49th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100307199 | Method For making Life Vest Having Double-Knitted Fabrics - A method for making a life vest includes making first and second double-knitted fabrics from an artificial filament. Each of the first and second double-knitted fabrics includes inner and outer cloth layers. The first and second double-knitted fabrics are dyed. Then, the inner cloth layer of each of the first and second double-knitted fabrics is processed to form a brush structure on the inner cloth layer. The brush structure and the inner and outer layers of each of the first and second double-knitted fabrics undergo a heat-setting process so that the sizes of the brush structure and the inner and outer layers of each of the first and second double-knitted fabrics are stabilized. The first and second double-knitted fabrics are cut and sewn so that the outer cloth layers face outward and that the inner cloth layers face each other. A buoyant material is filled between a receiving space defined between the inner cloth layers. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307200 | COMPLEX WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROLLING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A complex washing machine is disclosed. The complex washing machine includes an auxiliary washing machine that is capable of serving as a pedestal for a main laundry machine, such as a washing machine or a drying machine, and performing a washing operation. The auxiliary washing machine is suitable for washing a small amount of laundry while the auxiliary washing machine serves as a pedestal for supporting the main washing machine, which is placed on the auxiliary washing machine. A bearing housing, which supports a rotary shaft of a motor, and a bottom plate of a tub are connected to each other via a gasket. Consequently, the vibration generated from the tub during washing is minimized. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307201 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine has a water tank and a motor for rotationally driving a load received in the water tank and performs a washing operation including a washing process, a rinsing process, and dewatering process. The motor has a stator and a rotor. The stator has a stator coil, and the rotor has a rotor magnet including a first magnet and a second magnet. The first magnet has a permanent magnet having a high coercive force, and the second magnet has a permanent magnet having a lower coercive force than the first magnet and generating easily changeable magnetic flux. In the washing process of the washing operation, the second magnet is magnetized so that the magnetic flux of the rotor magnet acting on the stator increases, and in the dewatering process, the second magnet is magnetized so that the magnetic flux acting on the stator decreases from the level in the washing process. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307202 | WASHING MACHINE WITH A DIRECT DRIVE SYSTEM - A washing machine with a direct drive system including a tub, a drum rotatably mounted inside the tub, a shaft connected to the drum at a first end for transmission of a driving force of a direct drive motor, a coaxial support connected to a rear portion of the tub and having a first seat for a first bearing supporting a second end of the shaft opposite the drum, a stator secured to the coaxial support and having a plurality of magnetic cores, a rotor including permanent magnets and connected to the shaft, and a second bearing for supporting the shaft between the second end and the first end. The tub is made of polymeric material in which a second seat for said second bearing is co-molded. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307203 | DRUM OF A WASHING MACHINE - A drum of a washing machine comprising a cylindrical band, at least two rows of openings defined on the cylindrical band, arranged along a central line between both of them, and at least a blade with a blade base from which at least two corresponding rows of couplings extend, which are fittable into said openings to fasten the blade to the cylindrical band in an interior of said drum. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307204 | LOCK ASSEMBLY WITH DETACHABLE PARTS - A lock assembly includes a first lock unit and a second lock unit. The first lock unit includes a first housing and a first locking mechanism disposed in the first housing. The first housing has a receiving hole. The first locking mechanism is configured to be set either in a locking state or in an unlocking state. The second lock unit includes a second housing and a shackle disposed on the second housing. The second housing has a head and a body which is connected with the head and presented to be wedged into the receiving hole of the first housing. Additionally, the first locking mechanism is configured to lock or release the body of the second housing in or from the receiving hole of the first housing when the body is received in the receiving hole. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307205 | SECURITY APPARATUS - The present invention, relates to an apparatus for securing cassettes housed within an automatic teller machine (ATM). The apparatus comprises at least one barrier and a supporting structure for supporting said at least one barrier. Each barrier is formed and arranged to be associated with a pair of adjacent cassettes and to be movable between a first position in which the barrier prevents removal of a pair of adjacent cassettes in use of the apparatus along their respective removal paths. The barrier is moveable to a second position in which the barrier prevents removal of one cassette of the pair of adjacent cassettes along its removal path and to a third position in which the barrier prevents removal of the other cassette of the said pair of adjacent cassettes along its removal path. In use, only one cassette of a pair of adjacent cassettes is removable along its removal path when the barrier is in the second or third position. The apparatus is further formed and arranged so that the barrier (or barriers) can be moved to a ‘service’ position so that both cassettes can be accessed and removed along their removal paths and for servicing of the ATM. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307206 | ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK FOR REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION - A lock system includes an access point including a portion movable between an open position and a closed position and a lock mechanism coupled to the access point and movable between a locked position in which the access point is maintained in the closed position and an unlocked position in which the access point is freely movable between the open position and the closed position. A wireless module is coupled to the lock mechanism and is operable to move the lock mechanism between the locked position and the unlocked position. The wireless module includes a receiver operable in a first mode to periodically listen for a signal and operable in a second mode in response to receipt of the signal to receive data, the first mode consuming a first amount of power that is less than a second amount of power consumed during operation in the second mode. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307207 | ADJUSTABLE BACKSET LOCKSET - A lock assembly including a latchbolt that may be effectively lengthened to accommodate varied backset distances for doors. The lock assembly may include a housing, a latchbolt including an attachment member, an extension member, a retractor element, and an operator. The extension member may be mounted to the attachment member to extend from the latchbolt for effective lengthening of the latchbolt. The retractor element, operatively responsive to the operator, is disposed within the housing for linear reciprocating movement to move the latchbolt, and is selectively engageable with the attachment member or with the extension member. The extension member defines a recess adapted to receive the attachment member. A latch case may receive the latchbolt, and a cylindrical sleeve may receive the latch case and the latchbolt when the extension member is in use to increase the backset dimension. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307208 | LOCKING PILL BOTTLE - A tamper-resistant pill bottle for securely storing a quantity of medication. The pill bottle includes a receptacle, a cap for fitting over the receptacle, and a combination lock integral with the cap for releasably locking the cap to the receptacle. The combination lock includes a series of combination wheels that partially protrude through a sidewall of the cap and can be rotatably manipulated by a user. The combination for the combination lock can be set by a user upon receipt of the pill bottle. The pill bottle further includes an inconspicuous defeat mechanism integral with the cap for allowing the pill bottle to be opened, preferably by a pharmacist, if a user forgets the combination of the combination lock. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307209 | KEY RING WITH TAMPER-EVIDENT CLOSURE MEMBER, KIT FOR ASSEMBLING A KEY RING, AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A key ring apparatus is designed to provide visual evidence of tampering. The key ring apparatus includes a main loop member having adjacent end portions with substantially equal diameters. The key ring apparatus also includes a hollow tubular sleeve that receives the main loop end portions, and is crimped into place thereon after keys have been placed on the main loop member. The tubular sleeve may have a pair of crimping indication indicators thereon, to show where to crimp the sleeve onto the main loop of the key ring apparatus. One or both of the main loop member and the sleeve may have a unique serial identification number thereon. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307210 | Vertical Manure Converter and Process including Activated Carbon in an Organic Mixture - A vertical manure converter and related process of using activated carbon in an activated carbon/organic material mixture to process organic waste. Inducing air, preferably compressed, into a chamber of the converter in combination with reusing activated carbon can result in a continuous process. The temperature can be controlled by regulating the air into the chamber. The vertical manure converter takes organic waste and uses heat to accelerate the composting process wherein final products can be purified water and ash fertilizer. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307211 | CONTROLLED RELEASE FERTILIZER EMPLOYING EPOXIDIZED FATTY ACID TRIGLYCERIDE OIL AS A COATING ADDITIVE - A controlled release fertilizer material comprising a particulate plant nutrient surrounded by at least one coating comprising the reaction product of a mixture comprising a polyol, an isocyanate, a wax and an epoxidized fatty acid triglyceride oil. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307212 | Apparatus And Methods That Apply A Press Force Including A Separately Applied Core Crimp Force - A crimping apparatus and methods are provided that apply a press force and a part of the press force is separately applied as a core crimp force for crimping a terminal to a wire conductor. A die assembly includes a die defining a cavity that includes an independently moveable core plate and a ram assembly includes a ram in force connection with a load pin and a core plate. When the ram applies the press force, the core crimp force will be separately applied from the ram through the load pin and core plate to produce a core crimp portion that connects the wire conductor to the terminal. The applied core crimp force is subsequently transferred from the core crimp portion to the core plate to the load pin and into the ram. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307213 | BENDING APPARATUS FOR ROD-SHAPED WORKPIECES - In a bending apparatus for rod-shaped workpieces, comprising a machine frame to which a bending head with bending tools is attached, which bending head is movable relative to the frame, further a feed device upstream of the bending head for feeding the workpieces to the same, and a cutting device which can be displaced in the direction of feed of the workpieces and can be applied between bending head and feed device to the respective workpiece for cutting the same, the feed device can also be displaced in the direction of feed of the workpiece in addition to the cutting device, which occurs independent of the displacement of the cutting device. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307214 | Bending Device - A bending device includes a bending mechanism for holding an elongated workpiece between a bending die and a clamping die revolvable around the bending die, and revolving the clamping die, to thereby bend the workpiece. The bending device includes a fixing base on which the bending mechanism is mounted, and an articulated robot on which a chuck mechanism for holding the workpiece is mounted and which moves the chuck mechanism. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307215 | Nanocomposite Coating for Hot MetalForming Tools - In one embodiment, a substrate, for example a tool used in hot metalforming operations, is coated with an enamel nanoparticulate graded coating. The nanoparticles in the coating may be boron-nitride nanoparticles. The coating may include a first portion adjacent a surface of the substrate, and a second portion adjacent the first portion. The first portion of the coating may have a lower volume fraction of nanoparticles than the second portion. The first portion has excellent adhesion to the surface of the substrate, and the second portion reduces friction and wear. The coated tool may be formed by applying at least one layer of a coating mixture to a surface of the tool and heating the coating mixture. A metal workpiece may be formed into an article by contacting the metal workpiece against the coated surface of the tool. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307216 | FORGING DIE HEATING APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR USE - A forging die heating or preheating apparatus comprises a burner head comprising a plurality of flame ports. The burner head is oriented to compliment an orientation of at least a region of a forging surface of a forging die and is configured to receive and combust a supply of an oxidizing gas and a supply of a fuel and produce flames at the flame ports. The plurality of flame ports are configured to impinge the flames onto the forging surface of the forging die to substantially uniformly heat at least the region of the forging surface of the forging die. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307217 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR STRESS DEFORMATION IN A PRESS - A method for locally increasing pressing pressure on a press tool having an abutment surface for being clamped onto a clamping surface in a press comprises providing a power unit smaller than the abutment surface and having an internal space, positioning the power unit between the clamping surface and the abutment surface, pressing the clamping surface against the abutment surface, connecting the internal space to a source of pressurized hydraulic fluid, and supplying the pressurized hydraulic fluid to the internal space thereby causing the power unit to expand and to exert a local pressure on the abutment surface. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307218 | TORQUE-MEASURING DEVICE, TORQUE-MEASURING FLANGE AND TORQUE-MEASURING METHOD - In order to minimize the risk of artifacts in a torque measuring device, a torque measuring flange and a torque measuring method, the invention proposes that the evaluation device has means for storing a variable which is proportional to a freewheel torque and means for compensating a measured value with the stored variable. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307219 | METHOD TO CALIBRATE A FLOW BALANCE VALVE ON A WINDROWER DRAPER HEADER - A simplified method for calibrating a variable-displacement hydraulic PTO system on an agricultural windrower when powering a header wherein the variable-displacement pump is operated at maximum flow capacity while the engine is operated at a pre-determined speed and a flow balance valve is adjusted to achieved a pre-determined cutterbar speed. Operation of the cutterbar at the pre-determined speed allows sufficient hydraulic fluid flow through the remaining parallel fluid circuit to power the remaining equipment, typically a reel, on the header. Controls for managing pump displacement and engine speed as well as indication of cutterbar speed are typically available on the windrower tractor thereby eliminating the need for additional diagnostic equipment and making the method suitable for use in the field. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307220 | FLOWMETER CALIBRATION TECHNIQUES - Descriptions are provided for implementing flowmeter zeroing techniques. In operating a flowmeter, it may be the case that, if not properly calibrated, the flowmeter will produce erroneous measurements, e.g., will indicate a non-zero flow during a period of zero flow. By determining a magnitude of such erroneous measurements, calibration values may be determined, which may later be used to adjust a measurement that is output by the flowmeter and thereby improve an accuracy of the flowmeter. Such calibration values may be determined for a plurality of operational conditions associated with the flowmeter, such as densities of materials being measured, and/or configurations of flow elements associated with transporting material to the flowmeter. Then, the calibration values may be correlated with the relevant operational conditions, and stored for later use. In this way, during an actual operation of the flowmeter, a number of calibration values may be made available, and an optimal calibration value may be selected for an existing operational condition of the flowmeter. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307221 | Belt measurement device - A belt measurement device comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portion are substantially parallel, the first portion and second portion defining a predetermined engagement position for the device in a belt, and, a switch cooperatively disposed with the first portion and second portion, the switch capable of closing a circuit by being compressed between a belt surface and the device, a light is illuminated upon the switch closing the circuit. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307222 | MEASURING INSTRUMENT FOR THE DETECTION AND EVALUATION OF AN IMPACT - A measuring device for detecting and evaluating an impact, jolt or the like is formed with an impact face, against which the impact, jolt or pulse which is to be evaluated strikes. A sensor, for example a force sensor, detects values of the force which act on the impact face as a result. A sensor, for example an acceleration sensor, detects values of the acceleration which act on the impact face as a result. An evaluation unit processes the determined force and acceleration values. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307223 | Apparatus and Method for Measuring and Recording Data from Violent Events - An apparatus is provided for recording information about an event resulting in application of a force to a body. The apparatus comprises data recording means for recording the information, sensor means for sensing a parameter which enables a predetermined source of force to be distinguished from another, different source of force, and control means responsive to the sensed parameter for controlling the data recording means. The sensor means may comprise a pressure sensor for sensing shockwaves resulting from an explosive force and the resulting signal used to distinguish from other events, such as blunt impacts. The pressure signal may be used to control the storage of acceleration data for injury analysis. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307224 | PRECONCENTRATORS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Apparatus, systems and methods are described for preconcentrators, chemical sensing systems and gas chromatographs. A preconcentrator is described that comprises a hollow enclosure containing a sorbent material. The enclosure may be a capillary tube that can be formed in to a desired shape and that may be heated. Heating may be accomplished by passing an electrical current through the capillary or other hollow enclosure form. The sorbent material can be a liquid, a solid, a porous ceramic material and/or a chemiselective polymer. The sorbent material can be coated to the inner wall of the enclosure. The hollow enclosure may be maintained in an insulated chamber. The preconcentrator acts to concentrate a vapor passed through the preconcentrator to a chemical sensing array that can detect chemicals present in the vapor. A gas passed through the hollow enclosure can provide a chemically concentrated input to a chromatographic column. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307225 | METHOD FOR TESTING FOR THE PRESENCE OF A LEAK HOLE IN A FLUID CONTAINER - The present invention provides an excellent method for detecting a leak hole, the method being advantageous in: that a leak hole can be surely detected when any fluid present in the outside of a tank is caused, by internal decompression of the tank, to infiltrate into any fluid in the inside of the tank through the leak hole; that any leak hole present at any portion of the entire structure of a tank can be detected; and that the required testing time can be greatly shortened. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307226 | APPARATUS, KITS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF MINERALOCORTICOIDS IN SAMPLES - Embodiments of the present invention feature apparatus, kits and methods for detecting the presence or absence of a mineralocorticoid in biological samples. The methods, apparatus and kits feature a high performance liquid chromatography system with a column for receiving one or more biological samples potentially having mineralocorticoid, said chromatography system receiving one or more biological samples at a first time and separating the compounds in retained peaks comprising at least mineral corticoid retained peak for a mineralocorticoid in the event said mineralocorticoid is present at a mineralocorticoid retention time. And, a mass spectrometer in fluid communication with the high performance liquid chromatography system receives one or more of said retained peaks including the mineralocorticoid retained peak at the mineralocorticoid retention time, and produces a signal to allow said mineralocorticoid to be identified by retention peak and mass charge values. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307227 | Multi Column Chromatography System - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for chromatographically analyzing each of a plurality of samples in detector, comprising an autosampler to contain a plurality of samples for chromatographic analysis and a pluraltity of chromatographic systems, each system comprising one or more pumps and one or more chromatographic columns. A detector is included for detecting compounds in the samples from each of the chromatography systems along with a valve positioned between the detector and the plurality of chromatography systems, the valve permitting each sample to reach the detector in sequence. A computer control device is included which adjusts the introduction of samples from the autosampler into the plurality of chromatography systems as well as the position of the valve to sequentially separate and deliver compounds within the samples to the detector. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307228 | FLUID TRANSPORTATION BY A SAMPLE - Apparatuses and methods are provided for transporting fluid to a sample such as a sheet of material. The apparatuses and methods may employ a variety of interfaces that facilitate controlled fluid transportation from a lumen for absorption by the sample. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307229 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING PROPER TEST PIECE ORIENTATION DURING CORROSION TESTING - A support stand for supporting a test piece within a corrosion chamber comprises first and second side members interconnected by first and second support rods. The relative position of the support rods is adjustable so as to modify the orientation of the test piece. In some examples, each side member has a base, a first row of spaced-apart holes generally parallel to the base, and a second row of spaced apart holes generally perpendicular to the base. By selecting the holes with which the support rods engage, the orientation of the test piece can be set to a predetermined value. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307230 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE STATE OF AN ENGINE OIL IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for monitoring the state or an engine oil in an internal combustion engine, in which first the viscosity of the engine oil is determined at different temperatures of the engine oil, after which a viscosity index is ascertained from the viscosity and the temperature of the engine oil, which method permits a reliable statement about the state of the engine oil during its issue in the internal combustion engine to be made, the viscosity index of the engine oil is determined at different successive times and the change of the viscosity index over time is used as a measure for assessing the oil state. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307231 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING THE BYPASS FLAP OF AN EXCHANGER IN AN EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM - A method for diagnosing a failure of an EGR circuit in an engine that includes an EGR exchanger, an EGR valve, an EGR exchanger bypass duct, and a bypass flap located upstream from the EGR exchanger and the bypass circuit in order to adjust the proportion of exhaust gases flowing therethrough. The EGR circuit can be activated in a cooled mode in which the flap is shut and in a bypass mode in which the flap is open. The method estimates the temperature of the exhaust gases at the outlet of the EGR exchanger when the EGR circuit is in the bypass mode. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307232 | DIGITAL TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE WITH BLEED VALVE - A digital tire pressure gauge has a housing having a first and a second end. A port at the first end of the housing is adapted to engage with and open a needle valve of a tire valve stem. The gauge also includes a pressure sensor and a processor in electronic communication with the pressure sensor. A bleed valve is disposed in the housing and a bleed lever is in contact engagement with the bleed valve. When the port is coupled to the tire valve stem, in a first operational mode, the bleed valve is closed and an air pressure measurement is obtained. In a second operational mode, pressing the bleed lever causes the bleed valve to open and to allow air to be bled out from the tire via the pressure gauge. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307233 | Hydraulic Accumulator with Position Sensor - A linear position sensor is installed inside the pressure vessel of a hydraulic accumulator to provide positional information for the moveable element inside of the accumulator. The positional information provides accumulator charge condition data for use in hydraulic systems such as vehicular regenerative braking systems and generalized industrial accumulator systems. Charge condition data allows for optimized control and operation of the hydraulic system. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307234 | POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT FLOWMETER AND HELICAL GEAR - An ideal positive displacement flowmeter which has a pair of helical gears given by using oval pitch curve as reference rack tooth profile, with the tooth height ratio of the reference rack tooth profile even with a small number of teeth being set to π m/4 which is a logical limit for the tooth height ratio of a one-point continuous contact tooth profile and which has no confinement phenomenon between tooth profiles. The positive displacement flowmeter has a pair of helical gears ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307235 | AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK WEIGHT MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - An aircraft fuel tank weight measurement apparatus comprising a first solid element defining a load path for an aircraft fuel tank, an EMW emitter and an EMW detector arranged such that a first EM wave from the EMW emitter to the EMW detector passes through the first solid element, the detector arranged to detect a phase shift in the first wave resulting from a change in length of the first wave path caused by deformation of the first solid element. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307236 | PRESSURE SENSOR FOR AN ELECTRIC HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A pressure sensor including a body, device for receiving pressure associable with a tube connected to a fluid-filled tank of an electric household appliance, wherein the level of the fluid is to be measured. It further includes a device for emitting electric frequency signal proportional to the pressure received; a device carried aboard the body, on which a plurality of response frequency values emitted by the emitting means associated with corresponding pressure values at the pressure receiving means, were recorded. The pressure sensor is used with a pressure reading system carried by the device for receiving pressure. The pressure reading system includes two devices for reading values recorded on the pressure sensor, i.e. pressure and frequency values; and electric frequency signals. The pressure reading system further includes a processing device for interpolating the pressure value associated with every signal on the basis of the values read by the reading device. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307237 | FLUID LEVEL SENSOR - Invention provides for a fluid level sensor with a guide body ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307238 | HUMIDITY SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A humidity sensor comprising an insulating substrate, a moisture-sensitive layer, and at least a detection electrode contacting the moisture-sensitive layer, wherein the moisture-sensitive layer is a porous, photocatalytic metal oxide. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307239 | Food Preparation and Presentation Cylinder with Measurement Indicia - A food preparation and presentation cylinder with measurement indicia used for preparing and presenting food. The food preparation and presentation cylinder with measurement indicia can also be in the shape of a cube, a cone or other polygon. The cylinder is made of PYREX™, any type of transparent polypropylene or any transparent material. The cylinder can also be made of heat resistant and food grade material and is freezer safe, oven safe and microwave oven safe. The cylinder's measurement indicia can be a plurality of circumferential rings around the circumference of the cylinder or incremental etched markings on the front side and the back side of the cylinder. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307240 | VEHICLE SPEED DETECTION UNIT AND WHEEL ATTACHMENT UNIT - It is an object, in a wheel attachment unit holding a rotary encoder externally attached to a wheel, to certainly acquire an encoder output signal obtained from a rotating shaft of a tire, by reducing an occurrence of a bending deformation or breakage of a unit component (e.g., shaft) occurred during a vehicle run and making the encoder function normally. A shaft, through which there is passed a cable for outputting a measurement result of the encoder whose rotating shaft is connected to the wheel, is arranged offset from the axle center by a predetermined amount and is held by a bracket attached to the vehicle, to be movable in the up and down direction. Alternatively, a holder for holding a stator of the encoder is attached to the body of the vehicle, by a rotary linkage mechanism to hold rotatably with five degrees of rotational freedom. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307241 | COMBINED MEMS ACCELEROMETER AND GYROSCOPE - A MEMS structure for a combined gyroscope and accelerometer unit ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307242 | DYNAMIC QUANTITY SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A dynamic quantity sensor includes a sensor chip, a base member, and bumps. The sensor chip includes a semiconductor substrate, a sensor part, and sensor pads electrically coupled with the sensor part. The base member includes a base substrate and base pads disposed on the base substrate. The bumps mechanically and electrically couple the sensor pads and the base pads, respectively, in a state where the sensor chip is curved with respect to the base member. The sensor pads include input pads and output pads. The first surface of the semiconductor substrate includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is closer to the base substrate than the second portion is. At least one of the input pads is disposed on the first portion and at least one of the output pads is disposed on the second portion. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307243 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL GYROSCOPE WITH POSITION CONTROL DRIVING AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MICROELECTROMECHANICAL GYROSCOPE - A MEMS gyroscope includes: a microstructure having a fixed structure, a driving mass, movable with respect to the fixed structure according to a driving axis, and a sensing mass, mechanically coupled to the driving mass so as to be drawn in motion according to the driving axis and movable with respect to the driving mass according to a sensing axis, in response to rotations of the microstructure; and a driving device, for keeping the driving mass in oscillation with a driving frequency. The driving device includes a discrete-time sensing interface, for detecting a position of the driving mass with respect to the driving axis and a control stage for controlling the driving frequency on the basis of the position of the driving mass. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307244 | MEMS-Sensor - A MEMS sensor is provided with a substrate and a sensor element. The sensor element moves in response to an influence registered by the sensor primarily in an oscillating turn around a sensor axis that is parallel to the substrate. The sensor has an anchor arranged on the substrate in order to hold the sensor element onto the substrate. A connecting element arranges the sensor element on the anchor. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307245 | SUPPORT MEMBER OF VIBRATOR - The present invention provides, in a physical quantity measuring system using a vibrator, a supporting structure of a vibrator for reducing the zero-point temperature drift of detection signal. It is provided a supporting member for supporting a vibrator with bonding wires. The supporting member has a supporting plate with an opening formed therein to be positioned direct under a vibrator, and a bonding wire comprising a bonding end to be bonded with the vibrator, a fixed portion fixed on the supporting plate and a bent portion direct under the opening. A distance “L | 2010-12-09 |
20100307246 | Semiconductor dynamic quantity sensor and method of manufacturing the same - A semiconductor dynamic quantity sensor has a substrate including a semiconductor substrate, an insulation layer on a main surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a semiconductor layer on the insulation layer. The main surface has a projection that is trapezoidal or triangular in cross section. The semiconductor layer is divided by a through hole into a movable portion. A tip of the projection is located directly below the movable portion and spaced from the movable portion by a predetermined distance in a thickness direction of the substrate. A width of the tip of the projection is less than a width of the movable portion in a planar direction of the substrate. The distance between the tip of the projection and the movable portion is equal to a thickness of the insulation layer. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307247 | MICROMECHANICAL ACCELERATION SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ACCELERATION SENSOR - A micromechanical acceleration sensor for a transport device, in particular a motor vehicle, having a seismic mass. The seismic mass includes an auxiliary mass, and the auxiliary mass is composed of a different material than the seismic mass. Also described is a method for manufacturing an acceleration sensor for a transport device, in particular a motor vehicle, having a seismic mass, an auxiliary mass being provided on/in the seismic mass when forming the seismic mass. Also described is an assembly, apparatus, or device, in particular for a motor vehicle. The assembly, apparatus, or device has a micromechanical acceleration sensor as described, or an acceleration sensor manufactured as described. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307248 | MICROSTRUCTURE INSPECTING DEVICE, AND MICROSTRUCTURE INSPECTING METHOD - A microstructure inspecting device | 2010-12-09 |
20100307249 | NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING, IN PARTICULAR FOR PIPES DURING MANUFACTURE OR IN THE FINISHED STATE - A device forming an operating tool, for non-destructive testing of iron and steel products, intended to extract information on possible defects in the product, from feedback signals captured by transmitting ultrasound sensors, receiving ultrasound sensors forming an arrangement with a selected geometry, assembled to couple in an ultrasound fashion with the product via a liquid medium intermediary, with relative rotation/translation movement between the pipe and arrangement of transducers. The operating tool includes: a converter capable of selectively isolating a digital representation of echoes in designated time windows, as a function of relative rotation/translation movement, the representation including amplitude and time of flight of at least one echo, and of generating a parallelepipedic 3D graph, a transformer unit capable of generating a 3D image of possible defects in the pipe from the 3D graph and a database, a filter capable of determining, in the images, presumed defect zones, and properties of each presumed defect, and an output stage configured to generate a product conformity or non-conformity signal. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307250 | RAIL SECTION WELD INSPECTION SCANNER - A rail section weld inspection device [ | 2010-12-09 |
20100307251 | Detailfunction Based Measurement - Methods and apparatuses for finding, extracting and for providing of echoes with detail functions are described. In particular, an echo extraction method for extracting an echo from an echo function is described. The method comprises receiving the echo function and decomposing the echo function in at least one detail function. The at least one detail function comprises a plurality of first coefficients. Each of the at least one detail functions represents a different degree of detail of the echo function. The degree of detail relates to a form of a base function. Furthermore, the method comprises eliminating at least one of the plurality of first coefficients and applying a reconstruction regulation or scheme, which depends on the form of the base function, for generating a smoothed echo function. Thereafter, at least one echo is determined from the smoothed echo function. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307252 | Method and Device for Ultrasound Testing - In a method and device for ultrasonic testing of a workpiece, a multiplicity of ultrasonic testing pulses are launched into the workpiece from a test surface thereof. At least two ultrasonic testing pulses are launched into the workpiece to be tested at launching points that are spaced apart from one another by a test step width measured along the test surface. A single measured value (Ī) assigned to a local point located in the workpiece is calculated on the basis of the received signals assigned to the at least two ultrasonic testing pulses. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307253 | Pressure sensor for side-impact sensing and method for forming a surface of a protective material for a pressure sensor - A pressure sensor for side-impact sensing and a method for forming a surface of a protective material for a pressure sensor are provided. In this context, at least one integrated circuit is completely surrounded in a protective material, and the protective material has a cavity into which at least one pressure sensor element is installed, a surface of the protective material being formed such that a pressure-entry channel is formed by the interaction of the surface with at least one housing part. The pressure-entry channel allows for a lateral access to the at least one pressure sensor element. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307254 | INDUSTRIAL PROCESS CONTROL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER AND FLANGE COUPLING - A pressure transmitter for measuring a pressure of a process fluid in an industrial process, includes a pressure sensor having an output related to an applied pressure. Measurement circuitry coupled to the pressure sensor is configured to provide a transmitter output related to sensed pressure. A pressure coupling face having an opening therein is arranged to transfer the applied pressure to the pressure sensor. A pressure coupling flange having a flange face abutting the pressure coupling face is configured to convey the process fluid to the opening of the pressure coupling face. Features are provided to control distribution of a leading force across the pressure coupling face and the flange face. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307255 | Physical quantity sensor device and method of manufacturing the same - A physical quantity sensor device ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307256 | SENSORY TRANSDUCER AND METHOD - A transducer including a housing; one or more pressure communicating configurations disposed within the housing; one or more selected pressure chambers in operable communication with the one or more pressure communicating configurations; an environmental chamber in operable communication with one or more of the one or more pressure communicating configurations; and a strain member secured to one or more of the one or more pressure communicating configurations and method. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307257 | SENSOR ARRAY - An optical fibre strain sensor array comprises several sensor support panels spaced in its longitudinal direction and at least one connecting member extending in the longitudinal direction, which mechanically interconnects the sensor support panels. An optical fibre is supported by the sensor support panels and the connecting member. The optical fibre extends with the connecting member between the sensor support panels and forms a curve on the sensor support panel, the curve including at least one portion of the optical fibre that extends in the transverse direction. The width of the connecting member is substantially less than the width of the sensor support panels, such that the connecting member is capable of flexure in the transverse direction. This has the advantage that the connecting member can be flexed to take up any slack during installation of the optical fibre strain sensor array in a wind turbine blade and can be fitted to the turbine blade even if the blade has a conical shape. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307258 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE NON-DESTRUCTIVE MEASUREMENT OF THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF A SOLID - An apparatus and a method are described that determine the compressive strength of a solid by rebound. The method and apparatus have a reduced sensitivity to error sources, i.e. gravity, internal friction and operator interference (unsteady holding of the instrument). The improvements are achieved by contactless measuring of the quotient of rebound to inbound velocity recorded immediately before and after the impact. Matching the mass of the mallet ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307259 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE TENSILE BOND STRENGTH OF A DENTAL MATERIAL - An apparatus and method for determining the tensile strength of dental materials utilizing a mould. The dental material is placed in the mould and is adhered to a surface. The mould containing the dental material is then engaged with a pulling device which subjects the mould to a measured force to disengage the dental material from the surface. This provides a measure of the tensile strength of the dental material. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307260 | APPARATUS FOR TESTING OBJECT STRENGTH - An apparatus for testing strength of a corner portion of an object includes a support platform, an installation mechanism having a slidable plate mounted on the platform, a force gauge fixed to the slidable plate, a drive mechanism connected to the slidable plate to move the slidable plate, and a push-pull mechanism. The push-pull mechanism is connected to the force gauge to be pushed or pulled by the force gauge and exerts push or pull force on the corner portion of the object. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307261 | APPARATUS FOR TESTING OBJECT STRENGTH - An apparatus for testing object strength includes a support platform, a force gauge for reading push or pull force exerted on an object, an installation mechanism for slidable installation of the force gauge on the support platform, an installation board supporting the object, a pull-push mechanism connected to the force gauge to be pushed or pulled by the force gauge and exert force on the object, and an adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism includes a pedestal secured to the support platform, a slider slidably mounted to the pedestal, an adjustment rod pivotally mounted to the pedestal and threaded into the slider, and a manipulation member fixed to the adjustment rod. The manipulation member rotates the adjustment rod relative to the slider. Thus the slider slides relative to the pedestal. The installation board adjusts the object relative to the support platform. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307262 | SMALL LINE SIZE VORTEX FLOWMETER - A vortex flowmeter and method includes a conduit for process fluid flow and a shedder disposed within the central bore of the conduit. First and second diaphragms are mounted in inner wall portions of the conduit, on opposite sides of the shedder. A sensor is disposed externally to the conduit, and is coupled to each diaphragm with fill tubes. The diaphragms respond to pressure variations generated by vortex shedding, and transmit pulse trains through the fill tubes to a sensor. The pulse trains, which are substantially out of phase with one another, are effectively synchronized with one another by reversing phase of one pulse train. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307263 | ULTRASONIC FLUID FLOW METER HOUSING WITH ACOUSTICALLY MATCHED BASE - A device for sensing fluid flow within a pipe, which pipe has a pipe wall, is provided. The device includes a sensor housing and a fluid flow meter. The sensor housing includes at least one pressure vessel enclosure and hardware for mounting the enclosure on an exterior surface of the pipe wall. The enclosure includes a base, side walls, and a cap. The enclosure base has a pipe-side surface that mates with the exterior surface of the pipe wall. The enclosure base and the pipe wall have substantially similar resonant frequencies and acoustic impedance. The sensor housing is adapted to be attached to the pipe wall such that the pipe-side surface of the base is mated with the exterior surface of the pipe wall. The fluid flow meter includes a plurality of ultrasonic sensors disposed within the at least one pressure vessel enclosure. Each sensor has a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitters are adapted to transmit signals at one or more frequencies, including frequencies that are substantially equal to the resonant frequencies of the base and pipe wall. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307264 | ELECTRONIC TORQUE WRENCH - An electronic torque wrench includes a wrench member mounted to a wrench handle for receiving one or more strain gages, and a digital display pivotally attached to the wrench handle for allowing the digital display to be pivoted relative to the wrench handle to different angular position and for allowing the digital display to be easily seen by the user and for allowing the bending strain or the torque or the information detected or measured by the strain gages to be easily seen from the displayer. The displayer is pivotable relative to the wrench handle to various or different angular position to allow the displayer to be easily seen by the user. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307265 | Force Sensor for the Detection of a Force Vector - The invention makes it possible to determine a force vector that is applied to a tip of a minimally invasive surgical instrument. The force acts upon the housing, is directed to the base, and causes a deformation there in special beam structures. Said deformation is detected by means of tension-sensitive/extension-sensitive resistors whose changes are a measure for the applied force vector. The inventive measuring element comprises special mounting elements so as to be integrated into tube-type instruments such as guiding wires, fastening zones for additional components, an overload protection, and a head shape that is adapted to the treatment process. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307266 | DEVICE FOR COLLECTING SAMPLES AND METHOD OF USE - The present invention comprises a sampling device for collecting samples having a detachable handle with a threaded portion. The device for collecting samples is further provided having a connecting head with a receiving member whereby the receiving member detachably engages the threaded portion of the handle. An absorbent material is placed about the connecting head wherein the absorbent material is a single piece of generally rectangular material folded at a distal edge of the connecting head and adhered through at least one aperture of the connecting head. The detachable handle with the threaded portion is releasably attached to a connecting head with an absorbent material by rotating the detachable handle into the connecting head in a clockwise direction. The user can rotate the handle in a counter-clockwise direction and easily release the handle from the connecting head with the absorbent material into the collection bag. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307267 | DETECTOR HOUSING - A duct detector housing includes a housing cover and a housing body defining a midline between the center of a detector and a printed circuit board within said body. Gas inlet and outlets are off axis of the midline to allow water that collects in conventional housing to drain from the housing. A maintenance mode button associated with a duct detector housing cover that is secured to a housing body of the housing provides a preselected time period during which removal of the cover is independent of a cover removal alarm. A printed circuit board within the housing has dedicated terminal blocks providing grouped connections with each of the groups segregated from another. An improved duct detector terminal has a hole in the terminal adapted to receive a test meter probe therethrough to provide an electrical contact between the wire. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307268 | Spindle drive - The present invention relates to a spindle drive having a first load path which is formed by the spindle and having a second load path which is formed by a torsion bar which is exposed to torsion, which is arranged in the spindle and is connected to it such that a rotary movement is exerted onto the spindle in at least one state of the threaded drive by the torsion bar, with the spindle drive having a sensor unit which is made such that it detects a relative movement between the spindle and the torsion bar. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307269 | DEVICE FOR REVERSING THE DIRECTION OF AN AUTOMOTIVE WHEELED VEHICLE - A direction-reversing device includes at least one input shaft, an output shaft, and direction-reversing element with a clutch sleeve including a moving clutch sleeve, mounted to move axially on one of the shafts carrying it to enable occupying forward and reverse positions. This device also includes a blocking element that is driven in rotation by the input shaft that carries the moving clutch sleeve, whereby this blocking element is mounted to move between the off position, in which the moving clutch sleeve is able to switch from one operating position to the next, and the on position, in which the blocking element forms an obstacle that prevents the switching of the moving clutch sleeve from one position to the next, being able to switch automatically from the off position to the on position when the input shaft is driven at a speed of rotation that exceeds a predetermined threshold value. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307270 | HIGH EFFICIENCY RIGHT ANGLE GEARBOX - A right angle gearbox is described that includes an enclosure, an input member, an output member, and an assembly. The enclosure has dimensions such that the gearbox is operable as a drop in replacement for a gearbox that includes a worm gear set. The input member extends from the enclosure and includes a first portion of a helical gear set housed within the enclosure. The output member extends from the enclosure and includes a second portion of a hypoid gear set housed within the enclosure. The output member is substantially orthogonal to the input member. The assembly includes a second portion of the helical gear set and a first portion of the hypoid gear set mechanically coupled to one another. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307271 | Double teeth ball screw apparatus - A double teeth ball screw device includes an elongated screw shaft and a ball nut each having two parallel helical grooves aligned with each other for forming two parallel ball guiding passages between the screw shaft and the ball nut, the ball nut includes two parallel and axially and oppositely extended channels communicative with the ball guiding passages for forming an endless multiple-turn, helical raceway between the screw shaft and the ball nut and for receiving a number of ball bearing members and for facilitating the sliding movement between the screw shaft and the ball nut, a deflecting device is attached to the ball nut for communicating the ball guiding passages with the channels of the ball nut. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307272 | Deflecting device for motion guide apparatus - A motion guide device includes a ball nut attached onto a shaft and having helical grooves and a returning channel for forming an endless ball guiding passage and for receiving a number of ball bearing elements, two deflecting devices are engaged with the ball nut and each include a deflecting pathway communicative with the helical groove and the returning channel of the ball nut and each include a protrusion engaged with a recess of the ball nut for anchoring the deflecting devices to the ball nut, and the deflecting devices each include a connecting surface directed toward the helical groove of the ball nut for guiding the ball bearing elements to smoothly move between the helical groove of the ball nut and the deflecting pathways of the deflecting devices. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307273 | Method of Manufacture of a Gearbox and a Gearbox Made by the Method - With reference to FIG. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307274 | Worm Wheel, Method of Producing Injeciton-Molding Die for Worm Wheel, and Method of Producing Worm Wheel - A worm wheel is provided in which a step is not formed near a tooth face meshing with a worm, and noise does not easily occur during power transmission. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307275 | MAIN SHAFT FOR A TRANSMISSION OR COUNTERSHAFT FOR A TRANSMISSION - A main shaft for a transmission or a countershaft for a transmission shall be constructed in an especially light-weight manner. The transmission of high torques, such as is the case for the main shaft or countershaft for a transmission, is problematic when the base body of the shaft consists of a fiber composite material. A metal element ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307276 | OPERATING DEVICE WITH GATE SHAFTS - An actuating device for a gear shifting transmission. The actuating device includes a selector lever which has stable selector lever positions, and a detent mechanism with a detent element and notched gate, the detent element is connected to the selector lever. The notched gate is disposed on a gate shaft that rotates when actuated. The gate shaft includes at least one helical return groove for the detent element. Due to rotation of the gate shaft, the detent element can be transferred from a start position, along the return groove, into a target position. The selector lever position always reflects the actual gear stage of the transmission, even with shift-by-wire-controlled gear shifting transmissions. The driver is provided with reliable visual and tactile feedback about the gear state of the transmission. The actuating device is structurally reliable, has low energy consumption, produces minimal noise, and requires minimal construction space. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307277 | SHIFTER FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A shifter for an automatic transmission has a gate plate with a main gate and a sub-gate. A shift lever has a spherical portion and is movable along the main gate and the sub-gate. A switching member enables switching the automatic transmission to a manual operation. The switching member includes a body held in a swingable manner, and a lever holding section integrally formed with the body to rotatably hold the spherical portion. The body is adapted, to be uncoupled from the shift lever so as to place the automatic transmission in a manual mode when the shift lever is swung from the main gate into the sub-gate about the spherical portion and to be coupled to the shift lever so as to return the automatic transmission to an automatic mode when the shift lever is returned from the sub-gate to the main gate. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307278 | DEVICE FOR HANDLING AND/OR PERFORMING WORK OPERATIONS ON OBJECTS - A device for handling and/or performing work operations on objects comprises a first arm ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307279 | Robust Manual Connector for Robotic Arm End Effector - The present invention is an assembly for releasably connecting an end effector in the form of a robotic tool or component to a robotic arm. The connection is manually operated and formed of a first and second joint member including a cylindrical body, a locking collar, and a locking wall extending from the cylindrical body. The locking collar is coaxially aligned with and rotatably connected to the first joint member. The second joint member has a cylindrical mating body and a coupler, and engages the first joint member. The coupler also includes key pins, the pins being engageable in keyed relationship with the locking wall, the coupler and locking collar further includes intervening circumferentially spaced teeth, wherein the collar is rotatable to releasably engage the first joint member with the second joint member. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307280 | STEERING COLUMN COMPRISING A PLASTIC SLIDING SLEEVE - The invention relates to a steering column for a motor vehicle, comprising a bracket ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307281 | Remote control - A remote control for a shock absorber has a gripping body with a first positioning element, a pivoting handle and a positioning assembly. The pivoting handle pivotally connects with the gripping body and has a proximal part and a distal part. The proximal part has an abutting surface facing and selectively abutting the gripping body and a core-fastening hole corresponding to the passing hole of the gripping body. The distal part has a communicating recess formed longitudinally through the distal part and also formed in a bottom of the distal part. The positioning assembly is movably mounted in the communicating recess and has a second positioning element exposed from the bottom of the distal part and corresponding to and detachably engaged with the positioning assembly. A rider is able to conveniently control a shock absorber during riding by using the remote control so that facilitates riding. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307282 | THROTTLE GRIP APPARATUS - A throttle grip apparatus is provided with a throttle grip ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307283 | Operating Lever for a Wind-Surfing or Kite Board - An operating lever for a wind-surfing or kite board is a two-layer hollow water-drop-shaped pipe. With the water drop shape, the operating lever can be stably gripped by the user, and the undesired slippage of the operating lever can be avoided, so that the user can grip the operating lever more effortlessly. The two-layer hollow structure enhances the structure strength of the operating lever, so that the operating lever can be made of aluminum material without causing the increase of cost. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307284 | Vehicle operating pedal device - A vehicle operating pedal device including an operating pedal that is disposed on a pedal support fixed to a vehicle so that the operating pedal is pivotable around a support shaft axis, and that is depressed by a driver; a reaction force member to which operating force of the operating pedal is transmitted, and to which reaction force corresponding to the operating force is applied; a pivotal connecting portion disposed between the operating pedal and the reaction force member, or between the operating pedal and an intermediate member that transmits the operating force to the reaction force member, wherein the pivotal connecting portion connects the operating pedal and the reaction force member so that the operating pedal and the reaction force member are relatively pivotable around a connecting pin that is parallel to the support shaft axis, or connects the operating pedal and the intermediate member so that the operating pedal and the intermediate member are relatively pivotable around the connecting pin, and the pivotal connecting portion transmits the operating force through the connecting pin, the vehicle operating pedal device is characterized in that the operating pedal has a hollow structure; paired through-holes are formed in paired side walls which have forms of flat plates and are located on both sides in a vehicle width direction, parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the support shaft axis, at positions on a straight line that is substantially parallel to the support shaft axis, in the pivotal connecting portion for the operating pedal; and the vehicle operating pedal device includes a reinforcement member which has a form of a flat plate and is disposed between the paired side walls, a pin insertion hole is formed in the reinforcement member at a position corresponding to the paired through-holes, the connecting pin is inserted through the pin insertion hole, and the reinforcement member is integrally fixed to the paired side walls at a portion on an outer peripheral side of the pin insertion hole. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307285 | KINETIC ENERGY ACCUMULATOR AND AN ENERGY TRANSFER SYSTEM INCORPORATING A KINETIC ENERGY ACCUMULATOR - The invention relates to a kinetic energy accumulator, comprising a plurality of rotatably mounted accumulator members ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307286 | DUAL CONIC-SHAPED FLYING WHEEL - A dual conic-shaped flying wheel is disclosed. The first and the second conic housings are combined together and the interior of the two housings are filled with a filler such as cement mixture or lead. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307287 | Flywheel, internal combustion engine with flywheel and system comprising an internal combustion engine and a machine driven thereby - In a flywheel for mounting as a coupling element between an internal combustion engine and a machine to be driven thereby, including a flywheel flange for connecting the flywheel to the machine and a driver flange for connecting the flywheel to the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine, coupling structures are provided between the flywheel flange and the driver flange which coupling structures include insulating connecting areas which electrically insulate the flanges from each other. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307288 | Lap Bar Assembly with Locking Mechanism with Locking In Lap Bar and Grab Bar Positions - A lap bar assembly with dual lap bar and grab bar functions. The assembly includes a locking mechanism and a lap bar pivotally mounted to the locking mechanism via a support shaft. The locking mechanism includes a ratchet wheel affixed to the support shaft. A pawl is pivotally supported within the locking mechanism on a pawl support axle parallel to and spaced apart from the lap bar support shaft. The locking mechanism includes a trip cam pivotally attached to the lap bar support shaft. The locking mechanism includes a cam follower that selectively engages the pawl. The locking mechanism is configured to automatically first lock in a first position (or ride position) with the pawl engaging teeth of the ratchet wheel and then second lock in a second position (or released position) with the pawl engaging the ratchet wheel on an uplock surface spaced apart the ratchet teeth. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307289 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A transmission device for an automotive vehicle of the type includes, mounted on an output shaft formed by at least two wheel drive half-shafts of a vehicle mounted to freely rotate one relative to the other, at least one rotary gearwheel, and two clutch mechanisms with clutch sleeves arranged on both sides of the gearwheel. This device includes, on the one hand, two clutch sleeve configurations: the driving configuration of the gearwheel, and the engine brake configuration of the gearwheel, and, on the other hand, a declutching control mechanism that includes at least one clutch sleeve pilot unit, coaxial to the gearwheel, mounted relative to the gearwheel that moves angularly between two end positions. The declutching pilot unit can be driven into each of the end positions by the two wheel drive half-shafts when they are driven at a speed of rotation that is different from that of the gearwheel. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307290 | Apparatus, system and method for gyroscopic propulsion and/or steering - An apparatus, system and method provide gyroscopic propulsion and steering. Specifically, an apparatus, system and method provide inertial or gyroscopic propulsion utilizing the torque of rotating discs and/or weights to create an angular spin or precession. More specifically, rotation of a plurality of discs and/or weights on axes of rotation rotating around a major central axis of rotation creates a net force in a particular direction, allowing for propulsion and/or steering in that direction. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307291 | REDUCTION OF METAL CHLORIDE - A method of recovering silver from a silver chloride mixture in which hydrogen gas is passed through the mixture to produce a metal chloride hydride which is then heated to dissociate the metal and to release hydrogen chloride gas. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307292 | METHOD OF REGULATING NICKEL CONCENTRATION IN LEAD-FREE SOLDER CONTAINING NICKEL - A method by which the amount of nickel contained in an alloy having a composition represented by Sn—X—Ni can be regulated. The method of nickel concentration regulation comprises adding phosphorus to Sn—X—Ni in a molten state (wherein X is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ag, Zn, Cu, Bi, Au, Ti, Ge, Ga, Si, and Ce), holding the mixture at 250-400° C., and removing the resultant dross floating on the surface of the liquid phase and containing a P—Ni compound and a P—Sn—Ni compound. An example of X is copper, and the content thereof may be 0.3-5 wt %. The phosphorus may be added in the state of a Sn—P alloy. The upper limit of the amount of the phosphorus to be added may be about half the nickel amount in terms of atomic amount. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307293 | USE OF A BINARY SALT FLUX OF NACL AND MGCL2 FOR THE PURIFICATION OF ALUMINIUM OR ALUMINIUM ALLOYS, AND METHOD THEREOF - A method for the purification of a metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum and aluminum alloys, wherein said metal is in a liquid phase and is contacted with a salt flux consisting of a binary mixture of NaCl and MgCl | 2010-12-09 |
20100307294 | MOUNTING DEVICE WITH AT LEAST ONE CAPTIVE MOUNTING SCREW - In a mounting device with at least one mounting aperture that is situated in a flange and penetrated by a mounting screw, it is proposed to provide the flange with at least one slot on the edge of the mounting aperture. Furthermore, the diameter of the mounting aperture is smaller than the outside diameter of the screw thread of the mounting screw. Consequently, the elastic material properties of the flange are utilized in a particularly advantageous fashion because a certain force needs to be exerted in order to screw the mounting screw into the mounting aperture or out of the mounting aperture. This ensures that the mounting screw also cannot readily detach from the mounting aperture during long-lasting vibrations, i.e., it is captively held in the mounting aperture. This is particularly important if the mounting device comprises a grounding element that forms part of a connector and features the aforementioned flange, wherein said grounding element is designed for being snapped into an insulating member and for being transported to the assembly into a connector housing together with this insulating member. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307295 | NAIL RIPPER - The invention is a tool for lifting building materials, such as shingles, while extracting nails that fastened those materials. The slots that grip the nails are a concatenation of overlapping holes, for smooth insertion of the tool past the nails, and the envelope of the tool is a surface of curves for smooth insertion of the tool under the building materials. The bottom surface is a rocker that provides a moving fulcrum for prying out the nail, giving maximum force when the nail is first gripped and smoothly moving to maximum speed of extraction as the fulcrum moves back towards the user. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307296 | Glad Hand Wrench - A device for engaging and rotating a glad hand. The device featuring a receptacle and an adaptor flange. The receptacle shaped to allow a glad hand to be seated therein. The receptacle formed by a base and at least one side wall extending from the base. The adaptor flange axially extending from an exterior surface of the base of the receptacle opposite the at least one side wall, the adaptor flange having a body, a central cavity and a open end opposite the base, the central cavity of the adaptor flange extending longitudinally within at least part of the body from the open end. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307297 | Tool - A tool includes a shank, a driving device mounted on the first end of the shank and including a first ratcheting mechanism including a compartment and a plurality of first teeth in the compartment, and a second ratcheting mechanism rotatably received in the compartment and including a plurality of second teeth engaged with the plurality of first teeth. The first ratcheting mechanism is rotatable relative to the second ratcheting mechanism in a single direction. The second ratcheting mechanism also includes a channel extending therein. A driving head is moveably received in the channel between two releasably fixed positions. In one position, the driving head is adapted to turn an element in a first direction. In another position, the driving head is adapted to turn the element in the second position opposite to the first position. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307298 | Screwdriver bit structure having auxiliary positioning function - A screwdriver bit structure having auxiliary positioning function includes a screwdriver bit of which one end is a circular cylinder and having a driving portion that is any one of a slotted type, a cross type and a polygon type. Another end of the circular cylinder is a fitting portion that is buckled to the screwdriver bar. The features of the invention are that the circular cylinder has a concave ring groove near the front of the driving portion. An auxiliary sheath is a long tube body that has a tube hole. The internal diameter of the tube hole is slightly larger than the periphery of the circular cylinder. A protruding ring is disposed to an internal wall of the tube hole. Accordingly, the tube hole of the auxiliary sheath can cover the periphery of the circular cylinder to allow the screwdriver bit to achieve the absolute positioning. | 2010-12-09 |