27th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140182940 | Underreamer for Increasing a Bore Diameter - An underreamer for increasing the diameter of a bore. The underreamer includes a substantially cylindrical body having an axial bore therein. A mandrel may extend axially through the axial bore. One or more cutter blocks are movably coupled to the body. A ratio of a height of the cutter block to a diameter of the body is between about 0.35:1 and about 0.50:1. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182941 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRILLING DEVIATED WELLBORES THAT UTILIZES AN INTERNALLY TILTED DRIVE SHAFT IN A DRILLING ASSEMBLY - In one aspect, an apparatus for use in a wellbore is disclosed that in one embodiment includes a tool having a rotating member adapted to be coupled to a drill bit and a steering device that includes a force application device that tilts the drive member and a rotational drive that maintains the force application device geostationary. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182942 | INVERT DRILLING FLUIDS - There is described an invert emulsion wellbore fluid that includes: an oleaginous external phase; a non-oleaginous internal phase, wherein a ratio of the oleaginous external phase and non-oleaginous internal phase is less than 50:50 by volume; an emulsifier; and a rheological additive comprising a sulphonated polymer formed from 100 to 10,000 monomers. There is also described a method of drilling a subterranean hole using the invert emulsion drilling fluid. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182943 | CONTINUOUS FLOW DRILLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method for drilling a wellbore includes drilling the wellbore by injecting drilling fluid into a top of a tubular string disposed in the wellbore at a first flow rate and rotating a drill bit. The tubular string includes: the drill bit disposed on a bottom thereof, tubular joints connected together, a longitudinal bore therethrough, a port through a wall thereof, and a sleeve operable between an open position where the port is exposed to the bore and a closed position where a wall of the sleeve is disposed between the port and the bore. The method further includes moving the sleeve to the open position; and injecting drilling fluid into the port at a second flow rate while adding a tubular joint(s) to the tubular string. The injection of drilling fluid into the tubular string is continuously maintained between drilling and adding the joint(s). | 2014-07-03 |
20140182944 | Integrated sidetrack drilling tool - An integrated sidetrack drilling tool comprising a milling cone, a whipstock iron and a setting anchor; a liquid guiding pipe communicating the milling cone and the setting anchor is provided inside the whipstock iron; the milling cone presses against an inclined surface of the whipstock iron; an annular groove is provided on a circumference of the milling cone; a portion of the annular groove is an arc shaped clamping slot whose inner side is wider than outer side; other portions of the annular groove constitute a trapezoidal slot whose inner side is narrower than outer side; a portion of the whipstock iron is fixedly provided with a positioning block; an arc shaped clamping edge is provided on the positioning block; the positioning block is held in the arc shaped clamping slot via the arc shaped clamping edge; a positioning screw is provided between the whipstock iron and the milling cone. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182945 | Engineered Materials for Drill Rod Applications - Implementations described herein comprise drill rods comprising an integral tubular metallic body having a first ends, an opposing second end, and an elongate midbody extending along a central axis between the first and second ends and where the metallic body defines a central bore that extends along the central axis and has a body inner surface and at least one body bore diameter. In further aspects, the drill rods further comprise an underlying tubular composite lining that has a lining outer surface that is connected to at least the body inner surface of the midbody of the metallic body, the composite lining defining an operative bore that extends along the central axis and has at least one operative bore diameter. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182946 | ENGINEERED MATERIALS FOR DRILL ROD APPLICATIONS - Implementations described herein comprise drill rods comprising an integral tubular metallic body having a first ends, an opposing second end, and an elongate midbody extending along a central axis between the first and second ends and where the metallic body defines a central bore that extends along the central axis and has a body inner surface and at least one body bore diameter. In further aspects, the drill rods further comprise an underlying tubular composite lining that has a lining outer surface that is connected to at least the body inner surface of the midbody of the metallic body, the composite lining defining an operative bore that extends along the central axis and has at least one operative bore diameter. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182947 | CUTTING INSERT FOR PERCUSSION DRILL BIT - A cutting insert for a percussion hammer bit. The cutting insert includes a base portion for coupling to a bit face of the percussion hammer bit. An extension portion is coupled to the base portion and axially offset therefrom along a longitudinal axis extending through the base portion and the extension portion. The extension portion includes at least three lobes that are circumferentially offset from one another around the longitudinal axis. The lobes extend axially away from the base portion, and the lobes extend radially outward from the longitudinal axis. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182948 | LOWER MELTING POINT BINDER METALS - A copper, manganese, nickel, zinc and tin binder metal composition having a melting point of 1500° F. or less that includes zinc and tin at a sum weight of about 26.5% to about 30.5% in which zinc is at least about 12% and Sn is at least about 6.5%. The binder metal having a melting point of 1500° F. or less can be used at an infiltrating temperature of 1800° F. or less in forming drilling tools and tool components. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182949 | STREAMLINED POCKET DESIGN FOR PDC DRILL BITS - A cutter pocket, a downhole tool formed with at least one cutter pocket, and a method for coupling a cutter to the cutter pocket is described herein. The cutter pocket is formed within at least one blade of the downhole tool and includes a pocket back fabricated from a first material, a first pocket side extending from one end of the pocket back to a leading edge of the downhole tool, and a second pocket side extending from an opposing end of the pocket back to the leading edge. The pocket back and the pocket sides define a cavity. A cutter is positioned and coupled at least partially within the cavity. The height of an upper surface of the first material of the pocket back ranges between thirty percent to sixty-five percent of the cutter girth. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182950 | HIDDEN WEIGHING DEVICE COUNTER - A counter in which one or more weighing devices are discreetly embedded so that the buyer cannot see them, enabling efficient improvement of the work performance of salespeople with loading an accurate quantity of ice cream in a cup or cone, or of any other product in a suitable container, prior to being given to the buyer. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182951 | AUTOMATED COLLECTION AND SCALE SYSTEM - The disclosure describes a novel approach of utilizing a collection bin for a side loading waste collection vehicle. The collection bin includes a weighing system with a processor for measuring the weight of material collected from each waste container and associating this weight with appropriate data, such as the owner of the waste container. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182952 | BIOMETRIC MONITORING DEVICE HAVING A BODY WEIGHT SENSOR, AND METHODS OF OPERATING SAME - A system comprising a biometric monitoring device including a housing including a platform to receive at least one foot of the user, a body weight sensor to generate body weight data, processing circuitry to calculate user weight data which corresponds to the user's weight, using the body weight data, and communication circuitry to: (a) receive user identification data which identifies the user or a portable activity monitoring device, and (b) transmit the user weight data to data storage associated with the user identification data. The system further includes the portable activity monitoring device including a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the user's body, a sensor to generate sensor data, and communication circuitry to receive physiologic data which is based on the user weight data, and processing circuitry to calculate activity data using the sensor data and physiologic data. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182953 | ELECTRONIC SCALE - A scale for measuring one or more golf club objects that may include a processor and a memory. The scale may also include first and second sensors in communication with the processor that are configured to generate respectively a first signal corresponding to a first load and a second signal corresponding to a second load, each load imparted from an object being measured. The scale may also include a set of computer instructions stored in the memory, wherein during operation the processor executes the instructions to calculate, based on the first and second signals, readings corresponding to a total weight, a center of gravity location, and a swing weight of the object being measured, the readings being output to a screen for substantially simultaneous display. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182954 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE ELECTRIC DRIVE MODULE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES - An electric drive module for use in electric vehicles includes a first electric motor, a second electric motor, a continuously-variable gearbox assembly interconnecting the first and second electric traction motors to a pair of wheels, and a third electric motor for controlling a direction and rotary speed of a component of the gearbox assembly so as to continuously vary a speed ratio between the wheels. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182955 | ENERGY REGENERATION DEVICE OF SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An energy regeneration device of a suspension system for a vehicle is provided and includes a suspension link connecting a wheel carrier to a vehicle body and a bush unit disposed between a vehicle body connection portion of the suspension link and the vehicle body, outputs hinge motion of the suspension link via an output gear. A rotation fixing mechanism rotates the output gear by connecting the output gear to a side of the suspension link. A one-way power transmission mechanism connected with the output gear receives the hinge motion via an input gear and outputs one-way rotational power. A generator generates electricity while being rotated by the transmitted one-way rotational power. A speed-up mechanism disposed between the generator and the one-way power transmission mechanism transmits the one-way rotational power to the generator. A rectifier electrically connected with the generator, rectifies the electricity generated by the generator. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182956 | Air Filter Arrangement for a Work Vehicle - An air filter arrangement for a work vehicle is disclosed. The air filter arrangement may include a fan shroud extending between a shroud inlet and a shroud outlet and at least one heat exchanger disposed adjacent to the shroud inlet. The air filter arrangement may also include a fan disposed within the fan shroud between the shroud inlet and shroud outlet. The fan may be configured to draw air through the heat exchanger and between the shroud inlet and shroud outlet. Additionally, the air filter arrangement may include an air filter disposed within the fan shroud between the fan and the heat exchanger such that the air flowing through at least one heat exchanger and between the shroud inlet and shroud outlet is directed around the air filter. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182957 | VEHICULAR EXHAUST STRUCTURE - A vehicular exhaust structure is provided for exhausting gas used for cooling down a battery arranged under a seat in a vehicle into a luggage compartment of the vehicle behind the seat and including an underfloor storage box arranged under a deck board. The structure includes an exhaust duct and an exhaust conduit. The exhaust duct is arranged behind the battery with an inlet thereof located at a first end facing the battery and an outlet thereof located at a second end facing upward. The exhaust conduit includes a box section communicated with the outlet of the exhaust duct and defined by surfaces of a front portion of the underfloor storage box arranged over the outlet of the exhaust duct. One of the surfaces faces a back surface of a backrest of the seat and has a through hole that opens toward a front side of the vehicle. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182958 | SYSTEM FOR ABSORBING AND DISTRIBUTING SIDE IMPACT ENERGY UTILIZING AN INTEGRATED BATTERY PACK - An energy absorbing and distributing side impact system for use with a vehicle is provided, the system utilizing a battery pack enclosure that includes a plurality of cross-members that transverse the battery pack enclosure and absorb and distribute at least a portion of the load received when either the first or second side of the vehicle receives a side impact. The battery pack enclosure is positioned between the front and rear vehicle suspension assemblies and mounted between, and mechanically coupled to, vehicle structural members (e.g., rocker panels) located on either side of the vehicle. In addition to providing rigidity, strength and impact resistance, the battery pack cross-members segregate the batteries contained within the battery pack enclosure into battery groups. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182959 | ACOUSTIC NOISE DAMPING FOR A VEHICLE - Methods and apparatus are provided for attenuating vibrations in the header of a vehicle to reduce acoustic noise. The apparatus includes a fluid damper configured to be coupled to a header of a vehicle and an accelerometer for sensing vibrations in the header and providing a signal to adjust the fluid damper thereby attenuating the vibrations. A method is provided which includes receiving a signal indicating a vibration in a header of a vehicle and adjusting a fluid damper coupled to the header in response to the signal thereby attenuating the vibration. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182960 | DRIVE TRACK FOR A TRACKED VEHICLE - A drive track for a tracked vehicle comprises a belt having an inner side, an outer side, and two lateral sides. The belt has a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction. A plurality of internal lugs is distributed on the inner side of the belt. At least some of the plurality of internal lugs form two outer longitudinal rows, which are disposed next to a corresponding one of the two lateral sides of the belt. Regions of the belt disposed outwardly of the two outer longitudinal rows are deprived of internal lugs. A plurality of lateral rods is embedded within the belt. The plurality of lateral rods is extending in the lateral direction. Both ends of at least some of the plurality of lateral rods is disposed laterally inwardly of the regions of the belt disposed laterally outwardly of the two outer longitudinal rows. A tracked vehicle is also presented. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182961 | VEHICLE HAVING AN AUXILIARY EXHAUST PIPE - A muffler for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine has a muffler body, an inlet pipe, a primary exhaust pipe and an auxiliary exhaust pipe. The inlet pipe has an inlet outside the muffler body and an outlet inside the muffler body. The primary exhaust pipe has an inlet inside the muffler body, a main outlet outside the muffler body, and at least one auxiliary outlet defined in a side of the primary exhaust pipe between the inlet and the main outlet of the primary exhaust pipe. The auxiliary exhaust pipe fluidly communicates the at least one auxiliary outlet with an exterior of the muffler. A vehicle having a primary exhaust pipe and an auxiliary exhaust pipe is also disclosed. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182962 | ACTIVE HINGE WITH RESET MECHANISM - An active hinge with a reset mechanism that disables an additional degree of freedom in the hinge's movement to permit the trailing edge of a vehicle hood to lift is disclosed. The active hinge includes a deployment bracket on which a reset clip is mounted, a hood bracket for attachment to the vehicle's hood, and a body bracket for attachment to the vehicle's body. To re-lock movement between the deployment bracket and the hood bracket, an engagement tab on the reset clip enters a notch in the hood bracket whereby the reset clip rotates until a locking tab on the clip engages a hole in the deployment bracket. Curved surfaces mounted on the engagement and locking tabs provide surface-to-surface contact between the reset clip and the deployment bracket, whereby the deployment bracket is not scratched when the reset clip is rotated, thereby precluding rust from developing on the deployment bracket. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182963 | Dump Truck - A dump truck includes a cab being located behind an engine compartment in which an engine is enclosed, a body being located behind the cab, and an exhaust aftertreatment device being adapted to purify an exhaust gas from the engine. The exhaust aftertreatment device includes a DPF device being adapted to capture a particulate matter in the exhaust gas and being located on a top of a fender provided alongside the cab, an SCR device being adapted to purify a nitrogen oxide in the exhaust gas and being located between the cab and the body, and a communication pipe through which the DPF device and the SCR device are in communication with each other. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182964 | VEHICLE BODY FRAME OF UTILITY VEHICLE - A vehicle body frame | 2014-07-03 |
20140182965 | FLOW CONTROLLED SOUND GENERATION APPARATUS - A flow controlled sound generation system is disclosed that includes one or more fluid pumps to control air flow through a sound channel. The air flow is modulated through one or more valves to produce audible frequency pressure waves. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182966 | PANEL ASSEMBLY HAVING MULTI-LAYER PATCH FOR SOUND DAMPING - A panel assembly with a multi-layer patch may be used in any number of different applications in order to reduce noise or vibrations, provide thermal insulation, and/or improve the structural integrity of an underlying part. In an exemplary embodiment where the panel assembly is a vehicle part, the panel assembly includes a main panel, a primary adhesive layer, and a multi-layer patch that includes at least two individual patches and at least one auxiliary adhesive layer. The primary adhesive layer attaches the multi-layer patch to the main panel, and the auxiliary adhesive layer attaches the individual patches together. The size, shape, thickness and/or composition of the different layers of the multi-layer patch may be specifically chosen to exhibit certain sound and/or thermal damping properties. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182967 | ACOUSTIC DECORATIVE MATERIAL - An acoustic decorative sheet includes a film layer, a glass cloth layer, and an adhesive layer separating the film layer from the glass cloth layer. The adhesive layer is adhered to the film layer and the glass cloth layer. The film layer and the adhesive layer have a plurality of micro bores disposed there through. The micro bores have a diameter in a range from 20 to 500 micrometers and number from 2 to 700 microbores per cm | 2014-07-03 |
20140182968 | Manually Portable Structural Apparatus - Manually portable structural apparatus comprising a rigid structural element configured to be releasably coupled to at least one other like rigid structural element. A bearer element having a substantially planar upper face extends between first and second elongate side beams, which each have a first connector arrangement at a first end thereof and a second connector arrangement at the second end thereof; the first and second connector arrangements providing a two-part releasable, mechanical, coupling arrangement. The first and second elongate side beams are configured to provide first and second side walls extending upwardly from the upper face of the bearer element. Use of a rigid structural element as part of a short gap crossing and as part of a stretcher. A rigid structural element in which the bearer element defines foot receiving apertures therethrough and use thereof as part of a ladder. A rigid structural element comprising carbon fibre. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182969 | HUNTING EQUIPMENT - A platform is provided with a ladder to allow the user to easily ascend to the platform. A pair of stabilizing arms and jaws provides lateral stability to the ladder. A climbing stick has a pair of vertical posts attached between the front and rear walls of steps to provide a secure connection. The upper and lower ends extend inwardly and away from each other to provide a gripping surface. A tree stand has a male adapter with a bracket for securing a strap. The strap is used to secure the male adapter in place. Once secured to the tree, the platform area can be attached to the male adapter using a female adapter. The ability to first secure the smaller, lighter bracket and male adapter to a tree before attaching the platform using a female adapter increases the ease in securing the tree stand to a tree. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182970 | EasyUp - The EasyUp! is a convenience, safety rehabilitation and medical supply tool for use in the home, elder care, rehabilitation center, hospital or wherever anyone may need assistance in arising from a lying-down to seated, or from seated to a standing position due to injury or illness that may impact either strength or balance. The EasyUp! also assists a person to seat themselves or lie down. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182971 | Boat Lift Step Assembly - A step assembly for attachment to a boat lift frame to allow for easy entry and exit from a boat secured on a boat lift. The assembly comprises a platform connected to a vertical member. The vertical member is fastened to a beam of the boat lift frame. The platform may be hingedly connected to the vertical member and movable between a horizontal position and a vertical position. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182972 | CASE WITH INTEGRAL LUBRICANT SCAVENGE PASSAGE - A case comprises a radially inner case hub, a radially outer case section with an outer wall, a plurality of circumferentially distributed struts extending radially between the inner hub and the outer case section, and a lubricant scavenge passage disposed circumferentially apart from a bottom dead center (BDC) position of the case. The lubricant scavenge passage includes an inner scavenge section extending radially through a first one of the plurality of struts. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182973 | LIFT FOR ATTIC STAIRCASE - A lift for an attic staircase is provided. The lift includes a base that is attached to a floor near the entrance to the attic. An incline frame may be slidably attached to the base. The incline frame may be oriented at an angle that is substantially the same as the deployed attic staircase. A winch that includes a cable may be used to hoist a cart up the staircase and into the attic. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182974 | METHOD AND AN ARRANGEMENT IN ROPE CONDITION MONITORING OF AN ELEVATOR - The invention relates to a method in rope condition monitoring of an elevator, in which method at least the following steps are performed: electrical resistance between a first point and a second point of elevator suspension and/or transmission ropes is measured first time, a threshold value is determined based on the measurement, the elevator is used for transporting passengers and/or goods, electrical resistance between the first point and the second point of said suspension and/or transmission ropes is measured second time, and results of said second time measurement are compared with said threshold value, and if said second time measurement meets said threshold value, predetermined actions are carried out. The invention also relates to an arrangement in rope condition monitoring of an elevator. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182975 | ROPE TERMINAL ASSEMBLY AND AN ELEVATOR - A rope terminal assembly of an elevator fixing an elevator rope to a fixing base such as an elevator unit, the elevator being suitable for transporting passengers and/or goods, includes an elevator rope, whose width is larger than its thickness in a rope transverse direction, with at least one end having an end face, a rope end block attached to the rope end, one or more wedge elements, a wedge housing, where the terminal assembly includes a rope gap through which the elevator rope passes and the wedge element is arranged to wedge between the rope and the wedge housing thus locking the elevator rope in the gap, and the rope end block is attached on the end face side of the elevator rope with respect to the wedge element, and an elevator. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182976 | ELEVATOR - An elevator includes an elevator car and a counterweight; a first roping between the elevator car and counterweight and including at least one rope; a second roping between the elevator car and counterweight and including at least one rope; and a rope wheel arrangement, having at least one rope wheel, around which the at least one rope of the second roping passes. The longitudinal force transmission capability of the at least one rope of the second roping is based essentially on non-metallic fibers and is a belt-like rope having at least one contoured side provided with guide rib(s) and/or guide groove(s) oriented in the longitudinal direction of the rope, the side being fitted to pass against a contoured circumference of a rope wheel of the rope wheel arrangement, the circumference being provided with guide rib(s) and/or guide groove(s) so as to form a counterpart for the contoured side of the rope. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182977 | VERTICAL SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND LIFTING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - The vertical support structure includes a half tube and a mounting member. The half tube has an inner surface defining a receiving space and formed with a series of axially spaced-apart helical groove halves. The mounting member is connected to an outer surface of the half tube. A lifting device is also disclosed, and includes a plurality of the vertical support structures, a plurality of rotation units, a plurality of slide housings, a lift carrier, a drive motor and a plurality of transmission units. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182978 | ELEVATOR INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE MONITORING UTILIZING A DOOR ACCELERATION SENSOR - An elevator installation includes at least one car door or floor door and at least one acceleration sensor mounted on the door. The sensor generates measurements that are transmitted wirelessly to a communications module for determining maintenance data. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182979 | DEVICE FOR LIMITING ROTATION OF A WHEEL - A device for limiting rotation of a wheel, such as a wheel on a skateboard, comprising a physical stop secured against one wheel of the skateboard. Multiple physical locks may be used, each secured against single wheel. The physical stop may comprise a block of resilient material placed in a semi-compressed state into the gap between the skateboard deck and the wheel such that the block exerts pressure on the wheel sufficient to prevent the wheel from freely rotating. Alternately, the physical stop may comprise a holder at least partially surrounding the wheel and at least one protrusion from the holder adjacent a rolling surface of the wheel, where the protrusion is capable of functioning as a chock and substantially preventing the wheel from rolling against a surface. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182980 | ELECTRIC BRAKE DEVICE - To provide an electric brake device in an automotive vehicle, which a freezing that takes place while the automotive vehicle is parked can be assuredly avoided with a simplified mechanism. The electric brake device includes an electric motor ( | 2014-07-03 |
20140182981 | Blocking device, gear-drive unit containing such a blocking device, and method for producing such a gear-drive unit - A blocking device, and a gear-drive unit containing such a blocking device, and a method for producing such a gear-drive unit for blocking a rotary motion of a shaft relative to a housing of the gear-drive unit, having a first, rotatable blocking element and a second blocking element which is displaceable relative to the first blocking element by means of at least one electromagnet and at least one restoring element, in which the blocking elements in the blocked state mesh in the axial direction with one another by form-locking, and the blocking device is embodied as a separate, independent structural unit, which can be mounted as a unit on the one hand onto the housing and on the other onto the shaft. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182982 | BUFFERING DEVICE - A buffering device includes a cylindrical casing and a piston module movably mounted in the cylindrical casing. The cylindrical casing includes a base plate and a shielding piece pivotally attached to the base plate. An air inlet and an air outlet are defined in the base plate. A diameter of the air inlet is greater than that of the air outlet. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182983 | Disconnectable Hydrodynamic Retarder and Method for Controlling Same - The invention concerns a hydrodynamic retarder | 2014-07-03 |
20140182984 | SHOCK ABSORBER, FRONT FORK, AND SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - A shock absorber includes a first cylinder portion, a second cylinder portion, a first piston portion arranged in an internal space of the first cylinder portion, a second piston portion arranged in an internal space of the second cylinder portion, a first rod portion connected to the first piston portion, and a second rod portion provided between the first piston portion and the second piston portion. The second rod portion has a stiffness lower than the stiffness of the first rod portion. When the first piston portion moves toward the one end portion side of the first cylinder portion, the first rod portion moves into the first cylinder portion so that the volume of the internal space of the first cylinder portion decreases, while the second piston portion moves along with the first piston portion so that the volume of the first chamber of the second cylinder portion increases. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182985 | SHOCK ABSORBER - A shock absorber includes a cylinder portion, a piston rod portion arranged as a single member, a pair of protruding members protruding from an outer circumferential surface of the piston rod portion, and a piston valve assembly having the piston rod portion passing therethrough. The piston valve assembly includes a piston portion, a valve element, and a threaded portion arranged to extend or contract in an axial direction as a result of rotation of a female thread portion relative to a male thread portion. The piston valve assembly is arranged such that the piston portion and the valve element are retained to the piston rod portion so as not to move with respect to the axial direction of the piston rod portion by a stretching force generated between the pair of protruding members due to extension of the threaded portion. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182986 | VARIABLE DAMPING FORCE DAMPER - Provided is a solenoid-type variable damping force damper that improves the strength of the piston and prevents wire break in the electromagnetic coil. A piston includes a piston main body, an expansion-side valve plate, a contraction-side valve plate, an electromagnetic coil, and a bolt. The piston main body is an integrally formed component made of a ferromagnetic material, and includes a hollow cylindrical outer yoke that is in slidable contact with an inner peripheral surface of a cylinder, a columnar inner yoke having an outer peripheral surface opposing an inner peripheral surface of the outer yoke via first and second gaps, and a connection member connecting the outer yoke and the inner yoke with each other at an axially middle position of the piston and separating the first and second gaps from each other. The electromagnetic coil is fitted in the second gap of the piston main body. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182987 | VACUUM BOOSTER - A vacuum booster is configured so that at least when an input rod is released, a front surface of a flexible portion of a valve element communicates with a first port which communicates with a vacuum chamber. A valve element holder is formed of a single member made of a sheet of steel which includes a rim portion, an annular arm portion, and a crimp holding portion. The rim portion is fitted to an inner circumferential surface of a valve cylinder via a seal member. The annular arm portion extends inwards in a radial direction from a front end of the rim portion. The crimp holding portion extends from an inner circumferential end of the arm portion to form a bag-like shape and to narrow a front opening portion thereof. The crimp holding portion crimp holds a mounting bead portion of the valve element from rear thereof. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182988 | SLEEVE DAMPER ASSEMBLY - A damper for a linear element of a motor vehicle drivetrain such as a cable, a transmission oil fill tube or an engine oil dipstick tube constitutes a loose fitting sleeve or annulus disposed about the linear component. The damper may be positioned on a substantially vertical tube by a stop which may be any device such as a sleeve of material having an outside diameter larger than the inside diameter of the damper that is clamped or secured to the tube. Alternatively, the damper may be of sufficient length that one end may be clamped to the tube while the other end, which loosely fits on the tube, acts as a damper. The damper may be fabricated of a material such as closed cell foam or other relatively lightweight, resilient and compressible material. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182989 | Bag computer sliding deployment display panel assembly - The disclosed invention is a bag with a computer display panel attached to it. The display panel remains attached to the bag by a retainer while it pivots near the top front corner of the bag so that the operator/wearer of the bag can view the display. To move from an operating to storage position, the display panel pivots upward into a vertical position and slides downward into a pocket-like holder on the bag front. The retainer attaches to the bag inside the holder. For maintaining an angular position of the display panel relative to the bag front when in operation, the display panel includes a prop extending to the holder front. The prop presses against the holder front while the display panel is supported by the retainer. A computing unit panel, electrically connected to the display panel, may be attached to the inside front of the bag. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182990 | WHEELED LUGGAGE CASE ARRANGEMENT - A luggage case may include opposing front and back walls, opposing sidewalls, opposing end walls, and multiple wheels. The front, back, side, top and end walls together thereby define an outer structure and enclosed space of the case. The wheels may include a pair of axially spaced apart fixed axis wheels with a common fixed rotational axis substantially perpendicular to the front and back walls and located towards a bottom corner of the case and at least one spinner wheel assembly mounted to the case to rotate at least one wheel about at least two orthogonal axes and located on the bottom end of the case spaced a distance along the width (W) of the case from the common fixed rotational axis of fixed wheels. Such a case can be wheeled over and cope better with rough terrain than a more conventional luggage article, while still being relatively manoeuvrable. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182991 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE OPERATION OF A REVERSIBLE TRACTION SUBSTATION AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES - The method according to the invention aims to optimize the operation of a reversible traction substation (Sk) of a power supply system ( | 2014-07-03 |
20140182992 | RATCHET WRENCH WITH A DIRECTION SWITCHING DEVICE - A ratchet wrench includes a direction switching device. The direction switching device includes two switching members for controlling the rotational direction of a gear, a resilient unit disposed among a body and the switching members for biasing the switching members away from the gear, and a ring unit disposed rotatably on the body. The ring unit includes a convex portion and a concave portion, and is operable to allow the convex portion and the concave portion to act on the switching members, so that one of the switching members comes into contact with the gear, while the other of the switching members is removed from the gear. When no external force is applied to the ring unit, the switching members are biased by the resilient unit to remove from the gear. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182993 | CENTRIFUGAL PENDULUM AND CLUTCH DISC HAVING THE LATTER - A centrifugal pendulum and a clutch disk with a pendulum flange provided thereon, rotational about an axis of rotation, and several pendulum weights distributed over the circumference and received on the pendulum flange in a pivotal fashion. In order to at least reduce noise development due to mass momentum of inertia acting here caused by the centrifugal pendulum, the pendulum flange is received on a rotational part, rotating on an axis of rotation, and a friction clutch is effectively arranged between the pendulum flange and said part. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182994 | RELEASE DEVICE - A release device for a friction clutch, including an actuator for axially actuating the friction clutch, the actuator being designed to be hydraulically actuated by a fluid, and a support element having an integrated securing point for supporting the actuator on a clutch bell. An axial connection for the hydraulic fluid can be provided in the support element. The invention also relates to the possibility of designing the support element as a single piece with the housing of the actuator. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182995 | CLUTCH PLATE - In a clutch plate of an annular shape and a wet type, a plurality of lubrication grooves each taking a U-shape in cross-section are formed on a friction engaging surface on at least one end side. The groove is provided with a groove forming portion crossing the circumferential direction and blunt portions extending along both sides of the groove forming portion and connecting the friction engaging surface with the groove forming portion. Where a straight line passing across one side end of the groove and extending in a radial direction is assumed as a virtual straight line, in a section of the groove taken along a plane that is orthogonal to the virtual straight line and that includes the one side end, the width of the blunt portion on one side is in a range of 0.12 to 0.35 mm, and the depth of the blunt portion is in a range of 25 to 50 μm. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182996 | Silver Coin Keeper - A silver coin diagnostic tool adapted to be used with an existing cash register for separating coins minted from silver from those minted of cupro-nickel preferably includes a funnel entrance located at a top end thereof, an arresting arm seated beneath the funnel entrance, first and second passageways leading away from the arresting arm, a door located at an entrance of the second passageway. Notably, a mechanism is provided for detecting whether a coin contains silver after passing beyond the arresting arm and thereafter opening the door for directing the coin to a desired one of the first and second passageways. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182997 | Apparatus for Transport and Controlled Discharge of Products - An apparatus for comprises a frame having a guide, a transport unit including a support tray and a drive to transport the transport unit with respect to the frame. The transport unit includes pushing member displaceable with respect to the tray transversely with respect to a transporting direction. The pushing member includes a pushing portion that pushes against a product on the tray and an actuator which is guidable along said guide such that the pushing portion displaces with respect to the tray upon moving the transport unit in the transporting direction when the actuator contacts the guide. The pushing portion is resiliently connected to the frame when the actuator contacts the guide under operating conditions. The damping factor of said connection has such a low value that the process of compression/expansion of the resiliency at least partly occurs within a period of contact of the actuator and the guide. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182998 | UNIT AND METHOD FOR FORMING A LAYER OF BATCHES OF GROUPS OF ARTICLES - There is disclosed a unit for forming a layer with at least one first batch and one second batch of first groups and second groups of articles, comprising: a first conveying line which may be fed with a first row of first groups and which outputs first batch separated from the remaining first groups travelling parallel to a first direction; and one second conveying line which may be fed with a second row of second groups and which outputs second batch separated from the remaining second groups travelling parallel to first direction; unit further comprises control means configured for receiving a signal associated to a misalignment between first batch and second batch along a second direction transversal to first direction, and for generating a modified first speed profile for at least one conveyor of first conveying line or of second conveying line, so as to recover misalignment. | 2014-07-03 |
20140182999 | UNIT AND METHOD FOR FORMING A LAYER OF BATCHES OF GROUPS OF ARTICLES - There is disclosed a unit for forming a layer of a batch of groups of articles, comprising a first conveyor adapted to convey a plurality of groups in an abutting relationship; and a second conveyor adapted to separate batch from the remaining groups for a gap; unit further comprises manipulating means adapted to manipulate separated batch on an area defined by second conveyor, so as to form layer. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183000 | MULTIPLE PARTS MOVING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF MOVING PARTS INDIVIDUALLY - A multiple parts moving system used in a production line, and more particularly, to a multiple parts moving system capable of moving a plurality of parts to be moved individually or uniformly in a production line, the multiple parts moving system including: a main frame; a stroke motion motor that is mounted on the main frame; a first holding portion that is connected to the stroke motion motor to be interlocked with the stroke motion motor and that fixes parts to be moved selectively; and a second holding portion that is connected to the main frame to be fixed onto the main frame and fixes the parts to be moved selectively. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183001 | ROLLER CLEANER - A cleaning device is provided for removing debris from rotating conveyor rollers, and includes a housing constructed and arranged for insertion between two adjacent rotating rollers, the housing having a first set of cleaning wheels at a first housing end associated with a first of the conveyor rollers, and a second set of cleaning wheels located on an opposite end of the housing and associated with a second of the conveyor rollers. At least one of the cleaning wheels is reciprocable relative to the housing between a retracted position permitting insertion of the housing between the rollers, and a extended position extending the reciprocating wheel towards the adjacent roller for limiting lateral movement of the housing between the rollers. Upon movement of the housing between the rollers in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the rollers, the cleaning wheels operationally engage and remove residue collected on the rollers. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183002 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM BRIDGE - A bridge for a conveyor system includes a bridge frame including a top support surface segment having a top support surface. The bridge frame further has first and second side walls extending downwardly away from the top support surface segment. Each side wall has a portion thereof with a radius of curvature substantially matching a corresponding conveyor roller. A portion of the first side wall extends toward and joins the second side wall, the second side wall further having a tail portion and a living hinge extending away from the tail portion. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183003 | Cold Planer with Aligned Transition Zone - A machine is provided. The machine includes a first conveyor and a second conveyor that is pivotable, with respect to the first conveyor, about two different axes that intersect and define a plane. A machine capable of performing a method for operating a set of conveyors is also provided. The method includes pivoting a second conveyor with respect to a first conveyor about two different axes that intersect and define a plane. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183004 | Wear Strip Assembly For Reciprocating Conveyor - A wear strip assembly for a slat in a reciprocating conveyor system. The wear strip assembly includes a wear block underneath the end of the slat and wear strip member that covers the end of the slat. The slat is sandwiched between these two members, thus providing the end of the slat with protection as it reciprocates back and forth on the exit or off-load end of the conveyor system. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183005 | ROLLER FRAME - A roller frame including at least two rollers mounted in a housing between which a nip can be formed. The ends of the rollers are supported in rotary fashion in bearings and at least one of the rollers is embodied as an advancing roller and has an adjusting system by which it is possible to move die bearings of the advancing roller, thus changing the nip. The adjusting system has a rack and a pinion whose teeth engage with those of the rack and can be driven to rotate by a motor. It is possible to change the distance between the pinion and the rack by changing the tooth engagement depth between them. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183006 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM LIFTER ASSEMBLY - A lifter assembly includes first and second lifter segments movably attached to one another and defining a lifting channel having an expandable bladder contained therein. Each lifter segment has an arm extending away from a base of the lifter segment and a travel stop at a distal end of the arm. Each lifter segment further has a keyway opening. The keyway opening of the first lifter segment receives the arm of the second lifter segment and the keyway opening of the second lifter segment receives the arm the first lifter segment. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183007 | BELT TRACKING SYSTEM, ROLLER ASSEMBLY, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A belt tracking system for adjusting misalignment of a movable belt in an axial direction of a plurality of rollers about which the movable belt is entrained includes a slope member and a stationary shaft guide. The slope member is disposed at both ends of at least one of the plurality of rollers in the axial direction, to tilt the roller as the belt moves in the axial direction. The stationary shaft guide contacts the slope member. A distance between a contact point of the slope member that contacts the stationary shaft guide and an end portion of the slope member in the axial direction is longer than a maximum traveling distance that the slope member travels in the axial direction. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183008 | BELT FEEDING DEVICE FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A belt feeding device for an image forming apparatus includes a roller unit for supporting an endless belt, the roller unit including a driven rotatable member, and a pair of shaft supporting members for supporting opposite end portions of the rotatable member with respect to a widthwise direction crossing with a feeding direction of the endless belt, the shaft supporting members being provided with respective sliding surfaces for applying frictional forces by sliding relative to an inner surface of the endless belt; a stretching roller cooperative with the roller unit to support the endless belt; and a supporting mechanism for inclinably supporting the roller unit so as to incline a rotational axis of the rotatable member relative to a rotational axis of the stretching roller by the frictional force. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183009 | ROLLER-NOISE REDUCTION IN CONVEYOR BELTS - Low-noise rollers in modular plastic conveyor belts. Energy-absorbing elements formed on belt rollers or in roller support structure is used to absorb the energy of impacts between rollers and the support structure. The energy-absorbing elements include resilient roller sections sandwiched between rigid sections, spring-like bent tabs on the end faces of rollers, hinged bumpers or flexible fingers between the end faces of the rollers and the roller support structure, and flexible structure protruding from the module into circumferential grooves in the outer cylindrical surface or circular grooves formed in the end faces of the rollers. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183010 | ENDLESS FABRIC BELT - The invention relates to a fabric belt for producing a corrugated cardboard web in a corrugated cardboard machine. The belt ( | 2014-07-03 |
20140183011 | SWITCH DEVICE - A switch device including: a circuit board, a mounting member, a push button and a rotary knob. The circuit board includes a switch, and the mounting member has a vertical slit and is fixed on the circuit board. The push button is inserted in the mounting member, is vertically guided along the slit, and when moved downward presses the switch. Additionally, the push button has a guide groove along the outer circumference. The rotary knob encloses the outer circumference of the push button, has a locking portion on an inner side which is inserted into the guide groove of the push button, and rotates independently from the push button but vertically moving with the push button while moving vertically. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183012 | Circuit Breaker Handle Extension with Positive Stop Features - An improved circuit breaker switch handle extension is described. The circuit breaker switch handle extension is used to control and limit operation of a circuit breaker switch handle to which it is attached. The handle extension includes positive stop features that prevent damage or destruction of the circuit breaker switch handle when excessive or undesirable force is applied to the handle extension. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183013 | SWITCH APPARATUS OF VEHICLE - Disclosed is a switch apparatus of a vehicle that includes a switch body that is connected to a connector of an electronic apparatus and includes a relay board disposed in an inner space thereof. The apparatus further includes a coupling portion disposed on a bottom of the switch body, formed by a conductor, and coupled to a fixation bracket. Additionally, an earth member includes a base formed by the conductor and is disposed in a lower part of the inner space of the switch body, and coupled on the top of the coupling portion and a clamping bar respectively extended upward at both sides of the base and coupled with an earth terminal formed on the bottom of the relay board. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183014 | ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT HAVING MOVABLE PORTION, AND ITS MANUFACTURE - On seed metal layer of first metal, pedestal and counter electrode are formed of second metal by plating, adjacent to free space region. The free space region is filled with first sacrificial layer. By using resist pattern, second sacrificial metal layer is formed, extending from the first sacrificial layer to a portion of the pedestal, and lower structure of third metal is formed on the second sacrificial layer, by contiguous plating, exposing a portion of the pedestal not formed with the second sacrificial layer, the third metal having composition and thermal expansion coefficient equivalent to the second metal. Upper structure of fourth metal having composition and thermal expansion coefficient equivalent to the second and third metals is formed on the pedestal and the lower structure by plating. The first and second sacrificial layers are removed, leaving an electric equipment with a movable portion. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183015 | PUSH SWITCH - The invention provides a push switch including a keytop movable in a first direction, a switch, first and second circuit boards, an electronic component mounted on the second circuit board, first and second circuits electrically connected to the switch, and a body. The switch is turned on or off in response to movement of the keytop. The first circuit on the first circuit board is configured to protect the switch. The second circuit on the second circuit board is configured to actuate the electronic component in response to a turn-on or turn-off of the switch. The body includes a main body and first and second holders. The first holder at the main body holds the first circuit board. The second holder at the main body or the first holder holds the second circuit board in spaced relation to the first circuit board in the first direction. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183016 | LIGHTING MODULE - A lighting module is adapted to an electronic device. The electronic device includes a light transmitting portion. The lighting module comprises a light source and a microstructure. The light source is disposed in the electronic device, and the light source includes a light emitting surface facing the light transmitting portion. The microstructure is disposed between the light emitting surface of the light source and the light transmitting portion. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183017 | CONTROL MODULE WITH REDUNDANT SWITCHES - A control module includes a housing, a continuous cover supported by the housing, and a plurality of switches positioned within the housing in selective mechanical engagement with the continuous cover. Each of the plurality of switches is electrically configured to be capable of independently triggering a particular function when the continuous cover is moved relative to the housing. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183018 | ILLUMINATED KEYCAP FOR GENERATING SOFT LIGHT - An illuminated keycap for generating soft light is located in a keyboard which includes a command circuit board located beneath the keycap and a lighting unit to project light to the keycap. The keycap includes a press surface, a connecting section extended from the press surface towards the command circuit board and a color display surface extended from the connecting section and parallel to the press surface. The press surface, connecting section and color display surface form a light retaining zone. The press surface has a top surface coated with a first pigment layer. The color display surface has a bottom surface coated with a second pigment layer whose color is different from the first pigment layer. The first and second pigment layers form a mixed color so that light generated by the lighting unit to enter the light retaining zone is emitted softly through the connecting section. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183019 | KEY INPUT DEVICE - There is provided a key input device including a supporting member including groove portions inclined with respect to a horizontal direction, a plurality of keytops each including a sliding portion which is fitted in a corresponding groove portion of the groove portions and slides along the groove portion, and a control member configured to cause two or more keytops of the plurality of keytops to slide obliquely downward along the groove portions. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183020 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSITIVE HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A method for making a capacitive touch sensitive housing, comprises: forming a non-patterned active metal layer on a housing wall; patterning the non-patterned active metal layer on the housing wall by laser ablation such that the non-patterned active metal layer is formed into a patterned active metal layer including a plurality of plating portions separated from each other, and a plurality of non-plating portions separated from the plating portions; and forming a metal layer on the patterned active metal layer such that the metal layer has first portions formed on the plating portions of the patterned active metal layer, and second portions formed on the non-plating portions of the patterned active metal layer. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183021 | FLOAT SWITCH DEVICE WITH MAGNETIC TONGUE - A float switch device includes a tubular member, a magnet tube and a magnetic switch. The tubular member has a first restriction portion and a second restriction portion formed on an external surface thereof. The magnet tube is sleeved over the tubular member, and is movable between the first restriction portion and the second restriction portion. The magnetic switch includes at least two metal tongues, where each of the metal tongues includes an interior contact point and an exterior contact point. The float switch device is placed in a casing in such way that the exterior contact points are electrically connected to an external apparatus. When the casing is tilted upward or downward by the change in water level, the magnet tube moves between the first and second restriction portions to switch the float switch device between the ON/OFF state. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183022 | STAGED BIOMASS FRACTIONATOR - Various biomass reactors systems and methods of pyrolyzing biomass are disclosed. One type of biomass reactor system comprises a plurality of biomass processing stations configured in series, each station comprising an auger reactor including an auger inlet for receiving biomass and a transfer screw for conveying the biomass through the auger reactor. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183023 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AIR DISTRIBUTION IN A COKE OVEN - The present technology is generally directed to systems and methods for controlling air distribution in a coke oven. In a particular embodiment, a coke oven air distribution system comprises an oven chamber having an oven floor configured to support a coal bed, a plurality of sidewalls extending upward from the oven floor, and an oven crown covering a top portion of the oven chamber. The air distribution system further includes an air inlet positioned above the oven floor and a distributor proximate to the inlet. The inlet is configured to introduce air into the oven chamber and the distributor is configured to at least one of preheat, redirect, or spread air within the oven chamber. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183024 | NON-PERPENDICULAR CONNECTIONS BETWEEN COKE OVEN UPTAKES AND A HOT COMMON TUNNEL, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present technology is generally directed to non-perpendicular connections between coke oven uptakes and a hot common tunnel, and associated systems and methods. In some embodiments, a coking system includes a coke oven and an uptake duct in fluid communication with the coke oven. The uptake duct has an uptake flow vector of exhaust gas from the coke oven. The system also includes a common tunnel in fluid communication with the uptake duct. The common tunnel has a common flow vector and can be configured to transfer the exhaust gas to a venting system. The uptake flow vector and common flow vector can meet at a non-perpendicular interface to improve mixing between the flow vectors and reduce draft loss in the common tunnel. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183025 | Water Vapor Distillation Apparatus, Method and System - A fluid vapor distillation system. The system includes a control system for controlling a fluid vapor distillation apparatus including a blow down controller for controlling a blow down valve, a source flow controller for controlling a source flow valve, and a blow down level sensor in communication with a blow down controller and a source flow controller, the blow down level sensor sends signals related to the blow down level to the blow down controller and the source flow controller indicative of the blow down level, wherein the source flow controller actuates the source flow valve based at least on the blow down level sensor signals, and wherein the blow down controller actuates the blow down valve based at least on the blow down level sensor signals, whereby the blow down level and the source flow level are maintained using the blow down level sensor signals as input. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183026 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING QUENCHED COKE RECOVERY - The present technology is generally directed to systems and methods for improving quenched coke recovery. More specifically, some embodiments are directed to systems and methods utilizing one or more of a screen, barrier, or reflector panel to contain or redirect coke during or after quenching. In a particular embodiment, a quench car system for containing coke includes a quench car having a base, a plurality of sidewalls, and a top portion. The system can further include a permeable barrier covering at least a portion of the top of the quench car, wherein the permeable barrier has a plurality of apertures therethrough. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183027 | INTERNAL HEAT EXCHANGER FOR DISTILLATION COLUMN - Systems and methods are described for improving energy requirements of a distillation column. The distillation column can include one or more heat exchange surfaces within a middle section of the column, through which a cooling fluid can be fed to allow heat exchange of vapor rising within the distillation column. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183028 | PROCESS FOR THE TREATMENT OF A RECYCLING STREAM FROM A PLANT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF POLYARYLENE ETHER SULFONES - A process is proposed for the treatment of a recycling stream ( | 2014-07-03 |
20140183029 | PROCESS FOR THE TREATMENT OF A RECYCLYING STREAM FROM A PLANT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF POLYARYLENE ETHER SULFONES - A process for treating a recycling stream from a plant for the production of polyarylene ether sulfones comprising
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20140183030 | PROCESS FOR THE PURIFICATION OF A CRUDE SOLVENT STREAM COMPRISING AN N-ALKYLPYRROLIDONE - N-alkylpyrrolidone and, as contaminant alongside this, the corresponding N-alkyl-succinimide, to give a pure solvent stream which meets the requirements for use in a process for the production of polymers, where compounds of higher and lower boiling point than the N-alkylpyrrolidone are removed by distillation, which comprises, prior to, during, or after the distillative purification process, adding a hydroxide of an alkali metal or of an alkaline earth metal in a molar amount corresponding to a molar ratio of at least 0.1:1 for this hydroxide with respect to the respective N-alkylsuccinimide in the appropriate solvent stream present prior to, during, or after the distillative purification process. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183031 | Process for the Treatment of a Recycling Stream from a Plant for the Production of Polyarylene Ether Sulfones - A process is proposed for the treatment of a recycling stream ( | 2014-07-03 |
20140183032 | PROCESS FOR THE TREATMENT OF A RECYCLING STREAM FROM A PLANT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF POLYARYLENE ETHER - A process is proposed for the treatment of a recycling stream ( | 2014-07-03 |
20140183033 | PLASMA REACTOR FOR CARRYING OUT GAS REACTIONS AND METHOD FOR THE PLASMA-SUPPORTED REACTION OF GASES - A device for carrying out gas reactions, comprising a plasma reactor with a through-flow of gases which has a, particularly cylindrical, plasma chamber, wherein flow-forming elements for forming a flow of gases are arranged before and/or in and/or after the plasma reactor in order to form a gas stream within the plasma chamber such that at least one, particularly central, zone in the gas flow is formed which is flow-reduced. A method for carrying out gas reactions is also provided. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183034 | ANTIMAGNETIC SPUTTERING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - An antimagnetic sputtering device and a method for driving the same, the device including a vacuum chamber; a chuck on a bottom side of an inside of the vacuum chamber, the chuck providing a space on which a substrate is to be seated; a target on an upper side of the inside of the vacuum chamber, the target facing the chuck; a magnet on an upper portion of the target; a driving unit that drives the magnet; and a control unit that controls the driving unit to move the magnet at predetermined time intervals while the device is in a standby mode after completion of a sputtering process for the substrate. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183035 | SPUTTERING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING THIN FILM - A sputtering method uses a sputtering apparatus for forming a thin film, the sputtering apparatus comprising a pair of facing polygonal prism target holders in which a target is placed on each surface parallel to a rotation axis of a rotatable polygonal prism body. A magnetic pole group including a plurality of magnets is disposed on a back surface of each of the targets, and each of the magnetic pole groups includes magnets or yokes of different magnetic pole directions. The magnets or yokes on the back surface of each of the targets are disposed so that adjacent magnets or yokes become alternately different magnetic pole direction, and the magnets or yokes disposed on the back surfaces of the targets have polarities opposite to each other. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183036 | In Situ Sputtering Target Measurement - Methods and systems for in situ measuring sputtering target erosion are disclosed. The emission of material from the sputtering target is stopped, a distance sensor is scanned across a radial line on the sputtering target. The sputtering chamber contains a controlled environment separate and distinct from the environment outside the chamber, and the controlled environment is maintained during the scanning The resulting distance data is converted into a surface profile of the sputtering target. The accuracy of the surface profile can be less than about ±1 μm. The distance sensor is protected from deposition of the material from the sputtering target. End-of-life for a sputtering target can be determined by obtaining a surface profile of the sputtering target at regular intervals and replacing the sputtering target when the thinnest location on the target as measured by the surface profile is below a predetermined threshold. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183037 | RADIO-FREQUENCY SPUTTERING SYSTEM WITH ROTARY TARGET FOR FABRICATING SOLAR CELLS - One embodiment of the present invention provides a sputtering system for large-scale fabrication of solar cells. The sputtering system includes a reaction chamber, a rotary target situated inside the reaction chamber which is capable of rotating about a longitudinal axis, and an RF power source coupled to at least one end of the rotary target to enable RF sputtering. The length of the rotary target is between 0.5 and 5 meters. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183038 | Carbon Dioxide Capture and Conversion to Organic Products - Methods and systems for capture of carbon dioxide and electrochemical conversion of the captured carbon dioxide to organic products are disclosed. A method may include, but is not limited to, steps (A) to (C). Step (A) may introduce a solvent to a first compartment of an electrochemical cell. Step (B) may capture carbon dioxide with at least one of guanidine, a guanidine derivative, pyrimidine, or a pyrimidine derivative to form a carbamic zwitterion. Step (C) may apply an electrical potential between an anode and a cathode sufficient for the cathode to reduce the carbamic zwitterion to a product mixture. | 2014-07-03 |
20140183039 | MAGNETRON SPUTTERING DEVICE - A magnetron sputtering device includes a vacuum chamber body defining a vacuum chamber, at least one magnetron target positioned in the vacuum chamber, and at least one shielding assembly. The at least one shielding assembly corresponds to the magnetron target. The shielding assembly includes two shielding covers positioned at two opposite sides of the magnetron target. | 2014-07-03 |