46th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140332275 | Positive Displacement Motor With Radially Constrained Rotor Catch - A moving cavity motor or pump, such as a mud motor, comprising: a rotor, a stator, and one or more apparatus for constraining (i.e., controlling or limiting) the movement of the rotor relative to the stator, where the apparatus for constraining is operable with the rotor catch. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332276 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLASTIC PIPE DRILLING - A drilling method and apparatus. A drilling device includes a plastic casing part and a drilling unit arranged essentially inside the casing part. The drilling unit includes a first drilling part for drilling a center hole and a second drilling part for reaming the center hole for the casing part. The drilling parts are arranged at a drilling head. The drilling parts are coupled in a power transmitting manner or in a radially contractable manner in connection with the casing part. A casing shoe is mounted at an end of the casing part. In coupling of the casing shoe at an end of the casing part, a casing shoe is used that includes a working member. The casing shoe is mounted at the end of the casing part by treating the casing part to provide a joint between the casting part and the casing shoe that transmits pulling. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332277 | DRILL STRING CHECK VALVE - A drilling method comprising running a drill string ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140332278 | EXTENDED REACH DRILLING - Apparatus, methods and uses that allow extended reach drilling by virtue of the provision in the drillstring and to downhole tools collective vibrations, not tuned specifically to a single resonant frequency, from a hammer assembly that provides vibrations of different frequency ranges. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332279 | DRIVEN LATCH MECHANISM - Implementations include a core barrel assembly having a driven latch mechanism. The driven latch mechanism can lock the core barrel assembly axially and rotationally relative to a drill string. The driven latch mechanism can include a plurality of wedge members positioned on a plurality of driving surfaces. Rotation of the drill string can cause the plurality of wedge members to wedge between an inner diameter of the drill string and the plurality of driving surfaces, thereby rotationally locking the core barrel assembly relative to the drill string. Implementations of the present invention also include drilling systems including such driven latch mechanisms, and methods of retrieving a core sample using such drilling systems. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332280 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FLUID PROPERTY MEASUREMENTS - In some embodiments, apparatus and systems, as well as methods, may operate to measure formation fluid and obtain data, the data having measurement levels that vary over a parameter. The data is grouped in one or more categories, each category having data falling within a range, and the grouped data is analyzed as a function of the parameter. In some embodiments, the grouped data is used to identify at least one fluid type of the formation fluid using the grouped data. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332281 | FLUID SAMPLING TOOL WITH DEPLOYABLE FLUID CARTIDGES - A system and method for sampling formation fluids is described. The system include a fluid sampling tool ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140332282 | Method For Cleaning Oil From Drill Cuttings - This application relates to an apparatus and method for cleaning drill cuttings recovered from a wellbore. Specifically, the apparatus includes an effective system for handling and washing drill cuttings at a well site to remove hydrocarbon contaminants. The system successively washes hydrocarbon contaminated drill cuttings in organic solvent and water to remove and recover the hydrocarbon contaminates, and produce cleaned drill cuttings that may enable disposal of clean drill cuttings without further treatment. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332283 | EARTH-BORING TOOLS INCLUDING MOVABLE CUTTING ELEMENTS AND RELATED METHODS - Earth-boring tools may have a body, a cutting element attached to the body at a first location, and a formation-engaging structure attached to the body at a second location. The formation-engaging structure may be movable during a drilling operation between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the formation-engaging structure may be located rotationally behind the cutting element at a first radial distance from a longitudinal axis of the body at which the cutting element will at least initially shield the formation-engaging structure from engaging a formation. In the second position, the formation-engaging structure may be located at a different second radial distance from the longitudinal axis of the body at which the formation-engaging structure will engage a formation. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332284 | Rotational Drill Bits and Drilling Apparatuses Including the Same - A roof-bolt drill bit includes a bit body that is rotatable about a central axis, a coupling pocket defined in the bit body, and at least one cutting element mounted to the bit body. The at least one cutting element includes a cutting face, a cutting edge adjacent the cutting face, a back surface opposite the cutting face, and a side surface extending between the cutting edge and the back surface. The roof-bolt drill bit additionally includes a coupling attachment coupled to the bit body, the coupling attachment being positioned adjacent to a portion of the side surface of the cutting element that abuts a side surface of the coupling pocket. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332285 | FORMATION-ENGAGING ELEMENT PLACEMENT ON EARTH-BORING TOOLS AND RELATED METHODS - Earth-boring tools include a cutting element positioned on a drill bit body at a radial distance from a longitudinal axis thereof. At least two formation-engaging elements are positioned at the same radial distance from the longitudinal axis as the cutting element. The formation-engaging elements are recessed from cutting profile of the cutting element by a distance within about 10% of d, wherein d=(α*x)/(1800*y), where α is an angle between the formation-engaging element and the cutting element, x is a rate of penetration of the drill bit body, and y is a rotation speed of the drill bit body. Additional earth-boring tools include at least one cutting element and at least two formation-engaging elements recessed from a cutting profile of the at least one cutting element at a common angle. Methods relate to forming such earth-boring tools. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332286 | Diamond Cutting Elements for Drill Bits Seeded With HCP Crystalline Material - A polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC), which is attached or bonded to a substrate to form a cutter for a drill bit, is comprised of sintered polycrystalline diamond interspersed with a seed material which has a hexagonal close packed (HCP) crystalline structure. A region of the sintered polycrystalline diamond structure, near one or more of its working surfaces, which has been seeded with an HCP seed material prior to sintering, is leached to remove catalyst. Selectively seeding portions or regions of a sintered polycrystalline diamond structure permits differing leach rates to form leached regions with differing distances or depths and geometries. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332287 | POLYCRYSTALLINE COMPACTS INCLUDING INTERBONDED NANOPARTICLES, CUTTING ELEMENTS AND EARTH-BORING TOOLS INCLUDING SUCH POLYCRYSTALLINE COMPACTS, AND RELATED METHODS - Polycrystalline compacts include non-catalytic, non-carbide-forming particles in interstitial spaces between interbonded grains of hard material in a polycrystalline hard material. Cutting elements and earth-boring tools include such polycrystalline compacts. Methods of forming polycrystalline compacts include forming a polycrystalline material including a hard material and a plurality of particles comprising a non-catalytic, non-carbide-forming material. Methods of forming cutting elements include infiltrating interstitial spaces between interbonded grains of hard material in a polycrystalline material with a plurality of non-catalytic, non-carbide-forming particles. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332288 | Load Sensing System With Flexure Plate - A load sensing system having at least one load sensing assembly, each assembly including a flexure plate with an upper region extending along a longitudinal length of the flexure plate, a lower region disposed below the upper region, and at least one flex region disposed between the upper region and the lower region. The lower region defines a mounting feature for an end of a weigh idler and is capable of substantially only lateral movement relative to the upper region. Each assembly further includes a load cell and a bracket having a first end rigidly connected to a force transmission surface of the load cell and having a second end rigidly connected at a plurality of areas to the upper region of the flexure plate to rigidly capture the upper region while suspending the remainder of the flexure plate. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332289 | System and Method for Mixing Ingredients of Food and Beverage Recipes - The food and beverage ingredient mixing system and that utilizes a platform for placing a container, a Bluetooth module for receiving an electronic recipe wirelessly from a mobile device, a processor to process the electronic recipe, a display to communicate which ingredients to add to the container, when to start adding said ingredients, and when to stop, along with any special text instructions in the recipe, and one or a plurality of weight sensors for measuring the mass of ingredients added to the container on the platform | 2014-11-13 |
20140332290 | WEIGHING APPARATUS - A weighing apparatus is provided that quantifies an impact load based on an electrical output from a mass sensor to prevent damage to the mass sensor by disclosing the degree of impact to a user. The weighing apparatus includes a weighing unit on which an object is placed and a mass sensor that receives the mass×acceleration of gravity of the object as a load and measures mass from an electrical signal corresponding to displacement of an internal structure of the apparatus. The apparatus quantifies and records the amount of the displacement, and determines acceleration by a numerical calculation from the displacement data. The obtained acceleration quantifies the amount of impact applied on the weighing apparatus by the object, and may be used to warn the user when the weighing apparatus is in danger of damage. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332291 | TROLLEY FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF A LOAD ON STAIRCASES - The present invention is a trolley that can safely transport a load on staircases, so as to prevent ruining or overturning the load. The trolley can easily ascend onto the first step and easily descend from the last step of a staircase. The trolley provides adjustable transport conditions during the ascent and descent on and from a staircase. The trolley can transport a load on straight staircases and on helical staircases, even with very low curvature radius. The trolley can be driven starting from both sides. The trolley can balance the load during the transportation on staircases. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332292 | POWERED GUARD GROUP FOR A MACHINE - The disclosure describes, in one aspect, a powered guard group for a machine, the guard group including a frame, a linkage, a door, and an actuator for moving the guard group between an open position and a closed position. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332293 | SNOWMOBILE - A drive apparatus for a track of a snowmobile includes a drive shaft and a drive sprocket coupled to the drive shaft. The drive sprocket includes a first drive member having a plurality of teeth configured to engage drive lugs on an inner surface of the track and a second drive member having plurality of teeth configured to enter the openings formed in the track upon rotation of the drive shaft. First and second connecting webs extend between the teeth of the first and second drive members, respectively. The first and second connecting webs each have first and second side angled surfaces aligned an angle of less than 180° relative to each other to minimize snow build up on the first and second drive members, respectively. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332294 | ELECTROHYDRAULIC HYBRID WORK VEHICLE - A hybrid work vehicle having a direct-current electric power bus for connecting at least an electric power controller, an electric machine for driving the vehicle, a reversible electric machine, and a battery. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332295 | TRANSPORTER VEHICLE - A cooling air supply device ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140332296 | WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR A GOLF TROLLEY - A wheel assembly | 2014-11-13 |
20140332297 | MOTORIZED SKATEBOARD AND METHOD OF USE - A motorized skateboard with a single pedal foot controller. The motorized skateboard employs mechanical brakes instead of using electric or motor braking The brake is activated by a spring raising the single front pedal, which is ultimately attached to the braking mechanism. The invention features a recoverable opening situated on the skateboard foot deck for easy access to the battery. This foot-controlled motorized skateboard also utilizes a freewheel mechanism. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332298 | SKI AND FRONT TRACK ASSEMBLY FOR A SNOWMOBILE - A ski and front track assembly has a track assembly including: an endless track, and at least two wheels disposed inside the track. At least one of the at least two wheels is disposed forwardly of at least one other of the at least two wheels. The ski and front track assembly also has a front ski element connected to the track assembly and extending forwardly therefrom. The front ski element is pivotable about a steering axis together with the track assembly. A snowmobile having the ski and front track assembly is also disclosed. A track assembly having a braking system and a snowmobile having the track assembly are also disclosed. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332299 | ELECTRIC CART - A transport device has a carriage and at least three wheels mounted at a minimum of two axles. One of the axles is a driven axle which carries only a single, centrally mounted, electrically driven wheel. A support unit is configured to accommodate an elongated load, such as a golf bag. A guide component on a control side has a handle area. When the cart is in the operational position, the drive axle at the carriage is on hand at the control side, and the support unit substantially protrudes in the direction of the control side laterally across the drive axle. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332300 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE - In accordance with one aspect of the techniques described herein, there is provided a vehicle comprising an engine, an automatic, robotic, or continuously variable transmission mechanically coupled to the engine, a four-wheel drive system, a vehicle control system coupled to the engine, the four-wheel drive system and the transmission, a breaking system, a gas pedal for controlling the operation of the engine, a break pedal for controlling the operation of the breaking system, the gas pedal and the break pedal being disposed in the vehicle for control by a right foot of the driver, the vehicle further comprising an additional pedal being disposed in the vehicle for control by a left foot of the driver and coupled to the vehicle control system, wherein the additional pedal is separate and distinct from the break pedal and the gas pedal and wherein additional pedal controls the four-wheel drive system of the vehicle. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332301 | DRIVE TRAIN OF AN ALL-ELECTRICALLY DRIVABLE MOTOR VEHICLE WITH TWO ELECTRIC MACHINES - A drive train ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140332302 | FENDER LOCATED PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION AIRBAG - A number of variations may include a product comprising an airbag mounted in a fender region laterally adjacent a hood and forward of a vehicle side door which deploys from the fender region when activated to protect a pedestrian from impacting at least a portion of the frontal area of a vehicle structure. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332303 | FENDER LOCATED PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION AIRBAG - A number of variations may include a product comprising an airbag which propels a moving member that releases a hood hinge mechanism upon deployment and which deploys a cushion to provide pedestrian protection from at least one of a rearward region of the hood, a lower windshield, an A-pillar, an outboard region of a hood, or a fender. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332304 | FENDER LOCATED PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION AIRBAG - A number of variations may include a product comprising an airbag mounted in a fender region laterally adjacent a hood and forward of a vehicle side door which provides a means for deployment through a discrete door to provide protection to a pedestrian from impacting the frontal area of a vehicle structure. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332305 | FENDER LOCATED PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION AIRBAG - A number of variations may include a product comprising: an airbag mounted in a fender region laterally adjacent a hood and forward of a vehicle side door which deploys through a fender integrated deployment door to protect a pedestrian from impacting at least a portion of the frontal area of a vehicle structure. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332306 | Placement of an Opposed-Piston Engine in a Heavy-Duty Truck - An engine placement configuration for a heavy-duty truck includes a chassis having two spaced-apart frame rails running in a longitudinal direction of the chassis, between front and rear ends, and a front wheel assembly with an axle attached to the frame rails. An opposed-piston engine is supported on the frame rails and positioned between the front end and the axle. The opposed-piston engine includes a cylinder assembly with a longitudinal axis disposed between the frame rails and oriented vertically with respect to the longitudinal direction. Alternatively, the opposed-piston engine includes a row of cylinders disposed between the rails and running in the longitudinal direction. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332307 | UTILITY VEHICLE WITH A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION HAVING A SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVELY ESTABLISHING A FIXED MAXIMUM TRANSMISSION RATIO - A continuously variable transmission for a vehicle comprises a primary pulley, a secondary pulley, and a belt entrained around both pulleys in an opposite manner between the fixed and movable sheaves thereof. One pulley carries a selectively deployable stop that may be placed into position to mechanically limit the range of motion between the fixed and movable sheaves. This establishes an actual maximum transmission ratio that is larger than the nominal minimum transmission ratio but smaller than the nominal maximum transmission ratio achievable by the transmission during normal operation thereof. When such a transmission is used on a utility vehicle attached to a substance dispensing applicator operatively driven by the vehicle's engine, the application rate stays substantially constant despite changes in engine speed when the user keeps the transmission upshifted to the actual maximum transmission ratio set by the position of the deployed stop. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332308 | POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY WITH DIFFERENTIAL ANGLE SENSOR SYSTEM - A power steering assembly having an input shaft for connection to a steering wheel, an output shaft coupled to the input shaft for operational engagement with a steering rod, a servo controller, an actuator, a sensor system, and an evaluation unit for evaluating measurement values provided by the sensor system. The coupling between input and output shafts permits a relative rotation therebetween. The servo controller has a rotatable final control element with and driven by the output shaft. The steering force assistance is controlled depending on relative rotation between the input shaft and control element. The engagement between the output shaft and control element provides a relative displacement therebetween. The actuator relatively displaces the control element in relation to the output shaft. The sensor system measures at least one differential angle between the control element and output shaft or between the control element and input shaft. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332309 | STEERING SYSTEM FOR WHEELED CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT - Disclosed is a steering system which is capable of ensuring that a wheeled excavator travels straight while being driven on a paved road. The steering system for wheeled construction equipment includes: a hydraulic oil pump; a steering motor connected to the hydraulic oil pump; a steering valve controlling the operation of the steering motor; a steering handle operating the steering motor and the steering valve according to steering manipulation by the driver; and a steering cylinder steered by the manipulation of the steering handle. The steering system further includes an idle mode control unit which converts working mode into a steering mode not having straight line driving recovery performance when working mode, in which working and driving are enabled, is selected, and which converts exclusive driving mode into a steering mode having the straight line driving recovery performance through a signal input when the exclusive driving mode, in which only driving is enabled, is selected. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332310 | WATERPROOF SOUND TRANSMITTING SHEET, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Disclosed herein is a waterproof sound-transmitting sheet, the thickness of which can easily be adjusted and which has a high sound transmitting efficiency and excellent waterproofness, and a method for producing same. The waterproof sound-transmitting sheet, which is attached to a sound hole of a case, includes: a support layer made of a film-shaped porous material and formed in the case; and a waterproofing layer formed on one side of the support layer in the shape of a porous nanoweb in which fine fiber strands are crosswisely layered and exposed to the outside of the case. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332311 | NOISE SUPPRESSOR - In one embodiment of the invention, the noise of a supersonic jet of gas venting from a lower stack having a flow control means may be reduced by at least about 20 dBA by attaching an upper stack to the lower stack, said upper stack being packed with granulae to provide a bed height at least one diameter of the upper stack the cross section area of the interstitial voids between the granulae being at least about 2.25 times larger than the cross section area of the flow controlling means installed in the lower stack. The said bed is contained in the upper stack and kept in place by suitable upper and lower retainers such as, for example, a mesh or a perforated plate. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332312 | COMPACT MUFFLER FOR SMALL TWO-STROKE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A muffler providing a compact and low-profile form factor for small two-stroke engines is described, particularly useful for aerodynamic radio controlled aircraft. The muffler comprises a tuned internal header eliminating the need for an external header to mount the inventive muffler to the exhaust port of a two-stroke engine while maintaining enhanced engine performance, obviating the need for a conventional tuned-pipe exhaust. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332313 | SOUNDPROOFING ASSEMBLY, IN PARTICULAR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - This assembly includes an elastic and porous base spring layer intended to be placed facing a surface, in particular of an automobile vehicle, and an intermediate insulation layer impervious to the passage of air, the intermediate layer being positioned on the base spring layer. The airproof intermediate layer has a surface mass density of less than 500 g/m | 2014-11-13 |
20140332314 | BOOM LIFT PROVIDED WITH A CONTROL CONSOLE - The invention relates to a boom lift, including a frame provided with a means for moving on the surface of the ground, a platform, a means for lifting the platform relative to the frame, and a console ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140332315 | Hunting Stand Support System and Apparatus - Example embodiments of the hunting stand system and apparatus disclosed herein solve this problem by providing support for a hunting weapon or other object. In an example embodiment, a single support device or apparatus can be used to attach to each of the three common widths. An example hunting stand support system and apparatus comprises a first bracket, a second bracket, a support device, and a fastener. In an example embodiment, the first bracket comprises a first notch and a second notch with the second notch configured to be wider than the first notch. The first notch is configured to fit a first rail size, the second notch is configured to fit a second rail size and the distance between the fastener is configured to fit a third rail size. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332316 | Stepladder Having a Ladder Top with Conduit Holder Slot and Method - The present invention pertains to a stepladder. The stepladder includes a ladder top having a plane having a front side and a rear side and a left side and a right side and a front side flange and a rear side flange and a left side flange and a right side flange. The stepladder includes a conduit holder slot for holding tubing, pipe and conduit. The conduit holder slot extends along the entire length of the top and in the right side and the left side. The conduit holder slot has a cross-section in the ladder top which is non-symmetrical. The stepladder includes a front section. The stepladder includes a rear section. A method for cutting a tube. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332317 | MAST LIFT WITH SCREW DRIVE AND GAS STRUT - A mast lift includes a base and a telescoping mast coupled with the base and extending upward from the base. The telescoping mast has a support section fixed to the base and a movable section movably connected and displaceable relative to the support section between a retracted position and an extended position. A top cap is secured to the movable section, and a platform is supported by the top cap and the movable section. A gas strut acts between the support section and the movable section and biases the movable section toward the extended position. A threaded driving rod is connected between the top cap and the base and extends through a fixed nut assembly. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332318 | PACK OF LUBRICANT WIPES | 2014-11-13 |
20140332319 | OIL INJECTOR FOR A VEHICLE - An oil injector for a vehicle is provided. The oil injector includes a transparent body having a flowing hole formed on a front end of the body. A flexible tube member is connected to the body and corresponds to the flowing hole. A storing space is formed in an internal portion of the body. One end of a piston member is entered into the storing space, and the piston member is movable relative to the body. Therefore, the piston member provides a pushing function in the storing space so that a fluid flows into or out form the body via the tube member, and the transparent body is provided for observing a storing amount of the fluid in the body. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332320 | STAIRLIFTS - A stairlift and/or a method of supporting a user on a stairlift in which the seat is configured to positively retain the user and in which the seat-to-footrest height is set so as to reduce flexure of the knee joints as well as to reduce the intrusion of the passenger into the stairway. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332321 | ELEVATOR HAVING A SUSPENSION - An elevator includes a car, a counterweight, a suspension working together with the car and the counterweight, and a wheel at least partially wound around by the suspension. The suspension includes a tie beam arrangement with two tie beams and an encasing shell wherein a ratio of the width of the suspension to the height thereof is in a range between one and three. The wheel includes a flute having a flat base for guiding the suspension. When the suspension is unloaded, there is an air gap between the suspension and a guide region of the flute. The suspension is ovalized under loading to close the air gap. The shell is coated, at least in areas, on the outer surface thereof, wherein the coating optionally has a friction-reducing, friction-increasing, and/or wear-detecting effect. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332322 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM INCLUDING MONITORING ARRANGEMENT TO ACTIVATE EMERGENCY BRAKING PROCEDURE BASED ON DECELERATION AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - The invention relates to an elevator system and also to a method for monitoring the movement an elevator car. In the method a first emergency braking procedure is activated for braking the elevator car at a first deceleration if the speed of the elevator car exceeds the first limit value for permitted speed, and also a second emergency braking procedure is further activated for braking the elevator car at a second deceleration that is greater than the first, if the speed of the elevator car exceeds the second limit value for permitted speed that is greater than the first limit value for permitted speed. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332323 | SELF-CENTERING ELEVATOR CAGE DOOR SUSPENSION - An elevator installation includes an elevator cage, which is movable in an elevator shaft, with a cage door suspension for a cage door, wherein the cage door suspension is movably arranged at the elevator cage by means of at least one movable mount. During operation of the elevator installation, a self-centering aligning movement of the cage door suspension from a skewed setting of the elevator cage, in correspondence with a skew setting axis, to an approximately vertical and centered setting of the cage door suspension in correspondence with a vertical, can be performed. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332324 | ACTUATION OF A SAFETY BRAKE - An elevator car has a brake system with braking devices engaging braking webs integrated into guide rails to brake the car. The braking devices include a brake housing, a first brake body movable by contact with the braking web and relative movement between the braking web and the brake housing to clamp the brake web, and a pusher arranged on the brake housing with the braking web arranged between the first brake body and the pusher with a required passage clearance. The pusher can be advanced toward the first brake body and pressed against the braking web to forcibly bring the first brake body into contact with the braking web. A pressing lever pivotally mounted on the brake housing acts to press the pusher against the braking web. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332325 | FILLER PIECE FOR AN ELEVATOR COUNTER-WEIGHT - Each filler piece ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140332326 | APPARATUS FOR FIXING A HOISTING MACHINE OF AN ELEVATOR AND A FIXING ARRANGEMENT - The object of the invention is an apparatus for fixing a hoisting machine of an elevator in an elevator comprising at least an elevator car configured to move reciprocally in an elevator hoistway and at least one or more counterweights or compensating weights, which are for their part connected to support the elevator car by the aid of at least one support member, such as by the aid of a rope or a belt, and also by the aid of diverting pulleys, and a hoisting machine provided with at least one traction sheave or corresponding, and also at least one or more traction members, such as a belt, a rope or a chain, which are configured to transmit the rotational movement of the traction sheave into movement of the elevator car guided by the guide rails and of the one or more counterweights or compensating weights guided by the counterweight guide rails or compensating weight guide rails. The apparatus comprises a machine station, comprising at least fixing points and means for fixing the traction sheave of the elevator, the motor and the diverting pulleys of the traction members into their position essentially precisely in relation to each other. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332327 | BRAKE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A brake apparatus for a vehicle includes: a wedge unit connected to a brake pad; a driving device coupled to the wedge unit so as to pressurize the wedge unit toward a brake disk; a piston supported by a caliper body and having a hydraulic chamber formed therein; a housing movably coupled to the piston, connected to the wedge unit, and moving the wedge unit toward the brake disk when oil is supplied to the hydraulic chamber; a sealing member disposed between an outer surface of the piston and an inner surface of the housing; and an elastic member disposed in the hydraulic chamber and pressurizing the housing toward the brake disk. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332328 | RAILROAD CAR HAND BRAKE RELEASE SYSTEM - An automatic hand brake system for a railcar including a release mechanism operatively connected between an actuator and the spool gear that is turned by hand to set the hand brake. The actuator is operatively connected to a pressured fluid system. When a threshold pressure is reached the actuator operates the release mechanism to release the spool gear so that the brakes are released. When there is a pressure drop, an automatic reset apparatus resets the release mechanism so that the hand brake can set. In one aspect, the pressurized fluid system such is an air brake system. In another aspect, the pressurized fluid system is oil or hydraulic system or a combination of air and oil. An apparatus can be employed to permit release of the hand brake if desired. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332329 | BRAKE ROTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A brake rotor for an automotive vehicle braking system includes a brake rotor hat having a generally circular mounting portion, a generally cylindrical wall connected to the mounting portion and being generally symmetrical about an axis, and first and second pluralities of fingers extending radially outward from the wall. Each of the first plurality of fingers and each of the second plurality of fingers has a respective terminal end portion. The terminal end portions of the first plurality of fingers are coplanar about a first plane. The terminal end portions of the second plurality of fingers are not coplanar about the first plane, and are coplanar about a second plane that is parallel with the first plane. A rotor cheek may be cast around the fingers. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332330 | Method Of Coating Rotors And Rotors - A treated rotor is provided by a method in which a surface of a ferrous rotor having cooling elements is heat-treated to produce a microporous, outermost surface layer, then the heat-treated rotor is coated by electrodepositing a coating layer of an electrocoat coating composition on the heat-treated the surface of to provide a electrocoat coating directed on the surface of the heat-treated rotor. The electrocoat coating layer has a throwpower of at least about 40% and the coating layer is continuous on cooling elements of the rotor. The microporous outermost layer is a controlled iron oxide layer. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332331 | LINEAR MR-BRAKE AS A HIGH FORCE AND LOW OFF-STATE FRICTION ACTUATOR - A novel method and apparatus is introduced to provide a new and robust alternative design for linear magnetorheological (MR) brakes, i.e. MR-brakes. The novel embodiments herein combines a serpentine flux path concept to eliminate conventional piston-cylinder arrangements and as a beneficial result when coupled with the linear brake embodiment disclosed herein, significantly reduce off-state friction and facilitates such devices to provide longer stroke length (i.e., infinite stroke lengths) beyond that as provided in conventional systems. The present linear brake embodiments disclosed herein thus provides, for example, for a ratio of the off-state friction force to the maximum force output at about 3% compared to 10% up to about 27% for similar conventional/commercial brake mechanisms. At the same time, the compactness is beneficially improved be being about half the size of a commercially available product.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_Patent_2939952_Fig5.gif | 2014-11-13 |
20140332332 | ORIFICE DISC FOR REGULATING FLOW IN DAMPER - A shock absorber for a vehicle includes a pressure tube that defines a fluid chamber. A piston disposed within the fluid chamber divides the fluid chamber into an upper working chamber and a lower working chamber. The piston defines a compression passage and a rebound passage which extend through the piston between the upper working chamber and the lower working chamber. A valve disc assembly engages the piston and controls the flow of fluid between the upper working chamber and the lower working chamber. The valve disc assembly includes a bleed disc that defines an orifice with a substantially non-linear contour. The orifice extends to an outer diameter of the bleed disc, and forms a bleed channel between the upper working chamber and the lower working chamber. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332333 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A device for controlling an automatic transmission including a lock-up clutch control means, and a zero slip control means for bringing a lock-up clutch into a zero slip state immediately before slippage occurs in accordance with a zero slip request outputted during a non-gear shift, wherein in a case where a target slip amount is equal to or smaller than a slip amount threshold value upon transition to the zero slip state, the zero slip control means fixes the target slip amount to a slip amount threshold value and retains the fixed target slip amount for a predetermined period of time, and after the predetermined period of time has elapsed, gradually decreases the target slip amount from the slip amount threshold value to a zero slip amount with a predetermined gradient with time. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332334 | TWO PIECE TORQUE LIMITING CLUTCH BRAKE - A torque-limiting a clutch brake is provided for an input shaft of a vehicle transmission. The clutch brake employs wave springs in its torque-limiting feature and can largely be fabricated from sheet metal parts. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332335 | WEDGE CLUTCH WITH A SPLIT HUB - A bi-directional wedge clutch, including: an outer race; first and second inner hubs; a wedge plate, radially located between the outer race and the inner hubs; and an axially displaceable activation hub engaged with the inner hubs and arranged to: for a free-wheel mode, rotate at least one of the inner hubs in a first rotational direction, with respect to the other of the inner hubs, such that the wedge plate is free of contact with the outer race; and for a locking mode, rotate the at least one of the inner hubs in a second rotational direction, opposite the first rotational direction, with respect to the other of the inner hubs, to non-rotatably connect the wedge plate with the outer race and the inner hubs. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332336 | DRIVING FORCE TRANSMISSION DEVICE - In a drive force transmission device, a dry multi-plate clutch is disposed in a closed space for connecting and disconnecting a transmission of drive force. The dry multi-plate clutch includes a drive plate, a driven plate, a frictional face, a front cover and a splash guard. The drive plate is splined to a clutch hub. The driven plate is splined to a clutch drum. The front cover has an air intake port for taking external air into the closed space, and an air venting port for ejecting an air stream from within the closed space to the external air. The splash guard covers the air intake port and the air venting port of the front cover. The splash guard has an opening for drawing in external air through the air intake port and venting an air stream through the air venting port. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332337 | CLUTCH CONTROL DEVICE - The present invention relates to a clutch control device, more particularly, to a clutch control device wherein a mechanical section may be miniaturized and operational errors can be reduced using a non-contact type displacement detection system which uses a linear distance sensor for a clutch clearance and the position of the mechanical section can be accurately controlled by using a plurality of solenoid valves. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332338 | CLUTCH AND CORRESPONDING MOTOR VEHICLE - A clutch, in particular for a motor vehicle, for transmitting torque from an input shaft to an output shaft, includes a wet chamber which is at least partially filled with a cooling medium, and at least one piston, the piston and a component located opposite the piston being rotatable around an axis, and the piston being movable in the direction of the axis to disengage and engage the clutch, is characterized in that on at least one of the following elements: | 2014-11-13 |
20140332339 | DUAL VALIDATOR SELF-SERVICE KIOSK - Apparatus and methods are provided for a dual validator self-service kiosk (“SSK”). The SSK may include a first validator. The first validator may examine a deposit inserted into the SSK. The SSK may include a second validator. The second validator may examine a tangible item before the SSK dispenses the tangible item. The SSK may retract the tangible item if the tangible item in not collected by a customer. The second validator may examine the tangible item after being retracted by the SSK. The first validator may apply a first examination routine to the deposit. The second validator may apply a second examination routine before the SSK dispenses the tangible item. The second validator may apply a third examination routine to a tangible item retracted by the SSK. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332340 | BANKNOTE PROCESSING DEVICE - A banknote processing device is provided that is capable of securing a reject route that does not overlap with a route for conveying banknotes from a banknote storage section to a banknote identification section. The banknote processing device includes: a dispensing port that dispenses banknotes; a banknote identification section that identifies whether or not banknotes are normal; and a storage-only storage section that stores banknotes that the banknote identification section has identified as abnormal. Out of a first route on the dispensing port side between the banknote identification section and the storage-only storage section and a second route on the opposite side to the first route, one, or two or more, banknote storage sections capable of storing and feeding out banknotes are provided only on the second route side. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332341 | SELF-SERVICE KIOSK VALIDATOR BRIDGE - Apparatus and methods for a self-service kiosk (“SSK”) validator bridge are provided. The SSK may include a bridge linking a dispenser and a validator. The bridge may be configured to transfer a tangible item from the validator to the dispenser. The validator may examine the tangible item prior to a dispensing of the tangible item to a SSK customer. The tangible item may be retracted by the dispenser. The bridge may transfer the tangible item from the dispenser to the validator. The SSK may include an acceptor. The bridge may link the acceptor to the validator. The bridge may be configured to transfer a deposit from the acceptor to the validator. The validator may examine the deposit. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332342 | CLEANABLE DIVERTER - A cleanable shoe-type diverter belt having narrow translatable pushers forming article-diverting shoes. Cam followers on the shoes below the pushers follow guides under the belt along an upper carryway run to translate the shoes along one or more transverse tracks across the width of the belt. Monolithic diverters support the belt on the carryway run and direct the shoes along different paths. Pusher returns in a lower returnway run guide diverted pushers back to a home position. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332343 | DIVERTING CONVEYOR WITH BIDIRECTIONAL ASSIST ROLLER - A sorting conveyor including a diverting conveyor and a bidirectional assist roller to help sort articles over the side of the diverting conveyor. The diverting conveyor includes, in one version, a conveyor belt with diverting rollers selectively actuated to push articles toward a side of the diverting conveyor. The bidirectional assist roller rotates on an axis parallel to the main conveying direction. As articles to be diverted reach the side of the diverting conveyor, the bidirectional roller rotates in a direction to assist articles over the side of the diverting conveyor and the bidirectional roller and onto an exit conveyor. When the diverting rollers are not actuated, the bidirectional roller rotates in the opposite direction to prevent articles from exiting the side of the diverting conveyor. In some instances, the bidirectional roller can be raised above the level of the diverting rollers to further block articles not selected for sorting from exiting over the side and onto the exit conveyor. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332344 | SINGULATOR - The problem of singulating products that are provided in a pallet layer is solved by breaking up the pallet layer so that each product can be handled separately by a robot tool and outputted in at least one line according to a predetermined orientation. The singulator includes a layer drop zone that receives a pallet layer of products, a break-up system that separates the products by creating gaps therebetween, yielding separated products, a vision system that determines characteristics and position of each separated product; and a robot equipped with a tool that receives information indicative of the characteristics and position of said each separated product to grip and position each separated product onto an output station within at least one line. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332345 | METHOD AND CONVEYOR FOR REGISTERING ARTICLES ON A CONVEYOR BELT - Method and a conveyor for registering articles on a conveyor belt. The conveyor includes a registration belt having retractable flights regularly spaced along the length of the belt and article-propelling rollers between consecutive flights. The flights are raised in an upstream portion of the conveyor, and the rollers rotated to propel articles forward against the raised flights. In a downstream portion of the conveyor, a flat-top belt under the conveyor belt runs faster than the conveyor belt and causes the flights to lower and the rollers behind the lowering flights to rotate in reverse to urge the articles away from interfering with the lowering flights. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332346 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A conveyor system is provided including a rail having a starting block at a first end and a stopper at a second end. A coaster assembly is configured to travel along the rail. The coaster assembly includes an upper bearing that engages a top of the rail and a side bearing that engages a side of the rail. A parts delivery device is attached to the coaster assembly. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332347 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING PLATE-SHAPED PROCESS ITEMS - In apparatuses and methods for treating a plate-shaped process item including a bottom side, a top side and edges between the bottom side and the top side with a process medium, a transport unit is used, which includes an endless unit with support elements projecting from the same. A bottom side of the plate-shaped process item is supported on support elements of the transport unit and the transport unit is driven to move the support elements together with the supported plate-shaped process item in parallel to a process media level of a process medium. In a first operating mode, during a movement of the plate-shaped process item in parallel to the process media level, no parts of the transport unit engage the edges of the plate-shaped process item. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332348 | TIRE TESTING MACHINE CONVEYOR - A plurality of conveyors including a center conveyor are appropriately disposed without any gap or step and any interference between driving units. The center conveyor includes a pair of left and right belt driving pulleys that are provided at the front and rear sides in the conveying direction so as to stretch loop-shaped conveyor belts therebetween and are provided at both sides in the width direction, a pair of first left and right pulleys that is connected to each other through a connection shaft disposed on rotation axes of the belt driving pulleys at both outer sides in the width direction, a pair of left and right second pulleys that is provided below the first pulleys at both outer sides in the width direction so as to stretch loop-shaped pulley belts between the first and second pulleys and includes a common rotation axis, a driving shaft that is disposed on rotation axes of the second pulleys and is connected to the pair of second left and right pulleys, and a motor that is connected to an end of the driving shaft. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332349 | INTRODUCTION OR WITHDRAWAL OF AN ELONGATE MEMBER TO OR FROM A FREE BODY - Introduction or Withdrawal of an Elongate Member to or from a Free Body | 2014-11-13 |
20140332350 | ARTICLE CONVEYER BELT AND COIN SORTING DEVICE - An article conveyer belt assembly used for example, in a coin sorting device for positively pushing an article, such as a coin along a support surface is provided. A toothed belt has teeth for transmission of power by mounting a plurality of pushers on the belt with a connector removably mounted with a connecting body, a first holder and a second holder spaced a distance from each other to hold onto the conveyor belt. One of the first and second holders has a hook member to close a spaced opening at one end. The first and second holders are cantilevered to be mounted on a conveyor belt. At the other end of the connector body a pusher unit has a first shaft part and a second shaft part cantilevered from the connector body, with a hollow roller snap fitted on the first shaft part and the second shaft part. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332351 | Linear Motion Conveyor - A linear motion conveyor is described and which includes an elongated conveyor bed having a product transporting surface for supporting and transporting a product between the opposite first and second ends thereof, and a drive assembly oriented in force transmitting relation relative to the elongated conveyor bed, and where the elongated conveyor bed, when reciprocated by the drive assembly is operable to move product alternatively between the opposite ends of the product elongated conveyor bed in a first direction; a second direction; and which is further rendered operable to substantially stop the movement of the product located between the opposite ends of the elongated conveyor bed. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332352 | Grip Width Adjusting Mechanism - Disclosed is a grip width adjusting mechanism incorporated in a packaging machine having a grip unit. The grip width adjusting mechanism includes a plurality of grip width adjusting plates disposed at the steps and set with distances between the guide rail and the grip width adjusting plates according to the work content of the steps, respectively and a grip width adjusting lever having a distal end having a grip width adjusting roller abutting against each grip width adjusting plate by a biasing force of the spring, respectively. The grip width adjusting lever is located on either one of the arms so as to be rotated with the arm. A rotational movement angle of the grip width adjusting lever is set according to the distance between the guide rail and the grip width adjusting plate, with the result that the grip width is adjusted. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332353 | CONVEYOR CHAIN - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a conveyor chain conveying a conveyance object such as a bucket while the conveyance object is mounted thereon, wherein the conveyance object can be conveyed to a predetermined position while both the conveyance object and the receiving member are not damaged by “biting” or “hooking” at upstream or downstream end in a conveying direction. An upstream tapered surface and a downstream tapered surface, which reduce the thickness of the receiving member gradually along the extended direction, are formed respectively at sides in the extended direction of a mounting surface of the receiving member. A locus of the mounting surface in a case in which the conveyor chain is meshed with and wound onto a sprocket is within a circle which is coaxial to the sprocket and whose tangent is a straight locus of the mounting surface in a case of conveying a bucket (conveyance object). | 2014-11-13 |
20140332354 | CONVEYOR CHAIN - A conveyor chain includes a plurality of side link assemblies and flight arm assemblies coupled together to form an elongated chain. The flight arm assemblies include a pair of opposing flight arms positioned on either side of the chain with the flight arms each including an elongated body formed with and extending from an integral base and a vertical sprocket opening formed in the integral base. The vertical sprocket opening is configured for engaging a tooth of a drive sprocket to drive the flight arm. The side link assemblies include a pair of opposing side straps positioned on either side of the chain each including a base and a pair of side strap bosses extending outwardly from the base. An articulating connector is positioned between a flight arm assembly and a side link assembly to couple the assemblies together and includes a solid piece and side surfaces having profiled surfaces therein and configured for receiving at least one of a portion of a side strap of a side link assembly or a portion of a base of a flight arm assembly for providing articulation of the assemblies. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332355 | Childproof electric switch enclosure - The present invention is a childproof electrical switch cover that prevents children from operating the enclosed toggle or rocker electrical switch but allows adults to do so. The childproof cover is placed over the existing electrical switch to be protected and is held firmly in place against the existing electrical switch using the same hardware previously used to hold the existing electrical switch firmly against its support structure: the childproof electric switch cover and the wall switch that it is placed upon forming a protected volume that is not accessible to children attempting to actuate the electrical switch. Access by adults to the existing switch is provided thru removable childproof caps located on the childproof cover. When the childproof cap of the present invention is removed by an adult, the cover remains childproof. Additional childproofing is achieved by restricting the dimensions of the opening that is revealed when the cap is removed to those smaller then the width of a child's hand and by making the vertical height from the opening to the existing switch longer than a child's finger so the child can not reach the actuator of the switch. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332356 | HANDLE TIE APPARATUS FOR G-FRAME 1 POLE BREAKERS - The disclosed concept relates to a handle tie apparatus for connecting two or more operating handles of two or more electrical switching assemblies for simultaneous operation of the operating handles, such as switching from “on” position to “off” position. The handle tie apparatus including apertures formed therein for receiving the operating handles and slots having barbs configured therein for mechanically engaging and securing the operating handles in said handle tie apparatus. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332357 | PLUNGER SWITCH AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - A plunger switch assembly and method of operation comprises a housing having an interior cavity for locating electronic components, a contact support movably located within the interior cavity. The contact support holds and moves at least one electrical contact that engages a corresponding contact located on a printed circuit board. The plunger switch assembly further includes an actuating member for moving the contact support and at least one electrical contact within the interior cavity of the housing, a carriage cover located over the housing for guiding the actuating member, and an active sealing arrangement for preventing debris from entering the housing. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332358 | OPERATION KEY AND SWITCHING UNIT - An operation key including an image transmissive part configured to transmit an image of display information located behind the image transmissive part, where an inclined surface is formed in at least a part of a rear surface of the image transmissive part, and the inclined surface is inclined onto a front surface side of the image transmissive part toward a far side from a side near an operator. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332359 | PIVOTABLE KEY STRUCTURE - A pivotable key structure includes a housing body, a pivotable unit, a switch module, and a carrier. The pivotable unit has a touchpad module and a pivotable member. The pivotable member is engaged to the touchpad module thereunder. The pivotable member is disposed on the carrier through two pivot axle as a pivot point to relatively pivot on the carrier. The carrier has a switch module corresponding to two pivot axles. The pivotable member has two operating portions which are protrusions, each respectively correspond to the switch module. The housing body has an opening so that the pivotable member can pivot horizontally and be exposed through the opening. Thereby, through the pivoting movements of the pivotable unit toward the switch module, the operating protrusions can contact the switch module and generate a corresponding control signal. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332360 | Keyboard Integrated Pushbutton with Multi Illumination - A multi-illuminated pushbutton, including a substrate having a switch and a button cap. A lighting board may be affixed to the substrate, the lighting board having a first light source, a second light source, and a through channel disposed between the first light source and the second light source. The button cap can have a first window for transmission of light from the first light source, a second window for transmission of light from the second light source, and a button base disposed through the channel of the lighting board and in operable relation with the switch. The button base can be shaped to prevent substantially all light emitted from the first light source from transmission through the second window and prevents substantially all light emitted from the second light source from transmission through the first window. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332361 | TOUCH INDUCTIVE UNIT AND TOUCH PANEL - A touch inductive unit includes a receiving electrode pattern and a driving electrode pattern. The receiving electrode pattern includes a first main stem, a first branch portion and a second branch portion. The first branch portion and the second branch portion are extended from the first main stem. The driving electrode pattern includes a second main stem, a third branch portion and a fourth branch portion. The third branch portion and the fourth branch portion are extended from the second main stem. The receiving electrode pattern and the driving electrode pattern are interdigitated and physically spaced apart from each other. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332362 | DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION APPARATUS - The present invention discloses a destructive distillation apparatus, comprising a destructive distillation drum; a feeding drum and a discharge drum, respectively located at each of two ends of the destructive distillation drum. The destructive distillation drum has a larger diameter than the feeding drum and the discharge drum. An inner wall of the destructive distillation drum is installed with rows of tripper and guiding plates, and a spacing is kept between every two adjacent rows of the tripper and guiding plates. Each row of the tripper and guiding plates are consisted of a plurality of tripper and guiding plates, and each tripper and guiding plate is formed by a flat plane and a triangle having a slope. The flat planes of each row of the tripper and guiding plates are horizontally arranged, and a pointed end of the triangle is directed toward a discharge port of the destructive distillation drum. The destructive distillation drum is placed into a combustion chamber. Outer walls of the feeding drum and the discharge drum each are mounted with supporting roller rings, which are situated onto supporting rollers. An outer wall of the discharge drum is provided with a drive gear ring, which is driven by an electric motor so as to forwards or backwards rotate with the destructive distillation drum and the feeding drum. The present invention can control and adjust processing times of the materials in the destructive distillation drum during each process flow and the whole flow, so as to control product quality. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332363 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GASIFICATION OF BIOMASS - A continuous system for gasification of a biomass feedstock comprising: a fuel conditioning zone, a gasification zone and a char cooling area. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332364 | MODULAR DISTILLATION UNIT AND ETHANOL SEPARATING APPARATUS - Modular ethanol distillation units housed within one or two shipping containers and ethanol distillation units that include an evaporative plate located inside a distillation tank to promote evaporation of the ethanol. Modular distillation units housed within shipping containers are easily transported and set up in remote locations where suitable feed stocks are available or can be cultivated to supply the unit and to distill ethanol for local use or export. Distillation units include feedstock storage tanks, a mixing chamber, fermentation tanks, and a distillation system/tank, which can all be located within one or two shipping containers. Evaporative plates can include holes therethrough, dimples, troughs, or a combination thereof, and holes can be located within dimples. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332365 | Distiller - A distiller including an evaporator having at least one evaporation surface for evaporating liquid into vapor. At least one movable liquid applicator assembly has a wiper applicator which can move over the at least one evaporation surface, for wiping and applying a thin even film of the liquid on the at least one evaporation surface for evaporation. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332366 | Treatment of Hydrocarbon Containing Materials - An apparatus for separating a hydrocarbon content from a material matrix composes the hydrocarbon content and a water content, the apparatus comprising: a material feeder arranged to feed material through a treatment chamber, the treatment chamber comprising a window which is substantially transparent to microwaves; a microwave emitter arranged in use to expose feed material in the treatment chamber to microwaves via the window in order to cause rapid heating of at least part of the water content of the matrix to form steam, so as to remove at least part of the hydrocarbon content from the matrix; wherein the material feeder and treatment chamber are arranged so that in use, the treatment chamber is substantially tilted with material/matrix. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332367 | Method of Separation - The present invention provides a separation method of separating (A) and (B), comprising: a step of separating at least either an active hydrogen-containing compound (A) or a compound (B) that reversibly reacts with (A) from a mixture containing (A) and (B) by distillation in a multistage distillation column; and a step of supplying the mixture to an inactive region formed within the multistage distillation column. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332368 | SUPRAMOLECULAR COMPLEXES AS PHOTOCATALYSTS FOR REDUCTION - Supramolecular complexes, methods and systems for photocatalysis of the reduction of substrates are described. The supramolecular complexes of the invention have a light absorbing metal center, an electron collector ligand and a catalytically active metal. When the supramolecular complexes are exposed to radiant energy, the light absorbing metal center creates a charge that is transferred to the electron collector ligand to form a charge transfer state. The charge is then transferred through the catalytically active metal to a substrate, cause the reduction of the substrate, e.g. the reduction of water to molecular hydrogen. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332369 | MULTIDIRECTIONAL RACETRACK ROTARY CATHODE FOR PVD ARRAY APPLICATIONS - A cathode assembly for a sputter deposition apparatus and a method for coating a substrate is provided. The cathode assembly has a coating side for coating on a substrate. Further, the cathode assembly includes a rotary target assembly adapted for rotating a target material around a rotary axis; at least a first magnet having an inner magnet pole and at least one outer magnet poles and being adapted for generating one or more plasma regions. The cathode assembly has a first angular coordinate for a magnet pole, the magnet pole being provided for the coating side, and a second angular coordinate for a further magnet pole, the magnet pole being provided for the coating side; wherein the first angular coordinate and the second angular coordinate define an angle a larger than about 20 degrees and smaller than about 160 degrees. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332370 | Filtered Cathodic Arc Deposition Apparatus and Method - Vacuum deposition apparatus including cathodic arc source for application of coatings on the substrate. Cathodic arc source comprises focusing magnetic source for generating magnetic field, arc cathode containing film forming material and anode. The focusing magnetic source is placed between arc cathode and substrate. Arc spot generated on the cathode evaporation surface is kept by the magnetic field lines in the place where the magnetic field lines are perpendicular to the cathode surface. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332371 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDES - A method of deposition of a transparent conductive film from a metallic target is presented. A method of forming a transparent conductive oxide film according to embodiments of the present invention include depositing the transparent conductive oxide film in a pulsed DC reactive ion process with substrate bias, and controlling at least one process parameter to affect at least one characteristic of the conductive oxide film. The resulting transparent oxide film, which in some embodiments can be an indium-tin oxide film, can exhibit a wide range of material properties depending on variations in process parameters. For example, varying the process parameters can result in a film with a wide range of resistive properties and surface smoothness of the film. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332372 | PLASMA ETCHING METHOD - An isotropic etching process can be performed with high uniformity. A plasma etching method of etching an etching target layer containing silicon includes preparing a processing target object having the etching target layer in a processing chamber; removing an oxide film on a surface of the etching target layer by generating plasma of a first processing gas that contains a fluorocarbon gas or a fluorohydrocarbon gas but does not contain oxygen; removing a carbon-based reaction product generated when the removing of the oxide film by generating plasma of a second processing gas that does not contain oxygen; and etching the etching target layer without applying a high frequency bias power to a lower electrode serving as a mounting table configured to mount the processing target object thereon by generating plasma of a third processing gas containing a fluorocarbon gas or a fluorohydrocarbon gas with a microwave. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332373 | DEVICE FOR THE CATHODIC PROTECTION OF A METAL WALL AGAINST CORROSION IN A SALINE ENVIRONMENT - A device for the cathodic protection of a metal wall against corrosion in a saline environment, includes an anode and means for connecting said anode to said wall. The anode has a higher electrochemical potential than the wall, wherein the anode is placed in a compartment delimited by a wall permeable to electrons and, optionally, to water. The device includes a porous outer layer made from a material selected from: polymeric materials, ceramic materials or hydrated inorganic materials and at least one porous layer having the ability to collect the cations emitted by the anode during the dissolution of same. The material forming the at least one layer is selected from osmotic membranes, active carbon, a cation exchange resin such as a zeolite, a cation-collecting polymer with nanofillers, cation-collecting mineral compounds such as phyllosilicates and inosilicates, cation-retaining nanofiltering semi-permeable organic microporous membranes. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332374 | STABLE PHOTOELECTRODE SURFACES AND METHODS - Disclosed herein are methods of treating a semiconductor surface by nitridation and deposition of a ruthenium alloy. Also disclosed are semiconductors treated with these methods, their incorporation into photoelectrochemical cells, and their use in photoelectrochemical water splitting. | 2014-11-13 |