controlling a melting and refining process in an electric arc furnace for melting a metal, wherein the electric arc furnace includes molten and solid metal and a slag layer on the surface of the molten metal, wherein an electromagnetic stirrer is arranged for stirring the molten metal. The method includes calculating/determining masses of the molten and solid metal at a point of time, wherein the calculation is based on initial values of the molten and solid metal, an arc power supplied to the electric arc furnace, and temperatures of the molten and solid metal, determining a stirring power based on the calculated/determined masses, and supplying the determined stirring power to the electromagnetic stirrer. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305262 | Screw Conveyors, Augers, and Flighting for Use Therein - In a continuous screw conveyor or auger, the rotatable screw member comprises a helical radial blade (“flighting”) carried on a central driving shaft. The flighting is formed by providing a raw metal strip, generally of uniform thickness, performing optional compression and flaring of the metal strip, and rolling the metal strip between a pair of opposed, preferably offset, conical rolls. In contrast to prior art rolls, the present invention provides on at least one of those rolls a stepped conical rolling surface formed so as to exert a lesser and reducing rolling pressure on an outer portion of the helical blade being formed, thereby to produce a blade in which the outer portion tapers to a thickness which is preferably 125% of the thickness of the ingoing material to provide a greater wear resistant surface, a longer working life to the flighting and improved output performance. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305263 | Material Removal Tool - A material removal tool is provided. The material removal tool includes a handle that defines a chamber. A linear actuating mechanism is positioned within the chamber of the handle. A blade is rotatable or pivotable relative to the handle. The blade and linear actuating mechanism are coupled together such that the linear actuating mechanism selectively rotates or pivots the blade relative to the handle. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305264 | Ratchet Mechanism - A ratchet mechanism having a plurality of interconnected rotating drive members having teeth, one of the drive members being a stationary drive member and another of the drive members being a movable intermediate drive member, a first pawl member and a second pawl member movable in alternating reciprocating manner, wherein the stationary drive member is alternatingly rotated in a single direction by movement of the pawl members. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305265 | DEVICE FOR ACTIVATION OF GRIPPING JAWS IN CONTINUOUSLY ROTATING TORQUE TONGS FOR USE UNDER PULLING AND OPENING OF THREADED CONNECTIONS - Continuously rotating power tong for making the threaded connections ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140305266 | ATTACHMENT ARRANGEMENT - An attachment arrangement ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140305267 | No-Slip Screwdriver - A no-slip screwdriver is provided. The present invention comprises a screwdriver having a plurality of protrusions extending perpendicularly from the blade faces. These protrusions bear against the interior walls of a screw head groove, preventing the blade from slipping or skidding when the device is in use. The protrusions increase the width of the screwdriver blade, giving the screwdriver blade less room to move within the screw head. The protrusions of the present invention may be provided in a variety of different configurations, including ridges and nubs. The present invention may further be provided in either flathead or Phillips head variations. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305268 | First coupling part and tool coupling - A first coupling part interacts with a second coupling part of a tool coupling. The first coupling part has a first body and a conical pin, which extends from the first body along a center axis (x) to an end surface. The conical pin is insertable into a conical seat. The conical pin comprises a cavity, which extends from the end surface and comprises a number of first protuberances, which are separated and arranged at a distance from each other along a circumferential direction in respect to the center axis so that there are formed a corresponding number of first recesses. The first protuberances form a respective first contact surface and interact with a corresponding number of separated, second contact surfaces of a pull member of the second coupling part. The first contact surfaces form an acute angle with the center axis. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305269 | Cyclonic Stripping Blade - A blade assembly is provided for use in a wire stripping system, where the blade assembly includes a first blade including a first cutting opening therein, the first opening including a first guide surface on one side of the first opening and a first cutting surface on the opposite side of the first opening, and a second blade including a second cutting opening therein, the second opening including a second guide surface on one side of the second opening and a second cutting surface on the opposite side of the second opening. The blades impart a rotation force on the wire to cause the cutting surfaces to make a depth-controlled circumferential cut in the sheath around the entire wire. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305270 | SHAPING OF AEROFOIL EDGES - A portable device for shaping an edge of an aerofoil comprises a housing, a cutting tool mounted in the housing (the cutting tool having a cutting edge to remove material from the edge) and a plurality of guides mounted in the housing, so that in use the aerofoil engages with the guides to locate the edge of the aerofoil relative to the cutting edge and to permit movement of the housing in a cutting direction so as to remove material from the edge of the aerofoil. The device is characterised in that the cutting tool is mounted so that in use the cutting edge can move relative to the edge of the aerofoil in a direction generally perpendicular to the cutting direction. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305271 | PAPER PUNCH WITH ADJUSTABLE PUNCH SEATS - A paper punch includes a base and a slide board is connected to the base. Multiple punch seats are located on the slide board and above the hole of the base. Each punch seat has a control member and a connection arm connected to the slide board. The control member is pivotably connected to the connection arm. The control member has an eccentric seat and an operation board. The eccentric seat is a cam and eccentrically connected to the connection arm. A first face is defined in the eccentric seat and located in opposite to the operation board. A second face is located adjacent to the first face. When switching the first face to the second face, the punch seat is movable along the slide board so as to obtain a desired distance between the punch seats. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305272 | Film Perforation Apparatus - An apparatus for creating perforations in wrapping film uses a component that contains a plurality of needle points (or other piercing features) formed along a free-wheeling support bar. The bar is positioned to contact the wrapping film while it is being unrolled and is in a ‘tensioned’ state (in some embodiments, immediately prior to contacting the element to be wrapped). The free-wheeling perforation apparatus contacts a mechanized (driven) film roller such that the exposed needle points rotate against the driven roller and make the perforations in the film as it travels over the film roller. As long as the film roller is formed of a pliable material, the needles will pierce the film and create the desired perforations. The size and placement of needles can be adjusted to provide the required pattern of perforations, as well as dictate the size of the actual perforations. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305273 | Chain saw chain containment device - A device for deflecting a detached cutting chain off the drive sprocket of a chain saw in order to deenergize and arrest it. A ramp provides a surface disposed below the chain guide bar, which surface is oblique with respect to the chain guide bar, slightly below a lower edge of the chain guide bar and obliquely angled with respect to a plane that contains the exterior surface of the chain guide bar, and distal to the drive sprocket. Sliding engagement of a detached cutting chain with the oblique surface moves the cutting chain exteriorly away from the chain guide bar and off the drive sprocket. A chain catcher is also provided to arrest the detached cutting chain and/or chain shot portions thereof. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305274 | INTEGRATED LABEL REMOVER - To assist in the reuse and repurposing of packaging and others materials, the present disclosure provides an integrated label remover that allows for quick and easy removal of media (e.g., labels, UPC codes) from a box or other packaging material (e.g., a protective envelope). The label remover utilizes a micro blade to score or cut around the label and a larger lifting blade that allows a user to easily detach the edge of the media for removal. The micro blade can cut to a micro layer thickness while preserving the integrity of the box. This micro layer cut provides access to the area between the media and the material, so that the lifting blade can be inserted to disrupt any adhesive or other means of affixation. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305275 | REVERSE DIE CUTTING INSERT AND METHOD - A reverse die cutting apparatus includes a counter die having at least one receiving aperture disposed thereon in which an insert having a blade is received. The receiving aperture disposed on the counter die is a through aperture having a specific geometric configuration that correlates to a perimeter configuration of the insert. The insert is received in the counter die and the blade portion of the insert is customizable due to a forming process, thereby providing a reverse cut to a substrate in a die converting process. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305276 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING HALF PEDAL REGION IN KEYBOARD MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - Each of Dampers provided for each of keys is controlled in response to both an operation of a damper pedal and an operation of the corresponding key. For each of the dampers and over one stroke of the pedal in at least one of depressing releasing directions of the pedal, load information indicative of loads imposed on a portion linked to the damper is acquired in association with individual stroke positions of the pedal. Then, for each of the dampers, a half pedal region is identified on the basis of relationship between the stroke positions and the loads corresponding to the stroke positions. The portion linked to the damper may be any suitable portion related to a damper lever moving in an up-down direction in interlocked relation to both of vertical movement of a lifting rail responsive to an operation of the pedal and an operation of the key. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305277 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING KEY-DAMPER HALF REGION OF KEYBOARD MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - For each key and without damping action of dampers deactivated by a damper pedal, loads imposed on a portion of the key acting on the damper are measured while the key is moved over one stroke in at least one of key-depressing and key-releasing directions, in association with a plurality of stroke positions in the one stroke of the key. For each key, a key-damper half region is identified on the basis of relationship between the individual stroke positions and the measured loads corresponding to the stroke positions. Then, on the basis of the key-damper half regions identified for the individual keys, a half point is determined separately for each of the keys, or a half point common to a group of a plurality of the keys is determined. | 2014-10-16 |
20140305278 | TAILPIECE OF A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - In general, the present invention provides a tailpiece for a musical instrument. Among other things, the tailpiece includes: a treble side; a bass side opposite the treble side, wherein the treble side is longer than the bass side at a tip of the tailpiece such that the treble side extends further towards a bridge of the musical instrument along an axis oriented from a tail end of the tailpiece towards the tip of the tailpiece; and a plurality of string holes for holding a plurality of strings of the musical instrument. | 2014-10-16 |