48th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080290674 | HEAD LAMP LOW SPEED COLLISION PROTECTOR - A system for protecting a head tamp of a motor vehicle. The system includes at least one headlamp protector device. The at least one headlamp protector device is adapted to be coupled to a bumper beam and adapted to be coupled to a crush can. The at least one headlamp protector device extends beyond the end of the bumper beam to protect the head lamp during an impact event. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290675 | ELONGATED MEMBER LIFTING SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for providing a durable, lightweight lifting member and assembly for use in handling elongated members. One embodiment comprises a cage or net made of a flexible material, the cage or net being adapted to receive one end of an elongated member. Another embodiment is characterized by a flexible lifting member constructed of a pliable, non-metallic material and comprising a body portion, an end portion, and a lifting strap. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290676 | Spreader Frame for Cargo Container - In embodiments, a spreader frame for hoisting a container having a lifting block is provided which includes a rigid frame structure, a twist lock received by the rigid frame structure, the twist lock being rotated relative to the rigid frame structure between a locked position to engage the lifting block and an unlocked position to disengage from the lifting block, and a safety feature which cooperates with at least one of the rigid frame structure and the twist lock to retain the twist lock in the locked position from being rotated relative to the rigid frame structure absent personnel changing a position of the safety feature. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290677 | CARRIER FOR SACKS - A device has a cylindrical handle with two opposed ends and lifts loaded sacks and other equipment with narrow handles. Upon both ends, the device has a hook attached, either single or double hooks. Each hook has a shank that connects with the end of the handle upon one end and extends in a curve upon the opposite end. The curve of the hook then terminates in a non-penetrating end, such as a spherical cap. Each hook can hold multiple sacks to the weight tolerable to a person holding the device. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290678 | Hand tool for bundling plastic bags - The tool has a handle and two spaced-apart tines extending away from the handle. Each tine has an outer straight portion defined by a projection. Both tines define a slot extending there between and that slot has an elongated portion merging into a terminal circular opening. The terminal circular opening has a diameter similar to a width of a finger on an adult's hand, and extends beyond the length of the straight portions, toward the handle. The slot provides access to the core of a bundle formed on the tool for inserting a leading end of the bag into the core of the bundle from one direction. The circular opening provides access to the core of the bundle for inserting a trailing end of the bag into the core of the bundle, for tying the bundle. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290679 | Method of unloading an ambulance cot into an ambulance - An ambulance cot loading and unloading device which utilizes an elongate guide track configured for mounting to a floor surface of a cargo area on the ambulance. A trolley is supported for movement relative to the guide track and has an elongate boom. The ambulance cot has a powered collapsible and extendable base and a patient support deck mounted on the base. A connection mechanism is provided on the trolley and the ambulance cot which is configured to interconnect and securely hold the ambulance cot on the trolley. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290680 | Sliding console - A sliding storage console for use in a vehicle. The sliding storage console includes a rail and a body. The sliding storage console also includes a handle arranged on the body. The sliding storage console has an upper housing engaged with the body and a lower housing engaged with the upper housing. The sliding console also includes an actuator arranged between the upper and lower housing. A slider is connected to a lower housing and engaged with the rails. The sliding console also includes a latch plate arranged on the slider and engaged with the actuator to allow for locking of the sliding console at predetermined locations along the rail. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290681 | IN-VEHICLE STORAGE UNIT - An in-vehicle storage unit includes a base member adapted to be fixed to a vehicle body and having an opening portion, a case which is openable and closable with respect to the opening portion, a pivot via which the case is rotatably supported by the base member, a gear disposed on a side wall of the case, the gear being an arc-shape having a center at the pivot, and a damper disposed on the base member. The damper is engaged with the gear to provide a damping force to the case when the case rotates from a closed position, at which the case is closed with respect to the opening portion, to an open position, at which the case is opened with respect to the opening portion. When the case is at the open position, the gear is disposed within an inner space of the base member. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290682 | Storage Compartment for a Motor Vehicle, Glove Compartment and Dash Board - The invention relates to a glove compartment for a motor vehicle, comprising a first storage compartment ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080290683 | Plastic Skin with Switching Function - A single-layer or multi-layer plastic skin is formed into a covering for coated objects, such as trim parts of a motor vehicle. Regions in the plastic skin include switching, sensor, or transmission functionality. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290684 | SYSTEM FOR ENGAGING A DASHBOARD WITH A CHASSIS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - System for engaging a dashboard (P) with a chassis (C) of a motor vehicle wherein one of the components, the dashboard or the chassis, comprises hook-like means (1) which are suitable for being engaged in an opening (L) of the other component, the chassis or the dashboard, and for co-operating with means which form an engagement lock (2) and which can be moved between a retracted assembly/disassembly position for the two components and an active position for engaging the two components under the control of operating means (3). | 2008-11-27 |
20080290685 | Lid opening and closing system - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lid system including: a lid mounted to a recess to be opened and closed; a locking unit that retains the lid in a locked state to keep the lid closed; and a lock releasing unit that releases the locked state to open the lid. The locking unit includes: a pin that is protruded from a peripheral edge of the lid to be engaged with a hole on the recess in the locked state and retreated to release the locked state. The lock releasing unit includes: a push button pushable in a pushing direction; and a pushing element moved to push the lock pin in an opposite direction of the pushing direction by being linked with the push button. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290686 | Device for manipulating a tarpaulin - A device for manipulating a tarpaulin so as to selectively cover and uncover a top aperture of a container. The top aperture defines an aperture peripheral edge, the aperture peripheral edge including two substantially opposed substantially longitudinal segments. The tarpaulin is configurable between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration. In the extended configuration, the tarpaulin substantially covers the top aperture. In the retracted configuration, the tarpaulin is substantially retracted from the top aperture. The device includes an elongated guiding component defining a guiding component longitudinal axis. The guiding component is securable to the container so as to extend at least partially along at least one of the longitudinal segments. A tarpaulin mounting component is usable for attaching the tarpaulin thereto. A link, mechanically coupled to the guiding component, is longitudinally movable therealong between a link proximal position and a link distal position. The tarpaulin mounting component is operatively coupled to the link in a manner such that when the link is in the link proximal position, and the tarpaulin is attached to the tarpaulin mounting component, the tarpaulin is in the retracted configuration. When the link is in the link distal position and the tarpaulin is attached to the tarpaulin mounting component, the tarpaulin is in the extended configuration. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290687 | METHOD FOR INSTALLING A GLASS WINDOW IN A FOLDING OR REMOVABLE SOFT AUTOMOBILE TOP - A method of attaching a glass window to an auto soft top by positioning a ring around a window opening in the soft top and wrapping an edge of the window opening around at least a portion of the ring. An adhesive is positioned between the edge portion of the ring and the soft top and the glass window is positioned over the ring and secured thereto by an adhesive. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290688 | Convertible Roof that Latches to an Upper Transverse Frame Part of the Windshield Frame - A convertible vehicle according to the present invention includes a vehicle body with a windshield frame with an upper transverse frame part. A convertible roof for the vehicle has a front end. At least one hook part is disposed in the upper transverse frame part and is linearly movable in the upper transverse frame part | 2008-11-27 |
20080290689 | SLIDABLE ROOM SUPPORT SYSTEM - A slidable room assembly comprises a vehicle body having an opening formed in an exterior wall, and a reciprocable slideout unit or compartment disposed in the opening and slidable between a retracted position and an extended position. A cable support system supports the slidable room during movement of the slideout unit. Sliding movement of the slideout unit is controlled by a drive mechanism separate from the cable support system. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290690 | EXTERIOR MIRROR SAIL AIR FLOW SPOILER - A side view mirror assembly for minimizing noise generated during movement of a vehicle having the assembly mounted thereto. The assembly includes a sail mountable to the vehicle, an arm mounted to or formed with the sail, and a mirror mountable to the arm. The sail may include a spoiler having a generally triangular cross-section for deflecting air flow away from the vehicle and thereby minimizing noise generated during movement of the vehicle. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290691 | Lightweight plastic vehicles - A vehicle with a novel vehicle body formed of polyvinylchloride plastic (“PVC”) or similar plastics. Generally, the vehicle body is formed by folding or vacuum forming one or more sheets of PVC into shapes specific to one type of vehicle. The type of vehicle can be any type of vehicle, including planes, cars, trains, tanks, of the like. The vehicle body also incorporates novel structural elements such as curves, folds or troughs that stiffen the PVC and facilitate assembly of the vehicle body. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290692 | ENERGY ABSORBING VEHICLE HOOD STOPPER ASSEMBLY - An energy absorbing stopper assembly for an associated vehicle for absorbing at least a portion of the energy during an associated impact is provided. The associated vehicle includes a pivotally disposed closure and a body member toward which the closure is closable. The closure includes an open position and a closed position. The stopper assembly includes a stopper for supporting a non-hinged end of the closure when the closure is in the closed position. The stopper includes a first end and a second end. The first end of the stopper is in contact with one of the closure or the body member when the closure is in the closed position and is spaced apart therefrom when the closure is in the open position. A base for supporting the second end of the stopper is provided. The base is attached to the other of the closure or the body member. An energy absorbing joint is disposed adjacent the base and the other of the closure or the body member. The energy absorbing joint is substantially resilient below a maximum load value. Wherein the energy absorbing joint deforms and the base, the stopper, and the closure deflect, while absorbing at least a portion of the energy during an associated impact. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290693 | Device for Protecting Passengers in a Motor Vehicle in the Event of Energy Input Caused by a Collision and Oriented at the Motor Vehicle Door - The invention is a device for protecting passengers in a motor vehicle in the event of energy input caused by a collision oriented laterally at a motor vehicle door. The device is provided with a connection structure comprising at least two parts, a first part and a second part of which the first part is firmly connected to the motor vehicle door and the second part is firmly connected to an energy-absorbing region of the motor vehicle chassis. the two parts can be brought into an interactive effects connection via at least one common joint region to selectively divert at least a part of the energy input acting laterally to the motor vehicle chassis. The first and/or second part are at least partially provided with a transducer material which undergoes a mechanical change in state as a result of energy application as in a change in shape by means of which the two parts are brought to contact and/or interlock, the second part of the connection structure being affixed in a motor vehicle chassis region directly surrounding the motor vehicle door. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290694 | OPERATOR SEAT FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, AND CAB AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINE INCLUDING THE SAME - A construction vehicle includes vehicle frames, an operator cab, a hydraulic oil tank, and engine, and an engine cover. The operator cab is mounted on the vehicle frames. The hydraulic oil tank is disposed to the rear of the operator cab and stores hydraulic oil. The engine is disposed to the rear of the hydraulic oil tank. The engine cover is a member that covers the engine. A rear face of the hydraulic oil tank and a front face of the engine cover are the same size in a widthwise direction. A rear end of an upper face of the hydraulic oil tank is positioned at the same height as a front end of the upper face of the engine cover. The upper face and side faces of the hydraulic oil tank are exposed to outside. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290695 | Bearing Structure of a Motor Vehicle - A bearing structure of a motor vehicle has at least two opposite node elements. Each of the node elements has at least one longitudinal beam segment and one transverse beam connection. A transverse beam joins the transverse beam connections to each other. A profiled transverse beam segment emerges from each transverse beam connection. The transverse beam segments are joined together by a glue connection in an overlap segment, and at least one open beam profile is set thereon to form the transverse beam. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290696 | Movable vehicular roof - A soft top roof system for an automotive vehicle roof system having a track with a lift ramp, a slider that is moveable along the track, and an arm connected to the slider at a pivot and moveable from a neutral position to a lift position. The system includes at least two cross bow connections located on the arm above the pivot point and a guide located on the arm opposite the at least two cross bow connections, the guide moves along the lift ramp. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290697 | Modular roof system for automotive vehicle - A method of closing a vehicular system having a moveable front bow and a moveable rear bow. The method includes moving the front bow forward, releasing tension from the rear bow, moving the front bow to a closed position, and moving the rear bow to a closed position. In another aspect, a method of minimizing buffeting in a vehicle interior compartment from a sunroof. The method includes moving a first end bow of the sunroof to an open position and moving a second end bow of the sunroof away from a seal. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290698 | Folding furniture and methods of assembling the same - A chair includes a pair of rear side frame members, a pair of forward side frame members, a pair of adjustment members, and a seat. The pair of rear side frame members are coupled together in a mirrored relationship. The pair of forward side frame members are coupled together in a mirrored relationship. Each of the adjustment members includes an elongate slot defined therein. Each of the forward side frame members is slidably coupled to each of the adjustment member slots. Each of the rear side frame members is pivotally coupled to an opposite end of the pair of adjustment members. The seat is suspended from the pair of rear side frame members and the pair of forward side frame members. The chair is foldable from an in-use position to a generally flat storage position. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290699 | Adjustable High Chair - A high chair assembly ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080290700 | Reversible Seat Assembly - A reversible seat assembly includes a pair of spaced apart risers. A seat cushion is operatively coupled to the risers for movement between a first inclined position wherein a front end is farther from the floor than a rear end and a second inclined position wherein the rear end is farther from the floor than the front end. A seat back is operatively coupled to the risers for movement between first and second upright positions adjacent the rear and front ends of the seat cushion, respectively. A seat cushion control mechanism includes a pair of forward and rearward linkages operatively coupled between the front and rear ends of the seat cushion and the risers for automatically controlling the seat cushion between the first and second inclined positions in response to movement of the seat back between the first and second upright positions thereby defining forward and rearward-facing seating positions. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290701 | Ergonomic Support Apparatus - An ergonomic support apparatus is disclosed. The support apparatus is adapted to be received and supported by a planar surface of a desktop or workstation when the user adopts a reclining position relative to the support apparatus adjacent the desk or workstation, and includes a shaped limb receiving main body portion extending to a lip or shoulder portion that embraces and overhangs a forward facing edge of the desk or workstation to support an aspect of the limb against undesired pressured contact against the edge while simultaneously comfortably supporting the user's foot or lower leg portion atop the main body portion. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290702 | Ergonomically designed portable cooling seat - An ergonomically designed portable cooling seat is provided. The portable cooling seat according to current application is comprised of a flexible connection duct, a flexible air distributor that is in a form of plastic cushion, a tiny blower that installed inside of the connection duct to facilitate introduction of air from air-conditioner into the air distributor, and a solid structure that is foldable along the center thereof. The air distributor and the solid foldable structure are ergonomically designed and covered with soft clothes to form a portable cooling seat. The portable cooling seat supplies cool air to the back and beneath of the buttocks of a driver, while avoiding undesirable region such as perinea and shoulder, to prevents driver's body oozed by sweat. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290703 | Motor Vehicle Seat - The invention relates to a motor vehicle seat comprising a back rest ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080290704 | SEAT FOR MOTORCYCLES - An improved seat is disclosed. The seat is of the type for interchangeable use on internal combustion engine motorcycles. The improvement consists of magnetically soft material secured internally within the seat between its frame shell and its cushion to, in use, provide protection for a motorcyclist's groin from near field extremely low frequency magnetic fields produced by electrical components located immediately beneath the seat's base when installed on the motorcycle. The present invention provides a relatively cost effective seat replacement option for health minded or electrosensitive motorcycle consumers who want to reduce groin close exposure to motorcycle generated magnetic fields. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290705 | Adjustable slip cover for sofas - A slip cover for a sofa or love seat is disclosed. The slip cover is adjustable in a number of ways to give a good fit for a range of sofa sizes and configurations. Vents are formed in the sides of the back covering portion to accommodate the presence or absence of arms for the seating piece. The seat portion has overlapping sides to fit a range of seat sizes. Front and back skirts are used to wrap the periphery of the sofa piece, thus covering the overhanging sides of the seat portion, the front and back skirts themselves overlapping and being adjustably secured with ties and binding extensions. Arm pieces, where needed, are separate from the back/seat portion of the covering, are adjustable by tucking any excess fabric behind the ruffle seam, and are secured to the legs of the sofa piece. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290706 | SEAT POSITION ADJUSTING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat system for a vehicle, includes a first pair of slide rails and a second pair of slide rails arranged on a vehicle compartment floor so as to extend in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, a first seat and a second seat arranged alongside each other, a forward-rearward movement mechanism provided under each of the first and second seats and supported at each of the first and second pairs of slide rails so that each of the first and second seats is movable along each of the first and second pairs of slide rails, and a sway mechanism provided between each of the first and second seats and the forward-rearward movement mechanism and swayably supporting each of the first and second seats at least in a direction where each of the first and second seats is approaching another of the first and the second seats. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290707 | CHILD SAFETY SEAT - An application for a foldable child safety seat includes a foldable sheet for supporting the child and a set of straps for removably fastening the head area of the foldable sheet around a first anchoring object such as an airplane tray table. Another set of straps are provided for removably fastening the foot area of the foldable sheet around a second anchoring object such as a parent and a system is provided for restraining the child into the foldable sheet. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290708 | Rotatable Child Seat for Motor Vehicles - The invention relates to a rotatable child seat ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080290709 | Rigid Mounting Device for a Child Safety Seat - The present invention is a mounting device for a child safety seat. The child seat attaches to a motor vehicle seat through the use of mounting spikes that go through a set of receiver holes in the automobile seat. The mounting spikes connect the safety seat frame to the motor vehicle seat. The mounting spikes have spring-loaded securing latches that secure the child seat to the motor vehicle seat. The child seat will have a release mechanism that will quickly and easily release the mounting spikes from the seat to allow the child safety seat to be removed from the vehicle. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290710 | Recliner Lift Chair with Dual Motors - A seating unit comprises: a base; a seat; a backrest; at least one ottoman; a reclining mechanism attached to the base, seat, backrest and ottoman; an ottoman power unit attached to the base and to the reclining mechanism; and a backrest power unit attached to the base and to the reclining mechanism. The reclining mechanism is configured to move the seating unit from the upright position to a TV position, in which the ottoman is generally horizontally disposed in front of the seat, and from the TV position to a fully reclined position, in which the backrest is reclined relative to the seat. The ottoman power unit is configured to drive the seating unit between the upright and TV positions. The backrest power unit is configured to drive the seating unit between the TV and fully reclined positions. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290711 | TOILETING CHAIR - A toileting chair has a flexible seat support and a removable seat. The removable seat is positioned on a seat support platform. At least one of the seat support platform and the flexible seat support is vertically movable with respect to the others so as to permit the insertion and removal of the seat. The flexible seat support is independent of the drive means so as to provide a comfortable suspended support on which a person may be seated during the reconfiguration of the chair. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290712 | CHAIR - A chair has a supporting frame, a seat portion, a back portion, and a recline mechanism. The mechanism moves the seat portion upon a reclining action of the back portion. The mechanism has a rear deformable member and a front deformable member operatively connecting the seat portion and the supporting frame. The recline mechanism also has a lower deformable member operatively connecting a lower part of the back portion and the supporting frame, and a puller member above the lower deformable member. The recline mechanism is configured such that as the back portion is reclined, the lower deformable member deforms and the puller member applies a rearward pulling action which causes the seat portion to move and the front and rear deformable members to deform. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290713 | Headrest device - A headrest device for supporting a headrest with respect to a seat. A lower frame is connectable to the seat, and an upper frame is provided for supporting the headrest thereon. A pair of link brackets connects the lower frame to the upper frame for pivotal motion of the upper frame with respect to the lower frame through a limited range of motion between a forward tilt limit position and a rearward tilt limit position. A motor is operatively connected one of the link brackets to move the upper frame between the forward tilt limit position and the rearward tilt limit position in response to a control signal. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290714 | SEAT WITH A PIVOTING HEADREST - A seat comprising a sitting surface ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080290715 | MODULAR PASSENGER SEAT FOR AN AIRCRAFT - An aircraft passenger seat assembly as described herein is formed from two primary and modular components: a structural frame that provides passenger support and dynamic load paths for the seat assembly; and a comfort frame that provides the passenger seating surface and the external upholstery layer for the seat assembly. If the seat assembly is designed for multiple passengers, then a separate comfort frame is used for each passenger seat location. The structural frame can be formed as a molded composite construction, and the comfort frame can also utilize a molded composite support frame. The support frame is used as a mounting shell for a fabric carrier that includes the external upholstery layer. The modular design and use of composite materials results in a significant weight and parts count savings relative to conventional seat designs. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290716 | Padding for Furniture - The present invention concerns a padding for a cushion ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080290717 | SEATBELT PULLING TOOL - There is provided a “threadable” seatbelt pulling tool adapted to be releasably secured to a male engagement plate of a seat belt buckle for aiding in the endeavor of securing a child restraint safety seat within a vehicle. In one aspect of the present seatbelt pulling tool, the tool facilitates the extension of the seat belt through the frame of a child safety restraint, so that the male engagement plate of the seat belt buckle can be coupled with the mating female buckle of the seat belt to secure the child safety restraint to the seat of the vehicle. In a second aspect of the present invention, for new motor vehicles, an aperture is provided in the seatbelt pulling tool to accommodate the new “latch” system design of seat restraining belts to be threaded through the frame of a child safety restraint. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290718 | Waste Disposal During Pit Mining - A method, apparatus and computer program for pit mining with waste dumping is disclosed, in which material is extracted from an open pit and some of that material is sent to waste. The method optimises a joint extraction and waste refill schedule. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290719 | Process for producing Hydrocarbon fluids combining in situ heating, a power plant and a gas plant - An in situ method of producing hydrocarbon fluids from an organic-rich rock formation is provided. The method may include heating an organic-rich rock formation, for example an oil shale formation, in situ to pyrolyze formation hydrocarbons, for example kerogen, to form a production fluid containing hydrocarbon fluids. The method may include separating the production fluid into at least a gas stream and a liquid stream, where the gas stream is a low BTU gas stream. The low BTU gas stream is then fed to a gas turbine where it is combusted and is used to generate electricity. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290720 | Wheel rim cover mounting structure - A wheel rim cover mounting structure includes a wheel rim having equiangularly spaced mounting slots, a wheel rim cover, which has protruding flanges respectively inserted into the mounting slots of the wheel rim, protruding strips extending from the protruding flanges at an inner side and respectively stopped against the inner end edges of the mounting slots, and plugholes respectively provided at the protruding flanges at an outer side, and retaining spring plates each having a toothed plug panel respectively plugged into the plugholes of the wheel rim cover and a stop panel obliquely extending from the plug panel and stopped at the back side of the wheel rim and an oblique face panel obliquely extending from the stop panel opposite to the plug panel in direction reversed to the extending direction of the stop panel from the plug panel. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290721 | Spoke fastening device for vehicle wheel - A spoke fastening device includes a spoke fastening hole drilled through a spoke bed of a wheel rim for receiving a head and a stem of a nipple and a collar of a ferrule, the ferrule includes a casing on one end of the collar for engaging with the spoke bed and having an inner peripheral channel for receiving a sealing ring which may make a water tight seal between the nipple and the ferrule and for allowing the nipple to be tilted or inclined relative to the ferrule, the collar includes a peripheral groove for forming two separated cylindrical segments and for allowing the outer cylindrical segment to be flared by the head of the nipple. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290722 | Wheel Hub Arrangement - The invention relates to a wheel hub arrangement ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080290723 | SELF-STEERING AXLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM HAVING A ROTARY STABILIZER - A self-steering axle suspension system utilizing a rotary damper coaxially aligned with and acting directly about the king pin centerline on one side of the vehicle is disclosed. When used as such, the rotary damper constitutes a rotary stabilizer. The rotary stabilizer is used to control the steerability of the self-steering axle suspension system and has a self-centering axle mechanism incorporated therein. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290724 | Wheel Axle Bearing Arrangement - A wheel axle bearing arrangement includes a wheel axle housing and a wheel axle support, which is configured to be rigidly connected to a vehicle frame, and a bearing arrangement configured to pivotably mount the wheel axle housing relative to the wheel axle support. The bearing arrangement includes at least two bearing sleeves arranged side by side. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290725 | Hydraulic Braking System For A Land Craft - A hydraulic brake system for a land vehicle, having a master cylinder, which is actuable by the driver by means of a pedal directly or via a brake booster disposed downstream of the pedal, for generating brake pressure in two brake circuits, each of which comprises two wheel brakes, wherein a hydraulic connection between the master cylinder and the wheel brakes is to be established or blocked by valve arrangements in dependence upon trigger signals from an electronic control unit in order to implement normal braking operations brought about directly by the driver or braking operations influenced by the electronic control unit in dependence upon measured variables, which are supplied to the electronic control unit and reflect the vehicle behaviour and/or the driver request, in that the brake pressure characteristic in the wheel brakes is varied by activating the valve arrangements associated therewith, wherein the electronic control unit is devised and programmed in such a way that, in order to set a brake pressure characteristic required for a specific vehicle behaviour, it supplies trigger signals, by means of which the setting of a respective brake pressure characteristic in the two brake circuits in predefined pressure stages (delta-p) is staggered in terms of time by a substantially predefined time stage (delta-t). | 2008-11-27 |
20080290726 | Brake system - A brake system includes a tandem-type master cylinder, a tandem-type slave cylinder with front and rear fluid pressure chambers and front and rear pistons arranged such that fluid pressure is generated in the fluid pressure chambers when the rear piston is advanced by an actuator, wheel cylinders connected to the fluid pressure chambers of the master cylinder, respectively, and a regulator which regulates a maximum distance between the front and rear pistons. The regulator prevents excessive increase in the volume of the rear fluid pressure chamber. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290727 | Method for Controlling an Electromagnetic Retarder - A method for controlling an electromagnetic retarder. More specifically, the method relates to determining, in a control unit, a maximum allowable intensity (Im) of an excitation current to be injected into an electromagnetic retarder ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080290728 | Bi-directional ice-particle spray generating device for snow vehicles - A bi-directional ice-particle spray generating device for use on snow vehicles is disclosed which is primarily constructed of multi-strand wire rope. The use of wire rope as a spring member allows for 360 degree flexibility to enable the design to be compatible with reverse-gear-equipped snow vehicles. A replaceable wear point or points is integral in the design for added durability. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290729 | ETHERNET INTERCONNECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An Ethernet interconnection device and method. The apparatus includes an input Ethernet connector, a signal separating circuit electrically connected to the input Ethernet connector, a voltage regulator circuit electrically connected to the signal separating circuit, an Ethernet signal repeater circuit electrically connected to the signal separating circuit, and an output Ethernet connector electrically connected to the Ethernet signal repeater circuit. The receiving circuit receives a first voltage signal and an Ethernet data signal from an Ethernet cable. The signal separating circuit separates the first voltage signal from the Ethernet data signal. The voltage regulator conditioning circuit generates a second voltage signal from the first voltage signal. The second voltage signal is a power source the Ethernet signal repeater circuit. The output Ethernet connector is configured to electrically conduct an regenerated Ethernet data signal from the Ethernet signal repeater circuit to an industrial/commercial device. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290730 | Flyback Converter - The present invention relates to a multiple output flyback converter having a switch regulated output circuit ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080290731 | Energy Efficient Power Supply - There is disclosed a power supply, a system, and method. A power supply may include a power converter for converting AC primary power into DC power, an internal load, and a DC power plug for delivering DC power from the power supply to a load external to the power supply. The power converter may include a standby circuit to place the power converter into a low power quiescent operating mode. A switch may be integrated into the DC power plug, the switch having an operate state and a standby state. The switch may control the flow of power from the power converter to the internal load. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290732 | POWER SWITCH SYSTEM - A power switch system ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080290733 | DC BACKUP POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND DISK ARRAY USING SAME - A DC backup power supply system having a plurality of loads to which AC from a commercial power source is supplied, and DC power storage means for supplying DC power to the plurality of the loads at the time of a power outage of the commercial power source, said DC backup power supply system including: a control circuit having a first DC backup output for supplying a power from the DC power storage means to the plurality of the loads, including a specific load, only during the power outage of the commercial power source, and a second DC backup output for continuously supplying a power from the DC power storage means to the specific load regardless of the power outage of the commercial power source or sound operation thereof, the control circuit supplying the respective powers from the same DC power storage means to the first and second DC backup outputs. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290734 | Switching pulse generating circuit and regulator using the same - A switching pulse generating circuit includes: a load current setting portion to determine the amount of current flowing through a load based on a load current setting signal, the load current setting signal being externally supplied to the load current setting portion, the load current setting signal specifying the amount of current flowing through the load; and a pulse generating portion to output voltage supplying pulses, the output voltage supplying pulses supplying voltage to the load, the pulse width of the voltage supplying pulses being determined based on the load current setting signal. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290735 | Remanent voltage generator tachometer and control for induction machine - In a power generating system the remanent voltage of an induction machine is measured. The frequency of the remanent voltage is compared to a predetermined threshold. When the frequency of the remanent voltage is greater than the predetermined threshold the induction machine is connected to the power grid. Induction machine is disconnected from power grid once generated power drops below a predetermined threshold. Once the induction machine is disconnected, it is prevented from being reconnected to the power grid until a predetermined time period elapses. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290736 | Power transmission device and electronic instrument - A control IC for first and second transmission drivers that drive a primary coil includes an output terminal connected to the first transmission driver on a first side, an output terminal connected to the second transmission driver on a second side, and an input terminal to which a waveform of a coil connection terminal is input through a waveform detection wiring pattern on a third side. The control IC is disposed in a center area of a board at a position shifted in a first direction with respect to a centerline. The coil connection terminal and a resonant capacitor are disposed in first and second row positions on the end of the board. The first transmission driver is disposed at a position shifted in the first direction with respect to the first side of the control IC. The second transmission driver is disposed at a position opposite to the second side of the control IC. The waveform detection wiring pattern extends from the third side of the control IC to the coil connection terminal through an area shifted in a second direction with respect to the centerline. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290737 | Semiconductor circuit device and data processing system - Occurrence of power supply noise arising in connection with a step-down action at the time of turning on power supply is to be restrained. A step-down unit is provided with a switched capacitor type step-down circuit and a series regulator type step-down circuit, and stepped-down voltage output terminals of the step-down circuits are connected in common. The common connection of the stepped-down voltage output terminals of both step-down circuits makes possible parallel driving of both, selective driving of either or consecutive driving of the two. In the consecutive driving, even if the switched capacitor type step-down circuit is driven after driving the series regulator type step-down circuit first to supply a stepped-down voltage to loads, the switched capacitor type step-down circuit will need only to be compensated for a discharge due to the loads, and a peak of a charge current for capacitors can be kept low. When operation of the switched capacitor type step-down circuit is started, no large rush current arises, and occurrence of noise is restrained. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290738 | SMART RECEIVER AND METHOD - A method and an apparatus according to an embodiment include a converter, a power storage module, and a processing module. The converter is configured to convert an energy associated with an electromagnetic wave into a DC power. The power storage module is configured to store the DC power. The processing module is configured to receive information associated with the received power to determine a parameter to operate a device, such as a light-emitting device, for example. The information can include voltage levels associated with the received power at one or more predetermined time instances. The power storage module is configured to send the stored DC power to the device to operate the device in accordance with the parameter determined by the processing module. The processing module is configured to determine the parameter to operate the device, such as periods of activity or inactivity, when a predetermined event is detected. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290739 | Encapsulating Housing for an Electrical Power Transmission Device Having a Particle Trap - A particle trap has a cover cap which dielectrically shields a shielding area by way of a shielding surface. The shielding surface has a concave curvature. Transversely to the concave curvature, the shielding surface has surface regions which are inclined transversely to the concave curvature in the region of a trough of the concave curvature. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290740 | Primary Part of a Linear Motor and Linear Motor Therewith - The invention relates to a linear motor and in particular a primary part of the linear motor for the movement of a secondary part, with a plurality of coils for inducing a magnetic field transmitting force along an axis between the primary part and the secondary part and with teeth, which are made from a magnetizable material, are arranged between adjacent coils and have a base section remote from the axis and an end section facing the axis, the teeth on the end section being wider than on the base section. In order to provide a primary part or a linear motor which also allow for high force densities given a compact design, the coils also extend in the interspace between the end sections of adjacent teeth so as to increase the magnetic flux density. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290741 | PLANAR MOTOR - A planar motor includes a flat base element arranged in a plane, and substantially cuboidal first magnets arranged on the base element whose magnetization is perpendicular to the plane and which are arranged at evenly spaced intervals and with alternating polarity in a first direction and in a second direction. The planar motor also includes substantially cuboidal second magnets whose magnetization is parallel to the plane and which are disposed with alternating polarity in the first direction and second direction between the first magnets, so that each first magnet is surrounded by four second magnets. The first magnets are disposed on protrusions of the base element. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290742 | Acoustic wave generating apparatus and method - A tactile wave generating apparatus for generating amplified low frequency waves for transmission as tactile waves into a structure or a person's body. There is a housing in which is positioned a drive section that in turn comprises a magnet section that moves upwardly and downwardly as an inertial mass, two coils on opposite sides of the magnet and two flux path return plates for the coils. Each coil comprises upper and lower longitudinally aligned generally linear coil portions which drive the magnet section upwardly and downwardly. The magnet section is supported by upper and lower interconnecting sections that resiliently resist the up and down motion of the magnet section and restrain the magnet section to move up and down within close tolerances. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290743 | ENERGY EFFICIENT ROBOTIC SYSTEM - An energy efficient biped robotic system with passive-dynamic locomotion includes a body having a frame. An energy recapture mechanism is suspended within the frame. The energy recapture mechanism includes a load, a mechanical energy storage mechanism that interconnects the load and the frame, and a guide means secured to the load and the frame. A mechanical energy input mechanism interconnects the load with an electric energy generating mechanism. An output means transfers the generated electric energy to an energy storage device. The robot also includes a leg connected to the body portion. The cyclical movement of the leg during passive-dynamic locomotion is transferred to the load through the mechanical energy storage mechanism, and the resulting oscillatory movement of the load is transferred by the mechanical energy input mechanism to the electric energy generating mechanism. The generated electric energy is transferred to the energy storage device for use by the robotic system. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290744 | AUTOMOTIVE ALTERNATOR - A regulator assembly mounting threaded aperture is formed on an inner wall surface of a rear bracket, and a receiving recess portion is recessed into an inner wall surface of the rear bracket around the regulator assembly mounting threaded aperture. A regulator assembly mounting penetrating aperture is disposed through a base of a regulator assembly, and an engaging protruding portion is disposed so as to project from the base around the regulator assembly mounting penetrating aperture. The regulator assembly is fixed to the rear bracket by engaging the engaging protruding portion in the receiving recess portion and fastening a regulator assembly mounting screw that has been passed through the regulator assembly mounting penetrating aperture into the regulator assembly mounting threaded aperture. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290745 | Electrical hand-held power tool with cooling of electronics - An electrical hand-held power tool includes a drive motor, a ventilation device ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080290746 | Drive with an electric motor, a housing and a direction-dependent brake - A drive with an electric motor, a housing and a direction-dependent brake, which includes a driver splined to a motor shaft, a drive output coupled freely pivotable around a small angle and shape-mated with the driver, several clamping devices and a clamping ring, in which the clamping devices cooperate with the clamping ring so that the brake conveys a torque from the electric motor to the driver output and brakes a back-driving torque of the drive output. The task of the invention is to present a brake in which no static redundancy occurs, which is simple to construct and in which no abrupt blocking is possible. This task is solved according to the invention in that the clamping ring is connected radially movable to the housing, a gearbox or a part attached to the housing so that the clamping ring after overcoming a defined force can be moved at least slightly radially by a clamping device. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290747 | MOTOR - A fixation portion of an attachment plate is fixed onto an upper surface of a flange portion of a housing. In a cylindrical retentive portion of the housing, there is formed an expanded diameter portion which is continuous to the flange portion. There is disposed a ball bearing in the expanded diameter portion. Formed integrally with the flange portion is a fitting portion such that the fitting portion is continuous to the expanded diameter portion. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290748 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - The invention relates to an electric motor with a housing, a rotor, a stator, an axle, and a bearing region with two bearings, where both bearings are arranged at the same side of the rotor in axial direction, wherein the housing is built in two parts, such that one part contains rotor and stator and the bearing region and a second part is designed as a cover at the side far from the bearing region. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290749 | End Shield - A cast end shield for an electrical machine, said end shield supporting a bearing that supports the rotor, and said end shield having an opening in the middle. In the radial direction from the centre of the shield, there is an inner rim limited by the opening, an intermediate rim connected to the inner rim and an outer rim connected to the intermediate rim. The intermediate rim has at least one substantially waved reinforcement structure, and within the reinforcement structure, the valleys of the waves are substantially in the radial direction. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290750 | Drive Motor System - A motor drive system is provided. The system includes a torque converter for receiving a rotational motion from a source and producing a rotational output, the torque converter having a first body rotatable about a first axis, a plurality of first magnets mounted to the first body, a second body rotatable about a second axis, and a plurality of second magnets mounted to the second body. The system also includes a generator system coupled to the rotational output of the torque converter and producing at least one electrical output; at least one motor drive coupled to an electrical output of the generator system; and an output system coupled to the motor drive. The first magnets are magnetically coupled to the second magnets, and the second body rotates as a result of the magnetic coupling and produces the rotational output. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290751 | Brushless permanent magnet motor with unequal-width slots and method of producing the same - A brushless permanent magnet motor with unequal-width slots and its manufacturing method completes a design of a regular motor with equal-width slots, employs a single-layer centralized winding, increasing the width equally on left and right sides of a first type of teeth wound with a coil until a width W | 2008-11-27 |
20080290752 | Axial gap motor - An axial gap motor including a rotor and stators, wherein: the rotor is provided with a plurality of primary magnet portions, a plurality of auxiliary magnet portions, and a rotor frame; the rotor frame is provided with a plurality of ribs that extend in the radial direction of the rotor frame, and a shaft portion and a rim portion that are integrally connected with each other via the ribs, and the rotor frame houses the primary magnet portions and the auxiliary magnet portions; the primary magnet portions are provided with primary permanent magnet pieces; the auxiliary magnet portions are provided with auxiliary permanent magnet pieces; and each of cross-sectional areas of the ribs which is perpendicular to the radial direction increases from the rim portion side towards the shaft portion side in the radial direction. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290753 | MOTOR - A motor is basically provided with a stator, a rotor, a low permeability layer and a current control device. The stator includes a magnetic stator core and a stator winding. The rotor includes a rotor core and a plurality of permanent magnets arranged to form N and S poles of the rotor. The low permeability layer has a lower magnetic permeability than the rotor core and extends between each of the N and S poles in a direction generally parallel to the magnetic flux paths of the permanent magnets such that the permanent magnets and the low permeability are arranged to obstruct the magnetic flux between the N and S poles to provide a forward salient pole characteristic. The current control device produces a current whose phase is shifted such that the magnetic flux of the permanent magnets intensifies. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290754 | AC Motor - The motor includes a rotor including N-pole magnets and S-pole magnets located alternately along a circumferential direction of said AC motor, a stator core including a plurality of partial cores arranged coaxially along an axial direction of said AC motor each of said partial cores including a plurality of stator poles located along said circumferential direction so as to be on the same circumference, and a plurality of loop-like windings each of which extends in said circumferential direction while passing through, in said axial direction, interpole spaces between each two adjacent stator poles in said circumferential direction. The a phase angle difference between each adjacent two of said stator poles in said circumferential direction of the same one of said partial cores is set at a value smaller than 360 degrees for each of said partial cores. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290755 | MOTOR - A motor may include an urging member which is mounted on a fixed body for urging the bearing, and a pair of engaging grooves formed on the fixed body. The urging member may includes a pair of hook parts which are bent from respective tip ends of a pair of side plate parts. When the urging member is mounted on the fixed body, a pair of the hook parts are inserted from open ends and engaged with a pair of the engaging grooves and, when an outward force is applied to the urging member, the hook parts abut with an opposite inner wall of the engaging grooves located on a tip end side in the axial line direction of the motor to prevent the hook parts from being disengaged from the engaging grooves. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290756 | Micro-Electro-Mechanical Transducer Having an Insulation Extension - A micro-electro-mechanical transducer (such as a cMUT) having two electrodes separated by an insulator with an insulation extension is disclosed. The two electrodes define a transducing gap therebetween. The insulator has an insulating support disposed generally between the two electrodes and an insulation extension extending into at least one of two electrodes to increase the effective insulation without having to increase the transducing gap. Methods for fabricating the micro-electro-mechanical transducer are also disclosed. The methods may be used in both conventional membrane-based cMUTs and cMUTs having embedded springs transporting a rigid top plate. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290757 | Ultrasonic transducer array and a method for making a transducer array - A transducer array comprises a conductive back plate | 2008-11-27 |
20080290758 | ULTRASONIC SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An ultrasonic sensor includes a cylindrical casing having a bottom portion. The casing has a piezoelectric element on a bottom surface thereof. A substrate is attached to an end surface of an opening portion of the casing with a damping member provided therebetween such that the damping member covers the opening portion. Pin terminals are arranged so as to extend through the substrate and the damping member and are electrically connected to the piezoelectric element with lead wires. An inner space of the casing is filled with foamable resin. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290759 | PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR - An energy-trapping strip piezoelectric vibrator utilizing a third harmonic overtone of a thickness shear mode is provided. A piezoelectric vibrator | 2008-11-27 |
20080290760 | DISK BRAKE FOR VEHICLE - A disk brake for a vehicle, includes: an electric motor which has a motor shaft provided with an armature and which is attached to a caliper body so as to exhibit a power for urging a friction pad toward a disk rotor; and a Hall IC for detecting a rotational angle of the electric motor. The Hall IC is disposed within the electric motor so as to be located on an outer side of a pulser mounted on the motor shaft, and is retained by a motor case of the electric motor and a sensor cover made of a synthetic resin and detachably attached to the motor case. Thus, it is possible to reduce the number of parts by eliminating a special sealing measure. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290761 | Interface Module for Arranging in or on a Motor - Temperature or vibration sensors ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080290762 | Rotor and an Electrical Machine Comprising Such a Rotor | 2008-11-27 |
20080290763 | AUTOMOTIVE ALTERNATOR - A circuit board heatsink | 2008-11-27 |
20080290764 | ELECTRODYNAMIC MACHINE CONTROL - An electrodynamic machine has a winding and a switching arrangement effectively dividing the winding into individually controllable portions. During a first operating condition, current flows through the entire winding in a manner controlled by the switching arrangement. In a second condition, the switching arrangement restricts current flow to only a portion of the winding. The second condition effectively reduces the inductive capacity of the winding. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290765 | Glass Cabinet for Storage and/or Display of Objects - A glass cabinet for storage and/or display of objects includes a front, a rear ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080290766 | Computer Table Element - The invention relates to a computer table element ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080290767 | Organizer for Portable Electronic Devices - An organizer for portable electronic devices is provided. The organizer includes an enclosure that can be mounted under an item of furniture such as a shelf or cabinet. A moveable tray within the enclosure allows electronic devices to be stored in a convenient location, while hiding the associated power cords and adapters from view. The tray may be moved and/or rotated to allow access to the power cords and adapters. The organizer also may be incorporated into various items of furniture, such as cabinets, hutches, and the like. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290768 | Multi-media workstation having a master rail system - A multi-media workstation having a master rail system for permitting horizontal adjustment of the various components of the workstation. The workstation generally includes a console having a work surface and a master rail system for supporting various audiovisual equipment. The master rail system includes a rail extrusion connecting at least two frames and having a longitudinal slot formed in at least one of its surfaces. The various components of the workstation each include a finger engaged in the longitudinal slot of the rail extrusion, wherein the component is able to be horizontally translated along a length of the rail extrusion. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290769 | Electrical Cabinet with Electrical Connection to Its Door - The invention concerns an electrical cabinet ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080290770 | Composite Tub Body For A Dishwasher - A dishwasher tub includes a main body having opposing side walls that are interconnected by a rear wall, all formed from a multi-layered composite material. A cap member is joined atop the opposing side and rear walls, a base member is joined to lower edge portions of the opposing side walls and rear wall, and a frontal halo member is mounted between the cap and base member to define an overall washing chamber having a front opening. Preferably, the multi-layered composite material includes an inner stainless layer, a rigid layer and an outer protective layer, such as a layer of stainless steel, a rigid polyester mat, and a protective layer of hard plastic or aluminum foil. The outer layer also preferably serves as a shipping container for the dishwasher, enabling components of the dishwasher to be transported to a designated location for final assembly. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290771 | Interlocking structural element for cabinets and enclosures - An interlocking structural element is disclosed for the construction of cabinets and enclosures, including modular cabinets and enclosures. Four equal lengths of the interlocking structural element can be used in conjunction with simple flat rectangular panels to fabricate a single enclosure. Additional lengths may be used to fabricate an enclosure with multiple compartments. The interlocking structural element may be fabricated by extruding metal or other material such as plastic. The element incorporates slots for easy mounting of shelves, printed circuit boards or other objects within the enclosure. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290772 | Split Mounting Type Square Column Assembly - The present invention relates to a split mounting type square column assembly for the exhibition equipment, comprising a square column, a embedded type supporting frame, and a connecting lock, wherein the said connecting lock may be removable located within the said embedded type supporting frame, and the said embedded type supporting frame may be removable located within the said square column. One outside surface of the said square column at least has a connecting groove, and has a quantity of positioning mounting holes in the area except for the situation of the said connecting groove. Said embedded type supporting frame consists of a supporting frame body, a spring cotter and a spring keyway, wherein, said spring cotter is located within the said spring keyway, and in the initial state, said spring cotter overhangs from the said spring keyway, said spring keyway is located on the said supporting frame body, therefore the moving pathway of said spring cotter could pass through the positions of said positioning mounting holes when said embedded type supporting frame is pushed in or out. | 2008-11-27 |
20080290773 | Quick tabs - Drawer Front Adjuster. | 2008-11-27 |