29th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 2 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090178364 | Edge-molding system for floor coverings - An edge molding providing an edging for a floor covering such as a carpet, rug, tile and the like floor coverings comprising a stepped-molding which attaches to a subfloor edge through a hook and loop means to provide an edge molding for a floor covering which floor covering is attached to the subfloor through a means of a hook and loop arrangement. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178365 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A PRECAST CONCRETE METER PIT - A precast concrete meter pit consisting of an elongated hollow pipe having a beveled support ledge at one end and notches at the opposite end is fabricated by utilizing a slip form packerhead apparatus in which the beveled support ledge is formed by a radially inwardly inclined trowel edge bearing against a pallet member which is caused to vibrate when concrete is injected into the slip form apparatus. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178366 | GUTTER FILTER - A rain gutter filter apparatus and method utilize a filter element of a reticulated foam material adapted for insertion into a gutter having an open top defining a top width of the gutter. The filter element has a flat top surface with a width substantially matching the top width of the gutter, a flat bottom surface having a width less than the top width of the filter element, and front and rear surfaces extending upward from the bottom surface of the filter element to thereby form a front and a rear open passage for water on front and rear sides of the bottom surface of the filter element when the filter element is installed into the gutter. The reticulated foam material of the filter element has a composition that is flame resistant, germicidal, mold resistant, and resistant to degradation by exposure to ultraviolet rays. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178367 | METHOD OF INSTALLING AN INTERLOCKING FLOOR SYSTEM - A method of installing an interlocking floor system includes surface preparation, assembly of the polymeric panels making up the interlocking floor system and affixing a turf material over the polymeric panels. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178368 | Apparatus and method for window jamb installation - A guide bracket is attached to a screw gun that is used to drive screws into a window rough opening. The heads of the screws are used to define set offs to position a window jamb box in a desired position in the window opening relative to a window installed in the opening. The bracket is attached to the screw gun in any appropriate manner and includes a stop member that stops travel of the screw gun as it is being operated to drive the set off screws; the stop abuts a reference surface on the window frame to thereby fix the position of the jamb box when installed into the rough opening. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178369 | EXTERIOR WALL CONSTRUCTION PRODUCT - The present application is directed toward slotted tracks, in particular slotted tracks for an exterior wall application. Embodiments can include tracks with elongate reinforcing ribs on the tracks' flanges and/or web, tabs and/or protruding ribs for supporting and positioning exterior sheathing elements, second slot patterns along the length of the web of the track to allow for attachment and drift movement of the track with another wall component, and guide marks to identify proper locations for attachment of fasteners. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178370 | Devices and Methods for Verifying Capping of Vials in System for Dispensing Prescriptions - A method of verifying the seating and securing of a closure on a container includes the steps of: (a) positioning a container on a stage of an automated capping station; (b) bringing a closure into contact with the container; (c) detecting the nature of a physical relationship between the container and the closure; (d) responsive to step(c), relatively moving the closure and the container if step (c) indicates seating of the closure on the container is proper; and (e) detecting the nature of a physical relationship between the closure and the container to determine whether the closure is properly secured. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178371 | SHEETS OF MATERIAL HAVING A FIRST PRINTED PATTERN ON AN UPPER SURFACE THEREOF AND A SECOND PRINTED PATTERN ON A LOWER SURFACE THEREOF - Sheets of material having a first printed pattern or color disposed on or visible through an upper surface thereof and a second printed pattern or color disposed on or visible through a lower surface thereof are disclosed, as well as methods for producing same. Such sheets of material may be employed to provide a decorative cover for a floral grouping or a decorative cover for a flower pot; or to form a preformed flower pot cover for covering a flower pot; or to provide a sleeve for wrapping or covering a floral grouping or a flower pot; or to provide a ribbon material. The sheets of material of the present invention may be constructed of a single layer of material or multiple layers of material. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178372 | System For Making Pneumatically Filled Packing Cushions - System, method and material for making pneumatically filled packing cushions in which a plastic film material having two superposed layers joined together along first and second longitudinal edges is prefabricated at a first location by forming longitudinally spaced, transversely extending rows of perforations across it and sealing it together along seal lines which extend from the first edge of the material in a direction generally parallel to the rows of perforations other and terminate a short distance from the second edge to form chambers with open mouths facing the second edge between the rows of perforations. The material is then fan-folded or formed into rolls for storage and shipment. At a second location, gas is introduced into the chambers by passing the material along a tube positioned between the ends of the seals and the second edge of the material and injecting the gas into the open mouths of the chambers through openings in a side wall of the tube. The two layers are then sealed together across the open mouths to close the chambers and retain the gas in them. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178383 | RECOATABLE EXHAUST LINER COOLING ARRANGEMENT - A gas turbine engine includes an exhaust liner having cold and hot sheets radially spaced from one another and interconnected by a band arranged in a cavity between the hot and cold sheets. In one example, the band is Z-shaped to permit thermal growth of the hot sheets relative to the cold sheets in the axial and radial directions. The hot sheets include axially adjacent portions that provide slots that are in fluid communication with the space. Cooling fluid is provided to the cavity through impingement jets in the cold sheet. The slots are arranged radially between the hot sheet portions. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178384 | CAES plant using humidified air in the bottoming cycle expander - A power generation system includes a combustion turbine assembly ( | 2009-07-16 |
20090178385 | ARRANGEMENT OF A SEMICONDUCTOR-TYPE IGNITER PLUG IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTION CHAMBER - The present invention relates to an arrangement comprising an igniter plug of the semiconductor in shell type, a duct secured to a combustion chamber of a gas turbine engine, a floating sleeve via which the igniter plug is mounted in the duct, in order to accommodate expansion along an axis perpendicular to the axis of the igniter plug. It notably comprises means for guiding air to cool the semiconductor of the igniter plug, the shell and the semiconductor defining, at their combustion-chamber end, an annular igniter plug cavity, and the shell comprising orifices in the region of the igniter plug annular cavity that communicate with the annular cavity of the sleeve and orifices on its planar surface. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178386 | Aircraft Propulsion System - The invention is a novel aircraft propulsion system architecture that delivers thrust at minimum fuel consumption rates with the side benefits of noise and pollution emission abatement. The invention implements three technologies:
| 2009-07-16 |
20090178387 | REDUCING CO2 EMISSIONS FROM OILFIELD DIESEL ENGINES - A method of reducing CO | 2009-07-16 |
20090178388 | DETERMINATION OF A NOX AND SOOT EMISSION OCCURRING DURING THE OPERATION OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In order to very accurately ascertain the pollutant emission of the motor vehicle, which occurs during the operation of an internal combustion engine, without the use of complex measurement and test engineering, it is proposed, that during the operation of the internal combustion engine at least one cylinder pressure is in each case acquired at specifiable crankshaft angles (KWi), scanning values (Qi) of a heating rate (HZ) assigned to the acquired cylinder pressures are determined, the scanning values (Qi) of the heating rate (HZ) are provided to a specifiable model as input values, a crankshaft angle assigned to the initiation of combustion (Ai | 2009-07-16 |
20090178389 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling a Fuel-Fired Burner of an Emission Abatement Assembly - A method of operating a fuel-fired burner of an emission abatement assembly includes advancing exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine to the fuel-fired burner. The method further includes determining an amount of useable oxygen present in the exhaust gas. The method further includes adjusting an amount of fuel supplied to the burner based upon the amount of useable oxygen present in the exhaust gas. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178390 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A first intake air control mode of setting an intake throttle valve to (or close to) a fully-opened state and setting an EGR valve to (or close to) a fully-closed state is performed when DPF temperature and a particulate matter deposition quantity are greater than corresponding predetermined values respectively, a no-injection operation state exists, and engine rotation speed is higher than a corresponding predetermined value. A second intake air control mode of setting the intake throttle valve to (or close to) a fully-closed state and setting the EGR valve to (or close to) a fully-opened state is performed when the DPF temperature and the particulate matter deposition quantity are greater than the corresponding predetermined values respectively, the no-injection operation state exists, and the engine rotation speed is lower than the corresponding predetermined value. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178391 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING AN EMISSION ABATEMENT ASSEMBLY - According to one aspect of the disclosure, a method of operating an emission abatement system having a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst includes supplying fuel to a fuel-fired burner positioned upstream of the SCR catalyst to heat exhaust gas being advanced to the SCR catalyst. The method further includes determining a flow rate of fuel being supplied to the burner. The method further includes predicting the amount of fuel to be further supplied to the burner based upon the determined fuel flow rate. The method further includes supplying the predicted amount of fuel to the burner. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178392 | Exhaust Gas Purification System for Internal Combustion Engine and Method for Regenerating Purification Ability of Exhaust gas Purification Device - The problem is to regenerate the purification ability of an exhaust gas purification device more reliably or efficiently in an exhaust gas purification system that combines a plurality of branch passages branch off from an exhaust gas passage and exhaust gas purification devices. When the purification ability of an exhaust gas purification device is regenerated, in the branch passage where the exhaust gas purification device is provided whose purification ability is to be regenerated, the opening angle of an exhaust gas flow volume control valve is set to the minimum opening angle that can reliably transport a reducing agent that is added from a reducing agent addition section. While the opening angle is maintained, the reducing agent is added. After the addition of the reducing agent is complete, the opening angle of an exhaust gas flow volume control valve is closed completely. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178403 | Power Station - An aspect of the invention relates to a power plant with a condenser for condensing the process medium, characterized in that at least one separate cooling device for cooling the already condensed process medium and a component cooler are provided in series downstream of the condenser, which are configured in such a manner that the cooling device cools off the process medium to a predetermined temperature prior to entering the component cooler and that the component cooler then reheats the process medium, wherein the occurring temperature increase of the process medium is greater than the previously caused temperature reduction. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178404 | Electrically driven brake booster and master cylinder - An electric booster according to the present invention comprises a booster piston disposed around an input piston so as to movable relative to the input piston. The booster piston and input piston also serve as a primacy piston of a tandem master cylinder. A brake fluid pressure is generated in the tandem master cylinder by an input thrust force provided from a brake pedal to the input piston and a booster thrust force provided from the electronic actuator to the booster piston. In this electric booster, a slide hole is formed through the secondary piston of the tamed master cylinder in the axial direction therefore, and a rod member is slidably disposed through the slide hole. When the fluid pressure is not increased in the primary pressure chamber, due to the fluid pressure in the secondary pressure chamber, the rod member comes to abut against the input piston, and a reactive force in the secondary pressure chamber is returned to the brake pedal. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178405 | HCCI COMBUSTION TIMING CONTROL WITH DECOUPLED CONTROL OF IN-CYLINDER AIR/EGR MASS AND OXYGEN CONCENTRATION - A method of controlling homogenous charge compression ignition (HCCI) combustion timing and pressure rise rate. A constant volume air pump, such as a supercharger, is equipped to provide a variable amount of fresh air to a turbocharger. The also turbocharger drives a high pressure exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) loop. The fresh air intake and the EGR ratio are independently controlled. This combination of hardware allows for good control of combustion timing by providing for EGR variations without undue effect from varying oxygen concentration. Additionally, by adjusting the EGR ratio, the pressure rise rate during combustion can be controlled to reduce combustion noise. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178406 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING A DIESEL AFTERTREATMENT DEVICE BETWEEN THE HIGH PRESSURE AND LOW PRESSURE TURBINE STAGES OF A TWO-STAGE TURBOCHARGING SYSTEM - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for utilizing a diesel aftertreatment device between the high pressure and low pressure turbine stages of a two-stage turbocharging system. A diesel aftertreatment device is connected in series between the high pressure turbine and the low pressure turbine such that the diesel aftertreatment device receives inflow from the high pressure turbine and provides outflow to the low pressure turbine. A bypass mechanism is provided such that at low engine speeds or loads, engine exhaust flows through the high pressure turbine as well as the diesel aftertreatment device, but at high engine speeds or loads, the high pressure turbine and diesel aftertreatment device are bypassed, thereby allowing the engine to operate more efficiently while still effectively removing pollutants from the engine exhaust. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178407 | ENHANCED ENGINE AIR BREATHING SYSTEM WITH AFTER TREATMENT DEVICE BEFORE THE TURBOCHARGER - A turbocharger arrangement providing a turbocharger, at least one treatment device, and at least one boost device. The turbocharger has a turbine and a compressor that are moveably coupled to one another. The turbine has an upstream path and a downstream path. The compressor has an upstream path and a downstream path. The at least one treatment device is in fluid communication with the upstream path of the turbine. The at least one additional boost device is operably engaged with the turbocharger to assist the flow of a gaseous fluid through the at least one treatment device and the turbocharger. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178408 | THERMAL INTEGRATION OF OXYGEN PLANTS - A process for the integration of a cryogenic air separation plant and an oxy-combustion power plant is presented. This process includes producing a pressurized nitrogen stream and a pressurized oxygen stream within said cryogenic air separation plant. This process also includes burning a fuel stream thereby generating a steam stream from a boiler feed water stream, wherein said stream is used for work expansion within said oxy-combustion power plant. This process also includes heating said pressurized nitrogen stream and said pressurized oxygen stream with a compressed air stream that is extracted from the air compressor of said cryogenic air separation plant, thereby forming a heated pressurized nitrogen stream and a heated pressurized oxygen stream. This process also includes burning a fuel stream with said heated pressurized oxygen stream to produce a flue gas stream. This process also includes heating said heated pressurized nitrogen stream to form a hot pressurized nitrogen stream. This process also includes work expanding said hot pressurized nitrogen stream to a lower pressure thereby forming a hot exhaust nitrogen stream and recovering energy. And this process also includes heating said boiler feed water stream by indirect heat exchange with said hot exhaust nitrogen stream. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178409 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STORING HEAT ENERGY - Method and apparatus for storing heat in industrial systems where large sources of stored energy are called upon to meet a work load, storing the heat content of a hot working fluid by using the hot working fluid as a heat transfer fluid in vapor form and depositing its heat content on a heat storage medium and then removing the cooled and condensed liquid phase of that heat transfer fluid, and when hot working fluid again is needed, the liquid heat transfer fluid is returned to the heated storage medium and is reheated as it passes through the hot storage medium and then is returned to the working system to be used as a hot working fluid. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178410 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE - A multi-layered honeycomb structure adapted to reduce and/or eliminate thermal deformation is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, walls of the honeycomb structure comprise a first layer, optionally, a second layer, and a core layer adjacent to the first layer or between the first and second layers. The first and second layers may be compositions of Inconel or other high strength materials. The core layer may be copper or another thermally conductive material. The core layer is adapted to transmit heat between a first region of a structure and a second region. In this manner, heat can be transferred from the heated region to an unheated region, thereby reducing the temperature difference between the regions and thus the amount of thermal deformation. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178411 | FUEL NOZZLE ENCLOSURE - An enclosure assembly for enclosing a portion of a fuel delivery system of an engine, such as a portion of a fuel nozzle body that extends away from the engine, is disclosed herein. The enclosure assembly includes a nozzle body cover portion operable to enclose a fuel nozzle body. The enclosure assembly also includes a fuel line cover portion unitary with the nozzle body cover portion and operable to enclose a portion of a fuel supply line connected to the fuel nozzle body. Both the nozzle body cover portion and the fuel line cover portion are defined by a first and second half-shells operable to cooperate together in a clam shell arrangement. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178412 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A GAS TURBINE ENTRAINMENT SYSTEM - This invention relates to an apparatus for an entrainment system of a vortex burning combustion chamber or a vortex burning inter-turbine burner in a gas turbine. The entrainment system rapidly and thoroughly mixes hot combustion gases with non-combustion gases to reduce the gas temperature before entering a turbine. The entrainment system includes a plurality of helical vanes forming trenches and resulting in a highly helical flow path. The highly helical flow path provides an increased residence time for mixing of the combustion gases and non-combustion gases. Radial cavities in the helical vanes, canted vane angles and varying geometries further facilitate mixing while reducing losses. This invention also includes a method of mixing combustion and non-combustion gases in an entrainment system. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178423 | Power selection system for air conditioner - A power selection system is provided for an air conditioning system, including a power selection device, an interface unit, and an air conditioner. The power selection device includes a distribution selector and an uninterrupted power supply device. The distribution selector is arranged inside the uninterrupted power supply device. The distribution selector controls selection of power input of the power selection device among multiple power sources. The interface unit is connected to the power selection device. The air conditioner includes a power system, which is connected to the interface unit. As such, the system, as a whole, can be arranged in accordance with the user's need to receive a power input or a combination of multiple power inputs selected from multiple power sources in different periods of time and is fit for air conditioners of different brands available in the market. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178424 | Air conditioner - In an air conditioner including a plurality of outdoor units, a first outdoor unit includes: a converter that receives commercial AC power and converts the received commercial AC power into DC power; and at least one first outdoor fan inverter that converts the DC power into AC power to drive a motor for at least one first outdoor fan, and a second outdoor unit includes: at least one second outdoor fan inverter that receives the DC power which has been converted by the converter and converts the received DC power into AC power to drive a motor for at least one second outdoor fan. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178425 | COOLING DEVICE - Provided is a cooling apparatus, which has its cooling ability improved by liberating the thermal energy of a coolant from expansion means to the outside. The cooling apparatus includes a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, a capillary tube and a blower fan. Moreover, a portion of the capillary tube corresponding to that expansion means is arranged to abut against the casing of the blower fan. Here, the portion of the capillary tube is arranged so helically or spirally as to abut against the upper face of the casing of the blower fan. Thus, the heat can be dissipated from the capillary tube to the casing of the blower fan. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178426 | Evaporative heat exchanger for cooling a refrigerant - An evaporative heat exchanger for cooling a hot refrigerant having a core of alternatively stacked dry and wet plates. Each dry plate includes a dry side defining a plurality of dry channels in a first direction, a series of ports distributed along the dry channels, a wet side, and a refrigerant cooling section. Each wet plate includes a wet side adjacent to and cooperates with the wet side of the dry plate to define a plurality of wet channels in a second direction. The dry channels, ports, and wet channels define a labyrinth for the air flow, which evaporates the liquid contained in the wet channels resulting in a cooling of the refrigerant. The refrigerant cooling section is integral with the outboard of the dry plate and adjacent to an end section of the wet channels to provide enhanced refrigerant cooling. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178427 | WINE COOLER WITH INTERNAL LIGHTING - A refrigeration appliance includes an insulated cabinet forming an interior cavity. A refrigeration system cools the interior cavity. A first light source emits light into the interior cavity along a first illumination axis. A second light source for emits light into the interior cavity along a second illumination axis. A bottle storage rack is located within the insulated cabinet. The bottle storage rack includes a first rung pair, a second rung pair, and a third rung pair. The first illumination axis passes between a rung of the first rung pair and a rung of the second rung pair, and the second illumination axis passes between another rung of the second rung pair and a rung of the third rung pair. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178428 | Ice making unit and refrigerator having the same - An ice making unit taking the form of a kit separably installed in a freezing compartment of a refrigerator. The ice making unit includes a water supply tank to supply water, an ice making case defining an external appearance of the ice making unit, the ice making case being formed, at an upper portion of a front surface thereof, with a water supply tank installation hole to allow the water supply tank to be slidably installed therethrough, at least one ice making tray installed in the ice making case to receive the water supplied from the water supply tank, and an ice separating device to separate ice from the ice making tray, and the water supply tank is coupled to or separated from the ice making case via forward and rearward sliding movement thereof. Supply of water into the ice making unit can be accomplished via simple coupling or separation of the water supply tank, resulting in convenient use of the ice making unit. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178429 | REFRIGERATOR DOOR - A refrigerator door is provided. The refrigerator door has an outer case forming a shape of the refrigerator door, an inner case provided within the outer case to configure a backside of the refrigerator door wherein a space between the inner case and the outer case is charged with a foaming liquid, an ice making unit provided to one side of the inner case to make ice, a fixing unit provided to the space charged with the foaming liquid between the inner case and the outer case and fixing the ice making unit to the refrigerator door, and a dispenser provided to one side of the outer case to discharge the ice supplied by the ice making unit. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178430 | Ice-cube tray and refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit having such an ice-cube tray - The present invention relates to an ice-cube tray for the making of ice-cubes, wherein the ice-cube tray has a material at least regionally which is provided with one or more additives by means of which the heat conductivity is increased. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178431 | Ice making unit and refrigerator having the same - An ice making unit and a refrigerator having the same are disclosed. The refrigerator includes an ice making unit to make ice pieces. The ice making unit includes a plurality of ice making trays to form ice pieces, a lever part connected to the ice making trays to simultaneously rotate the ice making trays, and a stopper to prevent one of a pair of rotating shafts of each of the ice making trays from being rotated at a predetermined angle or more so that the ice making trays get twisted when the ice making trays are rotated. Accordingly, ice pieces can be separated from the ice making trays by operation of a single lever. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178432 | ICE MAKER EVAPORATOR - An ice maker evaporator includes a plurality of dividers and one or more micro-multi-port tubes that are arranged into a plurality of cells such that ice cubes can be formed therein. The evaporator can be made of aluminum and the components can be brazed, soldered or otherwise joined together. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178443 | Front-loading washing machine having liquid distributing paddles - A washing machine paddle includes a plurality of intake openings for collecting liquid at the bottom and rear of a drum of a front loading washing machine. Discharge openings are located on the paddle toward the front of the drum for discharging liquid therethrough. A baffle arrangement in the paddle directs the liquid collected from the intake openings to the discharge openings upon rotation of the drum to place the paddle into a top location. A drum arrangement and washing machine includes at least one such paddle mounted thereon. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178444 | Drum type washing machine - Drum type washing machine including a tub of plastic for holding washing water, the tub having a wall for mounting a driving unit thereto, a drum mounted on an inside of the tub, a shaft passed through the tub and coupled to the drum mounted inside of the tub, for transmission of driving force from a motor to the drum, at least one bearing for supporting the shaft, a bearing housing insert molded in the plastic tub for supporting the bearing, a stator to form the motor with a rotor, the rotor around the stator, and a tub supporter of metal between the wall of the tub and the stator, wherein the stator includes an annular helical type core having multiple layers formed by winding a steel plate having Ts and a base portion in a helix starting from a bottom layer to a top layer, an insulator insert molded with the helical type core to cover an outside surface of the helical type core for electrical insulation of the helical type core, and three fastening portions formed as a unit with the insulator projected from an inside circumferential surface of the helical type core toward a center of the stator, for fastening the stator to the tub supporter, wherein the fastening portion has a fastening hole at a center for fastening the stator to the wall of the tub with screws, thereby providing a drum type washing machine of a direct coupling type of a new structure having employed a motor for reducing factors of noise, faults, energy waste, and improving washing performance. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178445 | FRONT-LOADING DRUM-TYPE WASHING MACHINE HAVING A LAUNDRY DEFLECTOR - A front-loading drum-type washing machine with a housing having a front wall and a housing wall opening disposed in he front wall. A suds container is disposed in the housing, the suds container having a suds container opening. A drum is rotatably mounted in the suds container. the drum has a drum opening with an edge. A bellows seal is disposed between the suds container and the housing wall opening. A laundry deflector is disposed in an upper area of the suds container opening, the laundry deflector being directed toward the drum and extending over the drum opening edge so as to form a gap with the drum opening edge. The laundry deflector is configured such that the extent to which it extends and a corresponding dimension of the gap is variable. The variable gap dimension is controllable and adjustable as a function of a speed of the drum. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178446 | LOCK DEVICE - A lock is disclosed to clamp a wheel of a motor vehicle or motor cycle to prevent its theft once parked. The locking device comprises a housing ( | 2009-07-16 |
20090178447 | MECHANICAL KEY CODE VERIFICATION SYSTEM - A key system including a mechanical key and a lock apparatus into which the mechanical key is insertable. The mechanical key includes a key code pattern having recessed portions and non-recessed portions. The mechanical key is operated in key manipulation directions. The lock apparatus includes tumblers, each of which is associated with one of the recessed and non-recessed portions. The lock apparatus mechanically verifies the key code pattern when the mechanical key is inserted therein based on whether the tumblers are aligned with the associated recessed and non-recessed portions. The recessed and non-recessed portions in the key code pattern are deviated from the key manipulation directions. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178448 | MECHANICAL KEY CODE VERIFICATION SYSTEM - A mechanical key code verification system including a mechanical key and a lock apparatus into which the mechanical key is insertable. The mechanical key includes a key body and a key code pattern including a plurality of recessed portions and a plurality of non-recessed portions formed on the at least one plane of the key body, the key code pattern having line symmetry. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178449 | LOCK BODY - A lock body includes a bolt and a follower that is functionally connectable with the bolt to control the position of the bolt, and a driver. The driver is connectable with the follower to convey force turning the driver to the follower. Furthermore, the lock body includes an electric motor to operate as a power source for changing the locking state of the lock body. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178450 | ILLUMINATED DEADBOLT HANDLE ASSEMBLY - A self-contained handle assembly for a door provides a light emitting diode which indicates whether the door is locked or unlocked. The LED blinks when the door is locked and thus provides an active reminder of the position of the deadbolt. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178451 | Lock core assembly - A lock core assembly has a lock shell, a lock core and a pin segment. The lock shell has a core mount, multiple upper pin chambers, a lid and at least one retaining flange. The lock core is mounted rotatably in the core mount and has a keyhole and multiple lower pin chambers. The lower pin chambers are formed radially through an outer surface of the lock core, communicate with the keyhole, align longitudinally, correspond to and communicate with the upper pin chambers. The pin segment is mounted between the lock shell and the lock core and has multiple abutting pin assemblies and at least one suspended pin assembly. When knocked, a suspended upper pin of the at least one suspended pin assembly prevents the pin aligning and the lock core from rotating, the lock core assembly provides a preferred burglarproofing effect. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178452 | DUST CONTROL OF SOLID GRANULAR MATERIALS - A method and composition for controlling dust and anti-caking of solid granular materials, including fertilizers, aggregates, minerals and ores wherein a glycerol which has been allowed to react with a polybasic acid to give a polymeric derivative for producing the composition which is applied to the solid granular materials. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178453 | BENDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF BENDING A METAL OBJECT - A method of bending a metal object, such as a tube, is provided that uses real time, closed-loop feedback of the actual springback of the object in order to modify the applied bending force or preprogrammed bending coordinates so that the final desired bend geometry is achieved. The variability of springback from object to object is thus accounted for and the number of objects that must be scrapped due to incorrect bends (over bend or under bend) is reduced. The method is carried out using an apparatus such as a rotary draw bender with a measuring device operable to measure actual bend coordinates of metal objects bent by the bender. A controller is operatively connected to the bender and the measuring device and is configured to control the bender to bend the metal objects at least partly based on measured bend coordinates provided by the measuring device. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178454 | Particles coated with metallic soap and products and preparation process using them, and lubricating coating forming agent and lubricating coating - Particles each of which consists of an inorganic polyvalent metal compound as a nucleus and a coating of a metallic soap of the polyvalent metal coating the nucleus (coated particles); products and preparation processes using the particles; a lubricating coating forming agent wherein particles each of which consists of a polyvalent metal salt of phosphoric acid as a nucleus and a coating of a metallic soap of the polyvalent metal coating the surface of the nucleus are suspended in an aqueous solution of a water soluble inorganic salt and/or a water soluble organic acid salt; and a lubricating coating. The coated particles are novel particles which can be used as an ingredient of coating-type lubricating coating; are excellent in seizure resistance; can inhibit wear of tools at the time of plastic working since the friction coefficient of the surface of the particles is low; and are slow to cause pollution of working oils. Lubricating coating obtained by applying the lubricating coating forming agent onto the surface of a metallic material gives excellent cold plastic working properties, namely lubricity and seizure resistance to the metallic material. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178455 | Method And Device For Producing Hollow Profiled Elements - The invention relates to a device for shaping a blank into a hollow profiled element comprising at least one base plate, onto which the blank that is to be shaped can be placed, at least one die core for the hollow profiled element and at least two die halves for shaping the blank into the hollow profiled element, as well as a method for producing a hollow profiled element with at least one molded-on stiffening and/or functional element made from a blank. The aim of providing a device for producing a hollow profiled element comprising at least one molded-on stiffening and/or functional element made from a blank, by means of which corresponding hollow profiled elements can be produced at low cost, which at the same time ensure high reliability of the process when different hollow profiled elements are joined together, is achieved with a generic device, wherein at least one die ( | 2009-07-16 |
20090178456 | Apparatus and method for processing container ends for controlling dust - The invention relates to a method and apparatus for conditioning metal container ends and for removing particles and accumulated dust. The apparatus, in a preferred form, comprises a minimum of two and preferably three shafts, each shaft being rotatable about a longitudinal axis of rotation and each shaft having a helical groove extending around the shaft at an outer surface thereof. A drive rotates the shafts about their axes of rotation. The shafts are aligned and positioned to receive therebetween container ends introduced into the apparatus from an entrance and convey them to an exit with the peripheries of the container ends engaged in the grooves of the shafts such that rotation of the shafts causes the grooves to release particles from the peripheries. Associated dust removal equipment then removes the particles so that dust is not generated in downstream equipment for the utilization of the container ends. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178457 | Rolling method and rolling apparatus for flat-rolled metal materials - This invention provides a rolling method and a rolling apparatus, for flat-rolled metal materials capable of stably producing flat-rolled metal materials not having, or having extremely little, camber. A rolling method for a flat-rolled metal material uses rolling equipment including a rolling mill and at least a pair of pinch rolls for clamping a rolled material on the exit side of the rolling mill having a mechanism in which either one, or both, of upper and lower roll assemblies have a mechanism for supporting a work roll by split backup rolls split into at least three segments in an axial direction, the split backup roll group having a construction for supporting both a vertical direction load and a rolling direction load acting on the contacting work roll and each of the split backup rolls independently having a load measuring device. The method comprises the steps of directly measuring, or calculating on the basis of a predetermined measurement value, either one, or both, of left-right balance of a rolling direction force acting on a rolled material from the pinch rolls and the left-right balance of a rolling direction force acting on the work roll of the rolling mill through the rolled material; and controlling a left-right swivelling component of a roll gap of the rolling mill on the basis of the measured value or the calculated value of the left-right balance of the rolling direction force. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178458 | TWO DIE PROCESS - A closure panel forming and assembly process includes inputting partially stamped inner and outer panels into the assembly system and finished assemblies out. The invention is a manufacturing process for closure panel assemblies, doors, deck lids, hoods, liftgates and other similar panels. The process has a reduced stamping operation of only two die stages, with the first operation being a draw operation followed by a second operation of trim and pierce. These operations may be done at a satellite location which may be within the same facility or at an outside location. All additional metal forming operations are done at an assembly system. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178459 | ANALYTE SENSOR - Systems and methods of use for continuous analyte measurement of a host's vascular system are provided. In some embodiments, a continuous glucose measurement system includes a vascular access device, a sensor and sensor electronics, the system being configured for insertion into communication with a host's circulatory system. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178460 | GAS AMOUNT MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A gas amount measuring device including a vacuum container, a first pipe, an air release valve being attached to the first pipe, a second pipe, a calibration gas generator being attached to the first pipe, a third pipe, a vacuum gauge, a first valve, a leak valve, a second valve, a turbomolecular pump, a third valve, and a roughing pump being attached to the third pipe in order from a vacuum container side, a first bypass pipe connecting the third pipe between the vacuum container and the first valve to the third pipe between the leak valve and the second valve, a fourth valve being attached to the first bypass pipe, and a second bypass pipe connecting the third pipe between the leak valve and the second valve to the third pipe between the third valve and the roughing pump, a fifth valve being attached to the second bypass pipe. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178461 | UNIDIRECTIONAL CAPTIVE DISPLACEMENT PROVER - A prover includes a piston supporting rod extending longitudinally through a cylinder, which cylinder receives and discharges a fluid to measure the flow rate of the fluid by translation of the piston from the fluid receiving end to the fluid discharging end. Motive means includes at least one reel mounted belt for drawing the rod toward the fluid receiving end of the cylinder. Upon such movement of the rod, a poppet valve formed as part of the piston opens to permit fluid flow through the piston. A clutch serving as part of the motive means permits travel of the piston from the fluid receiving end to the fluid discharging end of the cylinder and serve the flow rate measuring function of the prover. Apparatus is also provided to permit opening of the poppet valve for maintenance and/or repair purposes. A framework permits support of the prover in a horizontal or a vertical orientation without affecting the operation, repair or maintenance of the prover. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178462 | Method for creating a Low Fluid Pressure Differential Electrical Generating System - This invention involves a method of creating a hydroelectric turbine system that is capable of producing electricity while sustaining a majority of the fluid flow or hydraulic pressure within the pipe line or pipe network driving the system. The system's objective is to shave as little pressure as possible from an enclosed pipe system that requires pressure to operate and function properly. More particularly, this invention relates to a hydroelectric turbine generator system wherein the system is specially designed and configured with an unique impeller and fluted turbine housing that enable a generator device to produce a particular amount of electric current and voltage, while yet minimizing flow restriction and pressure loss to the fluid pressure driving the system. Application of this technology includes all fluid flow or fluid transfer systems that require sustained pressure to move fluids like water or other materials from one location or point to another, through pipes, pipe systems or networks, regardless of distance or pipe size diameters. This invention, for example will be ideally suited for powering electronic control or monitoring systems in landscapes, parks, roadway easements, golf courses or public water transfer systems or other remote sites that may require power. Utilization of this invention provides an ecological and reliable energy production source, usually on a small scale, in remote locations where incorporating other forms of power supply may be less practical, impractical or impossible. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178473 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ROTATIONAL POSITION OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The rotational position detecting apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a rotational angle sensor outputting a rotation angle signal indicative of a rotational angle of the internal combustion engine, an in-cylinder pressure sensor outputting an in-cylinder pressure signal indicative of an in-cylinder pressure of a cylinder of the internal combustion engine, and a reference rotational position detecting section which detects a specific rotational angle of the internal combustion engine at which the in-cylinder pressure becomes a predetermined reference pressure under a predetermined running condition of the internal combustion engine, and determines the detected specific rotational angle as a reference rotational position of the internal combustion engine. The reference rotational position detecting section detects the specific rotational angle at least a predetermined number of times, and determines an average value of the detected specific rotational angle as the reference rotational position. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178474 | Fuel composition estimation and control of fuel injection - A method for estimating the composition of a fuel within an engine, comprises performing the following steps under ambient conditions: (a′) determining the ambient temperature of the fuel; (a) monitoring the fuel pressure inside a fuel rail of the engine over a period of time; (b) calculating at least one frequency component of the change in fuel pressure; (c) calculating the speed of sound transmission c on the basis of the at least one frequency component; and (d) estimating the composition of the fuel on the basis of the calculated speed of sound transmission at said ambient temperature. Suitably, the speed of sound transmission in the fuel is calculated using the equation: c=fλ, where the wavelength λ of the standing wave with frequency f is 2L, where L is the length of the fuel rail. Also described are methods for estimating the temperature of the fuel at a non-ambient temperature, and determining a fuels physical properties. Methods for controlling a fuel injection system in an engine according to the determined physical properties of the fuel and the resultant fuel injection system are also described. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178475 | ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP TESTING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A system and method for testing the operation of fuel pump is disclosed. The apparatus includes a pressure measurement portion, a flow measurement portion, an electrical diagnostic portion, and a fault simulation portion, where a user can simulate a number of potential fuel system failures to determine the diagnostics of the fuel system. The method includes the steps of measuring an electrical value related to said fuel pump, measuring a pressure related to said fuel pump, measuring a fuel flow related to said fuel pump, simulating a fuel system failure condition, and determining an operating status of said fuel pump. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178476 | Fluid Flow Measuring Device And Method of Manufacturing Thereof - In a borehole logging tool, the flow of conductive fluid into or out of a wellbore at the wellbore wall is detected and measured with a sensor loop proximate the borehole inner wall. The sensor loop includes a series of contiguous sensors that act as electromagnetic flowmeters and provide fluid measurements covering the entire circumference of the sensor loop. The sensor loop includes an elastic element that forces the sensor loop outward to maintain pressure along the sensor loop circumference against the interior borehole wall. The sensor loop is designed to lie at a non-perpendicular angle to the wellbore axis, and mechanical arms press the top and bottom of the loop against the borehole inner wall. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178477 | DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - The pressure at a pressure sensor is cycled between a higher (upstream) pressure and a lower (downstream) pressure. The pressure sensor senses the higher and lower pressures, and the difference therebetween is calculated and output. The pressure sensor can be a “single-pressure” pressure sensor (gage or absolute) where the pressure sensor is alternately connected between the two pressures. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178478 | Apparatus for Ascertaining and Monitoring Fill Level of Medium in a Container - An apparatus for ascertaining and monitoring fill level of a medium in a container by means of a travel-time measuring method utilizing high-frequency measuring signals. An antenna, having an antenna coupling region and an antenna region, or a waveguide having a probe coupling region and a probe measuring region extending into the container is included. Hollow spaces present in the antenna coupling region, in the antenna region, in the probe coupling region and/or in the probe measuring region are filled at least partially with a dielectric filling body. The dielectric filling body has internally at least one, hermetically sealed, reserved volume and the hermetically sealed, reserved volume is so embodied, that the dielectric filling body has a predetermined wave resistance and/or the high-frequency measuring signals have a predetermined propagation characteristic. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178479 | TILT-INVARIANT FLUID VOLUME MEASUREMENT - Apparatus ( | 2009-07-16 |
20090178480 | PROPELLER TUNER ASSEMBLY - One embodiment of a propeller tuner assembly formed in accordance with the present disclosure includes a frame and a bearing assembly having a coupler adapted to selectively couple a propeller to the frame. The coupler is selectively movable from a first position where at least a portion of the coupler is substantially isolated from tuning loads applied to the bearing assembly. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178481 | Fault tolerant multidimensional acceleration and/or rotation sensor arrays with minimum numbers of redundant single dimension sensors and associated signal computation means - An inertial system design approach that can sense and tolerate failures of individual single dimensional acceleration and/or rotation sensors with a minimal number of sensors. Sets of 4 single dimensional acceleration and/or rotation sensors can provide full 3 dimensional sensing in spite of a sensor malfunction or failure, and sets of 3 single dimensional acceleration and/or rotation sensors can provide full 2 dimensional sensing in spite of a sensor malfunction or failure. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178482 | Apparatus for Measuring Wall Thicknesses of Objects - An apparatus for measuring wall thicknesses of objects, comprises: a coordinate measuring machine comprising a probe holder and an object support, the coordinate measuring machine being configured to provide relative movement between the probe holder and the object support in three dimensions; and an ultrasonic test probe which is held by the probe holder. The coordinate measuring machine brings the transducer of the ultrasonic test probe into contact with a position on a surface of an object at the object support so that the probe can measure an object wall thickness at the probe contact position. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178493 | Force-Measuring Element - A force-measuring element, having a series connection of at least two capacitors, the force-measuring element being designed in such a way that, under the action of force, a first capacitance of a first capacitor of the at least two capacitors increases and a second capacitance of a second capacitor of the at least two capacitors decreases, in which the force-measuring element is in the form of a connecting element, in which an application of force is provided on a long side of a sleeve of the force-measuring element, and the at least two capacitors are separated by a bar that essentially stands firm during the action of force, so that a first space having the first capacitor above the bar becomes smaller as a result of the application of force, and below the bar a second space becomes larger. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178494 | SOURCE DILUTION SAMPLING SYSTEM FOR EMISSIONS ANALYSIS - A system for sampling emission products from an emissions source, for example combustion engines including gasoline, diesel and natural gas engines, for subsequent measurement and analysis of the emission products. The system includes a dilution apparatus, a residence time chamber, a plurality of sampling probes within the residence time chamber, and a plurality of sampling trains connected to the sampling probes to take simultaneous representative emission samples for subsequent analysis. The system has particular use in quantifying chemical and toxic trace species from emissions sources. The results of the analysis can be used to formulate decisions on changes in engine design strategy, and can be used to determine the effectiveness of aftertreatment systems on the emissions source. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178495 | PROCESS ANALYSIS SYSTEM WITH STERILE SAMPLING OF MECHANICALLY-SENSITIVE MATERIAL FROM A BIOREACTOR - Sampling valve with which samples containing mechanically sensitive material are removed in a sterile manner from a bioreactor, and process analysis system with analysis stations, in particular chromatography systems, biosensors and cell determination devices, permitting automated, sterile removal of a sample from a bioreactor and gentle transport of the sample, containing mechanically sensitive material, in particular cells, to the analysis station | 2009-07-16 |
20090178496 | REAGENT VESSEL CAP AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING REAGENT - A reagent vessel cap includes a sealing member for sealing the opening of a vessel body; an pressurizing member linked to a retaining part for sealing the sealing member, for bringing the sealing member in close contact with the opening all the time, wherein when pressure is applied, the pressurizing member lifts the sealing member against the biasing force of itself to open the vessel and, when the pressure is eliminated, the pressurizing member returns to position by the biasing force to close the vessel by the sealing member; and a cap body capable of mounting the sealing member and the pressurizing member to the opening of the vessel body containing a reagent. The reagent is collected using the cap structure. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178497 | Fluid transferring apparatus - A fluid transferring apparatus includes a frame, a sample inlet chamber, a filling channel, a plurality of filling passageways, a plurality of test wells, and a plurality of venting passageways. The sample inlet chamber is disposed within the frame. The filling channel is disposed on the frame and connected to the sample inlet chamber, wherein the filling channel has a top part above the outlet of the sample inlet chamber. The filling passageways are disposed on the frame and connected to the filling channel. The test wells are disposed within the frame and connected to the filling passageways respectively, wherein the test wells are below the top part of the filling channel. The venting passageways are connected to the test wells respectively. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178498 | Input device of inspection system for flat panel display - An input device that inputs a failure signal of a flat panel display in which a failure is found in a process of inspecting flat panel displays of a mother substrate state is provided. The input device includes an input unit that is positioned in the front of a mother substrate and spaced apart from the mother substrate and that has a plurality of labels in which a kind of a failure is written and at least one selection button to generate a failure selection signal, a guide unit that includes a first guide rail that guides horizontal movement of the input unit and a second guide rail that guides vertical movement of the input unit, a position detector that detects a position of the input unit to generate a position signal, and a controller that receives a failure selection signal from the input unit and receives a position signal from the position detector to map failure information of the mother substrate. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178499 | GIMBAL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE WIRING HARNESSES - A gimbal assembly includes a gimbal mechanism, an electrical connector, and a flexible substrate. The gimbal mechanism is configured to rotate about a first rotational axis and a second rotational axis that is perpendicular to the first rotational axis. The electrical connector is coupled to, and mounted on, the gimbal mechanism. The flexible substrate is coupled to the electrical connector and is adapted to be coupled to an external circuit for electrically interconnecting the electrical connector and the external circuit. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178500 | Transmission system for a vehicle - A transmission system for a vehicle is proposed, which is coupled through a start-up element to a drive engine, an adjustable crank mechanism being provided as the start-up element and an input shaft of the crank mechanism being coupled on the drive side with a drive shaft of the drive engine. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178501 | Rotating axle with anti-shaking function - The present invention discloses a rotating axle with anti-shaking function that comprises: a fixed part with a sleeve which is axially formed to have an axle hole; an inner collar disposed with at least a hollow clamping ring; an end seal plate axially formed to have a through hole whose circumference is disposed with a plurality of slightly protruded portions fittingly connected and fastened onto one end of the axle hole; a movable part extending axially to form an axle which is inserted through the through hole and encircled with the clamping ring. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178502 | HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE WITH PASSIVE SOFT STOPS - A human-machine interface assembly includes a user interface and a passive force feedback mechanism. The user interface is configured, upon receipt of an input force that exceeds a null breakout force, to move from a null position to a first control position and, upon receipt of an input force that exceeds a soft stop force, to move beyond the first control position. The passive force feedback mechanism is coupled to the user interface and is configured to supply the null breakout force to the user interface when the user interface is in the null position, and supply the soft stop force to the user interface when the user interface is in the first control position. The soft stop force exceeds the null breakout force and is not supplied to the user interface unless the user interface is in the first control position. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178513 | Extractants for palladium and method of rapidly separating and recovering palladium using the same - Provided is a novel extractant for palladium capable of improving an extraction rate compared to the conventional extractant, DHS, and also capable of back-extracting palladium using an ammonia solution, and a method of separating and recovering palladium using the novel extractant. The present invention provides a method for obtaining an aqueous solution containing palladium only by: bringing an acidic aqueous solution containing at least palladium into contact with an organic solution containing a sulfide-containing monoamide as an active integredient represented by the following structural formula (I), | 2009-07-16 |
20090178514 | Removal device for pour top spouts - A removal device for removing an internal seal from a pour top spout, which includes a body having a curved central portion disposed between a first end portion and a second end portion that forms an included angle of less then one hundred and eighty degrees therebetween. At least a portion of the body has a cross section substantially formed in a shape of a closed plane curve and the outer surface of the body is dimensioned to fit within the opening of the ring of the internal seal of the pour top spout along the entire length of the body. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178515 | WIRE STRIPPING KNIFE - A wire stripping knife comprises a handle having one end provided with a hanging portion to be hung to a desired position, and the other end fixed with a blade. The end of the handle, which is fixed with the blade, is pivoted with a clamping member. One end of the clamping member, which is adjacent to the blade, is provided with different-sized stripping notches. The handle and the clamping member each are provided with engaging portions for mutual engagement. The distal end of the blade is formed with a cutting surface vertical to the cutting edge for cooperating with a guiding plate at one end of the clamping member to strip off the insulation more quickly with high safety. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178516 | HAND TOOL - A hand tool comprises a support, a handle, at least two spindles, a driver, at least two followers and at least two spanners. The handle is rotatably mounted on a middle portion of the support. The at least two spindles are respectively fixed to two opposite ends of the support by ends thereof. The driver is mounted on an end of the handle. The at least two followers are respectively rotatably attached on another end of each spindle and drivably connected with driver. The at least two spanners are attached on a surface of each follower which is away from the corresponding spindle. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178517 | Nut driver system and method - An improve nut driver system and method of use, wherein the nut driver system includes a nut head socket, and an extended screw guide which is operatively connected to the nut head socket, wherein the nut head socket has an aperture at a side of the circumference of the nut head socket, and the extended screw guide has a slot at a side of the extended screw guide corresponding to the aperture of the nut head socket. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178518 | HAND OPERATED GRIPPING TOOL - A hand operated gripping tool comprises a first jaw unit having a workpiece engaging portion, a second jaw unit having a workpiece engaging portion and being movable relative to the first jaw unit such that a variable size workpiece receiving space is defined between the workpiece engaging portions and a handle for applying a force to the second jaw unit. The second jaw unit is engagable with a reaction surface such that, in use, in response to a force applied by the handle, the workpiece engaging portion is forced against a workpiece received in the workpiece receiving space. An elongate extension portion extends from the workpiece engaging portion. The lever arm is connected with the elongate extension portion and the extension portion has a bend promoting portion disposed between the workpiece engaging portion and the lever arm connection that is configured to promote bending of the extension portion. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178519 | MULTI-FUNCTION DIGITAL TOOL - A multi-function digital tool includes a body portion positioned between a handle portion and a driving portion; said driving portion having a driving head; a space provided for installing a electronic mechanism inside said body portion; and a volume provided for installing at least two electronic units with tiering inside said electronic mechanism. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178520 | AUXILIARY HANDLE WITH ECCENTRIC CLAMPING LEVER FOR A HAND-HELD POWER TOOL - The invention relates to an additional hand grip ( | 2009-07-16 |
20090178521 | METHOD AND APPARTUS FOR SAWING LINEAL MATERIAL TO LENGTH - An enhancement for use with automatically cycled saw systems that provides an operator access to two-hand anti-tie down buttons and other machine control functions while manually crowding the material to be cut against the saw's fence. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178522 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE AND FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE PUNCHING DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a flexible substrate includes punching out a flexible substrate from a flexible tape wherein the flexible substrate has a first contour that is a part of a contour of the flexible substrate, and a second contour that is a remaining portion of the contour other than the first contour, and requires a punching accuracy lower than a punching accuracy of the first contour. The method includes the steps of: operating a first die by a control section to punch out the first contour from the flexible tape; judging by the control section as to whether a punching accuracy of the first contour meets a standard; and operating a second die by the control section to punch out the second contour from the flexible tape thereby separating the flexible substrate from the flexible tape when the control section judges that the punching accuracy of the first contour meets the standard, and not operate the second die when the control section judges that the punching accuracy of the first contour does not meet the standard. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178533 | RECORDING SYSTEM FOR ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - An automatic player piano is equipped with a recording system equipped with a sequencer, to which event data codes for note-on and note-off events and a digital external audio signal expressing singer's voice are supplied; the sequencer supplements duration data codes to the event data codes, and produces RIFF audio data codes expressing the voice; and respectively stores the event data codes and duration data codes and the RIFF audio data codes in a standard MIDI file and a RIFF file. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178534 | HAMMER SHANK AND SHANK BUTT FOR PIANO - A hammer shank and shank butt for a grand piano with greatly improved rigidity and the collateral benefits of increased efficiency of manufacture and maintenance. Hammer shank comprises a long cylindrical member that is connected at one end to a traditional grand piano hammer and at the other end to a novel shank butt. Shank butt comprises: a hammer shank hole, a knuckle slot, a set of two flange attachment holes, and a void area. A traditional grand piano knuckle is attached to the knuckle slot. The shank butt is connected to the repetition flange of the piano. Thus, hammer shank is not directly connected to these members and thus can remain an integral cylindrical member without holes, notches, or voids, thereby allowing for a lighter, more rigid sub-member yielding hammer assembly with less mass. The invention provides the capability for a piano to be played with less touch weight on the keys and therefore provides a more responsive piano keyboard. The invention also allows for full “retrofitability” of hammer assembly into all existing grand piano brands. Embodiments include a composite shank butt that is a molded article and a composite hammer shank that is an extruded or molded article. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178535 | GUITAR AND STRAP FOR PLAYING IN A STANDING CONFIGURATION - A guitar and strap address the shortcomings of convention guitar design and strap design such that the guitar may be suspended from the strap with a front plane of the guitar oriented generally horizontally, and with the higher frets of the guitar easily accessed by the player's fret-hand. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178536 | FOLDING BAR CHIMES - A bar chime apparatus has a mantle with one or more pivot mechanisms that connect two or more bar segments. The one or more pivot mechanisms have two or more slots. The two or more bar segments can be folded and secured in the two or more slots. Two or more bar chimes are suspended from the mantle. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178537 | PAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - The invention provides pan musical instruments, or pans, and methods of making same. Particularly, a process for mechanization and mass production of tunable pans with improved consistency, sound quality, and ease of tuning is provided. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178538 | TAMBOURINE WITH SOUND MUTING SYSTEM - A musical instrument comprising: a main body mounting a plurality of jingles to produce sound when said main body is vibrated as with a conventional tambourine. At least one muting element is associated with at least one of the jingles to selectively restricting movement of the jingles to mute a jingle sound produced by said jingles. In the preferred embodiment, the jingles are comprised of pairs of metallic discs carried by the main body. With the invention, the jingles can be selectively opened, either fully or partially, by the amount of pressure applied by the muting elements thus controlling an amount of jingle sound. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178539 | BEATER HOLDER WITH ADJUSTMENT FEATURE - A beater holder apparatus for a bass drum pedal enables adjustment of the amplitude of swing of a drum beater with respect to a drum head, comprises a beater holder that is configured to for radial adjustment with respect to the beater shaft. The assembly comprises a support; a shaft supported by the support and rotatable around the axis of the shaft. A pedal is pivotable between an operating position to which the pedal is operated by the operator and a return position. A connecting system connects the pedal to the shaft such that movement of the pedal between the operating and return positions rotates the shaft and rotates the beater head toward and away from the drum head for beating the drum head. The beater holder can be angled infinitely and can be mounted to the pedal's axle to provide a “LIGHT” or “HEAVY” feel to provide a dual adjustment structure. Further, the invention has a clam-shell design for easy change-over to the “LIGHT” and “HEAVY” positions without dismantling the pedal. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178540 | CLOSED HI-HAT CYMBALS MOUNTABLE ON STANDARD CYMBAL STANDS OR ARMS - A pair of hi-hat cymbals each featuring respective inverted center cups which place the respective center holes in close enough proximity to allow mounting in a closed position on a standard cymbal stand and the cymbals can be adjusted in tightness by a standard cymbal wing nut. In another embodiment, the invention is a pair of hi-hat cymbals featuring respective inverted center cups which place the center holes in close enough proximity to allow mounting on a standard cymbal stand, and the cymbals can be adjusted in tightness by a standard cymbal wing nut. This latter cymbal assembly can be divided by one or more standard cymbal felts or other dividers on a standard cymbal stand or arm to create a pair of independently ringing cymbals with a resonant air cavity. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178541 | OVERDUBBING DEVICE - A CPU of an overdubbing device plays back a music file recorded in a memory card of the device and outputs the file as a played-back audio signal while mixing the played-back audio signal with an external audio signal input from the outside, to thus perform overdubbing. A music file recorded through overdubbing last time is automatically set as a playback music file for the next time, and a selected state of means for selecting execution/nonexecution of overdubbing is maintained as the state of execution. As a result, overdubbing is enabled by twice operations of a record key, whereby the operation is made identical with operation performed during ordinary recording. Further, playback is performed by changing either playback speed or musical interval of the playback music file. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178542 | BEAT MATCHING FOR PORTABLE AUDIO - Beat matching for two audio streams extracts beats from each, computes a conversion ratio from one stream to the other stream by an initial beat alignment plus a stability-maintaining beat alignment. A variable resampling converter or time scale modifier adjusts one stream to align beats with those of the other (reference) stream. Thus for cross-fading two music streams the beats of the fading-in stream can be matched to those of the fading-out stream for a seamless transition. | 2009-07-16 |
20090178553 | COMPRESSOR - The compressor of the present invention has a structure in which a groove is disposed on a sealing surface of at least one of the head and the valve plate. The structure enhances contact pressure on a pressed surface, providing the gasket with preferable sealing strength. Besides, the head of the compressor has no protrusion on the edge. This eliminates worry about breakage of the head, providing high reliability and productivity. | 2009-07-16 |