21st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100129129 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING METHOD USING THE SAME - A recording apparatus includes a transport unit that transports a recording medium, a recording unit that performs recording on the recording medium based on record data, a moving unit that moves the recording unit in a direction intersecting a transport direction of the recording medium, a control unit that controls the recording unit, the transport unit and the moving unit, a stop position obtaining unit that calculates a present stop position, which reaches a present recording end position during present deceleration of the recording unit and which reaches a next recording start position during next acceleration of the recording unit, based on present and next record data, a determining unit that determines whether a standby time of the recording unit in a stop state occurs until a transport position. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129130 | TAG MAKING AND STACKING SYSTEMS AND METHOD, TAG STACKERS AND STACK TRAYS - There is disclosed a tag making and stacking system, tag stackers and stack trays. To increase tag making capacity, a wide tag web is slit into completely severed narrow tag webs which are cut apart to form tags which are immediately separated and formed into spaced apart stacks. The new system includes a printer and a stacking system to receive and stack tags. The stacking system includes a tag stacker and a removable tag-receiving tray to facilitate transferring a stack of tags from the tag stacker to the place where the tags are to be used. A method of handling tags involves the provision of at least first and second removable trays wherein a first tray with a stack of tags can be replaced by an empty second tray so that the stacking of additional tags can recommence without waiting for the first tray to be emptied. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129131 | RETRACTABLE PEN WITH RETRACTION-LINKING DEVICE FOR EXTENDING PEN-BODY - A retractable pen includes an improved triggering device (i.e., an actuating means), which is easy for manufacturing and user-friendly. The retractable pen has a pen-body having two pen-tubes, a pen-cartridge within the pen-body, and an actuating means. The actuating means not only triggers the movement of pen-cartridge (slidable protrusion/retraction of the pen-cartridge) but also, at the meantime, triggers length-change of pen-body (slidable movement between the two pen-tubes). | 2010-05-27 |
20100129132 | WIPER MEMBER FOR A CONTAINER FOR PACKAGING AND DISPENSING PRODUCTS - The present invention generally is a wiper for a container for dispensing and dispensing cosmetic or care products. More particularly, the invention relates to a wiper member that is novel and inventive by way of its construction such that it prevents air from getting pumped/entrapped inside the container during usage. There is provided a wiper member that helps in increasing the life of the product by allowing it to remain in its original fluid state and prevents drying out of the product. Further, the wiper member by virtue of its internal configuration results in efficient wiping of the applicator element and at the same time provides an anti-pumping action by allowing the air to pass through the air vents in it. Also disclosed is a wiper member that is able to regulate the amount of product retained on the applicator when a force is either applied or removed from its central axis. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129133 | WRINGING-OUT MEMBER AND DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH A MEMBER - The present invention relates to a wringing-out member intended to rid an applicator ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100129134 | Packaging and applicator device for applying a cosmetic or another care product - A device may include an applicator including an applicator element that is at least partially elastically deformable and a receptacle configured to contain a substance to be applied and configured to house the applicator element when not in use. The receptacle may include an opening through which the applicator element passes while the applicator element is being removed from the receptacle. The applicator element may include at least one inner cavity that is defined, at least in part, between at least two branches that are at least partially flocked. An outside cross-section of the applicator element may be large enough for the applicator element to deform while passing through the opening of the receptacle, the deformation resulting in a shape of the cavity being modified. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129135 | DISPENSING OPENING PLATE FOR OPTICALLY ATTRACTIVE ANTIPERSPIRANT FORMULATIONS - A dispensing opening plate for applicators for cosmetic preparations. The plate comprises at least one dispensing opening that comprises one or more teeth or prongs which extend from an inner wall of the opening into a center of the opening. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129136 | JOINING MEMBER AND BALLPOINT PEN EMPLOYING THE SAME - The present invention provides a joining member for connecting an ink accommodating member and a ballpoint pen tip provided in a ballpoint pen, the joining member comprising, as a constituent material, a resin comprising a copolymer of polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene naphthalate. By this means, it is possible to provide a joining member for a ballpoint pen having, in particular, both sufficiently excellent transparency and gas barrier properties. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129137 | LOAD ABSORPTION SYSTEM - An apparatus comprises a tubular body with a channel and a number of stiffeners that allow the tubular body to absorb additional mechanical energy through axial compression. The number of stiffeners is located on a number of locations for the tubular body. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129138 | CAPTIVE BOLT MECHANISM AND PROCESS FOR STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY OF PLANAR COMPONENTS - A captive bolt mechanism joins planar structural members. In an exemplary embodiment, a first structural member has an opening defined there through. The head of a bolt is captured in a fastener slot within a second member, such that the threaded shaft of the bolt protrudes, in-plane, beyond the end of the second member. The threaded shaft is then passed through the opening in the first member and secured with a nut. As the nut is tightened, the underside of the bolt head is drawn against the interior surface of the fastener slot, binding the end of the second member against the surface of the first member. In an alternate embodiment, a nut is similarly confined within the fastener slot, and a bolt or screw is extended through the hole in the first member and the slot in the second member, and is then fastened to the nut. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129139 | Joining Member and Joining Structure - There is provided a joining member to which wooden pieces can be attached and from which they can be detached, and a joining structure including the joining member without causing deterioration in an appearance of the wooden pieces. The joining member is placed between the plural wooden pieces ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100129140 | CONNECTOR FOR A LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM IN A COMPUTER - A connector and a connection system for a liquid cooling system for a computer are provided. The connector has a cylindrical base and a sealing ring encircling the base. A retaining channel is provided on the base to receive a retaining device. One of the components in the liquid cooling system has a liquid port with a cavity having an inner surface, an opening in fluid communication with the cavity and a fluid passage in fluid communication with the cavity. The base of the connector is sized to fit within the liquid port so that when the base is inserted in the liquid port, the sealing ring is forced against an inner surface of the liquid port, forming a seal between the sealing ring and the inner surface of the liquid port. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129141 | TRANSVERSE LONGITUDINAL JOINT - Transverse longitudinal joint comprising slats ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100129142 | PUMP ROD CONNECTOR APPARATUS AND METHOD - A disclosed connector assembly for connecting abutting ends of a pair of rods includes a pair of outer clamp members, each adapted to receive one of two inner clamp members. Each inner clamp member has two opposed inner surfaces, each adapted to contact a corresponding shoulder of one of the rod ends. The assembly includes means for urging the outer clamp members toward one another. A described method for connecting the rod ends includes installing one of the inner clamp members in each of the outer clamp members and positioning the outer clamp members about the abutting ends of the rods such that the inner surfaces of the inner clamp members contact the corresponding shoulders. When the outer clamp members are urged toward one another, the inner surfaces of the inner clamp members impart forces on the corresponding shoulders that urge the ends of the rods toward one another. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129143 | FASTENER FOR DETACHABLY CONNECTING A PROFILE TO A COUNTERPROFILE - The invention relates to a fastener ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100129144 | Snap-Ring System For Connecting Separate Components - A universal snap-engagement system for removably connecting separate components together. The first component has a wall defining a channel with an array of flexible teeth extending from the wall into the channel to at least partially obstruct the channel recess. The teeth are spaced-apart and define open slots there between. A separate second component includes a connection peg that has a front wall and a longitudinally-extending sidewall. The sidewall has a groove this is spaced from the front wall and that extends transversely about the peg. The peg is receivable within the channel such that the flexible teeth are deflected by the peg and return to an original non-defected position when seated within the groove to securely connect the first component to the second component. As an alternative, the teeth can extend from the peg and the groove can be formed in the wall of the first component. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129145 | CONNECTOR FOR EARTH MOVING IMPLEMENTS - A connector for connecting an implement to a digger or other prime mover is mountable on the digger and has a recess for receiving a connecting pin mounted on the implement. The connecting pin is retained in the recess by a retaining pin that is mounted on the connector. The retaining pin has a head that is seated on a face of the recess and a cylindrical tail portion that is received in a passage formed in the connector to secure the retaining pin on the connector with the head projecting into the recess adjacent the connecting pin. There is clearance between the head and the connecting pin and the head is shaped so that the clearance is reduced to a minimum when the retaining pin is rotated in the passage. The connector advantageously comprises spaced apart side walls joined together by across member in the form of a bent plate. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129146 | Shelf Clip - A two-piece connector for connecting two pieces of corrugated material. A first connector piece configured to connect to a first piece of corrugated material includes a flange connected to a first connecting mechanism. A second connector piece configured to connect to a second piece of corrugated material includes a second connecting mechanism configured to cooperate with the first connecting mechanism of the first connector piece. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129147 | ROOF TO POST ADJUSTABLE HOLD DOWN DEVICE - A connector to connect a pair of components of a building and transfer a load from one to the other. The connector comprising a pair of members, each to be connected to a respective one of the components, and an adjustable abutment acting between the members to inhibit relative movement between the members in one direction. The ratchet mechanism acting between the members to permit movement in the one direction and to inhibit relative movement in an opposite direction, whereby adjustment of the abutment to cause relative movements in the one direction is accommodated by the ratchet mechanism. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129148 | ADJUSTABLE CONNECTOR - An adjustable connector is formed by, an comprises an outer housing, and an inner housing, with the inner housing being positioned inside of the outer housing. This inner housing forms a first connector wherein the inner housing is movable inside of the outer housing. There is also a complementary connector configured to connect to the first connector. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129149 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR FASTENING OBJECTS TO A BASE SURFACE - A fastening device for fastening a range hood housing of a range hood to a base surface. The fastening device includes a mandrel that can be fastened to the base surface; an eccentric disk that is rotabably arranged on the mandrel; and a receiving groove that is formed, at least area by area, by the outer lateral area of the eccentric disk and that receives at least a section of the range hood housing. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129150 | Embedment tile with replaceable top plate - An embedment tile with a replaceable upper plate and a lower plate joined by fasteners in a manner that permits replacement of the upper plate when desired. The embedment tile upper plate comprises a plate having a pattern of upwardly extending projections on its upper surface forming a tactilely detectable pattern. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129151 | Strike-Off Beam And Spreader Plow Assembly For Placer/Spreader - In combination with a placers/spreader having a frame including at least two side bolsters standing parallel to the subgrade path and at least two cross beams spanning the subgrade path forming a conveyor supporting structure. A rail system is attached spanning the frame, and has a roll in/roll out conveyor with a cantilevered support at one of the side bolsters and a support for attachment to and support from the rail system. The conveyor moves in traversing motion across the frame to distribute concrete. The improvement comprises a strike off beam and spreader plow assembly for trailing attachment to the frame of a placer/spreader. We thus disclose a strike off beam with spreader plow assembly which can be removably attached to either side of a placer/spreader to avoid the necessity of relocating the receiving conveyor when the location of the access road changes from one side to the other or direction of spreading changes. We additionally disclose a method of operation the strike off beam from a placer/spreader to prevent the accumulation of excess concrete the path of the following paver. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129152 | METHOD OF COVERING AN AREA WITH A LAYER OF COMPRESSIBLE MATERIAL - A method of covering an area with a compressible material, such as asphalt, to a desired elevation using a machine that deposits a layer of the compressible material of controlled thickness on a foundation surface, and then using a compacting machine to compact the compressible material to the desired elevation, includes the steps of determining the elevation of the foundation surface over the area, and determining the difference between the elevation of the foundation surface and the desired elevation over the area. A layer of the compressible material is deposited over the area. The layer has an upper surface that varies in elevation over the area, with the layer upper surface being higher in the areas having a lower foundation elevation and lower in the areas having a higher foundation elevation. The layer is sufficiently thick to allow for compression of the layer of compressible material over the area to the desired elevation. The layer of compressible material is compressed during one or more compression operations such that the upper surface of the layer after compression is uniformly at the desired elevation over the area. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129153 | VIBRATION REDUCING LINK FOR VIBRATING SCREED - A vibrating screed for surfacing concrete includes a surfacing blade, a vibration-causing assembly, a steering assembly with a handle assembly and a grip member in communication with the hand assembly. A vibration reducing link is disposed between the grip member and the handle assembly so that when the vibration-causing assembly imparts a vibratory motion to the blade and the handle assembly, the vibration reducing link dampens the vibratory motion transmitted between the handle assembly and the grip member. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129154 | AUTOMATIC GATED PIPE ACTUATOR - An automatic gated-pipe actuator for controlling flow of an irrigation material to an agricultural region through an irrigation gate in a gated-irrigation pipe. The automatic gated-pipe actuator includes a gate valve for coupling to the gated-irrigation pipe, a gate actuator removably coupled to the gate valve and for actuating the gate valve and an automatic gated pipe gate control unit for controlling actuation of the gate valve. The control unit has a processor unit communicatively coupled to the gate actuator. Upon instruction from the gate control unit, the gate actuator will actuate and alter the disposition of the gate valve thereby altering the flow of irrigation material through the irrigation gate and to a portion of the agricultural region adjacent the irrigation gate. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129155 | DISPOSAL OF SLURRY IN UNDERGROUND GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS - The current invention provides processes and apparatuses for introducing slurry into underground geological formations thereby disposing of the slurry, while also sequestering carbon dioxide and collecting methane from the slurry. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129156 | WATER MANAGEMENT BARRIER AND SYSTEM - A barrier for managing and/or controlling water is disclosed that includes a set-up configuration and an in-use configuration. While in the set-up configuration the barrier can be moved and positioned, and while in the in-use configuration the barrier is made to weigh a substantial amount more than in the set-up configuration and to resist the force of flood or other waters. In one embodiment the barrier includes a front wall, a back wall, a top portion, and a bottom portion forming a rigid hollow body with a first end and a second end. A connection member is formed or otherwise placed on the first end, and a connection recess formed or otherwise placed on the second end. The barrier can further include a fill port and a drain port such that the barrier can be filled with, and drained of, a pourable material. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129157 | HEATING AND STERILIZING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING SAME - An apparatus ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100129158 | Underwater trenching apparatus - An underwater trenching system is mountable on a side of a barge to be propelled by the barge along a waterway, the bed of which contains a trench with a laid pipeline. To remove the excess sediment from the trench the trenching unit delivers pressurized water and air to the trench. A sparge assembly with jet nozzles directs jets of water, breaking up the formation that has built up around the pipeline. The airlift assembly creates a turbulent flow to lift the disturbed sediment and remove it from the created trench. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129159 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING VORTEX-INDUCED VIBRATIONS - A device and method for the reduction of vortex-induced vibration of a deepwater riser. A device for attachment to a structure, which is subject to movement relative to a fluid surrounding the structure, for reducing vortex-induced vibration effects on the structure, the device comprising: a flexible netting ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100129160 | Tendon-Supported Membrane Pipe - A pipe comprising a flexible membrane that is disposed over a plurality of spaced-apart tendons is disclosed. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129161 | HYBRID RISER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - There is disclosed a floating system positioned in a body of water having a water bottom, the system comprising a host member floating on a surface of the water; a flotation module floating under the surface of the water; a flexible hose connecting the host member to the flotation module; and an elongated underwater line structure, comprising a top portion connected to the flotation module; a bottom portion extending to the water bottom and adapted to connect to a flowline lying on the water bottom; and at least one of the top portion and the bottom portion comprising a catenary configuration. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129162 | OFF-SHORE WIND TURBINE AND METHOD OF ERECTING A WIND TURBINE TOWER - An off-shore wind turbine includes a tower, a pile forming at least part of a foundation carrying the tower, a radial distance element extending outward from the tower and the pile, and a plurality of connecting elements extending from the radial distance element to at least one of the tower and pile, the plurality of connecting elements being configured to vertically align the tower on the pile. A method of erecting the wind turbine tower is also disclosed. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129163 | FOUNDATION-UNIT STRUCTURE OF STRUCTURAL OBJECT SUCH AS RETAINING WALL, STRUCTURE OF UPPER AND LOWER BOUNDARIES OF RETAINING WALL, AND RETAINING WALL - The present invention provides a foundation-unit structure of a structural object such as a retaining wall installed fixedly on a foundation ground, in which the foundation ground is formed therein with a concavity, a sliding resistive element is placed within the concavity, and at least the front surface side of the sliding resistive element is filled with a grain-sized material so as to form a layer thereof, and an internal frictional angle of the grain-sized material forming the grain-sized material layer is equal to or greater than that of a grain-sized material comprising the ground and supporting the grain-sized material layer, and the grain-sized material layer exerts a reaction force (passive) via the sliding resistive element so as to reinforce a sliding resistance of the structural object mounted on the grain-sized material layer. In this way, a retaining wall excellent in a sliding preventive function is provided. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129164 | DYNAMIC BLOWER SYSTEM, AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTING AND UTILIZING SAME - A dynamic blower system for applying a shredded foil radiant barrier while minimizing damage to the shredded foil. The system uses a high-volume air blower. The foil spends minimum time in the tank. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129165 | Ball nose end mill and insert - A cutting insert for a ball nose end mill includes a body including two opposed substantially flat retention surfaces. Each retention surface includes a chip control groove thereon extending from a point at or near an axial center of the body at an angle relative to the axial center of the body. The insert further includes a peripheral surface joining the two retention surfaces, wherein the peripheral surface includes a locating surface at a first end thereof and two arcuate surfaces at an opposed, second end thereof extending rearwardly from approximately the axial center of the second end and positioned on opposite sides of the insert symmetrically with respect to the centerline of the insert. The arcuate surfaces each including an arcuate cutting edge at the intersection of outer portion of a chip control groove and the arcuate surface. The arcuate surfaces are formed with a face clearance angle under the cutting edges. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129166 | Eight-Edged Cutting Insert, and Tool Holder for Same - The invention relates to an eight-edged rotatable and reversible cutting insert having two opposite, substantially square base surfaces which are twisted relative to one another about a central axis running perpendicularly to said base surfaces, and having four identical side surfaces. A main lip is formed between each base surface and each side surface and extends only over part of the length of the side surface. Each side surface has two diagonally opposite corner edges which are of circular or curved design and form a secondary lip adjacent to the respective main lip. In addition, each side surface has two chip pockets which are drawn into the side surface and which, starting from the respective corner edge, extend along the main lip assigned to said corner edge up to a rear chip pocket end. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129167 | ROUGHING CUT EDGE INSERT WITH A FINISHING WIPER - An indexable cutting insert having a body with a central axis extending therethrough and including two opposing surfaces interconnected by at least three sides. First and second sides intersect with one of the opposing surfaces at a primary corner to form a primary cutting edge having a corner radius. First and third sides intersect at a secondary corner. An intersection between an intermediate portion of the first side and the opposing surface forms a secondary cutting edge having an arcuate shape with a radius extending away from the central axis beyond a line between the primary corner and the secondary corner. An end of the secondary cutting edge is spaced from the end of the corner radius on the first side at a distance at least approximately one-eighth of a length of the line between the end of the corner radius on the first side and the secondary corner. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129168 | CUTTING TOOL - An object of embodiments according to the invention is to provide a cutting tool having good wear resistance, good sliding property and good fracture resistance. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129169 | Corner Portion Working Tool - A corner portion working tool includes: a main body portion | 2010-05-27 |
20100129170 | Long Reach Spindle Drive Systems and Method | 2010-05-27 |
20100129171 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WELD PROFILING - A method for removing a weld crown from a weld joint between first and second work pieces includes steps of positioning a rotary milling tool proximate to the joint and at an offset angle to set a cutting arc relative to the joint. The milling tool is positioned so the cutting arc intersects the weld crown, weld toes, and parent metal on each side of the weld joint. As the milling tool traverses the joint to cut away the weld crown, the milling tool may tilt from side to side to compensate for misalignment between the work pieces along the weld joint. An apparatus for weld crown removal holds a milling tool at an offset angle, and provides a tracking mechanism to permit the milling tool to track misalignment between the work pieces, maintaining the cutting arc in intersection with the weld toes and parent metal along the weld joint. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129172 | EXPANSION ANCHOR AND METHOD FOR THE PREFERABLY SURFACE-NEAR ANCHORING IN AN ANCHORING BASE - The invention relates to an expansion, anchor ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100129173 | COMPONENT ASSEMBLY CONSISTING OF A FASTENER ELEMENT AND A SHEET METAL PART AND ALSO A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A COMPONENT ASSEMBLY - A component assembly comprising a sheet metal part and a fastener element which has a flange part of larger diameter and a shaft part of smaller diameter which extends away from the flange part and merges at its end remote from the flange part into a cylindrical rivet section is characterized in that the fastener element is designed for use with sheet metal parts with thicknesses in the range of 3 mm and larger. With relatively thin sheet metal parts the sheet metal part has a smooth pierced cylindrical opening which has a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the shaft part, with the cylindrical rivet section being reshaped to a rivet bead which contacts the underside of the sheet metal part. With sheet metal parts of medium thickness the sheet metal part has a stepped hole with the hole region of larger diameter receiving the rivet bead. For relatively thick sheet metal parts the sheet metal part has a conical pierced hole and the cylindrical rivet section is reshaped to a conical rivet bead which is wedged in the conically diverging hole. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129174 | PIERCING STANDOFF - A piercing fastener is attachable to a panel without a hole by penetrating its surface. The fastener further includes means for attachment of a device to it so that the fastener acts as an intermediate component attaching the device to the panel. The fastener has either male or female attachment means and further includes an outside surface extending from a top end to a bottom end. Near the bottom end, a reinforcement collar includes an annular top surface for receiving a downward pressing force to install the fastener into the panel. A displacer and undercut are located immediately below the collar to effect and receive a cold flow of deformed panel material to secure the fastener to the panel. A plurality of axially extending circumferential teeth are located immediately below the undercut and comprise triangular knurls with sharp edges which penetrate the sheet as the fastener is applied. The bottom of the fastener terminates in a sharp circular cutting edge for penetrating the panel. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129175 | PARTICLE BOARD SCREW - The invention relates to a particle board screw having a conical screw tip with a thread. The thread extends from the screw shaft to the front end of the screw tip. In order to make it easier to screw in, and in order to reduce the splitting effect in wood, a shoulder or rib is disposed in the front region of the screw, which is to say on the end or inside of the tapering part, preferably extending around the entire circumference with no pitch. The rib has a front flank running almost transversely to the longitudinal axis of the screw and a more strongly inclined rear flank. The screw has a reduced screw-in torque. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129176 | SCREW HEAD RECESS DRIVE AND CORRESPONDING DRIVER TOOL AND RECESS PUNCH - A fastener with a recess head wherein the drive head has four lobular recess channels. Each channel comprises a first wall, a second wall, a bottom surface and a recess sidewall. The first and second walls have portions opposing each other and a constant radius of curvature to form a continuously and smoothly forming wall of the channel. A torque producing driver tool is defined with cross sectional signature substantially complementary in size and shape of the recess of the drive head of the fastener for matable engagement. A recess punch for manufacturing the fastener is also defined and comprises a punch holder and a punch pin integral with the holder. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129177 | CONNECTING MEMBER - A connecting member includes an elongated body portion. The body portion defines a hole. A sidewall of the hole defines a plurality of slots communicating the hole. A plurality of supporting portions are formed between adjacent slots. At least one slot is above or below each supporting portion along a longitudinal axis of the body portion. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129178 | QUICK-ACTING THREADED FASTENER - A threaded fastener includes an outer body defining a cavity and a central axis extending through the cavity, and a plurality of threaded segments positioned substantially within the cavity. The plurality of threaded segments is movable relative to the outer body generally toward and away from the central axis. The threaded fastener also includes a cap positioned at least partially within the cavity to secure the plurality of threaded segments within the cavity. The cap includes a plurality of projections engaging the plurality of threaded segments and the outer body to inhibit relative rotation between the plurality of threaded segments and the outer body. The plurality of projections is formed as a single piece with the cap. The threaded fastener further includes a snap ring removably coupled to the outer body to secure the cap within the cavity. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129179 | SELF-BINDING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method for binding a book, said method comprising the steps of providing a bifolio with a first leaf, a second leaf, a fold edge and at least one tab protruding in a comb formation along said fold edge, providing a cover sheet with a cover sheet fold edge defining a cover page and a first page, and affixing said at least one tab to a back of said first page. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129180 | SECURED BINDING SYSTEM FOR ENSURING THE AUTHENTICITY OF A DOCUMENT - Secured binding system ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100129181 | LENS HANDLER - A lens handler includes a first arm and a second arm, the first and second arms of the lens handler being moveable relative to each other to define an open position, a closed position, and a lens handling position. The lens handler also includes a power source electrically connected to the first and second arms and configured to pass an electrical current between the first and second arms when the arms are in the closed position. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129182 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM - There are disposed two second substrate transferring apparatuses | 2010-05-27 |
20100129183 | Library apparatus - A library apparatus includes a robot in operation that performs transfer between the record medium storage shelf and the input-output device, a robot on standby that stands by at a predetermined position as a reserve of the robot in operation; and a control device that controls operations of two of the robot in operation and the robot on standby. The information record medium has a bar code for identification. The robot in operation and the robot on standby individually include a read unit which has an imaging device to optically read the bar code of the information record medium. The robot on standby further includes an air spray unit which blows air to the imaging device of the robot in operation which moves relatively to a predetermined position and attitude. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129184 | CART FOR TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF ITEMS - A cart for storage of items, such as air passenger luggage, and transport thereof between, e.g., airport sorting apparatus and aircrafts, comprises a chassis and a storage section. The storage section comprises one or more shelves, each of which is inclined with respect to the chassis, to allow items to be moved under the action of gravity between a loading end and an unloading end of the cart. A releasable closure structure is provided at the lower end of the shelf. The closure structure may form a continuation of the shelf when in its non-closing position. The cart is suited for automatic or manual loading and unloading of items. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129185 | LOADING DEVICE - A loading apparatus having a base frame mounted to a vehicle. The loading apparatus has a first frame system connected to the base frame and a second frame system having a carriage slidably connected to the first frame system and a pivot frame connected to the carriage. The loading apparatus has a cable assembly having a stationary pulley mounted to the carriage and a pulley bracket mounted to the pivot frame. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129186 | Trolley for carrying loaded rack - The trolley includes a member which supports the shoe of a loaded rack. The member has a horizontal limb which extends beneath the shoe and first and second housings each having vertically adjustable casters. One of the housings is connected to the member while the other has a clamp for attaching the housing to the horizontal limb of the member. As the casters descend, the shoe rises with resulting raising of the foot from the floor on which the rack rests. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129187 | Conveyance Device Using Carriage - A conveyance device suitable for an automobile final assembly facility has an elevating table for supporting an object to be conveyed in a conveyance carriage which travels along a conveyance path. The elevating table has a table bearing base removably mounted on a table main body for supporting a bottom portion of the object to be conveyed. The table main body has a top surface flush with a flat work floor on the conveyance carriage when the table main body is at a lowering limit position. On the conveyance carriage, a strut bearing base formed of a pair of left and right strut members located on left and right sides of the object to be conveyed, when viewed in plan, and a bearing portion, provided for the strut member, for supporting left and right edges of the object to be conveyed is mounted removably in a state in which the pair of left and right strut members are positioned at both left and right sides of the elevating table. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129188 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PACKING LARGE DRINKS PACKS | 2010-05-27 |
20100129189 | TAG STACKING SYSTEM AND STACK TRAY AND METHOD OF MAKING AND HANDLING TAGS - There is disclosed a printer and a stacking system to receive and stack tags. The stacking system includes a tag stacker and a removable tag-receiving tray to facilitate transferring a stack of tags from the tag stacker to the place where the tags are to be used. A method of handling tags involves the provision of at least first and second removable trays wherein a first tray with a stack of tags can be replaced by an empty second tray so that the stacking of additional tags can recommence without waiting for the first tray to be emptied. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129190 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR STORING SLIP-SHEETS - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for storing a slip-sheet removed from a stack of interleaved slip-sheets and printing plates. A materials handling system that separates a slip-sheet from a media stack that includes image recordable materials. A slip-sheet separates each of the image recordable materials from one another in the media stack. The slip-sheets removed from the stack are stored in a movable slip-sheet holder. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129191 | Method and Device for Handling of Fish - A method for handling fish ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100129192 | COMPRESSION METHOD AND MEANS - The invention is a compression method having characteristics of smooth compression and internal cooling of the gas. Embodiments of the invention employ a cylindrical chamber and an orbiting rotor to create a moving duct or chamber whose walls converge, relative to a static gas packet drawn into the moving duct, at a ‘pinch point’. Preferably the closing speed of the walls is subsonic and the speed of the pinch point is supersonic. This enables high pressure to co-exist, at the narrowing end of the duct, with low pressure elsewhere in the duct, because of the pressure information barrier produced by the supersonic advance of the pinch point. The invention also discloses means for adjusting the running clearance between the cylinder and the rotor, and means for counterbalancing the rotor. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129193 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING POWER FROM FLUID USING A TESLA-TYPE BLADELESS TURBINE - Smooth, preferably variable-sweep fluid collection device surfaces disposed into opposition with wind, river, surf, ocean or tidal currents generate enhanced velocity fluid flows at length driven into onboard work-extracting disc turbines at advantageous angles of attack. Keyed to shafts turning freely through optionally extendable volutes, disc turbines comprising a dense population of smooth, axially fixed or adjustably spaced discs conducting preferably laminar flow between adjacent elements develop significant torque through boundary layer adhesion and viscous shear-stress between fluid layers. Exhaust of disc turbine throughput into divergent channels drafting into external currents of initially higher than ambient velocity and lower pressure may reduce turbine discharge backpressure, rapidly clear system throughput, and allow normally disadvantageous drag to be utilized to develop greater work generation. Gainfully turning with, instead of at odds to natural or anthropogenic currents provided, disc turbines utilized as disclosed may provide unprecedented renewable energy from fluids in motion. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129194 | Castings, Casting Cores, and Methods - The pattern has a pattern material and a casting core combination. The pattern material has an airfoil. The casting core combination is at least partially embedded in the pattern material. The casting core combination comprises a metallic casting core and at least one additional casting core. The metallic casting core has opposite first and second faces. The metallic core and at least one additional casting core extend spanwise into the airfoil of the pattern material. In at least a portion of the pattern material outside the airfoil of the pattern material, the metallic casting core is bent transverse to the spanwise direction so as to at least partially surround an adjacent portion of the at least one additional casting core. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129195 | Castings, Casting Cores, and Methods - The pattern has a pattern material and a casting core combination. The pattern material has an airfoil. The casting core combination is at least partially embedded in the pattern material. The casting core combination comprises a plurality of metallic casting cores. Each metallic casting core has opposite first and second faces and a respective portion along the trailing edge of the airfoil. At least two of the metallic cores have sections offset between the pressure side and the suction side. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129196 | COOLED GAS TURBINE VANE ASSEMBLY - A gas turbine vane to improve vane performance by addressing known failure mechanisms. A cooling circuit to the trailing edge of a vane airfoil is fed from the outer diameter platform, which prevents failure due to an oxidized and eroded airfoil trailing edge. The gas turbine includes an outer diameter platform, a hollow airfoil and an inner diameter platform with a plurality of cooling tubes extending radially through the airfoil. The cooling tubes are open at the outer diameter end and closed with covers at the inner diameter end. The inner diameter platform is also cooled and includes a meterplate for a portion of the cooling passageway and includes an undercut to improve thermal deflections of the inner diameter platform. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129197 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COOLING ENGINE COMPONENTS - A method and system for a rotatable member of a turbine engine are provided. The rotatable member includes a substantially cylindrical shaft rotatable about a longitudinal axis, and a hub coupled to the cylindrical shaft through a conical shaft portion wherein the conical shaft portion includes a plurality of circumferentially-spaced air passages and wherein at least one of the plurality of air passages includes a non-circular cross section. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129198 | HYDRAULIC MACHINE INCLUDING MEANS FOR INJECTING A FLOW DRAWN FROM A MAIN FLOW - The invention relates to a hydraulic machine through which a main flow (E) of water passes, including at least one turbine blade profile ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100129199 | Platform Cooling of Turbine Vane - A turbine vane is provided which includes a radial outer platform, a radial inner platform and an airfoil extending between the outer platform and the inner platform. Each platform has a gas washed surface facing towards the respective other platform, a non gas washed surface facing away from the respective other platform and a peripheral surface extending from the gas washed surface to the non gas washed surface. The peripheral surface includes an upstream section that is designed to be directed towards the gas flow washing the gas washed surface. Cooling fluid channels each include an opening in the peripheral surface or in the gas washed surface and are located in at least a section of the outer platform and/or in at least a section of the inner platform. The respective section directly adjoins the upstream section of the peripheral surface of the respective platform. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129200 | PELTON HYDRAULIC MACHINE INCLUDING MEANS FOR INJECTING A FLOW DRAWN FROM A MAIN FLOW - The invention relates to a Pelton machine through which a main flow (E) of water passes, including at least one Pelton turbine ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100129201 | HYDRAULIC MACHINE INCLUDING MEANS FOR INJECTING A FLOW DRAWN FROM A MAIN FLOW - The invention relates to a machine through which a main flow (E) of water passes, including a turbine wheel ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100129202 | Gas turbine engine - A gas turbine engine has a signal transmission system comprising a waveguide | 2010-05-27 |
20100129203 | Control of shockwave-boundarylayer-interaction using MEMS plasma devices - A micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) based aerodynamic actuator is configured to modify a shockwave boundary layer interaction and limit incident boundary layer growth caused by a reflected shockwave. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129204 | Variable diffuser and compressor - There is provided a variable diffuser for a compressor in which the efficiency can be further improved. In a variable diffuser | 2010-05-27 |
20100129205 | COMPRESSOR HOUSING AND TURBOCHARGER - The present invention relates to a compressor housing ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100129206 | IMPULSE TURBINE - An impulse turbine is provided. By providing brush seals on the free ends of the guide vanes, which form an acute angle with the radial line in relation to the radial line in the direction of rotation of the rotor, leakage losses may be reduced and the rotor friction between the guide surfaces may be reduced. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129207 | STEAM TURBINE - A steam turbine ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100129208 | ASSEMBLED FAN FRAME - An assembled fan frame suitable for a case body includes a framework, a plurality of first assemblies, a back slab, and a plurality of second assemblies. The framework includes a fixing slab, a first side wall and a second side wall facing each other, and an accommodation space is defined to accommodate at least one fan module. The fixing slab has at least one first vent and a plurality of first assembling holes which are disposed around the first vent. The first assembly is disposed through the first assembling hole and fastens the fan module on the fixing slab. The back slab is vertically mounted on a surface of the case body and faces the fixing slab. The back slab includes at least one second vent and a plurality of second assembling holes. The second assembly is disposed through the second assembling hole and detachably fixes the framework on the back slab. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129209 | Centrifugal Compressor - There is provided a centrifugal compressor having a diffuser structure in which airflow is unlikely to separate from a hub side wall surface on a hub side wall surface downstream side within a diffuser passage. In a centrifugal compressor provided with a diffuser passage | 2010-05-27 |
20100129210 | VANE WITH REDUCED STRESS - An airfoil assembly is described comprising an airfoil, a band coupled to the airfoil for providing at least a portion of support for the airfoil in the airfoil assembly and a slot capable reducing stress in the airfoil wherein the slot is located in the band near a portion of the airfoil. A compression system is described comprising a stator assembly comprising a plurality of arcuate vane sectors arranged circumferentially around a longitudinal axis, each vane sector comprising an airfoil, an arcuate inner band and an arcuate outer band coupled to the airfoil, and a slot capable of reducing stress in the airfoil, the slot being located in the vane sector near a portion of the airfoil. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129211 | COMPRESSOR VANE DIAPHRAGM - A compressor diaphragm for a gas turbine engine having improved wear capability, manufacturability, and assembly techniques is disclosed. The diaphragm includes a shiplap-type joint at an outer vane platform for connecting to adjacent vane assemblies and a clamshell-like assembly of a seal box secures and seals regions around the inner vane platform of the compressor diaphragm so as to reduce wear between the seal box and the vane assemblies. The inner platform of the diaphragm segments are fastened to each other through circumferentially-oriented fasteners at the inner diameter platform. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129212 | UNIT ASSEMBLY SYSTEM FOR AN EXHAUST-GAS TURBOCHARGER - The invention relates to a unit assembly system for the manufacture of exhaust-gas turbochargers ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100129213 | SHAPED COOLING HOLES FOR REDUCED STRESS - A gas turbine engine component having shaped cooling holes that further enhances the cooling of a desired region while reducing stress levels in and around the cooling holes is disclosed. The cooling holes are generally elliptically-shaped and diffuse from a cooling fluid supply side to a discharge side and are oriented on the turbine component to reduce stress concentrations while directing the cooling fluid to a desired surface or location. The elliptical cooling holes have openings in the surface that have high points that are concentric and planar. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129214 | Machine such as a gas turbine engine - A engine such as a gas turbine engine has a bladed rotor | 2010-05-27 |
20100129215 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC PITCH CONTROL IN A WIND TURBINE - A system for providing dynamic pitch control in a wind turbine. In accordance with an embodiment, the dynamic pitch control uses a starting spring to pitch the blades of the wind turbine into a starting position that is suited for very low wind speeds. The pitch control then automatically pitches the blades into a run position as the rotation speed increases, using a combination of a rotational mass and a restraining spring. This allows the turbine to be started, and to generate power, at a much lower starting wind speed yet still operate at optimal speeds in its typical running range. In accordance with an embodiment, as the wind speed further increases beyond an overspeed limit, the rotational mass overcomes its restraining spring, and automatically pitches the blades back toward and beyond their start position, reducing the likelihood of damage to the turbine caused by high rotation speeds. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129216 | SPINNER-LESS HUB ACCESS AND LIFTING SYSTEM FOR A WIND TURBINE - A simple and safe means is provided to gain entry into the rotor hub of a wind turbine for maintenance operations within the hub. A ladder-like structure is mounted onto the rotor hub using the same bolts attaching a fixed outer race of the pitch bearing for the rotor blades. The ladder-like structure has integral with it a protective cage to the front, forming a basket. Structural elements for grasping are provided to a worker over the full path traversed from the nacelle to the entry hatch of the hub. An expanded area between rungs may be provided to facilitate entry by a service worker into the safety cage area. Lifting ears made also be formed with tubular sections integrated into the ladder-like structure. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129217 | Castings, Casting Cores, and Methods - A gas turbine engine component has a leading edge and a trailing edge and a pressure side and a suction side. The pressure side and suction side extend between the leading edge and trailing edge. One or more cooling passageways extend through the airfoil and comprise a trunk extending from an inlet. At the inlet, there is an additional passageway adjacent the trunk and having at least one edge recessed relative to the trunk. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129218 | WIND TURBINE - Described herein is an improved wind turbine with a dynamic blade configuration. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129219 | Systems and Methods for Generating Energy Using Wind Power - A wind turbine for generating energy includes a first rotor having a first set of blades and a first shaft, and a second rotor having a second set of blades and a second shaft, wherein the first rotor is configured to rotate in a first direction, and the second rotor is configured to rotate in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction. A wind turbine for generating energy includes a first rotor having a first set of blades and a first shaft, and a second rotor having a second set of blades and a second shaft, wherein one of the first set of blades is oriented to receive wind for turning the first rotor, and wherein one of the second set of blades is oriented an at angle to receive wind that is deflected from one of the first set of blades for turning the second rotor. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129220 | BLADE PITCH CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND APPLICATION THEREOF - A blade pitch controlling apparatus and an application thereof are described. The blade pitch controlling apparatus includes a centrifugal device and a blade pitch variable device, and the blade pitch variable device is arranged under the centrifugal device. The blade pitch variable device has a downward stroke that is variable by the centrifugal device according to a centrifugal force induced thereon so as to drive the blade pitch variable device to change the setting angle of the blades of the wind power generator. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129221 | UNDERWATER STRUCTURES - An underwater structure includes a power generation apparatus and a supporting structure. A coupling is provided that allows attachment of the power generating device to the submerged support structure. The coupling incorporates the function of a yaw bearing allowing rotation of the power generating apparatus about a substantially vertical axis. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129222 | WIND TURBINE DRIVE SHAFT CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT - A connection arrangement for connecting drive shafts of a wind turbine including a rotor having a rotor shaft and a hub, and a gearbox having a gearbox input shaft is provided. The connection arrangement includes a first shaft connection means having a recessed portion arranged at the rotor shaft symmetrically to the axis of the rotor shaft, a second shaft connection means having a protruding portion arranged symmetrically to the axis of the gearbox input shaft, wherein the protruding portion of the second shaft connection means engages with the recessed portion of the first shaft connection means, and a fixing means for fixing the protruding portion of the first shaft connection means at the recessed portion of the second shaft connection means. A frictionally engaged connection is provided. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129223 | Bearing device and wind turbine having said bearing device - A bearing device for a main shaft of a wind turbine includes a fixed hollow-cylindrical portion adapted for being mounted at a machine nacelle of the wind turbine. An inner diameter of the hollow-cylindrical portion is larger than the outer diameter of the main shaft such that a cavity is formed therebetween when the main shaft is inserted into the hollow-cylindrical portion. Furthermore a fitting provides a lubricating fluid to the cavity between the fixed hollow-cylindrical portion and the main shaft. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129224 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR - A centrifugal compressor provided with an impeller which is configured to have a plurality of blades arranged at a predetermined interval in a circumferential direction of a hub rotating together with a rotation shaft, in which a blade angle on a shroud side of the blade distributes to have a minimum value at a position between a leading edge of the blade and a midpoint of a camber line on the shroud side, and a maximum value at a position between the midpoint of the camber line on the shroud side and a trailing edge of the blade, and a blade angle of the blade on a hub side distributes so as to have a maximum value at a position between a leading edge and a midpoint of a camber line on the hub side. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129225 | CEILING FAN - A ceiling fan comprising a disc-like stator provided with a fixed shaft at the center, an annular rotor disposed in proximity to the periphery of the stator, a supporting frame fixed to the rotor and rotatably supported by the fixed shaft; a fan blade fixed to the supporting frame; and a retaining member having one end fixed to the supporting frame together with the fan blade and the other end coupled to the fan blade, wherein the fan blade comprises a root portion fixed to the supporting frame, a blade portion coupled with the retaining member, and an offset portion formed by bending between the root portion and the blade portion, thereby preventing the fan blade from being damaged easily even when it is impressed with a load and ensuring the safety even if the fan blade is broken since the blade portion is held coupled to the rotor side. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129226 | AXIAL RETENTION OF A PLATFORM SEAL - A gas turbine engine component having an axial pin stop assembly that reduces stress around a seal pin damper slot between a platform and a buttress is disclosed. The seal pin damper slot is extended to the leading edge of the buttress and an axial pin stop seal extends into the pin damper slot to limit movement of the seal pin damper while relieving stress concentration at the interface between the buttress and platform. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129227 | FIBER COMPOSITE REINFORCED AIRCRAFT GAS TURBINE ENGINE DRUMS WITH RADIALLY INWARDLY EXTENDING BLADES - A gas turbine engine assembly having one or more blade rows with blades extending radially inwardly from a rotatable drum, one or more composite fiber material rings disposed circumferentially around the rotatable drum, and the composite fiber material rings including circumferentially extending high strength fibers or filaments. The rings may be axially aligned with the blade rows. Ring widths of the rings may be less wide than blade widths at blade bases of the blades at a radially inner surface of the drum. The rings may be made of a material including a plurality of circumferentially extending reinforcing structural fibers or filaments disposed in an integral matrix. The rotatable drum, rings, and blades extending radially inwardly from the drum may be incorporated in a gas turbine engine booster having one or more rotatable booster stages or in a counter rotatable low pressure turbine. | 2010-05-27 |
20100129228 | TURBINE BLADE PLATFORM TRAILING EDGE UNDERCUT - A gas turbine blade having reduced stresses around a regions where the airfoil training edge joins the platform is disclosed. The lower stresses are achieved due to an undercut region proximate the blade trailing edge being placed in the platform. The undercut region has a compound fillet radius formed from two single and tangent radii where the first radius closer to the airfoil is larger than the second radius such that a ratio of R | 2010-05-27 |