22nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090133479 | Handheld Tensiometer Featuring Automatic Regulation of the Bubble Life by Measuring and Regulating the Gas Volume FLow - A hand tensiometer for measuring the surface tension of liquids or for measuring of substance concentrations in a liquid wherein a gas volume stream entered from a gas source ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133480 | Methods and device for fast creation of fluid interfaces and use of this device for determination of liquid-liquid and liquid-gas interfacial properties - The invention proposes new methods for fast fresh surface formation of a drop or bubble of a test fluid and a device to realize the new methods to determine the dynamic or equilibrium surface/interfacial tension (ST/IFT) of this liquid. The methods are implemented by means of a single device which is used both for dynamic and equilibrium measurements of the ST/IFT. Depending on the method, the determination of the ST/IFT can be performed either by Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis (ADSA) or Capillary Pressure Method (CPM) or both. In addition, with this device the Drop Volume Method and Stopped Jet Method can be realized, which has been modified and improved with the proposed invention in comparison with the known methods. The combination of several methods for creating a fresh surface and of two techniques for determining ST/IFT in a single device allows choosing the most suitable method for a given fluid system considering the system properties and desired time range. The proposed device consists of the following components:
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20090133481 | SOIL MOISTURE SAMPLING DEVICE - A soil moisture sampling device ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133482 | Ignition Timing Measuring and Display Device of Internal Combustion Engine - An ignition timing measuring and display device of an internal combustion engine ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133483 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING THE TEMPERATURE OF EXHAUST GASES ENTERING INTO A POST-TREATMENT SYSTEM ARRANGED DOWNSTREAM FROM A SYSTEM FOR THE TREATMENT OF SAID GASES - A method and device for estimating temperature of gases arising from internal combustion of an engine at the entrance to a system for post-treatment of the gases. The post-treatment system is downstream from a system for treatment of the gases, which may include a nitrogen oxide NO | 2009-05-28 |
20090133484 | VEHICLE LOCKING DEVICE AND VEHICLE LOCKING METHOD - A vehicle locking device locking a vehicle on a chassis dynamometer, equipped with rollers allowing driving wheels of the vehicle placed thereon, while keeping the driving wheels thereof placed on the rollers, was configured so as to detect angles of traction, to determine traction forces optimum for hauling the vehicle based on the detected angles, and to control the vehicle locking device based on thus-determined traction forces so as to take up a belt, aiming at readily and stably locking a test vehicle under optimum traction forces. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133485 | Device for Uncovering an Opening in a Housing Part of a Steering Gear - A device for exposing an opening in a housing part of a steering gear in a vehicle steering system has a closure element that closes the opening and a component that, when it comes into contact with a liquid, changes at least one of its properties such that, after the component cooperates with the closure element, the closure element exposes the opening. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133486 | IN-SITU FORMATION STRENGTH TESTING - Estimating formation properties includes a member coupled to a carrier, the member having a distal end that engages a borehole wall location, the distal end having a curved surface having a radius of curvature in at least one dimension about equal to or greater than a borehole radius. A drive device extends the first extendable member with a force sufficient to determine formation strength, and at least one measurement device providing an output signal indicative of the formation property. Articulating couplings may be used to change an angle of extension of the extendable member. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133487 | Downhole Communication Method and System - A system and method is provided for communicating with a device disposed in a wellbore. Signals are sent through the Earth via signal pulses. The pulses are created by a seismic vibrator and processed by a receiver disposed in the wellbore. The receiver is in communication with the device and transfers data, such as command and control signal, to the device. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133488 | Test to measure curling tendency of paper in laser printers - The invention provides an apparatus and method for testing the tendency of a paper to curl. The paper is cut from a paper making machine and rapidly humidified to standard TAPPI conditions, and is thereafter run through an apparatus having a substantially vertically oriented nip. The paper is measured for curl, all data are tabulated and fed back into a data acquisition or paper machine control system. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133489 | Equipment for Measuring Gas Flow Rate - In a flow sensor, detecting elements are provided at a sub-passage. A sub-passage wall contains a hole to drain accumulated liquid. A protrusion arranged close to the hole on an external surface generates dynamic pressure on the opening in response to external flow. Alternatively, a protrusion upstream from the hole on the inner wall surface produces a separation flow area for separating the flow from the internal surface near the hole, whereby pressure in the separation area is reduced and almost the same pressure differences on the internal and external surfaces openings result. This reduces leakage from the hole and changes in the distribution flow in the sub-passage between cases where the hole is blocked and not blocked, thus minimizing flow measurement errors. Structure may be provided close to the external surface hole opening to prevent a liquid film or drop from being formed on the opening by surface tension. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133490 | DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR MEASURING THE VELOCITY OF FLOW OF A FLUID - A device is provided for measuring the velocity of flow of a fluid in a respiration system and includes a first thermal sensor element ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133491 | CAPACITIVE LEVEL SENSOR AND MEASURING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A sensor includes two capacitors, with distances between the capacitor plates being different in the two capacitors. An electrical insulator is provided between the capacitors. The distance between the plates of one capacitor may be sufficiently large to prevent capillary action in the capacitor when an end of the first capacitor is placed in a fluid. The distance between the plates of the other capacitor may be sufficiently small to allow capillary action in the capacitor. The first capacitor measures the level of the fluid. The second capacitor measures the viscosity of the fluid. A third capacitor, completely submerged in the fluid, measures the dielectric constant of the fluid. Also, a measuring apparatus using the sensor. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133492 | SYSTEM FOR MEASURING AGE ON BASIS OF PHYSICAL STRENGTH - A system for measuring a person's age on the basis of his/her physical strength is disclosed. A system is provided using multiple exercise courses that make a user perform various kinds of exercises without overburdening the user and that include entertainment factors. A user's age can be calculated, based on the amount of time that the user takes to complete each course and all of the courses taken together, on the basis of the physical strength of a user and the degree to which the user can perform various exercise movements. This system includes multiple courses, to which various exercise devices or other features are provided. The exercise courses are formed so that the user demonstrates various physical abilities, including muscle strength at multiple portions of his/her body, flexibility of the body, balance of the body, and agility of the body. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133493 | Measuring scoop for prep cooking - There is provided a unitary measuring scoop for scooping and measuring chopped food material that includes a scoop shell and a measuring insert. The scoop shell includes a back with a leading edge, a first side with a first wing, a second side with a second wing, and a bottom, and together these elements define a holding area where food can be scooped. The measuring insert includes a lower measuring insert and an upper measuring insert which may be of a clear plastic material. Measuring indicia are imprinted on the measuring inserts so that a user can view a level of food in the measuring inserts and judge its quantity against the indicia. Food scooped onto the holding area of the scoop shell is easily drawn into the measuring insert. The scoop shell and measuring insert are shaped such that the measuring insert readily fits into the holding area of the scoop shell, and the measuring insert can be affixed to the scoop shell. The lower measuring insert can be sized so that it holds approximately one cup of food material, and the upper measuring insert can be sized so as to hold approximately an additional cup of food material. In this way the user can select an amount of food material to be collected. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133494 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BALANCING A ROTOR - A midlength balanced rotor comprises a rotor assembly for rotation about an axis of rotation defining at least one of an axially extended, radially concentric, centerline borehole; an array of radially or tangentially distributed, axially extended pockets; and a series of radially or tangentially distributed, axially extended slots. At least one balance weight is positioned within at least one of the axially extended, radially concentric, centerline borehole, the array of radially or tangentially distributed, axially extended pockets, or the radially or tangentially distributed, axially extended slots to balance the rotor assembly. Alternatively, at least one balance correcting mass is removed from at least one of the axially extended, radially concentric, centerline borehole, the array of radially or tangentially distributed, axially extended pockets, or the radially or tangentially distributed, axially extended slots to balance the rotor assembly. In addition, a method of midlength balancing a rotor comprises the steps of providing a rotor assembly with at least one of an axially extended, radially concentric, centerline borehole; an array of radially or tangentially distributed, axially extended pockets; and a series of radially or tangentially distributed, axially extended slots; rotating the rotor shaft about an axis of rotation; determining unbalance of the rotor shaft; and adding or removing weight to at least one of said an axially extended, radially concentric, centerline borehole; array of radially or tangentially distributed, axially extended pockets; or series of radially or tangentially distributed, axially extended slots, to balance the rotor shaft. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133495 | Yaw rate sensor using surface acoustic wave - A yaw rate sensor has two sets of exciting electrodes, perturbative weights and two sets of detecting electrodes on a surface of a piezoelectric substrate. The exciting electrodes excite first surface acoustic waves transmitted through the surface of the substrate in a propagation direction. The weights are oscillated by the waves and excite a second surface acoustic wave, transmitted through the surface of the substrate in a detection direction orthogonal to the propagation direction, in response to a yaw applied to the weights. The detecting electrodes measure an intensity of the second surface acoustic wave to detect the yaw rate. The sets of exciting electrodes are symmetrically placed with respect to a driving axis extending straight along the propagation direction. The group of weights is symmetric with respect to the driving axis. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133496 | Driver device, physical quantity measuring device, and electronic instrument - An oscillation driver circuit includes a current-voltage converter which converts a current value of an oscillation signal in an oscillation loop into a voltage value, and a comparator which outputs a signal corresponding to the result of comparison between the output signal from the current-voltage converter and a given reference signal. The comparator has an output current limiting function. The oscillation driver circuit causes the vibrator to produce driving vibrations based on the output from the comparator. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133497 | Tuning Bar Vibrator and Vibrating Gyroscope Using the Same - A tuning bar vibrator formed on a substrate and including a vibrating body. The vibrating body is formed into a meander shape as a whole, and a middle vibrating reed is used as a first detection unit. At one end side of the vibrating body, two sensing electrodes are formed and connected respectively to two extended electrodes. A further sensing electrode and a common electrode are formed on a first principal surface of the first detection unit. A common electrode formed on a second principal surface of the vibrating body is connected to the common electrode on the first principal surface via a through-hole. The further sensing electrode and the common electrode are connected respectively to another set of extended electrodes. A tuning bar vibrator that is small in size, may be reduced in profile and may be used as a vibrating gyroscope having a desirable detection sensitivity, and a vibrating gyroscope using the tuning bar vibrator are obtained. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133498 | MULTIAXIAL GYROSCOPE - The present invention relates to a multiaxial gyroscope, which comprises a vibration-sensing device, a plurality of elastic connecting parts, a first substrate, and a plurality of electrodes. The first ends of the elastic connecting parts are adapted on the periphery of the vibration-sensing device. The sidewall of the first substrate connects with the second ends of the elastic connecting parts. The plurality of electrodes is located on the periphery of the vibration-sensing device and is opposite to the plurality of elastic connecting parts. The vibration-sensing device comprises a ring and a plurality of vibration blocks. By means of the vibration blocks, the sensing area as well as the driving amplitude of the gyroscope can be increased effectively. Thereby, the intensity of the sensed signals of the gyroscope can be enhanced. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133499 | Accelerometer Module for Use With A Touch Sensitive Device - An accelerometer module for use with a touch sensor on a device, a method of detecting acceleration using a touch sensor, and a computer program product for receiving the touch sensor data and producing output representative of acceleration. The accelerometer module provides a device with a touch sensor, such as a mobile phone, with the ability to sense acceleration, orientation, or both. The accelerometer module may sense acceleration along a single axis or multiple axis. Sensing acceleration along three axis may be useful for producing a handheld game controller or for providing input to many other applications. The accelerometer module applies a force against a deformable member to change the contact area between the deformable member and the touch sensor, wherein the contact area is a function of the amount of applied acceleration. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133500 | INTEGRATED ULTRASONIC INSPECTION PROBES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR INSPECTION OF COMPOSITE ASSEMBLIES - Apparatus, systems, and methods for inspecting a structure are provided which permit inspection of uniquely shaped structures such as fuselage frames and shear ties. Probes may be constructed from rapid prototyping. Inspection may be performed manually and may use a portable function support system for delivering fluid couplant, controlling transmit and receive functions of the inspection sensors, and delivering immediate visual analysis for an operator. Integrated ultrasonic inspection apparatus, systems, and methods facilitate fast and efficient custom inspection devices and inspecting otherwise difficult-to-inspect structures. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133501 | Array-Based System And Method For Inspecting A Workpiece With Backscattered Ultrasonic Signals - A method and an array-based system for inspecting a structure are provided that can identify unacceptable levels of porosity, microcracking or defects attributable to thermal damage. The inspection system includes a two-dimensional array of ultrasonic transducers, and an array controller configured to trigger at least one ultrasonic transducer to emit an ultrasonic signal into the structure. The array controller is also configured to receive data representative of backscattered signals preferentially received by at least one ultrasonic transducer from a portion of the structure offset from the at least one ultrasonic transducer that was triggered to emit the ultrasonic signal. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133502 | Document Monitoring Device - A document monitoring device comprises an ultrasonic transmitter ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133503 | Discharge inspection mechanism, recording device, discharge inspection method, and discharge inspection program - When vibrations that may adversely affect the results of inspecting recording fluid discharge occur during the discharge inspection, properly discharging nozzles may be determined to be not functioning normally or faulty nozzles may be determined to be functioning normally. A vibration sensor is therefore used to detect vibrations in the inspection box during discharge inspection of a plurality of nozzles. Whether vibration adversely affecting inspection results was detected during the discharge inspection is then verified after discharge inspection is completed, and the cleaning process is applied to the faulty nozzles that need cleaning if such vibration was not detected. If such vibration was detected, the cleaning process is not executed and discharge inspection is repeated. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133504 | Saw torque and temperature sensor - A contactless SAW based torque and temperature sensor includes three SAW resonators | 2009-05-28 |
20090133505 | Shear stress measurement apparatus - A shear stress sensor for measuring the shear force of a fluid flowing along a wall. A floating member, flush with the wall, senses a shear force of the flowing fluid. The floating member is mounted by support means to a base element that is placed in the wall, so that the floating member is flush with the wall and a shear force, sensed by the floating member, is translated via the support means to a micro-resonator. The force acting on the micro-resonator changes the shape and the refractive index of the micro-resonator, thereby changing the resonant frequency of the micro-resonator and causing a shift in the spectrum of wavelengths of light that is introduced to the micro-resonator. This shift in the spectrum of wavelengths is representative of the shear force of the flowing fluid. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133506 | METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION FOR A LOW COST PLASTIC ULTRASONIC WATER METER - There is described an ultrasonic flow meter comprising a pipe having two ends, electronic circuitry, a first enclosure housing the electronic circuitry, a second enclosure housing the pipe, and a plurality of ultrasonic transducers attached to an external surface of the pipe in the second enclosure. The first enclosure is watertight, whereas the second enclosure is not watertight. The two ends of the pipe protrude from the second enclosure. Each transducer is covered by a respective cap and sealed from water ingress. Each transducer is connected to the electronic circuitry by a respective pair of wires. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133507 | Method and device for the continuous gravimetric metering of flowing materials for burner systems - According to the invention, a method for the continuous gravimetric metering of flowing materials for burner systems, in which the instantaneous mass flow is determined and metering occurs by means of a metering unit ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133508 | Biomimetic Tactile Sensor for Control of Grip - Disclosed is a robust tactile sensor array that mimics the human fingertip and its touch receptors. The mechanical components are similar to a fingertip, with a rigid core surrounded by a weakly conductive fluid contained within an elastomeric skin. It uses the deformable properties of the finger pad as part of the transduction process. Multiple electrodes are mounted on the surface of the rigid core and connected to impedance measuring circuitry within the core. External forces deform the fluid path around the electrodes, resulting in a distributed pattern of impedance changes containing information about those forces and the objects that applied them. Strategies for extracting features related to the mechanical inputs and using this information for reflexive grip control. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133509 | PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATING BEAM FORCE SENSOR - A force sensor ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133510 | Sensor Arrangement for a Motor-Vehicle Locking Device and an Associated Method - A method for detecting the application of an operator's body part to an operating point of a locking device for a motor vehicle is performed by first detecting the proximity of the operator's body part to the operating point via a proximity sensor. A change in the pressure exerted on the operating point by the operator's body part is detected using a mechanical sensor which is arranged on the operating point. An output signal, which indicates the application of the operator's body part, is generated by an evaluation circuit as a function of the sensor output signals from the proximity sensor and the mechanical sensor. When the evaluation circuit detects the beginning of the application of the operator's body part on the basis of the sensor output signal from the mechanical sensor, a sensor output signal value which is output at approximately the same time by the proximity sensor is detected. This is used to evaluate the subsequent changes in the sensor output signal in order to be able to detect in a more reliable manner that the operator's body part has been withdrawn from the operating point. Also disclosed is an associated sensor arrangement. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133511 | FLUID HANDLING DEVICE WITH ULTRASOUND SENSOR AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING SAME - A device comprising a sampling probe configured to sample a fluid, and an ultrasound sensor coupled to the sampling probe and configured to transmit and receive ultrasound energy, the ultrasound sensor further configured to generate a first signal by receiving ultrasound energy reflected from a fluid surface of the fluid is provided. Fluid handling systems and methods of using the fluid handling devices and systems are also disclosed. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133512 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ABNORMALITY IN DISPENSING OF DISPENSING SYSTEM - An automatic analyzer is for analyzing a reaction liquid in which a specimen and a reagent have been reacted. The automatic analyzer includes a dispensing system, a detector, and a determiner. The dispensing system includes a dispensing nozzle by which the specimen and the reagent are dispensed; and a dispensing pipe connected to the dispensing nozzle and filled with a cleaning liquid. The dispensing nozzle is cleaned with the cleaning liquid discharged from the dispensing nozzle. The detector detects a discharge amount of the cleaning liquid discharged from the dispensing nozzle. The determiner determines whether the detected discharge amount of the cleaning liquid is over a predetermined value which is less than a pre-set discharge amount of the cleaning liquid. The determiner determines that the dispensing is abnormal if the detected discharge amount is equal to or less than the predetermined value. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133513 | Capturing Air Samples for Forensic Investigation - In one embodiment, air is automatically sampled within a zone of interest in response to an event caused by a mammal. The release of material from the mammal may be induced by directing an increased velocity airflow at the mammal or by introducing a sneezing agent into the zone of interest and capturing the air sample after the mammal has sneezed. Materials contained within the sampled air may include organic material such as skin, hair, saliva, or mucus, and gases such as CO2 and methane. The materials may be forensically analyzed to confirm the presence or to determine the identity of the mammal. The organic materials may contain DNA, in which case the forensic analysis may include a DNA analysis to determine the identity of the mammal. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133514 | ENVIRONMENTAL TEST APPARATUS - A second tank for accommodating a sample is disposed within a first tank. A heater for heating gas is provided inside the second tank. A heater controller controls the heater such that temperature of gas becomes a set temperature. A heat conducting member is disposed such that one end of the heat conducting member is positioned in the gas inside the first or second tank and the other end is positioned in the humidifying water contained in the humidifier. The heat conducting member is made of material having higher thermal conductivity than that of gas inside the first or second tank. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133515 | Devices and Methods For Performing Inspections, Repairs, and/or Other Operations Within Vessels - Devices and methods facilitate inspections, repairs, and other operations within vessels without human entry into the vessels, and without introducing contaminants that could reduce the purity of materials held in the vessels below predetermined minimum levels. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133516 | Starter motor having seal plate to seal bearing box formed in end frame - A starter motor is disclosed which includes: 1) a hollow yoke having an open end; 2) a magnetic field system provided on an inner periphery of the yoke; 3) an armature surrounded by the magnetic field system with a predetermined gap therebetween, the armature having an armature shaft; 4) an end frame that closes the open end of the yoke and has a bearing box formed therein, the bearing box being recessed inward of the yoke from an end face of the end frame and having an open end on the end face of the end frame, the bearing box also having a bearing disposed therein to rotatably support an end portion of the armature shaft; and 5) a flexible seal plate that is attached on the end face of the end frame to hermetically seal the open end of the bearing box formed in the end frame. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133517 | Mechanical Tri-Wheel Retention Assembly for Stair-Climbing Wheeled Vehicle - While there have been described herein the principles of the invention, it is to be a mechanical tri-wheel retention assembly for a stair-climbing wheeled vehicle having a tri-wheel assembly. The ass has a tri-lobular roller cam mechanism to retain the tri-wheel at a desired angular position for normal two-wheeled operation, and further includes a spring-loaded roller that is configured to pop out of a locking mode in the event of an overload condition, permitting rotation of the tri-wheel assembly to a next predetermined angular position at which point the tri-wheel assembly will be retained, thus preventing damage to the unit and the locking mechanism. The mechanical tri-wheel retention assembly may further include a solenoid actuator configured to automatically disengage the mechanical tri-wheel retention assembly. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133518 | MOTION CONVERTER - A motion converter includes a reduction gear mechanism and a stationary cylindrical portion. The reduction gear mechanism includes an input shaft, an external gear eccentrically rotatable about the input shaft, an internal gear internally meshing with the external gear and having a small number of difference between teeth of the internal gear and those of the external gear, and an disc for extracting only a rotational component of the external gear. The stationary cylindrical portion surrounds a periphery of the extracting member. Screw portions are respectively formed at an outer periphery of the extracting member and at an inner periphery of the stationary cylindrical portion, and screw together and support the disc for movement in a direction of the input shaft in response to an amount of rotation of the disc. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133519 | Actuator - Actuator of the type where a driving rod ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133520 | Rotating Nut Ball Screw Unit with Lubricating Arrangement - The rotating nut ball screw unit with lubricating arrangement has a lubricating device composed of a main body, a collar and a bearing. The main body is provided with several oil holes and is attached to the end surface of the nut. The main body is relatively rotatable with respect to the collar intercalating the bearing therebetween. An oil storage forces the lubricant into an oil reserving space surrounded by the main body, the collar and the bearing. The oil reserving space is in communication with the oil holes and allows the lubricant to be forced into the main body and then to reach the surface of the screw bolt via oil holes. The forced lubrication arrangement of the present invention ensures a better lubricating effect. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133521 | Two-axle drive system - In a two-axle drive system for holding and moving large sunlight-absorbing, concentrating or reflecting surfaces about an azimuth axis and an elevation axis, a first gear unit which is driven by a first drive is provided for a rotational movement about the azimuth axis, and a second gear unit which is driven by a second drive is provided for a rotational movement about the elevation axis, at least one gear unit includes a spur gear stage with conical spur gear toothing, and the associated shaft is displaceable along its longitudinal axis. High accuracy is obtained as a result. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133522 | VEHICLE TRANSMISSION - A vehicle transmission is adapted to transmit a power output from an engine unit to a wheel. The vehicle transmission includes a driving unit and a speed-changing unit. The driving unit includes a main box, a first driving mechanism disposed within the main box and adapted to be driven by the engine unit, and an output shaft driven by the first driving mechanism. The speed-changing unit includes an auxiliary box connected removably to the main box, a second driving mechanism disposed within the auxiliary box and driven by the output shaft, and an axle parallel to the output shaft and driven by the second driving mechanism. The axle is connected fixedly to the wheel, and extends into the auxiliary box. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133523 | Error-compensating bearing screw conveying device - The present invention relates to an error-compensating bearing screw conveying device including: a screw shaft having a screw mounted along the outer circumferential surface thereof; a nut body adapted to fittedly insert the screw shaft thereinto along the inner circumferential surface thereof and having a plurality of mounting holes formed along the outer circumferential surface thereof in such a manner as to conform to a spiral passageway formed on the screw of the screw shaft; and a plurality of radial bearings mounted in the mounting holes of the nut body and adapted to be rotated at the fixed positions thereof in such a manner as to come into contact with the outer circumferential surface of the screw of the screw shaft along the outer races thereof when the screw shaft or the nut body is rotated; and position-adjusting means mounted on the top sides of the radial bearings so as to adjust the positions of the radial bearings in such a manner as to be oriented toward the center of the screw shaft. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133524 | DRIVE MECHANISM AND GRIPPER MECHANISM EQUIPPED WITH DRIVE MECHANISM - A drive mechanism and a gripper mechanism equipped with the drive mechanism are provided. An electrical gripper includes a drive mechanism equipped with a motor, a feed screw that transmits a rotary drive force from the motor to a feed nut capable of displacement in an axial direction, and a gripper section that grips a workpiece by coupling to the feed nut and being displaced thereby. The drive mechanism further is constituted by a self-locking mechanism, which prevents the feed nut from being retracted as a result of a reactive force received in the event that the feed nut is advanced and the workpiece is gripped by the gripper section. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133525 | ACTUATOR AND ACTUATION METHOD - An actuator that is capable of taking a relatively small amount of force or displacement input therein and of outputting a relatively large amount of force or displacement. The actuator includes a translating component and a plurality of levers or arms. The increase in force or displacement is achieved by adequately selecting the relative lengths of and positioning the levers or arms. Also, an actuation method for transforming an input of a relatively small amount of force or displacement into an output of a relatively large amount of force or displacement. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133526 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR A BICYCLE WITH CURVED HANDLEBARS - A control device for a bicycle with curved handlebars is described, comprising a support body fixable to the handlebars of the bicycle and a brake lever pivoted to the support body, a resisting arm of which integrally moves with an end of a brake cable, the support body having a grippable distal-upper projection, the brake lever having a first actuation area in a first riding condition gripping the support body, and a second actuation area in a second riding condition gripping the projection. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133527 | Steering wheel core metal, steering wheel, and steering apparatus - A steering wheel core forming a wheel frame of a steering wheel includes a boss portion to be connected to a steering shaft, a steering portion having a tubular cross section, and a spoke portion connecting the boss portion and the annular portion. The steering portion includes a first half made of metal and having a semicircular cross section, and a second half superimposed on the first half. The second half is made of resin and has a semicircular cross section. A plurality of extending pieces is disposed in a region defined by the first half and the second half to intersect with a plane in which the steering portion extends. Each of the extending pieces has a curved surface corresponding to inner curved surfaces of the first half and the second half. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133528 | Shaft apparatus with bearing - The shaft apparatus comprising a shaft, blocks fitted to an outer surface of the shaft in an axial direction at predetermined intervals, and a roller bearing. The roller bearing includes an inner ring fitted and fixed to the outer surface of the shaft, an outer ring, and a plurality of rollers interposed between the inner and outer rings to roll. First and second control rings for controlling the movement of the outer ring in the axial direction of the shaft are disposed between the shaft and the outer ring. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133529 | Torsional Vibration Damper - A torsional vibration damper has a drive side transmission element connected to a drive; a takeoff side transmission element, which can be brought into working connection with a takeoff and which can rotate with respect to the drive side transmission element; and a damping device installed between the two transmission elements, the damping device being equipped with a spring system, which serves to transmit torque between the drive side and the takeoff side transmission element and has at least one reservoir space containing a gaseous medium. Each reservoir space of the spring system is in working connection with an assigned pressure space of a pressure circuit containing a fluid medium, where the pressure circuit can be used to adjust the pressure present in the pressure space when the torque to be transmitted by the spring system changes and thus to adapt the characteristic of the spring system to the new torque as needed. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133530 | ONE-WAY ACTUATOR - An actuator for providing functions of one-way actuation and shiftless rotation includes a main body, two rolling elements, and a recovery apparatus, in which an accommodating space is arranged in the main body and has two frictional faces corresponding to each other with a tapered distance between them. Initially, two rolling elements are arranged at one side of the accommodating space of a wider spacing distance and then make a rolling contact with two frictional faces respectively to be displaced toward a narrower side of the accommodating space through the recovery apparatus, so that an aforementioned one-way actuator is thus constructed. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133531 | Electric Starter Motor With Idle Gear - A helical spline section | 2009-05-28 |
20090133532 | Starter device for starting internal combustion engines - The invention relates to a starter device ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133533 | Main-Box-and-Auxiliary-Box -Structural Twin-Countershaft Twelve-Speed Transmission - This invention relates to a main-box-and-auxiliary-box-structural twin-countershaft twelve-speed transmission, with a main box and an auxiliary box mainly. Said main box has an input shaft ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133534 | SOLID-SOLUTION POWDER, METHOD TO PREPARE THE SOLID-SOLUTION POWDER, CERMET POWDER INCLUDING THE SOLID-SOLUTION POWDER, METHOD TO PREPARE THE CERMET POWDER, CERMET USING THE CERMET POWDER AND METHOD TO PREPARE THE CERMET - Disclosed are a solid-solution powder, a method for preparing the solid-solution powder, a cermet powder including the solid-solution powder, a method for preparing the cermet powder, a cermet using the cermet powder and a method to prepare the cermet. According to the present invention, the problem of low toughness due to high hardness that conventional cermets (especially TiC or Ti(CN) based cermet) have is resolved because a complete solid-solution phase without core/rim structure is provided to the cermets as a microstructure thereof, and in which further increased the hardness as well as the toughness, thereby substantially and considerably increasing general mechanical properties of materials using the cermet, and thus substituting WC—Co hard material and allowing manufacturing of cutting tools with high hardness and toughness. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133535 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ELEMENTAL IRON - The invention is directed to a process to prepare elemental iron by contacting an iron ore feed with a reducing gas to obtain iron and an off-gas. The reducing gas is prepared by performing the following steps | 2009-05-28 |
20090133536 | PROCESS FOR SEPARATING AND RECOVERING BASE METALS FROM USED HYDROPROCESSING CATALYST - A method is disclosed for separating and recovering base metals from a used hydroprocessing catalyst originating from Group VIB and Group VIII metals and containing at least a Group VB metal. In one embodiment, the used catalyst is contacted with an ammonia leaching solution to dissolve and separate the Group VIB and VIII metals from the Group VB metal complex and coke associated with the used catalyst. The resulting Group VIB and VIII metal containing solution is processed through at least two additional precipitation and liquid/solid separation steps to produce, in separate processing streams, a Group VIB metal product solution (such as ammonium molybdate) and a Group VIII metal product solution (such as nickel sulfate). Additionally, two separate filtrate streams are generated from liquid-solid separation steps, which filtrate streams are combined and subjected to hydrolysis and oxidation (oxydrolysis) to generate a purified ammonium sulfate solution for further processing, such as for fertilizer. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133537 | BOTTLE CAP REMOVER AND ASSEMBLY METHODS - A bottle cap removing assembly includes a bottle cap removing device and a decorative cover member. The bottle cap removing device includes an outer housing and a cap engaging assembly at least partially positioned within the outer housing. At least a portion of the outer housing includes a cylindrical shape. The decorative cover member is mounted to the bottle cap removing device with at least a portion of the bottle cap removing device exposed outside of the decorative cover member. The bottle cap removing device is configured to remove a bottle cap by movement of the cap engaging assembly relative to the outer housing. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133538 | Quick release mechanism for socket wrench - A socket wrench includes a housing disposed in a driving head and having one or more protruded portions and one or more recessed portions, a gear rotatably received in the housing and having a driving stem, a detent slidably received in the driving stem and extendible into and out of the driving stem, a shaft slidably and rotatably received in the gear and having an actuating end for engaging with the detent, a follower attached to the shaft and having one or more protruded portions and one or more recessed portions for engaging with the protruded portions and the recessed portions of the housing and for actuating the actuating end of the shaft to engage with or to be disengaged from the detent. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133539 | RATCHET WHEEL OF WRENCHES - The present invention discloses a ratchet wheel of wrenches, the structure of the ratchet wheel has a penetrating hole consisting of two adjacent receiving holes having internal diameters differing from each other, each internal periphery has six forefront surfaces, six grooves and six concavities, the concavities and the grooves are disposed annularly in an interlaced order that are capable of containing flanges of a gear-shape workpiece, and the forefront surfaces are capable of latching the edges of a hexagonal workpiece. Whereby, each receiving hole can respectively accommodate, latch and drive several kind of workpieces with different size, and prevent workpieces from passing through the wrench randomly | 2009-05-28 |
20090133540 | PLIERS HAVING GREATER HOLDING FORCE - A pair of pliers include a shank, a fixed jaw locked onto the shank, and a movable jaw pivotally mounted on the shank and movable relative to the fixed jaw. Thus, the first contact point of the locking teeth of the fixed jaw and the second contact point of the first engaging teeth of the first toothed face of the movable jaw have a larger friction with a workpiece by a special angle design of the fixed jaw and the movable jaw to enhance the clamping force of the fixed jaw and the movable jaw on the workpiece, so that the workpiece is clamped by the fixed jaw and the movable jaw exactly and closely to prevent the workpiece from being slipped from the fixed jaw and the movable jaw during operation of the pliers. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133541 | COMBINATION WRENCH SOCKET - A combination wrench socket is provided that includes, but is not limited to a one-piece outer part, in the form of a wrench socket having an inner part situated therein, a first tool head molded onto the inner part, and a second tool head, designed differently there from, molded onto the outer part, in which the outer part is designed in such a way that it has at least one retention element for the lockable fastening of a tool head. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133542 | Control device for angle adjustable hand tool - An angle adjustable hand tool includes a driving head pivotably connected to a handle and a pawl is received in the handle and removably engaged with the teeth in the driving head. A button is engaged with a hole in the handle and perpendicularly communicates with the hole in which the pawl is received. The button includes a recess and a second contact surface connects the recess. When the button is pushed, the pawl is located in the recess of the button so that the driving head can be pivoted relative to the handle. The driving head is set when the pawl is engaged with the teeth of the driving head. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133543 | COMBINATION TOOL - A combination tool is provided that includes, but is not limited to a tool shaft with an inner part and an outer part, a first tool head that is integrally formed on the inner part and a differently designed second tool head that is integrally formed on the outer part. The tool shaft is realized in such a way that it can be inserted into a machine and features at least one holding element for mounting a tool head thereon in a locking fashion. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133544 | Hand-held power tool with auxiliary handle with depth stop - A hand-held power tool, includes an auxiliary handle ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133545 | Machine tool and sensor module - A machine tool capable of in-machine measurement of workpiece dimensions while achieving size reduction of the machine tool and prolonged life of a sensor. The machine tool machines a workpiece held at a spindle and comprises: a turret tool post having tool holding faces; a support strut mounted on one of the tool holding faces and extending radially of the turret tool post; a sensor fixed to a head portion of the support strut and measuring the dimensions of a workpiece; and a first cover piece and a second cover piece supported by a base portion of the support strut. The first cover piece and the second cover piece are capable of opening and closing circumferentially of the turret tool post, and cover the support strut and the sensor when closed. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133546 | Spindle Apparatus - A spindle apparatus includes a rotatable first spindle ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133547 | Tool clamping device and tool holder - A tool clamping device having a tool holder ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133548 | WINDSHIELD REMOVAL ASSEMBLY, METHOD AND BLADE FOR SAME - A windshield removal assembly, method and blade for same, with the thin metal blade having a unique delta-shape. The blade connects at its narrowed shank portion to the shaft of a reciprocating power tool. The blade has front and rear ends, the front end being substantially straight and wider than the blade rear end. The top edge of the blade forms a non-sharpened top edge on the front end and arc portions, while the bottom edge of the blade forms a sharpened bottom cutting edge which extends across the front end of the blade and along at least half of the arc portions. The blade has sufficient rigidity to cut the urethane bed when reciprocated, and sufficient lateral flexibility to conform to the curved surface of the windshield when pressed thereagainst. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133549 | PROTECTIVE TAPE CUTTING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER AND DEVICE OF THE SAME - A cutter blade is relatively moved along an outer periphery of a semiconductor wafer, and dust generated at a tape cutting site by the cutter blade and attached to an upper surface of the protective tape is collected with a dust collecting member which relatively moves with the cutter blade with respect to the semiconductor wafer, and the dust collected at a predetermined portion is suctioned and removed with a suction nozzle after the completion of tape cutting. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133550 | Illuminated Hunting Tag Punch - An illuminated punch includes a punch, a light source, and a body. The punch includes a facet. The body is configured to receive a tag, receive the punch, and receive the light source such that the light source may be activated to illuminate an area proximate the facet. The punch is then used to mark the hunting tag. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133551 | METHOD FOR CUTTING PROTECTIVE TAPE OF SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER AND PROTECTIVE TAPE CUTTING DEVICE - A cutter blade is cut-in by being moved towards a deep part of a notch from one open end of the notch while being moved in a forward direction with respect to an outer periphery of a wafer. Immediately before a blade edge reaches the deep part of the notch, cutting movement of the cutter blade is once stopped, reversely moved to a initial piercing position, and thereafter, the cutter blade is moved towards the deep part of the notch from the other open end of the notch while being moved in a reverse direction with respect to the outer periphery of the wafer. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133552 | FOOD PRODUCT SLICER AND ASSOCIATED GAUGE PLATE ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM - A food product slicer includes a base and a knife mounted for rotation relative to the base. A carriage assembly is mounted to the base for reciprocal movement back and forth past a cutting edge of the knife. An adjustable gauge plate ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133553 | Table saw with improved safety system - A table saw having a brake mechanism configured to engage and stop a blade is disclosed. The table saw includes a brake positioning system configured to adjust the position of the brake mechanism to maintain the brake mechanism in an operative position relative to the blade as the blade is raised and lowered. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133554 | METHOD FOR DETECTING WHETHER OBJECT IS COMPLETELY CUT OFF AND CUTTING DEVICE USING SUCH METHOD - The present invention relates to a method for detecting whether an object is completely cut off and a cutting device using such a method. The cutting device includes a cutter frame, a blade, a conductive platform and an electric-conduction status detecting unit. The electric-conduction status detecting unit can detect the electric-conduction status between the blade and the conductive platform to discriminate whether the object on the conductive platform is completely cut off by the blade. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133555 | Apparatus and method for detecting dangerous conditions in power equipment - A machine such as a saw, jointer, planer, etc. is disclosed. The machine has cutting tool, a direct drive mechanism configured to move the cutting tool, a detection system adapted to detect the occurrence of an unsafe condition between a person and the cutting tool, and a reaction system adapted to mitigate the unsafe condition upon the detection of the unsafe condition by the detection system. An electrical signal is imparted on the cutting tool, and the signal is used to determine the occurrence of the unsafe condition. The direct drive mechanism is electrically isolated so that the electric signal may be imparted on the cutting tool. The electric isolation may be achieved through configurations such as insulated bearings, a substantially non-conductive housing, and a substantially non-conductive coupling joining two shaft portions. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133556 | THIN SECTION PREPARING APPARATUS AND THIN SECTION PREPARING METHOD - A thin section preparing apparatus is provided, which prepares a thin section from an embedded block having a biological sample embedded and carries it, including: a cutter that slices the block at a pull angle; an approaching and separating mechanism that relatively moves the block and the cutter along an approaching and separating direction; a carrying mechanism having a carrying body arranged as one end side is near a nose, and a moving unit that moves the body along a transport direction; a sliding mechanism that relatively moves the block and the body along a nose direction; and a control unit that controls a combined velocity vector that combines a transport velocity vector of the body along the transport direction with a travel velocity vector of the body along the nose direction to be nearly equal to a block velocity vector of the embedded block along the approaching and separating direction. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133557 | SHEET POSITIONING DEVICE FOR TABLE SAW - A device for lifting and positioning a sheet of material onto a table saw includes a clamp portion for attachment to the table saw. An elongated arm is pivotally attached to the clamp portion, and has a catch adapted to receive an edge of a vertically oriented sheet. The arm and sheet are lifted upwardly, so that the sheet is placed in a generally horizontal position on the table saw. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133558 | Vise assembly - In a bench circular sawing machine as one example of a cutting machine, a vise assembly to be mounted to a guide fence includes a pressing part (e.g., an arm and a feed screw) configured to be capable of moving upward and downward and fixed at a desired height, in a position protrusively frontward of the guide fence, and a second pressing part (e.g., stopper plate) configured to be capable of moving along the guide surface upward and downward and fixed at a desired height. One of the pressing part and the second pressing part is selected for use in holding a workpiece down from above. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133559 | Power tool - A power tool comprising a housing displaceably mounted to a foot plate, a blade, a motor, an electric switch and an interlock for controlling movement of the housing with respect to the foot plate. The interlock has a control button mounted to one of the housing or foot plate which cooperates with a channel fixed in relation to the other of the housing or foot plate. The control button can select between a plunge cut mode wherein the blade can protrude below the foot plate, or a blade change mode wherein the blade is prepared for a blade change operation. The channel comprises a major leg in communication with a minor leg. Cooperation between the control button and the major leg selects the plunge cut mode. Cooperation between the control button and the minor leg selects the blade change mode. The interlock may also comprise a housing lock and a spindle lock. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133560 | Paper punch - A desk-top paper punch includes a drawer for removable insertion into the base of the paper punch, the drawer serving as a collection receptacle for paper punches to be discarded. Once the drawer is near its capacity, the drawer is pulled out of the base for emptying. Means for viewing the contents of the drawer is provided. In one implementation, the view means is a transparent window which allows the viewer to know when the drawer in nearing its capacity for paper chips. In a second embodiment, the viewing means is at least one viewing aperture that perforates the top surface of the base of the paper punch that allows the user to view the drawer's contents. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133561 | THIN SECTION PREPARING APPARATUS AND THIN SECTION PREPARING METHOD - An apparatus that slices an embedded block having a biological sample embedded therein to prepare a thin section, includes: a cutter that slices the embedded block; a moving mechanism that relatively moves the block and the cutter along an approaching and separating direction in which they approach and separate from each other; a height adjusting mechanism that relatively moves them along a vertical direction; a sliding mechanism that relatively moves them along a sliding direction nearly orthogonal to the approaching and separating direction; and a control unit that controls them to begin to move at initial positions set in advance, the block to be brought into contact at the same point of a nose of the cutter, and the cutter to be slid in the same direction as a ratio between a velocity in the approaching and separating direction and a velocity in the sliding direction is kept the same. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133562 | HARP AND METHOD OF PLAYING THEREFOR - A harp is disclosed. The harp that allows for more simplified pitch change. The harp allows for the creation of a pitch bend effect, similar to the sound of the twang of a guitar. The harp also allows for rising half tones in the strings, wherein the pitch of a string is raised by exactly one semitone. Because of the various ways to change the pitch, each string in the harp is capable of playing up to three different notes. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133563 | Water music device - A water music device is provided. In one embodiment, the device permits a child to play a song wherein the different tones of the song are generated by tubes filled to different levels using any liquid, such as water. In another embodiment, the water music device may be one or more water drum devices. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133564 | STRAINER SYSTEM OF SNARE DRUM AND SNARE DRUM WITH THE STRAINER SYSTEM - A snare drum includes a strainer system which switches the position of a snare wire between an OFF position spaced from a lower drumhead and an ON position in contact with the lower drumhead. The strainer system includes a frame to which the snare wire is attached, and a pair of link mechanisms which are joined to the respective end portions of the frame and attach the respective end portions of the frame to a shell of the snare drum. After switching the position of the snare wire to the ON position, the position of the snare wire with respect to the lower drumhead is adjusted by operating an adjust screw of the second link mechanism. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133565 | ELECTRONIC MUSICAL APPARATUS FOR RECORDING AND REPRODUCING MUSIC CONTENT - In an electronic musical apparatus, a media ID (MD | 2009-05-28 |
20090133566 | REVERBERATION EFFECT ADDING DEVICE - A reverberation effect adding device comprising a first convolution circuit which in turn comprises FIR filters ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133567 | ELECTRONIC MUSIC SYSTEM - An electronic music system includes a computer which performs a sequencing function and a remote controller. The remote controller is provided with a start operator and a selection operator. In response to an instruction made by the start operator of the remote controller, the computer or the remote controller adds a new track on a sequencer configured on the computer. The computer or the remote controller then offers options of available different types of tone generators used for the track, and in accordance with a selection made by the selection operator in a state where the available different types of tone generators have been offered, assigns the selected type of tone generator to the track. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133568 | MUSIC EDIT DEVICE AND MUSIC EDIT METHOD - A remix processing section performs a remix process based on both meta data that are pre-generated corresponding to song data and that contain at least a time-based beat position and a file for deciding a remix pattern. A synchronous reproduction controlling section generates a master beat, sends the master beat to the remix processing section, and reproduces a plurality of songs based on individual entries of the meta data according to the remix process which the remix processing section has designated corresponding to the remix pattern and the meta data. A mixing section mixes songs reproduced by the synchronous reproduction controlling section. A music editing apparatus that can accomplish editing of overlaying or connecting whole or part of each of many songs recorded in a record medium such as a hard disk or a flash memory with their beats matched is provided. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133569 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DISPLACEMENT OF A MOVABLE MEMBER OF AN ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - An apparatus for detecting the displacement of a movable member of an electronic musical instrument. The apparatus has superior mechanical durability compared to displacement sensors of the past and can withstand long-term use. The apparatus includes a sensor that provides a detectable electrical characteristic having a value and a spring that, when compressed upon displacement of the movable member acts with the sensor, causing the value of the electrical characteristic to change. The value of the electrical characteristic represents the amount of displacement of the movable member and is used by a controller of the electronic musical instrument. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133570 | Weapon Barrel and Damping Device - A weapon barrel of an automatic firearm is subject to bending oscillations during firing. A damping device is provided for damping the bending oscillations and to at least largely dissipate the kinetic energy of the bending oscillations by friction processes which are initiated by the bending oscillations, between two respective successive shots in the firing sequence. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133571 | ARMOR MOUNTING SYSTEM - A system for mounting armor to a structure such as a vehicle hull has a base for attachment to the structure, an adapter engaged with the base and with the armor for coupling the base to the armor, and a fastener, for example a pin or a bolt) for rigidly securing the adapter with the base. The system advantageously permits retrofitting of previously unarmored structures and/or permits replacement of damaged or obsolete armor. A kit for retrofitting a structure with armor has a base for attachment to the structure, an adapter for engagement with the base and with the armor for coupling the base to the armor, a fastener for rigidly engaging the adapter with the base, and instructions for mounting the armor on the structure using the base, the adapter and the fastener. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133572 | BORESIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A boresight device, includes a rotating camera and a camera carrier. The camera carrier is connected to a firearm barrel, or removably attachable to the firearm. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133573 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION OF THE DRIVE TYPE OF AN ACTUATING DRIVE - The disclosure relates to a method for identification of the drive type of an actuating drive, e.g., a pneumatic actuating drive, having a position regulator in order to control an actuating member in a process installation. The actuating drive is connected by means of an attachment to the position regulator, with the position regulator having control electronics which receive one or more input signals with the aid of a microcontroller and emit actuating signals in order to ventilate or vent the chambers of a single-acting or double-acting pneumatic drive. The position feedback sensor system is equipped with a rotational measurement system. The actuating range of the actuating drive is passed through completely while setting it up. The angle positions signaled back are recorded. The drive type is determined from the range between the limit angle positions at the actuating range limits of the actuating drive. The knowledge that the angle ranges covered by linear-movement drives and pivoting drives differ significantly can be made use of. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133574 | Ballistically Tolerant Linear Hydraulic Actuator - A hydraulic actuator has an armored section having concentric cylinders and an unarmored section having a cylinder with a frangible piston and a frangible upper gland nut. The hydraulic actuator may have leakage vents adapted to prevent leakage between hydraulic systems used to power the cylinders. The hydraulic actuator also may have a gland seal for sealing an end of the cylinder of the unarmored section and a sensing port adapted for allowing detection of fluid leaking due to damage of the gland seal. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133575 | METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF SORPTION MATERIAL IN THE PURIFICATION OF SMOKE GAS IN BRICKWORKS - A method for the treatment of sorption medium in the treatment of smoke gas in brickworks is provided, in which smoke gas which has occurred during combustion is conducted through an exhaust air duct into which treated sorption medium, in particular limestone chips, is introduced. Treatment of the sorption medium involves introducing sorption medium into a mixer as initial material, the sorption medium being fresh material, partly saturated sorption material which has been recovered from the smoke gas, or a mixture of fresh and partly saturated sorption material. Additionally, a liquid, preferably water, is added to the sorption material directly in a mixer or before entering into the mixer. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133576 | PRESSURISED GAS CONTAINER OR STORAGE MEANS CONTAINING A GAS PRESSURISED CONTAINER WITH FILTER MEANS - The present invention relates to a gas pressure container having a minimum volume of 1 m | 2009-05-28 |
20090133577 | Salt drying process - A method of drying liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons by contacting a feed stream of the hydrocarbon with an aqueous solution of a salt drying agent prior to passing the stream through a salt dryer to remove part of the water in the stream. The aqueous solution of the salt drying agent is generated in the salt dryer when the partly dried stream comes into contact with the drying salt and forms the solution. The solution is circulated in a loop from the salt dryer to the incoming feed and then through a liquid/liquid coalescer which removes a portion of the water together with dissolved salt from the mixture before the mixture is passed on to the salt dryer where further removal of water occurs. The salt dryer is off-loaded by a substantial factor by the initial partial dehydration and does not require to remove such a large amount of water; the salt consumption is therefore reduced in proportion to the amount of water removed in the treatment steps which precede the dryer. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133578 | METHOD FOR RECEIVING FLUID FROM A NATURAL GAS PIPELINE - A method for receiving fluid from a natural gas pipeline, the fluid comprising gaseous hydrocarbons, liquid hydrocarbons, water and optionally solids, the method comprising: (a) in a slug catcher ( | 2009-05-28 |