47th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150329132 | Transportation Device - A transportation device comprising a container and a frame, the container includes a peripheral lip or flange having a concave lower surface, the frame having a roller, a fulcrum, a handle and a ground or substrate engaging portion to allow the transportation device to stand at rest. The frame is manoeuvrable, in use, to place the fulcrum under the peripheral lip or flange and to pivot the fulcrum about the roller. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329133 | TORCH CART - A torch cart includes a base for supporting first and second storage tanks, a wall provided between the tanks for separating the tanks, a container for housing a torch, a pair of holsters for holding a pair of fire extinguishers, and a hands-free striker mounted to the cart for igniting the torch. The hands-free striker has a tip and a friction pad for passing a torch tip over and igniting the torch. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329134 | CARRIER WITH STAIR CLIMBING AID AND STAIR CLIMBING AID FOR A CARRIER - A carrier with a stair climbing aid includes a carrier including a top surface, a bottom surface, and a front surface and a rear surface between the top surface and the bottom surface, at least one guide bar attached to the rear surface, the guide bar having a first end disposed proximate a corner between the bottom surface and the rear surface and a second end at least as high as stair risers of stairs expected to be climbed, at least one elongated member movably attached to the guide bar, and an arrangement for urging a top end of the elongated, member toward the second end of the guide bar. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329135 | STROLLER - A stroller is provided. A support frame ( | 2015-11-19 |
20150329136 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE FOR A STEERING DEVICE - A temperature control device for temperature control of a steering device, characterized in that the temperature control device has at least one heat-conducting device, at least one thermoelectric device, and at least one fluid transport apparatus. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329137 | CONDITIONED STEERING WHEEL - A conditioned steering wheel comprising: (a) a heater and (b) a ventilation system including: (i) a distribution system and (ii) one or more blowers in communication with the distribution system; (iii) a blower hood, blower hood attachment, or both connected to and extending between one or more of the one or more blowers and the distribution system so that air is moved between the distribution system and the one or more blowers; wherein the steering wheel has a center and the one or more blowers are located outside of the center of the steering wheel. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329138 | BALL SCREW DRIVE AND POWER STEERING SYSTEM HAVING A BALL SCREW DRIVE - The present disclosure invention relates to a ball screw drive ( | 2015-11-19 |
20150329139 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - In an electric power steering apparatus, an intermediate member of a shaft coupling connecting an assisting electric motor and a speed reduction mechanism together includes a cylindrical intermediate boss portion, a plurality of arm portions extending radially from the intermediate boss portion, and engagement spaces each defined by a pair of the adjacent arm portions. Furthermore, the intermediate member includes a center portion, a first cover portion, and a second cover portion. The center portion slightly protrudes toward the engagement space side with respect to the first cover portion and the second cover portion. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329140 | STEERING SYSTEM - A steering system includes a motor control apparatus that controls driving of a motor based on an assist command value. The motor control apparatus includes an angle command value calculating unit that calculates an angle command value based on an input value including a steering torque, and calculates an assist component through execution of angle feedback control allowing a turning angle of a vehicle to follow the angle command value. The motor control apparatus calculates the assist command value based on the assist component. The motor control apparatus also calculates a correction value based on a deviation between a yaw rate of the vehicle and a yaw rate command value. An input value for the angle command value calculating unit is corrected based on the correction value. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329141 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ELECTRICAL STEERING SYSTEM - A method and an arrangement for assisting a driver of a vehicle during operation by providing the driver with a desired steering feel, wherein the vehicle includes a steering arrangement including an input shaft connected to a manually operated steering device, an output shaft connected to at least one pair of ground engaging members and a mechanical interconnection connecting the output shaft and the input shaft. The method involves detecting a first steering angle for the output shaft, which first steering angle indicates the position of the ground engaging members; detecting a second steering angle for the input shaft, which second steering angle indicates the position of the steering device; comparing the first and second steering angles and determining a current state of the steering arrangement; and controlling a first actuator connected to the output shaft and a second actuator connected to the input shaft in response to the detected first and second steering angles, in order to achieve a desired state of the steering arrangement; and applying a torque to the steering device proportional to the angular difference between the output shaft and the input shaft using a resilient portion in the mechanical interconnection, in order to provide the driver with a desired steering feel. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329142 | STABILITY CONTROL DEVICE - A stability control device is provided that controls a turning amount of the turning unit based on a steer-by-wire turning amount corresponding to a steering amount of a steering unit that is mechanically detached from the turning unit and based on a suppression turning amount for suppressing a yaw angle that is generated to a vehicle by a disturbance. The stability control device corrects the suppression turning amount to increase as the lateral position of a host vehicle becomes closer to the white line, when controlling the steering reaction force that is applied to the steering unit based on the steering amount, without reflecting the suppression turning amount on the steering reaction force that is applied to the steering unit. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329143 | VEHICLE BODY FRONT PORTION STRUCTURE - A vehicle body front portion structure is provided with a suspension member, a vertical wall and a protruding member. A side portion of the suspension member is disposed at a vehicle body lower side of a front side member. The vertical wall is formed at the suspension member and includes a coupling portion to which a vehicle width direction inner side end portion of a lower arm is coupled, which lower arm supports a front wheel. The protruding member is fastened to a fastening portion provided in the vertical wall, at a vehicle width direction outer side relative to the coupling portion, so as to protrude to the vehicle width direction outer side relative to the front side member in plan view. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329144 | VEHICLE BODY FRONT PORTION STRUCTURE - The vehicle body front portion structure includes a pair of framework members, a bumper framework portion and spacer members. The framework members are long in a vehicle front-and-rear direction and are arranged side by side in a vehicle width direction. Front end sides of the framework members are energy-absorbing portions. The bumper framework portion is long in the vehicle width direction and spans between the front ends of the pair of framework members. The bumper framework portion includes protruding portion that protrudes to vehicle width direction outer sides relative to the framework members. Each spacer member includes a first portion extending from a front end portion and a second portion curving inward in the vehicle width direction from the first portion. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329145 | Motor Vehicle - A profiled reinforcement section arranged in the hollow area of a sill of a motor vehicle has at least one additional profiled reinforcement section. At least one of an arrangement, shape, length, material and connection of the profiled reinforcement sections is configured such that the end faces of the profiled reinforcement sections deform or destroy a motor vehicle front wheel which is moving in the direction of a passenger compartment as a result of an impact, together with the components associated with the wheel, in the event of a correspondingly high impact energy of the respective wheel against the respective front end of the respective sill. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329146 | CHASSIS FOR UTILITY VEHICLES - A chassis for a utility vehicle, in particular for semi-trailer vehicles, is comprised of: a front subassembly assigned to a front axle region of the utility vehicle, a rear subassembly assigned to a rear axle region of the utility vehicle, and a central subassembly which connects together the front subassembly and the rear subassembly. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329147 | HOOD STRUCTURE FOR A VEHICLE - A hood structure for a vehicle includes longitudinal beads and diagonal beads. The longitudinal beads are formed at both the left and right sides of a front portion of a hood inner panel that structures a hood inner plate, and extend in the hood front and rear direction. The diagonal beads are formed at both the left and right sides of the front portion of the hood inner panel, and are provided at the hood width direction outer sides relative to the longitudinal beads. The diagonal beads are angled to the hood width direction outer sides towards a hood forward side, and extend toward headlamp portion sides in a hood closed state. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329148 | SIDE-BY-SIDE UTILITY VEHICLE - A utility vehicle comprises a plurality of ground engaging members and a frame supported by the plurality of ground engaging members. The utility vehicle includes a front seating area and a rear seating area. A rear cargo bed is reconfigurable from a configuration where it is rearward of the rear seating area to a second configuration where it includes the rear seating area space. The vehicle includes a transmission having a final drive portion and a plurality of transmission shafts housed in a common housing, the final drive portion being forward of an end of the plurality of transmission shafts. The vehicle also includes a front suspension and a rear suspension. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329149 | TONNEAU COVER INTERNAL FRAME MOUNTING SYSTEM - A tonneau cover system for a pickup truck cargo bed includes two longitudinal side rails attached to at least one fore and aft cross rail. Located at the outer edges of the cross rails are a series of individual holes having interconnection to an integrated slot used in the lateral adjustment of an adjustable clamp assembly. A series of clamp assembly are used to secure a tonneau cover system to the top wall surfaces of a pickup truck cargo bed. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329150 | TRANSPORT VEHICLE FOR PIECE GOODS - Transport vehicle for piece goods having a loading platform, a front end wall and/or a rear end wall and at least one side wall, wherein the side wall is movable by means of an opening device in such a manner that it is first displaceable in the vertical direction of the transport vehicle and is then pivotable about an axis oriented in the longitudinal direction of the transport vehicle. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329151 | VEHICLE-BODY REAR STRUCTURE - A first opening is formed in a vertical wall portion, and a second opening is formed in an underfloor. Airflow partially flows into the first opening and hits a rear face of an inclined wall portion, so as to be discharged from the second opening toward a vehicle rear side. The airflow that cannot enter the first opening flows toward the inclined wall portion along the vertical wall portion so that the airflow is drawn to the airflow flowing into the first opening. The airflow that cannot enter the first opening flows toward the vehicle rear side along the inclined wall portion. Detachment of the airflow from the inclined wall portion is restrained, and airflow flows toward the vehicle rear side along the underfloor of the vehicle. Air flowing from a side part of the vehicle into the rear wheel house restrains a decrease in steering stability. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329152 | AERODYNAMIC REAR DRAG REDUCTION SYSTEM FOR A TRAILER - A rear aerodynamic drag reduction system is configured to be coupled to a rear frame assembly of a trailer including a rear frame and a rear swing door. The rear drag reduction system includes a main wall panel configured to be coupled to the rear frame assembly to extend generally rearwardly of the trailer at least partially along a height of the trailer, and a secondary wall panel configured to be movably coupled to the rear swing door of the trailer to extend along a width of the trailer. The main wall panel and the secondary wall panel are each movable relative to the rear frame assembly between a deployed position and a stowed position. A locking mechanism of the drag reduction system is configured to releasably couple the main wall panel and the secondary wall panel to each other to prevent relative movement between the main wall panel and the secondary wall panel when the main and secondary wall panels are in their deployed positions. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329153 | VEHICULAR UNDERCOVER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A vehicular undercover constituting a lower surface of a vehicle and molded from a synthetic resin sheet includes a cover main body having a plate shape including one surface that is a flat surface and another surface that is opposite to the one surface, a reinforcing rib projecting from the other surface of the cover main body, and at least two auxiliary ribs projecting form the other surface of the cover main body and sandwiching the reinforcing rib therebetween. The cover main body includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is between the at least two auxiliary ribs and has a first thickness, and the second portion is on an opposite side to the first portion with respect to each of the at least two auxiliary ribs and has a second thickness. The first thickness is smaller than the second thickness. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329154 | TRACK SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A track system for a vehicle traveling on a ground. An endless track is connected to a frame by a plurality of wheels rotatably connected to the frame. A track contact area portion supports the vehicle on flat ground. A corner idler wheel is rotatably mounted on a shaft movably connected to the frame by an adjuster. A track portion extends from the corner idler wheel towards the contact area portion defining an attack angle with respect to the flat ground. The corner idler wheel is thereby movable at least between a first position having a first track tension and a first attack angle, and a second position having a second track tension and a second attack angle. The first and the second track tensions are substantially the same. The second attack angle is larger than the first attack angle. Vehicles having the track system are also disclosed. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329155 | Deformable Guide Rail and Track System Comprising the Same - A guide rail configured to be mounted in a track system used to support and drive an endless track comprises at least one resilient deformable portion which is rigid enough to guide the track during normal operation of the track system but which is flexible enough to temporarily deform under the impact of hard or immovable obstacles. The at least one resilient deformable portion of the guide rail can be made thinner than the remaining of the guide rail, can be made of a material more flexible than the material of the remaining of the guide rail, or both. During operation of the vehicle on which the track system is mounted, the at least one resilient deformable portion of the guide rail will allow the track system to absorb at least some shocks and vibrations without transmitting them to the vehicle and its operator. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329156 | Elliptical Bore Pin Retention System - A machine tread including a first and second pair of plates. The plates have corresponding first ends and second ends, and the second ends of the first pair include elliptical bores with elliptical plate bearing surfaces. The first ends of the second pair include aligned bushing bores. The first ends of the second pair fit between the second ends of the first pair. Ends of a bushing including an inner bore with an interior surface and a cylindrical bearing surface engage the bushing bores forming a pin bore through the inner and elliptical bores. A retention pin fits in the segmented pin bore. The first pair has a tensioned position when a force acts in a direction away from the second pair. In the tensioned position, the elliptical plate bearing surfaces and the interior bushing surface abut the cylindrical bearing surface. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329157 | Cap and Pin Retention System - A machine tread including a first and second pair of plates. The plates have corresponding first ends and second ends, and the second ends of the first pair include outer bores. The first ends of the second pair include aligned bushing bores. The first ends of the second pair fit between the second ends of the first pair, aligning the outer and bushing bores. Ends of a bushing including an inner bore engage the bushing bores forming a pin bore through the inner and outer bores. A retention pin fits in the segmented pin bore. A head end abuts an external surface of the first pair of plates and a locking end extends past the pin bore. A retention cap engages the locking end. A dowel pin fits through a dowel pin bore in the retention cap and the locking end to limit movement of the retention pin. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329158 | Road Construction Machine, Crawler Track Unit Of A Road Construction Machine, As Well As Method For Tensioning A Chain Of A Crawler Track Unit - In a road construction machine, in particular a road milling machine ( | 2015-11-19 |
20150329159 | CARGO BAY CONSTRUCTION WITH A SLIDEABLE WALL AND VEHICLE WITH SUCH A CARGO BAY CONSTRUCTION - A cargo bay construction includes a floor and a wall that is slideable along the floor, whereby, below the wall facing surfaces of the floor, a drive slide is arranged and is connected with the wall that is slideable along the floor over a developed guide opening in the floor, characterized in that the guide opening is covered by an elastic deformable cover overlying the floor, whereby the cover in the area of the drive slide is lifted from the floor under elastic deformation. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329160 | TRANSFORMING TRAILER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A single or double axle trailer including an axle assembly for moving the trailer axles forward or backwards along a track. As the axle assembly moves toward the front end of the trailer, the track leads into a drop cavity space which causes the trailer to drop closer to the ground. At the same time, a pair of carrier arms which hold up a dovetail platform hingedly connected to the rear of the trailer are pulled out from the dovetail, causing the platform to drop toward the ground. Once the carrier arms are pulled all of the way forward and the axles are in the drop cavity, vehicles may be driven up the dovetail platform like a ramp. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329161 | Bicycle Shift Notification Apparatus - A bicycle shift notification apparatus is provided with a transmission state determining component, a bicycle derailleur and a controller. The transmission state determining component determines a current operating state of a bicycle transmission having a plurality of speed stages. The bicycle derailleur produces a notification based on a determination of the current operating state by the transmission state determining component. The controller is operatively coupled to the bicycle derailleur. The controller activates the bicycle derailleur to produce the notification in accordance with a preselected notification pattern based on determining that a predetermined condition exists. A sound is produced by actuation of the bicycle derailleur. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329162 | SHIELD FOR ROAD BICYCLE HANDLEBARS - A handlebar shield device for attachment to road bicycle handlebars and a means of attachment is disclosed. The shield is comprised of a plurality of somewhat rigid shell components covering the control levers and some portions of the handle bars so that a rider's hands are protected from driving rain. The shield is attached to the handlebar by means of attachment to an auxiliary bar which is then attached to the bicycle handle bar. The said shield covers some or all sections of the handlebar made to be gripped by the rider. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329163 | BICYCLE EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC GENERATOR AT SADDLE AREA - A bicycle includes a bicycle body, an electric generator disposed in a saddle area of the bicycle body and an electronic device connected to the electric generator to be powered by the latter. The electric generator includes a piezoelectric transducer, a storage battery and an electric power output port connected to the piezoelectric transducer and the storage battery. The piezoelectric transducer is configured to transform mechanical vibration energy available on the saddle area into electricity during cycling. The storage battery is coupled to the piezoelectric transducer for storing the electricity generated by the piezoelectric transducer. The electronic device is connected to the electric power output port to be powered by either the piezoelectric transducer or the storage battery. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329164 | Human Powered Land Vehicle - A human powered land vehicle has two steered front wheels ( | 2015-11-19 |
20150329165 | VEHICLE STABILITY, STEERING, RIDE CHARACTERISTICS AND CONTROL - A vehicle O, such as a tricycle, has a pair of rear wheels | 2015-11-19 |
20150329166 | MOTORCYCLE - A motorcycle of the present invention comprises a vehicle body frame including a pair of right and left pivot frames which extend continuously from rear portions of main frames, respectively, and to which front end portions of a swing arm are mounted such that the swing arm is pivotable; an ABS (anti-lock brake system) unit including a pump and a valve for the ABS unit; and a reservoir tank including a container body which stores therein a cooling medium supplied to a radiator and has a cooling medium port, and a cap which closes the cooling medium port of the container body, wherein the ABS unit and the reservoir tank are disposed inward relative to the pivot frames, and mounted to the vehicle body frame via a common bracket. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329167 | BICYCLE FRAME ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRAL FASTENER PASSAGE - A bicycle frame assembly having a number of elongate tubes that are connected to define a shape of the bicycle frame. The assembly includes a passage that is defined by the elongate member, a partition, and a bridge. The partition isolates the passage from an interior volume of the elongate tube. The bridge extends in a direction normal to an elongate direction of the passage and defines an inlet and an outlet of the passage. The inlet, outlet, and bridge are generally flush with an exterior surface of the elongate tube and provide a passage that cooperates with a flexible connector, such as a cable tie, for securing supplemental structures, such as brake and shift control cables, to the elongate tube of the bicycle frame assembly. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329168 | STRADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE - A straddle-type vehicle includes: a seat to be straddled and sat upon by a rider; an electric motor configured to generate traveling power for driving a wheel; a battery case arranged in front of the seat and accommodating a battery storing DC power to be supplied to the electric motor; and a charging connector which is arranged above the battery and through which the battery is charged from an external power supply, wherein the charging connector includes a connector connection surface to which a power supply connector of the external power supply is connected and which faces a vehicle width direction, and the charging connector is attachable to and detachable from a vehicle body integrally with the battery. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329169 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR THE FRONT WHEEL OF SINGLE-TRACK TWO- WHEELED VEHICLES NAMELY MOTORCYCLES AND BICYCLES - A linkage front wheel suspension system for two-wheeled vehicles comprising of a control arm hinged with the body of the vehicle, fork member, and steering member. An upper ball joint connects said steering member to the body of the vehicle and a lower ball joint connects the outer end of said control arm with said fork member. Fork member extends upwards and rearwards from said lower ball joint to hinge with said steering member. Steering member extends upwards and forwards from this pivot point to said upper ball joint. A method of steering control connects with said steering member. Means of springing/dampening connects with at least one of the said steering/suspension members. Said suspension system can utilise a lighter design of main frame, provide superior road-holding and can have reduced compression when front wheel braking. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329170 | CRANKSHAFT DEVICE FOR BICYCLE - [Object] To provide a full float type crankshaft device for bicycle which allows a sub-assembly formed by integrating crankshafts to be mounted on a body side. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329171 | CRANKSET AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERING POWER IN A CRANKSET - A crankset for a pedal-driven vehicle has a frame with a bottom bracket shell. The crankset includes a crank arm rotatably mounted to the bottom bracket shell of the frame; a spindle operatively connected to the crank arm at an end spaced-apart from the bottom bracket shell and rotatable about a spindle rotation axis. A stationary member fixedly mounts to the bottom bracket shell. A rotatable member operatively engages the spindle and is configured to engage the spindle in rotation. A connecting assembly operatively engages the stationary member and the rotatable member. The connecting assembly is configured to engage the rotatable member in rotation upon rotation of the crank arm about the bottom bracket shell. A pedal angular control assembly operatively connects to the spindle and is configured to control an angle of a pedal according to an angular position of the crank arm during rotation. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329172 | ELECTRIC PROPULSION CONTROL SYSTEM - A bicycle includes at least one pedal and a flywheel. The flywheel rotates in accordance with movement of the pedal. A motor is configured to rotate a wheel. A battery powers the motor, and a throttle controls how much power is provided from the battery to the motor. Power from the battery is only provided to the motor while the flywheel is rotating. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329173 | Human Powered Land Vehicle - A human powered land vehicle | 2015-11-19 |
20150329174 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An electric vehicle comprises an electric motor for generating driving power for driving a wheel; and a battery case accommodating a plurality of batteries storing DC power supplied to the electric motor in an inner battery space; wherein the plurality of batteries are arranged in an interior of the battery case, wherein the battery case includes an inlet through which a cooling medium is introduced into the battery space, and an outlet through which the cooling medium which has cooled the plurality of batteries is discharged outside of the battery space, and a seal member is placed in a predetermined location of a space formed between the plurality of batteries or the batteries and the battery case, the seal member defining a cooling passage in which the cooling medium introduced through the inlet travels in one direction between the batteries toward the outlet. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329175 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An electric vehicle comprises an electric motor which generates a driving power for driving a wheel; a battery case accommodating a battery storing DC power to be supplied to the electric motor, in a battery space in an interior of the battery case; an inverter which converts the DC power supplied from the battery and supplies electric power to the electric motor; and an electric wire connecting the inverter to the electric motor, wherein the electric wire runs through an internal space of the battery case. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329176 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An electric vehicle comprises an electric motor which generates driving power for driving a wheel; a battery case accommodating a battery storing DC power to be supplied to the electric motor, in a battery space in an interior of the battery case; and an inverter which converts the DC power supplied from the battery into AC power and supplies the AC power to the electric motor, wherein the inverter is placed above the battery to overlap with the battery case when viewed from above. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329177 | SNOWMOBILE - A snowmobile includes a chassis comprising a bulkhead and a tunnel, a front suspension coupled to bulkhead, a rear suspension coupled to the tunnel, and slide rails coupled to the rear suspension. The rear suspension includes a toggle link pivotally coupled to the tunnel at a first pivot coupling, and a rear control arm coupled between the slide rails and the toggle link. The toggle link is pivotally coupled to the rear control arm at a second pivot coupling. The rear suspension also includes a carrier roller coupled to the toggle link. The toggle link is movable to a plurality of positions relative to the toggle link to vary the dynamics of the vehicle propulsion. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329178 | Planing Hull with Concentric Pad Keel - By including a Concentric Pad Keel, a watercraft experiences a reduction in Slamming forces as well as generally improved Seakeeping and Seakindliness. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329179 | HYBRID MONOHULL PLANING VESSELS - A hull form design which incorporates bi-lateral semi-sponsons disposed on either side of a non-stepped V-shaped center hull section. The semi-sponsons extend the entire length of the hull form and comprise protrusions extending away from the center section. The semi-sponsons are delimited by longitudinal steps extending below the hull bottom an equal distance from the centerline on opposite sides of the hull. This design is a hybrid of conventional “V” hulls and catamarans and improves the roll and turn initiation time of convention monohull designs. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329180 | FLOATING BODY STRUCTURE - The floating body structure is a floating body structure that supports an object to be supported so that the object to be supported floats in the sea, including a floating body section connected to a base end portion of the object to be supported, wherein the floating body section has a lid body made of steel, an outer pipe made of steel, and an inner pipe made of steel and provided inside the outer pipe, and the floating body section is hermetically sealed by the lid body in a state where at least a portion of a gap formed between an outer wall surface of the inner pipe and an inner wall surface of the outer pipe is filled with concrete or mortar. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329181 | METHOD FOR DISASSEMBLING AND/OR ASSEMBLING AN UNDERWATER SECTION OF A RETRACTABLE THRUSTER UNIT - A method for disassembling and/or assembling an underwater section of a retractable thruster unit of a swimming vessel. A supporting cradle is detachably fixed to the underwater section from below, and the thruster unit is lifted so that the underwater section is at least partly brought inside the well formed in the bottom of the vessel. Lifting wires of an auxiliary lift are connected to the supporting cradle for supporting the thruster unit. Water is drained from the well, and the lower gear is disengaged and the intermediate section and the lower gear are sealed. After that water is let to ingress into the well and the underwater section is lowered down by the auxiliary lift to dock bottom or sea bed, from where the underwater section is picked up with a crane. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329182 | HULL-MOUNT LAUNCH AND RECOVERY OF WATERCRAFT - An apparatus is provided for stowing, launching and recovering an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) on a boat bull, such as applicable to a small unit riverine craft (SURC) in water. The apparatus includes a frame for removably attaching to the hull, a lifter, a hinge, and a boom. The frame includes lateral brackets connected together by transverse braces, and attaches to the hull at cushions. The lifter connects to the frame for elevating the USV between upper and lower positions, The hinge connects to the lifter for pivoting the USV between vertical and horizontal orientations. The boom connects to the hinge for docking and releasing the USV. The USV is stowed in the vertical orientation and the upper position. The USV deploys into the water in the horizontal orientation and the lower position. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329183 | Suspended Marine Platform - A suspension system for passenger modules or marine platforms used with high-speed boats, the suspension system including a shock absorbing assembly, for supporting the marine platform relative to the vessel. The marine platform is attached to the vessel via an assembly of pivoting spars in which the vessel attachment locations are spaced athwart a greater distance than the marine platform, and the attachment of some spars permits relative fore and all movement between the spars and the marine platform or the vessel to accommodate pitch. The suspension system may include means for attenuating motion associated with roll. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329184 | HANDLING SYSTEM FOR FLEXIBLE CONDUIT - A motorized support device for a handling system intended to handle at least one flexible pipe for transferring fluid; the support device comprises:
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20150329185 | Universal Vertical Sport Board Display System - A universal vertical storage and display system for multiple types, sizes and shapes of sport boards. The embodiment is wall or other vertical surface mounted. The display system comprises prefabricated bracket components which through their various arrangement, configuration and orientation exhibit sport boards in a vertical position with the primary deck face parallel to the wall, oriented inward or outward. The embodiment displays sport boards as a work of art in a safe and aesthetically pleasing manner. The display system is suitable for indoor or outdoor applications. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329186 | Oscillating foil propulsion system and method for controlling a motion of an oscillating movable foil - The invention relates to an oscillating foil propulsion system comprising a movable foil, a pitch mechanism connected to the movable foil and configured to control a pitch motion of the foil, a heave mechanism connected to the movable foil and configured to control a heave motion of the foil, and wherein at least one of the pitch and heave mechanisms is configured to adjust an amplitude of the respective motion of the movable foil. The invention further relates to a method for controlling a motion of an oscillating movable foil of a marine propulsion system. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329187 | PROPELLER AND RELATIVE METHOD FOR FINE ADJUSTING THE FLUID DYNAMIC PITCH OF THE PROPELLER BLADES - A propeller and related method for adjusting the fluid-dynamic pitch of the propeller blades are described. The propeller has at least one rotatable blade pivoted to a propeller cylindrical casing, a hub adapted to be coupled to an engine and mounted within the propeller casing. The hub is rotatable with respect to the propeller cylindrical casing, or vice versa, for a non-zero angular interval (α) for the adjustment of the fluid-dynamic blade pitch. Moreover, the hub has a contact surface movable between direct or indirect disengagement and engagement positions with a respective abutment which defines a limit stop of the angular interval (α). The limit stop abutment has a region of a movable element arranged in a seat of the propeller cylindrical casing for modifying the limit stop abutment position of the angular interval (α). | 2015-11-19 |
20150329188 | Boat Outdrive Trim Tab - A trim tab device that serves as a propeller guard for a boat's motor is provided. The trim tab device includes a trim plate having a bracket removably mounted to a boat motor. A hollow cylindrical shell is integrally attached to a base portion of the trim plate. The hollow cylindrical shell defines an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The hollow cylindrical shell is configured to encircle a propeller of the boat motor. The hollow cylindrical shell directs waterflow through the propeller from the inlet opening to the outlet opening. A fin extends outwardly from the hollow cylindrical shell and is configured to securably attach to the boat motor. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329189 | WATER WALKER - Disclosed is a human powered water walker having a plurality of two-position flippers for effecting propulsion and steering of the water walker when the same is is actuated by human power. Each of the flippers is beveled at its front end and has at its rear end a downwardly beveled tab. The water walker may have two interlaced boyant ski trimarans to which the flippers are connected. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329190 | Torque Limiting Drive for Watercraft - A method and apparatus for limiting the torque from an engine to the drive train of a watercraft. A torque limiting clutch is mounted to the flywheel of the engine. The output of the clutch is connected to the drive train of the watercraft. The clutch allows all of the engine's torque to be delivered to the drive train during normal conditions and less than all of the engine's torque to be delivered to the drive train during conditions in which the drive train experiences periods of excessive force. When normal conditions return, the apparatus automatically delivers all of the engine's torque to the drive train. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329191 | COOLING ARRANGEMENT FOR A PROPULSION UNIT - A propulsion unit is disclosed with a hollow strut having an upper portion with an upper end portion passing through a passage (P | 2015-11-19 |
20150329192 | Joining Structure for Interior Panel for Aircraft - A joining structure for an interior panel for an aircraft includes two interior panels, each provided with a corner portion formed on an internal-side surface plate by an edge of an end portion of an external-side surface plate and an edge of an end portion of an internal-side surface plate being attached, the corner portion extending in the direction the edges extend. Strip-shaped connection pieces are provided at the corner portion and are formed across an entire length of the corner portion by a portion, with gaps between the strip-shaped connection pieces . The two interior panels are joined when brought together, with the connection pieces of the two interior panels passing through the gaps between the connection pieces of the other interior panels and being adhered to the external-side surface plate of the other interior panels by an adhesive. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329193 | BENDING-SUSTAINING JOINT AND AIRCRAFT - The present invention relates to a bending-sustaining joint and an aircraft including the same. The bending-sustaining joint includes a body for attaching to a support structure, the body having a first end with a first bore including an internal thread portion and a non-threaded portion; a sleeve including a fitting portion which can be fit into the non-threaded portion of the first bore, a bearing portion for bearing a born member and a through hole; and a bolt member including a thread section and a bolt head which can abut an end face of the sleeve, the thread section of the bolt member being capable of passing through the through hole of the sleeve and being screwed into the internal thread portion of the first bore so as to secure the sleeve to the body. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329194 | PASSENGER AIRCRAFT WITH AN EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR - A passenger aircraft with a passenger cabin is described, wherein the passenger aircraft comprises a fully functional door, which is openable and closable and which is adapted for an entrance and an exit of passengers, and en emergency exit door, which is exclusively adapted for an emergency exit of passengers from the passenger cabin. Therein, the emergency exit door is arranged in an area of a fuselage of the passenger aircraft, which is arranged ahead of and/or behind of wings of the passenger aircraft. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329195 | DRAIN MAST AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A drain mast or discharging fluids from an aircraft and associated method are provided. This drain mast includes a fairing including a base including an upstream section intended to be attached on an outer surface of the aircraft and a downstream section. The drain mast also includes a discharge nozzle including a discharge end opening onto the outside of the fairing, the discharge nozzle protruding from the downstream section in a first direction with respect to the base, the base and the discharge nozzle defining a tubular through-cavity, extending from the upstream section as far as the discharge end. The fairing also includes a profiled section for guiding air, protruding from the downstream section, in a direction opposite to the first direction, and configured for orienting an incident mass of air on the profiled section towards the discharge end. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329196 | AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH A DEVICE FOR ACCESSING A COMPARTMENT FROM THE GROUND - An aircraft comprising an opening for accessing a compartment and a ladder. The aircraft comprises at least one support. The ladder comprises at least one fastener element connected to a support by a removable connection comprising a pivot axis. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329197 | Flow Body With A Load Introduction Element Integrated Therein, Method For Manufacturing A Flow Body, And Aircraft With Such A Flow Body - A flow body for an aircraft with a leading edge and a trailing edge includes a first spar, a second spar, and an external skin that spans from the leading edge to the trailing edge and on both sides rests on the spars. At least one of the first spar and the second spar includes a web and two spaced-apart flanges that enclose the web, on which flanges the skin that spans the respective spar is arranged. At least one of the first spar and the second spar includes at least one load introduction fin that forms an integral component with the web and extends outwards by way of one of the flanges and the skin that rests on the spars. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329198 | LOAD-BEARING FAIRING ELEMENT FOR A FLAP ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM AND AIRCRAFT HAVING SUCH A FAIRING ELEMENT - A load-bearing fairing element for a flap adjustment mechanism of an aircraft comprises a shell-shaped fairing housing with an at least partly U-shaped profile with an open side, a closed side, and a direction of main extension, at least one first cover panel that along the direction of main extension covers part of the open side, and a load-bearing bridge element. The bridge element is arranged in the fairing housing and with a base area conforms so as to be flush against an internal surface of the fairing housing and extends towards the open side. The bridge element comprises an essentially planar cover area that covers the base area on the open side in order to produce a closed profile contour that is circumferential on the direction of main extension. The bridge element comprises means for holding a shaft feed-in of a central flap drive and means for holding an adjustment mechanism that is couplable to the shaft feed-in. Consequently there is no need to provide complex stiffening structures within the fairing element. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329199 | CONTROL INTERFACE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A pilot control interface and method are described for selective control of an autopilot system by a pilot of an aircraft in which the autopilot system is installed. The pilot control interface includes a passive network that is selectively switchable between a plurality of states across an output interface that is made up of no more than two conductors that are in electrical communication with the autopilot system. Modification of a current autopilot flight mode can be performed incrementally or continuously based on respective momentary and continuous pilot input actuations. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329200 | RADAR ENERGY ABSORBING DEFORMABLE LOW DRAG VORTEX GENERATOR - A family of Radar energy Absorbing Deformable Low Drag Vortex Generators (RAD-LDVG) is described herein. This family of devices are fabricated in such a way that it can conform to aircraft surface features while reducing radar returns from structural details. Vortex generators (VGs) are typically used to reattach or smooth gross flowfields over aircraft surfaces. By doing so, an airfoil or wing can maintain attached flow at higher angles of attack and/or higher lift coefficients than one without the VGs. These devices are also used to reattach and/or smooth flows that encounter crossflow-induced instabilities and/or adverse pressure gradients on the upper surfaces of wings or near aircraft boattails. Other uses include reduction of buffet, vibration, flutter, cavity resonance or general bluff-body pressure drag reduction. Although conventional rigid VGs do generate vortical aerodynamic structures, two major problems are often experienced: i.) the inability to conform to curved surfaces, ii.) the generation of radar cross-section spikes produced by the VGs themselves. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329202 | CONTROL OF GROUND TRAVEL AND STEERING IN AN AIRCRAFT WITH POWERED MAIN GEAR DRIVE WHEELS - A controllable aircraft taxi system is provided that enables the simultaneous control of aircraft autonomous ground movement and direction of aircraft autonomous ground movement. Independently controlled non-engine drive means capable of driving an aircraft landing gear wheel to move an aircraft autonomously on the ground without reliance on the aircraft's main engines are mounted to provide driving torque to aircraft a selected number of main landing gear wheels. The aircraft nose landing gear steering system is provided with steering angle detection and measurement means adapted to communicate with main landing gear wheel non-engine drive means, enabling simultaneous control over both autonomous aircraft ground travel and direction of autonomous aircraft ground travel. The present invention overcomes steering challenges presented by using non-engine drive means on main landing gear wheels to drive aircraft autonomously during taxi. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329203 | LINKING DAMPER SYSTEM FOR A ROTORCRAFT LANDING GEAR - A linking system for attaching a cross tube to a skid of a landing gear of a rotorcraft, the linking system comprising a hinge element, means for connecting the hinge element to the cross tube and means for connecting the hinge element to the skid, the hinge element in turn comprising a cross tube-sided part and a skid-sided part able to rotate with respect to one another, a torsion bar spring and a rotary damper element suitable for dissipating a ground resonance excitation energy when the rotation of the cross tube-sided part with respect to the skid-sided part occurs. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329204 | Vertical Takeoff Winged Multicopter - An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising a plurality of propeller drives rigidly mounted to a foldable frame with the motor rotors aligned in a vertical direction to provide a means of vertical takeoffs and landings. The foldable frame mounts a sheet sail at an angle with the horizontal that provides lift during the forward motion and tilt of the UAV. In one embodiment the shape of the sheet sail and frame are triangular with one or two propeller drives being mounted in close proximity to each of the three vertices. In another embodiment, the shape of the sheet sail and frame are triangular with one or two propeller drives being mounted in close proximity to each of the three vertices, and one or two propeller drives being mount in close proximity to the trailing edge of the spine, in between the trailing edge propeller drives. In some embodiments, the frame spars may be comprised of carbon fiber rods and the sheet sail may be comprised of ripstop nylon fabric. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329205 | AIRCRAFT DEPLOYMENT AND RETRIEVAL OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES - An aircraft system incorporates a first aircraft having a grappling device including a first gripper with a first actuator and a second gripper with a second actuator. The first gripper and the second gripper are movable between an open and a closed position to engage a hooking device and pivot together to change a capture angle. A first controller receives a command and operates the actuators in response to open and close the first and second grippers of the grappling device. The controller also receives a second command and operates the first and second actuators to pivot the grippers and provide grappling at a range of capture angles. A second aircraft, which may be a UAV, incorporates the hooking device. The hooking device includes a ring rotatable from the surface and a third actuator to rotate the ring between a stowed and an extended position. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329206 | SEQUENTIAL LATCH FOR PALLETIZED CARGO - An aircraft cargo handling system has a pair of load restraining rail assemblies, each of which has a shaft assembly running substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The shaft assembly has a plurality of lock pawls, each of which comprises a body having a cylindrical pallet-engaging surface. The pallet engaging surfaces of the lock pawls have increasing included angles at stations moving toward the front of the aircraft (or vice versa). This enables the pallets to be locked in place sequentially by rotating the shaft assembly a predetermined angular rotation each time a pallet is loaded. Unloading of the aircraft is carried out in the reverse order, by rotating the shaft assembly in the opposite direction in steps to unlock each pallet individually as the aircraft is unloaded. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329207 | OVERHEAD STORAGE COMPARTMENT COVER ASSEMBLY AND METHODS TO USE SAME - A stowage bin cover assembly coupleable to a stowage bin is provided. The stowage bin cover assembly includes a stowage bin cover coupleable to the stowage bin, the stowage bin cover including a first groove; and an anti-slip strip coupleably received in the first groove. The anti-slip strip can be positioned and oriented to project above an uppermost outer surface of the first groove such that the anti-slip strip will frictionally engage a payload received in the stowage bin, the frictional engagement resisting movement of the payload. Related methods are also provided. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329208 | SEATING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD - A seating arrangement for an aircraft may include a plurality of seats that may be convertible into a flat bed configuration. Each seat may have a seat centerline that may be oriented at a seat angle relative to a longitudinal axis of an aircraft cabin. Each seat may include a footrest that may be offset from the seat centerline of the seat. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329209 | Securing System, Retaining Device and Portable Mounting Adapter for Passenger Appliances in an Aircraft - The invention concerns a securing system for passenger appliances in an aircraft, the securing system comprising a retaining device which can be mounted on or in an aircraft seat. The retaining device comprises a connection device, the connection device being displaceable between a park position and a use position. The securing system has a portable mounting adapter, the mounting adapter having a connection arrangement, and the connection device and the connection arrangement being detachably and mechanically connectable to each other in load-bearing manner. The mounting adapter is arranged to be connected to the passenger appliance in load-bearing manner. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329210 | Aircraft air conditioning system and method of operating an aircraft air conditioning system - An aircraft air conditioning system comprises a process air line configured to supply compressed process air provided by a process air source to an air conditioning unit of the aircraft air conditioning system and a trim air line branching off from the process air line upstream of the air conditioning unit and being configured such that trim air flows through the trim air line, the trim air having been branched off from the compressed process air flowing through the process air line. A compressor is arranged in the trim air line and is configured to compress the trim air flowing through the trim air line. A turbine of the aircraft air conditioning system is configured to drive the compressor. A cabin exhaust air line is configured to supply cabin exhaust air discharged from an aircraft cabin to the turbine for driving the turbine. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329211 | AIRCRAFT ICE PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for ice protection of a component, wherein the system is adapted to be adhesively bonded to a surface of the component. The system includes a heating element layer, at least one thermally conductive adhesive layer that adhesively bonds a first side of the heating element layer to the component, an insulation layer, at least one thermally insulating adhesive layer that adhesively bonds a second side of the heating element to the insulation layer, an electrical bus bar adapted to provide a connection between a power supply and the heating element layer, and at least one temperature sensor. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329212 | AERODYNAMIC FAIRING - An aerodynamic fairing for a pylon of a turbojet engine, the fairing including: a frame oriented in a plane transverse to a longitudinal axis of the pylon, wherein the frame includes an upper edge, opposite side edges and a lower edge; a deck attached to the lower edge of the frame; a downstream portion of the deck includes a front edge region overlapping a rear edge portion of an upstream portion of the deck, wherein an upper surface of the front edge region is joined to the lower edge of the frame such that the front edge portion is sandwiched between the lower edge of the frame and the rear edge region of the upstream portion of the deck, and a flange extends between and attaches the upstream portion of the deck and the frame and a gap is between the lower edge of the frame and the upstream portion of the deck. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329213 | INTEGRAL RAM AIR TURBINE STRUT AND GEARBOX - A ram air turbine is provided that utilizes a one-piece strut. The strut includes an integral gearbox section and an integral drive section. Within the strut, a turbine shaft and a bevel gear engages a driveshaft and a pinion gear, which transfers rotation from the turbine to a generator. The strut may be machined from a single piece of metal, such as aluminum. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329214 | RAM AIR TURBINE GEARBOX SEALING - A ram air turbine includes a turbine with one or more blades, a strut removably coupled to the turbine and having a gearbox section and a drive section, a cover located at an end of the gearbox section of the strut with a test plug having a static seal, a turbine shaft and a bevel gear located in the gearbox section of the strut and a driveshaft and a pinion gear located in the drive section of the strut, wherein the pinion gear engages with the bevel gear. The turbine shaft may include a dynamic seal that provides sealing between the turbine shaft and the cover. The test plug may be a threaded plug. The cover may also utilize a dynamic seal. The turbine shaft may include a splined internal cavity for use with a ground test motor. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329215 | RAM AIR TURBINE GENERATOR ASSEMBLIES - A ram air turbine having a turbine with one or more blades, a strut having a drive section and a generator adapter section, a turbine shaft and bevel gear located within the drive section, a generator positioned within the generator adapter section of the strut and comprising an exciter and permanent magnet generator in the a turbine side, and a driveshaft having a pinion gear that engages with the bevel gear, wherein the driveshaft is removably coupled to the generator. The strut includes a cone positioned between the drive section and the generator adapter section, and the permanent magnet generator and the exciter are positioned inside of the cone of the strut. The generator utilizes a generator cover and a generator bearing, and the bearing engages with the driveshaft and the generator. The permanent magnet generator and the exciter are positioned within the cone of the generator cover. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329216 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR MEASURING THE VELOCITY OF AN AIRCRAFT - The disclosure herein relates to a measurement system to measure characteristics of the velocity vector of an aircraft in relation to a surrounding air mass, the measurement system comprising—a frontal surface of the aircraft, two primary sensors, each being fixed to the frontal surface of the aircraft and able to deliver an output value relating to the deformation experienced by the sensor, and a processing unit able to receive the output values and able to calculate the angle of attack and/or the velocity of the aircraft on the basis of these output values. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329217 | AIRCRAFT STRIKE ZONE DISPLAY - A system is configured to generate and display information regarding a strike zone of an aircraft. In some examples, a system is configured to generate and display an image of an environment around an aircraft together with a graphical indication of a strike zone of the aircraft, where the indication is scaled to reflect the strike zone at a distance range of one or more detected objects. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329218 | LAUNCH AND RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES - A method of launching and retrieving a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) ( | 2015-11-19 |
20150329219 | System and Method For Parking and Processing Aircraft - The invention relates to an improved system for parking and processing aircraft in relatively efficient manner. The invention also relates to an improved method for parking and processing aircraft in relatively efficient manner, particularly by making use of a system for parking and processing aircraft according to the invention. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329220 | DEVICE FOR EXTRACTING AND GATHERING AIR-CONDITIONING HOSES - Device for extracting and collecting air conditioning hoses, has a flexible hose with a perimeter relief, rolled up as a helicoid along the same, a storage body inside which the hose is housed according to a longitudinal shaft of the same and a tractor unit, connected to the storage body, which also has an extraction and collection mechanism configured to extract and collect the hose. The extraction and collection mechanism has one or more helicoidal spindles, in contact with the perimeter relief, each one of which is configured to rotate according to a rotation shaft parallel to the longitudinal shaft, the rotation of which gives rise to a push force on the relief, which causes a linear displacement of the hose along the length of the longitudinal shaft. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329221 | Automated Scanning Systems for Non-Destructive Inspection of Curved Cylinder-Like Workpieces - Systems and methods for high-speed non-destructive inspection of a half- or full-barrel-shaped workpiece, such as a barrel-shaped section of an aircraft fuselage. Such workpieces can be scanned externally using a mobile (e.g., translating) arch gantry system comprising a translatable arch frame disposed outside the fuselage section, a carriage that can travel along a curved track carried by the arch frame, a radially inward-extending telescopic arm having a proximal end fixedly coupled to the carriage, and an NDI sensor unit coupled to a distal end of the telescoping arm. The stiffeners of the fuselage sections can be scanned using a mobile scanner platform disposed inside the fuselage section, which platform comprises a radially outward-extending telescopic arm rotatably coupled to a mobile (e.g., holonomic or linear motion) platform and an NDI sensor unit coupled to a distal end of the telescoping arm. The scan data is matched with position data acquired using any one of a plurality of tracking systems to enable the display of NDI features/flaws on a three-dimensional representation of the workpiece. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329222 | CONFIGURABLE SPACE STATION MOMENTUM - A method of deploying a modular space station comprises placing an initial space station module in space in a first deployment, the initial space station module including a first control law and momentum component that provides an initial solution for guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) during the first deployment. A first space station modular segment is joined with the initial space station module in a second deployment to produce a first joint configuration of the space station. A second control law and momentum component provides a second solution for GNC of the first joint configuration during the second deployment. A second space station modular segment is joined to the first joint configuration in a third deployment to produce a second joint configuration of the space station. A third control law and momentum component provides a third solution for GNC of the second joint configuration during the third deployment. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329223 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING ARTIFICIAL GRAVITY - An artificial gravity system and method for a spacecraft including a least one pair of rotatable stages wherein each stage is capable of rotating about at least one structural support in the spacecraft and wherein the rotatable stages in each pair of rotatable stages counter-rotate one another wherein each stage is capable of accommodating a plurality of occupants. The stages may be circular and deployable. The system may also include dynamic balance equipment in each stage consisting of a fluid redistribution design utilizing fluid pumping systems, storage- and reserve-volume tank pairs to redistribute fluid throughout each stage for optimal mass balance, stage- and spacecraft-mounted laser-tracking equipment for redundant speed measurement, drive assembly and a brake motor and wheel assembly, foldable structural support arms capable of reducing the radial space of each stage during takeoff, and an inertial measurement unit capable of detecting overall vehicle rotational rates. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329224 | PAYLOAD EJECTION SYSTEM - There is disclosed a Payload Ejection System (PES) able to store any set of payloads for launch and eject that set of payloads at a controlled speed with a low tumble rate while accommodating any offset centre of mass within a restricted volume. The need for ballasting or balancing is eliminated thus freeing up the design space for these payloads. Insensitivity to centre of mass location is enabled by the use of a deployment hinge assembly arrangement which uses two or more non-parallel folding hinge arrangements that allow for linear motion of the output link in one direction while restricting the motion all other directions. One embodiment of the current PES concept uses four (4) hinge panel assemblies, selected to provide optimal stiffness around the entire mechanism. The stiffness of the PES is integral to managing offset centre-of-mass locations by allowing the mechanism to translate the effective force vector to the center of mass location. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329225 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SANITIZING OR STERILIZING AND FILLING CONTAINERS - The present disclosure relates in some aspects to methods and apparatuses for sterilizing, sanitizing, and/or otherwise removing contaminants from, filling, and/or capping containers, such as bottles. In some aspects, the containers are reusable bottles containing or designed to hold drinking water. In some embodiments, the container is received from a customer and/or is provided to the customer. In some embodiments, the methods include returning the same container to the customer. In some embodiments, the methods provide sanitary, convenient, and/or environmentally-friendly alternatives to available methods for removing cleaning, sanitizing, sterilizing, filling, and capping of containers holding drinking liquids. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329226 | Packing Machine and Packing Method for Producing an Inner Container by Folding an Inner Blank about a Wrapped Group of Tobacco Articles - Packing machine and packing method for producing an inner container by folding an inner blank about a wrapped group of tobacco articles; the inner blank is fed along a packing path by way of a packing conveyor and through a work station wherein a folding device is arranged, provided with two twin folding bodies that are moved along a work direction perpendicular to the packing path for folding portions of the inner blank; each folding body has a top member, an intermediate member, and a bottom member which are arranged in different positions along the work direction to perform in succession respective folds of the inner blank while the folding body moves with a continuous motion along the work direction. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329227 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A PACK OF SMOKING ARTICLES - The invention provides a process for producing a pack of smoking articles, such as cigarettes, which comprises: assembling packaging material, such as a packaging blank, around a charge of smoking articles to form a pack enclosing the charge smoking articles. The assembled pack includes a container portion to hold the charge of smoking articles, a lid in hinged connection with the container portion which is movable between a closed position for preventing access to the smoking articles in the container portion and an open position for accessing the smoking articles, and a magnetic closure having a first magnetic closure element and a second magnetic closure element which are configured and arranged to exert a magnetic force for holding the lid in the closed position. The process for producing the pack P: includes placing the first and second magnetic closure elements together or in combination with one another in the packaging material that forms the pack. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329228 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING ARTICLES - The method for packaging articles provides to form a tubular wrapping of thermosealable sheet material inside which the articles to be packaged are prearranged, regularly distanced, and to feed said tubular wrapping to a cut station at which grip means, suitable to grasp in succession said articles, operate. The transverse cut of the tubular wrapping is performed in suitable step relationship in the section upstream the article grasped by said grip means and the prepackaged article is transferred to a closure rotatable head for closing the package, rotatable at a plurality of operative stations. In a first operative station the bellows folding of the open ends of the portion of tubular wrapping containing the article is performed. Successively, the sealing of said bellows folded ends of the wrapping is performed to obtain the airtight closure of the package. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329229 | ASEPTIC TRANSFER BEAD FOR PLASTIC CONTAINERS - A plastic container includes a neck with an opening to an interior of the container, where the neck opening having a first diameter and a second diameter of different lengths. A shoulder portion surrounds the neck of the plastic container. A transfer bead is located on the neck above the shoulder portion where the first diameter of the neck opening is above the transfer bead and the second diameter is below the transfer bead. The transfer bead is advantageously shaped and sized so as to facilitate application and removal of a sterilization solution during the aseptic packaging process. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329230 | APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING BATCHES OF PRODUCTS PACKED IN CARTONS OR IN WRAPPING FILM - Described is an apparatus for packaging batches ( | 2015-11-19 |
20150329231 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING OF NESTED PRODUCTS - A packaging system for the selection, grouping and loading of varying size and/or configuration product packs into cartons as provided. The packaging system includes a selection area having a primary selector for forming an initial product pack configuration, and a secondary selector adapted to select and direct an additional grouping of products into a nested arrangement against the initial product pack so as to form a nested product pack. The nested product packs thereafter can be engaged by loader arms of a pair of opposed loading assemblies, which move the nested product packs into a series of cartons moving through the packaging machine. Thereafter, the ends of the cartons can be closed and sealed to complete the packaging of the product packs therein. | 2015-11-19 |
20150329232 | Neck Finish for a Container - A container neck finish includes an outer surface of the neck finish having a parting line, an axially facing sealing surface, a bead projecting radially outwardly from the outer surface and axially spaced from the sealing surface, and circumferentially spaced retention elements projecting radially outwardly from the outer surface, and being located axially between the sealing surface and the bead. At least one of the retention elements includes a stop portion including a ramp portion that extends circumferentially toward the parting line and radially inwardly toward the neck finish outer surface and converges therewith at a location within ten angular degrees of the parting line. | 2015-11-19 |