42nd week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080251940 | CHIP PACKAGE - A chip package includes a semiconductor chip, a flexible circuit film and a substrate. The substrate has a circuit structure in the substrate. The flexible circuit film is connected to the circuit structure of the substrate through metal joints, an anisotropic conductive film or wireboning wires. The semiconductor chip has fine-pitched metal bumps having a thickness of between 5 and 50 micrometers, and preferably of between 10 and 25 micrometers, and the semiconductor chip is joined with the flexible circuit film by the fine-pitched metal bumps using a chip-on-film (COF) technology or tape-automated-bonding (TAB) technology. A pitch of the neighboring metal bumps is less than 35 micrometers, such as between 10 and 30 micrometers. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251941 | Vertical system integration - The Vertical System Integration (VSI) invention herein is a method for integration of disparate electronic, optical and MEMS technologies into a single integrated circuit die or component and wherein the individual device layers used in the VSI fabrication processes are preferably previously fabricated components intended for generic multiple application use and not necessarily limited in its use to a specific application. The VSI method of integration lowers the cost difference between lower volume custom electronic products and high volume generic use electronic products by eliminating or reducing circuit design, layout, tooling and fabrication costs. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251942 | Semiconductor Device and Manufacturing Method Thereof - Electrode pads ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251943 | FLIP CHIP WITH INTERPOSER, AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A device is disclosed which includes a die comprising an integrated circuit and an interposer that is coupled to the die, the interposer having a smaller footprint than that of the die. A method is disclosed which includes operatively coupling an interposer to a die comprising an integrated circuit, the interposer having a smaller footprint than that of the die, and filling a space between the interposer and the die with an underfill material. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251944 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device has a semiconductor chip bonded to external connection pads or external connection terminals by flip-chip bonding and an underfill resin, and provides a semiconductor device which enables to lessen the warpage attributable to the underfill without involvement of an increase in the size of the semiconductor device. A low elastic resin member is disposed opposite to a surface of a semiconductor chip on which a plurality of electrode pads are formed, and an underfill resin is filled between the semiconductor chip and the low elastic resin member and between electrode pads and external connection pads. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251945 | Semiconductor package that has electronic component and its fabrication method - A semiconductor device having at least an electronic component and its fabrication method are disclosed. The fabrication method comprises: applying a conductive material on each one of at least a paired solder pads arranged on a substrate by screen printing, with a recess formed in the conductive material on each one of the at least a paired solder pads, so as to expose a portion of each one of the at least a paired solder pads, wherein the recesses on the at least a paired solder pads are formed in position corresponding to each other; and mounting at least an electronic component having two opposing conductive terminals on the at least a paired solder pads, in a manner that the two opposing conductive terminals are introduced into the corresponding recesses of the conductive material so as for the electronic component to be electrically connected to the at least a paired solder pads via the conductive material by reflow. The recesses of the conductive material are capable of effectively securing the electronic component in position. Furthermore, both terminals of the electronic component are not formed with conductive material underneath so as to prevent the electronic components from tilting in level resulted from the uniform applying of the conductive material. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251946 | Semiconductor apparatus, manufacturing method thereof, semiconductor module apparatus using semiconductor apparatus, and wire substrate for semiconductor apparatus - A semiconductor apparatus of the present invention includes: (i) a wire substrate having an insulating substrate in which a plurality of wire patterns are provided, (ii) a semiconductor element installed on the wire substrate with the insulating resin interposed therebetween, and a plurality of connecting terminals provided in the semiconductor element are electrically connected to connecting terminals of the wire patterns, respectively. In the semiconductor apparatus, the insulating substrate has mark patterns for alignment of the connecting terminals of the semiconductor element and the connecting terminals of the wire patterns, and an entire upper face of each of the mark patterns is covered with the insulating resin. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251947 | COF FLEXIBLE PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A COF flexible printed wiring board, used for a semiconductor device, contains an insulating layer, a wiring pattern formed of a conductor layer on one side of the insulating layer, on which a semiconductor chip is to be mounted, and a heat-resistant releasing layer, wherein the releasing layer is formed from a releasing agent and is provided on a surface of the insulating layer, which surface is opposite to the mounting side of the semiconductor chip, and the releasing layer and the insulating layer, as a whole, exhibit an optical transmittance of 50% or higher, excluding the area corresponding to the wiring pattern. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251948 | CHIP PACKAGE STRUCTURE - A chip package structure including a first substrate, a second substrate, a plurality of bumps, a first B-staged adhesive layer and a second B-staged adhesive layer is provided. The first substrate has a plurality of first bonding pads. The second substrate has a plurality of second bonding pads, and the second substrate is disposed above the first substrate. The bumps are disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein each of the first bonding pads is respectively electrically connected to one of the second bonding pads via one of the bumps. The first B-staged adhesive layer is adhered on the first substrate. The second B-staged adhesive layer is adhered between the first B-staged adhesive layer and the second substrate, wherein the first B-staged adhesive layer and the second B-staged adhesive layer encapsulate the bumps. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251949 | Molding apparatus, molded semiconductor package using multi-layered film, fabricating and molding method for fabricating the same - Example embodiments include molding apparatuses, semiconductor packages, a fabricating methods for fabricating the same. The molding apparatus may include a first mold die for adhering a partially completed package, a second mold die including a cavity formed such that the partially completed package is positioned inside the cavity and a molding resin for encapsulating the partially completed package inserted into the cavity, and a multi-layered film supply unit for supplying a multi-layered film to the cavity of the second mold die. The semiconductor package may include a substrate, a semiconductor chip electrically connected to the substrate, a molding resin for encapsulating the semiconductor chip and an electrical portion of the substrate, and a marking film, adhered to an outer surface of the molding resin such that a mark is marked in the marking film. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251950 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND PROCESSING METHOD OF THE SAME - A disclosed semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including semiconductor integrated circuit forming areas; semiconductor integrated circuits formed on the semiconductor integrated circuit forming areas; and an alignment pattern formed on a periphery of at least one of the semiconductor integrated circuit forming areas. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251951 | USE OF A DUAL TONE RESIST TO FORM PHOTOMASKS AND INTERMEDIATE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES - An alignment mark mask element protects an underlying alignment mark during subsequent processing of a fabrication substrate. The alignment mark mask element is formed concurrent with formation of a photomask from a dual-tone photoresist that exhibits a pattern reversal upon exposure to an energy level. A portion of the dual-tone photoresist above the alignment mark is exposed to an energy sufficient to reverse a positive tone resist to a negative tone, which remains above the alignment mark after developing. The remainder of the dual-tone photoresist is exposed through a reticle at a lesser energy level and patterned to define aperture locations of a photomask for formation of semiconductor device features. In addition, a photomask for use on a fabrication substrate and an intermediate semiconductor device are disclosed. Methods of forming a photomask and an intermediate semiconductor device structure are also disclosed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251952 | Steam-generator temperature control and optimization - A control method for boiler outlet temperatures includes predictive control of SH and RH desuperheater systems. The control method also includes control and optimization of steam generation conditions, for a boiler system, such as burner tilt and intensity, flue-gas recirculation, boiler fouling, and other conditions for the boiler. The control method assures a proportional-valve control action in the desuperheater system, that affects the boiler system. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251953 | DIFFUSION DEVICE WITH REPLACEABLE CARTRIDGE - A removable replaceable cartridge for use with a liquid diffusing device. The cartridge includes a venturi, a conduit extending to the venturi, a mixing area and an outlet path for atomizing and dispersing a liquid within the cartridge. A diffusion device including a removable replaceable cartridge received within a housing. The housing includes a source of compressed gas which is directed into the cartridge. A venturi head with a unitary body for use with a diffusion device. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251954 | Strip diffuser - Membrane strip diffusers are disclosed, useful for example in aerating wastewater in activated sludge plants. These diffusers have membranes, diffuser bodies comprising gas conduits and, in addition to the conduits, integral membrane supports elongated in the same general direction. Such conduits are for example co-extruded with the diffuser bodies. The supports are apertured to discharge gas into chambers formed beneath the membranes when they inflate, and the membranes have pores to discharge the gas. Ways to edge- and end-seal the membranes to the diffuser bodies and ways to support the diffusers are also disclosed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251955 | METHOD AND APPARATUS IMPROVING VISION AND THE RESOLUTION OF RETINAL IMAGES - A method of and apparatus for improving vision and the resolution of retinal images is described in which a point source produced on the retina of a living eye by a laser beam is reflected from the retina and received at a lenslet array of a Hartmann-Shack wavefront sensor such that each of the lenslets in the lenslet array forms an aerial image of the retinal point source on a CCD camera located adjacent to the lenslet array. The output signal from the CCD camera is acquired by a computer which processes the signal and produces a correction signal which may be used to control a compensating optical or wavefront compensation device such as a deformable mirror. It may also be used to fabricate a contact lens or intraocular lens, or to guide a surgical procedure to correct the aberrations of the eye. Any of these methods could correct aberrations beyond defocus and astigmatism, allowing improved vision and improved imaging of the inside of the eye. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251956 | Embossing Device with a Deflection Compensated Roller - A diffractive microstructure is produced on the surface layer of a substrate using an embossing device. The embossing device includes an embossing roll and a backing roll for exerting an embossing pressure on the surface layer of the substrate. The embossing pressure and/or variations in temperature cause deflection of the embossing roll. To compensate for the deflection, the embossing device can set the embossing pressure exerted by the central area of the embossing roll on the surface layer of the substrate to be at least equal to or higher than the embossing pressure exerted by the end areas of the embossing roll on the surface layer of the substrate. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251957 | Method of Manufacturing a Light Guide - The invention relates to a method, an apparatus, a system and a light guide, in particular a backlighting, or front lighting light guide for user interfaces of electronic devices. To allow mass-production at low costs, it is proposed that a light guiding substrate is provided as a continuous foil, and that diffractive gratings are embossed on at least one side of the foil by rolling. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251958 | LIGHT ABSORBING PREPOLYMERS FOR USE IN TINTED CONTACT LENSES AND METHODS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION - The present invention relates to compositions comprising a light absorbing prepolymer having a molecular weight of between about 7,000 and about 100,000 and polymeric units derived from and least one reactive light absorbing component and monomers selected from the group consisting of hydrophilic monomers, hydrophobic monomers and mixtures thereof. The compositions of the present invention are useful for the manufacture of ophthalmic devices, including contact lenses. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251959 | Method of manufacturing a carbon-carbon brake disc - A method of manufacturing a carbon-carbon brake disc uses a restraint fixture ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251960 | Multiple calender process for forming non-fibrous high modulus ultra high molecular weight polyethylene tape - A multi-calender process for forming a high modulus, high strength component for use in ballistic-resistant articles. The process includes forming ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene powder into a uniform sheet at a low pressure. Multiple calender units mold and draw the uniform sheet into a non-fibrous, monolithic, ultra high molecular weight polyethylene tape. The multi-calender process and subsequent draw stages stretch the non-fibrous UHMWPE tape to a total draw of at least 100 to 1 to produce a high modulus, high strength UHMWPE component with a modulus of 1,400 grams per denier or greater. The multi-calender process of the present invention enables production of a high-strength, high-modulus UHMWPE component for ballistic-resistant articles and other applications at significantly higher rates and at a lower unit cost. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251961 | Method For Production of Decorative Article And Decorative Article Produced Therefrom - The invention provides a method for production of a decorative article comprising a body having at least one engagement stage, and a decorative member made of a decoration material capable of being thermally softened and having at least one surface which is engageable with the engagement stage of the body. The said method comprises the steps by placing softened decoration material into a mold shaped and sized to correspond to the decorative member to be produced and having at least one surface that is brought into surface-contact with the engagement stage of the body and then press-molding; taking the semi-finished decorative member out of the mold to cool down slowly to room temperature; and placing the surface of the cooled semi-finished decorative member over the engagement stage of the body and splicing them together. By using the method of the present invention, a decorative article can be produced. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251962 | Multicomponent ceramics powder, method of manufacturing multicomponent ceramics powder, sintered body, and method of manufacturing sintered body - After an alloy powder including W, Cr, at least one of Ti, Zr, and Hf, and at least one of V, Nb, and Ta is produced, the alloy powder, a powdery carbon material, and a catalyst are heat-treated in the presence of a nitrogen gas. The alloy powder is carbonitrided into a multicomponent ceramics powder, and sintered into a sintered body. Alternatively, a powder of a first substance including at least two of Ti, Al, V, Nb, Zr, Hf, Mo, Ta, Cr, and W is molded into a molded body. Then, the surface of the molded body is surrounded by a second substance including a metal element which is not contained in the powder of the first substance, and the molded body is heat-treated in an atmosphere in which N is present. A porous sintered body thus produced is crushed into a multicomponent ceramics powder. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251963 | Method and Device for Producing Profiled, at Least Sectionally Elongated Elements - A method and an injection mold for the production of profiled and at least partially elongated components out of liquid or viscous solidifying molding compounds, by said injection mold, the molding compound being injected into the mold cavity and transported away under steady extension of the mold cavity and under steady elongation of the component to be formed after the initial filling of the mold cavity. The molding compound transported away is transported out of the mold while molding compound is continuously being injected until the forming component reaches its final length. The mold has at least one mold insert whose surface is part of the peripheral surface of the mold cavity and which is supported in the mold in a movable way in longitudinal direction of the component to be formed so that the mold cavity forming the component can be expanded to the desired size and shape of the component inside and outside of the mold by a movement of the mold insert. Thus the invention makes it possible to produce components that have complex contours, are elongated, at least partially, and have a finite size in a high quality at a low expenditure. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251964 | Process and Apparatus for Fabricating Precise Microstructures and Polymeric Molds for Making Same - There is disclosed a method and apparatus for producing a polymeric film that accurately replicates a mold surface at least a portion of which surface has a complex pattern of microstructured or nano-structured dimensions. A polymeric powder is electrodeposited on an underlying mold surface and heated to its molten state to replicate a pattern on the mold surface. Then the powder can be cured to create a polymeric film. Finally the film is removed from the mold surface. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251965 | Method for Improving Filament Cohesiveness of Chopped Aramid Fiber - The invention pertains to a method for improving filament cohesiveness of chopped aramid fiber including the steps of impregnating a film-forming binding agent into the fiber, drying the fiber, optionally applying a finish to the fiber, and chopping the fiber to pieces of 1 to 16 mm length, characterized in that the fiber prior to applying the binding agent is subjected to a twisting process to obtain a fiber having a twisting level of 10 to 150 tpm and that the chopping of the fiber is performed in a rotary chopper. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251966 | METHOD OF MAKING A TUBULAR BODY FOR A CATHETHER, SHEATH OR LEAD - A method of forming a tubular body for a catheter, sheath or lead comprises extruding a polymer core having an integrally formed core wall, first lumen, and second lumen, placing a first layer over an outer circumferential surface of the extruded polymer core, and bonding the first layer to the circumferential surface of the extruded polymer cover via a reflow process. The first and second lumens are mandrel free during the reflow process, and a temperature of the reflow process is below a softening point of the polymer core to maintain a collapse free first and second lumen. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251967 | SOLUTION CASTING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A camera for capturing a casting bead is provided at each side end of a discharge port in a width direction thereof. Plural speakers are provided at the vicinity of an opening of a decompression chamber. The camera continuously captures the casting bead, and outputs image data thereof to a control unit. The control unit includes a vibration detector and a suppressing vibration generator. The vibration detector detects vibration of the casting bead based on the plural image data. The suppressing vibration generator generates suppressing vibration signal representing the phase and amplitude of the suppressing vibration for suppressing the vibration generated in the thickness direction of the casting bead. The control unit controls the speakers based on the suppressing vibration signal to output sound wave. Thereby, the suppressing vibration is applied to the casting bead. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251968 | RFID HARD CASE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - An RFID enabled waste/recycling container includes a molded plastic body; and a case containing an RFID device. The case includes a front surface and a rear surface defining a wedge-shape. The case is in-molded with the plastic body such that a substantial portion of the front surface and the rear surface are exposed. In another embodiment, the case is also designed to snap-fit to a waste/recycling container. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251969 | Bladder Molding Systems and Methods For Fabricating Composite Articles - A method for forming composite articles from a thermoplastic preform using a bladder molding system. In one aspect, the method comprises suspending the preform above a tensioned release layer in an indexed manner prior to heating and forming the preform. In another aspect, the method comprises cold loading the preform into the bladder molding system about the mold cavity and subsequently heating and forming the preform without further handling the preform. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251970 | Switch For the Flow of Molten Plastics Material in a Hot Plate For Injection Moulding - A cylindrical switch has one or more passages which open onto a lateral cylindrical surface of the switch. The switch is capable of being tightly received in a cylindrical hole in a hot plate and of being selectively orientated so that the passages are angularly in line with or offset from two or more channels in the hot plate which open onto the hole in order to selectively permit, interrupt or divert the flow of molten plastics material between the aforesaid channels. The switch incorporates a circuit for a cooling fluid. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251971 | Electrode for supercapacitor having metal oxide deposited on ultrafine carbon fiber and the fabrication method thereof - The present invention discloses an improved electrode for a supercapacitor and a method of preparation thereof. The inventive electrode comprises a collector, a carbon substrate disposed on the collector comprising ultrafine carbon fibers having a specific surface area of at least 200 m | 2008-10-16 |
20080251972 | METHOD FOR ELONGATING FOIL - A method for elongating a foil, comprising steps of: providing an injection molding device, the injection molding device comprising a male mold having a projecting part protruding and a female mold defining a cavity; transmitting the foil into the injection molding device and between the male and female molds; clamping the male and female molds to form a molding space, the molding space being separated into a first airproof space adjacent to the female mold and a second airproof space adjacent to the male mold by the foil; vacuuming the first airproof space to suck the foil toward the first airproof space; and inputting thermal medium into the second airproof space to press the foil to cling to the inner surface of the cavity of the female mold. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251973 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FOIL DECORATED MOLDING - A method for manufacturing a foil decorated molding includes steps of: providing an injection molding device, the injection molding device comprising a male mold and a female mold, the male mold having a projecting part, the female mold defining a cavity; transporting the foil into the injection molding device and between the male and female molds; locking the foil to the female mold to form an airproof space together with the cavity of the female; vacuuming the airproof space to suck the foil toward the female mold; clamping the male and female molds to form a molding space; inputting thermal medium into the molding space to press the foil to cling to an inner surface of the cavity of the female mold; injecting molten resin into the molding space; and cooling and opening the injection molding device, the molten resin cooled forming a molding. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251974 | Rotary Molding Machine - Disclosed, amongst other things, is: (i) a rotary injection molding machine; (ii) a mold; (iii) a mass-drive; and (iv) a method of a molding, amongst other things. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251975 | MOLDING PROCESSES AND TOOL THEREFOR - A molding process and apparatus suitable for use in molding processes, including rapid prototyping processes and short run production processes. The molding process and apparatus entail the use of a reconfigurable screen tool having a housing defining a manifold cavity and a plurality of substantially parallel pins, each having a head protruding from the housing and a shank protruding into the housing. The heads of the pins define a screen surface through which air is able to flow, for example, through gaps between adjacent heads or through internal passages within the pins. The process further includes axially moving the pins to configure the screen surface, preventing further axial movement of the pins relative to each other, and then drawing a vacuum within the manifold cavity and creating a vacuum at the screen surface. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251976 | Micro and nano-spacers having highly uniform size and shape - A spacer for forming a gap in a device includes a predetermined geometric shape and is less than about 500 micrometers in a broadest dimension. A plurality of spacers can be fabricated where each spacer of the plurality of spacers has a predetermined geometric shape, the same predetermined geometric shape, or a variety of predetermined geometric shapes. The spacers of the plurality of spacers can also include a polydispersity of about 1.0005. The spacer can be positioned between two components of a device to provide accurate spacing of the components. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251977 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A method for manufacturing a honeycomb structure includes preparing a material composition containing at least a silicon carbide powder and a binder. The honeycomb structure is manufactured by molding the material composition to form a pillar-shaped honeycomb molded body having a number of cells disposed in parallel with one another in a longitudinal direction with a cell wall therebetween; carrying out a degreasing treatment on the honeycomb molded body; and carrying out a firing treatment on the honeycomb degreased body. The degreasing treatment is carried out at a temperature of about 250 to about 390° C. and under O | 2008-10-16 |
20080251978 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PLUGGED HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A method for manufacturing a plugged honeycomb structure | 2008-10-16 |
20080251979 | TOOL FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC CASTING CORES FOR TURBOMACHINE BLADES - The present invention relates to a tool for manufacturing a casting core, for a turbomachine blade with a leading edge and a trailing edge, the core ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251980 | DEPTH COMPENSATED SUBSEA PASSIVE HEAVE COMPENSATOR - A depth compensated passive eave compensator comprises a first cylinder connected at its upper end to a vessel. A piston rod extends from a piston located within the first cylinder through the lower end thereof and is connected to subsea equipment. A second cylinder contains a compressed gas which maintains pressure beneath the piston of the first cylinder. The upper end of the first cylinder is connected to the upper end of a third cylinder having a piston mounted therein. A piston rod extending from the piston of third cylinder extends through the lower end thereof thereby applying the pressure of the sea to the piston of the third cylinder. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251981 | Torsional Vibration Damper - The invention relates to a torsional vibration damper with a flexible coupling ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251982 | VARIABLE DAMPER - In a variable damper using magneto-rheological fluid that comprises a cylinder ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251983 | Automatic truss jig setting system - A automatic truss jig setting system is disclosed that includes a table including a plurality of segments with a side edge of adjacent segments defining a slot. At least one pin assembly, and optionally a pair of pin assemblies, is movable independently of each other along the slot. Movement apparatus is provided for independently moving the pin assemblies along the slot. Each of the side edges of the segments associated with the slot defines a substantially vertical plane with a zone being defined between the substantially vertical planes of the side edges, and the movement apparatus is located substantially outside of the zone of the slot. The invention may optionally include a system for handling the obstruction of pin assembly movement, and a system for keeping track of the position of the pin assembly when the pin assembly has encountered an obstruction. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251984 | Signature hopper with flexible guide - A hopper is provided including a pile plate, a backstop, a jogger opposite the backstop, the backstop and jogger being separated to permit a signature stack to be placed therebetween on the pile plate, and a flexible guide located opposite the jogger, adjacent to the backstop. A hopper is also provided including a pile plate, a backstop, a jogger opposite the backstop, the backstop and jogger being separated to permit a signature stack to be placed therebetween on the pile plate, and a toothed guide located opposite the jogger and adjacent to the backstop, a plurality of teeth of the toothed guide facing the signature stack. Methods are also provided. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251985 | DRIVEN ROLLER, TRANSPORT ROLLER DEVICE, AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A driven roller operates together with a driving roller to form a nip area for a medium to be transported. The driven roller includes a roller shaft and a roller element having a through hole through which the roller shaft extends. A contact position at which the roller shaft and an inner surface of the through hole are in contact with each other is located within the nip area. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251986 | Stepper mechanism - A stepper mechanism for transporting a substrate along a linear transport path, which includes a stationary member and first and second transport members, extending widthwise across the transport path, said stationary member and transport members each being adapted to alternatively grip and release the substrate, and independent drive units are arranged on either side of the transport path for moving the respective ends of the transport members in a transport direction (X), wherein the transport members are movable independently of one another, and at least one of the drive units is adapted to move one end of the first transport member independently of the corresponding end of the second transport member. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251987 | Printer incorporating rotatable pick-up assembly of air nozzles - A printer comprising: a support structure; a feed arrangement positioned on the support structure and configured to feed an endmost sheet of print media from the stack and including a movable pick-up assembly, the pick-up assembly having an array of spaced apart nozzles configured to direct air on to respective locations along said topmost sheet so that said topmost sheet can be picked-up from the stack by moving said pick-up assembly; | 2008-10-16 |
20080251988 | Printer incorporating interposed air expulsion and air suction nozzles - A printer comprising: a support structure; a feed arrangement positioned on the support structure and configured to feed an endmost sheet of print media from the stack and including a movable pick-up assembly, the pick-up assembly having an array of spaced apart nozzles configured to direct air on to respective locations along said topmost sheet so that said topmost sheet can be picked-up from the stack by moving said pick-up assembly; a pair of rollers configured to engage with said endmost sheet fed from said feed arrangement; a printing station configured to print ink upon said endmost sheet engaged by said rollers; and an air displacement mechanism connected to the nozzles to displace air out of some expulsion nozzles and into some other suction nozzles, wherein said expulsion nozzles are interposed with said suction nozzles. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251989 | Printer Incorporating Pick-up Assembly of Air Nozzles - A printer comprising: a support structure; a feed arrangement positioned on the support structure and configured to feed an endmost sheet of print media from the stack and including a movable pick-up assembly, the pick-up assembly having an array of spaced apart nozzles configured to direct air on to respective locations along said topmost sheet so that said topmost sheet can be picked-up from the stack by moving said pick-up assembly; a pair of rollers configured to engage with said endmost sheet fed from said feed arrangement; a printing station configured to print ink upon said endmost sheet engaged by said rollers; and an air displacement mechanism connected to the nozzles to displace air out of some expulsion nozzles and into some other suction nozzles, wherein said pick-up assembly includes an axle pivotally mounted with respect to the support structure, a pair of arms extending from either end of the axle, and a pick-up bar extending between the arms and along which said array is aligned. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251990 | Printer Incorporating Air Displacement Mechanism - A printer comprising: a support structure; a feed arrangement positioned on the support structure and configured to feed an endmost sheet of print media from the stack and including a movable pick-up assembly, the pick-up assembly having an array of spaced apart nozzles configured to direct air on to respective locations along said topmost sheet so that said topmost sheet can be picked-up from the stack by moving said pick-up assembly; a pair of rollers configured to engage with said endmost sheet fed from said feed arrangement; a printing station configured to print ink upon said endmost sheet engaged by said rollers; and an air displacement mechanism connected to the nozzles to displace air out of some expulsion nozzles and into some other suction nozzles, wherein each suction nozzle has a suction cup mounted to said pick-up bar. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251991 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH THE SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus includes: a sheet conveyance path designed so as to include nonlinear portions; a first conveyance roller pair which is provided at predetermined positions of the sheet conveyance path and which has a conveyance width capable of nipping and conveying a sheet having the minimum size sheet passing width among sheets to be passed through the sheet conveying apparatus; a guide plate which is placed in a downstream side or an upstream side of the first conveyance roller pair in a sheet conveyance direction and has a curved guide surface; and a plurality of guide ribs which are extended on the guide surface in the sheet conveyance direction and are provided in a sheet passing width direction of the sheet in a region corresponding to the conveyance width of the first conveyance roller pair. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251992 | RETARD ROLLER - Various embodiments and methods relating to use of a retard roller opposite a driven roller are disclosed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251993 | Method And Apparatus For Magazine Pressure Control - A magazine pressure control is provided with pressure control wheels that are designed to regulate pressure on carton blanks being fed to a folder/gluer in a carton forming operation. These wheels are disposed around the periphery of the carton blank to urge the edges of the cartons forward and to straighten misaligned cartons. A separately controlled motor operates each half of the magazine pressure control. Each motor is controlled by a pressure sensor assembly and regulates the progression of the carton blanks through the magazine pressure control to equalize the pressure around the periphery of the carton blanks as they are presented to the pick face of the folder/gluer. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251994 | Synchronized vacuum belt feeder - A vacuum belt feeder comprising a means of conveyance having a pitch, for retrieving items from a supply zone, and then distributing them at target locations in a discharge zone. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251995 | ROTARY DIE CUT STACKING SYSTEM HAVING OPTICAL BEAM GENERATOR TO FACILITATE THE POSITIONING OF LAYBOY ARMS - A rotary die cut stacking system for use with a rotary die cutter having a rotary die configured to output die-cut sheets of material, the system including a stacker and a layboy for carrying die-cut sheets of material in a first direction from the die cutter to the stacker, wherein, the layboy has upper arms and lower arms defining a nip region therebetween for receiving the die-cut sheets, at least some of the upper arms and at least some of the lower arms being moveable transversely to the first direction, the layboy including at least one optical beam generator configured to direct an optical beam against a portion of the rotary die cutter so that a position of the arms relative to the rotary die can be determined based on the location of the optical beam on the portion of the rotary die cutter. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251996 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a sheet feeder apparatus in which a regulating member can securely be fixed without generating lateral slip of a sheet and an image forming apparatus. The regulating member regulates a sheet position in a width direction, and a fixing portion fixes the regulating member to a position according to a sheet size. The fixing portion includes plural rack gears which are provided in a surface opposite a surface abutting on the sheet of the regulating member; plural relay gears which engage the plural rack gears; a rotating shaft on which the plural relay gears are provided; and a lock mechanism which regulates rotation of the rotating shaft when the regulating member is moved away from the regulated sheet, the lock mechanism permitting the rotation of the rotating shaft when the regulating member is moved in a direction in which the regulating member contacts the regulated sheet. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251997 | INFORMATION DETECTING DEVICE, SHEET MATERIAL PROCESSING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH INFORMATION DETECTING DEVICE, AND SIGNAL OUTPUT DEVICE - Disclosed is an information detecting device capable of reducing fluctuation in detection accuracy. A recording sheet P transported through a transport path comes into contact with a displacing member, and, in this state, a motor is driven to rotate a cam, and the resilient force of a coil spring causes a pressurizing member to collide with the recording sheet P. The impact force at that time is detected by a detection sensor, and transmitted to a sheet material information obtaining means. Then, on the basis of the detection result, it is possible to detect the type, density, thickness, surface irregularities, etc. of the recording sheet P. At this time, the recording sheet P is in contact with the displacing member, whereby it is possible to reduce fluctuation in detection accuracy due to positional deviation of the recording sheet P. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251998 | Sheet aligning device and image forming apparatus using the same - In a sheet aligning device, a pair of first rollers provided upstream of a stopper unit moves a sheet in an axial direction thereof after a pair of second rollers provided upstream of the first rollers is separated, and is returned to its home position just after the sheet passes therethrough. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251999 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a first detecting portion having an abutting portion arranged so as to abut the top surface of sheets on a sheet tray and outputs a signal for determining the presence or absence of the sheets, and a second detecting portion having an abutting portion arranged so as to abut the top surface of the sheets and outputs a signal which determines according to the position of the abutting portion whether the position of the top surface of the blown up sheets is located in a predetermined position. During the sheet feeding operation, the signal which determines that the sheets are absent is input from the first detecting portion to a controller and the signal determining that the top surface of the sheets is located in a predetermined position is not input from the second detecting portion, the controller does not determine that the sheets are absent. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252000 | RECORDING SHEET CURL CORRECTING MECHANISM AND RECORDING SHEET CURL CORRECTING METHOD - A recording sheet curl correcting mechanism corrects curl produced in a recording sheet and for use in an image forming apparatus in that heat of a heat source is transferred to the recording sheet when images are printed while the recording sheet being conveyed. The correcting mechanism includes a curl correcting unit capable of bending the recording sheet in a direction opposite to that of curl produced on the recording sheet, and the curl correcting unit is arranged downstream the heat source in a feeding direction of the recording sheet ranging from a feed side toward a discharge side as well as arranged at a position where after heat due to the heat source during printing remains in the recording sheet. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252001 | Sheet-speed reduction mechanism for fan wheel - A sheet-speed reduction mechanism for a fan wheel including: fan wheels that hold, between fan blades thereof, a signature transported from a printing press thereto, and that rotates with the held signature; a stopper portion that restricts the front end of the signature held between the fan blades, and that then discharges the signature from the inside of the fan wheels; and speed-reduction guides that presses a surface of the signature advancing between the fan blades before the front end of the signature comes into contact with the stopper portion, so as to reduce the advancing speed of the signature. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252002 | Turning Device for Turning Over Sheets in a Printing Machine - The invention relates to a turning device ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252003 | Game of Chance - A game of chance playable by two or more players and a method of playing the game, the game of chance comprising a gaming ticket ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252004 | VARIATIONS IN AND RELATING TO ROULETTE - A method and apparatus of playing a variation of Roulette, permit a player to place a bet on the outcome of a spin of the Roulette wheel in combination with the outcome of one or more other random events. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252005 | Object holding mechanism - An object connector for building a structure. The object connector is made of a light weight material with slots to hold various objects such as blocks and playing cards around the circumference of the connector as well as on the top and bottom of the connector. The top and bottom of the connector has a swiveling feature so the objects can be connected at a precise location. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252006 | MULTI-LEVEL GAME BOARD AND ITS METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - This invention relates to a multi-level game board apparatus for a game. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus may include a first board having a first marked surface forming a first plurality of game spaces, the first board also having a first positioning device. The apparatus has a second board having a second marked surface forming a second plurality of game spaces, the second board further having at least a second positioning device cooperable with the first positioning device. The second board may be selectably positionable relative to a portion of the first board. When the first marked surface is positioned relative to a portion of the second marked surface at least one of the second plurality of game spaces substantially underlies a section of the first board and the first positioning device cooperates with the second positioning device to form a model includable in the game. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252007 | NETWORK DRIVEN BOARD GAME INSTRUCTION GENERATOR AND METHODS FOR INTERACTION WITH PARTICIPANT - Interaction between a telephone system in a multiplayer board game providing real time input to game play in a multi player board game during the course of game play. Players make telephone calls to a special game play service provider at a remote phone number at the start of the game. The service provider then initiates a series of calls to the players' telephones during the course of game play. These calls provide game play input which could impact the outcome of the game. For example while playing a Monopoly board game, players may receive telephone calls during a forty five-minute period. The calls would provide instructions for various game effects, similar to Community Chest or Chance cards. Telephonic instructions also provide additional play experience during game play by occasionally dictating moves and instructions to game players, e.g., to improve the play experience and accelerate the game by driving property into the game and by driving money out of the game. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252008 | Method of playing a mathematical game - The present invention is directed to a mathematical game. Such method comprises (1) generating a separate set of calculating numbers for each individual player or team; (2) designating certain math operations (e.g., addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) available to each player; (3) generating a target number applicable to all players; (4) players calculating the target number by combining all of their calculating numbers with any combination of some or all of the designated math operations; and (5) players announcing their calculations. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252009 | Method and layout for a craps game - The invention includes methods of playing craps. Point 7 and/or 7 Point 7 wagering area(s) are provided. Bets are placed on the areas. A come out roll is performed. A subsequent roll is performed if the come out roll does not terminate the round, and a payout is awarded to players who placed Point 7 wagers if the come out roll is a point and the subsequent roll is a 7. The invention includes awarding a payout to players who participated in the 7 Point 7 wager if the come out roll is a 7. The invention further includes performing a subsequent roll immediately following the come out roll, if the come out roll does not terminate the round, and awarding a payout to each player who participated in the 7 Point 7 wager if the come out roll is a point and the subsequent roll is a 7. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252010 | Method and layout for a craps game - The invention includes methods of playing craps. Wagering area(s) are provided. Bets are placed on the areas. A come out roll is performed. Subsequent rolls are performed if the come out roll does not terminate the round, and a payout is awarded to players who placed Point 7 wagers if the come out roll is a point and the subsequent roll is a 7. An embodiment includes a 7 roll followed by a point roll. A payout is made to players who placed a 7 Point 7 wager if the come out roll is a 7. If the come out roll does not terminate the round, a payout is awarded to players who participated in the 7 Point 7 wager if the next come out roll is a point and the subsequent roll is a 7. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252012 | Apparatus and method for a scavenger hunt game using a set of interchangeable indicia tiles held in a bingo-style game board - Apparatus and method for a scavenger hunt game whose list of items to be found is composed of interchangeable indicia tiles held in a bingo-style game board frame. The game apparatus comprises a storage bag, a game board frame and removable tiles. Each tile has a unique indicia on one face and a non-unique mark on the reverse. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252014 | Game and method for teaching - A game for teaching reading includes a deck of cards having matching pairs of cards that rhyme with one another. Four cards are dealt to each player to create a hand of cards for each player. The remaining cards are placed in a “draw” pile. Players check for matches and discard them. A first player looks at the cards in his hand and asks a second player if the second players hand consists of one of the cards in the first player's hand. If the second player has the card, she passes it to the first player who makes a pair and discards them into a discard pile. Otherwise, the first player draws an additional card from the “draw” pile of cards. Play continues when the second player asks another player for a card that matches one of the cards in her hand. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252015 | Goal Detector for Detection of an Object Passing a Goal Plane - A system is disclosed for detection of whether a movable object, such as a sports object, e.g. a football or an ice hockey puck, has passed goal plane. It is known to encircle the goal plane with conductors to produce an electromagnetic field to excite signal emitter means in the movable object, alternatively detect the signal emitted by the emitter means. With the present invention these circuits are sectioned into a plurality of separate circuits, which provides an improved spatial resolution of the system in particularly when the movable object is close to the conductors. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252016 | Knock down targets game apparatus and method of play - A game device and game method of play for use in conjunction with a ball and a means for directing movement of the ball. The game device includes a number of targets, each of the targets having a target face and a target base. The target face is a flat sheet or card oriented at a 90° angle to the target base which is also a flat sheet or card. The targets may alternate between a first position with the target face upright and the target base flat and a second position with the target base upright and the target face flat. The game device further includes a tee box marker card to indicate a position from which movement of the ball may be directed, and a scorecard for tracking scores accumulated by the players during the game. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252017 | Sports targeting system - The multidimensional interchangeable modular ball game apparatus/sports targeting system is used for building game playing skills, such as hand-to-eye and foot-to-eye coordination. The apparatus can be used for throwing, kicking or hitting any type of sports ball or projectile and can help with practicing all types of sports, as well as with early childhood development and rehabilitation. The apparatus includes a base with a stem extending from the base. Multiple stems and/or bases may be joined for use with hoops and targets of various sizes, shapes and colors, made of open or closed nets, hard or soft backboard(s). Arms of different lengths are supported on the stem. The arms may also be placed at different heights on the stem. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252018 | CONVERTIBLE GAME ASSEMBLY - A convertible game assembly comprises a convertible frame having at least one adjustable joint separating a back frame portion and a front frame portion. The front frame portion is configured to pivot upward and backward about the adjustable joint to convert the frame from an open to a closed configuration. The assembly further includes an elevated back target piece coupled to the back frame portion and a front target piece coupled to the front frame portion. The frame is positionable in an open configuration to allow a game player to throw projectiles toward the back target piece, with the open configuration defining a first player position. Additionally, the frame is positionable in a closed configuration to allow a game player to kick projectiles toward the front target piece, with the closed configuration defining a second player position closer to the back frame portion than the first player position. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252019 | OIL SEALING RING - An oil ring, particularly disposed in an oil ring outer-groove of a piston in an internal combustion engine or an air compressor, comprising a base ring ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252020 | RING SEAL WITH AXIALLY-OPPOSED RADIALLY-OFFSET SEAL BEADS - A ring seal includes a sealing ring including an asymmetric body portion having axially-opposed and radially-offset seal beads. The ring seal may also include a reinforcement ring carried at least partially in the sealing ring to distribute load across the seal beads. The ring seal may further include a skirt depending generally axially from the body portion and defining an inner diameter of the sealing ring and preferably having frusto-conical cross-sectional shape. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252021 | SEAL ARRANGEMENT - A sealed assembly comprising two bodies and an elastomeric seal therebetween wherein the seal comprises an internal web that is aligned in the general direction of a shear force between the two bodies. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252022 | Seal | 2008-10-16 |
20080252023 | Apparatus for Chucking a Tool or Workpiece Having a Collet - The invention relates to an apparatus for holding a workpiece ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252024 | Clamping Beam - The invention relates to a clamping system for clamping a number of tools wherein said system comprises:
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20080252025 | ELECTRONIC HEIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE WITH MULTIPLE INPUT SIGNALS - A control system for controlling the ride height of a vehicle, the system including a controller that receives and processes multiple variable inputs to provide enhanced ride height control. The inputs include a brake system signal including an Automatic Braking System (ABS) signal and/or an Electronic Braking System (EBS) signal, a remote setpoint signal and/or a fluid dump signal. The system also provides for measuring the actual ride height, filtering the measured ride height, determining if the filter ride height signal exceeds a threshold level, and adjusting the ride height accordingly. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252026 | Truck For a Skateboard - A truck for a skateboard has a shaft mounted thereto. The shaft has wheels coupled to both ends thereof. A coupling part having a through-hole is projectedly formed in one side of a middle portion of the shaft, and a support part is projectedly formed on the other side of the middle portion of the shaft. The truck is formed of a plate-shaped member in a manner such that both ends of the plate-shaped member are bent to face each other and define center arms. The coupling part is locked to one center arm by a connector, and the other center arm has a pocket defined therein so that the support part can be inserted into the pocket with an elastomeric element coupled in the pocket. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252027 | Golf Trolley with Easy-Collapsed Auxiliary Wheel - A golf trolley with an easy-collapsed auxiliary wheel includes a golf trolley frame, an auxiliary wheel frame and two joint of rotary shafts. The joints of rotary shafts pivot between the golf trolley frame with a first rotary shaft member and the auxiliary wheel frame with a second one, and the first and the second rotary shaft member are controlled by a shaft lever of an eccentric pressure plate for locking or unlocking. Accordingly, the auxiliary wheel frame rotating unrestricted when releasing the eccentric pressure plate and then the first and the second rotary shaft member, whereas it is locked when pulling the said eccentric pressure plate and then locking the first and the second rotary shaft member. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252028 | SHOCK ABSORBING DEVICE FOR TOY STROLLER - A shock-absorbing device for a toy stroller includes a first member and a second member. An end of the first member is coupled with a lower end of one of a pair of cross-hinged beams of the toy stroller. The other end of the first member includes a base with an extension. An end of the second member is coupled with a wheel frame of the toy stroller. The other end of the second member has two spaced lateral walls and a top wall interconnected between the lateral walls, defining a compartment with a bottom opening for removably receiving the base and the extension. An inner face of a lateral wall of the other end of the second member includes a groove and a slot for respectively receiving a protrusion on the extension and an engaging block on the base. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252029 | HOCKEY BAG - A bag for carrying at least one hockey stick and at least one other item, the bag having an enclosure adapted to transport the at least one other item and at least a first closable opening in the enclosure to insert the at least one other item therein. A hockey stick pocket is located on and integral with an outer surface of the enclosure and is composed of a straight elongated section connected to a head section at an angle so as to mimic the shape of the at least one hockey stick. The hockey stick pocket has at least a second closable opening so as to allow insertion of the at least one hockey stick therein. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252030 | VEHICLE CORNER MODULE - A corner module for an automotive vehicle includes a suspension upright, a wheel end, and a CV joint. The wheel end has a housing that is secured to the suspension upright and a hub that is provided with a flange to which a road wheel is attached and also spindle that projects from the flange into the housing. In addition, the wheel end has a tapered roller bearing located between the housing and the hub spindle. The CV joint drives the hub through a coupler ring or an inboard bearing cone that fits around and is engaged with the hub spindle, all through mating splines. The CV joint may have a stub shaft that projects from the bell through the hub spindle to clamp the CV joint and hub spindle together. Torque is transferred to the hub spindle at a large diameter through the bell of the CV joint. When present, the stub shaft serves merely to hold the CV joint and hub spindle together and thus may exist at a small diameter. Because the bearing transfers radial and thrust loads through tapered rollers, it and the wheel end of which it is a part may exist in configurations smaller than their counterparts in traditional wheel ends. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252031 | LEADING AND TRAILING ARM SUSPENSIONS WITH Z-SHAPED ARMS - A leading or trailing arm vehicle suspension system comprised of a fabricated vehicle axle and an arm assembly. The arm assembly includes an axle bracket attached to the axle and a leading or trailing arm attached to the axle bracket. The arm provides bending stiffness to control axle windup and longitudinal stiffness to control axle position is disclosed. The axle bracket is attached to the vehicle axle with a through-bolt connection. The axle bracket or the arm includes rack and pinion mounting attachment holes and also includes other built-in features providing efficient transfer of loads into the vehicle axle. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252032 | ROLL STABLE VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A highly roll stable suspension system for a truck, trailer, or semi-trailer which achieves its roll stability by the use of at least three beam structures, one beam being located beneath a respective longitudinal side frame member of the vehicle, and the other being located midpoint between the side frame members and which occupies substantially less space than the space between these opposing longitudinal side frame members of the vehicle. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252033 | COMPOSITE SPRING WITH RESILIENT ATTACHMENT INTERFACE - A leaf spring for a vehicle suspension is formed from a composite material and includes first and second ends that are longitudinally spaced apart from each other. A resilient element is attached to at least one of the first and second ends. The resilient element includes at least one hole that receives a connecting element. The resilient element and the connecting element cooperate to attach the leaf spring to a vehicle structure. In one example, the resilient element comprises a rubber block that is bonded to the leaf spring. In another example, the resilient element comprises a longitudinally orientated bushing that is inserted through a thickness of the leaf spring. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252034 | RUNNING BOARD BRACKET - The invention provides a running board bracket which includes an elongate arm formation which has a first end section which extends vertically and which is movingly engagable with a motor vehicle, an opposing second end section which extends horizontally and which is engagable with a running board and an angled formation between the first and second sections which has an attachment means which is engagable with the motor vehicle. Also provided is a method for attaching a running board to a motor vehicle by way of a running board bracket of the aforementioned kind which includes the steps of movingly engaging the first section with the motor vehicle, movingly engaging the attachment means with the motor vehicle, and engaging the running board with the second section. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252035 | FOOTREST SUPPORT DEVICE FOR A MOTORCYCLE PASSENGER - A removable foot support device for a motorcycle passenger generally comprises an elongate member having a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is removably mounted to a first portion of a motorcycle. A support member coupled to the second end portion of the elongate member includes a footrest surface for supporting the passenger's foot. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252036 | Manually driven wheelchair - A wheelchair includes a standard foldable frame for supporting a seat with a first and second drive wheel driven by drive levers. Each wheel has a transmission providing for three forward speeds and a reverse speed, as well as a neutral position. The transmissions for the two wheels may be constructed of identical parts with the wheels being caused to rotate in opposite directions from the driving lever merely by reversing the direction of the pawls within the transmissions. The ratchet drive surfaces are provided with pawl engaging surfaces which may be driven in either of two directions. The wheelchair does not require any bulky equipment and the hub containing the transmission may be the size of a bicycle hub. The transmissions in both wheels are shifted by a single control. The wheelchair is provided with disk brakes. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252037 | Mounting System For An Internal Bicycle Transmission - A bicycle transmission assembly that is mountable to a bottom bracket shell of a bicycle frame. The bicycle transmission assembly includes an input crank assembly, an output chainring, a planetary gear mechanism, a control system and a mounting system. The planetary gear mechanism is mounted coaxially about an axis of the bottom bracket shell and provides a plurality of transmission paths. The control system is operatively connected to the planetary gear mechanism for selecting one of the transmission paths. The mounting system mounts the planetary gear mechanism and the control system to the bottom bracket shell. The mounting system includes at least one attachment point disposed on at least one frame boss extending radially outwardly from the bottom bracket shell. The control system is mounted nonrotatably to the at least one attachment point. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252038 | BICYCLE FRAME WITH DEVICE CAVITY - A bicycle frame having a cavity constructed to receive a sensor device. The cavity has a shape and a contour that generally matches a shape and a contour of the sensor device. Such a configuration maintains the aerodynamic contour of the frame when the sensor device is positioned in the cavity. An optional plug occupies the cavity when the sensor device is not positioned therein. Preferably, the sensor device is constructed to wirelessly communicate bicycle operation information to a receiver that is remotely located relative to the sensor device. More preferably, the cavity is formed in a fork of the bicycle and the sensor device is configured to monitor operation of a front wheel and wirelessly communicate the operation information to the remote receiver. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252039 | Aerodynamic time trial bike - An aerodynamic racing bicycle is provided. The racing bicycle may have a rear rim brake positioned below a drive portion of a chain and above a chain stay for reducing the aerodynamic drag on the bicycle. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252040 | BICYCLE REAR WHEEL SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A bicycle frame assembly having a number of rotatable members configured to absorb shocks and impacts associated with operation of the bicycle. The assembly includes a frame constructed to support a rider and a chain stay having a rearward end that extends toward a wheel hub and a forward end that is pivotably connected to the frame. An absorber is pivotably connected to the forward end of the chain stay and extends to a rocker arm that is pivotably connected to the frame. A seat stay is pivotably connected to a rearward end of the rocker arm and extends to the rearward end of the chain stay. The rearward ends of the seat stay and the chain stay are pivotably connected to rotate about a common axis. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252041 | INTELLIGENT INTERLOCK FOR A MOTORCYCLE STAND - A motorcycle including a frame, an engine mounted to the frame, and a stand movable between an extended position in which the stand supports the motorcycle and a retracted position. The motorcycle includes a sensor operable to generate a stand signal indicative of at least one of the extended and retracted positions of the side stand and a controller electrically coupled to the sensor to receive the stand signal. The controller is programmed for preventing operation of the engine based on the stand signal during a first operating condition of the motorcycle and is further programmed to allow running of the engine during a second operating condition of the motorcycle, regardless of the stand signal. | 2008-10-16 |