34th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140232017 | IDENTIFICATION MECHANISM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE DIE - A method and system for uniquely identifying each semiconductor device die from a wafer is provided. Identifying features are associated with device die bond pads. In one embodiment, one or more tab features are patterned and associated with each of one or more device die bond pads. These features can represent a code (e.g., binary or ternary) that uniquely identifies each device die on the wafer. Each tab feature can be the same shape or different shapes, depending upon the nature of coding desired. Alternatively, portions of the one or more device die bond pads can be omitted as a mechanism for providing coded information, rather than adding portions to the device die bond pads. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232018 | SILICON-CONTAINING EUV RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM FORMING COMPOSITION - A resist underlayer film forming composition for EUV lithography, comprising: as a silane, a hydrolyzable silane, a hydrolyzate of the hydrolyzable silane, a hydrolysis condensate of the hydrolyzable silane, or a mixture of any of the hydrolyzable silane, the hydrolyzate, and the hydrolysis condensate, wherein the hydrolyzable silane includes a combination of tetramethoxysilane, an alkyltrimethoxysilane, and an aryltrialkoxysilane, and the aryltrialkoxysilane is represented by formula (1): | 2014-08-21 |
20140232019 | INSPIRATOR FOR A GAS HEATER - An inspirator for use with an infrared heater and method of manufacturing a venturi body of the inspirator is described. The inspirator is formed from a solid piece of metal and has an elongated bore having en inlet and an outlet. The inlet smoothly tapers to a venturi with a successively step bore downstream of the venturi to the outlet. The inspirator has a fuel inlet and an air inlet to the venturi. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232020 | VENTURI APPARATUS - An improved venturi apparatus for facilitating the mixture of fluid substances. The apparatus comprises a first funnel section operative to receive a fluid and channel the same through a first cylindrical section or passageway. The first cylindrical section is fluidly connected to an intermediate passageway having a diameter larger than the first cylindrical section. At least one sidearm passageway is fluidly connected to the intermediate passageway into which at least one second fluid is introduced. The sidearm passageway is preferably configured to fluidly interconnect with the intermediate passageway at approximately the medial portion of the intermediate passageway. Fluidly connected to the intermediate passageway is a second cylindrical section operative to direct the flow of the intermixed fluids to a second exit funnel section. The improved venturi apparatus is exceptionally efficient at drawing in a second fluid and effective in facilitating mixture of two or more gasses, liquids or combinations thereof. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232021 | FLUID COMPOSITE, DEVICE FOR PRODUCING THEREOF AND SYSTEM OF USE - The current disclosure relates to a new fluid composite, a device for producing the fluid composite, and a method of production therewith, and more specifically a fluid composite made of a fuel and its oxidant for burning as part of different systems such as fuel burners, where the fluid composite after a stage of intense molecular between a controlled flow of a liquid such as fuel and a faster flow of compressed highly directional gas such as air results in the creation of a three dimensional matrix of small hallow spheres each made of a layer of fuel around a volume of pressurized gas. In an alternate embodiment, external conditions such as inline pressure warps the spherical cells into a network of oblong shape cells where pressurized air is used as part of the combustion process. In yet another embodiment, additional gas such as air is added via a second inlet to increase the proportion of oxidant to carburant as part of the mixture. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232022 | Portable Humidifier - The present device deploys a portable humidifier of utilizing mineral water bottles or thermos containing mineral water, including an ultrasonic vibrator, a circuit part to generate ultrasonic waves, USB connector to supply electric power in connection to the circuit part, and a water-supply bottle join, and a main body in which a water-supply part can be installed and spray holes are formed, but the water supply part consists of a circular filter, and a support pipe, while accommodating the circular filter, a through hole is drilled on the support pipe to connect an auxiliary water-supply filter or a large and short circular filter by forming a stopper, in order to make the appearance beautiful, lighting LED is installed at the said circuit part, and ornamental caps and ornamental auxiliary materials are installed at the top of the said main body. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232023 | FALSE DOWNCOMER LIPS - Embodiments of false downcomers are described having a lip extending inwardly from a bottom portion of the wall of the false downcomer. The lip has a length sufficient to deflect downward vapor from exiting through the bottom opening. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232024 | HUMIDIFIER - A device is provided that humidifies breathing gas. The device has a chamber with an inlet and an outlet. A chemical heater is positioned within the chamber and a trigger activates the heater. The chamber can be a conduit with an inner wall and an outer wall with a reservoir defined therebetween. The chemical heater can be positioned within the reservoir. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232025 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER INTRAOCULAR DEVICES - A shape memory polymer (SMP) intraocular lens may have a refractive index above 1.45, a Tg between 10° C. and 60° C., inclusive, de minimis or an absence of glistening, and substantially 100% transmissivity of light in the visible spectrum. The intraocular lens is then rolled at a temperature above Tg of the SMP material. The intraocular device is radially compressed within a die to a diameter of less than or equal to 1.8 mm while maintaining the temperature above Tg. The compressed intraocular lens device may be inserted through an incision less than 2 mm wide in a cornea or sclera or other anatomical structure. The lens can be inserted into the capsular bag, the ciliary sulcus, or other cavity through the incision. The SMP can substantially achieve refractive index values of greater than or equal to 1.45. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232026 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT - A diffractive optical element includes a diffractive surface. Raised portions and recessed portions are alternately arranged on the diffractive surface. A shape of the valley bottoms of the recessed portions varies according to regions of the diffractive surface. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232027 | CONTINUOUS METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LIGHT GUIDE PLATES - The present invention relates to a method for continuously producing light guide plates, e.g. for use as backlighting in LC displays, and to an apparatus for carrying out said method. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232028 | DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An element includes a first resin layer and a second resin layer disposed between a first glass lens substrate and a second glass lens substrate, a boundary surface between the first resin layer and the second resin layer having a diffraction grating shape including a plurality of inclined surfaces and wall surfaces. The second resin layer is composed of a fluororesin in which fine metal oxide particles are dispersed. Since a refractive index distribution easily occurs in this material during curing by application of ultraviolet light, by applying ultraviolet light substantially perpendicular to the inclined surfaces of the diffraction grating shape, a refractive index distribution is formed in the thickness direction perpendicularly to the inclined surfaces. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232029 | KIT FOR MEASURING THE THROMBIN GENERATION IN A SAMPLE OF A PATIENT'S BLOOD OR PLASMA - The invention provides a kit for measuring the thrombin generation in a sample of a patient's blood or plasma, or in a sample of clotting factors. The kit contains lyophilized tissue factor/phospholipid-complex and a lyophilized mixture containing a thrombin-substrate and CaCl | 2014-08-21 |
20140232030 | LITHIUM SILICATE GLASS CERAMIC AND LITHIUM SILICATE GLASS COMPRISING A HEXAVALENT METAL OXIDE - Lithium silicate glass ceramics and glasses containing specific oxides of hexavalent elements are described which crystallize at low temperatures and are suitable in particular as dental materials. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232031 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE COMPOSED OF POROUS CARBON AND ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVE MATERIAL - In order to provide an inexpensive product composed of a porous carbon provided with electrochemical active material, said product being suitable particularly for use as a cathode or anode material for a secondary battery, a process comprising the following process steps is proposed: (a) producing a template from inorganic material by gas phase deposition, said template comprising a framework of pores and nanoparticles joined to one another, (b) coating the template framework with an electrochemical active material or a precursor thereof, (c) infiltrating the pores of the template with a precursor substance for carbon, (d) carbonizing the precursor substance to form a carbon layer, (f) removing the template. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232032 | LITHOGRAPHY ORIGINAL CHECKING DEVICE, LITHOGRAPHY ORIGINAL CHECKING METHOD, AND PATTERN DATA CREATING METHOD - In one embodiment, a lithography original checking method includes applying resin onto a first lithography original having a first concavo-convex pattern, hardening the resin, releasing the hardened resin from the first lithography original and producing a second lithography original having a second concavo-convex pattern corresponding to the first concavo-convex pattern, enlarging the second lithography original, detecting a defect on the enlarged second lithography original, and calculating a position of a defect on the first lithography original based on the position of the detected defect. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232033 | Porous Membrane - A membrane comprises a sheet of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene. The sheet includes a first extrudate made from a first PTFE fine powder resin mixed with processing lubricant at a first lube rate. A second extrudate is made from the first PTFE fine powder resin mixed with processing lubricant at the first lube rate. The first and second extrudates combined into an integrated tape structure that is stretched in first and second directions. The sheet is porous and has a gas permeability of at least 0.1 CFM according to ASTM D737. The sheet has an average Mullen Hydrostatic Burst pressure in the range of 135 psi to 175 psi according to ASTM D751. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232034 | METHOD FOR MOLDING POWDER MOLD PRODUCT - The present invention relates to a method for molding a powder mold product according to which a powder mold product of uniform quality can be molded with excellent productivity. The present invention includes the steps of: preparing raw material powder | 2014-08-21 |
20140232035 | REINFORCED FUSED-DEPOSITION MODELING - An apparatus for manufacturing an object includes an extrusion head having an extrusion needle for extruding thermoplastic material associated with one or more fiber strands. The apparatus may further include a turn-table, a more robotic arm for moving the extrusion head and needle, thermoplastic filament and fiber strand spools and thermoplastic filament and fiber strands. A controller is provided for directing the robotic arm, extrusion head and the turn-table. Further, a method for manufacturing an object includes generating a design for the object that substantially satisfies desired structural properties of the object and generating a sequence for extruding one or more beads of thermoplastic material to manufacture the object according to the design, in which the one or more beads of thermoplastic material are associated with one or more fiber strands. The one or more beads of thermoplastic material and the associated one or more fiber strands are then extruded according to the sequence. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232036 | DRY-WET SPINNING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SYNTHETIC FIBER - There is provided a dry-wet spinning device for an acrylic precursor fiber bundle for manufacturing carbon fibers, the device enabling stable spinning by making the coagulability of spun yarn ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140232037 | NANOSTRUCTURE DIE, EMBOSSING ROLL, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS EMBOSSING OF NANOSTRUCTURES - A nanostructure die with a concavely curved nanostructured die surface for seamless embossing of at least one peripheral ring of a jacket surface of an embossing roll in a step-and-repeat process and an embossing roll for continuous embossing of nanostructures with an embossing layer, which has been applied on a body of revolution, with a jacket surface with at least one peripheral ring which is made seamless at least in the peripheral direction and which is embossed in the step-and-repeat process. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method and a device for producing such an embossing roll for continuous embossing of nanostructures as well as a method for producing such a nanostructure die and a method for producing an embossing substrate. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232038 | Article Comprising Calcium for Reducing the Production of TSST-1 - Articles comprising one or more calcium salts are provided. The articles can contain one or more calcium salts in an amount effective to reduce the production of TSST-1 by at least about 50% when measured by the Shake Flask Method. In certain embodiments, the one or more calcium salts can be substantially non-lethal to | 2014-08-21 |
20140232039 | Method For Manufacturing Detecting Sensor, Detecting Sensor, and Transmission - A detecting sensor is disclosed having a magnet, a plurality of magnetic field detecting sensor elements, and a housing. The magnetic field detecting sensor elements have a plurality of adjacent, overlapped bodies and a plurality of terminals projecting from the bodies in a same direction. The housing is disposed over the magnet and plurality of sensor elements, and has first and second sensor holding members. The first sensor holding member is positioned on a first side of the housing and abutted against a surface of the body on a first side of the plurality of sensor elements. The second sensor holding member is positioned on a second side of the housing and abutted across a portion of a surface of the body of the sensor element on a second side of the plurality of sensor elements. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232040 | Shoe Customization System Having Interchangeable Platens - Heat press platens for a shoe customization/decoration system and a method of using the same are disclosed. The platens may be quickly interchanged to allow the same equipment to be used to dye shoes of different sizes. The platens individually accommodate a pair of assembled shoes and are shaped to: reduce print sizes, maintain symmetry and flatness of the shoe, and accommodate a range of shoe sizes. The size and shape of the platens enable one shoe to be fitted on one side of a platen and another shoe to be fitted on the opposite side. The platens position the shoes so that they are mirror images of each other. This positioning allows a single print, including mirror images of the same design, to be applied to two shoes at the same time. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232041 | INTERNAL MOLD RELEASE AGENTS FOR POLYURETHANE MATERIALS - An internal mold release agent (IMRA) which effectively releases a cured polyurethane (PU) material from a metal, in particular steel, mold. The IMRA is a surface active agent containing phosphorus or a combination (blend or reaction product) of the agent with other chemicals. In one embodiment the agent is a phosphate ester. In one embodiment the agent is polyoxyethylene alkyl phosphate ester. A polyurethane formulation comprising the IMRA has high formulation stability, clean release, low release strength, and high product transparency. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232042 | Method and Apparatus for Fabricating Composite Fasteners - Composite fasteners have a high fraction of discontinuous, randomly oriented reinforcing fibers. A charge of thermoplastic fiber flakes are heated to melting temperature within a reservoir, flowed into multiple mold cavities and compression molded. The molded fasteners have high strength, exhibit quasi-isotropic properties and may be produced in high volume. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232043 | Composition of Polymers Derived from Renewable Resources - The present invention relates to a polymer composition comprising polylactide and, based on the weight of this polymer, from 17 to 25 wt % of a chain modifier, from 30 to 55 wt % of an elastomeric polymer and from 20 to 45 wt % of a plasticizer. The invention also relates to the method of preparing said composition as well as to the method of manufacturing an article starting from said composition and the article per se. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232044 | DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR INJECTION MOULDING - A distribution system | 2014-08-21 |
20140232045 | ONE-STAR SYSTEM FOR FEEDING AND DISCHARGING CONTAINERS FOR PROCESSING MACHINES - The invention relates to a processing machine having a processing wheel, which is in particular continuously driven, comprising at least one processing station for processing containers; comprising only one star for feeding and removing containers into and out of the processing device, which has at least two gripper elements for feeding containers to be processed to the processing station and for removing the processed containers from the processing station; wherein the processing station has a processing position within the processing station; characterized in that the processing station has at least one processing element processing a container, which is designed so that it can move the fed containers to be processed and/or the processed containers to be removed at least partially out of the processing position and/or into the processing position, in particular in a vertical or horizontal manner. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232046 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING AN OBJECT FROM A SOL-GEL SOLUTION - A process for manufacturing an object made of a constituent material obtained from a sol-gel solution, the process including, successively: a) introducing the sol-gel solution into a mold of the object to be manufactured; b) gelling the sol-gel solution; c) drying the gel obtained in b) in the mold, by which the gel is converted into the constituent material of the object, wherein the mold includes a closed chamber and includes a material configured to allow evacuation of gases formed during b) and/or c). | 2014-08-21 |
20140232047 | CERAMIC REFRACTORY STOPPER - The invention relates to a ceramic refractory stopper (a stopper device) for controlling a flow of molten metal at an outlet opening of a metallurgical vessel, such as a tundish. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232048 | SCRAP SUBMERGENCE SYSTEM - In accordance with one aspect of an exemplary embodiment, a furnace including a charge well is provided. The charge well comprises an open top chamber including side and base walls of a heat resistant material. An inlet is provided in a side wall of the chamber for receiving molten metal. A ramp is provided adjacent the side wall and an inner wall forms a central cavity. The ramp is disposed between the inner wall and the side wall. The ramp is generally inclined from an intersection with the base wall to adjacent a top surface of the inner wall. The cavity is in fluid communication with an outlet. A passage in the inner wall provides fluid communication between the inlet and the cavity. The inlet and an outlet each receives a conduit and at least one of the conduits can include an elbow joint. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232049 | FLUID-FILLED VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE - A fluid-filled vibration damping device including an elastic buffer body supported by a partition member and arranged in a housing space such that at least one of wall inner surfaces of the housing space on sides of a pressure-receiving chamber and an equilibrium chamber is covered by the elastic buffer body. Windows are formed to penetrate the elastic buffer body at portions corresponding to communication holes formed in walls of the housing space so that the communication holes are narrowed by the windows of the elastic buffer body, and a ratio (a/l) of an opening area (a) of the windows to a penetration length (l) thereof is made smaller than a ratio (A/L) of an opening area (A) of the communication holes to a penetration length (L) thereof. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232050 | Hydropneumatic Suspension Unit - A hydropneumatic suspension unit for a vehicle that includes an outer sleeve which defines a first chamber, and a damping piston which is arranged for sliding displacement in the first chamber. The first chamber contains gas mainly for providing spring action and liquid mainly for providing damping action. The gas is in direct contact with the liquid. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232051 | CLAMPING DEVICE - In a clamping device, a detection mechanism detects a state of clamping/unclamping and includes: a detected body that moves together with a piston and a piston rod; a circuit board disposed to face the detected body and capable of detecting the position of the detected body; and an indicator lamp that is connected to the circuit board and is lit/extinguished depending on the state of clamping/unclamping. By pressing a setting button provided on the detection mechanism when the rotation angle of the arm is changed, the second detection position of the circuit board for detecting the unclamped state is changed, making it possible to detect the detected body at a newly set detection position. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232052 | MULTI-USE ADJUSTABLE VISE - A multi-functional universal vise having a mounting unit and at least one work piece clamping unit that is capable of being rotated 360 degrees in relation to the mounting unit and that is capable of being extended from, and retracted toward, the mounting unit. The work piece clamping unit may have a generally “M” or “W” shaped portion. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232053 | WORK BENCH INCLUDING A VISE - A work bench including a frame and a table surface connected to the frame. The table surface includes first and second table surface members. The first table surface member is movably coupled with the frame and has first and second ends. The work bench also includes a first user-actuatable drive member for moving the first end of the first table surface member, a second user-actuatable drive member for moving the second end of the first table surface member and a third user-actuatable drive member for moving the first end and the second end of the first table surface member concurrently. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232054 | CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - A conveying device includes: a conveyor for conveying a sheet; a path defining member having a first conveying surface that guides the sheet; and a sensor device for sensing the sheet. The sensor device includes: a sensor casing provided on the path defining member and including a second conveying surface that guides the sheet and a main wall whose outer surface is exposed from the path defining member and contiguous to the first conveying surface; a movable member including (i) a contact portion projecting to a second-conveying-surface side of the main wall through an opening formed in the main wall and (ii) a sensed portion located in the sensor casing and moved by the sheet conveyed on the second conveying surface while contacting the contact portion; and a signal output device, provided in the sensor casing, for sensing the sensed portion to output a signal related to its position. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232055 | PAPER FEEDER AND PRINTER - Upon continuous feeding of a plurality of sheets and upon detection of a leading end of a sheet by a detection unit before an elapse of a first time after a start of a paper feed roller, a controller performs control such that a paper conveyance speed of the paper feed roller is set lower than a paper conveyance speed of a registration roller, and the paper feed roller is stopped after conveying the sheet having the leading end detected for a specified conveyance distance before a next timing of starting the registration roller. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232056 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF REDUCING TIME AND EFFORT FOR USER IN SETTING SIZE OF IRREGULAR-SIZE SHEET, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus which is capable of reducing time and effort for a user in setting a size of an irregular-size sheet. Width information indicative of a width of a sheet set by the user is stored in a storage unit. A width of the sheet held by a sheet holding unit that holds the sheet is detected. From the width information stored in the storage unit, candidates for a size of the sheet are extracted based on the detected width of the sheet. The extracted candidates for a size of the sheet are displayed on a display. A size of the sheet selected by the user from among the displayed candidates for a size of the sheet is set as a size of the sheet held by the sheet holding unit. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232057 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SHEET FEED CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus capable of printing a non-standard size image on a sheet of a size as desired by the user as possible, and preventing stoppage of printing the image even when there is no sheet of the size desired by the user in a sheet feeder. When image data is for a non-standard size, if there is a sheet feeder accommodating recording sheets of which vertical and lateral lengths corresponding to vertical and lateral lengths represented by the image data are designated, a control unit feeds the sheets from the sheet feeding cassette. If there is no such a sheet feeder, the control unit feeds recording sheets of a free size from a manual feed tray accommodating the recording sheets of the free size. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232058 | TRANSPORTING APPARATUS - A transporting apparatus includes a base unit made of resin, a tray configured to support a sheet, a transporting section supported by an upper portion of the base unit and configured to transport the sheet, and a feeding section supported by a lower portion of the base unit and including a feeding roller configured to contact an upper surface of the sheet supported by the tray and to feed the sheet toward the transporting section. The base unit is integrally formed with an inner-side guide which defines an inner side of a curved path which is configured to guide the sheet fed by the feeding section to the transport section. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232059 | TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - A transport apparatus includes a transport roller having a first supported portion and a second supported portion at positions separated in a first direction, and configured to abut against a sheet, rotate in a second direction about a rotation axis extending in the first direction, and transport the sheet; a first support member configured to rotatably support the transport roller, the first support member having a first receiving portion which is in the form of a circular arc and configured to abut against a portion in a circumferential direction of an outer periphery of the first supported portion; and a second support member configured to rotatably support the transport roller, the second support member having a second receiving portion which is in the form of a circular arc and configured to abut against a portion in a circumferential direction of an outer periphery of the second supported portion. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232060 | CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A conveying device includes a pair of first nipping rollers configured to be movable in a width direction while nipping a recording medium and rotate to convey the recording medium; a pair of second nipping rollers configured to be movable in the width direction while nipping the recording medium and rotate to convey the recording medium, the pair of second nipping rollers being arranged on an upstream side of the first nipping rollers in a conveying path; and a detecting unit configured to detect an amount of positional deviation in the width direction of the recording medium being conveyed in the conveying path. The pair of first nipping rollers is moved in the width direction based on a detection result of the detecting unit while the pair of first nipping rollers nips the recording medium so that a positional deviation of the recording medium in the width direction is corrected. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232061 | Image Recording Apparatus - An image recording apparatus includes a recording section which is provided over a transport passage for transporting a sheet in a transport direction and which has nozzles for discharging an ink onto the sheet; a platen which is provided under the recording section with the transport passage intervening therebetween and which has a plurality of ribs provided to support the sheet while being separated from each other in a widthwise direction of the transport passage perpendicular to the transport direction, the respective ribs protruding upwardly and extending in the transport direction; and a plurality of holding members which are provided to be positioned between the plurality of ribs in the widthwise direction of the transport passage over the platen on an upstream side in the transport direction from the nozzles and which abut against an upper surface of the sheet and press the sheet toward the platen. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232062 | KISSING SHIELD GAME AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A kissing shield game having a gaming member having at least two sides with different color associated therewith as well as a predetermined set of alphanumeric symbols associated therewith, a plurality of thin, flexible membranes substantially impervious to microorganisms, and a resettable timer. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232063 | MOVABLE OBJECT DRIVING DEVICE AND GAME MACHINE - A movable body drive device that controls a drive unit configured to drive a movable body arranged on a game machine has a communication unit that receives a control command for regulating a destination position of the movable body, a storage unit that stores a current position of the movable body, and a control unit that determines, based on a difference between the destination position and the current position or a moving direction in an immediately previous action of the movable body, a moving direction in the next action of the movable body and to control the drive unit such that the movable body is moved along the moving direction in the next action until the movable body reaches the destination position. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232064 | Three-dimensional puzzle with seven axes of rotation - The present invention discloses a spherical puzzle whose visible segments are delimited by seven planar sections through the center of said sphere and may be permuted by rotations of hemispherical groups of visible segments with respect to any planar section of the puzzle about an axis perpendicular to said section through the center of said sphere. Three planar sections are parallel to the faces of a cube inscribed in said sphere, and the remaining planar sections are perpendicular to the diagonals of said cube. The visible segments comprise eight arcuate equilateral triangles and twenty-four arcuate right triangular triangles. As a novelty, this invention integrates an interlocking mechanism of the arcuate right triangular outer segments to a spherical center support with four axes of rotation, with a slidable spring activated interlocking mechanism of the arcuate equilateral triangular outer segments to their side neighbors. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232065 | Games With Component Elements Having Luminescent Surfaces Enabling Play in the Dark - A plurality of games having luminescent components are provided so that the games can be played in low-light environments. All or selected surface areas of parts are made sufficiently visible by the luminescence so that a player is able to recognize that parts and correlate movement between the parts required to play the game in low-light environments. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232066 | Melding Card Game and Method of Play - A melding card game and method of play includes 114 numbered, face, ace, mulligan, joker, and wild cards. A round is played in which nine layout cards are dealt face-down to players and arranged in a grid. Each player turns at least one layout card face up and takes a turn. In the turn, each player draws a drawn card from a discard or draw pile and plays or discards the drawn card. If the player plays the drawn card, the player replaces a layout card with the drawn card. The players play one additional turn after an ender player turns all of their respective cards face up. A score for each player is then determined. A penalty is assigned to the ender player if another player has a lower score. Nine rounds are played. The player with the lowest total score is declared the winner. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232067 | TARGET FACTORY - The new invention in the preferred embodiment depicts a highly portable Target Factory that is intended for use in the fire arms industry. The highly portable “Target Factory” invention includes two separate “Target Factory” elements, that are intentionally molded which is internally hollow. Each “Target Factory” assembly element contributes to the combined stability, energy absorption, high portability, easy setup, high visibility of selected target shapes and the sturdy presentation of said target shapes when the combined portable “Target Factory” is deployed where the terrain is uneven, soft, sandy, firm, stony or impenetrable. Each separate “Target Factory” element operate independently but unitarily as they are joined by pivotal “hinge” mechanisms located on either side of the “Target Factory”. The embodiment of the invention is environmentally sensitive; the entire invention is recyclable with no material that can shatter to the ground such as glass bottles, TV monitors and other such objects. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232068 | TARGET SYSTEM - A target system includes a blocking plate with one or more openings through which bullets are fired and one or more targets for being struck by the bullets disposed behind the blocking plate and generally in line with the one or more openings. The target system may include a hinge mechanism which limits the range of movement of the target after it has been struck by a projectile. The hinge mechanism may also provide for tool less attachment and removal of the targets from the hinge mechanism. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232069 | MECHANICAL SEAL WITH A BALANCE SHIFT MECHANISM - An O-ring balance shift mechanism is provided in a dry lift-off face mechanical seal to maintain necessary hydraulic closing forces on the seal faces when pressurized from either the inside or outside diameter of the balance shift mechanism to shift the diameter balance of the seal rings radially under reversed pressure conditions. This mechanism includes a shift ring with two O-rings wherein the shift ring is H-shaped or S-shaped in two alternate embodiments. The O-rings are radially spaced from each other and move axially with the shift ring during reverse pressure conditions. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232070 | SHAFT SEAL APPARATUS - A pumping ring | 2014-08-21 |
20140232071 | Shaft Seal Assembly - An illustrative embodiment of porous media shaft seal assembly may include a stator and a rotor. The rotor may be configured to rotate with a shaft, and the stator may be engaged with a housing. Porous media may be applied and/or engaged with a portion of the stator, and a seal fluid may be communicated to the porous media. A biasing member may be employed to urge a portion of the rotor toward a portion of the stator, and seal fluid exiting the porous media may counteract the force of the biasing member. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232072 | CHUCK - A chuck for a power tool has a central receptacle, arranged in the body of the chuck, having a locating opening for axially inserting a shank-type tool. A reducing sleeve is arranged at least partly in the central receptacle, and a clamping device is provided for at least locally reducing the cross section of the central receptacle. A fixing device is provided which specifies a defined arrangement of the reducing sleeve in relation to the locating opening both with the chuck clamped and with the chuck unclamped. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232073 | DEVICE FOR HOLDING MECHANICAL PARTS - This invention relates to a maintaining device for mechanical pieces, comprising a slider-holder formed by a body and a head with a central bore in which a part of the piece to be maintained is placed, the piece to be maintained exceeding the head, the head comprising conical area, the maintaining device having at least two sliders and an actuation element for the sliders, wherein the head comprises at least two lateral bores, one leading into the conical area and the other to the central bore, the sliders are placed in the lateral bores, the sliders being adjustable in the lateral bores, the sliders exceeding the conical area of the head, the actuation element of the sliders being arranged to move the sliders in the corresponding lateral bores along an axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the central bore. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232074 | TRAILER AXLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF CONTROL - A trailer axle suspension system and a method of control. The trailer axle suspension system may be deflated when the trailer is approaching the dock and proximity of the trailer to the dock is within a predetermined limit. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232075 | MECHANIC'S CREEPER - A creeper ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140232076 | CONVERTIBLE LUGGAGE AND LUGGAGE CART ASSEMBLY - A luggage and luggage cart assembly includes a piece of luggage selectively moveable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The luggage has a greater longitudinal length in the expanded configuration as compared to the collapsed configuration. A cart is selectively moveable between a retracted position and an extended position. The cart, in the retracted position, is sized and arranged to carry the luggage in the collapsed configuration and, in the extended position, is sized and arranged to carry the luggage in the expanded configuration. The luggage is selectively attachable and detectable from the cart. With the luggage in the collapsed configuration and the cart in the retracted position, the luggage and cart collectively have a maximum size less than or equal to 45 linear inches so that the assembly can be carried onto an aircraft. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232077 | GOLF TROLLEY HAVING STEERABLE FRONT WHEEL - A golf trolley including: a frame assembly, a handrail, a rotating device, a front wheel assembly, and a locking device. The handrail is disposed on the frame assembly. The rotating device is disposed on a front end of the frame assembly. The front wheel assembly is rotatably mounted on the rotating device. The locking device is disposed on the handrail. The locking device is connected to the rotating device for controlling the degree of rotation of the front wheel assembly. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232078 | Combination walker and transport chair with removable utility tray - A wheeled walker with a removable utility tray has a frame, front and rear wheels, a pivotable seat, height-adjustable handlebars, push handles, a back rest, brake handles and cables to arrest the walker, a pair of crossbars supporting the frame and a detachable utility tray with a lip to engage the top crossbar, front and side walls, a pair of tray supports extending from the bottom of the tray base down and to the rear and terminating at the bottom crossbar, the lower ends of the supports having a locking groove for engaging the bottom crossbar and a pair of horizontal braces between the tray supports. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232079 | Equipment trolley - An equipment trolley with a support framework, which has at least one shelf area for receiving items of equipment, and a base plate, wherein support arms provided with castors are mounted on the base plate. In order to create an instrument trolley that ensures a very high degree of stability and resistance to overturning, it is proposed according to the invention that at least one support arm can be secured on the base plate so as to be extendable and adjustable in the horizontal plane of the base plate. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232080 | AXLE LIFT ASSEMBLY - An axle lift assembly includes a beam slidably coupled with and extending on a longitudinal extent of a vehicle frame. A trailing arm has a first end pivotably coupled with the beam. An axle is rotatably coupled with an intermediate portion of the trailing arm. An air spring is disposed between a second end of the trailing arm and the beam for absorbing an upward force from the axle. A support bracket extends down from the beam proximate the first end of the trailing arm. A pneumatic actuator is disposed between the support bracket and the trailing arm for raising the axle from a deployed position to a retracted position that substantially eliminates the upward force on the air spring from the axle. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232081 | VEHICLE COMPONENT - A vehicle component with at least two connection points, a structural component that extends between the connection points and rigidly connects them with one another. The structural component comprises at least one insert made of a ductile material and at least two connection zones that support or form the two connection points, at least one of the zones comprises plastic. The structural component comprises at least one intermediate section that connects the two connection zones rigidly to one another and comprises the insert or is formed by the insert, this section is more ductile than at least one of the two connection zones and, in relation to a mechanical overload of the structural component, forms a locally delimited weak-point or region. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232082 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A suspension system includes an upper cylinder chamber, a lower cylinder chamber, and a variable valve that adjusts the opening area of an opening of the lower cylinder chamber. The suspension system includes a first communication path through which the upper cylinder chamber of one of damping force control cylinders incorporated in a pair of wheels of a vehicle is in communication with the lower cylinder chamber of the other damping force control cylinder, a second communication path through which the lower cylinder chamber of the one damping force control cylinder is in communication with the upper cylinder chamber of the other damping force control cylinder, and a pair of oil receptacles that are provided in the first and second communication paths, respectively, and hold and discharge oil, depending on operations of the damping force control cylinders. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232083 | TORSION BAR SPRING ARRANGEMENT FOR A WHEEL SUSPENSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A torsion bar spring arrangement for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle includes an actuator arranged on a vehicle body or on a subframe and constructed to variably pre-tension the torsion bar spring arrangement, a coaxial first torsion bar spring having an output side that is connected by way of an output lever to a wheel suspension element of the wheel suspension, and a housing of the actuator supported on the vehicle body in at least one bearing location for movement in a circumferential direction and resiliently yieldingly supported on the vehicle body in the direction of torsional moments acting on the torsion bar spring by way of at least one spring element. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232084 | SUSPENSION DEVICE - A suspension device is provided with: a coiled spring which allows a vehicle body to elastically receive the vertical movement of a wheel and which is disposed at a position facing a side of the tire of the wheel; and a movement restriction section which is provided within the inner space of the coiled spring at a position facing the side of the tire and which restricts the movement of the coiled spring toward the tire. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232085 | GEAR-SHIFTING SYSTEM FOR MANUALLY PROPELLED WHEELCHAIRS - Apparatus for a manually-powered wheelchair comprising a frame and first and second wheel rotatably coupled to the frame. Each wheel includes a hand rim and a drive wheel. For each of the first and second wheels, a multiple speed transmission coupled to the wheel comprises a transmission output coupled to the drive wheel, a transmission input coupled to the hand rim, and at least two gears selectively coupling the transmission output to the transmission input. The transmission allows the drive wheel and the hand rim to rotate concentrically with one another but at different speeds. A selector is provided for selecting one of the at least two gears. A controller controls the selector to operate the transmission for the first and/or second wheel. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232086 | AIR BLADDER SUSPENSION - An air bladder suspension. The air bladder suspension of the present invention may be used with a vehicle wheel and a tricycle add-on wheel. The air bladder suspension may include a cantilever or seesaw type configuration and absorb shock when the tire of the wheel hits a ripple or bump on a road. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232087 | RECONFIGURABLE SNOWBOARD/ DOWNHILL SKIS AND BINDING - Combination ski-snowboard devices reversibly configured in both: a ski configuration comprising two skis each with both an inside and outside edge and a ski binding mounting systems, and in a snowboard configuration having two outside edges and two binding mounting systems. Methods for converting ski-snowboard devices from a snowboard configuration to a ski configuration and from a ski configuration to a snowboard configuration. A reconfigurable binding provides an interchangeable all-in-one binding for at least alpine touring, snowboard, split board and alpine ski mode. One aspect of the reconfigurable binding discloses binding connection adaptable for use in alpine touring and traditional ski mode. Another aspect of the reconfigurable binding discloses a bolt/pin pattern configuration for split board and snowboard mode. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232088 | COMBINED SHOPPING TROLLEY BABY STROLLER - A folding and combined shopping cart/stroller includes a four-wheeled cross-shaped frame that carries a box-shaped basket and a child seat, thereby creating a functionally designed rigs for manual transportation of goods. The raised platform is positioned above and fixed to the shaft and hang between the front and trailing arms. The basket can be changed to half volume and thus can form a child's seat used in the front of the cart. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232089 | COLLAPSIBLE TWO SEAT PERAMBULATOR - A buggy for transporting children has a frame ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140232090 | AIRBAG DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An inflator for supplying a gas into an airbag body in a collision of a vehicle is mounted on a peripheral edge portion of a roof of a vehicle body through a bracket, the bracket is formed having a long plate shape along the peripheral edge portion of the roof, a fixing portion of the bracket on which the inflator is fixed and a mounting portion of the bracket to be mounted on the peripheral edge portion of the roof are juxtaposed in a longitudinal direction of the bracket, and a fixed surface of the fixing portion is inclined so as to be located closer to a cabin exterior as it goes closer to the upper side with respect to a mounted surface of the mounting portion. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232091 | Air Bag Assembly and Tether - An air bag ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140232092 | AIRBAG DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The invention relates to a gas bag for vehicles, having a flat, two-dimensional shape when being in an uninflated, vented condition and a three-dimensional shape in an inflated condition, the gas bag having a main piece with opposite end portions, each of the end portions having an end contour, and two minor pieces which each have a connecting portion with a contour with corresponds to the end contour of the main piece, and which each have a filling portion, the two filling portions having similar shapes and similar dimensions. The invention also relates to a method of sewing this gas bag. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232093 | Airbag System for Passenger Protection - An airbag system ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140232094 | COUNTERWEIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR A SELF-PROPELLED DERRICK RIG ASSEMBLY - Improvements to base beams and self-propelled derrick rigs are described. The base beam can have two or more stabilizer arms which can be deployed. The base beam is also designed to support the derrick rig. An optional counterweight assembly can be connected to the front of the rig. The self-propelled derrick rig can be easily and quickly mounted to the base beam, and when mounted, the assembly will be able to withstand high hook loads and wind loading without the danger of the rig coming off of its wheels or falling over. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232095 | MOTOR VEHICLE SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A motor vehicle structure has an A pillar ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140232096 | BINDING SYSTEM USING CONCENTRIC CYLINDERS - A binding system for binding a set of media sheets, including a cylinder having an outer diameter and a length, and a retainer fabricated from a flexible material. The retainer has an arc-shaped cross-section having an inner diameter and an associated arc angle thereby providing an opening slot that extends along a length of the retainer. The binding system is adapted to bind the set of media sheets by wrapping the media sheets around the cylinder and inserting the wrapped cylinder into the retainer with the wrapped media sheets extending out of the opening slot in the retainer. The inner diameter of the retainer is less than the sum of the outer diameter of the cylinder and a total thickness of the wrapped media sheets so that the retainer flexes to provide a clamping force to bind the media sheets. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232097 | BINDING SYSTEM USING BINDER PIECES WITH CONCENTRIC CYLINDERS - A binding system for binding a set of media sheets, including first and second binder pieces, each including an end cap, a retainer, a cylinder and a connection mechanism. The retainer has an arc-shaped cross-section having an associated arc angle thereby providing an opening slot that extends along a length of the retainer. The retainer and the cylinder are connected to the end cap such that the cylinder is positioned within the retainer. The binder pieces are adapted to bind the set of sheets of media by inserting the set of media sheets into the first and second binder pieces such that the media sheets are wrapped around the cylinders and extend out of the opening slots in the retainers, and engaging the connection mechanisms to connect the first and second binder pieces together. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232098 | BINDING SYSTEM USING ARC-SHAPED RETAINER - A binding system for binding a set of media sheets including a retainer and two end plugs. The retainer has an arc-shaped cross-section having an associated arc angle thereby providing an opening slot that extends along a length of the retainer. The binding system is adapted to bind the media sheets by inserting the media sheets into the retainer such that ends of each media sheet extends out of the opening slot and such that the portion of the media sheets inside the retainer form a loop, and inserting the end plugs into the ends of the retainer and into the media sheet loops. The inner diameter of the retainer is less than the sum of the outer diameter of the cylinder and a total thickness of the wrapped media sheets so that the retainer flexes to provide a clamping force to bind the media sheets. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232099 | BINDING SYSTEM USING TWO BINDING PIECES - A binding system for binding a set of media sheets, including top and bottom binding pieces. Each binding piece includes a base plate, together with alignment features adapted to align the top and bottom binding pieces with each other, and locking features adapted to connect the top and bottom binding pieces together, thereby clamping the media sheets between the top and bottom binding pieces. The locking features include resilient tabs having a plurality of teeth such that at least some of the teeth on a particular tab on the top binding piece engage with at least some of the teeth on a corresponding tab on the bottom binding piece to connect the top and bottom binding pieces together. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232100 | Security Element Comprising a Plurality of Optically Variable Structures - A security element includes an optically variable structure having a multiplicity of first embossed structures each including at least two flanks which converge at at least one certain angle. In at least one first partial region of the optically variable structure, at least one flank of the first embossed structures respectively has at least one additional embossed structure which is mounted on the flank of the first embossed structures or inserted into the flank of the first embossed structures. The geometry of the at least one additional embossed structure is executed to be at least near-inverse to the geometry of that flank of the first embossed structure on which the at least one additional embossed structure is mounted or inserted. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232101 | Magnetically Attracted Fluid Transfer System - A magnetic connection system with at least three components for connecting host and target systems. A first magnetic connector is attached to the host system, a second magnetic connector is attached to the target system; a third magnetic connector or puck is positioned between the first connector and the second connector. The first, second, and third connectors fit together with their magnets aligned, and the magnetic attraction is stronger between the puck and the target system connector than the puck and the host system connector. The system can transfer fuel, data, or electricity. In one example, the system transfers fuel from a fuel supply vessel to a target vessel with minimal human effort to attach the fuel connector components. The puck can have a conduit for fuel, data, or electricity that is centrally aligned with a receiving conduit in the target system connector. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232102 | GLASS PLATE FOR CONCRETE CONVEYING PUMP - Disclosed in the present invention is a glass plate for a concrete conveying pump which comprises a steel base ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140232103 | Bulkhead Fitting - A method and apparatus for electrically separating two fluid lines across a structural boundary. Fluid is transported between a first channel through a first fluid line and a second channel through a second fluid line across the structural boundary formed by a structure. The first channel and the second channel are connected by a channel formed by a fitting. The fitting is comprised of a first component, a second component, and an isolator. The first fluid line and the second fluid line are electrically separated using the isolator in the fitting. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232104 | Fitting for a Heat Pump and Method of Installation - A fitting for a heat pump having at least one heat exchanger includes a first fitting element configured for connection with a tubing portion of the heat exchanger and a second fitting element removably connectable to the first fitting element and configured for connection with a tubing portion of the heat exchanger. A non-conductive element is disposed between at least a portion of the first fitting element and at least a portion of the second fitting element such that, when connected, the non-conducting element deforms between the first fitting element and the second fitting element to electrically isolate the second fitting element from the first fitting element. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232105 | NICKEL-BASE RADIANT TUBE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - Nickel-base radiant tube includes straight and curved elbow tube sections. The straight tube section has constant inner and outer radii. The elbow tube section has a constant inner radius and variable outer radius. The inner diameter of the elbow tube section is equal the inner radius of the straight tube section. Mating end portion of the elbow tube section has an outer radius equal to the outer radius of the straight tube section. Method for making the radiant tube comprises the steps of positioning a mating end portion of the straight tube section adjacent to and aligned with the mating end portion of the elbow tube section so that end faces of the straight and elbow tube sections face each other to define a circumferentially extending weld groove, and butt welding the mating end portions of the straight and elbow tube sections together at the weld groove. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232106 | SUMP WALL PENETRATION FITTING - A penetration fitting includes a first fitting half having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, the first fitting half defining an arcuate channel, and a second fitting half having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, the second fitting half defining an arcuate channel, wherein the first and second fitting halves are adapted to abut one another with the inner surfaces of the first and second fitting halves together defining an inner end, the outer surfaces of the first and second fitting halves defining an outer end, and the arcuate channels of the first and second fitting halves cooperating to define a tapered opening configured to accept the at least one pipe segment, the opening having a larger diameter at the inner end and a smaller diameter at the outer end. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232107 | HIGH-FLOW HOSE FITTING - A high-flow hose assembly includes a hose, a fitting, and a ferrule. The hose includes an outer surface and an inner surface. In an unsecured configuration, an insertion portion of the fitting is positioned within a hose passage and the hose is positioned within a ferrule passage, and the inner surface of the insertion portion defines a first diameter and the outer surface of the insertion portion defines a second diameter. In a secured configuration, the inner surface of the insertion portion defines a third diameter greater than the first diameter and the outer surface of the insertion portion defines a fourth diameter greater than the second diameter, so that fitting barbs engage the inner surface of the hose and ferrule barbs engage the outer surface of the hose to secure the hose, the fitting, and the ferrule together. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232108 | MEDIUM CONNECTOR - A medium connector including a passage configured to allow for the flow of medium, and a multi-portion engagement surface positioned about the passage. The multi-portion engagement surface includes a first surface portion, and a second surface portion. The first surface portion is configured to provide an interference fit with a corresponding sealing surface of a mating connector. The second surface portion is configured to provide a clearance fit with the corresponding sealing surface of the mating connector. The ratio of the first surface portion and the second surface portion is selected to regulate an engagement force between the medium connector and the mating connector. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232109 | CONNECTION ASSEMBLY - Connection assembly (I) for connecting a first and second pipe end ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140232110 | PIPE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING A PIPE USING THE SAME - A pipe connector assembly which is locked and assembled on a holder after required parts are assembled in sequence on a nut of a pipe connecting device during the process of connecting a joint of a pipe, and a method for connecting a pipe using same are disclosed. A holder can be unlocked from a nut only when a pipe is inserted up to a precise point in an insert hole in a part assembled to a nut for pipe fitting, and the assembly and method can not only ensure the assembled sequence of parts, but can accurately maintain the assembled position of a pipe. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232111 | FLARELESS TUBE CONNECTION STRUCTRUE - A flareless tube connection structure includes a joint body, a coupling member threadedly mounted to the joint body, and front and back ferrules thrilled separately from the joint body and the coupling member and clamped between the joint body and the coupling member. The front and back ferrules are formed separately from each other and can be provisionally assembled together before the coupling member is mounted to the joint body. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232112 | HYBRID-VEHICLE POWER GENERATOR CONTROL APPARATUS - A hybrid-vehicle power generator control apparatus. Based on a difference electric power value, which corresponds to the difference between an electric power generator power command value given by a higher-hierarchy control unit and an output voltage value of an electric power generator, an electric power generator control unit calculates an electric power generator rotation speed command value and based on the calculated electric power generator rotation speed command value, the electric power generator control unit PWM-controls an output of the electric-power conversion system that performs electric conversion between the electric power generator and a battery, so that the rotation speed of the electric power generator is made to keep track of the electric power generator rotation speed command value and the output electric power value of the electric power generator is made to keep track of the electric power generator power command value. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232113 | METHOD FOR REDUCING VIBRATIONS OF A WIND TURBINE AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR REDUCING VIBRATIONS - A method for reducing vibrations of a wind turbine includes a plurality of set points characterizing set values of operation parameters of the wind turbine. The method includes measuring an acceleration force value corresponding to acceleration forces acting on the turbine, and determining whether the measured acceleration force value is above a predetermined threshold value. Furthermore, in case it is determined that the acceleration force value is above the predetermined threshold value, the set point value of at least one set point of the plurality of set points is modified in order to reduce the vibrations in such a way that a power output of the wind turbine is not reduced. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232114 | WIND POWER DEVICE WITH DYNAMIC SAIL, STREAMLINED CABLE OR ENHANCED GROUND MECHANISM - An improved wind power device for wind energy conversion or vehicle propulsion. Among many possibilities contemplated, the device may have a moving sail with tethered wings ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140232115 | Funnel Jet Electric Generator - A funnel jet electric generator includes at least one funnel jet each having a funnel body defining a channel, a funnel extension tube connected to a first end portion of the funnel body for capturing a wave crest, and a nozzle connected to a second end portion of the funnel body, wherein the wave crest is guided into the funnel body along the channel and projects out through the nozzle to produce a water jet. The kinetic energy of the water jet is transmitted to the electric generator for producing electricity through the power transmission system. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232116 | HEAVE PLATES THAT PRODUCE LARGE RATES OF CHANGE IN TETHER TENSION WITHOUT GOING SLACK, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Apparatuses and associated methods for converting wave energy into electrical energy are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a surface-based buoy can be connected to a magnetostrictive element that changes its output voltage when subjected to the in tension. To keep the heave plate under tension, a tether with a heave plate can be attached to the magnetostrictive element. Since the magnetostrictive element can be sensitive to zero tension (e.g., a slack in the tether) followed by a sudden increase in the tension, in at least some embodiments it is preferred to keep the magnetostrictive element tensioned at all times. In some embodiments of the present technology, an inertia-dominated heave plate may be designed to sink faster than the buoy falls in the trough of the wave, therefore keeping the tether tensioned at all times. For example, the design (e.g., mass, diameter, height) of the heave plate can be such that the static force of gravity S exceeds a sum of the drag D and inertia I under expected wave conditions. | 2014-08-21 |