06th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100032209 | PERCUSSION ASSISTED ROTARY EARTH BIT AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A method of boring through a formation includes providing a drilling machine and drill string and operatively coupling an earth bit to the drilling machine through the drill string. An air flow is provided through the drill string at an air pressure less than about one-hundred pounds per square inch (100 psi) and an overstrike force is applied to the earth bit, wherein the overstrike force is less than about five foot-pounds per square inch (5 ft-lb/in | 2010-02-11 |
20100032210 | Monitoring Drilling Performance in a Sub-Based Unit - In one aspect, a removable module or sub is provided for use in drilling a wellbore, which sub in one embodiment may include a body having a pin end and a box end configured for coupling between two members of a drill string, the body having a bore therethrough for flow of a fluid, and a sensor disposed in a pressure-sealed chamber in one of the pin end and the box end and configured to provide measurements relating to a downhole condition. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032211 | DRILLING APPARATUS FOR USE IN MINING - The invention relates to an accessory for a drilling apparatus for drilling holes into the ground and into which explosives can be filled for blasting purposes. Such drilling commonly occurs in open cast mining for mining of mineral deposits. It is known to take samples from materials blown from holes during drilling, permitting analysis of the samples in order to estimate accurately the mineral content in the area being mined. The accessory is operatively supported on a drilling apparatus and includes a dust particle catcher, for catching dust particles blown from a hole to form dust particle samples, and a collection arrangement including receptacles in which dust particle samples are collected. A control arrangement of the accessory controls the operation thereof and serves also to enable the hole and the depth region of the hole, from which each sample was collected, to be identified. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032212 | Downhole adjustable bent-angle mechanism for use with a motor for directional drilling - A housing including longitudinally extending tubular members interconnected to allow controlled relative bending thereof, during a drilling operation, a rotary drive transmitting torsion bar extending generally longitudinally within the housing to controllably bend in response to relative bending of said members, a rotary drill bit operatively connected to said torsion bar to be rotated as the bar rotates, a rotary drive operatively connected to the torsion bar to rotate the bar, means for controlling relative bending of the said members during torsion bar rotation and as a function of such rotation. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032213 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRE-LOADING OF A MAIN ROTATING STRUCTURAL MEMBER - A apparatus for a pipe handling apparatus has a main rotating structural member rotating about a pivot axis relative to a skid and moving from a first position to a second position. A tensioning mechanism is affixed to the main rotating structural member. The tensioning mechanism applies a tension to the main rotating structural member when the main rotating structural member is in the second position. The tensioning mechanism has a first cable having an end attached adjacent a top of the main rotating structural member, and a second cable having an end attached adjacent the top of the main rotating structural member. The first and second cables have opposite ends attached to a fixed surface. The first and second cables extend angularly outwardly from a front of the main rotating structural member. The first and second cable extend angularly outwardly from the sides of the main rotating structural member. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032214 | Composite Enhanced Metallic Drilling Riser System - An offshore composite enhanced metallic drilling riser is equipped to enable preloading of the composite shell and the metallic riser. A riser has steel end connectors and a continuous metallic inner liner, encased in a composite shell. A segmented hyperboloid shaped profile is located near each of the end fittings for preloading of the composite and the metallic riser. In one version, both halves of the hyperboloid shape are capable of axial movement by adjusting jack bolts connected to one of the hyperboloid halves. One of the halves is limited in axial movement while the other half moves axially away from the restricted half, the movement simultaneously generates the composite pre-load and the metallic riser pre-load. The other version uses fluid pressure between mating faces of the segments to push them apart. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032215 | Tri-cone bits for horizontal and hard formation drilling applications - The present invention discloses a tri-cone drill bit comprising: three head sections with upper parts thereof jointed together to form a bit body, three cones rotatably mounted to lower ends of the head sections respectively, nozzle sockets designed on the bit body between respective head sections and each having a hole in which a nozzle is mounted, wherein gage cutters are mounted to an upper trailing side of each head O.D. surface to form a gage holding surface thereon, and a leading side of each head section is backwardly slanted as a whole. The design of gage surface at trailing sides of head sections increases the bit's stability, reduces lateral vibration and also reduces tendency of bit deflection in horizontal drilling applications and effective working life of the bit is improved. Backward slant of leading sides of head sections facilitates upward carrying of drilling cuttings and improves drilling efficiency. Jets from the nozzles are respectively directed to the leading side of each following cone, which enhances bottom hole cleaning and cooling of cutting elements and leads to a longer working life and higher ROP of the bit. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032216 | EARTH BORING CUTTER EMPLOYING HELICAL TEETH - An earth bit includes an earth bit body and a lug and cutting cone carried by the earth bit body, wherein the cutting cone is rotatably mounted to the lug. A plurality of cutters are carried by the earth bit body, wherein the cutters include a cutter body and a plurality of curved teeth extending between opposed ends of the cutter body. The curved teeth are positioned so that one end of a tooth overlaps an opposed end of an adjacent tooth. The curved teeth of a first cutter extend in a direction around its corresponding cutter body and the curved teeth of a second cutter extend in an opposed direction around its corresponding cutter body. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032217 | POWER OUTPUT APPARATUS, VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH POWER OUTPUT APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD OF POWER OUTPUT APPARATUS - In a 2-motor drive mode with connection of both motors with a driveshaft by means of a transmission, a hybrid vehicle sets torque commands of the motors based on a torque demand set at step S | 2010-02-11 |
20100032218 | HYBRID DRIVE UNIT - A hybrid drive unit includes a power distribution mechanism for distributing a power from an engine to a first electric motor and to an output shaft; a transmission, which is arranged between the output shaft and a second electric motor in a manner to transmit a torque therebetween, and which is capable of setting an overdrive ratio where a speed of the output shaft is higher than that of a predetermined input element; and an engagement mechanism for connecting the engine selectively with the input element of the transmission, and for setting a speed change ratio of the transmission to the overdrive ratio. The hybrid drive unit is capable of setting an overdrive mode and is easy to be downsized. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032219 | Travel Drive System for Work Vehicle, Work Vehicle, and Travel Drive Method - A travel drive system for a work vehicle includes: an HST drive device comprising a hydraulic pump driven by a prime mover and a hydraulic motor connected to the hydraulic pump by a closed circuit; an electric motor driven by using electric power generated by drive of the prime mover; a first drive wheel driven by the HST drive device; a second drive wheel driven by the electric motor; a vehicle speed detector that detects a vehicle speed; and a control unit that distributes output of the prime mover to the HST drive device and to the electric motor such that, as the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detector increases, a proportion of a first power distributed to the HST drive device decreases and a proportion of a second power distributed to the electric motor increases. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032220 | ENGINE INTAKE PASSAGE STRUCTURE OF FRONT VEHICLE BODY - There is provided a duct, an inlet portion of which is disposed so as to be exposed to an upper-side portion of an air intake opening and an outlet portion of which connects to an inlet of an intake passage of an engine. There can be provided an engine intake passage structure of a front vehicle body which can properly reduce a risk of the water coming into the inlet of the intake passage of the engine even when the vehicle travels on the flooded road. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032221 | ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEM FOR HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN PRODUCTION - An electrolysis system adapted to split water into hydrogen and oxygen gases includes a housing, a baffle dividing the housing into first and second chambers and including an upper solid portion and a lower portion, a first electrode disposed in the first chamber, and a second electrode disposed in the second chamber. The first and second electrodes are configured to be at least partially immersed in the water, and each electrode becomes electrically charged when the electrolysis system is coupled to a current source to split the water into hydrogen and oxygen gases. The lower portion of the baffle and the first and second electrodes are each formed from the same material. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032222 | Auxiliary Power Units For Vehicles - Cooperative operation of an auxiliary power unit having a mechanical power output shaft with a transmission coupled power takeoff operation system of a vehicle is provided by allowing the vehicle's main engine to be cranked by the auxiliary power unit through the power takeoff operation system. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032223 | DRIFTING KART - Drifting karts in accordance with embodiments of the invention are described that include a front wheel drive train and rear caster wheels that can be dynamically engaged to induce and control drift during a turn. One embodiment of the invention includes a chassis to which a steering column is mounted, where the steering column includes at least one front steerable wheel configured to be driven by an electric motor, a battery housing mounted to the chassis, where the battery housing contains a controller and at least one battery, wiring configured to provide power from the at least one battery to the electric motor, two caster wheels mounted to the chassis, where each caster wheel is configured to rotate around a rotational axis and swivel around a swivel axis, and a hand lever configured to dynamically engage the caster wheels to induce and control drift during a turn. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032224 | ROBOT AND MOVING MECHANISM THEREFOR - A robot includes a main body and a moving mechanism for moving the main body. The moving mechanism includes a chassis, a pair of wheels, and a supporting unit. The chassis is at a bottom of the main body for assembling the moving mechanism with the main body. The pair of wheels are rotatably and coaxially mounted to the chassis. The supporting unit is pivotally mounted to the chassis. The supporting unit and two wheels are arranged on vertexes of a triangle, and a vertical line passing through the center of gravity of the main body passes through the triangle. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032225 | Vehicle with electric equipment - A vehicle, such as a motorcycle, can include an engine and a head pipe provided ahead of the engine. Electrical equipment provided behind the head pipe and ahead of the engine can be partly exposed by a gap between a down frame and a radiator of the vehicle, enabling the electrical equipment to be cooled by airflow. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032226 | Vehicle and vehicle exhaust pipe - A vehicle, such as a motorcycle, can include an exhaust pipe connected to a back or rear side of an engine of the vehicle. An intermediate portion of the exhaust pipe can extend along a side of the engine from a rear portion connected to the rear side of the engine. A front portion of the exhaust pipe can extend from the intermediate portion along a front of the engine, and an exhaust portion can extend from the intermediate portion along a side of the engine opposite to the intermediate portion side. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032227 | Vehicle and vehicle exhaust pipe - A vehicle, such as a motorcycle, can include an exhaust pipe connected to a back or rear side of an engine of the vehicle. A rear cushioning member can be provided between the engine and a rear wheel of the vehicle. The exhaust pipe can include a front portion that extends from the engine backward on one side of the rear cushioning member, with respect to a widthwise direction of the vehicle, and a transverse portion that extends, in a direction substantially transverse to a lengthwise direction of the vehicle, from the one side to another side, between the rear cushioning member and the rear wheel. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032228 | Crossbeam for a Motor Vehicle - A crossbeam for a motor vehicle comprises a crossbeam body and at least one attachment device for attaching at least one vehicle component of the motor vehicle to the crossbeam, the attachment device having an attachment body which is fastened to the crossbeam body and extends in the longitudinal direction of the crossbeam body over a partial length of the crossbeam body and away from the crossbeam body in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction, and a plurality of attachment elements being present on the attachment body. The attachment body is built up from a plurality of individual blanks which are fastened to the crossbeam body in a distributed manner over the partial length and which each extend with their longitudinal direction and with their blank area transversely to the longitudinal direction of the crossbeam body. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032229 | Rear Body Structure of Vehicle - A rear body structure of a vehicle includes a wheel housing inner panel, and a common mounting bracket which is engaged with an outer surface of the wheel housing inner panel in a forward/backward direction of the car body and has insertion holes formed therein such that a two-wheel shock absorber and a four-wheel shock absorber are inserted into the holes, respectively, and an inner quarter connecting member which connects the common mounting bracket to an inner quarter panel to reinforce a rigidity of the bracket. Accordingly, a single common mounting bracket can be applied to a two-wheel drive system and a four-wheel drive system, without the need of separately manufacturing and assembling a bracket for a two-wheel shock absorber and a bracket for a four-wheel shock absorber, and thus the manufacturing cost of the rear body structure can be reduced. Also, since the common mounting bracket, which is commonly applied to the two-wheel drive system and the four-wheel drive system, is fixed to the wheel housing inner panel, in formation of the structure for improving the rigidity of the car body through connection of the common mounting bracket to the inner quarter panel, it is not required to differentiate depending on whether the system is the two-wheel drive system or the four-wheel drive system. Thus, it is possible to provide a very effective structure for improving the rigidity of the car body. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032230 | Steering apparatus for vehicle - A cam follower ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100032231 | STETHOSCOPE PROTECTIVE DEVICE - A stethoscope protective device is for easily and hygienically covering the head and at least a portion of the connector tube of a stethoscope. The device can be quickly applied to the stethoscope while eliminating or minimizing the need for contact by a patient of the head and connector tube during examination. In a single-handed operation, the stethoscope head and connector tube can be readily slipped into and secured within the protective device. The device is constructed at least in part of a material that is acoustically transmissive and provides a barrier for reducing the transmission of microorganisms. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032232 | SPEAKER DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A speaker device of a video display apparatus which realizes a high quality sound by improving a bass property even in the case that an enclosure unit has a smaller internal volume than that a speaker unit should basically have is provided. The speaker device includes at least one speaker unit, an enclosure unit which contains and supports the speaker unit and has an opening formed on a side surface thereof, and a cover which closes and seals the opening of the enclosure unit and is movable by an air movement inside the enclosure unit. The cover is formed of a material which is not permeable to air, and this material may be at least one of resin, textile, vinyl and paper. The cover may be formed of a foam rubber of an elastomeric system. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032233 | Wide frequency range horn with modular method for reducing diffraction effects - A middle to high frequency straight pathway horn with wide horizontal dispersion characteristics having extended terminus side walls which approach a perpendicular angle compared to the horn axis which are further extended by a rearwardly divergent angled or curved surface from the terminus frontal plane to reduce the deleterious effects of horn mouth, edge, and baffle diffraction, allowing for traditional front baffle mounting or free-standing use. Modular baffle elements allow the invention to be configured for the further reduction of diffraction effects in a variety of applications. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032234 | SOUNDPROOF COVER FOR AUTOMOBILES - The present invention relates to a soundproof cover for automobiles, the soundproof cover including: a cover body formed of a metal or a resin; and a sound-absorbing material disposed opposite to a sound source, in which the sound-absorbing material has a soft sound-insulating layer on a surface side thereof facing the cover body, the sound-absorbing material is disposed apart from the cover body, and the sound-absorbing material has a peripheral edge that contacts with an inner wall of an edge of the cover body. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032235 | SAFETY ARRANGEMENT FOR USE IN CONSTRUCTING A WOOD FRAME BUILDING - An apparatus for safety during construction of a wood frame building includes a row of hanging supports for a plank walkway with an upper hanger portion extending over a top surface of a wall and a vertical leg attached to the hanger portion and depending therefrom to a horizontal arm extending outwardly from a lower end of the vertical leg to support the planks. A row of perimeter posts stands vertically at an edge of the building for supporting horizontal rails as a perimeter fence. Each post has a horizontal flange spaced from a bottom end projecting outwardly to one side with a first nailing hole for penetration of the nail into a top edge of the perimeter board and a second outer nailing hole and a series of nailing holes in the vertical post below the flange and fastened to the outer surface of the perimeter board. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032236 | Fall arrest system - A fall arrest system for a billboard is disclosed. The billboard may have horizontally extending ribs and vertically extending sprits. A first bracket and a second bracket, each having a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, are provided. The horizontal portion extends beyond the billboard. The vertical portion has channels for receiving the ribs therein. At least one mechanical fastener connects the brackets to the ribs. An arresting line extends from the first bracket to the second bracket. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032237 | SELF-ERECTING SUSPENSION PLATFORM SYSTEM - A self-erecting suspension platform system having a work platform suspended between a sinistral modular mast and a dextral modular mast by a hoisting system. The modular masts are composed of at least two mast units stacked vertically and attached to one another. Each mast unit has a multifunction rail including a plurality of safety engagement devices and a stabilizer guide device, and a unit interconnection device. The work platform has at least two mast stabilizers that cooperate with the stabilizer guide devices to prevent undesired swaying of the suspended work platform. The work platform has a plurality of platform mast engagers cooperating with at least one of the mast safety engagement devices to releasably lock the platform to the modular masts. The hoisting system includes multiple carriages, hoists, and mast cables. Each carriage engages the associated mast so that the carriage may be conveniently slid up and down the mast. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032238 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLIMBING TREES - A climbing device having a main support member with a pair of ancillary support members connected to and extending outwardly at an angle from the main support member. The main support member has a brace at one end and a stop at the opposite end. A pair of cable supports are pivotally attached to the ancillary supports. The cable supports have slots that receive stops on a cable to releasably attach the cable to the climbing device. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032239 | SAFETY APPLIANCE WITH SPEED-DEPENDENT CLUTCH - Safety appliance, in particular climb-safe runner, which runs in accompaniment with a person to be secured, on a movable or fixed guide, in particular securing rail, safety ladder or securing rope, which serves as a securing device, with a housing ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100032240 | FLEXIBLE TRAP DOOR - Self-closing, flexible trap door for access platforms, enabling its use as a work surface, consisting of a rubber body, fixed to the access platform, strengthened by a cross-directional rigid reinforcement, fitted with a tape to facilitate opening and a lock when being transported and assembled. Closing is caused by the pressure of the rubber. Additionally, the closing is caused by an externally-driven mechanism or by means of magnets. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032241 | Lubricating Systems - A lubricant containing a minor amount of a polyalkene-substituted succinimide of Mn 1800 to 2800, as a first base, is circulated through a lubricating system so that the succinimide forms salts with at least a portion of combustion acids therein. The lubricant is then contacted with an immobilised second base, stronger than the first base, that displaces at least a portion of the succinimide from the salts to form retained second base: combustion acid salts and release the succinimide into the lubricant. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032242 | Pressure Relief Device for a Gear Box - A pressure relief device for a gear box which is disposed in the gear box and comprises a body, a blocking member and a spring. The body is defined with a penetrating hole. The spring pushes the blocking member and makes it seal the penetrating hole. When the pressure rises since the temperature therein is risen, and when the gas pressure in the gear box is larger than the force of the spring, the gas can push the blocking member and compress the spring, and then discharge from the penetrating hole of the body, thus reducing the pressure and the temperature of the gear box. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032243 | FORKLIFT - An industrial truck having at least one load pick-up device ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100032244 | Portable non-motorized automatic lift and transport apparatus for small vehicles - A portable, non-motorized automatic lift and transport apparatus allows users to lift and transport a small, powered vehicle with minimal physical exertion and without the need for secondary power source. The apparatus is comprised of a base and platform connected to a gear housing. The gear housing telescopically engages and moves vertically within a vehicle mount via a gear system. The drive wheels of the small, powered vehicle to be transported power the gear system attached to the gear housing to rotate the gear system and subsequently lift the to-be-transported vehicle using its own power source. A storage position is provided that can be used without disengaging a transmission. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032245 | Elevator Apparatus - In an elevator apparatus, a brake device is controlled by a brake control device. The brake control device has a first brake control portion for operating the brake device to stop a car as an emergency measure upon detection of an abnormality, and a second brake control portion for reducing a braking force of the brake device when a deceleration of the car becomes equal to or larger than a predetermined value during emergency braking operation of the first brake control portion. The second brake control portion controls the brake device independently of the first brake control portion. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032246 | FAIL-SAFE POWER CONTROL APPARATUS - The invention relates to a fail-safe power control apparatus ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100032247 | STACKER CRANE - A stacker crane travels on a track provided along storage shelves arranged on numerous levels, and by causing a cage which receives goods to move vertically between a set of masts erected vertically, conveys goods between the various storage shelves; the cage comprises a main frame, on which the goods are placed, a pair of side frames, provided at each of the end portions of the main frame, suspended by a driving device via an elevator wire, and which are caused to be moved vertically in a state of contact with the masts, and, buffer member, which, among the pair of side frames connected to the main frame, is installed only between one of the side frames and the connection portion with the main frame. Stress acting on the cage arising from a change in the mast interval can be reduced, without interposing a buffer member between the cage and guide rollers. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032248 | ELEVATOR DAMPER ASSEMBLY - A damper assembly ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100032249 | DISK BRAKE - The invention relates to a disk brake with an electromechanical actuator which, for example, has a piezo-element, and with a hydraulic self-energizing device. In order to control the self-energizing effect, the invention provides a valve hydraulically between an auxiliary piston of the self-energizing device and a brake piston of the disk brake with which the brake piston can be hydraulically isolated from the auxiliary piston. This means that the self-energizing effect of the disk brake can be switched off. Using a modulated valve control and/or use of a proportional valve, the level of the self-energizing effect can be controlled or regulated. In order to avoid a blockage, the invention additionally provides a blockage protection valve with which the auxiliary piston or the brake piston can be connected to a hydraulic accumulator at ambient pressure. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032250 | DISC BRAKING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE COMBINING SERVICE AND PARKING BRAKE - A disc braking system ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100032251 | Tone Ring for an Anti-Lock Brake System - An ABS tone ring is made of a thermo-set plastic material transparent to electro-magnetic radiation. A plurality of discrete, spaced magnets or ferro-magnetic buttons is arrayed in a circle, embedded in the tone ring. The thermo-set plastic is heat tolerant and resistant to road salt and oxidation and protects the magnets or buttons from oxidation and corrosion. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032252 | BRAKE DISK, PARTICULARLY FOR MAGNETIC BRAKING - The present invention relates to a brake disk ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100032253 | Side Reinforced Railway Brake Shoe - A molded brake shoe formed of friction material with or without a metal backing. Along at least a portion of at least one side surface of the brake shoe there is a layer of the molded friction material reinforced with a fiber. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032254 | Magnetorheological Damper System - A magnetorheological damper system comprising a reservoir in communication with a damper. The damper comprises a damper cylinder defining a damper chamber, wherein the damper chamber contains a magnetorheological fluid and a movable damper piston. The damper piston comprises at least two coil windings on the outer surface of the damper piston, wherein the damper piston is capable of generating a magnetic field between the damper piston and a wall of the damper cylinder. The reservoir comprises a reservoir cylinder defining a passageway, wherein the reservoir includes a magnetorheological electromagnet capable of generating a magnetic field between the magnetorheological piston and a wall of the passageway. The combination of the an MR reservoir and MR damper leads to a damping system capable of damping a wide range of extreme forces. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032255 | Force-feedback device and method - A force-feedback device comprising a first member; a first kinematics bond being coupled with said first member; said first kinematics bond being constructed to provide at least one degree of freedom for movements of said first member; said first kinematics bond comprising a braking device being constructed to constrain movements of the said first member in at least one of said at least one degree of freedom; and a energy storing/release device being constructed to store energy in response to a movement of said first member in at least one of said at least one degree of freedom constrained by said braking device. A method of providing force-feedback including constraining a movement of a member of a haptic device in at least one degree of freedom; moving the member, by an externally applied force, in at least one of the at least one constraint degree of freedom; storing energy generated by the moving of the member; determining a force required to move the member in at least one of the at least one constraint degree of freedom; releasing at least a portion of the stored energy to generate at least a portion of the required force and transmitting the at least a portion of the required force to the member. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032256 | OSCILLATION DAMPER, ESPECIALLY FOR MOUNTING ON A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT - The invention relates to a vibration damper ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100032257 | COMPACT BRAKE - An electrically controlled brake or clutch includes a rotatable first mechanical system ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100032258 | Decoupler Assembly - A decoupler assembly that includes a hub, a drive member disposed about the hub, and a clutch coupling the hub and the drive member. The drive member is disposed about the hub for rotation about a rotational axis and includes an inner clutch surface. The clutch includes a carrier, a plurality of arcuate springs, and a wrap spring. The carrier is received between the hub and the drive member. The arcuate springs are mounted to the carrier and are configured to transmit rotary power between the carrier and the hub. The wrap spring includes a proximal end, which is drivingly coupled to the carrier, and a plurality of helical coils that are engaged to the inner clutch surface of the drive member. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032259 | DAMPER DEVICE - A damper device includes damper portions arranged in series with each other in a power transmission path and absorbing torsion by means of elastic force, hysteresis portions arranged in parallel with the damper portions at the power transmission path and absorbing the torsion by means of friction force, an input plate inputting rotational torque into one of the damper portion closest to the input side and the hysteresis portion closest to the input side, an intermediate plate transmitting the rotational torque from the damper portion, arranged at the input side, and the hysteresis portion, arranged at the input side, to the damper portions, arranged at the output side, and the hysteresis portions, arranged at the output side, and an output plate outputting the rotational torque from the damper portion closest to the output side and the hysteresis portion closest to the output side. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032260 | FRICTIONAL ENGAGEMENT DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A frictional engagement device for an automatic transmission includes a tubular case, a friction member on one side that is supported on the case, a friction member on the other side that is supported on a rotary element, an annular piston having a pressing portion that presses the friction members toward one axial side with a thrust force from a pressure receiving portion that defines an annular hydraulic chamber between it and the case, and plural return springs for urging the piston toward the other axial side. The piston has a first pressure receiving section where the pressing portion is cut out over a predetermined angular range, and a second pressure receiving section other than the first pressure receiving section. An urging force of the return springs per unit angular range of the first pressure receiving section is greater than an urging force of the return springs per unit angular range of the second pressure receiving section. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032261 | HIGH SPEED DIVERTER - A diverter assembly for handling articles transported on a conveying surface is disclosed. The diverter assembly includes at least one diverter arm and a motor coupled to a drive arrangement for swinging the diverter arm over the conveying surface. An inverter controller is provided for operating the motor at a plurality of speeds. A sensor arrangement is coupled to the inverter controller for monitoring the position of the diverter arm. The sensor arrangement sends a slow-down signal to the inverter controller when the diverter arm reaches a pre-determined position, causing the inverter controller to operate the motor at a slower speed. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032262 | TRAY HANDLING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INSPECTING METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a tray handling apparatus in which the conveyance and inversion of a tray can be performed simultaneously to thereby achieve a rapid inspecting operation and a simplified apparatus configuration, and a semiconductor device inspecting method using the tray handling apparatus. The tray handling apparatus includes an inverting unit to turn the tray, in which objects are received, upside down, and a transfer device to convey the object receiving tray from one conveyor to another conveyor while being reciprocally moved above a body of the apparatus. The inverting unit is integrally provided at a lower end of the transfer device, to allow the conveyance and inversion of the tray to be performed simultaneously. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032263 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ABSORPTIVE ARTICLE - A manufacturing method for an absorptive article having a waistband member, includes: transporting a continuum (for example, second to seventh continuum) including waistband regions | 2010-02-11 |
20100032264 | Releasable Coupling - A releasable coupling, including a first and a second coupling part for transmitting torque, where the first coupling part has a projection which extends in the direction of the geometrical axis of rotation and in the circumferential surface of which a first peripheral groove is embedded, that the second coupling part has a recess which is matched in cross section to a receptacle on the projection and in the circumferential surface of which a second peripheral groove is embedded, that an annular securing element is provided, the securing element being elastically deformable with respect to the contour of its open or closed periphery and, in the separated state of the two coupling parts, being insertable into one or optionally into one of the peripheral grooves and the contour of which, in the separated state of the two coupling parts, projecting out of the peripheral groove. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032265 | ARTICLE CONVEYING DEVICE - An article conveying device | 2010-02-11 |
20100032266 | MULTI-FUNCTION LIGHT SWITCH WITH EXTENDABLE MODULE - A multi-function light switch unit mountable to an interior panel of an automotive vehicle has a rotatable outer ring controlling a main headlamp, two pushbutton panels within the outer ring controlling additional lights, and an extendable module within the outer ring having at two rotary controllers for controlling other lights. The extendable module is movable with between an extended position wherein it projects from the front surface of the light switch unit such that the rotary controllers are exposed in a manually operative position in front of the push button panels, and a retracted position wherein the rotary controllers are behind the front surface of the light switch unit. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032267 | SWITCHING ELEMENT FOR ACTUATING AN ADJUSTABLE PARAMETER - A switch element ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100032268 | Stacked MEMS Device - A MEMS apparatus has a MEMS device sandwiched between a base and a circuit chip. The movable member of the MEMS device is attached at the side up against the circuit chip. The movable member may be mounted on a substrate of the MEMS device or formed directly on a passivation layer on the circuit chip. The circuit chip provides control signals to the MEMS device through wire bonds, vias through the MEMS device or a conductive path such as solder balls external to the MEMS device. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032269 | MOVABLE CONTACT ARM AND CROSSBAR ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - A movable arm assembly is for an electrical switching apparatus including a stationary contact and an operating mechanism. The arm assembly includes a biasing member and an arm member having a first end, an opposite second end, a pivot point therebetween, and a portion having a longitudinal axis. A movable contact is disposed at or about the first end. The arm member engages a crossbar member at or about the pivot point such that the arm member can pivot from a first position to a second position. The biasing member engages the arm member at a point between the pivot point and the second end and includes a portion that engages and biases against a housings of the crossbar member. The longitudinal axis of the portion of the arm member is oriented generally parallel to the portion of the biasing member when the arm member is at the first position. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032270 | Electrical switch, particularly of microswitch design - The invention relates to an electrical switch ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100032271 | SWITCH - A switch having terminals that provide from side surfaces of a switch housing for mounting on a substrate. Through-holes are provided in the terminals. A main body is installed in a cutaway part of the substrate to form a gap between the housing side surface and the cutaway part. When soldering a solder connection surface of the terminal to the solder mounting surface of the substrate, flux flows out to a substrate end surface through a space formed continuously between each through-hole and the gap, such that there is no penetration of flux into the interior of the switch. As a result, contact operation is made stable. In addition, the solder connection strength is also improved by forming a solder fillet on the interior surface of the through-hole. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032272 | KEY STRUCTURE - A key structure includes a first keycap, a second keycap, a base, a first extending part extended under the first keycap from the second keycap and rotatably connected to the base, an elastomer located under the first keycap and supported by the base, and a second extending part extending under the first keycap from the second keycap and rotatably connected to the base. The elastomer is located between the first and second extending parts. The second extending part includes a flexible material. The shape and size of the second extending part is the same as that of the first extending part. The first extending part includes a first segment connected to the second keycap and a second segment connected to the base. An acute angle is formed between the second segment of the first extending part and the base. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032273 | SWITCH - A switch has a supporting terminal assembled to a base, a movable contact piece, made of a band-shaped conductive material bent to a substantially J-shaped cross section, having a movable contact at one end and having an intermediate portion rotatably supported by a rotation receiving portion of the supporting terminal, a plunger accommodated so as to be movable up and down in an internal space formed by fitting a housing to the base, and a coil spring including a forced dissociation bent portion at one end and being rotatably supported by the plunger. The plunger is moved up and down to slidably move one end of the coil spring while pressure contacting the other end edge of the movable contact piece to invert the movable contact piece and contact or separate the movable contact to and from a fixed contact, and to lock a distal end of the forced dissociation bent portion to the other end edge of the movable contact piece and exert a shear force on the movable contact of the movable contact piece. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032274 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL SWITCH ASSEMBLY - A multi-functional switch assembly for a vehicle interior is provided. In at least one embodiment, the switch assembly includes a switch base having a guide with a longitudinal axis and a transverse beam member; and a switch body mounted to the guide of the switch base for limited translation along the longitudinal axis between a rest position and a transient position, wherein at the rest position, the switch body is pivotal about the transverse beam member between a first and a second transverse positions, wherein the rest and the transient positions are translatable to a first set of operative functions, wherein the first and the second transverse positions are translatable to a second set of operative functions. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032275 | DEVICE FOR GALVANIC ISOLATION OF A SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCH, ELECTRONIC SWITCHING DEVICE AND CONTACT-MAKING AND ISOLATING MODULE - In at least one embodiment of a device for galvanic isolation of an electrical connection from a semiconductor switch, the semiconductor switch has two switching contacts and a control contact. The device has a printed circuit board on which at least the semiconductor switch and the electrical connection are arranged. The first switching contact of the semiconductor switch is connected to the printed circuit board, and the second switching contact is connected to the electrical connection. According to at least one embodiment of the invention, the device has a controllable actuator whose length can be varied and which has two actuator contacts, which are separated by the length of the actuator and are conductively connected to one another. The first actuator contact rests on the second switching contact. The second actuator contact makes contact, depending on the operation of the actuator, with the electrical connection, or is galvanically isolated from it, forming an isolation gap. At least one embodiment of the invention also relates to an electronic switching device, and to a contact-making and isolation module. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032276 | KEY SHEET - Provided is a key sheet which can effect reliable fixation inside a casing without occupying a large space, and includes key tops having large operating surfaces. A sheet surface of a base sheet is set substantially the same in size as a projection surface in a depressing direction of a key top group, and a frame-shaped elastic fixation portion is formed at an outer edge of the base sheet. Thus, a mounting space for a key sheet inside a casing can be contained within a range of the projection surface in the depressing direction of the key top group, and the key sheet can be firmly fixed to a circuit board. The key top group is the same in size as the base sheet. Thus, the key sheet including key tops having large operating surfaces can be realized. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032277 | PUSH-TYPE SWITCH DEVICE - Provided is a push-type switch device including: a switch element in which a dome-shaped reversing spring is accommodated in a switch casing; a holder which is mounted to the outside portion of the switch casing so as to define a position relative to the switch casing and has a perforation hole formed at a position adjacent to a center portion of the reversing spring so as to face the center portion; and a driving protrusion which is inserted through the perforation hole so as to reciprocate and is driven to push the reversing spring, wherein when the holder mounted on an upper portion of the switch casing is attached to a predetermined position of the interconnection substrate, the switch casing is held in the interconnection substrate. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032278 | High-current circuit breaker - A high-current circuit breaker has a base with a chamber, a contact on a bottom of the chamber, a conductive sheet, a supplement conductive sheet, a connecting element connecting the conductive sheet and the supplement conductive sheet, a rotational shaft and a spring. The conductive sheet is mounted in the chamber and is bendable to selectively contact the contact. The supplement conductive sheet is mounted on and contacts the conductive sheet and has a bending portion being formed in the supplement conductive sheet near a rear of the chamber and having multiple through holes. The rotational shaft is mounted in the chamber and has a stop protruding from the rotational shaft and being selectively located between the contact and the conductive sheet. The spring connects the rotational shaft and one side of the chamber. The supplement conductive sheet allows increased electricity current to pass through the high-current circuit breaker. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032279 | Apparatus for Treating Materials - Apparatus for treating materials, the apparatus including a main body which includes an elongated retort section having a primary treatment chamber therein, a feed inlet at an upstream end of the retort section and a discharge outlet at a downstream end of the retort section. The main body further includes a filtering section with a filtering chamber therein which is in communication with the primary treatment chamber, the filtering chamber being disposed laterally with respect to a longitudinal axis of the retort section which extends between the ends of the retort section and is spaced from the upstream end. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032280 | Tower for the distillation of seawater - Systems and methods for desalting seawater by means of distillation are disclosed. Warm air is fed into the bottom of a natural draft tower. The warm air passes through seawater in an exchange means to increase the water content of the air. The moisture-laden air then rises and is drawn through a condensing means. The condensing means is cooled by cold water drawn from deep ocean depths. Desalted seawater is | 2010-02-11 |
20100032281 | Method for purifying an aqueous patassium hydroxide solution having rich silicon impurities - A method for purifying an aqueous potassium hydroxide solution having rich silicon impurities has been disclosed in the invention, which is particularly related to a method that utilizes a low-carbon alcohol (such as ethanol) for extracting said aqueous potassium hydroxide solution, and includes the steps of mixing a low-carbon alcohol with an aqueous potassium hydroxide solution having rich silicon impurities; allowing the resulting mixture therefrom to divide into an aqueous phase layer and a low-carbon alcohol phase layer that contains the aqueous potassium hydroxide solution with reduced silicon impurities, and subjecting the low-carbon alcohol phase layer to a separation process for removing the low-carbon alcohol, thereby resulting in an aqueous potassium hydroxide solution having reduced silicon impurities. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032282 | PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL DETERMINATION OF CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND - A photoelectrochemical assay apparatus and method for determining chemical oxygen demand (COD) of a water sample is described. The photoelectrochemical assay comprises:
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20100032283 | JACKETED ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - An ultrasound system is disclosed that includes a tub, a reaction chamber, an ultrasound probe positioned within the reaction chamber, and a cooling jacket surrounding the tub for exchanging heat with the tub. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032284 | Method For Producing Alkaline (Meth)Acrylamides - The invention relates to a method for producing alkaline amides or imides of ethylenically unsaturated C | 2010-02-11 |
20100032285 | METHOD OF PLASMA TREATMENT OF A SURFACE - The present invention includes methods of plasma treating a surface of an object. A hollow body, which has one wall made of dielectric material, is filled with a process gas and sealed to form a gas-tight inner chamber having an internal pressure of at least 0.5 bar. The hollow body is then positioned in a space between two electrodes. The space has an external pressure of at least 0.5 bar and is filled with a gas which has a higher ignition field strength than the process gas. A plasma is then ignited in the inner chamber of the hollow body by applying a sufficiently high alternating voltage to the electrodes. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032286 | RAPID SYNTHESIS OF SILICON CARBIDE-CARBON COMPOSITES - Production of pore-free carbon/carbon-silicon carbide composite materials with mechanical properties making them suitable for use in such applications as the production of aircraft landing system brake components including brake discs. The method includes: providing a porous carbon-carbon composite preform; surrounding the porous carbon-carbon composite preform with silicon powder to form an intermediate construct; applying a uniaxial load to the construct; applying direct electrical current to an assembly containing the loaded construct of porous carbon-carbon preform surrounded by silicon powder, thereby melting the silicon powder and infiltrating the pores of the carbon-carbon preform with liquid silicon; and initiating a combustion-type reaction between the silicon and carbon in the preform, thereby forming silicon carbide in the preform. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032287 | Method of making window unit including diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating - A method of making a coated article (e.g., window unit), and corresponding coated article are provided. A layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) is formed on a glass substrate. Then, a protective layer is formed on the substrate over the DLC inclusive layer. During heat treatment (HT), the protective layer prevents the DLC inclusive layer from significantly burning off. Thereafter, the resulting coated glass substrate may be used as desired, it having been HT and including the protective DLC inclusive layer. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032288 | COATING AND ION BEAM MIXING APPARATUS AND METHOD TO ENHANCE THE CORROSION RESISTANCE OF THE MATERIALS AT THE ELEVATED TEMPERATURE USING THE SAME - The present invention relates, in general, to shoes for measuring the quantity of motion and a method of measuring the quantity of motion using the shoes and, more particularly, to artificial intelligence shoes, in which various numerical values (calorie consumption, body fat, and a pulse), measured by a walking sensor ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100032289 | METHOD FOR ULTRA-UNIFORM SPUTTER DEPOSITION USING SIMULTANEOUS RF AND DC POWER ON TARGET - In a plasma-enhanced physical vapor deposition reactor, uniformity of radial distribution of the deposition rate across the workpiece is enhanced by applying both RF and D.C. power to the target and adjusting the power levels of the RF and D.C. power independently. Further optimization is obtained by adjusting the height of the magnet above the target, adjusting the radius of the orbital motion of the magnet above the target and providing an angle edge surface of the target. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032290 | METHOD FOR FORMING CHALCOGENIDE FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RECORDING ELEMENT - A method for forming a chalcogenide film within a contact hole formed in an insulating layer on a substrate, includes: preparing a target having a composition the same as that of the chalcogenide film; setting a ratio L/T of a distance L with respect to a diameter T of the target to a value not less than 0.5 and not more than 1.5, where the diameter of the target is T (m) and the distance between the target and the substrate is L (m); and forming a chalcogenide film within the contact hole by a sputtering process in which a bias electric power is applied to the substrate and a sputtering electric power is applied to the target. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032291 | Device for Surface Treatment of Workpieces - A device for surface treatment, in particular galvanic surface treatment, of workpieces, including at least one reactor housing, having at least one process chamber and being coverable by a cover, and a screen element which is spatially connected to the process chamber, and which has at least one receptacle for a workpiece to be treated, a fixing element having a smaller thermal expansion coefficient being situated between the reactor housing and the screen element, which defines their relationship relative to each other. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032292 | AMMONIA GAS SENSOR - A single-cell sensor element is configured for ammonia gas sensing. The sensor includes an electrolyte layer, an NH | 2010-02-11 |
20100032293 | Droplet Dispensing Device and Methods - The invention provides nonlimiting examples of structures for and methods of dispensing droplets in a droplet actuator. The droplet actuator structures and methods of the invention exhibit numerous advantages over droplet actuators of the prior art. In various embodiments, the structures and methods of the invention provide, among other things, improved efficiency, throughput, scalability, and/or droplet uniformity, as compared with existing droplet actuators. Further, in some embodiments, the droplet actuators provide configurations for improved methods of loading and/or unloading fluid and/or droplets. In yet other embodiments, the droplet actuators provide fluid loading configurations for loading numerous fluid reservoirs in a substantially simultaneous and/or substantially sequential manner. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032294 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING HEMOGLOBIN BY CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS AND ADDITIVE USED THEREIN - The present invention provides a method for analyzing hemoglobin by capillary electrophoresis, that allows the apparatus to be smaller in size, allows a highly precise analysis to be obtained, and allows the analysis to be performed in a short period of time. The analytical method of the present invention are methods for analyzing hemoglobin by capillary electrophoresis, comprising: a sample-providing step of providing a sample containing hemoglobin; a capillary tube-providing step of providing a capillary tube containing a buffer solution; and an electrophoresis step of carrying out electrophoresis of the sample, by introducing the sample into the buffer solution in the capillary tube, and applying a voltage across both ends of the capillary tube; wherein the electrophoresis is carried out following at least one of modes (A) and (B) below: (A) the electrophoresis is carried out with a surfactant (a) added to the buffer solution, the surfactant (a) being a non-ionic surfactant having an alkyl group as a hydrophobic portion and a sugar as a hydrophilic portion; and (B) the electrophoresis is carried out with a surfactant (b) added to the sample, the surfactant (b) being a betaine-type amphoteric surfactant. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032295 | Continuous film electrophoresis - The present invention relates to systems for continuous film electrophoresis and processes for parallel DNA sequencing. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032296 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTITATIVE ANALYTE TRANSFER - Systems and methods for enhancing quantitative transfer of analytes to an adsorptive substrate are provided. A preferred embodiment provides an improved transfer system and method that reduces “blow through” of low molecular weight analytes and increases the adsorption of low molecular weight, for example proteins of about 30 kDa or less compared to conventional transfer techniques. It has been discovered that using a secondary porous backing membrane in conjunction with an adsorptive membrane such as nitrocellulose or polvinylidene fluoride increases the efficiency of analyte interaction with the adsorption membrane compared to transfers techniques using the adsorption membrane without the secondary backing membrane. This improvement of quantitative analyte transfer efficiency facilitates a wider range of detection processes, such as direct analysis by MALDI mass spectrometry than in earlier applications of the process without the secondary backing membrane. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032297 | Electrophoresis Chip and Electrophoresis Apparatus - An electrophoresis chip that enables an apparatus to be small, analysis time to be short and glycosylated hemoglobin to be analyzed highly accurately is provided. The electrophoresis chip includes an upper substrate | 2010-02-11 |
20100032298 | Method of Cell Capture - Embodiments of methods and devices are disclosed for the manipulation (e.g., concentration, purification, capture, trapping, location, transfer) of analytes, e.g., biomolecules, with respect to analyte-containing solutions, using one or more electric fields. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032299 | MICROELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH ELECTRODES FOR MANIPULATING A SAMPLE - The invention relates to a microelectronic device with an array ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100032300 | MAGNETIC WATER ACTIVATOR - A magnetic water activator resistant to corrosion such as rusting while soft on the outside, and exhibiting excellent portability also from the view point of a profile. The magnetic water activator comprises a pair of magnetic circuit constituting members formed of a high magnetic permeability material and forming a partial annular shape in which one end of each member is coupled to each other rotatably with each recess side facing each other, a permanent magnet arranged along the recess side of each magnetic circuit constituting member, and a substantially annular elastic resin shell partially provided with a slit extending in the radial direction, and internally burying and holding the magnetic circuit constituting member and the permanent magnet in an airtight state. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032301 | ALUMINUM ALLOY MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An aluminum alloy member includes a main body including an aluminum alloy serving as a base material, and an electrolytic oxidation ceramic coating coated at a portion of a surface of the main body and including a most outer layer and an inner layer which is arranged close to the main body relative to the most outer layer, the inner layer in which an aluminum oxide is richer than the most outer layer, the most outer layer in which a volume of a titanium oxide or a total volume of the titanium oxide and a zirconium oxide is richer than the inner surface. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032302 | METHOD TO DIRECT PATTERN METALS ON A SUBSTRATE - A microscopic metallic structure is produced by creating or exposing a patterned region of increased conductivity and then forming a conductor on the region using electrodeposition. In some embodiments, a microscopic metallic structure is formed on a substrate, and then the substrate is etched to remove the structure from the substrate. In some embodiments, a focused beam of gallium ion without a deposition precursor gas scans a pattern on a silicon substrate, to produce a conductive pattern on which a copper structure is then formed by electrochemical deposition of one or more metals. The structure can be freed from the substrate by etching, or can used in place. A beam can be used to access an active layer of a transistor, and then a conductor can be electrodeposited to provide a lead for sensing or modifying the transistor operation while it is functioning. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032303 | Method and apparatus for electroplating including remotely positioned second cathode - An apparatus for electroplating a layer of metal on the surface of a wafer includes a second cathode located remotely with respect to the wafer. The remotely positioned second cathode allows modulation of current density at the wafer surface during an entire electroplating process. The second cathode diverts a portion of current flow from the near-edge region of the wafer and improves the uniformity of plated layers. The remote position of second cathode allows the insulating shields disposed in the plating bath to shape the current profile experienced by the wafer, and therefore act as a “virtual second cathode”. The second cathode may be positioned outside of the plating vessel and separated from it by a membrane. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032304 | High Resistance Ionic Current Source - A substantially uniform layer of a metal is electroplated onto a work piece having a seed layer thereon. This is accomplished by employing a “high resistance ionic current source,” which solves the terminal problem by placing a highly resistive membrane (e.g., a microporous ceramic or fretted glass element) in close proximity to the wafer, thereby swamping the system's resistance. The membrane thereby approximates a constant current source. By keeping the wafer close to the membrane surface, the ionic resistance from the top of the membrane to the surface is much less than the ionic path resistance to the wafer edge, substantially compensating for the sheet resistance in the thin metal film and directing additional current over the center and middle of the wafer. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032305 | Method of replenishing indium ions in indium electroplating compositions - Methods of replenishing indium ions in indium electroplating compositions are disclosed. Indium ions are replenished during electroplating using indium salts of certain weak acids. The method may be used with soluble and insoluble anodes. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032306 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION OF CONDUCTIVE COATINGS ON FUEL CELL BIPOLAR PLATES - One exemplary embodiment includes a method of selectively electroplating an electrically conductive coating on selected portions of lands of a bipolar plate leaving portions of the lands uncoated by the electrically conductive coating. Thus, allowing for reducing cost of bipolar plates for PEM fuel cells considerably. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032307 | DEVICE FOR TREATING A BAND-SHAPED SUBSTRATE WITH A LIQUID - A device for treating a band-shaped substrate with a liquid, including: a conveying system including a winding system guiding the band-shaped substrate in a spiral path around the winding system with at least one winding; a first pulley rotatable about a first axis of rotation guiding the at least one winding of the band-shaped substrate through a first angle of deflection around part of the circumference of the first pulley, and a second pulley guiding the at least one winding of the band-shaped substrate through a second angle of deflection around part of the circumference of the second pulley, which is rotatable about a second axis of rotation, for each winding; and a bath of the liquid. The band-shaped substrate extends through the liquid over at least part of the length of the at least one winding. The second axis of rotation of each second pulley makes an angle alpha with the first axis of rotation. | 2010-02-11 |
20100032308 | METALLIZATION PROCESS FOR MAKING FUSER MEMBERS - The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to an improved metallization process for making fuser members which avoids the extra steps of metal nanoparticle seeding or special substrate treatment. In embodiments, a metallized substrate, formed by dip-coating or spraying with a metal nanoparticle dispersion which is subsequently thermally annealed, is used for the complete fabrication of the fuser member. | 2010-02-11 |