47th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130307225 | Seals to Barrier Penetrations - A number of devices (floor grommets) for providing an air seal of an aperture through which one or more cables or conduits pass are disclosed. The devices ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130307226 | SEALING SYSTEM - At least one embodiment relates to a sealing system comprising a first end bracket, a second end bracket, a plurality of sections disposed between the first end bracket and the second end bracket. At least one section comprises three sections comprising a first sealing element a second sealing element, and a third sealing element. The first sealing element has a first hardness, the second sealing element has a second hardness, the third sealing element has a hardness different than the second sealing element hardness. The second sealing element has a larger radius than the first sealing element. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307227 | Sealing Material for Thin Plate Member - There is provided a sealing material for a thin plate member which eliminates the need to form seal grooves as in prior art when applied to a thin plate member such as a cell of a secondary battery such as a redox flow battery, a fuel cell and a lead storage battery, and which provides satisfactory sealing and can compactify and reduce in weight a device to be used and facilitate assembling with reduced cost as well as allowing more cells to be stacked resulting in improving fuel capacity. The annular sealing material for a thin plate member that provides sealing between thin plate members includes a lateral sealing body disposed on a lateral of the thin plate member, and a pair of sealing legs branching from the lateral sealing body in a fork shape and disposed on the front surface and the back surface of the thin plate member. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307228 | Low Load Seal With Outer Diameter Flap - A seal for insertion in a bore in an outer member and engaging an inner member received in the bore. The seal includes an annular insert having an elastomeric body over-molded on the annular insert and an inner seal extending radially inward from the annular insert. The inner seal including an inboard sealing surface and the elastomeric body over-molded on the annular insert defining an outer portion including an outboard sealing surface including an annular flap on an exterior side of the annular insert that, in an installed position, is adapted to be compressed between the outer annular insert and the outer member. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307229 | COMPRESSIBLE PACKING - A compressible anti-extrusion packing for sealing valve stems, shafts and rods having an interbraided, round braided or square braided outer layer disposed over a densified interbraided, round braided or square-braided core. In certain embodiments, the compressible packing includes a metal jacketed flexible graphite yarn interbraided as a core and an interbraided outer layer made of flexible graphite yarn with a carbon carrier. In one embodiment, the metal jacket is a knitted metal jacket. The core is densified by mechanical compression to control density and size. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307230 | Means for Preventing Tools from Being Pulled Out from Tool Holders with a Tool Holding Fixture - The invention relates to a tool holder with a tool holding fixture, in particular a clamping chuck such as a contracting chuck, a draw-in collect chuck, a hydraulic expanding chuck and a high-precision chuck, and a shank of a tool, in particular a rotary tool, accommodated in it, wherein the tool holder contains a means for preventing the tool from being pulled out, locking it against axial displacement. This pull-out preventing unit comprises at least one locking element and at least one locking groove, which corresponds to the said locking element, receives it and interacts with it in a positively locking manner. In this case, both the locking element and the locking groove are formed at least partly in the manner of a ball head. Preferably, the tool has the locking grooves. On account of preferably spirally arranged locking grooves along the cylindrical shank of rotary tools, the direction of pitch of which grooves corresponds to the direction of the grooves of the tool, axial locking of the tool is obtained, so that the tool cannot be axially displaced from the tool holder during operation. In addition, force-exerting elements are arranged, with the effect of making the tool lie against the pull-out preventer without play after shrink-fitting. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307231 | PORTABLE SLED AND LITTER, AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING SAME - A portable sled and litter is easily and quickly assembled and disassembled, and when disassembled it can fit into a bag or container to be carried by a single person. Further, the portable sled and litter takes the form of a rigid litter (as compared to a non-rigid litter), and includes a plurality of rigid, interlocking panels that cooperate with a frame assembly. An inelastic cord extends through at least several frame assembly members and when tensioned causes the frame assembly members to engage with one another to form the frame assembly or at least a section of the frame assembly. The portable sled and litter may have adjustable and static couplings for tensioning the inelastic cord. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307232 | BOARD FOR WATER SPORT OR SNOW SPORT AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A board for water or snow activity includes a planar body having an edge joining vertices of the planar body, and a rail member defined by one or more flexible strips that continuously engage an edge portion of the board, adjacent to the vertices. A protective rail for protecting a water or snow activity board includes elongated flexible strips bent around an edge portion of the board, adjacent a vertex of the board, continuously engaging an edge portion of the board at the vertex. A method for attaching a protective rail to a water sport or snow sport activity board includes engaging an edge of the sports board with flexible protective strips and bending the strips around a vertex of the board, to continuously engage an edge portion of the board, adjacent the vertex of the board. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307233 | SLED WITH A CALF-SECURING STRAP - A sled includes a hull and a strap extending transversely across the hull. The strap extends across the hull at a first longitudinal position selected such that it extends across the calves of a kneeling rider. This enables the rider to kneel erect when riding the sled. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307234 | MOBILITY SCOOTER TRAILER - A trailer a method for transporting a person adapted to be attached to a mobility scooter. The trailer includes a platform base supported on at least two wheels, at least one seat on the platform base, and a hitching assembly to attach the platform base to the motorized scooter. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307235 | Removable Nest Wire for a Shopping Cart - A wheeled shopping cart with a rotatable rear panel or side is provided with a field-installable, field removable nest wire. Removing the nest wire enables the front portion of the wheeled shopping cart to be more compactly telescoped into the rotatable rear panel of another, similar shopping cart, the nest wire of which is removed. Installing the nest wire post-manufacture and at the location where the cart will be used enables multiple carts to be nested or telescoped into each other, more compactly than would be possible with the nest wire installed. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307236 | MODULAR CART - The instant disclosure relates to a modular cart, which includes a base and a tower. The tower can be assembled and disassembled. The base has a mounting seat supported on wheels. The wheels allow the mounting seat to move on a working surface. The mounting seat further defines an axis extending away from the working surface. The tower is mounted on the mounting seat and has N number of main bodies and N−1 number of couplers. With N≧2, the main bodies and the couplers are interconnected into a predetermined length. Each coupler is connected between two main bodies. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307237 | MEDICAL CART SYSTEM - The instant disclosure relates to a medical cart system, which includes a base, a tower, a work station, a quick-release unit, and a drawer assembly. The base is supported by wheels, and the tower is disposed on the top surface of the base. The work station is movably disposed on the tower. The work station includes at least one work platform disposed at the front of the tower and at least one display arranged above the work platform. The quick-release unit is removably disposed on the tower. The drawer assembly includes one cabinet removably disposed on the tower. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307238 | CARTS - A modular cart unit including a plurality of interconnected modules, the modular cart having: | 2013-11-21 |
20130307239 | Shopping Cart and Method of Assembling Same - A shopping cart comprised of separate basket and frame portions is assembled at the point of use without welding or special tools by a mechanical engagement of basket portion rim wires into clips. The method of assembling the cart includes orienting the basket with its rim wires relative to the frame and its clips such that the rim wires can be placed into a rear clip, rotated to lock the rim wires into the rear clip and rotated further to latch the rim wires to a front clip. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307240 | SCOOTER - The invention relates to a scooter with a frame including a footboard and with two wheel units which lie at a distance from each other in the longitudinal direction of the scooter and support the frame via wheel axles. The frame has a frame part which branches off forwards and/or rearwards with respect to the footboard, preferably lies in the vertical longitudinal centre plane of the scooter and supports at least one pivot shaft which lies in the longitudinal centre plane of the scooter, branches off from the frame part at a predetermined angle with respect to the standing plane of the scooter and defines a pivot axis for the particular wheel unit, and the particular wheel unit is arranged rotatably about the pivot axis such that, when the steering column and/or the footboard is tilted laterally, the wheel unit is pivoted with respect to the longitudinal centre plane. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307241 | STABILIZER BAR - A disconnectible stabilizer bar assembly for a vehicle having first and second stabilizer bar halves, a housing fixed to an end portion of each stabilizer bar half, so as to align the two halves. The housing containing a stator with magnetic coil, a rotor with exterior magnets and threaded onto a hollow screw, with the stator selectively rotating the rotor and the rotation translated into axial movement of the screw. The screw having meshing means on an interior surface and an end face, the interior meshing means meshed with an exterior meshing means on one of the stabilizer bar halves, and the end face meshing means selectively coupled and decoupled with aligned mashing means on the other of the stabilizer bar halves. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307242 | Shear Spring Useful For Vehicle Suspension - A shear spring having a base plate having a flat upper surface, and an upper plate having a V-shaped upper surface opposite the base plate adapted to mate with a corresponding V-shaped surface positioned on a side wall of a spring mount, the upper plate having a flat lower surface parallel to the flat upper surface of the base, and an elastomeric material positioned between the flat upper surface of the base plate and the flat lower surface of the upper plate. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307243 | SUSPENSION ARM DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A suspension arm jointing device for a vehicle includes a steering axis and a roll center can be independently controlled. By dualizing a joint between a lower arm and a knuckle into a rotation portion based on wheel steering and a rotation portion based on wheel's up/down movement, a lower aim joint's function for determining a roll center height during turning and determination of an steering axis position which affects wheel vibration and braking stability during linear driving can be controlled independently of each other, thereby heightening the roll center and determining an optimal steering axis (kingpin axis) position. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307244 | IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO A REVERSER MECHANISM APPLIED TO THE REAR AXLE OF A WHEELCHAIR - A reverser mechanism particularly developed to provide better posture to the wheelchair user and a more efficient propulsion during a forward movement (wheelchair touch) by means of the application of a traction force to the handrims, which is contrary to the rotating movement of the rear wheels (movement contrary to the propulsion), allowing the wheelchair user to adopt a more comfortable and straight position during the effort made to move the wheelchair forward. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307245 | Lever-Propelled Bicycle - A bicycle equipped with two, oscillatingly mounted on a joint axis ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130307246 | STORAGE UNIT FOR A BICYCLE - A bicycle including two wheels and a frame supported by the two wheels. The bicycle also includes a bottle cage coupled to the frame, and a storage unit including a first securing portion engaging a support portion of the bottle cage and a second securing portion secured to the frame. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307247 | Fifth Wheel Hitch Assembly With Lock Timing Assembly - The latch assembly of a fifth wheel hitch plate comprises a latch member movable between lock and unlocked positions, a plunger member movable between engaged and unengaged positions, an actuator movable between coupled and uncoupled positions, a locking member movable between first and second positions, and a biasing member that biases the locking member from the disengaged position to the engaged position, wherein the latch member abuts the locking member as the latch member is moved from the unlocked position to the locked position, thereby moving the locking member from the first position to the second position. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307248 | UNDER BED HITCH MOUNTING SYSTEM - A hitch mounting system capable of attaching to a vehicle, where, the vehicle includes a frame and a load bed is disclosed. The hitch mounting system may include at least one rail, the rail being a generally continuous member, where the rail includes at least one end portion, and where the end portion is deformed in a shape capable of attaching to the frame of the vehicle. The hitch mounting system may also include at least one mounting aperture located in the rail, the mounting aperture capable of having secured thereto an accessory. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307249 | LINKAGE ARRANGEMENT - A linkage arrangement for an articulated vehicle. The linkage arrangement ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130307250 | TRAILER HITCH SYSTEM - A trailer hitch system for improving the speed and safety of attaching the trailer to a tow vehicle. The hitch may include a shank that may be attached to the trailer through a ball hitch. A receiver may be provided on the tow vehicle such that attachment of the trailer to the tow vehicle may be accomplished by introducing the shank into the receiver when the tow vehicle is backed to the trailer. A funnel shaped guide member may be provided to facilitate aligning the shank with the receiver. Also, friction reducing rollers may be used with the shank or the receiver. Moreover, a height adjustment and visual guidance system may be included to facilitate connecting the trailer to the tow vehicle. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307251 | APPARATUS FOR COUPLING A TRAILER TO A TOWING VEHICLE - The invention relates to an apparatus for improved ease and reliability of coupling a trailer to a tow-ball of a towing vehicle through a straight connection of a support member with a tow-ball. The support member is configured to abut a posterior portion of the tow-ball at a first abutting portion. A pivot arm is configured to pivot over the tow-ball to a position where a second abutting portion is adjacent an anterior portion of the tow-ball. A pivot plate connected to the support member at a first pivot and to the pivot arm at a second pivot is configured to bias the first abutting portion towards the second abutting portion to securely contact the posterior portion and the anterior portion of the tow-ball respectively. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307252 | SKI BINDING WITH BRAKE - A binding ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130307253 | AIRBAG COVER AND MODULE - An airbag cover includes a housing section which forms an upper part of which is opened and into which a folded airbag cushion is housed; and a guide section which is formed by extending an upper rear end and both ends of the opened housing section to form an additional space for extending a space of the housing section and a front surface of which at a passenger side is opened to guide an initial deployment direction of the airbag cushion toward a passenger side. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307254 | AIRBAG DEVICE - An object is to prevent an airbag from bursting out toward an occupant and to inflate and deploy the airbag in a stable manner. An inner bag ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130307255 | FIVE-POINT SAFETY BELT AND SAFETY BELT UNLOCKING MECHANISM - A five-point safety belt and a safety belt unlocking mechanism. The safety belt includes a three-point safety belt, a two-point safety belt and two locking mechanisms. The unlocking mechanism includes a safety belt and a safety belt locking mechanism arranged on two sides of a passenger. Each locking mechanism is provided with a button integrally formed therewith for unlocking the safety belt. The unlocking mechanism is also provided with a cable, two ends of the cable are respectively connected to one end of the two buttons for unlocking. A handle is connected to a middle section of the cable. The handle may be arranged in front of the passenger, and the safety belt can be unlocked synchronously through the handle, which can be operated easily. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307256 | INTERCHANGEABLE TWO-PIECE INSERT FOR SNOW SKI OR SNOWBOARD - An insert for a sports board comprising an outer ring unit comprising a threaded top piece and a threaded bottom piece and an inner insert unit comprising a threaded top piece and a threaded bottom piece. The outer ring unit is installed into a mounting hole that penetrates through a sports board. The top and bottom pieces of the outer ring unit each comprises a flange with a diameter greater than the diameter of the mounting hole. The top piece and the bottom piece of the outer ring unit are both hollow, thereby creating an insert hole for the inner insert unit when the top piece and bottom piece of the outer are screwed together. The top piece and the bottom piece of the inner insert unit are installed into the insert hole created by the top piece and bottom piece of the outer ring unit and screwed together. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307257 | Paper Product with Bleed-Through Resistant and Show-Through Resistant Qualities - A sheet of material that substantially reduces or eliminates the incidence of bleed-through and show-through, thereby enabling a user to prepare artwork, sketches, designs, etc. on both sides of the sheet of material, without the incidence of bleed-through or show-through. The sheet of material comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, and an adhesive material positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate. The adhesive material operatively joins the first and second substrates to each other. The adhesive material acts as a moisture barrier, thereby preventing ink or moisture from passing therethrough and saturating the second substrate when ink or moisture is applied to the first substrate and vice versa. The adhesive also serves as a light barrier, thereby reducing or eliminating show-through on the second substrate when ink or moisture is applied to the first substrate and vice versa. Multiple sheets of material may be bound into a sketch book or a sketch pad. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307258 | NEW FLUORESCENT COMPOUNDS - Disclosed are fluorescent compounds with large Stokes-shift and a process for their preparation. More particularly, disclosed are fluorescent compounds that are colourless. The compounds can be used in compositions for inks, paints and plastics, especially in a wide variety of printing systems and are particularly well-suited for security applications. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307259 | ADJUSTABLE ROOF JACK - An adjustable roof jack comprising: a flange; a first cylinder having a first cylinder top portion being at an angle between 13 and 19 degrees and a first cylinder bottom portion, fixedly connected to the flange. There may be a second cylinder having a second cylinder top portion and a second cylinder bottom portion at an angle between 71 and 77 degrees. A second cylinder bottom fold is folded over a first cylinder fold to fixedly and rotationally connect at an angle between 13 and 19 degrees. A vent cap cylinder having a vent cap cylinder top portion and a vent cap cylinder bottom portion having at least one vent cap cylinder fold is folded over a second cylinder top fold to rotationally connect the vent cap cylinder to the second cylinder; and a vent cap assembly is fixedly attached to the vent cap cylinder top portion. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307260 | CLAMPING RING - The invention relates to a clamping ring ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130307261 | Method of Brazing, in Particular Induction Brazing, and Assembly - A brazing method connects an assembly made up of a pipe, a component provided with an opening, and a compensation element. The compensation element includes a support section and an insertion section that is arranged between an end of the pipe and the opening of the component. An inside diameter of the compensation element is smaller than a diameter of the opening in the component. The insertion section is inserted into the end of the pipe, and the support section is located between the pipe and the component and rests on the component at the edge of the opening. The compensation element, the pipe, and the component are heated, preferably inductively, in a region of the compensation element to a temperature above the melting temperature of brazing material that is present in the region of the brazing points. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307262 | Structure tee with wear pocket - A hopper tee having a horizontal portion through which granular material is unloaded from a tank trailer or hopper car, the hopper tee integrally forms a vertical segment, that secures with the bottom of the hopper, to provide for unloading of granular material for usage or storage. The upper front portion of the tee, as it transitions from its vertical segment to the horizontal flow path has secured or cast therewith a ledge, that provides for accumulation of the unloading granular material therein, to function as a wear pad to resist against abrasion, and accelerated wear out, of the tee, at that location, during prolonged usage. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307263 | Quick Connector - A quick connector assembly for quickly connecting and establishing fluid communication between a male end form having a bead and a hose or any other type of tube. The quick connector assembly includes a housing having a stem portion for receiving the hose and a female receiving portion for receiving the male end form. A plunger is disposed within the housing, and the plunger is biased in a first direction by a spring. The quick connector further includes a locker which is held in a non-engaged position until the male end form has been inserted into the housing until the bead moves the plunger in a second direction opposite of the first direction. Once the bead of the male end form clears the locker, the locker can be moved into an engaged position with the bead of the male end form being trapped between the locker and the plunger. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307264 | WATER SYSTEMS - A sealing member and a preemptive system and a preemptive method of preventing or stopping a primary joint leak between a pipe and a pipe fitting by securing a sealing ring to the pipe and the pipe fitting to form a secondary joint that inhibits or prevent leakage between the primary joint between the pipe and the pipe fitting without knowing if the primary joint is faulty. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307265 | TUBE COUPLING JOINT - By previously press-fitting a ring ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130307266 | Oil-Well Tubular Anchoring System for Lwd/Mwd Tools - An anchoring assembly in a downhole tool, the assembly including a first tubular member, a second tubular member coupled to the first tubular member, and an anchoring block disposed between the first tubular member and the second tubular member. The anchoring block includes a body having a central axis defined therethrough and a central bore formed therethrough, a contact crown, in which at least one annular flow channel is formed between the contact crown and the body, and a contact ring configured to engage at least a portion of the first tubular member. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307267 | BRUNNIAN LINK MAKING DEVICE AND KIT - A Brunnian link is a link formed from a closed loop doubled over itself to capture another closed loop to form a chain. The example kit provides for the successful creation of unique wearable articles using Brunnian link assembly techniques and includes several pin bars that are supported in a desired special orientation by at least one base. The desired special orientation is dependent on the desired linked configuration of the completed article. The pins may be assembled in various combination and orientations to provide endless variation of completed link orientations. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307268 | Heat Exchanger for Combustion Engines - A specific electrical generator powered by an external combustion steam engine that functions through the initial combustion of various potential fuel sources to consequently generate steam from an internal working fluid that drives an electric motor or alternator to generate electricity is provided. The steam is then condensed to return to its liquid form in order to again be heated into steam through further combustion. The all-in-one electric generator combusts the fuel provided within the generator and incinerates such fuel in a manner and in an environment to effectively eliminate the potential for appreciable resultant levels of nitrogen and/or sulfur oxides. The combustion fuel may be any type of material, such as used vehicle or equipment oil, waste vegetable or cooking oil, diesel, gasoline, syngases, natural gases, and the like. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307269 | COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM UTILIZING TWO-PHASE FLOW TO FACILITATE HEAT EXCHANGE - A compressed-air energy storage system according to embodiments of the present invention comprises a reversible mechanism to compress and expand air, one or more compressed air storage tanks, a control system, one or more heat exchangers, and, in certain embodiments of the invention, a motor-generator. The reversible air compressor-expander uses mechanical power to compress air (when it is acting as a compressor) and converts the energy stored in compressed air to mechanical power (when it is acting as an expander). In certain embodiments, the compressor-expander comprises one or more stages, each stage consisting of pressure vessel (the “pressure cell”) partially filled with water or other liquid. In some embodiments, the pressure vessel communicates with one or more cylinder devices to exchange air and liquid with the cylinder chamber(s) thereof. Suitable valving allows air to enter and leave the pressure cell and cylinder device, if present, under electronic control. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307270 | Fire System for a Wind Turbine - A fire detection and suppression system for a wind turbine is disclosed. The fire detection and suppression system may be capable of independent operation without input from the wind turbine. The fire detection and suppression system may further be capable of generating and communicating a fire signal to the wind turbine for conveying a fire within the wind turbine. The wind turbine may take actions to shut down and put itself in a protected condition depending upon the location of the detected fire. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307271 | INRUSH CURRENT PROTECTION FOR WIND TURBINES AND WIND FARMS - A wind turbine is provided. The wind turbine includes a transformer having a low-voltage side and a high-voltage side. The transformer is configured to step up a voltage of the low-voltage side of the transformer to a voltage of an external grid. The wind turbine further includes an electrical power generating unit which is connected to the low-voltage side of the transformer and configured to feed an ac-power to the low-voltage side of the transformer. A charging device of the wind turbine is connected to the low-voltage side of the transformer and configured to charge the low-voltage side of the transformer when the generator does not feed ac-power to the low-voltage side of the transformer. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307272 | MOBILE HYDRO ELECTRIC DEVICE - A hydro electric generating device that is mobile. The hydro electric generating device may include a water tank with a turbine generator suspended within it. Water may be pumped from the bottom of the water tank and to the top of the water tank. The rotating water supply may be directed onto rotor blades of the turbine generator and thereby generate electricity. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307273 | SOLAR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM INCLUDING THREE OR MORE RESERVOIRS - A first period may be characterized by relatively high insolation, while a second period may be characterized by relatively low insolation. At the first period, steam is generated using insolation. A portion of the steam produces electricity, while a second portion of the steam is directed to a heat exchanger in thermal communication with thermal reservoirs. A storage fluid is flowed through the heat exchanger from a first reservoir to a second reservoir and/or from the second reservoir to a third reservoir such that enthalpy in the steam second portion is transferred to the storage fluid. At a second period, the storage fluid is reverse-flowed through the heat exchanger from the third to the second reservoir and/or from the second to the first reservoir such that enthalpy in the storage fluid generates steam to produce electricity. Enthalpy during high insolation periods can thus be stored for use during low insolation periods. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307274 | Power Generating Windbags and Waterbags - A method of using a bagged power generation system comprising windbags and water-bags for harnessing wind and water power to produce electricity to meet the escalating energy needs of mankind. Windbags integrated with aerodynamically shaped inflatable bodies filled with lighter-than-air gas: HAV, UAV, airplanes; enabling the apparatus to attain high altitude to capture and entrap high velocity wind. Water-bags integrated with hydrodynamic shaped bodies HUV, UUV, Submarine-boats; enabling the apparatus to dive, capture and entrap swift moving tidal-currents. Attached tether-lines pulling on the rotating reel-drums and generators to produce electricity. Active control surfaces, turbo-fans, propellers provide precision control of the apparatus. A system configured to maximize fluids capture, retention and optimized extraction of its kinetic energy. An extremely scalable and environmentally friendly method, system, apparatus, equipment and techniques configured to produce renewable green energy with high productivity and efficiency. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307275 | Wind Power Generation Equipment - An annular hood, with a stator assembly mounted and fixed therein, is fixed on the support bar. The stator assembly comprises an annular stator mounting plate which is fixed with an inner stator ring and an outer stator ring distributed concentrically. An annular track is formed between the inner stator ring and the outer stator ring. A rotor assembly and the stator assembly are coaxially and pivotally connected on the support bar, and the rotor assembly is formed of a rotor holder and multiple rotors distributed uniformly on the periphery of the rotor holder at interval. The rotor holder is formed of an outer ring and an inner ring, multiple blade fixing members of a spoke structure are arranged between the outer ring and the inner ring of the holder, and blades are fixed on the blade fixing members. The rotors are protruded and fixed on the outer ring of the holder axially, and a steel magnet of the rotors is located in the annular track between the inner stator ring and the outer stator ring. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307276 | WIND POWER GENERATING APPARATUS HAVING A WIND GUIDE - Provided is a wind power generating apparatus including a generating tower that has a wall surface in which a plurality of through-holes for inflow of wind are formed, wind inlet walls that protrude outwardly from the respective through-holes so as to guide the inflow of wind, a generating blade that rotates by means of the wind introduced into the generating tower, a generator that generates electricity in conjunction with the rotation of the generating blade, a wind inlet port formed through the respective through-holes formed in the wall surface of the generating tower, and a wind contact member, which is connected to an end of the generating blade, which has a triangular pyramid shape with an open front surface so as to extend the area pressurized by the wind introduced through the wind inlet port, and which has a flow channel dividing member arranged across the open front surface. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307277 | WIND TURBINE ARRANGEMENT WITH A MAIN WIND TURBINE AND AT LEAST ONE SECONDARY WIND TURBINE - A wind turbine arrangement comprises a main wind turbine and at least one secondary wind turbine. The main wind turbine is arranged to produce electrical power and to supply produced electrical power to an external power recipient, such as a power grid. The main wind turbine comprises one or more power consuming internal systems, e.g., yaw system, control system, heating systems, lubrication systems, etc. The secondary wind turbine (s) is/are arranged to produce electrical power and to supply produced electrical power to at least some of the power consuming internal system(s) of the main wind turbine. The secondary wind turbine(s) is/are electrically disconnected from the external power recipient. The secondary wind turbine(s) may constitute a backup power supply to the internal systems. Thereby it is not necessary to refuel the backup power supply, and the backup power supply is environmental friendly. This is particularly useful in offshore wind turbine arrangements. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307278 | ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEM - A system, in certain embodiments, includes a joint and an energy harvesting system. The energy harvesting system includes an energy conversion system configured to convert kinetic energy from movement of the joint into electrical energy. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307279 | TRIPLE-DETECTION DOUBLE-LOCKING PADDLE - This invention concerns mainly a handle system with two locking latches ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130307280 | PUSH RESPONSIVE HOLD-DOWN - A latch which for example may secure a closure to an associated receptacle. The latch may comprise a collar which entraps the enlarged head of a large headed object. The collar may have a series of passages formed therein, each of which receives a spherical object such as a ball bearing. The latch may comprise a pushbutton having an annular body bearing a first portion which prevents the ball bearings from moving, and a second portion which gives each ball bearing space to occupy. The ball bearings normally interfere with the enlarged head and entrap the same within the collar. When the pushbutton is depressed, the second portion allows the ball bearings to move out of the interference position, thereby enabling the enlarged head to escape from the collar. Motion of the pushbutton also provides actuating force for moving the ball bearings. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307281 | BUMPER MADE USING A RESISTIVE IMPLANT WELDING PROCESS | 2013-11-21 |
20130307282 | CLAMPING DEVICE - Disclosed is a clamping device for clamping a tubular member, like a thin walled tube or a pile, having a tube wall and provided with a flange at a tube end, and for hoisting the tubular member while being clamped only at its flange with the clamping device, wherein the clamping device includes: at least two clamping elements for engaging the internal flange and clamping the flange; and a clamping device frame that fixedly joins the at least two clamping elements for maintaining mutual position of the at least two clamping elements while hoisting the tubular member. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307283 | METHOD AND A TOOL FOR HANDLING STORAGE MEDIA IN CARRIERS - The invention provides a method and a tool for handling storage media in carriers, the tool comprising: a tool body; a first jaw to engage a first side of the storage media in carrier; a second jaw to engage a second opposed side of the storage media in carrier; wherein at least the second jaw is pivotally mounted on the main body so as to be movable between a first position in which the jaw is positioned so as to enable a disk drive in carrier to be freely moved into an engagement position with the tool and a second position in which the jaw engages the disk drive carrier so as to releasably lock the disk drive in carrier to the tool. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307284 | SHROUD ELEMENT - A shroud element, for example for the engine compartment in the rear region of the vehicle, has a lower support and a thin-walled upper cover. The cover is locally recessed in the longitudinal direction, and rubber strips are provided between the cover and the support in the region of the recesses. The rubber strips also serve as luggage stopping strips and for sound absorption. The support has U-shaped longitudinal grooves locally in formations so that different thermal expansions between the support and the cover can be compensated for. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307285 | ADJUSTABLE MODULAR SHELVING SYSTEM - An adjustable modular shelving system is secureable to a rail mounting system in the cargo area of a vehicle. The shelving system includes a pair of end panels, each pair having an end panel flange with a plurality of end panel flange apertures. The end panel flange extends along a portion of an outer periphery of each of the pair of end panels. The shelving system may include a shelf having a base and a pair of shelf flanges which extend from longitudinal end portions of the base, one of the pair of shelf flanges includes a plurality of locking mechanisms and another one of the pair of shelf flanges include a plurality of shelf apertures. The locking mechanisms may securably connect with a first side of the pair of end panels, and the plurality of shelf apertures may securably connect with a second side of the pair of end panels. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307286 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BENDING SHEETS - A method for bending a sheet is described. The method includes the following steps: a) at least one sheet is inserted into a pre-bending ring with a movable bending ring holder, the at least one sheet is heated at least to an approximately softening temperature, and the at least one sheet is prebent in the pre-bending ring to 5% to 50% of a final edge bending, b) the pre-bent sheet is lifted out of the pre-bending ring by means of a suction device and is bent further, beyond a bending obtained in the pre-bending ring, c) the at least one sheet is laid down by means of the suction device in a final-bending ring on the movable bending ring holder and the at least one sheet is bent to a final bending, and d) the at least one sheet is cooled down in the final-bending ring and the at least one sheet is bent by means of the suction device to 100% to 130% of an overall final edge bending. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307287 | TONNEAU COVER LOCKING CLAMPING METHOD AND APPARATUS - According to the principles of the present invention, a tonneau system for a cargo box provides a folding handle and a method to lock in place tensioning of the clamping system to the cargo bed of a vehicle. This clamping method is incorporated as part of a sub support frame and fore which clamps are used to align and mount the cover to the cargo bed. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307288 | MULTISTAGE ENERGY ABSORBER DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - A multistage energy absorber device is provided that includes at least two generally tubular members. Each of the generally tubular members has a first end and a second end. The second generally tubular member is independent of the first generally tubular member and fits within the first generally tubular member. The first ends of the generally tubular members are substantially flush with each other, but the second end of the second generally tubular member protrudes sufficiently beyond the second end of the first generally tubular member to form a first deformation stage. The first and second generally tubular members extend coextensively sufficiently from the first ends of the first and second generally tubular members to the second end of the first generally tubular member to form a second deformation stage. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307289 | COLLAPSIBLE STRUT WITH CONTROLLED DEFORMATION FOR THE FRAME OF A ROAD VEHICLE - A collapsible strut with controlled deformation for the frame of a road vehicle, the strut consists of an internally hollow tubular body, which presents a closed transverse section, extends between an inner end and an outer end, which are axially opposite to one another, is suited to be fixed in a projecting manner to the frame of the road vehicle at the inner end, and fulfils the function of deforming in a controlled manner in case of crash, thus collapsing axially, furthermore the strut presents a thickness which axially varies from the inner end to the outer end. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307290 | VEHICLE SOUND ABSORPTION STRUCTURE - A vehicle sound absorption structure has: a recessed cell that has an opening on one end of the cell; a divider that is provided within the cell and that divides an acoustic wave entering the cell from the opening into two acoustic waves; reflectors that reflect one of the two acoustic waves divided at the divider and reflect the other acoustic wave respectively toward the opening, and that generate a phase difference between the one acoustic wave and the other acoustic wave; and an interfering portion that is provided within the cell and that causes the one acoustic wave and the other acoustic wave, which have been respectively reflected at the reflectors, to interfere with each other. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307291 | STEP UNIT - A step unit that guides a sliding door of a vehicle includes a step member and a rail plate member. The step member includes first and second lower rails. The first lower rail has two ends that face toward each other to form a cutout portion in between. The rail plate member is arranged in the cutout portion. The step member includes an insertion hole and an extended portion. The insertion hole is located at a position corresponding to the cutout portion. The extended portion is extended from at least one of the two ends to support the rail plate member against a load received by the rail plate member from the roller. The rail plate member is inserted through the insertion hole from above the upper side of the step member and fixed by a fastening member to the step member. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307292 | ROOF APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A roof apparatus for a vehicle includes a movable panel configured to open and close an opening portion, a sunshade configured to be opened in association with an opening operation of the movable panel, a guide rail, a sliding member causing the movable panel in a fully-closed state to move to a tilt state and to perform the opening operation, an engaging member mounted on a front portion of the movable panel and including an engaging portion and a mounting portion at which the engaging member is mounted on the movable panel, the engaging portion is arranged at a vehicle front side relative to the mounting portion, and an engaged member provided at the sunshade, the engaged member is pressed by the engaging portion when the movable panel performs the opening operation. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307293 | SUNROOF APPARATUS - A sunroof apparatus includes a supporting bracket configured to support a movable panel, the movable panel opening and closing an opening portion, a guide rail extending in a vehicle front/rear direction, a sliding member connected to the supporting bracket and driven to be movable along the guide rail, a driving member driving the sliding member and causing the movable panel to move upwardly and downwardly and to perform a sliding movement in the vehicle rear direction, a gutter member which extends in the vehicle width direction and is movable along the guide rail and an engaging/disengaging portion provided at the movable panel or at the supporting bracket and being disconnected from the gutter member in a fully-closed state and being connected to the gutter member in a tilt-down state. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307294 | SIDE TRACK FOR A VEHICULAR SUN ROOF - A side track for a vehicular sun roof comprises a first portion having a longitudinal extension for supporting the sun roof, and a second portion extending side by side, and connected to, at least a part of the first portion. Furthermore, at least a part of the second portion is arranged to pivot in relation to the first portion in order to absorb impact energy from a colliding object. A sun roof arrangement comprising such a side track, and a vehicle comprising such a sun roof arrangement or side track are also provided. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307295 | ROOF APPARATUS - A roof apparatus includes a weather strip arranged at a position where a frontward link member and a rearward link member slide thereon at a position outward of either a first edge portion of a front panel or a second edge portion of a rear panel in a state where the front panel makes a sliding movement. Each of the frontward link member and the rearward link member includes a frontward guide surface and a rearward guide surface generating a component of force that makes the weather strip to resiliently deform upwardly, the frontward guide surface and the rearward guide surface arranged at end surfaces of the frontward guide surface and the rearward guide surface, the end surfaces that come into contact with the weather strip first in a state where the frontward link member and the rearward link member move in a frontward-rearward direction together with the front panel. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307296 | ROOF APPARATUS - A roof apparatus includes a weather strip including a portion to be retained, and first and second seal portions which are connected to an upper end of the portion to be retained. A thickness of the first seal portion gradually reduces from a first end portion positioned at an upper end side of the portion to be retained towards a first turned back portion, and gradually increases from the first turned back portion towards a second end portion provided at a lower end portion of the portion to be retained. A thickness of the second end portion is smaller than that of the first end portion. A distance in a vehicle height direction from a lower end of the first seal portion to the first turned back portion is greater than a distance from an upper end of the first seal portion to the first turned back portion. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307297 | FOLDABLE CHAIRS - A foldable chair has front and rear legs are interactive by using pivotal units. After expansion, top ends of the rear leg are positioned to the rear lower end of the handles of a back cushion. It is stable and safe. After the chair is closed, the front leg is alternative arranged with the rear leg. After a plurality of chairs are closed and overlapped together, the volume for storing the chairs are greatly reduced and the overall height is reduced. In close state, the legs of the chairs are alternatively arranged with a stable and safe structure. In overlapping of a plurality of chairs, ground retainers of the chairs have the function of slide-proof so that a plurality of chairs can be overlapped stably. As a plurality of chairs are overlapped for storage, they will generate a horizontal resisting force so that the chairs are overlapped stably and safely. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307298 | ARTICULATED THERAPEUTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus is provided comprising a base, a seat, a torso rest, and leg supports for the right and left legs, respectively, of a patient placed on the therapy apparatus. The seat, torso rest, and leg supports may be connects to the base by a seat mechanism, torso mechanism and leg mechanisms, respectively. The seat mechanism, torso mechanism and leg mechanisms may be movable in a simultaneous and/or coordinated manner. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307299 | ADJUSTABLE SEAT POST ASSEMBLY FOR BICYCLES AND THE LIKE - Adjustable seat post assembly for bicycles and the like, comprising a bushing ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130307300 | CHILD SEAT - A child's seat ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130307301 | VEHICLE SEAT - In a vehicle seat ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130307302 | HAPTIC MOTOR - A seat cushion of a vehicle seat includes a cushion made of foam and at least one motor assembly located in the cushion. The at least one motor assembly includes a housing having a first portion and a second portion, and one of the first portion and the second portion includes a meltable feature located near a location of contact of the first portion and the second portion. The meltable feature melts to secure the first portion of the housing to the second portion of the housing to retain a motor within the housing. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307303 | HEADREST-MOUNTED ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS - In certain embodiments, a mobile entertainment system includes a screen assembly with a display and a signal generating device. A housing pivotally coupled to the screen assembly can have a lower portion, an upper portion, and a housing cavity sized and shaped to receive the screen assembly. The upper portion can receive at least a portion of the signal generating device. At least a portion of the screen assembly can rotate through an opening in the lower portion. A shell can receive the housing. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307304 | SAFETY SEAT - A safety seat includes a seat and a height adjusting component that is separably disposed under the seat, and that includes opposite first and second portions, heights of which are different. The safety seat is usable in one of a first height mode and a second height mode. In the first height mode, the first portion is disposed over the second portion, and in the second height mode, the first portion is disposed under the second portion. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307305 | Support Base for a Child Safety Seat - A support base for a child safety seat includes a shell body, an adjustable arm assembled with the shell body and having a rear end provided with a fastener operable to attach with an anchorage fixture of a vehicle, a safety lock, and a coupling portion assembled through an interior of the adjustable arm. The shell body is movable along the adjustable arm to adjust a distance between the fastener and a rear of the shell body. The safety lock is assembled with the shell body, and includes a latch operable to engage and disengage an opening of the adjustable arm. The latch is operable to lock the shell body with the adjustable arm, and a locking engagement of the fastener with the anchorage fixture causes a displacement of the coupling portion that pushes the latch to disengage from the opening for allowing displacement of the shell body toward the fastener. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307306 | Wall Rail Platform and Release System - A system and method allow for a platform to be collapsed and moved in a vehicle. In one embodiment, a wall rail platform system disposed in a vehicle includes a collapsible platform. The collapsible platform has a position, which is a collapsed position or an un-collapsed position. The system also includes a rail and a carriage. The carriage is attached to the collapsible platform. The carriage is vertically moveable along the rail. The system further includes a soldier restraint system having a seat assembly and a single point release system. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307307 | LOCK FOR A VEHICLE SEAT, AND VEHICLE SEAT - A lock for a vehicle seat has a catch which is pivotable about a catch axis between a release position and a locking position in order to cooperate with a locking bolt or a locking clip of a vehicle structure, and has an ejector. The ejector has a spring element disposed in a housing of the lock. The ejector can be brought into abutment against the vehicle structure or the locking bolt or locking clip by a biased spring element. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307308 | Chair with Foldable Armrest and Armrest Locking Mechanism - A chair that facilitates user ingress and egress has a chair support structure and a seat, a backrest, and at least one armrest coupled to the chair support structure. A lower portion of the armrest is coupled to the chair support structure and an upper portion of the armrest is coupled to the lower portion to allow rotation of the upper portion with respect to the lower portion around a horizontal axis that splits the armrest into the two portions. The upper portion can be placed in an upright position above the lower portion and a folded position alongside the lower portion by rotation of the upper portion around the horizontal axis. The upper portion can be locked in the upright position with a locking mechanism that can extend through both the lower portion and the upper portion to prevent rotation of the upper portion around the horizontal axis. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307309 | DETACHABLE CHAIR - A chair includes a base, a seat board, a frame unit, a backrest and two armrests. The base has a cylinder, legs, and casters. The seat board is connected to the top of the base and a support frame is connected to the base so as to be connected with the frame unit. The backrest and the two armrests are detachably connected to the frame unit. The backrest and the two armrests are made by durable Nylon so as to have proper curvatures that meet ergonomic requirements. The material of the backrest and the armrests can be detached and/or replaced. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307310 | Ultra Lightweight Seat for Aircraft - The seat for an aircraft passenger is, in particular, very light. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307311 | STRETCHING STRUCTURE OF A TENSION MEMBER FOR A CHAIR - An engagement protrusion ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130307312 | Soldier Support System in a Vehicle - A soldier support system and a method for protecting soldiers are disposed in a vehicle. In an embodiment, a soldier support system includes a seat assembly. The soldier support system also includes a single point release system. The single point release system includes a release assembly. In addition, the single point release system includes a first seat side strap and a second seat side strap. Moreover, the single point release system includes a first main support strap and a second main support strap. The single point release system further includes a first side restraint tether and a second side restraint tether. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307313 | Soldier Platform System - A soldier platform system and a method for protecting soldiers are disposed in a vehicle. In an embodiment, a soldier platform system includes a seat assembly. The soldier platform system also includes a ratchet platform upon which an individual disposed in the seat assembly stands. The soldier support system also includes a single point release system. The single point release system includes a release assembly. In addition, the single point release system includes a first seat side strap and a second seat side strap. Moreover, the single point release system includes a first main support strap and a second main support strap. The single point release system further includes a first side restraint tether and a second side restraint tether. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307314 | SPECIALIZED RESTRAINT SYSTEMS FOR AMUSEMENT RIDES - The patron restraint system for amusement rides includes a locking receiver with a locking assembly for engaging a restraining strap. The engagement of the restraining strap in the locking receiver can be verified by a ride operator by visual or physical inspection, or by a sensor system indicating the locked or unlocked state of the locking receiver. A latching ratchet mechanism may be provided in the receiver to restrict movement of the restraining strap until it is released by the ride operator. The sensor system includes an acoustic sensor that detects alignment of an aperture with a piezoelectric acoustic emitter and an acoustic detector. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307315 | LAUNCH PLATFORM FOR HIGH WALL MINING - A system and method for high wall bench mining, for example, of horizontal coal seams in mountains, includes a launch platform having two side-by-side tracks for guiding mining equipment, and utilizes two continuous miner machines and conveyor cars. Two side-by-side mine entries can be worked simultaneously, one miner advancing deeper into the coal seam and conveyor cars being added behind the miner at a first mine entry, and the mining completed and cars and miner retreating and being extracted from a second mine entry. As conveyor cars are being extracted onto one track from the mine entry that a string is retreating from, the cars are moved across the launch platform to the other track and are added behind the advancing miner machine launched from that track into the other mine entry. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307316 | Interchangeable Holder System For A Chisel - The present invention relates to an interchangeable holder system comprising a basic module and an interchangeable holder for the accommodation of a cutting tool, which interchangeable holder is capable of being attached to the basic module, for the purpose of preparing ground surfaces, and to a construction machine, more particularly a stabilizer, a recycler, or a cold milling machine, comprising a milling device comprising such an interchangeable holder system. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307317 | Cutting Bit With Split Wear Ring - A cutting bit includes an elongate body having a shank portion and a head portion with a forward end. The head portion has an annular channel defined therein adjacent to and rearwardly of the forward end of the head portion. The annular channel has an angled bottom surface. The cutting bit also includes a split wear ring positionable in the annular channel and structured and arranged to be retainably held in the annular channel. The cutting bit further includes a hard cutting tip affixed to the forward end of the head portion. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307318 | Chisel Holder And Lower Tool Part For A Chisel Holder - The invention relates to a bit holder having an insertion projection and having a bore-shaped bit receptacle that has a longitudinal center axis, a convexly curved support surface being provided on a base part. A bit holder of this kind can be implemented in compact and stable fashion in particular by the fact that the longitudinal center axis of the bit receptacle intersects the support surface. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307319 | PICK TOOL AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A pick tool comprising an insert and a steel holder for the insert, the insert comprising a superhard tip joined to a cemented carbide support body having an insertion shank; the steel holder comprising a shaft for connection to a tool carrier and provided with a bore configured for receiving the insertion shank; the volume of the cemented carbide support body being at least 6 cm | 2013-11-21 |
20130307320 | IN-WHEEL MOTOR DRIVING APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to remove adverse effects on an in-wheel motor driving apparatus due to the existence of moisture in the apparatus. There is provided an in-wheel motor driving apparatus in which a driving apparatus for generating driving force of a wheel having a wheel hub bearing section is provided in the wheel, the in-wheel motor driving apparatus, wherein a portion of the driving apparatus, except the wheel hub bearing section, is housed in a case having a sealed structure and thereby the inside of the driving apparatus is blocked from outside air, and air in the case is replaced with inert gas as required. As a result, dew condensation is prevented in the case, and adverse effects due to the existence of moisture in the case are removed. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307321 | VEHICLE WHEEL WITH DECORATIVE ATTACHMENTS - A vehicle wheel includes a rim portion, a hub portion, a plurality of spokes and a plurality of decorative attachments. Each pair of adjacent spokes defines a window therebetween. The plurality of decorative attachments are secured to the wheel and each define a plurality of rearwardly extending boss portions. Each boss portion abuts the wheel. In certain applications, the boss portions may be received within a respective countersunk hole in the wheel and engaged by a fastener for securing the decorative attachment to the wheel. A free end of each of the boss portions abuts a bottom of its respective countersunk hole and the decorative attachment is otherwise spaced from the wheel to reduce noise issues. Alternatively, the ends of the boss portion may be spaced from the wheel and drawn toward the wheel with the threaded fasteners. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307322 | ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM - Disclosed is an electro-hydraulic brake system including a master cylinder to generate hydraulic pressure according to pedal force applied to a brake pedal, a reservoir provided at an upper portion of the master cylinder to store oil, an intermediate pressure accumulator to store hydraulic pressure, a first motor and a first pump to suction oil through a channel connected to the reservoir and discharge the suctioned oil to the accumulator to create hydraulic pressure in the intermediate pressure accumulator in braking, a second motor and a second pump provided at an output side of the intermediate pressure accumulator to increase responsiveness in braking, two hydraulic circuits, each of the hydraulic circuits being connected to two wheels, and a flow control valve and a pressure reducing valve provided between the intermediate pressure accumulator and the two hydraulic circuits to control pressure transmitted from the intermediate pressure accumulator to a wheel cylinder installed at each of the wheels. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307323 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEVICES POWERED VIA ETHERNET CONNECTIONS - Methods and systems are provided to power an appliance coupled to a data connection port, the data connection port having an independent power supply separate from the power grid and being coupled to the appliance via a coupling, wherein the appliance is powered by the independent power supply via the coupling. Methods and systems are provided to power an appliance coupled to an Ethernet port via a Category 5 cable, the appliance being powered via an independent power supply of the Ethernet port via the Category 5 cable, the independent power supply being separate from the power grid. | 2013-11-21 |
20130307324 | Energy supply network; method and aircraft or spacecraft - An energy supply network, especially for an aircraft or spacecraft, including a first coupling device, the first coupling device being configured to couple the energy supply network to an external energy source, a first high voltage direct current, HVDC, segment, the first HVDC segment being coupled to the first coupling device and a second HVDC segment, the second HVDC segment being coupled to the first coupling device. Also provided is a corresponding method and an aircraft or spacecraft incorporating such an energy supply network. | 2013-11-21 |