51st week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090309319 | Stairclimbing and Descending Hand Truck - A towing device comprising a power-assisted spider wheel assembly for ascending and descending stairwells is capable of avoiding unintentional back turning hazards that may result while descending shallower stairwells by applying torque alternatively in the climb-down and climb-up direction to the spider assembly responsive to the angle formed between the spider assembly and lower stair riser. This ensures that the unit will not suddenly fall to a lower tread, which results if the lower-leaning wheel is not first pinned against the lower inside riser and rolls forward instead. The torque exerting means may also lock said spider assembly in a fixed arbitrary orientation during ascent and descent to allow the spider assembly to achieve a safe orientation before stopping mid-stairwell increasing safety. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309320 | Ski equipped with a collapsible undercarriage device - A ski equipped with a collapsible undercarriage device including: a ski, an undercarriage carrier and a collapsible undercarriage device, wherein the collapsible undercarriage device has wheels upon arms which can be folded and deployed, enabling safe skiing when the arms are folded and carrying the ski upon the ground, which can be snowed, with assistance of the wheels, when the arms are deployed and with another ski optionally connected to it. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309321 | LUG CART & SUPPORT TABLE ASSEMBLY FOR FOOD PRODUCT BREADING MACHINE - A lug cart and support table assembly is disclosed comprising a support table having an upper support surface for supporting a breading machine. A lug tub-shaped lug located in the lug cart and a latching system affixed to the lug cart to removably attach the lug cart to a selected one of a front side and a rear side of the table assembly. The latching system includes a first latch assembly and a second latch assembly affixed to an end of the cart in spaced apart relation, each of the first and second latch assemblies includes a support body, a pivoting arm coupled to the support body and pivoting in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis between a locking position and a release position. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309322 | Stocking Cart Conveyance - A stocking cart conveyance may include three tiers, wherein the lower and middle tiers are substantially full length and the upper tier is substantially shorter to improve user sight lines, cart maneuverability, and/or accessibility to items in the middle tier. The upper tier in illustrative embodiments may be approximately 70-80% of the length of the full length tier(s) so as to maintain significant storage volume while still providing improved access, maneuverability, or sight lines. The upper tier may optionally be hinged so as to further improve user accessibility to items placed on the second tier. In illustrative embodiments the carts may longitudinally nest into one another to reduce the space needed to store the carts, and in certain embodiments the carts may be configured to nest when the upper tiers are in an upright position. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309323 | Equipment carrier - An equipment carrier for transporting one or more work items includes a vertical frame attached to a base frame, where the base frame has, in a preferred embodiment, an expandable portion that telescopes out from the vertical frame. The equipment carrier also includes a locking mechanism for attaching the equipment carrier to a standard dolly. The use of the equipment carrier in combination with the dolly allows for easy transport of the equipment carrier. In one embodiment, work piece arms for supporting work items are pivotally connected to the front of the vertical frame allowing them to swing into horizontal position and then fold down into a vertical position. Also attached to the vertical frame is a strut that is also pivotally connected to the front face of the vertical frame. The strut swings up to support the work piece arm when it is in the horizontal position. The equipment carrier also has components for carrying additional accessories work items needed. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309324 | Trolley for a slidable cantilever gate and process for its manufacture - Trolley for a slidable cantilever gate comprising two L-shaped plates, each provided with a load-bearing wall and a base wall which is extended without interruption from the load-bearing wall by means of a substantially orthogonal fold. The load-bearing walls are rigidly connected by means of screws or rivets with the two base walls oriented in opposite directions so as to form a support base on ground. Each load-bearing wall is provided with two first through openings aligned with respective corresponding first openings of the other load-bearing wall so to jointly define two first seats adapted to house first rotatable support means for two pairs of support wheels; and with a second through opening aligned with that corresponding on the other load-bearing wall so to jointly define a second seat for receiving a guide wheel, rotatably supported by second rotatably support means. The load-bearing walls, moreover, are each provided with a first shape with concavity facing that of the other load-bearing wall in order to jointly define a first housing adapted to receive a fixing screw of the pin of the guide wheel, and a second shape with concavity facing that of the other load-bearing wall in order to jointly define a second housing, which communicates with a vertical guide defined in one of the first seats, and houses adjustment means operating on a slide which bears, pivoted, a pair of adjustable wheels, in order to adjust its vertical height. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309325 | STEP DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A step device for a vehicle including a movable step arranged in a doorway opened and closed by a door is disclosed. The step device includes a drive unit, an open/close mechanism, a projection/retraction mechanism, and a plate cam. The open/close mechanism opens or closes the slide door. The projection/retraction mechanism moves a movable step. The plate cam is rotated by the open/close mechanism and engaged with a bushing arranged on the projection/retraction mechanism to enable or disable power transmission between the open/close mechanism and the projection/retraction mechanism. The plate cam includes a first recess and a second recess. The first recess pushes the bushing during rotation of the plate cam when the slide door is in a range of a predetermined open/close position to enable or disable power transmission between the open/close mechanism and the projection/retraction mechanism. The second recess frees the bushing from the pushing during rotation of the plate cam and disables power transmission between the open/close mechanism and the projection/retraction mechanism when the slide door is outside the range of the predetermined open/close position. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309326 | HAND AND LEGS DRIVING CYCLE - A cycle has an automatic steering wheel; a frame, the front portion of which the automatic steering wheel is perpendicularly rotatably connected to; a pair of handle bars, the central portions of which are rotatably hinged to both sides of the upper part of the front portion of the frame; a front crank horizontally passing through the central portion of the frame and rotatably connected to the frame, a crank gear being fixedly connected to said front crank; a rear crank horizontally passing through the rear portion of the frame and rotatably connected to the frame; a pair of connecting rods, each of which has one end rotatably connected to the lower end of the corresponding handle bar and the other end rotatably hinged to the front crank; a pair of pedals, each of which has a front end inserted into the front crank and a rear end inserted into the rear crank so that the pedals are rotatably connected between the front and rear cranks; a rear wheel rotatably connected to the rear portion of the frame and provided with a free gear rotated only in one direction; a chain for interconnecting the crank gear and the free gear of the rear wheel; and a saddle rotatably hinged to the upper part of the rear portion of the frame. The hand and foot driven cycle allows a user to simultaneously use both hands and feet so as to travel forwards, thereby promoting the balanced development of the user's body and increasing speed. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309327 | WHEELCHAIR - A wheelchair has a first frame unit including a first wheel unit, a second frame unit including a second wheel unit, and a quick release unit including an axle that is connected rotatably to one of the first and second frame units. The axle is rotatable from a retaining position, where separation of the axle from the other one of the first and second frame units is arrested, to a releasing position, where separation of the axle from the other one of the first and second frame units is permitted. One of the first and second frame units is further provided with a third wheel unit, and the other one of the first and second frame units is further provided with a seat unit. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309328 | AMPHIBIOUS SPORT AIRCRAFT TRAILER - An amphibious aircraft trailer includes a frame supported on a wheel/suspension bearing axle for movements over a roadway surface. Incorporated into the trailer is a cradle configured to engage a hull of the amphibious aircraft when it is loaded and unloaded in water conditions. A lift mechanism interposed between and coupled to the frame and the cradle is operable to displace the cradle vertically with respect to the frame such that landing gear associated with the amphibious aircraft can be extended or retracted while on the trailer. The trailer may also include a plurality of wheel tracks aligned with the landing gear to facilitate the aircraft's loading and unloading in its ground based mode of operation. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309329 | Vehicle Transportation, Storage, and Maintenance Assemblies and Methods - The present disclosure provides vehicle transportation and storage assemblies that can include a moving frame coupled to a loading frame and a support frame extending at an angle other than normal from the moving frame to the loading frame. Vehicle moving, storage, and/or maintenance methods are provided that can include supporting a vehicle with an assembly in a first position, with the first position supporting the vehicle substantially parallel to the road surface, and pivoting the assembly to support the vehicle in a second position, the second position supporting the vehicle substantially normal to the road surface. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309330 | Trailer apparatus - The present invention is directed to a trailer comprising a platform supported by a hitch assembly and at least one wheel assembly. The hitch assembly is for rigid attachment to a vehicle. A vertical guide mechanism connects the platform to the hitch assembly. The vertical guide mechanism includes a first vertical guide element capable of moving parallel to a second vertical guide element. The first vertical guide element is mounted to the platform and the second vertical guide element is mounted to the hitch assembly. A lifting mechanism is integrated with the vertical guide mechanism for raising and lowering the platform. When the platform is raised and lowered to the ground, the platform remains substantially parallel with the ground. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309331 | Trailer apparatus including adjustable wheel assemblies - The present invention is directed to a trailer comprising a platform supported by a hitch assembly and at least one translatable wheel assembly. The hitch assembly is for rigid attachment to a vehicle. The translatable wheel assembly can adjust in position beneath the platform to position the wheel to balance the weight distribution of cargo supported on the platform thereby providing minimal downward force to the vehicle through the hitch assembly. The translatable wheel assembly may adjust beyond the length of the platform where the wheel assembly may further collapse and extend to allow the platform to be raised and lowered to the ground. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309332 | FOOT DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING A SUPPORT DEVICE OR LIFTING DEVICE - The invention relates to a foot device ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090309333 | Three-in-one alpine ski - An alpine ski that facilitates carving for beginner and intermediate skiers by having at its bottom surface two shallow wedge-shaped indentations, one at each edge, so that it is functionally equivalent to three narrow skis fused into one, the left-hand one of them being used on left turns, the right-hand one of them being used on right turns, all three of them being used when the ski is flat on the snow. Also, a pair of alpine skis that facilitate carving for advanced skiers, the two skis being mirror images of each other, each ski having on its bottom surface one such indentation. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309334 | Golf Cart Collapsible Device - A golf cart collapsible device includes a frame folding articulation mounted between an upper frame and a lower frame for folding the upper frame, a frame collapsing articulation mounted on the lower frame for folding the lower frame, a rear wheel frame mounted between the frame folding articulation and a rear wheel, a first pull bar mounted between the frame folding articulation and the rear wheel frame for folding the rear wheel, a front wheel folding articulation mounted between the lower frame and a front wheel frame for folding a front wheel, and a second pull bar mounted between the rear wheel frame and the front wheel folding articulation. Thus, the front wheel and the at least one rear wheel are folded simultaneously by linking of the first pull bar and the second pull bar. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309335 | STROLLER - A stroller at least comprises a collapsible frame, which is provided with wheels near a first side and which is provided with a push member on a side remote from the wheels. The stroller further comprises at least one locking device for locking the frame in an unfolded position, as well as at least first and second actuating devices, which locking device can be unlocked in use by operating the two actuating devices, after which the collapsible frame can be collapsed from the unfolded position to a collapsed position. The first actuating device is slidable from a position in which it blocks the second actuating device to a releasing position, in which releasing position the second actuating device is slidable to an unlocking position, in which the locking device is unlocked. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309336 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL FOLDABLE MOBILITY BASE - A foldable wheel chair or mobility base is disclosed that comprises a chair portion and a wheeled frame. The chair portion has a back hinged to a seat. The frame supports the chair portion, a spaced pair of front wheel caster assemblies and a spaced pair of rear wheels. A lower end of the back of the chair portion attaches to the frame via two spaced brackets which are slidably connected to upright curved rear support members such that they can be moved along the curved rear support members to permit adjustment of the chair tilt between predetermined stop positions along the curved rear support members without changing a seat to back angle. The chair portion is connected to the frame via front support members and diagonal struts connected to common pins fastened to each of the front wheel caster assemblies. The other end of each diagonal strut is hinged to one of the spaced brackets. The chair preferably provides a different distance between front and rear wheels at different seat to back angles and tilt positions of the chair portion. Further, the configuration permits virtually independent adjustment of chair portion tilt, seat to back angles and permits a separate dynamic movement of the seat to back angle to facilitate therapeutic exercise capability for a chair occupant. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309337 | Mounting Arrangement for Mounting an Air-Bag Module - A mounting arrangement for mounting an air-bag module to a hub of a steering wheel. The hub being provided with apertures and cutaway sections and a spring. The spring is moveable from a release position in which parts of the spring do not extend across the apertures or the cutaway sections to a locking position in which parts of the spring extend across the apertures and the cutaway sections. The spring is initially deformed and is held in the release position against blocking elements. The air-bag module is provided with hooks which are positioned on the air-bag module to correspond to the positions of the apertures and the cutaway sections on the hub. The air-bag module is provided with an actuation member which, when the hooks are inserted into the apertures, engages part of the spring to urge the spring out of engagement with the blocking elements. When the spring is moved out of engagement with the blocking elements the spring moves from the release position to the locking position and parts of the spring extend into recesses in the hooks to lock the hooks in position relative to the hub. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309338 | Vehicle Instrument Panel with Nonvisible Airbag Tear Seam and Deployment Door and Method of Making the Same - An interior trim panel is provided that is adapted to house a supplemental inflatable restraint (SIR) system when installed in a motorized vehicle. The trim panel includes a rigid substrate configured to attach to the vehicle. The rigid substrate includes opposing inner and outer surfaces, and defines a cavity therein with an opening formed through the inner and outer surfaces. The cavity is configured to nest the SIR system therein. A standing rib protrudes from the rigid substrate outer surface, elongated about at least a portion of the opening. An outer skin is injection molded over the rigid substrate, covering the outer surface and opening. The outer skin includes a reduced thickness portion, formed between an external surface thereof and the standing rib, which is configured to weaken the outer skin such that the inflatable cushion can break therethrough when transitioning from a non-expanded state to an expanded state. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309339 | CURTAIN AIRBAG UNIT - Curtain air bag unit for a motor vehicle is provided which comprises an air bag extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle. Further it comprises fixing means for fixing the air bag in the area of the roof bar of the motor vehicle, whereby the fixing means comprise a tension member, that extends from a first fixing element to a second fixing element. It also comprises tensioning means for influencing the tensile stress of the tension member during mounting of the curtain air bag unit into the motor vehicle. A pre-cut tension member can be used whose length is chosen in a way that the mounting in the vehicle can be carried out simply and conveniently. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309340 | Side airbag apparatus - A side airbag apparatus | 2009-12-17 |
20090309341 | Airbag device - An airbag is inflated by gas for deployment to the front of and for restraining an occupant. A tether allows an inner capacity of the airbag to be equal to or smaller than a predetermined value by restricting a distance between a proximal end of the airbag and a surface of the airbag at deployment. A control unit acquires information relating to at least one of an occupant seat position, an occupant position to an instrument panel, an occupant physique, an occupant weight, and a magnitude of a collision impact. A release unit controls capacity and configuration of the airbag by releasing an end of the tether at a side of the proximal end according to the information acquired by the control unit. A vent discharges the gas before activation of the release unit and is closed on activation of the release unit. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309342 | Gas Bag Module - The invention relates to a gas bag module ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090309343 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - Handrail mounts are provided in a bottom portion of a cast upper frame, and lower ends of side supports of a handrail are attached to the above handrail mounts. A base plate for attaching a floor plate is hanged and fixed between the side supports at a higher position than the attachment position, and a front end part of the floor plate is attached to the above base plate. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309344 | RESTRAINT SYSTEMS FOR USE IN VEHICLES AND METHODS OF RESTRAINT - A safety restraint system to restrain a wheelchair-seated person in a vehicle includes a belt including a pelvic restraining portion connectable between a first side and an second side. The system also includes a structural system to maintain the pelvic restraining portion at a sufficient height when the pelvic restraining portion is connected between the first side and the second side of the vehicle to allow the wheelchair-seated person to move the wheelchair forward to be restrained by the pelvic restraining portion. The structural system can, for example, maintain the pelvic restraining portion above the each of knees of the wheelchair-seated person. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309345 | DEVICE FOR RESTRAINING A VEHICLE OCCUPANT - A kit for a device for restraining a vehicle occupant includes a prefabricated seat belt retractor ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090309346 | Intelligent Vehicle Safety Restraint System - A resettable combat vehicle restraint system prevents secondary impacts within the vehicle cabin during crash, mine blast, or rollover events by positioning the occupant within a load attenuating seat to best survive the dangerous event. The preferred embodiment of the restraint system includes a five point restraint, webbing retractors for each lap and shoulder belt with the capability for both reversible and pyrotechnic pretensioning, an active headrest, and a crash recognition module to electrically activate the pyrotechnic pretensioners and to electrically modulate the actions of the reversible pretensioning retractors and the active headrest. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309347 | Pole Straps Spreader Device - A spreader device that attaches to the straps of a ski pole or similar pole holding the straps apart so that it is easy for a user to grasp or release the grip of the pole. It is constructed of rubber, plastic, or metal with resilient, spring-like characteristics. The device has two removable parts that may be used together or alone, and will fit the straps of most poles. It is very simple in design and inexpensive to manufacture, so it can be made available at a very affordable price. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309348 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A FUEL TANK WITH UNDERRIDE PROTECTOR - A fuel tank is produced together with an underride protector in a blow-molding tool by a blow-molding process. The underride protector is held on the fuel tank by a form-locking connection or by an integral connection. Therefore the outer underride protector is connected to the fuel tank in a simple production procedure. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309349 | Tank-Carriyng Vehicle Rear Body Structure - A gas tank is protected by absorbing collision energy with the entirety of a rear portion of a vehicle without using a reinforcement member. This reduces weight and cost. Rear-side tank frame supports the tank at a position below rear side member. The front portion of rear-side tank frame is secured on rear side member, while the rear portion is directly or indirectly secured on rear side member. A torsion beam is arranged ahead of rear-side tank frame with respect to the vehicle body. When an input load is exerted at a rear end portion of the rear side member and a rear end portion of rear-side tank frame toward the front of the vehicle, rear side member is folded to a V-shape, upward with respect to the vehicle body. Rear-side tank frame collides with torsion beam, and the front portion of rear-side tank frame is pushed upward along with rear side member with respect to the vehicle body. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309350 | DEVICE TO PRESENT CONTENT - Content is displayed in an apparatus, such as a book, using an input device, an electromechanical device, a light emitting device and an audio device. A user selects an input device coupled with the apparatus. In response to the selection, an object is moved within the apparatus with the electromechanical device while simultaneously flashing light from the light emitting device and playing a sound with the audio device. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309351 | Reading Supply Device - A reading supply device and a method of making a reading supply device are provided. For example, a reading supply device may include a base unit adapted for coupling to a book. The base unit may include a bottom surface, a top surface, and a writing instrument holder portion. The writing instrument holder portion may include an outer surface and inner surface. The inner surface of the writing instrument holder portion may be coupled to the top surface of the base unit, and the writing instrument holder portion may be dimensioned to receive a writing instrument. Further, the method may include forming a writing instrument holder in the base unit as well as folding the base unit. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309352 | SYSTEMS, PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES FOR CONDUCTING INSTANT LOTTERY GAMES - Methods, systems and apparatus are described for producing lottery products and conducting lottery games. In one embodiment, a method for producing a lottery product comprises producing a lottery sub-product that includes a concealed indication of a redemption value of a different lottery sub-product. In one embodiment, a storybook allows a player to win by matching words from a paytable to revealable dialog or other story elements on a respective page of the storybook. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309353 | Anti-Kink Device for Hoses, In Particular Vacuum Cleaner Hoses - An anti-kink device for hoses with an external corrugated structure, in particular for vacuum cleaner hoses, such hoses comprising at least one external groove-like channel which runs in a helical manner. The anti-kink device is formed by a wire coil made from spring steel which is screwed into the groove-like channel from one hose end and is fixed to the hose end. This anti-kink device is applied over the entire hose length or only partially at points of the hose which are at risk of kinking. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309354 | FLEXIBLE DUCTING SYSTEM INCLUDING AN ARTICULABLE SEALED JOINT - Aircraft including a powerplant mounted on an airframe and a rotor/wing rotatably mounted on the airframe. The rotor/wing has multiple blades extending outward from roots adjacent the airframe to tips opposite the roots and having internal conduits extending between inlets adjacent the roots and downstream outlets. The aircraft also includes multiple intermediate ducts having upstream ends including flanges and downstream ends slidably and pivotally connected to corresponding blade inlets. Moreover, the aircraft includes a manifold having an upstream end in fluid communication with the powerplant and multiple downstream ends including flanges connected to upstream ends of corresponding intermediate ducts. The aircraft further includes multiple covers connected to corresponding manifold flanges and covering corresponding intermediate duct flanges. The aircraft also includes multiple absorbers positioned between corresponding intermediate duct flanges and manifold flanges and between the intermediate duct flanges and corresponding covers to control movement of the intermediate duct flanges. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309355 | DOUBLE COVER-CENTER CUSHION DECOUPLER - A sealed coupling for connecting two pipe ends include two operating covers for respective connection to respective pipe ends, and elongated bellows having respective ends and a damping element supported by respective rims of said covers, said damping element disposed radially outwardly of said bellows and oriented centrally of said respective bellows ends for dissipating forces on said coupling uniformly across said bellows. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309356 | Flexible Pipe Having Integrated End Fittings - A flexible pipe comprising a flexible cylindrical tubular pipe body connected at each of its ends to a rigid connector end fitting in the form of a sleeve. The wall of the pipe body is mechanically reinforced by at least one traction layer of filaments of small thickness, presenting high traction strength, that are wound helically about the longitudinal axis of the pipe. The traction layer is composed of an array of uninterrupted filaments interconnecting the two end fittings alternately in one direction and then in the other direction, while being fastened on the end fittings. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309357 | BITE-IN TYPE PIPE JOINT, REFRIGERATING APPARATUS, AND WATER HEATING DEVICE - A bite-in type pipe joint includes a first joint member having an internal thread and a second joint member having an external thread. An annular ferrule is formed integrally with the second joint member. By the time the first and second joint members are fastened to each other, the ferrule separates from the second joint member and bites into a pipe. The second joint member has a cylindrical cover that covers the ferrule. This structure prevents a distal portion and a tapered surface of the ferrule from being damaged when the joint member is handled. A refrigerating apparatus and/or a water heating device can include one or more of the pipe joints. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309358 | AIR FLOW DUCTS - A duct segment includes a continuous sidewall, a plurality of flanges and an adhesive. The continuous sidewall defines a passage terminating at two opposing openings. The plurality of flanges is disposed about at least one of the openings. The flanges extend substantially perpendicularly from the sidewall and form a substantially planar mounting surface about the opening. The adhesive is applied to the mounting surface on a side of the flanges opposite the sidewall. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309359 | WIND TURBINE SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A sensor assembly for use with a wind turbine rotor blade is provided. The sensor assembly includes an air data probe including a base shaft, a tip, and a rod portion extending therebetween, wherein the rod portion is fabricated from a composite material. The sensor assembly includes a receptacle configured to couple within the leading edge of the rotor blade for receiving the base shaft therein such that the tip extends a distance from the leading edge when the base shaft is received within the receptacle. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309360 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WIND ENERGY PLANT - The present invention is related to a method for controlling a wind energy plant with plural control units, which perform control tasks in the wind energy plant, comprising the following steps:
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20090309361 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WIND ENERGY PARK - The present invention is related to a method for controlling a wind energy park with plural wind energy plants and plural control units, which perform control tasks in the wind energy park, comprising the following steps:
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20090309362 | GENERATOR UTILIZING FLUID-INDUCED OSCILLATIONS - An electrical generator including a magnetic field generator and at least one energy converter for converting energy present in fluid flows into vibrations or oscillations. The converter includes a flexible membrane having at least two fixed ends. The membrane vibrates when subject to a fluid flow. One of the electrical conductor and the magnetic field generator is attached to the membrane and configured to move with the membrane. The vibration of the membrane caused by the fluid flow causes a relative movement between the electrical conductor and the applied magnetic field. The relative movement causes a change in the strength of the magnetic field applied to the electrical conductor, and the change in the strength of the magnetic field applied to the electrical conductor induces a current flowing in the conductor. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309363 | Electric wheel - An electrical generating system. A wheel that is eight feet in diameter is turned with a motor that is powered by battery. The battery is charged by a battery charger that supplies power to the battery twenty four hours a day. The size motor needed to turn the wheel will depend on the size of the generator that is needed to supply the electricity to a particular size building. The wheel has a built in shaft in the center of the wheel. The shaft sits on a pair of burring rings that are held up by a steel frame. The wheel can spin freely. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309364 | POWER GENERATION SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT USING A FUEL CELL - A fuel cell ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090309365 | Submersible turbine-generator unit for ocean and tidal currents - A submersible turbine-generator unit includes two or more turbines mounted on a common shaft with a generator therebetween. Each such turbine is capable of providing relatively low-speed, unidirectional rotation under a reversible ultra low head pressure and/or low velocity fluid flow. The turbines comprise a working wheel with a plurality of airfoil-shaped blades mounted transversely to the direction of fluid flow for rotation in a plane parallel to the fluid flow. The turbines convert energy in the waterway currents into mechanical energy that will transfer it through the turbine shaft to a cylindrical permanent magnet generator which will convert mechanical energy in the form of RPM and torque into electricity. Electricity from the variable speed electric generator is controlled, synchronized, conditioned and transformed into utility-grade electricity using a power electronics system in each module. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309366 | WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER - A wave energy converting apparatus | 2009-12-17 |
20090309367 | ROTATABLE ENERGY GENERATION UNIT FOR GENERATING ELECTRIC ENERGY FROM A WATER FLOW - The invention relates to a rotatable power generation plant for generating electric power from a flow of water, comprising:
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20090309368 | WATER WHEEL IMPELLER BLADE TYPE POWER GENERATOR - To surely erect impeller blades at the forward movement side thereof by a rotor and, further, to surely push down these impeller blades at the backward movement side thereof by a rotor. By providing a fluid passage frame body | 2009-12-17 |
20090309369 | Wind turbine - The invention relates to a wind turbine comprising a rotor shaft ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090309370 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY - A method for generating electricity along a roadway is provided. The method includes actuating an energy transfer assembly coupled to the roadway, wherein the energy transfer assembly is actuated by a force acting upon the roadway. The method also includes generating electricity at a generator coupled to the energy transfer assembly, the generator being driven by actuation of the energy transfer assembly. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309371 | System and Method of Power Production - A system and method for efficient power production through the use of compressed air. The system and method provide for a self-contained system and method for providing power such that power may be supplied at remote locations without the requirement of coupling to an existing power supply. The power producing system generally comprises an air motor, an electric generator, an air compressor, and a compressed air tank which are operatively coupled to produce power which may be supplied to one or more electrical devices. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309372 | Magnaforce generator - The MagnaForce Generator is an energy producing device using magnetic force in a way that allows continuous movement to produce energy. The device described above where one or more of the magnets are attached to a device which moves the magnet(s) to maximize the free flow of the movement created by the magnetic fields. Most likely magnets in a circle with a spinning magnet on a shaft in the middle The device described incorporates piston(s) which retreats into a cylinder to avoid opposing forces from or related to the primary rotational device that do not complement the production of energy and that emerge to assist in the production. The device incorporates materials that redirect the magnetic fields to maximize the production of energy. The device described might incorporate any pre-existing braking device. The device described might incorporate a pre-existing generating device. The device described might incorporate a locomotive device. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309373 | MECHANICAL OUTPUT WORK GENERATING APPARATUS INCORPORATING BUOYANCY INDUCING COMPONENTS - A mechanical output generating assembly including housing having a fluid filled interior and defining a passageway through which travels a buoyant article. A reload mechanism is secured to the housing for successively introducing a plurality of buoyant article into a bottom feed location associated with the housing. The buoyant articles exert a lift generating force to drive a power take off component incorporated into the housing. A re-supply mechanism is provided for transferring buoyant articles from an upper exit location of the housing to the reload mechanism for subsequent re-introduction into the housing. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309374 | Outside door grip, in particular for vehicles - The invention relates to an outside door grip, in particular for vehicles. The outside door grip exhibits a manually actuated handle, which engages a lock disposed in the door upon actuation. In addition, a pivotable blocking member serving as a mass blockage is furnished, which blocking member is disposed generally in its ineffective disengagement position, wherein the handle remains actuatable, which blocking member moves into an effective blocking position based on the inertia of its mass in case of a crash and thereby blocks the handle. Furthermore means are furnished which take care that the blocking member remains at least so long in its blocking position in case of a crash, until oscillations caused by the crash and acting on the outside door grip and/or the handle, have decayed so far that an effective actuation of the handle by the oscillations is not any longer possible. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309375 | Automatic Gate Lock - An automatic gate opener lock. The gate opener lock has a locking bolt which is moved between locked and unlocked positions by the movement of a swing arm of an automatic gate opener. To prevent movement of the locking bolt toward its locked position before the gate is closed, springs are arranged for resisting movement in that direction. The springs have a combined resistive force greater than the force required to move the gate. Only when the gate is closed, and the force from the swing arm may no longer be dissipated through gate movement, is the combined force of the springs overcome, and the locking bolt moved into the locked position. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309376 | Securing apparatus and method - When securing a watthour meter to a meter box base, a meter sealing ring is typically used. A quick-fastening watthour meter retaining member is provided, in certain embodiment of the present invention, to reduce installation time and generally comprises a circular band, a connector housing member, and a receiver housing member. The connector housing member and a receiver housing member are preferably mounted to the terminus ends of the circular band. A portion of the connector housing member, comprising locking protrusions or “teeth”, is adapted to engage, with a ratchet-type action, in one example embodiment, and fasten into the receiver housing member, which contains, a pre-installed “padlock type” frangible sealing device in an example embodiment. Removal of the ring is accomplished by simply cutting, in one embodiment, and removing the frangible sealing device and allowing the housings to disengage from each other. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309377 | Closing Seal and Method for Making the Same - A closing seal and associated method include a closing body having a closing mechanism disposed therein, and receptacle retaining the closing body, and a first connecting member connected with one of the closing body and the receptacle. An insertion member is connected with the first connecting member and shaped for insertion into the closing member to retain the same in place. A second connecting member is connected with one of the closing body, the receptacle and the insertion member, and includes a through aperture through which the insertion member passes when the closing seal is closed. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309378 | ADJUSTABLE GRIPPING DEVICE - A gripping assembly having a first or holding end with a pair of rotatable operating elements held therein and connected to a wind assembly having a flexible, non-resilient link held by one end therein for operating a pair of gripping elements, movably mounted on a distal end of an adjustable, two part hollow body. The wind assembly is captured between a pair of lever housings and includes a constant force spring to allow the flexible, non-resilient link to be wound onto or from the wind assembly. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309379 | GRIP DEVICE FOR MOVING FRONT FLOOR - A grip device for moving a front floor of a vehicle includes a front clamping member and a rear clamping member. The front claming member can clamp a flange portion around a suspension mounting hole of the front floor according to an angle of the flange portion. The rear clamping member can claim a member flange portion of the front floor according to the change of clamping position. The device can be applied to various vehicle models. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309380 | Vehicular Cargo Space Extender - A vehicular cargo space extender includes a frame assembly adapted for slidable mounting to the vehicular cargo space. The frame assembly is slidable between an extended position and a retracted position. In the extended position, the frame assembly extends effectively increases the length of the vehicular cargo space. In the retracted position, the frame assembly fits within the vehicular cargo space without obstructing the unextended length thereof. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309381 | Truck bed extender - The truck bed extender ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090309382 | Slide-Out Mechanism - An operating mechanism for laterally moving a slide-out section relative to a vehicle between a retracted position and an extended position includes a rack and pinion assembly mounted to a frame. The pinion preferably has a non-round hole through which a non-round drive shaft is received in driving engagement. The pinion is received in a channel with sides of the channel adjacent to the sides of the pinion. The pinion floats axially on the drive shaft and the sides of the channel maintain the axial position of the pinion on the drive shaft. The shape of the drive shaft and the hole in the pinion is preferably square. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309383 | VEHICLE SEAT, PARTICULARLY MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT - In a vehicle seat ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090309384 | Screwless visor mount assembly - A screwless visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The visor includes a body, and an arm having a first end and a second end with the second end arranged in the body. The arm also has an elbow arranged near the first end. The visor also includes a mounting assembly secured to the headliner. The mounting assembly includes an inner collar arranged over the first end of the arm and a bracket in contact with the inner collar. The bracket has a hook extending from a surface thereof wherein the hook is in contact with the headliner. The screwless mount assembly will allow for easier installation and removal of the visor from the headliner of the interior of an automotive vehicle. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309385 | Breakaway visor - A breakaway visor for use in a vehicle includes a visor body and a molded tubular member having a first end and a second end wherein the first end is rotatably supported with respect to the roof of a vehicle via a visor mounting bracket. The visor arm also includes an elbow portion arranged a predetermined distance from the first end of the molded tubular member. The visor arm also includes a metal tubular insert member arranged within the molded tubular member. The metal tubular insert member will have a first end within the molded tubular member and arranged a predetermined distance from the first end of the molded tubular member. This first end of the metal tubular insert member will define the break point for the breakaway visor. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309386 | Gas Fuel Filling Lid Device for Vehicle - A gas fuel filling lid device for a vehicle using a high-pressure gas as the fuel has a fuel filling opening for filling the vehicle with the high-pressure gas fuel, a lid openably attached to the vehicle and covering the fuel filling opening, and a cap for the fuel filling opening. The filling opening cap is fitted to the inner surface of the lid and is connected to and disconnected from the fuel filling opening in operative association with opening and closing of the lid. The structure prevents the user from forgetting to close the filling opening cap and facilitates the connection and disconnection of the filling opening cap. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309387 | PLASTIC CRUSH COUNTERMEASURE FOR VEHICLES - A plastic crush countermeasure for motor vehicles that includes a plastic insert and a reinforcement structure that provides impact and/or reinforcement characteristics and an attachment interface to the vehicle in a lighter weight structure. The crush countermeasure provides a lightweight crush system that provides comparable protection to current metal crush countermeasures using, in part, a plastic material. As such, the overall weight of a vehicle is reduced without any reduction in safety to passengers. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309388 | MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT FOR MOUNTING CLADDING TO VEHICLE BODY - A vehicle cladding mounting arrangement and method for securing a cladding panel to a vehicle body include a plastic body cladding having a main panel portion and an integrally formed cladding clip structure extending from the main panel portion and a plastic support bracket having a body portion for overlaying the main panel portion of the body cladding and an integrally formed bracket clip structure extending from the body portion. A vehicle body defines a mounting aperture. The integrally formed bracket clip structure is received in the mounting aperture. The integrally formed cladding clip structure is also received in the mounting aperture. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309389 | CLIP TOWER FOR ENERGY ABSORPTION - A vehicle body panel having an integrated mounting device for mounting the body panel to a vehicle substrate is provided. The integrated mounting device includes a tower portion with a U-shaped base and an extended portion, and a U-shaped spring clip. The base has an open front and back and includes two opposing side walls and an upper portion. The upper portion is a two-tiered top where a first tier has a width greater than a width of the second tier. The extended portion has an inverted U-shape and is an extension of the second tier and is adapted to receive the spring clip. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309390 | Removably Clamped Platform - According to some preferred examples, a vehicle having a removable deck plate or platform is disclosed. The vehicle preferably includes: a) a frame; b) a platform for placement upon the frame; c) a clamping plate for clamping against the frame; d) a clamping arm engageable with the clamping plate via a hole in the platform; and e) the clamping arm and the clamping plate being configured so as to clamp the platform to the frame upon moving the clamping arm into a position adjacent the platform. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309391 | Guide Arrangement For A Movable Window Pane, In Particular Of A Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to a guide arrangement ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090309392 | ASSEMBLY FOR PRODUCING AN AUTO HEADLINER WITH A FOLDED-OVER PERIMETER EDGE - An assembly for creating a folded edge for a flexible headliner material. A table defines an outer configured perimeter upon which is supported the headliner with or without a supporting template. Pairs of primary and secondary fingers are arranged at perimeter spaced locations in mounted fashion over the outer configured perimeter. The fingers contact outwardly displaceable fashion relative to the headliner inner perimeter, and such that the fingers are cooperatively displaced in a first step imparting a bent edge to the headliner. A projecting edge of the secondary finger is subsequently displaced over a terminating edge of the first finger in order to fold over the bent edge, or against the template, to form the edge profile to the headliner in a non-pleated fashion. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309393 | WIND DEFLECTOR - The invention relates to a wind deflector for a vehicle roof comprising a roof opening ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090309394 | Foldable beach chair - A foldable chair having a foldable frame and a soft cover attached on the foldable frame. The frame has a pair of curved front legs and a pair of curved rear legs, which gives the chair a stronger structure. The beach chair has only two sleeves, which decreases a friction between the sleeves and the tubes and which is able to make the operation of folding and expanding of the chair smoother. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309395 | STORAGE COMPARTMENT FOR A CHAIR - A storage compartment and method of locking the storage compartment to an arm rest of a chair are provided. The storage compartment may include a housing having a cavity for receiving articles and a cover movable relative to the housing between a closed position and an open position. Openings may be defined in opposing sides of at least one of the housing and the cover for receiving an arm rest of a chair. The storage compartment may also include a locking mechanism moveable between a locked condition and an unlocked condition such that the housing and cover can be positioned around an arm rest of a chair and the locking mechanism can prevent removal of the storage compartment from the arm rest. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309396 | Bicycle Saddle - A bicycle saddle, in particular, a men's bicycle saddle, has a seat part and a front part. A spring arm and a damping arm are connected fixedly to the front part. One end of the spring arm is likewise connected fixedly to the seat part via a retaining element. One end of the damping arm is not connected to the seat part and, if a force occurs in the genital region, is movable in the direction of an arrow. Damping of the movement takes place here on account of the elastomeric body which reduces a pressure occurring in the genital region of the cyclist. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309397 | Vehicle Seat Having An Anti-submarining Device And Method - The invention relates to vehicle seat comprising a seat part and to a restraint device and a corresponding method of manufacture. The vehicle seat comprises an anti-submarining restraint device for preventing an occupant from slipping through on the vehicle seat when decelerated due to a crash, said restraint device being sellable to an extended inactive position and said restraint device being settable to an extended active position. The seat part, in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, has a padding defining a seat area, and a padding support below said padding. The restraint device is arranged between the padding support and the padding and spaced apart from the lateral parts by means of a locking element (e.g. detent recesses ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090309398 | COUPLING MECHANISM FOR HEADREST OF VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat of the invention has an upper movable member ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090309399 | CHAIR CUSHION - A cushion for a chair includes a cushion body ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090309400 | INFANT SEAT ROCKER - An infant seat rocker includes a base member, a motor, the motor being positioned on the base member and a tray member, the tray member being positioned on the base member. Means for attaching the motor to the tray member are also included. An infant seat is positioned in the tray and the motor is engaged to produce and maintain a rocking motion in the infant seat. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309401 | Infant seat rocker - An infant seat rocker includes a base member having a pair of rails that protrude generally vertically from the base member and extend a length of the base member, a motor that is positioned on the base member and means for attaching the motor to the infant seat. The infant seat is positioned on the base member with the rails capable of locating the infant seat on the base member and the motor is engaged to produce and maintain a rocking motion in the infant seat. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309402 | VEHICLE SEAT AND VEHICLE WITH A VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, has at least one pair of adjustable lateral cheeks provided on a seat cushion and/or on a seat back, with at least one inflatable chamber for adjusting the lateral cheek being provided in each of the lateral cheeks. A plate-shaped element is provided outside the inflatable chamber and on the same side facing a person sitting on the vehicle seat. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309403 | CATCH FITTING - The invention relates to a catch fitting ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090309404 | ADJUSTMENT FITTING FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR SECURING THE LOCKING EFFECT OF AN ADJUSTMENT FITTING - Disclosed is an adjustment fitting for a motor vehicle component, especially a vehicle seat. Said adjustment fitting comprises a first part and a second part which is rotatable relative to the first part about a rotational shaft by means of a gear unit. The gear unit encompasses a first gear on the first part of the fitting and a second gear on the second part of the fitting, the second gear being disposed eccentric to the first gear. Two wedge segments are provided for securing the eccentric arrangement of the first gear relative to the second gear. The inventive adjustment fitting is characterized in that the wedge segments have an inner radius and an outer radius while the adjustment fitting further comprises a decelerating element which is fitted with an extension that starts at the rotational shaft, runs in an axial direction, and corresponds approximately to the outer radius of the wedge segments. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309405 | CHILD SAFETY SEAT WITH ADJUSTABLE HEADREST - A headrest ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090309406 | PILLOW HOLDER SYSTEMS - Pillow holders that have a sleeve for receiving and retaining a pillow coupled, optionally releasably, to a flexible and resilient enclosure (optionally less than a complete enclosure) for a headrest. The enclosure stretches over the headrest. The sleeve is made of a flexible and resilient material, and is coupled to the enclosure at a position that places the pillow in position to support the neck of the user of the headrest. The enclosure may optionally have a strap. The strap may be releasably and/or slidingly coupled to the enclosure. Optionally, the tube or sleeve may also be slidingly coupled to the strap. The pillow holder is designed for pillows of various shapes and sizes, including standard-sized pillows and stuffed toys. The enclosure may additionally be coupled to headrest supports. More than one enclosure may be coupled to one strap. The strap may optionally be worn as a shoulder strap. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309407 | ARMREST - An armrest, has a stationary shaft rotatably supporting an armrest body against a seat frame. The stationary shaft is inserted, so as to have fastening tolerance, inside a coil lock spring and to have a stationary-side hook and a free-side hook. A diameter of the coil lock spring is reduced or enlarged according to a normal or a reverse rotation, respectively, of the armrest body, so as to prevent or permit, respectively, the rotation of the armrest body. One of the inside diameter of the lock spring and the outside diameter of the stationary shaft is tapered in said shaft's axial direction. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309408 | Method and system for solution mining - A relatively warm mineral deposit is solution mined by injecting fluid through a well drilled into the deposit and dissolving the mineral to form a production brine. Warm production brine is cooled at the surface using a heat exchanger as a crystallizer to precipitate the mineral in the exchanger and form a slurry. Crystals of the mineral in the slurry are recovered in a separation plant leaving a relatively cool, dilute or depleted brine, which is conveyed through the heat exchanger for cooling the production brine and then injected into the mineral deposit to dissolve more mineral thereby providing a continuous process. A pipe-in-pipe heat exchanger is preferably used and in a manner so that the heat exchanger also serves as a primary means for conveying the production fluid and/or slurry from the well to the separation plant. This method extracts and recovers the desired mineral(s), recovers much of the heat in the production brine, accelerates the solution mining process since the injection fluid has been warmed, reduces salting in the production string, is relatively inexpensive to install and maintain, and does not require a source of energy for cooling the production brine such as electricity for a refrigeration system. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309409 | Full-cut heading machine - In a full-cut heading machine including a drill head ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090309410 | TIRE WITH EXTENDED FLANGE SEAT - Disclosed are improved wheels and tires for simulating the appearance of larger-diameter wheels mounted within low-profile tires. The improved tires are intended to be mounted on wheels with an extended outer flange. An embodiment of the tire comprises an outboard tire wall, an inboard tire wall, a tread therebetween, a laterally extending wheel protector, a ledge, and a flange seat. The flange seat is optionally contoured to match the inner face of an outer flange of the improved wheel. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309411 | Motorcycle wheel assembly and method for protecting bearings and for providing security for mounting bolts - A motorcycle wheel assembly having a wheel with a central hub and an axle extending centrally through the hub with interior wheel bearings and at least one brake disc in abutment with the outside surface of the hub is provided with at least a wheel cover fitted onto a spacer surrounding the axle between the brake disc and the lower extremity of an adjacent fork in order to protect the wheel bearings and the mounting bolts from sand and grit. The wheel cover includes a shoulder portion on one side through which a spacer and an axle extend and an outer lip overlying the brake disc and mounting bolts. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309412 | TRAVELING WORKING MACHINE - The present invention relates to a traveling working machine, in particular a hydraulic excavator, with a traveling gear and with a hydraulic service brake system for the traveling gear, which is supplied with brake pressure via at least one brake valve. In accordance with the invention, the brake valve can be actuated electrically, wherein it is connected with a control element via an electric control line, by means of which an operator can brake the traveling working machine. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309413 | VALVE UNIT, ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE HAVING A VALVE UNIT OF SAID TYPE FOR CONTROLLING A PARKING BRAKE, VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM HAVING A BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE OF SAID TYPE AND VEHICLE HAVING A BRAKE SYSTEM OF SAID TYPE - A valve unit for an electro-pneumatic brake control is connected to an input of an air-quantity-boosting valve for the aeration/venting thereof. A double-armature solenoid valve includes primary and secondary armatures each spring-loaded and actuated by common magnet coil. The primary armature is a switch for a vent valve; the secondary armature is a switch for an intake valve. When the coil is not drawing current, the armatures are in spring-loaded position, the intake valve blocking intake and the vent valve venting. When a first current flows through the coil, the primary armature enters switching position, with the secondary armature in spring-loaded position; the intake valve blocking intake and the vent valve blocking venting. When a second current greater than the first flows through the coil, both primary and secondary armatures are moved into switching positions, so that the intake valve admits air and the vent valve blocks venting. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309414 | HILLHOLD BRAKING FUNCTION HAVING INTEGRATED SLIDING TEST - A method for securing a stationary vehicle against unintended rolling, in which the braking pressure occurring in a braking operation is automatically locked in at a plurality of wheel brakes in order to keep the vehicle at standstill, and in which a sliding test is implemented in addition in order to detect sliding of the vehicle. The running time of a pump for reducing the braking pressure at the wheel brake of a test wheel may be shortened considerably if the generation of braking pressure at the wheel brake of the remaining wheel is restricted or completely prevented since less or no brake fluid has to be pumped out in this case. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309415 | RUBBER CRAWLER - A rubber crawler which reduces all conventionally occurring drawbacks by forming rubber lugs to the outer peripheral surface so as to correspond to protrusion meshing positions that are susceptible to external flaws or cracking, with significantly enhanced durability of the rubber crawler. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309416 | ACTIVE ELECTRICAL POWER FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZATION OF POWER DELIVERY IN ELECTRIC HYBRID VEHICLES - A power flow control system including an integrated circuit having a mechanism for determining an amount of energy storage required for power source devices and a mechanism for controlling power flow delivery between the power source devices. A power flow control system also including more than one power source device in electrical connection with the power flow control system. An efficient hybrid vehicle, including the power flow control system integrated in the hybrid vehicle, and more than one power source device in electrical connection with the power flow control system and operatively connected to the hybrid vehicle. A method of controlling power flow in a vehicle, including the steps of determining the amount of energy storage required for power source devices, and controlling power flow delivery between the power source devices. Power flow control systems and methods of using for fuel cell and battery combinations and battery and super-capacitor combinations. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309417 | Method and System For a Multiple Output Capacitive Buck/Boost Converter - Methods and systems for a multiple output capacitive buck/boost converter are disclosed and may include charging one or more input capacitors via an input voltage. One or more output voltages may be generated on a chip by switching the charged input capacitors to output capacitors via a switch array on the chip. The switch array may be controlled via a state machine. A constant current and/or voltage may be generated for the one or more output voltages via one or more current and/or voltage comparators. A variable resistance may be coupled in series with one or more switches in the switch array. The one or more input capacitors may be discrete capacitors external to the chip and/or integrated within the chip. One or more of the output voltages may be greater than the input voltage, or may be less than the input voltage. | 2009-12-17 |
20090309418 | Semiconductor integrated circuit - Disclosed herein is a semiconductor integrated circuit including: a cell layout region including circuit cells subject to power control the supply and interruption of power to which is controlled by a power switch, and always-on circuit cell groups which are always powered after the activation; a main line laid out in the cell layout region and applied with a source or reference voltage; and first and second branch lines which branch from the main line in the cell layout region. | 2009-12-17 |