22nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110127036 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A DOWNHOLE GAS GENERATOR - A downhole steam generation apparatus and method of use are provided. The apparatus may include an injection section, a combustion section, and an evaporation section. The injection section may include a housing, injector elements, and injector plate. The combustion section may include a liner having channels disposed therethrough. The evaporation section may include conduits in fluid communication with the channels and the combustion chamber, and a nozzle operable to inject a fluid from the channels to the combustion chamber in droplet form. A method of use may include supplying fuel, oxidant, and fluid to the apparatus; combusting fuel and oxidant in a chamber while flowing the fluid through a plurality of channels disposed through a liner, thereby heating the fluid and cooling the liner; and injecting droplets of the heated fluid into the chamber and evaporating the droplets by combustion of the fuel and the oxidant to produce steam. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127037 | Method and System for Methanol Production - An apparatus and method of producing methanol includes reacting a heated hydrocarbon-containing gas and an oxygen-containing gas in a reactor; to provide a product stream comprising methanol; and transferring heat from the product stream to the hydrocarbon-containing gas to heat the hydrocarbon containing gas. After removing methanol and CO | 2011-06-02 |
20110127038 | METHOD OF HYDRAULICALLY FRACTURING A FORMATION - A method of hydraulically fracturing a formation comprises controlling a pump rate during hydraulic fracturing of the first section of the horizontal well bore during a first period to break down the formation while reducing pick up of sand positioned in the well bore; during a subsequent second period to pick up the sand positioned in the well bore generally at a rate at which the formation will accept the sand; and, during a subsequent third period to fracture the formation. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127039 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR ACID FRACTURING WITH SCALE INHIBITOR PROTECTION - A method for treating a subterranean formation includes forming a treatment fluid including a carrier fluid, a solid acid-precursor, and a solid scale inhibitor. The solid acid-precursor includes a material that forms an acid at downhole conditions in the subterranean formation. The method further includes adding a solid acid-responsive material into the treatment fluid, where the solid acid-responsive material enhances formation of acid from the solid acid-precursor in acidic conditions. The method includes performing an acid fracture treatment and inhibiting scale formation within the subterranean formation. The solid scale inhibitor allows for long-term scale inhibition after the treatment. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127040 | ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR SUBSEA WELL DRILLING AND INTERVENTION - An assembly suitable for subsea drilling and intervention operations includes a dual blow out preventer system having an upper blow out preventer located between a drill floor and a riser string, and a lower blow out preventer located below the riser string and above a wellhead. The dual BOP system is adapted to enable advanced drilling and intervention operations such as Managed Pressure Drilling (“MPD”), Underbalanced Drilling (“UBD”), or Through Tubing Rotary Drilling (“TTRD”) in an offshore deepwater environment. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127041 | RISER WEAK LINK - A riser weak link ( | 2011-06-02 |
20110127042 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION USING DIVERSION - Apparatus and methods comprising a plurality of particles which are magnetically attracted to one another in response to exposure to an magnetic field, and which maintain attraction to one another after removal of the magnetic field, the attraction being disabled when the particles are demagnetized, whereby the particles operate to alter the rheological properties of a fluid in which the particles are mixed when the attraction is enabled or disabled is disclosed. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127043 | GAS LIFT VALVE - A gas lift valve assembly includes a housing that includes a first passageway that is substantially concentric with the central passageway of a string to communicate well fluid and a second passageway that is eccentrically disposed with respect to the central passageway to communicate a second fluid to lift the well fluid. The gas lift valve assembly includes a valve that is disposed in the second passageway and includes a ball valve to regulate communication of the second fluid. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127044 | Remotely controlled apparatus for downhole applications and methods of operation - An apparatus for use downhole is disclosed that, in one configuration includes a downhole tool configured to operate in an active position and an inactive position and an actuation device, which may include a control unit. The apparatus includes a telemetry unit that sends a first pattern recognition signal to the control unit to move the tool into the active position and a second pattern recognition signal to move the tool into the inactive position. The apparatus may be used for drilling a subterranean formation and include a tubular body and one or more extendable features, each positionally coupled to a track of the tubular body, and a drilling fluid flow path extending through a bore of the tubular body for conducting drilling fluid therethrough. A push sleeve is disposed within the tubular body and coupled to the one or more features. A valve assembly is disposed within the tubular body and configured to control the flow of the drilling fluid into an annular chamber in communication with the push sleeve; the valve assembly comprising a mechanically operated valve and/or an electronically operated valve. Other embodiments, including methods of operation, are provided. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127045 | Method of Sealing Annular Space Between Inner and Outer Upright Tubes - A method of sealing annular space between an upright outer tube and an upright inner tube extending within the outer tube along an axial direction thereof involves pouring a liquid seal material into the annular space onto a support member fitted within the annular space between the outer tube and the inner tube in a manner substantially closing around the inner tube. The liquid seal material is poured in an amount sufficient to fill radial space between the inner tube and the outer tube fully around the inner tube, the liquid seal material is then cured to form an annular seal between the inner tube and the outer tube. The method is useful in sealing of the annular spacing between the surface and production casing of a gas well and installing a venting system to facilitate controlled venting of the annular space. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127046 | Grip Enhanced Tractoring - A tractor configured for grip locking during advancement to avoid slippage, particularly in open-hole wells. The tractor is equipped with a grip lock mechanism for independently locking an anchor grip in a radially outward direction. This locking occurs sequentially in advance of the power stroke of a reciprocating drive piston associated with the anchor. Thus, radial outward expansion and gripping are ensured at the time pulling of a load in an axial downhole direction is pursued. Such grip locking may be employed throughout tractoring or intermittently, depending upon well characteristics such as formation hardness and well diameter. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127047 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WELLBORE FLUID TREATMENT - An apparatus for fluid treatment of a borehole, the apparatus comprising: a tubing string having a long axis and an upper end, a first port opened through the wall of the tubing string, a second port opened through the wall of the tubing string, the second port axially offset from the first port and positioned between the first port and the upper end, a third port opened through the wall of the tubing string, the third port axially offset from the second port and positioned between the second port and the upper end, a first packer operable to seal about the tubing string and mounted on the tubing string to act in a position offset from the first port along the long axis of the tubing string, a second packer operable to seal about the tubing string and mounted on the tubing string to act in a position between the first port and the second port along the long axis of the tubing string; a third packer operable to seal about the tubing string and mounted on the tubing string to act in a position between the second port and the third port along the long axis of the tubing string; a first closure positioned relative to the first port, the first closure being actuable relative to the first port between a closed port position and a position permitting fluid flow through the first port from the tubing string inner bore; a second closure being actuable relative to the second port between a closed port position and a position permitting fluid flow through the second port from the tubing string inner bore; and a third closure being actuable relative to the third port between a closed port position and a position permitting fluid flow through the third port from the tubing string inner bore; a closure actuating mechanism for actuating the first closure and the second closure together from their closed port positions to their positions permitting fluid flow, while the third closure remains in the closed port position. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127048 | FITTING FOR HOOVED AND CLOVEN-HOOVED ANIMALS - The invention provides a fitting ( | 2011-06-02 |
20110127049 | APPORTIONER VALVE ASSEMBLY AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM - A valve assembly is provided, and includes at least one inlet configured to be at least partially filled with water, the water creating a first pressure in the at least one inlet, at least one outlet in fluid communication with the at least one inlet, the outlet configured to be at least partially filled with a chemical fluid, wherein the chemical fluid creates a second pressure in the at least one outlet, and a valve assembly in fluid communication between the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet, wherein the valve is configured to be in a closed position when the first pressure is less than the second pressure, and the valve is configured to be in an open position when the first pressure is greater than the second pressure, such that said valve fails open when the second pressure is less than the first pressure. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127050 | EXTENDED COVERGE HORIZONTAL SIDEWALL SPRINKLER - A sidewall fire protection sprinkler, including a deflector having a central portion curved about a first, horizontal axis that is transverse to a second axis that extends in an output direction of the sprinkler. End portions extend outwardly from the central portion along the first axis, the end portions each respectively including an upper part and a lower part separated by a gap which defines an elongated notch extending between the upper part and the lower part at an innermost portion of the gap adjacent to the central portion. The gap is formed extending outwardly from the central portion substantially along the first axis. Planar portions extend respectively from top edges of the upper parts of the end portions. The planar portions extend in the output direction. The sprinkler can provide extended coverage ordinary hazard protection. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127051 | Compressed Gas Foam System - A compressed gas foam system is provided. The compressed gas foam system includes one or more optional fluid pumps, one or more mixing devices, one or more optional foam systems; one or more optional gas compressors, and a system controller. A method of using the compressed gas foam system is also provided. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127052 | FIRE-RETARDING DEVICE ON STORAGE TANKS - Device for reducing the risk of fire or delaying the ignition of flames in preferably large open or roofed storage tanks for combustible liquid media covered by floats, such as crude oil or the like, comprising a fixed cylindrical cavity as a tank for receiving the liquid, which tank is provided with a further protective barrier surrounding it at a certain distance and serving as a collecting chamber in case of leakage. The device is characterized in that the tank, if applicable the collecting chamber, contains floating cover bodies made of rolled-up stretched material that rest in a fined-up manner floating on the surface of the liquid, whereby polyurethane foam is inserted into the interior of the cover bodies, serving as a floating agent. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127053 | SPADE - The invention relates to a spade with an additional cutting part resembling a shark fin that is located on the blade with an angle of 90 degrees and of which the front side is about 45 degrees, which makes it possible by means of a T-form incision to remove a taraxacum in its entirety by hand and to push back lumps of earth by the foot, wherein the damage to the lawn is minimal. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127054 | Chisel Adapter - A chisel adapter has both ends connected with a tool head and a drive tool, respectively, and comprises: a first sleeve, a slide bushing, a first fastener, an abutting member, a second sleeve, a first rod, and a second rod. The chisel adapter is convenient to use since it allows the user to replace the chisel by hand without using tools. Furthermore, the chisel adapter is improved in applicability since it is applicable to common drive tools. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127055 | PNEUMATIC-SPRING PERCUSSION MECHANISM WITH A VARIABLE ROTARY DRIVE - A percussion mechanism that has a motor, a drive piston which can be moved to and fro in a guide cylinder by the motor, and a percussion piston. A coupling device is active between the drive piston and the percussion piston, via which coupling device the movement of the drive piston is transmitted to the percussion piston. The motor can be configured as a reluctance motor or as a synchronous motor. The motor can be actuable in such a way that different rotational speeds of the rotor can be generated within a percussion cycle and/or from percussion cycle to percussion cycle. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127056 | HAMMER DRILL - A hammer drill comprising: a body | 2011-06-02 |
20110127057 | PORTABLE POWER TOOL, PARTICULARLY CORDLESS SCREWDRIVER OR CORDLESS DRILL - The invention is a portable power tool having a drive motor disposed in a housing and a removable housing cover, and also a damping element adjoining the housing cover. In an assembled state of the housing cover on the housing, the housing cover can carry out a relative motion with respect to the housing, the damping element being disposed between the housing and the housing cover. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127058 | Power Tool - It is an object of the invention to provide an effective technique for a motor support structure of a power tool to reduce vibration. A representative reciprocating power tool may include a tool body, a tool bit, a grip, a motor, a tool bit side bearing, a grip side bearing, a tool bit side bearing housing, a grip and an elastic element. The tool bit side bearing housing houses the tool bit side bearing, while the grip side bearing housing houses the grip side bearing. The elastic element is disposed between the grip side bearing housing and the grip wherein the grip side bearing housing is elastically supported by the grip via the elastic element. According to the invention, because the grip is adapted to support the grip side bearing housing via the elastic element and the rigidity of the grip side bearing housing can be increased and vibration of the grip side bearing housing can be reduced. Further, the elastic element can absorb manufacturing errors caused between the tool body and the grip when the grip is mounted to the tool body. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127059 | PRECISION TORQUE TOOL - A power tool includes a housing, a motor supported in the housing, a transmission operably coupled to the motor, an output shaft rotatable about a central axis, a clutch mechanism including a resilient member, and a clutch mechanism adjustment assembly having a first ring rotatable about the central axis. The first ring includes a cam surface spaced from the central axis in a radial direction. The clutch mechanism adjustment assembly also includes a second ring coaxial with the first cam ring and in facing relationship with the cam surface, and a cam member disposed between the cam surface and the second ring. In response to rotation of the first ring relative to the second ring, the cam member engages the cam surface to displace the first ring relative to the second ring and compress the resilient member to increase the amount of torque transferred to the output shaft. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127060 | FACEPLATE WITH HIGH BINDING CAPABILITY - A faceplate with high binding capability comprises a flexible outer layer, a metal plate, and a connection element. The internal surface of the flexible outer layer is correspondingly adhered to the external surface of the metal plate via an adhesive layer. The metal plate is provided with at least a positioning hole throughout the metal plate. The external opening's width of the positioning hole is wider than the internal opening's width thereof. Thereby, after being shaped, the connection element can be firmly connected to the internal surface of the metal plate. The connection element has at least a connection part, so that the faceplate can be firmly connected to a 3C (computer, communication, and consumer-electronics) product. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127061 | STRUCTURE OF BUS BAR ASSEMBLY - A bus bar assembly used for establish electric connections with semiconductor modules of an electric power converter. The bus bar assembly includes a resinous body, a first and a second bus bar to which terminals of the semiconductor modules are to be connected. Each of the first and second bus bars includes a plate body and a plurality of connecting terminals extending from the plate body substantially in parallel to a major surface of the plate body. At least a portion of the body plate of the first bus bar is disposed inside the resinous body. The second bus bar is mounted at the plate body on the resinous body and laid to overlap the first bus bar at a given distance away from the first bus bar. This structure minimizes the misalignment between the first and second bus bars after the resinous body is formed. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127062 | Cable For High Speed Data Communications - A cables for high speed data communications, the cable including a first inner conductor enclosed by a first dielectric layer and a second inner conductor enclosed by a second dielectric layer. The first inner conductor is substantially parallel to the second inner conductor and to a longitudinal axis. The cable includes a conductive shield wrapped around the first and second inner conductors, with an overlap of the conductive shield along and about the longitudinal axis. The overlap is aligned with a low current plane. The low current plane substantially parallel to the first and second inner conductors, substantially equidistant from the first and second inner conductors, and substantially orthogonal to a plane including the first and second inner conductors. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127063 | CABLE STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a cable structure, comprises a cable having a first, a second and a third conductive wires made of metal wire material, the third conductive wire is covered by a third insulation layer, the first conductive wire is interlaced on the third insulation layer and is covered by a second insulation layer, the second conductive wire is interlaced on the second insulation layer and is covered by a first insulation layer; the second conductive wire and the second insulation layer are exposed at one end of the first insulation layer, and the first conductive wire and the third conductive wire covered by the third insulation layer are exposed out of the second insulation layer; and a positioning sleeve passes through the first conductive wire and the third conductive wire having the third insulation layer and is sleeved and riveted on the second insulation layer so that the positioning sleeve is clamped and fastened on the second insulation layer and is served to abut against a cut portion of the first insulation layer for preventing the second insulation layer from retreating into the first insulation layer so short circuit of the first and the second conductive wires is effectively avoided. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127064 | COMMUNICATION CABLE - A signal transmission cable including a center core ( | 2011-06-02 |
20110127065 | ELECTRIC CABLE FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS WITH IMPROVED DURABILITY AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a method for fabricating an electric cable for nuclear power plants, comprising: pre-heating a conductor wire; melting a PEEK (poly ether ether ketone) material and extruding the PEEK material in the direction of the conductor wire, to form an insulator such that the insulator coats the surface of the conductor wire; and cooling the insulator quickly. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127066 | Heat Stabilizers Containing Hydrotalcite Particles With Specific Zeta Potentials That Demonstrate Improved Processing and Performance In Molded Vinyl Compounds - Particulate solid heat stabilizer compositions for vinyl halide polymers are provided having about 30% to 90% by weight hydrotalcite particles represented by a sigmoidal curve on a cartesian coordinate plot of zeta potential (mV) versus pH. The curve has negative zeta potential values balanced against positive zeta potential values over a pH range and an inflection point between a pH of about 3 about 6 representing the isoelectric point (IEP) between said negative and positive zeta potential values. The stabilizer compositions are essentially free flowing, storage stable, and processable upon mixing components of the composition for blending with a vinyl halide polymer in effective amounts to confer heat stabilizing effectiveness upon said polymer. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127067 | INSULATED WIRE - An insulated wire includes a conductor, and an insulating covering layer formed on a periphery of the conductor and including two or more insulating coatings. The insulating coatings include a polyamide-imide resin insulating material represented by chemical formula 1: | 2011-06-02 |
20110127068 | POLYMER PARTICLE, CONDUCTIVE PARTICLE, ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL AND CONNECTION STRUCTURE - An object of the present invention is to provide a polymer particulate material with a low compression modulus and a high recovery rate from compression deformation. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127069 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND LAYOUT METHOD THEREOF - A printed circuit board layout method includes the following steps. A printed circuit board with a signal layer, and a pair of differential transmission lines positioned on the signal layer is provided. A first distance is determined, when the distance between the pair of differential transmission lines is greater or less than the first distance, an eye width and an eye height of an eye diagram obtained at output terminals of the pair of differential transmission lines increases. A second distance less than the first distance is set between the pair of differential transmission lines which makes the eye width and the eye height meet requirement of the differential transmission lines for the eye diagram. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127070 | EMBEDDED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, MULTI-LAYER PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An embedded PCB, a multi-layer PCB using the embedded PCB, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The method of manufacturing an embedded PCB includes a first step of patterning an insulating layer on which a photoresist layer is formed using a laser such that parts of the insulating layer are selectively etched to form a circuit pattern region and a second step of filling the circuit pattern region with a plating material to form a circuit pattern. Accordingly, the method of manufacturing an embedded PCB can simultaneously or sequentially etch a photoresist layer and an insulating layer using a laser to form a circuit pattern so as to obtain a micro pattern and simplify a manufacturing process and achieve alignment accuracy in construction of a multi-layer PCB using the embedded PCB to thereby improve product reliability and yield. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127071 | FLEXIBLE PCB OF SPINDLE MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a flexible printed circuit board (PCB) of a spindle motor. The flexible PCB includes a solder part, an upper reinforcing plate, a lower reinforcing plate, and a soldering part. The solder part has a through hole so that a coil extending from a stator core passes through the solder part, and has a separation part which is open or closed only in one direction along with the through hole. The upper reinforcing plate supports the upper portion of the separation part. The lower reinforcing plate supports the lower portion of the solder part, and has an elliptical through hole which partially overlaps with the through hole so that the coil passes through the lower reinforcing plate. The soldering part is formed to enable the coil to be secured to the solder part. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127072 | SUPPORTING FRAME FOR CIRCUIT BOARD - A circuit board includes a substrate and a supporting frame fixed to, and supporting, the substrate. The supporting frame includes a main body, a pressing supporting portion, two pulling supporting portions and two fixing portions. The main body includes a first arm and a second arm connected to the first arm. The pressing supporting portion extends downwards from a junction of the first arm and the second arm for counterbalancing a downward force applied upon the substrate. The pulling supporting portions respectively extend downwards from distal ends of the first arm and second arm for counterbalancing an upward force applied upon the substrate. The two fixing portions are respectively formed on the first arm and second arm. Each of the fixing portions is located between the pressing supporting portion and one corresponding pulling supporting portion and is closer to the corresponding pulling supporting portion. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127073 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A printed circuit board and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the printed circuit board includes a metal core having Invar layers formed on either surface of a copper layer, an insulation layer, which is formed on one surface of the metal core, and a circuit pattern, which is coupled to one surface of the insulation layer. Thus, the printed circuit board can improve thermal conductivity and deformation resistance against warpage. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127074 | METHOD FOR ROUGHENING TREATMENT OF COPPER FOIL AND COPPER FOIL FOR PRINTED WIRING BOARDS OBTAINED USING THE METHOD FOR ROUGHENING TREATMENT - An object of the present invention is to provide a technology for forming a roughened surface of a copper foil which is laminated with an insulating resin substrate having a low dielectric constant, on which a fine-pitch wiring can be formed. To achieve the object, a method for roughening a surface of copper foil to be laminated with an insulating resin substrate characterized by depositing and forming of fine copper particles on the surface of copper foil, under conditions for burnt copper plating, using a sulfuric acid-based copper plating solution containing a quaternary ammonium salt polymer, is employed as a method for roughening treatment of a copper foil. Preferably, a solution temperature of the sulfuric acid-based copper plating solution of 20° C. to 40° C. and electrolysis is carried out with an average anode current density of 5 A/dm | 2011-06-02 |
20110127075 | INTERLAYER INSULATING FILM, WIRING STRUCTURE, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An insulative coat film comprising one or two or more kinds of oxides having a dielectric constant (k) of 2.5 or smaller and expressed by a general formula of ((CH | 2011-06-02 |
20110127076 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT-EMBEDDED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is an electronic component-embedded printed circuit board, including: a base plate having a cavity formed therein in a thickness direction thereof; an electronic component which is disposed in the cavity such that an active surface of the electronic component is flush with one side of the base plate; an insulating material layer which is formed on the other side of the base plate to bury the electronic component; and a first circuit layer which is formed on one side of the base plate and includes connection patterns coming into contact with connecting terminals of the electronic component, and a method of manufacturing the same. The electronic component-embedded printed circuit board is advantageous in that the active surface of an electronic component is disposed such that it is flush with one side of a base plate, so that additional viaholes do not need to be formed, with the result that a laser process requiring high cost can be omitted, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process of a printed circuit board and reducing the manufacturing cost thereof. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127077 | BLOCK COPOLYMERIZED POLYIMIDE INK COMPOSITION FOR PRINTING - The object is to provide a polyimide ink composition having good printing properties and good continuous priming properties, which composition can be dried at a low temperature of not higher than 220° C., and which composition gives a coating film, after being dried, having excellent dimensional stability, heat resistance, low modulus of elasticity, flexibility, resistance to warping, chemical resistance, adhesiveness with substrates, and plating resistance. This object is accomplished by a polyimide ink composition for printing, comprising a mixed solvent containing an benzoic acid ester solvent and a glyme solvent, and a polyimide soluble in the mixed solvent; wherein the polyimide is obtained by polycondensing a polyimide oligomer with a tetracarboxylic dianhydride component(s) and/or a diamine component(s) having no siloxane bond in molecular skeleton thereof, the polyimide oligomer being prepared by polycondensing a tetracarboxylic dianhydride component(s) and a diamine component(s) having siloxane bonds in molecular skeleton thereof in the presence of a base catalyst(s), or a mixed catalyst including a lactone(s) and/or an acidic compound(s) and a base(s); the content of the diamine component(s) having siloxane bonds based on the total diamine components being 15 to 85% by weight. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127078 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PLATE-LIKE MEMBER ASSEMBLY AND TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE-INCLUDING ELECTRONIC MEMBER - A manufacturing method of a plate-like member assembly includes the steps of: preparing a first plate-like member including a projecting region, projecting from one surface of the first plate-like member along a thickness direction thereof, on the one surface; forming a light transmitting film, having a light transmitting property, in a nonoverlapping region, not-overlapping the projecting region, on the one surface of the first plate-like member; arranging a fixing member to cover a border between an overlapping region, overlapping the projecting region, and the nonoverlapping region with the light transmitting film intervening between the fixing member and the first plate-like member; and arranging a second plate-like member in such way that the light transmitting film and the fixing member intervene between the second plate-like member and the first plate-like member. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127079 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT MODULE AND METHOD OF CONNECTING COAXIAL CABLE - An electronic circuit module is mounted on an electronic circuit board. The electronic circuit module includes an electronic component that has a first electrode and a second electrode that form a facing surface. The electronic circuit module also includes a coaxial cable with a core wire and a shielded wire being exposed in stages. The core wire and the shielded wire of the coaxial cable are directly connected to the first electrode and the second electrode that are exposed at a predetermined cable connecting surface of the electronic component. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127080 | Electronic Assemblies without Solder and Methods for their Manufacture - The present invention provides an electronic assembly | 2011-06-02 |
20110127081 | Electromagnetic Limiter and a Use of an Electromagnetic Limiter - The invention relates to an electromagnetic limiter. The limiter comprises a multilayer having an electrically conducting pattern superposed on a dielectric structure. Further, the multilayer is provided with at least one electromagnetically transparent aperture that is electromagnetically transparent for plane wave incidence. In addition, the limiter comprises a non-controlled non-linear structure interconnecting opposite edges of the electromagnetically transparent aperture. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127082 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A FIXING MEMBER - An electronic device includes an enclosure and a fixing member to secure the enclosure to a fastener. The receiving member defines a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion in communication with the first receiving portion. The fixing member includes a control portion received in the receiving member and moving relative to the enclosure along a first axis of the first receiving portion, and a locking portion received in the receiving member and moving relative to the enclosure along a second axis of the second receiving portion perpendicular to the first axis. Movements of the control portion relative to the enclosure along the first axis of the first receiving portion and the locking portion relative to the enclosure along the second axis of the second receiving portion causes the electronic device to toggle in a locked or unlocked position. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127083 | Cable Protection Device For An Industrial Robot And Industrial Robot With Such A Cable Protection Device - The invention relates to a conducting line protection device for an industrial robot having at least one power line, having a basic ring section, a hollow cylinder section whose diameter is matched to an inside diameter of a pipe component of the industrial robot that rotates relative to the conducting line protection device, an inner edge rounding section whose rounding radius is matched to a diameter of the power line, and a radial bearing section for rotatable support of the conducting line protection device relative to the pipe component of the industrial robot. The invention also relates to an industrial robot having such a conducting line protection device. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127084 | WIRE HARNESS - [Problem] To provide a wire harness allowing a relatively large number of electrical wires to be passed under the floor of a vehicle body. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127085 | MODULAR CONNECTOR AND METHOD - A modular tool for use in subterranean formations includes a first module, a second module and one or more connectors for connecting the first and second modules. In particular, the first module includes a first collar that at least partially defines an exterior of the tool and that includes a first engagement mechanism at a first end of the collar and a second engagement mechanism at a second end of the collar. The first module also includes a fluid passageway for passing drilling fluid therethrough. The second module has a similar configuration as includes similar architecture. The one or more connectors facilitate the connection of at least one flowline fluidly connected to an exterior of the tool, and an electrical pathway for transmitting power and/or data between the modules. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127086 | HELICAL DRILLING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - A down-the-hole assembly includes a housing having a central axis and a mechanical gear box positioned within the housing. The mechanical gear box is coupled to the housing such that rotation of the housing at a first rotational rate provides a rotary input to the mechanical gear box. A rotary cutting bit is coupled to the mechanical gear box. The mechanical gear box is configured to rotate said rotary cutting bit at a second rotational rate in response to that rotary input from the housing. The second rotational rate is greater than the first rotational rate. The mechanical gear box is also further configured to cause the rotary cutting bit to orbit about the central axis of the housing. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127087 | PDC DRILL BIT WITH FLUTE DESIGN FOR BETTER BIT CLEANING - A drill bit is disclosed, comprising: a drill bit head having a cutting face with one or more fixed cutting elements; a flow passage extending from the center towards the gage of the bit which has been designed to increase the velocity across the cutting elements. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127088 | POLYCRYSTALLINE ULTRA-HARD COMPACT CONSTRUCTIONS - Polycrystalline ultra-hard compact constructions comprise a polycrystalline ultra-hard compact having a polycrystalline ultra-hard body attached to a substrate. A support member is attached to the compact by a braze material. The support member can have a one-piece construction including one or more support sections. The support member has a first section extending axially along a wall surface of the compact, and extending circumferentially along a portion of the compact. The support member can include a second section extending radially along a backside surface of the compact, and/or a third section extending radially along a front side surface of the compact. In one embodiment, the support member includes a second and/or third section and the compact disposed therein is in an axially compressed state. The support member is interposed between the compact and an end-use device, and improves the compact attachment strength to an end-use device when compared to conventional compacts. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127089 | ENHANCED CUTTER PROFILE FOR FIXED CUTTER DRILL BITS - In one aspect, a cutting structure for a drill bit includes cutters arranged to form a cutter profile. Substantially all of the cutters in a shoulder section of the cutter profile are positioned at a profile angle of at most 65°. In another aspect, substantially all of the shoulder cutters are arranged so that the longitudinal force exerted by each shoulder cutter onto an earthen formation is at least 25 percent of the normal force exerted by the shoulder cutter onto the earthen formation. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127090 | Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) Sensor - In general, the disclosure is directed to techniques for sensing the weight of a load object passing over a measurement surface. In some examples, a weigh-in motion (WIM) sensor is provided that includes a first beam that exhibits a linear elastance function, and a second beam that exhibits a nonlinear elastance function. In additional examples, the WIM sensor may include a measurement circuit configured to generate information corresponding to a weight of the load object, a wireless transmission circuit configured to transmit the information to a receiving station, and an energy harvesting circuit configured to harvest an amount of energy from vehicle vibrations. The energy harvested may be sufficient to power the wireless transmission circuit. In further examples, a WIM system is provided that includes a sequence of sensors. Information from the sequence of sensors may be used to remove noise in the raw data due to vehicle vibration. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127091 | Planar Beam Load Cell Assembly - The present invention provides a weighing assembly comprising a planar beam load cell. The planar beam load cell assembly comprises means to prevent the damage of the planar beam load cell due to an overload. The device senses the load or force applied to its load receiving element with a high degree of accuracy. An arrangement of three or four of these devices can be used to support a platform or any suitable assembly onto which items can be placed, the purpose being to measure the weight of the items so placed. The planar beam load cell assembly may be retrofitted into existing scale assemblies. The planar beam load cell may further comprise means to prevent the damage of the planar beam load cell due to off-axis charges. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127092 | POSITION APPARATUS FOR TOUCH DEVICE AND POSITION METHOD THEREFOR - A position method for a touch device is provided. In the position method, first, a controller is provided to set a boundary region on a touch panel of the touch device. When a touch medium touches the touch panel, the controller detects whether a peak capacitance detection differential value of a plurality of capacitance detection differential values is occurred in the boundary region. Besides, the controller performs an interpolation calculation to obtain a coordinate of a touch point for the touch medium according to the peak capacitance detection differential value and a first adjacent capacitance detection differential value which is adjacent to the peak capacitance detection differential value. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127093 | RIDING-TYPE GROUND WORKING VEHICLE - A riding-type ground working vehicle includes left and right wheels, a command value calculating section, a yaw rate detecting section that detects a yaw rate of the vehicle, a target yaw rate calculating section, a correction coefficient acquiring section, and a control section. The left and right wheels are independently driven to travel by two respective traction motors. The command value calculating section calculates target rotational speed command values for the two traction motors based on an acceleration instruction and a turn instruction input by a driver. The target yaw rate calculating section calculates a target yaw rate based on the acceleration instruction and the turn instruction. The correction coefficient acquiring section acquires two correction coefficients respectively relating to the two traction motors based on a deviation between the target yaw rate and a yaw rate detection value. The control section corrects the two target rotational speed command values by the two correction coefficients, and controls drive of the two traction motors based on the corrected two target rotational speed command values. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127094 | DRIVE UNIT VIBRATION DAMPING SUPPORT FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR-DRIVEN VEHICLE - A drive unit vibration damping support for use in an electric motor-driven vehicle combines the following structural features. A subframe construction in which a drive unit is supported in vibration damping fashion on a subframe through a first vibration damping device, and the subframe is supported in vibration damping fashion on a vehicle through a second vibration damping device. A total spring constant of the first vibration damping device in a direction of input of torque reaction force of the drive unit is larger than a total spring constant of the second vibration damping device. An average value of a distance between a torque roll axis of the drive unit and the second vibration damping device is greater than an average value of a distance between the torque roll axis and the first vibration damping device. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127095 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - When an engine is driven on a different type of fuel (for example, ethanol-containing fuel) from a reference fuel (for example, gasoline) and the engine torque is thus greater than that produced when the engine is driven on the reference fuel, a differential state control device expands a non-differential range compared to that at the time when the reference fuel is used. Thus, in the case where a plurality of types of fuel including the reference fuel are supplied to the engine, the advantage of switching a power distribution mechanism between a differential enabled state and a non-differential state can be fully utilized in correspondence with engine torque characteristics which may vary in accordance with the type of fuel for the engine. As a result, the fuel consumption rate can be reduced in correspondence with the plurality of types of fuel supplied to the engine, for example. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127096 | Energy Recovery Systems for Vehicles and Vehicle Wheels Comprising the Same - A wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a rim and an energy recovery system. The energy recovery system includes a flywheel, a continuously variable planetary (CVP), a first planetary gear set, and a second planetary gear set. The flywheel is substantially concentric with the rim and operable to rotate relative to the rim. The CVP is positioned within the flywheel and is operable to transmit rotational motion between the flywheel and the rim. The first planetary gear set is rotationally coupled to the rim and the CVP such that rotational motion transmitted between the CVP and the rim is transmitted through the first planetary gear set. The second planetary gear set is rotationally coupled to the CVP, the rim and the flywheel such that rotational motion transmitted between the CVP, the rim and the flywheel is transmitted through the second planetary gear set. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127097 | WHEEL SLIP DETERMINATION FOR VEHICLES - A method for assessing slippage of wheels in a vehicle includes the steps of measuring, via a sensor, an initial value of vehicle speed, determining, via a processor, at least one of a minimum vehicle speed and a maximum vehicle speed, and determining, via the processor, wheel slip using the initial value and the at least one of the minimum vehicle speed and the maximum vehicle speed. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127098 | SERVO MOTOR LAYOUT STRUCTURE OF SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - A servo motor is positioned in a place except the downside of a seat to inhibit the length and the curvature of a cable in servo motor layout structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle provided with the servo motor for driving an exhaust valve. A swing arm a front end of which is swingably supported by at least either a body frame or an engine and a rear end of which journals a rear wheel is provided and an exhaust valve and a servo motor are arranged on the downside of the swing arm in a side view. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127099 | TWO-WHEELED MOTOR VEHICLE - A motorcycle having high durability and a large space below a seat includes an internal space at least a portion of which is located between an engine unit and a seat provided in a cover member. The engine unit is pivotally suspended on a body frame. A center axis of a cylinder extends obliquely upward from a crankcase and forwardly. Oil reservoirs are provided in a bottom of a crank chamber and a bottom of a portion of a transmission chamber located in a front portion of a transmission case, respectively. The oil reservoirs are communicated with each other by a communication path. A bottom surface of the transmission chamber in the portion in which portion the oil reservoir is provided is located downward of the bottom surface of the portion rearward of the oil reservoir of the transmission chamber. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127100 | FRAME-STEERED VEHICLE AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FRAME-STEERED VEHICLE - A frame-steered vehicle includes a powertrain configured to provide drive torque to a transverse axle in a front vehicle section and at least one transverse axle in a rear vehicle section. At least one longitudinal drive shaft is connected to the at least one transverse axle in the rear vehicle section. At least one controllable longitudinal clutch is variably adjustable between an engaged operational state and a disengaged operational state is arranged in the at least one longitudinal drive shaft. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127101 | Security device - A security device for a means of transport comprising a radiation source to direct radiation into the eye of a person intending to take control of the means of transport, so that the radiation is internally reflected within the eye and emerges from the eye with a substantial spectral content corresponding to the spectral content of food flowing through the retina of the eye, and a receiver arrangement to receive the radiation emanating from the eye of the person and to perform a spectral analysis of the reflected radiation to determine the concentration of at least one chemical within the blood of the person, the device further comprising an alarm unit to generate an alarm and/or an immobiliser unit to immobilise the means of transport, the or each unit being responsive to the said determination of concentration when the concentration of the said chemical is outside a permitted threshold range. Preferably, radiation is transmitted to the retina, and the spectral analysis is carried out for radiation reflected from the retina. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127102 | TWO-SHAFT SHIFT TRANSMISSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A two-shaft shift transmission is provided for a vehicle. The two-shaft shift transmission has a drive shaft and an output shaft. Drive gearwheels for forward gears (G | 2011-06-02 |
20110127103 | POWER STEERING PUMP DRIVE - The invention relates to a power steering pump drive
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20110127104 | VEHICULAR STEERING APPARATUS - A vehicular steering apparatus includes: a road-wheel turning mechanism mechanically separated from, but electrically connected to a steering wheel; a first rotation shaft connected to the steering wheel; a second rotation shaft connected to the road-wheel turning mechanism; and a connection mechanism for interconnecting the first and second rotation shafts in such a manner that the first and second rotation shafts can rotate idle relative to each other within a range of a predetermined relative rotational angle. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127105 | MUFFLER FOR VEHICLE - A muffler apparatus for a vehicle may include a speaker chamber that produces sound while vibrating by pressure of an exhaust gas flowing into a muffler housing, wherein the speaker chamber is formed in the muffler housing, the pressure of the exhaust gas being greater than a predetermined value. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127106 | ASPIRATOR WITH INTEGRAL MUFFLER - An aspirator with an integral muffler includes a housing having a top, a bottom and a side and an aspirator chamber and a muffler chamber in the housing. The aspirator chamber includes an inlet, an outlet and a venturi section between the inlet and the outlet, and the muffler chamber has an outlet and an inlet in fluid communication with the muffler chamber duct. A duct extends from the muffler chamber outlet into the aspirator chamber. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127107 | ACOUSTIC RESONATOR AND SOUND CHAMBER - An acoustic resonator adaptable to a sound chamber is designed to decrease a sound pressure while increasing a particle velocity of medium particles in a low frequency range without increasing the overall size thereof. The acoustic resonator is constituted of a pipe member having one opening end and a resistance member embracing a high resistance region and a low resistance region. The resistance member is inserted into the pipe member such that one end thereof matches the opening end of the pipe member whilst the other end thereof is disposed at a predetermined position inside a hollow cavity of the pipe member. The high resistance region embraces an antinode region of the particle velocity distribution with respect to a standing wave occurred in the hollow cavity at a resonance frequency, thus causing an acoustic phenomenon decreasing the resonance frequency compared to a single unit of the pipe member. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127108 | DEVICE FOR ENABLING ACCESS TO A WIND TURBINE | 2011-06-02 |
20110127109 | DEVICE FOR ENABLING ACCESS TO A WIND TURBINE | 2011-06-02 |
20110127110 | LADDER SAFETY ACCESSORY KIT - A ladder safety accessory kit ( | 2011-06-02 |
20110127111 | TRACKING GATE FOR EXTENDED GANGWAY - An apparatus for providing safe access to a top of a mobile container. The mobile container has a top, a longitudinal dimension, and a plurality of hatches arrayed along the longitudinal dimension on the top. The apparatus has a raised platform and an extended cage attached to the raised platform wherein the extended cage extends along the longitudinal dimension. A tracking gate, attached to the extended cage, is adapted to vary an effective interior size of the extended cage. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127112 | Crash Safety Device Having a Rope Drive Mechanism - The invention relates to a crash safety device having a safety rope ( | 2011-06-02 |
20110127113 | ELEVATING DEVICE FOR A STAIRCASE - An elevating system is provided for installation on a staircase, comprising a plurality of lifting elements capable of vertical expansion and contraction between lowered and elevated positions to sequentially elevate or lower a user. Each lifting element comprises a platform, inflatable bladders to selectively elevate or lower the platform, a guide to prevent lateral movement of said platform, a sensor responsive to the presence of an individual on said platform, and valves to selectively inflate or deflate said bladders. The platforms are sequentially elevated or depressed to permit the user to travel up or down said staircase by stepping horizontally from one lifting element to a next in line lifting element. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127114 | ELEVATOR GROUP SUPERVISION CONTROLLING APPARATUS - An elevator group supervision controlling apparatus has a response time predicting means, a passenger movement estimating means, a standby time predicting means, a candidate car selecting means, an allocating means, and an instructing means. The response time predicting means predicts response time to a car call from a remote call registering apparatus for respective cars. The passenger movement estimating means estimates passenger moving time based on a positional relationship between the remote call registering apparatus and a landing. The standby time predicting means predicts the standby times of each of the cars based on the response time and the passenger moving time. The candidate car selecting means includes cars for which standby time is shorter than a predetermined time interval in candidate cars, and excludes cars for which standby time is greater than or equal to the predetermined time interval from the candidate cars. The allocating means decides an allocated car from among the candidate cars if at least one of the cars has been included in the candidate cars. The instructing means generates an informing instruction to communicate to the remote call registering apparatus reinput requesting information that recommends an input operation at the landing call registering apparatus if all of the cars are excluded from the candidate cars. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127115 | DRIVE SYSTEMS - A hydraulically driven elevator or lift is provided with counterbalance means to at least partly counterbalance the load imposed by the load carrier or lift car. Operation of the counterbalance means, which includes a source of hydraulic fluid communicating with an accumulator, does not involve any interference with the working fluid of the hydraulic drive system. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127116 | GOVERNOR FOR ELEVATOR - Provided is a governor for elevator which permits easy assembling adjustment work due to a simple construction, has a high degree of freedom in the arrangement of fly-weights, an overspeed switch and a rope grasping mechanism and the set mass of the fly-weights, enables the arrangement of the fly-weights and the like, the mass of the fly-weights and the like to be determined specifically for each of the first overspeed detection speed and the second overspeed detection speed, and can detect each of the first overspeed detection speed and the second overspeed detection speed with good accuracy. For this purpose, a governor for elevator which, in order to stop a car of an elevator, detects that the moving speed of the car has reached a first overspeed detection speed and a second overspeed detection speed, includes a first overspeed detection mechanism which detects that the moving speed of the car has reached the first overspeed detection speed, and a second overspeed detection mechanism which is provided separately from the first overspeed detection mechanism and detects that the moving speed of the car has reached the second overspeed detection speed. The first overspeed detection mechanism and the second overspeed detection mechanism are configured to work independently of each other. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127117 | ELEVATOR CONTROL DEVICE - In an elevator control device in which, when a verified person is authenticated as a registered person by an person authentication device, a security gate is opened to enable the movement into an elevator hall, even when a user cannot ride on an assigned car for some reason after passing through the security gate, the user is enabled to use an elevator, and convenience can be prevented from becoming poor. For this purpose, a hall destination floor registration device is provided in the elevator hall so that the user who is present in the hall registers his/her destination floor. A destination call is always registered automatically interlocking with the security gate, and when a predetermined condition is met, the destination floor registration of user made using the hall destination floor registration device is validated. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127118 | ELEVATOR CAR LAYOUT INFORMATION EDITING SYSTEM, DESTINATION INFORMATION INPUT DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND EDITION OPERATING DEVICE - An elevator car layout information editing system | 2011-06-02 |
20110127119 | Ratchet mechanism for quickly adjusting tightness of brake cable in a caliper brake of bicycle - A caliper brake of a bicycle includes a first arm; a cable housing disposed at one end of the first arm; a second arm pivotably secured to the first arm and comprising a yoke at one end, the yoke including two opposite yoke arms; a brake cable retaining member for retaining a brake cable passing the cable housing; a pawl pivotably disposed between the yoke arms and secured to the brake cable retaining member, the pawl including a tooth; and a spring depressible ratchet including a hook at one end, the ratchet being pivotably disposed between the yoke arms to have the hook to engage with the tooth so that the ratchet is held against rotation to hold the brake cable tight. Counterclockwise rotating the ratchet to disengage the hook from the tooth and clockwise rotating the pawl will loosen the brake cable. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127120 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BRAKE CALIPER, MACHINING TOOL FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD, BRAKE CALIPER PRODUCED USING THE METHOD, AND DISK BRAKE HAVING A CALIPER OF SAID TYPE - The invention relates to a method for producing a caliper for a caliper-type disk brake, wherein the caliper has the following: a brake-application-side caliper section ( | 2011-06-02 |
20110127121 | Vehicle Disc Brake - Vehicle disk brake designed as a service brake and as a parking- or immobilizing brake, having a brake anchor plate, which is to be fastened to the chassis of a motor vehicle by means of at least one screw bolt and in which two guide bolts are accommodated in order to guide a brake caliper displaceably relative to the brake anchor plate, and having a hydraulic chamber, in which a brake piston is accommodated in order to bring friction linings into and out of frictional engagement with a brake disk. A separately manipulable assembly is built onto the vehicle disk brake and has an electric motor as well as an electronic control and power device in order, independently of a hydraulic actuation of the brake piston, to actuate the brake piston via a rotary-to-linear motion converter in the sense of bringing the friction linings into and out of engagement with the brake disk. In order to create the extra space required by the use of a smart actuator for the parking brake unit in the internal wheel contour of compact vehicles, modifications to existing and tried-and-tested components are undertaken, which simultaneously improve the accessibility for maintenance purposes. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127122 | DISC BRAKE - Disclosed is a disc brake. The disc brake includes clip parts provided at inner portions of both side ends of a pair of pad plates and engaged with protrusions formed in the carrier and torsion pins fitted into the clip parts such that the clip parts are rotated between the pad plates upon a braking operation of the disc brake. Upon the braking operation, the pad plates push the carrier so that the clip parts are rotated about the torsion pins by the pad plates. Thus, strain energy of the carrier is absorbed through warpage deformation of the torsion pins, so that the carrier has sufficient strength even if an outer beam is removed. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127123 | DISC BRAKE - Disclosed is a disc brake capable of constantly maintaining the braking performance by preventing the eccentric abrasion of a pad upon the braking operation. The disc brake includes a disc rotating together with a wheel, inner and outer friction pads installed at both sides of the disc, respectively, a caliper housing supporting the outer friction pad, a wedge member installed at a rear side of the inner friction pad and formed at a rear surface thereof with an inclined surface, a support member fixed to the caliper housing and formed with an inclined surface corresponding to the inclined surface of the wedge member, a driving device operating the wedge member for a braking operation, and a hinge unit for coupling the wedge member to the friction pad. The disc brake further includes an elastic member coupled to the wedge member and the friction pad while interposing the hinge unit therebetween. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127124 | Coulomb Friction Damped Disc Brake Caliper Bracket - A Coulomb friction damped disc brake caliper bracket, wherein damping is provided by Coulomb friction, most preferably at the outboard tie-bar thereof, by a Coulomb bar peripherally welded thereto. An inner surface of the Coulomb friction bar is in abutting contact with the external surface of the tie-bar, whereby because of the continuous peripheral edge welding, corrosion cannot find entry into the interface of the two surfaces, yet the two surfaces form are free to vibrate one as to the other in Coulomb friction fashion to thereby provide damping and reduction of brake squeal and other noise. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127125 | Railway Vehicle Brake Disc - The railway vehicle brake disc includes a cylindrical hub, friction ring, and bell-shaped flange connecting the hub with the friction ring. The cylindrical hub defines a central axis and has an axial width and an outer diameter. The surface at the outer diameter defines an outer hub periphery. The friction ring includes two opposed annular members each having an outer braking surface and an inner surface. The annular members are connected to each other by a plurality of fins extending from the inner surface of one annular member to the inner surface of the other annular member. The bell-shaped flange has an inner portion connected to the hub, an outer portion connected to the fins, and a radial portion connecting the inner portion to the outer portion. The hub, friction ring, and bell-shaped flange are formed integrally from a single material. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127126 | Pad for a Brake Caliper and Brake Caliper for a Disc Brake - The present invention relates to a pad for brake caliper and to a brake caliper for disc brake provided with one or more of such pads. The pads are provided with one or more eyelets suitable to receive corresponding pins of the caliper. The pins define pin outlines, and the eyelets define eyelet outlines. The pin outlines have one or more curved pin contact portions with pin curvature radii, and the eyelet outlines have one or more curved eyelet contact portions with eyelet curvature radii. The contact between pads and pins at least partially occurs at the pin and eyelet contact portions. The eyelet curvature radii are higher than the pin curvature radii. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127127 | SUSPENSION CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL APPARATUS FOR DAMPING-FORCE ADJUSTABLE SHOCK ABSORBER - Provided is a suspension control apparatus for a vehicle comprising a damping-force adjustable shock absorber interposed between a vehicle body and a wheel of a vehicle, and a controller for variably controlling damping-force characteristics of the damping-force adjustable shock absorber between hard and soft, wherein the controller is configured to switch the damping-force characteristics to a soft side when a direction of a stroke of the damping-force adjustable shock absorber is reversed between an extension stroke and a contraction stroke. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127128 | FREQUENCY TUNABLE MAGNETIC DAMPING APPARATUS - A damping apparatus is disclosed comprising at least one pair of magnets and a conducting member. The at least one pair of magnets define a gap therebetween. The conducting member is coupled to a payload and positioned within the gap. The conducting member is configured to vibrate in response to a vibration of the payload. The conducting member comprises a conducting material. Vibration of the conducting member generates eddy currents in the conducting member, and the eddy currents generate a frequency-dependent damping force. The frequency-dependent damping force is adjustable based on the conducting material and a thickness of the conducting member. The conducting material and the thickness are selected to adjust the frequency-dependent damping force. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127129 | DAMPER DEVICE - A damper device is provided with a cylinder body and a piston body, and provides braking for movement or relative movement of an object to be braked by attaching at least either the cylinder body or the piston body to the object to be braked. The piston body is provided with a seal ring for sealing between the piston body and the cylinder body. When a pressure difference between an inner space, located between the piston body and a deep inner section of the cylinder body, and the outside becomes a predetermined volume or above due to the movement or the relative movement of the piston body, one part of the seal ring is deflected and deformed so as to open a path for interconnecting the inner space and the outside. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127130 | MECHANICAL DRUM BRAKE - Disclosed is a mechanical drum brake capable of returning brake shoes into the initial position thereof when the braking operation is released. In the mechanical drum, the brake shoes are smoothly returned to the initial position thereof due to leaf springs, which are fixed to the back plate and interpose an adjusting nut of an adjuster therebetween, when braking is released. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127131 | PNEUMATIC CONSTRICTING DRUM BRAKE ASSEMBLY - A pneumatic constricting drum brake with rotary seals attached to opposite axial sides of the hub central region for sealing the hub and brake drum. Both rotary seals are accessible for replacement in service by removal of the housing side plate and brake drum without removal of the hub. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127132 | Luggage With a Crush Proof Compartment - A carrying case with a first enclosure ad at least one additional enclosure which includes a substantially rigid, and selectively removable protective compartment which must be oriented at a predetermined position for both insertion and selective removal. The selectively removable protective compartment may be adapted for isolated and secure storing of delicate or fragile items. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127133 | TWIN-CLUTCH DEVICE - A twin-clutch device that selectively transmits torque from a driving wheel to a first driven wheel and/or a second driven wheel is provided. The first and second driven wheels are arranged respectively on both sides of the driving wheel, a functional fluid that decreases its flowability as an applied stimulus is increased and that increases its flowability as the applied stimulus is reduced fills gaps between the driving wheel and the first and second driven wheels, the driving wheel includes a stimulus generating member electrically controlled to generate a stimulus, and flowability of the functional fluid between the driving wheel and one of the first and second driven wheels is decreased with an increase in stimulus applied to the functional fluid by the stimulus generating member to couple the driving wheel to the one of the first and second driven wheels, thus allowing torque transmission therebetween. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127134 | DIFFERENTIALLY CONTROLLABLE TWO-WAY CLUTCH - A differentially controllable two-way clutch including an outer wheel with a cam portion on an inner circumference, an inner wheel arranged apart from the outer wheel and toward an inner diameter of the two-way clutch as well as rotatably and concentrically with respect to the outer wheel, a torque transmission member located between the outer wheel and the inner wheel to transmit torque, a cage configured to hold the torque transmission member and to be slidable in a circumferential direction and which is differentially controlled, and a spring supported by the cage and configured to be capable of biasing the torque transmission member so that the torque transmission member engages with a cam surface. | 2011-06-02 |
20110127135 | Idle-Able Auxiliary Drive System - A power transfer unit for a motive device comprises an outer housing, an inner housing, and a torque transferring clutch. A piston housing is located between the outer housing and the torque transferring clutch. A piston is located in the piston housing. The piston is configured to provide actuation forces to the torque transferring clutch. And, when the torque transferring clutch receives the actuation forces, the torque transferring clutch causes the inner housing to rotate. | 2011-06-02 |