47th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140339689 | HIGH FREQUENCY SWITCH MODULE - A high frequency switch module includes a multilayer substrate and a switch IC. The switch IC is mounted on a top plane of the multilayer substrate. A drive power signal input port and control signal input ports are connected to direct current external input ports through direct current voltage conductors, respectively. In-layer conductors of the direct current voltage conductors are arranged so that the in-layer conductors overlap each other at least partially in a state in which the multilayer substrate is viewed along a stacking direction. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339690 | Elimination of Die-Top Delamination - An integrated-circuit module includes an integrated-circuit device having a first surface and a plurality of bond pads disposed on the first surface. The module further includes metallic bond wires or metallic ribbons, which are attached between respective ones of a first subset of the bond pads and a package substrate or leadframe, such that a second subset of the bond pads are not attached to either a package substrate or leadframe. A metallic stud bump is affixed to each of one or more of the second subset of the bond pads. The integrated-circuit module further comprises a molding compound that contacts at least the first surface of the integrated-circuit device and substantially surrounds the bond wires or ribbon wires and the metallic stud bumps. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339691 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF CIRCUITS ARRANGED ON A SIDE OF A SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP - A semiconductor device includes a base member and a first semiconductor chip mounted over the base member. The first semiconductor chip including a first circuit, a second circuit, and a third circuit arranged between the first circuit and the second circuit and a plurality of pads. The first, second and third circuits are arranged along a first side of the first semiconductor chip. In plan view, the pads are located outside of the circuits and include a plurality of first pads arranged at a first pitch, and a plurality of second pads arranged at the first pitch. A distance between a first pad group comprised of the first pads and a second pad group comprised of the second pads is larger than the first pitch. Further, in a plan view, a part of the third circuit is located between the first pad group and the second pad group. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339692 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STACK HAVING A HEAT SLUG - A semiconductor package stack, comprising: a lower semiconductor package including a lower semiconductor chip mounted on a lower package board; an upper semiconductor package stacked on the lower semiconductor package and including an upper semiconductor chip mounted on an upper package board, wherein the upper package board includes an opening configured to expose a lower surface of the upper semiconductor chip; and a first heat slug disposed within the opening, contacting the lower surface of the upper semiconductor chip, and contacting an upper surface of the lower semiconductor chip. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339693 | SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE - Provided is an improved cooler-integrated semiconductor module. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339694 | Semiconductor Devices Having a Glass Substrate, and Method for Manufacturing Thereof - A method for manufacturing semiconductor devices includes providing a stack having a semiconductor wafer and a glass substrate with openings and at least one trench attached to the semiconductor wafer. The semiconductor wafer includes a plurality of semiconductor devices. The openings of the glass substrate leave respective areas of the semiconductor devices uncovered by the glass substrate and the trench connects the openings. A metal layer is formed at least on exposed walls of the trench and the openings and on the uncovered areas of the semiconductor devices of the semiconductor wafer. A metal region is formed by electroplating metal in the openings and the trench and by subsequently grinding the glass substrate to remove the trenches. The stack of the semiconductor wafer and the attached glass substrate is cut to separate the semiconductor devices. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339695 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - An electronic component includes: a substrate formed of ceramic and including one or more pads on an upper surface thereof; a component flip-chip mounted on the upper surface of the substrate with one or more bumps bonded to the one or more pads; and an additional film located on a lower surface of the substrate and overlapping with at least a part of a smaller one of the pad and the bump in each of one or more pad/bump pairs, the one or more pad/bump pairs being composed of the one or more pads and the one or more bumps bonded to each other. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339696 | Interconnect Structure for Wafer Level Package - A package includes a device die having a substrate. A molding compound contacts a sidewall of the substrate. A metal pad is over the substrate. A passivation layer has a portion covering an edge portion of the metal pad. A metal pillar is over and contacting the metal pad. A dielectric layer is over the passivation layer. A package material formed of a molding compound or a polymer is over the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer includes a bottom portion between the passivation layer and the package material, and a sidewall portion between a sidewall of the metal pillar and a sidewall of the package material. A polymer layer is over the package material, the molding compound, and the metal pillar. A post-passivation interconnect (PPI) extends into the polymer layer. A solder ball is over the PPI, and is electrically coupled to the metal pad through the PPI. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339697 | Solder Bump for Ball Grid Array - A solder bump structure for a ball grid array (BGA) includes at least one under bump metal (UBM) layer and a solder bump formed over the at least one UBM layer. The solder bump has a bump width and a bump height and the ratio of the bump height over the bump width is less than 1. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339698 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH THROUGH-SUBSTRATE VIA COVERED BY A SOLDER BALL AND RELATED METHOD OF PRODUCTION - The semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate ( | 2014-11-20 |
20140339699 | UNDER BALL METALLURGY (UBM) FOR IMPROVED ELECTROMIGRATION - An interconnect structure that includes a substrate having an electrical component present therein, and a under-bump metallurgy (UBM) stack that is present in contact with a contact pad to the electrical component that is present in the substrate. The UBM stack includes a metallic adhesion layer that is direct contact with the contact pad to the electrical component, a copper (Cu) seed layer that is in direct contact with the metallic adhesion layer layer, a first nickel (Ni) barrier layer that is present in direct contact with copper (Cu) seed layer, and a layered structure of at least one copper (Cu) conductor layer and at least one second nickel (Ni) barrier layer present on the first nickel (Ni) barrier layer. A solder ball may be present on second nickel (Ni) barrier layer. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339700 | GRAPHENE-BASED METAL DIFFUSION BARRIER - Contacts for semiconductor devices are formed where a barrier layer comprising graphene is situated between a first layer comprising a conductor, and a second layer comprising a second conductor or a semiconductor. For example, a metal layer can be formed on a graphene layer residing on a semiconductor. The barrier layer can be directly formed on some second layers, for example, graphene can be transferred from an organic polymer/graphene bilayer structure and the organic polymer removed and replaced with a metal or other conductor that comprises the first layer of the contact. The bilayer can be formed by CVD deposition on a metallic second layer, or the graphene can be formed on a template layer, for example, a metal layer, and bound by a binding layer comprising an organic polymer to form an organic polymer/graphene/metal trilayer structure. The template layer can be removed to yield the bilayer structure. Contacts with the graphene barrier layer display enhanced reliability as the graphene layer inhibits diffusion and reaction between the layers contacting the barrier layer. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339701 | METHOD OF FORMING METAL INTERCONNECTIONS OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of forming a metal interconnection of semiconductor device is provided. The method includes forming a low-k dielectric layer including an opening; forming a barrier metal pattern conformally covering a bottom surface and an inner sidewall of the opening; forming a metal pattern exposing a part of the inner sidewall of the barrier metal pattern in the opening; forming a metal capping layer on the top surfaces of the metal pattern and the low-k dielectric layer using a selective chemical vapor deposition process, wherein the thickness of the metal capping layer on the metal pattern is greater than the thickness of the metal capping layer on the low-k dielectric layer; and forming a metal capping pattern covering the top surface of the metal pattern by planarizing the metal capping layer down to the top surface of the low-k dielectric layer. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339702 | METAL PVD-FREE CONDUCTING STRUCTURES - Structures and methods of forming the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a structure can comprise a region having first and second oppositely facing surfaces. A barrier region can overlie the region. An alloy region can overlie the barrier region. The alloy region can include a first metal and one or more elements selected from the group consisting of silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), indium (Id), boron (B), arsenic (As), antimony (Sb), tellurium (Te), or cadmium (Cd). | 2014-11-20 |
20140339703 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MAKING CRACK STOP FOR 3D INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - A structure to prevent propagation of a crack into the active region of a 3D integrated circuit, such as a crack initiated by a flaw at the periphery of a thinned substrate layer or a bonding layer, and methods of forming the same is disclosed. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339704 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE - A semiconductor package includes a substrate; and first and second semiconductor chips sequentially disposed on the substrate so that active surfaces of the first and second semiconductor chips face each other, wherein the first and second semiconductor chips are center pad-type semiconductor chips each having I/O pads arranged in two columns to be adjacent to a central line thereof, and I/O pads of the second semiconductor chip are electrically connected directly to the substrate without intersecting the central line of the second semiconductor chip. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339705 | IINTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE USING SILICON-ON-OXIDE INTERPOSER SUBSTRATE WITH THROUGH-SILICON VIAS - An integrated circuit package includes an integrated circuit package comprising an interposer and an integrated circuit die. The interposer is formed from a silicon-on-insulator semiconductor substrate and includes a plurality of through-silicon vias, and the integrated circuit die is electrically coupled to a first through-silicon via included in the plurality of through-silicon vias. Through-silicon vias in the integrated circuit package can be formed in the thin silicon surface layer of the silicon-on-insulator substrate, and therefore can be scaled down significantly in size. Such reduced-size through-silicon vias can be etched and filled much more cost-effectively and result in greatly reduced parasitic capacitance in the integrated circuit package. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339706 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE WITH AN INTERPOSER FORMED FROM A REUSABLE CARRIER SUBSTRATE - An integrated circuit package includes an interposer and an integrated circuit die. The interposer is formed from a layer of semiconductor material that is separated from a bulk portion of a semiconductor substrate, and the integrated circuit die is coupled to the interposer. Vias in the interposer can be formed in the thin layer of semiconductor material removed from the semiconductor substrate, and therefore can be scaled down significantly in size. Such reduced-size, through-interposer vias can be etched and filled much more cost-effectively and result in greatly reduced parasitic capacitance in the integrated circuit package. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339707 | Thermal Dissipation Through Seal Rings in 3DIC Structure - A package includes a die, which includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of through-vias penetrating through the semiconductor substrate, a seal ring overlapping and connected to the plurality of through-vias, and a plurality of electrical connectors underlying the semiconductor substrate and connected to the seal ring. An interposer is underlying and bonded to the die. The interposer includes a substrate, and a plurality of metal lines over the substrate. The plurality of metal lines is electrically coupled to the plurality of electrical connectors. Each of the plurality metal lines has a first portion overlapped by the first die, and a second portion misaligned with the die. A thermal conductive block encircles the die, and is mounted on the plurality of metal lines of the interposer. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339708 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE DEVICE - A semiconductor package device includes a lower package including a lower semiconductor chip mounted on the lower package substrate, a lower molding compound layer disposed on the lower package substrate, a first trench formed in the lower molding compound layer to surround the lower semiconductor chip, and a second trench connected to the first trench to extend to an outer wall of the lower package, the second trench being formed in the lower molding compound layer, an upper package disposed on the lower package. The upper package includes an upper package substrate and at least one upper semiconductor chip mounted on the upper package substrate and a heat transfer member disposed between the lower package and the upper package. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339709 | HIGH POWER DIELECTRIC CARRIER WITH ACCURATE DIE ATTACH LAYER - A system for bonding a die to a high power dielectric carrier such as a ceramic dielectric core with double-sided conductive layers is described. In the system, the upper conductive layer has a first area whose surface has a first wettability. A second area that at least partially surrounds the first area has a surface with a second wettability that is greater than the first wettability. During bonding, an adhesive material bonding a chip to the substrate spreads among the first area by a downward force placed on the chip. Due to the difference in wettability, the adhesive material then spreads among the second area by a wetting force generated by the greater second wettability of the second area surface causing the chip to be drawn down until reaching a predetermined position. The predetermined position can be determined by substrate protrusions or substrate cavities. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339710 | METHOD FOR BONDING WAFERS AND STRUCTURE OF BONDING PART - A method for bonding wafers includes forming a first bonding part on a surface of a first wafer by stacking a diffusion preventing layer formed of a material having low wettability with AuSn above the first wafer and forming a bonding layer on a surface of the diffusion preventing layer such that the bonding layer stays back of an edge of the diffusion preventing layer, forming a second bonding part on a surface of a second wafer, and bonding the first bonding part and the second bonding part by eutectic bonding with an AuSn solder under a condition that the first wafer and the second wafer are opposed to each other. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339711 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF POSITIONING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND POSITIONING APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor chip that has a first connection terminal for wiring connection; a substrate that has a second connection terminal for wiring connection, the second connection terminal being electrically connected to the first connection terminal; and a reflective surface that reflects light from the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal in a thickness direction of the substrate or the semiconductor chip. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339712 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING MOLD FOR TOP SIDE AND SIDEWALL PROTECTION - Some implementations provide a semiconductor device that includes a substrate, several metal and dielectric layers coupled to the substrate, and a pad coupled to one of the several metal layers. The semiconductor device also includes a first metal layer coupled to the pad and an under bump metallization layer coupled to the first metal redistribution layer. The semiconductor device further includes a mold layer covering a first surface of the semiconductor device and at least a side portion of the semiconductor device. In some implementations, the mold layer is an epoxy layer. In some implementations, the first surface of the semiconductor device is the top side of the semiconductor device. In some implementations, the mold layer covers the at least side portion of the semiconductor device such that a side portion of at least one of the several metal layers and dielectric layers is covered with the mold layer. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339713 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes sealing a first surface of a semiconductor wafer with a resin, causing a resin-made warp suppression member to be adhered to a second surface on the opposite side of the first surface of the semiconductor wafer and causing the warp suppression member to shrink, measuring the amount of warp of the semiconductor wafer, and forming cuts in the warp suppression member in accordance with the amount of warp of the semiconductor wafer. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339714 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device including a substrate and at least one alignment mark disposed on the substrate and having at least one hollow pattern. Therefore, the identification rate of the alignment mark can be high by the hollow pattern. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339715 | Mixing Apparatus - A mixing apparatus in the form of an aerator for location within a body of water to be remediated by oxygenating the water, including an inlet through which water is pumped into the aerator, the inlet includes a branched distributor in which the inlet divides into four equal branches for forming four equal flow paths for the water. Each of the four equal pathways is provided with an air injector in the form of a venturi for introducing air into the water flow path in order to aerate the water. The advantage of the aerator is that the distributor is designed to have balanced flow so that equal flows of water pass through each flow path to introduce equal volumes of air, which increases the efficiency of the aerator. Forms of the aerator can have two or more distributors in which all individual flow paths are substantially equal to improve the efficiency of the aerator. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339716 | CARBURETOR WITH ONE PIECE CHOKE VALVE AND SHAFT ASSEMBLY - A carburetor including a one piece choke valve and shaft assembly including a shaft, a detent plate formed on a first end, a lever arm formed on a second end, a pair of opposing collars formed adjacent the detent plate and lever arm, a valve plate centrally positioned on the shaft, and opposing splines formed on the shaft enabling it to be inserted through an assembly slot cut into a shaft bore in the carburetor body. The detent plate includes a partial annular slot encompassing the angular range of travel of the choke valve. First, second and third detent pockets are formed along an outer edge of the slot. A positive positioning pin engages or interacts with the detent plate to positively position the choke valve in first, second or third angular positions corresponding to “close choke”, “half choke” and “open choke.” | 2014-11-20 |
20140339717 | APPARTUSES AND METHODS FOR THE DELIVERY OF MATERIAL TO A FIBER PRODUCING DEVICE - Described herein are apparatuses and methods of creating fibers, such as microfibers and nanofibers. The methods discussed herein employ centrifugal forces to transform material into fibers. Apparatuses that may be used to create fibers are also described. Described herein are fiber producing devices that have various types of outlet elements coupled to the fiber producing device. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339718 | FIBER-REINFORCED SILICON CARBIDE COMPOSITE MATERIALS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE FIBER-REINFORCED SILICON CARBIDE COMPOSITE MATERIALS, AND USES OF THE FIBER-REINFORCED SILICON CARBIDE COMPOSITE MATERIALS - Silicon carbide composite materials contain CSiC with a density of 2.95 to 3.05 g/cm | 2014-11-20 |
20140339719 | Lock Ring Mounting Arrangement For Blow Heads - A blow head mounting arrangement for use to facilitate installation and removal of a blow head from a blow head mounting member. The blow head has a first engagement member for removable engagement with a second engagement member to removably attach the blow head to the blow head mounting member. Once engaged, the blow head is retained on the blow head mounting member by rotating the blow head into a locked position in which it is retained until it is rotated in the opposite direction by a locking mechanism. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339720 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - A three-dimensional printing system to print three-dimensional objects and a method of printed are disclosed. The system includes one or more printing heads, two or more cartridges, two or more sensors configured to determine the status of building material in the cartridges and a controller configured to receive data from the sensors and to control switching of building material supply from one cartridge to another. The printing method includes measuring data from two or more sensors to determine the status of the three-dimensional building material in the cartridges, controlling supply of the building material based on data received from the sensors and controlling switching of building material supply from one cartridge to another. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339721 | IMPRINTING APPARATUS, DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD, AND IMPRINTING METHOD - An imprinting apparatus that imprints a pattern on a resin on a substrate using a mold, includes a detector configured to detect a mold mark and a substrate mark, a driving unit configured to change relative positions of the mold and substrate, a curing unit configured to cure the resin, and a controller configured to control the detector, the driving unit, and the curing unit. The controller performs an alignment step of controlling the driving unit in accordance with the detected mold and substrate marks to perform alignment, a curing step of causing the curing unit to cure the resin in contact with the mold after the alignment step, and a detection step of causing the detector to detect the mold and substrate marks after the curing step to determine an amount of relative misalignment between the mold and the substrate after the resin has been cured. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339722 | Multilayer Porous Membrane and Process of Manufacture - A multilayer porous membrane formed of an extrudable polymer is provided. The membrane is formed by co-extruding at least two compositions, each of which comprises a heated porogen and polymer while in contact with each other under conditions to minimize or prevent unstable interfacial flow between extruded layers. In a preferred embodiment, the two compositions are different such that the layers have a different average pore size. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339723 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR FILLING ELONGATED CHANNELS WITH EXPANDING FOAM INSULATION - The invention described herein generally pertains to the use of low boiling point, low vapor pressure blowing agents with froth polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foams to fill hollow cavities (particularly window lineals) and which have lowered exotherms, which prevent deformation of the hollow cavity (e.g., window lineal) and additional achieve filling of longer lengths of window lineals by increasing the foaming and gel times of the reaction. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339724 | PIEZOELECTRIC POLYMER MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A piezoelectric polymer material comprising a helical chiral polymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 50,000 to 1,000,000 and optical activity, the piezoelectric polymer material having: crystallinity as obtained by a DSC method of from 40% to 80%; a transmission haze with respect to visible light of 50% or less; and a product of the crystallinity and a standardized molecular orientation MORc, which is measured with a microwave transmission-type molecular orientation meter at a reference thickness of 50 μm, of from 40 to 700. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339725 | METHOD TO PRODUCE A SURFACE COVERING - The present invention relates to a method to produce a polymeric sheet comprising the steps of providing an acid-based polymer, providing a neutralizing agent, the neutralizing agent being selected from the group consisting of an organic metallic compound, a metallic salt of a fatty acid, and an ionomer, or a mixture thereof, providing a processing oil, mixing said acid-based polymer, said neutralizing agent, said processing oil, to obtain a polymeric composition, and processing said polymeric composition to form a polymeric sheet. The polymeric sheet may be used as a component, or as a substrate, of a surface covering. The polymeric sheet may also be used to form polymeric particles which are component of so-called “homogenous”, or substrate-free, surface covering. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339726 | METHOD FOR RECYCLING WASTE THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS AND USING THIS RECYCLED THERMOPLASTIC IN COMPOSITE MATERIAL PRODUCTION - This invention is related to a method for production of high strength and low cost thermoplastic composite materials by processing and treating waste plastic materials with some minerals. The object of the invention is to embody a recycling method wherein it contains high amounts of additives and therefore composite materials with high strength properties are obtained. Another object of the invention is to embody a recycling method wherein high amounts of additives are used in the production and the machines used in the production are not damaged. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339727 | MOLDING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MOLDED ARTICLE - A molding system | 2014-11-20 |
20140339728 | DUAL TENTER CLIP AND TABLE ASSEMBLY AND TRANSVERSE SHEET STRETCHING PLANT COMPRISING SAME - Disclosed is a dual tenter clip and table assembly for moving, by means of an endless chain consisting of alternating pairs of first chain links and pairs of second chain links rotatably connected by pins arranged in parallel to the plane of a rail and perpendicular to the direction of the endless chain's movement, a polymer material web on a stretching plant or stretching device for stretching said polymer material web at least in a transverse direction. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339729 | METHOD OF SEALING A GAP - A sealing unit for sealing a gap between a pair of surfaces, the apparatus comprising a nozzle for injecting sealant into the gap; two or more rollers; an endless track which passes round the rollers; and a curing device for directing energy into the gap to initiate cure of the sealant. The sealing unit is moved along the length of the gap. A sealant is injected into the gap from the nozzle and the track is rotated around the rollers as they are moved along the length of the gap. The track is pressed onto the first and second surfaces so the sealant in the gap is constrained by the track to lie substantially flush with the first and second surfaces. Energy is directed into the sealant with the curing device, the curing energy initiating cure of the sealant. The sealing unit is moved along the length of the gap at a rate such that the sealant becomes sufficiently cured when it is in contact with the track so that the track can be peeled away from the sealant as the track rotates round the second roller. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339730 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A FOOTBED FOR A SHOE - A method is described for producing a footbed for a shoe having an open planar formation ( | 2014-11-20 |
20140339731 | MOLDED ARTICLE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MOLDED ARTICLE - A molded article manufacturing apparatus is configured to include a mold clamping device configured to be able to support a die which shapes a sheet-shaped insert member, the die including a fixed die with a gate, and a movable die which is movable relative to the fixed die; an injection device configured to inject a molding material into the die; and boring means configured to form a bore portion, which is continuous with the gate, in the insert member which is inserted into the die that is supported by the mold clamping device. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339732 | MOLDED ARTICLE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MOLDED ARTICLE, AND MOLDED ARTICLE - A molded article manufacturing apparatus includes a conveying device configured to convey an insert member in a vertical attitude, and a die including a positioning pin configured to pierce the insert member which has been conveyed by the conveying device. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339733 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING AN INJECTION MOULDED PRODUCT AND A LABEL TRANSFER DEVICE - In an injection mould, a plastic injection-moulded product is manufactured. The plastic injection-moulded product comprises a tubular body, a neck part and a head part. The injection mould comprises three mould parts, which are displaceable with respect to each other between a closed position and an open position. The first mould part comprises a first mould cavity for producing the neck part and the head part. The second mould part comprises a second mould cavity for producing the tubular body. The third mould part comprises a core body. In the open position, a neck label is arranged in the first mould cavity of the first mould part and a peripheral label is arranged in the second mould part. Subsequently, the mould parts are moved to the closed position to form a closed mould cavity. By supplying plastic, the plastic injection-moulded product is produced. The labels are integrally formed in the plastic injection-moulded product (“in-mould labelling”). | 2014-11-20 |
20140339734 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus for transferring a pattern of a mold to a shot region on a substrate by curing an imprint material on the substrate while the mold and the imprint material are in contact with each other, comprising a heating unit configured to deform a shape of the shot region by heating each of a plurality of portions of the substrate, and a control unit configured to obtain a target heat quantity in each of the plurality of portions so that the shape of the shot region becomes closer to a target shape, generate a heating profile for each of the plurality of portions so that a heat quantity in the portion becomes equal to the target heat quantity, and control the heating unit to heat each of the plurality of portions according to the generated heating profile. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339735 | RESIN FOR THERMAL IMPRINTING - A cyclic-olefin-based thermoplastic resin for thermal imprint to be used in the production of a sheet or a film which contains at least one of skeletons represented by the following chemical equation 1 or the following chemical equation 2 in a main chain. The glass transition temperature Tg (° C.) and the value ([M]) of MFR at 260° C. satisfy the following equation 1, and [M]<30. The thermal imprint characteristics (transferability, mold release characteristic, and the like) are superior and the productivity (throughput) is improved. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339736 | TOOLING CONCEPTS FOR REDUCING SINK AND IMPROVING AS-MOLDED COSMETICS AND DRAWINGS - The described embodiments relate generally to improvements to injection molding equipment. More specifically, concepts for reducing sink and improving cosmetics of portions of injection molded parts in close proximity to gate areas of an injection mold are disclosed. A cold runner system is described in which molding material disposed in a mold cavity is separated from excess molding material in the runner system shortly after the mold is filled at a predetermined packing pressure. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339737 | INJECTION MOULDING PLASTIC COMPONENTS WITH A SLIT - A method of injection moulding a plastics component includes providing a first mould member with a mould cavity, which is defined by an internal surface, and a second mould member with an external surface whose shape is complementary to the shape of the mould cavity. Either the internal surface or the external surface carry an elongate formation with an elongate apex. The method includes advancing the second mould member into the mould cavity such that the apex is spaced from the opposed one of the internal surface and the external surface by a predetermined distance and the internal surface of the first mould member and the external surface of the second mould member together define a mould space. Molten polyolefin material is then injected into the mould space to substantially fill it. The predetermined distance is so dimensioned that the polyolefin material does not completely fill the space between the apex and the opposed surface and the slit is thus formed. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339738 | FLOATING CORE FOR GLASS INSERT MOLDING METHOD AND APPARATUSES THEREFROM | 2014-11-20 |
20140339739 | SYSTEM FOR PREPARING AND PRODUCING A STAMP PLATE - The invention describes a system for preparing and producing a stamp plate, comprising at least one input device, a control device, and a processing device, with a processing insert and apertures arranged therein. The processing device, in particular a laser plotter, comprises a processing table, which is designed to accommodate and position the processing insert, in particular a tray or jig for at least one stamp plate blank, wherein a removal aid is allocated to at least one aperture of the processing insert, and/or this aperture preferably comprises means for guiding and positioning the insert. In particular the stamp plate blank and/or the workpiece. In order to attain an even surface of a base material of the stamp plate blank, for further processing the base material is positioned on a base plate in a removable manner. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339740 | MECHANISM FOR AND METHOD OF CORRECTING YAWING OF CONVEYED WORKPIECE - A holding device to hold a side portion of a conveyed workpiece; a running device to convey the holding device in a feeding direction along a rail; and a support mechanism to support the holding device at front portion and rear portions of the mechanism. Eccentric shafts are with the holding device at respective positions, at one position, one of front and rear portions is eccentric in the feeding direction by a predetermined amount relative to one drive shaft's axis included in the running device. At the other position, one of front and rear portions is eccentric crossing the workpiece feeding direction by a predetermined amount relative to one drive shaft's axis in the running device. The yawing occurring while the workpiece is conveyed, is corrected by rotating the axes of eccentric shafts axes such the holding device moves relative to the running device's position. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339741 | APPARATUS FOR FABRICATION OF THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - An apparatus for bottom-up fabrication of three dimensional objects, the apparatus comprising: a vat for a photosensitive polymer, the floor of the vat including a working surface arranged such that, in use, light incident on the working surface interacts with the photosensitive polymer at the working surface to fabricate a portion of the three dimensional object; a build platform capable of being inserted into the vat, the build platform having a planar surface; an elevator mechanism capable of adjusting the separation between the working surface of the vat and the planar surface of the build platform; and a rotation mechanism capable of varying the relative rotational position of the vat relative to the build platform, the relative rotation being about an axis which is normal to the working surface of the vat. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339742 | METHOD FOR DIRECT INLINE MOLDING OF PRE-IMPREGNATED COMPOSITES - A system for fabricating a composite article includes a pre-impregnation station for forming a prepreg comprising a reinforcement impregnated with a resin. The prepreg is provided to a blanking station where a blank is cut from the partially cured prepreg and arranged onto a preforming mold. The blank is then transferred to a forming station, and is formed into the composite article using a compression mold. The pre-impregnation station, the blanking station and the forming station are co-located. During forming of the blank into the composite article using the compression mold, additional prepreg is formed in the pre-impregnation station and passes to the blanking station so as to form a next blank for being formed into a next composite article during a subsequent molding cycle. Optionally, the prepreg is partially cured prior to being cut in the blanking station. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339743 | BLOW MOULDING MACHINE WITH SEPARATE PRESSURE PAD CONTROL - Plastic preforms are introduced into a blow mould and are expanded by applying a flowable medium thereto, which is introduced into the internal space of the plastic preforms, wherein the blow mould includes at least two lateral parts which form a cavity during the expansion of the plastic preforms, within which the plastic containers are expanded. The lateral parts are respectively provided on lateral part carriers that are moved relative to each other for opening and closing the blow mould. At least one arrangement of a lateral part carrier and the lateral part provided thereon has an expansion element that can have a gaseous medium applied thereto. The expansion element ensures, when the gaseous medium is applied thereto, that one lateral part is moved towards the other lateral part. During the expansion of the plastic preforms, at least two different pressure levels are applied. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339744 | POROUS CERAMIC ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to porous ceramic articles and a method of making the same. The porous ceramic articles have microstructure of sinter bonded or reaction bonded large pre-reacted particles and pore network structure exhibiting large pore necks. The method of making the porous ceramic articles involves using pre-reacted particles having one or more phases. A plastic ceramic precursor composition is also disclosed. The composition includes a mixture of at least one of dense, porous, or hollow spheroidal pre-reacted particles and a liquid vehicle. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339745 | MOLDS FOR CERAMIC CASTING - A method of making an object using mold casting, comprising the steps of applying a slip mixture into a mold fabricated by 3D printing or additive manufacturing technique, and firing the mold containing the slip mixture. A composition of a slip mixture for use with a mold fabricated by 3D printing or additive manufacturing technique, the composition comprising calcium aluminate, from 10% to 60% by weight, and a filler. Such method and composition can provide efficient and economically viable ways of fabricating objects having complex shapes and high density. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339746 | Device for the Thermal Deburring of Workpieces - The invention relates to a device for the thermal deburring of workpieces, having at least one deburring chamber and one feeding device for introducing a fuel gas mixture into the deburring chamber. A supplementary gas supply is provided for at least the deburring chamber or for the feeding device such that the fuel gas mixture located at least in the deburring chamber or in the feeding device can be mixed at least partially with supplementary gas. Further, a method for the rapid ventilation of a device for the thermal deburring of workpieces is also provided. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339747 | FORE-AFT VIBRATION ISOLATOR - A vehicle seating system includes a top frame for mounting to a vehicle seat. The top frame has integral rails or channels with roller tracks at one end and vibration dampening systems at the other. An opposing pair of the roller tracks includes a vibratory dampening or regulation system that controls the amount of fore and aft travel of the top frame. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339748 | SWITCHABLE ENGINE MOUNT AND METHOD FOR OPERATION THEREOF - A switchable engine mount is provided. The switchable engine mount includes an end plate including one or more openings in fluidic communication with a hydraulic source and a channel plate coupled to the end plate and including one or more hydraulic flow openings. The switchable engine mount further includes a decoupler including at least one decoupler plate at least partially enclosed by the channel plate and the end plate and a switching plate positioned adjacent to the decoupler and configured to axially actuate the decoupler in response to reception of an input force from an actuator, the input force non-parallel to the axially actuation. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339749 | ANTI-VIBRATION DEVICE - An anti-vibration device ( | 2014-11-20 |
20140339750 | Cutting Board Device - The present invention is an improved cutting board device. The device allows a user to prepare food on one side of the cutting board while the other is being cleaned. The device provides a user a quick and easy transition to a new, clean, cutting board work surface without the need to carry waste to a disposal bin, without having to stop to wash and dry the soiled surface of the cutting board. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339751 | FIXTURE FOR CLAMPING WORKPIECE - A fixture for clamping a workpiece is disclosed. The fixture includes a supporting stand and an elastic contacting assembly. The supporting stand has a first accommodating space and a plural of fixing portions. The elastic contacting assembly is disposed in a corner of the supporting stand. The elastic contacting assembly includes a cylinder, a pushing block driven by the cylinder and moved toward the first accommodating space to lean against the workpiece, and an elastic component disposed between the cylinder and the pushing block. Thereby, an elastic pushing force will be provided to the workpiece for positioning the workpiece, and there will be no damages to the workpiece. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339752 | PIPE AND TUBING ASSEMBLY WORKSTATION - A tubing assembly system including a first platform and a second platform of different heights. The first and second platforms are configured to attach to a tube securement device for maintaining centerline alignment between tubular members of different sizes. The system may also include a work surface having multiple holes for securing the platforms. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339753 | ELECTRIC CLAMP APPARATUS - An electric clamp apparatus includes a body, a rotary drive unit which is driven rotatably by an electric signal, a drive force transmission mechanism for transmitting a rotary drive force of the rotary drive unit to a toggle link mechanism, and a clamp arm disposed rotatably with respect to the body. By driving the rotary drive unit, a drive force is transmitted to the clamp arm through the drive force transmission mechanism, whereby the clamp arm is rotated through a predetermined angle with respect to the body, and a workpiece is clamped between the clamp arm and a support member of the body. At this time, an adjustment mechanism disposed on the clamp arm includes a rod, which advances and retracts so as to stably clamp workpieces of different plate thicknesses. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339754 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus includes: a binding unit that sandwiches and binds a plurality of sheets by using a convex portion and a concave portion; a moving unit that moves at least one of the convex portion and the concave portion; a drive unit that drives the moving unit; and a control unit that controls the drive unit so that a state in which the binding unit sandwiches the plurality of sheets at a predetermined pressing force by using a driving force from the drive unit is retained for a predetermined time period, and so that the one of the convex portion and the concave portion is moved in a direction away from the another of the convex portion and the concave portion after the predetermined time period has elapsed. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339755 | STACKING PURGE-BIN - Apparatus and methods for a stacking purge-bin (“SPB”) are provided. The SPB may be configured to rotate. The SPB may include a plurality of receiving sections. One or more tangible items retracted by the SSK may be stored in each receiving section. Rotating the SPB between each retraction may prevent tangible items from two consecutive retractions from being stored in a single receiving section. Preventing tangible items from two consecutive retractions from being stored in a single receiving section may allow each tangible item to be associated with transaction information corresponding to a retraction. The SPB may store separators. A separator may be inserted between tangible items received from two consecutive retractions. Separating between tangible items received from two consecutive retractions may allow each tangible item to be associated with transaction information corresponding to a retraction. Transaction information associated with a retraction may be marked on the separator. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339756 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A printing apparatus according to one aspect of this invention automatically discharges, of sheets remaining on a conveyance path when a sheet being conveyed jams, dischargeable sheets to one of a plurality of sheet retraction units. At this time, the printing apparatus detects the stacked state of sheets discharged to the sheet retraction unit. When the printing apparatus detects that the sheet retraction unit has become a predetermined state, it changes the discharge destination of sheets to be conveyed to the sheet retraction unit, thereby controlling not to further discharge a sheet to that sheet retraction unit. According to this control, when retracting sheets remaining on the conveyance path upon occurrence of a jam in the printing apparatus, occurrence of a new jam can be prevented. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339757 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding device comprising a tray, a sheet feeder, first and second guide members, a separator, and an inclined guide portion. The first guide member disposed downstream of the tray and includes a first inclined surface that contacts and guides the sheets. The separator separates the sheets from other lower sheets. The second guide member is disposed downstream of the first guide member and includes a second inclined surface that contacts the sheets. The second inclined surface is inclined more steeply than the first inclined surface relative to a supporting surface of the tray. A first inclined guide portion extends from an upper end portion of the first guide member and includes a third inclined surface that contacts the sheets. The third inclined surface is inclined more steeply than the first inclined surface. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339758 | AUTOMATED BANKING SYSTEM CONTROLLED RESPONSIVE TO DATA BEARING RECORDS - An automated banking machine operative to cause financial transfers responsive to data read from data bearing records. The automated banking machine includes a card reader that is operative to read card data from user cards corresponding to financial accounts. The automated banking machine is operative responsive to the card data to carry out transactions that transfer and/or allocate funds between accounts. The automated banking machine is further operative to provide users with a receipt for transactions conducted. The automated banking machine includes a cash dispenser operative to dispense cash to machine users and to cause the value of cash to be assessed to financial accounts corresponding to card data. The automated banking machine is further operative to receive currency bills or other sheets from a user and to process and store such sheets through operation of a currency accepting device. The account corresponding to card data may be credited for the value of bills or other sheets received. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339759 | PAPER FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In the present invention, when a status of clogging a paper due to some cause occurs, controls of inverting a conveyance roller and returning the jammed paper in a paper feeding tray is performed. At this time, the position of a paper damming up member is lowered by an actuator when the jammed paper is returned to the paper feeding tray and the conveyance roller is inverted so as to avoid a state in which the paper damming up member | 2014-11-20 |
20140339760 | Media Stack Compression - Embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for compressing media in a media stack. In various embodiments, a paddle moves between various positions. During the move, the paddle is configured to compress the media stack. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339761 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a sheet bundle housing unit that houses recording sheets piled as a sheet bundle; a swing member having a sheet contact portion on one end side, and swinging between a projection position at which the sheet contact portion projects above a sheet placement surface of the housing unit and a non-projection position at which the sheet contact portion does not project above the sheet placement surface, the swing member moving from the projection position to the non-projection position by the sheet bundle; a sheet detection unit that detects the sheet bundle in the housing unit using the swing member; and an interlocking mechanism that moves the swing member to the non-projection position, regardless of presence or absence of the sheet bundle in the housing unit, by interlocking with the housing unit being pulled out from an apparatus body. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339762 | PAPER FEEDING CASSETTE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In a paper feeding cassette storing stacked sheets, a rotary lever adapted to rotate vertically about a rotation fulcrum is provided with a lift-up portion for lifting up the sheets as placed in contact with a bottom of the sheets stored in the paper feeding cassette. The lift-up portion is vertically turned by the rotary lever. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339763 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND SHEET DETECTING MECHANISM - A fixing device includes a sheet detecting mechanism configured to detect a sheet. The sheet detecting mechanism includes an actuator, a link member, and a detecting part. The actuator swings by being pushed by the sheet. The link member swings in conjunction with the swing of the actuator. The detecting part detects the swing of the link member. When a shift of a position of the actuator with respect to the detecting part is caused, the actuator slides with respect to the link member to absorb the shift. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339764 | SHEET STACKING APPARATUS, SHEET STORING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet stacking apparatus for stacking a sheet includes a plurality of sheet stacking units, each of which includes a stacking member, a pushing unit, and a drive transmission unit. The plurality of sheet stacking units are lapped over one another in a sheet thickness direction. The stacking member stacks thereon a sheet conveyed by a conveyance member. The pushing unit pushes an edge of a sheet stacked on the stacking member to move the sheet. The drive transmission unit transmits, to the pushing unit, a drive force generated by a drive source for driving the pushing unit. The drive transmission unit is located outside the stacking member in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the pushing unit moves the sheet. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339765 | SHEET STACKING APPARATUS, SHEET STORING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet stacking apparatus for stacking a sheet includes a plurality of sheet stacking units, an engaging member, and a first and second moving unit. The plurality of sheet stacking units are lapped over one another in a sheet thickness direction and each includes a stacking member that stacks a sheet thereon, a contact member that contacts an edge of a sheet stacked on the stacking member, the contact member being mounted to be movable to move the sheet stacked on the stacking member, and a contact engaged member mounted to be movable integrally with the contact member. The engaging member engages with the contact engaged member. The first moving unit moves the engaging member to engage the engaging member with the contact engaged member, and moves the contact member together with the contact engaged member. The second moving unit moves the engaging member in the sheet thickness direction. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339766 | Hand-held Game Device and Game Assembly Comprising Such A Device - The present invention relates to a hand-held game device comprising a handle for holding the device, an elongated figurine having a longitudinal axis, wherein the figurine is rotatably connected to said handle around an axis of rotation which is at least substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The present invention thus provides a portable game device providing an entertainment similar to table football. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339767 | REEL BAND, REEL ASSEMBLY, AND GAMING MACHINE - In a reel band, the transmittance of the light emitted from a backlight is adjusted without using a sheet for decreasing the transmittance, and the reel band is decorated without resort to printing. A reel band M | 2014-11-20 |
20140339768 | REEL BAND FOR GAMING MACHINE AND GAMING MACHINE - To provide a reel device for a gaming machine capable of increasing a reel illumination effect by varying illumination onto the reel. A reel band which is attached to a rotatable reel of a gaming machine includes a base sheet, a light reflecting sheet which has a reflecting surface reflecting light from a front surface side and is superimposed on the base sheet, and a light diffusing sheet which has a light refracting surface, which transmits light and refracts light to be transmitted in multiple directions, and is superimposed on the light reflecting sheet. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339769 | Cobe (constructive objecttive basic entertainment game of cards and die) - A combination Card and Dice game where points are adjudicated to the player based on the combination of rolling the dice once and drawing of cards as indicated by the roll of the dice, or conversely drawing one card and rolling the dice as many times as indicated by the Number on the card. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339770 | METHODS FOR GAMES THAT PERMIT REWAGERING - Methods of administering wagering games comprise accepting a first wager to participate in a first wagering game according to a first set of game rules. A second wager to participate in a second, different wagering game according to a second, different set of game rules is accepted and resolved according to the second set of game rules. An instruction is accepted from each player in whose favor the second wager is resolved to award at least a portion of winnings from the second wager directly to the player or to add at least a portion of winnings from the second wager to the first wager. The first wager is resolved according to the first set of game rules. Games of the present invention may be implemented as live card games, EGM games, multi-player EGM games, on-line games, scratch ticket games and on live card games with electronic betting interfaces. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339771 | System and Method for Returning a House Advantage in a Game of Chance - A form of play is disclosed that provides a house advantage in a blackjack side game. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339772 | ROTATING CONTROL DEVICE HAVING SEAL RESPONSIVE TO OUTER DIAMETER CHANGES - A rotating control device for sealing about a drill string having a change in outer diameter can include a seal which rotates with the drill string, the seal including at least two chambers connected by a passage, and a fluid which flows between the chambers via the passage in response to displacement of the outer diameter change through the seal. A method of sealing can include forming at least two chambers in a resilient material of a seal, displacing the outer diameter change into the seal, thereby transferring fluid from a first chamber to a second chamber, and displacing the outer diameter change out of the seal, thereby transferring the fluid from the first chamber to the second chamber. One of the chambers can increase in volume while the other of the chambers decreases in volume. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339773 | GASKET FOR PARABOLIC RAMP SELF RESTRAINING BELL JOINT - Gaskets for use with a bell and spigot coupling system are disclosed herein. The gasket comprises an elastomeric member having a front edge, a first section, and a second section. Axial forces generated by the insertion of the spigot to the first section of the elastomeric member displace the first section of the elastomeric member in an axial and radial direction. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339774 | HIGH PRESSURE MECHANICAL SEAL FOR CABLES AND POWER LINES IN OIL WELLS - The present high pressure mechanical seal features a novel configuration capable of sealing from one up to simultaneously five power conduction lines, flow injection lines or control lines, in the same device. Adaptable to different configurations, types and size of conduction lines existing in the industry. The power conduction lines can be a cable of an electro-submersible pump or the cable in a down hole heater; the flow and control lines can be diluents injector capillaries or data and instrumentation cables or any other type of conduction line which can enter the inner atmosphere of the wellbore. Conduction lines are generally shaped as uniform cylindrical elements, which vary in diameter and material due to the cylindrical geometry, are adaptable to the sealing system of the present invention, such that the equipment can seal from only one line up to five lines depending on the requirement of the user. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339775 | ENGINE REAR SEAL - In an engine rear seal installed to an engine rear portion having an end plate arranged in a motor exterior side of a housing, and a flywheel arranged in a motor exterior side of the end plate, the engine rear seal has an oil seal and a muddy water preventing seal. The muddy water preventing seal integrally has an attaching portion, and a seal lip directed to a diametrically outer side from the attaching portion and slidably coming into close contact with an end surface in the motor exterior side of the end plate. The seal lip has an inclined lip end back surface portion, and is structured such that a lip end comes into contact with the end surface at the low-speed rotating time and the lip end moves away from the end plate on the basis of an action of a centrifugal force at the high-speed rotating time. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339776 | MEDICAL GASKET - The present invention aims to provide a gasket which reduces the clamping force required to fit a plunger rod into the gasket, while maintaining a tight fit therebetween. The present invention relates to a medical gasket including a female screw portion to fit a plunger, on the side opposite to a drug contact surface, the female screw portion having roots or crests which gradually increase in diameter from the drug contact surface side toward the opposite plunger side. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339777 | GASKET FOR SYRINGE - The present invention provides a gasket for syringes which can be stored for a long time without any chemical liquid leakage. The present invention relates to a gasket for syringes, including a film laminated to a surface of the gasket, the film having a liquid-contacting portion and a sliding portion, the liquid-contacting portion being thicker than the sliding portion. Preferably, the liquid-contacting portion has a thickness at least 1.2 times the thickness of the sliding portion. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339778 | Structure of Piston Ring - A structure of a piston ring to be installed in an engine includes a matrix. A laminated intermediate layer is formed on a surface of the matrix from hard chromium (Cr), chromium nitride (CrN) and titanium carbide (TiC) in order, and a diamond-like carbon film (DLC) is coated on an outer periphery of the intermediate layer. Thus, the piston ring is wrapped by a skin with a progressive structure having a gradient distribution of hardness. The structure formed from the diamond-like carbon film provides a low wear rate and a low friction coefficient, while applying a high bonding force to the matrix and making the piston ring have an improved normal service life that meets the related environmental regulations. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339779 | DUSTPROOF MEMBER AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A dustproof member for a measurement device is provided. The measurement device includes a frame in which a scale is held and which has an insertion opening that extends in a longitudinal direction, and a detector that is inserted through the insertion opening and capable of moving along the insertion opening in the longitudinal direction to obtain position information from the scale. The dustproof member is provided on the frame to cover the insertion opening of the measurement device. The dustproof member includes a reinforcing member that extends continuously in the longitudinal direction and that is disposed in a substantially central region of the dustproof member in a width direction. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339780 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE NANOCOMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MAIKING THE SAME - In an embodiment is a seal including an elastomer; and boron nitride nanoparticles disposed in the elastomer, wherein the seal is thermally conductive and electrically insulating. In another embodiment, is a method of making a seal, the method includes compounding an elastomer with boron nitride nanoparticles to provide a composition; and molding the composition into a shape. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339781 | RECEPTACLE FOR TUBULAR DRILLING TOOLS HAVING DIFFERENT DIAMETERS - The invention relates to a tool holder on a drill transmission for tubular drilling tools having at least two different diameters, wherein the holder is equipped with a hollow-cylindrical recess and with at least one radially oriented locking bolt which is installed in the wall of the hollow-cylindrical recess and which engages in a corresponding opening in the drilling tool, wherein there is at least one further hollow-cylindrical recess which is complementary to one of the different drilling tools. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339782 | WHEEL STABILIZATION MECHANISM AND METHOD - A wheel stabilization mechanism includes an actuator configured to be coupled to a vehicle body and a wheel stabilizer configured to be movably coupled to the vehicle body such that the wheel stabilizer is configured to move with respect to a wheel. The actuator is configured to move the wheel stabilizer with respect to the wheel from a disengaged position toward an engaged position in response to a force applied to the vehicle body. In the engaged position, the wheel stabilizer is configured to inhibit at least a portion of the wheel from moving with respect to the vehicle body to minimize movement of the wheel with respect to the vehicle body. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339783 | PERSONAL POSITIONING CREEPER - A personal positioning creeper (PPC) for assisting mechanics, technicians and factory workers who need access to various angles and heights on a vehicle, aircraft, factory equipment, etc. The PPC allows the operator to simultaneously maneuver from lying supine near the ground, to moving upward and rotating into a full sitting position without having to dismount the PPC. The PPC comprises: a three member frame system (base, seat, and backrest frame connected together with eight (8) bell cranks and four (4) linkage assemblies), all under the control of a hydraulic system. The hydraulic system comprises: 1) a hydraulic pump with an ergonomically designed pump actuator handle and a release valve; and, 2) a hydraulic cylinder connected to the hydraulic pump, and to the linkage assemblies to rotate the bell cranks. The resistance to the pumping action felt by the operator remains constant regardless of the height of the seat. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339784 | FOLDABLE WALKER APPARATUS - There is provided a mounting assembly including a frame portion of a walker apparatus having a first bore and a second bore extending in a direction generally perpendicular to the first bore. The assembly includes a shaft rotatably connected to a wheel fork. The shaft is partially disposed within the first bore. The shaft has a recess for aligning with the second bore. The recess may be annular according to one aspect. The assembly includes a securing member threadably engageable with the second bore. The securing member couples to the frame portion of the walker apparatus. The frame portion may have a closed top according to another aspect within which a first end of the shaft is positioned. The assembly may include a bearing and a female threaded member connected to a second end of the shaft, with the female threaded member situating the bearing in place. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339785 | BALL JOINT AND CONTROL ARM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A ball joint includes a base body, a ball socket formed in the base body, and a ball pivot having a joint ball which is received in the ball socket. The joint ball is held in the ball socket by a locking ring which has a flange portion bearing upon the base body. The flange portion has an outer periphery formed with a circumferential groove, with a groove flank of the groove providing a welding area. A welding seam running about the flange portion connects the locking ring to the base body. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339786 | SHILLY-CAR - A shilly-car includes a main frame module with a rear-wheel tube and a main-frame tube, a front connecting tube and a swing module. A seat cushion is mounted onto a T-shaped structure comprised of the rear-wheel tube and main-frame tube, and two wheels are installed at both ends of the rear-wheel tube respectively. The swing module includes a pedal tube and a swing tube having a bearing sleeve and a bearing. The front connecting tube has an end rotably fixed to the swing tube and the other end fixed with the main-frame tube, and a C-shaped fixed element is installed at an end of the front connecting tube for receiving the bearing sleeve and the bearings, and a fixing shaft is provided for rotably fixing both bearing sleeve and bearing, so that the pedal tube can be stepped by both legs of a rider to move the shilly-car forward. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339787 | Multiple Speed Planetary Gear Hub for a Stepping Motion Propelled Bicycle, tricycle or Vehicle - The invention relates to a multiple speed planetary gear hub for a stepping motion lever propelled bicycle, tricycle or vehicle. The planetary gear hub consist of two or more planetary gear sets mounted in series rotatable around a drive shaft, and a speed selector or control device to select the desired gear ratios. | 2014-11-20 |
20140339788 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORTS - An autonomous transport robot for transporting a payload, the autonomous transport robot including a drive section assembly having at least one motor and a pair of drive wheels coupled to the motor, a frame configured to support a payload, a transfer arm connected to the frame and configured for the autonomous transfer of payload to and from the frame, and a suspension system movably connecting the drive section assembly and the frame allowing relative movement between the frame and the drive section assembly. | 2014-11-20 |