40th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130256964 | WAFER SUCTION METHOD, WAFER SUCTION STAGE, AND WAFER SUCTION SYSTEM - A method of attaching a wafer by suction, includes a step of mounting a wafer on a right arm and a left arm of a transfer jig, moving the transfer jig toward a wafer suction stage in such a manner that a facing right arm surface of the right arm slides along and in contact with a first side surface of the wafer suction stage and a facing left arm surface of the left arm slides along and in contact with a second side surface of the wafer suction stage until the wafer comes to lie directly above a mounting surface of the wafer suction stage, mounting the wafer on the mounting surface by moving the transfer jig downward toward the wafer suction stage while maintaining the contacts, and attaching the wafer to the mounting surface by suction. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256965 | Clamping and Positioning Modules and Related Clamping Devices for Clamping Sheet Metal Components - A clamping module for a clamping device with a housing which accommodates a drive device which transfers at least one clamping jaw from a starting position to a clamping position, wherein at least one solid body joint is provided between the drive device and the at least one clamping jaw, the solid body joint being elastically resilient in the direction of a clamping movement of the clamping jaw. A clamping device comprises at least one clamping module and/or a positioning module. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256966 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORT WITH FEEDTHROUGH STRUCTURE - Apparatus for providing electrical currents and substrate supports utilizing the same are provided. In some embodiments, a feedthrough structure may include a body having a wall defining one or more openings disposed through the body from a first end to a second end; one or more first conductors and one or more second conductors each disposed in the wall from the first end to the second end; and a plurality of conductive mesh disposed in the wall, at least one conductive mesh surrounding a first region of the wall including the one or more first conductors and at least one conductive mesh surrounding a second region of the wall including the one or more second conductors, wherein the plurality of conductive mesh substantially electrically insulates the first and second regions from respective first and second external electromagnetic fields respectively disposed outside the first and second regions. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256967 | MANAGING ENERGY TRANSMISSION - An apparatus includes a body. The apparatus includes a test slot assembly configured to receive and to support a storage device for testing; at least one first vibration management element, disposed between the body and the test slot assembly and configured to disperse a first frequency vibrational energy. The apparatus includes at least one second vibration management element, disposed between the body and the test slot assembly and configured to disperse a second frequency vibrational energy, the first frequency vibrational energy having a first frequency that is above a second frequency of the second frequency vibrational energy. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256968 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image processor applies a RIP process to PDL data in order of the first through the n-th sheets to convert it into a scanning line type image data. An image forming section | 2013-10-03 |
20130256969 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND POST-PROCESSING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a punching time measuring unit, a stapling time estimating unit, and a sheet-bundle interval time setting unit. The punching time measuring unit measures a punching processing time to perform punching processing. The stapling time estimating unit calculates an estimated stapling processing time to perform stapling processing by using the punching processing time measured by the punching time measuring unit. The sheet-bundle interval time setting unit sets a sheet-bundle interval time, which is a time from when the last sheet forming a sheet bundle subjected to the punching processing is fed until when the first sheet forming a subsequent sheet bundle subjected to the punching processing is fed. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256970 | Sheet Conveying Device - A sheet conveying device includes: a main body; a cover; a first roller; and a second roller. The main body defines a conveying passage along which a sheet is conveyed. The cover is supported to the main body and movable between a closed position in which the cover covers the main body from above and an open position in which the cover is moved upward from the main body so as to be spaced away from the main body. The first roller is rotatably supported to the cover and configured to discharge the sheet from the conveying passage to an outside of the main body. The second roller is rotatably supported to the main body and disposed in confrontation with the first roller while interposing the conveying passage between the first roller and the second roller when the cover is at the closed position. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256971 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a main body, a recording sheet receiving portion configured to receive a recording sheet, an image forming portion configured to form an image on the recording sheet, a particular feed roller configured to feed the recording sheet toward the image forming portion, and a holding frame configured to rotatably support the particular feed roller such that the particular feed roller is exposed toward the recording sheet receiving portion. The holding frame has a roller receiving portion configured to receive the particular feed roller therein and a replacement opening for exposing the particular feed roller toward an opposite side of the holding frame relative to the recording sheet receiving portion. The particular feed roller is configured to be attached to and removed from the holding frame via the replacement opening on the opposite side of the holding frame relative to the recording sheet receiving portion. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256972 | PNEUMATIC SHEET REGISTRATION AND CLAMPING - Disclosed is a pneumatic table for registering a substrate media sheet. The table including a media platen, a reversible air blower, a registration wall and a sheet biasing element. The media platen having a foraminous upper surface for received the sheet. The reversible air blower selectively generating at least one of a positive air flow and a negative airflow through the foraminous upper surface. The positive air flow forming a gaseous layer of air between the foraminous upper surface and the sheet. The negative airflow encouraging the sheet to remain fixed and engaged upon the foraminous upper surface. The registration wall extending along at least one edge of the foraminous upper surface. The sheet biasing element selectively applying a horizontal biasing force to the sheet encouraging movement of the sheet across the foraminous upper surface for engaging the sheet with the registration wall. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256973 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - An image forming apparatus is provided that can efficiently reduce power consumption. The image forming apparatus includes a power supply portion that brings, into a power saving state, a paper feed device holding a sheet of a sheet size whose paper feed frequency does not reach a threshold value and a notification portion that provides a notification that a paper feed device holding the sheet of the sheet size whose paper feed frequency reaches the threshold value is encouraged to be the paper feed device that is closer to the print portion than the paper feed device holding the sheet of the sheet size whose paper feed frequency does not reach the threshold value. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256974 | PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus performs printing with the use of sheets of paper set in any of a plurality of paper-feeding units. The print apparatus is controlled by a method including: determining whether the amount of sheets of paper remaining in a first paper-feeding unit has reached a predetermined amount; and if so switching from the first paper-feeding unit to a second paper-feeding unit. If it is determined that the amount of sheets of paper that remain in the first paper-feeding unit has reached the predetermined amount, control is performed so that the paper-feeding unit that is used for printing should be changed after the ejection of the last one of a plurality of sheets of paper that are included in one set thereof set in the first paper-feeding unit. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256975 | Sheet Feeding Device - In a sheet feeding device, a main body includes a feeding unit configured to feed a sheet in a feeding direction to a conveying path. A cover is configured to pivot about a first axis relative to the main body between a closed position in which the cover closes the conveying path and an open position in which the cover exposes the conveying path. A plate is configured to pivot about a second axis which is parallel to the first axis and to contact and move away from the feeding unit. The second axis is closer to the cover than to the feeding unit in the feeding direction. In a state in which the cover is in the closed position, at least a part of the cover is positioned on an upper side of the plate so as to be contactable with the plate. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256976 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus, including: a drive source foratable forwardly and reversely; a first roller rotatable in a first direction by the forward rotation of the drive source to convey a conveyed medium and rotatable in a second direction reverse to the first direction by the reverse rotation of the drive source; a recording device; a second roller; a first power transmitter which transmits a first-direction driving power to the second roller and not to transmit a second-direction driving power to the second roller, wherein the first-direction driving power is a rotational driving power of the first roller rotating in the first direction, and the second-direction driving power is a rotational driving power of the first roller rotating in the second direction; and a second power transmitter which transmits the second-direction driving power to the second roller and not to transmit the first-direction driving power to the second roller. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256977 | SHEET SUPPLY APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus includes a supply tray and a supply unit. The supply unit includes a supporting shaft, an arm configured to pivot around the supporting shaft, and, a first roller and a second roller which are provided in the arm. The first and second rollers are pressedly contacted with a sheet placed on the supply tray. The supply tray is provided with a contact portion. The contact portion includes a first contact portion facing to the first roller and second rollers, and a second contact portion disposed in an upstream side of the first contact portion in the supply direction. A friction coefficient of the second contact portion is smaller than that of the first contact portion. When the first and second rollers rotatingly moves on the sheet, a friction force is applied by the second contact portion to the sheet. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256978 | DOCUMENT FEEDER, DOCUMENT READER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED ACCURACY OF DOCUMENT SKEW CORRECTION - A document feeder feeds document sheets one by one from a stack on a tray by pressing one or more pick-up rollers against an uppermost document sheet and guiding one widthwise edge of the document sheet. The width direction is perpendicular to a document transport direction. The document feeder includes: a document size obtainer that obtains size information indicating a width of the document sheet; and a center-of-contact shifting mechanism that shifts a center of contact of each pick-up roller along an axial direction of the pick-up roller according to the obtained size information. The center of contact is a central point of an area where the pick-up roller is in contact with the document sheet. Each pick-up roller is in a barrel shape. The center-of-contact shifting mechanism shifts the center of contact of each pick-up roller by axially tilting the pick-up roller relative to the document surface. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256979 | Sheet Supplying Apparatus - A sheet supplying apparatus includes a feed roller, a sheet receiving plate, a lifting member, an urging member, and a cam. The sheet receiving plate is configured to pivot between a nearby position where the sheet receiving plate is disposed near the feed roller and a remote position where the sheet receiving plate is disposed remote from the feed roller. The lifting member is configured to pivot between a first position where the sheet receiving plate is in the nearby position and a second position where the sheet receiving plate is in the remote position. The urging member is configured to urge the lifting member from the second position toward the first position. The cam is configured to contact and move the lifting member from the second position to the first position when the feed roller feeds a recording sheet, and to move the lifting member to the second position again. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256980 | SHEET FEED DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feed device comprises: a second detection unit which detects a state of the detection switch unit whose state is switched due to the change of state of the sheet feed device; a signal conversion unit which converts a detection signal obtained in accordance with a state of the detection switch into a serial signal; a communication line which connects the first detection unit to the second detection unit; and a signal line configured to connect the first detection unit to the signal conversion unit, wherein when the sheet feed device is in a first state, the first detection unit receives information indicating the state detected by the second detection unit via the communication line, and thereby detects the change of state of the sheet feed device. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256981 | Sheet Conveyer Device - A sheet conveyor device may include a first portion configured to move, a cam configured to move in response to movement of the first portion, and a guide portion configured to move between first and second positions in response to the movement of the cam, to choose a first or second conveying path for a sheet. The cam may cause the guide portion to remain in position even if the first portion is moved a small amount, thereby helping to reduce the likelihood of paper jams arising from undesired movement of the guide portion. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256982 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The control portion controls the sheet adjusting portion to alternately convey the sheet of paper fed from the sheet-feeding path for single-side printing and the sheet of paper fed from the sheet-feeding path for duplex printing to the image forming portion during the duplex printing mode. Images are alternately formed on the front surface of each of the sheets of paper and the back surface of each of the sheets of paper when three sheets of paper are conveyed to the image forming apparatus and they are left therein. The control portion controls the sheet conveying portion to release the contact of the conveying rollers after it is detected that the sheet of paper reaches the sheet adjusting portion. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256983 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus includes: a first motor for rotating first and second rollers; a second motor; a recording portion provided downstream of the first roller, the second roller provided downstream of the recording portion; a sensor portion provided between the recording portion and the second roller to sense a sheet; and a first gear movable between a first position and a second position where reverse rotational power of the first roller is transmitted to the second roller. When a controller determines that an upstream edge of the sheet in a conveying direction has reached a third position located between the recording portion and the sensor portion, the controller starts driving the second motor to move the first gear from the first position to the second position and thereafter controls the first motor to perform a forward rotation and a reverse rotation alternately a set number of times. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256984 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus includes a first upper-position guide member, a first lower-position guide member defining a first feeding path and a first feeding portion feeding a sheet in a feeding direction along the first feeding path. The image recording apparatus further includes a recording portion located downstream of the first feeding portion in the feeding direction, a second upper-position guide member, a second lower-position guide member defining a second feeding path and a second feeding portion comprising at least one pair of rollers each consisting of an upper-position roller and a lower-position roller. The second feeding portion feeds the sheet along the second feeding path and a first axis of the upper-position roller is located upstream of a second axis of the lower-position roller in the feeding direction. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256985 | CONVEYOR DEVICE - A conveyor device includes: a first conveyor having a first roller; a second conveyor having a second roller and disposed downstream of the first conveyor; and a storage storing first information and second information in which a velocity or a deceleration of the first and second rollers is less in the second information than in the first information. A controller executes: a first rotation processing in which, when a state in which a sheet is nipped by the first conveyor is kept during a next conveyance in intermittent conveyance, a first roller and a second roller are rotated according to the first information in the next conveyance; and a second rotation processing in which, when the state is not kept in the next conveyance, the first drive roller and the second drive roller are rotated according to the second information in the next conveyance. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256986 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding device having; a first conveyance roller pair that feeds a sheet; a second conveyance roller pair that feeds the sheet, the second conveyance roller pair being provided downstream from the first conveyance roller pair in a feed direction in which the sheet is fed; and a third conveyance roller pair that feeds the sheet, the third conveyance roller pair being provided downstream from the second conveyance roller pair in the feed direction, in which, when an edge of the sheet that is located on the downstream side of the feed direction is skewed with respect to a direction perpendicular to the feed direction, the second conveyance roller pair slides in the perpendicular direction with the sheet slacking between the first conveyance roller pair and the second conveyance roller pair. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256987 | BANKNOTE HANDLING MACHINE AND BANKNOTE HANDLING METHOD - A banknote handling machine for handling banknotes including a windowed banknote that has a window capable of transmitting light formed at a predetermined position comprising: a transport path configured to transport a banknote; a window identification unit configured to judge whether the banknote being transported on the transport path is a windowed banknote; a transport path sensor, which is arranged in the transport path, configured to detect the banknote passing thereon; and a banknote presence/absence detection unit configured to judge a presence or an absence of the banknote associated with a detection signal from the transport path sensor. The banknote presence/absence detection unit performs a detection based on a detection result of the window identification unit. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256988 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - When conveyance checking mode is selected, an automatic setting screen is changed. In the automatic setting screen, components such as AD rollers, guide plates or sheet ejection rollers, which are used when conveying the sheet of paper, are selectable. When the components are selected, they are highlighted in color and their names are also represented. The sheets of paper stop at their stop positions corresponding to the selected components. A user removes the sheets of paper from their stop position and checks an image pattern formed on each of the removed sheets of paper. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256989 | Automatic Card Shuffler - An apparatus for randomly arranging and dealing a plurality of playing cards includes a device for moving cards and randomly ejecting playing cards from an initial set of playing cards located in a card input unit for an initial delivery of randomly arranged playing cards to a card delivery unit. The card delivery unit includes upper powered rollers and lower powered belts for receiving and transporting the playing cards through the card delivery unit and into a card collection unit. A playing card limiter is adjustable to allow a greater number or a lesser number of cards to pass from the card delivery unit to the card collection unit. Methods of randomly arranging and dealing a plurality of playing cards may include related apparatus. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256990 | TURBINE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A TURBINE - According to one aspect of the invention, a turbine assembly includes a first stationary component, a second stationary component positioned radially outside the first stationary component, a first key feature on the first stationary component configured to mate to a second key feature on the second stationary component and a seal assembly positioned between the first and second key features to reduce fluid flow between the first and second key features. The seal assembly includes a V-shape member and a second member adjacent to the V-shape member, the second member and V-shape member having different rates of thermal expansion. The seal assembly also includes a latch feature coupled to the V-shape member configured to expand the seal assembly from a compressed state to an expanded sealing state when the seal assembly is subject to an elevated temperature. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256991 | SHAPE MEMORY SEAL ASSEMBLY - A sealing assembly including a seal element at least partially formed from a shape memory material. The shape memory material urges the seal element to revert to an original shape upon exposure to a transition stimulus. The seal element is operatively arranged for sealing against a downhole structure when in the original shape. An interlock mechanism is included for holding the seal element in a deformed position in which the seal element is not able to seal against the downhole structure even after exposure to the transition stimulus. A method of setting a downhole sealing assembly is also included. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256992 | BRUSH SEAL SYSTEM WITH ELLIPTICAL CLEARANCE - The present application provides for a brush seal system for use about a rotor of a rotary machine. The brush seal system may include a number of brush seal segments, with each of the brush seal segments having a number of bristles, and one or more of the brush seal segments including an elliptical profile so as to vary a clearance between the brush seal segments and the rotor. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256993 | SEAL WITH NON-METALLIC INTERFACE - A seal for use between a first duct and a second duct and, the ducts having relative motion therebetween, includes a first plurality of fingers for attachment to the first duct to be disposed about one of the first duct and the second duct, a seal land attaching to about an other of the first duct and the second duct, and a seal attaching to the seal land and in contact with the plurality of fingers wherein one of the plurality of fingers and the seal is metallic and an other of the seal land or the plurality of fingers is non-metallic. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256994 | SEALING UNIT WITH CONTROLLED FLOW - A shaft seal includes a body portion and a radially protruding lip portion. The body portion has a radial wall with at least one radial groove. The lip portion is integrally formed with the body portion and deflectable for sealing engagement with a shaft. In an example embodiment, the seal is a single piece manufactured by injection molding. In an example embodiment, the seal includes nylon or carbon filled polyamide 46. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256995 | Mounting Guard Ring - A mounting guard ring for a sealing ring with at least one sealing lip, surrounding a sleeve-shaped protective ring with a supporting surface for the sealing lip disposed at the outer periphery and a holding device shaped as a grip, the protective ring being provided in at least one peripheral region with a first predetermined breaking site and being capable of being severed along the first predetermined breaking site by pulling on the holding device, the protective ring being closed off in sealing manner by a disk-shaped lid. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256996 | SHIPLAP PLATE SEAL - A seal plate assembly for a turbine rotor includes at least one inner shiplap seal plate disposed on the rotor; and at least one outer seal plate adapted to engage the at least one inner shiplap plate. The thickness of the at least one outer seal plate is different than the thickness of the at least one inner shiplap plate causing either the at least one inner shiplap plate or the at least one outer seal plate to come into contact first under centrifugal load. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256997 | BICYCLE DAMPING ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM - A bicycle shock absorber and methods for differentiating between rider-induced forces and terrain-induced forces includes a first fluid chamber having fluid contained therein, a piston for compressing the fluid within the fluid chamber, a second fluid chamber coupled to the first fluid chamber by a fluid communication hose, and an inertial valve disposed within the second fluid chamber. The inertial valve opens in response to terrain-induced forces and provides communication of fluid compressed by the piston from the first fluid chamber to the second fluid chamber. The inertial valve does not open in response to rider-induced forces. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256998 | TRUCK ASSEMBLY - A truck assembly having a mounting plate with a first mounting bracket with a first arm, a second arm and a ridge; a cushion with a front surface that defines a concave segment, a rear surface that defines a notch that receives and seats the ridge, and a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface that each include an opening to receive a cushion locking pin; an axle assembly having a wheel shaft and a truck support with a first cushion support arm and a second cushion support arm; each of the cushion support arms having a cushion locking pin opening; a cushion locking pin that can releasably engage the cushion locking pin opening; and a swing pin releasably joining the cushion and the axle assembly to the first mounting bracket. | 2013-10-03 |
20130256999 | Basket-to-Frame Locking Clip - A shopping cart basket is attached to a frame having wheels using front and rear clips for attaching rim wires of a basket to a basket support member. The clips enable the basket to be assembled to the frame without requiring tools. A front clip is comprised of an upright body that is attached to the basket frame. A sloping surface on the clip urges a rigid wire of a basket sideways as the wire is moved downward. The rigid basket wire is captured into a rim wire receiving notch formed into the body. A rear clip receives two, joined-together wires when the two wires are oriented along their major dimension to fit into a slot that leads into a central figure-eight shaped lock. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257000 | ZONE-BASED COMMAND TRANSMISSIONS TO CART WHEEL ASSEMBLIES - A vehicle tracking system includes a wheel assembly containing sensor circuitry capable of sensing various types of conditions, such as specific electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals indicative of particular wheel locations. The sensor circuitry is coupled to an RF transceiver, which may but need not be included within the wheel. The wheel may also include a brake mechanism. In one embodiment, the wheels are placed on shopping carts and are used to collect and monitor shopping cart status and location data via a wireless network. In some embodiments, the wheel assemblies detect that they have entered into particular zones by measuring received signal strengths of received command transmissions, and by comparing these measurements to thresholds that are used to define zone boundaries. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257001 | WAFER BOX CONVEYER - The wafer box conveyer includes a chassis, a transverse moving mechanism, a longitudinal moving mechanism, a loading mechanism and a shock reduction mechanism. The chassis includes a frame and a plurality of wheels mounted under the frame. The transverse moving mechanism is movably connected to the frame. The longitudinal moving mechanism is movably connected to the transverse moving mechanism. A moving direction of the longitudinal moving mechanism is perpendicular to that of the transverse moving mechanism. The loading mechanism includes at least one tray for a wafer box. The shock reduction mechanism is disposed between the at least one tray and the frame for absorbing a load of the tray. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257002 | BABY CARRIAGE AND FRAME THEREOF - A frame for a baby carriage includes two side supporting members, a handling member, a traverse connecting member and a central supporting member. The handling member has opposite ends connected to the two side supporting members, respectively. The traverse connecting member has opposite ends connected to the two side supporting members, respectively and spaced apart from the handling member. The central supporting member is arranged between the two side supporting members so as to form two side-by-side seat areas and terminating at the traverse connecting member so as to form a T-shaped structure. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257003 | SCOOTER WITH REAR SWIVEL WHEEL - A personal mobility vehicle or scooter includes a least one swivel caster wheel supported at the rear of the scooter. The scooter has a body that includes a deck and a handlebar assembly. The scooter includes at least one front wheel with the deck extending between the at least one front wheel and the at least one swivel wheel. The scooter can also include an angled rear portion supporting a rear swivel caster wheel such that the pivot axis of the swivel wheel is inclined with respect to the top surface of the deck. Embodiments of the scooter also include a swivel braking assembly configured to apply a braking force to the at least one swivel wheel. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257004 | VEHICLE SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED TORQUE MEMBER AND TRAILING ARM MOUNT - A suspension assembly includes a pair of frame brackets adapted to couple to a vehicle frame, an axle assembly, a torsional member having reliefs located proximate each end thereof, and a pair of trailing arms each operably coupled to the axle assembly, and pivotably coupled to one of the frame brackets by an associated bushing assembly, wherein each bushing assembly includes a pin member and a flexibly resilient bushing member extending about at least a portion of the pin member, and wherein the pin member of each bushing assembly extends into one of the reliefs of the torsional member, and wherein each pin member is secured to one of the frame brackets. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257005 | COMPACT WHEEL END WITH COUPLER - A compact wheel end for an automotive vehicle includes a housing, a hub having a drive flange and a spindle projecting from the flange into the housing, and an antifriction bearing located between the housing and the hub spindle. The spindle at its inboard end has an abutment, and the bearing has an inner race that is spaced from the abutment. Captured between the abutment and inner race is a splined coupler ring. It abuts the inner race at a back face on the inner race and has a beveled end that extends into an annular recess in the inner race. The drive flange of the hub has a shallow recess that receives the outboard end of the housing. The annular recess in the inner race and the shallow recess in the drive flange render the wheel end highly compact. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257006 | DEVICE FOR SUSPENDING A STEERABLE WHEEL - A device suspends a steerable wheel on a vehicle via a wheel carrier that is pivotable about a steering axis and on which the wheel is rotatably mounted. The device includes an upper link including a first end and a second end. The upper link is pivotably mounted on the vehicle by the first end and supports the wheel carrier by the second end via a wheel carrier arm. A lower link includes a wheel-side end on which the wheel carrier is pivotably mounted and a vehicle-side end that is pivotably mounted on the vehicle. A stabilizer is pivotably supported in support bearings on the vehicle. The stabilizer includes a free end connected to a coupling rod that extends in a bent manner around a wheel-side region of a spring strut and another end that is mounted on the wheel carrier. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257007 | Air Suspension Installation, Compressed Air Supply Installation and Pneumatic System - The invention relates to a pneumatic installation ( | 2013-10-03 |
20130257008 | SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - A saddle-ride type vehicle prevents attachment accuracy from causing influence on assembly especially in a case of attaching lid opening levers to grab rails and attaching lid opening mechanisms to a vehicle body frame side separately from the lid opening levers Each lid opening lever is pivotally attached to a grab rail through a pivot center shaft. Each lid opening mechanism is bolted to a stay on an upper pipe | 2013-10-03 |
20130257009 | Adjustable Wheelbase Wheelchair - A wheelchair chassis may include a first and second side frame positioned substantially parallel to and at a width apart from one another. The chassis may also include a first and second receiver tube positioned substantially parallel to and coupled to the first and second side frames, respectively. The chassis may additionally include a first and second extension tube telescopically engaged with the first and second receiver tubes, respectively. The chassis may further include a first and second cross member, with the first cross member pivotally coupled to the first receiver tube and the second extension tube and the second cross member pivotally coupled to the second receiver tube and the first extension tube. The second cross member may be engaged to the first cross member in an X-shaped configuration disposed horizontally between the side frames, where the second cross member is substantially co-planar with the first cross member. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257010 | Automatic Braking Device and Method - An automatic braking assembly and method are provided, where the automated braking assembly is formed as a complete unit, and is configured to be connected with a manually propelled vehicle. The automatic braking assembly that is formed as a complete unit includes (a) a housing, and (b) an automatic braking mechanism supported within the housing. The housing is configured to be connected with a portion of the vehicle to locate the automatic braking assembly in a predetermined position relative to a wheel of the vehicle, such that the automatic braking assembly will lock the wheel against movement when an occupant of the vehicle begins to rise from a seated position in the vehicle. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257011 | DAMPING FORCE GENERATOR FOR HYDRAULIC SHOCK ABSORBER - A damping force generator for a hydraulic shock absorber featuring an increased deflection (bending) characteristic of a damping valve to widen the adjustable range of a damping force. In a damping force generator ( | 2013-10-03 |
20130257012 | TWO-WHEELED MOTOR VEHICLE AND FRONT FORK FOR THE SAME - In a two-wheeled motor vehicle having a pair of right and left front forks for supporting a front wheel so that the front wheel is rotatable, a top bridge for supporting upper ends of the pair of right and left front forks, a handle post provided to the top bridge, and a bar-shaped handle secured to the hand post, the handle is provided above the front forks with respect to an axial line direction of the front forks, each front fork is provided with an air valve for sealingly filling air in the front fork and a projection on the upper surface thereof, and the projection is formed to be higher than the air valve. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257013 | HEAD TUBE RESET MECHANISM FOR A SCOOTER - A head tube reset mechanism for a scooter includes a connector for installing rear wheels and a head tube for installing a front wheel and a handle. A front end of the connector is a jacket tube and a filling slot keeping a predetermined spacing from the jacket tube. The head tube includes a pivot sheathing into the jacket tube and a limiting unit extending into the filling slot. An elastomer is installed between the filling slot of the connector and the limiting unit. The handle and the front wheel on the head tube swing left and right against the pivot along with the head tube to achieve the effects of exercise and entertainment, when the scooter glides forward. Moreover, a buffering and resetting effect is formed by the elastomer. Therefore, a head tube reset mechanism for a scooter, being simple in structure and assembled conveniently, is provided. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257014 | REACTIVE HEADREST SYSTEM FOR DISABLED INDIVIDUALS - A headrest assembly for assisting individuals with hypertonic extension pattern provides a pivoting support that better matches the pivoting motion of the patient's head in backward extension. A restoring spring absorbs and dissipates the energy of the extension and provides adjustable spring restoring force. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257015 | ARRANGEMENT FOR AXLE AND WHEELS WITH ROLLING CYLINDERS FOR TRANSPORTATION - Arrangement for axle and wheels with rolling cylinders for transportation of a load, formed by two separate wheels ( | 2013-10-03 |
20130257016 | Mechanically Steered Articulating Dolly Transport System - The present invention relates to a mechanically steered articulating dolly transport system for transporting large structures such as a drilling mast over the federal highway system. Generally, the invention relates to an articulating dolly system that utilizes a unique mechanical system for steering a first dolly with a path generated by the movement of the load held by the second dolly. More particularly, the invention provides a front dolly steered by a non-rotatable front steering frame, a rear dolly having a pivotally mounted turntable and a pair of steering links connected between the respective sides of the front steering frame and the turntable. The left steering link and the right steering link are located in a first plane. One or both of the turntable and the steering frame being located on a second plane that is not the first plane. Moment forces generated between plane one and plane two elastically deform one or both of the steering frame and the turntable to permit the transport system to make a left-hand or right-hand turn. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257017 | Fastening Device for Gliding Board and Board Equipped with Such a Device - A fastening device for a sliding board includes a base that defines a housing in which a shoe is designed to be immobilized by a maintaining device. The maintaining device includes a vertical locking pivot cooperating with an anchor element secured to the board on the one hand, and with rotational blocking elements on the other hand. The base includes a lower plate and an upper plate to support the shoe and sliding relative to one another, the pivot ensuring sliding locking of the two plates. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257018 | MOBILE APPARATUS THAT CAN RECOVER FROM TOPPLING - We disclose a mobile apparatus that can move steadily in its upright position and can recover from any toppled position to its upright position. The mobile apparatus may find useful applications in various areas such as vehicles, toys, and robots. The mobile apparatus adopts a body shape resembling a sphere with its bottom sliced off. At least three wheels are coupled to the body as ground contacting points to provide the basis of steady movement in its upright position. A weight is coupled to the bottom of the body such that the center of gravity of the mobile apparatus satisfies the following constraints: firstly, the center of gravity is between the bottom of the body and the center of an imaginary sphere that mostly coincides with the body; secondly, the center of gravity falls within the largest imaginary polygon formed by the ground contacting points in the upright position; lastly, the center of gravity falls outside any imaginary polygon formed by the ground contacting points in any toppled position. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257019 | FOLDABLE STROLLERS - Foldable strollers are disclosed herein. An example stroller disclosed herein includes a housing. The example stroller also includes a first pivot and a second pivot coupled to the housing, and a follower is coupled to the first pivot and the second pivot to move with the first pivot and the second pivot. The example stroller also includes a lock to selectively lock the follower in a locked state to secure the first pivot and the second pivot in a first position. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257020 | STABILIZED RAISING WHEELCHAIR - A raising wheelchair comprises a wheeled frame and a raising system mounted to the frame and supporting a seat and a backrest. The raising system is configured to be movable between a lowered position and a raised position. The raising system includes at least one double-armed lever including a first lever member and a second lever member, a coupling member fixedly mounted to the frame, wherein the first lever member and the second lever member are pivotally coupled to the coupling member, and a coupling mechanism translationally coupled or pivotally coupled to a second end of the first lever member, pivotally coupled to a second end of the second lever member, and coupled to the backrest. The raising system maintains an orientation of the backrest relative to the ground that is substantially constant throughout substantially an entire range of movement between the lowered position and the raised position. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257021 | LOW PROFILE SEAT FRAME - A wheelchair includes a chassis, a positioning module, a seat frame, and a seat. The positioning module is mounted to an upper portion of the chassis. The seat frame includes a support member secured to and spanning a seating area of the positioning module and a front frame member secured to a front end of the support member and overhanging a front edge of the seating area of the positioning module, such that the seat frame at least partially straddles the positioning module. The front frame member is connected with and at least partially supports at least one of a side frame member, foot rest, leg rest and arm rest assembled with and supported by the front frame member. The seat is secured to an upper surface of the support member. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257022 | CHILD STROLLER AND STROLLER FRAME THEREOF - A child stroller and a stroller frame thereof are disclosed. The child stroller includes the stroller frame and a child safety seat. The child safety seat is engaged with the stroller frame in a detachable way. The stroller frame includes a main frame and an engaging device disposed on the main frame. The child safety seat includes a front engagement mechanism and a rear structural part. The front engagement mechanism is engaged with a front handrail support of the main frame. A hook of the engaging device hooks the rear structural part. Therefore, in practice, parents can take the child safety seat together with the child sitting thereon from a car onto the stroller frame, which reduces the probability of waking the child up and the inconvenience of the parents. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257023 | HEAD PROTECTING AIRBAG DEVICE - A side airbag device incorporates an airbag which is fixed to and held by a vehicle so as to be folded in roll form, from a front portion to a rear portion of the vehicle, and which is expanded and developed like a curtain parallel with the inner surface of the side wall of the vehicle by a gas of an inflator when a collision is detected. An airbag support belt is attached to a portion, in close proximity to a top edge of the airbag and close to an attachment position of the inflator, of the airbag. The airbag support belt is wound around the circumferential surface of the inflator and a tip locking hole of the airbag support belt is fixed to a locking projection provided on the inflator, whereby the inflator is integrated with a part of the airbag which is folded in roll form. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257024 | AIRBAG APPARATUS - An airbag apparatus, which is incorporated in a steering wheel, includes a bag holder in the longitudinal direction of the steering wheel. An inflator is elastically supported by the bag holder with elastic support portions. A retainer includes an annular bag attachment portion. The retainer is fastened to the bag holder such that the periphery of the airbag opening is held between the bag attachment portion and the bag holder. The retainer further includes arch portions and bag encompassing portions. The arch portions extend rearward in the longitudinal direction of the steering wheel from the inner rim of the bag attachment portion, and surround the inflator. The bag encompassing portions extend inward in a radial direction of the steering shaft from the inner rim of the bag attachment portion, and encompass the periphery of the airbag opening. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257025 | FIXING CLIP AND CURTAIN AIRBAG FIXING APPARATUS - A fixing clip includes a clip body and a lock pin. The lock pin is temporarily held by the clip body at a temporary holding position and is securely held by the clip body at a secure holding position. When the lock pin is positioned at the temporary holding position, an entirety of the lock pin is located within the clip body. The clip body includes a rectangular body head, a body leg and a lock pin inserting hole. The body head includes side walls extending in a longitudinal direction of the rectangular body head on opposite sides of the lock pin inserting hole. Thus, when the lock pin is positioned at the temporary holding position, the lock pin is suppressed from being erroneously inserted to the secure holding position. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257026 | AIRBAG DEVICE - An airbag is mounted to a vehicle with a predetermined torque, using mounting brackets. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257027 | SIDE AIRBAG - A side airbag apparatus may include a main chamber that is provided on a side of a seat and aligned toward a door to be deployed theretoward when a vehicle collides, to protect a passenger from a side directional collision, an auxiliary chamber that is connected to a rear part of the main chamber to be fluid-communicated to each other, wherein the auxiliary chamber is provided on a side of the main chamber toward the inside of the seat to push the passenger toward the inside of the seat when the auxiliary chamber is deployed, and a volume control tether provided in the rear part of the main chamber, wherein both ends of the volume control tether are fixed to facing-inner walls of the main chamber, respectively to restrict a deployment width of the rear part of the main chamber. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257028 | FRONT VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - There is provided a front vehicle body structure including: a front sub frame mounted below front side frames; a tie rod disposed forwardly of an axle; a tie rod pressing member having a pressing portion which is mounted on the front sub frame forward of the tie rod and presses the tie rod when a collision occurs; and a rotational movement generating member for causing the tie rod pressing member to generate a rotational movement by deforming an area on which the tie rod pressing member is mounted in the front sub frame, by the load received when a collision occurs. The pressing portion is displaced by the rotational movement from a first position which is out of a steering range of the front wheels to a second position at which the pressing portion swings outward in the vehicle width direction and which allows pressing of the tie rod. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257029 | TRAILER FRAME - A trailer frame including an axle section having two spaced longitudinal frame members connected by at least one cross member, the longitudinal frame members each having a first end and a second end; a rear section attachable to the axle section; and a dimple assemble joining the axle section to the rear section, the dimple assembly including a dimple pattern formed on each frame member of the axle assembly, the dimple pattern on the axle assembly defining a first dimple axis, and a dimple pattern formed on one end of the rear section and nestable within the dimple pattern formed on the axle section, the dimple pattern on the rear section defining a second dimple axis offset relative to the first dimple axis to create a camber between the axle section and the rear section when the first dimple is nested within the second dimple pattern. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257030 | SEAT BELT SYSTEM - A seat belt system includes a storage case including a main body having a box shape and a storage portion, the main body having an opening formed thereon through which first and second tongues are inserted, the first tongue being attached to an end of a belt and to be connected to a first buckle on a seat side, the second tongue being movably attached to the belt and to be connected to a second buckle on the seat side, and a storage portion formed in a shape tapered in an insertion direction of the first and second tongues, protruding from the main body and including first and second inclined surfaces that are formed on both sides of a surface opposite a surface having the opening formed thereon and are inclined to guide insertion of the first and second tongues. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257031 | Interlocking Foam Book - Present invention relates to a foam book design for children of early ages, where cutout manipulative pieces from the foam pages allow for playing in a puzzle-like fashion; the foam pages are collected together in an interlocking manner and can be looped around the rings or disk-shaped objects along the cutout side holes on each foam page. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257032 | BOOKLET HAVING ANTI-COUNTERFEITING FUNCTION, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A booklet includes a sheet-like first substrate, and a sheet-like second substrate that is attached to the first substrate. The first substrate includes a light-transmitting region, and an optical functional unit is provided to the light-transmitting region. A latent image is provided to a surface of the second substrate that is opposite to the first substrate at a position corresponding to the optical functional unit. The latent image manifests when the optical functional unit operates by overlapping the first substrate with the second substrate. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257033 | AUTOMOTIVE BUYER GUIDE AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - An automotive buyer guide comprises a front side having a central portion and an outer portion. The central portion and the outer portion are separated by a perforated border. The guide includes a back side which has an adhesive area that generally corresponds to the outer portion. At least part of the adhesive area comprises adhesive. A liner generally corresponding to the adhesive area is removably affixed to it. The adhesive area is configured to allow for securement of the back side to a window of the vehicle. The central portion can be detached from the outer portion along the perforated border after the automotive buyer guide is secured to the window. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257034 | INK COMPOSITION, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND PRINTED ARTICLE - An ink composition of the present invention includes: (a) a polymer compound which includes a repeating unit (a-1) having a partial structure expressed by the following General Formula (1), a repeating unit (a-2) which has a hydrophilic group and accounts for 8% to 25% by mass with respect to the total mass of the polymer compound, and a repeating unit (a-3) having a hydrophobic group, the polymer compound having a solubility parameter in an unneutralized state of 20.7 MPa | 2013-10-03 |
20130257035 | MAGNETIC PIGMENTS - The present invention is related to magnetic pigments comprising a transparent flaky homogeneously composed substrate having two parallel major surfaces and a coating comprising a layered structure composed of a hematite and a magnetite layer, to a process for the production of said pigments as well as to their use. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257036 | TUBE COUPLINGS - A tube coupling to receive and hold a tube includes a coupling body ( | 2013-10-03 |
20130257037 | TRAPEZOIDAL THREAD FORM HAVING A WEAR INDICATOR AND HIGH PRESSURE CONNECTION FITTING COMPRISING SAME - A trapezoidal thread form includes a thread having a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape, the thread including an apex surface, two side surfaces, and a valley; and a thread wear indicator formed in one of the apex surface and one of the side surfaces. The thread wear indicator may include a v-shaped channel formed in one of the apex surface and one of the side surfaces or the thread wear indicator may include a series of material layers, each layer having a physical characteristic that is different from an adjacent material layer. The thread wear indicator indicates excessive or unsafe thread wear when the v-shaped channel is indistinguishable from the apex surface or the side surface, or when a first layer wears sufficiently to show a second layer. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257038 | Multi-Use Pipe Cuff - A pipe coupling is provided with inner and outer diameter dimensions and structures optimized for connection with at least three different sizes of pipe or tubing. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257039 | SINGLE USE WALL PASS-THROUGH SYSTEM - A single use wall pass-through system having first and second fixed wall parts attached through an opening in a wall, each including a tubular body and a mounting flange for connection to the wall. A connection is located at facing ends of the tubular bodies to allow them to be connected together within the wall that allows adjustability to compensate for the various thicknesses of walls. The fixed wall parts further include clamping flanges used to provide a sealed connection between one or both of the fixed wall parts and the hose or tube which carries the material from an outside area into another area defined on the inside of the wall. A gasket is used here along with a clamp plate for connection to the clamping flange via a clamping ring. The transfer hose and the gasket are disposable. The clamp ring and clamp plate can be re-used. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257040 | TANK AND SPOUT INTERFACE FOR HEAT EXCHANGER AND ITS MANUFACTURING - A tank and spout interface of a radiator of a motor vehicle having a tank part having an inner surface, an outer surface, a connecting part, a bottom portion, a first end, a second end, a first outer margin, and a second outer margin. The tank and spout interface has a connection sleeve disposed on the tank part and extending outwardly from the tank part having an inner surface integrally formed with the inner surface of the first outer margin of the tank part and an outer surface integrally formed with the outer surface of the tank part. A first entry riser and a second entry riser are disposed on opposing sides of the inner surface of the connection sleeve and a first internal riser and a second internal riser are disposed on the first outer margin of the tank part. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257041 | TUBE SPLICING DEVICE - A coupling device for coupling or splicing two fluid lines together includes a connector, a sleeve and at least one fastener. The connector has first and second end portions configured for insertion into first and second tube ends, respectively. The connector has an outer surface profile that includes at least one protrusion at each of the end portions for engaging an inner surface of a tube when the end portion is inserted into the tube end. The sleeve is configured for positioning at least partially around the connector and the tube ends disposed at the first and second end portions. The sleeve has an inner surface profile that generally corresponds with the outer surface profile of the connector, and the sleeve has an outer surface that has at least one threaded portion. The fastener threadedly engages the threaded portion of the sleeve and is tightened thereon. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257042 | Fitting Assembly Having Separate Seal and Barb Arrangement for Engaging A Flexible Pipe - A fitting assembly that can attach to an open end of a flexible pipe has a nipple and a clamp. For attachment, the pipe is fitted with its open end over the nipple and the clamp fits over the pipe where the pipe fits over the nipple. The nipple has a seal and a barb arrangement that is located rear to the seal. The seal and barb arrangement contact an inner face of the pipe. The clamp has an axial extension that is sized to overlie the barb arrangement and the seal in order to press the pipe against the barb arrangement and the seal. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257043 | TUBE COUPLINGS - A tube coupling to receive and hold a tube (T) includes a coupling body ( | 2013-10-03 |
20130257044 | METAL SEAL FOR ULTRA HIGH VACUUM SYSTEM - The present invention introduces a metal seal flange assembly for a vacuum system. A new designed metal gasket has a crosses-section shape of irregular quadrangle with two sharp angle forms by the longer base and legs. The long base of the irregular quadrangle is the vertical inner wall of the metal gasket. A preferred cross section shape of the metal gasket is trapezoid or isosceles trapezoid. this design can reduce the normal force applied to the metal seal flange assembly and reduce the number of bolts used in a limit working space. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257045 | HOUSING TYPE PIPE JOINT - A housing type pipe joint | 2013-10-03 |
20130257046 | CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT FOR A CONED FLANGE CONNECTION AND CONED FLANGE CONNECTION - A connection arrangement for a coned flange connection and coned flange connection. The connection arrangement includes a tensioning device bent in a ring shape having a changeable inner diameter, legs projecting radially inwardly from the tensioning device and forming, in an axial direction, an accommodation space, and an insert on which the legs are formed being arranged inside the tensioning device. The insert has a back bearing against an inside of the tensioning device and is arranged to connect the legs. The legs have multiple gaps in a circumferential direction. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257047 | Railway Based Kinetic Energy Power Generation System - This is a system of kinetic power generating stations that produce renewable and clean energy from moving railcars. The amount of green energy produced will be dependent on inertia, weight, momentum, and speed of train. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257048 | MOBILE ENVIRONMENT-CONTROLLED UNIT HAVING A MAGNETIC SENSOR FOR A HIGH-VOLTAGE ALTERTNATING CURRENT BUS - A mobile unit (e.g., a vehicle or a mobile environment-controlled unit) having a multiphase alternator, such as a three-phase alternator. The unit incorporates a Hall Effect current sensor to monitor all three phases of the high-voltage AC bus from the alternator. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257049 | RENEWABLE ENERGY EXTRACTION DEVICE TOLERANT OF GRID FAILURES - A renewable energy extraction device, such as a wind turbine generator includes a turbine driving a hydraulic pump and a variable displacement hydraulic motor driving an electrical generator connected directly to an electricity grid. The hydraulic motor employs electronically controlled valves operated to select the net displacement of working chambers of the hydraulic motor on each successive cycle of working chamber volume. In the event of an electric grid fault causing the maximum absorbable torque of the electrical generator to collapse, the electronically controlled valves are controlled to substantially reduce the rate of displacement of working fluid by the hydraulic motor, rapidly reducing the torque exerted on the generator rotor. This has the benefit of avoiding pole slip which could otherwise cause serious damage. During the fault, the rate of displacement of working fluid by the hydraulic motor is controlled to maintain the phase and frequency of rotation of the generator rotor in synchrony with the electricity grid so that electricity generation can resume rapidly once the grid failure is rectified. Excess working fluid displaced by the hydraulic pump is stored in an accumulator. When the maximum amount has been stored pressurised fluid is discharged through a throttle to avoid damage but maintain pressure within the hydraulic transmission so that electricity generation can resume rapidly if the grid failure is rectified. If the fault persists, the turbine blades are feathered to reduce power input and if the fault persists for a further period of time, the energy extraction device shuts down. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257050 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WIND FARM, WIND FARM CONTROLLER, WIND FARM, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM ELEMENT - A method is provided for controlling a wind farm connected to a grid. The wind farm includes a wind farm emergency generator and at least a first wind turbine. The first wind turbine includes a wind turbine transformer, a wind turbine converter and auxiliary equipment. The method includes detecting a lost grid connection, providing active power to the auxiliary equipment via the wind farm emergency generator, providing reactive power via the wind turbine converter. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257051 | OVER-RATING CONTROL OF WIND TURBINES AND POWER PLANTS - A wind turbine power plant comprises a plurality of wind turbines, each having a rated output and under the control of a power plant controller. The power plant also has a rated output which may be over-rated in response to one or more electricity pricing data, power plant age and operator demand. This may comprise a schedule of output set point changes which effect seasonal or intraday changes in electricity prices or which reflect aging of the power plant. It may also reflect the price of electricity on spot or futures markets. Once the over-rating of the power plant has been set, the output may be increased by over-rating individual turbines or operating turbines at rated power if the sum of the rated outputs of the turbines exceeds or is equal to the new power plant output set point. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257052 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE OF GEAR BOX FOR WIND POWER GENERATOR - Provided is a system for controlling temperature of a gear box for a wind power generator gear box. The system for controlling a temperature according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the gear box; a temperature adjustment unit configured to adjust the temperature of the gear box in accordance with the temperature of the gear box which is measured by the temperature sensor; a pitch adjustment unit configured to adjust a pitch angle of the blade; and a control unit configured to control the pitch adjustment unit so that the blade is rotated at a rotating speed for heating when the measured temperature of the gear box is lower than a range of a normal operating temperature of the gear box. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257053 | RAM AIR TURBINE GENERATOR HOUSING - An example ram air turbine generator assembly includes a generator housing that holds a generator in axial alignment with a hydraulic pump. The generator housing includes a wall having contacting portions that contact a stator of the generator and spaced portions that are radially spaced from the stator. The generator wall is designed to be strong enough to withstand HLSD and windmilling vibrations, while flexible enough to accommodate thermal expansion. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257054 | Gas Turbine - Variable Frequency Transformer Power Systems and Methods - Systems and methods are provided that include a gas turbine, a generator coupled to the gas turbine and configured to generate a first electrical power output, and a variable frequency transformer coupled to the generator and configured to be coupled to an electrical grid such that the variable frequency transformer is configured to transform the first electrical power output into a second electrical power output having one or more power characteristics that correspond to the electrical grid. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257055 | Geothermal Wind System - The Geothermal Wind System is a hybrid power production system using geothermal transfer of heat between native rock and an air mass circulating between two or more portals of substantially different vertical elevations by use of the stack effect and the buoyancy of heated air or gravity pulling cooled air to turn one or more wind turbines which drive one or more generators. This wind speed can be improved by use of a venturi valve in close proximity to the turbine(s). A novel example of an aerodynamic, adjustable radial venturi is also herein incorporated. Two modes of the GWS are herein described, one used at shallow depths having geothermal temperatures approximating the average exterior climate, and the second used with geothermal temperatures found at greater depths at substantially higher than outside temperatures. The GWS is a non-polluting, non-carbon burning, non-water-dependent power production system easily implemented in third world countries. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257056 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER - Embodiments described herein relate to a method of producing energy from concentrated solar flux. The method includes dropping granular solid particles through a solar flux receiver configured to transfer energy from concentrated solar flux incident on the solar flux receiver to the granular solid particles as heat. The method also includes fluidizing the granular solid particles from the solar flux receiver to produce a gas-solid fluid. The gas-solid fluid is passed through a heat exchanger to transfer heat from the solid particles in the gas-solid fluid to a working fluid. The granular solid particles are extracted from the gas-solid fluid such that the granular solid particles can be dropped through the solar flux receiver again. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257057 | HYDRO ELECTRIC ENERGY GENERATION AND STORAGE STRUCTURE - A hydro electric energy generation structure is disclosed. The structure comprises: a gravity wall forming a closed outer perimeter extending above an upper water level of an existing hydraulic reservoir, and extending below the reservoir floor; at least one water inlet hydraulically connecting a first penstock to a first turbine generator below the water inlet. The structure further comprises: at least one lower water storage reservoir within the perimeter of the gravity wall receiving water from the first turbine generator; at least one pump receiving water from the lower water storage reservoir and pumping it through a pump delivery conduit to at least one upper water storage reservoir above the gravity wall; at least one second penstock delivering water from the upper water storage reservoir to a second turbine generator below; and a tailrace for returning the water into the existing reservoir. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257058 | JET STREAM GENERATOR - An apparatus ( | 2013-10-03 |
20130257059 | COMPACT GASIFIER-GENSET ARCHITECTURE - A compact biomass gasification-based power generation system that converts carbonaceous material into electrical power, including an enclosure that encases: a gasifier including a pyrolysis module coaxially arranged above a reactor module, a generator including an engine and an alternator, and a hopper. The generator system additionally includes a first heat exchanger fluidly connected to an outlet of the reactor module and thermally connected to the drying module, a second heat exchanger fluidly connected to an outlet of the engine and thermally connected to the pyrolysis module, and a third heat exchanger fluidly connected between the outlet of the reactor module and the first heat exchanger, the third heat exchanger thermally connected to an air inlet of the reactor module. The system can additionally include a central wiring conduit electrically connected to the pyrolysis module, reactor module, and engine, and a control panel connected to the conduit that enables single-side operation. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257060 | Torque Flywheel Device with Energy Transfer - A torque flywheel device includes a frame unit ( | 2013-10-03 |
20130257061 | FUEL PRODUCTION SYSTEM - A fuel production system and has an object to provide a fuel production system that is capable of producing HC with high efficiency by using variable energy. A first device is a CO/H | 2013-10-03 |
20130257062 | POWER CIRCUIT - A power circuit includes a boost circuit having a boost switching element, a coil provided between a battery and the boost switching element and a rectifier element provided between the coil and a load, a first switch connected to the boost circuit in parallel, a current detection circuit detecting current flowing through the first switch and a control circuit turning on the first switch during a normal state other than a restart of an engine after an idling stop and turning off the first switch and controlling an operation of the boost switching element at a restart of the engine after an idling stop so that voltage of the battery is boosted and supplied to the load. The control circuit determines based on the current detected by the current detection circuit during the normal state whether or not the first switch has an open fault. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257063 | VEHICULAR ELECTRIC LOCK DEVICE - A vehicular electric lock device is provided in which a magnet is provided in a slider which is operated linearly in response to rotation of an electric motor and is operatively linked to a lock member, and a magnetic sensor detects by means of a magnetic field of the magnet that the lock member is in at least one of a lock position and a unlock position, wherein the slider ( | 2013-10-03 |