19th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110107791 | OIL VAPOR CLEANER - An apparatus for recovery of solids from a vapor, the apparatus including: a vessel comprising a cylindrical portion on top of an angled portion; a vapor inlet located in the cylindrical portion for introducing a solid-vapor mixture tangentially to the cylindrical portion; at least one inlet nozzle disposed in a top of the vessel for spraying a hydrocarbon fluid into the vessel; an indirect heat exchange device disposed concentrically within the cylindrical portion, thereby providing an annulus for vapor and hydrocarbon flow; a heat exchange device disposed at an exterior of the angled portion; an outlet located at a bottom of the angled portion to recover the vapor having a reduced solids content and a solid-hydrocarbon mixture. Also disclosed are processes to clean an oil vapor using such an apparatus. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107792 | SHIPBOARD HYBRID SYSTEM FOR MAKING DRY, OIL-FREE, UTILITY AIR AND INERT GAS - A shipboard system provides dry, oil-free utility air and inert gas for use on a marine vessel. A compressor converts ambient air into a pressurized air stream. The air stream is cooled by heat exchange with sea water in the vicinity of the vessel. The air stream is then dried in a dehydration membrane module, and some of the product of the dehydration module is taken for use as utility air. The remainder of the dried air is passed through an air separation module which includes a polymeric membrane. The product of the air separation module includes a nitrogen-enriched gas which is used as an inert gas on the vessel. The compressor is the only mechanically moving component of the system. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107793 | X-Earring expandable opening - The present invention provides a specially designed earring device configured to mechanically expand existing piercings. Fabricated of a durable stainless steel material, the X-Earring is essentially cylindrical in shape, having expansible side walls and measuring approximately one half to three quarters inch in overall length, and preferably approximately five eighths inch in length; and approximately one half to three quarters inch in overall diameter, and preferably approximately five eighths inch in overall diameter. The device further comprises an inner threaded conical member which acts as an expandable plug which increases the size of the opening. The conical member measures approximately one thirty-second inch in diameter at its small end and increases in diameter to approximately one half inch diameter at its large end. The expandable plug allows a user to place the unit in the ear, and tighten or loosen the unit thereby increasing or decreasing the size of the opening by means of a threaded assembly, depending upon the desired amount of expansion. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107794 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GRIN LENS - [Object] In manufacturing a GRIN lens by a sol-gel method, an operation for preparing a wet gel is facilitated and cracking in a base material during sintering and foaming during drawing are prevented. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107795 | METHOD OF COLORING SURFACE OF ZIRCONIUM-BASED METALLIC GLASS COMPONENT - A method of coloring a surface of a zirconium-based metallic glass component that includes the step of imparting interference colors by carrying out an anodizing process using an alkaline solution to form a film having a thickness of 300 nm or less on the surface of the zirconium-based metallic glass component. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107796 | SINTERED PRODUCT PRODUCED FROM A ZIRCON-BASED CHARGE - The present invention relates to a sintered product elaborated from a starting charge containing 75-99% of zircon, in mass percentage based on the oxides and having the following average weight chemical composition, in mass percentages based on the oxides | 2011-05-12 |
20110107797 | OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM MANUFACTURING METHOD AND OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM MANUFACTURING DEVICE - An optical fiber base material manufacturing method includes: supplying oxygen, hydrogen, and silicide to a core deposition burner; depositing silicon dioxide; adjusting a drawing up speed so that a deposition tip position remains at the same position in accordance with growth of a porous base material; calculating an average of the drawing up speed at each preset time interval; calculating a difference of the calculated average from a preset value of the drawing up speed; correcting a flow rate of silicon tetrachloride when the supplied hydrogen is hydrogen produced or stored at normal temperature, and correcting a flow rate of hydrogen when the supplied hydrogen is hydrogen obtained by vaporizing liquid hydrogen, where when correcting the flow rate of hydrogen, a flow rate of hydrogen supplied to a cladding deposition burner is also corrected in a ratio of before and after the correction of the flow rate of the hydrogen. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107798 | WASHING MACHINE - It is an object of the present invention to provide a washing machine which is capable of substantially preventing vibrations of an outer tub occurring due to rotation of a rotary drum thereof from being transmitted from a base to a frame thereof. A lower edge portion ( | 2011-05-12 |
20110107799 | LAUNDRY APPLIANCE - A laundry machine configured to supply a first amount of water to the wash tub wherein a wash plate can be oscillated such that clothes items directly above and in contact with the impeller are frictionally dragged in a oscillatory manner with the wash chamber while continuing to oscillate said wash plate, an additional supply of water is added to said wash tub such that as cloth items lost frictional engagement with the wash plate, the cloth items continue to move along an inverse toroidal rollover path at higher water levels. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107800 | LATCH SYSTEM AND A VEHICLE - A latch system includes a latch and a key barrel operably coupled via a clutch to the latch. The clutch has an engaged condition where operation of the key barrel unlatches the latch, and the clutch has a disengaged condition where operation of the key barrel does not unlatch the latch. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107801 | Theftproof Device for the Clutch of a Motorcycle - A theftproof device for a motorcycle includes a housing, a slide movably mounted in the housing, a first clutch line having a first end secured on the slide and a second end protruding from the housing, a second clutch line having a first end secured on the slide and a second end protruding from the housing, and a locking member movably mounted in the housing and movable to abut the slide to stop movement of the slide, the first clutch line and the second clutch line. Thus, the locking member is moved upward to lock the slide so that the first clutch line and the second clutch line are locked and cannot be moved to prevent the clutch lever of the motorcycle from being operated so as to achieve a clutch theftproof function. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107802 | TEXTUAL COMBINATION LOCKING DEVICES AND METHODS - A word-based combination locking device comprising a body, a locking mechanism and a plurality of wheels. The wheels rotate relative to the body and locking mechanism and display a plurality of letters across the device. The wheels and the letters are configured to simultaneously spell two or more words across the device. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107803 | Aqueous Pigment Preparations Comprising Anionic Additives Based on Allyl Ether and Vinyl Ether - The invention relates to an aqueous pigment preparation containing (A) at least one organic and/or inorganic pigment, (B) a dispersant of formula (I), (II), (III) or (IV) or mixtures of the dispersants of formula (I), (II), (III) or (IV), (C) optionally wetting agents, (C) optionally other surfactants and/other dispersants, (E) optionally at least one organic solvent or at least one hydrotropic substance, (F) optionally other additives commonly used to produce aqueous pigment dispersions. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107804 | DEVICE FOR SATINIZING AND EMBOSSING PACKAGING FOILS - The device for satinizing and embossing packaging foils comprises at least two embossing rollers that are each provided with a toothing consisting of individual teeth, the pyramidal teeth having an essentially rectangular horizontal projection, and the sides of the teeth being essentially parallel and perpendicular, respectively, to the longitudinal axis of the embossing roller. In contrast to the prior art, the opening angle (α) between the radially aligned adjacent tooth flanks is smaller than the opening angle (β) between the axially aligned adjacent tooth flanks, and the tooth height in the radial direction, measured from the tooth tip to the tooth bottom, is greater than the tooth height in the axial direction measured from the tooth tip to the tooth bottom. This dimensioning and arrangement of the teeth provides an improved gearing with a reduced specific pressure as well as an improved processing of the paper part of the foil that results in its better folding, curling, and tubing behavior. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107805 | Method for Forming an U-shaped Metal Frame - A method for forming an U-shaped metal frame includes a preparing means: bend forming a straight tube in a continuous curve shape to be a billet including a spaced section and a first and a second side segments twisted toward opposite directions individually; a forming means: placing the billet into a cavity of a forming mold, closing two ends of the billet, and feeding a high-pressure fluid into the billet; a cutting means: cutting the billet into the first and the second pipes, the first pipe including a first connecting portion formed in a first cut position thereof, the second pipe including a second connecting portion formed in a second cut position thereof; a connecting means: twisting the first side segment and the second side segment toward the same direction, and connecting the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion together to obtain the U-shaped metal frame. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107806 | DEVICE AND NON-CUTTING SHAPING METHOD FOR INTRODUCING AN OUTSIDE PROFILE INTO A WORKPIECE - A portable handheld device for introducing an external profile into a longitudinal workpiece by noncutting shaping includes a locking element and a profiling tool having a pitchless profile disposed opposite the locking element and disposable at an adjustable angle as a function of a desired lead angle of the external profile within a force transmission plane, wherein the workpiece is disposable and removable between the profiling tool and the locking element, and wherein the profile tool and the locking element are configured to execute a feed movement relative to one another and to be adjustable to a neutral position. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107807 | ROLLER HEMMING DEVICE USING ROBOT MANIPULATOR WITH FORCE SENSOR - A roller hemming device capable of correcting a positional error between a robot manipulator and a workpiece, and carrying out a pre-hemming and/or hemming process with appropriate pressing force. The roller hemming device has a position detecting part adapted to detect a current position of a roller attached to a front end of the robot manipulator; a force sensor arranged between a wrist section of the robot manipulator and the roller; and a controller adapted to control the position of the roller by using an output of the position detecting part and an output of the force sensor, so that pressing force applied to a mold by the roller is a predetermined value. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107808 | CONTOURED ROLLER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND RESULTING ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE - A contoured roller set and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A male roller having a convex surface and a pair of female rollers each having a concave surface can receive a generally thin sheet of material and impart a doubly-curved shape to the sheet. The convex and concave surfaces of the male and female rollers can have a radius of curvature chosen to match a radius of curvature of the sheet of material. The rollers are positioned and shaped to urge the sheet between the female rollers to cause the sheet to curve toward the male roller. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107809 | SYSTEM FOR BENDING A METALLIC STRIP - A device and a process are described for bending a metallic strip (W) by means of bending tools ( | 2011-05-12 |
20110107810 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WINDING METAL STRIP MATERIAL - The invention concerns a method and a coiler mandrel for coiling metal strip ( | 2011-05-12 |
20110107811 | Thread Rolling Die and Method of Making Same - A thread rolling die includes a thread rolling region comprising a working surface including a thread form. The thread rolling region of the thread rolling die comprises a sintered cemented carbide material having a hardness in the range of 78 HRA to 89 HRA. In certain embodiments, the thread rolling die may further include at least one non-cemented carbide piece metallurgically bonded to the thread rolling region in an area of the thread rolling region that does not prevent a workpiece from contacting the working surface, and wherein the non-cemented carbide piece comprises at least one of a metallic region and a metal matrix composite region. Methods of forming a thread rolling die as embodied herein are also disclosed. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107812 | RATIONALITY DIAGNOSIS METHOD AND RATIONALITY DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS FOR SENSOR INSIDE TANK - A rationality diagnosis method and a rationality diagnosis apparatus for a sensor inside a tank are provided. The rationality diagnosis method and the rationality diagnosis apparatus can accurately and easily perform a diagnosis to determine whether rationality of all sensors is maintained. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107813 | Breath Test Simulator and Method - A breath test simulator for supplying a breath test analyzer with a vapor including ethyl alcohol includes a heated thermal mass to heat an inlet passage. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107814 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD - An electronic apparatus includes: a recording unit configured to access a recording medium using a head; an acceleration sensor that detects acceleration generated in the electronic apparatus; and a control unit configured to write, in the recording medium or a predetermined memory, detection data indicating a result of the detection by the acceleration sensor or a state of the electronic apparatus detected on the basis of the detection result and retracting, when the detection result satisfies a drop condition for the electronic apparatus defined in advance, the head of the recording unit to a predetermined retraction position. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107815 | Method and System for Diagnostics of a Particulate Matter Sensor - A diagnostic method and system is described for diagnosing an operating condition of a conductive particulate matter sensor. The sensor has a substrate and two electrodes on the substrate adapted to collect particulate matter between the electrodes, thereby establishing an electrically conductive path through collected particulate matter between the electrodes that can be detected by measuring electrical resistance between the electrodes, R | 2011-05-12 |
20110107816 | THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY DETECTOR - A thermal conductivity detector includes a structure defining a cavity, the structure principally comprising a material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion; a sensing element for sensing a thermal conductivity of a gas flowing within the cavity, the sensing element having a second coefficient of thermal expansion different from the third first coefficient of thermal expansion, the sensing element being disposed at least in part within the cavity; and a compensation structure having a third coefficient of thermal expansion different from the first and second thermal coefficients of expansion. Over a selected temperature range, a stress within the sensing element is less than a yield stress of any component of the sensing element, and a stress within the compensation structure is less than a yield stress of any component of the compensation structure. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107817 | PARTICLE SENSOR - A particle sensor including a diaphragm, a diaphragm heater, and at least two measuring electrodes situated on the diaphragm, for electrical conductivity measurement, the diaphragm having a thickness of less than or equal to 50 μm, in order to allow a calorimetric particle quantity determination. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107818 | Sensor Head for Film Measurements - A sensor head for measurement of a film, includes a guide surface ( | 2011-05-12 |
20110107819 | AIR FILTER LEAK INSPECTION METHOD - An air filter leak inspection method is provided. First, an aerosol to be filtered containing particles is passed through an air filter having a first edge and a second edge. Next, a leakage inspection unit is provided. The leakage inspection unit includes n probes, wherein n indicates a positive integer. Afterward, a moving procedure is set to make the probes traverse between the first edge and the second edge, thereby scanning the whole portions of the air filter. When the probes move to the second edge, the probes move along the extending direction of the second edge with a designed distance, wherein the designed distance is less than the length of each probe. Besides, the number of times that the probes traversing between the first and the second edge is determined according to the amount of the probe, the length of each probe and the height of the air filter. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107820 | USE OF A STEROID PROFILE IN OVARIAN FOLLICULAR FLUID FOR DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS AND DETERMINING STRATEGIES FOR TREATMENT - Concentrations of endogenous steroids in ovarian follicular fluid are used to develop steroid profiles which provide means for the diagnosis and prognosis of endocrine-related conditions and for identifying and developing appropriate treatments for related conditions, including the identification and development of suitable protocols for in vitro fertilization (IVF), treatment and predictive strategies for successful IVF outcomes and selected uses of oocytes for IVF or embryonic stem cell procedures. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107821 | MULTIMARKER PANEL FOR MONITORING PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT OVERT HEART FAILURE - The present invention relates to a method for monitoring a subject suffering from heart failure, the method involving repeatedly determining, within given time intervals, the amounts of each of the following peptide markers: NT-proANP or a variant thereof; NT-proBNP or a variant thereof; a cardiac troponin or a variant thereof; and GDF-15 or a variant thereof; in a sample from the subject; and comparing the amounts measured in each determination with reference amounts of each marker; and assessing, based on differences in determined amounts in one or more of the markers, whether the subject is stable or has undergone a change in pathophysiological state. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107822 | Interfacing With A Digital Microfluidic Device - Described are techniques for use in connection with analyzing a droplet. One or more droplets of a sample are formed on a surface of a digital microfluidic device. The droplets are manipulated to perform processing using said one or more droplets generating one or more resulting droplets. The one or more resulting droplets may be transferred from the microfluidic device to another device for analysis. The one or more droplets may also be provided to the digital microfluidic device from yet another device or analysis instrument. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107823 | SEALING FERRULE ASSEMBLY EXERTING GRIP ON CAPILLARY - A fitting for coupling a tubing to another component of a fluidic device, the fitting comprising a male piece having a front ferrule and a back ferrule both being slidable on the tubing, the male piece further having a first joint element configured slidably on the tubing, and a female piece having a recess configured for accommodating the front ferrule and the tubing and having a second joint element configured to be joinable to the first joint element, wherein the back ferrule is configured in such a manner that, upon joining the first joint element to the second joint element, the back ferrule exerts a pressing force on the front ferrule to provide a sealing between the front ferrule and the female piece, and the back ferrule exerts a grip force between the male piece and the tubing. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107824 | Detection Device for Fluid Sample - This invention provides a device for detecting an analyte in a liquid sample, comprising a cup body ( | 2011-05-12 |
20110107825 | Anaerobic soil indicator device - An indicator device is adapted to be disposed in the soil and is associated with an energy source for anaerobic microorganisms that is released into the soil in a manner to initiate anaerobic microbial activity in the soil in a manner that causes a change in color of the device over time. The color change on the device can be used to indicate the depth of the water table at the tested location. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107826 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MASS AIR MEASURING - The present invention is designed to measure air mass flow for fuel injection applications, by utilizing a digital signal processor as part of the air measuring device's circuitry so that calibration tables associated with various engine types may be loaded into the processor. The digital signal processor stores a plurality of calibration tables for various engine types onboard. These may be chosen through the use of an external programming device or an onboard selection device such as a switch. The digital signal processor will convert output into either voltage or frequency outputs depending on the requirements of the particular engine control unit. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107827 | Method for Testing the Functionality of an Oxidation Catalyst of an Internal Combustion Engine - A method of testing the functionality of an oxidation catalytic converter of an internal combustion engine, particularly a diesel engine, of a motor vehicle, includes the following steps: (a) verifying whether the motor vehicle is at a standstill; (b) verifying whether the internal combustion engine is idling; (c) verifying whether a temperature lies within a predetermined range upstream and downstream of the oxidation catalyst. Then, if all of the steps (a) to (c) yield an affirmative result, an intervention in the engine management is made in such a way that a predetermined temperature is set in the oxidation catalyst; (e) hydrocarbons (HCs) are actively produced by post-injecting fuel at a late point in time; (f) a lambda value is measured upstream and downstream of the oxidation catalyst as soon as the predetermined temperature from step (d) has been reached, and while HCs are actively produced in step (e). Then, a difference is determined between the lambda values measured upstream and downstream of the oxidation catalyst. If the difference is less than a predetermined value, a conclusion is reached that the oxidation catalyst is damaged. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107828 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING TIRE HAVING DECREASED PRESSURE, AND PROGRAM FOR DETECTING TIRE HAVING DECREASED PRESSURE - The detection appatatus includes means for detecting rotation speed information of the respective wheels of a vehicle; means for estimating, a frequency characteristic of the wheel rotation speed information; and means for determining, based on the estimated frequency characteristic, a tire having a decreased air pressure. The frequency characteristic estimate means includes, to a time-series signal including the wheel rotation speed information: means for time-series estimating a third order or more linear model parameter; means for generating pseudo input data; means for estimating, based on the estimated linear model parameter and the pseudo input data, output data to a linear model; means for identifying, based on the pseudo input data and the estimated output, a linear model parameter for which the order is reduced to a second order; and means for estimating, based on the identified parameter for which the order is reduced to the second order, a resonance frequency of a tire torsional direction. The decreased air pressure determination means is so configured as to determine a tire having a decreased air pressure based on the estimated resonance frequency of the tire torsional direction. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107829 | RESONANT FLOW SENSOR AND USES AND PRODUCTION METHODS FOR THE SAME - The invention relates to a flow state sensor ( | 2011-05-12 |
20110107830 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING A RESERVOIR - An apparatus comprising a downhole tool configured for conveyance within a borehole penetrating a subterranean formation, wherein the downhole tool comprises: a probe assembly configured to seal a region of a wall of the borehole; a perforator configured to penetrate a portion of the sealed region of the borehole wall by projecting through the probe assembly; a fluid chamber comprising a fluid; and a pump configured to inject the fluid from the fluid chamber into the formation through the perforator. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107831 | FLUID FLOW DIRECTION DETECTION - In order to provide a robust, weather resistant, portable, low-noise, relatively inexpensive, wind direction detection device, disclosed herein is a method and device for detecting fluid flow direction based on sensing a temperature variation transmitted from a temperature variation source to one or more temperature sensors. One or more indicators are utilized to communicate the measured fluid flow direction to a user. An implementation of the fluid flow direction detection device utilizes a resistance heater as the temperature variation source, thermistors as the temperature sensors, and light emitting diodes (LEDs) corresponding to each thermistor as the indicators. The thermistors and LEDs are arranged in a circular fashion around the resistance heater to accurately detect the direction of a thermal plume generated by the resistance heater. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107832 | Thermal Type Fluid Flow Sensor and Fabricating Method - A thermal type fluid flow sensor includes an air flow detecting portion and a temperature detecting portion formed above the same substrate, capable of correcting a humidity, and having a high measuring accuracy at a low cost, and a heat generating resistor, a temperature measuring resistor for the heat detecting resistor, a temperature measuring resistor for detecting an air flow, and a heat generating resistor for detecting a humidity are arranged in a diaphragm formed above a semiconductor substrate, an air cavity layer, and a protecting film above the air cavity layer are formed above the heat generating resistor for detecting the humidity, and the protecting film is provided with plural holes reaching the air cavity layer. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107833 | CAPACITIVE DETECTOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE INTEGRAL - Capacitive detector and measuring device integrating it; the detector including: a ribbon made of a dielectric material, first and second electrodes in the form of combs formed on a first surface of said ribbon and a third electrode formed on the other surface of said ribbon opposite said first and second electrodes; the thickness (e) of the dielectric ribbon is less than or equal to said determined period (λ) divided by four times PI, i.e.: λ/4π≧e; and the ratio resulting from the division, as numerator, of the capacitance (C) between two adjacent branches of said first and second electrodes in the presence of at least one fluid with a dielectric permittivity (∈ | 2011-05-12 |
20110107834 | PROVIDING A SENSOR ARRAY - To assemble a sensor array having plural sections, the sections of the sensor array are sealably attached, where the sections include sensors and cable segments. An inert gas is flowed through at least one inner fluid path inside the sensor array when the sections of the sensor array are being sealably attached. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107835 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING CRASH SENSORS - A crash sensor assembly including a printed circuit board and a crash sensor mounted on the printed circuit board, At least one connector pin is mounted to the printed circuit board so as to permit external electrical communication with the crash sensor. A first insert molded soft inner layer of material partially covers the printed circuit board and covers the crash sensor, and a second overmolded hard outer layer of material covers the first soft inner layer of material and bonded thereto and rigidly contacts the printed circuit board. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107836 | ANGULAR VELOCITY SIGNAL DETECTION CIRCUIT AND ANGULAR VELOCITY SIGNAL DETECTION METHOD - An angular velocity signal detection circuit includes: a first current-voltage conversion circuit that converts, into a voltage, a current outputted from a first detection electrode of a gyroscope, and amplifies the voltage, thereby outputs a first conversion signal; a second current-voltage conversion circuit that converts, into a voltage, a current outputted from a second detection electrode of the gyroscope, and amplifies the voltage, thereby outputs a second conversion signal; an arithmetic operation unit that performs arithmetic operations by using the first conversion signal and the second conversion signal, and outputs a first processing signal and a second processing signal; and a third difference arithmetic operation circuit that amplifies a difference between the first processing signal and the second processing signal. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107837 | INSPECTION DEVICE - An inspection device ( | 2011-05-12 |
20110107838 | MEMS PRESSURE SENSOR - A MEMS pressure sensor for sensing the pressure in a sealed cavity of a MEMS device, comprises a resonant MEMS device having a pressure sensor resonator element which comprises an array of openings. The resonant frequency of the resonant MEMS device is a function of the pressure in the cavity, with resonant frequency increasing with pressure. Over the pressure range 0 to 0.1 kPa, the average change in frequency is at least 10 | 2011-05-12 |
20110107839 | PRESSURE SENSOR ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure relates to pressure sensors. In one illustrative embodiment, the pressure sensor may include a pressure sensor assembly having pressure ports on opposite sides of the pressure sensor assembly. The pressure sensor may include a protective housing including a first housing member and a second housing member defining a cavity for securely housing the pressure sensor assembly. The protective housing may include a first port coupled to one of the pressure ports of the pressure sensor assembly and a second port coupled to the other pressure port of the pressure sensor assembly. In some cases, the protective housing may include one or more aligning features, one or more positioning features, and a boss, which can include two or more bumps, on each side of the cavity around the pressure ports. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107840 | Enhanced Static-Dynamic Pressure Transducer Suitable for Use in Gas Turbines and Other Compressor Applications - A filter assembly for use with a static-dynamic piezoresistive pressure transducer that measures low amplitude, dynamic pressure perturbations superimposed on top of a high static pressure through the implementation of a low-pass mechanical filter assembly is disclosed. The filter assembly may comprise a dual lumen reference tube and a removable filter subassembly further comprising a porous metal filter and narrow diameter tube. The transducer, which may be capable of operating at ultra-high temperatures and in harsh environments, may comprise of a static piezoresistive pressure sensor, which measures the large pressures on the order of 200 psi and greater, and an ultrasensitive, dynamic piezoresistive pressure sensor which may capture small, high frequency pressure oscillations on the order of a few psi or less. The filter assembly may transmit static pressure to the back of the dynamic pressure sensor to cancel out the static pressure present at the front of the sensor while keeping dynamic pressure from reaching the back of the sensor. In this manner, the filter assembly enables the transducer to accurately read dynamic pressure in the presence of high static pressure without rupturing the thin diaphragm of the dynamic pressure sensor. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107841 | PIEZORESISTIVE STRAIN SENSOR BASED NANOWIRE MECHANICAL OSCILLATOR - An apparatus is provided and includes compressed conductive elements that each have independently adjustable dimensions sufficient to provide substantially enhanced piezoresistance to a current flowing across each conductive element with each of the conductive elements subjected to compressive strain, the conductive elements being oscillated in a direction parallel to that of the compressive strain at a defined frequency such that a resistance of the conductive elements to the current is thereby substantially reduced. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107842 | SYSTEM FOR SENSING AND DISPLAYING SOFTNESS AND FORCE - A sensing element for sensing the softness of an object by abutting the sensing element against the object and biasing the sensing element toward the object with a biasing force. The sensing element includes a deformable section, the deformable section being deformable between an undeformed configuration and a deformed configuration, the deformed configuration being achievable when the deformable section is abutted against and biased toward the object; a deformation sensor operatively coupled to the deformable section for sensing a deformation of the deformable section between the deformed and undeformed configurations; and a force sensor operatively coupled to the deformable section for sensing the biasing force exerted onto the deformable section by the object when the deformable section is biased toward the object with the biasing force. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107843 | ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT ASSEMBLIES AND STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS INCORPORATING SAME - A structural health monitoring arrangement includes a component formed of fibre reinforced composite material with a plurality of electrical conducting fibres intrinsic to the composite defining electrical paths that run through the composite. The paths act as sensing paths running through the material and a detector watches for changes in electrical property indicative of a structural event. The paths may be configured as an open or a closed node grid whose electrical continuity is monitored directly or indirectly. Alternatively they may be fibres having a piezoresistive property and the changes in resistance may be monitored. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107844 | TRIAXIAL CELL FOR THE TESTING OF GEOMATERIALS IN COMPRESSION AND IN TENSION - The invention relates to a triaxial cell for testing geomaterials on specimens. The triaxial cell has at least one piston for subjecting a specimen to stress directed along the longitudinal axis of the specimen. Hydraulic means are provided for subjecting the lateral wall of the specimen to a stress, under the pressure of a fluid. The cell has at least one sealed test chamber-in which the specimen is placed, and a circuit for the controlled pressurization of said test chamber with a fluid, called the pressurizing fluid, and for the controlled draining of said fluid therefrom. The cell has mechanisms for subjecting the specimen to a tensile force, which are configured for removably fastening it between two attachments intended to move apart or closer together under the action of the piston so as to subject said specimen to longitudinal stress or on the contrary to remove the load therefrom. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107845 | FLUID FLOW METER - A fluid flow meter comprising an outer casing having flow connections adapted to be connected so that in operation fluid to be measured flows through the casing, and a mechanical flow measuring unit ( | 2011-05-12 |
20110107846 | Wind Energy Installation Comprising a Wind Speed Measuring System - A wind energy installation is disclosed. The wind energy installation includes a rotor with at least one rotor blade. The wind energy installation includes at least one wind speed measuring system. The at least one wind speed measuring system optically measures the vibrations of an optical fiber due to vortex shedding. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107847 | Acoustic Sensor For Averaging Pitot Tube Installation - Apparatus and method for detecting the mounting mode of a bluff body inserted into a fluid carrying conduit by detecting and displaying the natural frequency of vibration of the bluff body caused by the pressure of the flowing fluid. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107848 | METHOD OF CHARACTERIZING THE SELF-HEALING PROPERTIES OF A SET CEMENT BASED MATERIAL IN CONTACT WITH HYDROCARBONS - Methods of characterizing the self-healing properties of a set cement based material in contact with hydrocarbons in an oil- and/or gas-well are described. The methods comprise: providing a test cell ( | 2011-05-12 |
20110107849 | CORIOLIS MASS FLOWMETER - A Coriolis mass flowmeter includes a vibrator configured to vibrate a measurement conduct line, an upstream sensor and a downstream sensor, which are placed at a certain distance in the measurement conduct line and are configured to detect the vibration of the measurement conduct line, a first effective value reception section configured to receive an effective value of the first signal, a second effective value reception section configured to receive an effective value of the second signal, a ratio computation section configured to receive the effective value of the first signal and the effective value of the second signal and to compute the ratio of both values, and an anomaly diagnosis section configured to make a comparison between the computed ratio and a certain value and to generate an alarm. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107850 | 6-AXIS SENSOR STRUCTURE USING FORCE SENSOR AND METHOD OF MEASURING FORCE AND MOMENT THEREWITH - A 6-axis force sensor includes bumper | 2011-05-12 |
20110107851 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE QUALITY, IN PARTICULAR THE STIFFNESS AND THE PHASE, OF A HYDRO-ELASTIC JOINT - A process for testing the quality, in particular the stiffness and the phase, of an elastic joint for connecting two other parts while filtering vibrations transmitted between these two other parts, said elastic joint being meant to work in axial, radial or torsional direction, disposing or not disposing of one or more hydro-elastic chambers and of two cylindrical concentric support elements, the inner support element being located to a large extend inside the volume defined by the outer support element, the two support elements being connected by a set of components made of rubber or elastomer or, if applicable, of plastic and metallic parts, wherein said support elements are themselves respectively attached to the two other parts which the elastic joint connects, wherein a technique of testing by impact is applied within the timing of the production line of the elastic joint, i.e. less than 10 seconds per cycle, for identifying good joints from bad ones through a frequential analysis of the oscillation of the impacted area of the elastic joint, characterised in that the values of the phase shift of the frequential analysis are compared with a bandwidth of permissible phase shift. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107852 | TEMPERATURE INSENSITIVE DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - An apparatus and method for estimating a parameter of interest using a force responsive element comprising, at least in part, a balanced material. The balanced material is temperature insensitive over a specified range of temperatures such that the force responsive element may estimate the parameter of interest by responding to a desired force with relatively little interference due to temperature changes within the specified range of temperatures. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107853 | Device and Method for Determining the Fill Level of a Flexible Medicine Reservoir - Included are systems and methods for determining a fill level of an inflow-less flexible medicine reservoir as a source for medicine, where the inflow-less flexible medicine reservoir has a monotonically decreasing fill level. Some embodiments of a device include a stop surface designed and arranged such that the stop surface contacts the inflow-less flexible medicine reservoir while the inflow-less flexible medicine reservoir is filled above a predetermined level. Similarly, some embodiments of the device additionally include a release detector that generates an output signal indicative of contact between the stop surface and the inflow-less flexible medicine reservoir being released and a processing unit for determining the fill level of the inflow-less flexible medicine reservoir from an output signal of the release detector. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107854 | JIG FOR COMPRESSION TEST IN A HEATING FURNACE - Provided is a jig for a compression test in a heating furnace capable of variously changing boundary conditions such as a both-end hinge, a both-end fixing, or one-end hinge and one-end fixing through simple attachment and detachment of a holder. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107855 | SAMPLE PREPARATION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING ANALYTES - Disclosed herein are sample preparation devices, such as pipette tips useful for associating and releasing biological molecules. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107856 | Hydrophobic property demonstrator - A hydrophobic property demonstrator ( | 2011-05-12 |
20110107857 | Probe system for measuring a measured variable of fluid contained in a process container, especially for sterile applications - A probe system for measuring a measured variable of a fluid, especially a liquid, contained in a process container comprising: A probe body, which is connectable to the process container by means of a process connection; axially shiftable in a guiding passageway of the probe body between a measuring position and at least two different treatment positions, an immersion tube, which has a protective cylinder on its front end immersible in the fluid; held in the immersion tube, a measuring probe having a measuring head, wherein the measuring head is arranged within a region of the protective cylinder having openings; a first treatment chamber formed between the guiding passageway and the immersion tube; a second treatment chamber formed between the guiding passageway and the immersion tube and adjoining the first treatment chamber on a side of the first treatment chamber facing away from the process connection; and a seal arranged between the first and second treatment chambers, wherein the immersion tube has a first section with a first outer diameter and a second section adjoining the first section and having a second outer diameter smaller than the first outer diameter, so that, through axial shifting of the immersion tube, the seal arranged between the first and second treatment chambers can be opened. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107858 | PROBE APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TRANSFER METHOD - A probe apparatus includes a plurality of prober chamber arranged in a straight line; and a loader chamber having a substrate transfer mechanism that takes out a test target substrate from a container provided in an upper area of the prober chamber, lowers the test target substrate to a height corresponding to a loading/unloading port of the prober chamber, moves in front of a row of the prober chambers in parallel to the row of the prober chambers and transfers the test target substrate into the prober chamber. A reading mechanism for reading information recorded on the test target substrate held on the substrate transfer mechanism is installed at a horizontal moving mechanism that moves the substrate transfer mechanism in front of the row of the prober chambers in parallel to the row of the prober chambers. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107859 | SUSPENSION ACTUATOR - A suspension actuator ( | 2011-05-12 |
20110107860 | DUAL CLUTCH MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A transmission includes an input member, an output transfer gear, first and second shaft members, a countershaft or layshaft, a reverse shaft member, a plurality of co-planar gear sets, and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. The torque transmitting devices include a plurality of synchronizer assemblies and a dual clutch assembly. The transmission is operable to provide at least one reverse speed ratio and a plurality of forward speed ratios between the input member and the output transfer gear. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107861 | TRANSMISSION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A transmission for a motor vehicle is provided that includes, but is not limited to at least first and second rotatable shafts, at least first and second pairs of meshing gearwheels, each of which includes, but is not limited to an idle gearwheel rotatably mounted on the second shaft, at least one synchronizer which is displaceable along said second shaft between first and second engaged positions in which it locks one of the idle gearwheels to the second shaft via a neutral position, and a hydraulic actuator for displacing the synchronizer. The actuator includes, but is not limited to a cylinder and a piston which is displaceable within the cylinder delimiting first and second chambers. The volume of the first chamber is smallest when the actuator is in the first engaged position and the volume of the second chamber is smallest when the actuator is in the second engaged position. The piston further delimits at least a third chamber within the cylinder, the volume of which is smallest when the actuator is in the neutral position. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107862 | GEAR SHIFT UNIT FOR AUTOMATED MANUAL TRANSMISSION - A gear shift unit for an automated manual transmission, may include a shift block that is restricted in the rotational direction and slidably movable along a control shaft, and has a shift finger in order to implement a selecting operation with straight motion thereof and a shifting operation with rotation motion thereof, a driving actuator, a shifting unit selectively engaged with the driving actuator to rotate the control shaft by power of the driving actuator, wherein the shifting unit changes rotational direction of the control shaft in accordance with rotational angles of the driving actuator, and a selecting unit selectively engaged with the driving actuator to slide the shift block along the control shaft by power of the driving actuator while the shifting unit is not driven by the power of the driving actuator. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107863 | HYBRID POWER DRIVING SYSTEM - A hybrid power driving system of the present invention comprises an engine, a first clutch, a transmission mechanism including a transmission shaft, a first motor, a power supply and a hydraulic control system. The hydraulic control system may comprise an oil container; a first hydraulic cylinder which includes a cylinder and a piston to perform a reciprocating motion along the inner wall of the cylinder, used for controlling the engagement of the first clutch; a first oil pump driven by the first motor, configured to supply hydraulic oil from the oil container to the cylinder barrel of the first hydraulic cylinder; a controller which is electrically coupled with the first motor. The hydraulic control system may further comprise an additional motor and a second oil pump. The additional motor is electrically coupled with the power supply and the controller respectively. The second oil pump is driven by the additional motor, used for supplying hydraulic oil from the oil container to the cylinder barrel of the first hydraulic cylinder. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107864 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SYNCHRONIZER ACTUATING SYSTEM - An assembly for actuating a synchronizer includes a shift fork, a shift rail, and a permanent magnet connected to the shift rail. A first control coil is disposed in proximity to the permanent magnet. The first control coil is operable to produce a magnetomotive force on the permanent magnet in a first direction when a current is applied to the first control coil. A second control coil is disposed in proximity to the permanent magnet. The second control coil is operable to produce a magnetomotive force on the permanent magnet in a second direction when a current is applied to the second control coil. The permanent magnet is moved to a first position when the current is applied to the first control coil and the permanent magnet is moved to a second position when the current is applied to the second control coil. Movement of the magnet in turn moves the synchronizer between engaged positions. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107865 | DAIRY ANIMAL TREATMENT SYSTEM - The invention provides a dairy animal treatment system with a controllable robot arm which is configured for positioning an animal treatment device, and with an object recognition device which comprises a controllable light source, a first 3D-sensor and a signal processing device for processing the supplied signals, wherein the object recognition device comprises a second 3D-sensor which is positioned at a distance from the first 3D-sensor, in particular at a horizontal distance. The respective central lines and preferably make an angle unequal to 0° with each other. The system according to the invention has advantages including less mutual concealment of objects in the respective image fields and, and a strongly increased total angle of view. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107866 | ROBOT - A robot includes a base and an arm formed by a plurality of members connected by a plurality of joints. The arm has an offset portion where a rotation axis of a certain joint is offset from a rotation axis of the next joint in a predetermined direction and the rotation axis of the next joint is offset from a rotation axis of a joint next to the next joint in a direction opposite the predetermined direction. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107867 | BACKLASH ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM AND INDUSTRIAL ROBOT USING THE SAME - A backlash adjustment mechanism includes a first cylindrical gear fixed in an axial position, a second cylindrical gear moveable along the axis and meshed with the first cylindrical gear, and an elastic member biasing the second cylindrical gear towards the first cylindrical gear. The addendum modification coefficients in the first and second cylindrical gears are linearly changed along their axes, respectively, an end of the first cylindrical gear with higher addendum modification coefficient meshes with an end of the second cylindrical gear with correspondingly lower addendum modification coefficient, and an end of the first cylindrical gear with lower addendum modification coefficient meshes with an end of the second cylindrical gear with correspondingly higher addendum modification coefficient. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107868 | KEY MODULE WITH MULTI-COLOR MARKS - A key module includes a front panel, a light guide plate disposed under the front panel and a plurality of a plurality of elastic knobs disposed under the light guide plate. The front panel is divided to a plurality of push areas. The elastic knobs are corresponding to the push areas. Each push area defines an array of micropores running through the front panel. An inner face of each micropore is uneven. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107869 | INTEGRATED CONTROL APPARATUS FOR HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - The present invention provides an integrated control apparatus for a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system for a vehicle in which a dual dial structure is applied to a dial type air conditioning control switch. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107870 | PEDAL APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC MOTORCAR OR FOR MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING THROTTLE MECHANISM - The invention provides a pedal apparatus for an electric motorcar or for a motor vehicle having a throttle mechanism including: a brake pedal having a brake auxiliary pad to which a brake arm is connected; and an accelerator pad configured to be rotated in the lateral direction within a predetermined angle range for an accelerating operation, wherein the accelerator pad is formed of a reinforced plastic and is formed with a convex-shaped projection at a midsection thereof, a distal end of the accelerator arm extending from a throttle position sensor mounted on a vehicle body and rotating a predetermined angle range is disposed so as to be in abutment with the accelerator pad, and the rotation angle detected by the rotation of the accelerator arm is transmitted via transmitting means to an accelerator or a throttle mechanism that controls a driving motor via the throttle position sensor. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107871 | RELEASE MECHANISM FOR A SHEET WINDLASS HANDLE | 2011-05-12 |
20110107872 | BICYCLE STEM WITH AN ADJUSTABLE TILT | 2011-05-12 |
20110107873 | METHOD OF DEGASSING MOLTEN METAL - To degas a molten metal, a receptacle containing the molten metal and a layer of slag over the molten metal is positioned in a chamber, and the chamber is evacuated. As the pressure in the chamber reduces, gas is generated at the interface between the molten metal and the slag, which causes the slag to foam. To inhibit overflowing of slag from the receptacle, a gauge outputs a signal indicative of the level of the surface of the slag, and the rate of evacuation of the chamber is reduced to reduce the rate of gas generation. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107874 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING BRIQUETTE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING REDUCED METAL, AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING ZINC OR LEAD - An object of the present invention is to produce briquettes that have high strength even when the amounts of binder and water used are decreased as much as possible. A method for producing briquettes that achieve this object includes a step of forming primary granules by using a powder containing a metal oxide and at least one of zinc oxide, lead oxide, and titanium oxide and a step of compressing the primary granules still containing the at least one of zinc oxide, lead oxide, and titanium oxide so as to mold the primary granules into secondary granules. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107875 | METHOD FOR FILTERING MOLTEN ALUMINUM AND MOLTEN ALUMINUM ALLOYS - A method for filtering molten aluminum and aluminum alloys. The method includes providing a reticulated foam wherein oxygen is introduced to an interior of the reticulated foam. Molten aluminum or aluminum alloy is passed through said reticulated foam wherein oxygen is maintained at a partial pressure of at least 2.51×10 | 2011-05-12 |
20110107876 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FE AND NI CONTAINING MATERIAL AND COBALT CONTAINING MATERIAL USING RECYCLING RESIDUE OF SPENT CATALYST AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RAW MATERIAL FOR STAINLESS USING THE FE AND NI CONTAINING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FE-NI ALLOY - Methods of manufacturing Fe and Ni-containing material and Co-containing material from petrochemical desulfurization residue containing Fe and Ni or Fe and Co, manufacturing raw material for stainless steel using the Fe and Ni-containing material, and manufacturing ferro-nickel using the Fe and Ni-containing material. The method of manufacturing Ni and Fe-containing material includes acid-treating Ni and Fe-containing residue to remove alkali therefrom; drying the residue and heat treating the residue in a temperature range from 600° C. (degree Centigrade) to 1300° C. (degree Centigrade) in a reducing atmosphere to reduce Ni and Fe oxides in the residue into metal state; leaching a resultant product obtained by the reduction using acid to selectively dissolve Ni and Fe; filtering the acid leached product to obtain a solution containing Ni and Fe ions; neutralizing the solution containing Ni and Fe ions using alkali to produce Fe,Ni hydroxide; and filtering and drying a resultant product obtained by the neutralization. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107877 | REMEDIAL HEAP TREATMENT - A system and method are disclosed for improving component extraction from heap leach operations. Following heap leaching for some time, portions of the heap deficient in component extraction are identified, and treatment wells are drilled and remedial treatments are selectively performed on the identified portions of the heap. The remedial treatment can include hydraulically fracturing the identified portions of the heap followed by selective treatment with leach solution of the area impacted by the fracturing. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107878 | Tobacco Tin with Bottle Opener - A tobacco tin can include a container portion further comprising a main body and a hook member, and a lid further comprising a major portion and an engagement member. The lid is sized to fit over the container portion so that the lid is removably attachable to the container portion. The hook member extends outwardly so that the outermost point of the hook member extends towards the lid and the engagement member extends outwardly so that the outermost point of the engagement member extends towards the container portion when the lid is removably attached to the container portion. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107879 | Ratchet Wrench - A ratchet wrench includes a head having a compartment rotatably receiving a drive member. A pawl groove is formed in an inner periphery of compartment and slideably receives a pawl. A switch is received in a switch grove in the head and pivotable about a pivoting axis. A control member is movable between two positions to control engagement between the pawl and the drive member through sliding movement of a guide of the switch in a control groove in the control member. The guide of the switch contacts the contact groove at a contact point when the control member is in either operative position. A tangent to an outer surface of the guide at the contact point has an angle not larger than 45° relative to a reference line extending perpendicularly to the pivoting axis and intersecting a longitudinal axis of the guide. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107880 | Pliers Having Generally Parallel Jaws - Pliers with parallel jaws include an upper portion having an upper jaw of upper teeth, a lower jaw portion having a lower jaw of lower teeth. The lower jaw portion includes first and second pivot points. An adjustment portion is non-pivotably coupled to the upper portion and selectively movable relative thereto and includes a first pivot point. A lower handle includes first and second pivot points. A break over link includes first and second pivot points pivotably coupled to the adjustment portion and lower handle's first pivot points, respectively. A two-point link includes first and second pivot points pivotably coupled to the upper portion's and lower jaw portion's first pivot points, respectively. A three-point link includes first and second pivot points pivotably coupled to upper and lower jaw portions' first and second pivot points, respectively, and a third pivot point pivotably coupled to the lower handle's second pivot point. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107881 | PNEUMATIC IMPULSE WRENCH WITH OPERATION CONTROL MEANS - A pneumatic impulse wrench for tightening screw joints includes a housing with a pressure air inlet passage, an exhaust air outlet passage, a rotation motor, a hydraulic impulse generator, and is connected to a stationary programmable control unit. The impulse wrench also includes a torque indicating mechanism connected to the control unit for feeding back electric signals responsive to the output torque of the wrench, an electromagnetically activated inlet valve arranged in the air inlet passage, and an electromagnetically activated exhaust valve which controls the exhaust air flow from the motor. The exhaust valve is a proportional valve activated by a linearly operated electromagnetic actuator and arranged to continuously adapt the exhaust air flow and, hence, the motor power to the characteristics of the actual screw joint being tightened in response to feed back signals from the torque indicating mechanism and in accordance with a programmed tightening strategy. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107882 | TORQUE DETECTION DEVICE - A torque detection device includes an enclosure, at least one toque-strain bar, at least one adaptor, a coupler, at least one strain gauge, and a torque display unit. The toque-strain bar is enclosed by the enclosure and has opposite ends respectively forming coupling terminals for coupling with the adaptor and the coupler in either direction. The adaptor is connectable to a torque device, such as a hand tool, an electric tool, or a pneumatic tool. The coupler is connectable to a tool piece, such as a wrench socket. The strain gauge is directly mounted to the toque-strain bar to detect the value of a torque applied thereto and to convert the torque value into a torque value signal, which can be outputted in either wired or wireless manner. The torque display unit is mounted to the enclosure and receives the torque value signal from the stain gauge, whereby the torque display unit may perform displaying of torque value, alarming, and storage according to the torque value signal. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107883 | Ring saw cutting device - A device for cutting tubular and rod-shaped work pieces using the whirling method includes a whirling unit on which a holder mounted so as to rotate, connected with a drive, for a saw blade having internal teeth is disposed. The holder and saw blade are provided with corresponding reference mechanisms for fixation of the saw blade in a defined position. The device also includes a mechanism for automatic replacement of the saw blade. A saw blade having internal teeth is also provided for use in this device. The saw blade has at least two indexing bores and at least two gripping openings, which are disposed offset relative to one another. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107884 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PRECURSOR LENS FOR A RIM-SHAPED LENS - A method for manufacturing an externally circular precursor lens that is processed into a rim-shaped lens includes inputting processing data to specify the shape of the rim-shaped lens, and processing a material block based on the processing data so as to manufacture a precursor lens. An elliptical virtual rim surrounding the precursor lens manufactured at that time is imaginarily set, and is processed based on the processing data up to that range, and, outside the virtual rim, an amount of sag is changed to secure the edge thickness of the precursor lens. This method for manufacturing a precursor lens for a rim-shaped lens reduces an excessive load imposed on a processing tool during processing, allows the precursor lens to be processed into a rim-shaped lens while satisfactorily maintaining its edge thickness without the lack of the edge of the precursor lens, and results in a thin lens. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107885 | SHEET MATERIAL CUTTING DEVICE AND PRINTER USING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a sheet material cutting device includes a rotatable blade including a blade unit, which extends from one end of the rotary shaft to the other end thereof and defines a predetermined angle relative to an axial direction of the rotary shaft, provided on the outer circumference of a rotary shaft rotatably supported by a support frame. The sheet material cutting device further includes a fixed blade mounted on the support frame so as to be opposed to the rotatable blade and configured to cut a sheet material in a transverse direction perpendicular to the feed direction of the sheet material that is perpendicular to the axial direction of the rotary shaft. The sheet material cutting device further includes a sheet-suspension prevention unit configured to prevent a rear edge of the sheet material in its feed direction from being suspended within the support frame. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107886 | SHEET PUNCHING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A sheet punching apparatus capable of improving the accuracy of movement distance of a movable member and maintaining the durability of a drive unit of the apparatus. A sheet post-processing apparatus controller computes a time period corresponding to an amount of overrun of a slider at the time of stopping the slider in an initial operation. In a punching operation, the sheet post-processing apparatus controller starts a punch motor at a timing earlier by the computed time period corresponding to the amount of overrun than a stop timing of a conveyance motor. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107887 | Method and Apparatus for Trimming Photovoltaic Modules - Embodiments of an apparatus and a method for automatically trimming a rectangular photovoltaic module are disclosed. The module comprises two longitudinal sides and two transverse sides and comprising two equally sized glass plates which rest one on the other and further comprises an intermediate layer comprising a film overlapping the glass plates on all sides. The apparatus comprises: a) holding means for fixing the rear transverse side of the module, b) means for the edge-precise cutting of the overlapping film of the module on the rear transverse side, c) means for the edge-precise, simultaneous cutting off of the overlapping film of the module on both longitudinal sides, d) holding means for fixing the front transverse side of the module, and e) means for the edge-precise cutting off of the overlapping film of the module on the front transverse side. A computer program for carrying out the method is also disclosed. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107888 | Multiple Punch and Die Assembly - A multiple punch and die assembly adapted to be placed in a punch press having a punch ram for imparting movement to a selected punch assembly for carrying out a punching or forming operation comprises a punch assembly for holding a plurality of selectively operable punches mounted for independent movement in the punch assembly so as to selectively engage a workpiece. The punch assembly has a punch carrier for reciprocal motion within a punch guide and a striker body engaging the punch carrier, said striker body being selectively, toollessly connectable to the punch carrier by a pair of tabs located on a lower circumference of the striker body, said pair of tabs located on a lower circumference of the striker body with a radial separation other than 180 degrees. A circumferential lip in the punch carrier receives the pair of tabs and has corresponding radially separated reliefs for allowing the pair of tabs to pass the circumferential lip, the engagement of the pair of tabs by the circumferential lip thereby locking the striker body to the punch carrier while permitting relative rotation of the striker body and punch carrier to select a punch for engagement by the striker. A detent means releasably positions the striker body in one of a plurality of operating positions, at which a punch is positioned for being struck selectively by the ram via the striker body such that one punch is driven to an operating position when at least one other punch is in inactive. In another embodiment the assembly has a stripper retainer that has precision pockets for holding strippers corresponding to the selectively operable punches. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107889 | Punching Device - A punching device includes: a base including a die part that has a top wall; an abutting member connected to the base; a punch supported on the base, movable relative to the die part and the abutting member between upper and lower positions; and an ejecting unit supported on the base and including a non-compressible ejecting element disposed above and adjacent to the top wall of the die part. The punch is movable relative to the ejecting unit at least during movement of the punch from a middle position to the lower position. The ejecting unit abuts against the abutting member at least when the punch is disposed at the upper position. | 2011-05-12 |
20110107890 | Machine Tool, especially Handheld Machine Tool - The invention relates to a machine tool ( | 2011-05-12 |