08th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150047388 | METHODS OF DESALINATION AND RINSING, AND SYSTEMS THEREFOR - Desalination and rinsing methods and systems are provided, which use a liquid column to efficiently perform freeze desalination and enable recyclable washing of produced minerals or combustible material. The liquid column comprises alternating layers of water immiscible liquids and water solutions which form a vertical density gradient (discrete or continuous) and exhibit a lower freezing zone from which ice floats to an upper melting zone. Cooling of introduced upwards flowing salt solutions is carried out by a countering downwards flow of cold water immiscible liquid. The process is cyclical, involves few if any mechanical moving parts and is easily controllable and adaptable to varying desalination circumstances. Rinsing of minerals or combustible material may be integrated in the heat and matter flows of the desalination system to allow effective rinsing, desalination and recycling of the used water. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047389 | Method And Device For Condensing A Carbon Dioxide-Rich Gas Stream - The invention relates to a method for condensing a carbon dioxide-rich gas stream, wherein a stream of water heated by an exchange of heat with the carbon dioxide-rich stream, which is at least partially condensed, is sent to at least one compressor ( | 2015-02-19 |
20150047390 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING A CARBON DIOXIDE-RICH GAS BY DISTILLATION - In a process for separating a gas rich in carbon dioxide by distillation, the gas rich in carbon dioxide is cooled in a heat exchanger and is sent to a distillation column, a gas depleted in carbon dioxide is withdrawn from the top of the column and a liquid enriched in carbon dioxide is withdrawn from the bottom of the column, a gas enriched in carbon dioxide is compressed in a compressor down to a first pressure and at least one portion of the gas enriched in carbon dioxide originating from the compressor is expanded from the first pressure to a second pressure lower than the first pressure, for example the pressure of the column, and the expanded gas is used to heat the bottom of the column. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047391 | LOW PRESSURE DEETHANIZATION PROCESS AND SYSTEM - A system and process for separating ethane and propane from a feed stream comprising dehydrated liquefied petroleum gas is disclosed. A distillation column operates at a lower pressure and temperature than conventional distillation columns. High purity liquid propane exits the bottom of the distillation column and is flashed through a cooling control valve becoming a two-phase stream with the vapor entering a heat pump compressor. The high or increased temperature compressed propane stream exiting the heat pump compressor is directed into the distillation column to drive the separation of the ethane and propane, allowing the elimination of a reboiler from the system and process. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047392 | Vertically Adjustable Charm System - A vertically interchangeable and stackable jewelry system which includes a pendant bail clasp and stackable pendants. The bail clasp opens with a hinged lever, which includes a beveled edge opposite the hinged end of the lever. In addition, the clasp contains a complementary beveled edge which locks with the beveled edge of the hinged lever to lock the pendant bail clasp. Each pendant includes a uniform hooking mechanism at an exterior edge to connect pendant to the bail clasp. Differing pendants all have the same hooking, mechanism to facilitate proper stacking. Pendants are available in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes such an infinite number of combinations are available. The front and back surface of each charm is curved to facilitate vertical stacking of the charms upon and beneath each other. The present jewelry system also includes an interior view when ornaments have renter openings and are vertically stacked. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047393 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING GLASS ARTICLES USING ANISOTHERMAL TEMPERATURE PROFILES - According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a glass article having a three-dimensional shape includes heating a glass article blank to a temperature above a setting temperature and coupling the glass article blank to an open-faced mold. The open-faced mold includes a molding region that has a three-dimensional shape that generally corresponds to the shape of the glass article and has an anisothermal temperature profile within the molding region. The method further includes maintaining an anisothermal temperature profile along the glass article blank and cooling the glass article blank while the glass article blank is coupled to the molding region of the open-faced mold to set the shape of the glass article. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047394 | Vacuum Pumping Device, Vacuum Glazing Manufacturing System, and Related Method - Provided is a vacuum pumping device and a related method for manufacturing a vacuum glazing. The vacuum pumping device includes: a circular tubular pumping operation unit; a cylindrical pump-out hole sealing operation unit; a control part; and a driving device. The pumping operation unit and the pump-out hole sealing operation unit share a central axis, and form a cylinder with the former being outside and the latter being inside. A pumping channel is formed in a tube wall of the pumping operation unit, and a heating unit is disposed in the top portion inside the pump-out hole sealing operation unit. The control part time-sequentially controls the pumping operation unit and the pump-out hole sealing operation unit to move, controls the pumping channel to perform operations, and controls the heating unit to heat a sealing sheet to perform a pump-out hole sealing operation. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047395 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COLUMNAR CURVED TEMPERED GLASS - The present invention discloses a method for processing a columnar curved tempered glass. The method specifically comprises the following steps. Bending and tempering of the high temperature flat glass are divided into two stations. Bending is firstly carried out on the high temperature flat glass output by a heating furnace; the columnar extending direction of the curved glass is perpendicular to the direction the glass output from the heating furnace in the bending process, and then the formed curved glass is output to a tempering station in the columnar extending direction thereof to undergo tempering. In the present invention, bending and tempering of the high temperature flat glass are completed by two stations to break the normal procedure that bending and tempering are carried out by a single bending device intensively, thereby providing a novel technological approach for processing the columnar curved tempered glass. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047396 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF PREDICTING MECHANICAL DEGRADATION IN A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE - A laundry treating appliance having a rotatable container at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment according to an automatic cycle of operation and a motor rotationally driving the rotating chamber and a method of predicting mechanical degradation in a laundry treating appliance where the method includes rotating a rotatable container with a motor, monitoring over time a torque signal during the rotating, repeatedly determining over time a friction value from the torque signal, and predicting mechanical degradation based on a determined change in the friction value. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047397 | TRUCK BOX WITH KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM - A truck box is provided having latch elements, one or more locking mechanisms and a keyless entry system which is operative independently of the locking mechanisms to move the latch elements to an unlatched position in order to permit opening of the lid of the truck box. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047398 | TWO-PIECE KEY ASSEMBLY - A key assembly is disclosed. The key assembly may have a blade with a head portion, a shank, and a transition region connecting the head portion to the shank. The key assembly may also have a head configured to receive the blade. The head may have a shoulder located at the transition region to limit engagement of the head with the blade, and at least one tang located at an end of the head opposite the shoulder. The at least one tang may be configured to engage a recess located within a side of the head portion and inhibit removal of the head from the blade. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047399 | MULTI-PIECE KEY ASSEMBLY - A key assembly is disclosed. The key assembly may have a blade, and a head configured to receive the blade. The key assembly may also have a locking feature separate from the blade and the head. The locking feature may be received by the head and configured to inhibit removal of the blade from the head via interference. The locking feature may deform during connection to the blade. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047400 | CYLINDER LOCK - A cylinder lock which is used for locking compartments, boxes, storages etc. The cylinder lock comprises a cylinder body, an inner cylinder and a rotating part. The front part of the inner cylinder is provided with a rotary knob. The lock cylinder comprises a spring, which is arranged to push the rotary knob outwards. When the cylinder lock is locked, the rotary knob is in the inner position primarily inside the cylinder lock. When the cylinder lock is unlocked, the rotary knob is in the outer position as pushed by a spring, in which position it can be rotated to close and open a box, storage etc. without a key. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047401 | COMPOSTING APPLIANCE - Composting Appliances are useful in reducing waste. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047402 | CONTROLLED RELEASE FERTILISER - The present invention provides a fertiliser comprising nutrients adsorbed onto a core material comprising a carbonate mineral. Also provided are methods of producing a solid fertiliser, the method comprising adsorbing nutrients onto a core material comprising a carbonate mineral. The invention also provides a method for treating waste material by anaerobic digestion to produce a nutrient rich liquor and adsorbing nutrients from this liquor onto a core material comprising a carbonate mineral. Also provided are the uses of a carbonate mineral for adsorbing phosphorus from anaerobic digestion liquor and for the control release of phosphorus from a fertiliser. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047403 | CASTING PRODUCT REDUCTION APPARATUS - The present invention is a casting product reduction apparatus that applies reduction to a casting product drawn from a mold with a sufficient reduction force and thereby can surely decrease center segregation and porosity and suppress occurrence of internal cracks so as to manufacture a high-quality casting product and includes: a pair of casting product press rolls that hold and press the casting product therebetween; backup rolls that support the casting product press rolls; and a pair of frames arranged to face each other, wherein three or more sets of the casting product press roll and the backup roll are arranged in a casting product drawing direction on each of the frames, and wherein a reduction means that decreases and increases a distance between the frames is provided at two or more places on the pair of frames. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047404 | VIBRATION DAMPING SYSTEM BY MEANS OF A HYDRAULIC ACTUATION SYSTEM - A vibration damping system by means of a hydraulic actuation system, in particular for rolling mills, comprising at least one hydraulic actuator ( | 2015-02-19 |
20150047405 | Methods and Systems for Extrusion - The presently-disclosed subject matter relates to an apparatus and methods for extruding a material. Embodiments of the apparatus comprise a chamber that includes an opening that faces at least a downstream side of the chamber, a die slideably received by the opening that includes a channel that is in fluid communication with the chamber, and a base portion that includes a fixture, the fixture being annular and configured to couple to a downstream side of the die. Embodiments of methods for extruding the material can include providing the apparatus, placing a material in an original state within the opening of the chamber, applying a force to an upstream side of the chamber to thereby push the material through the channel of the die, and collecting the material in a modified state downstream of the fixture. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047406 | METHOD OF REDUCING WRINKLES IN PRESSED SHEET METAL COMPONENTS - A method of forming a sheet metal component includes the steps of initially forming a profiled blank from a metal sheet and then identifying on a surface of the blank, one or more wrinkle lines across which a buckling stress exceeds a critical buckling stress limit. Then at least one slot is cut into in the profiled blank, with the or each slot extending entirely through a thickness of the profiled blank and being coincident with one of the wrinkle lines, and a hole is cut at one end of the slot with the hole having a diameter greater than a lateral width of the slot. The profiled blank is then processed in a pressing operation to form a shaped blank with one or more welding operations being carried out on the shaped blank along each slot to produce a finished sheet metal component. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047407 | Can Manufacture - A method and apparatus are disclosed which are suitable for use in the manufacture of two-piece metal containers. In particular, a way of making cups from metal sheet is disclosed using a combination of stretching and drawing operations. The resulting cups have the advantage of having a base thickness that is thinner relative to the ingoing gauge of the metal sheet. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047408 | BALER TOOTH STRAIGHTENING SYSTEM - A system and method for straightening a bent tine of a baler tooth includes a holding member having a narrow opening for temporarily inserting a first section of the bent tine between a bend in the bent tine and a tooth coil of the baler tooth and for firmly gripping the first section of the bent tine to be straightened. Also, a straightening member having a narrow opening for temporarily inserting a second section of the bent tine between the bend in the bent tine and a free end of the bent tine and for straightening the second section of the bent tine while the first section is firmly gripped by the holding member. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047409 | Hemming a Flange with Compression to Form a Sharp Edge - A tool and method of hemming a panel wherein the tool engages a flange to apply a compressive force with a stop initially preventing a distal end of the flange from moving inwardly. The hemming tool bends the intermediate portion of the flange between the flange bend and the distal end toward the panel. The stop is withdrawn to allow the flange to be progressively formed toward the panel until the distal end is aligned with the intermediate portion. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047410 | Bending Machine with a CAM for an Orthopaedic Rod - A bending machine with a cam made up of two articulated arms, comprising a main roller that is coaxial with the axis of articulation of the arms, the end of the short portion of each one of the arms having means for exerting a bending force on a rod, wherein the means are made up of eyelets, each one of the eyelets being mounted on the end of the short portion of one of the arms in a rotatably mobile manner about an axis parallel to the axis of the main roller. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047411 | Method for Monitoring a Broadband Lambda Probe - A method for determining a polarization of a pump cell and/or a Nernst cell of a lambda probe for the diagnosis of the broadband lambda probe. A voltage or current pulse is applied to the pump/Nernst cell in a first method task, and, in a second method task, a voltage at the pump cell and/or the Nernst cell, or a variable that is related to the polarization or its time characteristic is determined and used as a measure of the polarization, and the function of the broadband lambda probe is monitored via the ascertained polarization. The determination of the polarization may be performed as a voltage measurement performed once or multiple times, or by determining the effect of the polarization in an associated controller, such as a pump current controller of an engine control unit. The variable associated with the polarization may be the reaction of the pump current control. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047412 | SYSTEM FOR MEASURING A PALMAR GRIPPING FORCE - The invention relates to a system for measuring a palmar gripping force, comprising a device ( | 2015-02-19 |
20150047413 | ANALYSIS - A method of verifying the performance of a size standard, formed of a plurality of size standard elements, used in a nucleic acid analysis method is provided. The verification is achieved by introducing the size standard to an analysis stage and performing a size based separation on the size standard. The size based separation defines an experimental position for each size standard element. A comparison is made as to whether or not the experimental position for the size standard element corresponds with expected position. The comparison allows a decision to be made on whether or not to use the size standard, which is dependent upon whether or not the experimental position of the size standard element corresponds with the expected position. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047414 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING A CORK STOPPER FOR THE PRESENCE OF 2,4,6-TRICHLOROANISOLE AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A non-destructive method for analyzing a cork stopper for the presence of 2,4,6-trichloroanisole. The stopper is introduced into a hermetically closed container. The container containing the stopper is heated under conditions vaporizing any 2,4,6-trichloroanisole present in the stopper. A gaseous sample of the atmosphere surrounding the stopper in the container is collected and analyzed for the presence of 2,4,6-trichloroanisole. This method allows the selection, in a batch of cork stoppers, of the stoppers that are substantially free of 2,4,6-trichloroanisole, in a non-destructive manner. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047415 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING GAS SENSORS - A method and a device for monitoring gas sensors in an internal combustion engine, in which in a steady-state operation of the internal combustion engine, the output signal of the gas sensor is filtered by a high-pass filter and higher-frequency signal components are analyzed by a comparison with an appropriately processed model value. When using the method and the device for executing the method, electrically oscillating gas sensors or the incoupling of interference variables or faults in the evaluation circuit, especially in the case of exhaust gas sensors in an exhaust-gas purification and reducing system, are able to be detected, which minimizes faulty interpretations in a dynamic diagnosis. This monitoring function is advantageously combinable with dynamic diagnosis functions that likewise analyze higher-frequency signal components by a comparison with appropriately processed model values. This increases the operational reliability of the exhaust-gas purification or reducing system. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047416 | Scanned 1-D Gas Plume Profile and Flux Measurements Using Multiple Analysis Instruments - A gas concentration image (i.e., concentration vs. position data) in a cross section through a gas plume is obtained. Such measurements can be obtained by moving a 1D array of gas sample inlets through the gas plume. By combining a gas concentration image with ambient flow information through the surface of the gas concentration image, the leak rate (i.e., gas flux) from the leak source can be estimated. Multiple gas analysis instruments can be employed in connection with sweeping a 1-D array of measurement ports through the gas plume in order to reduce analysis time. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047417 | CORE-SHELL NANOPARTICLE, METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME AND GAS SENSOR USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a core-shell nanoparticle, a method of fabricating the same and a gas sensor using the same, more particularly to a core-shell nanoparticle which includes a core including a first metal oxide and a shell including a second metal oxide, the first metal oxide and the second metal oxide being oxides of the same metal having different oxidation states, a method of fabricating the same and a gas sensor using the same. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047418 | DETERMINATION OF PORE STRUCTURE CHARACTERISTICS OF ABSORBENT MATERIALS UNDER COMPRESSION - Compression testing apparatus for analyzing porous materials includes a cylindrical channel having a central bore, solid outside, upper and lower walls, the inner edge of the channel being open to the inner bore. A flexible sealing member having a central bore concentric to the bore of the cylindrical channel opposes the edge of the channel. The flexible walls of the flexible member overlap with and are sealingly affixed to the upper and lower surfaces of the channel. The central bore of the flexible sealing member thus forms a sample chamber for porous material to be tested. Top and bottom sealing members cover the sample chamber and a gas inlet enters through the outside wall of the cylindrical channel for applying biaxial or radial compression on the test material. Triaxial compression is applied with addition of a weight or piston sealingly engaged within the central bore of the flexible sealing member. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047419 | LUBRICANT HEALTH AND SERVICE DETERMINATION - A method is disclosed that includes determining a current level of a plurality of lubricant parameters present in a portion of lubricant, comparing the current level of each of the plurality of lubricant parameters to a threshold value corresponding to each of the plurality of lubricant parameters, analyzing a priority of each of the lubricant parameters, and determining a health status of the lubricant in response to the comparing and the analyzing. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047420 | Method and System for Hydrocarbon Release Management - Method and system is described to enhance operations for managing the hydrocarbon release. The system utilizes an airborne detection device equipped with measurement components and communication components. The system may utilize various measurement techniques to determine the thickness of the oil slick. This remote detection method may provide a dedicated airborne detection device for each response vessel and that can identify the location and thickness of the oil slick. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047421 | Fuel Filter Device - A filter device including a probe where a filter element probe first end selectively engages with a sensing unit located in a filter head and a filter element probe second end is located in a contaminant portion of a filter canister. The probe fixedly engages through the filter element utilizing a sealing component. The filter element is disposed in the filter canister that engages with the filter head. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047422 | INTRODUCING SAMPLES INTO SUPERCRITICAL FLUID CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEMS - A supercritical fluid chromatography system is provided with an injection valve subsystem for introducing a sample into a flow of mobile phase fluid. The injection valve subsystem includes an auxiliary valve and an inject valve. The operations of the auxiliary and inject valves are coordinated in such a manner as to reduce sample carry-over and system pressure perturbations occurring during sample injection. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047423 | EDGE SHARPNESS MEASUREMENT - An edge sharpness measurement apparatus includes a clamp for securing a test medium against a frictional member, and an engagement mechanism for a normal force, such that the normal force directs the test medium against the frictional member with a force based on operational conditions of the test medium. A further engagement mechanism is for a tangential force, in which the engagement mechanism is adapted to increase the tangential force to identify a tangential force sufficient to dispose the frictional member across the test medium. A pivot defines an angle of application of the tangential force relative to the normal force, such that disposing the frictional member across the test medium defines a point of overcoming frictional forces between the test medium and the frictional member. A measurement device, such as a gauge or range on a spring, measures the tangential force sufficient to dispose the frictional member. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047424 | STATIC AND DYNAMIC PRESSURE COMPENSATION FOR INTAKE OXYGEN SENSING - An oxygen sensor pressure compensation system includes a static pressure compensation module to receive an oxygen sensor signal from an oxygen sensor and a pressure signal from a pressure sensor and to perform static pressure compensation. A dynamic pressure compensation module receives the oxygen sensor signal and the pressure signal and to perform dynamic pressure compensation. A summing module generates a compensated oxygen signal based on the static pressure compensation and the dynamic pressure compensation. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047425 | Method for specifying a malfunction of an exhaust gas recirculation system of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle and corresponding diagnostic device - A method for specifying a malfunction of an exhaust gas recirculation system of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, including: setting a first operating point of the engine and a first operating state of the fresh air/exhaust gas system as vehicle conditioning in a first measurement setting; measuring volumetric efficiencies of the engine for the first measurement setting and for at least one additional measurement setting, and comparing the measured volumetric efficiencies with an engine characteristics map stored in a memory unit for volumetric efficiency values of the engine, and ascertaining whether a malfunction is present during the exhaust gas recirculation process based on the comparison; and specifying the malfunction of the exhaust gas recirculation system while taking into account the measuring results for the first measurement setting and for the at least one additional measurement setting and the stored engine characteristics map for volumetric efficiency values. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047426 | MONITORING OF BRAKE - The monitoring of a brake is disclosed. The brake includes first and second braking surfaces and a magnetizing device arranged to move the braking surfaces to an open state, in which the braking surfaces are separated from each other, and to a closed state, in which the braking surfaces are connected to each other. During the monitoring of the brake, the time is measured that elapses from the change in the magnetic field caused by the magnetizing device to the shift of the braking surfaces from one state to another. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047427 | HYDRAULIC CYLINDER STROKE OPERATION DIAGNOSIS ASSISTING DEVICE AND HYDRAULIC CYLINDER STROKE OPERATION DIAGNOSIS ASSISTING METHOD - A hydraulic cylinder stroke operation diagnosis assisting device includes: movable portions that are sequentially supported by a vehicle body in a rotatable manner; a hydraulic cylinder between the vehicle body and each movable portion or between the movable portions to support the movable portions in a rotatable manner; a stroke sensor in the hydraulic cylinder to measure a stroke length of the hydraulic cylinder; a reset sensor measuring a reference reset point in which a value of the stroke length measured by the stroke sensor is reset; a stroke end detection unit detecting a stroke end position of the hydraulic cylinder; a calibration unit calibrating the measured value of the stroke length when the reference reset point and/or the stroke end position are detected; and a monitor displaying at least the measured value of the stroke length and a calibration state by the calibration unit. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047428 | Apparatus for Monitoring a Predetermined Fill Level - Apparatus for monitoring a predetermined fill level of a medium in a container, including a mechanically oscillatable unit, a driving/receiving unit for exciting the mechanically oscillatable unit to execute mechanical oscillations and for receiving the oscillations of the mechanically oscillatable unit, and an electronics unit for producing an electrical exciter signal and for evaluating an electrical, received signal. The electronics unit is embodied to excite the mechanically oscillatable unit by means of the driving/receiving unit to execute mechanical oscillations within a fixedly predetermined, narrow frequency band with discrete, sequentially following, exciter frequencies, wherein the frequency band contains the resonant frequency of the mechanically oscillatable unit in the case of an oscillation under standard conditions, and the electronics unit is embodied to detect whether, within the predetermined frequency band an oscillation of the mechanically oscillatable unit occurs, whose amplitude exceeds a predetermined threshold value. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047429 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING FLUID TEMPERATURE AND LEVEL IN A CONTAINER - A fluid monitoring apparatus to simultaneously detect the temperature and level of fluid within a container includes a translucent tube with a proximal end, a distal end, an aperture within the wall of the tube proximate the proximal end of the tube, the distal end able to extend into the fluid container, a thermocouple secured within the tube and tethered via a wire disposable through the aperture in the tube wall, the wire including a first end secured to the thermocouple and a second end secured to a display device to display the temperature of the fluid, and a cap secured to the proximal end of the tube to create a pressure within the tube sufficient to cause the fluid that fills the distal end of the tube to remain in the tube, thereby permitting a user to determine the fluid level of the container. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047430 | INTEGRATED HUMIDITY SENSOR AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - An integrated humidity sensor includes at least one measuring capacitor and one humidity-sensitive polymer as a dielectric that is also suited for use in a dirty, i.e., particle-laden measurement environment. The measuring capacitor of the humidity sensor is in the form of a plate capacitor in the layered structure of the sensor element, the outer of two electrodes being located at the surface of the layered structure. Disposed between the two electrodes of the measuring capacitor is a humidity-sensitive polymer layer that is in direct contact with the measurement environment via humidity-permeable paths in the outer electrode of the measuring capacitor. These humidity-permeable paths extend from the surface of sensor element to the polymer layer, and are so small in lateral extent that they do not significantly affect the electrical conductivity within the outer electrode. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047431 | SENSOR HOUSING CONTAINER AND SENSOR ATTACHMENT METHOD USING SAME - A sensor housing container comprises a container having an opening, a lid that covers the opening, and a sensor housing body that can be pulled out of the opening of the container. The sensor housing body includes a sensor case, a plurality of sensors, and a spring that biases these sensors. The sensor case is provided with a sensor discharge port at the portion where the sensors are biased by the spring. Also, this sensor discharge port is provided with a guide protrusion for aligning the sensor discharge port with a sensor insertion port of a measurement device. Furthermore, the inner face of the container is provided with a push-out protrusion that contacts with the end of the sensors on the opposite side from electrodes, at the portion corresponding to the end of the sensors on the opposite side from the electrodes inside the sensor case. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047432 | IMBALANCE MEASUREMENT MACHINE - An imbalance measurement machine for determining tire imbalance has a hollow shaft rotatably driven relative to a fixed hollow axle. A tubular air feed for filling the tire with air is centered within and rotates with the shaft to rotate the tire for determining imbalance. An air hose is connected to a rotational coupling disposed at an air feed end that faces away from the tire. Force transducers between the axle and a machine bed measure forces that occur there during operation. The air hose is attached not only to the rotational coupling but also to the axle, at a distance from the rotational coupling. An alternative embodiment omits the rotational coupling and fills the tire in the resting state of the shaft, via the air hose and the non-rotating air feed. Subsequently, the air hose is separated from the air feed, and the tire retains the supplied air. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047433 | PHOTOACOUSTIC WAVE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A photoacoustic wave measurement device includes: (a) a pulsed-light outputter that outputs a pulsed light; (b) an arrangement member disposed between a pulsed-light output end of the pulsed-light outputter and a measurement object, the arrangement member being adapted to allow the pulsed light to pass therethrough; and (c) a photoacoustic wave detector that receives a photoacoustic wave generated by the measurement object by the pulsed light and that converts the photoacoustic wave into an electric signal, the photoacoustic wave measurement device being adapted to receive the electric signal from a photoacoustic wave sensor in which the photoacoustic wave detector is farther from the measurement object than the pulsed-light output end. The photoacoustic wave measurement device further includes: an electric signal recording section that receives and records the electric signal from the photoacoustic wave sensor; a noise timing estimation section that estimates timing of occurrence of noise in the electric signal, from a thickness of the arrangement member; and a noise removal section that removes the electric signal at the timing estimated, from contents recorded by the electric signal recording section. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047434 | RESONANT PRESSURE SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A resonant pressure sensor includes a first substrate including a diaphragm and at least one projection disposed on the diaphragm, and at least one resonator disposed in the first substrate, at least a part of the resonator being included in the projection, and the resonator being disposed between a top of the projection and an intermediate level of the first substrate. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047435 | Micromechanical Measuring Element - A micromechanical measuring element has a sensitive element that comprises a diaphragm with an underside and an upper side. The micromechanical measuring element also has a cap, which is connected directly to the sensitive element. The sensitive element and the cap form a first chamber, which has a first opening. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047436 | FREQUENCY DOUBLING ANTENNA SENSOR FOR WIRELESS STRAIN AND CRACK SENSING - A strain and crack sensor senses an amount of strain induced in an object. A receiving planar antenna has a first resonant frequency and is configured to receive a querying signal at the first resonant frequency. A transmitting planar antenna has a second resonant frequency that is twice the first resonant frequency. At least one of the receiving planar antenna and the transmitting planar antenna is bonded to the object so that at least one of strain induced in the object or a crack formed in the object causes a shift in at least one of the first resonant frequency or the second resonant frequency. A matching element is in electrical communication with the first planar antenna and the second planar antenna. The matching element is configured to cause the transmitting planar antenna to radiate a response signal in response to the querying signal. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047437 | PRESSURE SENSOR AND MICROPHONE - According to one embodiment, a pressure sensor includes a base, and a first sensor unit. The first sensor unit includes a first transducer thin film, a first strain sensing device and a second strain sensing device. The first strain sensing device includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, and a first intermediate layer provided between the first and the second magnetic layers. The second strain sensing device is provided apart from the first strain sensing device on the first membrane surface and provided at a location different from a location of the barycenter, the second strain sensing device including a third magnetic layer, a fourth magnetic layer, and a second intermediate layer provided between the third and the fourth magnetic layers, the first and the second intermediate layers being nonmagnetic. The first and the second strain sensing devices, and the barycenter are in a straight line. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047438 | ACOUSTIC PROBING TECHNIQUE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF MULTIPLE LIQUID/FROTH INTERFACES IN SEPARATION AND STORAGE VESSELS BASED ON AN OBLIQUE TOMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS APPROACH - Apparatus is provided featuring a signal processor configured to receive from an array of ultrasonic transponders around a tank, container or flow pipe signaling containing information about acoustic waves of energy penetrating a fluid in the tank, container or flow pipe; and determine using tomography a three-dimensional image of layers of the fluid in the tank, container or flow pipe based at least partly on the signalling received and. The signal processor provides corresponding signal containing information about the three-dimensional image of the layers of the fluid in the tank, container or flow pipe. The array is an obliquely oriented array of ultrasonic transponders arranged on an oblique plane to the axis of the tank or column; or the array is placed normal to the flow around the exterior of the flow pipe. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047439 | SMALL-SIZED LOAD SENSOR UNIT - A small-sized load sensor unit including a pressure member, to which a pressing force is applied, a strain body which is fixed to the pressure member by a first fixing member, a strain measuring unit which is provided on the strain body and is configured to be deformed together with the strain body, a first restricting unit which restricts a pressing force applied to a substantially center portion of the pressure member such that the pressing force becomes a predetermined threshold value or less, and a second restricting unit which restricts the pressure member from moving by a predetermined amount or more when a pressing force of an excessive load is applied to an edge portion of the pressure member. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047440 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A FLUID FLOW IN A COMPARTMENT - The present invention relates to a device for controlling the flow of a fluid in a compartment ( | 2015-02-19 |
20150047441 | SAMPLE CARRIER FOR DRIED BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - Described is a biological sample carrier based on a rigid hydrophilic object fabricated from a non-absorbing inert porous material. A biological fluid sample applied to the surface of the object is absorbed into the pores and constituents of the biological fluid sample remain in the pores after drying. Unlike a disc punched from a conventional dried blood spot (DBS) card, the object is easily handled. In contrast to DBS cards containing glass fiber structures that interact with basic analytes and other DBS card having adsorbing fibers that tend to separate blood constituents as the sample spreads through the fibers, the biological sample carrier is substantially inert to drug analytes. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047442 | GAS SAMPLE INTRODUCTION DEVICE - In a gas sample analysis device including a metering tube, sample gas supply channel, carrier gas supply channel, evacuation channel and collection tube, there is provided a first channel switching valve which switches between a load state in which the metering tube is interposed between said sample gas supply channel and the evacuation channel and an injection state in which the metering tube is interposed between the sample gas supply channel and gas analysis device; and a second channel switching valve which, in the load state or injection state, switches between a collection tube interposition state in which the collection tube is interposed between the sample gas supply channel and the metering tube or between the metering tube and the gas analysis device, and a collection tube shunt state in which the collection tube is not interposed. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047443 | ACTUATOR WITH MULTI-STAGE GEARS - An actuator with multi-stage gears includes a worm gear shaft driving assembly having a worm gear shaft, an electric motor having a transmission shaft, an annulus gear arranged between the worm gear shaft and the transmission shaft, and a plurality of multi-stage gears. The annulus gear includes an inner gear and a moving end actuated cooperatively with the inner gear on two ends thereof. The moving end is connected to and driving the worm gear shaft to rotate; each multi-stage gear is arranged between the transmission shaft and the inner gear; each multi-stage gear includes a first and a second outer diameter portions. The outer circumferential edges of the first and second outer diameter portions includes a helical gear engaged with the transmission shaft and a spur gear engaged with the inner gear respectively. Therefore, the actuator has merits of simplified components and reduced volume. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047444 | MOTOR DRIVEN LINEAR ACTUATOR AND ELECTRIC MOTOR THEREOF - A motor driven linear actuator comprises an electric motor, a ballscrew device, and a rolling bearing. The electric motor includes a motor shaft having a first end portion. The first end portion includes an end surface and a receptacle having a first accommodation space. The ballscrew device includes a screw having a first end portion coaxially connected to the first end portion of the motor shaft. The first end portion of the screw includes a first section to be accommodated in the first accommodation space for fixing the screw with the motor shaft. The rolling bearing is disposed between the electric motor and the ballscrew device for supporting the first end portion of the screw. The end surface of the motor shaft contacts and abuts against the rolling bearing for limiting the movement of the rolling bearing between the electric motor and the ballscrew device. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047445 | FINE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM AND ANGLE ADJUSTING DEVICE HAVING THE FINE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - A fine adjustment mechanism includes a connecting unit and a fine-tuning bolt having a bolt shaft and a bolt head. The bolt shaft has a threaded section rotatably engaged with the connecting unit, a non-threaded section between the threaded section and the bolt head, and an annular protrusion projecting outwardly and radially from an outer surface of the non-threaded section and spaced apart from the bolt head. A retaining unit is molded over the fine-tuning bolt and covers the annular protrusion and portions of the non-threaded section which are proximate to two opposite annular end surfaces of the annular protrusion. The fine-tuning bolt is rotatable relative to the retaining unit. The connecting unit is movable along the threaded section when the fine-tuning bolt is rotated. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047446 | HINGE MECHANISM WITH MULTIPLE ROTATING AXES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREWITH - A hinge mechanism with multiple rotating axes is disclosed. The hinge mechanism includes a first bracket, a linking bracket, a first rotating shaft, a second bracket and a second rotating shaft. The first rotating shaft is used for pivoting the first bracket and the linking bracket, such that the linking bracket is connected to the first bracket in a rotable manner. The second rotating shaft is used for pivoting the linking bracket and the second bracket, such that the linking bracket is further connected to the second bracket in a rotable manner. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047447 | GUIDE PLATE MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF FUEL PUMP - A guide plate mounting structure of a fuel pump, the guide plate mounting structure may include a fuel pump having a housing, a driving shaft protrudedly formed from the housing to the outside of the fuel pump, a block mounted onto an outer peripheral surface of the housing of the fuel pump, a guide plate having a first through hole formed at a center thereof and being positioned at an end of the block, and a fuel pump gear having a second through hole formed at a center thereof and being mounted to the driving shaft of the fuel pump through the second through hole, and a rim formed on an end surface of the fuel pump gear so as to be inserted into a first end surface of the guide plate. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047448 | GEAR - A gear includes an inner ring portion, an outer ring portion, and a number of spokes connecting the inner ring portion with the outer ring portion. An outer circumferential surface of the outer ring portion is provided with teeth. Each spoke includes a curve-shaped main portion, an inner end section at an inner end of the main portion which connects to the inner ring portion, and an outer end section at an outer end of the main portion which connects to the outer ring portion. At least one of the inner end section and outer end section is formed with a furcated structure. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047449 | TONER DRUM GEAR PROJECTION - A drivable projection for a toner cartridge drum gear includes an axially extending support portion having a plurality of axially extending edges and an end face. A plurality of substantially spherical engagement portions are supported by the support portion, and each engagement portion defines a center that may be substantially aligned with the end face and/or substantially aligned with a respective one of the plurality of axially extending edges. The engagement portions are configured to receive driving rotatable force from the drive mechanism of a printer. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047450 | SCISSORS GEAR - A variety of scissors gear assemblies are disclosed that utilize integral parts or common tools to align teeth of the scissors gear assembly. Methods of use are also disclosed. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047451 | ARTICULATION FOR SURGICAL EQUIPMENT USING BALL JOINT - Provided is an articulation for surgical equipment using a ball joint fastened by the ball joint. The present invention has been made in an effort to provide an articulation for surgical equipment using a ball joint of which the shaft of pitching or yawing is not changed even though the pitching or the yawing is repeated. The articulation for surgical equipment using a ball joint is configured to include a plurality of disks; a ball joint to allow the plurality of disks to be pitched or yawed between the plurality of disks based on a longitudinal direction of the articulation for surgical equipment; and a driving wire applying a driving force to pitch, yaw, or roll the plurality of disks. According to the articulation for a surgical equipment using a ball joint according to the embodiment of the present invention, the rotating shaft of the articulation is not changed despite the repeated movement of the articulation, and since the durability of the articulation is increased, the safety of the surgical equipment can be improved when the articulation is applied to the surgical equipment. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047452 | ROBOTIC MECHANISM WITH TWO DEGREES OF FREEDOM - A robotic link mechanism comprising a pair of base elements connected by a passive flexible joint, such that flexure of the joint changes the mutual orientation of the base elements. A pair of obliquely truncated cylinders are confined between the base elements such that the obliquely formed end surfaces of the cylinders can rotate in sliding contact with each other, and the other end of each cylinder can rotate in sliding contact with its associated base element. Driving motors are attached to the base elements, each one controlled to rotate the cylinder associated with that base element, such that rotation of at least one of the cylinders causes the base elements to undergo change in their mutual orientation. The mechanism thus has a backbone composed of the passive flexible joint, which is supported and actuated by the oblique truncated cylindrical structure that serves as an active exoskeleton. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047453 | TYRE-RETREADING SYSTEM CONSTITUTED BY A ROBOTIZED ARM WITH ANGULAR INTERPOLATION MOVEMENTS - Tyre-retreading system constituted by a robotized arm with angular interpolation movements with the aim of providing a modular machine capable of allowing greater amplitude of movements on the part of the scraping tool ( | 2015-02-19 |
20150047454 | LEVER ACTUATED GIMBAL PLATE - A force transmission transmits forces received by three levers to an input gimbal plate having three support points. The input gimbal play may in turn transmit the force to a wrist assembly coupled to a surgical tool. A first gimbal support point is supported by a first lever having a fulcrum with one degree of rotational freedom. Second and third gimbal support points may be supported by second and third levers having fulcrums with two degrees of rotational freedom. These fulcrums may include a first axle coupled to the lever and a second axle that supports the first axle and provides the fulcrum for the supported lever. A spring may draw the second and third levers toward one another. The force transmission may include a parallelogram linkage that includes a rocker link pivotally coupled to the first lever and having a flat surface that supports the first gimbal support point. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047455 | STEERING STEM ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTORCYCLE - A steering stem assembly for rotatably coupling a steering assembly to a steering head of a motorcycle main frame. The steering stem assembly includes a first stem member configured to support a first end of the steering assembly on a first end of the steering head and a second stem member configured to support a second end of the steering assembly on a second end of the steering head. The second stem member is formed separately from the first stem member. A joint is defined between the first and second stem members and fixedly secures the first stem member with the second stem member. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047456 | STEERING COLUMN WITH COMPOSITE FIBRE ELEMENTS PRODUCED IN A BRAIDING METHOD - The invention relates to a steering column for a motor vehicle, comprising a steering spindle mounted rotatably in a steering spindle bearing unit, and comprising a guide bracket for connecting the steering spindle bearing unit to a body of the motor vehicle, wherein at least one component of the steering column is formed at least in part from a fibre-reinforced composite material, wherein a component has a thin-walled braided core which corresponds to the shape of the subsequent component, is formed from a thermoplastic material, and is braided with a fibre material, wherein the braided core is produced in an injection moulding method and contains functional elements moulded therein. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047457 | PIPETTE ADJUSTEMENT WHEEL - The object of the invention is an adjustment wheel for a pipette, which adjustment wheel solution comprises members for returning the adjustment wheel to its initial position when the wheel is released. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047458 | INERTIA WHEEL ARCHITECTURE FOR STORING ENERGY - An inertia wheel including a storage ring and a hub connecting the storage ring to a rotation shaft of the wheel, the hub including a central part forming a hub body for connecting to the shaft, a peripheral part forming a rim for connecting to the storage ring and an intermediate part formed by a disk between the hub body and the rim. The hub is made from a composite material and includes a module having a stiffness that decreases from the hub body to the rim. A method for producing such an inertia wheel is also provided. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047459 | ROTATOR DRIVING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH SAME - A rotator driving system for driving a rotator with a motor includes a dynamic vibration absorber attached to a rotary shaft of the rotator. The dynamic vibration absorber includes an inertia body, a viscosity-providing component to provide a viscosity, and a torsion spring unit to function as a torsion spring that includes a boss fixed to the rotary shaft. Multiple spokes extend radially outward from the boss. Multiple seats are provided at respective tips of the multiple spokes to fix the inertia body. The torsion spring unit is fixed by both the rotary shaft of the rotator and the boss fixed to the rotary shaft therebetween. The viscosity-providing component supports the inertia body via the multiple seats provided at the respective tips of the multiple spokes. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047460 | QUICK RELEASE COUPLING FOR THE CRANK OF A BICYCLE DRIVE TRAIN - A quick release coupling is incorporated into the drive train of the bicycle to couple the crank to the drive shaft. It includes an axle with a flat keyway facilitating installation. A crank arm has an opening matching the circumference of the shaft other than at the flat area. The opening includes a protrusion engaging the keyway to transmit torque. A land is near an end of the shaft. Each coupling has an opening similar to the opening through each crank arm. The orientation of the coupling is with the flat region aligned with the keyway. In this orientation, the coupling is slid over the end of the shaft until the flat area is aligned over the land. The coupling may be rotated until the flat area is misaligned with the keyway and within the land. In this position, the crank arm is locked. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047461 | CENTRIFUGAL SWITCH FOR PENDULUM VIBRATION ABSORBER - A crankshaft assembly for an internal combustion engine can include a crankshaft having a lobe with a pendulum absorber coupled thereto. The pendulum absorber can include a carrier, a pendulum, a pin and a centrifugal switch assembly. The carrier can be coupled to a body of the lobe and can have an opening therein. The pendulum can have an opening therein and the pin can extend through the pendulum opening and the carrier opening to pivotably couple the pendulum to the carrier. The switch assembly can be slidably positioned in a bore of the body and can have a lock member configured to selectively engage the pendulum based on a centrifugal force being below a predetermined threshold to lock movement of the pendulum relative to the carrier. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047462 | PINION SEAL FOR TRACTION MOTOR GEAR CASE - A gear case seal is provided for use with a traction motor. The seal may have an arcuate body with an outer annular layer forming a centrally located channel extending along its length, and an inner annular layer bonded to the outer annular layer along opposing axial edges so as to close off the centrally located channel. The body may also have a middle layer disposed within the centrally located channel and made from a material different than a material of the inner and outer layers. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047463 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING BULK METALLIC GLASS-BASED MACROSCALE GEARS - Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement bulk metallic glass-based macroscale gears. In one embodiment, a method of fabricating a bulk metallic glass-based macroscale gear, where at least either the thickness of the gear is greater than 3 mm or the diameter of the gear is greater than 9 mm, includes: obtaining design parameters of the gear to be formed; selecting a bulk metallic glass from which the gear will be formed based on the obtained design parameters, where the selected bulk metallic glass is characterized by a resistance to standard modes of wear and a resistance to brittle fracture such that a gear can be formed from the selected bulk metallic glass that accords with the obtained design parameters; and fabricating the gear from the selected bulk metallic glass that accords with the obtained design parameters. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047464 | MICROTOME HAVING MEANS FOR REVERSING A DIRECTION OF ROTATION - A microtome has first and second shafts at different fixed positions, wherein the first shaft may be rotated by a hand wheel. The shafts carry first and second gear wheels, respectively. A transmission unit couples the two gear wheels to each other so that the second shaft can be driven to rotate by the first shaft, and a shift unit for pivotably shifting the transmission unit between first and second positions. The two shafts rotate in the same direction when the transmission unit is in the first position, and in opposite directions when the transmission unit is in the second position. The transmission unit includes first and second idler gears meshing constantly with each other. The two shafts are coupled by only one of the idler gears when the transmission unit is in the first position, and by both idler gears when the transmission unit is in the second position. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047465 | METHOD FOR THE INTEGRATION OF CARBOCHLORINATION INTO A STAGED REFORMING OPERATION AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO DIRECT RESIDUE OXIDATION FOR THE RECOVERY OF VALUABLE METALS - Method of combining industrial processes having inherent carbon capture and conversion capabilities offering maximum flexibility, efficiency, and economics while enabling environmentally and sustainably sound practices. Maximum chemical energy is retained throughout feedstock processing. A hybrid thermochemical cycle couples staged reforming with hydrogen production and chlorination. Hydrogen generated is used to upgrade feedstocks including bitumen, shale, coal, and biomass. Residues of upgrading are chlorinated, metals of interest are removed, and the remainder is reacted with ammonia solution and carbon dioxide to form carbonate minerals. The combination provides emissions free production of synthetic crude oil and derivatives, as well as various metals and fertilizers. Sand and carbonate minerals are potentially the only waste streams. Through this novel processing, major carbon dioxide reduction is afforded byminimizing direct oxidation. Supplemental heat to run the reactions is obtained through external means such as concentrated solar, geothermal, or nuclear. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047466 | METHOD OF ADJUSTING PRECURSOR POWDER FOR SINTERED ORE, AND PRECURSOR POWDER FOR SINTERED ORE - A precursor powder for sintered ore, which offers excellent sintered ore production efficiency, can be adjusted independently of the quality of iron ore, by setting a mixing ratio [(C/F)×100] of a mass (C) of particles having a particle size of 3 mm or more in coke breeze to a mass (F) of particles having a particle size of 3 mm or more in an iron ore raw material in the range of 2% to 3%. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047467 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PARTICLES - An apparatus and method for manufacturing solid particles based on inert gas evaporation. The method includes forming a continuous gaseous feed flow, and injecting the continuous gaseous feed flow through an inlet into a free-space region of a reactor chamber in the form of a feed jet flow, and forming at least one continuous jet flow of a cooling fluid and injecting the at least one jet flow of cooling fluid into the reaction chamber. The feed jet flow is made by passing the feed flow at a pressure above the reactor chamber pressure in the range from 0.01·10 | 2015-02-19 |
20150047468 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SILVER NANOWIRES - A method of manufacturing silver nanowires includes: forming a first solution including a dispersion stabilizer and a polyol; forming a second solution including a dispersion stabilizer, a silver precursor, a halogen-ion donor, deionized water, and the polyol; forming a third solution by adding the second solution to the first solution; heating the third solution from a first temperature to a second temperature; and forming silver nanowires by maintaining the third solution at the second temperature. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047469 | Method for Recovering Rare Earth from Rare Earth Element-Containing Alloy - A method for recovering a rare earth element from a rare earth element-containing alloy, wherein a rare earth element is eluted by performing electrolysis in an electrolyte which contains a metal powder of a rare earth element-containing alloy. An object of this invention is to provide a method for extremely easily and efficiently recovering a rare earth element. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047470 | METHOD OF AGGLOMERATING SILICON/SILICON CARBIDE FROM WIRESAWING WASTE AND PRODUCT THEREFROM - The process of the present invention begins with a source of silicon and silicon carbide from wafer production. The silicon/silicon carbide waste material is dewatered as need be and passed to a mixer where the waste material is agglomerated. A binder is applied to the waste material either during agglomeration or during pelletizing. A variety of organic binders may be used such as polyvinyl alcohol, molasses, sodium silicate and polyethylene glycol; however, the preferred binder is a lignosulsulfonate. The amount of binder used will depend upon the particular binder and the feed material used. The silicon/silicon carbide-containing waste material is pelletized. The invention also provided silicon/silicon carbide-containing pellets that may be used as reduction material in smelting furnaces for the production of metals and alloys. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047471 | SCREW FASTENING DEVICE - A screw fastening device ( | 2015-02-19 |
20150047472 | Dual-drive, self-ratcheting, mechanism with multiple input ports - The invention is a dual-drive, self-ratcheting multiple input ports mechanism, that converts oscillatory motion applied to its input, to unidirectional axial rotation motion at its output and is able to be switched to produce solely clockwise rotation at its output, regardless of the direction of rotation applied to the input and is able to be switched to produce solely counterclockwise rotation at its output, regardless of the direction of rotation applied to the input and is provided with a detachable input handle, that can be coupled to said multiple input ports. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047473 | Compact Gas Cylinder Valve Ratchet Driver Tool - Disclosed is a gas cylinder ratchet driver tool that is specifically suited for opening and closing valve posts of gas cylinders. The tool comprises an outer handle body for one-handed use and an external ratchet switching actuator. Within the handle body is an internal housing that supports a rotatable socket therein. The socket comprises an elongated length with a lower working end adapted to engage a gas cylinder valve post and a ratchet gear upper end. A first and second wedge plate supported by the housing and acted upon by the actuator controls the ratchet direction by bearing against the ratchet gear, determining ratchet direction or ratchet lock. A flat spring beneath the actuator manipulates the wedge plates against the ratchet gear to control the ratchet direction. The socket working end comprises two flat portions to facilitate placement of the socket onto a gas cylinder valve post in emergency situations. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047474 | Ratchet Having An Output Shaft Which Can Be Displaced To And Fro - A screw tool having a gear head, which has a freewheel gear, having an output shaft, which is inserted in a non-rotatable but displaceable manner in an output opening and can be moved to and fro between a right-hand screw position and a left-hand screw position in each case by use of axial displacement, wherein in each case a different end section of the output shaft projects out of the gear head, having at least one locking mechanism to secure the position of the output shaft in the respective screw position and/or around a screw output element on the output shaft. As a development which is advantageous for use, the at least one locking mechanism can be moved from a locking position to a release position by pressure on an actuation element arranged on the end face of the output shaft. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047475 | SCREWING MACHINE - A screwing machine includes a machine frame, a locking device, a first moving mechanism, a suction jig, a blowing jig and a second moving mechanism. The locking device has a screwdriver. The first moving mechanism moves the machine frame. The suction jig has a suction head. The blowing jig has a target head. The suction jig and the blowing jig are alternatively mounted on the screwing machine. The suction jig is mounted on the screwing machine by connecting to the locking device. The suction jig sucks to attract at least one screw to the suction head. The blowing jig is mounted on the screwing machine by connecting to the machine frame. The blowing jig blows to supply the screw to the target head. The second moving mechanism connects the locking device to the machine frame for moving the locking device relative to the machine frame. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047476 | Torque Wrench - A torque wrench, a torque wrench contains a hollowing extension, a tool head, a torque adjusting mechanism, a controlling member, and a value adjusting device. The tool head connects with a first end of the hollow extension, the torque adjusting mechanism includes a first end coupling with a second end of the hollow extension, the controlling member connects with a second end of the torque adjusting mechanism. The value displaying device couples with the controlling member and includes a housing, a plurality of digital wheels mounted in the housing, a central shaft, and a plurality of driving gears, wherein the central shaft inserts through the plurality of driving gears, each driving gear meshes with one side of a respective one of the plurality of digital wheels so as to drive the respective one of the plurality of digital wheels. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047477 | Positioning Torque Mechanism for Torque Wrench - A torque wrench comprising: a body, an extension, a torque mechanism, a handle, and a positioning torque mechanism. The positioning torque mechanism includes a pressing cap, a clutch ring, and a spring. The pressing cap has a boss and an orifice, the orifice has plural shoulders, between two spaced shoulders is defined a recess, the pressing cap has an elongated hole and a peg. The clutch ring has plural teeth and plural first limiting projections, each first limiting projection has a tilted end portion, and between two spaced first limiting projections is defined a first limit notch, the handle includes a hollow locking member, and the locking member has at least one protrusion, each protrusion has a tilted second limit notch and an inclined edge, between two spaced protrusions is defined a third limit notch; the spring has two ends abutting against the clutch ring and the fixing member. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047478 | TUBULAR CONNECTION REFACING APPARATUS AND METHODS - An apparatus and method of using an apparatus for refacing a tubular connection is provided. In one example, the apparatus has a mandrel connectable to a threaded portion of a tubular connection and two face plates bearing cutters for refacing surfaces of the tubular connection. In this example, the cutting is controlled by an engaging nut moving along a threaded portion of a drive shaft, and the two face plates may be spaced apart at a fixed distance to maintain the distance between the torque-stop surface and the primary surface after refacing. Also, the apparatus uses a locking pin to assist in tightening or loosening the mandrel into place using the remainder of the apparatus. An air-oil system is provided to supply air and oil to the cutting surfaces as the apparatus refaces the shoulders of the connection. An exemplary pin refacer and an exemplary box refacer are both disclosed. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047479 | Machine for Processing Optical Workpieces, In Particular Plastic Spectacle Lenses - The invention relates to a machine for processing plastic workpieces. A machine housing surrounds a working chamber located between a workpiece spindle for rotationally driving the workpieces about a workpiece axis of rotation and a fast tool servo for producing an oscillating feeding movement of a rotary tool in the direction of the workpieces. The workpiece spindle is provided with a carriage which can be driven and is guided on at least two guide surfaces of a guiding arrangement in order to produce a relative advancing movement between the workpiece and the rotary tool. The advancing movement runs transversely with respect to the feeding movement and defining therewith a processing plane in which during processing the rotary tool engages with the workpiece. The guiding arrangement is mounted on the machine housing such that the processing plane extends between the two guide surfaces. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047480 | GUIDE BUSH ADJUSTING DEVICE - In a guide bush adjusting device, a drawbar ( | 2015-02-19 |
20150047481 | RAZORS AND KITS FOR APPLYING SHAVING AIDS - A safety razor is provided having a handle, a cartridge mounted to the handle and a pair of primary guards joined to the cartridge, each of the primary guards having a plurality of fins that define a plurality of fin slots. The safety razor also includes one or more primary shaving blades mounted to the cartridge and positioned adjacent the pair of primary guards. A shaving aid retention guard is positioned between the pair of primary guards. The shaving aid retention guard has a plurality of walls defining a plurality of guard slots, wherein a width of the guard slots is greater than the width of the fin slots. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047482 | CUTTING BLADE HAVING A MEANS FOR PRODUCING AN AIR FLOW - The present invention relates to a rotating cutting blade, which cuts a plurality of food slices from a bar of food, wherein the cutting blade is provided on a blade holder. The present invention further relates to a slicing device having the cutting blade according to the invention, a method for slicing a bar of food, wherein a rotating cutting blade cuts a plurality of food slices from a bar of food, and a method for slicing a bar of food, wherein a rotating cutting blade, which is arranged on a blade holder, cuts a plurality of food slices from a bar of food and an interleaver is arranged between two food slices. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047483 | TOOL FOR CRUSHING COKE IN DRUMS BY MEANS OF HIGH-PRESSURE WATER JETS - The invention relates to a tool for crushing coke in drums with of high-pressure water jets, which has a housing | 2015-02-19 |
20150047484 | SAW CUTTING GUIDE - The improved saw cutting guide of the present invention overcomes many of the disadvantages of prior art power cutting tools by providing a portable, mechanical guide for safely and accurately guiding a powered cutting tool along a predetermined cut line in the workpiece that is at a desired angular position relative to the cutting blade of the power cutting tool. The saw cutting guide includes a main baseplate having a top side and an under side, and featuring a guide track on the top side, for receiving and guiding a power cutting tool, and a pivotally mounted alignment fence on the underside for selectively aligning the work piece in relation to the guide track. In a preferred embodiment, the power cutting tool comprises an electric circular saw having a metal cutting blade featuring cold saw metal-cutting technology. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047485 | TRIMMER - A device for trimming stems and the leafy plant structure projecting from a flower of a plant, for example a harvested flower of a marijuana plant. The device includes a blade head for supporting a pair of sheet blades, each sheet blade having a contact surface, the contact surface of the first sheet blade configured for reciprocating motion against the contact surface of the second. The first sheet blade and the second sheet blade are formed having numerous trimming apertures such that as the first sheet blade reciprocates against the second sheet blade, the plurality of first sheet blade trimming apertures and the plurality of second sheet aperture alternately, and at last partially, align and close creating a shearing action between the edges defining each of the plurality of first sheet blade trimming apertures and an edge defining each of the plurality of second sheet blade trimming apertures. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047486 | QUICK CHANGE ABRASIVE WHEEL FOR RECIPROCATING KNIFE SHARPNER - A spindle configured for a reciprocating knife sharpener is provided. The spindle includes a head including an arbor configured for manual exchange of abrasive material. A knife sharpener and a cutting table are disclosed. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047487 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS OF GRIPPING, CUTTING AND REMOVING OBJECTS - A system includes a first platform movably mounted to a first rail assembly, a second rail assembly coupled to and supported by the first platform, and a second platform movably mounted to the second rail assembly. At least one articulating arm is coupled to the second platform, and a gripping and cutting apparatus is coupled to and supported by the at least one articulating arm. An apparatus includes first and second gripping mechanisms each configured for selective actuation between positions for gripping and releasing an object, and a cutting mechanism positioned generally between the first and second gripping mechanisms, and configured to cut the object when gripped on either side by the gripping mechanisms. The system and apparatus can be used to remove feeder pipes of a nuclear reactor power plant. | 2015-02-19 |