16th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090096121 | METHOD OF PRODUCING OPEN-CELL INORGANIC FOAM - The present invention provides a method of producing low-density open-cell inorganic foam. The method includes the steps of providing a dry powder mixture containing at least inorganic particles, soluble space-filler particles, and solid organic binder; shaping the dry powder composition into a preform by pouring it in a mold having a given form; heating the preform to melt the organic binder; solidifying the organic binder to obtain a solid perform; removing at least the space-filler from the solid preform by dissolution in an appropriate solvent; heating and maintaining the material at a temperature sufficient to burn-out the remaining organic binder; and finally sintering the remaining inorganic material to obtain an open-cell inorganic foam. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096122 | Production process for insert decorated molding - Provided is a production process for an insert decorated molding provided with two or more kinds of pictures, in which a color of a resin is not seen from a boundary part between pictures and which has a high design property. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096123 | Manufacturing process and apparatus - A manufacturing process that comprises placing an article within a particulate medium ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090096124 | Method of producing anti-alumina-buildup immersion nozzle for continuous casting - A method of producing an immersion nozzle for continuous casting, which includes integrally molding a first zirconia-graphite compound applied to a powder-line portion of the nozzle, and a second compound applied to at least an inner hole portion of the nozzle. The second compound includes 10 mass % or more of clinker particles each containing CaO as a mineral phase, and the surface of at least a part of the clinker particles is subjected to an anti-hydration treatment, such as a heat treatment to be performed under a CO | 2009-04-16 |
20090096125 | Injection molding of thermoplastic polymethylmethacrylate pellets - Injection molding of thermoplastic polymethylmethacrylate pellets and decorative crosslinked polymethylmethacrylate particles employs an injection nozzle which has a size smaller than at least a portion of the polymethacrylate particles. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096126 | Method and Device for Manufacturing an Assembly of Two Ringed Sheaths That Can Be Detached From One Another to Make a Single Ringed Sheath - Method for manufacturing an assembly of two ringed sheaths ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090096127 | Press molding tool and method for production of a component by press molding - The invention relates to a press molding tool for the production of a component from at least one first material layer ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090096128 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CUTTING INJECTION MOLDED PRODUCT - A cutting machine is configured for cutting a injection molded original product. The injection molded original product has a component and stub bar connected to the component. The cutting machine includes a base portion, a supporting arm attached to the base portion, and a cutting device coupled to the supporting arm. The cutting device includes an electrothermal cutting line for cutting the component off the stub bar. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096129 | METHOD OF FEEDING COMPOSITE MOLTEN RESIN AND APPARATUS FOR FEEDING THE SAME - A method of feeding a composite molten resin capable of easily forming a multi-kind-multi-layer preform. An apparatus for feeding the composite molten resin has a nozzle portion which includes an outer discharge port in which an outermost annular flow path through which a main layer-forming molten resin flows, meets an outer annular flow path through which a sub-layer-forming molten resin flows inside of the outermost annular flow path; and an inner discharge port in which a shell layer-forming molten resin annularly flowing inside of the outer conflux path, meets the core layer-forming molten resin flowing inside the shell layer; the outer discharge port and the inner discharge port being arranged in this order from the downstream toward the upstream in a direction in which the molten resins flow; wherein provision is made of a shaft-like opening/closing valve for opening and closing the inner discharge port, and a gear pump for intermittently discharging the sub-layer-forming molten resin. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096130 | Thermoplastic polyolefin material with high surface gloss - A compound is described including one or more polymer (A) selected from propylene-ethylene block copolymers (A1), propylene homopolymers (A2) and a combination of copolymers (A1) and/or homopolymers (A2), at 30% to 90% by weight; one or more copolymer (B) selected from ethylene-alpha-olefin random copolymers (B1), hydrogenated styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene block copolymers (B2), ethylene-alpha-olefin block copolymers (B3), and a combination of two or more of copolymers (B1), copolymers (B2), and/or optional copolymers (B3), at 0% to 50% by weight; one or more mineral filler (C) at 0% to 30% by weight; one or more surface modifier (D) at 0% to 5% by weight; one or more additive (E) at 0% to 5% by weight; and one or more colorant (F) at 0% to 10% by weight. Associated articles and methods are also described. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096131 | METHOD OF MAKING A COMPOSITE PRODUCT - A method of forming a polymeric component ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090096132 | CONTAINER BOX, ELECTRIC CONNECTION BOX PROVIDED WITH CONTAINER BOX AND METHOD OF MOLDING CONTAINER BOX - A container box includes an outer box for receiving an inner box therein. Ribs are formed on an inner surface of the outer box, and extend in a fitting direction, and are gradually changing in height so that molds can be easily removed after the molding. The ribs includes the normally-inclined ribs gradually increasing in height in the fitting direction of the inner box, and the reversely-inclined ribs gradually decreasing in height in the fitting direction of the inner box. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096133 | MICROPATTERNING OF BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES USING LASER ABLATION - The present invention employs the natural hydrophilic properties of a macromolecular film such as a hydrogel and in combination with localized photo-ablation of monolayers created with the hydrogel using multi-photon laser excitation, provides a stampless, versatile method of micropattern fabrication. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096134 | Process and Apparatus for Forming Medical Device Balloons - Medical device balloons are formed from a tubular parison by a process or apparatus which establishes a controlled location (initiation zone) on the parison where radial expansion is initiated. Initiation within the initiation zone is achieved by heating the parison in that location to a higher temperature than the remainder of the parison for at least a portion of the blowing time. A variety of apparatus configurations are provided, some of which allow for the size and location of the initiation zone to be readily reconfigured. Balloons can also be modified, post-blowing, using heating apparatus and methods described. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096135 | Process and Apparatus for Pumping Gases in a Film - The invention is a process and apparatus for producing a cross-linked, tubular film or “tape” that uses a motor driven nip roll assembly and a product driven idler roll to pump gases contained within the film in a desired direction. The process eliminates the need to create slits to vent gases that are trapped within the film. The motor driven roll comprises a driven nip roll and a driven peristaltic roll that cooperate to drive the film forward and nip the film. The driven peristaltic roll includes a pumping section that comprises a plurality of pumping rollers that pump gases contained within the film in a direction that is the reverse direction of film travel. The product driven roll comprises a spool roller and a plurality of pumping rollers that are circumferentially spaced around the spool roller. The pumping rollers trap and pump gases contained in the film in the reverse direction of film travel. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096136 | THIOL-ENE BASED POLY(ALKYLSILOXANE) MATERIALS - A stamp is comprised of a thiol-ene polymer, wherein the thiol-ene polymer allows for creation of micro-scale or nano-scale patterns useful in soft or imprint lithography. A patterned thiol-ene polymer is fabricated by casting a thiol-ene mixture onto a patterned mold, curing the thiol-ene mixture to form the patterned thiol-ene polymer, and peeling off the patterned thiol-ene polymer from the silicon mold. A stamp comprised of a thiol-ene polymer may be replicated by exposing the to oxygen plasma to form a hydrophilic mold, exposing the hydrophilic mold to a fluorinating agent under vacuum conditions to form a functionalized surface of the hydrophilic mold, casting a thiol-ene mixture on top of the functionalized surface, photocuring the thiolene mixture to form a replica thiol-ene polymer, and peeling off the replica thiol-ene polymer. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096137 | Polymeric endoprostheses with enhanced strength and flexibility and methods of manufacture - Improved polymeric endoprostheses and methods of manufacturing endoprostheses are disclosed herein. The endoprostheses may comprise one or more polymers wherein the polymer chains are substantially aligned circumferentially, and comprising increased radial strength and flexibility. An endoprosthesis according to the invention may comprise a smooth surface. Endoprostheses disclosed herein may be used in the treatment of strictures in lumens of the body. Alternatively, endoprostheses disclosed herein may be used as anchors to secure medical devices within lumens of the body. The endoprostheses disclosed herein may comprise one or more erodible polymer. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096138 | Method for Production of a Honeycomb Seal - A method for manufacturing a honeycomb seal by powder-metallurgical injection molding is described wherein, during the powder-metallurgical injection molding; mixing a metal powder and/or a ceramic powder with at least one binding agent to produce a homogeneous mass; subsequently fabricating a molded article for the honeycomb seal having honeycomb-structured cells from the homogeneous mass by injection molding; subsequently performing a debindering process on the molded article; and, subsequently thereto, compacting the molded article via a sintering process to form the honeycomb seal having the desired geometric properties. Prior to the sintering process, partially filling at least some of the cells of the molded article in each case with at least one hollow body, subsequently sintering the molded article together with the hollow bodies that have been introduced into the cells. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096139 | Surface Treatment Process for Ceramic Mechanical Seal Rings of Pumps and Ring Obtained With Said Process - The present invention relates to a surface treatment process for ceramic mechanical seal rings of pumps, of the type comprising a first cold-moulding process of the ceramic powders in a suitable die and a second sintering process of the ring, characterised in that the moulding process is performed with a punch with head provided with a plurality of punctiform micro-projections; another object of the present invention is the seal ring obtained with the said process. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096140 | Gas Spring - A stopper member forms a part of a lock mechanism in a gas spring. A rod body has a base end side inserted into a cylinder body, with the rod body movable into and out of the cylinder body and urged in an outward direction with respect to the cylinder body by the pressure of a gas sealed inside the cylinder body. A stopper member receives a head end portion of the cylinder body inside the stopper member. A projecting portion of the stopper member is located on an end face opposite an end portion of the cylinder body. The stopper member can be shifted manually between a first position that allows contraction of the rod body into the cylinder body, and a second position in which such contraction is prevented, thereby locking the gas spring in an extended state. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096141 | Gas Spring - A gas spring includes a rod body that has a base end side movable into and out of a cylinder body. The rod body is urged in a direction outward of the cylinder body by pressure from a gas sealed inside the cylinder body. A cylindrical cover body includes a base end portion connected to a distal end portion of the rod body that projects outside of the cylinder body. An end portion of the cover body receives a head end portion of the cylinder body inside a cylindrical cover member at an end portion of the cylinder body. The cover member covers a portion of the spring that would otherwise be exposed to the air between the end portion of the cover body and the end portion of the cylinder body when the cylinder body is contracted inside the cover body. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096142 | TRANSMISSION MOUNT FOR CAR - Disclosed is a transmission mount for a vehicle, which includes a vibration isolation member; an upper plate assembled with an upper portion of the vibration isolation member so as to surround the upper portion of the vibration isolation member; a lower plate assembled with a lower portion of the vibration isolation member so as to surround the lower portion of the vibration isolation member; and a pair of supporting brackets assembled on a surface of the upper plate in such a manner that the supporting brackets are symmetrical to each other so as to support the upper plate. Accordingly, the amount of displacement of the transmission mount according to the vibration of a vehicle can be minimized. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096143 | Method And Apparatus For Fixturing A Panel - A fixturing apparatus for locating and supporting a panel, such as an automotive body panel is provided. The fixturing apparatus includes a support structure having at least three generally spherically shaped contactors. The panel includes at least three extending channels sufficiently configured to receive a respective one of the at least three generally spherically shaped contactors to locate and support the panel. At least one clamping arm is operable to selectively retain one of the at least three extending channels with respect to the respective one of the at least three generally spherically shaped contactors. A method of fixturing a panel employing the above described fixturing apparatus is also provided. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096144 | Door carrier and mounting device - A transport carriage for the installation and removal of doors, allows the door to be raised or lowered and aligned before removal from the device. The device is capable of installing standard and pre-hung doors at both the finish and sub-floor stage of construction. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096145 | Machining fixture with self-contained hydraulics - A new arrangement for machining parts is disclosed. The parts to be machined are mounted on fixture plates on a fixture. Using a stationary hydraulic line, hydraulic equipment is then pressurized by a pump within the fixture. The pump is mechanically powered by a separate (and disconnectable) power source. A rotatable coupling is attached to the pump. It receives a spindle from a CNC machine, enabling the machine to activate the pump by rotating the spindle while the spindle is received in the coupling. The coupling has axially extending prongs that form slots that accommodates the spindle. The prongs have ends that taper inwardly toward the slots. The spindle is also used to actuate a pressure release valve. The fixture also has at least four angled work faces and an access face that separates two of those faces. In operation, parts are first mounted on the fixture plates. The fixture is then moved to a work area, where the spindle actuates the pump, pressuring clamps that lock the parts in position. The parts are then machined, and the spindle then actuates the pressure release valve to release the pressure in the clamps. The fixture is then moved out of the work area, and the parts are removed. The process is then repeated for the next batch of parts. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096146 | Pin Clamp Assembly - A pin clamp assembly having a housing, locating pin, at least one finger, a drive rod and an actuator is provided. At least a portion of the locating pin may be extendable exterior of the housing. The finger is located adjacent the locating pin and movable relative thereto. The drive rod is movable and is engagable with the finger to move the finger between clamped and unclamped positions. The actuator drives the locating pin and the drive rod. Movement of the locating pin and drive rod is linear only and no rotational movement of the locating pin and drive rod is employed to move the finger between clamped and unclamped positions. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096147 | Vise holding and manipulation device - This herein taught technology relates in general to milling machine apparatus for reducing inaccuracies associated with mounting fixtures on a milling machine surface having a movable guide. It comprises a loading arm which is secured directly within the jaws of the vise to permit manipulation of the vise at the end thereof. The device is secured directly to the milling machine apparatus or adjacent wall surface to permit convenient use of the device and safe storage of the vise when not in use. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096148 | Workpiece grasper and workpiece transfer apparatus using the same - A workpiece grasper and a workpiece transfer apparatus shorten the time that a processing facility must be stopped. A workpiece is transferred along a production line and processed in three or more processing facilities. A workpiece grasper grasps and places the workpiece to be transferred between the processing facilities. The workpiece grasper includes a rotation mechanism and two hands capable of grasping and placing the workpiece. The rotation mechanism rotates the two hands above a line along a transfer direction of the workpiece. The rotation mechanism changes the hands for grasping the workpiece from a processing facility and changes the hands for placing the grasped workpiece on a processing facility. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096149 | POSITIONING AND CLAMPING APPARATUS - A positioning and clamping apparatus clamps a panel material by moving a clamp arm to a clamping position while the panel material positioned by a locating pin is supported by a workpiece supporting face of a workpiece support. An extruding member having a plurality of extruding rods protruding from the workpiece supporting face is slidably provided in the workpiece support, and the panel material is detached from the locating pin since the extruding member causes a tip face of the extruding rods to be moved to a carry-out position by the hollow piston. The extruding member is caused to protrude by a spring force up to a standby position located between the carrying-out position and the workpiece supporting position, thereby being pushed down up to the workpiece supporting position by the panel material. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096150 | Tray Systems - A system relating to providing a cutting board/serving tray that: reduces wear on the cutting board peripheral edge and cutting knife surfaces; prevents cuts along a fluid retaining channel; and, provides for food to be prepared, cut and served on the same tray. In a preferred embodiment, such tray system provides at least a 4-way use combination including: at least one combination wherein the lower piece serves as a tray and the upper piece serves as a tray cover; at least one combination wherein the upper piece serves as a bowl and the lower piece serves as an ice container; at least one combination wherein the lower piece serves as a bowl and the upper piece serves as a bowl cover; and at least one combination wherein the upper piece serves as a tray and the lower piece serves as an ice container. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096151 | AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER - An automatic document feeder of the present invention is provided with a turning/discharging path in a reversing path in order to read images on both sides of documents in lengths less than the main size and discharge in a discharging tray. Further, an aligning wall is provided to bump ends of documents discharged from the turning/discharging path against it. Thus, the documents of which both sides are read are discharged in the sequentially collated state at a high-speed and the aligned state. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096152 | Imaging device - An imaging device including a pivoting media pick tire is described. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096153 | PAPER FEEDER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME AND PAPER FEEDING METHOD - When two or more sheets of paper P are fed in an overlapped manner to a nip where a paper feed roller and a separation roller are in pressure contact with each other, a sub-CPU of a sheet feeding unit rotates the paper feed roller in a paper feeding direction and rotates the separation roller in a direction opposite to the feeding direction, so as to separate overlapping, and thereafter, it rotates the paper feed roller and the separation roller again in the feeding direction. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096154 | Sheet feed device and image forming apparatus - A sheet feed device includes a sheet storage portion, a pick-up unit, a sheet-feed separation unit, and an air blower. The sheet storage portion stores a stack of sheets. The pick-up unit picks up the sheets stored in the sheet storage portion. The sheet-feed separation unit separates and feeds one by one the sheets picked up by the pick-up unit. The air blower blows air against a lateral side face of the stack of sheets stored in the sheet storage portion. The pick-up unit picks up the sheets while the air blower blows air and before the sheet-feed separation unit starts to operate. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096155 | Alignment of Media Sheets In An Image Forming Device - The present application is directed to methods and devices for aligning a media sheet in a media feed path of an image forming device. One embodiment includes a drive shaft with skew correction rollers spaced apart on the drive shaft. The media sheet contacts a first skew correction roller and then contacts a second skew correction roller. The drive shaft is then rotated, driving the second skew correction roller and aligning the media sheet to the media feed path. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096156 | Device for Conveying Sheets that Comprises a Sheet Directing Element - The invention relates to a sheet guide element for use in an apparatus for transporting sheets by means of a gripper system having at least two grippers spaced apart from each other and a sheet guide surface defined by the sheet guide element. Here, the sheet guide element is provided with depressions in the sheet guide surface, running parallel to the transport direction, at least in some sections, in order at least partially to accommodate the grippers, so that the sheet guide surface described by the sheet guide element in the transport direction runs, at least in some sections, at the same height as the movement path of the sheet leading edge fixed in the gripper system. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096157 | LATERALLY ADJUSTABLE SIDE GUIDE ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH FRICTION SHEET FEEDING MACHINES - A laterally repositionable side guide assembly for use with a friction sheet feeding machine. The side guide assembly includes (i) a support member, (ii) a carriage, (iii) a side guide, and (iv) a worm screw. The support member is configured and arranged for attachment to a friction sheet feeding machine. The carriage is repositionably mounted on the support member for selective lateral repositioning relative to the support member. The side guide is configured and arranged for laterally guiding sheets through a friction sheet feeding machine. The side guide is attached to the carriage for lateral repositioning with the carriage. The worm screw is in threaded communication with the carriage for effecting linear movement of the carriage along the length of the worm screw upon rotation of the worm screw. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096158 | CORRUGATED-CARDBOARD-STRIP CONVEYOR DEVICE - The invention relates to a device for conveying strips of corrugated cardboard, the device comprising a work table for conveying strips on the work table along a direction of conveyance, wherein the work table is supported on a floor and comprises at least one longitudinal groove for accommodating an element which is displaceable therein, and at least one slide which is disposed underneath the work table and is actuable for displacement in the direction of conveyance, which slide comprises an element which is actuable for upward extension through the at least one longitudinal groove for cooperation with the strip. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096159 | CARD GAME PLAYING DEVICE AND METHOD OF PLAYING A GAME - A game playing device having a housing with a card holding member, the card holding member being configured to receive a plurality of cards; a plurality of switches located on a surface of the housing each of the plurality of switches being capable of being illuminated; and a controller for selectively illuminating each of the plurality of switches, the illumination of at least one of the plurality of switches indicating a turn for playing the game playing device. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096160 | Logic puzzle - A logic puzzle having a shaped game space with edges defining an overall shape, within which are included a plurality of shaped subsets, each having an equal multiplicity of subdivided segments or cells that collectively provide for a preliminary solution set and a final solution set, with the final solution set realized when each of the shaped subsets includes a preliminary solution set and when the preliminary solution set is also formed in a predetermined pattern across multiple shaped subsets. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096161 | Lionsphere, a three-dimenstional puzzle - A puzzle formed by splitting of a 3-D body by three pairs of symmetrical conical surfaces. The body has a hollow sphere inside with three main axes coincided with the axes of each pair. The elements are a result of splitting by the conical surfaces and comprise outer and inner junction means providing two adjacent elements sliding with respect to each other. There are three types of elements with orientation means: six polar, twelve median and eight triangular elements. The elements adjacent to one conical surface comprise key open means providing elements move apart. The goal of the three-dimensional puzzle is to put the body in right order by 90 degrees rotations of elements spaced from one side of conical surfaces, to the initial ordered orientation, where the body can be separated for two parts providing access to the space located inside the hollow sphere. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096162 | SCENT-BASED BOARD GAME - The present invention includes a scent-based board game to challenge the olfactory sense of the player, and a method of play thereof, further including a game board having a start space, an end space and a set of spaces positioned between the start and end space; a scented card having a scent, the identity of the scent and an order; and positional markers. The players progress along the game path by following instructions on the game spaces, identifying the correct scent on the scented cards, and avoiding obstacles. The first player to arrive to the end space is declared as winner. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096163 | Board game - A method of playing a chess-like board game with four players. The method includes the providing of a game board having a primary grid of one-hundred forty-four playing spaces arranged as a square surrounded by four secondary grids each having sixteen playing spaces and providing a set of sixteen chess pieces to each of the four players. Afterward, the players alternatingly move one of the chess pieces from each of the sets of chess pieces according to the rules of chess. Next, the players attempt to reach a checkmate position against the Kings of their opponents. Any player having a checkmated King is eliminated from the game and the checkmated King is removed from the game board. The chess pieces on the game board forming part of the set with the checkmated King are combined with the set of chess pieces that established a checkmate position against the checkmated King. The players continue in the above manner until only one King remains free of checkmate, thereby establishing the winner of the game. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096164 | Jackpot game - A jackpot game having game cards, markers, call numbers, checking chart and dispenser. Jackpot game cards have a grid of seven rows of seven squares each or 49 squares in all and a free play square in the middle of the grid. The letters J-A-C-K-P-O-T appear above this grid with a letter heading each vertical column. Each jackpot game card has different randomly chosen numbers printed within the grid so that no two cards have the same set of numbers. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096165 | REAL-TIME INTERACTIVE WAGERING ON EVENT OUTCOMES - Systems and methods for real-time interactive wagering on event outcomes are presented. Clients are first qualified and given wagering limits before being allowed to interactively wager on event outcomes. Event outcomes may be based on, for example, financial markets and indices, sporting and entertainment events, casino games, casino performances, and natural phenomena such as weather and earthquakes. Events on which wagers can be placed include both those with known and unknown outcome probabilities, and wagers can be a fixed-odds type or a spread-bet type. Wager transactions, including acceptances and confirmations, are executed in real time. Clients can customize displays of events on which they are authorized to wager. Real-time client credit management, automatic dealer hedging, automatic price-spread adjustments, and automatic client and dealer defined wagering limits are also provided. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096166 | Side Bet Blackjack Game - A blackjack side game includes placing a main bet and a side bet. First and second card positions to be utilized for playing the side bet game are designated before the game begins. A dealer deals cards to the table including: a dealer hand with one up card and one down card and at least one player hand with two cards. Two of the cards that are dealt are in the first and second card positions for the side bet game. It is then determined if the cards in the first and second card positions combine to form a blackjack. If the cards in the first and second card positions do combine to form a blackjack the side bet is paid a predetermined amount. If the cards do not combine to form a blackjack the side bet is collected. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096169 | Card Game combining online and deck games - A card game for use by a plurality of players, the card game comprising a deck of playing cards and an online version of the same game for complimentary use. A plurality of numbered cards, each numbered card including an image on its face, a symbol and at least one numbered factor, a plurality of control cards wherein each control card contains instructions that will be used to determine if the numbered factor is to be used to determine a winner and if the symbol is to be used to determine a winner; a first numbered card containing a first numbered factor and a first symbol played by a first player, at least a second numbered card containing a second numbered factor and a second symbol played by a second player and a control card played to determine which of the plurality of players is the winner of a hand; a computer network version of the card game wherein a plurality of cards won in the network version of the game can be awarded through the network and added to the deck as control cards that can be played by a player who won the cards won in the network version. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096170 | Table-top football kicking game - A table-top football kicking game includes a substantially planar and rectangular playing surface having at least two lines extending laterally, and at least one set of goal post uprights attached substantially perpendicular to and proximal ends of the rectangular playing surface. Also included are a toy oblong football of proportional length and a kicking device movably placed on the rectangular playing surface for propelling the toy oblong football off of said playing surface toward and preferably through the goal post uprights. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096171 | SELF-DEPLOYING GAME DEVICE - A self-deploying game device, which is intended to receive an object. It includes a bowed structure with a basic loop that includes a front part in a horizontal plane and a rear part, and a goal loop, with a rear part in a horizontal plane, and a front part in a plane forming a non-zero angle with the horizontal plane. It also includes a flexible structure with a first part stretched inside the goal loop, and a second part stretched inside the rear part of the goal loop. In the deployed position, the front part of the basic loop rests on the ground, and the tension of the flexible structure is such that the basic loop, the goal loop, the flexible structure, and the ground, form a capture volume for the object, the entrance of which is bounded by the front part of the goal loop. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096172 | Composite archery target - A composite archery target | 2009-04-16 |
20090096173 | BULLET TRAP - A bullet trap is disclosed which is formed without intervening sidewalls to enable cross-shooting and the like with reduced risk or ricochet or damage to the bullet trap. Furthermore, the bullet trap can be configured in a variety of ways to eliminate the need for facing plates while providing a removable attachment mechanism, to enable repair on the trap, to reduce bullet adhesion to the trap and to provide improved containment of lead and improved access to the trap. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096174 | BLADE OUTER AIR SEAL FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - An air seal assembly includes a featherseal engaged between adjacent turbine engine components to close a gap therebetween. The featherseal includes a first lateral tab and a second lateral tab which defines a tab space therebetween. The tab space locks the featherseal into the turbine engine component to prevent fore-aft movement thereof. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096175 | Seal Arrangement, Especially for High Pressure Applications, Preferably for Use In CO2 Compressors - A seal arrangement has a mechanical shaft seal with an annular counter member and a slide ring each having sliding surfaces that rest against one another and define sealing gap. The sealing gap has at least one sealing lip correlated therewith. The sealing lip is arranged downstream or upstream of the sealing gap. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096176 | Metal laminate gasket - A metal laminate gasket to be arranged between two members includes a first metal plate and a second metal plate laminated together. The first metal plate has a first hole to be sealed, a first bead around the first hole, and a plurality of second holes around the first bead as bolt holes. The second metal plate has a third hole and fourth holes corresponding to the first and second holes, respectively, and depressions formed at a side facing the first metal plate around the third hole. Each of the depressions is formed on two sides of a line connecting a center of the third hole and a center of each of the fourth holes so that a compressing force of the bead when the gasket is compressed becomes substantially equal around the first hole. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096177 | METHOD OF HOLDING EASILY DEFORMED WORKPIECES AND CHUCK FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - The invention relates to a method of chucking easily deformed workpieces ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090096178 | LAWN MOWER SULKY - An improved lawn mower sulky comprises platform | 2009-04-16 |
20090096179 | APPLYING A PARTICLE BEAM TO A PATIENT - An apparatus includes a yoke having a first end and a second end. The yoke is configured to hold a device that includes an aperture and a range compensation structure. A catch arm is pivotally secured to the first end of the yoke. The catch arm includes a locking feature. The locking feature and the second end of the yoke interface, respectively, to a first retention feature and a second retention feature defined by the aperture and the range compensation structure. The locking feature is configured to interface to the first retention feature and the second end of the yoke is configured to interface to the second retention feature. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096180 | DEVICES FOR SUPPORTING AND TRANSPORTING SHEET MATERIALS - In one exemplary embodiment, a low-profile clamping system generally includes first and second elongate supports engageable with an edge portion of a sheet material for supporting at least part of the sheet material against bending. A fastener can releasably couple the first and second elongate supports to the edge portion of the sheet material. The first and second elongate supports define a channel for receiving the edge portion of the sheet material into the channel when supporting the sheet material. In another exemplary embodiment, an apparatus for transporting a sheet material generally includes a frame, at least one wheel coupled to the frame for allowing rolling movement of the frame, and an adjustable vice coupled to the frame for securing a sheet material in the vice on the frame. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096181 | Jobsite cart for transporting tools - Embodiments of the invention comprise a jobsite cart for transporting tools and other materials that comprise a metal frame having at least two spaced apart side members that are interconnected by an upper bridge member and at least one lower bridge member, a pair of spaced apart rotatable wheels operatively connected to the frame configured to enable the cart to be rolled along a ground surface, a handle at the top of the frame, a container operatively connected to and located on a first side of the frame and having an open top and a chamber for receiving tools and other materials therein, a cooler located in at least a portion of the chamber, a radio operatively connected to the frame, and a foldable table operatively connected to the frame and located on a second side of the frame which is opposite the first side thereof. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096182 | MACHINE BASE DOCKING SYSTEM - A base having a first engaging member, second engaging member, and third engaging member configured to be docked to a docking plate, where the docking plate has a first mating member, a second mating member and a third mating member that are each configured to mate with the first engaging member, second engaging member, and third engaging member, respectively, of the base. The base has a locking mechanism with the third engaging member positioned thereon, and the locking mechanism is moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, where the third engaging member is coupled to the third mating member when the locking mechanism is in the engaged position. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096183 | WHEEL SUSPENSION - A wheel suspension for a motor vehicle is described, in which at least a first and at least a second control arm ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090096184 | Bicycle with a Pressurization System - Proposed is a pressurization system for a bicycle featuring at least one component ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090096185 | BIKE STEM WITH ANGLE ADJUSTABLE - A bike stem with angle adjustable includes a drum shaped inner insertion body contained in a linking base provide to a body of the stem; an accommodation portion disposed in the linking base to receive the drum shaped inner insertion body also indicates a drum shape; a spacing is defined between the drum shaped inner insertion body when received in the accommodation portion and a top of the linking base; the drum shaped inner insertion body is inserted and secured onto a fork; a cover is disposed externally to the linking base; a spacing defined between the drum shaped inner insertion body and the drum shaped accommodation portion of the linking base permits the stem to execute longitudinal swing for angular adjustment for the stem to achieve easy adjustment and provide more functionalities. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096186 | WOODEN TUBULAR FRAMES - A frame and method of forming a frame. The frame includes a first part formed of wood; a second part formed of wood. The first part and the second part are bonded together forming a space between first part and the second part, and providing structural support for the frame. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096187 | FOLDABLE JOINTED BICYCLE - The present invention relates to a foldable bicycle of the type including a chassis, a so-called frame ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090096188 | Coupling System for Connecting Supply Lines - Described is a coupling system for connecting supply lines between a trailer and a tractor vehicle, comprising a socket which is arranged on the tractor vehicle and a support element, having a plug, which is arranged on the trailer. The invention is based on the problem of providing a robustly operating coupling system in which an automatic connection of all of the provided supply lines is possible. The problem is solved by means of a coupling system in which the socket is arranged in a positionally fixed manner on the tractor machine, the plug is guided in a laterally moveable manner in the support element, and the plug can be placed into a connecting position with the socket by means of an actuator which is arranged on the tractor vehicle. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096189 | HITCH - A hitch system includes a handle portion including a handle loop, a pin portion extending from the handle portion, a pair of opposite retainers and a trigger. The retainers are movable between a retracted position relative to the pin portion and an extended position relative to the pin portion. The trigger is coupled to the retainers to actuate the retainers between the retracted position and the extended position. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096190 | Tilting Accessory Hitch With Specific Bearing Design - A hitch assembly ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090096191 | High strength airbag attachment for use with flanged inflators - An airbag module includes an inflator and an airbag housed within a housing. The airbag has a cushion inflator hub portion that includes one or more tab extensions and an opening. The tab extensions define at least a portion of the periphery of the opening. A retainer ring is also added to the airbag module. The retainer ring has an aperture through which the inflator may be passed. The retainer ring includes one or more relief cuts positioned to receive the tab extensions. Specifically, the tab extensions are bent to pass through the relief cuts. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096192 | Airbag module for bus and motor coach - A bus includes a plurality of bus seats with a side airbag module mounted to each of the plurality of bus seats. The bus includes a plurality of sensors configured to detect a collision event and a side airbag control module configured to determine which side airbag modules to deploy based on information received from the plurality of sensors. The control module is configured to selectively deploy one or more of the side airbag modules. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096193 | INTEGRATED AIRBAG PANEL - A moveable integrated airbag panel and method of assembly is presented. In the exemplary application, a vehicular expandable airbag is attached to the inside of an A-pillar trim panel along with the inflator to form an integrated airbag panel that is attached as a preassembled unit to the vehicle body structure. On deployment of the airbag, the integrated airbag panel as a unit moves away from the A-pillar structure while a portion of the airbag remains attached to the A-pillar structure to limit movement of the airbag. The moveable integrated airbag panel provides increased coverage and protection of the occupant in the A-pillar area. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096194 | Airbag Apparatus - [Problems] To provide an effective technology to intend an improvement of a deploying capability of an airbag apparatus | 2009-04-16 |
20090096195 | Airbag Device for Front Passenger Seat - To provide an airbag device for a front passenger seat which has a simple construction and can sufficiently absorb an external force applied to an instrument panel. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096196 | Airbag module - An airbag module includes an airbag, a gas generator, and a module including at least one outflow opening. Gas generated by the gas generator enters an exterior space surrounding the airbag module through outflow opening. The airbag module also includes a movable first element that is assigned to the outflow opening and can be moved from an initial position, in which the first element closes the outflow opening into an end position. Movement of the first element out of the initial position into the end position causes the outflow opening to be opened. The at least one outflow opening is assigned a second element that may be moved out of an initial position into an end position in order to close the open outflow opening. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096197 | Hybrid Type Gas Generator Containing a Metal Charge - The present invention relates to a gas generator for a motor vehicle safety device. The generator includes at least a combustion chamber and a gas tank. The combustion chamber contains a pyrotechnic initiator and pyrotechnic charge for generating gas and including at least one oxidizing material. Combustion of the charge is triggered by the initiator. The gas tank is closed towards the combustion chamber by a capsule. The capsule is suitable for giving way during combustion of the charge in order to release the gas from the tank and exhaust it towards the outside. The combustion chamber contains a metal charge of at least one metal. The metal charge is distinct from the pyrotechnic charge. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096198 | Occupant Restraining Device - An occupant restraining device that can maintain the internal pressure of a bag at a high level is provided. A bag | 2009-04-16 |
20090096199 | REINFORCEMENT FOR A VEHICLE HAVING A PILLARED ROOF - A reinforcement for a vehicle having a pillared roof includes a support structure and an activation mechanism to contact the support structure, driving the support structure to an extended position substantially upwardly. The extended support structure is capable of strengthening the pillared roof by contacting the roof to prevent an amount of deformation of the roof during a crash condition causing roof deformation. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096200 | Reflective seatbelts for increasing safety for patrol officers and motorists - A reflective seatbelt device for use with a motor vehicle for determining fastened and unfastened seatbelt positions of motorists and passengers which will prevent patrol officers from departing their vehicles while viewing proper usage of a seatbelt. The reflective material is constructed extending the webbed fabric of the shoulder/torso cross strap of a seatbelt assembly and can be seen on both sides of the seatbelt, enabling patrolling officers to verify seatbelt position and not have to exit their vehicles. The reflective seatbelt device will keep patrolling officers out of the direct line of traffic for their safety; thus protecting them from traffic related injuries and fatalities. The reflective seatbelt protects motorists and passengers by persuading them to buckle up knowing that it is obvious for patrol officers to see unfastened seatbelts during the day and night driving. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096201 | Seat Belt Retractor and Seat Belt Apparatus - To ensure stable EA operation without being affected by action of a pretensioner. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096202 | Pretensioner and seat belt apparatus - A pretensioner for restraining an occupant with a seat belt by withdrawing a seat belt buckle upon occurrence of an impact on a vehicle. The pretensioner includes a wire. One end portion of the wire is connected to the seat belt buckle and the other end portion of the wire is connected to a piston. The pretensioner further includes a cylinder slidably accommodating the piston and a gas generator supplying gas into the cylinder. The pretentioner further includes a guiding member, having a bent passage portion, that bends the wire toward the direction of the cylinder. On an inner wall surface of the bent passage portion of the guiding member, convex portions are formed in a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction of the wire. The convex portions prevent the wire from being pushed in along the direction of the cylinder. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096203 | ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BINDING OF CALENDARS - An environmentally friendly single sheet calendar is provided, which includes a single sheet of printed material having first and second opposed edges and first and second opposed faces. A non-metallic, biodegradable binder is disposed along the first edge, with the binder including a rigid bar and a securing element for coupling the rigid bar to the first face of the single sheet. The securing element may, for example, include a layer of adhesive for adhesively coupling the rigid bar to the first face. The adhesive may, for example, be heat activatable. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096204 | Pocket Isometric Pad - A notepad includes a sheet in the notepad having a first line in a first direction, a second line in a second direction, and a third line in a third direction. The first line, the second line and the third line may form an isometric pattern, and the first line is in a first direction. The second line may be in a second direction, and the third line may be in a third direction. The first line may be substantially perpendicular to the second line, and the third line may be substantially perpendicular to a edge of the sheet. The notepad may include a cover having indicia, and the indicia may include special offset solutions, and the indicia may include conversion constants. The indicia may include decimal equivalents to a fraction chart, and the indicia may include piping angles and solutions to the piping angles. The indicia may include pipe circumferences divided into equal parts, and the indicia may include dimensions and formulas for welded fittings. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096205 | COIN DISCRIMINATOR VOUCHER ANTI-COUNTERFEITING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Vouchers and methods for providing vouchers configured to assist in distinguishing unauthorized duplicate or counterfeit vouchers are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a voucher can include a substrate, a first indicia on the substrate, and a thermally responsive second indicia on the substrate. At least one of the first indicia and the second indicia can indicate a value of the voucher. A system which assists in detecting alteration of value documents or transmissions, such as a coin counter voucher is provided. Voucher information such as the voucher value is included in the voucher in an encrypted or otherwise modified form. When the voucher is presented for redemptions, the encrypted information is decrypted and compared to independently available voucher information. Failure of the information to match indicates that the voucher has been altered or should otherwise be further checked. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096206 | Automobile Identification Device - A vehicle identification system is disclosed that organizes pertinent data about an automobile and the automobile's owner on a card the size of a credit card. Various pictures of the vehicle are positioned on the card for quick visual inspection, and a bar code and magnetic strip interface with established national networks so that registration information can be gained instantaneously. Detailing performed on the vehicle can also be stored on the card via the bar code and/or magnetic strip to assist insurance and law enforcement employees in confirming a vehicle. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096207 | Pipe guide for expansion joint - A pipe guide is described for providing axial alignment to two pipes connected by an expansion joint. The pipe guide comprises a pipe guide sleeve that covers the expansion joint and is connected at its first end to the first pipe. It also comprises a guide ring that is connected to the second pipe and slidably engages the interior of the pipe guide sleeve. In one embodiment, the pipe guide also comprises restraint rods to limit the axial extension and compression of the pipe guide. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096208 | Thermal insulation device of a screwed junction - A thermal insulation device of a screwed junction between two sections of pipe constituted by an outer pipe surrounding an inner pipe between which thermal insulation material is positioned, the inner pipes of each section being assembled together by said screwed junction, one section delimiting a male portion and the other section delimiting a female portion, the two portions being fitted into one another in order to delimit said screwed junction, wherein the male portion is constituted by the inner pipe and a tubular part connected to the inner pipe, the diameter of said tubular part being less than that of the outer pipe, said male portion incorporates an insulating material, and wherein the female portion is constituted by a part of the outer pipe and an intermediate tubular part connecting the inner pipe to the outer pipe, the inner diameter of said intermediate part being greater that the outer diameter of the tubular part of the male portion, a thermally insulating material being inserted between the part of the external pipe and the intermediary part. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096209 | Flexible, self-bonding coupling assembly - A self-bonding coupling assembly includes first and second portions operably connected by a hinge at a first end. The hinge preferably includes first and second hinge mechanisms that operate independently of one another. The coupling assembly also includes a fastening mechanism that releasably fastens the first coupling portion to the second coupling portion at a second end. The fastening mechanism uses extended portions provided on the first and second coupling portions to fasten the first and second coupling portions. The fastening mechanism includes first and second locking mechanisms. The first and second locking mechanisms include a latch that fastens the first and second coupling portions. The coupling assembly may also include a bonding mechanism and an indicator latch. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096210 | Clamp - A clamp for connecting flanged tubes comprising a pair of tangs having a tampered groove around their insides to engage the flanges. One of the tangs is provided with a pivotally connected screw, which passes through an aperture in one end. A nut attached to the screw holds the tangs in position. To prevent rotation of the tang about the screw, the lower shaft of the screw is provided in a non-circular shape, with the aperture in the tang being provided in mating conformity. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096211 | Wind Farm and Method for Controlling the Same - A method for controlling dynamic power factor or the reactive power of a wind farm is provided. The wind farm comprises a number of wind turbines connected to a utility grid driven with a requested power factor or a requested reactive power. The wind turbine output voltage is controlled to a specific voltage set point. In the method, the wind farm power factor is measured and compared with the power factor requested for the utility grid, or the wind farm reactive power is measured and compared with the reactive power requested for the utility grid, respectively; the ratio of the wind farm voltage to the utility grid voltage is adjusted, and the output voltage of the individual wind turbines is regulated to correspond to the specific voltage set point; the steps are repeated until the power factor of the wind farm electricity corresponds to the requested reactive power. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096212 | POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - A power generation system is disclosed for supplying power to an electrical grid. The system comprises a synchronous machine and coupling means for coupling the synchronous machine to a prime mover. Control means are provided to control the system such that the system is selectively operable in two modes. In the first mode, the synchronous machine is coupled to the prime mover and acts as a synchronous generator to supply power to the grid. In the second mode the synchronous machine is decoupled from the prime mover and acts as a synchronous condenser. This can allow parameters of the grid, such as power factor and voltage, to be adjusted. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096213 | Vertical axis wind turbine and method of making the same - The present invention includes a vertical axis wind turbine apparatus including a spindle tube connectable to a permanent foundation such that a spindle axis is oriented substantially orthogonal to a surface upon which it is placed, such as the ground or other stable surface. The apparatus described herein also includes a rotor disposed at least partially within the spindle tube and rotationally engaged therewith such that a rotor axis is oriented substantially parallel to the spindle axis. The apparatus can also include a truss system extending radially from the rotor and a blade assembly movably connected to the truss system and adapted for rotation about the spindle axis and the rotor axis. The truss system functions in part to permit rotation of the blade assembly while increasing the swept area of the turbine and thus the resultant energy capture. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096214 | FLOW POWER CONVERTER APPARATUS EMPLOYING A FLOW-CONTROLLED DUCT TO CAPTURE FLOW ENERGY - A wave power converter employing a flow-controlled duct for capturing and converting useful wave surge energy to electric power over a relatively broad range of surf or river flow conditions. The power converter includes an inclined ramp with several openings for receiving wave or river water and retaining surge water in hydraulic isolation, permitting water to flow into a flow-controlled conduit and a generator for producing electrical power from water flow in the conduit. The power converter apparatus is suitable for low-cost manufacture, offers simple robust operation suitable for underdeveloped regions of the world, may be fabricated from commonly-available components, requires few moving parts and no valuable (lootable) components other than a generator, and is self-flushing for low maintenance operation. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096215 | Generator system and method - Devices, systems and methods for generating power from the flow of current in a river are disclosed. A flap in a folded position advances to the front generator. Current catches the flap and extends the flap to an open position. The open flap catches the current and drives the belt of the rotor. The rotor turns and generates power. The open flap reaches the rear rotor and collapses into a folded position. The belt rotates the closed flap to the front generator. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096216 | SYSTEM FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY FROM FLUID CURRENTS - A system for generating electricity from fluid currents having one or more trolleys that move along a closed-loop track as a result of the action of fluid currents on one or more blades attached to each trolley. Spacing between trolleys is preferably maintained by a spacing ring to which the trolleys are attached. Optionally, one or more blades made be attached to the spacing ring. The trolleys are supported and guided either by wheels or magnetic levitation. Electrical energy is preferably created by the movement of magnets in an electrical ring attached to the trolleys with respect to a conductor connected to the track. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096217 | Wind turbine with perimeter power takeoff - The horizontal axis wind turbine of this invention has a space frame structure that enables a light weight blade system to force rotation of numerous small wheels into rolling contact with the surface of at least one ring that extends around the perimeter of said blade system. A portion of the wheels drive rotation of multiple small electrical generators, and air compressors (?), at a high initial RPM, in the numbers needed to produce this wind turbine's useful power output. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096218 | Wind Energy Conversion System - A wind energy conversion system for a building comprises one or more wind powered turbines, a pitched roof structure having a first pitch on which the turbines are mounted, and a cover supported on the pitched roof structure above the turbines. The cover has a second pitch that is less than the first pitch. The cover and roof structure together create a wind tunnel that directs wind to flow through the turbines. Cowlings are also provided for each of the turbines. Each cowling surrounds an upper portion of a corresponding turbine. The cowlings are aerodynamically shaped and configured to concentrate air flow across or through a wind rotor of its respective turbine. The cowlings extend in a vertical direction between the cover and the roof structure. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096219 | ENERGY GENERATION APPARATUS AND METHODS BASED UPON MAGNETIC FLUX SWITCHING - In an electrical energy generator, at least one permanent magnet generates flux and a magnetizable member forms the single flux path. An electrically conductive coil is wound around the magnetizable member, and a plurality of flux switches are operative to sequentially reverse the flux from the magnet through the member, thereby inducing electrical current in the coil. A “Figure-8” construction comprises two continuous loops of magnetizable material sharing a magnetizable member common to both loops. An alternative configuration uses stacked loops and a separate piece of material acting as the magnetizable member. One end of the magnet is coupled to one of the loops, with the other end being coupled to the other loop. Each loop further includes two flux switches operated in a 2×2 sequence to sequentially reverse the flux through the magnetizable member. A relatively small amount of electrical power is used to control the magnetic flux of a permanent magnet by switching the flux between alternate paths. The resulting power from the switched magnetic flux yields substantially more power than the power required for the input switching. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096220 | UNIVERSAL STOP FOR A SLIDABLE WINDOW - A window stop is provided. The window stop includes a housing defining a cavity and having mount structure. The mount structure is adapted to be mounted to a wall having a thickness between a range of thicknesses from a minimum to a maximum thickness. A bolt is mounted within the cavity and moveable between a retracted position wherein the bolt is substantially located within the housing and a locking position wherein the bolt extends from within the cavity. Also provided is means for releasably holding the bolt in the retracted position and biasing means between the housing and the bolt for biasing the bolt towards the extended position. | 2009-04-16 |
20090096221 | LATCHING MECHANISM - An exemplary latching mechanism ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090096222 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR THE DOOR OF AN APPARATUS COMPRISING A ROTARY DRUM, AND A LATCH FOR SUCH DEVICE - The invention relates to a locking device for the door of an apparatus comprising a rotary drum, and to a latch for one such device. The inventive device comprises a latch articulated to a moving leaf of the door, and a control box attached to a fixed frame of the door and configured to receive and immobilize the tip of the latch into a passage provided therein. The aforementioned tip acts primarily as a control tip. The latch comprises at least one second tip acting as a coupling tip which is spaced apart from the control tip and which is configured such that it can be coupled in a retaining stop that is attached to the fixed frame of the door in a position spaced apart from the passage in the control box. | 2009-04-16 |