02nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100005858 | Polyaniline Nanofiber-Metal Salt Composite Materials for Arsine Detection - A sensor for detecting arsine includes a pair of electrodes separated by an electrode gap, and a layer of conducting polymer material positioned over and making electrical contact with the pair of electrodes, the layer of conducting polymer material being modified with a metal salt such that the electrical resistance of the conducting polymer material measured across the electrodes is responsive to changes in an amount of arsine to which the conducting polymer material is exposed. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005859 | KNOCKING SENSOR - A knocking sensor which includes: a piezoelectric element; a support member having a support body portion, the support body portion including a support surface directly or indirectly supporting the piezoelectric element; and a resin coating covering the piezoelectric element and at least a part of the support member, the resin coating having an outside portion covering an outer circumference of the piezoelectric element and an outer circumference of the support body portion. The support body portion of the support member has a first engagement portion on the base end side thereof. The resin coating has a curved portion which extends from the outside portion toward the interfacial direction inner side, and curves toward the base end side of the support body portion. Further, the curved portion includes a second engagement portion which engages the first engagement portion. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005860 | DEVICE FOR CONVEYING A SUBSTANCE PROVIDED WITH AN OPTICAL LEAK DETECTOR - A device for conveying a substance that comprises: a first duct for containing the substance; an optical fiber connected to the first duct and extending along the duct, the optical fiber including several detection members spaced along its length, each detection member having a separate reflection spectrum that varies with the presence of the substance to be detected; a control device including a light source capable of emitting a light in the reflection spectrum of each detection member, a light receiver capable of detecting the light amplitude in the detection spectrum of each detection member, and an analysis module capable of determining the presence of a leak of the substance based on the light amplitude provided by the light receiver. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005861 | SNIFFING LEAK DETECTOR - To achieve a large measurement range from small up to larger leakage rates, a switchover from normal operation to gross operation occurs. In gross operation, the sucked-in gas flow is separated by different throttles, wherein the throttle that leads to the test gas sensor has a low flow rate. This manner of operation prevents a too large quantity of test gas from reaching the sensor surface and contaminating the sensor. In another alternative, in gross operation the test gas flows only across a part of the sensor surface. The other part is flushed. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005862 | SENSOR FOR DETECTING SURFACE CRACKS IN A COMPONENT OR STRUCTURE - A sensor for detecting surface cracks in a component or structure. A preferred embodiment of the device comprises a flat body portion with a central hole through which a main structural bolt passes. The body portion has a throughway providing fluid communication between an exterior port and a substantially hermetically-sealed area on the structural surface being monitored. A crack which develops in the monitored area surrounding the bolt hole will cause venting of the hermetically-sealed area, in turn causing a change in fluid pressure that can be detected and/or measured to warn of the presence of the crack. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005863 | Curing bladder leak detection system for a tire press - A method of detecting a leak in a curing bladder during a tire curing process provides a curing bladder ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100005864 | Method To Measure Tearing Resistance - At least one method, structure and apparatus used to measure tearing resistance of a commercial member. The method includes the use of full-scale testing methods and apparatuses to obtain unloading compliance measurements, which are used to generate a tearing resistance curve that includes the effects of geometry and considers data beyond the yield point of the commercial member. The commercial member may be a pipeline for carrying hydrocarbons. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005865 | Method for measuring viscosity and/or elasticity of liquid - The present invention provides a method for measuring the viscosity and/or elasticity of a liquid by which accurate viscoelasticity measurement can be performed on a wide variety of liquids to be tested ranging from low viscosity liquids to high viscosity liquids, and viscosity and/or elasticity can be precisely determined from the viscoelasticity. This method includes: measuring three frequency values that are the resonance frequency value (f | 2010-01-14 |
20100005866 | VISCOMETER SYSTEM UTILIZING AN OPTICAL FLOW CELL - A viscometer system to determine the viscosity of a fluid utilizes an existing flow cell, which maintains a calibrated constriction that is defined by a predetermined constant value K is disclosed. The viscometer system is adapted for use with the flow cell and includes a pair of pressure transducers with one at the input of the flow cell and another at the outlet of the flow cell. During operation, particles within the fluid pass through the flow cell, whereby the positional change of the particles over a predetermined period of time allows the system to calculate the flow rate of the fluid. The system also identifies the change in pressure of the fluid as it passes through the flow cell, such that the pressure change, flow rate, and the constant value K are processed to calculate the viscosity of the fluid being analyzed. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005867 | TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT OF A FLUIDIC SAMPLE WITHIN A FLUIDIC DEVICE - A temperature control unit ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100005868 | High Resolution Surface Potential Microscope - A scanning probe system and method for using the same are disclosed. The system includes a probe that interacts with a specimen. The probe is caused to vibrate at a first frequency of the probe. A probe deflection signal indicative of an oscillation amplitude of the probe is generated and used to set the z-position probe position to maintain a property of the probe deflection signal at the first frequency at a predetermined value. A probe signal, having a DC and an AC component is applied between the specimen and the probe. The amplitude of a frequency component of the deflection signal at a mixing frequency of the first frequency and the second frequency is measured and used to generate an image or adjust the DC component. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005869 | METHOD OF ANALYSIS OF SECONDARY-AIR CIRCUITS IN GAS-TURBINE PLANTS - A method of analysis of secondary-air circuits in gas-turbine plants includes defining an equivalent fluid-dynamic network of a secondary-air circuit of a gas-turbine plant. The equivalent fluid-dynamic network includes a plurality of elements, organized in branches and connected to nodes. For at least one element of the secondary-air circuit a principal component of flow and at least one auxiliary component of flow are calculated. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005870 | Method and Device for Monitoring a Combustion Process in an Internal Combustion Engine - For monitoring a combustion process in an internal combustion engine wherein a fuel-air mixture is ignited with a high-frequency plasma it is provided to determine the impedance of the plasma. A high-frequency signal is applied to the resonator with a capacity that is so low that no arcing-over forms on the electrodes and the high-frequency current and the high-frequency voltage are measured. The impedance of the ignited mixture is determined from the high-frequency current and the high-frequency voltage. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005871 | Clogging Determining Device For Reducing Agent Injection Valve and Clogging Determining Method For Reducing Agent Injection Valve - Provided is a clogging determining device and a clogging determining method for a reducing agent injection valve, which enable clogging of the reducing agent injection valve to be determined with high precision in further consideration of the individual difference of the system. There are provided an opened-valve pressure reduction amount calculating element for calculating an opened-valve pressure reduction amount representing a pressure reduction amount in the supply passage which is reduced in a predetermined time when the pressure-feeding operation of the pump is stopped under the state that the reducing agent injection valve is set to an injection mode, a closed-valve pressure reduction amount calculating element for calculating a closed-valve pressure reduction amount representing the pressure reduction amount in the supply passage which is reduced in a predetermined time when the pressure-feeding operation of the pump is stopped under the state that the reducing agent injection valve is set to a full-close mode; and a clogging determining element for comparing the opened-valve pressure reduction amount with the closed-valve pressure reduction amount to determine clogging of the reducing agent injection valve. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005872 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE OXYGEN CONCENTRATION IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A method for estimating the oxygen concentration in an internal combustion engine that includes, but is not limited to an intake manifold, an exhaust manifold, an EGR system, a throttle valve, an air mass sensor for measuring a fresh air flow ({dot over (m)} | 2010-01-14 |
20100005873 | CATALYST DETERIORATION JUDGMENT DEVICE - A catalyst deterioration judgment device that can accurately perform a catalyst deterioration judgment by considering an oxygen density at downstream of an exhaust purification catalyst. The system reads outputs of an oxygen sensor and an ammonia sensor that are installed in downstream of an NSR catalyst when the catalyst is in an activate condition. When this read oxygen sensor output is equal to or more than a reference value and the ammonia sensor output is equal to or more than a reference value, it is estimated that ammonia oxidizing reaction does not occur under existence of oxygen in the NSR catalyst. In this case, the NSR catalyst is judged to be deteriorated. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005874 | Engine Test Bed Supervision System Independent of the Engine Test Bed Type - System intended for real-time supervision of engine test beds independent of the engine test bed likely to accommodate it. This supervision system mainly comprises a file describing equipments and drivers associated with various engine test beds, and a set of software drivers for controlling engine test bed equipments. These drivers are independent of the software operating environment and of the computer platform of the system. This system also comprises a real-time supervision software developed to read the information from the description file and to load the required drivers so that test configurations can be carried out in real time. These configurations come from a test configuration editor specific to the system and they are independent of the engine test bed. Application to the study of thermal engines or electric motors on test beds. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005875 | Method for monitoring performance test stands having at least one load assembly - A method for monitoring performance test stands having at least one load assembly, which is coupled to a test subject, such as an internal combustion engine, vehicle drive, or drivetrain, comprises ascertaining multiple, possibly derived parameters which characterize the current state of the test stand and evaluating them automatically in regard to the stability of the operating state of the test stand. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005876 | THERMAL FLOW METER - A thermal mass flow controller or mass flow meter having a novel sensor housing that reduces heat conduction from the housing mounting plate or base to the sensor itself. The housing also greatly minimizes the thermal gradient that can result from the uneven application of heat to the housing base. This reduction is accomplished in part by the use of one or more thermal isolation slots to isolate the upper portion of the housing (which holds the sensor) from the lower portion of the housing. Heat transfer to the sensor housing is also minimized by raising the middle portion of the bottom of the housing so that thermal contact is made between the base and the housing only at the two ends of the housing. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005877 | Semiconductor sensor having heater on insulation film and manufacturing method of the same - A sensor includes: a silicon substrate having a hollow portion, which is arranged on a backside of the substrate; an insulation film disposed on a front side of the substrate and covering the hollow portion; a heater disposed on the insulation film, made of a semiconductor layer, and configured to generate heat; and an anti-stripping film for protecting the insulation film from being removed from the silicon substrate. The silicon substrate, the insulation film and the. semiconductor layer provide a SOI substrate. The hollow portion has a sidewall and a bottom. The anti-stripping film covers at least a boundary between the sidewall and the bottom of the hollow portion. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005878 | FLUID LEVEL DETECTOR - A fluid detector includes a piezoelectric element that outputs a first ultrasonic signal in response to an input electrical signal and a lens with an upper portion and a lower portion. A housing is integral with an outer surface of the wall of a container and defines a cylindrical central bore for receiving the lens. The piezoelectric element is coupled to the upper portion of the lens so that the lens focuses the first ultrasonic signal toward the wall so that it enters the wall. An ultrasonic detector is disposed adjacent the outer surface of the wall, for receiving a second ultrasonic signal from the wall that results from the first ultrasonic signal and that is affected by the presence or absence of fluid. The ultrasonic detector generates an output electrical signal corresponding to the second ultrasonic signal. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005879 | Apparatus for Capacitive Determining and/or Monitoring of Fill Level of a Medium - An apparatus for capacitive determining and/or monitoring of fill level of a medium in a container. The apparatus includes: A probe unit; a control unit, which supplies the probe unit with a drive signal; and an evaluating unit, which receives a response signal from the probe unit and which determines from the response signal a statement concerning fill level. Stored in the evaluating unit are at least a first and a second formula or a first and a second evaluating algorithm; and, in case accretion lies below a predetermined limit value, the evaluating unit determines the statement concerning fill level via a first formula and, in case accretion lies above the predetermined limit value, the evaluating unit determines the statement concerning fill level via a second formula. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005880 | Apparatus for determining and/or monitoring a process variable - An apparatus for determining and/or monitoring a process variable of a medium in a container. including: a probe unit, which has a sensor electrode and a guard electrode; and an electronics unit, which supplies the sensor electrode with an activating signal and which supplies the guard electrode with a guard signal; An amplifying unit; and a limiting element arranged in series between the guard electrode and the output of the amplifying unit. The amplifying unit supplies via the limiting element the guard electrode with the guard signal; and the amplifying unit supplies via the limiting element the sensor electrode with the activating signal. The evaluating unit is provided, which determines and/or monitors the process variable based on an electrical current signal measurable at the sensor electrode, and the activating signal and/or the guard signal. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005881 | PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR A HUMIDITY SENSOR IN AN AGGRESSIVE ATMOSPHERE - A protective device for a humidity sensor protects the sensor from aggressive substances in a fluid to be analyzed. The protective device for the humidity sensor comprises a protective cap having openings that are covered with a membrane in such a manner that mass transfer between a measuring medium present in the environment and the interior of the protective cap can only take place through the membrane, said membrane including a plastic material which is highly permeable to water vapor, has high thermal stability and high corrosive resistance. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005882 | Gravity Gradiometer - The present invention provides a method of tuning properties of a gravity gradiometer for measuring components of the gravity gradient tensor. The gravity gradiometer comprises a pair of first and second transversely arranged sensor masses that are arranged for movement about an axis and relative to each other in response to a gravity gradient. The gravity gradiometer further comprises first and second capacitors for sensing and influencing the movement of the first and second sensor masses. The method comprising applying a bias voltage to at least one of the capacitors for generating an electrostatic force which acts on one of the sensor masses and thereby influences the movement of that sensor mass. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005883 | METHOD AND A MACHINE FOR BALANCING VEHICLE WHEELS - A method and a machine for balancing vehicle wheels with weights ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100005884 | High Performance Sensors and Methods for Forming the Same - A sensor includes a proof mass suspended by a suspension beam, the suspension beam having a thickness less than a thickness of the proof mass. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005885 | Method and Device for Determining the Relative Position, Speed and/or Acceleration of a Body - In a method for determining the relative position, velocity, acceleration, and/or the rotation center of a body displaceable in a three dimensional space, at least twelve linear acceleration sensors are provided and in each case arranged on a position which is stationarily fixed with respect to the body. At least one acceleration measurement signal is captured by the linear acceleration sensors. A position, velocity, acceleration, and/or rotation center signal is generated for the body from the acceleration measurement signal and data describing the position and orientation of the linear acceleration sensors in the body-fixed coordinate system. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005886 | SENSOR AND ITS FABRICATION PROCESS - The invention provides a sensor comprising a frame, a plurality of beams extending inwardly from said frame, a weight portion supported by the beams, a piezoelectric-resistor formed on each beam and an insulating layer that covers the piezoelectric-resistor. The piezoelectric-resistor has at least one bend, and a metal wiring is located on the insulting layer positioned at the bend. The metal wiring is connected to the bend via at least two contact holes formed in the insulating layer. Contact holes are formed in the insulating layer positioned at both ends of the piezoelectric-resistor, and a bridge circuit wiring is connected to the piezoelectric-resistor via the contact holes. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005887 | VIBRATION-TYPE MEASURING DEVICE - A vibration-type measuring device includes an exciter arrangement which exerts a time-dependent force with at least one sinusoidal component at an adjustable excitation frequency on a measuring tube, through which a medium can flow, and causes the measuring tube to oscillate. The measuring device includes first and second sensors which are fitted to the measuring tube at different locations. The first and second sensors output first and second measurement signals, respectively. The measuring device includes an evaluation unit which determines a first phase shift between the first and second measurement signals and uses the determined phase shift to determine a measurement variable of the medium. The measuring device includes a phase comparator, which determines a second phase shift between the force and the average value of the first and second measurement signals, and a frequency generator which sets the excitation frequency on the basis of the second phase shift. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005888 | SENSOR FOR EXAMINING A VALUE DOCUMENT, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SAID SENSOR - A sensor for examining a document of value ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100005889 | METHOD AND ULTRASONIC SENSOR FOR DETERMINING THE HEIGHT OF OBJECTS DISPOSED ON A CONVEYING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a method for determining the height of objects disposed on a conveying device, in which an ultrasonic sensor positioned in a specific relationship to the conveying device repetitively transmits ultrasonic pulses directed toward the conveying device and any objects disposed thereon to be detected, wherein the ultrasonic pulses are then reflected from a surface of the conveying device or from surfaces of the objects to be detected and are detected by the ultrasonic sensor, wherein from the moments of transmission and moments of detection of the ultrasonic pulses, delay times of the ultrasonic pulses are determined and the height of an object surface relative to the surface of the conveying device is determined from the delay times of the ultrasonic pulses reflected from a surface of an object. The method is characterized in that the delay time of the ultrasonic pulses reflected from the surface of the conveying device is stored as a reference value, that when there is an increase in the measured delay time from a lower to a higher value, the higher value is stored and used as a new reference value, that when there is a decrease in the measured delay time from a higher to a lower value, the lower value is interpreted as the delay time value of ultrasonic pulses reflected from an object surface, and that the height of the object surface relative to the surface of the conveying device is determined from a difference between the most recently stored reference value and a delay time value relevant to an object surface. The invention also relates to an ultrasonic sensor. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005890 | METHOD OF DETERMINING PROPAGATION TIME OF ULTRASONIC FROM MOVABLE BODY AND SYSTEM THEREOF - For precisely determining a position of an electronic pen using ultrasonic, only a direct wave arriving first at a reception device is detected without being affected by a reflected wave of an ultrasonic signal to count a propagation time of the electronic pen. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005891 | MICROWAVE DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING MATERIAL - The invention relates to a device for controlling a material, said device comprising at least means for transmitting an electromagnetic signal at a carrier frequency Fp to illuminate the material and means for receiving the electromagnetic signal, characterized in that said device further comprises first means for modulating the electromagnetic signal at a frequency Fm1, said modulation means being arranged, on the signal path, between the transmission means and the material in order to spatially sample the emitted electromagnetic signal; second means for modulating the electromagnetic signal at a frequency Fm2, said modulation means being arranged, on the signal path, between the material and the electromagnetic signal reception means in order to spatially sample the electromagnetic signal passed through the material. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005892 | ACTIVE ACOUSTIC DRIVER FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY - A driver for applying an oscillating stress to a subject undergoing a medical imaging procedure, such as with magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), includes a passive driver located in the bore of the magnet and in direct contact with the skin of the subject. A remotely located active driver includes a linear motor and a sealed diaphragm that produces acoustic pressure waves in response to an applied current. The pressure waves are directed through a tube and into a chamber formed within the passive driver. Vibrations produced in response to the pressure waves create shear waves that are directed into the subject to aid in the imaging procedure. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005893 | METHOD OF MONITORING PRESSURE OF A GAS SPECIES AND APPARATUS TO DO SO - A method of monitoring pressure of a gas species up to at most a predetermined maximum pressure value is disclosed. The method includes exposing the gas species to transmission of laser light, periodically modulating the wavelength of the laser light over a wavelength band including at least one absorption line of the gas species, optoelectrically converting the transmitted laser light, thereby generating an electric output signal, performing at least one of first filtering the electric output signal with a filter characteristic having a lower cut-off frequency not lower than a transition frequency and of second filtering the electric output signal with a bandpass filter characteristic having an upper cut-off frequency not higher than the transition frequency and a lower cut-off frequency above the modulation frequency of the periodic wavelength modulation. The output of at least one of the filterings is evaluated as a pressure indicative signal. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005894 | CERAMIC PRESSURE SENSORS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The invention relates to the field of multilayer ceramics and relates to ceramic pressure sensors, such as can be used, for example, for industrial process control. The object of the invention is to disclose ceramic pressure sensors that are mounted in a largely mechanically stress-free manner and have a long service life, and the production of which is more effective and more cost-effective. The object is attained with ceramic pressure sensors, comprising a support of tapes, wherein the tape(s) embody at least one cavity that is covered with at least one ceramic pressure membrane tape or in which a ceramic pressure membrane tape covering the cavity is located, and wherein the tape(s) have at least one supply line for the pressure connection to the cavity, and the tape composite is sintered. The object is further attained with a method for production, in which at least one tape is structured for producing a cavity, at least one pressure membrane tape is positioned on the cavity for covering, and subsequently the tape composite is sintered. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005895 | SMART COAT FOR DAMAGE DETECTION INFORMATION, DETECTING DEVICE AND DAMAGE DETECTING METHOD USING SAID COATING - A smart coat with damage following feature for damage detection information, a detecting device and a damage detecting method using said smart coat, the smart coat could be set on a subject body and comprises a sensing layer, said sensing layer is composed of electrically-conductive material and has a thickness from 10 nanometers to 100 micrometers. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005896 | MEASUREMENT OF STRAIN IN AN ADHESIVELY BONDED JOINT INCLUDING MAGNETOSTRICTIVE MATERIAL - Sensing strain in an adhesively bonded joint includes inducing a strain wave in the joint, and sensing a change in local magnetic characteristics in the joint. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005897 | Load Measurement Method and Device - A device for axial load measurement on a mechanical control device ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100005898 | System and method for conditioning and detection of moisture damage in asphalt mixes - An apparatus and method for determination of susceptibility of asphalt concrete materials to moisture damage. An asphalt sample of known bulk specific gravity (density) is placed inside a chamber filled with water, which is capable of heating the sample to a pre-determined temperature. The chamber is pressurized by introduction of air pressure to a flexible membrane that decreases the volume within a chamber containing the sample and water, increasing the pore pressure in the sample. The pressure is then released and allowed to come to ambient pressure. This process is repeated a predetermined number of times (cycles). When a selected number of cycles are complete, the asphalt sample is removed from the chamber and its bulk specific gravity (density) measured again. The difference between the density before and after conditioning is an excellent method of rating the degree at which moisture would deteriorate asphalt samples due to introduction of moisture. The cyclic nature of the increased/decreased pore pressure is observed to significantly decrease bulk specific gravity (density) for poor quality asphalt designs. Furthermore, the sample conditioned by this method can be used for other conventional mechanical test methods, such as tensile strength and modulus determination. Computerized controls are used to automate the procedure and to record and display data from sensors. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005899 | TRANSMISSION CHAIN MONITORING SYSTEM - A method for detecting the strain applied to a transmission chain includes positioning a strain gauge on an inwardly-facing surface of a first of a pair of opposed outer link plates, spacing the inwardly-facing surface of the first outer link plate from an outwardly-facing surface of a first of a pair of opposed inner link plates facing the first outer link plate, connecting the strain gauge into a bridge network and an electric circuit, and using an output of the electric circuit to determine the strain applied to the chain. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005900 | System and Method of an Acoustic Flow Meter With Dual Flow Measurements - Acoustic flow meter with dual flow measurements. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are flow meters comprising a spool piece that defines a central passage, a first plurality of transducer pairs mechanically coupled to the spool piece, a second plurality of transducer pairs mechanically coupled to the spool piece, and meter electronics electrically coupled to the first and second plurality of transducer pairs (the meter electronics configured to determine a first value indicative of fluid flow through the central passage, the first value determined using only signals of the first plurality of transducer pairs). The meter electronics further configured to determine a second value indicative of fluid flow through the central passage, the second value determined using only signals of the second plurality of transducer pairs. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005901 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF COORDINATION OF MEASUREMENT SUBSYSTEMS OF A FLOW METER - Coordination of measurement subsystems of a flow meter. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are flow meters comprising a spool piece that defines a central passage, a first plurality of transducer pairs mechanically coupled to the spool piece, a first control electronics electrically coupled to the first plurality of transducer pairs (the first control electronics configured to selectively activate each transducer pair of the first plurality of transducer pairs), a second plurality of transducer pairs mechanically coupled to the spool piece, a second control electronics different than the first control electronics (the second control electronics electrically coupled to the second plurality of transducer pairs, the second control electronics configured to selectively activate each transducer pair of the second plurality of transducer pairs). The first and second control electronics communicatively coupled and configured to coordinate activation of their respective transducer pairs. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005902 | ULTRASONIC FLUID MEASURING DEVICE - An ultrasonic fluid measuring device capable of improving a measuring accuracy is provided. An ultrasonic fluid measuring device | 2010-01-14 |
20100005903 | Product Dispensing System - A flow sensor includes a fluid chamber configured to receive a fluid. A diaphragm assembly is configured to be displaced whenever the fluid within the fluid chamber is displaced. A transducer assembly is configured to monitor the displacement of the diaphragm assembly and generate a signal based, at least in part, upon the quantity of fluid displaced within the fluid chamber. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005904 | DIFFERENTIAL-PRESSURE FLOW METER AND FLOW-RATE CONTROLLER - A differential-pressure flow meter is capable of easily eliminating adhesion to an orifice of an extraneous material. The differential-pressure flow meter includes: a pair of pressure sensors provided on a straight pipe part of a main fluid channel; an orifice unit interposed between the pair of pressure sensors; a columnar orifice body provided on the main fluid channel to be detachable in a direction orthogonal to a flow direction of a fluid in the main fluid channel; and an orifice hole penetrating the orifice body in the flow direction of the fluid, wherein the orifice body is rotatable at a prescribed installation position to reverse an upstream side and a downstream side with respect to the orifice hole, and flow rate measurement is performed by converting into a flow rate a difference in pressure that is obtained from two pressure values sensed respectively by the pair of pressure sensors. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005905 | Apparatus for Determining and Controlling Flow Rate - The invention relates to an apparatus for determining a flow rate, with at least one flow passage for a fluid, an adjustable measuring device and a throttle. The apparatus is characterized in that the throttle is arranged to be movable about at least one pivot axis and engages with a predetermined and variable flow edge section at least in a partial region of the fluid flow passage prior to the measuring device. The apparatus according to the invention further comprises a bypass, which is variable at least by means of a bypass actuating member. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005906 | Flowmeter - A flow meter of Coriolis type includes a supporting base that supports a pair of fluid pipes in a manner capable of being vibrated, and a frame fixed to the supporting base. The frame is integrally formed with a mounting portion disposed between the fluid pipes and having a thickness that does not interfere with the fluid pipes, a reinforcing portion disposed at the outer circumference of the mounting portion and enhancing the rigidity of the mounting portion, and a fixing portion for being fixed to the supporting base. The reinforcing portion has an outer wall portion that protrudes at least to one side of the thickness direction of the mounting portion, and substantially continuously surrounds the outer circumference of the fluid pipes. Penetrating portions for disposing the coils corresponding to respective magnetic substances mounted on the fluid pipe are formed in the mounting portion. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005907 | TORQUE MEASURING APPARATUS AND ACTUATOR DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEM - A torque measuring apparatus includes: a flexure element that is attached between an output shaft of an actuator or a speed reducer as a torque measurement object and a load object, and includes a main flexure part displaced mainly around the output shaft according to a torque applied from the load object, and an auxiliary flexure part to remove a displacement component other than the displacement of the main flexure part around the output shaft; and at least one pair of strain gauges attached to the main flexure part. The torque is measured based on electric signals outputted from the respective strain gauges. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005908 | Pressure Distribution Sensor Utilizing Electromagnetic Coupling - A pressure distribution sensor utilizing electromagnetic coupling in which alignment of electromagnetically coupled coils is facilitated, and a force in a slip direction can be detected. The pressure distribution sensor utilizing electromagnetic coupling has a detection surface comprises a plurality of first loop wires ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100005909 | TORQUE SENSOR WITH REDUCED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO FAILURE - A sensor arrangement with relatively low disturbance susceptibility for measurement of a torque acting on a shaft, wherein the shaft has a first shaft section and a second shaft section and these two shaft sections can rotate with respect to one another, having at least one magnetic encoder which is arranged on the first shaft section, and having a stator which is arranged on the second shaft section, wherein the stator has two stator elements which each have projecting fingers, wherein at least one additional, second stator, likewise having two stator elements which each have projecting fingers, is arranged on the second shaft section, and these stators are associated with the magnetic encoder. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005910 | BIO-DEGRADABILITY TESTING KIT - This invention relates to a kit to enable the bio-degradability of a material to be observed. The kit includes: at least one environmental vessel formed from a non bio-degradable material having an opening that can be covered with a scalable lid for loading of the vessel, which vessel includes means so that the vessel can be sealed or ventilated if desired; at least one sample of a material to be tested. The sample to be tested can be located in the vessel and tested under the influence of a particular environment, which environment may be ventilated if desired. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005911 | Weathering Test Apparatus With Real-Time Color Measurement - What is disclosed is a weathering test apparatus with an In situ, Real-time Color Measurement System (IRCMS) with an input optic connected to a light pipe placed in the chamber between a light source and a test specimen in turn connected to a color measuring sensor and the associated processing and storage system to determine the color of a specimen in a continuous fashion within the enclosure of the weathering device. The color obtained is then compared a stored value or reference to determine the color evolution over time and can also be compared with the Standard Reference Materials (SRM) to determine when standardized testing has achieved acceptable color change values. In another embodiment, the input optic is offset from a line between the specimen and the light source to limit interference of shading created by the optic, and in another embodiment, several input optics are used in tandem to measure the color of different specimens located at different angular orientations on the rotating rack in the chamber. In yet another embodiment, a second optic is used to take a full-spectrum measurement of the irradiant light source used in the color calculation under the CIE standard. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005912 | METHOD AND TEST FIXTURE FOR EVALUATING A LUBRICATION CONTAINMENT SYSTEM - A method for evaluating a lubrication containment system is disclosed herein. In one lubrication containment system applicable to the inventive method, a seal runner can be fixed to the rotatable structure and seal against a static radial seal supported by the sump housing. The method of the invention includes the step of rotating the structure relative to the sump housing. The inventive method also includes the step of directing test fluid to the structure inside the sump housing. The inventive method also includes the step of quantifying an accumulation of test lubricant at the seal runner during rotation by omitting the radial seal from the lubrication containment system. As a result, test lubricant can pass out of the sump housing. The amount of test lubricant that passes out of the sump housing, past the location where the seal runner would be or would have been, corresponds to the amount of lubricant that accumulates at the seal runner during operation in the field. It is desirable to minimize this accumulation; accumulation of lubricant at the seal runner can compromise the life and effectiveness of the seal runner. The test results derived from practicing the inventive method can be applied to design aspects of the lubrication containment system, including the seal runner as well as other structures. A test fixture is also disclosed for practicing at least one embodiment of the inventive method. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005913 | Radial release device - A release device having a multi-segment split spool with a central bore adapted to axially restrain a tensioned member. A tensioned tape is overlappingly wound around the spool segments thereby preventing radial movement of the spool segments. The overlapping winding allows for a low profile housing for the release device. The multiple segments require less radial motion for release of the tensioned member. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005914 | POWER STEERING DEVICE INCLUDING A COMPLIANT GEAR - A power steering device includes a first gear provided on the first shaft, the first gear having a centerline axis, and a second gear operatively connected to the first gear. The second gear includes a rotational axis that is maintained substantially coplanar with the centerline axis. The power steering device further includes a compliant member operatively connected with the second gear. The compliant member allows rotational compliance of the second gear while avoiding axial and radial compliance. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005915 | IRREVERSIBLE TRANSMISSION DEVICE - The invention relates to a geared, irreversible motion transmitting device comprising a massive casing supporting an input means and an output means, one end of the input means being fitted with a pinion whereas one end of the output means is fitted with a gear wheel, said pinion and said gear wheel constituting a gear system. Said gearwheel and pinion are designed in a manner that, in operation, pinion rotation generates an effective force acting a distance off the center (C | 2010-01-14 |
20100005916 | MOTORCYCLE FOOT CONTROLS - A motorcycle foot control mechanism is described and claimed, said motorcycle foot control mechanism comprising a left rockerboard bracket, said rockerboard bracket being found on a left-hand side of a motorcycle in a left footrest position, said rockerboard bracket comprising a motorcycle footrest immovably affixed to a rockerboard bracket on a ventral side of said footrest, said rockerboard bracket being a member selected from the group consisting of a rockerboard bracket braking bracket and a rockerboard bracket shifting bracket, said rockerboard bracket comprising a toe end and a heel end; a right rockerboard bracket, said rockerboard bracket being found on a right-hand side of said motorcycle in a right footrest position, said rockerboard bracket comprising a motorcycle footrest immovably affixed to a rockerboard bracket on a ventral side of said footrest, said rockerboard bracket being a member selected from the group consisting of a rockerboard bracket braking bracket and a rockerboard bracket shifting bracket, said group member being not identical to said left rockerboard bracket group member, said rockerboard bracket comprising a toe end and a heel end; a braking system functionally affixed to said rockerboard bracket braking bracket; and a shifting system functionally affixed to said rockerboard bracket shifting bracket. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005917 | SEQUENTIAL CONTROL DEVICE WITH ROTATING DRUM FOR ENGAGING GEARS IN A MECHANICAL GEARBOX OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, PARTICULARLY OF A MOTOR CAR - The device comprises a drum mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation and having a plurality of guide grooves on its outer surface, and a corresponding plurality of engagement forks, each including a supporting portion supported slidably on the outer surface of the drum, a drive portion designed to drive a corresponding synchronizing sleeve of the gearbox, and a pin engaging in a corresponding guide groove of the drum. The guide grooves are shaped so as to produce, as a result of the rotation of the drum, a selective movement of the pins, together with the corresponding engagement forks, parallel to the axis of rotation of the drum according to predetermined operating modes, to cause each time the engagement of a given gear. The pins are positioned, with respect to the axis of rotation of the drum, on the same side of the drive portion of the engagement forks. A through groove is provided on the outer surface of the drum and extends parallel to the axis of rotation from an end of the drum to at least the guide groove farthest from that end, so as to guide the pins of the engagement forks when these latter are mounted on the drum. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005918 | JOINT MECHANISM AND JOINT DEVICE - The joint mechanism includes a first link, a second link, a third link, a shaft supported on the second link to be rotatable about an axis thereof, and movable in an axis direction thereof, a first worm and a second worm mounted on the shaft, a first worm wheel in mesh with the first worm to pivotally move the first link with respect to the second link, and a second worm wheel in mesh with the second worm to pivotally move the third link with respect to the second link. The first link and the third link are pivotally moved in opposite directions to each other by rotating the shaft, and pivotally moved in identical directions to each other by moving the shaft in the axis direction. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005919 | DEVICE FOR DISPLACING AND POSITIONING AN OBJECT IN SPACE - The invention relates to a device for displacing and positioning an object in a space, having at least three actuating arms that can pivot about a transmission axis. Each arm is connected to a motor unit/transmission unit. A carrier element is provided in order to arrange at least one gripping element for gripping the object. Each actuating arm, on the free ends thereof, has a first articulated axis that is parallel to the transmission axis with first articulated parts arranged at a distance from each other, of a first ball joint. The carrier element has a second articulated axis associated with each actuating arm with first articulated parts that are arranged at a distance in relation to each other, of a second ball joint. The first articulated axis is connected to the second articulated axis by a pair of connecting bars which include terminal second articulated parts. The terminal second articulated parts of the connecting bars form the first and second ball joints with the first articulated parts on the first articulated axis and the first articulated parts on the second articulated axis. The connecting bars for stabilizing the ball joints are connected together. According to the invention, the connecting bars are made of an essentially elastic material and are connected together by at least one prestressing element made of an essentially stiff material. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005920 | Geometric End Effector System - A geometric end effector system for use on a robot. The system includes a platform and a frame secured to the platform. At least one base is arranged at a predetermined position on the frame. The system also has an anchor mount secured to the base and a component connected to an end of the anchor mount by a collar assembly. A key is arranged between the component and the anchor mount. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005921 | CONTROL CABLE ADJUSTER - A control cable adjuster including a first adjusting element with a first engagement portion, a second adjusting element with a second engagement portion coupled to the first engagement portion, and a rigid cover removably coupled to at least one of the first adjusting element and the second adjusting element. The second adjusting element configured for adjustable axial movement relative to the first adjusting element while maintaining the first and second engagement portions coupled together. The rigid cover is movable between a covered position where the rigid cover substantially covers a portion of the first engagement portion, and an exposed position where the rigid cover substantially exposes a portion of the first engagement portion. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005922 | Positive Handle Stop for Switches - The present invention relates generally to handle stops. More particularly, the invention encompasses a positive handle stop for a switch. The positive handle stop for a switch, such as, a safety switch, prevents the handle of a switch from returning to the shipping position once the switch is turned ON. The invention also includes a shipping position for the inventive handle so as to reduce the size of the packaging need to ship the switch apparatus. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005923 | BICYCLE PEDAL - A bicycle pedal comprises a pedal body having two pairs of wings extended from two opposite sides of the pedal body; a pivot shaft passing through the receiving space of the pair of wings for assembling with a press unit and an adjusting hook; a positioning hook being installed adjacent to the adjusting hook; the press units resist against the pedal body and the adjusting hook for providing a clamping force to the adjusting hook; each adjusting hook having a clamping portion; and each clamping portion having an adjusting stud which resists against the press units; and the adjusting stud being vertical to a treading surface of the pedal body; by tightening or releasing the adjusting stud, the clamping force of the adjusting hook is adjustable. The components above mentioned is updateable easily and conveniently and can be cleaned easily; and the adjustment of the clamping force is adjusted conveniently. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005924 | BYCYCLE PEDAL WITH AUTOMATIC ATTACHMENT AND DETACHMENT - Bicycle pedal with automatic attachment and detachment, comprising a body ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100005925 | STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING A SLEEVE MEMBER IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A sleeve supporting structure for an automatic transmission, including a sleeve member disposed on a radial outside of an input shaft, a rotational shaft portion disposed in a motor, an oil pump housing, and a stationary member supporting an outer circumferential surface of the rotational shaft portion and including a projection that projects toward a side of the oil pump. The sleeve member has one axial end portion overlapped with the rotational shaft portion in the radial direction thereof and an opposite axial end portion meshing with an inner gear of the oil pump, and is supported by an inner circumferential surface of the oil pump housing and an inner circumferential surface of the rotational shaft portion. The projection of the stationary member is fitted onto an outer circumferential surface of the oil pump housing so as to form a faucet joint in cooperation therewith. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005926 | Method And System For Recovering Metal From Processed Recycled Materials - Recovering metallic materials, such as copper, from waste materials. The A dynamic sensor measures the rate of change of current generated by metallic materials in the waste materials. Preprocessing and post processing of the waste materials may be completed to further concentrate the amount the metallic materials recovered from the waste. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005927 | PROCEDE ET INSTALLATION POUR L'INTRODUCTION D'UN FIL FOURRE DANS UN BAIN DE METAL EN FUSION - A method for introducing a cored wire into a bath of molten metal includes extracting the cored wire from a reel, and making it run into the molten metal bath, one part of the path traveled by the cored wire being formed in a guide tube, whose distal end is at a defined height above the surface of the metal bath. The cored wire is driven and subjected to a straightening operation under conditions practically not altering its substantially circular cross section and allowing it to be introduced and penetrate into the depth of the bath in a vertical direction. The installation includes elements for driving the cored wire from a reel, a guide tube for guiding the cored wire, and elements for straightening the cored wire that are placed in front of its entry into the guide tube, the straightening elements being capable of giving the cored wire a straight direction without altering its circular cross section. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005928 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AGGLOMERATED MATERIAL - A method is provided for producing an agglomerated material that is used for producing metallic iron by heat reduction in a moving hearth-type reducing furnace, wherein the agglomerated material can have a high mechanical strength without increases in the binder content and the moisture content of the material mixture. The method for producing an agglomerated material used for producing metallic iron, wherein the agglomerated material is produced by agglomerating a material mixture containing an iron-oxide-containing material, a carbonaceous reducing agent, a binder, and moisture; drying the material mixture; and charging and heating the material mixture in a moving hearth-type reducing furnace to reduce the iron oxide contained in the material mixture with the carbonaceous reducing agent, wherein a carbohydrate is used as the binder and the material mixture is left to stand prior to the agglomeration. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005929 | MULTIPLE-ANGLE SCISSOR BLADE - The invention is directed to a pair of laparoscopic scissors, comprising a pair of blades connected at a pivot, each of the blades having a length, a tip portion, a body portion, an outer surface, an inner surface and a cutting edge, the cutting edge forming an angle with the outer surface along the length of the blade such that tension during a cutting operation at the tip portion is about the same as tension at the body portion during the cutting operation. The angle formed may be greater at the tip portion which continuously decreases over the length of the blade. The tip portion may have a first body thickness and the body portion may have a second body thickness different from the first body thickness. During the cutting operation, the blades progressively move over each other to provide a point contact along the cutting edges. The blades may be thickened in a number of locations and combinations including: (1) one blade could be thicker than the other to force the opposing blade to flex; (2) both blades could be thicker at the body portions to give more strength when cutting staples; (3) each blade could be thickened on one side or the other to stiffen certain locations; and (4) the tips of each blade could be thicker than the body portions to provide increased tension at the tips. In another aspect of the invention, a process of manufacturing the pair of scissors of the invention is disclosed, comprising the steps of form grinding the blades into a desired shape from a pre-hardened block of material, and sharpening the cutting edges of the blades. The blades may also be formed through other processes including wire EDM, laser cutting, waterjet cutting, machining, cast or metal injection molding, and other independent profile manufacturing processes. The manufacturing process of the invention is beneficial in that each profile can be accurately controlled, and the parts will be exact every time. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005930 | KIT FOR REPAIRING AND INFLATING INFLATABLE ARTICLES - A kit for repairing and inflating inflatable articles comprises a compressor unit, a container unit containing a sealant fluid and a fluidic line to connect the compressor unit to the container unit. The kit also comprises a first non-return valve placed along the fluidic line, a duct connected to the fluidic line between the compressor unit and the first non-return valve and a second non-return valve to close the duct; the first and second non-return valves are normally closed and respectively open automatically when the container unit is connected to the fluidic line or when the duct is connected to the inflatable item. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005931 | RATCHET SCREWDRIVER - A ratchet screwdriver includes a handle having a hole co-axially defined in the handle. A ratchet mechanism is co-axially received in the hole in the handle and comprises a ratchet wheel for driving the ratchet screwdriver with bi-directional operating and a selector for selectively determining the operational direction of the ratchet wheel. A driving shaft is relatively and co-axially mounted in the ratchet mechanism and ratchetly and bi-directionally driven by the ratchet wheel. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005932 | Spud wrench - The present invention is directed to a spud wrench and a spud wrench kit. The spud wrench may include a lever, a socket and an insert. The socket may include an aperture capable of receiving the lever within, wherein the socket may include an enlarged end. The insert may include an aperture in a first side and an opening in a second side, wherein the lever may be capable of insertion within the aperture of the first side. In addition, the socket may be capable of moving relative to the lever and the insert may be capable of moving relative to the socket. The spud wrench kit may further include a socket wrench, a case and inserts of various shapes and sizes and sockets of various shapes and sizes. The inserts and the sockets may be interchangeably used with the lever in numerous manners. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005933 | Wire nut tool - A tool for installing a wire nut connector onto at least two wires includes an injection molded device having an orifice arranged on a distal face of the device for accepting a wire nut. This wire nut orifice includes a through opening and a plurality of curved regions arranged therein for contacting ridges on an exterior of the wire nuts during installation and removal. Pairs of stepped shoulders are arranged within the wire nut orifice for accepting wings on an exterior of the wire nuts. In a first embodiment, the tool includes a rotating handle. In a second embodiment the device includes a square opening on the proximal face for accepting an end of a ratcheting drive. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005934 | Telescopic wrench - A wrench. The wrench is usable with a screwdriver head. The screwdriver head defines a screwdriver head effective portion and a screwdriver head attachment portion. The wrench includes a substantially elongated telescopic handle. The telescopic handle defines a handle first end and a substantially longitudinally opposed handle second end. The telescopic handle is configurable between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration. The handle first and second ends are closer to each other in the retracted configuration than in the extended configuration. The telescopic handle defines a handle first recess extending substantially longitudinally into the telescopic handle into the telescopic handle from the handle first end towards the handle second end and a handle second recess extending substantially longitudinally into the telescopic handle from the handle second end towards the handle first end. The handle first recess is configured and sized for slidably receiving the screwdriver head attachment portion thereinto. The wrench further includes a wrench head. The wrench head defines a wrench head effective portion and a wrench head attachment portion. The wrench head attachment portion is slidable into the handle second recess. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005935 | WHEEL LATHE FOR BOX CARS - One embodiment of the invention relates to an apparatus for configuring a wheel associated with a train. The apparatus comprises a tool configured to engage the wheel; a compound slide system for positioning the cutting tool in at least two axes; and a computer control coupled to control the compound slide system. The compound slide system is controlled so that the wheel is configured in accordance with a profile. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005936 | CUTTING METHOD AND CUTTING APPARATUS - A tool main spindle, whose cutting angle can be changed, is translated by an X-axis moving mechanism portion on an X-axis provided in a plane perpendicular to an axis of a work; and is translated on a Y-axis by a Y-axis moving mechanism portion. Cutting of the work is performed by setting the cutting angle of the tool main spindle to an angle of the cutting tool at which the work has large dynamic rigidity, and causing an axis of a cutting tool to cross the work axis, and cutting the work with the cutting tool toward the axis of the work by cooperatively operating the X-axis moving mechanism portion and the Y-axis moving mechanism portion. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005937 | Guard Assembly for Table Saw - A table saw includes a base assembly, a table assembly supported by the base assembly, a saw assembly having a blade extending through the table assembly, and a riving knife assembly connected to the saw assembly. The riving knife assembly has a removable riving knife, and a riving knife locking mechanism for locking the riving knife in the riving knife assembly. A handle is mounted to the base assembly or the table assembly, and is connected to the riving knife locking mechanism for releasing the riving knife without using additional tools. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005938 | Cutting devices - The present invention includes a cutting device including a table and a cutting unit disposed on an upper side of the table and vertically movably supported by the table via a slide mechanism. The slide mechanism enables the cutting unit to slide in a sliding direction relative to the table within a plane substantially parallel to a surface of the table. A slide lock mechanism can lock and unlock the sliding movement of the cutting unit and includes an operation member operable to slide for locking and unlocking the sliding movement. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005939 | Table Saw - A table saw includes a base assembly, a table assembly supported by the base assembly, a saw assembly connected to at least one of the base assembly and the table assembly, the saw assembly having a blade extending through the table assembly, a height adjustment assembly for adjusting the height of the blade, the height adjustment assembly comprising a height adjustment wheel, and bevel adjustment assembly for adjusting the bevel angle of the blade, the bevel adjustment assembly comprising a bevel adjustment wheel. The height and bevel adjustment wheels are disposed at the front of the base assembly. The position of the height and bevel adjustment wheels relative to the front of the base assembly does not change regardless of the blade height and bevel angle. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005940 | ARTICULATING BAND SAW AND METHOD - An articulating band saw apparatus provides a frame that includes a vertically extending section having upper and lower end portions. An elevator moves between the upper and lower end portions of the frame. A first hydraulic actuator is supported on the elevator for movement therewith. A first arm provides arm end portions, the first arm supported by the first hydraulic actuator. An end of the first arm supporting a second hydraulic actuator that is spaced away from the first hydraulic actuator. The second hydraulic actuator supports a second arm. An endless band type saw is mounted on the free end of the second arm generally opposite the second actuator. The band saw is movable by articulation of the first and second actuators and resulting movement of the first and second arms. In one embodiment, the band saw is a diamond wire saw. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005941 | Apparatus for Introducing Weakening Cuts in a Film or Skin - The invention relates to an apparatus for introducing weakening cuts in a film or skin ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100005942 | Ergonomic Guitar - An ergonomic guitar including a contoured guitar body, a neck attached to the body, and a headstock on the distal end of the neck. A plurality of strings extending from the headstock to the body, a portion of the strings lying on a playing plane over the body. The contoured guitar body includes a front face located on a front or playing side of the body with a front edge extending around the periphery of the front face, and a rear face located on the back of the body and having a rear edge extending around the periphery of the rear face. At least a portion of the rear edge having a concave curvature relative to the playing plane such that the curved portion of the rear edge curves away from the playing plane. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005943 | STRINGED INSTRUMENT HAVING COMPONENTS MADE FROM GLASS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A stringed instrument, such as a guitar, having components made from glass, and methods of manufacturing and assembling the same are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides for manufacturing a glass fretboard, manufacturing glass frets, assembling the glass frets to the fretboard, and assembling the fretboard to the neck of the stringed instrument. In addition to the fretboard and frets, other components of the stringed instrument may also be made from glass. For example, the present invention further provides a method for manufacturing glass saddles and top nuts to allow the strings of the stringed instrument to substantially entirely contact glass. This produces a clean, crisp sound and overcomes the problem of generating an inferior sound that results from the imperfections found in natural wood components, for example. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005944 | Compensated adjustable nut for a stringed instrument - A fully adjustable compensated guitar nut is claimed to allow the strings of a guitar to be separately and continuously intonated accurately and easily whenever necessary. The nut employs small adjustable saddles, equal in number to the strings of the instrument. A vertical adjustment screw allows for vertical adjustment of string height (string action) and accommodation of various fingerboard radiuses and a horizontal adjustment screw allows for adjustment of the distance between the nut and the bridge of the instrument, allowing for precise intonation. In addition to vertical adjustment screws, shims can be added under the saddles for further vertical adjustment. This adjustable compensated guitar nut allows for correction of intonation problems related to scale length, string elasticity, string gauge, variation in fret height, variation in guitar action (height of strings above the finger board), as well as finger pressure of the fretting hand (playing style). This system has been tested and has been found to correct intonation not only from the first to the twelfth fret but also from the twelfth fret on up even after complete intonation adjustment of the bridge. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005945 | Percussion instrument with helical coil and resonant chamber - A hand held percussion musical instrument including: a thin walled resonance chamber and a first rigid coil having a first end attached to the resonance chamber such as by welding. The first rigid coil has a length perpendicular to the surface of the resonance chamber and; the first coil includes a plurality of individual wire wraps each wrap spaced from adjacent wraps. A second end of the first coil is spaced from the resonance chamber such that striking the first coil produces first musical tones amplified by said resonance chamber. The resonance chamber can be held between the user's thumb and middle finger such that the coil can be struck or filtered by the user's index finger during play. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005946 | DRUM SHELL - A drum shell is constituted of at least one laminate wood in which at least one fiber-reinforced layer (e.g. a carbon fabric) is inserted between two wooden materials via the adhesive and which is rolled up in a cylindrical shape. By setting the mass per unit area of the fiber-reinforced layer ranging from 5 g/m | 2010-01-14 |
20100005947 | MUSICAL PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT - The invention relates to a musical percussion instrument including a barrel and a membrane, being stretched over at least one of the openings and being in the form of a disc of appropriate material. The membrane has a device to collaborate with a complementary device of the barrel or a support to allow the membrane to be attached to the barrel with the application of tension. This musical instrument is characterized in that the membrane is equipped with devices defined by a series of holes, uniformly distributed at the periphery of the disc and through which a series of ties are intended to be anchored, at least part of the ties being capable of being secured to an element that forms an integral part of the barrel or of a support thereof. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005948 | Hi-hat universal foot pedal lock - The foot pedal lock comprising a swing arm rotatably mounted within a support allows a foot pedal of a hi-hat or other instrument to be quickly and easily locked in position. In one embodiment, the foot pedal lock is attached to the front portion of a foot pedal. The swing arm may be rotated forward such that its locking member or members contact a retaining structure or similar structure attached to the foot pedal's stand. The contact between the swing arm and the retaining structure secure the foot pedal in place. The foot pedal may be unlocked by depressing the foot pedal further so that a arm biasing device may retract the swing arm when to unlock the foot pedal. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005949 | Tuner with clothes-pin design - A stringed instrument tuner that detects vibrations of the string being played via an integrated circuit and displays the nearest musical note value and the deviation of that strings pitch relative to an in-tune reference pitch This tuner has a clothes pin like design that allows it to be easily mounted on a stringed instrument, such as a guitar, by squeezing the top legs of the device and applying pressure to the coil mechanism to exert force on the lower jaws so that that they open up to allow clamping and securement onto the instrument. The electronics housing is built into one of the legs of the clothes pin tuner adjacent to where the user squeezes the clothes pin with their thumb. The electronics housing contains an integrated circuit, battery, and LED display | 2010-01-14 |
20100005950 | Crash 'N flash lighting system - A lighting system is described that is completely controlled and operated by the drummer of a musical band through cymbal crashes. An omni-directional, cat whisker style actuator electric limit switch is to be mounted to a standard cymbal stand just beneath the cymbal. A specifically modified actuator of the switch rests lightly on the underside of the cymbal. As the cymbal is struck, the downward motion of the cymbal and switch actuator closes the electrical contacts in the switch completing an electrical circuit. An associated outlet receptacle box wired schematically completes the lighting system and allows the user to plug in any standard light of choice. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005951 | METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING AT LEAST ONE MULTIMEDIA PERIPHERAL OF A PORTABLE COMMUNICATION AND CORRESPONDING PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS(S) - A method and device of synchronizing at least one multimedia peripheral of a portable communication device with a synthetic audio file include storing parameters in the portable communication device. The parameters include a list of preferred instruments. Information is read from the synthetic audio file. The information relates to an instrument corresponding to each track available in the synthetic audio file. A track is selected from among the tracks available in the synthetic audio file based on the list of preferred instruments. At least one synchronization signal is generated from the synthetic audio file using the selected track. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005952 | Method and apparatus for teaching keyboard persons with developmental disabilities - A method and kit for teaching keyboard to children and/or adults with autism and developmental disabilities. A simplified, backwards approach to teaching keyboard, where the student learns how to play songs first (by way of letter and/or picture connection) and theory comes at a later time. The method is a visual and auditory approach to teaching keyboard which incorporates Applied Behavioral Analysis for learning and behavior modification. The method and kit includes specific flash cards (used in discrete trials), games (play therapy), and a special designed music/song book (oversized staff paper with oversized notes). This method and kit helps the student to stay on task and master the skill of playing the keyboard (piano), which gives the student an instantaneous sense of accomplishment without any (or minimal) frustration. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005953 | VOLUME ADJUSTING APPARATUS AND VOLUME ADJUSTING METHOD - A volume adjusting apparatus includes a sound collecting unit configured to collect noise data of a surrounding environment, an analyzing unit configured to extract a feature value indicating a feature of the noise data collected by the sound collecting unit and a feature value indicating a feature of supplied musical tune data, and a control unit configured to generate volume adjustment information for adjusting playback volume of the musical tune data based on the feature value of the noise data and the feature value of the musical tune data and adjusts the playback volume of the musical tune data based on the volume adjustment information. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005954 | Sound Sensing Apparatus and Musical Instrument - A pickup is provided in an electric guitar to detect sound generated by the electric guitar. The pickup is fitted between the housing of the body of the electric guitar and a string. The pickup includes a magnetostrictor the magnetic characteristic of which varies depending on the vibration of the string; a detector operative to detect the variation in the magnetic characteristic of the magnetostrictor as an electric signal; and a supplier operative to supply the electric signal detected by the detector to a signal processor. Certain stress is applied to the magnetostrictor by the string of the electric guitar and the housing of the body. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005955 | Body armor structure, method and performance - Body armor structure including a unitary material body having strike and opposite faces, and an internal structure disposed between these faces which progresses from shatter-prone to ductile. The methodology of the invention includes the steps of responding to a projectile impact first with a fragmentation energy-dissipating mechanism, and thereafter augmenting such responding with a ductile elastic yield mechanism. The methodology further includes the step of telegraphing the responding action through a brittle/ductile transition region in the structure of the invention to engage the ductile elastic yield mechanism. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005956 | Methods and apparatus for use in a locked machine gun - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for a locked machine gun that includes a casing, a barrel, a locking breech mechanism, an abutment and a quick change attachment. The locking breech mechanism has at least one locking body. The abutment holds the locking body or locking bodies of the locked breech mechanism. The quick-change attachment is used to facilitate the removal of the barrel and insertion and attachment of a new barrel. A first part of the abutment remains on the casing when the barrel is being changed, and a second part of the abutment is firmly connected to the barrel. The quick-change attachment is equipped to bring about a separation between the first part of the abutment remaining with the casing and the barrel with the second part. Also, the second part of the abutment has a curved section which controls the engagement of the breech mechanism in the abutment when the breech mechanism closes. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005957 | FLUID PRESSURE CYLINDER WITH TRUNNION SUPPORT FITTING - A pair of trunnion support fittings is installed on a cylinder tube, and the trunnion support fittings have main fittings placed along vertical outer surfaces of the cylinder tube and also have fastening fittings connected to arm sections of the main fittings by screws. Installation projections formed on the fastening fittings are engaged with engagement grooves formed in lateral outer surfaces of the cylinder tube. Also, particle layers are formed on the trunnion support fittings and are in contact with the vertical outer surfaces and lateral outer surfaces of the cylinder tube. | 2010-01-14 |