35th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080202213 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELF-VERIFICATION OF SAFE STORAGE WITHIN HERMETICALLY SEALED CONTAINERS - A system to first verify an adequate degree of hermeticity of a hermetic container in providing safe storage of a commodity by retaining sufficient hermeticity in a closed container and if satisfactory, loading a commodity in the container to self-verify the continued safe storage of the commodity by retaining sufficient hermeticity to protect the commodity from the effects of at least one of oxygen, humidity, insects and microflora in a hermetic container on the commodity therein. The hermetic container has at least one self-verifying component for measuring a parameter internal to the container, during and after manufacture, before and after placement of a commodity therein, and for providing the measurement externally to the container. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202214 | CRYSTALLIZATION POINT AUTOMATED TEST APPARATUS - An apparatus for optically detecting the degree of crystallization in a fluid sample while simultaneously measuring the temperature of the fluid sample during cooling or heating of the sample is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a test vial for containing a fluid sample in an interior of the vial, wherein the test vial is light permeable; a cooling source for cooling the fluid sample; a temperature sensor positioned in the interior of the test vial for measuring the temperature of the fluid sample; an external light source configured to direct light into the test vial; and an external light detector configured to measure the amount of light that traverses both the test vial and the fluid sample. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202215 | PRESSURIZED CRYSTALLIZATION POINT AUTOMATED TEST APPARATUS - A pressurized crystallization point test apparatus for pressurizing a fluid sample and optically detecting the degree of crystallization in the fluid sample while simultaneously measuring the temperature and change in volume of the fluid sample during cooling or heating of the sample is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a cell for containing a fluid sample in an interior of the cell, wherein the cell comprises a first transparent window and a second transparent window; a cooling source for cooling the fluid sample; a pressure source for pressurizing the fluid sample; a temperature sensor positioned in the interior of the cell for measuring the temperature of the fluid sample; an external light source configured to direct light into the cell through the first transparent window; and an external light detector configured to measure the amount of light that traverses the first transparent window, a portion of the fluid sample, and the second transparent window. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202216 | System and Method for Monitoring and/or Controlling Attributes of Multiple Chemical Mixtures with a Single Sensor - A monitoring system is presented. The monitoring system may include a first chemical vessel containing a first chemical mixture and a second chemical vessel containing a second chemical mixture. The monitoring system may further include a sensor configured to selectively receive a first sample flow of the first chemical mixture from the first chemical vessel and a second sample flow of the second chemical mixture from the second chemical vessel. The sensor may be configured to measure a first sample attribute value of the first sample flow and a second sample attribute value of the second sample flow. By multiplexing multiple sample flows through a sensor, the monitoring system may monitor attributes of multiple chemical mixtures without requiring separate sensors for each chemical mixture monitored by the system. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202217 | Dual Sample Cartridge and Method for Characterizing Particles in Liquid - The present invention relates to an apparatus for characterizing particles suspended in a liquid, especially a self-contained disposable cartridge for single-use analysis, such as for single-use analysis of a small quantity of whole blood. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for characterizing particles in liquid and a device for sampling a small and accurate volume of liquid. The apparatus comprises a housing having a mixing chamber and a collection chamber separated by a wall containing an opening, a first bore in the outer surface of the housing for entrance of a liquid sample, a first cavity for receiving and holding a first liquid sample, and a second cavity for receiving and holding a second liquid sample. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202218 | LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH AND SEPARATION COLUMN - The present invention provides a separation column and a liquid chromatograph using the separation column, which are capable of carrying out a high-speed analysis under high pressure and without a reduction in separation performance of the separation column. In the separation column, a sample and a mobile phase are introduced into a packing material. The chromatograph has a covering member for covering an outer surface of the packing material and a supporting member having the packing material covered with the covering member inserted therein, wherein the level of pressure generated within a gap located between the covering member and the supporting member on the outflow side of the gap, where the fluid is introduced, is lower than that of pressure generated within the gap on the inflow side of the gap, where the fluid flows out of the gap. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202219 | Device for Using with a Sensor for Improving Accuracy, and Sensor with an Improved Accuracy - The invention relates to a sensor for measuring the water content or moisture content in a solid matter medium, in particular to a ground humidity sensor, as well as to a device for use with a sensor for improving its accuracy. The sensor, or at least the region of the sensor designed for measurement, is surrounded by an interface, the interface absorbing and releasing moisture, as well as designed in a mechanically flexible manner, such that the interface may be adapted to a non-constant or not clearly defined surface of the solid matter medium surrounding the sensor, i.e. to the earth. By way of this, the contact surface between the sensor and the medium is optimized, and air gaps, impressions of stones, etc., are compensated or bridged. The interface is preferably manufactured of a felt of plastic fibers, and is exchangeably attached via a sensor or sensor head. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202220 | Device For Measuring Thermal Properties in a Medium and Method For Determining the Moisture Content in the Medium - The invention relates to a method and device for determining the water content of a medium, particularly of soils and the like, in which a probe or sensor ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080202221 | Methods and apparatus for nanolapping - A lapping system for lapping portions of a workpiece. The lapping system includes, a lap that is defined by a surface. Portions of the surface are a lapping surface. The lapping surface has a coating that enhances material removal from a workpiece in a lapping process. The lapping system further includes, a scanning probe microscope having a tip and a substrate. The scanning probe microscope controls lapping motion of the lap and workpiece. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202222 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL STANDING WAVE PROBE FOR MICROSCALE AND NANOSCALE MEASUREMENT, MANIPULATION, AND SURFACE MODIFICATION - The present invention provides a multi-dimensional standing wave probe for microscale and nanoscale measurement, manipulation, and surface modification, including: a filament having a first free end and a second end that is attached to at least one actuator to apply oscillation cycles to the filament; wherein the oscillation of the filament during at least one complete cycle of oscillation of the actuator causes the free end to move in a multi-dimensional envelope, producing a defined virtual probe tip at the free end, wherein a shape of the virtual probe tip is defined by both a characteristic shape of the oscillation of the free end and a geometry of the filament. Optionally, the actuator includes a monolithic crystal actuator. Preferably, the monolithic crystal actuator includes a crystal having zero grain boundaries. The monolithic crystal actuator also includes a plurality of thin flexure structures. The monolithic crystal actuator further includes a plurality of metallic electrodes disposed on inside or outside surfaces, or a combination thereof, of the plurality of thin flexure structures. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202223 | Diagnosis apparatus for secondary air supply apparatus - A secondary air supply system includes a supply passage, a valve, and a detecting unit. Secondary air is supplied to the upstream of a purification apparatus in an exhaust passage of an engine through the supply passage. The valve communicates and blocks the supply passage to be in open and close conditions. The detecting unit detects a detection object of secondary air in the upstream of the valve in the supply passage. A diagnosis apparatus for the secondary air supply system includes a diagnosis unit that obtains a detection result of the detecting unit in each of the open and close conditions of the valve for evaluating an abnormity of the secondary air supply system in accordance with the detection result. The diagnosis apparatus includes a reliability maintaining unit that determines the diagnosis operation of the diagnosis unit to be valid when the detecting operations in the open and close conditions are continuously performed. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202224 | Method For Detecting The Ambient Pressure In An Internal Combustion Engine - There is described a method for detecting the ambient pressure by means of a pressure sensor in the intake pipe of an internal combustion engine. A throttle flap is opened so that the pressure drop via the throttle flap can be neglected. The dethrottling of the internal combustion engine is compensated by the appropriate adjustment of the cam shaft in accordance with the operating state of the internal combustion engine, so that the measuring method is not being felt by the driver. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202225 | Dynamometer Element - A dynamometer element including a bolt on which a diaphragm is mounted, the diaphragm being surrounded by a sleeve, to which a force component to be measured is applied perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the bolt, the sleeve being spaced from the bolt in such a way that the diaphragm is strained as a function of the force component, a sensor system for measuring the strain being provided on the diaphragm. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202226 | Bearing Arrangement For Mounting at least One Machine Elements on a Support - The invention relates to a bearing arrangement for mounting at least one machine element on a support, wherein the machine element is movably mounted on the support, wherein the bearing arrangement is provided with at least one measuring sleeve and with at least one measuring element on the measuring sleeve, wherein the measuring sleeve is formed separately from the support and wherein the measuring element is provided at least for measuring physical parameters and processes in the bearing arrangement. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202227 | Test Bed And Method For Aerodynamic Measurements On An Object - A test bed and method for performing aerodynamic measurements on an object, in particular, a vehicle, are provided, in which a weighing plate serves to support the weight of the object. The weighing plate is mounted on a bearing device relative to a stationary environment. The bearing device is formed with at least one magnetic bearing. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202228 | Cylinder Lift Detection Device for Compressed Air Disc Brakes - A cylinder lift detection device for compressed-air disk brakes includes a sensor for detecting the cylinder lift, a power source for feeding the sensor, an actuating device which is mounted between the sensor and the power source and is used to switch on the sensor, and a functional display that is connected to the sensor and displays the operative or defective state of the brakes. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202229 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING A TIRE, IN PARTICULAR BY MEANS OF AN INTERFEROMETRIC MEASURING METHOD - A device for testing a tire with two sidewalls and a tread portion in particular by means of an interferometric measuring method, is provided with a measuring unit with which the tire can be scanned to generate a measurement result, and with a positioning means for the measuring unit. The measuring unit comprises at least three measuring heads. The first measuring head and the second measuring head are used to scan the outer surface of the sidewalls, whereas the third measuring head is used to scan the inner surface of at least the tread portion. The device enables a tire to be fully tested quickly. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202230 | Air flow measuring device - The present invention provides an air flow measuring device comprising a housing with a sub-passage having a inlet and a outlet for air flow formed in the housing, the sub-passage further having a predefined curvature with a maximum downstream point and a flow measuring element located in the sub-passage at a position at least further downstream from the point. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202231 | Sender Unit for Sensing the Level of Remaining Fuel in a Fuel Tank Utilizing a Non-Contacting Sensor - The present invention relates to a sender unit for sensing the level of remaining fuel in a fuel tank utilizing a non-contacting sensor. The sender unit for sensing the level of remaining fuel in a fuel tank of a vehicle is fixed in the fuel tank to sense the level of the remaining fuel by detecting the position of a float that floats depending on the level of the liquid surface of the fuel. The sender unit includes a casing; a disk-shaped rotor yoke pivotably received in the casing; a ring-shaped magnet fixed to a lower portion of the rotor yoke; a stator yoke that is a magnetic body including a plurality of horizontal arms spaced apart from a lower surface of the magnet so as to form a closed magnetic circuit together with the magnet; a magnetic sensing element fixed within a gap formed in the stator yoke; a plate which is fixedly received in the casing and to which the stator yoke is fixed; and a rod having one side end connected to the float and the other side end penetrating through the casing and fixed to the rotor yoke. According to the present invention, it is possible to accurately sense the level of fuel remaining in a fuel tank in a non-contacting manner, thereby improving the durability of the device. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202232 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RESISTANCE-BASED MUSCULAR FORCE EVALUATION USING A HEXAGONAL DIAGRAM OF OUTPUT DISTRIBUTION - The torques at the first and second joints of a test subject are measured, which may be generated simultaneously by the coordinate action of the antagonistic mono- and bi-articular muscles. A hexagonal diagram of the output distribution is formulated on a plane formed by two axes corresponding to torques at the first and second joints as. Based on the diagram, the muscular force of the subject, changing through training, may accurately be evaluated, without the necessity of specifying the force of individual function-based muscles of praxis, even if the subject changes his or her position or joint angle. The torques at the first and second joints are measured, which are generated simultaneously by the coordinate action of the antagonistic mono- and bi-articular muscles. The muscular force of the bi-articular link mechanism of the subject is thus measured by the diagram. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202233 | Angle and Force Measurement Instrument - A portable handheld device ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080202234 | SELF-CALIBRATING BAROMETER - Methods and systems for adjusting a pressure value to account for an altitude-induced pressure effect. One method includes determining an average pressure value experienced at a first altitude, determining a ratio based on the average pressure value and a reference pressure value, determining a current pressure value experienced at the first altitude, and adjusting the current pressure value based on the ratio to obtain an altitude-adjusted pressure value. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202235 | Sensor Assembly - A sensor assembly. A sensor assembly | 2008-08-28 |
20080202236 | Method and apparatus for balancing the rotating elements of a dental handpiece - A method of balancing a set of rotating turbine elements includes measuring imbalance in the rotating elements; adding or removing material to or from at least two correction planes in the turbine set at an angular location measured during the imbalance measurement; and, if necessary, repeating said steps of measuring and removing until a predetermined balance is achieved. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202237 | Sensor And Method For Sensing The Linear Acceleration And An Angular Velocity - A sensor has a suspended mechanical resonator being responsive to one of a linear acceleration and an angular velocity of the sensor such that a first area and a second area are subjected to opposite elongation movements and responsive to the other such that the first area and the second area are subjected to a common elongation movement, a first mechanical-electrical interface interacting with the first area, a second mechanical-electrical interface interacting with the second area, a common mode signal generator coupled to the mechanical-electrical interfaces with a common mode signal output, a differential mode signal generator coupled to the mechanical-electrical interfaces with a differential mode signal output, a first processing circuit coupled to the differential mode output, with an output for a first processed signal, and a second processing circuit coupled to the common mode output with an output for a second processed signal. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202238 | ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - An angular velocity sensor includes a tuning-fork vibrator having a base and multiple arms extending from the base. Two arms out of the multiple arms driven to vibrate have first end parts opposite to second end parts connected to the base. The first end parts being wider than the second end parts. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202239 | Piezoelectric acceleration sensor - Piezoelectric accelerometers and gyroscopes having cantilevered transducers are described. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202240 | Two-Dimensional Adaptive Accelerometer Based on Dielectrophoresis - Conventional accelerometers are based on test masses that are suspended in some kind of spring damper system. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a two-dimensional adaptive accelerometer based on dielectrophoresis is provided, which measures an acceleration of a test mass freely floating in a medium by determining the movement of the test mass due to an accelerating force acting on the test mass. A non-uniform electric force field provides for a wide and adjustable dynamic range. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202241 | Device with a Sensor Arrangement | 2008-08-28 |
20080202242 | Use of acoustic signals for measuring membrane fouling in spiral wound modules - A spiral wound module assembly comprising: a permeate collection tube, at least one membrane envelope wound about the permeate collection tube, an outer module housing, and at least one acoustic transducer located adjacent to the permeate collection tube. Several embodiments are disclosed including a stand-alone probe adapted for insertion into the permeate collection tube. In several other embodiments, one or more transducers are secured to the inner surface of the permeate collection tube. The invention further includes a method of measuring membrane fouling within a spiral wound module comprising the steps of: a) transmitting an acoustic signal from a location adjacent to the permeate collection tube; b) receiving an echo signal resulting from the transmitted acoustic signal reflecting from an interface within the module; c) providing a reference signal corresponding to a known state of membrane fouling; d) comparing the echo signal to the reference signal; and e) determining a state of membrane fouling based upon the comparison of the echo signal and reference signal. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202243 | Methods and Device for Ultrasonic Range Sensing - A system and method for sensing proximity of an object includes a signal generator, which generates a plurality of signals. A transducer is in communication with the signal generator to receive the plurality of signals from the signal generator. The transducer is capable of transforming a plurality of signals from the signal generator into a plurality of ultrasonic waves. The plurality of ultrasonic waves includes a first ultrasonic wave and a second ultrasonic wave, wherein the first ultrasonic wave and the second ultrasonic wave are formed out of phase. The plurality of ultrasonic waves are directed toward and reflected by the object. The transducer receives the plurality of ultrasonic waves reflected by the object, which become a plurality of received ultrasonic waves. An analog to digital converter is in communication with the transducer. The received plurality of ultrasonic waves reflected by the object is communicated to the analog to digital converter by the transducer. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202244 | Digital log amplifier for ultrasonic testing - The apparatus and method of the present invention provides an ultrasonic object inspection system for measuring the physical properties of a test object comprising a pulse generator for generating and transmitting an electrical pulse signal to a transducer. The transducer receives and converts the electrical pulse signal to an ultrasonic signal, applies the ultrasonic signal to the test object, receives an ultrasonic echo signal from the test object, and converts the ultrasonic echo signal to an electrical echo signal, and transmits the electrical echo signal to a signal processing circuit. The signal processing circuit receives and processes the electrical echo signal and comprises a plurality of signal processing paths. Each of the signal processing paths scales the electrical echo signal to a different degree and comprises a respective analog to digital converter for converting the electrical echo signal to a digital electrical echo signal. The signal processing circuit further comprises a logic circuit for selecting the output of the respective analog to digital converter that provides the digital electrical echo signal having the greatest amplitude without exceeding a predetermined saturation threshold. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202245 | PROBE FOR INSPECTION OF EDGES OF A STRUCTURE - An apparatus including a linear array transducer coupled to an upper housing of the apparatus and positioned above a tapered chamber. The tapered chamber configured to maintain a column of couplant between the linear array transducer and a structure to be inspected as the linear array transducer is positioned over an edge of the structure. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202246 | VIBRATION DETECTING DEVICE - A vibration detecting device comprises an electric field changing unit that changes an electric field using the vibration of an object to be measured, an electric field detecting unit that detects the electric field changed by the electric field changing unit, and a converting unit that converts the variation in the electric field into waveform data. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202247 | METHOD FOR PREVENTION/DETECTION OF MECHANICAL OVERLOAD IN A RECIPROCATING GAS COMPRESSOR - Mechanical overloads in a reciprocating gas compressor can cause irreparable damage to compressor components if the source of the overloads is not repaired. A method of detecting mechanical overloads includes forming a mechanical fuse that is configured to strain under overload conditions, and observing a condition of the mechanical fuse. The condition of the mechanical fuse is indicative of whether the compressor experienced a mechanical overload. By simply observing the mechanical fuse, overload conditions can be checked during routine inspections and maintenance checks. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202248 | PRESSURE SENSOR - In a pressure sensor comprising a diaphragm formed on a portion of a chip made of semiconductor material and that senses pressure on the diaphragm by electrically converting the displacement corresponding to that pressure, the provision of the diaphragm with an aspect ratio of at least a size such that the derivative of the characteristic curve of the allowable pressure resistance of the pressure sensor, defined by setting the aspect ratio obtained by dividing the length of one side of the diaphragm by the thickness of the diaphragm as the horizontal axis and by setting the allowable pressure resistance of the pressure sensor as the vertical axis, becomes nearly zero, enables a pressure sensor having high sensitivity and high pressure resistance. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202249 | Semiconductor sensor and method of manufacturing the same - A semiconductor pressure sensing apparatus includes a metallic stem having a diaphragm and a semiconductor sensor bonded to the diaphragm. The semiconductor sensor includes a gauge section and first and second bonding pads. The gauge section is configured to be deformed according to a deformation of the diaphragm. The first and second bonding pads are respectively connected to different positions of the gauge section so that an electrical resistance between the first and second bonding pads can change with a change in the deformation of the diaphragm. The gauge section is formed to a semiconductor layer of an silicon-on-insulator substrate. The semiconductor sensor is directly bonded to the diaphragm by activating contact surfaces between the semiconductor sensor and the diaphragm. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202250 | PRESSURE SENSOR - A pressure sensor comprises a housing, a housing socket and a pressure port which projects into the housing and which is made of a lead free material. The pressure sensor exhibits a pressure sensing element, which is adhesively cemented on the pressure port, so that a passage, located in the pressure port, is sealed on one side. In one region, the pressure port exhibits a surface roughness and is provided with an adhesive bonding coat. Therefore, in this region the pressure sensing element is connected by adhesive cement to the pressure port. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202251 | Capacitive pressure sensor - A capacitive pressure comprises a laminated arrangement with a first flexible, electrically insulating carrier film carrying a first capacitor electrode, a second flexible, electrically insulating carrier film carrying a second capacitor electrode and a flexible, electrically insulating spacer film sandwiched between the first and second carrier films. The spacer film has a through-hole or recess therein, with respect to which the first and second capacitor electrodes are arranged opposite one another, in such a way that the first and second electrodes are brought closer together by resilient bending of the first and/or second carrier film into the through-hole or recess under the action of a compressive force acting on the pressure sensor. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202252 | Joint simulator testing machine - A testing apparatus for a joint includes a support structure for engaging a first part a joint, an adapter for engaging a second part of the joint, a load assembly coupled with the adapter for applying a load onto the adapter and a drive assembly coupled with the adapter. Operation of the drive assembly causes angulation and rotation of the adapter relative to the support structure, which in turn causes angulation and rotation of the first and second parts of the joint relative to one another. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202253 | Systems and methods for evaluating material for pulling rolls - Disclosed are systems and methods for evaluating the properties of material used in the manufacture of pulling rolls. In one embodiment, a method is provided for aligning plates comprising the material along an axis and compressing the plates to form a cartridge. The plates can be compressed by a piston. The cartridge can be rotated by a motor. In one embodiment, the cartridge, while rotating, is contacted with a cutting surface to produce a surface finish on the cartridge. Properties such as compressibility, recovery and resiliency, and hardness can be measured. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202254 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING PEEL ADHESION - An apparatus for evaluating the peel adhesion of a test specimen to a substrate. The apparatus includes a base plate having a surface for receiving the substrate; a substrate clamping plate for securing the substrate to the substrate receiving surface of the base plate; a test specimen clamping mechanism, the test specimen clamping mechanism having a first end for securing a first end of the test specimen thereto and a second end; and a pivotable linkage, the pivotable linkage having a first end for connecting to the second end of the test specimen clamping mechanism and a second end pivotably mounted to an adaptor, the adaptor in communication with a source of tensile force, wherein the source of tensile force is applied through or via the adaptor to draw the pivotable linkage and test specimen clamping mechanism away from the base plate and peel the test specimen away from the substrate. Also disclosed is a method for evaluating the peel adhesion of a test specimen to a substrate. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202255 | Oval Gear Meter - The invention relates on an oval gear meter for volume flow measurement comprising a housing ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080202256 | Dynamic Pressure Probe - The invention relates to a dynamic pressure probe for universal use, which enables different types of mounting of the connection lines without complex adapters and/or round arches. The dynamic pressure probe comprises a probe head inside of which channels run, which lead to the part of the probe that, during a measurement, is located in the medium to be measured, and which lead to adapters mounted on the probe head, said probe head having a rectangular cross-section. The axes of the channels are located on the diagonals that run between two corners of the probe head, and the channels can be reached from two outer surfaces of the probe head via transversal boreholes. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202257 | Coriolis mass flowmeter with an oscillatable straight measuring tube - The disclosure relates to a Coriolis mass flowmeter with an oscillatable straight measuring tube consisting of a corrosion-resistant metal, in particular of titanium or a titanium alloy, to which are attached mounted parts connected directly to the measuring tube for the implementation of the Coriolis measurement principle. Furthermore, stabilizing elements running parallel to the measuring tube are coupled to the measuring tube via mounted parts connected directly to the measuring tube, the mounted parts and the stabilizing elements consisting of a metal other than that of the measuring tube. The stabilizing elements are manufactured from a second material which possesses a coefficient of thermal expansion adapted to the metal of the measuring tube. The mounted parts connected directly to the measuring tube are manufactured from a third material which possesses a higher coefficient of thermal expansion than the metal of the measuring tube. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202258 | MEMS SHOCK SENSORS - A shock sensor comprises a substrate and at least one flexure coupled to the substrate and configured to deflect upon an application of force to the shock sensor sufficient to deflect the flexure. Deflection of the at least one flexure produces a detectable change in an electrical property of the shock sensor. Examples of detectable changes in an electrical property of the shock sensor include an open circuit condition, a closed circuit condition, and a variation in voltage of a piezo-electric detector. In some embodiments, the change in the electrical property of the shock sensor may be remotely read by interrogation of a radio frequency identification transponder positioned on the substrate using a remote radio frequency identification transceiver. The disclosure also relates to a shock sensing system and method of shock detection. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202259 | Method For Determining Pesticide Residues in Soil or Plant Material - The present invention relates to a method for determining pesticide residues in the soil or plant material, which comprises processing a soil or plant material sample to a fine powder, converting the powder or a portion thereof into a form accessible for determining the analyte, and determining the analyte. The invention is thus concerned with environmental analysis and in particular environmental trace analysis. The method advantageously allows the use of microextraction techniques and thus a high sample throughput. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202260 | SCHEDULING METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR A SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS - A scheduling method for a substrate treating apparatus having a plurality of treating sections for treating substrates, wherein, based on a recipe including a plurality of treating steps, a controller determines beforehand an order of treating a plurality of lots successively by operating a transport device having a substrate holder for transferring the substrates to transport the lots to the treating sections. When arranging a specific treating step that may be accompanied by dynamic processing, among the treating steps, the controller determines whether the dynamic processing should be allocated before the specific treating step, based on a treating step corresponding to an origin of transportation for a previous specific treating step and a treating step corresponding to an origin of transportation for the specific treating step. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202261 | Apparatus and method for maintaining multi-component sample gas constituents in vapor phase during sample extraction and cooling - A dilution apparatus for diluting a gas sample. The apparatus includes a sample gas conduit having a sample gas inlet end and a diluted sample gas outlet end, and a sample gas flow restricting orifice disposed proximate the sample gas inlet end connected with the sample gas conduit and providing fluid communication between the exterior and the interior of the sample gas conduit. A diluted sample gas conduit is provided within the sample gas conduit having a mixing end with a mixing space inlet opening disposed proximate the sample gas inlet end, thereby forming an annular space between the sample gas conduit and the diluted sample gas conduit. The mixing end of the diluted sample gas conduit is disposed at a distance from the sample gas flow restricting orifice. A dilution gas source connected with the sample gas inlet end of the sample gas conduit is provided for introducing a dilution gas into the annular space, and a filter is provided for filtering the sample gas. The apparatus is particularly suited for diluting heated sample gases containing one or more condensable components. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202262 | GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANE - A gas permeable membrane comprising a thin polymeric coating on a microporous backing, said gas permeable membrane being permeable permitting for oxygen and carbon dioxide at different flow rates, wherein the gas permeable membrane is made from a copolymer of a polyether and a polyamide enables the achievement of a controlled atmosphere in a cargo region, wherein the membrane is able to obtain and hold low concentrations of carbon dioxide and of oxygen in the atmosphere in the cargo region and to produce an “ideal” or optimum storage atmosphere which will ensure a retardation of respiratory activity within the container. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202263 | Flat yoke valve actuator - A Scotch yoke actuator is disclosed with a dual yoke and a diagonally symmetric design. A pair of shafts and pushing devices apply equal, opposing forces to the yoke, causing end loading forces applied to a rotatable shaft attached to the center of the yoke to be cancelled. In embodiments, the weight of the pushing devices is balanced about the yoke, each shaft extends in only one direction from the yoke, and/or the shafts are supported only by the yoke and the pushing devices. In embodiments that use yoke pins, the yoke pins include rollers or bearings to reduce friction, and/or two pair of yoke pin slots support protruding ends of the yoke pins. The yoke pin slots can extend to edges of a yoke housing face, allowing easy shaft removal and reinstallation, and each shaft can include a split end with extensions on opposing sides of the yoke. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202264 | DRILL ATTACHMENT - A drill attachment for engagement and actuation of a drill apparatus having a bifurcated frame defining a first shaft and a second shaft operatively engaged to the drill apparatus at first and second engagement points is disclosed. A handle is pivotally engaged to the first shaft and is operatively coupled to a trigger actuator located along the first shaft through a trigger cable operatively engaged to a trigger actuator the distal end of the first shaft that permits remote actuation of the drill apparatus. The trigger actuator includes a pivotable rocking arm having an actuator pad in selective engagement with the drill trigger such that actuation of the handle by the user pivots the rocking arm in a manner that causes the actuator pad to engage or disengage the drill trigger when operating the drill apparatus. A knee pad may extend from the first shaft to provide the user a contact surface for applying pressure in a lateral direction in order to abut the drill apparatus to the drill surface. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202265 | Multi-Speed Transmission With Countershaft Gearing - A transmission is provided having a dual clutch and a countershaft gearing arrangement. The countershaft gearing arrangement includes a plurality of co-planar gears sets having gears that are selectively connectable to at least two countershafts. Moreover, one of the gears of the plurality of co-planar gears sets that provides a reverse gear ratio is selectively connectable to a first countershaft and is in mesh with only one other gear of the plurality of co-planar gears sets that is selectively engagable to a second countershaft. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202266 | Multi-Speed Transmission With Countershaft Gearing - A transmission is provided having a dual clutch, to achieve torque flow through a countershaft gearing arrangement. The countershaft gearing arrangement includes a plurality of co-planar gear sets having gears that are selectively connectable to a plurality of countershafts. At least one transfer gear set transfers torque from the counter shafts to an output shaft. The output shaft is connected to a final drive unit that has a final drive unit output shaft that is transverse to an input member connected at one end to a torque converter and at the other end to the dual clutch. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202267 | Multi-Speed Transmission With Countershaft Gearing - A transmission is provided having a dual clutch, to achieve torque flow through a countershaft gearing arrangement. The countershaft gearing arrangement includes a plurality of co-planar gear sets having gears that are selectively connectable to a plurality of countershafts. At least one transfer gear set transfers torque from the counter shafts to an output shaft. The output shaft is connected to a final drive unit that has a final drive unit output shaft that is transverse to an input member connected at one end to a torque converter and at the other end to the dual clutch. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202268 | Multi-Speed Transmission With A Countershaft Gearing - A transmission is provided having a dual clutch, to achieve torque flow through a countershaft gearing arrangement. The countershaft gearing arrangement includes a plurality of co-planar gear sets having gears that are selectively connectable to a plurality of countershafts. At least one transfer gear set transfers torque from the counter shafts to an output shaft. The output shaft is connected to a final drive unit that has a final drive unit output shaft that is transverse to an input member connected at one end to a torque converter and at the other end to the dual clutch. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202269 | STRAIN WAVE REDUCTION GEAR AND VARIABLE TRANSMISSION RATIO STEERING APPARATUS - A strain wave reduction gear and a variable transmission ratio steering apparatus move a flexible gear and a rigid gear differentially, even if the flexible gear is in a fractured state. According to the strain wave reduction gear, the flexspline mates with the inner side of the elliptical hole of the rigid cam via the flexible bearing; therefore, the flexspline maintains an elliptical shape that is similar to the elliptical hole and maintains the meshed state—even if the flexspline fractures. Therefore, when the rigid cam rotates, the mesh positions of the flexspline and the first and second circular splines can be shifted in a circumferential direction. Namely, even in a state wherein the flexspline is fractured, the first circular spline and the second circular spline can be moved differentially by the difference in their tooth counts. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202270 | MANDREL, SET OF MANDRELS, AND HOLLOW RACK BAR - The present invention includes a bar having a maximum cross section region smaller than a minimum cross section region of a hollow portion of a pipe P, and projected portions mounted along an axial direction of the bar and including a projected portion with maximum extent Hb, extent Ha of the projected portion positioned at a leading end side of the bar is set to be smaller than extent Hb of the projected portion positioned at a center side in the axial direction, and extent Hc of the projected portion positioned at a base end side of the bar is set to be less than or equal to extent Hb of the projected portion. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202271 | Apparatus for automatically adjusting yoke clearance in a steering device - Apparatus for automatically adjusting yoke clearance in a steering device in a rack-pinion type steering device. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202272 | Method of driving rough and fine movement mechanism - In operation of a rough and fine movement mechanism ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080202273 | Three axes rotational motion-positioning apparatus - A rotational motion-positioning apparatus capable of generating rotational movement about three orthogonal rotational axes. A first axial cam and second axial cam are supported by a rotational joint base. A rotational joint is attached between the rotational joint base and a work load support. The work load support has at least one first axial cam follower tracking first axial cam rotation, thus rotating the work load support about the rotational joint first rotational axis. The work load support has at least one second axial cam follower tracking second axial cam rotation, thus rotating the work load support about the rotational joint second rotational axis. The rotational joint base is supported by and rotatable about a housing, thus rotating the work load support about the third rotational axis. Three rotational drive unit are attached to the housing to rotate the first axial cam, second axial cam and rotational joint base. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202274 | Manipulator - A manipulator, such as for use in medical procedures, is provided. The manipulator includes a body and a first actuator system connected to the body at a first attachment point and capable of moving the first attachment point with at least three degrees of freedom. A second actuator system is connected to the body at a second attachment point and capable of moving the second attachment point with at least three degrees of freedom. A third actuator system is integrated with the body and is capable of moving at least a portion of the body with at least one degree of freedom. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202275 | ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK WITH SINGLE DIRECTION ACTUATOR TRAVEL - A steering column assembly includes a column jacket coupled to a support bracket. The column jacket is moveable in a longitudinal direction along a longitudinal axis and in a pivotable direction relative to the support bracket about a pivot axis. A locking mechanism interconnects the support bracket and the column jacket, and includes a torsion shaft rotatable about a shaft axis in a first direction and a second direction to move the locking mechanism between a lock position and a release position. A motor includes an output shaft rotatable about a primary axis in a single rotational direction. A linkage interconnects the motor and the torsion shaft of the locking mechanism. The linkage is actuated by rotation of the output shaft in the single rotational direction to rotate the torsion shaft in alternating fashion between the first direction and the second direction. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202276 | ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY - A steering column assembly having a column jacket defining a longitudinal axis and moveable in a telescoping direction and a tilting direction is disclosed. A first bracket defines a telescoping slot having a first tooth rack extending parallel to the longitudinal axis. A second bracket defines a tilting slot having a second tooth rack extending transverse to the telescoping slot. A first locking member and a second locking member are moveable along a pivot axis transverse the longitudinal axis between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking members have a first locking surface parallel to the longitudinal axis and a second locking surface transverse to the longitudinal and pivot axes. The locking surfaces are disposed in the telescoping and tilting slots, respectively when in the locked position such that the locking surfaces engage the first and second tooth racks, respectively for preventing movement of the column jacket. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202277 | BICYCLE SHIFT OPERATING DEVICE - A bicycle shift operating device is provided with a support structure, a take-up unit and a shift positioning mechanism. The support structure has an inner wire fixing part. The take-up unit includes a rotating body mounted on the support structure to rotate about a first axis, and an inner wire routing pulley mounted on the rotating body to move with the rotating body about the first axis and to rotate independently of the rotating body about a second axis that is offset from the first axis of the rotating body. The shift positioning mechanism is operatively coupled to the take-up unit to selectively hold the take-up unit in one of a plurality of shift positions. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202278 | Operating element with tilt haptics - An operating element is provided, in particular a joystick, with tilt haptics for a motor vehicle, having a tiltably supported lever with one primary lever arm and at least one secondary lever arm, as well as at least one pair of permanent magnets, wherein one magnet of a permanent magnet pair is located on a secondary lever arm and one magnet is located in a fixed position in the operating element in such a manner that unlike poles of the magnets are located opposite and a distance apart from one another when the operating element is in its center position. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202279 | Pedal Arrangement for a Motor Vehilce - A pedal arrangement is provided for a motor vehicle with a bracket ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080202280 | ADJUSTABLE RISER ASSEMBLY - A vehicle, such as a snowmobile, includes a handlebar assembly for steering the vehicle. The handlebar assembly includes a riser pivotally secured to a steering shaft and handlebars pivotally secured to the riser. A clamp selectively engages both handlebars and steering shaft to fix the position of the riser relative to the handlebars and steering shaft. The clamp includes upper and lower clamps selectively drawn toward one another by a locking member embodied as a cam-lock including a rod having a cam eccentrically and pivotally connected to one end and an enlargement secured to the opposite end. A lever pivots the cam to shorten or lengthen the distance between a lower surface of the cam and the enlargement. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202281 | Handlebar Extension - The present invention is related to a handlebar extension ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080202282 | Vehicle Steering Wheel and Method For Making Same - A steering wheel comprises a base member including a grip base, a first layer disposed about a portion of the grip base, and a second layer disposed about a portion of the first layer, with the second layer being constructed to enable the first layer to be at least partially visible through the second layer. Optionally, the steering wheel may include at least one insert layer including a cavity and a decorative member adapted to being at least partially disposed within the cavity. A cover layer may be disposed about at least a portion of the insert layer such that the decorative member is substantially encapsulated by the cover layer within the cavity. The decorative member may be either a light-emitting device or an ornamental insert that is visible through the cover layer. Coatings may also be applied to the steering wheel to provide additional styling elements. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202283 | Bicycle treadle device - A bicycle treadle device comprises a treadle having an axial hole at a center portion thereof; at least one control block being installed at the treadle near the locking sheet; the control block being installed to the treadle; the control block being formed by a main ring; a first protrusion and a second protrusion being protruded from the main ring which has different sizes. By rotating the control block, it can be adjusted so that one of the main ring, the first protrusion and the second protrusion to resist against the front locking sheet of the locking sheet to adjust the expansion of the front locking sheet. Furthermore an adjusting unit is used to change the tightness of the elastic unit of the locking sheet. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202284 | RIGHT CRANK ARM ASSEMBLY FOR A BICYCLE AND CRANK ARM AND FRONT SPROCKET - A right crank arm assembly for a bicycle, comprises a right crank arm and at least one front sprocket coupled with the crank arm at at least one coupling portion of the crank arm. The front sprocket has an inner side adapted, in use, to face towards the frame of the bicycle and an outer side opposite the inner side. The assembly comprises at least one first crank arm element which acts in contact with the front sprocket on one of said sides and at least one second crank arm element which acts in contact with the front sprocket on the other of said sides. The contact action of the crank arm elements on the two opposite sides of the front sprocket prevents the twisting deformation of the front sprocket during pedaling. Such a deformation would cause a reduction in the transmission efficiency of the right crank arm assembly. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202285 | Multipurpose Combined Machine - A multipurpose combined machine, such as compressor-pump or similar, includes motor elements (M) and a plurality of operating machines (H, C, V) that can be powered in an independent manner by the motor elements, wherein the operating machines are powered through a transmission box ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080202286 | Support Assembly for Movement by Means of Coupling Between Threaded Bar and Nut with Threaded Through Hole - A modular support ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080202287 | Process and Equipment for the Treatment of Loads or Residues of Non-Ferrous Metals and Their Alloys - Process and equipment for the treatment of loads or residues of non-ferrous metals and their alloys including the steps of loading of scraps or dross to be processed; heating the load ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080202288 | Nano powders, components and coatings by plasma technique - Ultra fine and nanometer powders and a method of producing same are provided, preferably refractory metal and ceramic nanopowders. When certain precursors are injected into the plasma flame in a reactor chamber, the materials are heated, melted and vaporized and the chemical reaction is induced in the vapor phase. The vapor phase is quenched rapidly to solid phase to yield the ultra pure, ultra fine and nano product. With this technique, powders have been made 20 nanometers in size in a system capable of a bulk production rate of more than 10 lbs/hr. The process is particularly applicable to tungsten, molybdenum, rhenium, tungsten carbide, molybdenum carbide and other related materials. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202289 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGH CLEANNESS STEEL EXCELLENT IN FATIGUE STRENGTH OR COLD WORKABILITY - The present invention relates to a high-cleanliness steel having a high fatigue strength and high cold workability, and a method of making the high-cleanliness steel. The method adds a Li—Si alloy having a Li content between 20 and 40% and/or Li | 2008-08-28 |
20080202290 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-LINE MOLTEN METAL PROCESSING USING SALT REACTANT IN A DEEP BOX DEGASSER - An in-line deep box treatment of molten metal wherein, instead of gaseous Cl | 2008-08-28 |
20080202291 | Method and Apparatus for Forming Tubular Connections - The apparatus of the present invention is directed to a replacement cage assembly ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080202292 | Apparatus for use in and method of setting the tension in a drive belt of a motorcycle - A specially configured wrench is fitted to the fork structure of the rear wheel of a motorcycle to transmit rotational torque to the axle and move the rear wheel axle and sprocket to adjust and accurately set the tension in the drive belt of the motorcycle to a desired level. Further, a method is disclosed for reducing slack, changing, and/or setting a desired tension in the flexible power transmission mechanism of a motorcycle, the mechanism exemplified by a chain or drive belt having upper and lower reaches wrapped about respective of a rotatable forward motor drive sprocket and a rotatable rear wheel drive sprocket and used in cooperation with a fork structure for mounting the rear wheel and a cam-operated structure for repositioning the rear sprocket and associated axle. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202293 | Wrench Assembly - A wrench assembly includes a first wrench, a second wrench and a bar. The first wrench includes a first driving device at an end and a second driving device at an opposite end. The second wrench includes a first driving device at an end and a second driving device at an opposite end. The bar includes a first connecting device for connection to the second driving device of the first wrench and a second connecting device for connection to the first driving device of the second wrench. A first C-clip is provided to reinforce the connection of the first connecting device of the bar to the second driving device of the first wrench. A second C-clip is provided to reinforce the connection of the second connecting device of the bar to the first driving device of the second wrench. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202294 | NAIL GUN - A nail gun with an improved nail-belt transmission mechanism that comprises a ratchet wheel coupled to a transmission gear wheel through a transmission axle. One end of the transmission axle is provided with a link capable of driving the first ratchet wheel by a second ratchet wheel mounted on the inner wall aside the transmission gear wheel. There is a retaining part engaged with the second ratchet wheel from above for maintaining equal-pace rotation of the transmission gear wheel, thereby facilitating screw nail mounting by the nail gun. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202295 | Screw driving tool for repairing spectacles - A screw driving tool is used to stably clamp a tiny screw and tighten the clamped screw into a screw hole on a spectacles frame for repairing the spectacles. The screw driving tool includes a screwdriver and a clamping sleeve consisting of a rigid outer layer and an elastically compressible inner layer. The clamping sleeve has a first end, into which a head of the screw for spectacles may be extended, and a second end, into which a blade of the screwdriver is extended. The screw head extended into the first end of the clamping sleeve is clamped thereto by the elastically compressive inner layer of the clamping sleeve, so that the tiny screw can be easily aligned with the screw hole on the spectacles and tightened using the screwdriver. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202296 | Tool for Machining Tire Profiles - This tool is for processing wheel tire profiles for wheels ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080202297 | TURRET TOOL REST AND MACHINE TOOL - A turret tool rest | 2008-08-28 |
20080202298 | Glass cutting method - A method of cutting a glass substrate to form a plurality of flat panel displays. The method includes forming a scribe line or a line of weakness on a surface of a mother material; treating the mother material with chemical to further weaken the mother material; and cutting the mother material. The scribe line may be formed using a masking technique. The mother material may be treated with chemical by putting the mother material into a chemical solution. Alternatively, the chemical may be sprayed, blown, or exposed to the mother material. The cutting of the mother material may be done by applying mechanical and/or thermal stress along the scribe line. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202299 | Cutting device for substantially linear workpieces and method for cutting substantially linear workpieces - In order to further develop cutting methods for linear workpieces, the invention proposes a cutting device for substantially linear workpieces, in particular for substantially continuously fed linear workpieces, in which a cutting carriage is moved together with the workpiece and a cutting device provided on the cutting carriage cuts the workpiece during this movement and in which the cutting device is characterised by at least two successively arranged cutting carriages. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202300 | Method and Apparatus For Making Rfid Labels - Methods of cutting and applying RFID straps including microchips, by means of rotating vacuum and cutting cylinders to vary the feed rate of the strap web and/or the angular velocity of the cutting cylinder to avoid contact between the cutting blade and the superposed element on the strap web while severing the strap web at the desired cutting position. In one embodiment, the feed rate of the strap web is controlled. In a second embodiment, the strap web is fed at a substantially constant rate while the angular velocity of the cutting cylinder is controlled to avoid damage to the microchips. In a third embodiment, the feed rate of the strap web adjacent the desired cutting position is reduced and then accelerated and returned to normal by a deflecting arm. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202301 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus, by which a failure in control does not occur even if cutting wastes are conveyed by a conveying unit and an image forming apparatus having the sheet processing apparatus are provided. The sheet processing apparatus has a cutter unit for cutting a sheet, a dust box for accommodating the cutting wastes, a conveying belt pair which conveys the cut sheet, sensors for detecting the sheet conveyed by the conveying belt pair, and a controller for controlling conveyance of the sheet based on the signals detected by the sensors, wherein when the length of the sheet detected by the sensor is equal to or less than a predetermined amount, the controller does not determine the sheet as a sheet. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202302 | SHEET CUTTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet cutting apparatus comprising: a movable blade which lowers toward a sheet from above to cut the sheet; and a pushing member located upstream from a tip end of the movable blade in a lowering direction, and having a pushing surface which lowers together with the movable blade to push a cut piece of the sheet cut by the movable blade. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202303 | DESK-TOP CUTTING MACHINE - The invention provides a desk-top cutting machine including a turntable on a upper surface of which a wood material can be placed, a fence part which is provided on the turntable and has a side surface for positioning the wood material, and a cutting part having a swinging shaft part which is disposed on the turntable, supports a cutting blade up of the turntable, and swings the cutting blade approachably to and separably from the turntable. Herein, on the upper surface and the side surface, recess portions are formed, and plate materials which cover the recess portions are provided. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202304 | Rotary cutter for trimming printed products conveyed in an overlapping flow - A rotary cutter for trimming printed products conveyed in an overlapping flow. The rotary cutter including a first knife that rotates and a second knife that rotates counter to the first knife. The second knife is arranged to operate jointly with the first knife. At least one of the knives includes a plurality of blades distributed over a circumference. A conveying device conveys the overlapping flow between the first knife and the second knife. A control unit controls the rotational speed of at least one of the first knife and the second knife. The rotational speed of at least one of the knives is predetermined based on at least one of the speed value for the conveying device or a thickness value of the overlapping flow. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202305 | Fringe cutting tool - The invention is designed for quilting applications, and/or general sewing. It is an easy to use tool for cutting several evenly spaced slashes in single, or multi layers of fabrics thus making the fringing process much quicker and kinder on the hand than using just scissors alone. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202306 | Workpiece Cutting Method and Band-Saw Machine - A workpiece cutting method utilizing a band-saw machine, includes the following steps of: guiding tooth tips of an endless band-saw blade ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080202307 | UPPER TOOL DEVICE AND PUNCH THEREFOR - An upper tool device includes: a punch body having a punch blade at a lower end of the punch body; a punch guide into which the punch body is fitted so as to be movable in vertical direction; an adjustment screw member provided above the punch guide, the adjustment screw member screwed with a screw formed on the punch body; a stripper unit including an urging unit urging the punch body in an upward direction; and a retainer collar including a stopper piece having a tip end disengageably engaged with a stopper formed on the punch body. In the device, the stripper unit is detachably provided in the upper tool device, and the retainer collar is provided between the punch guide and the stripper unit in a manner such that the retainer collar can be relatively rotated against the stripper unit. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202308 | AUTOMATIC THIN-SECTION MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - An automatic thin-section manufacturing system for manufacturing thin sections by thinly cutting out an embedded block having embedded therein a biological sample while setting said embedded block at a predetermined rake angle, and said system comprising: a long cutting blade having a cutting edge on one end; a holder disposed in such a manner that it makes the rake angle with respect to the surface of the embedded block; a mounting plane which is provided to the front end of the holder, on which plural cutting blades are mounted and aligned with their cutting edges exposed to the outer side; an adsorptive member provided along the mounting plane, which maintains the posture of the cutting blades by adsorbing the base end side of the cutting blades mounted on the mounting plane; a first pressing member provided to the holder, which presses, among the plural cutting blades that are mounted and aligned on the mounting plane, the cutting blade allocated to the predetermined position against the mounting plane; a conveyor unit which slides out the cutting blades that are linearly aligned on the mounting plane, by sequentially conveying the plural cutting blades to feed them one by one on the mounting plane; a transportation unit which moves the embedded block relative to the holder, such that the cutting blade pressed by the first pressing member cuts out the thin section from the embedded block; and a control unit which, after performing thin sectioning for a predetermined time, exchanging the cutting blade used for the thin sectioning by operating the conveyor unit to slide out the cutting blades. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202309 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREFOR - A stringed musical instrument such as an electric guitar includes a body made of metal and composite components. The use of such materials permits the design of an instrument having desired sound characteristics. The musical instruments fabricated according to the present invention are very consistent from one instrument to the next, and sound variations due to use of materials having variable material properties is eliminated. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202310 | Structure for Musical Instrument Body - A structure for a musical instrument body that limits vibration of various components or parts of the body while controlling and providing for overall resonance of the instrument. The structure is suitable for use with a musical instrument, specifically an electric guitar. The structure includes a support member or block positioned in a chamber created between a top plate and bottom plate of the guitar body and a structural element, spaced from the top and bottom plates, that engages the block to provide additional support and stiffness enabling further control of the overall vibration and thus resonance of the instrument. Varying the design of the structure along with the various body components provides an apparatus for uniquely tuning the acoustic characteristics of the guitar body. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202311 | Hardtail converter block for a tremolo equipped guitar - A converter block for a Stratocaster® style tremolo system that effectively changes it to a hardtail configuration. Players who do not use the tremolo can benefit from the ease and stability in tuning, reduced weight, improved tonal characteristics and the reduction in string breakage that this novel design offers. | 2008-08-28 |
20080202312 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRIVING MULTIPLE SOLID-STATE LIGHT SOURCES - The present disclosure may relate generally to controlling multiple light sources and to systems and methods for reducing inefficiencies and interference in a light emitting diode (LED)-based backlighting systems for LCD televisions. | 2008-08-28 |