49th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120305257 | WELLBORE VALVE ASSEMBLY - A wellbore valve assembly including a valve member which is moveable relative to the valve seat, the valve assembly being receivable in a wellbore tubing having a first end and a second end, the valve member being moveable between an open position relative to the valve seat, and a position in which the valve member is seated against the valve seat, the valve assembly including a valve member biasing device for biasing the valve member towards the open position, the valve member being operable to close in the event of a force which exceeds a predetermined value being applied in either direction relative to the direction in which the valve member biasing device acts. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305258 | Method for increasing subsea accumulator volume - In a subsea system where subsea devices are operated using a pressurized fluid from one or more accumulators, the method of providing flow of pressurized fluid to operate a device which is greater than the flow from an accumulator providing the flow, comprising discharging the accumulator to drive one or more motors, driving one or more pumps by the one or more motors, the one or more pumps having a larger displacement than the one or more motors such that the one or more pump outputs a greater volume of fluid than the motor consumes, and delivering the output of the one or more pumps to operated the subsea device. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305259 | ANNULUS VENT SYSTEM FOR SUBSEA WELLHEAD ASSEMBLY - A wellhead system for producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation that includes concentric tubulars that form an annulus. The annulus is vented by flowing fluid from the annulus through a bleed line having a valve that is selectively opened and closed. Upstream of the bleed line valve, the bleed line is routed adjacent a production flow line. The temperature of the fluid in the production flow line is greater than annulus temperature and warms the bleed line. Hydrate formation in the bleed line is thereby inhibited by the thermal energy it receives from the production flow line. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305260 | Emergency salvage of a crumbled oceanic oil well - Oceanic petroleum oil wells, though evolving over decades in technology, catastrophic events with mortality and morbidity, and damage to the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem are still threats to any ventures in this intriguing avenue. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305261 | DRILLING INSTALLATION - A drilling installation for drilling a well, for example an oil, a gas, or a thermal well, includes a tower structure, a first hoisting device adapted to manipulate a first object in a first firing line in the longitudinal direction of the tower structure, a second hoisting device adapted to manipulate a second object in a second firing line in the longitudinal direction of the tower structure, a storage device for vertically storing tubular elements, such as joined tubulars, and a first pipe racker for moving tubular elements between the storage device and the first firing line. The first and second firing line are located outside the tower structure. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305262 | SUBSEA PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES AND METHODS - A device for relieving pressure in a subsea component comprises a housing including an inner cavity, an open end in fluid communication with the inner cavity, and a through bore extending from the inner cavity to an outer surface of the housing. In addition, the device comprises a connector coupled to the open end. The connector is configured to releasably engage a mating connector coupled to the subsea component. Further, the device comprises a burst disc assembly mounted to the housing within the through bore. The burst disc assembly is configured to rupture at a predetermined differential pressure between the inner cavity and the environment outside the housing. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305263 | TANDEM PROGRESSIVE CAVITY PUMPS - A tandem progressive cavity pump system lifts well fluids from a production zone to a well surface. The system provides a first pump and a second pump. The system positions the first pump at the production elevation within the well, and the second pump at an intermediate elevation within the well. The system then connects a discharge of the first pump to an intake of the second pump. The system is then operated so that the first pump lifts well fluids from the production zone to the intermediate zone, depositing the well fluids in the intake of the second pump. The second pump then lifts the well fluids from the intermediate zone to the surface of the well. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305264 | Solvent Surveillance in Solvent-Based Heavy Oil Recovery Processes - The present disclosure relates to solvent surveillance in heavy oil production. A method includes the steps of measuring an amount of a native bitumen marker (NBM) in a heavy oil, measuring an amount of the NBM in a recovery-aid solvent, measuring an amount of the NBM in a blend including the heavy oil and the recovery-aid solvent, and applying a blending model to determine a fraction of the recovery-aid solvent in the blend. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305265 | Cluster Opening Sleeves for Wellbore - A downhole sleeve has an insert movable in the sleeve's bore from a closed condition to an opened condition when a ball dropped in the bore engages an indexing seat in the sliding sleeve. In the closed condition, the insert prevents communication between the bore and the sleeve's port, while the insert in the opened condition permits communication between the bore and port. Keys of a seat extend into the bore to engage the ball and to move the insert open. After opening, the keys retract so the ball can pass through the sleeve to another cluster sleeve or to an isolation sleeve of an assembly. Insets or buttons disposed in the sleeve's port temporarily maintain fluid pressure in the sleeve's bore so that a cluster of sleeves can be opened before treatment fluid dislodges the button to treat the surrounding formation through the open port. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305266 | VARIABLY CONFIGURABLE WELLBORE JUNCTION ASSEMBLY - A method of installing a wellbore junction assembly in a well can include connecting at least two tubular strings to one opposite end of a tubular string connector with similarly dimensioned oriented connections, whereby the tubular strings are interchangeably connectable to the connector by the oriented connections. A wellbore junction assembly can include at least two tubular strings and a tubular string connector having opposite ends. Each of the tubular strings may be secured to one opposite end of the connector by oriented connections, whereby each of the tubular strings has a fixed rotational orientation relative to the connector. A well system can include a tubular string connector, each of first and second tubular strings being secured to the connector, and a support which reduces bending of the second tubular string which results from deflection of the second tubular string from one wellbore section into another wellbore section. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305267 | WELLBORE JUNCTION COMPLETION WITH FLUID LOSS CONTROL - A method of installing a wellbore junction assembly in a well can include inserting a tubular string into a deflector, and opening a flow control device in response to the inserting. A well system can include a deflector positioned at an intersection between at least three wellbore sections, and a tubular string connector having at least two tubular strings connected to an end thereof, one tubular string being received in the deflector and engaged with a flow control device positioned in a wellbore section, and another tubular string being received in another wellbore section. Another method of installing a wellbore junction assembly in a well can include inserting a tubular string into a deflector positioned at a wellbore intersection, then sealingly engaging the tubular string, and then opening a flow control device in response to the inserting. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305268 | High Pressure Multibore Junction Assembly - A high pressure multibore junction assembly and methods for completion of a lateral wellbore using the high pressure multibore junction assembly. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305269 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CASING HANGER RUNNING - In certain embodiments, a hanger running tool includes an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve. The inner sleeve has a first mating surface configured to engage a second mating surface of a hanger to couple the inner sleeve to the hanger. The outer sleeve is disposed about the inner sleeve. The outer sleeve is configured to rotate about a common longitudinal axis with respect to the inner sleeve. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305270 | DOWN-HOLE ACTUATION DEVICE STORAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LAUNCHING - An apparatus for holding and launching down-hole actuation devices that has a body, a bottom end, a top end and a long bore between the ends. Moveable and protruding into the long bore are retainers upon which down-hole actuation devices may rest. Retainers are moved by a lockable hydraulic drive system. Additionally, a method for loading the apparatus with down-hole actuation devices and for launching said devices into a well bore is provided. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305271 | TOOL WITH REUSABLE HOLDER - Improved tool with reusable holder, including a U-shaped holder ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120305272 | FOAM GENERATING DEVICE FOR FIRE HOSES - A foam generating device for a fire hose, comprising a socket designed to be attached to a water supply hose, a hose nozzle consisting of a first end wherein air inlets are made and of a second end for spraying the foam, an intermediate body attached between the socket and the first end of the hose nozzle and allowing the creation of several separate water jets passing through. The intermediate body is so arranged as to receive an emulsifying fluid and to pre-mix it with the water jets by aspiration and by contact of the emulsifying fluid with the water jets, then to spray the jets of water-emulsifier premix and to stir them with the air streams in the hose nozzle. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305273 | FIREFIGHTING DEVICE FEEDBACK CONTROL - A control system for a fire fighting component includes a detector for detecting a position of at least a portion of a fire fighting component relative to an axis, which generates an output position signal indicative of the position of the at least a portion of the fire fighting component, and a controller in communication with the detector and receiving the output position signal. The controller generates a display output signal based on the output position signal. The system further includes a display that is in communication with the controller and receives the display output signal. The display generates an icon that is a graphical representation of the fire fighting device, and configures the icon based on the output display signal wherein the configuration of the icon indicates the position of the at least a portion of the fire fighting device. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305274 | Hydraulic down pressure control system for an agricultural implement - An agricultural row unit includes an attachment frame adapted to be rigidly connected to a towing frame, and a linkage assembly pivotably coupled to the attachment frame to permit vertical pivoting movement of the linkage assembly relative to the attachment frame. A hydraulic cylinder is coupled to the linkage assembly for urging the linkage assembly downwardly toward the soil, and an accumulator is mounted to the hydraulic cylinder for supplying pressurized gas to the hydraulic cylinder urging the linkage assembly upwardly away from the soil. A manifold is removably mounted to the hydraulic cylinder via a mounting interface, the manifold being selected from a group of different types of modular manifolds in which each manifold is removably mountable to the hydraulic cylinder, one at a time, via the same mounting interface, the manifold having two hydraulic-fluid ports including an inlet port and an outlet port. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305275 | Machine for Aerating Soil - The invention relates to a machine for aerating soil that has a frame. A gear box is attached to the frame. A crank assembly is driven by the gear box. A parallel arm is pivotally attached to the crank assembly by a crank arm and is pivotally attached to the frame. A tine assembly arm is pivotally attached to the frame and is pivotally attached to the parallel arm at a fixed point. A rigid tine holder is pivotally attached to the tine assembly arm and is pivotally attached to the parallel arm and extends beyond the parallel arm. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305276 | CONTROL ELEMENT FOR A HAND POWER TOOL - An electric hand power tool includes a cylindrical device section, a control element displaceable about the cylindrical device section, and an electric scanning device disposed at the device section and configured to determine a rotary position of the control element. The scanning device is configured to optically scan the rotary position. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305277 | POWER TOOL - A power tool, which actuates a tool linearly in a longitudinal direction of the tool, the power tool performs a predetermined operation to a workpiece, having: a drive mechanism which actuates the tool; a rotational shaft which actuates the drive mechanism; a swing lever which swings along the longitudinal direction by a rotational motion of the rotational shaft; and a dynamic vibration reducer which alleviates vibration generated during the predetermined operation. The dynamic vibration reducer includes a weight which is linearly movable in the longitudinal direction an elastic member which biases the weight. The weight is adapted to be actuated mechanically and forcibly by a motion component with respect to the longitudinal direction of a swinging motion of the swing lever in a state that the weight is biased by the elastic member. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305278 | Hand-Held Power Tool Having Elastomer Elements for Supporting Components in the Housing - A hand-held power tool is provided which includes a drive unit in a housing, a switch device, and elastomer elements. The drive unit is configured to be switched on and off with the switch device which comprises a switch accommodated inside the housing. The elastomer elements are molded onto the outside of the housing and onto the inside of the housing and are connected to each other via an opening in a wall of the housing. An elastomer element on the inside of the housing forms an elastomer bearing configured to support the switch. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305279 | Hand Power Tool Device - A hand power tool device includes at least one drive shaft, a drive motor, an insert tool fixing means, and at least one bearing unit which is provided for bearing the drive shaft on a side of the drive motor, said side facing away from the insert tool fixing means. The hand power tool device also includes a sealing device which is provided for sealing at least one region which lies axially adjacent to the bearing unit and which lies on a side of the bearing unit, said side facing away from the insert tool fixing mean. The sealing device has at least one sealing element which is designed separately from the bearing unit. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305280 | Rock Drilling Machine And Use Thereof For Hindering Occurrence And Spreading Of Cavitation Bubbles - Rock drilling machine ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120305281 | Method of Joining Metal-Ceramic Substrates to Metal Bodies - A method of joining a metal-ceramic substrate having metallization on at least one side to a metal body by using metal alloy is disclosed. The metal body has a thickness of less than 1.0 mm and the metal alloy contains aluminium and has a liquidus temperature of greater than 450° C. The resulting metal-ceramic module provides a strong bond between the metal body and the ceramic substrate. The resulting module is useful as a circuit carrier in electronic appliances, with the metal body preferably functioning as cooling body. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305282 | MOUNTING TUBE KIT - A kit or system of mounting tubes having various lengths that can be selected from to provide a single, one-piece device to fill the gap and provide the requisite support and stability between an electrical device or structural fixture and a mounting box (for example, junction box) is described. The mounting tubes are easy to install and can be used with any conventional components (for example, electrical devices, screws, fixtures). The mounting tubes can prevent wobbly fixtures or electrical devices, can reduce likelihood of electrical shock or other injury, and can reduce the likelihood of fires due to electrical failures caused by faulty installation. The mounting tubes can provide continuous grounding. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305283 | POWER ELECTRONICS INTERCONNECTION FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVES - The bus bar includes a first bus bar layer formed of a first generally uniform thickness of a first bus bar conductor; a first dielectric layer overlying a top surface of the first bus bar layer; and a second bus bar layer formed of a second generally uniform thickness of a second bus bar conductor overlying a top surface of the first dielectric layer and the top surface of the first bus bar layer wherein: the first bus bar layer includes a first via for receipt of a first electrical lead of an electrical component and a second via for receipt of a second electrical lead of the electrical component and wherein: the first dielectric layer and the second bus bar layer each include a via aligned with the first via wherein the first electrical lead is extendable from beneath the first bus bar layer through the first dielectric layer and through the second bus bar layer. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305284 | POLYMER COMPOSITION AND A POWER CABLE COMPRISING THE POLYMER COMPOSITION - A crosslinkable and crosslinked polymer composition with improved DC electrical properties and a cable surrounded by at least one layer comprising the polymer composition are provided. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305285 | LAN CABLE WITH DUAL LAYER PEI/FRPP INSULATION FOR PRIMARY CONDUCTORS - A communications cable having a jacket and a plurality of twisted pairs, each twisted pair having two insulated conductors twisted around one another, where on at least one twisted pair, the insulation on the conductors of the pair is a two layer insulation with a first inner layer of polyolefin and a second outer layer layer of imide polymer. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305286 | SOFT-DILUTE-COPPER-ALLOY MATERIAL, SOFT-DILUTE-COPPER-ALLOY WIRE, SOFT-DILUTE-COPPER-ALLOY SHEET, SOFT-DILUTE-COPPER-ALLOY STRANDED WIRE, AND CABLE, COAXIAL CABLE AND COMPOSITE CABLE USING SAME - Provided are a soft dilute copper alloy material, a soft dilute copper alloy wire, a soft dilute copper alloy sheet, a soft dilute copper alloy stranded wire, and a cable, a coaxial cable and a composite cable using same. The disclosed soft-3dilute-copper-alloy material contains: copper; at least one additional element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Mg, Zr, Nb, Ca, V, Ni, Mn, and Cr; and inevitable impurities as the remainder. The soft dilute copper alloy material is characterized in that the average grain size is at most 20 μm in the surface layer up to a depth of 50 μm from the surface. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305287 | FIRE-RETARDANT COPOLYETHERESTER COMPOSITION AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a fire-retardant copolyetherester composition comprising: (a) at least one copolyetherester; (b) about 5-30 wt. % of at least one halogen-free flame retardant; (c) about 0.1-20 wt. % of at least one nitrogen-containing compound; and (d) about 0.01-5 wt. % of at least one ammonium molybdate, the weight percentages being based on the total weight of (a) plus (b) plus (c) plus (d). Further disclosed herein are articles comprising component parts formed of the fire-retardant copolyetherester composition. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305288 | Scrunch-it earpiece / wire organizer and method of using same - An earpiece/wire organizer houses and maintains wires in an untangled manner. The earpiece/wire organizer has a sleeve constructed with mating spine pieces having an interlocking self-adhering surface coat thereon, wherein the sleeve house wires therein to prevent or mitigate entanglement during storage and carrying. Simply scrunching or compressing the sleeve with a single hand motion engages the interlocking self-adhering surface of the mating spine pieces in an attached configuration and compresses the sleeve and wire housed therein. When the user desires to lengthen or elongate the wire, the user simply pulls or elongates the sleeve with a single hand motion that disengages the interlocking self-adhering surface of the mating spine pieces and lengthens the sleeve and wire housed therein. Where more than one sleeve is provided, the sleeves are further constructed to releaseably connect to one another. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305289 | ELECTRICALLY INSULATING MATERIAL, PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH VOLTAGE GENERATOR - An electrically insulating material for high voltage generators is provided. The electrically insulating material comprises a polymer based dielectric material filled with nanoparticles, wherein the voltage at which partial discharges start in the polymer based dielectric material is greater than the voltage at which partial discharges start in an unfilled polymer based dielectric material. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305290 | Geared Spacer Assembly for Conductor Bundle - A spacer assembly includes first and second clamping bodies. The first clamping body has a first slot. The first slot has a first set of teeth. The second clamping body has a second slot. The fastener connects the first clamping body to the second clamping body. The fastener has a second set of teeth to engage the first set of teeth such that rotation of the fastener moves the first clamping body relative to the second clamping body. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305291 | PRIMER LAYER FOR PLATING PROCESS, LAMINATE FOR WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF, MULTILAYER WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Disclosed are a primer layer for plating process exhibiting high adhesiveness to an electroless copper plating and capable of coping with high density of wirings of semiconductor packages; a laminate for wiring board having the primer layer and a method for manufacture thereof; and a multilayer wiring board having the primer layer and a method for manufacture thereof. The primer layer is formed of a resin composition including (A) a polyfunctional epoxy resin, (B) an epoxy resin curing agent, and (C) a phenolic hydroxyl group-containing polybutadiene-modified polyamide resin having specified structural units, wherein a blending proportion of the component (C) is 5 parts by mass or more and less than 25 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of a total sum of the component (A) and the component (B). | 2012-12-06 |
20120305292 | LIQUID-COOLED INTEGRATED SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIQUID-COOLED INTEGRATED SUBSTRATE - There is provide a liquid-cooled integrated substrate which has reduced material cost and processing cost, is reduced in warpage (shape deformation) as an integrated substrate, and has excellent strength and heat radiation performance, and a manufacturing method of the liquid-cooled integrated substrate. There is provided a liquid-cooled integrated substrate | 2012-12-06 |
20120305293 | CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING CIRCUIT BOARDS - According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a circuit board assembly including a first circuit board including a first circuit pattern formed on a surface of the first circuit board, and an opening that is adjacent to the first circuit pattern; and a second circuit board including a second circuit pattern corresponding to the first circuit pattern and a protection film that is applied to a surface of the second circuit board so as to form a hollow place located corresponding to the opening, wherein the first circuit board and the second circuit board are combined with each other. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305294 | FLEXIBLE PRINTED WIRING BOARD HAVING CONNECTOR CONNECTING PORTION - A flexible printed wiring board capable of preventing plated leads from peeling off due to repeated insertion and extraction of a connector connecting portion into and from a connector without bringing about an increase in the whole length of the flexible printed wiring board even when the flexible printed wiring board is a one-sided or double-sided one. First plated leads are provided in a manner extending from conductor patterns located outermost in a width direction of the connector connecting portion among a plurality of conductor patterns and reaching sides of the flexible printed wiring board in a width direction. Second plated leads are provided in a manner extending from leading ends of the other conductor patterns among the plurality of conductor patterns in a direction in which the connector connecting portion is inserted into the connector and reaching a leading end face of the flexible printed wiring board. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305295 | THERMOSETTING COMPOSITION - It is an object of the present invention to provide a thermosetting composition which is excellent in low warpage properties and long-term electrical insulation reliability and is capable of forming an insulating film that inhibits disconnection of wiring of a flexible wiring board. The thermosetting composition of the present invention is a thermosetting composition for forming an insulating film, by curing the composition, on a flexible wiring board comprising a wiring pattern formed on a flexible substrate, and is characterized in that a cured product obtained by curing the composition has a tensile elastic modulus of 0.5 to 2.0 GPa. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305296 | LOW TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED CERAMIC STRUCTURE FOR HIGH FREQUENCY APPLICATIONS AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME - Disclosed herein is a multilayer low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) structure comprising a multilayer low temperature co-fired ceramic comprising glass-ceramic dielectric layers with screen printed thick film inner conductors on portions of the layers and with thin film outer conductors deposited on the upper and lower outer surfaces of the LTCC. At least a portion of the thin film outer conductors is patterned in the form of lines and the spacings between the lines are less then 50 μm. Also disclosed is a process for making the LTCC structure. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305297 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLDER COLUMN, APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SOLDER COLUMN, AND SOLDER COLUMN - Solder wires are conveyed from insert openings for allowing the solder wires to be inserted toward discharge openings from which the solder wires are discharged and the solder wires project. The projecting wires are cut with first cutting blades and the solder inserted into the insert openings are cut with second cutting blades. This enables fixed cutting stress on a portion of the solder wires to be cut with the first cutting blades and a portion of the solder wires to be cut with the second cutting blades at the same time to prevent deformation of the cut surface of the cut solder wires. Solder columns having a column shape and having a uniform length along a conveying direction thereof can be manufactured. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305298 | BUMP WITH NANOLAMINATED STRUCTURE, PACKAGE STRUCTURE OF THE SAME, AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - A bump with nanolaminated structure is provided. The bump with nanolaminated structure includes a bump, a nanolaminated structure and an organic layer. The nanolaminated structure is located on the bump. The organic layer is located between the bump and the nanolaminated structure. The organic molecular of the organic layer includes two terminal function groups, wherein a first terminal function group is bonded with a first metal atom of the bump and a second terminal function group is bonded with a second metal atom of the nanolaminated structure. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305299 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WITH REFERENCE LAYER HOLE - An exemplary PCB defines a circular first via and includes a first signal layer, a second signal layer, a first reference layer between the first and second signal layer, and a signal transmission line having a first portion on the first signal layer and a second portion on the second signal layer. The first signal layer has a circular first weld pad coaxial with the first via and electrically connected to the first portion, the second layer has a circular second weld pad coaxial with the first via and electrically connected to the second portion. The first weld pad is electrically connected to the second weld pad through the first via, the reference layer defines a first through hole coaxial with the first via, the radius of the first via is R1, the radius of the first through hole is R2, R2=R1+d1, 1.5 mil≦d1≦4 mil. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305300 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRIC CONTACT PAD AND ELECTRIC CONTACT - A method for manufacturing an electrical contact pad, including a pad mounting and at least one contact layer, and a method for manufacturing an electrical contact, including a contact mounting and at least one contact layer are described. The methods include a step of depositing, via cold gas dynamic spraying, a first powder onto the pad or contact mounting so as to form the contact layer, the first powder containing at least particles including grains made of at least one refractive material, the grains being built into a matrix made of conductive metal selected from among silver or copper. The pads and the electrical contacts obtained in the respective manufacturing methods are also described. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305301 | CIRCUIT BOARD WITH HEAT SINK AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - The invention provides a circuit board with heat sink and a method of fabricating the same. The circuit board according to the invention includes a substrate, a lead layer and a ceramic layer. The lead layer is formed on an upper surface of the substrate, and includes two contact points corresponding to an electronic device. The ceramic layer is formed on the upper surface of the substrate, and particularly formed between such two contact points. The ceramic layer serves as a heat sink for the electronic device. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305302 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - Electrode protective films | 2012-12-06 |
20120305303 | MICROELECTRONIC SUBSTRATE FOR ALTERNATE PACKAGE FUNCTIONALITY - The present disclosure relates to microelectronic substrates, such as interposers, motherboards, test platforms, and the like, that are fabricated to have overlapping connection zones, such that different microelectronic devices, such as microprocessors, chipsets, graphics processing devices, wireless devices, memory devices, application specific integrated circuits, and the like, may be alternately attached to the microelectronic substrates to form functional microelectronic packages. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305304 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MODULE - An electronic component module | 2012-12-06 |
20120305305 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INCLUDING MICRO BALLS - A system of micro balls is disclosed for coupling an electronic component to a printed circuit board. The micro balls have a small diameter, and each contact pad may include an array of two or more micro balls. An example of a micro ball may include a polymer core, surrounded by a copper layer, which is in turn surrounded by a layer of solder. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305306 | COPPER NANOPARTICLE APPLICATION PROCESSES FOR LOW TEMPERATURE PRINTABLE, FLEXIBLE/CONFORMAL ELECTRONICS AND ANTENNAS - An ink adapted for forming conductive elements is disclosed. The ink includes a plurality of nanoparticles and a carrier. The nanoparticles comprise copper and have a diameter of less than 20 nanometers. Each nanoparticle has at least a partial coating of a surfactant configured to separate adjacent nanoparticles. Methods of creating circuit elements from copper-containing nanoparticles by spraying, tracing, stamping, burnishing, or heating are disclosed. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305307 | Gangable electrical box and leveling assembly - A gangable electrical box includes an adjustment assembly for adjusting the position and angle of an electrical device mounted in the box. The adjustment assembly includes independently adjustable leveling members coupled to opposite end walls of the box. A side member is slidably coupled to a side wall and extends between the end walls. The side wall engages the leveling members and is adjustable with the adjustment of the leveling members. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305308 | WIRE HARNESS - A wire harness having good heat-release performance as well as having simple structure and configuration and can be manufactured at low cost is provided. Also, the wire harness which can fulfill electromagnetic shield function is provided. A wire harness | 2012-12-06 |
20120305309 | PREWIRED PULSE VALVE WIRING HARNESS WITH DIODES - In accordance with the present inventive concept, there is provided a wiring harness. The wiring harness comprises a first supply conductor, a first and a second circuit return conductor, and a first plug connector comprising a first and a second output terminal. The supply conductor is connected to the first output terminal. Moreover, the first circuit return conductor is connected to the second output terminal via a first diode arranged in the plug connector, and the second circuit return conductor is connected to the second output terminal via a second opposing diode arranged in the plug connector. There is also provided a wiring circuit comprising a plurality of wiring harnesses. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305310 | ELECTRONIC CABLE - A cable main includes an outer tube, a core wire, and an assisting wire. The assisting wire is less stretchable than the outer tube. Connectors provided at ends of the cable main fasten ends of the assisting wire at ends of the outer tube so as to restrain the ends of the outer tube from moving in a stretch direction of the outer tube. According to this structure, even when the outer tube is stretched, a load applied to a connecting part between the core wire and a terminal of the connector can be reduced. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305311 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ELEMENT - The invention relates to an electrical connector element for creating a contact to a conductive structure, the same being located on a flat support, by means of a thermal bonding material, wherein means for fixing a conductor, the same being preferably flexible, are arranged on the side of said support which faces away from the conductive structure. According to the invention, the connector element is designed as a soldering foot which has the shape of a single circular ring, or of multiple circular rings arranged laterally. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305312 | COMPRESSION CONNECTOR AND ASSEMBLY FOR COMPOSITE CABLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - A compression connector and assembly include an elongated, interiorly hollow tube, and at least one tubular sleeve, the tube including a first material exhibiting a first axial extrusion rate and the sleeve including a second material exhibiting a second axial extrusion rate, wherein the sleeve wall thickness is selected such that, when inserted into the tube and subjected to mechanical compression in a direction substantially orthogonal to the tube's exterior surface, deforms so that the first and second materials extrude axially at substantially the same rate. In some exemplary embodiments, the sleeve wall thickness may be selected to be thin, or the sleeve may include a multiplicity of axially spaced-apart corrugations formed in at least one exterior or interior surface. The assembly may include stranded composite wires, optionally with a tape covering only a portion of the composite wires. A method of making the compression connector is also described. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305313 | Apparatus and Method for Determining Inclination and Orientation of a Downhole Tool Using Pressure Measurements - In one aspect, a method of estimating one of inclination and orientation of a downhole device is provided that includes the features of taking pressure measurements at a plurality of locations on the downhole device in the wellbore, wherein at least one location in the plurality of locations is vertically displaced from at least one other location, and estimating the one of the inclination and orientation of the downhole device from the plurality of pressure measurements. In another aspect, a downhole tool is disclosed that in one configuration includes a device for estimating inclination and/or orientation of the downhole tool that further includes a body containing a liquid therein and a plurality of pressure sensors arranged in the body configured to provide pressure measurements of the liquid in the body, wherein a pressure sensor in the plurality of pressure sensors is vertically disposed from at least one other sensor in the plurality of sensors. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305314 | OPTIMIZED PRESSURE DRILLING WITH CONTINUOUS TUBING DRILL STRING - A method of drilling a wellbore can include drilling the wellbore with a continuous tubing drill string, and sensing at least one parameter with an optical waveguide in the drill string. A well system can include a continuous tubing drill string, and an optical waveguide in the drill string. The optical waveguide may sense at least one parameter distributed along the drill string. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305315 | Oilfield Operation Using A Drill String - Collecting temperature data at a plurality of locations along a wellbore, performing thermo-mechanical simulations of a drill string in response to mud circulation wherein the drill string comprises a tool string suspended in the wellbore from a pipe string, determining changes in length of the pipe string due to temperature changes, positionally fixing the tool string at one of the locations, and adjusting the length of the pipe string based on the determined change in length of the pipe string. Positionally fixing the tool string may comprise lowering the drill string a side entry sub of the drill string is proximate a top end of the wellbore wherein the side entry sub is configured to allow a wireline cable to enter a bore of the drill string, positioning the side entry sub above a blow-out-preventer, and closing the blow-out-preventer around the drill string below the side entry sub. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305316 | EARTH DRILLING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Well drilling and well casing placement are carried out by a process in which a drill string and surrounding casing are advanced while being rotated, preferably in opposite directions. The process is preferably carried out using a drill rig having a mast that is movable along its direction of elongation and a casing rotation table fixed to the mast. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305317 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIMITING WINCH OVERRUN - A retrieval system for a wireline drilling system having a winch, a wireline rope connected to the winch, and a core sampler connected to the wireline rope. The retrieval system includes a radio-frequency identification (RFID) transponder and a controller that, in response to receiving a wireless signal from the RFID transponder, automatically adjusts a speed at which the winch retrieves the core sampler. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305318 | FORMING ORIENTED FISSURES IN A SUBTERRANEAN TARGET ZONE - A system for forming a subterranean oriented fissure in a target zone by utilizing a connection between two well bores and a flexible linear cutting device, such as a segmented diamond wire saw, to form the fissure beginning at the connection of the well bores and extending along a specified the length of the well bores. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305319 | SAFETY JOINT WITH INDICATING FEATURE - A joint assembly, including a first member including an indicator; a second member operatively arranged to sealingly engage the first member via a seal element, the indicator operatively arranged to provide an indication when the first member has been engaged with the second member. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305320 | Object Management Cabinet with Multi-Weighing Structure - An object management cabinet with multi-weighing structure, which comprises a base, a weighing structure and a main control unit. The base is arranged for placing an object. The object has an RFID tag for transmitting object data. The weighing structure is arranged for measuring the object weight to produce measured data. The main control unit is arranged for matching the object data with the measured data to produce a match result. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305321 | SNOW GROOMER AND RELATIVE CONTROL METHOD - A ski slope snow groomer having a frame; two wheel assemblies on opposite sides of the frame; two tracks wound respectively about the two wheel assemblies; a variable-configuration shock absorber assembly connected to the wheel assemblies and the frame and configured to adjust the wheel assemblies; and a control assembly configured to acquire a signal indicating an operating state of the snow groomer, and to adjust the shock absorber assembly as a function of the operating state signal. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305322 | MOUNT FOR AN ELECTRICAL OR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - An electrical or electronic component ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120305323 | DEVICE FOR ATTACHING AN ELECTRIC BATTERY TO THE CHASSIS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A device for attaching an electric battery to a chassis of a motor vehicle, and including a first quarter-turn attachment mechanism to be rigidly connected to the chassis of the motor vehicle, and a second quarter-turn attachment mechanism to be rigidly connected to the electrical battery, the first and second quarter-turn attachment mechanisms being configured to engage to attach the electric battery to the chassis of the motor vehicle. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305324 | SNOWMOBILE - A snowmobile includes a throttle motor that is protected from brake dust. The snowmobile includes a snowmobile body including an engine room therein, an engine disposed inside the engine room, brake equipment disposed inside the engine room, a throttle valve arranged to adjust intake air supplied to the engine, and a throttle motor which is disposed at a more forward position than the brake equipment inside the engine room and arranged to drive the throttle valve. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305325 | ELECTRIC POWER-ASSISTED BICYCLE - Disclosed is an electric power-assisted bicycle which includes a speed reducer, an electric motor, and a transmission mechanism in parallel along an axle, and thus the devices are made compact. In order to solve the problem mentioned above, the electric power-assisted bicycle includes a transmission mechanism ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120305326 | MOBILE WORKBENCH - Provided is a mobile workbench constructed so as to determine that an accident of some kind has occurred and to stop if the speed of the mobile workbench suddenly changes. A mobile workbench (A) travels on a material (Ca) to be processed and performs predetermined processing (welding) by using a processing tool (welding torch (B)) mounted thereon. The mobile workbench (A) comprises: a workbench main body ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120305327 | FOUR-WHEELED VEHICLE - A vehicle ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120305328 | STEERING SYSTEM HAVING A HYDRAULIC STEERING COLUMN - The invention relates to a steering system for a motor vehicle, comprising a steering wheel, a steering gear shaft and a hydraulic master unit, the steering gear shaft being in mechanical active connection with the master unit via a toothing, and also comprising hydraulic lines and a hydraulic slave unit in a steering gear which, for swivelling steerable wheels is mechanically coupled therewith, an electronic control for controlling an electric servomotor being provided which is actively connected to the steering gear, the active connection between the steering shaft and the hydraulic master unit being a toothing with a variable transmission. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305329 | METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR ACHIEVING SPECTRUM-TUNABLE AND UNIFORM ATTENUATION - The present invention relates hearing protection devices for the human ear. More particularly, embodiments of the invention provide hearing protection devices capable of tunable acoustic attenuation. The invention relates further to ear plugs comprising a fluid-containing balloon for occlusion of the ear canal, which are capable of being adjusted for example by modifying fluid composition and/or fluid pressure within the balloon to vary attenuation at different frequencies of the audible sound spectrum. Other embodiments provide an earplug with fixed attenuation comprising: a body of compressible/expandable-recovery material shaped and sized to fit in an ear canal; and at least one chamber disposed within the body and comprising a filler material chosen from at least one of water, aphrons, water with solid or gelatinous particles suspended, and oil with particles suspended. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305330 | Muffler for Internal Combustion Engine - A muffler for an internal combustion engine includes an outer shell, an inlet pipe, an outlet pipe, and at least one constricted part. The at least one constricted part is provided in at least one of the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe on an open side thereof opening toward an inside of the outer shell. The at least one constricted part has a cross-sectional area smaller than a cross-sectional area of the at least one of the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe, which is provided with the at least one constricted part. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305331 | SERVICE PLATFORM - A service platform ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120305332 | Material support assembly - A material support assembly ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120305333 | Grain Rescue Tube - A rescue tube assembly includes multiple panels at least one of which is generally inflexible and at least partially flat and planar. The panels may be joined together by slidable engagement of compatible lateral side edges of the panels to form a tubular construction. The sides may be inserted into grain or other collapsed material such as soil in a manner which encircles an item or entity trapped by the collapsed material. The adjacent panels are slidably engaged to form an at least partially encircling enclosure to enable material such as grain or soil to be removed from the tubular form thereby permitting access and rescue of the entrapped individual. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305334 | SHAFT ACCESS ENABLING DEVICE OF AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM - A shaft access enabling device of an elevator system has a shaft access control unit and at least one access monitoring unit, wherein the shaft access control unit controls an operating state of the at least one access monitoring unit and the access monitoring unit monitors at least one shaft access. The shaft access control unit has at least two different operating modes for controlling the operating state of the at least one access monitoring unit and inspects access authorization before changing between the at least two operating modes thereof. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305335 | DRIVE FRAME FOR AN ELEVATOR INSTALLATION - An elevator installation comprises a drive frame and a drive unit, wherein a support element couples an elevator cage with a counterweight, wherein a drive roller and a spacer roller are mounted at the drive frame on a mounting device associated therewith, wherein the support element is guided over the spacer roller of the drive roller, wherein at least one of the mounting devices is fixable to the drive frame at at least two positions so that a horizontal support element spacing is thereby variable and wherein a portion of the support element between the drive roller and the spacer roller is substantially rectilinear. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305336 | VARIABLE DOOR COUPLING - A cage-door/shaft-door coupling of an elevator installation includes at least one pivot lever pivotably mounted at an axis of rotation associated therewith, wherein the pivot lever has a joint point and wherein the cage-door/shaft-door coupling further includes a first entrainer runner, which is mounted at the joint point, wherein the pivot lever includes a base member and a setting element fastened to the base member by way of a settable fixing means and wherein the settable fixing means enables a change in the spacing between the joint point and the associated axis of rotation. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305337 | ELEVATOR SHAFT CLOSURE DOOR FRAME - A door frame of an elevator shaft closure has a chamber in which an elevator control arrangement is arranged. The elevator shaft closure separates an elevator shaft of a building from a story of the building. The elevator control arrangement includes an elevator control unit and at least one electronic power unit, which is connectible with an elevator motor. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305338 | REGULABLE ELEVATOR BRAKE - An elevator brake includes a housing and a brake unit, which is movable in an axial direction on a path between a braking position and a starting position, which includes at least one pull unit, and which is moved at least by a first spring force of at least one brake spring. A movement in the axial direction against the spring force of the at least one brake spring is generated by a stroke unit, which generates a stroke, at the pull unit of the brake unit. The first spring force of the at least one brake spring is reduced by a second spring force of a compensating spring stressed by the stroke of the stroke unit. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305339 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GIVING SERVICE REQUESTS TO A CONVEYANCE SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a solution for giving service requests to the conveyance system of a building. The conveyance system comprises at least one user interface, comprising at least one service request pushbutton for giving service requests to the conveyance system. An identifier device is given into the possession of a passenger, in which identifier device data is recorded for determining the service profile of the identifier device. The data contained in the identifier device is read when a passenger presses or touches a service request pushbutton of the user interface. On the basis of the data read from the identifier device the service profile of the identifier device is determined. On the basis of the service profile a service request connected to the service request pushbutton is activated. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305340 | ELEVATOR, FLOOR, AND DOOR ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A secure access system and method is disclosed, the access system utilizing a powered secure card with access rights codes that allows an authorized user to gain access to an elevator, an area behind a door, or a particular floor in a building without requiring the user to retrieve the secure card and physically present the secure card to a sensor. Sensors in the access system communicate with a wireless transceiver in the secure card. Each sensor is capable of reading only the type of access code or codes that the sensor has been authorized for reading. A sequence of sensors for allowing or, denying access to areas or functions for the secure card increases security and prevents illicit copying of the access codes and duplication of the secure card. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305341 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM - Disclosed is a solution for controlling an elevator system, which elevator system includes at least one elevator, call-giving appliances in the elevator lobbies, and also a device for detecting in the desired identification area contact patterns directed onto the floor surface of at least one elevator lobby. A user to be connected to a call given from the elevator lobby is classified on the basis of the contact pattern produced by the user, the type data of the call is connected to the call on the basis of the classification, and the call with its type data is transmitted to the control system of the elevator system for controlling the elevators. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305342 | ELEVATOR DISPLAY DEVICE - An elevator display device has a light-emitting display unit, a resin cover, and a metallic tone film. The resin cover is disposed in front of the light-emitting display unit so as to cover the light-emitting display unit, and transmits light from the light-emitting display unit. The metallic tone film is disposed on the cover, and transmits the light from the light-emitting display unit. The metallic tone film is made of a nano-layered film that is optically designed to have a metallic sheen. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305343 | PLUNGER ROD ADJUSTER FOR COMPACT BRAKE CALIPER UNITS, HAVING AN ADJUSTING LEVER THAT ABUTS ON AN ELASTIC STOP - A disk brake of a rail vehicle, having a brake caliper, the caliper arms of which are coupled with one end to brake shoes and with the other end to a wear adjuster, the length of the wear adjuster is adjustable by a control mechanism depending on the stroke of a brake force motor. A control rod of the control mechanism acts upon an adjusting element of the wear adjuster, the adjusting element includes a freewheeling mechanism mounted in a housing of the wear adjuster and a stop section of the adjusting element loaded in a self-adjusting starting position against a stop of the housing by at least one return spring element. The stop contains at least one element that is elastic in the direction of abutment. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305344 | ELECTRIC LINEAR MOTION ACTUATOR AND ELECTRIC DISK BRAKE SYSTEM - A linear motion actuator is provided of which the output member can be smoothly moved linearly even when lateral moment acts on the output member. A carrier ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120305345 | Portable Antiskid Brake System - An electronic antiskid brake assembly with a portable power source that can retrofit onto a working manual brake system to provide antiskid capabilities without effecting the manual brake system's normal operation. The antiskid system can be applied anywhere on a brake linkage. When a force is applied to a brake pad, an electronic controller utilizes detects a skidding event, and then automatically powers on an actuator. The actuator moves a brake linkage to create a pulse mode on the brake linkage. The pulse mode modulates the force that is applied to the brake pad. A one way cylinder can be included with a manual hydraulic brake system to provide a mechanical means for generating pulse mode on the brake linkage. The power source can move with the brake linkage so that the actuator pulses the brake linkage a small amount, while the brake linkage applies full braking. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305346 | MOTOR WITH BRAKING MECHANSIM FOR ACTUATOR - A motor with a braking mechanism for an actuator includes a main body, a rotating shaft and a braking mechanism. The rotating shaft is disposed through the center of the main body. The braking mechanism includes a friction element and a torsion spring, the friction element is arranged on the external periphery of the rotating shaft, and the torsion spring is elastically clamped at an outer edge of the friction element and an end of the torsion spring is fixed to main body. When the rotating shaft rotates in one direction, the torsion spring abuts the friction element to brake and decelerate the rotating shaft. With small wear and tear of the torsion spring, the service life can be extended. With a large contact area between the friction element and the rotating shaft, a good braking effect can be achieved. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305347 | SHOCK ABSORBER AND SUSPENSION APPARATUS - A shock absorber includes: at least one cylinder apparatus including a cylinder sealingly containing operating fluid, a piston slidably fittedly inserted in the cylinder to divide an interior of the cylinder into two chambers, and a piston rod coupled to the piston and extending to an outside of the cylinder; and at least one damping force generation mechanism connected to the cylinder apparatus, and capable of generating a damping force to be applied to a flow of the operating fluid caused by a movement of the piston and adjusting the damping force from the outside. The damping force generation mechanism includes a damping valve for generating the damping force, a pilot chamber for applying a pilot pressure by the operating fluid to the damping valve, and a pump for at least supplying or discharging the operating fluid to or from the pilot chamber. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305348 | SUSPENSION APPARATUS - Provided is a suspension apparatus capable of preventing excessive increase in damping force due to a sudden input from the road surface when the damping force is adjusted to a minimum value during running. A damping force control type hydraulic shock absorber ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120305349 | SHOCK ABSORBER - A shock absorber in which a flow of hydraulic oil caused by sliding movement of a piston in a cylinder is controlled by a pilot type main valve and a pilot valve to generate damping force. The valve-opening operation of the main valve is controlled by adjusting the pressure in a pilot chamber with the pilot valve. A valve block and a solenoid block are connected together into one unit and inserted into a casing before being secured with a nut. At this time, an actuating rod of the solenoid block is engaged with a pilot valve member retained by a pilot spring and a fail-safe spring in a cylindrical portion of a pilot body of the valve block. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305350 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POSITION SENSITIVE SUSPENSION DAMPING - An apparatus and system are disclosed that provide position sensitive suspension damping. A damping unit includes a piston mounted in a fluid-filled cylinder. A vented path in the piston may be fluidly coupled to a bore formed in one end of the piston rod, creating a flow path for fluid to flow from a first side of the piston to a second side of the piston during a compression stroke. The flow path may be blocked by a needle configured to engage the bore as the damping unit is substantially fully compressed, thereby causing the damping rate of the damping unit to increase. In one embodiment, the piston includes multiple bypass flow paths operable during the compression stroke or the rebound stroke of the damping unit. One or more of the bypass flow paths may be restricted by one or more shims mounted on the piston. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305351 | DAMPER DEVICE - A damper device for damping the movement of a component, preferably of a component mounted in a movable manner in the interior of a motor vehicle, comprising a damper housing, which delimits a damper cavity in which a rotor is arranged such that it can be rotated about an axis of rotation, wherein the rotor is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a force transmitting element arranged outside the damper housing, and wherein the force transmitting element is connected to the component such that it is actuated upon movement of the component, characterized in that the damper housing has a first surface located in a plane running perpendicularly to the axis of rotation, in that the force transmitting element comprises a disk which has a second surface likewise located in a plane running perpendicularly to the axis of rotation, wherein the first and second surfaces are located opposite one another, in that a locking pin is retained axially on the first surface or on the second surface, and in that a groove which forms a locking curve is formed in the respectively other of the first and second surfaces, wherein the locking pin engages with the groove, and wherein the locking pin, upon actuation of the force transmitting element, is guided in the groove such that the force transmitting element can be locked in a releasable manner in relation to the damper housing. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305352 | DOUBLE SLIDING PISTON VALVE - Disclosed is a double sliding piston valve in which a sliding valve is added to a piston valve to realize gentle variation of damping force. The double sliding piston valve for use in a shock absorber, includes a housing placed in a lower region of a piston to store oil therein, a sliding valve received in the housing, the sliding valve having first and second flow-paths formed therein, pressure springs respectively coming into close contact with upper and lower surfaces of the sliding valve to enable vertical sliding of the sliding valve, and a washer provided below the sliding valve to support the sliding valve, the washer having a center oil hole. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305353 | Shock Absorber with Pressure-Controlled Damping - A damper includes a pressure-sensitive damping control circuit that selectively permits fluid flow from a first chamber to a second chamber. A piston varies a volume of the first chamber. A blow-off piston is movable between a closed position, wherein fluid flow through the control circuit is substantially prevented, and an open position, wherein fluid flow through the control circuit is permitted. The damper also includes a first source of pressure. A fluid pressure created by compression of the damper applies an opening force to the blow-off piston moving the blow-off piston in a direction toward the open position against a resistance force provided by the first source of pressure. The resistance force exceeds the opening force until the pressure created by forces tending to insert the piston rod into the first fluid chamber exceeds the pressure in the first source of pressure by a predetermined amount. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305354 | Regulated Dashpot with Shock-Absorption Force Controls - A regulable dashpot with shock-absorption force controls, especially intended for motor vehicles, with at least one flow-regulating system including one or more shock-absorption components for the compression phase and/or for the decompression phase. The object is to allow the dashpot to shift continuously between the hard and soft phases, whereby the valve-adjustment intervals can be varied at intervals that are not unnecessarily short or even unattainable. At least one valve assembly is accordingly supplied with variable flow impedance by regulating valve. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305355 | BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY WITH TWO CYLINDER UNITS - A brake lever assembly includes a body connected to an oil pipe and includes a first room and a second room. A first path communicates between the storage space and the first room. A second path communicates between the first room and the second room. The oil pipe is connected to a hydraulic oil storage space in the body. A lever is pivotably connected to the body and includes a push portion. A first cylinder unit is located in the first room and connected between the oil pipe and the push portion. The first cylinder unit is operated a first travel. A second cylinder unit is located in the second room and has a first end contacting inside of the body and a second end connected to the push portion. The second cylinder unit is operated a second travel which is longer than the first travel. | 2012-12-06 |
20120305356 | SEISMIC ISOLATION DEVICE - A seismic isolation device includes a tabular base board having curved convex protrusions and a smooth sliding plate placed in such a way that a sliding contact surface thereof is made to abut the curved convex protrusions of the base board. An apparent friction coefficient (μ) of only a high-friction portion on a sliding contact surface of the sliding plate with which the curved convex protrusion of the base board is in contact at rest initially is made higher than the apparent friction coefficient of a sliding surface as a portion other than the high-friction portion. Accordingly, the seismic isolation device is not swayed by minor vibrations such as mechanical vibrations, automobile traffic vibrations, and minor earthquakes, and the base board and the sliding plate are enabled when an earthquake of a seismic intensity of 5 or more occurs. | 2012-12-06 |