52nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090317141 | DEVELOPMENT APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A development apparatus | 2009-12-24 |
20090317142 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - The present invention provides a developing device that is provided with: a developer containing a toner and a carrier; a first transporting member placed at an opening portion of a developer vessel used for housing the developer; a second transporting member that faces the first transporting member with a first area interposed therebetween, and also faces an electrostatic latent image-supporting member with a second area interposed therebetween; a first electric-field-forming unit that forms a first electric field between the first transporting member and the second transporting member; and a second electric-field-forming unit that forms a second electric field between the second transporting member and the electrostatic latent image-supporting member, and in this structure, the first electric field, formed between the first transporting member and the second transporting member, includes at least an ac electric field, and the second transporting member has a surface that is charged to the same polarity as the charged polarity of the toner when made in friction-contact with the carrier, with a volume resistance value of 1×10 | 2009-12-24 |
20090317143 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided an image forming apparatus capable of realizing Improvement of an image density by improving dot reproducibility and reducing fog as well. An alternating voltage is applied to a development sleeve so that a first period during which a first peak-to-peak voltage Vpp( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317144 | Image forming unit and image forming apparatus - An image forming unit includes a developer bearing body that supplies a developer to an image bearing body that bears a latent image, and a developer layer forming member that forms a layer of the developer on the developer bearing body. The developer has a mean volume diameter in a range from 3.0 to 5.0 μm, and a bulk density in a range from 0.26 to 0.32 g/cm | 2009-12-24 |
20090317145 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a pair of regulating members, for regulating movement of a recording material conveyed from a secondary transfer portion toward an intermediary transfer belt side, configured to be contactable to the recording material at both end portions with respect to a width direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the recording material; a moving mechanism capable of moving a position of the pair of regulating members with respect to the width direction; a recording material size detecting portion for obtaining width information of the recording material with respect to the width direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction; and a width control portion for controlling the moving mechanism so that the pair of regulating members to a position correspondingly to the width information obtained by the recording material size detecting portion. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317146 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image forming units arranged to form toner images of different colors on surfaces of photoconductive drums, an intermediate transfer unit that has an intermediate transfer belt arranged in the vicinity of the photoconductive drums and a plurality of intermediate transfer rollers opposed to the respective photoconductive drums through the intermediate transfer belt, and that transfers the toner images formed on the photoconductive drums to the intermediate transfer belt, and a transfer unit arranged to transfer, to a piece of paper, the toner images of different colors transferred to the intermediate transfer belt. The intermediate transfer unit includes a position setting mechanism arranged to move the intermediate transfer rollers individually to an operation position in which the roller makes contact with the intermediate transfer belt to be close to the photoconductive drum or to a stand-by position in which the roller is separated away from the intermediate transfer belt to be retreated from the photoconductive drum. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317147 | SHEET COLOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A color image forming apparatus for forming toner images by carrying out charging, exposure, and development on at least one photoreceptor drum, and forming color images by transferring the toner images onto sheets, the color image forming apparatus including: a photoreceptor drum which rotates around an axis; an exposure section which intermittently emits a light beam onto the cylindrical surface of the rotating photoreceptor drum along scanning lines parallel to the axis of the photoreceptor drum; a calculation section which calculates a printing ratio of a color image to be formed on one sheet, wherein the printing ratio is the ratio of the area covered by toner in the color image; and a timing control section which controls a timing when the exposure section emits the light beam in a direction of rotation of the photoreceptor drum based on the printing ratio calculated by the calculation section. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317148 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - In full-color printing, one of first and second rotary members is activated with a time lag after the other of the first and second rotary members is activated such that the phase difference between the first and second rotary members is an adjusted phase difference. In addition, every time monochrome printing is performed, the time lag is changed. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317149 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a control unit configured to cause an image forming unit to form an adjustment image on an image bearing member, and a detection unit configured to detect the adjustment image, wherein the control unit controls gradation for forming an image by the image forming unit based on a detection result provided by the detection unit, and wherein, when causing the image forming unit to form a first adjustment image on the image bearing member at a photosensitive member and to subsequently form a second adjustment image that is different from the first adjustment image, the control unit causes the image forming unit to form the second adjustment image at a position different from a position for forming the first adjustment image in a longitudinal direction of the photosensitive member. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317150 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TRANSFER DEVICE THEREOF - An image forming apparatus and a transfer device thereof are disclosed. The transfer device includes an intermediate transfer belt, at least one intermediate transfer belt roller to maintain tension in the intermediate transfer belt, transfer rollers to press the intermediate transfer belt to image carriers and a state changing device to change an operating state between at least a first state, in which the tension in the intermediate transfer belt is released, and a second state, in which select ones of the transfer rollers are separated from the intermediate transfer belt. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317151 | Feeding and fixing apparatus for feeding and fixing a functional element to a sheet of film - A feeding and fixing apparatus for feeding and fixing a functional element, such as a closure element, to a sheet of film includes a feed unit for holding a functional element. The feed unit includes at least one holding device for holding the functional element, the at least one holding device being arranged substantially parallel to the sheet of film and, with a pivoting movement, being capable of being positioned in the region of the sheet of film in a plane running parallel to the sheet of film. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317152 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device has a fixing roller, a pressure roller, an electromagnetic-induction heating section, and a heat pipe. The pressure roller has a metal layer, so that heat transferred directly from the fixing roller to the pressure roller is thermally transported by the metal layer of the pressure roller, whereby temperature of the pressure roller in its axial direction can be equalized. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317153 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus, a fixing unit and a belt assembly thereof are disclosed. The image forming apparatus, the fixing unit and the belt assembly includes a frame, a belt rotatably disposed at an outer periphery of the frame, and a lateral slip prevention member which presses at least a portion of the belt to cause the belt to move in a direction of mitigating undesirable lateral movement of the belt. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317154 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - Fixing belt is brought into pressure-contact with the surface of fixing roller such that fixing belt rotates according to rotation of fixing roller, thereby forming, between fixing belt and fixing roller, fixing nip portion through which recording sheets pass. A pressing area of an opposing surface of pressing member contacting the surface of fixing roller via fixing belt is smaller in each end portion of the opposing surface in the axis direction of fixing roller than in a central portion of the opposing surface in the axis direction of fixing roller. This makes speed of conveying recording sheets faster in each edge portion in the width direction perpendicular to a recording sheet conveyance direction than in a central portion in the width direction. Thus, creases of recording sheets can be prevented while a recording sheet passes through fixing nip portion between fixing roller and fixing belt mutually brought into pressure-contact. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317155 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - Disclosed is a fixing device that easily suppresses an excessive temperature increase in a guide plate without extending a warm-up period, the device comprising: guide plate | 2009-12-24 |
20090317156 | SELECTIVE POLISHING OF FUSER MEMBERS - A method of forming and a resulting selectively polished fuser member. The method includes selectively polishing that portion of the fuser member surface not subject to rapid natural wear. The method further includes polishing both a surface region subject to rapid sheet edge wear and a surface region not subject to rapid sheet edge wear, and polishing the surface region not subject to rapid sheet edge wear more than the surface region subject to rapid sheet edge wear. The rapid natural wear corresponds to sheet edge wear on the fuser member surface. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317157 | FIXING DEVICE HAVING GOOD WARM-UP PROPERTY AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - Disclosed is a fixing device having a self-temperature control function, and reducing a heat capacity of a heat generation member for saving energy and achieving good warm-up property. The fixing device includes a fixed plate inside a closed rotation path of a belt, contacting an inner circumferential surface of the belt, substantially opposed to an excitation coil with the belt therebetween, keeping the belt on the rotation path. The fixed plate includes: a magnetic shunt alloy layer made of a magnetic shunt alloy; a conductive heat generation layer being disposed toward a main surface of the magnetic shunt alloy layer facing the belt, being made of a conductor other than the alloy, and being thinner than the alloy layer; and a low resistance conductive layer being disposed toward another main surface, having a lower electric resistance value than the heat generation layer, and being thicker than the heat generation layer. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317158 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - A fixing device forms a fixing nip by pressing a first roller, which is inside a rotation path of a rotating belt, with a second roller via the belt, and thermally fixes an unfixed image formed on a sheet S by passing the sheet S through the fixing nip while heating the belt by electromagnetic induction. The fixing device comprises an excitation coil positioned outside said path, and a fixed plate that (i) is inside said path, substantially facing the excitation coil via the belt, (ii) contacts an inner surface of the belt, and (iii) keeps the belt on said path. A base member of the belt is a conductive heat generation layer containing no magnetic shunt alloy. The fixed plate includes a conductive layer and a magnetic shunt alloy layer that is closer to the belt than the conductive layer. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317159 | FIXING APPARATUS FOR FORMING AN IMAGE - A fixing apparatus according to the invention comprises an elastic member, a heating roller including a conductive metal layer on the outside of the elastic member, a pressurizing roller for supplying a predetermined pressure to the heating roller, and a driving mechanism for rotating the heating roller through the conductive metal layer, wherein a member for connecting the driving mechanism and conductive metal layer is made of material that is not twisted and deformed by the rotation of the heating roller. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317160 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet processing apparatus including: a humidifier that humidifies a sheet; a curl correcting section that corrects a curl by applying mechanical bending force on a sheet; and a control section that causes humidification by the humidifier and curl correction by the curl correcting section to be possible for a prescribed sheet, and causes either one of humidification by the humidifier and curl correction by the curl correcting section to be possible for sheets other than the prescribed sheet. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317161 | PORTABLE PRINTER - Devices, systems and methods for a portable printer are provided. Personnel utilize features of the printer to manage products, store information on labels, and aid in shipping. A low battery shut-off feature shuts down the printer at a set battery power percentage; a battery charge control feature controls battery charging to stay within a set range of state of charge values to ensure longer battery life; a ribbon cartridge insertion feature allows for easy replacement of the ribbon cartridge; ribbon cartridge locating features lock the ribbon cartridge into place for printing; a ribbon guiding feature adjusts the ribbon during printing to reduce wrinkles; an RFID coupler mounting feature mounts and shields an RFID coupler inside the printer; a media guide locking feature fixes the media position to prevent misalignment; and a media alignment feature allows the user to properly align the media with the printhead during installation. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317162 | PRINTER DRIVE TRAIN FOR PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING RIBBON TENSION - A drive train for a printer is disclosed that provides and maintains a desired tension in the ribbon during transfer of the ribbon between a supply spool and a take-up spool. The drive train is configured to pre-tension the ribbon proximate the driven spool prior to driving the drive roller. During operation, the drive train provides and maintains the requisite tension in the ribbon proximate the driven spool with use of a slip-overdrive assembly. Additionally, the drive train induces a drag on the spool from which ribbon is being unwound with the use of a drag-overrun assembly. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317163 | Printer with a cutter - In order to reliably and promptly release bite of a fixed blade and a movable blade with a simple manipulation without being influenced by a state of paper jam of a recording sheet, provided is a printer capable of performing printing on a recording sheet and then cutting the same, including: a fixed blade ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317164 | Applicator, and container for application substance - An applicator of application substances, which can be repeatedly used and can be mounted on various containers, is provided. An applicator | 2009-12-24 |
20090317165 | Corn butterer - A butterer for dispensing butter to hot corn on the cob. The butterer includes a body with a chamber that is filled with butter. The body also has salt and pepper dispensers. The body is ovate in cross section and shaped to conform to the hand of a user. A mechanical advantage pusher having a plunger is positioned over the butter in the chamber and allows a user to urge butter through the chamber. A lower grill resists direct contact of semisolid butter with the corn, but transfers heat from the corn and allows melted butter to pass to the corn. A stand and storage tray supports the butterer during non use and allows storage with butter therein in a refrigerator. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317166 | MASSAGE AND DISPENSING DEVICE FOR AMONG OTHERS A COSMETIC PRODUCT - The invention relates to a device for dispensing a product, comprising a container ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317167 | DELIVERY SYSTEM - The present invention generally is a delivery system for dispensing product(s) in adjustable quantities comprising a body, said body having at least one cavity for housing the product(s) and a plunger or a piston and rod assembly, an actuator being in communication with the cavity in the body, said actuator having an inclined profile at one of its ends which is in communication with the body, and a means for changing the position of the incline of the actuator with respect to the body wherein changing the position of the inclined profile of the actuator with respect to the body delivers different quantities of the product(s). | 2009-12-24 |
20090317168 | AXIALLY DIRECTED DISPENSER OF A SEMISOLID OR PASTY PRODUCT - Dispenser ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317169 | Dispenser Of A Product In Stick Form - The dispenser for a product ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317170 | PACKAGING ITEM FOR COSMETIC PRODUCT - A packaging item for a product includes a receptacle with a wide opening at which is mounted a plate carrying at least two wiping members. The plate is movably mounted on the receptacle so that each wiping member can occupy different positions in the opening of the receptacle. The positions allow product to be removed with an applicator from the different zones of the receptacle. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317171 | PACKAGING ITEM - A packaging item for a cosmetic product includes a receptacle provided with an opening and a plate mounted on the receptacle and carrying at least one wiping member, the wiping member being displaceable in a slot or a port of the plate to occupy different positions in the opening of the receptacle, the positions allowing product to be removed with an applicator from different zones of the receptacle. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317172 | Writing Tip For Tracing Lines of Different Widths and Writing Implement Comprising Such a Tip - A capillary writing tip that includes a body extending from a base along a central axis (Z) to a peak, the body having a main face with a maximum dimension (L) measured transversally with respect to the central axis and delimited by a main base edge adjacent to the base, as well as by a first and a second substantially straight peak edge, which meet at the peak and are of respective lengths (l) less than the maximum length. The body also has a first secondary face delimited by, among other things, the first peak edge; a second secondary face delimited by, among other things, the second peak edge; the first and second secondary faces presenting a substantially straight common edge extending from the peak to a lower end adjacent to the base, the common edge having a length (m) which is different from the maximum width (L) and from the length (l) of the first and second peak edges. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317173 | DOSING DEVICE COMPRISING A MONOLITHIC, RESILIENT ROLL - A dosing device with a monolithic, resilient roll meters liquid detergent, softener, concentrates, cleaning agents, and other medium-viscosity liquids. The rolling application element is used for applying detergent to very dirty fabric areas. The monolithic roll ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317174 | Redundant radial release apparatus - A redundant release apparatus having a multi-segment split spool with a central bore adapted to axially restrain a tensioned member. Two tensioned tapes are overlappingly wound around the spool segments thereby preventing radial movement of the spool segments. Overlapping winding design of each of the tapes provide predictable unwinding dynamics upon release. The multiple segments require less radial motion for release of the tensioned member. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317175 | SLIDEABLE LINER LINK ASSEMBLY - An example engine assembly includes a first attachment structure secured to an engine casing or an engine liner, and a second attachment structure secured to the other of the engine casing or the engine liner. A sliding member is held by the first attachment structure and is slideable relative to the first attachment structure between a first position and a second position. A pin structure moves with the sliding member between the first position and the second position. A link is pivotally connected to the second attachment structure and the pin structure. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317176 | CABLE CONNECTION STRUCTURE - A connection end portion of a inner member is provided with engagement projections and a connection end portion of a stay is formed with reception grooves that are capable of axially receiving the engagement projections. When operation cable is axially inserted into a cylindrical support, the engagement projections are axially received in insertion grooves and are retained in terminal end positions thereof that are bent in a circumferential direction. When the stay is axially inserted into the cylindrical support in this condition, the engagement projections are axially received in the reception grooves and move to terminal end positions thereof that are bent in an opposite circumferential direction. As a result, the operation cable is positioned in an axial connection condition in which the operation cable is suspended in the stay. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317177 | CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT - The present invention provides a constant velocity universal joint having a recess-projection engagement configuration in which backlash at a shaft connecting region does not easily occur, and an inner joint component and a shaft can be firmly connected. In the constant velocity universal joint of the present invention, the inner joint component and the shaft | 2009-12-24 |
20090317178 | Tube folder - A tube folder includes a top shell, a bottom shell and an instant clasp set; wherein the top shell is provided with two sets of lug holes; the bottom shell is provided with two plug tubes; the instant clasp set covers a dismount handle which has a set of joined segments at its terminal, and an empty space formed in between the two joined segments; and a shaft, fitted in the empty space of the joined segments; each set of the lug holes and corresponding plug tube has been bound by a hinge, so does the joined segments of the dismount handle and the shaft; the surfaces of the top and the bottom shells are shaped into reinforcing ribs, providing handy fitting and enhanced joint when connecting to the tubes. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317179 | FRICTION WELDING JOINT OF A PLURALITY OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL COMPONENTS POSITIONED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER - The invention relates to a friction welding joint of a plurality of two-dimensional components positioned on top of each other, which are held together by a connecting body which rests on the upper component by means of a collar and which, after penetrating the upper component by means of its end face as a friction welding surface, forms a friction welding zone on the lower component by means of the rotation and pressure of the connecting body. This combination includes the following features:
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20090317180 | Wedge and Socket Assembly - A socket and wedge assembly that securely holds wire rope and is easy to release includes a collapsible wedge. The wedge collapses at the front, narrowed end to utilize the high pressures at the front end of the wedge in effecting the collapse and releasing the rope. The wedge includes a movable element that pivots and/or translates to facilitate a quick and reliable collapse of the wedge and release of the wire rope. The wedge includes a cavity to at least partially exhaust the fumes created from cutting the support with a torch for release of the wire rope. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317181 | ASSEMBLY MEMBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ASSEMBLY MEMBER - Technology which enables a first member and a second member to be firmly fastened together is provided. A bar-shaped section is formed on the first member, a hole is formed in the second member, and the bar-shaped section of the first member is pressure fitted into the hole of the second member. Here, peak sections which extend intermittently in the axial direction or peak sections which extend obliquely with respect to the axial direction are formed in a repeating fashion in the circumferential direction, on the side face of the harder of the bar-shaped member and the hole. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317182 | Connecting Arrangement - The invention relates to a connecting arrangement between a shaft end and a joint part in which a collar on a connecting nut engages behind a another collar on the shaft end or on the joint part or on a clamping nut which clamps a bearing on the shaft, and one of the collars is formed by a oval ring received in a groove which facilitates disassembly of the connection formed by the connecting arrangement. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317183 | ASSEMBLY AID FOR A STEERING COLUMN - A shaft assembly ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317184 | TRAFFIC INSTALLATION - The invention relates to a traffic installation having at least two traffic routes arranged one above the other, which each comprise at least one traffic area, which traffic area is completely enclosed at least over a certain length, the enclosure having at least one transparent element allowing a view out of the enclosure. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317185 | VEHICLE ARRESTING DEVICE - A vehicle arresting device comprises a net intended to be laid flat on the ground in the path of a target vehicle with an array of upwardly-directed spikes attached to the net along a leading portion, so that when a vehicle runs over the device some of the spikes engage in its front tires and the net is caused to wrap around the front wheels, being pulled tight under the vehicle to prevent further rotation of those wheels. There are two rows of spikes, with the spikes in the second row being substantially longer than the spikes in the leading row. The gauge of the netting also varies, with the leading strip which includes the shorter spikes and back towards the longer spikes being of a thinner gauge, the portion from the longer spikes back to approximately the mid length of the net being of a thicker gauge, and the trailing portion reverting to the thinner gauge. These measures help to ensure that the net is capable of arresting a wide range of vehicles, from passenger cars to trucks. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317186 | Paving system and method for controlling compactor interaction with paving material mat - A paving system includes a machine having a plurality of ground-engaging elements and a frame. The machine may be a paving machine having a receiver configured to receive electronic data indicative of a non-uniformity in a substrate within a region to be paved with a mat of paving material. The paving system further includes an electronic control unit configured to control compactor interaction with the mat of material according to a mat smoothness criterion, including controlling compactor interaction with the mat of material in response to data, such as screed control data, indicative of the non-uniformity in the substrate. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317187 | Construction Machine, In Particular Road Milling Machine, Miner, Recycler Or Stabilizer - The construction machine according to the invention is distinguished by the fact that an air-processing apparatus ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317188 | Vibrator Arrangement and Method of Producing Material Columns in the Ground - A vibrator arrangement for producing material columns in the ground comprises an elongate vibrating body with an outer surface having a girth and at least one projection extending at least partially around the girth of the vibrating body. A method of producing a material column in the ground may use such a vibrator arrangement. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317189 | PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR SURFACES OF INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN A CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENT - A protection system comprises a body section and optional ramps for facilitating travel over the body section. The protection system may comprise base and arm members, which have bottom surfaces at different elevations to fit over an elevation change. In use, the protection system is installed over a surface to be protected, which may be a portion of an infrastructure improvement, such as a sidewalk, curb, gutter, or other structure. Traffic crossing the surface of the infrastructure improvement is then directed over the protection system, where the topical load from the traffic is distributed across the surface. When the use is complete, the protection system may be removed from the surface. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317190 | Shoreline erosion control system - An erosion control system for reducing shoreline erosion resulting from wave action, run-off and hydrostatic pressure. The system includes a flexible geotextile provided over a shoreline. A plurality of rigid erosion control mats are provided over the flexible geotextile and secured in place by a plurality of anchors secured into the shoreline. The geotextile, erosion control mat and anchors may be adjusted to accommodate shorelines of varying slopes and susceptibility to erosion. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317191 | FISH WAY OF TURBINE STRUCTURE AND GATE STRUCTURE FOR TIDAL POWER PLANT - Fishways of turbine structures and gate structures for environmentally-friendly tidal power plant through which fish can pass through are provided. The fishway comprises of sea side fishways and lake side fishways to allow fish to move between the sea side and the lake side by forming inside stuffing space filled with seawater for shorter construction period and concrete reduced placing quantity in a certain section of the vertical middle walls installed on the base of which the bottom part is on the marine rock to form blocks of turbine structures and gate structures in a tidal power plant, and seawater on the sea side and the lake side is flown through the front and rear of such inside stuffing space. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317192 | Applicator system and method for the agricultural distribution of biodegradable and non-biodegradable materials - The applicator system is designed to distribute agriculturally beneficial matter across a field. The system includes a supply reservoir and an agitator assembly that grates and abrades matter in the supply reservoir until the abraded matter precipitates out of the supply reservoir and onto a supply conveyor. The supply conveyor conveys the matter to a distribution device. The distribution device meters the matter onto at least two lateral distribution conveyors. At the end of each of the distribution conveyors the matter is funneled downwardly into an open trench created by a trenching device associated with each distribution conveyor. After the matter is deposited into the trench, a trench closing assembly directs soil back into the trench and compresses the soil surface. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317193 | Environmentally friedly weight block for divers belt - An environmentally friendly weight block for diver's weight belt is disclosed to include a weight formed of a lead block made in the shape of an English letter and coated with a layer of anti-corrosion plastic coating, and a clip or belt loop affixed to the back side of the weight for fastening to a diver's weight belt. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317194 | Drilling rig and drilling method - The invention relates to a drilling rig and a drilling method, in which the drilling element is caused to rotate and is displaced along a mast by means of a drilling drive, which drilling element has a continuous screw auger disposed below the drilling drive, and an extension, which is connected to the continuous screw auger and extends upwardly through the drilling drive. According to the present invention, a displacement head is disposed between the continuous screw auger and the extension and is adapted to force earth material into the wall of a bore hole. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317195 | SOIL CONDITIONER - Disclosed are soil conditioning products comprising: (1) one or more of an oil, a polymeric binder, a wax and a gel, or (2) a carrier and one or more of an oil, a polymeric binder, a wax and a gel. The wax is preferably a soy wax and the oil is preferably a soy oil. The invention further includes surface materials comprising a soil and a soil conditioning product according to the invention. Other materials may be added to any of these soil conditioning products or surface materials. If a carrier is used the soil conditioning product may be added to soil as a granular material, rather than as a gel or liquid. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317196 | SURFACTANT-BASED WATER TREATMENT FOR IRRIGATED SOILS - The disclosure is directed to methods of making and using a water treatment composition for improved water infiltration during irrigation of agriculture. These methods include combining additives with an aqueous fluid to create a treated irrigation water, wherein the additives comprise a preselected amount of a surfactant and a preselected amount of a displacement ion. The improved infiltration is obtained through a constant, or substantially constant, application of the treated irrigation water to the soil during the irrigation. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317197 | Tension Assembly - A tensioning assembly | 2009-12-24 |
20090317198 | VARIABLE DIAMETER CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool comprises a tool body having proximal and distal ends and defining a central axis. The tool body includes a shank portion and a fluted portion. The shank portion may be configured to be rotatably engageable to a milling machine. The fluted portion may include a plurality of teeth disposed about a circumference thereof and being formed at a radius relative to the central axis. In one embodiment, the teeth may be divided into first and second tooth sections with the teeth in the second tooth section being formed at a reduced radius relative to the teeth in the first tooth section. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317199 | Surface Treating Method for Cutting Tools - In a cutting tool, if the outermost ceramic coating layer is a κ-Al | 2009-12-24 |
20090317200 | Device for Removing by Suction Drill Dust when Drilling Holes into Walls - A device for removing drill dust when drilling a hole into a wall has a base member and at least one vacuum chamber provided in the base member. At least one suction site is provided. A connector is connected to the base member and adapted to connect a vacuum unit that removes by suction at the suction site the drill dust produced by drilling. The at least one suction site and the at least one vacuum chamber are spatially separated from one another. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317201 | Drill of hexagonal cylinder - The present invention relates to a drill of hexagonal cylinder. In a drill of diameter range 5 mm to 13 mm as using to make a hole on a metal, wood, or etc., a drill edge part in which is located at the bottom of the drill as formed a shape of screw to be able to make a hole the metal or wood, and a bit part in which is located at the top of the drill edge part as formed a shape of the teeth of a comb in the surface of a hexagonal cylinder to be able to separate and combine the drill in a drill tight. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317202 | STRONG HIGH PERFORMANCE TWIST DRILL - A strong high performance twist drill which aims at providing a high performance twist drill to solve the existing problems effectively. The twist drill can reduce the change in value of the rake angle, increase the value of the rake angle especially at the position approaching the drill core, and improve the cutting condition. The twist drill comprises a shank and a working part. Said working part comprises a cutting part and a guiding part. Said cutting part includes a rake face, a relief face, a main cutting edge and a chisel edge; said guiding part includes rear groove edges and flutes; wherein, said main cutting edge tilts towards the drill core from outside to inside; the angle between the main cutting edge and the center vertical line at the cross section is in the range of 3-25°; said main cutting edge intersects with back groove face at the narrow chisel edge; the length of the narrow chisel edge is in the range of 0.03-0.5 mm; and the rake angle at the drill core is positive. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317203 | SPIRAL FLUTED TAP - As shown in FIG. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317204 | EDGE MILLING DEVICE - An edge milling cutter assembly for cutting opposite edges of a workpiece, has a first cutting assembly; a second cutting assembly positioned a predetermined distance from the first cutting assembly; a first guide roll assembly positioned in front of the first cutting assembly; a second guide wall assembly positioned in front of the second cutting assembly; wherein the first guide roll assembly and the second guide roll assembly are movable in relation to each other in equal distances; and a mechanism which engages the first guide roll assembly and the second guide roll assembly to facilitate equal movement of each of the guide rolls in such a manner that the first and second cutting assemblies cut equal amounts of material from opposite edges of the workpiece. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317205 | Decking beam support bracket - A decking beam support bracket being removably attachable to vertical anchoring tracks installed in a cargo container. The decking beam support bracket comprises a durably rigid horizontal frame. Each end of the support bracket frame has inwardly tapered ends, whereby protecting cargo from the bracket during loading or unloading of the container. Various slots are formed into the length of the frame and spaced a short distance apart allowing a decking beam to be attached at varying intervals according to the length of the bracket. The bracket is attachable to the vertical anchoring tracks by having two securement members attached on the rear side of opposing ends of the bracket frame. A rail set and sliding mechanism for a single securement member is optionally employed on one end of the frame allowing the securement member to be horizontally adjustable for anchoring tracks being | 2009-12-24 |
20090317206 | FASTENING DEVICE - A fastening device for a nut comprises a fastening part configured to engage in a screw element, a securing part configured to engage in the nut, and an intermediate part providing a non-positive connection between the fastening part and the securing part, wherein the intermediate part is made of a restorable material and is designed to apply a restoring torque directed at the original state during a rotation of the securing part in relation to the fastening part. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317207 | Fastener Assembly Including a Screw and a Captively Arranged Bush - A fastener assembly ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317208 | SCREW STRUCTURE WITH STOP RING - A screw structure with a stop ring includes a screw, a ferrule, and a stop ring. The stop ring is fitted on a threaded shank of the screw to push against a front end of the ferrule, so that the ferrule is pressed against a head of the screw. With the ferrule being firmly pressed against the head of the screw by the stop ring, the ferrule will not sway relative to the screw, allowing the screw structure to be stably sucked with a sucking tool and be highly accurately assembled to a printed circuit board. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317209 | Method For Mounting A Screw And A Thread-Armoring Element, And Arrangement For Carrying Out Said Method - A method for mounting a screw and a thread-armoring element in a receiving thread of a component is described, in which the thread-armoring element is immobilized on the screw and the screw with the thread-armoring element immobilized on it is then screwed into the receiving thread of the component in one single work step. An arrangement comprising a screw and a thread-armoring element immobilized on it for carrying out said method is also described. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317210 | ELECTRONIC BOOK COVER - The electronic book cover is of a thick board adapted to support an electronic device, such as a calculator or MP3 player. A cutout in the board receives the electronic device, and it is securely bolstered to the main block of book pages. The board is completely covered by an elastic skin, except in an opening where the device displays visual information. The cover also includes a keypad, labeled with various characters and symbols, which can be pressed to initiate the processing of preprogrammed functions by the electronic device. A layered switch circuit lies underneath the soft keypad and is comprised of two distinct layers: the first dielectric film layer has rows and columns of checkered conductive sections facing inward towards the book cover, and the second dielectric film layer has a pattern of disconnected electric contacts at locations facing the conductive sections and is superimposed in the keypad. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317211 | NOTCH FORMING APPARATUS, BOOKBINDING APPARATUS AND BOOKBINDING SYSTEM - A notch groove Va is formed at a spine section Sb of a sheet bundle Sa on which an adhesive is applied so as to include a large amount of the adhesive. Also, a plurality of times of notch forming operation is performed while changing positions of notches V in respect to one sheet S so as to form a plurality of the notch grooves Va. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317212 | Remote Docking Port - This invention is a floating docking port that allows ships to dock within the port structure and be loaded, unloaded, and refueled, while converting the energy generated from wave motion into a usable source of power. The docking port isolates the vessels from waves and adverse sea currents, which allows for more effective cargo transfer. The docking port is extremely large and functions as a storage and distribution center for naval vessels. The loading and unloading of cargo and containers is accomplished by a container handling system that utilizes hoists, railed carriages, and cargo elevators to facilitate efficient loading and unloading of containers. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317213 | Buffer crane for facilitating simultaneous multiple cargo container handling - A buffer crane for supplementing a quay crane operation and formed to operate thereunder with a landing deck for facilitating simultaneous multiple cargo container handling by the quay crane. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317214 | NOVEL WAFER'S AMBIANCE CONTROL - A semiconductor manufacturing system, an interface system, a carrier, and a method for providing an ambient controlled environment is disclosed. The semiconductor manufacturing system comprises a plurality of process chambers; at least one interface system, wherein the interface system includes a first ambient control element; at least one carrier, wherein the carrier comprises a second ambient control element; and a control module coupled to the plurality of process chambers, the at least one interface system, and the at least one carrier. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317215 | VACUUM CHAMBER FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE AND APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A vacuum chamber for processing a substrate includes: a chamber body; and a chamber lid combined with the chamber body, wherein the chamber lid comprises: a frame having a plurality of openings; and a plurality of plates combined with the plurality of openings. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317216 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING WEAR OF A CONTINUOUS CHAIN - A system for detecting wear in a gripper chain of a chain conveyor is provided. The system includes an optical sensing system having a detection path located vertically beneath a portion of the gripper chain at a predetermined location. The detection path is located such that, when the gripper chain becomes elongated and droops a predetermined amount due to wear of the gripper chain, the sensing system senses the presence of the gripper chain in the detection path. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317217 | WORKPIECE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM COMPRISING AUTOMATED TRANSPORT VEHICLES AND WORKPIECE CARRIERS - A conveyance facility system for transporting an appropriate amount of work at a time at an appropriate time to the consumption side area by automatically controlling through a computer control system an automated guided vehicle for allowing a truck that has mounted the work in the supply side area to travel accompanying the vehicle from the supply side area to the consumption side area along the guidance course of the automated guided vehicle, and allowing the empty truck that has unloaded the work in the consumption side area to return to the supply side area. The work conveyance facility system comprises a plurality of work mounting trucks ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317218 | Container tilter - Embodiments generally include a container tilter and method of tilting and/or loading a container which are more efficient and time and cost effective than previous apparatus and methods. Embodiments further include a backstop apparatus and method of using which allow for more effective, efficient, and time and cost savings in loading a container than previous methods and container loading apparatus. Additional embodiments include a weighing apparatus and method which provide efficient and time and cost effective weighing of materials within a container during loading and/or at one or more time intervals of the container loading process. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317219 | REFUSE VEHICLE PACKING SYSTEM - The present disclosure is directed to a refuse collection vehicle including a vehicle body for receiving, compacting, transporting and ejecting refuse materials of a type using a packer panel that operates reciprocally along in said vehicle body with a connected follower panel in which the receiving and packing arrangement enables refuse to be deposited into a receiving section or area at any time regardless of the reciprocal position of the packer panel and which includes an efficient, low maintenance wiper member design in conjunction with a follower panel attached to the packer panel such that the top surface of both the follower panel and the packer panel are cleaned or swept off during the return or retraction stroke of the packer panel. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317220 | RETRACTABLE CRANE BUILT INTO HYBRID TRAILER LOAD BED - A hybrid trailer with a built in retractable hydraulic crane to handle different configurations of platform surface bodies. It will raise the platform surface body vertically away from the chassis frame placing the platform surface body in the desired location. Two telescoping arms extend out to lift and retract into a recessed area in the bed of the trailer for storage. It is operated by remote voice control. A solar collector enables operation in remote locations and use of the crane for external lifting operations. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317221 | PICK AND PLACE HANDLING DEVICE - A pick and place device for picking up and re-positioning an article ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317222 | DEVICE FOR GRIPPING A COMPACT DISC - The invention relates to a device for gripping a CD from the top of a stack for automated processing, by putting actuated deflectable fingers in the central opening of the CD. Axial displacement is used to force the fingers radially outward. The axial displacement is advantageously provided by abutting a relatively axially displaceable part of the gripper against a fixed object and continue axial displacement of the gripper. Use is made of an arrangement similar to the actuating mechanism of a ball-point to extend and retract the writing tip or the mechanical arrangement used in electrical micro switches operated by a push button (e.g. the Short Stroke Key Switches of ITT Industries). This arrangement is combined with an electrical switch to detect the extended or retracted position of the fingers to provide a corresponding electrical signal to a control means. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317223 | DOOR BREACHING ROBOTIC MANIPULATOR - A door breaching robotic manipulator comprises: two fingers, each finger comprising a gripper surface at a distal end thereof, the gripper surfaces being spaced from each other by a predetermined distance; a cable configured to be actuated to drive the gripper surfaces toward each other; and a selectively compliant wrist comprising a U-joint and a magnetic coupling having a predetermined magnetic force strength. The magnetic coupling comprises a metal member and a magnetic element attracted thereto. When a force overcomes the predetermined magnetic force strength of the selectively compliant wrist, the wrist becomes compliant. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317224 | INTEGRATED TRAY CONVERTER - A method and system for converting mail between trays in a multiple pass mail sorting system using a plurality of different tray types. Mail from a first type of tray is unloaded and stacked along with mail from other trays to form a large stack. The large stack of mail is then broken down into smaller stacks which are transferred to one of several outputs where the mail is loaded into different types of trays. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317225 | Clampable container system - A layer of containers which can be moved by a clamp lift truck. The containers are held together by a layer lift sheet which is attached to the bottoms of the containers and holds them together along their sides and ends. The layer lift sheet has perforations that align with the juxtaposed sides and ends of the containers. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317226 | METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING SUBSTRATES - A plurality of substrates is transported to accurate positions, while mounted on one hand of a transport robot. When the substrates are to be transported from a transporting chamber into a processing chamber, a first mounting portion of a hand is located immediately above a first processing position provided in the processing chamber; and the substrate placed on the first mounting portion is lifted up. Then, a second mounting portion is located immediately above a second processing position by finely moving the hand. Next, the substrate on the second mounting portion is lifted up. When the hand is pulled out from between the substrates and the first and second processing positions and the substrates are lowered, the substrates are accurately arranged on the first and second processing positions. When the substrates are mounted on the hand in an order reverse to the above, the substrates in the processing chamber can be accurately mounted on the first and second mounting portions and be carried out. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317227 | AIRFOIL EMBODYING MIXED LOADING CONVENTIONS - A high-lift airfoil embodying a combination of loading conventions in a single design specifically to reduce and control total pressure losses that occur in the flow channels between airfoils employed in turbomachinery applications is disclosed herein. The mixed-loading high-lift airfoil designs embody and exhibit the best total profile and secondary loss characteristics possessed by both aft-loaded airfoil and front-loaded airfoil conventions through controlling the development and interaction of boundary layers forming along the surfaces of the airfoils and the endwalls in such applications. The mixed-loading high-lift airfoil may be utilized in both rotating and non-rotating turbomachinery applications. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317228 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BLADE TIP CLEARANCE FOR A COMPRESSOR - An apparatus and method for controlling a blade tip clearance for a compressor of a turbo-engine, in particular of an aircraft engine, is disclosed. A blade tip clearance control device, which has a rotor and a housing surrounding the rotor forming a blade tip clearance, includes a sealing element that is movable into the blade tip clearance and an actuator unit, where the sealing element is designed as a circumferential shroud liner made of a flexible rubbery material in which at least one tubular diaphragm that is also circumferential is arranged. The diaphragm is acted upon with hydraulic fluid via the actuator unit. This makes it possible to counteract degradation that occurs during operation due to erosion, aging, etc. As a result, efficiency is maintained and the pump limit interval is retained. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317229 | INTEGRATED ACTUATOR MODULE FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - An actuator module for a gas turbine engine includes a multiple of actuators mounted within a common actuator housing. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317230 | TURBINE SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING THE ENERGY OF OCEANIC WAVES - A turbine system for the utilization of the energy of oceanic waves includes: a chamber that is provided with an opening at its lower end and at its upper end respectively; a duct that is open at both ends for guiding a stream of air, the lower end of the chamber being designated to be submerged in ocean water, and the opening of the upper end being connected with one of the ends of the duct; an energy unit that is mounted coaxial to such and surrounded by the duct; and a device for cleaning the rotor blades of deposits or for preventing the formation of deposits on the rotor blades. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317231 | WIND TURBINE WITH MIXERS AND EJECTORS - A Mixer/Ejector Wind Turbine (“MEWT”) system is disclosed which routinely exceeds the efficiencies of prior wind turbines. Unique ejector concepts are used to fluid-dynamically improve many operational characteristics of conventional wind turbines for potential power generation improvements of 50% and above. Applicants' preferred MEWT embodiment comprises: an aerodynamically contoured turbine shroud with an inlet; a ring of stator vanes; a ring of rotating blades (i.e., an impeller) in line with the stator vanes; and a mixer/ejector pump to increase the flow volume through the turbine while rapidly mixing the low energy turbine exit flow with high energy bypass wind flow. The MEWT can produce three or more time the power of its un-shrouded counterparts for the same frontal area, and can increase the productivity of wind farms by a factor of two or more. The same MEWT is safer and quieter providing improved wind turbine options for populated areas. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317232 | BLADE SHROUD WITH APERTURE - A fluid flow machine includes a main flow path in which at least one row of blades ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317233 | ROTARY NANOTUBE BEARING STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AND USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a rotary device includes a multiwall nanotube that extends substantially perpendicularly from a substrate. A rotor may be coupled to an outer wall of the multiwall nanotube, be spaced apart from the substrate, and be free to rotate around an elongate axis of the multiwall nanotube. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317234 | CROSSFLOW TURBINE AIRFOIL - A turbine airfoil includes pressure and suction sidewalls extending axially in chord between opposite leading and trailing edges. The sidewalls are spaced transversely apart to define flow channels extending longitudinally and separated chordally by partitions bridging the sidewalls. A perforate partition includes a row of crossover holes extending obliquely therethrough. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317235 | Vortex Blower - In the present invention, a partition wall which partitions a discharge port and a suction port provided on a static passage, in the rotating direction, has a discharge side shape which is identical with the shape of blades, and has a positional relationship in which the partition wall does not overlap with the discharge port in view of such a fact that the pressure variation on the suction side is higher than that of the discharge side, and noise on the suction side is dominant. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317236 | VIBRATION DAMPING NOVEL SURFACE STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A gas turbine or turbine component partially or fully coated with a damping surface layer. The damping surface layer may have a thickness between 0.1 and 2000 microns and may be capable of dissipating vibration or modifying a resonance frequency of the gas turbine or turbine component at ambient room temperatures including operational temperatures greater than 500° F., and the damping surface layer comprises at least one of (a) at least two layers comprising a first layer of at least one hard material and a second layer comprising at least one soft material, (b) a composite comprising a nickel alloy with a heat softenable chemistry, (c) a fine-grained nickel-based superalloy, or (d) a porous metallic coating, a porous metallic and ceramic coating, or a ceramic coating. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317237 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCTION OF UNSTEADY PRESSURES IN TURBOMACHINERY - A turbomachinery system is provided. The system includes a first set of blades and a second set of blades moving relative to the first set of blades, wherein the second set of blades includes a first subset of blades having multiple first geometric parameters. The second set of blades also includes at least a second subset of blades non-uniformly spaced circumferentially and axially relative to the first subset of blades such that unsteady pressures generated from the wakes of the first set of blades interacting with the second set of blades is below an acceptable level. Further, the at least second subset of blades include multiple second geometric parameters that are different or identical to the multiple first geometric parameters. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317238 | COMBINED ACOUSTIC ABSORBER AND HEAT EXCHANGING OUTLET GUIDE VANES - An outlet guide vane assembly for turbomachines is provided. The outlet guide vane assembly comprises one or more outlet guide vanes, wherein each of the one or more outlet guide vanes comprises a first surface and a second surface, and wherein the one or more outlet guide vanes are disposed between an inner wall and an outer wall of an engine and a surface cooler layer disposed on at least a portion of the first surface, the second surface, or both of the one or more outlet guide vanes, wherein the surface cooler layer comprises a metal foam, a carbon foam, or a combination thereof, wherein the metal foam, the carbon foam or the combination thereof is configured to augment heat transfer and enhance acoustic absorption. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317239 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly includes a fan and a fan guard mounted on the fan to protect the fan from contamination and damage during operation. The fan includes a plurality of ears extending outwardly from a circumference thereof. The fan guard includes a frame and a hood made of net and mounted over the frame in a stretched manner. The frame includes a plurality of concentrically arranged annular ribs and a plurality of supporters connecting the annular ribs together. The annular ribs are spaced apart with predetermined spacing along an axial direction. A lowest one of the ribs of the frame is bent to form a plurality of fastening feet for extension of screws to threadedly engage with the ears of the fan. The hood has an outwardly convex periphery due to the configuration of the annular ribs. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317240 | ADJUSTABLE MULTI-OUTLET VERTICLE TOWER FAN - A vertical tower fan includes a frame structure defining multiple vertically spaced fan spaces, a fan module controllable to rotate vertically spaced fan blades, and multiple housing members mounted on the frame structure at different elevations and respectively surrounding the fan blades and respectively rotatable to adjust the direction of one respective air outlet. | 2009-12-24 |