03rd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120013031 | Mould Comprising Two Internal Corner-Cubes and Component Comprising Cuboid Elements Forming Two Internal Corner-Cubes - The invention provides a mould ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120013032 | PYROSPHERELATOR - Crystalline alumina particles are intimately mixed with a gaseous fuel, air and oxygen. The mixture is then ignited in a torch. Such blending of the powder with the combustible gas allows the alumina particles to be immediately heated to above their melting temperature and allows the particles to form into spheres. The spheres are then rapidly cooled to ambient temperature, providing high purity micron-sized polymorphic alumina spheres without the use of additives or special treatment. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013033 | SECURING METHOD AND SECURING APPARATUS FOR BEARING HOUSING - Turbine casings LP | 2012-01-19 |
20120013034 | Device and Method for Cooling Plastic Profiles - The invention relates to an extrusion line for producing plastic profiles, preferably plastic pipes, comprising at least one extruder ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120013035 | MIXING HEAD APPARATUS AND MOLDING METHOD USING THE APPARATUS - The present invention provides a low-cost and highly productive mixing head apparatus that achieves high agitation of a liquid blend and improves the smooth flow of the liquid blend from a discharge port, and a molding method using the same. In the mixing head apparatus wherein two types of chemically reactive fluid component materials | 2012-01-19 |
20120013036 | Method for Producing Multiple Fibre Strips in Parallel and Apparatus for Executing Said Method - The invention relates to methods for simultaneously producing crimped fibre strips in parallel, in particular filter tow strips, in a crimping machine (KM) having an inlet region ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120013037 | Viscoelastic Extrusion Processing Method and Compositions for Biopolymers - A viscoelastic extrusion process (VEEP) for biopolymers such as polylactic acid is provided. The VEEP process removes many processing and performance limitations of PLA as well as creates performance sufficient to produce durable “nonbiodegradable” products as a direct replacement for PVC and other petrochemical profile and sheet extrusion applications. The VEEP process also retains a high degree of crystallinity within the PLA for increasing toughness and to lower its biodegradability. The invention also includes an integral process wherein rheology is highly modified to allow profile extrusion and higher melt strength wherein processing is lower than the melting point of the primary biopolymer and below the browning points of the natural fibers in the biopolymers viscoelastic state. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013038 | NEGATIVE MOLD COMPRISING PREDEFINED FOAM BLOCKS FOR CASTING A COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE NEGATIVE MOLD - A negative mold for casting a component such as a blade of a wind turbine is described The negative mold includes a support structure and a plurality of foam blocks, which are mounted to the support structure in such a manner, that a common surface contour of the plurality of foam blocks defines an outer surface of the component, which is to be casted. Each foam block of the plurality of foam blocks is taken from a predetermined number of different types of foam blocks, each type of foam block is defined by a predetermined foam block size and foam block shape. A method for producing such a negative mold is also described. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013039 | Programmable soft lithography: solvent-assisted nanoscle embossing - A method of forming a nanoscale pattern on a substrate is provided, wherein the method increases or decreases the spacing of patterns on the substrate relative to a master, while keeping the pattern feature size constant. The method can alternatively reduce the pattern feature size of the substrate relative to a master, while keeping the spacing patterns constant. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013040 | SUBSTRATE CARRIER FOR MOLDING ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A method of molding a substrate containing a plurality of electronic devices by providing a carrier comprising a frame which includes an adhesive film. The substrate is mounted onto the adhesive film of the carrier such that the frame surrounds the substrate. The carrier is placed in a mold such that the frame is located at a clamping area of the mold and the substrate is located at a molding area of the mold where molding cavities are located. The frame is clamped at the clamping area while the electronic devices are located in the molding cavities for molding with an encapsulant. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013041 | METHOD OF FORMING SHELL OF ELECTRICAL DEVICE - A method of forming a shell of an electrical device comprises the steps of: conforming a sheet assembly to at least a part of an outer configuration of the shell, wherein the sheet assembly includes a sheet and a photo-cured coating on one side of the sheet, the coating forming a predetermined pattern; injecting a base material into an injection mold for forming the shell after placing the sheet assembly inside the injection mold, with the side of the sheet on which the photo-cured coating is formed facing a cavity of the injection mold; and removing the sheet assembly from the shell. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013042 | IMPRINT TEMPLATE AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD - Certain embodiments provide an imprint template which has a first member formed with patterns having concavities and convexities on one side thereof, and in the state in which the one side is contacted with a photocuring imprint material coated onto a substrate to be processed, cures the imprint material by light emitted from above the other side of the first member to transfer the patterns onto the imprint material. The template is provided with a second member in an end region thereof. The second member has a larger contact angle with respect to the imprint material than the first member. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013043 | MEDICAL DEVICES AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARING SAME - Medical balloons comprising a predetermined pattern of conductive materials and methods of making the same. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013044 | INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - An injection molding machine to prevent a molded piece from being separated from a mold after molds are disassembled from each other includes a first mold, a second mold assembled with the first mold to form a cavity, and a binding device or a pressing device to get a molded piece held in the first mold when the first mold and the second mold are disassembled from each other. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013045 | MATTE LAMINATE FILM - A matte laminate film comprising a transparent resin film substrate and a matte layer formed on at least one surface of the transparent resin film substrate, in which the transparent resin film substrate is a laminate film comprising a layer (A) formed of a polycarbonate resin and a layer (B) formed of a methacrylic resin which is laminated on at least one surface of the layer (A). The matte laminate film is preferably used as a decorative film having good resistance to whitening and high mechanical properties and surface hardness. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013046 | ELECTROSPINNING MANUFACTURE FOR DRUG CARRIERS - An electrospinning manufacture for drug carriers is disclosed. The method comprises a preliminary step mixing a predetermined drug, an alginate, and a saline to obtain a mixture; an electric field establishing step providing a collection plate and an emitter filled with divalent cation agent and the mixture individually, wherein an electric field is applied to the collection plate and the emitter to form a voltage therebetween; and an electrospinning step sequentially dropping the mixture from the emitter into the divalent cation agent filled in the collection plate via the driving of the electric field, triggering a crosslinking-gelating reaction between the divalent cation and the alginate, wherein a plurality of gel particles is produced for a coating of the predetermined drug presenting a drug carrier performance. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013047 | NANOFIBER MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NANOFIBERS - A nanofiber manufacturing apparatus ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120013048 | BLOW MOLDING TOOL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING EXTRUSION BLOW MOLDED PLASTIC ARTICLES - A blow molding tool ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120013049 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PLASTIC BOTTLE - Provided in a method of producing a plastic bottle in which molding cycle is improved and a highly transparent plastic bottle rarely having a problem of discoloration such as whitening is produced. The method according to the present invention is a method of producing a plastic bottle comprising 0.005 to 0.025 parts by mass of a 1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one 1,1-dioxide compound with respect to 100 parts by mass of a polyester resin, the method comprising preparing a masterbatch containing 0.01 to 0.5 parts by mass of the above-described 1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one 1,1-dioxide compound with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polyester resin, subsequently mixing the masterbatch and polyester resin to produce a mixture, and molding the mixture into the shape of a bottle. Further, it is preferred that the above-described polyester resin be a polyethylene terephthalate resin. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013050 | Method of manufacturing a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a positive electrode ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120013051 | POROUS ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND ANODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY EMPLOYING THE SAME - Provided are a porous anode active material, a method of preparing the same, and an anode and a lithium battery employing the same. The porous anode active material includes fine particles of metallic substance capable of forming a lithium alloy; a crystalline carboneous substance; and a porous carboneous material coating and attaching to the fine particles of metallic substance and the crystalline carboneous substance, the porous anode active material having pores exhibiting a bimodal size distribution with two pore diameter peaks as measured by a Barrett-Joyner-Halenda (BJH) pore size distribution from a nitrogen adsorption. The porous anode active material has the pores having a bimodal size distribution, and thus may efficiently remove a stress occurring due to a difference of expansion between a carboneous material and a metallic active material during charging and discharging. Further, the anode electrode and the lithium battery comprising the anode active material have excellent charge/discharge characteristics. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013052 | METHOD AND SUBSTRATE FOR CURING A HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - The invention relates to a process for firing a porous ceramic structure of the honeycomb type on a firing setter, said structure comprising a plurality of longitudinal through-channels terminating in two ends of the structure, the end bearing on the setter having a maximum width L | 2012-01-19 |
20120013053 | Apparatus for direct smelting of zinc bearing compounds to produce metallic zinc - Apparatus for producing lead and zinc from concentrates of zinc and lead sulfides or oxides, including: a source of zinc ore and/or lead ore concentrates, iron bearing and carbon containing materials; metallic iron fines and iron oxide fines; carbonaceous reductant; fluxing agent; and a binder; a mixer for forming a mixture from said concentrates and other materials; an agglomerator communicating with the mixer for forming agglomerates from the mixture; a melting furnace for melting the mixture and vaporizing lead and zinc; a pressure sealed feed system communicating with the agglomerator and the melting furnace for introducing agglomerates to the melting furnace; a pressure sealed chamber surrounding the melting furnace; a water-cooled condenser for receiving the vaporized metal and cooling and condensing the metal vapors to liquid metal; a tapping device communicating with the condenser for removing the liquid metal; and associated devices for separating the zinc and lead and recovering the lead and zinc metal separately. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013054 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING METALLIC IRON - A battery of stationary hearth furnaces, and method for using, for producing metallic iron nodules having a furnace having a stationary hearth, an inlet and an outlet; a heating chamber beneath the stationary hearth having heated fluids circulated thereto and heating reducible material on the stationary hearth; passageways circulating fluids, through ports from the furnace housing above the reducible material to the heating chamber beneath; burners and air inlets in the furnace and optionally in at least one passageway and a heating chamber for drying and heating the reducible material, driving off and burning volatile material, and forming metallic iron nodules; a loading device for loading reducible material and optionally hearth material onto the stationary hearth through the inlet; and a discharging device capable of discharging metallic iron nodules and optionally related material from the stationary hearth through the outlet. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013055 | APPARATUS FOR INDUCING FLOW IN A MOLTEN MATERIAL - Apparatus for inducing flow in a molten material comprises a refractory lined vessel ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120013056 | CHARGING FRAME AND QUENCHING DEVICE HAVING A CHARGING FRAME - A charging frame for accommodating a batch of parts to be quenched, e.g., metal workpieces, has a circumferentially closed peripheral wall which surrounds the batch and thereby forms a flow channel which prevents bypass flows. The charging frame is a part of a quenching device. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013057 | ACTIVE VIBRATION DAMPING SUPPORT DEVICE - A solenoid driving device with excellent electric power efficiency which drives and controls an actuator including a solenoid and an active vibration damping support device with excellent electric power efficiency which includes the solenoid driving device are disclosed. The solenoid driving device includes a booster circuit | 2012-01-19 |
20120013058 | GRAVITY COMPENSATOR OF MOTOR - The present invention relates to a gravity compensator of a motor for naturally compensating load moment according to a rotation angle of a load, wherein the load moment results from the gravity torque in accordance with the rotational angle. The gravity compensator comprises: a supporting frame; a rotational shaft which is prepared to allow the rotation thereof in relation to the supporting frame; a load which is fixed to the rotational shaft and is rotated together with the rotational shaft; a driving motor which provides a rotational force to the rotational shaft to drive the rotation of the rotational shaft; and a torsion bar which has one end thereof coupled to the rotational shaft to form a rotating end that rotates together with the rotational shaft and includes the other end thereof coupled to the supporting frame to form a fixed end that does not rotate with the rotational shaft. Gravity compensation can be performed with an even simpler structure compared to the prior art, and thus the invention can be applied to a very small-sized motor. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013059 | COMPRESSION COIL SPRING AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR COIL SPRING - Bending deformation exceeding a yield stress is applied by winding a material on a mandrel. Coiling is performed simultaneously with the application of the bending deformation, and the load is removed after the coiling. This spring includes an outside surface region having a compressive residual stress and a compressive stress reduction region in which the compressive residual stress is reduced from the outside surface region toward the center of the material. A stress change portion at which a change from the compressive residual stress to a tensile residual stress occurs exists between the outside surface region and the center of the material. The spring further includes a tensile stress peak portion, tensile stress reduction region, and inside surface region. The inside surface region has the tensile compressive residual stress having an absolute value smaller than that of the outside surface region. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013060 | MAGNETIC VISE - A magnetic vise comprises a holder, a movable portion, a rotary bar and a magnetic portion. The magnetic portion is located beneath the holder. The holder has a butting surface extended transversely and a boss opposing the butting surface. The rotary bar is a turnable screw bar running through the boss and has a distal end latched on the movable portion to push and pull the movable portion. The movable portion has a clamping surface facing the butting surface. A working piece can be positioned on the holder and attracted by the magnetic force of the magnetic portion to be tightly attached to the holder. The rotary bar can be turned to drive the movable portion against the holder so that the clamping surface is moved towards the butting surface to clamp the working piece without skewing during the clamping process. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013061 | ASSEMBLY FOR MAKING A POLYMERIC MEDICAL DEVICE - A polymeric tube is positioned on a polymeric mandrel and then laser cut to form an implantable medical device, such as a stent. The assembly and method reduces contamination of the inner surface of the stent, which would be caused if conventional glass or metal mandrels are used, while simultaneously reducing damage to the inner surface of the stent due to the shielding effect of the polymeric mandrel. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013062 | WORK SUPPLY APPARATUS AND MACHINE TOOL PROVIDED WITH THE WORK SUPPLY APP - A work supply apparatus that can cope with a variation (decrease or increase) in length of the work and can eliminate adverse effects caused by vibration or the like and a machine tool provided with this work supply apparatus are aimed at to be provided. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013063 | FOLDING MACHINE - Signatures of various paper types can be discharged and guided properly to impellers by providing a pair of discharging rollers | 2012-01-19 |
20120013064 | FLAT-ARTICLE FEED DEVICE AND A POSTAL SORTING MACHINE - The invention relates to a flat-article feed device, comprising a supply magazine ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120013065 | DEVICE FOR SEPARATING FLAT ARTICLES, A CORRESPONDING CONTROL METHOD, AND A CORRESPONDING POSTAL MACHINE - The invention relates to a separator device ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120013066 | Extended Registration Control of a Sheet in a Media Handling Assembly - An apparatus including a sheet registration nip assembly for changing characteristics of the sheet with respect to the transport path. The characteristics of the sheet including a skew position, process direction position or a lateral position of the sheet. The registration nip assembly changing a first sheet characteristic to a first target characteristic by the time the sheet reaches a preliminary registration datum. A delivery registration datum disposed downstream of the registration nip assembly. The registration nip assembly changing a second sheet characteristic to a second target characteristic when at least a portion of the sheet is disposed along the transport path between the preliminary registration datum and the delivery registration datum. The apparatus including an auxiliary nip assembly disposed between the delivery registration datum and the registration nip assembly, wherein the preliminary registration datum is disposed between the delivery registration datum and the auxiliary nip assembly. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013067 | Adjustable Idler Rollers for Lateral Registration - An assembly including two nip assemblies spaced apart along a first axis. Each nip assembly including a driven wheel and an idler roller. The driven wheel rotatably supported about the first axis. The idler cooperating with the driven wheel to engage a sheet. The idler rotatably supported about a second axis. The second axis being selectively moveable relative to the first axis. The selective movement between a first and second orientation while the sheet is moved along the transport path. In the first orientation the second axis extends parallel to the first axis. In the second orientation the second axis extends at an oblique angle to the first axis. The selective movement pivoting about a third axis extending through a centerline common to both the driven wheel and the idler. The selective movement of one of the two nip assemblies being independent from the selective movement of the other. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013068 | AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER - An automatic document feeder for automatically feeding a document placed on a document tray includes a paper feed section which includes at least a paper feed roller and a pickup roller and is tilted up and down around a roller shaft of the paper feed roller; and a shutter section including a shutter which is provided on a side plate of the paper feed section, placed at a document restriction position at which a position of the leading edge of the document is restricted before the paper feed section picks up the document, tilted by being pushed by the document to be picked up when the paper feed section picks up the document, and automatically returns to the document restriction position by its own weight after the picked up document has passed under the shutter. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013069 | SHEET STACKING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet stacking apparatus includes a gripper configured to discharge a sheet, a plurality of stacker trays arranged in a row and configured to stack the discharged sheet, and a guiding unit configured to guide the discharged sheet to a predetermined position. The plurality of stacking trays are horizontally arranged so that a large number of sheets can be stacked without increasing the size of the sheet stacking apparatus. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013070 | AIR HOCKEY TABLE - Air hockey tables are disclosed herein. An embodiment of an air hockey table comprises a playing surface and an opening wherein a puck is movable on the playing surface and is receivable in said opening. At least one barricade is movable proximate the opening, wherein the barricade has a first fixed position wherein the puck is prevented from entering the opening when the puck is shot from anywhere on the playing surface, and a second fixed position wherein the puck is able to enter the opening. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013071 | Method and Apparatus for Conducting a Game of Chance - A system and method are provided for playing a game of chance. The game of chance may include, for example, a lottery-type game. A result of the game of chance is revealed to a player in another medium. In one example, the result is revealed during multiple game instances of one or more online games. In one example, the online game includes a game similar to the well-known game of BEJEWELED. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013072 | Puzzle with Polycubes of Distributed and Low Complexity for Building Cube and Other Shapes - An assembly puzzle comprising different polycubes that can be arranged to form a cube comprising sixty-four unit cubes. Included in the puzzle are polycubes of a sufficiently distributed complexity to allow meaningful hints to be given without actually providing a solution. Furthermore, the polycubes can be arranged in different configurations to build a wide variety of shapes other than a cube. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013073 | GAME TABLE INCLUDING CUPS - In certain embodiments, the present disclosure is directed to a game table that has a plurality of cups that may be automatically moved from a storage position to a playing position. In certain other embodiments, the present disclosure is directed to a game table that has a plurality of cups that may be manually moved from a storage position to a playing position. In certain other embodiments, the present disclosure is directed to devices and methods that allow a user to provide a payment mechanism, and upon the acceptance of the payment mechanism, a game table will move a plurality of cups from a storage position to a playing position. In some embodiments, provision is made for the dispensing of a liquid drink or other reward when predetermined actions occur during play of the game. Although the presently disclosed embodiments will work with any game requiring cups for play, the disclosure makes reference to the game of Beer Pong for convenience of description. No limitation of the disclosure is thereby intended or to be inferred. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013075 | Apparatus And Methods For Organizing And Playing A Game - Systems and methods of organizing and conducting games are set forth herein. One method of organizing and conducting a game comprises steps of arranging a plurality of contestants within a predefined adventurous area, and providing a plurality of items, each item having a distinct identifying characteristic. An ultralight with a programmable ejection system launches the plurality of items into the adventurous area through the air according to a predetermined routine. The contestants are allowed to search for and collect the items launched by the ultralight within the adventurous area before the game ends. Means are provided for correlating the identifying characteristic of each item to a prize, and each contestant is allowed to retain the prize correlating to the identifying characteristic of the item that was collected by the contestant. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013076 | BELLOWS TYPE MECHANICAL SEAL - A bellows type mechanical seal is provided that is capable of reducing adverse effects on the bellows. The bellows type mechanical seal includes a first annular member fixed on a rotary shaft, a second annular member resiliently supported by the bellows in a housing axially to the outside of the first annular member, a seal ring having a first end seal face contacting the first annular member and a second end seal face contacting the second annular member, both seal faces being perpendicular to the shaft. A centering member is arranged contacting the inner surface of the seal ring and the inner surface of the second annular member within an annular space formed between both of the inner surfaces and the shaft to keep the sealing ring and the second annular member in alignment with each other. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013077 | BELLOWS TYPE MECHANICAL SEAL - A bellows type mechanical seal including a sealing ring and a mating ring, wherein either one of the sealing ring or the mating ring is retained in a housing and the other one is mounted on a shaft and wherein the sealing ring is supported by a bellows and the bellows has a retainer welded thereto on one of the sides for retaining the sealing ring and a collar welded on the other side to form a bellows assembly, is characterized in that the entire surface of the bellows assembly is covered by an erosion-resistant film formed by the physical vapor deposition, such as ion-plating. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013078 | LOW TORQUE HYDRODYNAMIC LIP GEOMETRY FOR ROTARY SEALS - A hydrodynamically lubricating geometry for the generally circular dynamic sealing lip of rotary seals that are employed to partition a lubricant from an environment. The dynamic sealing lip is provided for establishing compressed sealing engagement with a relatively rotatable surface, and for wedging a film of lubricating fluid into the interface between the dynamic sealing lip and the relatively rotatable surface in response to relative rotation that may occur in the clockwise or the counter-clockwise direction. A wave form incorporating an elongated dimple provides the gradual convergence, efficient impingement angle, and gradual interfacial contact pressure rise that are conducive to efficient hydrodynamic wedging. Skewed elevated contact pressure zones produced by compression edge effects provide for controlled lubricant movement within the dynamic sealing interface between the seal and the relatively rotatable surface, producing enhanced lubrication and low running torque. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013079 | PIPE OR CABLE LEAD-THROUGH HAVING LAYERS OF DIFFERENT THICKNESS - A compressible seal/lead-through for cables, wires or pipes. The seal has two or more compressible base parts surrounding each cable, wire or pipe. Each compressible base part has peelable sheets for adapting to the diameter of a cable, wire or pipe. The sheets placed in the base parts have either different thicknesses or different rigidities. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013080 | Hydraulic Chuck Assembly - A hydraulic chuck assembly for a tool machine includes first and second valve units disposed to control flow of pressurized fluids into a cylindrical chamber so as to move an annular piston to thereby move a taper socket along a spindle axis. Each valve unit includes a ball movable along a valve axis radial to the spindle axis such that the ball can be further forced to abut firmly against a valve seat during a high-speed rotation. Oil leakage can be prevented to ensure firm engagement of a workpiece with a collet head. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013081 | CLAMPING AND RELEASING ASSEMBLY - A clamping and releasing mechanism includes a clamping and releasing assembly and a control member configured for effecting operation of the assembly. The assembly includes a collet, a biasing member, a rod member, and a retainer affixed to the rod member such that movement of the rod member relative to the collet causes a variation in the biasing force exerted by the biasing member. When the control member is moved in a first direction, the control member causes the rod member to move in a first direction relative to the collet and move the first part away from the second part. When the control member is moved in an opposite direction, the biasing member causes the rod member to move in an opposite direction and move the first part toward the second part. The mechanism is made of a few simple components, requires little maintenance and is self-contained. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013082 | CARGO CART WITH ATTACHABLE SKIS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a cargo cart comprising a bed configured for carrying cargo, the bed having a front side, a back side, a left side and a right side, the bed having an upper surface and an under surface; an axle located beneath the under surface of the bed and extending from a left end proximate the left side of the bed to a right end proximate the right side of the bed, the axle having a first bend proximate the left end, the axle extending from the first bend away from the bed, the axle having a second bend proximate the right end, the axle extending from the second bend away from the bed, the axle having a first attachment location at the left end and a second attachment location at the right end, wherein the first and second attachment locations are each configured to removably attach both a wheel and a ski such that only one of the wheel and the ski are attachable to the first and second attachment locations at a time; and a first shaft connected to the axle proximate at least one of the left end and the right end of the axle and extending to the back side of the bed; and wherein the axle is configured to rotate between a first position and a second position, wherein the first shaft is removably connected to the under surface of the bed at a first location when the axle is in the first position, and wherein the first shaft is removably connected to the undersurface bed at a second location when the axle is in the second position, wherein the first location is closer to the back side of the bed than the second location. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013083 | CARGO CART WITH ATTACHABLE SKIS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a cargo cart that includes a bed configured for carrying cargo, the bed an upper surface and an under surface. The cart includes an axle located beneath the under surface of the bed, the axle having a first end and second end, and a first leg removably attached to the first end of the axle such that the first leg is prevented from substantial rotation about the axle, the first leg extending below the axle to a first connection location. A first ski is removably connected to the first leg at the first connection location. A second leg is removably attached to the second end of the axle such that the first leg is prevented from substantial rotation about the axle, the second leg extending below the axle to second connection location and a second ski removably connected to the second leg at the second connection location. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013084 | Wearable Device - A wearable device configured to selectively provide roller transportation includes a shoe configured to at least partially accept a foot of a user of the wearable device, the shoe comprising a foot interface surface configured for selective contact with a bottom of the foot, a wheel assembly configured to selectively roll relative to a ground surface in response to rotation of at least a portion of the wheel assembly about an axle that is substantially coincident with an axis of rotation, and a frame connected between the shoe and the wheel assembly, the frame being configured to selectively transfer forces between the shoe and the wheel assembly and the frame comprising a clearance plane vertically offset from the ground surface. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013085 | Wearable Device - A wearable device configured to selectively provide roller transportation, the wearable device including a shoe, a plurality of wheel assemblies, each wheel assembly being configured to selectively roll relative to a ground surface about an associated axis of rotation, and a frame connected between the wheel assemblies, the frame comprising a trunk and a plurality of branches extending from the trunk, each of the branches being configured for connection to at least one of the plurality of wheel assemblies, wherein at least a portion of the shoe is located vertically higher than at least a portion of the frame when at least one of the wheel assemblies is in contact with the ground surface and the at least one of the wheel assemblies is positioned to selectively roll relative to the ground surface. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013086 | Wearable Device - A wearable device configured to selectively provide roller transportation, the wearable device including a shoe configured to at least partially accept a foot of a user of the wearable device, the shoe comprising a foot interface surface configured for selective contact with a bottom of the foot, a wheel assembly configured to selectively roll relative to a ground surface in response to rotation of at least a portion of the wheel assembly about an axle that is substantially coincident with an axis of rotation, a frame connected between the shoe and the wheel assembly, the frame being configured to selectively transfer forces between the shoe and the wheel assembly and the frame comprising a clearance plane vertically offset from the ground surface, and an attachment system for selective attachment of the shoe to the frame. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013087 | Wearable Device - A suspension for a wearable device configured to selectively provide roller transportation, the suspension including an axle configured to be at least partially circumferentially restrained along a length of the axle, wherein the axle is movable about a center of rotation located along a suspension axis of the suspension that is substantially coincident with an axis of rotation of a wheel assembly carried by the axle. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013088 | Performance pick - A specially formed cylindrical disc to be utilized on the Pic® inline figure skate, U.S. Pat. No. 5,738,360, to allow for jumps and spins in the sport of inline figure skating. The performance pick disc is made of molded rubber or synthetic material. The purpose of the performance pick is to provide enhanced spins, jumps, and footwork common in the sport of inline figure skating. The continuous curved shape of the performance pick discs outer edges provides a toe-in angle of between 0 and 22 degrees, the optimal angle being between 5 and 12 degrees for jumps and 0 to 5 degrees for spins. In a variation, the outer edges are slanted at an angle between 20 and 45 degrees on both sides continuously around the cylindrically formed disc to provide an optimal surface for push offs common in inline figure skating maneuvers. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013089 | ARTICLE CARRYING SCOOTER - An article carrying scooter with unique folding and backpack carrying capability. A track extends from a bottom toward a top on a back face of a body. A scooter platform has a track engagement for moving along the track. By sliding the track engagement along the track, the scooter platform is movable between a substantially horizontal operative position extending rearwardly from the back face of the body and a substantially vertical stored position parallel to the back face of the body. The scooter has a lower support which projects forwardly from a front face of the body, supporting a body of a backpack from below and an upper strap engaging backpack support that engages straps of a backpack to prevent forward movement of the backpack. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013090 | WHEELED COLLAPSIBLE SHOPPING BAG DEVICE - A low weight wheeled bag device having a bottom assembly having two crossed members with an upperside and an underside. The wheel members are coaxially mounted to a shaft journaled by two bushing members at the ends. Spacer leg members have cooperative dimensions to permit the bottom assembly to be at rest at a substantially parallel and spaced apart relationship with respect to a supporting surface. A bag member with flat bottom wall is mounted over the upperside and extends upwardly defining an internal compartment and an upper end opening. A reinforcement member can be optionally added to the bottom wall to enhance its structural integrity. A user tilts the bag assembly and pulls it from handles mounted adjacent to the opening causing the wheels to roll and the assembly to easily move with its contents. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013091 | Insulated Utility Wagon - An apparatus has a body having an interior space formed therein, a lid hingedly attached adjacent the top of the body, walls extending upwardly from a periphery of the top of the body, wheels attached to a bottom of the body, and a handle pivotally attached to a front of the body. The body thermally insulates the interior space, and the lid thermally insulates the interior space when in a closed position. A portion of the interior space has a trapezoidal shape. The body has angled portions that dampen a movement of items in the interior space. The lid and body have layers, where the outermost layers provide structure and support, and the inner layers provide insulation and dampening for items in the interior space. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013092 | RACK FOR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A rack includes a lower frame and a stand member. A wheel is mounted on the lower frame. The stand member includes a base and a connecting plate. The connecting plate is secured to the lower frame. The base is higher than a bottom of the wheel to stabilize the rack during transport. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013093 | MODULAR AND COLLAPSIBLE STORAGE AND/OR TRANSPORT CONTAINER APPARATUS AND METHOD AND UTILITY TRAILER SYSTEM - A method and system for providing a modular container for a utility trailer comprising a bottom panel assembly; an upper panel assembly stackable on the bottom panel assembly, the upper panel assembly and the bottom panel assembly defining a cavity therein when the modular container is in a disassembled state; a plurality of panels being substantially containable within the cavity and being removably securable to the bottom panel assembly and the upper panel assembly when the modular container is in an assembled state to define a substantially enclosed volume; and the bottom panel assembly defining a pair of slots sized to engage a portion of the utility trailer and a pair of apertures larger than the pair of slots sized to engage a portion of a fork lift. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013094 | Illuminated Skateboard Deck - A skateboard deck, with electro-luminescent wire (El Wire) tubing embedded inside the skateboard deck on top and bottom, with a power supply source embedded inside the skateboard deck on bottom. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013095 | VEHICLE SUSPENSION - A component or assembly for vehicle suspension comprising inter alia, a hub carrier supporting a wheel carrier, a bracket and one or more of support bodies interposed between the hub carrier and the bracket. The support bodies are supported with respect to or by the base suspension. The one or more support bodies each has a predetermined first rigidity in a first direction and a second rigidity in directions normal to the first direction, wherein the first direction is oriented such that it intersects a longitudinal and vertical plane of the vehicle and wherein the second rigidity is lower than the first rigidity. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013096 | Motorcycle fender extension for drilless assembly - A motorcycle fender extension component for drilless assembly to the leading or trailing end of a motorcycle fender includes a main body structure and a plurality of clamping elements. The main body structure has a top, bottom, front, back and first and second sides with downwardly extending flanges. The main body has a central axis that is arcuate with a radius, width and taper approximately equal to those of the motorcycle fender. At least three orifices are located on the first and second flange and main body. The at least three clamping elements are positioned at the at least three orifices on the first and second flange and on the main body away from the sides. The main body structure of the motorcycle fender extension component may be placed on a motorcycle fender and attached by fastening the clamps to sandwich the motorcycle fender between clamping elements and the main body structure. In other embodiments of the present invention motorcycle fender extension component the motorcycle fender is also included. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013097 | PEDAL DRIVING DEVICE OF STANDING TYPE BICYCLE - An improved pedal driving device of a standing type bicycle includes driving sprockets installed at positions of first and second rotating shafts of first and second cranks respectively, and a chain installed between the two driving sprockets for rotating the two driving sprockets synchronously, such that left and right pedals pivotally and respectively installed between other ends of the first and second cranks and provided for pedaling by a user's legs, and when the first and second cranks drive the first and second rotating shafts to rotate, the two driving sprockets and the chain are operated together to rotate the first and second rotating shafts and the first and second cranks synchronously and drive the left and right pedals to revolve along an elliptical track with a clash-free and smooth movement, so as to achieve a smooth, comfortable and safe operation of the bicycle. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013098 | WHEELCHAIR MODULAR REAR SUSPENSION - A modular rear suspension system resiliently supports a wheelchair. The system includes a suspension mount having an upper shackle and a link arm mount. The link arm mount of the suspension mount has an upper pivot and a lower pivot. An axle tube is configured to rotatably support a pair of rear wheels, and an axle tube clamp engages an end of the axle tube. The axle tube clamp has a pivot and a lower shackle. The axle tube includes a link arm tube mount having a pivot. An upper link arm is supported for pivoting movement between the link arm mount upper pivot and the link arm tube mount pivot. A lower link arm is supported for pivoting movement between the link arm mount lower pivot and the axle tube clamp pivot. A resilient member is pivotally connected between the upper and lower shackles. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013099 | COMBINATION OF A SHOE, A FRAME AND A PEDAL FOR RACING BICYCLES - A shoe for racing bicycles on the underlying sole of which a plate ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120013100 | Shock absorption system for bicycle frame and components - A shock absorption system for a bicycle that is simple, flexible and compatible with the many sections of a bicycle where adequate shock absorption is sought. The shock absorption properties are provided through a C-shaped compliant structure. C-shaped compliant structure may be removable such that it may be installed and removed as per the desire of the end user of the bicycle for post market modification and personalisation purposes. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013101 | Modulized bicycle frame - A modulized bicycle frame includes at least two frame body members each sidelong symmetric to each other and having a head connecting portion, a seat connecting portion and a bottom-bracket connecting portion, and a plurality of fastening members for combining the frame body members to form the bicycle frame. The frame body members are easy to assemble and disassemble so as to facilitate replacement and modification of the modulized bicycle frame. Besides, the frame body members are suitable for mass manufacture, thereby saving manufacturing costs. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013102 | Sliding Seat for Wheelchair Occupant to Enter and Exit Motor Vehicles - A sliding seat, being manufactured either together with a wheelchair as a component or separately as an accessory to a used wheelchair and aiming at helping a wheelchair occupant enter into or exit from a motor vehicle, comprises a supporting rack, a siding cushion, and an extender. The supporting rack has a top-board, a bottom frame, and a hoisting device in between. On the upward surface of the top-board, there are two crosswise sliding rulers. The sliding cushion has a soft cushion top and a solid baseboard which has two sliding sleeves on its downward surface to sheathe the sliding rulers of the top-board of the supporting rack. The extender also has two crosswise sliding rulers, which can connect with or disconnect from the sliding rulers of the top-board of the supporting rack. When being connected, the extender extends the two elongated sliding rulers into an open-door motor vehicle and lays them on the vehicle seat. Then, on the elongated sliding rulers, the sliding cushion and the wheelchair occupant on it can slide from the supporting rack into the vehicle and sit on the vehicle seat, or from the vehicle seat back onto the supporting rack. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013103 | QUICK-LOCK MOTORCYCLE FOLD-UP STRUCTURE - The invention relates to a motorcycle vehicle comprising a chassis which is open at its middle and supports at least one seat tube for supporting a saddle, on which chassis a pivoting arm supporting a rear wheel is mounted, about an axis of rotation, characterized in that the assembly consisting of the pivoting arm and the rear wheel is free to pivot towards the front of vehicle and towards the bottom of the vehicle about its axis of rotation so that it can be housed in the opening in the chassis. Advantageously, the seat tube is also articulated so that it can be rotated forwards and preferably allows the cycle to be locked in a folded position. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013104 | MODULAR SHOPPING CART | 2012-01-19 |
20120013105 | TROLLEY - A Folding shopping trolley [ | 2012-01-19 |
20120013106 | AIRBAG DEVICE - An airbag provided with a pocket. An airbag ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120013107 | INFLATABLE AIRBAG ASSEMBLIES WITH ARM-MANIPULATING SIDE AIRBAGS - Inflatable side airbags are employed to cushion an occupant in the event of a side impact. An occupant's outboard arm may become trapped between a deploying side airbag and the occupant's torso. This situation may cause injury to the occupant's ribs. Side airbags can be engineered such that the occupant's arm is moved out of the way by the airbag during deployment. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013108 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes: a seatback frame including an outer side part frame, provided at an outer side in a width direction of a vehicle body, and an inner side part frame, provided at an inner side in the width direction; an outer side load transmission block protruding from the seatback frame towards an outer side in the width direction, and transmitting to the seatback frame, an impact load inputted from a side of the vehicle body; and a protrusion part protruding from a side surface of the outer side part frame towards an outer side in the width direction, wherein the protrusion part is fitted and fixed to a fitting hole provided on the outer side load transmission block. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013109 | AIRBAG APPARATUS - An airbag apparatus is provided including an airbag which is formed as a bag body by connecting a plurality of panels via seaming and is folded and housed in an instrument panel, and an inflator, wherein: in one form the airbag includes: a multi-layered connecting portion that connects at least three layers of the panels; and a height regulating portion that regulates a dimension of a height direction of the airbag from an upper surface of the instrument panel in an initial stage of an inflation and deployment process of the airbag; and the multi-layered connecting portion is positioned further toward a vehicle rear than the height regulating portion, in a state where the airbag apparatus is mounted to a vehicle. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013110 | Anchoring System For Emergency Rescue Vehicle - Some emergency rescue situations require rescue workers to rappel or otherwise use climbing ropes to accomplish a rescue. Safety laws and regulations require that a rescue worker tie off, or anchor, to three separate anchor points, before going over an edge or down a steep grade on a rescue. The three separate anchor points provides redundancy for safety. The current invention provides anchor points mounted directly on vehicles driven by emergency personnel, typically emergency vehicles. Some embodiments of the invention can be easily retrofitted to emergency vehicles. Other embodiments may be employed in other applications resulting in additional variations to those embodiments. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013111 | PRETENSIONER MECHANISM - A pretensioner mechanism comprising webbing capable of restraining a vehicle occupant; a cylinder member into which gas is supplied when specific conditions occur; a movement member provided so as to be capable of moving inside the cylinder member, the movement member being formed with a communication hole that communicates a first side and a second side of the movement member; a closure member that is inserted into the communication hole and substantially closes off the communication hole to such an extent that pressure from the gas supplied into the cylinder member causes the movement member to move towards the first side and the restraining force of the webbing on the occupant is increased; and a communication groove formed between the communication hole and the closure member to communicate a first side of the closure member with a second side of the closure member. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013112 | Traction Device To Walk On Ice While Wearing Ice Skate Scabbard - An ice skate scabbard assembly or kit including a traction device attached to the bottom of an ice skate scabbard allowing for a wearer to walk onto ice while wearing the scabbard and to provide increased traction/friction, such that the wearer of the ice skate scabbard assembly will not fall while walking onto the ice. The assembly has at least one ice skate scabbard, at least one traction device and at least one attachment element for attaching the at least one ice skate scabbard to the at least one traction device. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013113 | AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE IN PASSENGER VEHICLES - Systems and methods providing improved aerodynamic performance in passenger vehicles are generally described. The underbody of the passenger vehicle can be, in some cases, relatively smooth to reduce aerodynamic drag on the vehicle. In addition, the contour of the underbody can include one or more recessed portions that maintain relatively constant air pressure as air passes under the vehicle. The wheel fairings of the vehicle can also include one or more features that reduce aerodynamic drag. For example, the vehicle can include wheel fairings comprising one or more contours adjacent the interface between the wheel well and the underbody that serve to reduce pressure buildup adjacent the wheel well. In some embodiments, one or more wheels can include a wheel well cover that at least partially encloses the outside of the wheel well, such that air can pass smoothly along the side of the vehicle. In some embodiments, such as when the wheel well cover at least partially encloses a movable wheel, the wheel well cover can be adjustable such that contact between the tire (or any other part of the wheel) and the wheel well cover is avoided. The wheel well cover can include one or more curves (e.g., along 1-dimension as in a cylinder or along 2-dimensions as in a sphere), in some instances, which can accommodate a turning wheel such that the need to displace the wheel well cover in response to a turning wheel is reduced. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013114 | PROJECT PLANNER - A project planning system, including a first document and at least one date-range document. The first document may be a worksheet and the date-range document may be a planner, calendar, or both. Project planning is facilitated by the use of removably adhesive labels that may be transferred between the documents and between dates on the documents. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013115 | Educational Tool - An educational tool is described including a number of pages, at least some of which bear elements of page information; a number of tabs are associated with the pages, at least some of which bear elements of tab information; wherein the elements of tab information on each tab define criteria for identifying at least one corresponding element of page information borne on the page with which each tab is associated. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013116 | Method of Advertising Household and Commercial Product Brand Names - A method of advertising and applying brand identification to toiletry products. The disclosed method includes providing a brand name, a specific product name or further details regarding the product or the company on the product itself. As the product is dispensed or consumed, the user is made aware of the brand or product name, providing a means for brand association with a targeted audience and allowing a consumer to identify a given product after use and initial impression. The logo of the brand or product may be watermarked, embossed or raised on the product. The product may be any consumable household product, including toiletries such as toilet paper and tissues, kitchen products such as paper towels and dust rags, or other household products that would benefit from product identification for the purposes of developing brand loyalty. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013117 | MAGNETIC AIR HOSE CONNECTOR - A magnetic air connector ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120013118 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES FOR FLOW RESTRICTING APPARATUSES - A connector assembly for a flow restricting apparatus is disclosed. The flow restricting apparatus comprises an outlet configured to be in fluid communication with an outlet conduit. The connector assembly comprises a first member configured to be engaged with the flow restricting apparatus at least partially about the outlet. The first member comprises a first face, a second face, and a bore defined through the first member. The connector assembly comprises a second member comprising a first side, a second side, a bore defined through the second member, at least one projection extending outwardly from the first side of the second member, and sealing means for sealing positioned intermediate the first member and the second member. The at least one projection forms a receiving portion configured to receive a portion of the first member. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013119 | SPLIT GXR COLLAR FRONT MOUNTED CLAMP ASSEMBLY - Provided is a easily manufactured, easily installed, disposable, re-usable, sanitary coupling and seal-forming system which can be 1) front-mounted on circulating systems without breaking into circulatory line tubing or other conduits, and 2) opened and reclosed accessibly, without compromising the sealing integrity of the sealing assembly or the mechanical integrity of a one-piece system. The seal fitting comprises two subcomponents with a linking system which can be opened, or alternatively act as a hinge. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013120 | COMPACT CARTRIDGE COUPLING - The present invention relates to a compact cartridge coupling of the type adapted to connect a pressurized fluid line between a vehicle or apparatus and a user, which coupling is of the type comprising a female semi-coupling adapted to receive a male semi-coupling. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013121 | FLUID CONNECTION FOR REDUCING A FLUID VOLUME IN THE CONNECTION - A fluid connection for reducing a volume in this connection is disclosed herein. The connection includes a first connector having a first body encircling a first bore, the first body having a first sealing surface (and a second connector having a second body encircling a second bore, the second body having a second sealing surface to form a tight connection with the first sealing surface. The connection also includes a volume between the first and second connector and a protrusion in one of the first and second body. The connection further includes a cavity in a remaining one of the first and second body and which cavity is receiving the protrusion separating the volume into a first volume and a second volume, which is at a distance from the first volume. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013122 | THREADED CONNECTOR - A threaded connector including female thread and male thread. The female thread is symmetrically disposed on both ends of a coupling. The male thread is disposed at an end of a pipe. The female thread includes buttress thread. A torque shoulder is disposed in front of the buttress thread. The female thread is connected to the torque shoulder via a tool withdrawal groove. A protruding threaded segment is disposed on any one of a fourth to seventh tooth of the female thread to prevent high pressure gas from leaking. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013123 | THREADED THIN-WALLED DRILL TUBE JOINT - A member of a joint for a thin-walled drill tube presents a central axis and comprises a thread for forming a screw joint. The thread presents a thread bottom, a thread top, a pressure flank and a clearance flank. The pressure flank presents a portion having a negative angle less than 7.5°, but at least 0°, relative to a direction perpendicular to the central axis. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013124 | MECHANICAL WIND TURBINE AND METHOD OF USE - A mechanical wind mill is provided for producing electricity through the power of wind energy. The wind turbine may include a plurality of gears which may be interchanged to control the rotational velocity of the wind turbine to most efficiently produce electricity. Including in the plurality of gears are the set of gears which may be slid along a shaft to best control the rotational velocity, but which may be changed as wind speed changes. The gears are mounted on a shaft, which is connected to a generator that is capable of producing electricity by rotation of said shaft. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013125 | GENERATING ENERGY FROM FLUID EXPANSION - An apparatus includes an electric generator having a stator and a rotor. A turbine is coupled to an end of the rotor to rotate at the same speed as the rotor. The turbine may rotate in response to expansion of a working fluid flowing from an inlet side to an outlet side of the turbine. The apparatus also includes a housing assembly with an inwardly oriented shroud, which is located at close proximity to the turbine. The proximity of the shroud to the turbine establishes the pressure ratio of the turbine, allowing the system to operate without seals. Magnetic bearings and position sensors are used to maintain the distance between the shroud and the wheel. In certain implementations, the positioning of the turbine can be controlled to optimize machine performance. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013126 | WATER ELEVATION TYPE WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER AND METHOD OF CONVERSION OF WAVE ENERGY - The present invention relates to an energy system and method suitable for converting wave energy of a body of water into movement of a drive train to capture energy comprising a vessel sitting on said body of water having a hull ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120013127 | WAVE POWER PLANT - A wave power plant is disclosed. The wave power plant is designed for converting the energy of the disturbed water surface into the energy of the output shaft. The wave power plant can include a displacement body floating on the water surface, the displacement body having an internal installation of a technological working machine that is driven by the tension force of a cable connecting the body to a diving, floating anchor. The force of the cable tension rises each time the displacement body moves upward. An anchor suspended beneath the displacement body allows for utilizing the wave power plant on floating facilities (e.g., safe rafts and boats, floating data centers, boats, and floating platforms) found within the offshore areas of the oceans in the large open sea areas with great depth. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013128 | Hydrokinetic turbine for low velocity currents - A hydrokinetic turbine is adapted to slow water energy conversion to avoid adverse environmental impact on tidal flushing. It combines a large bulbous upstream hub with a peripheral array of current deflectors downstream of the hub. The deflectors are analogous to delta plane wings at high angle of attack, but here are oriented to cause both tangential and radially inwards angular acceleration of ambient flow. Torque develops in reaction to these angular accelerations, in contrast to Bernoulli effect lift on high aspect ratio foil sections that require high surface flow speeds. The fluid accelerations further combine to form a vortex in the turbine's turbulent wake, which draws additional water through the deflector array. In one embodiment, the deflectors' support members pivot about their inner ends in the mode of a rotary kite that may economically project a resilient structure over a very large area. In another embodiment, the entire turbine may submerge to permit passage of deep draft commercial shipping traffic. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013129 | CENTRAL AXIS WATER TURBINE - A central axis water turbine is described which comprises a turbine body having a central axis; a rotor mounted on the turbine body for rotation about the central axis, the rotor comprising a central hub supporting a plurality of blades, each blade extending from a blade root mounted on the hub to a blade tip; a generator driven by the rotor; and a housing surrounding the rotor and adapted to direct water flow towards the rotor, the housing converging from a front opening forward of the rotor to a narrower throat adjacent the turbine body; wherein the blades are splayed rearward from the blade root to the blade tip by a tilt angle of 1° to 20° from a plane perpendicular to the central axis. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013130 | ELECTRICAL GENERATOR - An electrical generator is provided. The electrical generator includes a support, a magnetic material configured to be coupled to the support, and at least one flexible conductive member configured to include an electrical conductor associated with the magnetic material and to move in response to a fluid flow. | 2012-01-19 |
20120013131 | Gravity power generating apparatus - The present invention provides a gravity power generating apparatus comprising a set of a plurality of magnetic heavy objects; a generator for generating electrical power by rotating a rotor of the generator, wherein the rotation of the generator is accomplished by having each heavy object to pass through a gravity route; a delivery route for delivering each heavy object to drive each heavy object to pass through the gravity route; a delivery route motor for supplying power for the delivery route; and a plurality of magnetic elements provided around the gravity route, wherein each magnetic element is wound around with a coil on the surface so that an electrical current is generated in the coil to supply to the delivery route motor. | 2012-01-19 |