29th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120183280 | FRAGRANCE PRODUCING LIGHTING DEVICE - An electrically powered device for emitting light and for also producing and releasing fragrances or other vaporizing agents into the surrounding environment through the combined use of a heating element and a polymeric disk that is impregnated with vaporizing agents, at least a portion of which are released into the air upon the application of heat to said disk. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the heating element and light sources are contained within a base unit that is positioned at a lower portion of the device. The disk, which is formed and shaped so as to optimize exposed surface area, rests on an upper surface of the heating element during operation of the device. The fragrance disk is intended to be removed from the device after a substantial portion of the vaporizing agents impregnated therein are released into the air, allowing for its replacement with another disk. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183281 | WASHER FLUID WARMING DEVICE - A warming device capable of quickly increasing a temperature of a washer fluid with a relatively-low current, warming a relatively-large volume of washer fluid, and further retaining a washer fluid in a warmed state for some time after a power supply is turned off is provided. A warming device includes a structure in which a small heating chamber is housed in an inner space of a heat-retaining hot fluid storage chamber and an electric heater is housed in an inner space of the small heating chamber. The heat-retaining hot fluid storage chamber has a heat-insulating structure. The small heating chamber has a moderate thermal conductivity. A washer fluid fed from a washer tank is supplied to the small heating chamber through the heat-retaining hot fluid storage chamber, warmed by the heater and ejected from a washer nozzle. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183282 | PTC HEATER UNIT AND PRESSURE REDUCING VALVE FOR LPG FUEL - In a PTC heater unit configured to heat gas flowing through an inside of a heating gas passage with a PTC element, a gap passage ( | 2012-07-19 |
20120183283 | Air dehumidifier system for enclosures and safes - An air dehumidifier for use in small enclosures such as gun and other types of safes is disclosed. The air dehumidifier provides a natural convection dehumidifier circulation system for use in enclosures that reduces natural convection airflow through a drying chamber and thereby dehumidifies and circulates air within the enclosure. Heated air released through the air flow apertures combine with air drawn in through the air intake apertures in the base, to provide air circulation and dehumidification within the safe interior. This invention also provides a drying chamber end cap which prevents articles within the enclosure from blocking the airflow out of the drying chamber. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183284 | Photo motion machine and system - A photo motion system utilizes a camera mounted photo motion machine in conjunction with a rotating turntable. The photo motion machine uses a vertically moveable carriage which supports a tilt table platform on which a digital camera is mounted. The carriage itself is mounted on columns which extend upward from a moveable, wheeled base member. Once the object to be photographed is properly positioned on the turntable, a computer software program is initiated which simultaneously coordinates the rotation of the turntable, the tilting movement of the camera, the vertical up and down movement of the carriage, the fore and aft movement of the base member, and the photographic image taking timing of the camera to take a series of images at predetermined positions during the movement of the camera on a specific arcuate route of travel around and over the object. The images are ultimately downloaded from the camera and arranged in sequential order to create an animated video. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183285 | CAMERA SYSTEM, CAMERA BODY, AND INTERCHANGEABLE LENS - A camera system includes an interchangeable lens and a camera body. A body controller in the camera body performs control to transmit a timing signal and a drive information signal to the interchangeable lens. A lens controller in the interchangeable lens controls drive of a focus lens based on the drive information signal and the timing signal which are received from the camera body. The drive information signal includes information of a driving time which is a period from a start of driving the focus lens until an end of driving the focus lens. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183286 | LENS BARREL AND CAMERA INCLUDING LENS BARREL - A lens barrel includes a lens tube configured to hold a lens, a barrier driving member configured to move between an opened state and a closed state by switching of the lens tube between a shooting-ready state and a retracted state, a pair of first barrier blades, each of which includes a blade portion, configured to open and close in conjunction with the barrier driving member, and a pair of second barrier blades, each of which includes a blade portion and a coupling portion, the coupling portion positioned outside the lens as viewed from an object side and located closer to the first barrier blade than the blade portion, the pair of second barrier blades being configured to be moved by contact between the coupling portion and the first barrier blade. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183287 | BLADE DRIVING DEVICE AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT - A blade driving device includes: a board including an opening; a blade movable between a position receding from the opening and a position overlapping at least a part of the opening; and a buffering member having a loop shape, having an elasticity, abutting the blade at an end of a movable range of the blade, and being deformable such that the loop shape is warped when abutting against the blade. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183288 | Image Capture Lens, Wafer Lens, Wafer Lens Laminate, Method of Manufacturing Image Capture Lens, Image Capture Lens Intermediate Product, Method of Manufacturing Image Capture Lens Intermediate Product - An image capture lens is equipped with: a diaphragm which is formed on a substrate, adjusts a light quantity, and has a predetermined aperture; an inorganic or organic adhesion layer formed on the substrate such that the diaphragm is exposed; and a resin part which has a lens part made from a curable resin. The resin part is directly joined to the inorganic or organic adhesion layer and diaphragm. The surface of the substrate on which the diaphragm is formed is subjected to a modification treatment so that a water contact angle is within a range of 3° to 30°. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183289 | Passive Optical Network Module - A GPON module comprises a housing and a circuit board disposed in the housing. The circuit board further includes ground lines that substantially isolate regions of the circuit board, an electro-optical interface for converting an inbound optical signal to an electrical signal and processing circuitry that is arranged to provide an electrical RF signal to an RF interface. The RF interface comprises a three-pin RF connector exposed from the housing, wherein the RF connector is coupled directly to the circuit board, and two of the three pins are coupled to ground. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183290 | SOURCE-MULTIPLEXED PULSE AMPLITUDE MODULATION (PAM) OPTICAL DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An optical signal representing digital data is produced by an opto-electronic semiconductor device having a group of three or more opto-electronic light sources that emit optical signals in accordance with a pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) scheme. The optical signal can be transmitted through an optical fiber coupled to an assembly containing the opto-electronic semiconductor device. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183291 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - An HO ODU signal input to an optical transmission apparatus is disassembled into LO ODUs. LO ODUs specified to form an aggregated ODU are disassembled not into individual LO ODUs but into a unit of an LO ODU group that forms an aggregated ODU. Clock extraction and an alarm process are performed not for the individual LO ODUs but for each aggregated ODU. This eliminates the need for a hardware configuration for performing the clock extraction and the alarm process in units of LO ODUs, leading to saving of hardware resources. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183292 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRAFFICKING WAVELENGTHS OF DIFFERENT SPACINGS WITHIN AN OPTICAL NODE - Fiber optic links can be used to support optical communications using wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) with different legacy, current, and future (non-legacy) WDM systems being characterized by channel spacing. An example of a legacy system can include WDM that employs a large number of channels and uses relatively narrow spacing between the channels, having a channel spacing of 100 GHz whereas today's current WDM systems have a narrower channel spacing of 50 GHz. Current systems and standards cannot support multiplexing of signals from different legacy and non-legacy WDM systems within the same network element without causing signal interference. Example embodiments of the present invention overcome the current problems by allowing for the handling and interconnection of differently spaced wavelengths within the same network element by employing hybrid components. As a result, networks employing embodiments of the present invention have reconfigurable, scalable, low cost interoperability of legacy and non-legacy WDM systems. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183293 | OPTICAL PACKET SWITCHING DEVICE - An optical packet switching device ( | 2012-07-19 |
20120183294 | COLORLESS, DIRECTIONLESS, AND GRIDLESS OPTICAL NETWORK, NODE, AND METHOD - An optical node includes an optical routing apparatus including N ports, N is an integer greater than 2, the optical routing apparatus configured to direct light that is input to each of the N ports to all of the other N ports, and a configurable optical blocking element located in line with at least one of the N ports. A method includes broadcasting a plurality of optical signals over a plurality of ports using a broadcast element, selectively receiving a desired signal from all of the plurality of optical signals at one of the plurality of ports, and blocking the plurality of signals via a blocking element in line with one of the plurality of ports thereby preventing a multiple path of the broadcast plurality of optical signals. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183295 | Polarization Diversity with Portable Devices via Wavefront Muxing Techniques - A novel terrestrial wireless communications technique for terrestrial portable terminals including hand-held mobile devices and fixed wireless instruments, utilizing a spoke-and-hub communications system, having a plurality of individual hubs and/or base-stations all in communications with the portable terminals. The portable terminals and the hubs are assigned to use incompatible polarity formats in terms of circularly polarity (CP) and linearly polarity (LP). In forward links, a signal processed by the LP ground telecommunications hubs is radiated through multiple antennas with various LP polarities to an individual CP user simultaneously. The multiple paths are organized via assignments of a plurality of polarities, frequency slots, and directions by wavefront multiplexing/demultiplexing techniques such that the same communications assets including frequency spectrum may be re-used by other users. The same polarity diversity methods can be extended to peer-to-peer communications. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183296 | MULTIPORT PASSIVE DEVICE FOR SHARING OPTICAL SIGNALS - A multiport passive optical signal sharing device enabling optical signals received by each of a first plurality of ports of the device to be transmitted to all of the ports of a second plurality of ports of the device. The device includes a first coupling mechanism adapted to combine signals received by each port of the first plurality of ports of said device into a first optical signal, the first optical signal being transmitted over a bi-directional optical link. The device further includes a second coupling mechanism and guide for redirecting the first optical signal in a form of a second optical signal into the bi-directional optical link, in the opposite direction from that of the first optical signal, the first coupling mechanism being adapted to duplicate the second optical signal on each port of the second plurality of ports of the device. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183297 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING A LASER IN AN OPTICAL NETWORK - A method and a device for adjusting a laser in an optical network. At least one alive message is transmitted from a first optical component towards a second optical component. A confirmation message is transmitted from the second optical component to the first optical component determining the wavelength of the laser to be used based on the alive message received by the second optical component. Furthermore, an optical communication system is provided with an optical element. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183298 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING AC POWERED SWITCHES, CURRENT SENSORS AND CONTROL DEVICES VIA TWO WAY IR, FIBER OPTIC AND LIGHT GUIDE CABLES - A method for connecting an AC powered device, which has an optical receiver, with a control circuit, which has an optical transmitter, using at least on optical medium cable includes the steps of terminating the cable at both of its ends, introducing the processed cable between the receiver and transmitter, attaching and securing one end of the processed cable to the transmitter and the other end of the processed cable to the receiver, and propagating a one way optical signal including control commands from the control circuit to the powered device. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183299 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTORTION COMPENSATION IN RESPONSE TO FREQUENCY DETECTION - A distortion compensation circuit with frequency detection may be used with one or more non-linear elements, such as a laser, to compensate for frequency-dependent distortion generated by the non-linear element(s), for example, in broadband multichannel RF applications. Embodiments of the distortion compensation circuit may include a frequency detector circuit that detects changes in frequency loading conditions in the distortion compensation circuit such that distortion compensation may be adjusted to compensate for distortion under different frequency loading conditions. In a multichannel RF system with multiple channel operation modes, for example, the frequency detector circuit may detect changes in the frequency loading condition as a result of changing operation modes. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183300 | OPTICAL NETWORK UNIT TRANSCEIVER MODULE HAVING DIRECT CONNECT RF PIN CONFIGURATION - Methods for providing a direct connect RF pin configuration for an ONU transceiver module to connect directly to an external component. The ONU module communicates with an optical network. The ONU module further includes an RF interface and a direct connect RF pin configuration to communicate using RF signals. In one embodiment, the direct connect RF pin configuration includes two ground pins and a data pin which are spaced apart and directly connected to a PCB of the ONU. The opposing ends of the pins are directly connected to a PCB of an external component, such as an ONU host box. The pins are thus spaced apart such that they do not impede each others' function and available for direct connection to the external component. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183301 | BUILDING ILLUMINATION APPARATUS WITH INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS, SECURITY AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT - An LED light and communication system includes one or more optical transceivers that have a light support having a plurality of light emitting diodes and one or more photodetectors attached thereto, and a processor in communication with the light emitting diodes and the one or more photodetectors. The processor is constructed and arranged to generate a communication signal. The one or more optical transceivers are engaged to a lighting fixture within a building. The one or more optical transceivers are constructed and arranged to communicate with a name tag. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183302 | OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER MODULE HAVING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE (EMI) CANCELLATION DEVICE DISPOSED THEREIN, AND AN EMI CANCELATION METHOD FOR USE IN AN OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER MODULE - A floating heat sink device is provided that attaches to a cage in a floating configuration that enables the heat sink device to move, or “float”, as the parallel optical communications device secured to the cage moves relative to the cage. Because the heat sink device floats with movement of the parallel optical communications device, at least one surface of the parallel optical communications device maintains continuous contact with at least one surface of the heat sink device at all times. Ensuring that these surfaces are maintained in continuous contact at all times ensures that heat produced by the parallel optical communications device will be transferred into and absorbed by the floating heat sink device. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183303 | MULTILEVEL MODULATED OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER AND MULTILEVEL MODULATED OPTICAL TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING METHOD - A digital signal processing optical transceiver includes: a reception front end for separating an optical reception signal from a communication path into a total of four channels including an I-channel and a Q-channel of an X-polarized wave component and an I-channel and a Q-channel of a Y-polarized wave component; and a digital signal processing unit for: performing signal point determination with respect to signals of the four channels; when there are only two signal points, selecting two channels including an I-channel component of an X-polarized wave and an I-channel component of a Y-polarized wave and performing signal processing thereon; and when there are four signal points, selecting the four channels including the I-channel component and a Q-channel component of the X-polarized wave and the I-channel component and a Q-channel component of the Y-polarized wave and performing the signal processing thereon. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183304 | Multi-Core Optical Fiber And Optical Communication Systems - An apparatus includes an optical fiber having a plurality of optical cores therein. Each optical core is located lateral in the optical fiber to the remaining one or more optical cores and is able to support a number of propagating optical modes at telecommunications wavelengths. Each number is less than seventy. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183305 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING OPTICAL CHANNELS - In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a system for optical signal dispersion and parameter monitoring comprises a tunable filter configured to filter a portion of one channel of an optical signal. The system comprises a polarization beam splitter configured to split the portion into first and second polarization beams and further comprises first and second photodetectors configured to respectively convert the first and second polarization beams into first and second electrical signals. Also, the system comprises a control unit configured to determine optical dispersion in the portion based on the first and second electrical signals when the portion includes a test signal. The control unit is configured to determine optical signal parameters of the portion such as channel power, channel wavelength, optical spectrum analysis (OSA) and optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) based on the first and second electrical signals when the portion does not include the test signal. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183306 | OPTICAL TRANSMITTER INCLUDING EA MODULATOR AND DRIVER - An optical transmitter to drive the EA modulator integrated with an LD in a mode of lowered power consumption. The optical transmitter includes the optical device integrating the LD with the EA modulator, and the driver to modulate the EA modulator in the differential mode by being supplied with the modulation signal between the anode and the cathode common to the LD. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183307 | GENERATION OF DIGITAL ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGES UTILIZING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - An electrostatic latent image is formed when the print controller of a print engine wirelessly transmits digital printing signals. Driving electronics receives the wirelessly transmitted digital printing signals and transmits digital signals to address plurality of thin-film transistors (TFTs) individually in a TFT array. Driving electronics also transmit pixel voltages to bias individual TFTs in the TFT array which in turn drives the hole injecting pixels overcoated with a charge transport layer to generate the electrostatic latent image on the surface of the charge transport layer in response to the received digital printing signals. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183308 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes: a registration roller which corrects a skew of the envelope and conveys the envelope to the transferring section; a sensor provided between a transferring section and the registration roller wherein in a case when an envelope is conveyed with a side of the main body thereof having the flap portion being parallel to the conveying direction and the flap portion being located where the end detected is by the sensor, a controller allows the sensor to detect a position of the end of the parallel portion of the flap portion when the registration roller and the sensor are located at the parallel portion of the flap portion, and the controller changes a latent image writing position by the writing section in an image scanning direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the envelope according to the detection result by the sensor | 2012-07-19 |
20120183309 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus having a suction conveying portion, including a belt member arranged between a transfer portion and a fixing unit, for conveying sheet while suctioning at a conveying face of the belt member, a moving portion which moves the upstream side of a conveying face or downward, and a position controller which controls operation of the moving portion to move the upstream side of the conveying face to a position being close to the transfer portion from a receiving position after sheet fed from the transfer portion is received by the suction conveying portion which is located at the receiving position being apart from the transfer portion. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183310 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus having an image bearing member, a charger to charge the surface of the image bearing member, an irradiator to irradiate the image bearing member to form the latent image, a developing device to develop the latent electrostatic image with toner to obtain a visible image, a transfer device to transfer the visible image to a transfer medium by a transfer bias applied to a transfer area between the image bearing member and the transfer member, and a voltage detector to measure a first surface voltage and a second surface voltage under different conditions, and a life expectancy identification device to identify whether or when the expected working life of the image bearing member has come to the end based on a comparison of the first surface voltage and the second surface voltage. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183311 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member for bearing an electrostatic latent image; a developing container; a developer carrying member, including a first electrode member, for carrying the developer contained in the developing container to develop the latent image; a developer supplying member, including a second electrode member, for supplying the developer contained in the developing container to the developer carrying member by rotation in contact with the developer carrying member; a measuring portion for measuring a pixel number of an image to be formed; a supplying device for supplying the developer to the developer supplying member on the basis of a measured pixel number after image formation; and a detecting device for detecting an amount of the developer contained in the developing container by detecting electrostatic capacity between the first and second electrode members after the supplying operation. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183312 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROTECTING FUSER UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An apparatus and method of protecting a fuser unit and an image forming apparatus having the same include a fuser drive motor portion to drive the fuser unit, a power detecting portion to detect power that is supplied to the fuser unit, and a power cutoff portion to cut off the power supplied to the fuser unit when a motor rotation signal is not output from the fuse drive motor portion and the power detecting portion detects the power that is supplied to the fuser unit. The fuser unit protecting apparatus and method and the image forming apparatus including the fuser unit protecting apparatus are configured to detect rotation of a fuser drive motor and supply of an alternating current required for a temperature rise and cut off the power supply when abnormal conditions occur, to prevent a continuous rise in a temperature of the fuser unit as well as deformation thereof. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183313 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus having a rotary image bearing member, a charging device to charge the image bearing member, an irradiator to irradiate the image bearing member to form a latent electrostatic image thereon, a developing device to develop the latent electrostatic image with a developing agent containing toner to obtain a visible image, a transfer device to transfer the visible image to a recording medium, a first cleaner that slidably contacts the image bearing member to remove toner remaining thereon, a driving mechanism to drive the image bearing member at different linear speeds, a noise detector provided in the vicinity of the image bearing member to detect noise, and an abnormal noise predictor device to predict whether abnormal noise hear during image formation based on noise detected by the noise detector when the image bearing member is driven not during image formation at a linear speed different from that during image formation. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183314 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a main assembly for forming an image; a casing in which the main assembly is provided; a cooling device for cooling an inside of the casing by generating cooling air lower in temperature than air outside the casing; a liquid evaporator for receiving water generated during generation of the cooling air and for evaporating the water by circulation of air; and a heat exhausting device for supplying the air warmed by the main assembly to the liquid evaporator. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183315 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - An image forming apparatus which forms an image on an image carrier along with rotation of a developing sleeve that carries a toner and carrier contained in a two-component developer, comprises: forming unit configured to form a density detection toner image on the image carrier using the toner; detection unit configured to detect a density of the density detection toner image formed; prediction unit configured to predict a toner charge amount in the two-component developer; correction unit configured to correct the toner charge amount in the two-component developer using a value obtained from a relationship between the toner charge amount predicted by the prediction unit and the density of the toner image that is detected by the detection unit; and control unit configured, when forming the density detection toner image by the forming unit, to control to increase a development efficiency, compared to image formation based on image data. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183316 | INTERDOCUMENT PHOTORECEPTOR SIGNAL SENSING AND FEEDBACK CONTROL OF PAPER EDGE GHOSTING - Apparatus and method for minimizing ghost defect are disclosed. Ghosting results in interdocument bands when paper size is changed and process control instability due to using the interdocument zone (IDZ) for voltage and density control. A controller retrieves feedback measurements of the IDZ and sheet zone (SZ) non-uniformity. In response to the measurements, the transfer current IDZ level is controlled to minimize differences in subsequent charging, photodischarge and development. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183317 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF FIXING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section including a fixing device configured to fix an image on a sheet; an acquiring section configured to acquire setting information of printing target data; a determining section configured to determine a first time on the basis of the setting information acquired by the acquiring section; and an output section configured to output a control signal to the fixing device to set a heat accumulation time of the fixing device to the first time determined by the determining section. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183318 | Image Forming Apparatus - A developing-section displacement mechanism supports a developing-section supporting member and displaces the developing-section supporting member between: a first adjacent position where the developing-section supporting member is adjacent to photosensitive members; and a first separated position where the developing-section supporting member is separated from the photosensitive members. A photosensitive-member displacement mechanism supports the photosensitive-member supporting member and displaces the photosensitive-member supporting member between: a second adjacent position where the photosensitive-member supporting member is adjacent to a belt; and a second separated position where the photosensitive-member supporting member is separated from the belt. An interlocking mechanism interlocks the both displacement mechanisms with the cover, and displaces the both supporting members from the respective adjacent positions to the respective separated positions when the cover moves from a closed position to an open position. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183319 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image forming apparatus, a drum supporting member has a pair of opposed sidewalls facing in an axial direction of a plurality of photoconductor drums, and supports the plurality of photoconductor drums at insides of the sidewalls. A sheet output tray portion is formed in an upper wall of a casing of the apparatus as a downwardly recessed portion to receive a recording sheet with an image formed thereon. Part of the drum supporting member is disposed in spaces formed inside the casing at both sides of the sheet output tray portion facing in the axial direction of the plurality of photoconductor drums. The part of the drum supporting member overlaps the sheet output tray portion as viewed in the axial direction. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183320 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes: a plurality of photoconductor drums; a plurality of exposure members; a drum supporting member having a pair of side walls disposed opposite to each other in an axial direction of the photoconductor drum and configured to support the photoconductor drums and the exposure members between the side walls; a belt disposed below and opposite to the photoconductor drums; a pair of guide members configured to support the drum supporting member while allowing rectilinear movement of the drum supporting member; a separation mechanism configured to support the guide members together with the drum supporting member such that the photoconductor drums are movable in an upward-and-downward direction; and a main body circuit board provided in the main body and connected to the exposure members via a flat cable. The flat cable is partly supported at its retained portion by at least one of the guide members. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183321 | Image Forming Apparatus - An apparatus main body has an opening at a front side. A developing-section supporting member configured to hold developing sections and to be pulled in a pulling direction through the opening from an internal position inside the apparatus main body to an external position outside the apparatus main body at which the developing sections is configured to be mounted and dismounted. Exposing members emit light in an optical axis direction for forming a latent image on respective photosensitive members. The exposing members are provided at the developing-section supporting member. A displacement mechanism is configured to support the developing-section supporting member and to displace the developing-section supporting member between: an adjacent position at which the developing-section supporting member is adjacent to the photosensitive members; and a separated position at which the developing-section supporting member is separated from the photosensitive members. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183322 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a plurality of photoconductor drums; a plurality of exposure members; a drum supporting member having a pair of side walls disposed opposite to each other in an axial direction of the photoconductor drum and configured to support the photoconductor drums and the exposure members between the side walls; a belt disposed below and opposite to the photoconductor drums; a pair of guide members configured to support the drum supporting member while allowing rectilinear movement of the drum supporting member; and a main body circuit board provided in the main body and connected to the exposure members via a cable. The main body circuit board is arranged above the drum supporting member. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183323 | Image Forming Apparatus - A photosensitive-drum supporting member has a pair of side walls confronting both ends of each photosensitive drum. The photosensitive-drum supporting member supports the photosensitive drums between the side walls. The photosensitive-drum supporting member moves between: a stowed position at which the photosensitive-drum supporting member is stowed within an apparatus main body; and a moved position at which the photosensitive-drum supporting member is moved from the stowed position to outside the apparatus main body through an opening. Exposing members are provided at the photosensitive-drum supporting member such that the exposing members move between: an exposing position at which each exposing member is adjacent to a corresponding photosensitive drum; and a retracted position at which each exposing member is separated from the corresponding photosensitive drum and is engaged by an engaging part. The exposing members are accommodated within the photosensitive-drum supporting member both at the exposing position and at the retracted position. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183324 | Image Forming Apparatus - In an image forming apparatus, each of a plurality of exposure units provided at a drum supporting member is configured to be movable between an exposure position in which the exposure unit is located in proximity to a corresponding photoconductor drum supported by the drum supporting member and a retreating position in which the exposure unit retreated away from the corresponding photoconductor drum is positioned by a stopper, such that the exposure unit is located inside the drum supporting member regardless of whether the exposure unit is in the exposure position or in the retreating position. A motion-imparting member is provided at the drum supporting member, movably relative to the drum supporting member and is configured to act on an engageable portion of each exposure unit to thereby cause the exposure unit to move to the exposure position or to the retreating position. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183325 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes: a plurality of photoconductor drums; a plurality of exposure members; a drum supporting member having a pair of side walls disposed opposite to each other in an axial direction of the photoconductor drum and configured to support the photoconductor drums and the exposure members between the side walls; a belt disposed below and opposite to the photoconductor drums; a pair of guide members configured to support the drum supporting member while allowing rectilinear movement of the drum supporting member; and a main body circuit board provided in the main body and connected to the exposure members via a cable. The main body circuit board is arranged below the belt, and the cable passes a region outside the belt in the axial direction of the photoconductor drum and is connected to the main body circuit board. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183326 | PACKAGING ARRANGEMENT FOR IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS ACCOMMODATING PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A packaging arrangement of an image formation apparatus and a process cartridge includes a main body formed with an accommodation chamber configured to accommodate a process cartridge containing toner used for image formation. The main body is formed with an opening through which the process cartridge is detachably attached. The image formation apparatus is configured to be packaged with the process cartridge attached in the accommodation chamber. An openable cover configured to openably cover the opening is provided, and a drying agent is detachably arranged in a clearance formed between an inner face of the accommodation chamber and the process cartridge attached in the accommodation chamber. A part of the drying agent is exposed to outside through the opening of the clearance when the cover is opened, while the process cartridge and the drying agent are covered when the cover is closed. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183327 | Packaging Arrangement for Image Formation Apparatus Accommodating Process Cartridge - An image formation apparatus is configured such that a process cartridge can be detachably attached through an opening, at which an openable cover is provided. A sheet accommodated in a sheet feed tray arranged below the process cartridge is to be upwardly fed along a first sheet feed path, while a second feed path is defined by the bottom face of the process cartridge and a path composing member oppositely arranged below the process cartridge. An opened portion is formed at a position, on the opening side, where the second feed path is connected to the first feed path. A first drying agent is arranged in the second feed path. An end of the first drying agent or a member connected to the first drying agent is exposed to outside of the second feed path through the opened portion so as to be visually recognizable when the cover is opened. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183328 | COVER AND CARTRIDGE - An electrophotographic image forming apparatus detachably mountable to a main assembly of the apparatus, includes a rotatable image bearing member on which a latent image is to be formed; charging means for contacting said image bearing member to charge a surface of said image bearing member; a frame supporting said image bearing member and said charging means; a covering member, demountably mounted to said frame, for protecting the surface of said image bearing member; and a spacer member including a spacing portion, movably provided on said covering member, for entering between said image bearing member and said charging means to space them therebetween, and a retaining portion, contacting said covering member when said spacing portion is not between said image bearing member and said charging means, for preventing said spacer member from disengaging from said covering member. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183329 | Image-Forming Device Capable of Positioning Developing Unit and Developer Cartridge Precisely - An image-forming device which may include a casing and a developing unit that is detachably mounted in the casing and formed with a first opening. The developer unit may have a developer carrying member carrying a developer, wherein the developing unit includes one end. The image-forming device may also include a first shutter configured to open and close the first opening and a developer cartridge that is configured to be detachably mounted in the casing, accommodate the developer, and is formed with a second opening. The second opening may be in alignment with the first opening when the developing unit and the developer cartridge are mounted in the casing. The image-forming device may also include a second shutter configured to open and close the second opening. The image-forming device may also include an alignment member between the developing unit and the developer cartridge. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183330 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC BELT AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An electrophotographic belt includes a thermoplastic resin composition obtained by melt-kneading a thermoplastic polyester resin, at least one selected from polyether ester amide and polyether amide, and particles having a certain core-shell structure. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183331 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR PHOTO CONDUCTOR DRUM - A transmission device for a photo conductor drum includes a shell, a limiting apparatus mounted in the shell and having a through hole, and a transmission shaft which is coaxial with the through hole at a beginning position. When the transmission shaft is moved axially by an external force to a pressed position, the transmission shaft is inclinable relative to the through hole, and when the external force is released, an elastic member will force the transmission shaft to move back to the beginning position. As a result, while the photo conductor drum is put into a housing of a printer, the transmission shaft can connect a driving shaft without a help of a guider for enabling the photo conductor drum to rotate steady and smoothly. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183332 | Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a main body; at least one developer including an image carrier unit having an image carrier and a charged body charging the image carrier, a developing unit installed to swing at a predetermined angle with respect to the image carrier unit and having a developing roller, and a pressing member pressing the developing unit so that the developing roller comes in contact with the image carrier, and separably installed in the main body; a nip separation unit installed in the main body on one side of the developer to swing the developing unit so that the developing unit is in a position that is separated from the image carrier; and a control unit controlling the developer and the nip separation unit according to a print command. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183333 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer container | 2012-07-19 |
20120183334 | TONER DISPERSING MECHANISM, DEVELOPING DEVICE INCLUDING THE TONER DISPERSING MECHANISM, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a toner dispersing mechanism arranged between a toner storage container and a developing device, for dispersing toner replenished from the toner storage container. The toner dispersing mechanism includes a housing, a toner dispersing member, and a projecting portion formed continuously at least at a part of an inner wall surface in a longitudinal direction of the housing. The housing includes a toner filling port communicating to the toner storage container, and a toner discharge port communicating to the developing device. The toner dispersing member includes a rotary shaft rotatably supported in the housing, and a large number of dispersing protrusions made of an elastic material and formed on an outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft. The large number of dispersing protrusions face the part and come into contact with the projecting portion. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183335 | Image Formation Apparatus and Developer Cartridge - An image formation apparatus is provided, to which developing devices, each having an opening, and developer cartridges for respectively supplying a developing agent to the openings of the developing devices are mountable. The apparatus includes developing device shutters, each configured to open and close a respective one of the openings of the developing devices mounted to the apparatus; and a link mechanism configured to move the developing device shutters linked with each other. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183336 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an image heating apparatus in which a nip portion is formed by a heating unit, which includes a flexible sleeve and a heater, and a pressure roller. The position of the heating unit is appropriately maintained by pressing the heating unit against the pressure roller using a pressure member so that the heating unit can contact two or more portions of a downstream side rim of a groove arranged on a frame that holds the heating unit, even when the pressure roller is rotated. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183337 | FUSER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a fuser includes a heating roller, an endless belt, and a pressing roller. The heating roller rotates and comes into contact with a toner surface side of a sheet to heat the sheet. The endless belt has hardness lower than the hardness of the heating roller. The pressing roller is an only rotating body provided in a space formed by the endless belt and having an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the endless belt. The pressing roller has hardness lower than the hardness of the heating roller and presses the heating roller via a part of the endless belt. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183338 | DEBURRING DEVICE, RECORDING-MEDIUM SUPPLY DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A deburring device includes a first contact member that rotates in contact with a first end of a transported recording medium in a width direction, a second contact member that rotates in contact with a second end of the transported recording medium in the width direction, a press member that presses the transported recording medium toward the first and second contact members, and a pushing member that produces a pressing force such that the recording medium is pressed between the first and second contact members and the press member. The first contact member and the second contact member are arranged to pull the recording medium outward in the width direction of the recording medium during rotation. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183339 | ADJUSTABLE PAPER CASSETTE - An adjustable paper cassette is provided that may be expanded and contracted by sliding movable frames relative to a base frame and then coupling fixing protrusions to desired fixing holes. Therefore, paper sheets having various sizes may be loaded in the paper cassette, and the size of an image forming apparatus with the paper cassette and the packing size of the image forming apparatus may be reduced without limitation on the size of the paper cassette. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183340 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD - A printing apparatus of this invention includes a printing unit that executes print processing for a sheet, and feeding units that respectively store sheets conveyable to the printing unit. The printing apparatus identifies a sheet to undergo print processing, based on obtained print job data, and searches the feeding units for a feeding unit storing the identified sheet. The printing apparatus, when it detects the feeding unit storing the identified sheet, controls the printing unit to execute print processing based on the print job data for the sheet fed from the feeding unit, and when it cannot detect the feeding unit storing the identified sheet, executes avoiding processing regarding the print processing. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183341 | Printing Apparatus And Controlling Method Therefor - A printing apparatus for printing an image on a printing object on the basis of input data is composed of a printing mechanism for compressing an ink ribbon against a printing object and forming an image in accordance with input data on the printing object, a controlling section for controlling the printing mechanism so as to form a rotated image by 180 degrees for second printing conducted in succession to first printing for printing a not rotated image, and a driving mechanism for rewinding the ink ribbon extended between supply and take-up rolls to the supply roll during the first printing and second printing. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183342 | PAPER ROLL FIXING DEVICE OF PRINTER - A paper roll fixing device of a printer includes a first supporting base, a second supporting base, a first fixing member and a second fixing member. The first fixing member comprises a rotatable first fixing slab. The second fixing member comprises a rotatable second fixing slab. When the first fixing slab and the first fixing slab are pushed by a paper roll, the first fixing slab and the first fixing slab are rotated to the position without stopping the paper roll from entering or leaving the space between the first supporting base and the second supporting base. As a consequently, the paper roll can be smoothly introduced into or removed from the paper roll fixing device. By the paper roll fixing device, the paper roll can be introduced into or removed from the paper roll fixing device with a single hand or in a single step. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183343 | PUMP TOOTHBRUSH WITH INTEGRATED DENTIFRICE DISPENSING PLATFORM AND DISPOSABLE BRISTLE HEAD - Pump toothbrush comprising a pump head, a refillable cartridge containing dentifrice material, an integrated dispensing platform and a disposable bristle head. The pump head includes an inlet connector for attaching the cartridge, a pumping chamber attached with an elastic compressible button, and a dispensing platform. The dispensing platform contains a flow channel and a self-sealing slit-spout to prevent drying of the dentifrice material at the spout. The slit spout opens and closes automatically when the compressible button is pressed and released. The bristle head, which is the disposable part of the pump toothbrush, is attached to the dispensing platform for structural support and receiving the dentifrice material from the slit spout. Gum-guard elements are optionally attached to the periphery of the dispensing platform for massaging gums. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183344 | Toothbrush - A brush, in particular toothbrush, comprises an upper part ( | 2012-07-19 |
20120183345 | JOINT PROTECTING DEVICE FOR BABY STROLLER - A joint protecting device for a baby stroller, the baby stroller has a pair of guarding housings on the outer surface of two joints on the two lateral sides of the baby stroller. When the baby stroller is collapsed or stretched, each of two upper struts is rotated relatively to a corresponding lower strut on each of the joints and makes one of the two guarding housings rotate about an axle of the joint, thereby the guarding housing obstructs a gap with an angle formed between the joint and the upper strut, and harming by clamping to the baby's fingers can be prevented. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183346 | JOINING ARRANGEMENT WITH ADJUSTMENT OPTION - The present invention relates to a joining arrangement for joining joining partners of a vehicle, including a first joining partner and at least one second joining partner wherein a holding device is provided that serves for connecting the joining partners in order to form the joining arrangement, where the holding device has a receiving structure at which at least one adhesive element is arranged that can be brought into at least two states, where in a first state the adhesive element allows for adjusting the second joining partner to the first joining partner and where a transition from the first state to a second state can be effected by a transformation means, where in the second state the adhesive element is cured, whereby the joining partners can be fixed to each other. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183347 | JOINT FOR COMPOSITE TUBE - A torque tube includes a composite body and an end fitting. The composite tube includes a body having a body interior diameter, a wall thickness, an end having an edge, and a set of helically-shaped grooves. Each helically-shaped groove may pass through the wall thickness. Each helically-shaped groove may begin at the edge and end in the body. The end fitting may include a sleeve configured to mate with the body interior diameter and a set of ribs configured to mate with the set of helically-shaped groove. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183348 | DRIVE UNIT WITH GASKET - A drive unit according to the present disclosure comprises a motor housing and a transmission housing. The drive unit further comprises a gasket provided between the motor housing and the transmission housing. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183349 | Paving Apparatus - A paving apparatus is arranged to pave a supporting surface by casting individual paving stones on site on a mobile frame and placing the cast paving stones directly onto the supporting surface in an uncured state adjacent previously placed paving stones as the apparatus is displaced along the supporting surface. Molds are supported by a conveying mechanism of the paving apparatus for movement between a casting position in alignment with a hopper dispensing castable material into the molds and a placing position in which the uncured paving stones are dispensed from the mold directly onto the supporting surface to be paved. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183350 | Apparatus for Shaping Pavement - An apparatus for shaping pavement, the apparatus comprising a pavement-shaping member for receiving a flow of shapeless pavement material and generating a flow of shaped pavement material and a paving machine mount, mechanically coupled to the pavement-shaping member, for coupling the pavement-shaping member to a paving machine, the pavement-shaping member comprising a detachable forming shoe for producing the shaped pavement material. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183351 | PORTABLE VIBRATORY CONCRETE FLOAT - A vibratory device for use with a concrete finishing tool having a float pad is disclosed. The vibratory device has a mounting plate, a housing attached to the mounting plate, a motor, and a power source. The mounting plate is attached to a top side of the float pad. The housing is attached to said mounting plate. The motor is positioned in the housing and is operatively attached to the mounting plate. The power source is positioned in the housing and is in communication with the motor. Optionally, a counterweight is positioned in the housing and is attached to the motor. The actuation of the motor causes the mounting plate and the float pad to vibrate. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183352 | DRAINAGE APPARATUS INCLUDING A SUPPORT DEVICE AND A WEDGE - A drainage apparatus comprises a support device including a support segment defining a clamp path, a first clamp member and a second clamp member. At least the second clamp member is configured to be coupled to the support segment while being free to translate along the clamp path. The drainage apparatus further includes a wedge including a drive axis, a first edge and a second edge. The wedge is tapered along the drive axis between the first edge and the second edge, and the wedge is configured to be driven in a direction of the drive axis into a locked orientation of the support device. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183353 | Water Sports Facility - Described are systems, devices and methods for providing a facility for water sports such as wakeboarding, waterskiing, wake surfing, kneeboarding and the like in a controlled environment without the concomitant risks inherent in natural environments. Water is circulated by effluents from water pumps in an open air channel or pool and returned in a submerged closed channel. A participant controls velocity of water flowing from effluents and an amount of wake. Circulating water is rapidly decelerated by a second set of water pumps upon detecting participant falling or losing contact from a ski rope. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183354 | METHOD OF REDUCING NITRATE LEACHING FROM SOIL - This invention relates to uses of waste products obtained when biodiesel is generated for reducing nitrate leaching from soil. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183355 | Apparatus and Method to Apply Liquid to Solid Waste Disposal Site - This invention relates to a method to apply waste treatment liquid to a solid waste disposal site by filing a storage tank with waste treatment liquid, connecting the liquid storage tank with a vehicle for solid waste compacting and releasing the waste treatment liquid to a portion of solid waste site in need of moisture. This invention further provided an apparatus for distributing waste treatment liquid over the working face of a solid waste disposal site includes an inflow conduit, a storage tank, an outflow conduit, a control valve that contains a remote-valve control; manifold inlet conduit attached to the control valve, and a manifold to allow the liquid received from the manifold inlet conduit to be distributed evenly over the working face. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183356 | DEVICE FOR PROTECTING AT LEAST ONE PIPE LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF A BODY OF WATER, AND ASSOCIATED FLUID TRANSPORT ASSEMBLY - A device including a plurality of disconnected ballast elements ( | 2012-07-19 |
20120183357 | VERTICAL OFFSHORE FLEXIBLE PIPELINE ASSEMBLY - Offshore deployment device for an installation vessel with a deck to deploy a hydrocarbon transfer pipe composed of several pipe segments, the device comprising a trolley hoist lifting means, installed in a tower to lift a pipe segment from an horizontal position into a vertical position, an assembly platform, where a segment is connected to a previously launched transfer pipe string, the assembly platform being provided with a clamping device that is supported on the installation vessel and adapted to support the weight of the previously launched pipe string during assembling, characterized in that the hydrocarbon transfer pipe is a flexible hose string composed of several flexible hose segments, the flexible hose string being guided from a vertical position into an inclined or a horizontal position via a hose string guide element which is placed under the assembly platform. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183358 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO A BURIED PIPE - The pipe access device is comprised of a curved plate adapted to engage an underground pipe along an arc of the outer surface of the pipe, and a boss extending upwardly from the curved plate about an aperture in the curved plate. The curved plate extends along an arc of the outer surface of the curved plate that corresponds to a central angle of the pipe less than or equal to 180°. The curved plate includes a concave surface with a radius of curvature less than a radius of curvature of the outer surface of the pipe so as to bias the curved plate against the outer surface of the pipe when the curved plate is flexed to engage the pipe. The pipe access device is for use in providing access to the buried pipe that requires minimal excavation and disruption of the soil. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183359 | INSTALLATION METHOD FOR WATER-SUBMERSIBLE PLATFORMS AND INSTALLATION VESSEL - A method for installing a water-submersible platform is disclosed. The method includes lowering the platform in water from a vessel positioned above the platform while spuds connecting the vessel to the platform stabilize the platform during lowering. An assembly of the vessel and platform, and a vessel that is used to connect to the platform is also disclosed. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183360 | MSE Anchor System - A mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) system includes a vertically oriented wall offset from an earthen feature, backfill disposed between the wall and the earthen feature, and a plurality of anchor elements attached at one end to the wall and extending from the wall toward the earthen feature. The plurality of anchor elements are embedded within the backfill and include an elongated strap having an attachment end configured for attachment to the MSE wall and opposite surfaces along the length thereof. The anchor element further includes a plurality of punched openings along the length of the strap, each opening including a punched tab projecting outward from one of the opposite surfaces. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183361 | Apparatus and Method for Ground Improvement - An apparatus and method for ground improvement includes a device having a plurality of tines extending downwardly from a top plate in a manner to achieve displacement of ground material downward and radially outward. The device is mechanically driven into the ground to achieve predetermined depths of penetration by the tines. The device is retracted and driven repeatedly to achieve densification. Optionally, voids made by the device can be filled with a flowable media. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183362 | RETAINING WALL BLOCK WITH FACE CONNECTION - Single and multiple retaining wall blocks and block systems in which the blocks are provided with a face connection system which includes at least one front lip extending from a top surface of the block and a bottom channel formed into a front face and bottom surface of the block. The front lips have a length which is equal to the width of the blocks. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183363 | Monolithic Ceramic End Mill - End mills are disclosed which may be made monolithically of ceramic or other materials. The cutting portions of the end mills have lengths of cut that are no more than twice their cutting diameters and cores which are at least 0.7 times their cutting diameters. Their axial blades have cutting edges with negative radial rake and are separated by helical flutes. Their cutting ends have negative axial rake and are gashed ahead of center and have radial cutting edges with negative rake. Such end mills also have radiused corners and gashes transitioning from radial to axial at a flute. Methods of milling materials using such ceramic end mills are also disclosed. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183364 | SUPERHARD CUTTER ELEMENT - A superhard cutter element for machining a workpiece comprising wood, metal, ceramic material or composite material, the superhard cutter comprising a superhard structure ( | 2012-07-19 |
20120183365 | POWER TOOL WITH INTEGRAL PENCIL SHARPENER - In one embodiment of the present invention, a power tool includes a housing having a first opening formed therein with a motor being contained within the housing. The tool includes a device for sharpening a writing implement. The sharpening device is at least partially contained within the housing and accessible through the first opening which permits the writing implement to be inserted into the sharpening device. The sharpening device is operatively connected to the motor such that operation of the motor drives the sharpening device. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183366 | COMBINATION HOLE SAW ARBOR AND ADJUSTABLE HOLE CUTTER SHAFT - Systems and methods are disclosed to enhance functionality of a power drill, comprising: providing a shaft having one or more threaded sections with different diameters, wherein a pilot bit is inserted into one threaded section; and selectably converting the power drill into either: an adjustable hole cutter by inserting a bar through the shaft, wherein the bar comprises one or more holders to receive cutting blades; or a fixed size hole cutter or hole saw by converting the adjustable hole cutter for use as a hole saw or a hole cutter arbor. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183367 | DRILL - A drill for producing a drilled hole in work pieces has at least one main cutting edge on an end face. At least one secondary cutting edge is provided in the region of a circumferential surface of the drill. At least one circularly ground land circumferentially adjoins the at least one secondary cutting edge. The circularly ground lands extend over a first longitudinal section in the front area of the secondary cutting edge. In a following second longitudinal section, a secondary flank circumferentially adjoins the secondary cutting edge. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183368 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN INTERNAL TOOTHING AND COMPONENT HAVING INTERNAL TOOTHING - A method of producing internal gear teeth with deflecting surfaces such that the internal gear teeth are arranged in a component having an end and a longitudinal axis, as well as an end face that is offset relative to the end of the component in the direction of the longitudinal axis. The method comprises the steps of machining the end face of the internal teeth using a conical tool that rotates about a tool axis arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis, the rotating tool first being introduced axially and then moved along a circular path coaxial to the longitudinal axis, and finally being withdrawn parallel to the axis. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183369 | Vehicle Transporter - A vehicle transporter includes a frame with a load deck, a slidable undercarriage mounted on the frame and a subframe movably mounted on the frame between raised and lowered positions. Wheel wells are formed in the deck when the subframe is lowered relative to the frame. A pair of outrigger assemblies each includes a hydraulic piston-and-cylinder lift unit for raising and lowering the transporter whereby the undercarriage can be slid between fore and aft positions. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183370 | JIGS AND FIXTURES OF CNG CONTAINERS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - This is to the search for the way to hold the gas containers on the carrier of vehicles and to create the parts suitable for actual use and meet the auto parts manufacturing standard while emphasizing on the worthiness, strength and safety. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183371 | Engineered Lumber Panel Fastener - A fastener adapted for anchoring engineered lumber panels has a threaded portion with a double included securement thread having an included angle between 15° and 25°. The ratio of the major thread diameter to the minor diameter exceeds 2.0 to provide a large thread surface to resist pull out. The fastener also includes a drill tip having an effective diameter substantially equal to the minor diameter of the thread. The fastener is configured to resist cocking upon being driven into the engineered lumber panel and to resist marring of the panel fascia. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183372 | SCREW ANCHOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SCREW ANCHOR - A screw anchor for insertion into concrete is disclosed. The screw anchor has an essentially cylindrical base body on whose outer lateral surface an external thread is provided and which has a receptacle arranged in the direction of the cylinder longitudinal axis originating from an axial end face. The receptacle has a load-bearing structure originating from the axial end face. A tool receptacle extending essentially in the direction of the cylinder longitudinal axis is provided in the receptacle, wherein the tool receptacle extends further into the receptacle than the load-bearing structure from the end face to the rotary drive of the screw anchor in the cylinder longitudinal direction. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183373 | SELF COUNTER-SINKING FASTENER - A self-countersinking fastener for engagement with wood or similar composite material, said fastener including a penetrating shaft, and a tool engaging head; wherein said tool engaging head is substantially frusto-conical in overall shape and provided with one or more indent regions into which said material may be pushed as the head is turned; wherein each of said indent regions include: a trench extending substantially vertically through the entirety of said head; and a tailing section extending through the entire height of the head and extending forward in the direction of turning from said trench such that the radius of the head in the corresponding section increases throughout said section. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183374 | PRODUCTION OF BOUND PAPER PRODUCTS - Method and apparatus for producing bound flat parts, each having a sheet stack. Method includes conveying unbound sheet stack from sheet stack dispensing device into cassette of circulating conveyor, so that sheet stack is received into cassette, after receiving sheet stack in the cassette, driving circulating conveyor so cassette with sheet stack is conveyed to binding apparatus, and binding sheet stack in cassette at binding apparatus so that fingers formed as binding tongues are disposed in perforations so fingers are curved in the shape of a spiral. At least one of: adhesive-free area of each finger brought into overlapping contact with area of respective finger, adhesive-free area of each finger brought into overlapping contact with area of respective finger provided with adhesive, and overlapping contact areas of fingers are bound together. Removing at a dispensing station bound sheet stack from cassette, and delivering empty cassette to sheet stack dispensing device. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183375 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPONENTS FOR TRANSFERRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL - A method of transferring radioactive material from a contaminated area to a container assembly generally includes acquiring radioactive material in a contaminated area, wherein the contaminated area includes at least one shielding wall, and moving the material in the substantially horizontal orientation through an aperture in a shielding wall into a container assembly. Other systems, methods, and components for transferring radioactive material are provided. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183376 | SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTION AND TRANSPORT OF LIGHT ASHES BY MEANS OF A STEEL BELT CONVEYOR - A transport apparatus for dry extraction and transport of fly ashes produced inside solid fuel boilers, adapted to be associated with a fume dedusting system and including: a metal belt conveyor, having a plurality of slats partially overlapped, adapted to support a bed of fly ashes to transport the bed along a preset path, and a sealed metal casing inside which the slats move; and containment means for fly ashes, adapted to confine the ashes on the slats and along the transport path so as to limit relative motion between ashes and conveyor, which means comprises transverse boards, leveling members, side boards and a movable rear baffle. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183377 | Lengthy Article Conveying Apparatus - A lengthy article transferring apparatus transfers lengthy articles between the apparatus and target locations for the transfer. A lifting driving device lifts and drives a platform and a transferring device mounted thereon by winding a cord-like member. A controller controls actuation of the lifting driving device and the transferring device. A lifted position detector monitors the position of the platform. The controller performs the transferring operation to actuate the transferring device when end portions of the platform are received and supported by receivers provided at the target locations for the transfer, and performs a lifted position adjustment procedure controlling actuation of the lifting driving device based upon information detected by the lifted position detector during the transferring procedure to absorb variation in the position of the platform caused by a shift in the load acting on the platform as the article is transported in the article transferring direction. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183378 | Silo Having a Filling Device - A silo has a silo chamber enclosed by an outer wall. A filling pipe for feeding bulk goods is provided, wherein the filling pipe has a plurality of valve openings arranged at varying heights. The filling pipe is arranged in a feed chamber, which is separated from the silo chamber by a partition wall. The partition wall is provided with a plurality of outlet openings arranged at varying heights. Large silos can be filled without the segregation of the bulk goods. | 2012-07-19 |
20120183379 | TRAILERS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING MATERIAL - Material transfer trailers including an elongate chassis, and a longitudinally extending conveyor for transferring material to a desired location, the conveyor being supported by the chassis and including a main portion mounted to the chassis, the main portion having a lower end and an upper end opposite the lower end, an extension portion including a link end moveably mounted to the upper end of the fixed portion and a discharge end opposite the link end, wherein the extension portion is configured to move between an extended position and a stowed position. In some examples, the main portion is fixedly mounted to the chassis. In some examples, the extension portion is pivotally mounted to the main portion. In some examples, the conveyor defines a void to receive a rear-mounted projection of a receiving vehicle. | 2012-07-19 |