01st week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090000702 | ALUMINUM BASE ALLOY - An aluminum base alloy is produced by supercooling a molten alloy composed mainly of aluminum. The molten alloy contains an element capable of forming a quasicrystalline phase, an element which aids formation of the quasicrystals, and an element which stabilizes a supercooled state of the molten alloy and delays crystallization of a crystalline phase, and is composed of a mixed composition of a fine amorphous phase and an aluminum crystalline phase or an aluminum supersaturated solid solution phase, or a single phase of only an amorphous phase. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000703 | Ferritic stainless steel sheet superior in shapeability and method of production of the same - The present invention provides a ferritic stainless steel sheet superior in shapeability containing, by wt %, C: 0.001 to 0.010%, Si: 0.01 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.01 to 1.0%, P: 0.01 to 0.04%, Cr: 10 to 20%, N: 0.001 to 0.020%, Nb: 0.3 to 1.0%, and Mo: 0.5 to 2.0%, wherein the total precipitates are, by wt %, 0.05 to 0.60%. A method of production of a ferritic stainless steel sheet superior in shapeability comprising producing a cold rolling material in the production process so that the Nb-based precipitates become, by vol %, 0.15% to 0.6% and have a diameter of 0.1 μm to 1 μm and/or so that the recrystallized grain size becomes 1 μm to 40 μm and the recrystallization rate becomes 10 to 90%, then cold rolling and annealing it at 1010 to 1080° C. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000704 | Hafnium Alloy Target and Process for Producing the Same - A hafnium alloy target containing either or both of Zr and Ti in a gross amount of 100 wtppm-10 wt % in Hf, wherein the average crystal grain size is 1-100 μm, the impurities of Fe, Cr and Ni are respectively 1 wtppm or less, and the habit plane ratio of the plane {002} and three planes {103}, {014} and {015} lying within 35° from {002} is 55% or greater, and the variation in the total sum of the intensity ratios of these four planes depending on locations is 20% or less. As a result, obtained is a hafnium alloy target having favorable deposition property and deposition speed, which generates few particles, and which is suitable for forming a high dielectric gate insulation film such as HfO or HfON film, and the manufacturing method thereof. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000705 | Aluminum Alloy Forging Member and Process for Producing the Same - The present invention provides an aluminum alloy forging material having enhanced strength, toughness, and corrosion resistance, and a method of producing the material. An aluminum alloy forging material | 2009-01-01 |
20090000706 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING AND REFINING FINAL GRAIN SIZE IN SUPERSOLVUS HEAT TREATED NICKEL-BASE SUPERALLOYS - A method of forming a component from a gamma prime precipitation-strengthened nickel-base superalloy. The method entails formulating the superalloy to have a sufficiently high carbon content and forging the superalloy at sufficiently high local strain rates so that, following a supersolvus heat treatment, the component is characterized by a fine and substantially uniform grain size distribution, preferably finer than ASTM 7 and more preferably in a range of about ASTM 8 to 10. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000707 | SEMI-SOLID PROCESSING OF BULK METALLIC GLASS MATRIX COMPOSITES - A method of forming bulk metallic glass engineering materials, and more particularly a method for forming coarsening microstructures within said engineering materials is provided. Specifically, the method forms ‘designed composites’ by introducing ‘soft’ elastic/plastic inhomogeneities in a metallic glass matrix to initiate local shear banding around the inhomogeneity, and matching of microstructural length scales (for example, L and S) to the characteristic length scale R | 2009-01-01 |
20090000708 | Method for manufacture of complex heat treated tubular structure - A method for manufacturing a complex heat treated tubular structure includes making a tube assembly having tube portions along its length of differing characteristic. The tube assembly is formed by lengthwise tube bending and hydroforming to provide a desired shape. The tube is formed by lengthwise tube bending and hydroforming to provide a desired shape. The tube is supported in a locating fixture having a plurality of supports spaced along the tube to support the tube against distortion. A local region of the tube is heated in at least one local region to a temperature to heat treat the local region. A quenching medium is then flushed through the hollow interior of the tube, and the tube is removed from the locating fixture.. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000709 | Method for producing high chromium seamless pipe or tube - A billet containing, by mass %, 8.0 to 16.0% of Cr with a value represented by the formula of “Cr+4Si−(22C+0.5Mn+1.5Ni+30N)” of not more than 9.0%, wherein the symbols of the elements represent the contents, by mass %, of the elements in the steel, is heated by means of a heating furnace conditioned so as to have a soaking temperature of 1100 to 1300° C. and an in-furnace time (min) of not less than “0.5×Diameter of the billet (mm)”. Thereafter, by means of a centering machine capable of forming a center hole having a diameter of not less than “0.34×Diameter of the billet (mm)” at one end face of the said billet where piercing starts by punch of 60 to 110° punching angle, a center hole is formed at the said face of the billet, followed by piercing and rolling by an inclined roll type piercing mill of not more than 8.0% plug tip draft rate. The thus-produced high-Cr seamless pipe or tube has excellent internal surface properties with minimized internal surface defects. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000710 | Quenching process utilizing compressed air - A method for quenching a metal workpiece having an internal passage with at least one open end, wherein the workpiece has a plurality of bore holes extending between the internal passage and the external surface, the method including the steps of pressurizing the internal passage with a pressurized fluid source to prevent quenchant from entering the internal passage and the plurality of bore holes; flowing quenchant across the external surface to cool and harden the workpiece. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000711 | Rubber mixture and tires - The invention relates to a sulfur-cross-linkable rubber mixture, which contains 20-80 phr of at least one solution polymerized styrene-butadiene copolymer A, whose end groups at least are chemically modified with a nitrogen containing compound, and 20-80 phr of at least one other solution polymerized styrene-butadiene copolymer B, which has coupling centers with epoxide groups, in particular for good tire properties and good breaking behavior. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000712 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire | 2009-01-01 |
20090000713 | TIRE INCLUDING SEGMENTED SIPES - A tire having a circumferential tread with segmented sipes is provided. In one embodiment, the tire has tread blocks with sipes having at least three segments. The sipe may include a first major segment, a second major segment, and a minor segment connected to both the first major segment and the second major segment. In alternative embodiments, the sipe may include three or more major segments, connected by a plurality of minor segments. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000714 | Pneumatic Tire and Tire Assembly - The pneumatic tire includes an outer tire installed such that a bead portion is inscribed in a rim flange, and an inner tire inserted inside the outer tire and installed such that a bead portion is inscribed in the bead portion of the outer tire. A plurality of protrusions are provided in an annular outer side wall surface region extending in an outer side in a tire diametrical direction from a bead heel of the inner tire so as to be differentiated in the positions in the tire diametrical direction and overlap with one another when seen in a tire circumferential direction, and a ventilation path for feeding an air supplied to a portion near the bead heel into an air chamber is formed between the protrusions in a state where the outer side wall surface region is inscribed in the bead portion. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000715 | HIGH-EFFICIENCY WHEEL PRODUCT - The invention is a high-efficiency wheel product for use with various ground vehicles. The product is designed to provide rolling support to the vehicle and to accommodate various surface conditions, for example, smooth pavement, rough pavement, potholes, dirt roads, and other conditions. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000716 | Apparatus for Controlling Tire Inflation Pressure - An apparatus for controlling tire inflation pressure includes an outlet side end portion of a supplying passageway provided in an axle hub that is opened on an outer end surface of a vehicle in a flange portion of the axle hub, and an inlet side end portion of an introducing passageway provided in a wheel that is opened on an inner end surface of the vehicle in the wheel of a vehicle wheel assembly, and by mounting the wheel onto the flange portion, the outlet side end portion and the inlet side end portion are air tightly joined each other. Thus, easiness in mounting the vehicle wheel assembly relative to the flange portion of the axle hub can be improved. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000717 | Steel Cord, Rubber-Steel Cord Composite and Tire - A steel cord that is especially useful for reinforcing a crown portion of a tire is provided. In particular, a steel cord free from manufacturing problems existed in the conventional art and allowing for stable quality and good production efficiency is provided, and a rubber-steel cord composite and a tire that are equipped with the same are provided. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000718 | Air barrier composition - Improved air barrier compositions using alternative processing oils are disclosed that reduce the air permeability of the innerliner compound without affecting other properties such as cure, processing, and other physical properties. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000719 | AIRBAG FOR VEHICLE TIRES - An airbag device for a vehicle tire capable of stabilizing the vehicle timely when the tire is exploding or being punctured suddenly to avoid potential accidents and to ensure driving comfort. The airbag device comprises a resilient outer ring installed between the tire and the wheel hub, and an inner ring serving to support the resilient outer ring. The resilient outer ring and the inner ring are compressed between the tire and the wheel hub under normal tire air pressure, and a space serving to increase driving comfortability and keep the outer ring from contacting the inner surface of the tire tread is designed between the resilient outer ring and the inner surface of the tire tread. When the tire is exploding or the air pressure of the tire is lost, the resilient outer ring is capable of bouncing instantly to support the weight of the vehicle. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000720 | Rubber Composition for Sidewall - A rubber composition for a sidewall, in which balance between tip cut resistance and heat build-up property of a sidewall is enhanced, is provided. Namely, the present invention relates to a rubber composition for a sidewall, comprising a rubber component comprising 10 to 60% by weight of a butadiene rubber, wherein syndiotactic-1,2-polybutadiene having an average primary particle diameter of not more than 100 nm is dispersed in the butadiene rubber. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000721 | Rubber composition for side walls, method of producing the same, and pneumatic tire - There are provided a rubber composition for side walls containing 100 parts by mass of a first rubber component consisting of 30 to 70 mass % of natural rubber and 70 to 30 mass % of epoxidized natural rubber, 20 to 60 parts by mass of silica, and 3 to 60 parts by mass of a second rubber component consisting of liquid rubber, as well as a method of producing the same and a pneumatic tire provided with a side wall rubber consisting of the rubber composition. The rubber composition for side walls has a higher content of source materials deriving from non-petroleum resources, and has excellent durability and an anti-crack-growing property. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000722 | REMOVABLE ADHESIVE TAPE AND PULL TAB, AND METHOD OF FORMING - A stretch releasing adhesive tape Keith an improved pull tab is disclosed. Methods are provided by which a single tab film may be adhered to an elongated strip of stretch releasing adhesive tape to form a manually engageable pull tab at a selected location. Such a pull tab may be foldable so as to comprise an unobtrusive visual appearance and may also be extendable so that the pull tab may be grasped to activate the stretch release. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000723 | IN-PROCESS VISION DETECTION OF FLAW AND FOD CHARACTERISTICS - An inspection system ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090000724 | Method for determining the adaptability of lining materials for vehicle components - The invention relates to a method for determining the adaptability of lining materials for automotive vehicle components, which materials are joined thereto by means of an adhesive, comprising the following steps: obtaining samples ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090000725 | Method For Bonding A Dry Fiber Strip To A Dry Fiber Strand - A method and a device are provided for bonding a dry fiber strip to a dry fiber strand in continuous, uninterrupted operation. A bonding agent, activatable by supplying heat, is provided on the fiber strip and the fiber strand, which has at least one flat mantle surface. The fiber strip and the fiber strand are unwound from respective supply rolls, and the flat mantle surface of the fiber strand is positioned on the fiber strip during the unwinding procedure. Heat is supplied during the unwinding procedure to cause activation of the binder and gluing of the fiber strip and the fiber strand. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000726 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTOURING COMPOSITE PRE-PREG ARTICLES - A forming tool and method for its use with flat pre-preg composite laminate assemblies which incorporates a mandrel segmented into multiple forming blocks, the forming blocks sized to receive a draped composite laminate assembly with all portions of the composite laminate assembly spaced from a shaping surface on each block. A spline plate engages the shaping surface of the forming blocks to provide a neutral axis for maintaining the entire composite laminate assembly in tension during forming. In the exemplary embodiments, the draped composite laminate assembly is formed to the forming blocks from the flat composite laminate assembly and maintained in contact with the forming blocks using a vacuum bag. The mandrel forming blocks are then displaced to a desired curvature on the spline plate. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000727 | HARDCOAT LAYERS ON RELEASE LINERS - A hardcoat film article comprises a cured hardcoat layer disposed on a release liner. The release liner comprises a release material formed by irradiating a release material precursor, wherein the release material precursor has a shear storage modulus of about 1×10 | 2009-01-01 |
20090000728 | Method for Producing Surface Protection Plate for Liquid Crystal Displays and Method for Producing Liquid Crystal Display - At least two or more plastic films are adhered via an adhesive layer or layers to produce a laminate plate having a total thickness of the plastic films of 250 to 700 μm, and then the laminate plate is subjected to die cutting to obtain a surface protection plate 5. The thickness of each plastic film is preferably chosen to be 50 to 400 μm. A surface protection plate having superior rigidity can be thereby easily produced with a smaller thickness. The thus obtained surface protection plate | 2009-01-01 |
20090000729 | ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAYS, AND MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - An electro-optic display is produced using a sub-assembly comprising a front sheet, an electro-optic medium; and an adhesive layer. An aperture is formed through the adhesive layer where the adhesive layer is not covered by the electro-optic medium, and the sub-assembly is adhered to a backplane having a co-operating member with the aperture engaged with a co-operating member, thus locating the sub-assembly relative to the backplane. In another form of electro-optic display, a chip extends through an aperture in the electro-optic medium and adhesive layer. In a third form, the aforementioned sub-assembly is secured to a backplane and then a cut is made through both backplane and sub-assembly to provide an aligned edge. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000730 | Value extraction from harvested trees and related laminates and processes - A laminate of laminae of uniform rectangular cross-sections or depths and lengths arranged randomly or otherwise in the laminate, such laminae having been derived from a feedstock comprising a population of logs (single or multigrade) wherein the population of laminae comprises all of the laminae that can be derived from the population of logs (exclusive only of laminae or material for laminae that are not of acceptable rectangular cross-section and/or length), and where each cross-section of each lamina represents a maximum of one thirtieth of the log cross-section, or the thickness of each lamina represents a maximum of one fifteenth of the small end log diameter. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000731 | HERMETICALLY SEALED CONTAINER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A manufacturing method of a hermetically sealed container, comprises steps of placing, on a first member, a first bonding material and a second bonding material having a larger compressibility in relation to a pressing force than a compressibility of the first bonding material, such that the first and second bonding materials are arranged side-to-side relationship, and the first bonding material has a height lower than a height of the second bonding material; pressing a second member to the second bonding material; heating and melting sequentially part by part the first bonding material; and cooling the first bonding material to bond together the first and second members. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000732 | Bonded Fuel Cell Assembly, Methods, Systems and Sealant Compositions for Producing the Same - A fuel cell, having improved sealing against leakage, includes a sealant disposed over the peripheral portions a membrane electrode assembly such that the cured sealant penetrates a gas diffusion layer of the membrane electrode assembly. The sealant is applied through liquid injection molding techniques to form cured sealant composition at the peripheral portions of the membrane electrode assembly. The sealant may be thermally cured at low temperatures, for example 130° C. or less, or may be cured at room temperature through the application of actinic radiation. The sealant may be a one-part or a two-part sealant. The sealant includes a polymerizable material, such as a polymerizable monomer, oligomer, telechelic polymer, functional polymer and combinations thereof functionalized with a group selected from epoxy, allyl, vinyl, (meth)acrylate, imide, amide, urethane and combinations thereof. Useful fuel cell components to be bonded include a cathode flow field plate, an anode flow field plate, a resin frame, a gas diffusion layer, an anode catalyst layer, a cathode catalyst layer, a membrane electrolyte, a membrane-electrode-assembly frame, and combinations thereof. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000733 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR APPLYING A FILM TO A CARRIER - An improved process of adhering a film to a carrier substrate, including cards of any type, provides a carrier comprising the card, including the information printed on the card, and any other flat objects provided with the card, and provides a film, wherein a transparent adhesive is disposed between the film and the carrier, either as a separate layer, or incorporated into the side of the film facing the carrier. Once the adhesive is brought into contact with the carrier and the film, irradiation from an electromagnetic wave source, including a light source, and further including an ultraviolet light source is applied to the assemblage to cause the adhesive to set. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000734 | Method For Producing a Cladding Element - Method for producing a cladding element ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090000735 | LAMINATION DEVICE METHOD FOR FLEXOGRAPHIC PLATE MANUFACTURING - An apparatus and related method for laminating a masking film onto a pre-press flexographic printing plate to place the plate in optical contact with the film by applying a balanced, non-distorting force to the flexographic printing plate and masking film. This method includes laminating the pre-press flexographic printing plate with the film mask by applying an optimized lamination force to achieve optical contact while minimizing lateral film distortion. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000736 | Oxidant-Containing Adhesive Enabling Disassembly - An object of the present invention is to provide an easily disassemblable adhesive that is an adhesive for forming a structure by adhering members and enables easy disassembly of the adhered structure owing to possessing disassemblability. The invention provides a disassemblable adhesive containing an organic adhesive component and an oxidant. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000737 | Method for Producing Lightweight Building Panels - The invention relates to a method for the production of lightweight building boards comprising at least one outer layer and a core layer adhesively bonded to this, the adhesive being applied to at least one outer layer, wherein the application of the adhesive is effected by means of a rotating disk which is mounted horizontally or with a slight deviation of up to 15° from the horizontal, preferably parallel to the outer layer. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000738 | ARRAYS OF INDUCTIVE ELEMENTS FOR MINIMIZING RADIAL NON-UNIFORMITY IN PLASMA - An arrangement for enabling local control of power delivery within a plasma processing system having a plasma processing chamber during processing of a substrate is provided. The arrangement includes a dielectric window and an inductive arrangement. The inductive arrangement is disposed above the dielectric window to enable power to couple with a plasma in the plasma processing system. The inductive arrangement includes a set of inductive elements, which provides the local control of power delivery to create a substantially uniform plasma in the plasma processing chamber. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000739 | Vacuum processing apparatus - A vacuum processing apparatus comprising a transfer unit disposed at a center thereof, plural processing chambers, each processing chamber having a processing table for supporting an object to be processed and carrying out processing using a gas; and amass flow controller unit interposed between two processing chambers for supplying gas to the chambers. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000740 | Vaporizer and Processor - A vaporizer for vaporizing a force-fed liquid source material in a depressurized atmosphere to generate a source gas and discharging the source gas together with a carrier gas, the vaporizer includes a liquid reservoir chamber for temporarily storing the force-fed liquid source material; a vaporization chamber communicating with the liquid reservoir chamber via a valve port. Further the vaporizer includes a valve body adapted to sit on a vale seat surrounding the valve port of the liquid reservoir chamber; an actuator for driving the valve body; a carrier gas injection hole formed at a side of the valve body facing the valve port; and a discharge port for discharging the source gas from the vaporization chamber. By virtue of a specific arrangement of the carrier gas injection hole, the liquid source material is prevented from remaining unvaporized at a downstream side of the valve port. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000741 | Vacuum prcessing apparatus and vacuum processing method of sample - A vacuum processing apparatus includes a vacuum container which can be depressurized, a sample holder inside of the vacuum container for mounting a sample to be processed, wherein films laid over a surface of the sample are etched with plasma generated in a space above the sample holder. The apparatus further includes a gas supply channel for feeding a heat conducting gas between a sample mounting surface and the backside of the sample, and a pressure control unit for changing stepwise the pressure of the gas supply channel between the sample mounting surface and the backside of the sample in accordance with the progress of the processing of the films of the sample by the etching. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000742 | Shower Plate and Method for Manufacturing the Same - Disclosed is a shower plate which is formed with a large number of process-gas blowing holes having a simple structure, high machinability and high dimensional accuracy without the risk of unevenness in blowing of a process gas and outbreak of particles, while ensuring constant quality and interchangeability. Through a press forming process, a powder for a ceramic material with a low dielectric constant is formed into a disc-shaped compact having dimensions determined in consideration of a sintering shrinkage value and a machining value. A gas inlet passage | 2009-01-01 |
20090000743 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SHOWER HEAD - A substrate processing apparatus includes a shower head having a shower plate of which gas injection portion is formed by a two layer structure made of metal and ceramic. The shower head has an upper plate made of a metal and having a gas inlet hole; a lower plate made of a metal and having a plurality of gas through holes; a gas diffusion space formed between the upper plate and the lower plate; and a cover member made of ceramic and having a plurality of gas injection openings positioned to correspond to the gas through holes, for covering an entire bottom surface of the lower plate. The shower head further includes a plurality of thermally conductive members provided to connect the upper plate with the lower plate in the gas diffusion space for transferring heat generated by processing upward. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000744 | EDGE RING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING - A method for processing a substrate in a plasma processing chamber is provided. The substrate is disposed above a chuck and surrounded by a first edge ring. The first edge ring is electrically isolated from the chuck. The method includes providing a second edge ring. The second edge ring is disposed below an edge of the substrate. The method also includes providing a coupling ring. The coupling ring is configured to facilitate RF coupling from an ESC (electrostatic chuck) assembly to the first edge ring, thereby causing the first edge ring to have an edge ring potential during substrate processing and causing the RF coupling to be maximized at the first edge ring and minimized at the second edge ring during the substrate processing. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000745 | Surface Treatment Apparatus for Printed Sheets - It is an object of the present invention to provide a surface treatment apparatus for printed sheets that is capable of securely preventing radiation of UV rays onto printed sheets when out of use, while efficiently radiating UV rays onto printed sheets when in use. There is provided a surface treatment apparatus that includes a varnishing section for applying UV cure resin varnish on a printed sheet in a printed sheet conveying path; a cylinder for conveying a printed sheet with the UV cure resin varnish applied thereon at the varnishing section; a film pressing part for pressing a transfer film onto a printed sheet on the cylinder; and a UV radiation part for curing UV cure resin varnish of a printed sheet onto which the transfer film is being pressed by the film pressing part. The UV radiation part is positioned close to the cylinder when the film pressing part is positioned close to the impression cylinder; and the UV radiation part is positioned away from the cylinder when the film pressing part is positioned away from the cylinder. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000746 | Apparatus for producing jumbo rolls - The invention relates to an apparatus for producing jumbo rolls during the production of coated abrasive products. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000747 | Laminator - A laminator | 2009-01-01 |
20090000748 | SUN SCREEN DEVICE - A sun screen device includes a support unit, a flexible screen body, a collapsible frame, and a cylinder-and-piston rod assembly. The flexible screen body is secured to the support unit. The collapsible frame is coupled to the support unit and the flexible screen body, and is operable between an extended position to thereby expand the flexible screen body, and a retracted position to thereby contract the flexible screen body. The cylinder-and-piston rod assembly is coupled pivotably to the support unit and the collapsible frame for urging movement of the collapsible frame to the extended position. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000749 | VENETIAN BLIND OR THE LIKE AND DRIVE UNIT THEREFOR - The invention relates to a drive unit for a Venetian blind or the like for inserting into a head rail, including an electric motor and output shafts at both ends driven via gear, where the electric motor is combined with components serving for acoustically damping and uncoupling, that are shaped such that they are insertable into the head rail together with the electric motor as well as to a Venetian blind or the like as such. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000750 | Portable wall-partition - Disclosed is a portable wall-partition that includes a plurality of panels and at least one hinge that connects each of the plurality of panels to a neighboring panel. A foot is positioned on a lower edge of each of the plurality of panels. The foot includes a first extension and a second extension. Each of the extensions includes a distal end thereof. The first and the second extensions are connected to each other at a proximal end (opposite the end having a wheel) to form a vertex. The foot also includes a spring located at or near the vertex. The spring biases the first and the second extensions toward each other. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000751 | Bleaching process with at least one extraction stage - An improved pulp bleaching process having at least one Do delignification stage followed by at least one extraction stage is selected from the group consisting of Eo, Eop, Ep, and E extraction stage. The process comprises treating the delignified pulp Do pulp from the Do stage in a M | 2009-01-01 |
20090000752 | Use of Cyclodextrins For Odor Control In Papermaking Sludges, and Deodorized Sludge and Products - Methods to control and suppress odor in papermaking sludge are described. One method involves admixing sludge from a papermaking process and cyclodextrin to provide treated sludge with the cyclodextrin present in an effective amount to control odors in the treated sludge. The deodorized sludge may be used as a component of resin-wood composite products, such as composite decking materials, walls, flooring, casting forms, and the like. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000753 | Strip Means and an Improved Suction Roll for a Material Web Machine and an Arrangement and a Method for Improving the Duration of the Suction Roll - A sealing strip of a suction roll ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090000754 | Investment casting cores and methods - A method involves forming a core assembly. The forming includes deforming a wire, the deforming including increasing a transverse linear dimension along at least one portion of the wire. The wire is assembled to a ceramic core | 2009-01-01 |
20090000755 | METHOD AND CASTING MOLD FOR FABRICATING HEAT SINKS WITH FINS - A method and a mold for fabricating heat sinks with fins, which includes steps of: providing a casting mold having a casting channel and multiple lamination cavities communicating with the casting channel defined therein; inserting multiple laminations being capable of heat dissipating into the lamination cavities of the casting mold respectively to make each lamination having an edge protruding from the lamination cavity; pouring a liquid material into the casting channel to solidify and integrate with the edges of the laminations to form a casting; and removing the casting from the casting mold. Accordingly, the method and the casting mold not only accelerates and facilitates manufacturing of heat sinks, but also allows a high-density of fins to be formed on a heat sink. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000756 | Reducing residual stresses during sand casting - Residual stress is reduced in light metal alloy articles, e.g. aluminum alloy articles, formed as castings against a sand casting mold body by incorporating a wax composition of suitable softening or melting temperature with the sand particles of the mold or core body. The hot cast metal heats adjoining surfaces of the mold body. As the cooling metal forms a solid shell, the surrounding sand particle and wax mixture are heated sufficiently to melt or soften the wax incorporated on or between sand particles. This softens portions of the rigid mold body that could otherwise restrain shrinking surfaces of the casting and produce unwanted stressed regions that are retained in the casting and must be removed by subsequent processing. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000757 | CORE-PACKAGE HANDLER AND METHOD - A plurality of grippers ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090000758 | Device for Casting - The present invention is a casting machine for casting parts in a mold out of a metal using a metal feed stock. The machine includes a processing cylinder formed in a thermally conductive block, said processing cylinder having a processing chamber and opposite first and second ends, the first end of the processing cylinder being configured to receive the metal feed stock. The machine further includes an injector cylinder formed in the thermally conductive block adjacent the processing cylinder, the injector cylinder having a shooting pot coupled to the second end of the processing cylinder by a passage configured to permit feed stock to pass from the processing cylinder into the shooting pot, a nozzle coupled to the injector cylinder configured to couple to the mold. The device includes a processing drive for driving the feed stock from the first end of the processing cylinder through the passage into the shooting pot and a heater thermally coupled to the processing cylinder. The heater and processing cylinder are configured to heat the feed stock such that the feed stock becomes progressively more liquid as it passes from the first to the second end of the processing cylinder. The machine further includes an injector plunger coupled to an injector actuator for driving the plunger sufficiently to force the metal from the shooting pot through the nozzle and into the mold. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000759 | CASTING NOZZLE - A casting nozzle for supplying a molten alloy liquid of aluminum alloy or magnesium alloy to a movable mold for continuous casting from a tundish, in which the molten alloy liquid is stored. The casting nozzle is fixed to the tundish. The casting nozzle tip arranged on the movable mold side is made of a highly heat-conductive material having a heat conductivity of 0.2 W/mK or more, and a highly elastic material having an elastic modulus of 5000 MPa or more, etc. By making the tip of the casting nozzle with a material having superior thermal conductivity, the irregularity in solidification of the molten alloy liquid is decreased and thereby the surface quality of a cast alloy is improved. The nozzle tip is formed with a material having high elasticity and superior elastic deformability, whereby the interstice between the movable mold and the tip of outer peripheral edge of the nozzle is narrowed, and accordingly a cast alloy having superior surface quality can be obtained. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000760 | MOLD FOR AIR-SLIP TYPE NONCIRCULAR CONTINUOUS CASTING AND CASTING METHOD OF ALUMINUM ALLOY USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a mold for air-slip noncircular continuous casting and a casting method of aluminum alloy using the same. The mold of the present invention includes a mold body | 2009-01-01 |
20090000761 | REGENERATIVE HEAT EXCHANGER WITH ENERGY-STORING DRIVE SYSTEM - A regenerative heat exchanger having an energy-storing drive system includes a high heat capacity matrix rotable about an axis and a drive system that is in operable communication with the high heat capacity matrix and is capable of rotating the high heat capacity matrix about the axis. An energy-storage mechanism is in operable communication with the drive system. The energy-storage mechanism is capable of controlling an acceleration and/or deceleration of rotation of the high heat capacity matrix thus reducing an amount of energy required to be input into the drive system to rotate the high heat capacity matrix. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000762 | BRUSH-SEAL AND MATRIX FOR REGENERATIVE HEAT EXCHANGER, AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING SAME - Disclosed is a regenerative heat exchanger including a brush-seal configuration to prevent mixing of fluid flows. The regenerative heat exchanger includes a regenerator, and at least two conduits, each conduit having a matrix end abutting a face of the regenerator matrix. The at least two conduits carrying at least two fluid flows, the fluid flows which pass through the regenerator matrix. The regenerative heat exchanger includes a plurality of brush-seals, each brush-seal located at a matrix end of each conduit without contacting the matrix, thereby sealing around a periphery of each conduit to prevent mixing of fluid flows. Also disclosed is a method for establishing a minimal gap between a regenerator matrix of a regenerative heat exchanger and a plurality of brush-seals. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000763 | Heat Exchanger for a Transformer - The invention relates to a heat exchanger for a transformer for a transformer comprising a heat exchanger medium, which can be introduced into a heat exchanger element via a feed element, and can be evacuated from the heat exchanging element via a discharge element. The invention involves a first temperature measurement of a feed flow of the heat exchanger medium and a second temperature measurement of a discharge flow of the heat exchanger medium. A first opening is provided in the feed element, inside of which a first temperature probe is positioned at a predetermined location inside the feed flow during operation of the heat exchanger, and a second opening is provided in the discharge element, inside of which a second temperature probe is positioned at a predetermined location in the discharge flow during operation of the heat exchanger. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000764 | PLATE-TYPE HEAT EXCHANGER INCLUDING A DEVICE FOR EVALUATING THE EXTENT TO WHICH IT HAS BECOME COATED IN SCALE - A plate-type heat exchanger ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090000765 | Viscous Heater, Refrigerant Compressor and Control - An HVAC system for a vehicle may include a refrigerant compressor and viscous heater located adjacent to one another and driven by a through-shaft. They may be variable capacity, with the capacities controlled by an HVAC controller to provide the desired HVAC output while staying within a maximum torque limit for an accessory drive. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000766 | Cooling Structure for Heat Generating Device - The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method that is adapted to cool a heat generating device. An electronic device in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises an enclosure that contains a source of heat, and a cooling structure adjacent to the enclosure, the cooling structure being adapted to draw an internal intake comprising heat generated by the source of heat and to draw an external intake from outside the enclosure, the cooling structure being further adapted to combine the internal intake with the external intake to form an exhaust. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000767 | COOLING ELEMENT - The present invention relates to a cooling element ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090000768 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A heat dissipation device for at least two heat-generating electronic components, includes a base for contacting with the heat-generating electronic components, a first fin set arranged on one part of the base, a second fin set arranged on another part of the base and at least a heat pipe sandwiched between the base and the first and second fin sets. The first fin set includes a plurality of fins defining a plurality of air passages therebetween. The second fin set includes a plurality of fins. Every two neighboring fins define therebetween an air passage communicating with a corresponding air passage of the first fin set. A channel which is parallel to and has a width larger than that of the air passages of the first and second fin sets is defined in a middle of the second fin set. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000769 | Temperature Controlled Loadlock Chamber - A temperature controlled loadlock chamber for use in semiconductor processing is provided. The temperature controlled loadlock chamber may include one or more of an adjustable fluid pump, mass flow controller, one or more temperature sensors, and a controller. The adjustable fluid pump provides fluid having a predetermined temperature to a temperature-controlled plate. The mass flow controller provides gas flow into the chamber that may also aid in maintaining a desired temperature. Additionally, one or more temperature sensors may be combined with the adjustable fluid pump and/or the mass flow controller to provide feedback and to provide a greater control over the temperature. A controller may be added to control the adjustable fluid pump and the mass flow controller based upon temperature readings from the one or more temperature sensors. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000770 | Rapper Alignment Plug - The present invention relates generally to a rapper alignment plug used in the custom alignment of one or more portions of a rapper device through the walls of a vessel, and methods for forming and using same. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000771 | Micro-tube/multi-port counter flow radiator design for electronic cooling applications - A counter flow radiator includes multiple layered cooling cores configured in series along a first direction that is the same as the direction of airflow used to cool fluid flowing through the counter flow radiator. Heated fluid inputs the counter flow radiator at a first end and flows through each cooling core in a serpentine-like path to the second end of the counter flow radiator, effectively progressing in a direction opposite that of the airflow. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000772 | CONTROL SCHEME FOR AN EVAPORATOR OPERATING AT CONDITIONS APPROACHING THERMODYNAMIC LIMITS - A heat exchanger assembly includes a plurality of evaporative heat exchangers that are selectively feed evaporant to tailor operation to current heat load in order to maintain operation in thermodynamically extreme operating conditions. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000773 | Integrated cooling system - A system and a method for implementing a cooling apparatus coupled to and configured for cooling a heat-generating device by coupling a cooling gas driver to the cooling apparatus. The cooling apparatus has an upstream cooling chamber closed downstream by a permeable partition through which the cooling gas flows. The cooling gas driver is configured as a centralized or a distributed gas driving facility dedicated to provide a flow of treated cooling gas, such as air, at a high-differential pressure through the cooling apparatus, the cooling gas driver using minimal energy being disposed remote from the cooling apparatus and from the heat generating device. Implementation is achieved by selecting appropriate governing parameters for the cooling apparatus, the partition, and the cooling gas driver, and by computing mutual matching for optimal cooling operation by absorbing heat from and transferring heat away from the heat-generating device. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000774 | INTEGRATED HEAT EXCHANGER AND DIFFUSER - The present invention discloses an apparatus including: a blower fan, the blower fan having multiple blades; a diffuser attached to a housing of the blower fan; diffuser vanes located in the diffuser, wherein the diffuser vanes are also fins for a heat exchanger. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000775 | Shell and tube heat exchanger - The shell and tube heat exchanger includes a shell having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and a plurality of tubes disposed inside the shell, the tubes having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. An impingement baffle having a plurality of perforations is disposed in the shell between the shell fluid inlet and the tubes. The impingement baffle is configured to guide a heat exchanger fluid from the shell fluid inlet to distribute the heat exchanger fluid uniformly around the tubes. The perforations prevent recirculation and stagnation of fluid flow behind the baffle, thereby preventing fouling and corrosion with subsequent thinning of the tube walls. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000776 | HEAT EXCHANGER FIN WITH RIBBED HEM - A serpentine fin for assembly between tubes in a heat exchanger core, and a method of making same from a metal strip. The strip edges have a hem comprising a double thickness of the strip material extending inward from the edge. The metal strip has folds extending across the strip width such that the strip forms a serpentine shape, with the folds being adapted to contact the tubes in the heat exchanger core. Multiple rows of split louvers are disposed between adjacent folds. Each row of split louvers comprises louvers having openings extending in the direction of the strip length and formed in a pair of adjacent, spaced louver banks. Ribs are disposed parallel to the louver openings adjacent the strip edges and in at least one center portion of the strip between the strip edges, and extend across the pair of louver banks. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000777 | Plate heat exchanger port insert and method for alleviating vibrations in a heat exchanger - An insert is provided in a flow path adjacent to the input and/or output port of a plate heat exchanger to shield heat transfer elements adjacent to the port from high velocity flow. By deflecting and redirecting the high velocity flow from the port, vibration induced stress to the heat transfer elements can be minimized. The insert is provided with a converging nozzle that directs the flow into a narrowed body. The outlet of the insert can be formed as an open end of the body or as a contoured opening in the side wall of the body. Flow can also be more uniformly distributed to the flow channels defined between the heat transfer elements. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000778 | Control scheme for an occupant environment conditioning system of a vehicle - An occupant environment conditioning system for a vehicle includes a controller that selectively operates at least one device for altering an environment of a vehicle occupant based a power cost analysis. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000779 | Single-loop cooling system having dual radiators - A cooling system for use with a heat source is disclosed. The cooling system has an oil cooler, a fluid pump driving fluid through the cooling system, a first heat exchanger, and a first bypass line to direct fluid around the first heat exchanger. The cooling system also has a first electrically-controlled valve to selectively direct at least a portion of the fluid to at least one of the first heat exchanger and the first bypass line based on a fluid temperature. The cooling system further has a second heat exchanger, and a second bypass line to direct fluid around the second heat exchanger. The cooling system additionally has a second electrically-controlled valve located upstream of the oil cooler and configured to selectively direct at least a portion of the fluid to at least one of the second heat exchanger and the second bypass line based on an oil temperature. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000780 | Top drive systems with reverse bend bails - A bail support and a top drive system with such bail supports, the top drive system including a top drive apparatus, the bails having a body with an upper head portion and two spaced-apart legs, each leg with an upper leg portion and a lower leg portion, the upper leg portions non-parallel to each other and extending from the head portion at an angle to a centerline of the bail, and each lower leg portion extending down from a corresponding upper leg portion in a reverse bend. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 CFR 1.72(b). | 2009-01-01 |
20090000781 | Wellhead Assembly and Method for An Injection Tubing String - A wellhead assembly for an injection tubing string is provided which allows a master valve to be closed without damaging the injection tubing string while still allowing for the use of a back pressure valve to isolate the tree. Wellhead assemblies and related methods of the present invention include a wellhead apparatus adapted to be connected to a wellhead. The assembly also includes a mandrel adapted to being inserted into the longitudinal bore of the wellhead apparatus, the mandrel having a port for communicating with an injection port which extends radially through the wellhead apparatus. The assembly further includes a hanger adapted to connect to the upper end of the injection string, wherein the hanger is further adapted to land in the longitudinal bore of the mandrel. The hanger includes a communication passageway for facilitating fluid communication between the port of the mandrel and the injection tubing string. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000782 | Cementing Valve - The present invention relates to a cementing valve ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090000783 | APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method and apparatus for containing fluid in ah area of a wellbore annulus, in which fluid is energized to create a fluid flow which is at least partially obstructed and is directed to form in the annulus a localized area of high pressure to contain fluid in an area of the annulus of lower pressure. In an embodiment, the method creates a pressure plug in the annulus. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000784 | Method for oil sand exploration and development - The invention provides a method of locating, in terrain containing oil sand deposits and also containing shale, clean oil sands deposits (i.e. those not containing significant shale) which are large enough for economic exploitation. The method includes flying a high sensitivity gravity gradiometer over the terrain and measuring at least one component, preferably the vertical component, of the local gravity gradient field at a number of points in a grid pattern on the terrain. The densities of sand and shale are normally approximately the same, making it difficult to distinguish them. However in an oil sands environment, there can be a sufficient difference in bulk density such that by using a very sensitive gravity gradiometer, or by otherwise reducing the noise signal using appropriate surveying methods, large clean oil sand deposits can be distinguished from other oil sand deposits not large enough for economic exploitation. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000785 | Method and Apparatus to Quantify Fluid Sample Quality - The invention relates to fluid sampling in a test that is used to determine physical and chemical characteristics of the fluids in a subterranean reservoir. The method reconstructs the entire pressure history of the fluid parcel that is captured in the fluid samplers during a test. Using this reconstructed pressure history of the samples, the quality of the samples, particularly, whether there is a phase change in the samples during the test, can be accurately quantified. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000786 | METHODS OF PRODUCING FLOW-THROUGH PASSAGES IN CASING, AND METHODS OF USING SUCH CASING - Methods of making and using wellbore casing are described, one method comprising providing a plurality of flow-through passages in a portion of a casing while the casing is out of hole; temporarily plugging the flow-through passages with a composition while out of hole; running the casing in hole in a wellbore intersecting a hydrocarbon-bearing formation; and exposing the composition to conditions sufficient to displace the composition from the flow-through passages while in hole. Methods of using the casing may include pumping a stimulation treatment fluid through the casing string and into a formation through the flow-through passages in the first casing joint; plugging the flow-through passages in the first casing section; and exposing a second casing joint of the casing string to conditions sufficient to displace the composition from the flow-through passages in the second casing joint. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000787 | INFLOW CONTROL DEVICE - An inflow control device is disclosed for use in controlling the flow of fluid into a production tubing in a subterranean wellbore. The device is especially adapted for use with sand screen apparatus, but is modular in that it is manufactured separately from the sand screen apparatus. An inflow control device according to the present invention contains an orifice having an opening which is adjustable in size and which is disposed in the device to permit communication of fluid from one end of the body to the other. An inflow control device according to the present invention may be utilized with multiple sand screen assemblies. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000788 | Heave Compensated Snubbing System and Method - A heave compensation system that facilitates the transfer of pipe between a floating platform and a snubbing jack. The heave compensation system includes a first end connected to the floating platform and a second end in connection with a traveling slip assembly of the snubbing jack, the heave compensation system is operable between a disengaged position and an engaged position. When the heave compensation system is in the disengaged position the traveling slip assembly moves separate and independent from the movement of the floating platform, and when the heave compensation system is in the engaged position the traveling slip assembly is locked in a constant position relative to the floating platform. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000789 | Device, Method And Program Product To Automatically Detect And Break Gas Locks In An ESP - A device, method, and program product detect and break an occurrence of gas lock in an electrical submersible pump assembly in a well bore based upon surface or downhole data without the need for operator intervention. The system provides the ability to flush the pump and return the system back to production without requiring system shutdown. In addition, the system provides an algorithm for controlling a pump operating speed of the electrical submersible pump assembly to maximize production from the well bore. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000790 | Short stroke piston pump - A short stroke piston pump for recovering oil and/or water from marginal stripper wells, tar sands and coal beds includes a motor connected to one end of a drive rod, the motor capable of moving the drive rod in a generally up and down direction. A piston is connected to another end of the drive rod, the piston and drive rod are disposed in a riser pipe, the piston is adapted to transport fluid up the riser pipe as the piston moves up and down in the riser pipe. Additionally, a controller is communicatively connected to the motor, the controller changing speed and direction of the motor in response to a location or status of the drive rod within the riser pipe | 2009-01-01 |
20090000791 | Fluid Lift System - A fluid lift system includes a canister defining a cavity for lifting fluid and an orifice at an upper portion of the canister extending to the cavity, a reel, and a cable operably associated with the reel and the canister. The fluid lift system further includes a motor operatively associated with the reel, the motor operable to raise and lower the canister and a head housing defining a bore in which the upper portion of the canister is sealingly received, the head housing defining a port extending into the cavity. The fluid lift system further includes a pump in fluid communication with the head housing, the pump operable to vacuum lifted fluid from the cavity of the canister through the orifice and the port and a control system for operating the motor and the pump. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000792 | RETRIEVABLE BRIDGE PLUG - A method and apparatus for a bridge plug for isolating portions of a downhole casing is provided comprising a retrievable upper mandrel assembly and a lower mandrel assembly coupled to the upper mandrel assembly, wherein the lower mandrel assembly comprises a drillable material. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000793 | Methods and apparatus for well construction - A method of constructing a well comprising a borehole drilled through underground formations, comprises: positioning at least one device on the outside of the tubular string (e.g. a drill string or casing string), the device being operable to move between first and second configurations; positioning a tubular string in the borehole with the device positioned in the annular space between the tubular string and the borehole wall in its first configuration so as to interact with the tubular string and the borehole while allowing borehole fluid to flow along the annular space and around the device; and operating the device so as to move it from its first configuration to expand into its second configuration in which it substantially fills at least part of the annular space so as to inhibit flow of fluids along the borehole in the space. Apparatus comprises: a string of tubular members; at least one device positioned on the outside of the string, the device being operable to expand between: (i) a first configuration in which, when the tubular string is positioned in the borehole with the device located in the annular space between the tubular string and the borehole wall, interacts with the tubular string and the borehole while allowing borehole fluid to flow along the annular space and around the device; and (ii) a second configuration in which it substantially fills at least part of the annular space so as to prevent flow of fluids along the borehole in the space. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000794 | TUBING EXPANSION - A method of expanding a tubular downhole comprises mounting a sensing device in a downhole tubular to be expanded, expanding at least a portion of the tubular and then engaging the sensing device with a retrieving device. The sensing device is then translated through the expanded tubular. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000795 | FIRE-FIGHTING MONITOR - A fire-fighting monitor includes a base, an outlet, and a plurality of jointed hollow members forming a flexible body. The hollow members are pivotably coupled together and extend between the base and the outlet to provide a flexible fluid path. A base-end hollow member is coupled to the base, and an outlet-end hollow member is coupled to the outlet. Each of the hollow members has a ball portion and a socket portion, with the socket portions adapted to receive the ball portions and form a seal therebetween. Optionally, a drive unit may be incorporated into the base for rotatably driving the fire-fighting monitor. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000796 | ADJUSTABLE SCRAPER BLADE SYSTEM FOR DISK HARROWS - An adjustable scraper blade system for use with disk harrow implements is provided. The adjustable scraper blade system includes a mounting bracket secured at one end to the harrow implement, a scraper blade, and fasteners for selectively fixing the scraper blade in position. The scraper blade includes an arcuate scraping edge and an anchoring aperture defining an axis of pivotation of the scraper blade. It further includes an elongate adjustment slot that defines a range of arcuate adjustment of the scraper blade. The adjustability features of the adjustable scraper blade system facilitate alignment of the scraper blade so its scraping edge can be fixed in aligned face-to-face registration with the disk blade concave surface defining a clearance or gap therebetween of generally constant width. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000797 | Mounted Beam Brushhead For Transverse Drive Power Toothbrush - The resonator assembly for a power toothbrush includes an elongated solid rod made from stainless steel, having a back assembly which includes permanent magnets which interact with an electromagnet in a drive system in the handle of the toothbrush to produce a transverse motion of the rod. A mount member is connected to the rod at a selected point along its length, and is mounted to a toothbrush housing so that the rod resonates about the mount member at a selected frequency. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000798 | Ram For Powered Hammer - A driving mechanism for a powered hammer having a motor and a tool holder includes a ram mounted for reciprocation in a guide tube section. The ram has a radially outwardly projecting sealing portion and an outer circumferential surface that defines a helically shaped vent channel running from a front end portion of the circumferential surface to a rear end portion of the circumferential surface and being interrupted by the sealing portion. A piston is driven in reciprocating motion of the motor such that an air cushion is generated in a space between the ram and the piston to cause an impact on the tool bit by movement of the ram towards the tool bit. The space between the ram and the piston is temporarily connected with ambient air through the helical vent channel and a recess in the wall of the guide tube section after causing the impact on the tool bit. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000799 | Automatic Drop Hammer - A drop-hammer apparatus that can repeatedly lift and release a weighted hammer over a specified vertical distance by using a gear with teeth along less than its entire perimeter. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000800 | Portable robot - Portable robot for carrying out the drilling process in the assembly of aeronautical components which are secured on a support known as a stand. The robot comprises a displaceable platform in order to permit it to be located close to the stand, and an arm, which supports a frame comprising a beam intended to support a drilling head that can be displaced in the three axes. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000801 | Process for Determining Usage Data for a Portable Hand-Activated Apparatus and the Device for Implementing the Process - According to the process, which relates to a manually-activated portable device with indirect firing by a drive piston which comprises among other things a means of propelling the piston and a means of damping the piston, usage data from the device is used and the device is adapted to this data. The device comprises a means for detecting the impact of piston against the means of damping. | 2009-01-01 |