25th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140165752 | ROTATION JIG DEVICE OF PROCESSING MACHINE - A rotation jig device may include both side housings that are disposed at both sides, a reverse gear that is disposed inside both side housings, a groove portion, front and rear side connection gears that are engaged with the reverse gear in both side housings, front and rear side pinion gears that are disposed at the front/rear side connection gear to be rotated, a rack gear that penetrates both side housings to be engaged with the front and rear side pinion gears, an advanced/retreat cylinder that is connected to each rack gear of both side housings to move each rack gear backward or forward, and a clamping portion that is disposed at the reverse gear and rotates with the reverse gear to clamp the workpiece. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165753 | TRANSMISSION RATIO VARIABLE DEVICE - A preload adjusting plug is inserted through a communication hole extending through center portions of a Z1 gear, a Z4 gear, and an inner ring of a nutation gear. A male thread portion is formed at an outer periphery of one end of the preload adjusting plug, and is screwed to a female thread portion formed at an inner periphery of the Z1 gear. A disc-shaped flange portion extending radially outward is formed at the other end of the preload adjusting plug, and axially presses a back face of the Z4 gear through a bearing. The preload adjusting plug applies predetermined preloads to meshing portions in the nutation gear mechanism. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165754 | SYSTEM COMPRISING A ROLLER SCREW AND A ROLLER THRUST BEARING - The system comprises a roller screw mechanism | 2014-06-19 |
20140165755 | DUAL CLUTCH POWERSHIFTING TRANSMISSION - A dual clutch transmission is provided with first and second coaxial input shafts, at least one mainshaft, and an output shaft that are coaxial with one another. The transmission has a countershaft offset from the first input shaft that supports seven countershaft gear elements drivably connected to respective gear elements on the first and second input shafts and the at least one mainshaft thereby forming seven forward gear meshes for the transmission. The seven forward gear meshes provide at least nine forward gear ratios for the transmission. The transmission is powershiftable between consecutive gear ratios of the at least nine gear ratios such that no torque interrupt occurs during sequential shifts. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165756 | Lower Anterior Resection 90 Degree Instrument - An articulating surgical instrument is disclosed, and includes an end effector and a drive assembly operably coupled with the end effector. The end effector includes a first drive shaft defining a first axis, and a second drive shaft operably engaged with and extending away from the first drive shaft. The second drive shaft is operably coupled with the end effector and defines a second axis, the second axis different from the first axis. The first drive shaft and the second drive shaft are pivotably arranged such that the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft are configured to transition between a first, substantially straight arrangement and a second, substantially perpendicular arrangement. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165757 | POSITIONING DEVICE - An adjustable head for use in connection with a tripod including a housing and an internal pan adjustment gear configured to rotate the housing around a first axis and a tilt adjustment gear configured to rotate the housing around a second axis, perpendicular to the first axis. A pan adjustment knob is connected with respect to the pan adjustment gear that permits a continuous and infinite coarse adjustment and a continuous and infinite fine adjustment of the pan adjustment gear, wherein locking the coarse adjustment enables the fine adjustment. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165758 | FLEXIBLE EXTERNALLY TOOTHED GEAR FOR WAVE GEAR DEVICE - A cup-shaped flexible externally toothed gear of a wave gear device, wherein a diaphragm plate slopes from a diaphragm internal peripheral edge portion contiguous to a boss part toward a diaphragm external peripheral edge portion contiguous to a cylindrical body portion in a direction in which the diaphragm external peripheral edge portion is at greater distance from an open end of the cylindrical body portion with respect to an orthogonal plane orthogonal to a central axis line of the device. The length dimension of the diaphragm plate and the length dimension of the cylindrical body portion in the axial direction can be increased. Therefore, the fatigue strength of the diaphragm plate and the load capacity of the wave gear device in which the flexible externally toothed gear has been incorporated can be increased. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165759 | BALL SCREW CAPABLE OF REAL-TIME SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL OF PRELOAD - A ball screw includes a screw rod having an external thread; two screw nuts having an internal thread and a circulatory passage each, a spiral path being formed between the internal threads and the external thread and communicating with the circulatory passage, each of the two screw nuts having a keyway located on respective toric surfaces of opposite ends of the two screw nuts, the two keyways facing each other; a link mounted inside the two keyways to traverse the two screw nuts; a force sensor mounted between and squeezed by opposite sides of the two screw nuts; and a plurality of balls located inside the spiral path or the circulatory passage and keeping rolling while moving. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165760 | WORM GEAR - A worm gear includes a worm formed with a through hole through which a shaft transmitting the rotation of a motor is inserted, and a worm wheel configured to mesh with the worm and transmit the rotation to an output shaft. Given that a normal pitch is denoted by E and a width of a recess in the direction of a worm axis by H, the worm is configured such that H/E≧0.6 (1) is met. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165761 | Drive transmission part for image forming apparatus - Drive transmission part and system including a coupling member configured to have one or more restricted degrees of freedom, and a gear hub to rotationally engage the coupling member. The drive transmission part can be included in a rotating part of an apparatus, such as an image forming apparatus | 2014-06-19 |
20140165762 | Fan Drive Gear System Assembly Guide - A gas turbine engine has a fan and a turbine section including a turbine rotor to drive the fan through a gear reduction module. An input shaft downstream of the turbine rotor includes a flexible mount driving the gear reduction. The input shaft is mounted within a bearing module. The gear reduction module has static structure mounted to an engine housing through a flexible mount. Oil is supplied into the gear reduction. An oil tube supplies oil from the gear reduction to the bearing module, and is received within openings in the static structure, and a housing for the bearing module. The oil tube extends through an assembly guide having a guide opening spaced away from an outer periphery of the oil tube. The guide opening is intermediate the openings. A method is also disclosed. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165763 | SHIFT CONTROL DEVICE FOR A BICYCLE DERAILLEUR - The invention relates to a shift control device for an electronic derailleur of a racing bicycle. The control device includes a support body conventionally mounted to handlebars of the bicycle. The control device includes a plurality of electrical switches for selectively controlling a gear change of the bicycle. An upper set of switches operate an electronic motor of a derailleur for controlling a gear change towards a higher or a lower gear ratio, and are located toward an upper portion of the support body. A lower set of switches are located toward a lower portion of the support body, and also operate the electrical motor of the derailleur for controlling the gear change. The upper set of switches and the lower set of switches are each respectively positioned on the control device to minimize interference and/or mis-shifting during various riding positions by the cyclist. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165764 | AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSION - An automotive transmission is provided that includes a shift lever configured to move in a first direction to select a gear shifting position and a moving member that is configured to move in a second direction along a guide groove formed in the shift lever. A movement blocker is configured to selectively block the movement of the shift lever based on a position of the moving member. The movement blocker includes a rotating member configured to rotate in one direction by the moving member positioned at one side of the guide groove and block the movement of the moving member in the first direction. In addition, a support member to which the rotating member is rotatably connected moves in the second direction by the moving member positioned at the other side of the guide groove. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165765 | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR A REVERSE SHIFT RAIL OF A TRANSMISSION - An exemplary transmission may have a reverse shift rail and a locking mechanism to ensure that the reverse shift rail stops in a neutral position when disengaging from the other gear range. The reverse shift rail may be configured to move axially in a first direction to place the transmission in a drive gear, and in a second direction for a reverse gear. The transmission may also include a rail selector configured to engage with the reverse shift rail, and a reverse inhibitor configured to selectively dampen the reverse shift rail from moving in the second direction. An exemplary locking mechanism may include a main body and an arm extending from the main body. When the reverse shift rail disengages from the drive gear, the arm may be configured to contact the reverse inhibitor to substantially inhibit the movement of the reverse shift rail in the second direction. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165766 | SHIFT RAIL INHIBITOR MECHANSIM FOR A TRANSMISSION - An inhibitor mechanism may include at least one first primary interlocking element and at least one second primary interlocking element each configured to selectively engage with a shift rail in at least one cavity of the shift rail to inhibit the axial movement of the respective shift rail. The inhibitor mechanism may also include at least one secondary interlocking element in contact with the at least one first primary interlocking element, and may be configured to selectively engage with another shift rail in the at least one cavity to inhibit the axial movement of that shift rail. Only one of the primary interlocking elements and the at least one secondary interlocking element may be movable to outside of the at least one cavity of the respective shift rail at one time such that only that respective shift rail is movable in the axial direction. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165767 | MANUAL SYNCHRONIZED GEAR SHIFT ASSIST - The present disclosure provides a gear shift assembly for shifting a transmission between a plurality of ranges. The assembly includes a user input adapted to be moved to induce a shift between two of the plurality of ranges and a shaft coupled to the user input. A movement of the user input induces a first movement of the shaft. The gear shift assembly also includes a first range member movably coupled to the shaft, where the first range member moves concomitantly with the shaft. A second range member is coupled to the shaft. The second range member also moves concomitantly with the shaft. The assembly further includes a control valve disposed in fluid communication with the second range member. The control valve is operably controlled in response to movement of the user input to direct fluid to the second range member to induce a second movement of the shaft. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165768 | PUSH DOWN SHIFTER WITH CROSS JOINT - An exemplary shifter may include a lever, at least a portion of which may extend along an axis. The lever may be movable along the axis from and to a neutral position. The exemplary shifter may also include a spring operatively attached to the lever. The spring may be configured to bias the lever to the neutral position. The exemplary shifter further may include a lever control assembly to substantially inhibit the lever from rotating about the axis. The lever control assembly generally may remain stationary with respect to the axial movement of the lever. The lever control assembly may include a bushing around at least a portion of the lever, and through which the lever is slidable in the axial direction. The lever control assembly may also include a first pair of pins and a second pair of pins, which may form a cross joint around the bushing. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165769 | BRAKE LEVER - The present disclosure provides a brake lever, which include an assembling base, a lever body and a pulling portion. The assembling base is connected to the handle of the bicycle, the lever body is pivotally connected to the assembling base, and the pulling portion is connected to and protruded from the lever body. The pulling portion has a pulling surface, wherein the pulling surface is toward at least one fingertip of the rider's hand when a rider's hand holds the second holding position of the handle. When the handle of the bicycle provides two or more than two holding position, the lever body is for braking when the first holding position is held, and the pulling portion is for braking when the second holding position is held. Therefore, the rider can hold the different positions of the handle for operating the brake. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165770 | Gripping Element And Gripper Input Module For A Haptic Input System - A gripping element for arrangement on an adapter element in order to form a gripper input module for a haptic input system for controlling an object, including a receptacle for holding at least two fingers of a user therein, wherein, at least in one portion, the receptacle has a functional connection to at least one sensor means, and at least one connection element for arranging the gripping element on the adapter element, wherein the receptacle is configured such that movement information of a movement of at least one finger of the user in the receptacle can be detected by the sensor means and hence the movement information can be transmitted for controlling the at least one object. There is also disclosed a corresponding adapter element, a gripper input module consisting of a gripping element and adapter element, and also to a haptic input system and medical instrument system. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165771 | ROBOT ARM - The invention is concerning a robotic arm that features several consecutive mobile links and motors associated with axes relative to one another for the moving of the links. At least one of the links is selectively mountable in at least two configurations relative to its adjacent links. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165772 | INSERTION INSTRUMENT - Contact between a face to be pressed and a cam face in an interaxial direction T of two inner guide sheaths is set so that a contact width H therebetween is shorter than an interaxial distance L, and so that the contact position is located between axes of the two inner guide sheaths. As a result, even in a case where external diameters of two inner guide sheaths that form a pair are slightly different to each other, a braking member can be tilted to cause a contact face to simultaneously come in contact with the respective inner guide sheaths, and a pressing force from an eccentric cam can be transmitted equally to the respective inner guide sheaths. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165773 | BICYCLE HANDLEBAR SET - Bicycle handlebar set comprising: a lower part ( | 2014-06-19 |
20140165774 | STEPLESS ROTATING KNOB MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A stepless rotating knob module includes a supporting frame, a rotating disk, a suspending assembly, an encoding switch and a transferring element. The support frame has a front wall, a top wall and a bottom wall. The front wall is formed with a through hole. The rotating disk is disposed between the top wall and the bottom wall and is partially exposed outside the through hole. The suspending assembly passes through the rotating disk and is fixed to the bottom wall, so that the rotating disk is rotatably mounted on the suspending screw. The encoding switch is fixed to the bottom wall of the supporting frame and has a rotating rod. The transferring element is fixedly disposed on the bottom of the rotating disk fixed to the bottom of the transferring element. The present disclosure also provides an electronic device having stepless rotating knob module. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165775 | MECHANICAL-BASED ANTI-COGGING APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR APPLYING AN ANTI-COGGING TORQUE ON A ROTATING SHAFT - An apparatus that improves rotation of a shaft. The shaft has a cyclical cogging torque acting thereon in a first direction. A support member is adjacent the shaft. The shaft is operable to rotate relative to the support member. A first anti-cogging member is coupled to the support member. A second anti-cogging member is coupled to the shaft to rotate based on rotation of the shaft. A cam surface has a lobe that is included on one of the first and second anti-cogging members. An abutment member is coupled to the other of the first and second anti-cogging members. The abutment member is operable to abut against the cam surface to provide an anti-cogging torque to the shaft in a second direction that opposes the first direction to at least partially offset the cogging torque. The biasing member biases the abutment member toward the cam surface. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165776 | CAMSHAFT WITH AN AXIALLY DISPLACEABLE CAM PACK - A camshaft includes a carrier shaft to be mounted rotatably along a shaft axis and at least one cam pack or package axially displaceably disposed on the carrier shaft. The cam pack includes at least two cams and at least one adjusting member for axial adjustment of the cam pack. The cams and the at least one adjusting member are connected to one another in an axially adjacent configuration and can be mounted axially displaceably as a composite structure in a direct configuration on the carrier shaft by a rolling element guide with rolling elements. A cam pack or package and a method for producing a camshaft are also provided. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165777 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURING A ROTOR APPARATUS - Rotors apparatus usable in energy storage devices and power systems include a plurality of laminations having a center and at least one orifice spaced a distance from the center, and at least one fastener extending through the orifice. The one or more fasteners, the one or more orifices, or combinations thereof are sized to reduce contact between the fasteners and the laminations during rotation of the rotor apparatus. The fasteners and orifices can define an envelope, corresponding to the maximum space able to be occupied by a fastener to reduce contact between the fastener and the laminations, and one or more fasteners can have a volume of material less than the volume of the envelope to reduce bending forces on the fastener. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165778 | LAMINATED ROTOR APPARATUS AND METHODS - Rotors usable in energy storage devices and power systems are formed by orienting a thicker region of a first lamination above a thinner region of a second lamination to form a stacked pair. Multiple stacked pairs of laminations can be positioned in vertical alignment and compressively retained. Usable laminations can be removed from a sheet of material having thicker and thinner regions along its width, each lamination including a visible indicator to facilitate visual identification of the thicker and thinner regions of the lamination. Visible indicators can also be used to identify and position the top and bottom faces of the laminations in the same orientation, and to rotationally offset stacked pairs of laminations from one another to account for possible variations along the length of the sheet of material. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165779 | PEDAL WITH A SENSING DEVICE - A pedal with a sensing device includes a spindle, a frame member, a receiving member and a sensing assembly, the frame member having a treading portion and a receiving channel, the receiving channel being adjacent to the treading portion and having an electricity supplier, the receiving member assembled to the frame member, the sensing assembly having a controlling unit electrically connected to the electricity supplier and a sensing unit electrically connected to the controlling unit. Under this arrangement, when the rider treads on the present invention, the pedal rotates relative to the spindle to generate a force and a rotation speed for the pedal; thereby, the force and the rotation speed of the present invention are detected by the sensing assembly. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165780 | HYBRID TRANSMISSION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND CONTROL METHOD - A hybrid transmission for a motor vehicle including a heat engine and a driving electrical machine, including two concentric primary shafts, each of which includes at least one intermediate drive on a secondary shaft connected to wheels of the vehicle. The transmission includes a first mechanism for coupling the two primary shafts together, and capable of assuming at least three positions, of positions in which: the heat engine is separated from the drive train connecting the electrical machine to the wheels; the heat engine drives the wheels with or without the assistance of the electrical machine; and the heat engine and the electrical machine are coupled together to add respective torques thereof to the wheels. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165781 | Drive Device - A drive device serves for adjusting an operating element for a valve, a throttle, a blow-out preventor or the like, in particular in the field of gas and oil production, the operating element being actively connected to at least one driving motor via a drive train, and at least one transmission changing unit being arranged in the drive train for converting a revolution of the driving motor into a revolution of the operating element and/or a revolution/linear motion converter being arranged for converting the revolution of the driving motor into a linear motion of the operating element. In order to also have a very compact design in case of a high possible performance and to simultaneously permit a good thermal distribution within the drive device, so that separate cooling devices for carrying off the generated lost heat are superfluous, the drive train comprises at least one essentially disk- or wheel-shaped revolution introducing device which is actively connected with at least two drive shafts driven by separate driving motors. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165782 | LOCKING ADJUSTMENT KNOB - A locking turret knob includes an adjustment member, a first member, and a second member. The adjustment member is adjustably positionable about an axis of rotation. The first member is disposed in proximity to the adjustment member and has at least one engagement member. The second member is disposed in proximity to the adjustment member and has at least one engagement surface. The adjustment member is adjustably positionable about the axis of rotation when each engagement member does not engage an engagement surface. The adjustment member is locked in a selected position about the axis of rotation when at least one engagement member engages an engagement surface. The adjustment member can be coupled to an adjuster of an optical enhancement device, such as a telescopic sight, a telescope or a microscope. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165783 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING BOND COAT AND BARRIER COAT MATERIALS FROM OVERSPRAY AND ARTICLES - The disclosure relates generally to recovering bond coat materials and barrier coat materials from co-mingled mixtures of bond coat and barrier coat materials (e.g., plasma overspray waste), and from mixtures of co-mingled bond coat and barrier coat materials stripped from a substrate. The disclosure also relates to recovering rare earth elements (e.g., yttrium) from a barrier coat of the co-mingled plasma overspray waste or mixture of co-mingled bond coat and barrier coat materials stripped from the substrate. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165784 | RECYCLING OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDES - The invention relates to a process for producing an iron- and/or tungsten containing powder or powder agglomerate including the steps of: a) mixing at least a first powder fraction comprising a tungsten carbide containing powder, and at least a second powder fraction comprising an iron oxide powder and/or a tungsten oxide containing powder and optionally an iron powder, the weight of the first fraction being in the range of 50-90% by weight of the mix and the weight of the second fraction being in the range of 10-50% by weight of the mix, b) heating the mix of step a) to a temperature in the range of 400-1300° C., preferably 1000-1200° C. The invention also relates to an iron- and/or tungsten containing powder or powder agglomerate. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165785 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL POWDERS - A method of producing metallic powder for use in the manufacture of a capacitor comprises the step of reducing a non-metallic compound to metal in contact with a molten salt. The salt comprises, for at least a portion of the process, a dopant element that acts as a sinter retardant in the metal. In preferred examples, the metallic powder is Ta or Nb powder produced by the reduction of a Ta or Nb oxide and the dopant is boron, nitrogen, or phosphorous. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165786 | METHOD FOR THE REMOVAL AND RECOVERY OF METALS AND PRECIOUS METALS FROM SUBSTRATES - A method for removing metal and/or precious metal-containing depositions from substrates, wherein said substrate is subjected to treatment with an organo amine protectant component P and an inorganic active component A. Component P may be formed in situ by reaction with component R. Component P is an organic amine and/or organic amine hydrochloride (preferably diisopropylamine hydrochloride), component A is an inorganic compound (preferably inorganic acid or a mixture thereof) and component R is an organic compound that can be split along the C- N bond by the component A into an organic amine (preferably di-methylformamide or N-methyl pyrrolidone). The metals in the form of organo-metallic complexes can be isolated and/or separated by means of different chemical reactions (preferably reduction reactions) and/or biosorption (preferably with seaweed or yeast). | 2014-06-19 |
20140165787 | VIBRATION DAMPENED HAMMER - A hammer that includes a handle and a head is provided. The head disposed on an upper end of the handle. The handle includes a core member; a rigid material layer molded on the core member; and a grip member molded on at least a portion of the rigid material layer. The grip member includes a first elastomeric material layer molded on the rigid material layer and a second elastomeric material molded on the first elastomeric material layer. The head has an eye portion extending through the head. The handle has at least a portion of its upper end extending into the eye portion. An epoxy resin material is positioned within the eye portion and is at least partially disposed between the handle and the head to secure the handle to the head. An elastomeric portion is at least partially disposed between the handle and the head. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165788 | ELECTRICAL WRENCH - An electrical wrench includes a motor, a transmission mechanism, a ratchet assembly and a controlling member coupled to each other. The transmission mechanism is configured to provide idle travels. The ratchet assembly receives the rotating torque output by the transmission mechanism and drives the ratchet therein in a single direction. The controlling member is connected with the motor and controls the motor to rotate in the opposite direction when detecting the motor is stalled. The electrical wrench thus provides impacting action by electrical control and simplifies the mechanical structure of the tool, which not only reduces the manufacturing cost, but also prolongs the working life of the tool. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165789 | Tensioning device for extending a threaded bolt, and tool suitable for this purpose, preferably drive adapter - A tensioning device for treaded bolts has a supporting tube and a cylinder with a hydraulic supply connected thereto. The supporting tube surrounds the threaded end section of the bolt. A piston is moveable in the cylinder longitudinally. An exchange socket is connected to the piston and driven axially by it. The exchange socket has a first end with internal thread to be screwed onto the threaded end section and a second end with an external polygon member. A tool attachable to the external polygon member enables turning of the exchange socket. The tool has a cup-shaped section having a first open end and an inner side with tool faces that engage the external polygon member. The tool has a drive section that is slimmer than the cup-shaped section and connected to a second end of the cup-shaped section. The drive section extends away from the cup-shaped section. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165790 | METHOD FOR ROTATING A ROTATABLE PART - A method for rotating a rotatable part using a hydraulic piston-cylinder drive operated by a hydraulic pressure source and having at least one piston and a ratchet, wherein a torque is applied to the rotatable part during a loading stroke and the piston is moved into a starting position via a return stroke. The loading stroke ends when an end position of the piston is reached and subsequently the return stroke is started, wherein the end position is a position of the piston before the piston abuts against an end stop. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165791 | WRENCH - A wrench is formed with a polygonal first engaging hole that is defined by a plurality of engaging surfaces and that is adapted for engaging a head of a first bolt. Each engaging surface has a pair of plane surface portions and an intermediate surface portion interconnecting the plane surface portions and defining a groove. The grooves of the engaging surfaces collaboratively define a polygonal second engaging hale for engaging a head of a second bolt. The intermediate surface portion of each engaging surface cooperates with the corresponding plane surface portions to form two angular intersections adapted to abut respectively against side surfaces of the head of the second bolt that define a corresponding corner of the head of the second bolt. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165792 | AUXILIARY DEVICE FOR MAINTAINING A SCREW UPRIGHT - An auxiliary device includes a base, two rotatable arms, and an elastic member. The two arms are rotatably connected to the base and each includes a mating surface that defines a recess. The recesses of the two arms cooperatively form a through hole when the mating surface is in contact with each other. The through hole includes, from top to bottom, a first tapered hole portion, an annular groove, a second tapered hole portion, and a round hole portion. The annular groove is used to receive a head of a screw, and the round hole portion has a lateral surface is used to contact a shank of the screw to keep the screw upright. The elastic member is arranged between the two rotatable arms and applies a pushing force to the two rotatable arms. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165793 | WIRE TWISTING PLIERS | 2014-06-19 |
20140165794 | FASTENER HOLDER FOR POWER TOOL - A fastener holder includes a driving tool stem having a number of orifices, a driving tool shank engaged in the stem for engaging with a tool element and having a number of depressions formed in the shank, a number of bearing members engaged in the orifices of the stem for engaging with the depressions of the shank and for selectively anchoring the shank to the stem, and a barrel includes a relatively smaller segment for selectively engaging with the bearing members and for forcing the bearing members to engage into the depressions of the shank and to anchor and lock the driving shank to the stem and for allowing the driving shank and the tool element to be selectively rotated and driven by the stem. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165795 | WRENCH SOCKET FOR AUTOMATICALLY MARKING HIGH TENSION BOLT, AND METHOD FOR TIGHTENING HIGH TENSION BOLT USING SAME - There are provided a wrench socket and a method for tightening a high tension bolt. The wrench socket includes: a housing making partial contact with a nut to apply force to the nut, the housing being rotatably coupled to a handle; a marker disposed in the housing for marking a high tension bolt, the nut, and a washer according to a height of the high tension bolt; a gauge disposed in the housing for making contact with the high tension bolt and reciprocating according to a position of the high tension bolt; and an elastic part configured to apply an elastic force to the gauge according to a position of the gauge unit. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165796 | Electronic Torque Wrench - A torque wrench for use in driving fasteners is provided. The wrench includes an electronics unit disposed within a housing engaged with the body of the wrench that is capable of sensing and measuring the torque applied to a fastener by the wrench and providing an output of the level of torque to the user. The data sensed by the electronics unit can be utilized to provide feedback to the user regarding the operation of the wrench, and to monitor the overall operation of the wrench for calibration purposes, among other functions. During use, the wrench can provide the user with visual, audible and tactile feedback regarding the operation of the device relative to stored maximum torque values stored in the electronics unit. The housing for the electronics unit can be formed to be a single use component of the tool or can be designed for multiple uses with a configuration that can be engaged with cradles forming the body of the wrench having various different configurations. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165797 | ELECTRONIC TORQUE WRENCH - An electronic torque wrench includes: a wrench main body including ahead section and a shank body, at least one recess being formed on a wall face of one side of the shank body, a top face of the shank body being inward depressed to form a platform, a rear end of the shank body being inward recessed to form a cavity for placing cells therein, a through hole being formed on the shank body in communication with the platform and the cavity; at least one torque sensor disposed in the recess; and an electronic operation/control device disposed on the platform. The outward protruding volume of the operation/control device is reduced to minify the total volume of the wrench and the platform and the recess enhance the flexion of the shank body. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165798 | ELECTRONIC TORQUE WRENCH WITH IMPROVED HANDLE - An electronic torque wrench includes: a shank body, a drive head being connected with a front end of the shank body; a handle having a front handle section and a rear handle section, the front handle section being connected with a rear end of the shank body, a cell room being formed in the front handle section for placing cells therein, a front end of the rear handle section being detachably connected with the rear end of the front handle section; an electronic operation/control device disposed on the shank body; and at least one torque sensor mounted on the shank body. The front and rear handle sections together form the handle for a user to hold. The rear handle section of the handle serves as a cell cap for closing the cell room so as to shorten the length of the wrench. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165799 | Molding Process And Products Formed Thereby - A process for producing molded products having portions formed with two separate materials is provided. The process involves forming a first component over a structural core in a first step, and forming a second component that is secured to the first component and the core in a second step. The second component can be formed directly over the first component or can be secured thereto after formation. The first and second components can additionally be formed with indicia thereon, or with recesses within which inserts containing the desired indicia can be positioned. Additionally, the first component can be formed with a ridge disposed on a projection formed on the first component that effectively seals off a portion of the first component when the second component is formed around the core and the first component to ensure the portion of the first component surrounded by the ridge remains visible after formation of the second component. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165800 | Shaving Systems - Replaceable shaving assemblies are disclosed that include a blade unit, an interface element configured to removeably connect the blade unit to a handle, on which the blade unit is pivotably mounted, and an return element disposed between the blade unit and interface element. The return element serves as interface piece, connector and pivot all in one. Shaving systems including such shaving assemblies are also disclosed, as are methods of using such shaving systems. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165801 | LOGIC CONTROL FOR FAST-ACTING SAFETY SYSTEM - Woodworking machines including cutting tools and motors adapted to drive the cutting tools are disclosed. The machines also include a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between the cutting tool and a person, and a reaction system adapted to perform a specified action upon detection of the dangerous condition. The machines further include a control system adapted to test the operability of at least a portion of the detection system and/or the reaction system. The control system is adapted to disable the motor if the tested portion is inoperable. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165802 | CARRIER-TAPE FABRICATION DIE AND CARRIER-TAPE FABRICATION METHOD - A die for fabricating a carrier tape such that the carrier tape is provided with a plurality of housing holes for housing electronic components therein in a state where the housing holes are arranged in a longitudinal direction and penetrates the carrier tape in a thickness direction. The die is less prone to be damaged and is less prone to induce breakages in the interval portions between the housing holes in the carrier tape. A male die includes housing-hole formation convex portions which are constituted by a plurality of first housing-hole formation convex portions having respective tip ends at a relatively-higher heightwise position, and a plurality of second housing-hole formation convex portions having respective tip ends at a relatively-lower heightwise position. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165803 | METHOD AND FOOD SLICING DEVICE WITH CUTTING FORCE DETERMINATION - The disclosure relates to a method for operating a food slicing device in which a sensor device with a sensor is provided, where a food product resting on a cutting bed is sliced with a cutting blade. The method is used for optimizing and monitoring the operation of the cutting blade. This is achieved in that a cutting force being applied by the cutting blade via the food product onto the cutting bed is determined using the sensor device. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165804 | PRECISION WIRE SAW INCLUDING SURFACE MODIFIED DIAMOND - A wire having a surface and diamond particles bonded to said surface by a bond matrix, wherein each diamond particle has surface roughness of about 0.60 to about 0.80 and a sphericity of about 0.25 to about 0.50. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165805 | METHOD FOR FORMING SHAPED LABEL STACKS - A method for shortening the processing time on creating shaped label stacks. Between a strip pack cross-cutter and a die-cutting device in the region of a conveying section, the strip packs cut by way of the strip pack cross-cutter into stack packs are transferred and then die-cut in the die-cutting device into shaped label stacks. Two or more stack packs are layered on one another in the region of the conveying section and the layered stack packs are die-cut into shaped label stacks, for increasing the die-cutting output. The layered, die-cut stacks can then be divided again into shaped label stacks that can be managed and banded. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165806 | Device for Selective Collecting of Portions by Cutting From a Sheet Arranged on a Work Plane - A device for selective collecting of portions fashioned by cutting from a sheet arranged on a work plane ( | 2014-06-19 |
20140165807 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A PULSATING PRESSURIZED FLUID JET - Apparatus for generating a pulsating pressurized fluid jet are disclosed. One disclosed example includes a line system having at least one nozzle with at least one nozzle orifice from which a pulsating fluid jet of pressurized fluid emerges, and a chamber having a pressure wave generating device to generate fluid pressure waves, where the chamber is in fluid communication with the line system through an outlet opening for the generated fluid pressure waves. The disclosed example also includes a setting device for controlling the amplitude of the fluid pressure waves in the line system upstream of the at least one nozzle orifice where the setting device sets a quotient of a path length of the fluid pressure waves between the outlet opening and the at least one nozzle orifice, and the wavelength of the fluid pressure waves in the line system. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165808 | CUTTER CARTRIDGE AND CUTTING APPARATUS - A cutter cartridge includes a chuck shaft, a sleeve, a connection unit configured to connect the sleeve to the chuck shaft, a chuck located inside the sleeve and formed by combining a first chuck member formed with a first contact brought into contact with one of flat sides and a side edge of the cutter and a second chuck member formed with a second contact contacting with the other flat side and. the side edge of. the cutter, the chuck causing the cutter to face an outside of the sleeve from an end of the sleeve located opposite the chuck shaft, and a conversion unit configured to convert movement of the sleeve and the chuck shaft in a direction such that both come close to each other to .movement in a direction of a shaft center, transmitting the converted movement to the first and second chuck members. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165809 | EDGE BAND CUTTING DEVICE - An edge band cutting device includes a fixed unit, a movable plate movable on a base plate of the fixed unit, a cutter unit including a main cutter and an auxiliary cutter, an adjustable positioning unit abutting removably against the main cutter, and an adjustable supporting unit disposed on the fixed unit. The base plate has an opening. A space between the main cutter and the auxiliary cutter is aligned with the opening. The adjustable supporting unit includes an adjustable supporting member disposed movably on a pressing plate of the fixed unit, and a locking member for locking the adjustable supporting member on the pressing plate to allow the adjustable supporting member to be retracted into or extended from the pressing plate. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165810 | Flat Paper Punch - A punch for punching a sheet of material, the punch having a body formed with a fissure for receiving the sheet of material, a pivot shaft defining a pivot point and a lever retaining means secured to said body. A lever pivotably mounted about the pivot point of said pivot shaft is provided, the lever having an open position when one end of the lever is elevated to a height above the pivot point, and the lever having a closed position in which the lever is positioned parallel to the fissure. A block is provided which is positionable between the lever and the body. The body is provided with longitudinal support ridges and the lever is provided with side ridges, with the pivot point positioned in substantially the same plane as the longitudinal support ridge so that when the punch is closed, the side ridges of the lever pass outside of the support ridges of the body in a nesting relationship, allowing the punch to form a flat profile when closed. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165811 | Punching Device - A punching device includes: a housing with a flange part and an upper part; a die part; a punch supported movably on the flange part; and two driving levers abutting against the upper part and the punch and rotatable between initial and cutting positions. Each of the driving levers has a protrusion, first and second end segments and a middle segment between the first and second segments. When the driving levers are disposed at the initial position, the middle segments overlap each other in a second direction. When the driving levers are disposed at the cutting position, the second end segment of one of the driving levers overlaps the first end segment of the other one of the driving levers in the second direction. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165812 | SAW BLADE DISC AND TOOTH HOLDER ASSEMBLY - A saw-blade comprises a disc and a plurality of tooth holders. The saw blade disc has a plurality of receiving stations with at least one recess with an indentation extending tangentially from a radially inner leading edge portion thereof. Each one of the tooth holders has a protrusion extending tangentially from a radially inner leading edge portion thereof. The tooth holders are engageable in the receiving stations of the saw blade disc with the protrusions of the tooth holders being inserted in the indentation of the receiving stations. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165813 | CABLE PEELING AND CUTTING DEVICE - A cable peeling and cutting device comprises a mounting plate, a cutting mechanism, a first peeling member, and a second peeling member. The cutting mechanism comprises a driver mounted on the mounting plate, a first and second connecting rod connected to the driver, a first connecting member connected to the first connecting rod, and a second connecting member connected to the second connecting rod. First cutters, second cutters, and third cutters are mounted to the first connecting member and the second connecting member. A distance between two third cutters is less than a distance between two first cutters and two second cutters. The first and second peeling members are movably mounted on the mounting plate and capable of moving towards and away from third cutters each other. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165814 | "SELF-PLAYING ROBOT GUITAR COMPRISING A BIODEGRADABLE SKIN-LEATHERN FORMED CARCASS AND A BIODEGRADABLE SKIN-LEATHERN FORMED MUSICAL PLECTRUM, AND PROTEIN / AMINO ACIDS" - “Self-playing robot guitar comprising a biodegradable skin-leathern formed carcass and a biodegradable skin-leathern formed musical plectrum, and structured protein/amino acids”. The invention relates to a robot having humanoid activity and extremities, having a carcass comprising a chordophone, in particular a guitar, the body of which is optionally skin-leathern formed. Said robot plays instrumental music on and by itself using its own hands thereof. The components of the invention are optionally made of structured proteins/amino acids. In addition, said components are food for animals and plants. Said components are structured, either: I) as is; or II) formed and/or molded, and/or macro- and micro molecularly aligned as is, or structured: A) by thermoforming, and/or B) by electroforming, and/or C) by suddenly abruptly or slowly changing the variation in the outer and/or inner humidity of the processed protein/amino acid and/or by polypeptide alignment of the amino acid chain alone and/or: i) using electrophoresis; and/or it) using electric radIofrequency. The protein optionally contains non proteic [non proteinic/non protean] polymer. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165815 | PIANOFORTE INSTRUMENT, IN PARTICULAR A PIANO, WITH A HOUSING ON BEARING POINTS - A pianoforte instrument, in particular a piano, has a base. Several bearings serve to support the pianoforte instrument on a floor. A height adjuster is also provided, which permits a height adjustment of the slide element relative to the base and/or a console. A device that facilitates transport is preferably provided on each of the bearings. The device that facilitates transport has a slide element, which permits sliding on the floor. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165816 | GUITAR NECK AND BODY ATTACHMENT MECHANISM - An attachment mechanism for selective attachment of a stringed instrument neck to a stringed instrument body includes a recess formed in the body with a first part of a latch mechanism. The neck includes a capture block at a forward end thereof adapted to fit snugly within the recess of the body and having a second part of the latch mechanism. With the neck seated in the recess of the body, the neck may be pressed down until the first part of the lock mechanism engages the second part of the lock mechanism to lock the neck into the body. A threaded bolt traversing the body may be included to engage a threaded aperture formed in the neck to further secure the neck to the body. A removable bridge and carrying case may be further included. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165817 | Lock For Tremolo Bridge - A vibrato bridge system includes a base plate. A mounting frame is attached to the base plate. An anchor mates with an edge of the base plate. A spring arm has a first end attached to the base plate and extending roughly perpendicular to the base plate. A spring has a first end attached to a second end of the spring arm. A spring anchor is attached to a second end of the spring. A magnetic latch is connected between the spring anchor and the second end of the spring arm. When the base plate is in its resting position the two magnets of the lock are essentially touching. The bracket has a pair of parallel slots and a stop pin extends through an end of the male sleeve and through the pair of slots. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165818 | DRUM TUNING PROCESSOR - Disclosed is a tuning apparatus comprising a processor that receives a desired fundamental frequency or note and determines a frequency of at least one drumhead of a drum in response to the received desired fundamental frequency or note and a display that presents a value corresponding to the determined frequency of the drumhead. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165819 | DRUM TUNER - A drum tuner is described. The drum tuner includes: (i) a hub gear; (ii) two or more differential gears communicatively coupled to the hub gear and at least one of the two or more differential gears capable of engaging a tuning mechanism of a drum; and (iii) wherein, during an operational state of the drum tuner, rotation of the hub gear rotates at least one of the two or more differential gears to activate the drum's tuning mechanism. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165820 | AUDIO SYNTHESIZING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system and method is disclosed teach how to synthesizing audio. It allows specification of a musical sound to be generated. It synthesizes an audio source, such as noise, using parameters to specify the desired frequency slit spacing and the desired noise-to-frequency band ratio, then filtering the audio source through a sequence of filters to obtain the desired frequency slit spacing and noise to frequency band ratio. It allows modulation of the filters in the sequence. It outputs musical sound. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165821 | Acostical optical pickup for use in a stringed musical instrument - An acoustic instrument is fitted with a flexible member that is fitted into the instrument and attached to the bridge of the instrument in such a fashion that the member vibrates freely in sync with the instrument. A compact optical pickup unit is attached to the flexible member in an arrangement comprised of cooperating optoelectronic devices which are mechanically isolated from the vibrations of the instrument and are positioned on the member. The member interferes with, and when stationary entirely obstructs, the path of a light beam generated by a light emitting device (LED) which is directed towards a light receiving device, the frequency and intensity of the vibrations of the member modulating the frequency and intensity of the light from the LED impinging on the receiving device. The result is an electronic output signal that corresponds to both the frequency of the note (or notes) played and to the tonal quality of the acoustic instrument on which the pickup is mounted. Circuitry associated with the receiving optoelectronic device is biased so that the output produces a signal which can be connected to any industry standard instrument amplifier or sound mixing board. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165822 | ROD-SHAPED ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT - A rod-shaped electronic percussion instrument is provided. A rod-shaped percussion instrument, which has a striking surface made of an elastic material in a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from above, is characterized in including: a plate-shaped member, which is made of a hard material in a substantially rectangular shape and is elastically supported by a position facing a bottom surface side of the striking surface; and two sensors, which are disposed on a surface side of the plate-shaped member and detect a vibration due to striking on the striking surface, wherein the two sensors are connected to electrically combine detection signals detected by the sensors and output the same. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165823 | Removable inline signal interrupter for electric guitar - A removable inline signal interrupter having a male/female combination plug, the male portion of the plug insertable into an electric guitar output receptacle, the female portion of the male/female plug having an internal negative-negative connection and an internal positive-positive connection, the positive-positive connection extending externally from the female portion of the male/female plug, and having a spring loaded on/off switch incorporated into the circuitry, the female portion of the male/female plug serving as a receptacle for the insertion of a male plug from the amplifier, the spring-loaded on/off lever switch allowing the guitarist to selectively interrupt the signal from the guitar to the amplifier. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165824 | SUSPENDED FLOOR DEVICE - A blast dissipation device for an armored vehicle includes a first absorption system and a second absorption system that are usable to dissipate initial blast forces exerted upon an underbelly of the vehicle caused by, for example, detonation of an IED below the vehicle. The second absorption system has a delayed reaction to forces exerted upon the underbelly of the vehicle. The first absorption system reacts more quickly and serves to dissipate initial forces until the second absorption system is activated to dissipate the remaining forces. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165825 | TRIBO SYSTEM FOR A PISTON UNIT AND HYDROSTATIC RADIAL PISTON ENGINE EQUIPPED THEREWITH - A tribosystem for a piston unit includes the piston unit having a piston and at least one rolling body mounted rotatably in a rolling-body receptacle of the piston. The rolling-body receptacle is substantially comprised of a bearing material having a PEEK/PTFE matrix. A surface of the at least one rolling body is polished. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165826 | OIL SCRAPER RING - An oil scraper ring, comprising a base body having a radially outer running surface, a radially inner circumferential surface, and an upper and a lower flank, the ring having at least two running surface lands, which are provided with a wear-resistant layer if needed and which, proceeding from the base body, are conically tapered at a predeterminable flank angle, radially in the direction of the ends thereof facing a counter running surface, forming limbs, and, proceeding from an oil chamber-side region, the free ends of the running surface lands being designed to be slanted at least in some regions in the direction of a combustion chamber-side region, wherein the respective transition regions from the slanted region of the running surface land into the limbs on the one hand, and from the limbs into the base body on the other hand, are rounded, the slanted region of the running surface land being operatively connected to a cylindrical section that extends in the direction of the oil chamber-side region, the radius of the scraping edge in the cylindrical section being 0.02 to 0.2 mm, the flank angle being ≦18°, and the width of the respective cylindrical section being <0.15 mm. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165827 | DIAGNOSTIC BREATHER DRYER - A breather including desiccant for humidity control includes an electronic end of life detection system. A temperature sensor and humidity sensor provide a temperature and humidity of the desiccant to a controller. The controller determines the relative humidity of the desiccant. The controller determines that the desiccant, and thus breather, has reached its end of life (i.e., end of useful life) when the relative humidity reaches a predetermined relative humidity (e.g., 40%). Optionally, a pressure sensor provides a pressure of the reservoir to the controller. The controller determines a fault condition or end of life condition of the breather when the pressure exceeds a predetermined pressure. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165828 | DEHUMIDIFIER AND BREATHER CONFIGURED FOR OPERATION DURING REGENERATION - A dehydrator for dehydrating air supplied to a power related or mechanical device includes a first container configured to hold a desiccant, a first heater arranged with the first container configured to heat the desiccant in the first container, a second container configured to hold a desiccant, and a second heater arranged with the second container configured to heat the desiccant in the second container. The dehydrator further includes a conduit configured to selectively connect one of the first container and the second container to the power related or mechanical device and a controller configured to selectively operate one of the first heater and the second heater. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165829 | FUEL GAS CONDITIONING USING MEMBRANE SEPARATION ASSEMBLIES - A method for conditioning natural gas into a fuel gas suitable for use as fuel to an engine includes delivering a natural gas stream to a membrane separator. The natural gas stream has a heating value greater than or equal to about 1.15×10 | 2014-06-19 |
20140165830 | OXYGEN CONCENTRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present system is an adsorption system for separating air into a concentrated gas component, which has an air supply, a compressor for receiving and compressing the air supply, providing a compressed air supply, and molecular sieve material for separating the compressed air supply into a concentrated gas component. The adsorption system delivers at least 5 liters per minute (LPM) of concentrated gas component from the molecular sieve material in which the system has a specific total weight per LPM<9 lbs/LPM. Additionally, an output quantity of the concentrated gas is delivered by the adsorption system and a purging quantity of the concentrated gas is dispensed into a sieve chamber of the adsorption system undergoing a purge cycle. The purging quantity has a value equal to or less than the difference between the maximum quantity and the output quantity, and the purging quantity is controlled based on the output quantity. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165831 | Systems and Methods for Removing Elemental Sulfur From A Hydrocarbon Fluid - Systems and methods for removing elemental sulfur from a hydrocarbon fluid using an adsorbent. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165832 | COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR LIQUID SUSPENDED IN A GAS - A system includes a processing system in which a liquid is used in processing such that at least a portion of the liquid becomes suspended in a gas and a liquid collection system in fluid connection with the processing system to decrease the amount of liquid in the suspension of the liquid in the gas. The liquid collection system includes a centrifugal pump (or blower) including a housing and a rotatable impeller within the housing. The housing also includes an inlet port and an outlet port in fluid connection therewith. The liquid collection system further includes a liquid collection device in fluid connection with the outlet port. The liquid collection device includes a gas outlet channel in fluid connection with the outlet port and a liquid outlet port spaced from the gas outlet channel and adjacent an inner surface of the housing of the centrifugal pump. The system may further include a container in fluid connection with the liquid outlet port to contain liquid (separated from the gas). In a number of embodiments, the liquid collection system includes a system housing at least partially enclosing the centrifugal pump and the liquid collection device. The system may, for example, be configured so that the liquid outlet port is positioned below the gas outlet channel. In a number of embodiments, the liquid is a coolant liquid. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165833 | A Method For Extending Turndown In A Gas-Liquid Separator - A system and process for extending turndown in a gas-liquid separator is presented. The system includes a first mist extractor with a first operating range and a second mist extractor with a second operating range. The mist extractors are generally of the same type, with the second operating range being different than the first operating range. A gas stream containing entrained liquid droplets flows through the first mist extractor and then through the second mist extractor. Each mist extractor coalesces and captures the liquid droplets within its own operating range, expanding the overall operating range of the separator. Additional mist extractors may be added to cover any gap between the first and second operating ranges. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165834 | Air filter system, air filter element and method for exchanging an air filter element - An air filter system, in particular for the intake air of internal combustion engines, is provided. It comprises a housing with a housing upper part and a round air filter element for filtering air, the housing comprising a clean air connection for discharging clean air from the housing and an annular sealing groove axially opened towards the interior area of the housing surrounding the clean air connection for the engagement of an annular sealing web axially extending away from the filter element, the sealing groove featuring a cylindrical contact area to which a sealing surface of the sealing web can be applied in particular radially sealingly, wherein the sealing groove features a cylindrical support area facing the contact area and the support area features at least one extension protruding from the support area in the direction of the sealing surface, wherein the sealing web features a second surface opposite to the sealing surface that features several annularly surrounding indentations in radial direction, wherein the at least one extension engages respectively one of the indentations. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165835 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND TREATING GAS EMANATIONS INSIDE A WASTEWATER ACCESS SHAFT - The system makes it possible to control and treat gas emanations inside a wastewater access shaft. The system includes a cover with at least one pivoting part, which is normally closed, having a substantially horizontal rotation axis and able to allow solid and/or liquid matter falling onto the main upper surface of the cover to pass toward the bottom of the access shaft. The cover also includes a raised part that has at least one lateral wall and includes a plurality of orifices situated vertically above the main upper surface of the cover. The orifices define an outlet of a gas-emanations circuit formed between the underside and the top of the cover. An air filter is arranged across the circuit. The filter is moistened by a liquid that comes from a reservoir in order to treat the emanations. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165836 | AIR SEPARATION MODULE MANIFOLD FLOW STRUCTURE AND SYSTEM - An air separation module has an inlet for receiving a source of air. The inlet communicates with an inlet manifold and the inlet manifold communicates with a plurality of canisters. The canisters are provided with hollow fibers constructed such that oxygen can permeate the fiber and nitrogen passes through the fiber. A jacket manifold surrounds the canisters and the jacket manifold receives oxygen that has permeated the fibers. The canisters extend to a downstream end, and to an outlet. The jacket manifold communicates with a jacket outlet manifold and an outlet for separated oxygen. The outlet for the jacket manifold is at a downstream end of the canisters. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165837 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CARBON DIOXIDE SEPARATION MEMBRANE, AND CARBON DIOXIDE SEPARATION MEMBRANE - The present invention provides a carbon dioxide separation membrane having a grafted chain into which a substituent having high selective affinity for carbon dioxide is introduced and thus having high carbon dioxide separation capability. The present invention is a method for producing a carbon dioxide separation membrane. This method includes the steps of: (1) irradiating a polymer film with radiation; (2) forming, in the irradiated polymer film, a grafted chain containing a repeating unit of a monomer having a substituent capable of forming a salt with a fluoride ion; and (3) subjecting the substituent capable of forming a salt with a fluoride ion to treatment with a fluoride salt so as to form a salt with a fluoride ion in the substituent. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165838 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - As a permeable membrane of an air conditioning system that performs as supply to a space to be air conditioned through the permeable membrane and/or gas discharge from the space to be air conditioned through the permeable membrane, an asymmetric membrane is used. The asymmetric membrane is made of a cyclic olefin addition polymer obtained by addition polymerization of a cyclic olefin functionality siloxane, or by addition polymerization of the cyclic olefin functionality siloxane and a cyclic olefin compound, and in which a rate of a structural unit derived from the cyclic olefin functionality siloxane is 5 to 100 mol % of the addition polymer, and a number average molecular weight (Mn) is 10,000 to 2,000,000 in terms of polystyrene conversion measured by a GPC using tetrahydrofuran as a solvent. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165839 | Extended Life Panel Filter - A panel filter is provided. The panel filter can have extended life by virtue of more filter media packed into a panel filter in a way that maintains open flow structure and with filter media selection that does not cause undue restriction. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165840 | Capillary Column - There is provided a capillary column comprising a flat cross section and a desired theoretical plate number and having both high resolution and high sample load capacity. The capillary column | 2014-06-19 |
20140165841 | PLATE-TYPE CAPILLARY COLUMN, CAPILLARY COLUMN UNIT, AND CHROMATOGRAPH USING SAME - A plate-type capillary column has extensibility that enables a capillary to be extended as a whole to improve resolution of a chromatograph by stacking respective plate-type capillary columns. The capillary column is provided with a plate having first and second face plate parts that face each other; a capillary that is formed inside the plate; a first bottom-equipped hole connected to one end part of the capillary and formed to open in the first face plate part; and a second bottom-equipped hole connected to the other end part and formed to open in the second face plate part, wherein as viewed from a direction vertical to the first face plate part or the second face plate part, on a capillary column first virtual circle, passing through the second bottom-equipped hole, one or more through-holes penetrating through the first face plate part and the second face plate part are formed. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165842 | Fluid Filtration Device and System - A medical fluid filter system is provided comprising a housing having: a liquid trap chamber having a volume; a filter media chamber; a filter media arranged within the filter media chamber; the liquid trap chamber having a liquid trap outlet port in fluid communication with the filter media chamber; the liquid trap outlet port configured and arranged within the liquid trap chamber to inhibit flow of liquid from the liquid trap chamber to the filter media chamber and configured and arranged to allow gas to flow from the liquid trap chamber to the filter media chamber; a filter system inlet passing through the housing for intake of fluid originating from a surgical site; and a filter system outlet passing through the housing for fluid exhaust. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165843 | FUEL VAPOR TREATMENT DEVICE - A fuel vapor treatment device including a casing including a gas passage formed in the casing, a granular adsorbent filled in the gas passage, the granular adsorbent serving to adsorb and desorb fuel vapor, and a desorption promoting structure to promote desorption of the fuel vapor in a central portion of a cross-sectional area of the gas passage as compared to an outer peripheral portion of the cross-sectional area of the gas passage. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165844 | ODOR ABSORBING FILM HAVING SCUFF RESISTANCE - A decorative sheet includes a decorative base layer; an adhesive layer disposed on a surface of the decorative base layer; and an odor absorbing scuff resistant layer disposed on an opposing surface of the base layer from the adhesive layer. The odor absorbing scuff resistant layer includes an odor absorbing agent and silicone-acrylic particles. The decorative sheet maintains odor absorbing properties while being resistant to scuffs and scratches. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165845 | HOT BEVERAGE PREPARATION DEVICE - The invention relates to a hot beverage preparation device for household- or gastronomic needs, comprising a heating device ( | 2014-06-19 |
20140165846 | BEVERAGE MIXING SYSTEM AND PROCESS - The present invention relates to a system and process for a nutraceutical beverage mixing system. Provided is a customizable supplement beverage system and method for personalizing and operating the same to a particular user and optionally for operative tracking. Proposed additionally is an operative system for receiving and individually identifying a concentrate or supplement combinations, for mixing the same prior to a use, and for dispensing the same for use, and for tracking control factors relating to the same. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165847 | Convertible Beverage Container and Drinking Apparatus and Method for Manufacturing - A convertible beverage container includes a pod configured to hold an otherwise separate container containing a beverage or ingredient for a beverage (such as a nip bottle of alcohol) in such a way that the pod with container can be distributed as a unit and is convertible to an article of stemware in which a top portion of the pod that secures the container becomes the foot of the stemware, the container becomes the stem of the stemware, and a bottom portion of the pod can be attached to the top of the container to become the bowl of the stemware. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165848 | COFFEE MACHINE - An arrangement for a coffee machine includes a filter holder adapted to receive a filter to be filled with ground coffee. The filter holder includes an outlet below which a container to be filled with coffee may be positioned. A bracket is arranged on the coffee machine. The bracket and coffee holder are constructed so that the filter holder is removably attached to the bracket. A locking mechanism is attached to the bracket to lock the filter holder in a locked position when the container to be filled with coffee is arranged below the outlet. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165849 | Gas cooking appliance - A gas cooking appliance having a gas burner, at least one control device comprising a gas regulating valve regulating the flow of gas to the gas burner, a knob controlling the opening ON and closing OFF of the valve, and a position sensor detecting the ON-OFF position of the knob, and at least one signaling device comprising a light signal source that emits an alarm signal in the form of light. The light signal source emits the alarm signal during a time period T | 2014-06-19 |
20140165850 | Tabletop Grill - A tabletop grill generally includes a housing, a heating element disposed within the housing, and a grill plate configured to be removably mounted on the housing. The grill plate and the housing are magnetically connectable to retain the grill plate on the housing. | 2014-06-19 |
20140165851 | ELECTRIC COOKING APPARATUS - Various embodiments of a portable cooking apparatus are disclosed. For example, in one embodiment, a portable cooking system is provided comprising a cooking plate having a continuous cooking surface, a heating element assembly disposed beneath the cooking surface, a temperature controller for varying the temperature of the cooking surface, and a base that supports the cooking plate on an underlying surface. The base comprises an integrally formed drip pan located beneath the cooking surface, the integrally formed drip pan comprising a recessed portion formed in a top surface of the base. | 2014-06-19 |