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| US08585348B2 |
Centrifugal compressor with pipe diffuser
A centrifugal compressor may comprise a wheel and a pipe diffuser. The pipe diffuser may comprise an annular pipe diffuser section and at least one cylindrical hole passing through the annular pipe diffuser section for compressing gas emerging from the wheel. The at least one cylindrical hole may have an axis that is slanted at an angle A relative to a plane that is orthogonal to an axis of rotation of the compressor. |
| US08585347B2 |
Hub and distribution system
A transfer method (600) is disclosed. It includes: delivering (602) a container via a rail car on train rails to a terminal; assigning (604) a corridor as to where to deliver the container, the corridor including a plurality of pathways in proximity to a track side location, each pathway including a containment cavity configured to receive a first handoff of the container from a crane to a first pathway and provide a second handoff of the container from the first pathway to a hauler, the plurality of pathways being substantially adjacent, aligned and in parallel and being configured at an angle of about 15 degrees or more to the train rails; picking (606) with a crane the container from a rail car and placing the container in the containment cavity comprising the first handoff in the corridor; and handing-off the container in the containment cavity of a pathway to a hauler comprising the second handoff, for facilitating transporting the container from the terminal to a desired remote destination via a hauler. The method provides an efficient, effective and semi-automated post-blocking method, such that each post-blocked group of containers has a similar desired remote destination, so that the containers can be easily located, loaded, handed-off and transported to a desired location. |
| US08585346B2 |
Handling device and handling method of quartz glass crucible
An object of the present invention is to provide a crucible handling device that can firmly sandwich and reliably move a quartz glass crucible under a clean environment and a method of handling a quartz glass crucible using the crucible handling device. The present invention provides a crucible handling device 1 for handling a quartz glass crucible 5, the device including: a frame 4 having a beam 2 extending in a horizontal direction and a pair of arms 3 protruding from the beam 2 in a direction perpendicular to a central axis line direction of the beam 2 such that at least one of the arms 3 is able to move in the central axis line direction of the beam 2; a pair of sandwiching means 6 assembled with the pair of the arm 3 to face each other, for sandwiching a body 50 of the quartz glass crucible 5 in a radial direction of the crucible; engagement means 7 provided adjacent to each sandwiching means 6 and formed by a pair of tongues 70 movable to approach or be separated from each other in a central axis direction of the crucible, for sandwiching and holding the quartz glass crucible 5 therebetween in the central axis direction of the crucible; and driving means 8 for causing the sandwiching means 6 and the engagement means 7 to reciprocate along the arm 3. The present invention also provides a method of handling a quartz glass crucible using such a device 1 as described above. |
| US08585344B2 |
Adjustable-width pallet and product protector
An adjustable width pallet and product protector for a lift truck having a first outer L-shaped fork, a first inner L-shaped fork, a second outer L-shaped fork, and a second inner L-shaped fork. The protector can include a first horizontally elongated plate, a second horizontally elongated plate disposed rearwardly of the first horizontally elongated plate, a first outer mounting plate disposed rearwardly of and coupled to the first horizontally elongated plate, a first inner mounting plate disposed rearwardly of and slidably coupled to the first horizontally elongated plate, a second outer mounting plate disposed rearwardly of and coupled to the second horizontally elongated plate, and a second inner mounting plate disposed rearwardly of and slidably coupled to the second horizontally elongated plate. |
| US08585330B2 |
Cutting insert
The cutting insert is provided with an insert main body, a cutting edge formed at a circumferential edge of the rake face of the insert main body to have a corner edge and two side edges arranged on the both sides thereof, a protrusion portion formed on the rake face, and a pair of convex portions formed on both sides divided by a bisector of the corner edge. Each of the pair of convex portions is provided with a first wall surface facing the corner edge of the cutting edge, and a second wall surface facing the side edge. On the rake face closer to the corner edge than the pair of convex portions, a recess having a rear wall portion which extends so as to cross the bisector between the corner edge and the convex portion is formed. |
| US08585328B2 |
Underground filling and sealing method
The present invention is directed to an underground opening that is filled and sealed with grout comprising an aggregate coated with water-activated, expanded hydrophobic polymeric resin. |
| US08585326B2 |
Method for assembling tendons
A tendon is assembled in a horizontal orientation using connectors or by welding at a weld station on a barge or other vessel located at or near the installation site of a tension leg platform. During assembly, the tendon is pulled away from the assembly vessel and tensioned by a tug or offshore work vessel. When fully assembled, the tendon may be up-ended in a manner similar to a wet-towed tendon, and then either pre-installed using floats or passed over to a TLP which is on-site and ready to receive tendons. |
| US08585319B2 |
Methane venting system
A subsoil methane collection and treatment system (10), which includes a subsoil distribution layer (13) for receiving methane, a subsoil biofilter layer (14) above the distribution layer which contains a biofilter (18) such as compost to convert the methane to carbon dioxide and water, a subsoil ventilation layer (15) above the biofilter layer, in which the carbon dioxide is diluted with air, and a vent (17) to the atmosphere from the ventilation area for venting the diluted carbon dioxide. The layers may be defined by horizontal arrays of load bearing prefabricated structural modules (1). The system (10) may collect methane from the ground beneath and/or be fed with methane collected from beneath a building (19) adjacent the system. |
| US08585317B1 |
Vibratory compacting roller machine with an electric drive
A vibratory roller machine includes a chassis supported on one or more drum assemblies including an exciter assembly for compacting the ground on which the machine travels. The machine is operated via a number of drive and exciter motors powered by a series hybrid drive system. The series hybrid drive system includes an engine and generator that are configured to provide power to the system under nominal operating conditions. The series hybrid drive system further includes a power storage system, such as battery bank or a capacitor bank that is configured to provide the motors with additional power during peak power demand. The vibratory roller machine may, for example, be a walk-behind trench roller or ride-on roller. |
| US08585316B2 |
Storm grate locking device
A locking device for a storm grate to prevent theft or vandalism by unauthorized individuals. The device typically includes an upper plate, a positioning frame, at least one coupler nut, and a bolt. The positioning frame can include the coupler nut, a catch end for engaging the frame of the grate, a lower plate for engaging the underside of the grate, and a pliers handle for holding the device during insertion through a drain opening. In one embodiment, a second coupler nut is part of a wing wedge that secures a lower plate of the positioning frame to the underside of the grate. A method of inserting the device includes lowering the device through an opening in the grate, securing the catch end around the frame beneath the ground, and then tightening the bolt. |
| US08585311B2 |
Recyclable ring binder apparatus with quick release ring metals
A recyclable ring binder apparatus comprises a ring metal incorporating a set of binder rings that are formed of a pair of ring halves. The ring metal can be firmly fastened to a spine section of a binder hardcover by utilizing a post and a small arched snap clamp with a tap. The tap of the snap clamp can be pressed around a neck of the post utilizing a quick release clipping mechanism. The snap clamp can be accessed with an index finger and slid away from the post to remove the ring metal from the hardcover. The ring metal, the hardcover, the snap clamp and the post can be quickly separated into their perspective categories due to the clipping mechanism. Hence, it retains conformance of all components of the ring binder apparatus for recycling without increasing development and production cost. |
| US08585309B2 |
Liquid make-up receptacle
A liquid cosmetic container, comprising: a housing which has an opening at one side and contains liquid materials in an inner space; a discharge portion, one end of which is coupled with the opening of the housing and the other end has discharge protrusions for discharging the materials; a shoulder which includes a body having a through-hole in the center, a lower insertion portion for coupling with the housing or the discharge portion and an upper insertion portion formed at the upper part of the body; a ring with a hollow body and a connecting portion coupled with the upper insertion portion of the shoulder at the lower part of the body; a cosmetic application member inserted into the ring and which has a through-hole where the discharge protrusions of the discharge portion are inserted; and a cap coupled with the shoulder portion. |
| US08585306B2 |
Cosmetic applicator device comprising a heater member
A device for applying a cosmetic or for adding finishing touches to makeup, the device comprising a heater member comprising a resistive track that is printed or that is made by etching a coating that is deposited on a substrate, the device comprising a temperature sensor that is disposed level with the heater member, the temperature sensor being in contact with the substrate, in particular in the form of a circuit that is printed or etched on the substrate. |
| US08585304B2 |
Label printer
A label printer enables drop-in loading of linerless label paper rolls and prevents print defects caused by variation in the label paper transportation and the readhesion of chaff to the label paper. A pair of roll guiding members 37 and 38 limit the position of the outside of the label paper roll 5 to a position separated a predetermined distance from the label paper entrance 11 by contacting the outside of the label paper roll 5 inside the roll paper compartment 7 of the label printer 31 at a position offset from the label paper entrance 11 toward the center of the roll paper compartment 7. The roll guiding members 37 and 38 are members with low friction resistance when in contact with the outside of the label paper roll 5, and thus reduce the friction that can cause inconsistent paper transportation and chaff from wear. |
| US08585303B2 |
Label producing apparatus with optical sensor and external light correction
This disclosure discloses a label producing apparatus comprising: a housing; a feeding device that feeds a label tape; a printing device that prints desired print; an optical sensor comprising a light projecting device and a light receiving device capable of outputting a detected voltage value; a light-on control portion that controls said optical sensor so that said light projecting device is turned on; an initial value storage device that stores a predetermined initial threshold value; a threshold value correction portion that calculates a corrected threshold value using said initial threshold value; a mark detecting portion that detects a positioning mark by an arrival of said detected voltage value at said corrected threshold value after calculation of said corrected threshold value; a feeding control portion that controls said feeding device; and a print control portion that controls a print operation of said printing device. |
| US08585301B2 |
Sensor-mounting bracket for camera installation procedure
A sensor-mounting bracket for supporting a positioning sensor with respect to a camera so that the compass heading and tilt angle of the camera can be determined. To determine the compass heading and tilt angle of the camera, the sensor-mounting bracket is configured to align the positioning sensor with the sight line of the camera. In particular, the bracket is adapted to align the compass heading and the tilt axis of the positioning sensor so that they are parallel with the sight line of the camera. |
| US08585299B2 |
Bearing arrangement with a shaft and a needle bearing
A bearing arrangement is provided having a shaft (1) with a bearing journal (2, 3), and a needle bearing (9) which is arranged thereon and has a cage (16) and needle rollers (11) accommodated in the latter. The bearing journal is provided with a hardened and precision-machined inner raceway (10) for the needle rollers and steps back radially in relation to axial shoulders (12, 13) of adjacent shaft sections (4, 5, 6, 7), and the axial shoulders serve as run-on surfaces for the axial end sides (14, 15) of the cage fitted between the axial shoulders. In this case, relief grooves (17, 18) are provided, with the relief grooves extending on both sides of the inner raceway and each being dimensioned in such a manner that, over the entire circumferential region of the axial shoulders, the axial distance (D) thereof from each other is significantly larger than the inner raceway width (B1) existing therebetween. |
| US08585298B2 |
Wheel bearing apparatus incorporated with a rotation speed detecting apparatus
A wheel bearing apparatus incorporating a rotation speed detecting apparatus has an outer member, an inner member, double row rolling elements, a pulser ring, a cup-shaped sensor cap and a rotation speed sensor. The sensor cap is press-formed from anti-corrosion steel sheet into a cup-shaped configuration with a cylindrical fitting portion, to be press-fit into the end of the outer member, and a bottom portion, extending radially inward from the fitting portion to cover the inner-side end of the inner member. The rotation speed sensor is oppositely arranged so that it abuts or is positioned in close proximity to the bottom portion and accordingly the pulser ring. The rotation speed sensor and pulser ring oppose one another a predetermined axial air gap via the bottom portion. An elastic member is pressed and elastically deformed between the fitting portion of the sensor cap and the end of the outer member. |
| US08585290B2 |
Fluid dynamic bearing having pressure-generating surface patterns
The invention relates to a fluid dynamic bearing system having pressure-generating surface patterns that comprises at least two bearing parts that are rotatable with respect to one another and form a bearing gap filled with bearing fluid between associated bearing surfaces. The surface patterns are disposed on at least one bearing surface that is defined by a first rim and a second rim, hydrodynamic pressure being built up within the bearing gap on rotation of the bearing parts with respect to one another. According to the invention, at least parts of the surface patterns extend from the first rim to the second rim of the bearing surface. |
| US08585289B2 |
Spindle motor
There is provided a spindle motor including: a lower thrust member fixedly attached to a base member; a shaft fixedly attached to at least one of the lower thrust member and the base member; a sleeve disposed on an upper portion of the lower thrust member and rotatably installed on the shaft; a rotor hub coupled to the sleeve to thereby rotate together therewith; and an upper thrust member fixedly attached to an upper end portion of the shaft and forming a liquid-vapor interface together therewith, wherein the sleeve has an inclination part formed at an upper end portion thereof so as to form the liquid-vapor interface together with the upper thrust member, the inclination part having an outer diameter larger in an upper portion thereof than in a lower portion thereof. |
| US08585286B2 |
Spectral detector calibration
A method includes detecting radiation that traverses a material having a known spectral characteristic with a radiation sensitive detector pixel that outputs a signal indicative of the detected radiation and determining a mapping between the output signal and the spectral characteristic. The method further includes determining an energy of a photon detected by the radiation sensitive detector pixel based on a corresponding output of the radiation sensitive detector pixel and the mapping. |
| US08585280B2 |
Manufacturing a microfluid mixer
A method of manufacturing a microfluid mixer includes pouring a ceramic precursor into a first mold, a second mold and a third mold. The first mold forms a base plate, the second mold forms a top plate, and the third mold forms a first plate. The ceramic precursors are gelled in the first mold, the second mold and the third mold to form a green base plate, a green top plate and a green first plate. The plates are removed from the respective molds. The green base plate, the green top plate, and the green first plate are co-fired to form a ceramic base plate, a ceramic top plate and a ceramic first plate. The ceramic base plate is interlocked with the ceramic top plate and the ceramic first plate, and a diaphragm is disposed upon one of the first plate and the top plate. |
| US08585279B2 |
Device and method for manipulating and mixing magnetic particles in a liquid medium
A device for manipulating and mixing magnetic particles (3) in a surrounding liquid medium, comprises at least one couple of magnetic poles (1,1′) facing each other across a gap, the facing poles diverging from a narrow end of the gap to a large end of the gap, the poles (1,1′) forming part of an electromagnetic circuit and being arranged to provide a magnetic field gradient in the gap region; and a reaction chamber (2) that is a part of a fluidic network for containing the said magnetic particles in suspension and placed in the gap of the said electromagnets poles (1,1′). The reaction chamber (2) preferably has at least one part which has a diverging cavity, arranged co-divergently in the diverging gap between the poles. |
| US08585278B2 |
Micro fluidic device and fluid control method
A micro fluidic device is provided, the micro fluidic device including: at least one first introduction pipe into which first fluid is introduced; at least one second introduction pipe into which second fluid is introduced, the second introduction pipe being disposed adjacent to the first introduction pipe; a common channel connected to the first introduction pipe and the second introduction pipe, wherein in the common channel the first fluid and the second fluid are mixed; and a first group of rectification parts, the rectification parts of the first group being provided individually for the first introduction pipe or the second introduction pipe and generating a helical flow in the first fluid and the second fluid, wherein the helical flow in the first fluid and the helical flow in the second fluid have a same circumferential direction. |
| US08585275B2 |
Degassing extruder for degassing a polymer material and method for degassing a syrup consisting of polymers, solvents and/or monomers using a degassing extruder
The invention relates to a vented extruder (1) for the devolatilization of a polymer material, encompassing at least one extruder barrel (2) with at least one rotatably driven extruder screw (3) mounted in the extruder barrel (2), and with at least one material feed and with at least one extrudate outlet, and also with at least one vent zone (9). A particular feature of the vented extruder (1) is that the gas output for the gas arising in the vent zone (9) has been provided upstream of the material feed, in relation to the direction of conveying of the polymer material. |
| US08585274B2 |
Devices and methods for area lighting
Environmentally sealed optical systems, and methods for sealing them, are disclosed. Such optical systems include area lighting panels and other optical systems. For example, in one exemplary aspect of the invention, a sealed optical system includes a substrate having first and second light sources disposed thereon, and a light-shaping panel with first and second optics formed therein that are positioned (e.g., aligned) to receive light from the first and second light sources, respectively. A sealing membrane is disposed between the substrate and the light-shaping panel, with a first adhesive surface contacting the substrate and a second adhesive surface contacting the light-shaping panel. The sealing membrane has first and second openings formed therein that allow light to pass from the first and second light sources to the first and second optics, respectively, while allowing the sealing membrane to independently seal the light sources from one another and from the external environment. |
| US08585273B2 |
Illumination assembly including wavelength converting material
Illumination assemblies, components, and related methods are described. An illumination assembly can include at least one solid state light-emitting device, and at least one light guide including a light homogenization region configured to receive light emitted by the solid state light-emitting device and including a light output boundary. The light homogenization region substantially uniformly distributes light outputted over the light output boundary. A wavelength converting material can be disposed within at least a portion of the light homogenization region. In some assemblies, a light extraction region can be configured to receive light from the light output boundary of the light homogenization region, and can have a length along which received light propagates and an emission surface through which light is emitted. The light extraction region can include a wavelength converting material disposed within at least a portion of the light extraction region. |
| US08585270B2 |
Vehicular lamp
Disclosed is a vehicular lamp with a light guide that extends along a curve which becomes a convexed shape forwardly. A first area of the light guide positioned on an inner peripheral side of the curve is configured by a plane that extends in a direction inclined toward a left end surface side with respect to a second area other than first area. As a result, light which is incident on the light guide from the first area to which light from an LED is emitted is largely refracted forwardly to prevent the light from directly reaching a reflection element positioned in the vicinity of the right end surface. In addition, point light is prevented from being generated as the light totally reflected by the reflection element is extremely brighter than the light that is totally reflected by another reflection element as in the related art. |
| US08585266B2 |
Device for the adjustable fixing of a headlamp
A device for the adjustable fixing of a headlamp with a housing in a body opening of a motor vehicle, with at least one lower fixing point arranged in a lower region, in the vertical direction, of the housing and with at least one upper fixing point arranged in an upper region, in the vertical direction, of the housing, wherein a tab of the housing is connected to a support part at the upper or lower fixing point via a holder which runs transversely to the beam direction of the headlamp and can be displaced along a first adjustment direction (Y), wherein the holder is mounted such that it can be displaced with respect to the support part in the first adjustment direction (Y) via a guide, and wherein the holder is assigned a blocking device for fixing the holder in the first adjustment direction (Y). |
| US08585261B2 |
Lamp assembly
It is provided a lamp assembly (10) for an automotive headlamp, comprising at least two lamps (12) each comprising a light source (14) for emitting light rays, wherein the respective light rays (16) of each lamp (12) are bordered in horizontal direction mainly orthogonal to its lighting direction by a guiding element (20), and a single shield (24) comprising a mainly horizontal top surface (22) for bordering the light rays (16) of at least two lamps (12) in one vertical direction, wherein the shield (24) is arranged such that the light rays (16) of two adjacent lamps (12) overlap at the top surface (22) of the shield (24). Since the light rays (16) of two neighboring lamps (12) overlap at the top surface (22) of the shield, it is possible to provide a smooth change of the brightness between an area illuminated by two lamps (12) and an area illuminated by only one lamp (12). Due to the smooth change of the brightness the lamp assembly (10) provides an easily to perceived illuminated area (30). |
| US08585252B2 |
Lighting assembly
A lighting arrangement comprises an optical apparatus (4) with a radiation outlet surface (41) and an optoelectronic component (2) for producing radiation, with an element (3) which is formed like a reflector being formed. The shape and arrangement of the element are suitable for deflecting radiation generated in the component through the radiation outlet surface, and the element is designed to specifically absorb this radiation. The lighting arrangement is preferably intended for particularly homogeneous back-lighting of display apparatuses such as liquid crystal displays (LCDs). |
| US08585251B2 |
Light emitting diode lamp
A light emitting apparatus includes a housing having a transparent portion, at least one LED positioned within the housing to emit light through the transparent portion, and a fan positioned within the housing to cool said at least one LED. |
| US08585250B1 |
Optical semiconductor lighting apparatus
A first heat sinking path formed in a forming direction of a heat sink unit disposed radially in a housing where a light emitting module is mounted. A second heat sinking path is formed along an edge of the light emitting module. By providing a light engine concept in which a light emitting module, an optical member, and a heat sink unit are included and a bottom surface is gradually widened from one side to the other side, an optical semiconductor lighting apparatus can reduce a total weight of a product, can further improve heat dissipation efficiency by inducing natural convection, is simple in the product assembly and installation, and is easy in maintenance, and can provide products with high reliability by increasing the arrangement efficiency of semiconductor optical devices per unit area. |
| US08585249B2 |
Lamp holder of LED projection lamp
A lamp holder of an LED projection lamp includes a heat dissipation pipe, a heat dissipation fin unit, a heat dissipation tray, and a lampshade. The heat dissipation fin unit includes a plurality of heat dissipation fins surrounding and coupled to the heat dissipation pipe. One end of the heat dissipation pipe is tightly connected to the heat dissipation tray to form a specious accommodation surface to accommodate a plurality of LED illumination units therein. The heat dissipation tray is further connected with the lampshade to constitute the lamp holder of the LED projection lamp which can be coupled with more LED illumination units. |
| US08585243B2 |
LED lighting apparatus, systems and methods of manufacture
A light emitting diode (LED) lighting system including a lighting apparatus comprising at least one printed circuit board having an array of light emitting diode (LED) chips mounted thereto, the printed circuit board including a segmented conductor pathway configured to electrically couple at least a portion of the array of LED chips, and a portion of the printed circuit board forming a card edge connector, the card edge connector including a portion of the segmented conductor pathway which provides an electrical contact configured to electrically couple the segmented conductor pathway to a power source. |
| US08585242B2 |
Lighting system with light-emitting diodes and securing structure
A lighting system utilizing light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and methods for configuring lanterns thereof are disclosed. The lantern includes a roof or canopy that includes fans that span directly between the electronics and LEDs for improved heat dissipation, the fans preferably formed integral with the canopy. The LEDs are mounted on easily mounted and removed modular printed circuit boards, in at least two different sizes and numbers of LEDs, and optical lenses of at least two different lighting patterns are provided, so that the lantern may be assembled or retrofit according to a desired application including candlepower and lighting pattern for cast light. The optical lenses are individually provided, utilize refraction to diminish reflection, and, in one form, incorporate an integral reflector to assist in defining a lighting pattern. In some forms, a securement may be provided for individual securement of lenses with the PCB. |
| US08585240B2 |
Light emitting diode luminaire
A luminaire includes a light fixture having an opening, at least one LED positioned within the light fixture to emit light through the opening, and a fan configured to cool said at least one LED. |
| US08585238B2 |
Dual zone lighting apparatus
A lighting apparatus comprising a first lighting assembly comprising at least one lower light source configured to cast light over at least a near field and a second lighting assembly comprising at least one upper light source configured to cast light over at least a far field, the second lighting assembly mounted above the first lighting assembly. |
| US08585234B2 |
Swingable electronic candle
A swingable electronic candle includes a candle body having a cavity inside which is disposed a candlewick that includes a candle end and an electromagnetic coil underneath the candle end. The electromagnetic coil is driven by a drive circuit connected with a power supply. The candle end includes a support, a support frame and the candlewick. The support frame includes a large support axis and a small support axis that cross. The large support axis is disposed with a hollow frame to support the small support axis. Ends of the small support axis are movably supported in the hollow frame. Ends of the large support axis are movably hung to the support. The top of the candlewick is disposed with a flame head that is above the small support axis and the bottom of the candlewick is disposed with a magnet that is under the small support axis. |
| US08585232B2 |
Solar light kit with recycled bottle
A light kit comprises a clamp having a cap fitable over a top portion of a top tube. The top tube further has a bottom portion. A tee has a top portion in which the bottom portion of the top tube is fitable. The tee further has a side portion, and a bottom portion. An elbow is attachable to the side portion of the elbow. The elbow has a top portion. A light tube is attachable to the top portion of the elbow. The light tube is capable of fitting within a container, wherein the clamp is fitable to secure a container between the clamp and the top portion of the elbow. |
| US08585218B2 |
Light valve module and projection device using the same
A light valve module and a projection device using thereof are provided. The projection device includes a chassis, a light source, a projection lens, the light valve module and a fastener assembly. The light valve module is configured within a cavity of the chassis by the fastener assembly and disposed on a transmission path of a light beam so as to convert the light beam to an image light beam. The light valve module includes a field lens, a light valve component and an elastic frame. First and second surfaces of the elastic frame respectively contact the field lens and the light valve component. A recess of the elastic frame is located on one of the first surface and the second surface. A pressed portion of the elastic frame is deformed towards the recess when the field lens and the light valve component press the elastic frame. |
| US08585215B2 |
Projector with light-shielding member and holding member having varied coefficient of thermal conductivity
A projector includes: a light source, a light amount control device, an electro-optic unit, and a projection device, the light amount control device includes a light-shielding member configured to shield part of the luminous flux emitted from the light source, a holding member configured to hold the light-shielding member, the holding member is formed of a material having a coefficient of thermal conductivity lower than the coefficient of thermal conductivity of the light-shielding member, and a position changing unit configured to move or rotate in order to change the position of the light-shielding member, the light-shielding member is attached to the position changing unit via the holding member, and the light-shielding member comes into contact with the holding member via a projection provided on at least one of the light-shielding member and the holding member. |
| US08585212B2 |
Lighting system and method for operating a lighting system
A lighting system comprising a first light source, which is adapted to generate light of a first color, and at least one second light source, which is adapted to generate light of a second color, wherein the light sources are driven so as to generate a predeterminable color sequence, wherein the light sources are operated by a common control unit and driven by said control unit in the sequence required for generating the predeterminable color sequence. The light sources are connected in parallel and are electrically coupled to an energy supply unit via a first circuit node. The lighting system comprises a regulator unit and coupled to the control unit via a signal line, and wherein the control unit is adapted to predetermine a desired energy output of the energy supply unit via the regulator unit, to be precise depending on the individual color within the color sequence. |
| US08585211B2 |
Optical sensing apparatus, filter apparatus, and projector with anti-dust structure
An optical sensing apparatus with anti-dust structure, for sensing a rotation device which has a rotation surface rotating along a rotation direction, includes a base, an optical sensor, and a stop block. The stop block is located beside the optical sensor and disposed with the optical sensor on the base in accordance with the order of the rotation direction. A distance between a stagnation surface of the stop block and the rotation surface is shorter than a distance between a sensing surface of the optical apparatus and the rotation surface. When an air flow passes between the stagnation surface and the rotation surface, dust within the air flow could be partially deposited on the stagnation surface so as to reduce the deposition amount of the dust on the sensing surface. A filter apparatus with the optical sensing apparatus and a projector with the filter apparatus are also disclosed. |
| US08585210B2 |
Projection apparatus and projection lens
A projection apparatus capable of projecting an image on a screen including a light valve and a projection lens is provided. The light valve is capable of generating an image beam. The projection lens is disposed in a transmission path of the image beam and disposed between the light valve and the screen to project the image beam to form the image on the screen. The projection lens has an optical axis. The light valve deviates an offset of X % from the optical axis in a first direction, and the image deviates an offset of Y % from the optical axis in a second direction. The first direction is opposite to the second direction. The projection lens includes a lens group and an anamorphic device. The anamorphic device is disposed in a transmission path of the image beam and disposed between the lens group and the screen to make X % |
| US08585204B2 |
Tear film measurement
A method for measuring the relative thickness of the lipid layer component of the precorneal tear film on the surface of an eye. Light is directed to the lipid layer of a patient's eye with an illuminator that is a broad spectrum light source covering the visible region and is a lambertion light emitter such that the light source is specularly reflected from the lipid layer and undergoes constructive and destructive interference in the lipid layer. The specularly reflected light is collected and focused using a collector such that the interference patterns on the tear film lipid layer are observable. The collector also produces an output signal representative of the specularly reflected light which is suitable for further analysis. |
| US08585200B2 |
Image forming system, media drying device usable therewith and method thereof
An image forming system, a media drying device usable therewith and a method are disclosed. The image forming system, media drying device and method include application of heat in a form of heated air to liquid ink disposed on media to remove water from the liquid ink in a form of vapor. The image forming system, media drying device and method also include recovery of at least a portion of the heat from the media. |
| US08585199B2 |
Ink jet recording system and recording method
An ink jet recording system, contains a recording head that ejects ink to the surface of a target non-ink-absorbing or low ink-absorbing recording medium; a medium support portion that faces the recording head and supports the target recording medium from the back surface; a drying portion as a first fixing portion that evaporates a liquid ingredient of the ink that is ejected to the target recording medium from the recording head and adheres thereto; and a second fixing portion at the downstream side with respect to the drying portion of a feeding direction of the target recording medium, the second fixing portion is an irradiation device that irradiates the target recording medium with ultraviolet ray or electron beam, and the evaporation amount of the liquid ingredient in the drying portion is 40 to 70% by weight of the ink adhering to the target recording medium. |
| US08585197B2 |
Method for printing non-aqueous ink and printing substrate for non-aqueous ink
A method for printing a non-aqueous ink onto a printing substrate, using a non-aqueous ink including a coloring material and a non-aqueous solvent is provided, wherein the non-aqueous ink has a total surface free energy, calculated from the Kaelble-Uy theoretical formula, of 25 to 30 mN/m, and a dispersive component ratio of 0.55 to 0.75, and the printing substrate has a coating layer containing inorganic particles, has a total surface free energy, calculated from the Kaelble-Uy theoretical formula, of 30 to 50 mN/m, has a dispersive component ratio of 0.80 to 1.0, and exhibits a liquid absorption property for the inorganic particles of 0.30 or greater. The method for printing a non-aqueous ink enables roller transfer staining to be suppressed while maintaining high image density. |
| US08585194B2 |
Cartridge and printing apparatus
An ink cartridge has a label portion on a wall surface of one periphery of a case forming an ink accommodating unit. The label unit has an optical functional layer that allows a predetermined wavelength of light to pass, an optical dispersion layer that includes hollow bodies, and an optical absorptive layer that absorbs the first wavelength of light, which are laminated in this order, and the optical absorptive layer is a surface side of the case. When the optical reflective layer is heated from a heating unit directed to the label portion at a temperature of damaging the hollow bodies, the dispersion of the light is suppressed by the damage to the hollow bodies, and the transmittance of the wavelength of light is irreversibly raised. |
| US08585189B1 |
Controlling drop charge using drop merging during printing
A liquid jet is modulated to selectively cause the jet to break off into drop pairs and third drops traveling along a path using a drop formation device associated with the jet. Each drop pair is separated on average by a drop pair period and includes a first and second drop in response to input image data. The third drops, separated on average by the same drop pair period, are larger than the first and second drops in response to input image data. A waveform provided by a charging device has a period that is equal to the drop pair period, includes first and second distinct voltage states, and is independent of input image data. The charging device, synchronized with the drop formation device, produces first and second charge states on the first and second drops, respectively, of the drop pairs and a third charge state on the third drops. |
| US08585185B2 |
High density electrical interconnect using limited density flex circuits
A method and structure for an ink jet print head which includes the use of two or more flexible circuits and a piezoelectric element array. A first pad array is included on a first flex circuit to power a first portion of the piezoelectric element array of the print head, and a second pad array is included on a second flex circuit to power a second portion of the piezoelectric element array of the print head. Using two flex circuits requires only half as many traces to be formed on each flex circuit, which can relax spacing requirements and design tolerances. |
| US08585184B2 |
Piezoelectric element, piezoelectric actuator, liquid ejecting head, and liquid ejecting apparatus
A piezoelectric element according to an embodiment of the invention includes a first electrode containing a noble metal, a first multilayer composite disposed on the first electrode, a second multilayer composite disposed on the first electrode with a distance from the first multilayer composite, an oxide film partly disposed on the surface of the first electrode between the first multilayer composite and the second multilayer composite, and a covering layer. The covering layer covers the side surfaces of the first and second multilayer composites, and the oxide film and the surface of the first electrode between the first multilayer composite and the second multilayer composite. The first multilayer composite and the second multilayer composite each include a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode over the piezoelectric layer. |
| US08585182B2 |
Liquid jet head, liquid jet apparatus, and manufacturing method for the liquid jet head
A liquid jet head includes a nozzle plate having at least one nozzle for ejecting a liquid onto a recording medium, a cover plate having a liquid supply hole supplying the liquid and a liquid discharge hole discharging the liquid, and a piezoelectric plate having at least one elongated groove. The piezoelectric, cover and nozzle plates are stacked relative one another with the elongated groove communicating with the nozzle and with each of the liquid supply hole and the liquid discharge hole so that liquid supplied into the elongated groove through the liquid supply hole circulates through the elongated groove and is discharged from the liquid discharge hole. The elongated grooves includes a deep groove and a shallow groove, with a cross-section of the deep groove in a depth direction thereof being convex in shape, and the nozzle communicating with the deep groove at a tip of the convex shape. |
| US08585181B2 |
Inkjet head and electrostatic attraction type inkjet head
The inkjet head has a first silicon substrate 10 having ink ejection ports 11 formed, a glass substrate 20 bonded to the first silicon substrate 10, having ink channel holes 21 formed thereon, and a second silicon substrate 30 having ink chambers 31 grooved, piezoelectric elements 35 provided on the back side of the ink chambers 31 and the ink chamber forming surface bonded to the glass substrates 20. In the second silicon substrate 30, there are formed an ink flow channel 32 communicating with the ink chambers 31 and through holes 34 communicating with the ink flow channel 32 on the ink chamber forming surface, wherein an ink circulation tubes 50 made of glass tubes are bonded to the through holes 34, and the first silicon substrate 10, the glass substrate 20, the second silicon substrate 30 and an bonding surface of the ink circulation tube are anodically-bonded. |
| US08585178B2 |
Carriage printer with adaptive motion control
A carriage printer includes a printhead; a print region; a carriage configured to move the printhead back and forth across the print region; a motor for moving the carriage; a housing; a motion detector for detecting motion of the carriage printer; and a controller configured to control the motor, the controller including a motor control profile that is adaptable based upon the detected motion of the printer housing. |
| US08585176B2 |
Inkjet printing apparatus
An inkjet printing apparatus 100 includes an inkjet head holder 11 holding inkjet heads 2, and a pair of head cap holders 12 and 13 holding head caps 3. When the inkjet head holder 11 is in a raised position, the head cap holders 12 and 13 are arranged as horizontally juxtaposed in a capping position, where the respective inkjet heads 2 and the respective head caps 3 are opposed to each other, below the inkjet head holder 11. When the inkjet head holder 11 is in a lowered position, the head cap holders 12 and 13 are arranged as vertically superposed in a withdrawn position laterally of a vertical movement area of the inkjet head holder 11. |
| US08585174B2 |
Inkjet printing apparatus and printing method of inkjet printing apparatus
An inkjet printing apparatus includes: an inkjet head having nozzles which eject ink; a first conveyance device which moves at least one of an image formation medium and the inkjet head during image formation by the inkjet head; a second conveyance device which conveys the image formation medium along a conveyance path after the image formation by the inkjet head; an imaging device; a test pattern printing control device which controls ejection of the inkjet head; an ejection failure nozzle detection processing device; an expansion-contraction reference mark printing control device; an expansion-contraction deformation amount measurement device; an image deformation processing device which applies image deformation processing corresponding to the amount of deformation due to expansion and contraction, to image data to be printed on the second surface; and a print control device which carries out the printing on the second surface on a basis of the image data which has been corrected through the image deformation processing. |
| US08585172B2 |
Ink discharge apparatus and method of controlling the same
In an embodiment of the apparatus, a transparent inkjet head includes a first plurality of nozzles, and a color inkjet head includes a second plurality of nozzles. A color value measurement unit is configured to measure color values of ink applied to a plurality of pixels based on signals applied to the second plurality of nozzles of the color inkjet head and signals applied to the first plurality of nozzles of the transparent inkjet head. A control unit is configured to compare the measured color values of the ink applied to the plurality of pixels with a target value and to change the signals applied to the first plurality of nozzles of the transparent inkjet head such that the measured color values of the ink applied to the plurality of pixels are uniform. |
| US08585169B2 |
Means for higher speed inkjet printing
A method and apparatus for subdividing and printing regions of a substrate with multiple print heads or multiple print head assemblies which substantially decreases printing time is described. The method includes a feathering method which reduces overlap artifacts which is useful in any printing situation where adjacent regions are printed that could be misaligned, offset, or have slightly different colors. |
| US08585167B2 |
Hinge device and ultra-deep freezer using the same
A hinge device features improved ease of installation/removal of covers thereof to/from mounting bases thereof. The hinge device, which has mounting bases and knuckles, is connected such that it swings on a hinge pin inserted in the knuckles. The covers conceal mounting screws of the mounting bases. Each of the mounting bases has recesses formed in a side surface on a non-supporting side, grooves which are formed in a side surface adjacent to both ends in the axial direction of the hinge pin and which extend to a side surface, and an engaged portion concavely formed in each of the groove. The inner side of the cover has engaging portions which are inserted in the groove and which detachably engages with the engaged portion when the cover is installed, and also has protruding streaks which enter into and engage with the recesses. |
| US08585166B2 |
Slide assembly and connection device
A slide assembly and a connection device include an outer rail, a middle rail slidably connected to the outer rail, and an inner rail slidably connected to the middle rail. The middle rail has a locking member and a synchronizing member extends from the locking member. A releasing member is fixed to the inner rail and a connection member extends from the releasing member. The middle and inner rails are synchronously pulled from the outer rail and when the middle rail is positioned at a desired position, the inner rail is continuously pulled out by the connection between the locking member and the outer rail and by the connection member disengaged from the synchronizing member. When the inner rail is retracted relative to the middle rail, the releasing member releases the middle rail from the outer rail and the middle rail is retracted relative to the outer rail. |
| US08585165B2 |
Device for adjusting height of drawer
A device for adjusting height of a drawer is disposed on the drawer and a rear portion of a guide rail. The device includes a base, a supporting seat, an adjusting member, a screw rod and a connecting member. A first end of the base is connected to the guide rail and the supporting seat is mounted on the second end of the base. The screw rod is connected to the adjusting member and extends through the supporting seat. The screw rod is also connected to the guide rail. The connecting member is connected to the drawer and has a pin. When the drawer is mounted on the guide rail, the pin is connected to the supporting seat. When the adjusting member is rotated, the supporting seat and the connecting member are movable, so that the height of the drawer relative to the guide rail can be adjusted. |
| US08585164B2 |
Locking mechanism of slide assembly
A locking mechanism of a slide assembly includes a first rail with a first stop connected thereto, a locking member movably connected to a second rail which is slidably connected to the first rail. The second rail has a slide slot and a contact slot. The locking member has a guide slot and a positioning leg contacting an inside of the contact slot. The guide slot is an inclined slot and located relative to the slide slot of the second rail. A pin is movably connected to the slide slot and a part of the pin is located in the guide slot. The locking member is moved and the pin is guided by the guide slot and moves along the slide slot to a locked position where the pin is engaged with the first stop to lock the second rail to the first rail. |
| US08585157B2 |
Method and device for the reproducible generation of a specifiable final pressure in a braking system
To achieve a specifiable, and thus reproducible final pressure in at least one part of the brake circuit, the pump is first actuated for pressure buildup or pressure reduction when the valve is closed. When a first specified setpoint pressure is reached, or when a pressure threshold value is exceeded, the valve is put into an open position using a first actuation. After the pump is switched off, the actuation of the valve is modified in such a way that, during a specifiable time, a continuous change of the first actuation is undertaken all the way up to a second actuation, in which the valve assumes a holding position, particularly while taking into consideration the pressure difference which prevails at the valve. |
| US08585154B2 |
Tubular headband mounted wet mop
There is a need to reduce raw materials used in the manufacturing of wet mops, to reduce the weight of the wet mop which will decrease user fatigue and related injuries and to address the difficulty of attaching standard wet mops to commonly used mop handles. The improvement is a tubular headband wet mop with yarn strands on only one side of the headband, reducing the amount of unused yarn incorporated into the wet mop while not reducing floor surface coverage area. The tubular headband also eliminates the possibility of exposing the bottom side of the mop handle which can damage or mar the floor surface, coatings and finishes. This reduction in raw materials results in a lighter product, which reduces effort required to lift and wring out the wet mop, and reduces fatigue and injuries associated with mopping. |
| US08585148B2 |
Vehicle seat lifter device
The seat lifter device for a vehicle includes a lock/unlock device which is formed with an engagement/disengagement mechanism to produce a lock condition in which the relative rotation between a first rotation member and a second rotation member is restricted and an unlock condition in which the relative rotation therebetween is allowed by the engagement/disengagement operation of the engagement/disengagement mechanism such that a detent member movably supported on the first rotation member fixed to the base frame side engages with or disengages from the second rotation member fixed to the rear link member. This seat lifter device can firmly hold the seat lifted position even when an exterior force generated upon a vehicle collision is applied to the engagement/disengagement mechanism through the rear link member. |
| US08585142B2 |
Motion seat systems and methods of implementing motion in seats
Motion seat systems and methods of powering motion seating are described. A modular design allows configurations as to the number and arrangement of seats, and provides each person on a seat with the same motion such as pitch and/or roll. The seats can be coupled together. Each seat has one or more rotary shafts that pass under or through the seat. One or more rotating shafts cause each seat to pitch and roll according to the position of the shaft(s). The shaft of a master seat is rotatably coupled to the shaft of one or more slave seats to transfer the motion to the slave seat(s). |
| US08585141B2 |
Lumbar support device
Disclosed is a back supporting device for use with seating apparatuses. The back support device includes a bag containing at least one compartment holding a predetermined amount of fluid, liquid or gel, a flexible cover encasing the bag, and fastening elements for securing the device to the seating apparatus. The device is secured to a seating apparatus to secure the device in place. The fluid, liquid or gel inside the compartment is able to move in response to an application of pressure. When seated, the person's back presses against the device, in particular, the fluid, liquid or gel in the bag, causing the substance inside the bag to move in multiple directions in response to the movement of the person, thereby providing support and at the same time inducing muscle movement and reducing muscle fatigue in the back of the person, in particular in the lumbar region. |
| US08585140B2 |
Headrest-mounted monitor
A monitor adapted for mounting in an automobile headrest is provided. A screen structure of the monitor is pivotable about an upper edge thereof, such that the monitor occupies little volume within the headrest. A viewing angle of the screen structure is independently adjustable by a viewer, such that the viewer can continuously select the optimum viewing angle with changing conditions inside the automobile. The screen structure automatically retracts into a housing when struck. Thus, the monitor poses little risk of injury to passengers. The housing of the monitor is attachable to the headrest with screws, which provides a very sturdy connection and reduces the chances of the housing becoming detached from the headrest during a vehicle collision. The hinged connection between the screen structure and the housing is preferably constructed of interconnected components made from sturdy materials, such as metals. Hinge components are optionally secured with metal fastening members and fastening apertures made of metal and strong plastics. The hinges are thus unlikely to break during a vehicle collision. |
| US08585138B2 |
Rigidifying system for single shell juvenile vehicle seat
A child restraint includes a juvenile seat including a seat shell and a rigidifying structure for the seat shell. The seat shell includes a seat bottom and a seat back extending upwardly from the seat bottom. |
| US08585136B2 |
Chair with coupling companion stool base
A chair with a coupling companion stool base includes a frame that has: a claw extending downward from a second portion of a lower portion of the frame; a latch extending downward from and movably connected with a first portion of the lower portion; two legs adapted to support the frame upon a supporting surface extending downward from the lower portion; and a receptacle defined between the claw and the latch. The base supports the frame above a supporting surface and has a saddle with opposite back and front edges and a top surface that faces away from the supporting surface. The base releasably couples with the frame. When decoupled, the chair portion may be used as casual floor rocker seating. |
| US08585134B2 |
Vehicle body lower structure
A vehicle includes a crush area disposed in front end part of each side sill, the crush area being crushable under a collision load upon collision in order to absorb the collision load. A bulkhead is disposed on the rear of the crush area inside the side sill. A reinforcing frame is attached to a side surface of the side sill facing a vehicle interior, one end of the reinforcing frame being joined to surface part of a portion, where the bulkhead is disposed, of the side sill such that the reinforcing frame extends rearwardly and inwardly in a vehicle width direction, the other end thereof being joined to a floor frame. |
| US08585133B2 |
Vehicle body frame structure
An automobile vehicle compartment includes an octagonal frame having side sills that extend in the vehicle body fore-and-aft direction, a dashboard lower cross member and middle cross member that extend in the vehicle width direction, and four inclined members, and it is therefore possible to ensure that there is sufficient rigidity both for a collision load from the vehicle body fore-and-aft direction and from the side of the vehicle body, thereby minimizing deformation of the vehicle compartment. Furthermore, since front side frames and a front bumper beam form a U-shaped frame that curves in a U-shape toward the vehicle body fore-and-aft direction in front of the vehicle compartment, it is possible by crushing of the high rigidity U-shaped frame to absorb effectively a collision load from the vehicle body fore-and-aft direction, including an offset collision, thereby preventing more effectively deformation of the vehicle compartment. |
| US08585132B2 |
Vehicle having energy accumulator area
A vehicle is provided that includes, but is not limited to an energy accumulator in an energy accumulator area. The vehicle also includes, but is not limited to a rear axle area having a rear axle frame and a front axle area having a front axle frame. Furthermore, the vehicle includes, but is not limited to interrupted crash load pathways in the vehicle floor area, which are limited to the vehicle passenger compartment. The energy accumulator is situated on a carrier system in the vehicle floor area, the carrier system closing the interrupted crash load pathways of the vehicle between the rear axle frame and/or the front axle frame. |
| US08585131B2 |
Rear vehicle torque box
A rear structure for a vehicle is provided, the structure including (i) a pair of single piece rear torque boxes; (ii) a pair of rocker panels mechanically coupled to the rear torque boxes; (iii) a pair of rear rails mechanically coupled to the rear torque boxes; and (iv) at least one cross-member interposed between and mechanically coupled to the rear torque boxes. |
| US08585127B2 |
Cable guide on a vehicle door
The present invention relates to a motor vehicle having a component whose position can be changed and which is provided with a cable. For this cable, the motor vehicle has a cable store with a force and/or torque storage means, of which the stored force and/or stored torque changes with the position of the component. |
| US08585120B2 |
Tonneau cover retention and drain systems
A tonneau cover system for a cargo box of a pickup truck comprising a plurality of tonneau sections each being pivotally coupled to the other to permit pivotal movement of a first tonneau sections relative to a second tonneau sections between an opened position and a closed position. The tonneau cover system further comprises a side rail member connectable to a side wall of the cargo box, a keeper member downwardly extending from the first tonneau sections for pivotal movement therewith between the opened position and the closed position; and a first keeper pin coupled with the side rail member. The keeper member automatically engages the first keeper pin when the first tonneau section is pivoted into the closed position and automatically disengages the first keeper pin when the first tonneau section is pivoted into the open position. |
| US08585117B2 |
Vehicle glove box
The present invention provides a vehicle glove box (1) that enables easy reading of a serial code of an airbag device. The vehicle glove box (1) is installed in a vehicle instrument panel (IP) and includes a storage unit (10) for having goods to be stored therein. The storage unit (10) includes a second opening (11b) and a second lid (40) for opening and closing the second opening (11b). The opening (11b) is formed to face both an air conditioner filter (F) and a serial code (SC) of an airbag device (AB). |
| US08585110B2 |
Internal pipe gripping tool
An internal pipe gripping tool includes a tool body adapted for insertion into a pipe. A gripper is disposed adjacent and movably coupled to the tool body. The gripper has an engaged position and a released position relative to the tool body. A lever has a first end node, a second end node, and an intermediate node between the first and second end nodes. The first end node is coupled to the tool body, and the intermediate node is coupled to the gripper. A force applied to the second end node results in another force at the intermediate node that shifts the gripper from the engaged position to the released position. |
| US08585108B2 |
Container yoke for lifting and centering of containers
A container yoke for simultaneous lifting of two containers placed in a row one after the other, i.e., containers that are placed with end portions facing each other, comprising a base frame coupled to a lifting device, for instance a crane or an industrial truck, outer cross beams arranged on the base frame and provided with outer lock members for engagement in, and locking of, the outer end portions of the two containers facing away from each other, essentially centered saddles arranged on the base frame and having lock members for engagement in, and locking of, the two containers at the end portions thereof facing each other. The invention is achieved by the fact that the saddles (10,11) of the container yoke are arranged to be floatingly and auto-seekingly movable laterally in relation to the base frame (4) of the container yoke, that members are arranged to automatically aim the locking members at, and bring them into engagement with, the corner boxes of the containers, and that members are arranged for the steering of the containers laterally in connection with the lifting of the same. |
| US08585107B2 |
Push bumper and mounting system
Provided is a push bumper and mounting system for mounting a push bumper to the bumper of a vehicle. The push bumper and mounting system includes a mounting bracket that is configured to quickly and easily attach to the bumper of the vehicle. The mounting bracket is designed to connect to the front portion of the bumper, without requiring a connection adjacent the rear portion of the bumper. The mounting bracket may only partially circumscribe the bumper, which may facilitate mounting of the bracket onto the bumper because the space between the bumper and the vehicle may be very small. |
| US08585104B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device including a casing, a cover, a latching member, and a limiting member is provided. The casing has a space and a stopping portion on an inner wall of the casing and in the pace. The cover is detachably assembled to the casing for covering the space. The latching member on the inner wall of the casing and in the space has a body moving relative to the casing between a first position and a second position and a limiting portion with a limiting route. The stopping portion is in a moving path of the latching member. The limiting member is assembled to the casing and interferes with the limiting portion. When the limiting member interferes with the limiting portion, the body is limited at the first position and a third position between the first position and the second position relative to the casing. |
| US08585100B2 |
Press-connect fitting with improved grab ring function
A fitting assembly for joining two pipes. The fitting assembly includes a fitting having a recess in a distal end for receiving a pipe end. A sealing ring is in the recess to provide a fluid-tight seal after the fitting is pressed. Also, a grab-ring is in the recess having a continuous sharp inner edge to engage an outer surface of the pipe after the fitting is pressed. |
| US08585095B2 |
Telescopic tube joint for vacuum cleaner suction tubes or for tripods
A telescopic tube joint (1) is provided for vacuum cleaner suction tubes or for tripods having at least one outer tube (2) and at least one inner tube (3). The tube joint includes a catch recess (5) in the inner tube (3), a catch element (8) on the outer tube (2) which are lockable or unlockable via a manually actuated, rotably movable slider (11) which moves the catch element (8) through an opening (10) in the outer tube (2). The catch recess in the inner tube (3) consists of a tooth strip (6) provided with a plurality of teeth (5) , formed on the outer peripheral surface of the inner tube (3). The catch element consists of a short toothed rack (8) having opposing teeth (7), which is pressed into force- and form-fit contact with the toothed strip (6) by the rotary slider (11) in a locked position when turned at a small angle (α). |
| US08585094B2 |
Deterring information copying including deterrence of currency counterfeiting
A method for deterring information copying, includes: combining a watermark serial number incorporate in a given medium with a content serial number to create a combined serial number, the watermark serial number uniquely identifies the given medium, and the content serial number uniquely identifies a content stored on the given medium; creating a digital signature by encoding the combined serial number using a private key of a public/private key pair; imprinting the content serial number and the digital signature on the given medium; decoding the digital signature imprinted on the given medium using a public key of the public/private key pair to obtain the combined serial number; comparing the decoded combined serial number with the watermark serial number and the content serial number imprinted of the given medium; and in response to determining that both match the combined serial number, determining that the content is authentic. |
| US08585090B2 |
High efficiency pretensioner
A linear pretensioner device for motor vehicle belt restraint systems of the type mountable to a motor vehicle structure and coupled with a belt restraint system component. In one form, the linear pretensioner includes a stroking housing forming a bore and a cable coupled with the stroking housing and to the belt restraint component. A main housing adapted to be fixed to the motor vehicle structure is positioned within the bore of the stroking housing, with the stroking housing telescopically overfitting the main housing. The main housing and the stroking housing form an expanding chamber that enlarges when pressurized by a gas generator. Upon activation, the gas generator drives the stroking housing along the main housing to exert tension on the cable. In another form, the pretensioner has an inner housing positioned within a bore of an outer housing, and the cable is coupled with the inner housing. |
| US08585087B2 |
Knee bolster bracket
A knee bolster assembly having a vehicle frame structure, a bracket structure having a base portion and two contoured side wall portions that extend from the base portion to ends that attach to the frame structure, a trigger point occurs in each side wall portion at a first maximum width and a first minimum width between side wall portions, and a knee bolster plate cooperating with the base portion. |
| US08585085B2 |
Gas generator
A gas generator includes a diffuser shell and a closure shell, a housing formed by joining the diffuser shell and the closure shell, inside the housing, an ignition device chamber defined by a cup-shaped container, a combustion chamber enclosing the ignition device chamber, an annular or flat plate-shaped filter facing the top plate, a retainer supporting the filter, the retainer including a bottom surface and a cylindrical wall surface extending from an outer circumferential edge of the bottom surface, the cylindrical wall surface having a gas passage, the retainer being fixed by the cylindrical wall against a circumferential wall plate. During actuation, when the housing is deformed the retainer and the filter move to abut the top plate of the diffuser shell, combustion gas passes through the filter and the gas passage to be discharged from the gas discharge port. |
| US08585084B1 |
Belt integrated airbag
A restraint system for a seat is provided and may include a belt portion having an inflatable portion movable from a pre-deployed state to an inflated state. The inflatable portion may include a first surface opposing an occupant when in the inflated state and a second surface facing away from the occupant when in the inflated state. The first surface and the second surface may be formed at an angle relative to one another. |
| US08585078B1 |
Tear seams for inflatable airbag covers
Some airbag assemblies can include a housing, an airbag, and a cover. The cover can include a tear seam that is configured to break to permit the airbag to exit the housing. The tear seam can include discrete break columns at which the tear seam ruptures. |
| US08585072B2 |
Apparatus for towing a motorcycle
An apparatus for towing a motorcycle has a support platform with torque arms joined by a cross bar. The front wheel of the motorcycle is secured to the support platform and the motorcycle frame is secured to the cross bar. The support platform, torque arms, and cross bar prevent the motorcycle from lying to either side or turning about its steering neck as a towing vehicle turns. Instead, the support platform rotates about a pivot post held by upper and lower pivot sleeves. The lower pivot sleeve is secured to a tongue that attaches to a trailer hitch. The pivot post may slide up and down while supported by a jack, raising and lowering the support platform. |
| US08585068B2 |
Independent rear suspension system for an all terrain vehicle
An independent rear suspension for a vehicle having a chassis and a pair of rear wheels including a pair of IRS units. Each IRS unit includes an X-shaped lower control arm with a forward pivot connection to the chassis in front of the centerline of the driven sprocket and a rearward pivot connection behind the centerline, and a camber link connected to the chassis at a single pivot connection behind the centerline. Each IRS unit also includes a shock absorber coupled with an anti-sway bar to the lower control arm at a mount, and including a secondary spring in series with a main spring. |
| US08585067B2 |
Torsion beam of twist axle
In one aspect, the invention is directed to a twist beam axle for a vehicle. The twist beam axle includes a twist beam and a reinforcement member. The twist beam has a longitudinal axis and has a generally concave cross-sectional shape. The reinforcement member extends longitudinally and is connected to the twist beam to form a longitudinally extending tubular form therewith. The twist beam has first and second side walls. At least one of the side walls extends outside of the tubular form. The tubular form has cross-sectional dimensions that are selected based on the vehicle on which the twist beam axle is to be used. |
| US08585065B2 |
Suspension structure and method of making suspension link
In a suspension structure, a suspension link has a hollow structure in which a pair of frame brackets are joined together, while opposing each other. Also provided is a stiffening bracket integrally connected to both the frame brackets for holding and sandwiching the frame brackets together. The stiffening bracket is configured to hold and sandwich both an end face of a first one of the frame brackets facing apart from the mating face with the second frame bracket and an end face of the second frame bracket facing apart from the mating face with the first frame bracket together. One end of a stabilizer, a height sensor, or the like is connected to the stiffening bracket. |
| US08585061B2 |
Hydrostatically actuated workholding apparatus with high expansion and recovery sleeve
A workholding apparatus includes a body, and a workholding sleeve composed of metal and carried by the body. A fluid chamber receives a fluid between the body and the workholding sleeve. Under fluid pressure, the sleeve is radially displaceable and recoverable to a high degree. For example, when displaced under fluid pressure, the sleeve experiences substantially complete and repeatable strain recovery of at least about 2% of its overall cross-sectional area. Preferably, the sleeve is composed of Nitinol. |
| US08585059B2 |
Sealing device
A sealing device in which a good lubricating oil film is formed along the entire circumference of a sliding surface. The sealing device (1) is fitted in an annular groove formed in either of two elements that are a housing having a shaft hole and a shaft inserted through the shaft hole, and the sealing device (1) seals an annular gap between the two elements. The sealing device (1) has a seal ring (2) sliding against the other element by relative axial movements of the two elements. In the seal ring (2), on each of axially opposite ends of a sliding surface (20) sliding against the other element, there are formed grooves (22) extending from an end surface (21) of the seal ring (2) toward the axial center of a sliding surface (20). |
| US08585057B2 |
Game machine
A game machine includes a frame and a control unit mounted on the frame. A rack assembly and a moving unit are respectively positioned in the frame, wherein the rack assembly is provided for containing prizes and a hammering device is mounted onto the moving unit. The moving unit and the hammering device are respectively electrically connected to the control unit. After inserting coin, the player can use the control unit to operate the moving unit for moving the hammering device to a purposed position. Finally, the player operates the hammering device to strike the rack assembly for forming vibration to move the selected prize and the prize is used as a reward after falling from the rack assembly. |
| US08585056B1 |
Method of using decks of playing cards
A method of using identical decks of playing cards for a game that needs more than the number of cards in the deck. Decks are combined until the total number of cards exceeds the number needed for the game. Then cards are removed from the combined deck, either randomly or predetermined, until the number of cards remaining is the number needed for the game. |
| US08585055B2 |
Racing table game
The present invention comprises a racing table game and method for playing. Game components include, but are not limited to: a table gaming surface having a plurality of lanes with start and finish lines; a plurality of racers; at least two dice; and a plurality of race tickets each corresponding to a racer. In one embodiment of a method of play, game setup and dealer selection occurs. The dealer then randomizes and distributes the race tickets. A player rolls the dice and acts either by paying chip(s) into a purse or moving a racer, as instructed by the dice. Play continues with each player rolling the dice and acting, until a winner is determined with a racer crossing the finish line. That race is over and the purse is divided into shares and distributed to winning ticket holders. When the role of the dealer is transferred, the next race commences. |
| US08585051B2 |
Image recording device, image recording method and computer-readable medium with
An image recording device including a recording unit that records an image on a paper sheet conveyed in a conveying direction along a conveyance path, a paper feed tray that feeds the paper sheet to the conveyance path, a stopper unit that holds the paper sheet to stop the conveyance of the paper sheet, a notifying unit that issues a notification requesting removal of the paper sheet held by the stopper unit, and a control unit that controls at least one of the notifying unit to issue the notification requesting the removal of the paper sheet and the stopper unit to release the paper sheet to allow the conveyance of the paper sheet, based on where an instruction for recording an image on another paper sheet is originated, when the paper sheet is held by the stopper unit. |
| US08585050B2 |
Combined ultrasonic-based multifeed detection system and sound-based damage detection system
A document handling apparatus having a document transport path for moving a document therethrough. A detector proximate the transport detects a multifeed indication in the transport path or a misfeed indication in the transport path. A processing system processes the indications and issues a termination signal if a multifeed or a misfeed, or both, is determined. |
| US08585049B2 |
Sheet conveyance apparatus and image forming apparatus with skew conveyance mechanism
A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a reference surface extending along a sheet conveyance direction and configured to regulate the position of a side edge of a sheet to be conveyed, a skew conveyance mechanism configured to convey the sheet obliquely so that the side edge of the sheet collides against the reference surface, and a sheet deforming unit configured to deform the side edge of the sheet when the sheet is conveyed toward the reference surface by the skew conveyance mechanism. |
| US08585047B2 |
Sheet conveyance apparatus and recording apparatus
An apparatus includes a first conveyance unit configured to convey a sheet, a first guide located downstream of the first conveyance unit in a conveyance direction and configured to guide a first side end of the conveyed sheet, a skew unit configured to convey the sheet in an oblique direction to come closer to the first guide, a second guide configured to contact a second side end opposite the first side end to guide the second side end, a second conveyance unit located downstream of the first guide in the conveyance direction, and a control unit configured to perform control so that, after conveying the sheet by the skew unit with the first guide contacting the first side end while the second guide is separated from the second side end, the second guide moves to a position close to the second side end. |
| US08585046B2 |
Horizontal sensor and variable pattern for detecting vertical stacker position
This invention provides an effective and inexpensive stacker tray assembly apparatus and method for determining an elevator stacker tray location in the assembly. A sensor is attached to the stacker tray so that it is in sensing proximity to a continuous variable slanted shape marker. The marker has measurables therein where the measurables decrease in measurement as they proceed from a bottom of the marker to an upper portion of the marker. The sensor is substantially shorter than a length of the movable elevator stacker tray travel. |
| US08585045B2 |
Apparatus and method for processing a recording medium with embedded information
An apparatus for processing a recording medium with embedded information is disclosed, which comprises: a Y shape channel mechanism including a first channel, a second channel and a third channel, wherein all the channels are joined with each other at the inner end; a processing device including a magnetic head mechanism which is located in the first channel and used for reading magnetic information of the recording medium and a print mechanism located on one side of the third channel or one side of the second channel ; and a guide mechanism, located at the joining position of the first channel, a second channel and the third channel and used for guiding the recording medium to be conveyed among the channels. A method for processing a recording medium with embedded information is also disclosed. The solution can realize the reading of the magnetic information and the overturn of the recording medium so that the printing on both sides of the recording medium can be realized by using one print head. |
| US08585044B2 |
Sheet processing device and image forming apparatus
A sheet processing device includes: a first reservoir unit which reserves sheets; a sheet processing unit which implements predetermined processing for the sheets reserved in the first reservoir unit; a discharge unit which includes a stepping motor, and discharges the sheets from the first reservoir unit, the sheets being subjected to the predetermined processing by the sheet processing unit; an obtaining unit which obtains a value regarding weight of the sheets subjected to the predetermined processing; and a control unit which controls the discharge unit to lower a rotation speed of the stepping motor in a case where the value obtained by the obtaining unit is more than a predetermined value in comparison with a case where the value is less than the predetermined value. |
| US08585041B2 |
Recording medium supplying device and image forming apparatus with pressing force varying mechanism
A recording medium supplying device includes a recording medium mounting portion on which sheet-like recording media are capable of being mounted in a stacked state, an air discharging unit that blows air to the recording media in the stacked state so as to make recording medium at an uppermost position float, a conveying unit that adsorbs and conveys the floating recording medium at the uppermost position, an upper surface position detecting unit that makes contact with an uppermost surface of the recording media in the stacked state and detects a height position of the uppermost surface, and a pressing force varying mechanism that makes a pressing force of the upper surface position detecting unit on the uppermost surface of the recording media variable. |
| US08585040B2 |
Sheet feeder and image forming apparatus using the same
A sheet feeder includes a loading member, an attraction separation unit, and a control device. The loading member carries sheet materials. The attraction separation unit includes an endless dielectric belt, holding rollers, and an adjustment device. The endless belt attracts and holds the uppermost one of the sheet materials. The holding rollers holding the endless belt include upstream and downstream holding rollers. The upstream holding roller is rotated around a shaft of the downstream holding roller as the rotation axis in accordance with rotation of the downstream holding roller. The adjustment device provided to the upstream holding roller adjusts the movement range of the upstream holding roller in the height direction. The control device controls, in accordance with the type of sheet materials, an operation of lifting and lowering the loading member, to thereby allow the adjustment device to adjust the movement range of the upstream holding roller. |
| US08585033B2 |
Sheet post-processing apparatus and sheet post-processing system
A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a guide portion, a command input unit, a post-processing unit, and a guide controller. The guide portion guides a sheet bundle including the sheet carried from a carry-in portion to the processing position. The command input unit that accepts input of a manual execution command. The post-processing unit performs a predetermined post-process on the sheet bundle disposed at the processing position based on the manual execution command input through the command input unit. The guide controller is connected to the image forming apparatus in a signal-receivable manner to receive sheet size information in an image formation period of the image forming apparatus and to control driving of the guide portion to change a guide size based on the received sheet size information so as to match the guide size with sheet bundles having different sheet sizes. |
| US08585031B2 |
Quick action clamping cylinder with a simplified structure
A quick-action clamping cylinder is described which has a housing and a cover which covers the housing and has a center opening for receiving a retractable nipple that is arranged on the lower side of a workpiece pallet. The retractable nipple is locked in a spring-loaded manner in the housing by way of a plurality of locking balls that are spring-loaded in the locked position on the outer periphery of the retractable nipple. The locking balls are disengaged from the retractable nipple in the unlocked position by displacing a piston actuated by a pressurized medium. The disclosed examples provide a simple, small clamping system. To this end, the locking balls convert the spring force exerted by the springs into a multiple of the retraction force acting on the retractable nipple, by way of a lever arm transmission. |
| US08585030B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus
Disclosed is a substrate processing apparatus which can inhibit the occurrence of spots, such as watermarks, by reducing the remaining of the liquid that has been used for liquid treatment, inhibit the turn-over of the wafer, and improve throughput. In the disclosed substrate processing apparatus including a carrying means for carrying a semiconductor wafer W while vertically holding the wafer, a wafer boat (a carrying means) includes lower holders holding the bottom portion of the wafer, and a couple of left/right upper holders for holding the bottom outer edges of the wafer when the wafer is turned over. The lower holder includes a holding groove part and a turn-over prevention groove part, which are integrally formed with each other. The holding groove part includes holding grooves directly holding the bottom portion of the wafer, and the turn-over prevention groove part is disposed adjacent to the holding groove part and includes turn-over prevention grooves for holding the wafer when the holding of the wafer by the holding grooves has been released. |
| US08585028B2 |
Door spacer for a vehicle assembly line
An assembly jig includes a first frame adjustably fastened to a vehicle body in the vicinity of a door opening, a second frame with supporting the door of the vehicle, and link arms between the first and second frames that are hinged to the first and second frames so as to form a deformable quadrilateral in association therewith. Hinges between the arms and the frames include at least one ball joint arranged between a carrier element secured to one of the frames or arms and a carried element secured to one of the arms or frames, carrying being relative to the effect of gravity, wherein at least one of the carrier and carried ball joint elements is secured to the corresponding arm or frame in such a manner that the position in three-dimensional space of the center of the ball joint is adjustable in three spatial directions. |
| US08585026B2 |
Bifurcated spring system with strain control cams
A spring system comprising flat plate-springs with one end mounted rigidly to an un-spring first base and the opposite end mounted rigidly to a sprung second base. The spring system is fitted with cams as strain-control surfaces, mounted tangent to the plate springs and spaced progressively from the said plate-springs beginning at the tangency. The strain-control cams are movable to provide for adjustable spring rates, actively repositioned upon demand therein providing an adaptive active spring-rate system or suspension. |
| US08585023B2 |
Apparatus for mixing gasses and liquids
An apparatus for mixing gas and liquid is disclosed. The apparatus includes a draft tube having a gas conduit, a liquid inlet and a gas-liquid outlet, and an impeller rotatably mounted within the draft tube. The gas can be entrained into the liquid by rotation of an impeller having relatively high angular velocity, which generates relatively low axial velocity of the liquid and relatively low angular velocity of the liquid. Floats may support the impeller and the impeller may maximize aeration of the liquid. |
| US08585022B2 |
Vapor generating apparatus in the water
An apparatus for generating microbubbles in water from a mixed fluid in which a gas and a liquid are mixed. The apparatus includes a cylindrical body which includes an inlet coupled to a hose, an outlet, and a cylindrical space section defined therein. The diameter of the space section is greater than each diameter of the inlet and the outlet. An inner container member is fixed in the space section such that a tubular passage is formed. A circular first collision section is provided on the inner container member. The mixed fluid that has been introduced through the inlet collides against the first collision section and is thus stirred. An “L” shaped second collision section is provided on the inner corner of the body adjacent to the outlet. The mixed fluid that has passed through the passage collides against the second collision section and is thus stirred. |
| US08585018B2 |
Ratcheting jack stand
Aspects of the disclosure include a jack stand. The stand may include one or more of: a housing, elongated support, engagement element, engagement element receiver, and a modulator. The housing may be adapted for receiving the elongated support. The elongated support may be configured for being associated with the housing, and may include one or more, e.g., a plurality of engagement element receivers. The plurality of receivers may be positioned sequentially along a length of the support and may be configured for receiving a portion an engagement element. The engagement element, therefore, may be adapted for removably engaging the engagement element receivers in sequential fashion, wherein the sequential engagement of the engagement element receivers by the engagement element causes the elongated support to move. The modulator may be associated to the engagement element and configured for modulating the engagement of the engagement element with the plurality of receivers. |
| US08585012B2 |
Method for controlling an actuator
A method for controlling an actuator, such as the type used to drive valves, vanes, and other variable position devices. In one exemplary embodiment, a method may improve the accuracy of actuator feedback by periodically or dynamically resetting the position of a lower hard stop, which can then be used as a future point of reference. |
| US08585010B2 |
Valve operated by a master key
The present invention relates to a valve used to control fluid flow. The valve includes a handle, which is placed above a body and is connected directly or indirectly to a top portion of a stem; a cap, into which the stem is inserted, and which surrounds a top portion of the body, the cap having a plurality of locking holes formed in the circumference of a top portion thereof in a circular arrangement. The handle has a vertical hole corresponding to the locking holes and a key hole extending coaxially with or perpendicularly to the vertical hole, and is connected to the top portion of the stem to contact the top portion of the cap. Locking means is provided in the vertical hole and the locking holes to lock the handle and the cap to each other. The locked position is released using a master key, which is inserted through the key hole, thereby allowing the handle to be operated. |
| US08585007B2 |
Valve operated by its own medium
The invention relates to a valve comprising a valve housing having a valve inlet and outlet, a valve seat arranged in the direction of flow of the fluid between the valve inlet and outlet, a closure means which is movably arranged in the valve housing, and has a first side and a second side, wherein the closure means closes off the valve seat tightly when the valve is in the closed state, a balancing opening for producing a pressure compensation between the first side and the second side of the closure means, and at least one control actuator, wherein the control actuator closes off the balancing opening of the closure means in a closed position and frees the balancing opening of the closure means in an open position so that the closure means frees the valve seat as a result of a pressure compensation via the balancing opening. |
| US08585002B2 |
Purse hanger
Disclosed herein are purse hanger comprising a housing (1) having a bottom surface (14) and a locking cavity (20), wherein the bottom surface being adapted to rest upon and frictionally engage a flat surface; a first link (3) and a second link (2) pivotally linked to each other; a connection pin (10) extending from a terminal end of the first link (3), wherein the connection pin (10) is rotatably attached to the housing (1) around an axis (15); a locking pin (5) extending from a terminal end of the second link (2); and a frictional element (4) in the housing (1); wherein the frictional element (4) is adapted to frictionally engage with the locking pin (5). In some embodiments, the axis (15) passes through the housing at an angle to the bottom surface (14). |
| US08585001B2 |
Support arm structure
An improved support arm structure comprises a base joint, a primary arm assembly, and an extension arm assembly pivotally connected to the primary arm assembly; wherein the base joint is provided for connecting the primary arm assembly to a wall bracket; a rear end of the primary arm assembly is connected to the base joint; a front end of the primary arm assembly is connected to a middle joint; a first spring is provided in the primary arm assembly; a rear end of the extension arm assembly is connected to the middle joint; a front end of the extension arm assembly is connected to a front elongated joint; a second spring is provided in the extension arm assembly; whereby the support arm structure can be adjusted to any angles according to the requirements of a user and can be operated conveniently and safely. |
| US08585000B2 |
Universal end clamp
A clamp has a body, a wedged channel nut, and a bolt. The body has a first component extending from the body and configured to engage a module and a second component having a tapered body surface. The wedged channel nut has a first flange and a second flange extending from opposing sides of the nut and configured to engage a rail and a tapered nut surface having an angle substantially identical to the angle of the tapered body surface of the second component, wherein the tapered nut surface engages the tapered body surface. A bolt extends through the wedged channel nut and the body. When the bolt is tightened, the nut and the body secure the module and rail together. |
| US08584999B2 |
Retaining mechanism for data storage device
This invention relates to a retaining mechanism adapted for securing a data storage device having sides formed with a plurality of mounting holes. The retaining mechanism includes a securing structure and a retainer. The securing structure includes a wall body, an accommodating hole formed through the wall body, and a pair of elastic arms extending from the wall body into the accommodating hole. Each elastic arm has a fixed end connected to the corresponding inner surface of the accommodating hole and a free end extending inclined and downwardly toward a bottom of the accommodating hole. The retainer has one end engaging one of the mounting holes in the data storage device and the other end pressed by the elastic arms, and is secured in the securing structure. The retaining mechanism can be used as a snap-in bracket or a frame for quick replacement of the data storage device. |
| US08584998B1 |
Window air conditioner unit mounting system
A window air conditioning mounting system comprising a base subassembly having generally I-shaped configuration. There is also a shackle being coupled to the base subassembly. There is a strut having a generally T-shaped configuration coupled to the shackle and to the base subassembly. Lastly there is an upper cross member comprising a pair of generally C-shaped components. The components slidably receiving each other. |
| US08584996B2 |
Support stand
A support stand includes a first casing, a rotary mechanism, a second casing and a holder. The rotary mechanism is disposed in the first casing and has a first gear and a threaded rod coordinated with each other. The second casing is connected with the rotary mechanism. The second casing is able to rotate from a first position to a second position in relative to the first casing. The holder is connected with the threaded rod. When the second casing is at the first position, the holder is stored in the first casing. When the second casing is rotated to the second position, the second casing drives the first gear to coordinately rotate the threaded rod so as to push the holder out of the first casing. The support stand occupies less space as the holder is stored, and it has better overall integrity. |
| US08584992B2 |
Adjustment mechanism of an adjustment device for coupling an adjustment flap to a main wing, and such an adjustment device
An adjustment mechanism of a device for coupling a flap to a wing of an aerofoil and for adjusting the flap. The adjustment mechanism includes: a first lever, hinged to the wing via a first rotational joint to form a first axis of rotation; a second lever; a third lever, hingedly coupled to the second lever via a second rotational joint to form a second axis of rotation and hingedly coupled to the flap via a fourth rotational joint; and a push-pull rod, which is connected via a first ball joint to the second lever and via a second ball joint to the flap. The first lever and the second lever are hingedly coupled to one another via a middle joint to form a third axis of rotation. The first, second and third axes of rotation in each position of the flap run through a common pole. |
| US08584989B2 |
Method of managing movement of an aircraft on the ground
The invention relates to a method of managing movement of an aircraft on the ground, the aircraft including at least one left main undercarriage and at least one right main undercarriage, each comprising wheels associated with torque application members for applying torque to the wheels in response to a general setpoint, the general setpoint comprising a longitudinal acceleration setpoint and an angular speed setpoint, the method including the successive steps of braking down the general setpoint into general torque setpoints for generating by the torque application members associated with each of the wheels. |
| US08584988B1 |
Mechanically fastened large pressurized spacecraft structure
A first part, a second part, and a seal ring are fastened together to form a pressure structure configured for a spacecraft structure of a spacecraft, wherein the first part and the second part are each formed from a single workpiece. |
| US08584983B2 |
Magnetic de-rotation system for a shaft fairing system
A magnetic de-rotation system includes an inner ring which supports an eddy current ring and at least one inner ring magnet and an outer ring which supports at least one outer ring magnet, attraction between the at least one inner ring magnet and the at least one outer ring magnet produces a stable rotational position for a fairing. |
| US08584982B2 |
Apparatus for covering rolled paper products and dispensing fragrance
An apparatus for covering a rolled paper product, such as toilet paper or paper towels, to reduce the visibility of the paper roll. The apparatus comprises a base member that attaches to a surface, a guide post slidably engaged with the base member to move up and down relative thereto, a top member attached to or integral with the guide post and extending over the paper roll, a roller holder attached to or integral with the top member or guide post and a roller rotatably supported by the roller holder in rotatable engagement with the paper roll to rotate therewith. As paper is removed from the roll, the roller rotates and moves the guide post down to maintain the desired spacing between the top member and the paper roll. Preferably, fragrance material in the roller dispenses fragrance when the roller rotates in response to rotation of the paper roll. |
| US08584981B2 |
Positive yarn feeder with tension limiter
A motorized yarn-winding drum holds a plurality of loops of yarn wound thereon and is driven to rotate for drawing said yarn from a reel and feeding it to a general downstream machine. A movable guiding member is biased to slideably engage the yarn unwinding from the drum and to deviate its path, by a spring acting in contrast to the tension of the yarn, thereby generating a reserve releasable in response to tension peaks on the yarn. The stroke of the guiding member is limited by a stop defining a position of maximum deviation of the yarn. The spring has one end operatively connected to the guiding member and one opposite end connected to driving elements operable for applying a load to the spring, with the guiding member abutting against said stop. The driving elements are controlled by a control unit which is programmed to adjust the load as a function of a desired feeding tension. |
| US08584979B2 |
Food processor with multiple processing containers
A food processor includes a housing, a motor disposed within the housing, an output shaft extending outwardly from the housing, a first processing container, a second processing container, and a lid removably and independently attachable to either one of the first and second processing containers. The first and second processing container are each independently and removably attachable to the housing. The first processing container is configured to be at least partially removably disposed within the interior of the second processing container. The lid is attached to the first processing container and the first processing container is attached to the housing in a first operating position. The lid is attached to the second processing container and the second processing container is attached to the housing in a second operating position. A portion of the first processing container is disposed within the interior of the second processing container in a storage position. |
| US08584977B2 |
Food waste disposal apparatus with centrifugal dehydrator
A food waste processing apparatus is disclosed. In the food waste processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, after food waste is dehydrated by a centrifugal force within the upper drum part and the lower drum part which are rotated to be discharged, it is discharged to the outside of the housing by the rotation of the lower drum part. That is, since food waste is dehydrated, discharged, and drained by one part, manufacturing costs can be reduced. Further, since food waste is broken up, dehydrated, discharged, and drained by one motor, manufacturing costs can be reduced further. Furthermore, since the lower drum part is vertically moved by a relatively simple structure of a cam, a structure of the rotary shaft, and an inertial force, manufacturing costs can be reduced still further. Food waste is dehydrated and discharged by a centrifugal force and the food waste within the housing is discharged to the outside of the housing by the discharge blade installed in the drum. That is, since food waste can be completely dehydrated, discharged, and drained, the food waste processing apparatus is very sanitary. |
| US08584974B2 |
Rock dusting apparatus
A rock dusting apparatus comprising: a housing; a tank mounted within the housing which comprises a removable top wall member, a sidewall member and a bottom wall member configured to form an internal tank compartment for holding and mixing a rock dust composition; a mixer positioned on the bottom wall member for mixing the rock dust composition; a tank discharge port positioned on the bottom wall member or a lower portion of the sidewall member through which the rock dust composition can be discharged from the tank; a conduit extending from the tank discharge port to a housing discharge port; the conduit comprising a pump for transporting the rock dust composition through the conduit and through a discharge line operatively connected to the housing discharge port; and one or more motors mounted within the housing for powering the mixer and the pump. The apparatus is useful for spraying rock dust compositions for suppressing propagation of a flame and/or fire caused by ignition of coal dust and/or gas within a coal mine. |
| US08584973B2 |
Powder coating gun with manually operated controls on gun
Control method and apparatus for a manual spray gun may include a second manually actuated trigger disposed on the spray gun handle, with the second trigger being operational to select or change one or more coating operation parameters. |
| US08584972B2 |
Handheld showerhead with fluid passageways
A handheld showerhead includes a showerhead portion and a handle portion. The showerhead portion includes a plurality of nozzles. At least two fluid channels are defined in part by at least two walls that are adjacent and parallel to each other and a curved wall that extends between edges of the at least two walls. A base wall is operably associated with the at least two walls and defines two or more fluid channel inlets each in fluid communication with a respective one of the two more fluid channels. The handle portion is operatively associated with the showerhead portion, and includes at least one of a fluid inlet and a fluid passage, and including a rotatable mode selector. |
| US08584969B2 |
Liquid diffuser device
A liquid diffuser device comprises a support frame (2) with an upper tubular passageway (3) and a lower hollow body (4) defining a first longitudinal axis (L), a nozzle (5) associated with the passageway for directing a liquid jet longitudinally downwards at predetermined pressure and flow rate, a deflecting member (6) with a stem (7) held within the hollow body (4) and a deflecting plate (8) associated with the stem (7) and facing towards the nozzle (5) for deflecting the jet peripherally outwards and promoting the rotation (ω1) of the stem (7) about the first longitudinal axis (L) with a predetermined rotation speed, self-adjustment means (9) for adjusting the rotation speed of the stem, which comprise at least one elastomeric braking member (10) interposed between the stem (7) and the hollow body (4) for automatically adjusting the rotation speed of the stem (7) upon variation of pressure and flow rate of the liquid jet and for allowing even distribution of the diverted liquid. |
| US08584968B2 |
Sprinkler height adjustment on an irrigation machine
A height adjustment assembly for a drop hose on an irrigation machine is composed of an elongated bracket having a first end provided with a pair of fittings, and a second opposite end provided with a drop hose retention ring; the drop hose retention ring formed with an opening adapted to permit a drop hose to slide through the opening, the opening defined by an interior surface provided with a pair of diametrically opposed open slots, and a pair of diametrically opposed locking recesses. A key lock fitting is adapted for connecting aligned hose ends of the drop hose and is provided with a pair of diametrically-opposed keys which, in use, are adapted to slide through the pair of opposed open slots and, upon ninety degree rotation of the diametrically-opposed keys, to be received in the pair of diametrically opposed locking recesses. |
| US08584965B2 |
Device for introducing, injecting or spraying a mixture of a carrier gas and liquid compounds and method for implementing said device
The invention relates to a device for introducing (1) a carrier gas (2) and liquid compounds (3) or a liquid solution into an evaporation chamber (4), comprising a mixing chamber (10), including at least: —a first inlet (8) for the admission of said compounds or said solution (3), —a second inlet (9) for the admission of the carrier gas (2), —and an outlet (13) connected to an inlet of an injector (14), so that a mixture of carrier gas and droplets of said compounds or of said solution is periodically injected, through a single injector outlet (14), into the evaporation chamber (4). |
| US08584961B2 |
Marking verification system
A marking system and related methods are disclosed in which a micromark having optically readable characteristics and electronically readable characteristics is made on a selected object. The optically and electronically readable characteristics of the micromark contain corresponding data. Preferred embodiments of the invention include non-volatile memory for storing duplicate data. |
| US08584947B2 |
Fraud prevention
A method of protecting a magnetic card inserted into a card reader in a self-service terminal is described. The method comprises detecting presentation of a card at a card reader; energizing an electromagnetic signal transmitter in response to detecting presentation of the card; detecting a change of state of a width switch; de-energizing the electromagnetic signal transmitter in response to detecting the change of state of the width switch; detecting a magnetic signal from a pre-read magnetic reader; and re-energizing an electromagnetic signal transmitter in response to detecting the magnetic signal from the pre-read magnetic reader. |
| US08584946B2 |
Card reader device for a cell phone and method of use
A card reader device for reading a card having data stored on a magnetic stripe incorporated into the card is disclosed in which the card reader device comprises a read head for passing a magnetic stripe of a card by to read data stored on a magnetic stripe and for producing a signal indicative of data stored on a magnetic stripe, a signal setting device for setting an amplitude of the signal indicative of data stored on a magnetic stripe, and an output jack adapted to be inserted into a microphone input associated with a cell phone for providing the signal indicative of data stored on a magnetic stripe to a cell phone. Data stored on the card and sensed by the card reader device is decoded by components such as a microphone amplifier, an analog to digital converter, and a microprocessor already resident in a cell phone. |
| US08584945B2 |
Encoded information reading terminal with wireless path selection capability
A portable encoded information reading (EIR) terminal for incorporation in a data collection system can comprise a terminal module communicatively coupled to a wireless interface module via a wired interface. The wireless interface module can establish one or more wireless links with one or more peer EIR terminals. The wireless interface module can receive or transmit beacons containing at least an identifier of a path selection protocol which is used for unicast, multicast and broadcast frame transmission within the wireless network. The wireless interface module, responsive to receiving a MAC frame from the terminal module, can forward the MAC frame, according to the path selection protocol, to a peer EIR terminal or to a portal which is capable of routing MAC frames between the wireless network and one or more OSI layer 2 networks. |
| US08584944B2 |
Field density altitude compensator apparatus, kit, and method
An apparatus, a kit, and a method of use thereof for assisting snipers or long-range shooters in arriving at a firing solution for adjustment of an aiming system are provided. The apparatus can include a housing including a viewing area and a slide including a matrix of firing solutions printed thereon based on a plurality of density altitude values. The slide is movable with respect to the housing such that a portion of the matrix of firing solutions is viewable in the viewing area of the housing based on a density altitude value. This allows a user to adjust the trajectory compensation of a telescopic sight or any other aiming system by using the current measured density altitude. |
| US08584936B2 |
Techniques for authorization of usage of a payment device
Techniques for authorization of usage of a payment device include facilitating an issuer of the device obtaining an authorization message for an account number associated with the device, based on desired spending limit parameters established by a merchant and/or an issuer of the device; facilitating obtaining an issuer authorization decision; and responsive to the issuer authorization decision, facilitating setting a spending limit for the account number based on at least an appropriate one of the parameters. |
| US08584933B1 |
Systems and methods to perform credit valuation adjustment analyses
Systems and methods are provided to perform credit valuation adjustment analyses. |
| US08584924B2 |
Method for the production of a metal-ceramic substrate, preferably a copper ceramic substrate
The invention relates to a novel process for producing a metal ceramic substrate, especially a copper-ceramic substrate, in which at least one metal foil at a time is applied to the surface sides of a ceramic layer or a ceramic substrate using a high temperature bonding process and the metal foil is structured on at least one surface side for forming conductive tracks, contact surfaces, and the like. |
| US08584919B2 |
Surgical stapling apparatus with load-sensitive firing mechanism
A surgical stapling apparatus having an end effector capable of performing a surgical procedure. The surgical stapling apparatus may include a driving pawl that interfaces with a manually actuatable handle. The driving pawl may have a pawl body with a driving tooth thereon that is configured to interact with an actuation shaft such that, as the manually actuatable handle is actuated, the driving tooth interacts with the actuation shaft to cause the actuation shaft to apply the actuation motions to an elongated body operably coupled to the end effector. When the end effector experiences a firing load that exceeds a predetermined magnitude of firing load, the driving tooth moves relative to the pawl body to disengage from the actuation shaft to prevent further transfer of the actuation motions to the elongated body even though the manually actuatable handle continues to be actuated. |
| US08584916B1 |
Rotatable securing device
A rotatable securing device for a tool box has a casing, a securing unit and a locking unit. The casing has a locking recess, the locking recess is provided with an opening at a middle area, and a plurality of engaging grooves and a first contacting face are evenly disposed on a circumference of the locking recess. The securing unit respectively has a supporting surface at an upper end and a lower end, and a fastening rib respectively disposed at two sides of the two supporting surfaces. The locking unit is a flat disk; the locking unit has an engaging face corresponding to the fastening rib, a plurality of positioning protrusions disposed on its edge, at least one the elastic slot adjacent to the positioning protrusion, and a second contacting face for in contact with the supporting surface. |
| US08584914B1 |
Method and apparatus for transporting a person on the back of another person
A method and apparatus for transporting a person on the back of another person, wherein at least a majority of the weight of the rider is placed upon the carrier's hips and not the shoulders and/or back of the carrier. A harness formed from a plurality of straps is worn by a carrier and a rider stands and/or sits on a portion of the present invention. |
| US08584913B1 |
Method for reconnecting a button to a garment and apparatus therefor
A method and apparatus for reconnecting a button to a garment includes positioning the button in a desired location on the front side of garment. The ends of a wire are then manually inserted into the thread receiving holes of the button, and the wire is pushed through the garment from the front side to the back side so that the wire urges the button into contact with the first side of the garment, and the ends of the wire penetrate the back side of the garment thereby forming first and second protruding legs. The protruding legs are then manually bent over until they abut the back side of the garment. A sheet is then adhesively applied to the back side of the garment to cover the bent over protruding legs. In another embodiment, the protruding legs are twisted together before being bent over. |
| US08584910B1 |
Thumbwheel-operated device including a cover for opening and closing a dispensing passage
A device for selectively allowing and disallowing passage of semi-solid from a container. A housing has an inlet port through which semi-solid can enter, an outlet port through which semi-solid can exit, and a bore. A barrel fits, and can turn, within the bore. An operator outside the housing is operable to turn the barrel within the bore. The barrel has a through-passage which in a first position of operation by the operator, allows passage of semi-solid through the device by registering the inlet port to the outlet port. In a second position of operation passage of semi-solid is disallowed by the operator unregistering the inlet port to the outlet port. A cover external to the housing is selectively positionable with the barrel for occluding the outlet port in the second position and for not occluding the outlet port in the first position. Semi-solids include medicinal, edible, and non-edible materials. |
| US08584909B2 |
Dispensing tap for beverages
A dispensing tap for beverages that comprises an actuator and a valve housing. A conical spring washer is joined and/or sealed to an actuator base to form the actuator. The actuator is then inserted into the valve housing to form the dispensing tap for attachment to a container containing a liquid. In use, a force is exerted on the conical spring washer to actuate the actuator base within the valve housing and thereby create an opening and/or passageway in the dispensing tap. Once opened and as the force is maintained, the liquid in the container can flow through the opening or passageway for dispensing the liquid out the dispensing tap. Upon releasing the force, the conical spring washer returns back to its original position. This movement of the conical spring washer causes the actuator base to move in the reverse direction within the valve housing thereby closing the opening and/or eliminating the passageway in the dispensing tap. The resultant seal of the actuator base to the valve housing prevents any further liquid from being dispensed from the container. |
| US08584908B2 |
Depression head for pump and depression head type discharge pump
A discharge pump equipped with a push-down head in which a nozzle is opened and closed by advancing and retracting a valve rod member by a lever member and a first pressing member, wherein a second pressing member is provided between the base and the tip of the valve rod member to prevent back flow of air. A push-down head discharge pump has a head body configured by providing a liquid flow pipe to the lower surface of a laterally facing cylinder section so as to extend vertically downward from the lower surface, the liquid flow pipe communicating with a stem of a discharge pump, the cylinder section having a nozzle opened at the front thereof. When the head body is pushed down, a valve rod member mounted in the cylinder section is advanced and retracted. The valve rod member is composed of the base and the tip, and a second pressing member is mounted between the base and the tip. |
| US08584906B2 |
Dispenser pump head for controlling misdirection
A pump head for a displacement pump used in a bottle dispenser and configured to minimize misdirection of solution dispensed through an orifice thereof. The pump head is an integrally molded one piece structure, having an elliptical outlet orifice that lies in a substantially horizontal plane, and having a major axis substantially twice that of the minor axis. The configuration and the positioning of the orifice minimizes clogging or coagulation of certain solutions, obscures such coagulation from view, and minimizes the misdirection of any dispensing through the nozzle orifice that would otherwise result from clogging or coagulation. The pump head is particularly adapted for use with displacement pumps employed in bottle dispensers and the like. |
| US08584900B2 |
Automatic beverage dispenser
A beverage dispenser for providing mixed beverages. The beverage dispenser has a housing containing a plurality of first liquids, a plurality of second liquids, and a water supply, wherein the first liquids comprise liquors, and wherein the second liquids comprise mixer syrup. The beverage dispenser also has an interface, a dispensing spout and a server. The interface is provided on the housing to input variable data and receive variable instructions. The server electrically operates valves to control the flow of first liquids, second liquids and water to the beverage dispenser spout based on instructions entered at the interface and a pouring schema stored in memory. |
| US08584898B2 |
Systems and methods for applying texture material to ceiling surfaces
A method of dispensing sprayable material in a desired spray pattern using an actuator member, a resilient outlet member, and a movable member. The actuator member has a plurality of resilient finger projections. The resilient outlet member is arranged at least partly between the finger projections. The movable member is supported on the actuator member to form a dispensing path extending from the interior of the aerosol chamber to the exterior of the aerosol chamber through a valve assembly, the actuator member, and the outlet member. The movable member acts on the outlet member to deform the plurality of finger projections towards each other to alter an effective cross-sectional area of at least a portion of a dispensing path to control fluid flow along the dispensing path and thereby cause the sprayable material to be dispensed in the desired spray pattern. |
| US08584897B2 |
Systems and methods for producing a cooling beverage
A system for cooling a beverage and dispensing a beverage cooling medium comprises a beverage line connectable to a beverage supply for transporting beverage from the beverage supply through a conduit to a beverage dispense valve at a dispensation site, and a cooling line for transporting a cooling medium through the conduit so as to allow heat exchange between the cooling medium in the cooling line and the beverage in the beverage line. The cooling line is connectable to the beverage supply or to a second beverage supply such that the cooling medium is a beverage cooling medium. The system further comprises a cooling medium dispense valve in communication with the cooling line at the dispensation site for dispensing the beverage cooling medium. The system is further operative for dispensing a frozen particle-containing beverage through a python. |
| US08584892B2 |
Paper roll and waste water enzyme treatment
A packet of an enzyme and/or enzyme producing bacteria is contained within the core of a roll of toilet tissue or similar paper product wound on a core. The packet has a cover that dissolves or disintegrates on contact with water and disperses its contents into the aqueous waste stream. The packet may contain a mixture of bacterial cultures that produce enzymes to attack the greasy or fatty components of the waste stream. An additional article such as a sample of a liquid or creme personal care product may also be contained within the tissue paper core. |
| US08584887B2 |
Tamper evident container utilizing sealed interface between container and lid
A tamper evident container (10) where the base (12) has an inverted U-shaped section (25) connected to the base sidewall (21), and an annular flange (16a) extending from the base inverted U-shaped section (25) such that the base annular flange (16a) extends in a plane generally parallel to the base bottom wall (23). The lid also features an inverted U-shaped section (45) connected to the lid top surface (43), and an annular flange (16b) extends from the lid inverted U-shaped section (45) such that the lid annular flange (16b) extends in a plane generally parallel to the lid top surface (43). The base and lid inverted U-shaped sections (25, 45) are sized such that, when mounted to one another, the base and lid annular flanges (16a, 16b) abut one another and may be bonded together to thereafter form a tearable strip. |
| US08584877B2 |
Pour cap for fluid containers having open or closed position communication structure with sound and visual features
A pour cap for a fluid container includes a cap body, a gasket mounted to the cap body, and an open or closed position communication structure. The pour cap can be positioned on the fluid container in a closed position wherein the container is hydraulically sealed with a high pressure seal, or in an open position wherein fluid flow occurs through flow passages on the gasket and the cap body with first and second low pressure seals preventing unwanted leakage between joining parts on the pour cap. The open or closed position communication structure can include a rib and mating detent for producing a clicking sensation upon manipulation of the pour cap by the user, and/or visual features on the cap body viewable by the user, or a cap body having a asymmetrical shape configured for viewing or tactile interpretation by the user. |
| US08584873B2 |
Modular racking system
The present application provides a modular racking system for use with a number of products. The modular racking system may include a number of support members and a number of shelves. The shelves may include a number of locking sections with a tapered cutout sized for one of the support members. |
| US08584869B2 |
Absorbent and column for extracorporeal circulation
The present invention provides an absorbent which can remove cells present in blood including activated leukocytes such as granulocytes and monocytes, and cancer cells as well as can remove cytokines which facilitate the activation of the remaining cells, and further has no concern for pressure loss and has high configuration stability. That is, the present invention provides an absorbent which absorbs the granulocytes and the monocytes in blood, an absorbent for cancer therapy which absorbs an immunosuppressive protein and an absorbent having a bilayer structure of a net and a nonwoven fabric, having a zeta potential of −20 mV or more, as well as a blood circulation column containing any of the absorbents filled therein. |
| US08584862B2 |
Method for continuous magnetic ore separation and/or dressing and related system
A method for magnetic ore separation and/or dressing is provided, in which metalliferous recoverable materials are separated from conveyed metalliferous ore rock. The method may include producing a pulp including metalliferous recoverable material, executing a hydrophobizing reaction of recoverable material in the pulp, synthesizing a hydrophobized, magnetizable material in liquid suspension and adding this suspension to the pulp, causing an agglomeration reaction between hydrophobized magnetizable material and hydrophobized recoverable material to form magnetizable agglomerates in the pulp, separating the magnetizable agglomerates from the pulp, mixing separation products containing the agglomerates with a non-polar liquid insoluble in water and decomposing the agglomerates in the non-polar liquid into magnetizable material and recoverable material, separating the magnetizable material from the recoverable material, and removing moisture from the separation portion containing the recoverable material of the second separation stage to synthesize the recoverable material. |
| US08584857B2 |
Card package
Provided is a mount sheet (12) affixed to a PTP sheet (50) which accommodates a product, such as a tablet (53) and is formed by punching out a blank sheet. The mount sheet (12) includes a first surface (14) to be placed on a surface of the PTP sheet (50) from which the projecting portion 52a is projecting, multiple holes (16) formed in the first surface 14 and in which the projecting portion (52a) is placed, and a second surface (24) which continues from the first surface (14) via a folding line (26) and is to be folded on the opposite surface of the PTP sheet (50). The second surface (24) has a rupturable line (28) formed at a position to face the projecting portion 52a when folded and placed on the PTP sheet (50). An ejector tool (56) is provided which is affixed to the third surface 36 on a surface to be folded over the first surface (14) and has a pressing projection (60) projecting toward the PTP sheet (50). |
| US08584855B2 |
Packaging pouch for absorbent article
A packaging pouch for packaging an absorbent article has a front, back and side faces. The side faces are folded between the front and back faces. The packaging pouch is rectangular in use. A sealing portion expanding in a transverse direction around the upper end of the packaging pouch, a side face portion that forms the side face of the package, and a top portion that forms the top face of the package by positioning between the sealing portion and the side face portion are formed. Moreover, perforations are formed in the top portion along a reference line extending in the transverse direction from one side edge of the packaging pouch to the other side edge of the packaging pouch. Handle members extending in the transverse direction from around one to the other side edge and are attached to the front back faces in the top portion below the perforations. |
| US08584852B2 |
Metal stent for treating lesions in blood vessels, comprising a packaging
The system according to the present disclosure includes a metal stent (3) as a medical implant for treating lesions in blood vessels and a packaging (1) having an inside volume, in which the stent (3) is arranged in a protected manner. The stent (3) has a plurality of webs (33), which produce a tubular shape with each other, and a proximal end (31) and a distal end (32), between which a stent lumen (34) extends. The stent surface (35) has a hydrophilic property. The molecular chemical impurities originating in the atmosphere, primarily hydrocarbon compounds, are significantly reduced on the surface by a treatment, whereby the contact angle as a measure of the hydrophilicity of a water drop present on the surface (35) is reduced in proportion to the contact angle prior to said treatment. The stent (3) is stored in an inert manner in the packaging (1). |
| US08584850B2 |
Apparatus for collecting sharps
A container for collecting sharps includes an opening adapted to receive sharps in a substantially vertical orientation, and an interior region for storing sharps received through the opening. The container includes a means for reorienting the sharps into an arrangement in which the sharps lie substantially parallel to one another within the interior region of the container. A method for configuring a sharps collection container includes the step of positioning a contoured surface of a guide element beneath an opening of the container to reorient sharps that are deposited through the opening into an arrangement in which the sharps are stored substantially parallel to one another in the container. |
| US08584848B1 |
Razor cartridge dispenser
A razor cartridge dispenser including a unitarily molded member having compartments in horizontal sequence and a reopenable package member covering the molded member. The individual compartments include a blade portion cavity, a connection portion cavity and a cammed latch on a flexible arm. The blade portion cavity has an upper opening, bottom, top and front walls, a closed side wall and an open side wall. The top and bottom walls are substantially parallel, with the front wall at a right angle thereto, and extend in the direction of the upper opening at an angle to the horizontal disposition of the compartments. The connection portion cavity has top and bottom openings, forward and rearward walls, a closed side wall and an open side wall, where the bottom opening cooperates with the upper opening of the blade portion cavity. The package member includes a reclosable flap to access the compartments. |
| US08584847B2 |
Portable device case with corner protection element
A case for a mobile device includes a housing sized to receive the mobile device. The housing defines a plurality of corner portions, each corner portion includes an interior wall. The mobile device is spaced a distance from the interior wall of the corner portions when disposed within the housing. The housing includes a plurality of protrusions disposed along at least a portion of the interior wall, the protrusions are operable to space the mobile device a distance away from the interior wall. |
| US08584846B2 |
Bow case
A bow case is described that is flexibly configurable to accommodate bows such as crossbows including recurve crossbows, compound crossbows, pistol crossbows, or the like, which may have different configurations such as different shapes, lengths, widths, depths, heights, weights or the like. A bow case having an adjustable tail portion is provided that may be configurable to different lengths. |
| US08584840B2 |
Device and method for storing and dispensing
In one embodiment, a storing and dispensing cap is provided and includes a housing movably couplable to a container neck having a lip, a dispensing platform coupled to the housing, and a dispenser opening between an exterior edge of the dispensing platform and the housing. The dispenser opening is configured to be plugged by the lip of the container neck when the housing is coupled to the container neck, and the dispenser opening is configured to be unplugged when the housing is not coupled to the container neck. A storing and mixing system including such a cap, and a method of storing and mixing using such a cap are also provided. |
| US08584839B2 |
Device for preserving and releasing a product contained in a reservoir having a rupturable wall
The present invention relates to a removable device for preserving and releasing a product contained in a reservoir (2) having a rupturable wall. Said device is in the form of a stopper (1) intended to be fitted on a container (5), and comprises: a cap (3) which is able to engage with the neck (50) of the container (5) and through which passes a hollow dispensing tube (12) which leads into said container (5), and an insert (4) able to be positioned on or in the neck (50) of the container. The cap (3) and the insert (4) delimit a rigid chamber (10) of variable volume, containing at least one reservoir (2) containing said product and at least one opening (11) for releasing the product in the container (5).Means enable the cap (3) and the insert (4) to be moved closer together, reducing the volume of the chamber (10) and rupturing the reservoirs (2). These means consist of a screw thread (30) present on the cap (3) and engaging with the screw thread (51) on the neck (50). |
| US08584838B2 |
Container for mixing of components
A container (10) for mixing components, the container including a main body (12) defining a main chamber (17), a liquid receptacle (16), and a plunger (18). The main chamber has a distal end (26) which has an end cap (28). The main chamber also includes a central aperture (30) sealed by a frangible membrane (38). In use, the plunger causes liquid in the liquid receptacle to be pushed through an internal wall (22), having a weakened portion (24) therein, into the main chamber to mix the liquid with a powder contained in the main chamber. The liquid and powder are mixed to form a paste that is accessed by an applicator which is used to break the frangible membrane (38). The paste is preferably of the type used in dentistry. |
| US08584836B2 |
Condom wrapping
The invention allows unwrapping without stress, including in the dark, and the assured taking of the condom in the right orientation, without risk of inversion, without risk of contaminating contact with the exterior of the condom, with no risk of the condom falling from the wrapping during opening, without risk of tearing the condom with the teeth or a cutting object during unwrapping. |
| US08584834B2 |
Support system for goods conveyor belts
A support system (10) for goods conveyor belts includes a supporting frame and conveyor (30) fixed to the supporting frame and designed for defining a curved path upon which goods are handled. The support system (10) has a plurality of connection brackets (23) among the supporting frame and the conveyor (30). |
| US08584833B2 |
Oscillating conveyor
An oscillating conveyor includes a support, a conveying element arranged to carry objects to be moved and supported by the support in order to be displaced between a first extreme position and a second extreme position, and a driving device to displace the conveying element. The driving device includes a crank mechanism, which includes a pendulum pin, which in relation to a rotational axis of the crank mechanism is mounted such that, when the crank rotates, at the pendulum pin an angle between the axis of rotation and a first pivot pin varies within an angular range being either obtuse or acute, resulting in the desired displacement of the conveying element at different speeds, the position of the pendulum pin in relation to the rotational axis being adjustable to vary the displacement speed of the conveyor element. |
| US08584831B2 |
Transfer conveyor for transporting standardized loading units
A transfer conveyor transports standardized unit loads, such as freight containers, pallets or the like, from a first height level to a second height level, in particular from a higher storage location to a lower transport device. The transfer conveyor is part of a rocker having an adjustable inclination around a pivot axis from one position in which one end of the rocker is aligned with one height level to another position in which the other end of the rocker is aligned with the other height level. Effectiveness and cost-efficiency of the transfer conveyor are created due to the ability of the rocker to be swiveled by the weight of the unit load itself while being transported on the transport conveyor. |
| US08584820B2 |
Vibration reducing device and vibration reducing method
A vibration reducing device, including an inertial mass actuator adapted to be mounted on a vibration damping object, that applies a vibration damping force on the vibration damping object, the vibration damping force being a reactive force generated due to displacement of an inertial mass. A vibration state detector detects the vibration state of the inertial mass. A controller is connected to the inertial mass actuator and vibration state detector. The controller determines the displacement and velocity of the vibration damping object at a part where the inertial mass actuator is mounted, and the displacement and velocity of the inertial mass, based on the vibration state of the inertial mass. The vibration damping force is controlled based on the determined displacement and velocity of the vibration damping object at the part where the inertial mass actuator is mounted, and the displacement and velocity of the inertial mass. |
| US08584818B2 |
Shock absorber
A piston connected to a piston rod is fitted in a cylinder having a hydraulic oil sealed therein. Flows of hydraulic oil induced by sliding movement of the piston are controlled by extension and compression damping force generating mechanisms and to generate damping force. In the extension damping force generating mechanism, the valve-opening pressure of a disk valve is controlled by the pressure in a back pressure chamber. An elastic seal member fixed to the disk valve is brought into sliding contact with an inner peripheral surface of a cylindrical portion of a valve member to seal the back pressure chamber. The disk valve is self-aligned by fitting between the elastic seal member and the inner peripheral surface of the valve member and secured by being axially clamped at an inner peripheral portion thereof in a state where a clearance is formed between the inner peripheral portion of the disk valve and a shaft portion of the piston rod, thereby reducing the requirements for coaxiality. |
| US08584816B2 |
Enhanced damping using cryogenic cooling
A damping apparatus is disclosed having at least one magnet, a conducting member movable relative to the magnet, a cryogenic fluid, and a channel that confines the cryogenic fluid in contact with the conducting member. The cryogenic fluid may maintain the conducting member at cryogenic temperatures, thereby increasing a damping force provided by the conducting member to a payload. |
| US08584815B2 |
Disc brake assembly
A disc brake assembly having a rotor defining a rotational axis and including a barrel portion and a disc portion extending generally radially outward from said barrel portion, the barrel portion including a tone ring receiving portion with a generally cylindrical inner surface having a tone ring receiving surface and a groove with an axially outer wall, an axially inner wall and a radially outer bottom surface; a generally annular tone ring positioned concentrically within said cylindrical inner surface of said tone ring receiving portion and having a generally radially facing outer surface; a resilient biasing element received in the groove and having a generally annular shape including a plurality of substantially linear segments and corners, the resilient biasing element may be shaped such that it is flexed when seated within the groove so that the corners are urged against the radially facing outer surface, and the substantially linear segments are urged against the axially outer wall and the radially facing outer surface of the tone ring to prevent separation of the tone ring from the rotor during use. In one aspect, the biasing element is formed in the shape of a regular polygon, such as a dodecahedron. |
| US08584810B2 |
Building specification data for elevator system, elevator control device and destination floor reception terminal device
In an elevator system, a destination call registration device converts operation key information corresponding to a pressed key into floor information by using building specification data. The destination call registration device generates a destination call registration request which includes the floor information converted from the operation key information and sends the destination call registration request to a group management control device. The group management control device registers the destination call for a destination floor indicated in the floor information. The group management control device sets building specification data and sends the building specification data to the respective destination call registration devices for conversion. |
| US08584809B2 |
Safety device for elevator
In a safety device for an elevator, on one car door among a pair of car doors, a light-emitting/light-receiving unit is disposed facing downward at an upper end position of a vertical line separated by a predetermined distance from an end face in a closing direction, which is to abut the other car door, toward the side of the other car door, and a first reflecting member is disposed facing upward at a lower end position of the vertical line. A housing space that houses the light-emitting/light-receiving unit in a state where both car doors are closed is formed on the other car door, and a second reflecting member is disposed facing upward at a bottom portion of the housing space and extends from the same position as an end face in a closing direction of the other car door toward the back of the housing space. |
| US08584808B2 |
Method and device for controlling a lifting load
A control method implemented in a variable speed drive for controlling a lifting load, the load control being carried out according to a first control profile that includes the following: accelerating the load with a view to reaching a first speed, decelerating the load upon receiving a deceleration order, and stopping the load. When the load receives a deceleration order when it is at a current speed lower than the first speed, the method determines a second speed lower than the first speed and higher than the current speed, the second speed having an optimal value for minimizing the load running time until stopping. |
| US08584806B2 |
Elevator and elevator arrangement
Elevator, which comprises an elevator car, at least one traction sheave, at least two motors for rotating one or more traction sheaves, an elevator shaft or similar, a machine room or similar space, and hoisting roping. The elevator comprises a first motor in the machine room or similar, which is on a first level in the vertical direction, and a second motor, which is on a second level in the vertical direction, which second level is essentially higher in the vertical direction than the first level. |
| US08584803B2 |
Multi-point suspended scaffold
A multi-point suspended scaffold utilizes a pair of spaced scaffold frames, each of which is provided with suspension cables which support the scaffold from outrigger beams of a building. The two scaffold frames are connected to each other by wire mesh trusses. These wire mesh trusses incorporate guard rails, toeboards, and an object retaining mesh. Upper and lower cross braces are also secured between adjacent ones of the scaffold frames. The cooperation of the wire mesh trusses, the cross bracing and the use of secured footboards provides a suspended scaffold that is structurally rigid while being easily assembled and disassembled. |
| US08584802B2 |
Mobile elevating work platform
There is provided a mobile height-adjustable platform that includes a chassis with ground engaging wheels. A mast is pivotally connected to the chassis and is movable between a transport position where the mast is parallel to and disposed over the chassis, and an operative position where the mast is perpendicular to the chassis and extends upwards. A conveyor moves along the mast and a work platform is pivotally connected to the conveyer. The work platform is movable between a transport position where the platform is parallel to the mast and an operating position where the platform is perpendicular to the mast. |
| US08584799B1 |
Fall-arresting safety harness assembly
A fall-arresting safety harness assembly includes a lanyard including a pair of lanyard straps, at least one strap breakaway area attaching the lanyard straps to each other and a strap separation area generally adjacent to the at least one strap breakaway area; a lanyard ring extending between the lanyard straps at the strap separation area of the lanyard; a harness carried by the lanyard; and at least one resilient shock-absorbing member carried by the harness and engaging the lanyard ring. |
| US08584797B2 |
Fall arrester for a climbing protection system
The fall arrester (10) is part of a climbing protection system for preventing a user of a ladder, a platform or the like from falling. The fall arrester (10) is movable along a guide rail (12) and has a rotatably mounted pawl (18) which, in the event of a fall, runs against catching stops (16) in the guide rail (12). A connecting element (40) is attached to the pawl (18) and the user can be secured to the connecting element (40) by a lanyard. The connecting element (40) is hinged to the pawl (18). The connecting element (40) can be hinged to the pawl (18) such that the connecting element (40) is coupled releasably rotation-resistant to the pawl (18) and the coupling (50, 52) is released in the event of a predetermined force on the connecting element (40). The connecting element can be formed as a damping element (40) which deforms in the event of a predetermined force. |
| US08584796B2 |
Method for fitting a safety line cable on a tensioner
A tensioner as well as a method for fitting a safety line cable on the tensioner. The tensioner designed for the safety of personnel attached to the cable while working under dangerous conditions. The tensioner has a fixing element configured to couple to an external element such as a wall and has two sections capable of separating and absorbing energy as a result of a fall of a worker while attached to the safety line cable. A section of the cable passes through and is crimped in a sleeve of the tensioner while the cable is kept under tension. |
| US08584795B1 |
Filter silencer
A filter silencer is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the silencer includes a housing, a silencer chamber disposed inside the housing, and a filter chamber disposed between a sidewall of the housing and the silencer chamber. An intake port is in communication with the filter chamber and ambient air. The filter chamber also includes a filter chamber outlet that is in communication with a compressor or air blower, for example. A silencer chamber inlet is in communication with an exhaust of the compressor or air blower, where an air flow is forced through the silencer and out a discharge port. The discharge port and the intake port are at opposing ends of the silencer. In addition, the silencer includes at least one baffle secured within the silencer chamber, where the baffle is configured to generate a non-directional interference with the air flow to assist in silencing the discharge. |
| US08584792B2 |
Door module having an acoustic uncoupling means
A door module of a vehicle door is provided. The door module comprising a carrier plate, a drive unit arranged on the carrier plate for driving a power-operated adjustment device of the door module, and a decoupling means arranged on the carrier plate for attenuating an acoustic excitation of the carrier plate in operation of the drive unit. The decoupling means is formed by at least one slot, which partly separates a portion carrying the drive unit from another portion of the carrier plate and extends around the drive unit or around a fastening point of the drive unit on the carrier plate in a circumferential direction, and at least one web, which connects the portion carrying the drive unit with the other portion of the carrier plate. |
| US08584791B2 |
Hydraulic power steering apparatus
A hydraulic power steering apparatus assists in steering of a vehicle with a hydraulic cylinder. The hydraulic power steering apparatus includes a flow control valve, a steering torque sensor, a steering angle sensor, a vehicle speed sensor, and an ECU. The flow control valve changes the supply/drainage amount of hydraulic fluid for the hydraulic cylinder. The ECU sets a supply/drainage mode for supplying/draining the hydraulic fluid with respect to the hydraulic cylinder based on detection results from the aforementioned sensors and controls the flow control valve in accordance with the supply/drainage mode of the hydraulic fluid. |
| US08584788B2 |
Exhaust system for motorcycle
An exhaust system for a motorcycle includes: an exhaust pipe connected to a cylinder head of an engine; a pair of right and left silencers connected to the exhaust pipe and disposed in right and left sides of a rear wheel respectively, wherein the exhaust pipe is branched into two in a rear of the cylinder head and in a front of a rear wheel suspension system and connected to the pair of right and left silencers respectively. |
| US08584787B2 |
Active hood apparatus for vehicle
Provided is an active hood apparatus for a vehicle including a main frame, a hood latch assembly, and a hood rise and fall device. The main frame is fixed to a vehicle body. The hood latch assembly is disposed at a back side of the main frame to lock and release a hood. The hood rise and fall device is disposed between the back side of the main frame and the hood latch assembly to move the hood latch assembly substantially vertically by a control signal of a controller that receives a sensing signal from a pedestrian collision sensor. |
| US08584785B2 |
Motor vehicle with disconnectable all-wheel drive system
A vehicle with a primary driveline that is configured to distribute rotary power to a first set of vehicle wheels and a power transmitting device that can be selectively operated to transmit rotary power to a secondary driveline. The power transmitting device has an input member, which is driven by the primary driveline, and an output member that is selectively coupled to the input member to receive rotary power therefrom. |
| US08584782B2 |
Two-wheeled self-balancing motorized personal vehicle with tilting wheels
A vehicle with two independently rotatable wheels arranged opposite from each other and bridged by a linking structure, having a driving motor for each wheel, and having electronic fore-and-aft self-balancing capabilities. The two wheels are capable of tilting side-to-side in unison to execute turns. The vehicle is operated by the rider leaning forward, backward, or sideways to direct travel in the direction of leaning. Further means are provided for producing advantages in stability and portability. |
| US08584779B2 |
Structure for mounting power source apparatus
A structure for mounting a power source apparatus includes a power source apparatus mounted on a vehicle, and a reinforcing member configured to reinforce connection between the power source apparatus and a vehicle body. The power source apparatus has a power source unit and a device fixed to an upper face of the power source unit and having a length in a front-back direction of the vehicle smaller than a length of the power source unit. The reinforcing member extends in a left-right direction of the vehicle and is fixed at different portions to the power source apparatus and the vehicle body in space above the power source unit and adjacent to the device in the front-back direction of the vehicle. |
| US08584773B2 |
Simultaneous tubular handling system and method
A system and method for building and handling oilfield tubular stands while drilling operations are simultaneously and independently occurring with one drilling deck, one derrick, and one rotary system. An offline guided path horizontal to vertical arm lifts and moves in the same plane tubulars stored horizontally on the catwalk and positions the tubulars vertically directly into a preparation hole for assembling and disassembling tubular stands while online drilling operations are simultaneously being conducted. A stand arm lifts and lowers the tubulars into and out of the adjustable preparation hole, and transports the tubulars for storage to an auxiliary tubular racking station in the upper part of the derrick. A bridge racker crane moves tubular stands from the auxiliary tubular racking station to the top drive or another tubular racking station. |
| US08584771B2 |
Machine tool having an electric drive motor
A machine tool, in particular a powered hand tool, has an electric drive motor to which pole shoes are assigned in order to conduct a magnetic field. Furthermore, a fan wheel is provided in order to produce a stream of cooling air. In the housing, an air-guiding element forms a portion of the flow path for the stream of cooling air. According to the invention, the air-guiding element at least partially covers the pole shoes. |
| US08584767B2 |
Sprinkler valve with active actuation
A temperature-activated valve for a conventional fire sprinkler utilizing a hyperelastic single-crystal shape memory alloy is described. The shape-memory element expands as it is heated, forcing a bolt to break, thereby opening the sprinkler valve. The shape memory element typically communicates with the valve so as to force it open. The devices described are less susceptible to accidental breakage than conventional actuators, and have fewer moving parts. Transition temperature of the shape memory alloy can be tuned to a narrow range. |
| US08584762B2 |
Downhole fluid flow control system having a fluidic module with a bridge network and method for use of same
A downhole fluid flow control system includes a fluidic module (150) having a main fluid pathway (152), a valve (162) and a bridge network. The valve (162) has a first position wherein fluid flow through the main fluid pathway (152) is allowed and a second position wherein fluid flow through the main fluid pathway (152) is restricted. The bridge network has first and second branch fluid pathways (163, 164) each having a common fluid inlet (166, 168) and a common fluid outlet (170, 172) with the main fluid pathway (152) and each including two fluid flow resistors (174, 176, 180, 182) with a pressure output terminal (178, 184) positioned therebetween. In operation, the pressure difference between the pressure output terminals (178, 184) of the first and second branch fluid pathways (163, 164) shifts the valve (162) between the first and second positions. |
| US08584758B2 |
Apparatus for fracturing of wells
A process for fracturing a lined well uses a packer assembly in a liner string that provides a cement-free segment and interface with the formation. The device has multiple packers with inflatable elements that are run as an integral assembly. After the liner assembly is positioned, cement is circulated into the assembly and wiped from the interior of the liner string into the annulus. Pressure within the liner string is elevated to initiate time delays for the radial inflation of the packer elements. The inflation radially and axially displaces the cement surrounding the elements before the cement sets. Each packer is subsequently opened to expose the frac ports in the packer directly to the formation for frac operations. |
| US08584757B2 |
Method and composition for treating fluids before injection into subterranean zones
The invention relates to methods and compositions for producing or recovering an aqueous-based fluid to be utilized or injected in a wellbore or surrounding subterranean formation. The method comprises the step of contacting an aqueous-based fluid with an aqueous-soluble breaker composition comprising an oxidizing agent and a catalyst for a time sufficient to reduce or eliminate one or more deleterious substances in the aqueous-based fluid to produce a treated aqueous-based fluid suitable for use or injection in a wellbore or surrounding subterranean formation. |
| US08584754B1 |
Delayed-tackifier coated particulates and methods relating thereto
Delayed-tackifier coated particulates and treatment fluids comprising delayed-tackifier coated particulates wherein the tackifier is associated with a surfactant. The treatment fluids may be used in methods that include providing a treatment fluid that comprises an aqueous base fluid and a delayed-tackifier coated particulate and introducing that treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation. Once within the formation, forming a particulate pack, wherein the particulate pack is a gravel pack along a portion of the wellbore, a proppant pack within a portion of the subterranean formation, or both. |
| US08584753B2 |
Method and apparatus for creating an annular barrier in a subterranean wellbore
Presented is a method of completing a subterranean well having an open wellbore extending through a subterranean formation having a target zone. In a preferred embodiment, a tubing assembly is placed in the wellbore, extending through the target zone. An annular space is defined between the outer surface of the tubing assembly and the wellbore wall. A gravel pack is placed in the annular space along at least a length of the target zone. Then an annular barrier forming material is flowed into the annular space along at least a length of the target zone. Then the annular barrier forming material is “set” to create an annular barrier in the annular space. The annular barrier forming material can be carried on the tubing assembly or pumped downhole. Flow restrictors, such as packers or a gravel pack, can be used to restrict flow of the annular barrier forming material to allow the material to set into an annular barrier. |
| US08584750B2 |
Process for tertiary mineral oil production using surfactant mixtures
A process for mineral oil production, especially Winsor type III microemulsion flooding, in which an aqueous surfactant formulation which comprises at least one nonionic surfactant having 8 to 30 ethoxy units, which has a polydispersity of from 1.01 to 1.12, and at least one further surfactant is forced through injection wells into a mineral oil deposit and crude oil is removed from the deposit through production wells. |
| US08584749B2 |
Systems and methods for dual reinjection
Methods for hydrocarbon recovery from a subsurface formation include removing a mixture comprising hydrocarbons and particulate solids from a first formation. At least a portion of the hydrocarbons are separated from the particulate solids. The particulate solids are separated into a plurality of streams. A mixed slurry comprising a first portion of the plurality of streams is injected through a first pipe into the first formation. A waste stream comprising a second portion of the plurality of streams is injected through a second pipe into a second formation. The first formation and the second formation lie in a substantially vertical line. |
| US08584741B2 |
Heat exchanger with heat exchange chambers utilizing protrusion and medium directing members and medium directing channels
A heat exchanger has a plurality of chamber units. The chamber units include an inlet orifice, an outlet orifice, and a plurality of walls defining a chamber interior. The inlet receives a heat exchange medium flowing in a first flow direction in an initial line of flow. Disposed within the chamber interior is a medium directing member, having an inclined surface, which diverts the heat exchange medium from the initial flow direction so that it disperses within the chamber interior in at least two distinct flow patterns. Directional flow of the medium may be facilitated by two medium directing channels disposed within one or more of the chamber walls. Protrusion members on one or more chamber walls enhance dispersion of the heat exchange medium, causing a turbulent flow pattern within the chamber interior. The heat exchange medium exits the chamber, via the outlet, in the initial line of flow. The chambers are interconnected to form assemblies. Plural assemblies are arranged between manifolds to complete the heat exchanger. |
| US08584740B2 |
Passive device with micro capillary pumped fluid loop
Each loop of the device includes an evaporator and a condenser connected by an outer tube in a portion of which extends a thermally insulating sleeve having one end that can lead into the condenser and another end that surrounds a first portion (8a) of a microporous mass provided in the outer tube and pumping by capillarity a liquid-phase heat-carrier fluid flowing in the insulating sleeve of the condenser towards the evaporator, while the gaseous-phase fluid flows from a vapor-collecting central duct in a second portion of the mass of the evaporator towards the condenser in a duct inside said outer tube. The invention can be used for the thermal energy transfer from an electronic component or circuit defining a heat source in relation with the evaporator to a cold source in relation with the condenser. |
| US08584736B2 |
Heat sink assembly having a fin also functioning as a supporting bracket
An exemplary heat sink assembly includes a base plate, a number of fins, a heat spreader and a heat pipe. The fins are mounted on and thermally connect with the base plate for dissipating heat of the base plate. A bottom one of the fins has a body parallel to the base plate and a number of supporting tabs extending downwardly from the body.The supporting tabs engage with a top surface of the base plate to support the fins onto the base plate and reinforce a whole strength of the heat sink assembly. The heat spreader is mounted below the base plate. The heat pipe includes a horizontal evaporating portion sandwiched between the heat spreader and the base plate and a vertical condensing portion extending from a free end of the evaporation portion and passing through the fins. |
| US08584734B2 |
Two material phase change energy storage system
An energy storage and transfer system and method includes the use of a containment vessel holding a first solid/liquid phase change heat transfer medium and at least one second containment vessel located at least partially within the first phase change heat transfer medium and holding a second solid/liquid phase change medium. The second phase change heat transfer medium is heated from an external source of energy and gives up its absorbed heat to the first phase change heat transfer medium. A heat exchange loop is partially contained within the first phase change heat transfer medium for removing energy therefrom and transferring it to an external source for use. The second phase change heat transfer material has a higher melting temperature and higher heat of fusion value than the first phase change heat transfer material. |
| US08584731B1 |
Shutter slat for a rolling shutter system
The present embodiments relate to a shutter slat for a rolling shutter system that has a one piece integral construction with a first end and a second end that pivotally interlock with each other. |
| US08584730B1 |
Easy blinds
A vertical window blind assembly remotely controls vertical window blinds. The assembly includes an elongated housing having an elongated opening. An elongated track having spaced channels is coupled to and positioned in the housing above the opening in the housing. Each of a plurality of rollers has a pair of spaced wheels positioned in a pair of channels of the track. Each of a plurality of blinds is coupled to the rollers. A telescopic arm is positioned in the housing extending in laterally parallel spaced relationship to the track. The telescopic arm is coupled to each of the rollers to distribute the rollers in spaced relationship along the track. An extension motor retracts and extends the telescopic arm. A remote control is operationally coupled to the extension motor for selectively actuating the extension motor. |
| US08584727B2 |
Apparatus for producing corrugated material
A method and system for automatically changing the flute size in a corrugation process without stopping or slowing the overall corrugation process utilizing a first single-faced web having a first flute size and a second single-faced web having a second flute size. The first single-faced web is conveyed along a track into a double backer forming a first corrugated material. When a flute change sequence is initiated, the single-faced web is cut using a pressurized stream of water such that the single-faced web disengages with the double backer. Generally simultaneously, the second single-faced web is introduced into the double backer using an air jet, wherein a second corrugated material is formed. |
| US08584720B2 |
Skid aid for tire which generates substantially less friction against asphalt than rubber does
Annular tire overlay (11) for drawing onto the rolling surface of tires (40), which has a tread (17) on its outside and a gripping surface (15) on its inside, which tire overlay (11) is so designed that contact between the rolling surface of the tire (40) and the surfacing of the road is prevented by the tire overlay (11) when the tire overlay has been drawn onto a tire. The said tire overlay (11) is provided with a flange (21) which stops the tire overlay (11) from shifting in the axial direction of the wheel. Advantageously, the tire overlay is additionally stiffened by a flange (21) of planar form to keep the contact area on the surface below small. |
| US08584717B2 |
Stump cutting tooth assembly
A stump cutting assembly mounted to a stump cutting wheel. Stump cutting assembly is a stump cutting tooth interconnected to the wheel by a holder or block that is fixed to wheel by welding or other equivalent process, an optional debris deflector and a fastener that interconnects tooth and deflector to holder. As wheel rotates about its axis of rotation, the tooth cuts away at wood or other debris in which it comes into contact through the side to side and/or longitudinal movement of a stump grinder unit. |
| US08584710B2 |
Apparatus for preventing fluid spray at leakage areas of a fluid pipe
Apparatus for preventing fluid spray at a leakage area of a fluid pipe comprises at least one first enveloping element and at least one second enveloping element which encloses the fluid pipe so as to be flush with it, and which are circumferentially interrupted, wherein the circumferential interruptions of the enveloping elements are arranged so as to be offset relative to each other. In this way, fluid spray formation may be prevented in an economical way. The simple design ensures easy installation and economical production. |
| US08584709B2 |
Valve with operating means between two outlet passages
A valve has a body, a fluid inlet duct and two fluid outlet ducts delimited by the body, an intersection formed at an area where the fluid inlet duct opens into the two fluid outlet ducts, and a butterfly valve disposed in the intersection. The butterfly valve is operable to be actuated between a first extreme position in which the butterfly valve directs the fluid mainly toward the first outlet duct and a second extreme position in which the butterfly valve directs the fluid mainly toward the second outlet duct. In the first extreme position, the butterfly valve has a first portion partially blocking the second outlet duct and, in the second extreme position, the butterfly valve has another portion blocking the first outlet duct. |
| US08584708B2 |
Multi-port variable flow control valve with single actuator and interface
A single actuator multi-port flow control valve composed of a plurality of generally cylindrically shaped port bodies rotatably mounted within a valve body. The port bodies are serially driven by a single actuator via a drive link system composed of a drive pin on the inferior side wall of a serial superior port body selectively abutting, during rotation, a driven tab on the superior side wall of its serially inferior port body. The position of each port body is known to an electronic controller which selectively actuates the actuator to set each port body angular position. |
| US08584704B2 |
Valve assembly for high-pressure fluid reservoir
A valve assembly is disclosed for controlling fluid flow between two reservoirs. The valve assembly includes a relief valve arranged inside the housing and configured to open a first fluid flow path when the first reservoir is above a first predetermined pressure value. |
| US08584698B2 |
Programmable device for compressor valve
An electronic, programmable device for controlling the motion of compressor valve elements, wherein the device receives an incoming signal from a velocity sensor located on a compressor valve; filters, amplifies, and processes the incoming signal by a control algorithm; and responds to the incoming signal by creating an output signal that produces an actuator force that is applied directly to a moving valve element and associated methodology. |
| US08584697B2 |
Faucet structure
An easy-to-install faucet structure includes an inner tube, a main body, a water control unit and a water outlet head. The inner tube is disposed in a through space of the main body, and has a tube base that has a plurality of rib units at an inner periphery thereof. A plurality of guiding slots are formed between each rib unit, so that when water inner tubes and a water outlet of the water control unit pass through the inner tube, they can be guided to directly pass through a second path of the connecting portion without further bundling to achieve the goal of easy tube connection and installation to simplify the assembly process. |
| US08584696B2 |
Water control structure of faucet
A water control structure of a faucet includes a main body, a water collecting base, and a water control valve. The main body is tubular with thin body wall, having a receiving space that receives the water collecting base having water inlet holes on lower portion thereof for water inlet tubes, and each water inlet hole extends upwards to form a water inlet channel, and a water outlet channel is formed therebetween. A water outlet hole is formed on an upper portion of the water outlet channel, and the water outlet hole is provided for the water connecting tube of the water channel to plug in. A valve base is formed on sideway of the water inlet channel and the water outlet channel. The faucet includes the main body and the water collecting base respectively, so the complexity of the main body is reduced, and the manufacturing process is simplified. |
| US08584687B1 |
Sonication cleaning system
A sonication cleaning system is provided. The sonication cleaning system includes a cleaning tank configured to contain a liquid and a flow control system configured to cause a gradient cross flow of the liquid through the cleaning tank. The system further includes a sonication generator configured to agitate the liquid in the cleaning tank and a controller configured to vary a power applied to the sonication generator to agitate the liquid in the cleaning tank based on an oscillation position of a workpiece within the cleaning tank. |
| US08584686B2 |
Foam applicators to apply cosmetics or nail polish
A cosmetic foam applicator product applies cosmetics to the skin and a nail polish foam applicator applies nail polish to fingernails and toenails. Each foam applicator has a stem and an adjacent head. The stem for the cosmetic foam applicator has sidewalls contoured as finger grips and its head has elongated tips that extend away from the stem. The relative length of the tips determines whether the cosmetic foam applicator is soft tipped, firm tipped or medium (soft or firm) tipped. The stem for the nail polish foam applicator has parallel straight sidewalls and its head has a bulge with an elongated tip that extends from the bulge. |
| US08584685B2 |
Nail polish remover method and device
Nail polish remover strips are pre-sized for toe or fingernails and applied to a painted or artificial nail and left thereon for a predetermined period of time to dissolve the nail polish and/or nail bonding agent. Preferably a color change occurs to depict the appropriate dwelling time to dissolve the nail polish. Certain embodiments include odor reducing components. Preferably the strips are layered composites having an exterior odor impervious material, a layer of encapsulated acetone or nail polish removing agent, an absorbent layer, and a peelable backing, with the strips being curved to accommodate contact with a person's nail. |
| US08584684B2 |
Nail care or finger care tool and nail care or finger care tool set
A nail care or fingertip care tool is constituted by an elastic bag-like material having sufficient size to cover the nail at the fingertip and also having a liquid-absorbing member fixedly attached over an area inside the bag-like material that comes in contact with the nail. |
| US08584677B2 |
Medico-surgical devices
A tracheal tube (40) or laryngeal mask has a sealing cuff (41, 2) with a surface covered by a brush-like material (44, 24) provided by closely-packed fibers (25) between 1 mm and 5 mm in length. The brush-like surface (44, 24) may be provided by coating the surface with an adhesive and using an electrostatic charge to draw fibers (25) to adhere to the adhesive. |
| US08584674B1 |
Oxygen delivery system for motor vehicles
The invention discloses a safety mechanical system by which emergency oxygen is delivered to motor vehicle occupants during an accidental water submersion of the vehicle. The system utilizes an oxygen filled tank located in the trunk, or another concealed area. The tank is connected to a manifold system with an automatic valve. The valve is activated and opened when a series of sensors detects that the vehicle is partially or fully submerged. Upon such detection, the valve is opened and oxygen is delivered through the manifold, then to a series of flexible tubes to a set of drop down masks that automatically deploy from an overhead console in the vehicle's headliner. The drop down assembly is of an adequate length of coiled hose similar to that found on a commercial airliner for oxygen use during sudden decompression. With such an installed system, vehicle occupants are provided with a mask and oxygen until they can be rescued or escape on their own. |
| US08584672B2 |
Protective hood
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a protective hood is provided for protecting a wearer's head and face from environmental elements. The hood includes a hood body, a lens, a nose cup disposed inside of the hood body and harness assembly. The harness assembly is attached to the outside of the hood body for securing the hood body and nose cup to the wearer's head and face. The hood further includes at least one nose cup link. Each nose cup link having a portion that is internal to the hood body, a portion that is external to the hood body and a mid-section portion that is connected to the hood body at a plurality of points along mid-section portion. The harness assembly is connected to the external portion of the hood cup link for adjusting the nose cup. |
| US08584670B2 |
Method, composition, and system to control pH in pulmonary tissue of a subject
Methods, pharmaceutical compositions, and systems are provided which include a method for treating a pulmonary viral infectious disease in a subject. The method includes administering a pharmaceutical composition including at least one agent to a pulmonary tissue of the subject, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is administered as two or more distinct and non-overlapping particle size ranges configured to contact two or more levels of pulmonary tissue of the subject, wherein the at least one agent is configured to achieve a selected pH range in the two or more levels of pulmonary tissue of the subject. |
| US08584669B2 |
Inhaler
An inhaler (1) is proposed (see FIG. 1), for the inhalation of a formulation (2) from capsules (3) that each contain one dose of the formulation. The capsules are preferably each emptied in a capsule chamber (4) by being set in motion by a stream of air flowing through the capsule chamber. The stream of air can be generated by the inhalation of a user or patient and/or can be generated actively generated by the inhaler. For simple handling, the inhaler has a means for, in particular, automatic filling, emptying and/or cleaning of the capsule chamber, if the latter is used more than once. Alternatively, the inhaler has a large number of capsule chambers that each preferably already contain a capsule and re preferably used just once. |
| US08584665B2 |
Brewery plant and method
A brewery plant with at least one mash container, a lauter tun, a wort pan and a water housing, wherein at least part of the thermal energy requirement of the brewery is covered with solar collectors, and the solar collectors directly or indirectly heat a fluid. Also, a brewing method where the thermal energy requirement for at least of a part of the brewing process stages is at least partially covered with a fluid heated directly or indirectly by solar collectors. |
| US08584660B2 |
Paintball system
A paintball system may include a marker and delivery system configured to deliver paintballs to the marker. The delivery system may include a conduit and a gas supply. The gas supply may be configured to provide gas flow to the conduit, which may propel paintballs in the conduit to the marker. The gas supply may be configured to dynamically alter the gas flow to the conduit. The delivery system may include a first seal sized and configured to form a seal with at least one of the paintballs in the conduit. |
| US08584657B2 |
Fuel supply apparatus and fuel supply method
Mixture ratios of fuel oils, which are arbitrarily combined and mixed to generate an oil mixture, are set to be mixture ratios that satisfy a predetermined viscosity condition. Based on the mixture ratios, a CPU (49) generates an oil mixture by controlling flow regulating valves (23, 24) in a blender (13). When the oil mixture is supplied to the engine (14) as a pressurizing pump (32) operates, the viscosity is detected by a viscometer (33). The CPU (49) adjusts the mixture ratios based on the detection result, such that the viscosity of the oil mixture satisfies the viscosity condition and that the content of a fuel oil having the highest viscosity among the fuel oils in the oil mixture is maximized. |
| US08584654B2 |
Method and device for controlling a tank ventilation device for a motor vehicle
A method for controlling a tank ventilation device (102) for a motor vehicle (100) is proposed in which first of all a tank vent valve (28) of the tank ventilation device (102) is closed. Then, the value of a control signal for the tank vent valve (28) is increased in the sense of an opening of the tank vent valve (28) until a leak detection means (23, 31) associated with the tank ventilation device (102) recognizes a leak in the tank ventilation device (102). The value of the control signal at which the leak in the tank ventilation device (102) is recognized is identified as the opening control value for opening the tank vent valve (28). In this way, the opening control value for the tank vent valve (28) can be determined with a high frequency and precision. |
| US08584653B2 |
Control device of internal combustion engine
An internal combustion engine is provided with a fuel injector which injects fuel into an intake port and exhaust variable valve timing mechanism which changes a valve timing of an exhaust valve. A control device executes early exhaust valve closing control which advances a closing timing of an exhaust valve when conditions for executing early exhaust valve closing control stand. The control device detects an output torque output by an engine body. At the time of deceleration of the engine, even when the condition for executing early exhaust valve closing control stands, execution of early exhaust valve closing control is prohibited when it is predicted that the output torque will become smaller than the limit torque. Thus, due to execution of the early exhaust valve closing control, a large torque fluctuation is prevented from occurring at the time of deceleration of the engine. |
| US08584648B2 |
Controlled spark ignited flame kernel flow
In some aspects, a spark plug includes a spark gap in an enclosure of the spark plug. The spark plug includes a passage in the interior of the enclosure. During operation of the engine, the passage directs flow through the spark gap, primarily away from a combustion chamber end of the enclosure. The passage can direct flow at a velocity of 5 meters/second or greater. |
| US08584647B2 |
Engine control system for increased vehicle fuel economy
An engine control system comprises a driver input module, a cylinder actuation module, and an active fuel management (AFM) module. The driver input module generates a fuel saver mode (FSM) signal having a first state based upon a driver input. The cylinder actuation module selectively disables at least one of a plurality of cylinders of an engine based upon a deactivation signal having a first state. The AFM module generates the deactivation signal based on at least one engine parameter and at least one threshold. The at least one threshold is modified when the FSM signal has the first state. |
| US08584646B2 |
Chain case structure for engine
A chain case structure of an engine, wherein, when a chain case is viewed in the crankshaft direction, both side portions of a mount bracket unit in the width direction extend to the left edge portion or the right edge portion of the chain case and the upper edge portion of the chain case, and a fastening portion to an engine main body is provided on the lower portion of the mount bracket portion. A cylinder portion of a hydraulic control valve of a variable valve mechanism is disposed below the fastening portion while the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder portion is mutually coupled to the mount bracket portion. Reinforcement ribs extend downward from the bottom of the mount bracket, across the cylinder portion. |
| US08584643B2 |
Method and device for starting an internal combustion engine
In a method, a device, a computer program and a computer program product for operating an internal combustion engine having a starter: a first threshold value and a second threshold value are specified; a first variable and a second variable are determined, which characterize the operating state of the internal combustion engine; the first variable is compared to the specified first threshold value and the second variable is compared to the specified second threshold value; and the starter starting, or not starting, the internal combustion engine as a function of the comparison result. |
| US08584639B2 |
Valve drive of an internal combustion engine
A valve drive of an internal combustion engine is provided, having a camshaft (1) which includes a carrier shaft (2) and a cam part (3), which is arranged thereon in a rotationally fixed manner and displaceable between two axial positions and which has at least one cam group of directly adjoining cams (5, 6) having different cam elevations and an axial gate (8) having two cam tracks (9, 10) that extend axially along the circumference in opposing directions, and further having an actuating element (11) that can be coupled to the axial gate for displacing the cam part in the direction of both cam tracks. The cam tracks are arranged one behind the other in the circumferential direction of the axial gate (8). |
| US08584626B2 |
Piston for an internal combustion engine
The present invention relates to a piston (10, 110, 210) for an internal combustion engine, comprising a piston crown (13), a circumferential ring part (16), a circumferential cooling channel (27) arranged in the vicinity of the ring part (16), boss supports (21) connected below the piston crown (13), piston bosses (18) connected thereto, and a piston skirt (17). According to the invention, a cavity (28) closed on all sides and having a closure element (29, 129, 229) arranged in the direction of the piston skirt (17) is provided below the piston crown (13). |
| US08584625B2 |
Storage type water heater
A storage type water heater comprising: a stored hot water tank; a heating unit including a heat exchanger, a gas burner, and an air supply fan; a circulation pipe line; a circulating pump; a first temperature sensor for detecting an inlet side temperature T1; a second temperature sensor for detecting an outlet side temperature T2; and a controller including a control arrangement which actuates the circulating pump to circulate the stored hot water inside of the circulation pipe line when the heating unit is in a non-operated state, and determines an abnormality in one of the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor based on a temperature difference (|T1−T2|). |
| US08584623B2 |
Dog leash untangler for more than one dog
The present invention is directed to a dual pet leash, including a spherical-shaped or ellipsoid-shaped or cone-shaped or cylindrical-shaped or egg-shaped detangling element, a handle located adjacent the detangling element, and two or more pet attachment portions or straps extending from the detangling element, the pet attachment portions spaced approximately equidistant from each other, or spaced on approximately opposite sides of the detangling element. Latches for attaching to the pet attachment portions to a pet's collar or pet's harness are also provided. The detangling element is configured to rotate about the bolt 14 identified in the above captioned patent application, and ensuring that the leashes have different lengths contributes to the detangling and better functioning of the untangler device. |
| US08584620B2 |
Overmolded pet toy
A pet toy comprising, in one embodiment, a body have an outer surface, an interior and at least one opening in the outer surface extending into the interior, an overmold supported by the body, and a portion of the overmold extending substantially over the at least one opening and further comprising an inwardly deflectable passage to provide access to the interior therethrough. The interior, in one embodiment, may be provided with a plurality of baffles that create a spiral path. |
| US08584618B1 |
Pet carrier
The present invention features a pet carrier with handle and wheels. The carrier comprises a cage, a removable top cover, a cage base and a removably attached handle. The cage has a pivotable front door with ventilation slots and door lock. The removable top cover has a bubble shape and is transparent with a picture slot for pet picture or other relevant information. The cage base has a plurality of retractable wheels with each wheel connected to the bottom side of the cage via a support leg and a hinge. The cage has male and female clip connector to connect to a removable strap component, which can also be used to secure the pet within a vehicle. The carrier also comprises a removable handle to be used to push the carrier. |
| US08584617B2 |
Coated clumping litter
A clumping animal litter is disclosed which includes non-swelling particles and a swelling agent coated on the non-swelling particles. In one embodiment, the non-swelling particles are manufactured by agglomerating clay fines. |
| US08584614B2 |
Gluing unit for applying adhesive to a succession of opening devices for gluing to sealed packages of food products pourable into a tube of packaging material
A gluing unit for applying adhesive to a succession of opening devices to be fitted to respective sealed packages of food products pourable into a tube of packaging material, the unit having a conveyor for feeding the opening devices along a path, and an adhesive dispenser located along the path, interacting with each opening device to apply adhesive to a portion of the opening device, and movable in a plane parallel to the path as well as crosswise to the plane. |
| US08584611B2 |
In-line vacuum coating system
An in-line vacuum coating system includes a vacuum chamber, a coating source and a substrate carrier for holding tubular substrates, the carrier being displaceable using the vacuum chamber. A sure method of simply and securely coupling a fixed rotational drive unit to a carrier that can be displaced at a constant rate of speed in an in-line vacuum coating system is accomplished by a fixed splined shaft rotatably installed and connectable to a rotational drive unit, and a gearwheel that can be engaged with the splined shaft and that is rotatably mounted on the carrier. The gearwheel is longitudinally displaceable to a predefined extent in spring-loaded fashion in a direction opposite to the direction of travel of the carrier. |
| US08584608B1 |
Rolling textile protective system for textile structural members
A rolling textile protective system for textile structural members includes n number of concentric sleeves having void spaces therebetween. The n number of concentric sleeves are concentrically positioned about a common axis. N number of concentric sleeves includes an inner sleeve, a middle sleeve, and an outer sleeve. The outer sleeve is a polytetrafluoroethylene cloth layer. A first fiberglass cloth layer is adjacent to the polytetrafluoroethylene cloth layer. A polybenzimidazole cloth layer is adjacent to the fiberglass cloth layer. A para-aramid synthetic fibrous cloth layer is adjacent to the polybenzimidazole cloth layer. A second fiberglass cloth layer is adjacent to the para-aramid synthetic fibrous cloth layer. The polytetrafluoroethylene cloth layer, the first fiberglass cloth layer, the polybenzimidazole cloth layer, the para-aramid synthetic fibrous cloth layer, and the second fiberglass cloth layer are stitched together. The n number of concentric sleeves are stitched together and to a textile structural member. |
| US08584607B2 |
Sewing machine
A sewing machine includes an image capturing portion configured to capture an image of a sewing object, a setting acquisition portion configured to acquire individual settings relating to a layout relationship between two patterns, a first image data acquisition portion configured to acquire first image data, a second image data acquiring portion configured to acquire second image data in a case where there is a non-continuous adjacent pattern in a position adjacent to a reference pattern, a third image data acquisition portion configured to acquire third image data, a fourth image data acquisition portion configured to acquire fourth image data in a case where the continuous pattern is also a non-continuous adjacent pattern, a first layout determination portion configured to determine a first layout, a second layout determination portion configured to determine a second layout, and a sewing data correction portion configured to correct sewing data. |
| US08584601B1 |
Collapsible work bench apparatus
A work bench, mountable on a pair of vertical elongate members, adapted to be mounted on a wall. The work bench can be collapsed from an extended position to a stowed position coplanar with the elongate members. The elongate members each have longitudinally spaced notches. A bracing member is provided with a pair of trunnion members that extend from the bracing member and are releasably pivotably coupled to a pair of notches in respective of the pair of elongate members; the bracing member further having a distal end for releasably engaging the working surface of the work bench. When in the extended position, the distal end of the bracing member releasably engages the work bench to support the work bench; when in the collapsed position the work bench overlays the bracing assembly. |
| US08584596B1 |
Suspension system, truck and spring system for a vehicle
Vehicle suspension systems including a truck and a spring system for an axle are provided. In one example, a truck includes an unpowered axle spring system that is configured to generate an overall unpowered axle separation force between a truck frame and an unpowered axle carrier. The overall unpowered axle separation force has a rate of decrease that increases past a first separation distance between the truck frame and the unpowered axle carrier. A powered axle spring system is configured to generate a powered axle separation force between the truck frame and a powered axle carrier. The powered axle separation force has a rate of decrease that decreases past a second separation distance between the truck frame and the powered axle carrier. |
| US08584595B2 |
Vehicle drive apparatus
According to one embodiment, a vehicle drive apparatus configured to drive a vehicle includes a motor arranged on a bogie to drive a wheel, a cooling fan arranged to be rotatable integrally with a rotational shaft of the motor to cool the motor, a control device arranged under a floor of the body to face the bogie and configured to supply an electric power to the motor and control the motor, and a ventilation duct arranged between the motor and the control device and configured to guide a cooling wind blown by the cooling fan into the control device. |
| US08584594B2 |
Friction drive conveyor assembly
An overhead mounted friction drive conveyor assembly including a biasing section for biasing objects such as car doors. The conveyor assembly includes a conveying rail and a biasing rail extending in spaced and parallel relationship with the conveying rail. The conveyor assembly also includes at least three trolleys and at least two tow bars extending between and interconnecting the trolleys. A biasing mechanism allows at least two of the trolleys to remain on the conveying rail and guides at least one trolley onto the biasing rail so that one of the tow bars extends between the biasing rails. The object is disposed on the tow bar extending between the biasing rails. A plurality of friction drivers are disposed on the conveying rail for only driving the tow bar extending between the trolleys on the conveying rail. |
| US08584592B1 |
Guiding device
A guiding device includes a straight track, an arc track, and an interconnecting track joining the former two, where the interconnecting track has two opposite rolling contact surfaces, one with the profile being identical to that of the arc track and the other with a variable-curvatured profile. Only two rolling members are provided to roll on the side of the arc profile and only one rolling member is provided to roll on the side of the variable-curvatured profile, achieving a result that the rolling members driving a movement of a moving body remain contact with corresponding tracks in their rolling motion so as to improve stability and smooth transition of the device in motion. |
| US08584586B1 |
Roll frequency dependency correction to control magnetic ship signatures
The present invention provides three different algorithms, namely, the “divide and conquer” algorithm, the “Hiddensee compensation” algorithm, and the “impulse response” algorithm. Any one of these three inventive algorithms may be made a part of an overall degaussing algorithm for a marine vessel. Each corrective algorithm, by itself, compensates for deviation of the vessel's induced signature from direct, linear proportionality to the ambient magnetic field. This deviation is associated with the dependency of a marine vessel's magnetic signature on the frequency at which the vessel rolls in the water. Practice of inventive compensation tends to be increasingly called for with increasing magnetic character of the vessel. |
| US08584585B2 |
Inertial delay fuse
An inertial delay mechanism for use in an explosive projectile is provided. The delay mechanism consists of an inertial delay fuse that is precise, doesn't require sensitive primary explosives and doesn't utilize electronic circuitry. The inertial delay fuse includes a free sliding charge element that strikes an anvil located opposite to the sliding charge element. A delay gap is provided between the sliding charge element and the anvil. Upon impact, the sliding charge element slides forward and impacts the anvil, thereby inducing a shock wave in an initiator charge that subsequently results in detonation of main charges. The design is mechanically simple and robust enough to withstand severe g-loading forces that occur during firing and penetration of a projectile. |
| US08584579B1 |
Bottom opening fryer basket
A fryer basket having at least one bottom panel that is normally retained in a closed relationship relative to side walls of the basket but which is released to pivot to an open position upon operation of a latching mechanism that is operable adjacent to a handgrip of a handle connected to the basket and wherein a blocking member carried by the at least one bottom panel prevents the latching mechanism from returning to its closed position until the at least one bottom panel is returned to its closed positioned after having been opened. |
| US08584577B2 |
Liquid director and beverage maker including same
A beverage maker having a liquid director configured to channel liquid toward a lowermost surface thereof, into and though an opening in the beverage maker, and to a fluid container of the beverage maker. The liquid director can be engaged with a lid of the beverage maker and/or at least one side wall of the container. The lid can be moved between a first position where the lid at least partially covers the opening and a second position where the lid does not cover at least a portion of the opening. The liquid director can be in a deployed, fluid receiving position when the lid is in the first position and can be in an undeployed position when the lid is in the second position. |
| US08584569B1 |
Plume exhaust management for VLS
A system is provided for directing a flow of gas, including a launching mechanism, a plenum, a layer of meltable material, and an open-ended uptake component. The launching mechanism is adapted to expel rocket exhaust gas. The plenum includes an upper portion having at least one fire resistant breachable plug. The upper portion is adjacent to the launching mechanism. The layer of meltable material is disposed on the upper portion. The heat generated by the gas melts the layer of meltable material. The open-ended uptake component operatively connects to the plenum. The plug moves onto a lower portion of the plenum due to force generated by the gas onto the plug, and the gas flows through the plenum and the uptake component to vent said gas in a controlled manner. |
| US08584566B2 |
Automatic core cleaning apparatus
An apparatus for automatically removing webbing remnants from unwound cores without damaging the surfaces or ends of the cores. The core cleaning apparatus includes a frame that carries an overhead bridge crane and a cutter frame supporting a movable cutting blade. The overhead crane includes a pair of opposed plugs designed to engage the open ends of the spent core. The cutter frame includes a cutter assembly that has automatically driven horizontally the length of the material webbing of the spent core, thereby cutting excess material webbing from the spent core. The entire operation is managed by a programmable controller without operator intervention. |
| US08584565B1 |
Unique sausage shapes and devices and methods for processing sausages
This document provides devices and methods for processing elongate generally cylindrical food products. For example, this document provides devices and methods for longitudinally cutting sausages, and the sausage designs as cut thereby. |
| US08584562B2 |
Method and device for cutting a bone containing material string into slices
A method and device for cutting a bone containing material string into slices with the steps: feeding the material string through a feed device towards to a cutting device; cutting a slice partially from the material string end through a rotating cutting tool of the cutting device; moving a brake element of a brake device into a conveying cross section located in a feed direction behind a cutting plane before completely cutting the slice; braking a slice after the slice has been completely cut from the remaining material string with respect to a movement of the slice oriented away from the cutting plane through the brake element; moving the brake element out of the conveying cross section after braking the slice and having the braked slice flip onto the conveying device; and placing the cutoff slices successively in a scaled or stacked arrangement onto a conveyor. |
| US08584557B2 |
Clamshell lathe
A clamshell lathe that can be utilized to machine or mill a portion of a workpiece such as a tube or pipe, wherein the clamshell lathe is a generally annular device that includes a stationary member and a rotatable member each preferably comprising semi-cylindrical halves that are connected together around the workpiece to be machined. The stationary member includes a bearing channel in which bearings of the rotatable member travel when the rotatable member is activated. In a preferred embodiment, an inner wall of the bearing channel has an angled end portion that is positioned adjacent an angled end portion of the rotatable member. |
| US08584556B2 |
Method and device for the precision machining of crankshafts and camshafts
The invention relates to a method and a device for the precision machining of crankshafts or camshafts to final size tolerances RZ<10 μm, preferably ≦5 μm and concentricity tolerances≦30 μM, preferably 6 μm. The crankshafts or camshafts has been machined by a cutting operation and at least partly subjected to hardening. According to the invention, after an initial cutting operation and subsequent hardening to 45 to 60 HRC, preferably 50 to 53 HRC, a final cutting operation is carried out using cutting inserts fitted with CBN or PCD inlets. The device used for this purpose has cutting inserts which are fitted with CBN or PCD inlets, wherein cutting inserts clamped in place laterally, radially and tangentially follow each other alternately. |
| US08584553B2 |
Housing assembly and method of assembling the same
A housing assembly for a gear drive is provided. The housing assembly includes an end member having a mating surface, and a body member extending from the end member. The body member includes a mating surface coupled to the end member with a mating arrangement and forming a joint. |
| US08584552B2 |
High speed conical flywheel system
A flywheel apparatus has a motor, a drive shaft connected to the motor, an upper conical section affixed to the drive shaft, and a lower conical section affixed to the drive shaft opposite said upper conical section. The upper conical section and lower conical section each have a plurality of layers, including a hollow core positioned adjacent the drive shaft, and alternating layers of tempered rings and non-tempered rings arranged outwardly of the hollow core. The alternating layers of tempered rings and non-tempered rings are joined with a elastomeric adhesive. The plurality of layers further include a hollow cavity positioned outwardly of the alternating layers, and a rim positioned outwardly of said hollow cavity. The hollow cavity can be filled with a fluid such as water, mercury-based fluids, oil-based fluids, or mixtures thereof. |
| US08584546B2 |
Ball screw mechanism
A ball screw mechanism is equipped with a ball screw shaft formed from a metallic material, a displacement nut inserted over an outer circumferential side of the ball screw shaft, steel balls installed between a first screw groove formed on the ball screw shaft and a second screw groove formed in the displacement nut, and a pair of first and second return members, through which the steel balls are circulated between one end side and another end side of the displacement nut. The first and second return members include main body parts mounted respectively onto one end and another end of the displacement nut, and cylindrical parts that project outwardly with respect to the main body parts. A return passage, through which the steel balls are circulated, is formed inside of the main body parts and the cylindrical parts. |
| US08584543B2 |
Drive train of a motor vehicle
In a drive train of a motor vehicle having an engine and a dual-clutch gearbox for transmitting engine power to driven wheels of the motor vehicle, an additional gearbox having at least two shift positions with different transmission ratios is arranged between the engine (5) and the driven vehicle wheels in series with the dual clutch gearbox. |
| US08584538B2 |
Fatigue testing system for prosthetic devices
A fatigue testing system provides simultaneous cycle testing for a plurality of prosthetic devices under simulated physiological loading conditions. A plurality of sample holders containing test samples of prosthetic devices is positioned between a distribution chamber and a return fluid chamber to form an integrated test chamber. A reciprocating linear drive motor operates a rolling bellows diaphragm to cyclically pressurize fluid within the test chamber and drive the pressurized fluid through the prosthetic devices being tested. The test chamber defines a return flow conduit in fluid communication with each of the sample holders, the return fluid chamber, and the distribution chamber. Compliance chambers and throttle valves associated with each of the sample holders regulate the pressure gradient and back pressure across the prosthetic devices being tested. |
| US08584533B2 |
Magnetostrictive torque sensor device, manufacturing method thereof, and vehicle steering apparatus
A magnetostrictive torque sensor device which detects a torque applied to a rotary shaft is provided. The magnetostrictive torque sensor device includes a magnetostrictive portion provided on a surface of the rotary shaft, a coil and a cylindrical back-yoke disposed in outer periphery of the coil. The coil includes a bobbin arranged in outer periphery of the magnetostrictive portion, and a wire wound around the bobbin. A slit is provided on the back-yoke. |
| US08584531B2 |
Ultrasonic gas flow measurement device including a dumbbell-shaped flow tube to increase gas flow speed
An ultrasonic gas flow measurement device includes a dumbbell-shaped tube, a first ultrasonic transceiver, a second ultrasonic transceiver, a first cover part, a second cover part and a control unit. The dumbbell-shaped tube includes a central tube part, a first cone part, a first tube part, a second cone part and a second tube part, wherein the first tube part has a flow inlet, the second tube part has a flow outlet, the central tube part connects to the first tube part through the first cone part, and connects to the second tube part through the second cone part. The first ultrasonic transceiver installed inside the first tube part is used for transmitting or receiving ultrasonic signals. The second ultrasonic transceiver installed inside the second tube part is used for transmitting or receiving ultrasonic signals. The control unit is used to control the first and second transceivers. |
| US08584527B2 |
Signal transmission system
A single wire interface for a transducer transmits the transducer output as a frequency modulated signal over one single wire during one interval. During a second interval a reference signal is transmitted as a frequency modulated signal. Both the transducer output and the reference signal output are processed by the same circuitry during the respective intervals to provide both frequency modulated signals. The frequencies of the two signals are measured and then the ratio of the two periods which is the reciprocal of the two frequencies is calculated. This ratio is the direct measure of the output of the transducer and when provided eliminates sources of errors. |
| US08584523B2 |
Sensor device and method for manufacturing a sensor device
A sensor device includes a base plate, a seismic mass having an upper side and a lower side that is situated such that given acceleration of the base plate the seismic mass is capable of being displaced in a direction oriented non-parallel to the upper side and/or to the lower side, at least one raised stop on the seismic mass, and a detection and evaluation device that is adapted to acquire a displacement movement of the seismic mass relative to the base plate and, taking into account the displacement movement, to determine an item of information relating to an acceleration of the sensor device and/or to a force acting on the sensor device, the seismic mass having at least one resilient area that includes the at least one stop and at least one displaceable remaining area, and the resilient area being connected to the remaining area via at least one spring. A method is for manufacturing a sensor device. |
| US08584520B2 |
Apparatus for pedalling measurement arrangement
An apparatus for pedalling measurement is presented. The apparatus comprises a casing arranged to be attached to a crank of a cycle. The casing comprises a signal processing circuitry configured to process a measurement signal related to pedaling. The casing further comprises a protrusion arranged to be disposed at least partially into a hole of a spindle of a pedal, wherein the protrusion provides the apparatus with a mechanic support with respect to the spindle and an electric connection between the signal processing circuitry and a measurement circuitry comprised in the spindle. Furthermore, there is provided a cycling apparatus comprising the above-mentioned apparatus. |
| US08584511B2 |
Hydrostatic test tool and method of use
Hydrostatic testing tool and methods for testing a test article, such as a hose or container having an external threaded aperture. The preferred testing tool includes a housing, a piston and a collet body having a plurality of collet segments collectively forming a cylindrical inner perimeter having a variable diameter, each collet segment having a threaded surface on the inner perimeter such that the piston can selectively actuate the collet body to vary the diameter of the inner perimeter. In preferred embodiments, the hydrostatic testing tool utilizes a handle assembly that is arranged and configured such that only one hand is needed to operate the hydrostatic testing tool. |
| US08584510B2 |
Method and device for determining a pressure parameter of a plant sample
A method of determining a pressure parameter of a plant sample (1) comprises the steps of subjecting the plant sample (1) to a clamp pressure (pclamp) created with a clamp device (10), measuring at least one pressure response value (pp) of the plant sample (1), which depends on the clamp pressure (Pclamp)/and determining the pressure parameter on the basis of the at least one pressure response value (pp), wherein the clamp pressure (pclamp) is adjusted, such that the plant sample (1) has a viscoelastic pressure response to the clamp pressure (pclamp). Furthermore, an apparatus (100) for determining a pressure parameter of a plant sample (1) is described. |
| US08584508B2 |
Photoacoustic sensor with adaptive operating frequency
Some embodiments relate to a photoacoustic sensor that includes a gas cell having an opening and a detector to collect pressure fluctuations within the gas cell to determine a spectral content of the pressure fluctuations within the ambient environment. The photoacoustic sensor further includes a light source to generate radiation to radiate sample gas within the gas cell and a control that receives signals from the detector that represent the spectral content of the pressure fluctuations within the ambient environment. The control adjusts a frequency of the radiation produced by the light source to a frequency that conflicts less with the spectral content of the pressure fluctuations within the ambient environment. The detector generates output electrical signals in response to acoustic signals generated by pressure fluctuations of the radiated sample gas. |
| US08584505B2 |
Measuring instrument and method for detecting the content of oil, hydrocarbons and oxidizable gases in air or compressed air
The invention relates to a measuring instrument and method for detecting the content of oil, hydrocarbons and oxidizable gases in air or compressed air.In order to develop a measuring instrument for detecting the content of oil, hydrocarbons and oxidizable gases in air or compressed air, said instrument being suitable for detecting concentrations in the lower μg/m3 range or in the ppb range and allowing measuring accuracy of 10 micrograms oil/m3 air at a measurement error in the single-digit percentage range, it is proposed according to the invention that the measuring instrument comprises an air or compressed-air connection and, connected thereto, a flow limiter to which a catalyst is connected that is connected in turn with a photoionization detector, switchable means being provided for routing the air or compressed air over the oxidation catalyst or past it directly to the photoionization detector. |
| US08584501B2 |
Forming device for thixoextrusion and method thereof
According to the apparatus and method, metals can be molded under a low extrusion pressure, the life of the apparatus is prolonged, the streigth of the metal products is improved, the ignition of the metals is inhibited during processing, the amount of a protective gas used is reduced, and the formation of welding lines is inhibited. |
| US08584500B2 |
Lubrication delivery system for linear bearings
A lubrication delivery system for a rolling facility having a plurality of roll stands. A centralized lubrication source is arranged to supply lubrication to a plurality of liners within the roll stands during a rolling campaign. The lubrication source can supply one or more lubricants via controlled conduits in fluid communication with the liners. Liners are provided with a plurality of conduits for directing pressurized lubricant from the centralized lubricant source so as to minimize lubricant loss. A plurality of different lubricants may be provided at a centralized source with a controller or other device directing a flow of pressurized lubricant to the plurality of roll stands during the campaign. |
| US08584495B2 |
Exchangeable cylinder lock assembly
An exchangeable cylinder lock includes a plug shell connected to a pin chest. A locking pin is disposed in a radial pin hole in the pin chest and is biased to protrude from an aperture in a cover plate and to engage a lock housing. The locking pin is depressable to retract for disengaging from the lock housing. A locking ring is disposed around the plug proximate to the locking pin, and has at least one indentation. When the plug is rotated using a right key, the locking ring can be rotated to align the indentation with the locking pin so as to permit depression of the locking pin, or to move the indentation away from the locking pin so as to prevent depression of the locking pin. |
| US08584494B2 |
Anti-ligature door hardware
A door handle has an elongated member pivotally connected with a plate member. The elongated member has a toe portion which interacts with the plate member. In this way, the elongated member is at least partially retained by the plate member at each end. The door handle provides an anti-ligature design that thwarts suicide attempts by persons attempting to affix or hang ligatures on the door handle. The door handle is also easily operable by those with disabilities. |
| US08584493B2 |
Actuating lever which can be pivoted into a recess
The invention describes an actuating lever which can be pivoted into a recess, and which, in the pivoted-in position, can be locked in place by means of a key-actuable lock, such as a cylinder lock, wherein the access opening for the key is provided with a cover, secured by means of a pin, wherein according to the invention the cover can be moved along the longitudinal extension of the actuating lever between two end positions, with said cover closing off the access opening in one end position and exposing the access opening in the other end position, and wherein the cover forms an undercut groove, which receives the head of a pin which is secured to the actuating lever. |
| US08584492B2 |
Washing machine with detergent supply path
Disclosed herein are a washing machine and a detergent supply path which guides detergent stored in a lower part of a main body of the washing machine to an upper part of the main body. The washing machine includes a main body; a support base removably mounted to the main body; a detergent storage unit mounted at a lower part of the main body to be moved in and out of the main body; a detergent supply path guiding the detergent stored in the detergent storage unit that is in the lower part of the main body, to an upper part of the main body; and a guide unit guiding movement of the detergent supply path according to the movement in and out of the detergent storage unit. |
| US08584490B2 |
Laser cutting method
A method for cutting a sheet of material having a thickness of at most 400 μm using an electromagnetic wave beam (EWB) such as a laser. The method comprises forming a surface initiation defect and irradiating the sheet along a predetermined path within a short distance from the initiation defect a scanning EWB, such that the sheet is heated and cooled to allow for the propagation of the initiation defect into the predetermined path, and further along the predetermined path to result in a separation of the sheet along the predetermined irradiation path. This method can be advantageously used to cut glass sheets having a thin thickness to result in high-quality edge substantially free of major defects carried over from the initiation defect. |
| US08584487B2 |
Refrigerant system with expander speed control
A refrigerant system utilizes an expander to expand refrigerant and to drive or assist in driving an associated compressor. By varying the compressor load, the speed of the expander can be adjusted to achieve the desired thermodynamic characteristics of the expanding refrigerant and enhance expander operation. |
| US08584485B2 |
Aircraft cooling system evaporator arrangement for two independent coolant circuits
An aircraft cooling system evaporator arrangement has an evaporation device including four evaporators that are hydraulically separate from each other with respect to coolant flow. Refrigerant flows from a feed line into first and second evaporators, from the first evaporator into and through a third evaporator, and from the second evaporator into and through a fourth evaporator. The first and third evaporators define a first pair of evaporators arranged parallel to a second pair of evaporators defined by the second and fourth evaporators. First and second coolant supply lines of a first coolant circuit supply coolant to one of the evaporators in each of the first and second pair of evaporators respectively, and first and second coolant supply lines of a second, independent coolant circuit supply coolant to the other of the evaporators in each of the first and second pair of evaporators respectively. |
| US08584483B2 |
Semiconductor device
A cooling device includes a refrigerant inlet, a refrigerant outlet, a cooler including therein a refrigerant passage, an introduction tube communicating with the refrigerant inlet and a filter detachably disposed between the refrigerant inlet and the introduction tube. |
| US08584481B2 |
Integrated air conditioner
An integrated air conditioner that controls the operation of a water feed device according to the mode of use. The air conditioner includes a control section that determines whether or not exhaust heat from a condenser 3 is being released outdoors through an exhaust duct 7 according to whether or not an air intake duct 26 or an exhaust duct 7 is fitted, operates a water feed device 8 for leading drain wafer collected in the drain pan to the condenser 3 during both of a cooling operation and a dehumidifying operation if it determines that the heat to be released from the condenser 3 is being released outdoors, and operates the water feed device 8 during the cooling operation and stops the operation of the water feed device 8 during the dehumidifying operation if it determines that the exhaust heat from the condenser 3 is not being released outdoors. |
| US08584479B2 |
Air conditioner having a desiccant rotor with moisture adsorbing area
An air conditioner having a refrigeration cycle including a compressor, a radiator, a pressure-reducing device and an evaporator, a total heat exchanger for performing heat-exchange between outdoor air and air under cooling operation using the evaporator for a room to be air-conditioned, and for ventilating the room to be air-conditioned, and a desiccant rotor having a moisture adsorbing area for adsorbing moisture in the outdoor air when the outdoor air is introduced, and regenerating the moisture adsorbing area by heat of the radiator, the outdoor air successively flowing through the total heat exchanger, the evaporator and the moisture adsorbing area in this order and then entering the room to be air-conditioned. |
| US08584478B2 |
Refrigerator with regulable dehumidification
A no-frost refrigerator includes at least one storage compartment, an evaporator, which can be switched on and off and is disposed in a chamber that is separate from the storage compartment, and a fan for driving an exchange of air between the storage compartment and the chamber. Of the evaporator and fan, at least one can be operated while the other is switched off. |
| US08584472B2 |
Water vapor distillation apparatus, method and system
A fluid vapor distillation apparatus. The apparatus includes a source fluid input, and an evaporator condenser apparatus. The evaporator condenser apparatus includes a substantially cylindrical housing and a plurality of tubes in the housing. The source fluid input is fluidly connected to the evaporator condenser and the evaporator condenser transforms source fluid into steam and transforms compressed steam into product fluid. Also included in the fluid vapor distillation apparatus is a heat exchanger fluidly connected to the source fluid input and a product fluid output. The heat exchanger includes an outer tube and at least one inner tube. Also included in the fluid vapor distillation apparatus is a regenerative blower fluidly connected to the evaporator condenser. The regenerative blower compresses steam, and the compressed steam flows to the evaporative condenser where compressed steam is transformed into product fluid. |
| US08584470B2 |
Tri-lobed cooling hole and method of manufacture
A gas turbine engine component includes first and second wall surfaces, an inlet located at the first wall surface, an outlet located at the second wall surface and a diffusing section positioned between the inlet and the outlet. The diffusing section includes a first lobe, a second lobe adjacent the first lobe and a third lobe adjacent the second lobe. The first lobe and the second lobe meet at a first ridge and the second lobe and the third lobe meet at a second ridge. |
| US08584468B2 |
Reliable carbon-neutral power generation system
Systems for providing reliable, controllable power without releasing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2) to the environment. Any CO.sub.2 generated is captured and converted to hydrocarbons, which may be used as hydrocarbon feedstock or as additional fuel. Some of these systems can even reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide. The systems may utilize a carbon-neutral energy source. |
| US08584467B2 |
Method of controlling a combustor for a gas turbine
A method of controlling a combustor of a gas turbine is disclosed. The method includes operatively disposing a combustor can in a combustor of a gas turbine. The combustor can comprising a plurality of combustor fuel nozzles, each having a fuel injector and configured to selectively provide a liquid fuel, a liquid fluid or liquid fuel and liquid fluid to a fuel injector nozzle that is configured to provide, respectively, a plurality of liquid fuel jets, a plurality of liquid fluid jets or a combination thereof, that are in turn configured to provide an atomized liquid fuel stream, an atomized liquid fluid stream, or an atomized and emulsified liquid fuel-liquid fluid stream, respectively. The method also includes selectively providing an amount of fuel, fluid or a combination thereof to the fuel injector nozzle to produce an atomized fuel stream, atomized fluid stream, or an atomized and emulsified fuel-fluid stream, respectively. |
| US08584462B2 |
Process and power system utilizing potential of ocean thermal energy conversion
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) systems and methods utilizing the systems are disclosed for producing a useable form of energy utilizing warm surface seawater and cold seawater from depths up to 2 miles below the surface and utilizing a multi-component working fluid. The systems and methods are designed to maximize energy conversion per unit of cold seawater, the limited resource, achieving relative net outputs compared to a Rankine cycle using a single component fluid by at least 20% and even as high as about 55%. |
| US08584458B2 |
Exhaust power turbine driven EGR pump for diesel engines
A power plant includes an engine configured to receive charge air and produce exhaust. A first turbo machine is configured to be driven by the exhaust and drive a compressor that receives air. The compressor is configured to produce the charge air. A second turbo machine is configured to receive a portion of the exhaust and rotationally drive a pump in response thereto. High temperature and low temperature EGR heat exchangers are arranged in the exhaust gas recirculation passage serially relative to one another upstream from the pump. A heat exchanger arranged in the exhaust gas recirculation passage upstream from the pump. A water separator is arranged in the exhaust gas recirculation passage fluidly between the heat exchanger and the pump. An EGR catalyst is arranged in the exhaust gas recirculation passage upstream from the heat exchanger. |
| US08584455B2 |
Heating and cooling device
A heating and cooling device includes a cylinder having a chamber for receiving a gas. A guiding groove is defined in an inner periphery of the chamber. A piston assembly is movably received in the chamber of the cylinder. The piston assembly includes first and second pistons and a connecting rod connected to the first and second pistons. The first piston is mounted to a side of the second piston and rotatable relative to the connecting rod. Each of the first and second pistons includes a plurality of openings. A guiding block is formed on an outer periphery of the first piston and is slideably received in the guiding groove. |
| US08584454B2 |
Power capture device
An electrical power generation device (10) utilising movement of the ocean comprising an elongate column (12) journalled in a support structure (14) for universal movement relative thereto. The support structure is adapted to be secured to the sea bed so that the column is disposed for at least partially submerged universal motion relative to the support structure automatically in response to force transmitted by movement of the ocean in which the support structure and the column reside. The support structure may contain an array of piston and cylinder assemblies (32) in such a construction the supported end (26) of the column is adapted to actuate one or more of the piston and cylinder assemblies in random sequence as a result of movement of the column relative to the support structure. The piston and cylinder assemblies are operatively connected to drive electrical power generators (40). |
| US08584452B2 |
Infinitely-variable, hydro-mechanical transmission using fixed displacement pumps and motors
This invention consists of two or more fixed displacement hydraulic pump/motors mounted on a common input shaft hydraulically connected to two or more fixed hydraulic pump/motors mounted on a common output shaft. The relative displacements of the pump/motors are chosen such that by selectively activating the individual pump/motors, the transmission ratio can be changed in the case when the input devices and acting as pumps driving the output devices as motors (conversely when driving the vehicle in reverse). Further, a hydraulic accumulator and reservoir are attached in a manner that allows the pressurized fluid to augment the flow produce by the input pumps in order to increase the transmission ratio. Similarly, the transmission ratio can also be reduced by causing the input pumps to pump fluid into the accumulator at the same time they are pumping fluid through the output motors. The transmission also contains a single speed all mechanical by-pass for use when cruising and an input reduction gear to increase the torque and power capacity of the transmission.A further feature of the transmission is a valve arrangement that allows the transmission to generate a continuously variable braking torque when the transmission is used to supply braking force to the vehicle.In addition, the transmission includes a selectable, one-way clutch that connects the input directly to the output. When engaged, this clutch provides an all mechanical by-pass to the hydraulic transmission for use when cruising in order to improve the efficiency. |
| US08584450B2 |
Coupling of a turbocharger with an oxidation catalyst of an exhaust line of an internal combustion engine
A single-piece and rigid coupling of a turbocharger with an oxidation mechanism of an exhaust line of an internal combustion engine, including a burnt gas inlet duct that extends along an inlet axis and a burnt gas outlet duct that extends along an outlet axis substantially orthogonal to the inlet axis. The inlet and outlet axes are located in two substantially parallel separate planes. |
| US08584443B1 |
Method and system for controlling solid propellant thrust
The present invention relates to a solid rocket motor control system that uses state of the art electrically ignited, extinguishable and throttleable propellants. In embodiments, the control system is implemented by a software algorithm embedded in missile flight controllers and contains all control system elements and control compensation that performs thrust control for many defense and space rocket motor applications, for example. |
| US08584442B2 |
Gas turbine engine variable area exhaust nozzle
A gas turbine engine variable area exhaust nozzle has a plurality of first and second movable members arranged circumferentially around a fan casing extending in downstream. The first and second movable members alternate around the variable area nozzle. During cruise conditions the first and second movable members are in un-actuated positions. At take off conditions the first movable members are in an actuated position and the second movable members are in the un-actuated position. At top of climb conditions the first movable members are in the un-actuated position and the second movable members are in an actuated position. The first movable members move radially outwardly from the un-actuated position to the actuated position and the second movable members move radially inwardly from the un-actuated position to the actuated position. |
| US08584439B2 |
Tine pickup with narrow tine spacing for a baler
A pickup assembly of an agricultural machine has a rotatable shaft and bulkheads with a reel assembly having plural double-stacked tine rows flanked by reel cover attachment areas. Each double-stacked tine row has a plurality of spaced apart tines with a pair of radially extending portions for engaging crop material. Each double-stacked tine row has a first row of tines and a second row of tines offset from the first row such that adjacent tines are offset in both a direction around the circumference of the shaft and also in a transverse direction along the shaft. A reel cover is coupled to the bulkhead and has slots through which portions of the tines extend. |
| US08584436B2 |
Automated clipping packaging apparatus and associated devices, methods, systems and computer program products
Methods, devices and computer program products automatically or semi-automatically package an object in a covering material such as casing and/or netting by pulling a covering material upstream of a product chute off an exterior surface of the product chute to automatically enclose the object in the covering material as the object exits the product chute, then applying a clip to the covering material to secure the object in the covering material. |
| US08584427B2 |
Method for forming insulated concrete slabs
The slab edge forming and insulating system includes edge members and support braces. The edge members include an elongated shell having an upright portion with an insulated inside surface, an upper portion and a lower portion. Each of the upper and lower portions has formed edges. Open cross sectioned support braces having upper and lower formed edges for engaging the formed edges of the elongated shell are fixed to a footing and connected to the edge members. The edge members form and insulate the edges of the poured concrete of the slab while the open cross sectioned support braces receive the poured concrete of the slab and thus anchor the edge members to the edge of the slab. |
| US08584423B2 |
Floor panel with sealing means
Floor panels and floor elements therefore are made of sheet-shaped cores which are formed with sealing means for preventing or counteracting changes in the properties of the floor panels caused by moisture. |
| US08584422B2 |
Extruded molding set
A first extruded molding and a second extruded molding combined to form an extruded molding set, the moldings joined in a mechanical interlocking manner, the first extruding molding having a release flange and the second extruded molding having a recessed portion that together define a release channel, whereby the first and second molding may be disconnected by inserting a pry tool into the release channel to release the mechanical interlock. |
| US08584414B1 |
Reverse-perspective architecture
Structures with an outer wall structure have multiple angled walls that are alternately joined together so as to create recessed and protruding elements relative to a horizontal structural foundation, there being a façade structure added to the outer wall structure, so that a viewer at a predetermined viewing distance from the outer wall structure will see a reverse-perspective illusion on the outer wall structure when moving laterally relative to the outer wall structure. Reverse-perspective lines are formed by one or more visible elements that help to create a reverse-perspective illusion. Reverse-perspective lines, if extended to infinity, will converge at a vanishing point on a horizon line located at a preselected viewer's eye height at a predetermined distance from the structure but they are not parallel to the horizontal structural foundation. |
| US08584409B1 |
Stairway barricade assemblies and methods
A stairway barricade assembly includes a pair of barricade panels and a pair of barricade hinges carried by the pair of barricade panels, respectively, and adapted to pivotally attach the pair of barricade panels, respectively, to the stairway. Each of the barricade panels includes an outside panel portion adapted for positioning outside the stairway handrail, an inside panel portion extending from the outside panel portion and adapted for positioning inside the stairway handrail and a handrail slot between the outside panel portion and the inside panel portion. The handrail slot is adapted to accommodate a corresponding handrail of the stairway. The barricade panels are selectively pivotal between a closed position in which the inside panel portions block the stairway and an open position in which the inside panel portions unblock the stairway. |
| US08584408B1 |
Panel mounting system for berms, solar energy farm using the system, and method of installing the system
A panel mounting system for mounting panels on a face of a berm includes horizontal support members extending into the berm and supported, in part, on facing along the face of the berm. The panel mounting system spaces the panels away from the face of the berm and is useful for mounting solar energy collecting panels to the berm while providing clearance for cabling between the berm and the panels. The panel mounting system can be installed when the berm is constructed. |
| US08584406B2 |
Hole-thru-laminate mounting supports for photovoltaic modules
A mounting support for a photovoltaic module is described. The mounting support includes a pedestal having a surface adaptable to receive a flat side of a photovoltaic module laminate. A hole is disposed in the pedestal, the hole adaptable to receive a bolt or a pin used to couple the pedestal to the flat side of the photovoltaic module laminate. |
| US08584405B2 |
Mobile house
The present invention relates to a mobile house comprising a sill (1) of inorganic material, at least four height-adjustable feet (2), a framework (3, 4, 5, 6) of inorganic material for walls and roofs, a plurality of floorboards (7), a plurality of wallboards (8), and a plurality of roof panels (9), the adjustable feet, in the assembled state, levelly supporting the sill at a distance from the underlying ground. |
| US08584402B2 |
Door opening/closing system and catch therefor
Provided is a door opening and closing system capable of returning to a return state where a catch and a retractable arm are engaged with each other even if the retractable arm is closed completely as a result of incorrect usage such as a prank. A catch has a catch base which is mounted on either one of the door and a frame and a catch shaft which is installed in the catch base slidable in an axial direction and engaged with a retractable arm. At a tip end of the catch shaft, a small-diameter part is provided as a step part. The step part of the catch shaft and the retractable arm are engaged with each other in a state where the retractable arm is further rotated in the closing direction after a main body part of the catch shaft and the retractable arm are engaged with each other. |
| US08584399B2 |
Hybrid polyurethane planters and method of forming thereof
A planter having a body with a base and a depending sidewall is disclosed. The body has at least three layers, an outer layer, a central layer, and an inner layer. The outer layer is a polyurethane foam. The central layer is fiberglass. The inner layer is polyester resin. A method of making the planter is further disclosed. |
| US08584395B2 |
Decoy duck apparatus
Generally, a decoy duck apparatus of the invention includes a decoy duck body which includes an interior cavity which receives anchor retrieval means. A quantity of tether is wound on a spool portion of the anchor retrieval means, and an anchor is attached to a distal end of the tether. With a first embodiment of the invention, the anchor retrieval means include a spring-powered anchor retrieval mechanism. Preferably, a bottom chamber is located in the decoy duck body below the interior cavity. The bottom chamber is defined by an interior cavity bottom wall and a decoy body bottom wall. A removable and replaceable drain plug located in the decoy body bottom wall for permitting drainage of water out from the bottom chamber. Preferably, a resilient tether guide is interconnected between the interior cavity bottom wall and the decoy body bottom wall. The resilient tether guide receives the tether and wipes water off of the tether when the tether is raised and lowered with respect to the decoy duck body. With a second embodiment of the invention, the anchor retrieval means include a hand-cranked anchor retrieval mechanism. |
| US08584394B1 |
Scope having focus roller
A rifle scope having a longitudinal dimension and a reticle and having an adjustment mechanism for changing the apparent reticle position seen through the scope, relative to a straight line extending along the longitudinal dimension of the scope. The scope includes an objective assembly defining an objective center line extending from the center of the assembly front to the center of the assembly back. Also, a housing includes an outer objective housing, and a tubular housing. An optical train is supported inside the tubular housing defining a train center line extending longitudinally through the center of the optical train. The objective assembly is mounted in the outer objective housing so as to have freedom to be repositioned, thereby changing the position of the assembly center line relative to the train center line and an actuation mechanism is adapted to reposition the objective assembly, in response to manipulation of the actuator. |
| US08584393B2 |
Accessory bracket for firearm mount
An accessory bracket 100 comprising first element 200 and second element 300 along with means for attaching first element with a firearm mount 10 and second element. The second element provides a semi-cylindrical accessory bar 320 with a length to safely extend the accessories such that the accessories do not interfere with operator vision or full movement or deflection of firearms. When attaching the second element with the first element, the accessory bracket provides an upper and lower position for adjusting the height of the second element in relation to the first element, the firearm mount, and the firearm 20. Safe, interchangeability for multiple firearms and accessories are provided as well as access areas and apertures for attaching the first and second elements, changing a barrel, wiring and connectors for accessories, as well as for firearm cooling and dispersal of gas and debris from the firearm rounds of ammunitions. |
| US08584391B1 |
Tactical telescoping shotgun
A shotgun has a telescoping barrel made of concentric barrel sections slidably engaged together. These include at least an inner barrel section and an outer barrel section. A grip on the outer barrel section aids telescopic movement. A locking pin secures or releases the barrel sections. The barrel sections have protrusions that interfere with further outward movement once fully telescoped out. The grip may have a channel to permit a pistol grip to slide onto the grip. A second pistol grip may be connected to the trigger. The butt of the gun may slide out to make a shoulder rest. A butt plate is connected to a rod that slides into and out of the shotgun. The rod has teeth that engage a spring-loaded arm to secure the rod in an extended position. A compression or tension spring may bias the concentric barrel sections in an extended or shortened configuration. |
| US08584384B2 |
Garment press assembly, travel kit, and pressing methods
A mechanical garment press assembly enables users to mechanically press garments during travel and may be stored or carried in combination with standard carry-on luggage. The garment press assembly comprises opposed outer resilient planar members, each of which has a hinge end and a clamp end. A hinge member flexibly interconnects the hinge ends. Clamping structure clamps the clamp ends toward one another after a (wrinkled) garment section is received intermediate the opposed outer planar members for imparting primary wrinkle-removing forces into the target garment section. Tension members interconnect the hinge ends to the clamp ends and retain the resilient members is bowed tension for imparting secondary wrinkle-removing forces into the target garment section. Various portable assemblies are contemplated based on the foregoing basics as well as a home-based version. Certain garment pressing methods are also described based on the foregoing basics. |
| US08584382B2 |
Insole and shoe comprising an electronic chip
The present invention relates to an insole, in particular for a sports shoe, and shoe comprising an electronic chip. In order to provide a shoe, in particular a sports shoe, with an electronic chip in a more cost efficient way compared to the prior art, wherein the chip can easily be replaced or removed in case of failure or for recycling, the invention provides an insole, in particular for a sports shoe, wherein the insole comprises an electronic chip. The insole may be fitted into any kinds of shoes and may be readily replaced or removed, as is not an inherent part of the shoe. |
| US08584380B2 |
Self-adjusting studs
Articles of footwear may include self-adjusting studs that adjust to various types of conditions, environmental changes, and applied forces. The self-adjusting studs may have a first portion and a second portion of different levels of compressibilities and/or retractabilities that compress and extend based on the type of surface on which the wearer is walking or running This footwear with self-adjusting studs may easily transition between surfaces of varying hardness without causing damage to the surface, but also providing the wearer with the necessary amount of traction on each type of surface. Wearers will enjoy the benefit of being able to move on various surfaces without the need to change their footwear multiple times to accommodate the wearer's varying traction needs on different surfaces. |
| US08584379B2 |
Article of footwear with multiple cleat sizes
An article of footwear including different cleat sizes is disclosed. The article of footwear includes cleats of a first size along the medial side of the outsole and cleats of a second size along the lateral side of the outsole. The cleats also include spherical indentations along their tips. The outsole also includes an internal structural plate with notches associated with the cleats. |
| US08584375B2 |
Method of drying honeycomb article, and drying apparatus therefor
The drying method performs drying the honeycomb formed article by such an arrangement that superheated steam or mixed gas of steam and hot air, temperature and humidity of which is regulated so that wet-bulb temperature thereof becomes 70° C. or higher, is made to pass through the cells of the honeycomb formed article. The drying apparatus includes a steam supply unit that supplies the superheated steam, a buffer chamber that aligns the superheated steam supplied from the steam supply unit, an upper chamber disposed above the buffer chamber to locate the honeycomb formed article, and a hood unit that recovers the superheated steam which has passed through the honeycomb formed article. |
| US08584373B2 |
Tape rule blade with variable thickness coating
A tape rule assembly includes a housing; a reel rotatably mounted in the housing; an elongated blade wound on the reel and extendable through an opening in the housing, the blade having a distal end; a hook connected to the blade at the distal end; and a coil spring within the housing and configured to rotate the reel in the housing in a direction to wind up the blade. The elongated blade has a coating provided on at least one side thereof. The coating has a first thickness at a first portion proximate the distal end, a second thickness at a second portion of the blade that is rearward to the first portion and a third thickness at a third portion of the blade that is rearward of the second portion. The second thickness is less than the first thickness and the third thickness is less than the second thickness. |
| US08584371B2 |
Paper size detecting mechanism and image forming apparatus provided therewith
A detecting member 35 has three substantially rectangular plate-shaped detecting plates 51a, 51b, and 51c formed integrally therewith which are arranged to face an arc-shaped portion 33a of a following member 33. The detecting plates 51a, 51b, and 51c are, at one end, supported on a main portion 50, and are composed of base-end portions R1, with which, at their reverse side, a prop 60 makes contact, and swing portions R2, which are located on the tip-end side of the base-end portions R1 and with which protrusions 43a and 43b on the arc-shaped portion 33a make contact. The base-end portions R1 have a wider elastically deformable range than the swing portions R2. |
| US08584364B2 |
Slitting tool
A tool for slitting an elongate sheath from about an elongate member that is disposed within a longitudinally extending lumen of the sheath includes a longitudinally extending tail portion projecting rearward of a slitting edge and a nose portion of the tool; a lower surface of the nose portion is disposed beneath the slitting edge for engaging a portion of the elongate member. The tail portion of the tool, approximately aligned with the sheath lumen when the lower surface, engages the elongate member and a leading edge of the nose portion is within the sheath lumen, is sized to fit within the sheath lumen after the sheath is slit by the slitting edge. A passageway between the nose portion and the tail portion allows a proximal segment of the elongate member to bend away from the tail portion when the elongate member is engaged by the nose portion. |
| US08584358B2 |
Method of manufacturing inkjet head
An inkjet head including: a head chip having; driving walls composed of piezoelectric element, wherein shear deformation is caused by applying voltage so as to jet ink, ink containing channels arranged alongside the driving walls alternatively, outlet and inlet ports respectively provided on a front and rear surface of the head chip for each channel, driving electrodes formed on surfaces of the driving walls to apply voltage to the driving walls, and connection electrodes formed on the rear surface of the head chip to connect the driving electrodes electrically; a wiring substrate, wherein wiring electrodes are formed to apply voltage to the driving electrode through the connection electrode, bonded on the rear surface of the head chip to protrude from the head chip in a direction perpendicular to a direction of a channel array exposing all the channels at the rear surface of the head chip. |
| US08584357B2 |
Device and method for the repair or production of blade tips of blades of a gas turbine, in particular of an aircraft engine
The invention relates to a device for the production or repair of a blade for a gas turbine, said device comprising: a holding device for holding a blade or an aerofoil of a blade; a lowering mechanism for lowering the blade or the aerofoil; a container for receiving power and/or for receiving the blade or the aerofoil; a heating device; and a radiation source, wherein the heating device is formed as an induction coil. |
| US08584355B2 |
Method and apparatus for turning a rotor blade bearing on wind turbines without using a mobile crane
The invention relates to a method of servicing wind turbines having a hub containing a slewing ring bearing to which a rotor blade is fastened such that the pitch angle is adjustable. The rotor blade is brought into a position pointing vertically downward, lowered by means of threaded rods and hoisting means and attached suspendingly to the hub. The slewing ring bearing is then turned. The rotor blade is then hoisted again and fastened to the slewing ring bearing. |
| US08584354B2 |
Method for making glass interposer panels
Glass interposer panels and methods for forming the same are described herein. The interposer panels include a glass substrate core formed from an ion-exchangeable glass. A first layer of compressive stress may extend from a first surface of the glass substrate into the thickness T of the glass substrate core to a first depth of layer D1. A second layer of compressive stress may be spaced apart from the first layer of compressive stress and extending from a second surface of the glass substrate core into the thickness T of the glass substrate core to a second depth of layer D2. A plurality of through-vias may extend through the thickness T of the glass substrate core. Each through-via is surrounded by an intermediate zone of compressive stress that extends from the first layer of compressive stress to the second layer of compressive stress adjacent to a sidewall of each through-via. |
| US08584352B2 |
Process for producing multilayer printed wiring board
Multilayer printed wiring boards superior in formation of an ultrafine wiring, which can form a conductive layer superior in peel strength on a flat insulating layer surface, can be prepared by a method including the following steps (A)-(E): (A) a step of laminating a film with a metal film, wherein a metal film layer is formed on a support layer, on an internal-layer circuit substrate via a curable resin composition layer, or laminating an adhesive film with a metal film, wherein a curable resin composition layer is formed on a metal film layer of the film with a metal film, on an internal-layer circuit substrate; (B) a step of curing a curable resin composition layer to form an insulating layer; (C) a step of removing a support layer; (D) a step of removing a metal film layer; and (E) a step of forming a metal film layer on an insulating layer surface by electroless plating. |
| US08584351B1 |
Handling apparatus for motherboard
A handing apparatus includes a handle, a tray configured to be secured to a motherboard, and a connecting rod. The connecting rod includes a clamping portion engaged with the tray. A first end of the connecting rod is rotatably secured to the handle by a first shaft, and a second end of the connecting rod is rotatably secured to the tray by a second shaft. The handle is rotatable about the first shaft relative to the connecting rod to disengage the clamping portion from the tray, so that the connecting rod is rotatable about the second shaft relative to the tray. |
| US08584349B2 |
Flexible manufacturing system
A flexible, multi-product, multi-technology, expandable facility for manufacturing products, such as biologicals, pharmaceuticals, or chemicals, and manufacturing processes using elements of such a facility. |
| US08584342B2 |
Method for retaining lubrication for life extension in existing splined joint
A method for retaining lubrication in a splined joint comprises the steps of forming a seal between an inward surface of a grease seal cup and a first component, forming another seal between an outward surface of the grease seal cup and a sealing member extending from a second component, and engaging an end portion of the grease seal cup with an end portion of the first component, so that the end portion of the grease seal cup resists axial displacement of the grease seal cup during engagement of the first component with the second component. The grease seal cup of the method has a cylindrical portion integral with the end portion. The cylindrical portion has a tapered annular wall with the inward and outward surfaces. The end portion of the grease seal cup extends radially and inwardly from the cylindrical portion, so that the tapered annular wall is squeezed between the first component and the sealing member. The pre-fabricated light weight grease seal cup can be used in existing splined joints without adversely affecting the weight balance. |
| US08584339B2 |
Method for fastening a component inside a fuel tank
A method for fastening a component to a lower internal wall of a fuel tank includes providing the tank with a fastening point close to the opening of the tank and located on an upper internal wall of the tank, and with one or more reliefs. The method also includes inserting the component into the tank via the opening, and the component is positioned on the lower internal wall with the aid of the one or more reliefs, and creating a mechanical connection between the fastening point and the component with the aid of a support. A fastening ring or disc is welded to the upper internal wall of the tank and is provided with one or more reliefs that enable the rapid and detachable fastening of a part provided with one or more complementary reliefs. |
| US08584338B2 |
Solar module array pre-assembly method
The present invention is directed to an apparatus for pre-assembly of an electrically connected array of solar panels for a solar canopy including a substantially planar base member for resting on a horizontal surface; a substantially planar support member; a track member disposed proximate a bottom portion of the support member attached to or integral with the support member or base member for vertically aligning side-by-side and vertically supporting a plurality of solar panels when a side edge portion of the solar panels rests on the track member; and at least two arm members, each having a free end and an attached end, the attached ends pivotally attached proximate to opposing ends of the base member or support member, the arm members being configured and adapted for removably attaching at least two solar panel support channels. |
| US08584337B2 |
Electronic component repair method
An electronic component repair method for removing an electronic component soldered on a substrate, the method includes: mounting a heat transfer plate on the electronic component to be removed, the heat transfer plate being formed by bonding a plurality of heat transfer members via a heat insulating member, heating the heat transfer plate mounted on the electronic component by a heating unit, the heating unit heating individually each of the heat transfer members by different heat amount; and removing the electronic component from the substrate after the heating. |
| US08584336B2 |
Liner bolt and removal apparatus therefor
A liner bolt (1) for securing a liner to a mill, the liner bolt (1) comprising a head (3) and a shank (4) extending therefrom, the shank (4) having an external thread thereon, and having a bore (5) therein extending from its free end. A removal pin (2) is adapted to be inserted into bore (5) when liner bolt (1) is to be removed from the mill. Removal pin (2) is adapted to be struck by a moil (14). |
| US08584334B2 |
Widening device, object labeled by a widening device for label sleeves and method for labelling objects
The invention discloses a widening device and a method for applying label sleeves on objects. The inner diameter of the label sleeve is smaller than a diameter of a perimeter of the objects on which the label sleeve is to be applied. The widening device had four articulated widening jaws which engage an inner surface of the label sleeve. The third widening jaw and the fourth widening jaw are movably arranged between the first widening jaw and the second widening jaw. An articulated support carries the third widening jaw and the fourth widening jaw, wherein the articulated support is made up of a first and a second movable lever. |
| US08584332B2 |
Manufacturing method for monolithic ceramic electronic component
In a manufacturing method for a monolithic ceramic electronic component, a ceramic paste is applied by using an application plate to a side surface of each of a plurality of green chips arrayed in row and column directions which are obtained after cutting a mother block. In the applying step, the ceramic paste is transferred to the side surface by moving the green chips and the application plate relative to each other in the direction in which the side surface extends while separating the green chips from the application plate, in a state where the ceramic paste is connected to both the green chips and the application plate. |
| US08584331B2 |
In situ flexible circuit embossing to form an electrical interconnect
A method of forming a structure such as a print head or a printer including the print head having a flex circuit with a plurality of deformed (i.e., contoured, shaped, or embossed) conductive flexible printed circuit (flex circuit) pads. A plurality of flex circuit pads can be aligned with a plurality of piezoelectric elements of an ink jet print head. Within a press such as a stack press, pressure can be applied to deform the plurality of flex circuit pads and to establish electrical contact between the plurality of flex circuit pads and the plurality of piezoelectric elements. Deforming the plurality of flex circuit pads in situ during the press operation can reduce costs by eliminating a separate embossing stage performed during the manufacture or formation of the flex circuit. |
| US08584328B2 |
Process for preparing a non-woven fabric having a surface covered with microfiber and fabric obtainable with said process
There is described a process for preparing a “double layer” non-woven fabric having a non-woven fabric surface covered with microfiber including needle-punching of a mat formed by at least one carded web of macrofibers and at least one carded web of microfibers and subsequent treatment of the mat with high pressure water jets to split the microfibers into filaments. |
| US08584327B1 |
Magnetic modular casket
Enclosed is a design for a modular casket that is assembled without the use of tools. The sides of the caskets adhere to the bottom of the casket through an array of magnets that is actuated only after proper alignment. Once assembled, movement of the side panels as a result of any lateral force is retarded by the magnetic force and through the use of dowels connecting the panels near the top of the side panels. |
| US08584323B2 |
Device for securing resilient cord
The invention provides a device for securing resilient cord and a method for using the same. The devise comprising a channel for housing a cord whereby the channel has a wall and is curved to provide a path for the cord that is neither straight nor constricting such that when the device is used to secure the cord the wall of the channel provides a frictional force on the cord under tension. |
| US08584322B2 |
Hinge device
According to an aspect of the present invention, a hinge device includes: a shaft part having a protruding part; and a bearing part having an insert hole into which the protruding part is inserted. A first plane part is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the protruding part so as to extend in an axial direction thereof. A second plane part is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the insert hole so as to extend in an axial direction thereof. A diameter of a circumscribed circle defined on an sectional outer periphery of the protruding part in the axial direction thereof is larger than a diameter of an inscribed circle defined on a sectional inner periphery of the insert hole in the axial direction thereof. And, at least one of the protruding part and the insert hole has an elasticity. |
| US08584316B2 |
Hinge for furniture equipped with a rotating deceleration device
The hinge (1) for furniture comprises at least one deceleration device attached to the outside of the hinge box (4), an actuating lever (12) for the deceleration device, supported in oscillating fashion in the hinge box (4), and elastic return means to bring the actuating lever (12) back to an initial position, the deceleration device comprising a housing body (15) which extends peripherally along a side wall (9) of the box (4) and has means for fixing it to the side wall (9), the elastic return means being located on the housing body (15) outside the box (4) and providing at least one elastic arm (16) which protrudes into the inside of the box (4) through an aperture (17) in the side wall (9) of the box (4) to connect operatively with the actuating lever (12). |
| US08584315B1 |
Grommet
A grommet extends along an axis for insertion into a hole of a panel. The grommet includes a hollow funnel-shaped section inclined to the axis such that a portion of said funnel-shaped section is compressed radially inward during insertion of the grommet into said hole, the funnel-shaped section terminates at a circular ridgeline. The grommet also includes a retention groove adjacent to the ridgeline for receiving the panel upon complete insertion of the grommet into the hole. An array of recesses is included on an inside surface of the grommet. The recesses are arranged to expand when the funnel-shaped section passes through the hole during insertion of the grommet into the hole. |
| US08584314B2 |
Flea vacuum including a kill agent
The subject matter disclosed herein provides a flea vacuum. The device may include a nozzle having a first opening and a second opening. The first opening may have a tapered end and may be configured to vacuum an insect (e.g., a flea, etc). The device may also include a hose coupled to the nozzle. The device may also include an adapter coupled to the hose. The adapter may have an end configured for insertion into a vacuum. The device may also include a kill agent comprising bentonite as the active ingredient for killing and/or neutralizing pests, such as for example fleas. Related apparatus and methods are also described. |
| US08584313B2 |
Vacuum cleaner
A vacuum cleaner is provided. The vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner body including a suction motor, a dust separation device communicated with the cleaner body, the dust separation device separating dusts, a dust container separably mounted on the cleaner body, the dust container including a dust storage part storing the dusts separated by the dust separation device, a compressing member compressing the dusts stored in the dust storage part, a magnetic member seat part disposed at the dust container, a magnetic member seated on the magnetic member seat part, a cover coupled to the magnetic member seat part to cover the magnetic member, and a magnetism detection unit disposed at the cleaner body to detect magnetism of the magnetic member. |
| US08584311B2 |
Hand-operable vacuum device
This patent relates to devices that can be manipulated by a user to expel or draw in a material. In one example, a hand-operable vacuum device can include an interface portion configured to contact a material. The hand-operable vacuum device can also include a deformable portion that extends along an axis that passes through the interface portion and wherein the deformable portion includes at least one longitudinally-oriented resilient structure that extends generally parallel to the axis. |
| US08584310B2 |
Vacuum electronic power tool sense
A vacuum electronic power tool sense system senses the operation of a power tool that is plugged into an onboard power outlet and the vacuum source is automatically operated to facilitate user clean-up of debris generated by use of the power tool. A delay period can be utilized to maintain the vacuum source is an on state for a predetermined period of time after the power tool is turned off. |
| US08584309B2 |
Auxiliary suction nozzle and port for vacuum cleaner
A vacuum cleaner includes an auxiliary suction nozzle in fluid communication with an auxiliary port provided on the vacuum cleaner. A vacuum hose can be coupled with the auxiliary port to establish fluid communication between the auxiliary suction nozzle and a source of suction. |
| US08584308B2 |
Portable cleaning system
A portable vacuum cleaning system includes a portable vacuum unit for cleaning debris. The vacuum unit is powered by a self-contained first electric power storage device and may be carried with a strap in backpack-fashion. The system also includes a cart defining a receptacle for receiving the vacuum unit. The vacuum unit may be used when supported by the cart or when carried by an operator. A second electric power storage device is supported by the cart and electrically connectable to the vacuum unit for charging the first electric power storage device when the vacuum unit is supported by the cart. Further, when disposed in the cart, the vacuum unit is disposed at an angle of about 45 degrees allowing for ease of movement of the cart. |
| US08584307B2 |
Modular robot
A coverage robot including a chassis, multiple drive wheel assemblies disposed on the chassis, and a cleaning assembly carried by the chassis. Each drive wheel assembly including a drive wheel assembly housing, a wheel rotatably coupled to the housing, and a wheel drive motor carried by the drive wheel assembly housing and operable to drive the wheel. The cleaning assembly including a cleaning assembly housing, a cleaning head rotatably coupled to the cleaning assembly housing, and a cleaning drive motor carried by cleaning assembly housing and operable to drive the cleaning head. The wheel assemblies and the cleaning assembly are each separately and independently removable from respective receptacles of the chassis as complete units. |
| US08584306B2 |
Robot cleaner and method for controlling the same
A robot cleaner to perform a cleaning process by changing a traveling pattern according to a cleaning start position and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The robot cleaner recognizes a current position of the robot cleaner upon receiving the automatic cleaning command. If the automatic cleaning process starts from the charger, the robot cleaner performs the automatic cleaning process using a conventional cleaning method. Otherwise, if the automatic cleaning process starts from the outside of the charger, the robot cleaner changes a traveling pattern, performs the spot cleaning process and then selectively performs the automatic cleaning process. |
| US08584305B2 |
Modular robot
A coverage robot including a chassis, multiple drive wheel assemblies disposed on the chassis, and a cleaning assembly carried by the chassis. Each drive wheel assembly including a drive wheel assembly housing, a wheel rotatably coupled to the housing, and a wheel drive motor carried by the drive wheel assembly housing and operable to drive the wheel. The cleaning assembly including a cleaning assembly housing, a cleaning head rotatably coupled to the cleaning assembly housing, and a cleaning drive motor carried by cleaning assembly housing and operable to drive the cleaning head. The wheel assemblies and the cleaning assembly are each separately and independently removable from respective receptacles of the chassis as complete units. |
| US08584302B2 |
Self-cleaning retractable putty knife
A self-cleaning retractable putty knife is disclosed that wipes moist putty residues off its blade by retracting the blade into the handle of the knife. The handle includes a retraction aperture which wipingly contacts the majority of the blade surface during retraction of the blade. The retraction aperture is formed of a flexible material able remain in continuous wiping contact with the blade, even if the blade has a tapered dimension. Alternatively, the aperture can include spring-loaded movable gates that maintain continuous wiping contact with the blade. In some embodiments, the blade can be selectably locked at various positions to provide various extension lengths. The blade can be retracted either manually or mechanically. |
| US08584298B2 |
Disposable finger mounted instrument cleaner
A finger mounted instrument cleaner (2) of the type having an elongated semi-circumferential protective body (4) to desirably wrap around a finger. The protective body (4) has a volume of absorbent foam or cleaning member (22) thereon and a securing means to engage a finger. The securing means comprises a semi-circumferential finger clasp (12) pivotably conjoined to a first side of said protective body by a flexible juncture or flexion pivot (10) and a clasp securing extension (18) contiguous to an opposing second side of said protective body. The finger clasp (12) and clasp securing extension (18) have a predetermined number of ratchet teeth formed thereon. Desirably pivoting said engaging clasp (12) to communicate with clasp securing extension (18) engages the ratchet teeth to form a variably interlocking circumferential union with said protective body (4). |
| US08584294B2 |
Floor cleaner scrub head having a movable disc scrub member
A scrub head includes a first disc scrub member, a movable support having first and second positions, and a movable disc scrub member. The first disc scrub member is rotatable about a first vertical axis. The movable disc scrub member is rotatable about a second vertical axis and is connected to the movable support. The movable disc scrub member is configured to move relative to the first disc scrub member along first and second orthogonal axes of a horizontal plane, which is transverse to the first and second vertical axes, between first and second positions respectively corresponding to the first and second positions of the movable support. |
| US08584290B2 |
Construction of a walkway
A flexible, floating walkway (10) is described to make it possible to securely transport people and/or goods between installations at sea, such as ships, and land (30,20). The walkway is characterized in that it comprises bridge elements (50) coupled in between floating elements (60A, 60B, 60C) fitted with horizontal and vertical segments, so that the floating elements can be pulled out during use to couple the installations (30,20) (20) and folded up when the walkway (10) is not in use. The bridge elements (50) are designed, together with the floating elements (60A, 60B) to be unfolded and folded up in a zigzag concertina type formation. The invention also relates to applications of the construction to combine with land areas separated by a strait or a river where there is, for example, heavy traffic. |
| US08584279B2 |
Pulmonary mattress
A patient support surface including a cover defining an interior region, a layer of three dimensional material, located at the interior region, and an air circulation device disposed adjacent the layer of three dimensional material. The patient support surface includes at least one of a percussion device and a vibration device, located at the interior region. |
| US08584275B2 |
Patient lifter
A device and associated method transfer a person having a handicap from one location to another, such as into or out of a wheelchair, bed, or bathtub. A wheeled base provides mobility to the device. A post and lifter arm support the patient during the transfer. The post is connected to a stabilization arm, which temporarily connects using a stabilization interface to a stabilization bracket. The stabilization bracket is typically attached rather permanently to a wall, ceiling, or other structural feature that provides substantial stability to the system. In various embodiments, the lifter arm may be actuated by hydraulics, the stabilization arm may be extendable, and a pair of extra wheels on the mobility base are adjustable horizontally (e.g., along one hedge of the base frame) or vertically (down to decrease the load on the casters, or up to allow the lifter to be “crabbed” sideways in confined spaces). |
| US08584269B2 |
Nozzle assembly of toilet bidet and control method thereof
A nozzle assembly of a toilet bidet and its control method are disclosed. The nozzle assembly includes: a cleansing nozzle with a cleansing water flow path; a dispensing tube connected with the cleansing water flow path to dispense cleansing water; an actuator including a connector coupled to the dispensing tube and a plurality of polymer driving bodies coupled to the connector, wherein an electroactive polymer is housed within the polymer driving bodies, a pair of electrodes are formed on an outer surface of the polymer driving bodies, and when voltage is selectively applied to the electrodes of each polymer driving body, the electroactive polymer moves toward one electrode to force a corresponding polymer driving body to be bent to thereby adjust a dispensing angle of the dispensing tube; and a voltage supply unit that applies voltage to the electrode of the polymer driving body. |
| US08584268B2 |
Dual flush toilet devices
A dual flush device is disclosed to provide a full flush for removing solid waste and a water-saving partial flush for removing liquid or light solid waste in a toilet. It includes a first flush handle attached to a shaft to raise a lever to open a flapper valve, and a second flush handle that overlaps the first handle and opens the flapper valve through the first handle. A float assembly is disclosed to be used either with the dual flush device or with the original single flush lever assembly to prematurely close an opened flapper valve and reduce water consumption. Using the original flapper valve in a conventional toilet tank, a dual flush function is achieved by any of the three implementation choices: (1) the dual flush device alone; (2) the dual flush device and a float assembly; and (3) a float assembly alone. |
| US08584266B1 |
Toilet seat lifting device
A toilet seat lifting device maintains a toilet seat in a partially elevated position when at rest. The device includes a lifting spring attached to a toilet rim. The lifting spring includes a compressible air bellow which provides resistance for maintaining a front end of the toilet at a prescribed angle when in the resting state. The spring is compressible such that a user may depress the toilet seat to a flat position when seated. The seat is not attached to the spring such that the seat can be lifted to an upright position in a traditional manner. The spring is attached to the toilet rim underneath the toilet seat, adjacent to a hinge by an adhesive. |
| US08584265B2 |
Head suspension system and headgear with replaceable headband bridge and method of adjusting same
Headgear and head suspension system adapted to support an object with a head of a wearer. A flexible circumferential band has an anterior portion and a posterior portion, at least a portion of the anterior portion of the flexible circumferential band having a replaceable headband bridge having a particular configuration. A configuration of the head suspension system may be modified by replacing the replaceable headband bridge with another headband bridge of a different configuration. |
| US08590061B1 |
Optimal excitation force design indentation-based rapid broadband nanomechanical spectroscopy
An optimal input design method and apparatus to achieve rapid broadband nanomechanical measurements of soft materials using the indentation-based method for the investigation of fast evolving phenomenon, such as the crystallization process of polymers, the nanomechanical measurement of live cell during cell movement, and force volume mapping of nonhomogeneous materials, are presented. The indentation-based nanomechanical measurement provides unique quantification of material properties at specified locations. Particularly, an input force profile with discrete spectrum is optimized to maximize the Fisher information matrix of the linear compliance model of the soft material. |
| US08590060B2 |
Virtual removable disk device for removable storage media
A method and apparatus for interfacing a host computer with a hard drive cartridge is disclosed in one embodiment. The virtual device interface is divided between a kernel component in a driver stack of the kernel space and a user component configured to run in user space. The kernel component passes data commands from the operating system to a cartridge dock while separating other commands that are passed to the user component. The user component authenticates the kernel component and/or the hard drive cartridge. Use of the removable hard drive cartridge is also authorized by the user component. |
| US08590058B2 |
Advanced audio CAPTCHA
A CAPTCHA challenge tool for determining if a user of a computer is a human or an automated program. The tool presents to the user a set of audio clips. At least a portion of the set of audio clips suggests a chronological sequence when organized correctly. The tool receives a suggested order from the user of the computer. If the suggested order matches the correct order, the tool assumes that the user is a human, if the suggested order does not match the correct order, the tool assumes the user is an automated program. |
| US08590054B2 |
Methods, devices and computer program products for regulating network activity using a subscriber scoring system
Network activity in a network is regulated. Network activity scores that correspond to network usage patterns for respective network users are calculated. A network user is assigned into one of multiple risk classes responsive to a respective one of the network activity scores. A subsequent action is selected responsive to which of the risk classes the network user is assigned. |
| US08590053B2 |
Methods, systems, and devices for securing content
Methods, systems, and devices secure content in memory. The content includes a lock that prohibits reading the content from memory. Prior to expiration of the lock the content cannot be read from memory. However, a preview option allows at least a portion of the content to be accessed. The preview option provides a preview of the content. At expiration, the content is readable. |
| US08590051B2 |
Information processing apparatus and removable media management method
According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an identifier generation module, an identifier write module, an identifier storage, and a removable media control module. The identifier generation module generates a media identifier for a removable medium connected to the information processing apparatus. The identifier write module writes the generated media identifier in a predetermined area in the removable medium. The identifier storage stores the generated media identifier in an identifier list. The removable media control module permits use of a removable medium which is newly connected to the information processing apparatus if a media identifier included in the identifier list is written in a predetermined area in the newly connected removable medium. |
| US08590049B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing anonymization of data
A method and apparatus for providing an anonymization of data are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request for anonymizing, wherein the request comprises a bipartite graph for a plurality of associations or a table that encodes the plurality of associations for the bipartite graph. The method places each node in the bipartite graph in a safe group and provides an anonymized graph that encodes the plurality of associations of the bipartite graph, if a safe group for all nodes of the bipartite graph is found. |
| US08590041B2 |
Application sandboxing using a dynamic optimization framework
A method for preventing malware attacks may include rewriting instructions that are intercepted from an application launched on an electronic device. The instructions are determined to have attempted to access a sensitive system resource. The rewritten instructions are executed on the electronic device and the results are observed. |
| US08590040B2 |
Runtime platform firmware verification
Embodiments of the invention are directed towards logic and/or modules stored in processor secure storage to determine whether a first platform firmware image (e.g., basic input/output system (BIOS), device read-only memory (ROM), manageability engine firmware) loaded onto a processor cache is valid. The processor executes the first platform firmware image if it is determined to be valid. If the first platform image is determined to be invalid, a second platform firmware image is located. If this platform firmware image is determined to be valid, the processor will execute said second platform image.In some embodiments of the invention, the determination of whether the first platform firmware image is valid is based, at least in part, on verification of a digital signature associated with the first platform firmware image. The digital signature may be created, for example, from a private key, wherein the digital signature is verified via a public key. |
| US08590034B2 |
Method, system and apparatus for providing stateful information redaction
A system (101) for implementing redaction rules in compliance with an organization's privacy policy, where the system intercepts messages between an information source (103) and an information destination (102), modifies the message contents based on redaction rules (106) and forwards the redacted contents over to the client. The system also maintains a record of the redacted information and updates the contents of any message submitted by the client (102) in order to maintain database integrity. |
| US08590027B2 |
Secure authentication in browser redirection authentication schemes
A method and apparatus for authenticating a client is described. In one embodiment, an identity provider server authenticates the client that is redirected from a relying party server. The identity provider server authenticates the client without receiving a replayable credential from the client. Upon authentication of the client, the identity provider server transmits a token of authentication to the client. |
| US08590024B2 |
Method for generating digital fingerprint using pseudo random number code
A method for authenticating the identity of a client device that is attempting to establish a communications link with a remotely located system server over a network. The method involves initially generating a unique registration ID code by inputting information pertaining to hardware characteristics of the client device itself, and a network address of the client device, into a cryptographic hash function. The hash function generates the unique registration ID hash code and presents it to the system server. The system server uses this registration ID hash code to authenticate the identity of the client device making the call. The system server then generates a pseudo random number (PRN), and transmits it to the client device. The PRN is used the next time the client device makes a call to the system server to generate a unique, client-side hash code, which is used by the system server to authenticate the identity of the client device. |
| US08590021B2 |
Passive security enforcement
Technology is described for enabling passive enforcement of security at computing systems. A component of a computing system can passively authenticate or authorize a user based on observations of the user's interactions with the computing system. The technology may increase or decrease an authentication or authorization level based on the observations. The level can indicate what level of access the user should be granted. When the user or a component of the computing device initiates a request, an application or service can determine whether the level is sufficient to satisfy the request. If the level is insufficient, the application or service can prompt the user for credentials so that the user is actively authenticated. The technology may enable computing systems to “trust” authentication so that two proximate devices can share authentication levels. |
| US08590017B2 |
Partial authentication for access to incremental data
Embodiments of the invention relate to partial authentication to access incremental information. An aspect of the invention concerns a method of authorizing access to information that comprises providing an initial segment of a password wherein the password includes password segments each associated with an incremental portion of the information. In response to the initial password segment satisfying an expected value, the method may authorize access to the information portion associated with the initial password segment. The method may authorize access to other information portions associated with subsequent segments of the password in response to the subsequent password segments satisfying respectively expected values. |
| US08590016B2 |
Apparatus and method for removing malicious code inserted into file
Provided are an apparatus and method for safely removing a malicious code from a file, or reporting the probable presence of a malicious code when it cannot be removed safely.The method includes: determining whether a file is a document or image file; opening and saving the document file as a new file by using an application associated with the document file to remove a malicious code from the document file, when it is determined that the file is the document file; and converting the image file into a different file format from a present file format and saving the converted image file to remove a malicious code from the image file, when it is determined that the file is the image file. |
| US08590009B2 |
Computer system for port forwarding
A computer system includes multiple computer modules each including at least a calculator and a storing unit. A first computer module of the computer modules includes: a storing unit that stores authentication information for connection with a second computer module of the computer modules; an authenticator that authenticates an information processing device accessing the first computer module, and allows the information processing device to access thereto based on an authentication result; and a relay connector that connects the information processing device allowed to access the first computer module to the second computer module based on the authentication information. |
| US08590005B2 |
Multi-domain information sharing
The present disclosure includes methods and systems for multi-domain information sharing. One or more embodiments can include a computing device with a VMM hosting a first information domain VM, a second information domain VM, and a cross-domain solution VM that controls information transfer between the first information domain VM and the second information domain VM. One or more embodiments can also include a hypervisor to enforce an isolation policy within the system. |
| US08590003B2 |
Controlling access to resources by hosted entities
Controlling resource access by entities hosted by an execution extension environment via entity identifiers associated with the resources or with the execution extension environment. Policy sets define the access to the resources. Each policy set includes a principal identifier for execution extension environment, a resource identifier for one of the resources, and access rights. The principal identifier or the resource identifier includes one of the entity identifiers. Access requests from entities are evaluated by comparing the entity identifiers to the policy sets. In some embodiments, the policy sets implement access control for web browsers hosting executable code that attempts to access resources on a computing device. |
| US08590002B1 |
System, method and computer program product for maintaining a confidentiality of data on a network
A data processing system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, data on a network is identified. In addition, a policy is identified. Further, the data is processed based on the policy for maintaining a confidentiality of the data. |
| US08589995B2 |
Server and method for providing synchronization information, client apparatus and method for synchronizing additional information with broadcast program
A synchronization information providing server to synchronize a broadcast program with additional information related to the broadcast program, a synchronization information providing method of synchronizing a broadcast program with additional information related to the broadcast program, a client apparatus to process synchronization information received from the synchronization information processing server and a method of processing synchronization information received from the synchronization information processing server are provided. The synchronization information providing server manages metadata of a broadcast frame constituting a broadcast program and additional information related to the metadata. The metadata includes time information and image feature information of the broadcast frame. Upon receiving synchronization request information, which includes time information and image feature information about at least one broadcast frame of a predetermined broadcast program, synchronization information to synchronize the predetermined broadcast program with additional information related to the predetermined broadcast program is provided to the client apparatus. |
| US08589991B2 |
Direct connection with side channel control
A wireless computer that pairs with a remote audio-video presentation device, such as a television. As a result of the pairing, a communication channel is established for the computer to transmit audio-video content for presentation through that device. Additionally, as part of the pairing, the computer and remote device select a side channel for communication of user commands. The wireless computer may display a user interface through which a user may input commands that control the manner in which the remote audio-video device presents the content. As a result, a user may use the wireless computer as a remote control for the audio-video device, controlling both the content presented and the manner in which it is presented. The side channel may use different frequencies than the channel used to communicate audio-video content, and may use very low power at frequencies in the digital TV spectrum. |
| US08589988B2 |
Method for swapping sink device and apparatus for providing contents using the same
A method for converting a sink device and an apparatus for providing a content using the same are provided. The method for converting the sink device includes receiving a sink device conversion command from a first sink device, transmitting the content to a second sink device if a conversion approval of the sink device is received from the second sink device, and transmitting a control authority related to a content provision from the first sink device to the second sink device. |
| US08589983B2 |
Navigation method of mobile terminal and apparatus thereof
A method of controlling a television receiver, and which includes receiving, via an input unit, an automatic channel setting command for automatically setting channels; searching, via a processor, television broadcast channels including television airwave and cable channels and media sources different than the television airwave and cable channels; and assigning, via the processor, preset channels to the television broadcast channels and assigning non-preset channels to the media sources found in the searching step. |
| US08589980B2 |
Apparatus and a method for content retrieval for presentation in a television browser environment
The invention concerns a method and an apparatus performing the method. In the method a change to a background download enabled state is detected at a mobile node. The mobile node retrieves at least one content package from a remote node and detects a change to a browsing mode. The mobile node indicates the existence of at least one content package on a display to the user and receiving an indication via a remote control unit of a selection of a content package by the user. In response, the mobile node presents content from at least one file in the content package on the display, receives an indication via the remote control unit of a selection of a hyperlink in the content package and downloads a content item corresponding to the hyperlink. |
| US08589979B2 |
Digital television translator with PSIP update
A digital television translator includes a digital television receiver for receiving a first digital television signal at a first frequency and generating a digital transport stream from the first digital television signal. The digital transport stream can include original Program and System Information (PSIP) data having RX channel data that is indicative of the first frequency, the first major channel number, and/or the first minor channel number. The digital television translator also includes a PSIP update module for updating the original PSIP data in the digital transport stream by replacing the RX channel data with TX channel data. The TX data is indicative of a second frequency, a second major channel number, and/or a second minor channel number. The digital television translator further includes a digital television modulator for converting the digital transport stream having the updated PSIP data into a second digital television signal at the second frequency, where the second frequency can be the same or different from the first frequency. |
| US08589978B2 |
Interactive television system with newsgroups
An interactive television system is provided that supports newsgroup features. An interactive television application, such as an interactive television program guide, may be used to allow a user to view and post newsgroup messages to one or more newsgroup servers. The newsgroup servers may be located at a television distribution facility. The newsgroup servers may be Usenet servers accessed via the Internet. The user may use the newsgroup feature while watching television programming or while otherwise viewing other content provided by the interactive television application. Cross-referencing may be used to allow the user to access content related to a particular subject matter. Parental control features may be used to limit access to certain newsgroups. Newsgroup messages may contain links to other content made available through the interactive television application. |
| US08589975B2 |
Electronic program guide with advance notification
A non-frame television program guide notification system is provided. The system allows a user at a system to order and receive notifications of non-frame television programs. The user can order notifications by selecting a program or supplying a program title directly. The user can specify when and how often the notifications will be generated and received. If desired, the user can view a list of all currently requested notifications. Entries can be added to the list or the user can cancel a previously ordered notification. |
| US08589968B2 |
Systems and methods providing content on a display based upon facial recognition of a viewer
Disclosed is a display system and a method of a display system including a display device configured to provide visual output in a direction, and a camera associated with the display, the camera image collector being pointed in the direction of the visual output, the camera configured to collect facial data. A processor is provided to correlate facial data with content data so that the display will display specific content while the camera collects the facial data. A user's mobile communication device can detect the display system and transmit facial data to the display system. When a user is positioned so that the camera of the system can collect facial data of the user's face, the system can push specific content based upon facial recognition of the user correlated with the user's preferences or other criteria. A determination as to content to display is based upon facial recognition. |
| US08589967B2 |
Optical pickup
An optical pickup includes an object lens; a moving part including the object lens and coils; rod-shaped support members disposed in a focusing direction, one end of each of the support members being attached to side surfaces of the moving part in a tracking direction; a fixing part for fixing the other end of each of the support members; a yoke including magnets; and gel holding parts, each of the gel holding parts including walls on both sides of the support members in the tracking direction, and the support members being disposed on both sides of the moving part in the tracking direction. Each of the gel holding parts includes an opening at one end on an optical disc side in the focusing direction and includes a cutout in the wall farther from the object lens in the tracking direction, the cutout extending from an edge of the opening. |
| US08589966B2 |
Optical pickup
An optical pickup whose thickness is small and power consumption is low is provided, in which these advantages are achieved by increasing the driving force generated in the tilt coil in an objective lens driving apparatus and by making the thickness of the objective lens driving apparatus to be small.In an optical pickup including: an objective lens for condensing light onto an optical disc; a lens holder to which the objective lens has been attached; a focusing coli, a tracking coil, and a tilt coil, which have been attached to the lens holder; and a reflection mirror for reflecting light toward the optical axis of the objective lens, the tilt coil is made to have a shape in which the tilt coil is not brought into contact with the side of the reflection mirror, the side being near to the objective lens. |
| US08589962B2 |
Apparatus with opening and closing mechanism for propagating a driving force from a driving source to an opening and closing body
An apparatus with opening and closing mechanism includes a control unit for making a foreign object detection time period during which a speed change resulting from a foreign object being caught is detected longer than a play detection time period during which a speed change resulting from a play factor of the driving force transmission system is detected within a predetermined operating range in a vicinity of each of a start point and an end point of an opening or closing operation. Therefore, the apparatus can discriminate between detection of a speed change resulting from a foreign object being caught, and detection of a speed change resulting from a play factor of the driving force transmission system which occurs in the vicinity of either of the start and end points of the opening or closing operation without erroneously detecting any one of them by using a single position sensor. |
| US08589959B2 |
Disk drive with enhanced lead screw
Provided is a disc drive including a main chassis, and a tray, which may receive a disc thereon, and is arranged to slide into and out of the main chassis. The tray includes a pickup transporting unit which linearly moves a pickup base in a radial direction of the disc and includes a step motor and a lead screw. The lead screw includes a plurality of sections with different diameters. |
| US08589957B2 |
Adaptive platform
An adaptive content platform includes one or more content-enabled, dependent applications, each of which includes a user interface and business logic. A services layer, which is interfaced with the dependent applications and a software infrastructure, provides one or more services that are usable by the dependent applications. |
| US08589956B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing application with interface to composite network service
A method for providing an application with an interface to a composite network service. The interface is provided by an application enablement suite (AES) associated with a service composition framework (SCF) that includes an exposure engine and an application program interface (API) container that matches up to a request from the application for the composite network service. The API container includes an arrangement of composite service logic, composite enabler logic and composite normalization logic. |
| US08589951B2 |
Conserving memory by using objects that are selectably mutable during runtime
Techniques are disclosed for providing support for objects that are selectably mutable during runtime. In one embodiment, an application programming interface (API) is provided that includes procedures for sealing and unsealing an object during runtime. Applications may use the API to prevent the object from being inadvertently modified, without having to create defensive copies of the object. Accordingly, processing and/or memory costs associated with executing the application may be reduced. |
| US08589950B2 |
Processing user input events in a web browser
A method and computing device are provided for processing user events received via a user interface, such as a touchscreen, in multiple threads. When a user event is received for a target element in a webpage, the user event is dispatched to both a main browser thread and a secondary thread. The secondary thread processes user events in accordance with established default actions defined within the browser, while the main thread processes the user events in accordance with any event handlers defined for that target element. The main thread processing may be delayed by other interleaved task, and the secondary thread may be given priority over the main thread. When the secondary thread completes processing, an updated webpage is displayed. When the main thread subsequently completes processing, its updated rendering of the webpage is displayed. The secondary thread thus provides an early user interface response to the user event. |
| US08589949B2 |
Processing multiple heterogeneous event types in a complex event processing engine
An invention is disclosed for improved computer system management by allowing complex computer-monitored events to be handled in different formats for correlation, analysis and action. Specifically, a method and system are disclosed for processing multiple heterogeneous event types in a complex event processing (CEP) engine. |
| US08589946B2 |
Prevention of browser timeout
A method for preventing a browser timeout resulting from multiple requests sent from a client to a server is provided. In response to receiving a request from the client, an application thread is initialized on the server for submitting data to the client. The application thread is observed using a daemon observation thread. If a loading time of the application thread exceeds a timeout, the application thread is terminated. In response to terminating the application thread, an empty response is sent to the client. In response to receiving the empty response to the client, a determination is made whether to make an additional request to the server. |
| US08589938B2 |
Composite contention aware task scheduling
A mechanism is provided for composite contention aware task scheduling. The mechanism performs task scheduling with shared resources in computer systems. A task is a group of instructions. A compute task is a group of compute instructions. A memory task, also referred to as a communication task, may be a group of load/store operations, for example. The mechanism performs composite contention-aware scheduling that considers the interaction among compute tasks, communication tasks, and application threads that include compute and communication tasks. The mechanism performs a composite of memory task throttling and application thread throttling. |
| US08589937B2 |
Shared file system cache in a virtual machine or LPAR environment
Computer system, method and program for defining first and second virtual machines and a memory shared by the first and second virtual machines. A filesystem cache resides in the shared memory. A lock structure resides in the shared memory to record which virtual machine, if any, currently has an exclusive lock for writing to the cache. The first virtual machine includes a first program function to acquire the exclusive lock when available by manipulation of the lock structure, and a second program function active after the first virtual machine acquires the exclusive lock, to write to the cache. The lock structure is directly accessible by the first program function. The cache is directly accessible by the second program function. The second virtual machine includes a third program function to acquire the exclusive lock when available by manipulation of the lock structure, and a fourth program function active after the second virtual machine acquires the exclusive lock, to write to the cache. The lock structure is directly accessible by the third program function. The cache is directly accessible by the fourth program function. Another computer system, method and program is embodied in logical partitions of a real computer, instead of virtual machines. |
| US08589936B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing reallocation of system resources
A capability is provided for reallocating, to a first borrower that is requesting resources, resources presently allocated to a second borrower. A method for allocating a resource of a system includes receiving a request for a system resource allocation from a first borrower, determining a request priority of the first borrower based on a present resource allocation associated with the first borrower, determining a hold priority of a second borrower based on a present resource allocation associated with the second borrower, and determining, using the first borrower request priority and the second borrower hold priority, whether to reallocate any of the second borrower resource allocation to the first borrower. |
| US08589934B2 |
Controlling priority levels of pending threads awaiting processing
A data processing apparatus comprises processing circuitry arranged to process processing threads using resources accessible to the processing circuitry. A pipeline is provided for handling at least two pending threads awaiting processing by the processing circuitry. The pipeline includes at least one resource-requesting pipeline stage for requesting access to resources for the pending threads. A priority controller controls priority levels of the pending threads. The priority levels define a priority with which pending threads are granted access to resources. When a pending thread reaches a final pipeline stage, if the request resources are not yet available then the priority level of that thread is raised selectively and the thread is returned to a first pipeline stage of the pipeline. If the requested resources are available then the thread is forwarded from the pipeline. |
| US08589929B2 |
System to provide regular and green computing services
A system is provided. The system includes a computing device by which first and second commands are inputted, first and second resources disposed in communication with the computing device to be receptive of the first command and responsive to the first command with first and second energy demands in first and second response times, respectively and a managing unit. The managing unit is disposed in communication with the computing device to be receptive of the first and second commands and with the first and second resources to allocate tasks associated with the first command to one of the first and second resources. The tasks are allocated in accordance with the second command and the second command is based on the first and second energy demands and the first and second response times. |
| US08589927B2 |
Method, apparatus and trace module for generating timestamps
A trace module generates timestamps while tracing characteristics of a data processing apparatus or processing is performed by the data processing apparatus. When a predetermined event occurs, a timestamp request flag is set to indicate that a timestamp request is pending. Upon generation of a following trace packet, it is determined whether the timestamp request flag indicates that a timestamp request is pending, and if a request is pending then a timestamp is generated corresponding to the following trace packet, and the timestamp request flag is set to indicate that there is no pending timestamp request. |
| US08589905B2 |
Game device and information processing apparatus
A version file retrieving unit of a game device retrieves via a network a version file including version information identifying an OS recommended for the execution of game software running. An OS version comparing unit compares first version information on the OS running with second version information identifying the OS recommended for the execution of the game software running. When the second version indicates a version newer than that of the first version information, the OS retrieving unit downloads the latest OS and stores it in the hard disk drive. |
| US08589903B2 |
Patch attachment facility
A computer-based system can comprise a patch management system to a load patch to a software program; and an installer to install components of the software program. The installer can interpret metadata to instruct the patch management system to automatically load the patch to the software program. |
| US08589892B2 |
Verification of speculative execution
A Design-Under-Test (DUT) may be designed to perform speculative execution of a branch path prior to determination whether the branch path is to be performed. Verification of the operation of DUT in respect to the speculative execution is disclosed. A template may be used to generate a plurality of tests. In addition to standard randomness of the tests to various parameters in accordance with the template, the tests may also differ in their respective speculative execution paths. The tests are partitioned by a generator into portions to be placed in speculative paths and portions to be placed in non-speculative paths. The generator may provide for a variance in portions. The generator may provide for nested speculative paths. |
| US08589891B2 |
Capturing multi-component trace for unit of work
Provided are techniques for the tracing of computer processes and, more specifically, to techniques that enable a work unit to be traced across multiple processing components. A data structure is created and associated with a work unit. The first time a unit of work is processed a tracing context is retrieved form a pool and associated with the data structure. As the unit of work is passed from component to component, the data structure is passed so that each component has access and is able to augment the same tracing context associated with the unit of work. |
| US08589890B2 |
Mechanism for maintaining detailed trace information relevant to the current operation being processed
A system, method, computer program product, and program storage device for storing trace information of a program is disclosed. Upon entering or calling a subroutine, a memory buffer is created. Whenever a nested subroutine is called inside the subroutine, a subordinate memory buffer is created. Upon completion of a subroutine execution, a corresponding memory buffer is deleted. When encountering an event (e.g., an error, a defect, a failure, a warning) during execution, all data in currently existing memory buffers are transferred to a secondary memory storage device (e.g., a disk). |
| US08589888B2 |
Demand-driven analysis of pointers for software program analysis and debugging
A “Demand-Driven Pointer Analyzer” (DDPA) provides a “demand-driven” field-sensitive pointer analysis process. This process rapidly and accurately identifies alias sets for selected pointers in software modules or programs of any size, including large-scale C/C++ programs such as a complete operating system (OS). The DDPA formulates the pointer analysis task as a Context-Free Language (CFL) reachability problem that operates using a Program Expression Graph (PEG) automatically constructed from the program code. The PEG provides a node and edge-based graph representation of all expressions and assignments in the program and allows the DDPA to rapidly identify aliases for pointers in the program by traversing the graph as a CFL reachability problem to determine pointer alias sets. In various embodiments, the DDPA is also context-sensitive. |
| US08589884B2 |
Method and system for identifying regression test cases for a software
The present invention provides a method, system and computer program product for identifying regression test cases for a software application by identifying one or more units of functionalities of the software application, structuring the use case activity diagrams using the identified units of functionalities, modifying the structured use case activity diagrams when there is a change in the software application, and analyzing the modifications made to the structured use case activity diagrams to identify regression test cases for the changes in the software application. |
| US08589883B2 |
Automation of testing for user interface applications
A host software application implementing business processes and providing a graphical display associated with a user interface (UI) for a user in a client program executing on a client frontend device that is separate from a backend device storing metadata associated with the UI may be initiated. An automation graphical symbol may provide the user with an option to initiate a test on events of the host software application, during execution of the host software application. A request from the user may be received, to initiate a test on events of the host software application. Information may be received from the user indicating one or more selected specific events for performing the test. The test may be initiated on the selected specific events, based on a state of execution of the host software application at an initial time of the user indicating the selected specific events for performing the test. |
| US08589880B2 |
Identifying a software developer based on debugging information
A solution for identifying a software developer based on debugging information includes an identification module configured to identify a developer of a line of source code, a determination module configured to determine a developer contact tag for the developer, an encoding module configured to encode the developer contact tag, a tagging module configured to automatically tag the line of source code with the developer contact tag associated with the developer. The solution also includes a debug module configured to provide debug information, a decoding module configured to decrypt the developer contact tag, and a presentation module configured to present the debug stack trace in human readable form. |
| US08589879B2 |
Debugging system, debugging method, and program
Upon receiving debugging program activation instructions sent from a communication port (1), debugging program activation instruction distribution units (61 and 71) distribute the received debugging program activation instructions to execution units designated by these activation instructions. Debugging program activation units (62 and 72) are provided for each execution unit (A and B) and, based on the activation instructions distributed by the activation instruction distribution units (61 and 71), activate debugging programs (63 and 73) on the execution units designated by these activation instructions. |
| US08589876B1 |
Detection of central-registry events influencing dynamic pointers and app feature dependencies
A first feature (e.g., chart or table) includes a reference to a dynamic pointer. Independently, the pointer is defined to point to a second feature (e.g., a query). The first feature is automatically updated to reflect a current value of the second feature. The reference to the pointer and pointer definition are recorded in a central registry, and changes to the pointer or second feature automatically cause the first feature to be updated to reflect the change. A mapping between features can be generated using the registry and can identify interrelationships to a developer. Further, changes in the registry can be tracked, such that a developer can view changes pertaining to a particular time period and/or feature of interest (e.g., corresponding to an operation problem). |
| US08589875B2 |
Computing system with compile farm
A computer readable medium is provided and has instructions stored thereon, which, when executed cause a processor of a computing system to execute a method of controlling the computing system. The method includes iteratively running a workload over a period of time, the workload being defined by software components of a software repository of the computing system, measuring power consumption associated with the running of the workload with each iteration and storing data indicative of the power consumption, analyzing the data and identifying, from a result of the analysis, power consumption changes over the period of time, generating a regression profile based on the power consumption changes, and managing the software components in accordance with the regression profile. |
| US08589872B2 |
System and method for variable type identification
There is disclosed a system and method for identifying a variable type during coding of a software program. In an embodiment, the method comprises defining a unique variable type string for the variable type, and when a unique variable type string is typed adjacent to a new variable name, converting the unique variable type string to a variable type identifier tag attached to the new variable name. Each unique variable type string may be defined as a prefix or a suffix. In another embodiment, the method further comprises defining a unique variable scope string for a variable scope, and when a unique variable scope string is typed adjacent to a new variable name, converting the variable scope to a variable scope identifier tag attached to the new variable name. The variable type identifier tag and the variable scope identifier tag may both be attached to the new variable name in a subscript font and/or superscript font. |
| US08589871B2 |
Metadata plug-in application programming interface
Computer-based methods and systems for editing a time-based media program involve receiving an instruction to associate metadata with a selected portion of the program, determining a type of the metadata, wherein the type of the metadata is one of a predetermined set of metadata types, identifying a software component available to the editing system that is configured to process metadata of the determined type, and associating the metadata with the selected portion of the program by executing the identified software component to process the metadata. Metadata is represented using a scheme that is shared among the various computational components that manipulate the metadata; the scheme may also be shared with a host media processing system, as well as with other systems that are used in a time-based media editing and production workflow. |
| US08589869B2 |
Methods and systems for determining a formula
In a method to help a user determine a formula, (e.g., a fact, rule, or principle expressed in scientific, mathematical, technical, etc. symbols), a user may input an indication of the formula in an imprecise syntax. The inputted indication may be in ASCII text, for example, and may include technical shorthand, technical abbreviations, pseudocode, etc. In response, one or more formulas corresponding to the user's input are determined. Optionally, other outputs related to the determined formula(s) may be generated. In one implementation, software programming code corresponding to the formula is generated. Then, the formula(s) and the output(s) are presented to the user. |
| US08589868B2 |
Creating a terminal application
A configuration creator for use in creating a terminal application for a target apparatus. The configuration creator comprises: (i) an indexing routine for examining available software components that can be used in the terminal application and ascertaining possible type-safe relationships for each software component, (ii) a graphical user interface including a control area for displaying classes that can be used in the terminal application, and an association area for creating instances of the displayed classes and allowing type-safe relationships to be established between created instances, and (iii) a file creation routine for creating a configuration file including code describing created instances and relationships established between the created instances. The configuration file can subsequently be parsed to create a terminal application for use in a target apparatus, such as a self-service terminal. |
| US08589865B2 |
Composite applications using service component architecture model and open virtualization format
Composite applications can be created that utilize a plurality of different services across a plurality of different cloud stack layers. The composite applications are defined using the Service Component Architecture (SCA) model. Composite applications can be translated from the SCA model into a format compatible for a virtualization platform, such as the Open Virtualization Format (OVF). Composite applications, as defined in the format compatible for the virtualization platform, can be deployed on the virtualization platform. |
| US08589864B2 |
Automating the creation of an application provisioning model
An application provisioning model is automatically created. The model is created from a high-level application and specifies dependencies of the application. It is used to provision the application on one or more nodes or other actions. |
| US08589861B2 |
Code generation
The present invention provides a method of generating computer executable code using components, each of which corresponds to a respective data manipulation service, typically implemented by a respective entity. The method includes defining a combination of components corresponding to a sequence of data manipulations. The data manipulations are then performed, which can be achieved by requesting the provision of each service from the respective entities in accordance with the defined component combination, thereby causing computer executable code to be generated. |
| US08589859B2 |
Collection and processing of code development information
Within each of a plurality of developer workstations contributing to a software development project, event data concerning at least one quality-related issue is collected via a development tool implemented by the developer workstation. The event data is stored locally and periodically output as at least part of code development information. The code development information is provided to a quality management component for subsequent processing, particularly the determination of one or more quality metrics. At least a portion of such quality metrics may be subsequently provided to the developer workstation for display on a suitable display device. |
| US08589856B2 |
Integrated circuit design tool apparatus and method of designing an integrated circuit
An integrated circuit design tool apparatus including a processing resource arranged to support a circuit simulator, a circuit simulator interrogator, and a well distance calculator is provided. The circuit simulator interrogator communicates first and second well distance values separately to the circuit simulator and receives first and second performance parameter value back from the circuit simulator interrogator in response. The well distance calculator determines a performance parameter limit value, and projects, substantially linearly, a well distance change value in respect of the performance parameter limit value using the first and second performance parameter values, the performance parameter limit value and a trial well distance change value. Also, a well distance change characterizing equation using the well distance change value projected is used in order to obtain the minimum well distance value associated with the performance parameter limit value. |
| US08589852B1 |
Statistical corner extraction using worst-case distance
Certain circuit models include design parameters that reflect user choices and statistical parameters that reflect modeling uncertainty. For each performance goal (e.g., a one-sided performance goal), a closest point of failure in the statistical parameters is used to identify a statistical corner that characterizes a specified tolerance for that performance goal. Adjusting the design parameters to improve performance for these corners improves overall performance and corresponding yields. |
| US08589851B2 |
Intelligent memory system compiler
Designing memory subsystems for integrated circuits can be time-consuming and costly task. To reduce development time and costs, an automated system and method for designing and constructing high-speed memory operations is disclosed. The automated system accepts a set of desired memory characteristics and then methodically selects different potential memory system design types and different implementations of each memory system design type. The potential memory system design types may include traditional memory systems, optimized traditional memory systems, intelligent memory systems, and hierarchical memory systems. A selected set of proposed memory systems that meet the specified set of desired memory characteristics is output to a circuit designer. When a circuit designer selects a proposed memory system, the automated system generates a complete memory system design, a model for the memory system, and a test suite for the memory system. |
| US08589850B2 |
Architectural physical synthesis
The present invention discloses methods and apparatuses to design an integrated circuit. According to one aspect, the present invention circuit design discloses an iterative process of synthesis and placement where each iteration provides incremental changes on the design of the integrated circuit. The synthesis transform is then made with accurate timing information from the placement, and the process is incrementally iterative toward the final timing enclosure of the design. The incrementally iterative approach of the present invention provides a continuous advancement from synthesis to placement and vice versa, with the incremental improvements on synthesis made with knowledge of current instance placement, and the incremental improvements on placement made with knowledge of current circuit logic. |
| US08589849B1 |
Method and apparatus for implementing soft constraints in tools used for designing programmable logic devices
A method for designing a system on a target device utilizing programmable logic devices (PLDs) includes generating options for utilizing resources on the PLDs in response to user specified constraints. The options for utilizing the resources on the PLDs are refined independent of the user specified constraints. |
| US08589847B2 |
Circuits and methods for programmable transistor array
A programmable transistor array circuit is disclosed comprising a semiconductor substrate; and a plurality of basic transistor units (BTUs) arranged in rows and columns of uniformly spaced cells, the BTUs further comprising PMOS transistor units (PTUs), NMOS transistor units (NTUs) and dummy transistor units (DTUs) each BTU having conductors arranged in a single direction running through the BTUs and the conductors being uniformly spaced with respect to each other. The arrangement of the BTUs is subject to restricted design rules. Logical transistor units (LTUs) are formed from the BTUs using first and second layers of metallization. Additional embodiments are disclosed incorporating the programmable transistor array circuit. |
| US08589846B2 |
Modeling transition effects for circuit optimization
Systems and techniques are described for determining a transition-effect model for a timing arc of a library cell. A transition-effect model can be determined for each library cell that is used during an optimization process. The transition-effect models enable an optimization system to estimate the impact of a change in the transition at an output of a driver gate on the delays of downstream gates without requiring to propagate the change in the transition to the downstream gates. Once determined, the transition-effect models can be used to compute one or more transition-induced penalties during circuit optimization. An optimization system can then use the one or more transition-induced penalties to determine whether or not to accept an optimizing transformation, or to discretize a solution obtained from a numerical solver. |
| US08589841B2 |
Automatic parity checking identification
A method, apparatus and computer program product for automatic parity check identification. The method comprising: automatically identifying a parity signal in a circuit design, wherein the parity signal is defined as a parity function of a set of support signals, wherein the automatic identification comprises: obtaining a candidate parity signal and a corresponding set of candidate support signals; and verifying that a bit flip in exactly one of any of the corresponding candidate set of support signals induces a bit flip on a value of the candidate parity signal; wherein said method further comprises reporting the automatically identified parity signal. |
| US08589839B2 |
ESD protection validator, an ESD validation system and a method of validating ESD protection for an IC
Disclosed is an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection validator, a method of validating ESD protection for an IC and an ESD validation system. In one embodiment, the ESD protection validator includes: (1) a circuit analyzer configured to compare component information of the IC with predefined ESD protection elements to identify ESD cells of the IC and (2) an ESD cell verifier configured to compare physical attributes associated with the identified ESD cells to ESD protection requirements and determine compliance therewith. |
| US08589836B2 |
Formally checking equivalence using equivalence relationships
An equivalency testing system, for formally comparing an RTLM and HLM, is presented. RTLM and HLM are first converted into DFGs RTLMDFG and HLMDFG. RTLMDFG and HLMDFG are then put into timestep form and are called RTLMts and HLMts. A test bench CSts is selected that couples RTLMts and HLMts. The combination of RTLMts[t], HLMts [t] and CSts[t] can have parts designated as datapath. Parts designated as datapath can be subject to a form of equivalence checking that seeks to prove equivalence by a form of inductive theorem proving that propagates symbolic values indicative of whether a node carries the same data content as another node. The theorem proving starts from initial conditions for HLMts [t] determined by partial execution of the HLM. Propagation to a combinational function output can be determined from equivalence relationships between it and another combinational function. Propagation through a multiplexer can produce a conditional symbolic value. |
| US08589830B2 |
Method and apparatus for enhanced optical proximity correction
Provided is an integrated circuit (IC) design method. The method includes receiving an IC design layout having a feature with an outer boundary, performing a dissection on the feature to divide the outer boundary into a plurality of segments, and performing, using the segments, an optical proximity correction (OPC) on the feature to generate a modified outer boundary. The method also includes simulating a photolithography exposure of the feature with the modified outer boundary to create a contour and performing an OPC evaluation to determine if the contour is within a threshold. Additionally, the method includes repeating the performing a dissection, the performing an optical proximity correction, and the simulating if the contour does not meet the threshold, wherein each repeated dissection and each repeated optical proximity correction is performed on the modified outer boundary generated by the previously performed optical proximity correction. |
| US08589829B2 |
Three-dimensional mask model for photolithography simulation
A three-dimensional mask model of the invention provides a more realistic approximation of the three-dimensional effects of a photolithography mask with sub-wavelength features than a thin-mask model. In one embodiment, the three-dimensional mask model includes a set of filtering kernels in the spatial domain that are configured to be convolved with thin-mask transmission functions to produce a near-field image. In another embodiment, the three-dimensional mask model includes a set of correction factors in the frequency domain that are configured to be multiplied by the Fourier transform of thin-mask transmission functions to produce a near-field image. |
| US08589827B2 |
Photoresist simulation
A processor based method for measuring dimensional properties of a photoresist profile. A number acid generators and quenchers within a photoresist volume is determined. A number of photons absorbed by the photoresist volume is determined. A number of the acid generators converted to acid is determined. A number of acid and quencher reactions within the photoresist volume is determined. A development of the photoresist volume is calculated. The processor is used to produce a three-dimensional simulated scanning electron microscope image of the photoresist profile created by the development of the photoresist volume. The dimensional properties of the photoresist profile are measured. |
| US08589826B2 |
Photomask constructions having liners of specified compositions along sidewalls of multi-layered structures
Some embodiments include methods in which a mathematical representation of a photomask construction is defined, with such representation comprising a plurality of pillars that individually contain a plurality of distinct layers. Each of the layers has two or more characteristic parameters which are optimized through an optimization loop. Subsequently, specifications obtained from the optimization loop are utilized to form actual layers over an actual reticle base. Some embodiments include photomask constructions in which a radiation-patterning topography is across a reticle base, with such topography including multiple pillars that individually contain at least seven distinct layers. |
| US08589825B2 |
Communication application triggering method and electronic device
The present invention discloses a communication application triggering method and an electronic device. A communication application triggering method is applied to an electronic device that has a touch sensor, where the method includes: detecting a touch track or touch point on the touch sensor after an object is selected or is called; and matching the detected touch track or touch point with at least one standard model; and if the matching is successful, and the object can be used as a sent object of a communication application that corresponds to the successfully matched standard model, triggering the communication application that corresponds to the successfully matched standard model, and adding the object as a to-be-sent object of the communication application, where different communication applications correspond to different standard models. Technical solutions of embodiments of the present invention are useful for simplifying a communication application triggering mechanism and improving user experience. |
| US08589822B2 |
Controlling three-dimensional views of selected portions of content
Some embodiments of the inventive subject matter are directed to presenting a first portion of content and a second portion of content in a two-dimensional view via a graphical user interface and detecting an input associated with one or more of the first portion of the content and the second portion of the content. Some embodiments are further directed to selecting the first portion of the content in response to the detecting of the input, and changing the presenting of the first portion of the content from the two-dimensional view to a three-dimensional view in response to the selecting the first portion of the content. Some embodiments are further directed to continuing to present the second portion of the content in the two-dimensional view while changing the presenting of the first portion of the content to the three-dimensional view. |
| US08589820B2 |
Mobile terminal and method for retrieving phone number therein
A mobile terminal and a method for retrieving a phone number using identification names corresponding to stored phone numbers are provided. The method includes: displaying a first letter of identification names in a phone number retrieval mode, wherein each identification name corresponds to a phone number stored in the mobile terminal; selecting one of the displayed first letters; extracting at least one search keyword having the selected first letter as the first letter of the search keyword; and displaying the identification names corresponding to the search keyword. Retrieval of a phone number is thereby simplified, and the retrieval speed of the phone number is improved. |
| US08589815B2 |
Control of timing for animations in dynamic icons
Dynamic icons are described that can employ animations, such as visual effects, audio, and other content that change with time. If multiple animations are scheduled to occur simultaneously, the timing of the animations can be controlled so that timing overlap of the animations is reduced. For example, the starting times of the animations can be staggered so that multiple animations are not initiated too close in time. It has been found that too much motion in the user interface can be distracting and cause confusion amongst users. |
| US08589813B2 |
Population selection framework, systems and methods
Tools providing a flexible selection framework for automated processes. The framework can allow end-users to define their own selection criteria to select a data population to be processed (for example, by a business application). Hence, the tools provide enhanced control over what data is provided to which process. Some such tools employ metadata to define what information the client process needs, how the results will be returned to the client process, and/or what selection tools should be available to select data for the client process, as well as the available data selection tools, which can include both tools provided with a business application as well as third-party and/or user supplied selection tools. The framework might also provide an application programming interface that ensures consistent communication between the population selection engine and the selection tools themselves. |
| US08589806B1 |
Online meeting systems and methods for handheld machines
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are described for providing a customized interface to a handheld collaboration machine. Some exemplary methods described include receiving sign-in information from the handheld collaboration machine. The sign-in information may correspond to an unmodified online meeting environment comprising a plurality of components. One or more customization factors of the handheld collaboration machine may be identified. The unmodified online meeting environment may be modified by removing at least one component of the plurality of components based on the customization features to generate the modified online meeting environment. The modified online meeting environment is then provided to the handheld collaboration machine. |
| US08589804B2 |
Collaborative electronic books
The present invention provides techniques relating to collaboratively authored stories and electronic books, and the writing thereof. Techniques are provided in which a template relating to a story, and a set of rules governing collaborative writing of the story by multiple user authors, are obtained. Writing contributions, for integration into the story, may be obtained from each of the user authors. A completed story is obtained, in which forming the completed story includes integrating the writing contributions. Access to the story, such as in the form of an electronic book, is provided to users, such as for a fee. |
| US08589802B2 |
Method and system to serve the dynamic relevant advertisements from the access node
An access node grants a telecommunication device access to a content provider over a telecommunication network. The content includes a webpage having ad spaces for displaying banners ads uploaded from banner ad providers when the webpage is displayed on the telecommunication device. The access node is configured to forward a request for a first webpage sent by the telecommunication device to the content provider, receive the first webpage from the content provider, the first webpage including an ad spaces for banner ad(s), verify that the first ad space is tagged by the content provider with an indication identifiable by the access node, modify the first webpage to include in the first ad space a banner ad selected by the access node, when the first ad space is tagged with such the indication, and forward the modified first webpage for subsequent display of the first webpage on the telecommunication device. |
| US08589796B2 |
Method and system for a user-following interface
Techniques are disclosed for projecting an image onto a surface suitable for interaction with a user while avoiding user occlusion, and while correcting for distortion due to oblique projection. The displayed image moves to a suitable surface at a suitable size and orientation as a user moves around an environment, resulting in a user-following interface. Surfaces are selected in which the projected interface is not occluded by the user or other objects in the environment. Displayed images may be interactive, and moved into an interaction area on a suitable surface that is convenient for the user. The interaction area may or may not coincide with the display area. Adaptation of the projected interface is allowed so that the content of the display and the style of interaction widgets are modified based on distance from the user and orientation of the user with respect to a projected interface. |
| US08589795B2 |
Method and apparatus for sharing viewing information
A method and apparatus for sharing viewing information is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving an designation of a second user from the first user; and transmitting the first user viewing information to the designated second user. The shared viewing information may comprise the identity of a currently viewed media program, a list of scheduled media program viewings, or the media program itself. |
| US08589790B2 |
Rule-based validation of websites
An automated website analysis system includes mechanisms for automatically auditing a website to validate that the scanned web page information conforms to validation rules. In one implementation, an auditing system requests web pages of an identified website pursuant to validating at least a portion of each requested web page. Embodiments include scanning page code of at least one of the web pages to identify scanned web page information, including a page tag. The scanned web page information is validated to determine whether is conforms to at least one validation rule by validating variables of the page tag against validation rules, including a vendor validation rule. Results of the validation are reported. |
| US08589789B2 |
Method and system for revisiting prior navigated pages and prior edits
A system and method for navigating or editing may include storing multiple forward or redo stacks and a single back or undo stack. The forward or undo stacks may include separate stacks for each page from which navigation occurs to a page of lower hierarchical level or for each operation for which another operation is subsequently performed. Positions of references in the forward or redo stacks may be modified in response to navigations or edits to place a last navigated page or operation at the top of the stack. The timing of such movement of references may be optimized. |
| US08589788B2 |
Methods, systems, and computer program products for automatic parsing of markup language documents
A method, system, and computer program product for automatic parsing of a markup language (ML) document are provided. The method includes receiving a request from an ML producer to write an ML document including ML data in a text format. The method also includes passing the ML data in the text format to an ML parser, where the ML parser translates the ML data in the text format into a parsed binary format. The method additionally includes writing the ML data in the text format as a text format ML document to a data storage device, and writing the ML data in the parsed binary format as a parsed binary format ML document to the data storage device. |
| US08589787B2 |
Centralized field rendering system and method
The invention includes system for centralized rendering of user interface elements based on configurations as described in XML. A developer may create a definition for a field based on the nature of the information to be displayed to a user within a single file. Such definition will affect all future instances of the particular data type without a need to modify and/or compile code residing either within an HTML file or on a server. |
| US08589786B2 |
Trademark report with store layout diagram
The results of a trademark availability search can be graphically depicted using a store layout diagram. A store layout diagram shows the layout of a store including the various sections of the store. Graphical elements representing trademarks are arranged on the store layout diagram and positioned so that they are visually associated with the relevant sections of the store. |
| US08589782B2 |
System and method for bookmarking and tagging a content item
The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for saving and tagging a content item available on a computer network, including saving and bookmarking a reference to a content item. According to one embodiment of a method according to the present invention, a user navigates to a content item and selects a control to save a bookmark to the content item. A bookmarking and tagging server receives one or more items of tag information that are related to the bookmarked content item, which are saved in conjunction with the one or more items of tag information. |
| US08589774B1 |
Averaging signals to improve signal interpretation
Systems and techniques to interpret signals on a noisy channel are described. A described technique includes storing a group of signals including a filtered digital signal and one or more previous signals, the filtered digital signal being based on an analog signal; interpreting the filtered digital signal as first discrete values; determining whether the first discrete values are adequately indicated based on a result of the interpreting; initiating a retry mode when the first discrete values are not adequately indicated; producing, in the retry mode, a new signal, the new signal being determined based on an average of at least a portion of the group of signals; interpreting, in the retry mode, the new signal as second discrete values; and determining whether the second discrete values are adequately indicated based on hard decisions indicated by the new signal and hard decisions indicated by the filtered digital signal. |
| US08589770B2 |
Robust control/delineation in serial streams
Control symbols taking the form {k1-k2-k2-k1} are inserted in a serial stream including m bit data words. k1 and k2 are each predefined m bit control words differing from the m bit data words. The Hamming distance between k1 and k2 is at least 2. Such control symbols may be robustly detected in the presence of a one bit error in the symbol, or a data word immediately preceding or following the symbol. The m bit words may be 8B/10B encoded data, or defined control words. The control symbols may be used for data delineation, stream synchronizaiton, transmitter/receiver synchronization or for other control signalling. |
| US08589769B2 |
System, method and storage medium for providing fault detection and correction in a memory subsystem
A memory subsystem with a memory bus and a memory assembly. The memory bus includes multiple bitlanes. The memory assembly is in communication with the memory bus and includes instructions for receiving an error code correction (ECC) word in multiple packets via the memory bus. The ECC word includes data bits and ECC bits arranged into multiple multi-bit ECC symbols. Each of the ECC symbols is associated with one of the bitlanes on the memory bus. The memory assembly also includes instructions for utilizing one of the ECC symbols to perform error detection and correction for the bits in the ECC word received via the bitlane associated with the ECC symbol. |
| US08589763B2 |
Cache memory system
A cache memory is operated in a write through system, and an operation to be performed when a cache mishit occurs is performed when corresponding data is not stored in the cache memory, or only when an error occurs although there is the data. Then, a bit indicating that a soft error has occurred before is set in the cache memory, and when the bit indicates “1” and if an error has occurred again, it is determined that a hardware error has occurred, and an interrupt is generated in the CPU. The bit is to be reset at time intervals sufficiently shorter than the frequency at which it is considered that a soft error occurs. |
| US08589762B2 |
Adaptive multi-bit error correction in endurance limited memories
Multi-bit stuck-at fault error recovery can be enabled by adaptive multi-bit error correction method, in which the overhead of error correction hardware is reduced without affecting the lifetime of the memory device. Error correction logic hardware is decoupled from memory blocks. An error correction logic block is partitioned such that error correction logic entries support different number of error correction capabilities based on the probability of occurrence of the different number of errors in different memory blocks. Faulty memory blocks are mapped to appropriate error correction logic entries. The mapping can be one-to-one or many-to-one depending on embodiments. The adaptive partitioning of the error correction logic entries can be configured to match projected statistical distribution of errors in logic blocks, and can reduce the total error correction logic overhead, provide sufficient error correction, and/or extend the lifetime of the memory device. |
| US08589761B2 |
Apparatus and methods for providing data integrity
The present disclosure includes apparatus (e.g., computing systems, memory systems, controllers, etc.) and methods for providing data integrity. One or more methods can include, for example: receiving a number of sectors of data to be written to a number of memory devices; appending first metadata corresponding to the number of sectors and including first integrity data to the number of sectors, the first metadata has a particular format; generating second integrity data to be provided in second metadata, the second integrity data corresponding to at least one of the number of sectors (wherein the second metadata has a second format); and generating third integrity data to be provided in the second metadata, the third integrity data including error data corresponding to the second integrity data and the at least one of the number of sectors. |
| US08589759B2 |
RAM single event upset (SEU) method to correct errors
An error detection and correction (EDAC) circuit mitigates the effect of single event upsets (SEU) events in a redundant memory system. The EDAC circuit includes a first input for receiving first data and parity information stored by a first memory device and a second input for receiving second data and parity information stored by a second memory device. First parity check logic calculates parity for the received first data and parity information. Second parity check logic calculates parity for the received second data and parity information. Bit comparison logic detects differences between the first data and the second data, and between the first parity information and the second parity information. Based on the parity check calculated for the first and second data, and the bit comparison, data select logic selects either the first data or the second data for provision to a data bus. |
| US08589758B2 |
Method and system for cyclic redundancy check
The present disclosure describes a method, performed by a data processor comprising a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) module configured for calculating CRC remainders for encoded data and a comparator comprising a shift register, for making a cyclic redundancy check of an encoded data record of bit length L, in which at least A bits of the record represent content data and at least B bits represent check data. A system for performing a cyclic redundancy check is also described. |
| US08589757B2 |
Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding high speed shared control channel
A method and apparatus for encoding and decoding high speed shared control channel (HS-SCCH) data are disclosed. For part 1 data encoding, a mask may be generated using a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) identity (ID) and a generator matrix with a maximum minimum Hamming distance. For part 2 data encoding, cyclic redundancy check (CRC) bits are generated based on part 1 data and part 2 data. The number of CRC bits is less than the WTRU ID. The CRC bits and/or the part 2 data are masked with a mask. The mask may be a WTRU ID or a punctured WTRU ID of length equal to the CRC bits. The mask may be generated using the WTRU ID and a generator matrix with a maximum minimum Hamming distance. The masking may be performed after encoding or rate matching. |
| US08589755B2 |
Reduced-complexity LDPC decoding
Methods and systems for reduced-complexity decoding of low-density parity-check (LDPC) information. An encoded input stream is received. The received stream is decoded with one or more reduced-complexity min-sum or a posteriori probability LDPC decoders. A v-node update rule in the reduced complexity decoder is omitted. |
| US08589748B2 |
Tap domain selection circuitry with multiplexer and control circuitry
Today many instances of IEEE 1149.1 Tap domains are included in integrated circuits (ICs). While all TAP domains may be serially connected on a scan path that is accessible external to the IC, it is generally preferred to have selectivity on which Tap domain or Tap domains are accessed. Therefore Tap domain selection circuitry may be included in ICs and placed in the scan path along with the Tap domains. Ideally, the Tap domain selection circuitry should only be present in the scan path when it is necessary to modify which Tap domains are selected in the scan path. The present disclosure describes a novel method and apparatus which allows the Tap domain selection circuitry to be removed from the scan path after it has been used to select Tap domains and to be replaced back into the scan path when it is necessary to select different Tap domains. |
| US08589746B2 |
Bidirectional clock, data, and control to functional and test circuitry
A system and method for sharing a communications link between multiple protocols is described. A system includes a communications interface configured to exchange information with other systems using at least one of a plurality of protocols; a protocol select register that stores a value that selects a protocol from among the plurality of protocols to become an active protocol; and a state machine accessible to the communications interface, the state machine used to control the exchange of information through the communications interface according to the active protocol. The active protocol is used by the communications interface to exchange information while the remaining protocols of the plurality of protocols remain inactive. The state machine sequences through a series of states that cause the communications interface to operate according to the active protocol, and that are designated as inert sequences under the remaining protocols. |
| US08589744B2 |
State machine transitioning between idle, capture, shift-I, and shift-2 states
Plural scan test paths (401) are provided to reduce power consumed during testing such as combinational logic (101). A state machine (408) operates according to plural shift states (500) to control each scan path in capturing data from response outputs of the combinational logic and then shifting one bit at a time to reduce the capacitive and constant state power consumed by shifting the scan paths. |
| US08589742B2 |
Computing device using inexact computing architecture processor
In general, in one aspect, the invention relates to a computer readable medium including software instructions which, when executed by a processor, perform a method, the method including receiving a first method call from an application, wherein the first method call is associated with a first application component; obtaining a first application component error tolerance (ACET) value associated with the first method call; determining, using the first ACET value and a first inexact amount value (IAV) of a first inexact computing architecture (ICA) processor, that the first ICA processor is available to execute the first method call; and processing the first method call using the first ICA processor. |
| US08589741B2 |
Server network diagnostic system
Methods and systems for implementing such methods for providing server fault notifications, diagnostic and system management information may include, but are not limited to: receiving a network fault status request input; illuminating one or more server node fault indicators for one or more degraded server nodes having one or more faults; receiving a server node fault status request input for a degraded server node having one or more faults; and displaying one or more diagnostic service notifications for one or more faults of the degraded server node.The displaying of the diagnostic service notifications may allow for the completion of various service operations associated with the service notifications once the information specific to a fault is presented. |
| US08589732B2 |
Consistent messaging with replication
A messaging entity configured in a memory of first node of a plurality communicatively coupled nodes is disclosed. The nodes are included in a distributed computing system. The messaging entity is configured to operate as a secondary messaging entity in a messaging server for the plurality communicatively coupled nodes. The messaging entity is communicatively couple to a primary messaging entity configured in a memory of a second node of the plurality of nodes. The primary messaging entity is configured to store a message; store a copy of the message. Also, the messaging entity is configured to be promoted to a new primary messaging entity in the event of failure of the primary messaging entity. |
| US08589729B1 |
Data preservation system and method
A data preservation device includes a circuit board configured to be positioned within a memory module slot of a computing device and releasably engage a memory bus of the computing device. A non-volatile memory storage device is electrically coupled to the circuit board. A control circuit is electrically coupled to the circuit board and is configured to read a data portion from the computing device and write the data portion to the non-volatile memory storage device during the occurrence of a power failure event on the computing device. An independent power supply is configured to power the data preservation device during the power failure event. |
| US08589728B2 |
Job migration in response to loss or degradation of a semi-redundant component
A computer program product includes computer usable program code embodied on a computer usable storage medium for performing a method of managing the workload in a computer system having one or more semi-redundant hardware components are provided. The method comprises detecting loss or degradation of the level of performance of one or more of the semi-redundant hardware components, identifying hardware components that are affected by the loss or degradation of the one or more semi-redundant components, migrating a critical job from an affected hardware component to an unaffected hardware component, and performing less-critical jobs on an affected hardware component. Loss or degradation of the semi-redundant component reduces the capacity of affected hardware components in the computer system without entirely disabling the computer system. Optionally, the semi-redundant hardware component may be selected from a memory module, CPU core, Ethernet port, power supply, fan, disk drive, and an input output port. |
| US08589726B2 |
System and method for uncovering data errors
According to the presently disclosed subject matter there is provided inter alia, a method and system which enable to uncover errors which are correctible by a data integrity mechanism in a computer system. The same data is read with the help of two different types of read commands. The first command is a read command which does not implement an inherent ECC and therefore does not correct corrupted data. The second command is a read command which includes an ECC and is adapted to correct errors which are detected in the data which is being read. The data obtained by each of the two read commands is compared, and in cases where a difference is identified between the two data, it is determined that an error has been detected and corrected by the ECC. |
| US08589724B2 |
Rapid rebuild of a data set
A method and apparatus for rebuilding a data set. In accordance with some embodiments, a data storage device is coupled to a host. An error condition associated with a memory of the data storage device is detected. Data stored in a first portion of the memory unaffected by said error condition is transferred to the host. A communication signal is output to the host that indicates that data stored in a second portion of the memory affected by said error condition will not be transferred to the host. The host reconstructs the data stored in the second portion of the memory responsive to the communication signal. |
| US08589719B2 |
Control apparatus and method, and signal processing apparatus
A control apparatus controls a signal processing unit. The signal processing unit is mounted within a case and includes a waveform shaping unit which performs a waveform shaping process on an inputted signal. The control apparatus includes: an obtaining device which obtains (i) mounting information indicating a mounting state of the signal processing unit, (ii) temperature information indicating a temperature of the signal processing unit, and (iii) processing unit characteristic information indicating characteristics unique to the signal processing unit; and an adjusting device which adjusts waveform shaping characteristics of the waveform shaping unit, on the basis of the mounting information, the temperature information and the processing unit characteristic information. |
| US08589718B2 |
Performance scaling device, processor having the same, and performance scaling method thereof
A performance scaling device, a processor having the same, and a performance scaling method thereof are provided. The performance scaling device includes an adaptive voltage scaling unit, a latency prediction unit, and a variable-latency datapath. The adaptive voltage scaling unit generates a plurality of operation voltages and transmits the operation voltages to the variable-latency datapath. The variable-latency datapath operates with different latencies according to the operation voltages and generates an operation latency. The latency prediction unit receives the operation latency and a system latency tolerance and generates a voltage scaling signal for the adaptive voltage scaling unit according to the operation latency and the system latency tolerance. The adaptive voltage scaling unit outputs and scales the operation voltages thereof according to the voltage scaling signal. |
| US08589711B1 |
Power supply delivery for leakage suppression modes
A system including an integrated circuit (IC) and a power supply regulator external to the IC. The IC operates in accordance with an active mode and a lower power mode, and is configured to retain a logical state during the low power mode. The power supply regulator is configured to i) supply a first voltage potential to a first pin of the IC during the active mode, and ii) disable the first voltage potential during the low power mode. The IC is configured to provide a first feedback signal from an internal supply of the IC to the power supply regulator via the first pin. |
| US08589710B2 |
Image forming device which performs power saving control upon authentication printing
An image forming device can operate in a print mode, a first power saving mode, and a second power saving mode. In the print mode, a first circuit having a unit to acquire the state of the image forming device and a second circuit are both activated. In the first power saving mode, neither the first circuit nor the second circuit is activated. In the second power saving mode, only the first circuit is activated. When a secure print instruction is received in the first power saving mode, the operation mode is switched to the second power saving mode. When the identity of the user is authenticated in the second power saving mode, the operation mode is switched to the print mode. Accordingly, it is possible to provide the image forming device which can restrict power consumption and also reduce the time required for printing out after the identity authentication. |
| US08589709B2 |
Systems and methods for managing power consumption and performance of a processor
Processor-management techniques that purposely alternate a processor between an operating state and a non-operating state while the processor is executing the workload. The techniques leverage the “ultra-low-power” non-operating states of many processors to provide predictable power and/or frequency control of the processor. These techniques can provide better performance than known clock-throttling and dynamic voltage and frequency scaling schemes for controlling processors. |
| US08589704B2 |
System for a scalable and programmable power management integrated circuit
A readily scalable modular progammable integrated circuit (IC) with improved power management is provided. An IC is described that contains one master controller module and a multiplicity of slave modules that include power-supplying functions, battery management functions, and analog and digital input-output functions. The master controller module configures the slave modules by writing data to the slave modules' configuration registers through the communication network. Each module contains a multiplicity of configuration registers that determine the module's operational and parametric characteristics. Programmability is achieved by configuring the modules to respond to appropriate signals on the configurable interconnection network. |
| US08589700B2 |
Data whitening for writing and reading data to and from a non-volatile memory
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided for whitening and managing data for storage in non-volatile memories, such as Flash memory. In some embodiments, an electronic device such as media player is provided, which may include a system-on-a-chip (SoC) and a non-volatile memory. The SoC may include SoC control circuitry and a memory interface that acts as an interface between the SoC control circuitry and the non-volatile memory. The SoC can also include an encryption module, such as a block cipher based on the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). The memory interface can direct the encryption module to whiten all types of data prior to storage in the non-volatile memory, including sensitive data, non-sensitive data, and memory management data. This can, for example, prevent or reduce program-disturb problems or other read/write/erase reliability issues. |
| US08589698B2 |
Integrity service using regenerated trust integrity gather program
An approach is provided to receive a request at a first computer system from a second system. The first system generates an encryption key, modifies retrieved source code by inserting the generated encryption key into the source code, and compiles the modified source code into an executable. A hash value of the executable program is calculated and is stored along with the encryption key in a memory area. The executable and the hash value are sent to the second system over a network. The executable is executed and it generates an encrypted result using the hash value and the embedded encryption key. The encrypted result is sent back to the first system where it is authenticated using the stored encryption key and hash value. |
| US08589690B2 |
Information processing apparatus, server apparatus, medium recording information processing program and information processing method
A client PC 10 adapted to be connected to a server apparatus 20 has a first information transmission section that transmits an ID required for authentication by the server apparatus 20 to the server apparatus 20, a second information acquiring section that acquires a master key to be obtained as a result of being authenticated by the server apparatus 20 from the server apparatus 20, a cryptographic key generation section that generates a cryptographic key according to the first information and the second information, an encryption section that encrypts data by means of the cryptographic key and an encrypted data transmission section that transmits the encrypted data encrypted by the encryption section to the server apparatus 20. |
| US08589689B2 |
Apparatus and method for over-the-air (OTA) provisioning of authentication and key agreement (AKA) credentials between two access systems
A method and apparatus for over-the-air provisioning of authentication credentials at an access device via a first access system, wherein the authentication credentials are for a second access system lacking an over-the-air provisioning procedure. For example, the second access system may be a 3GPP system using AKA authentication methods. The first access system may be CDMA, using an OTASP or IOTA procedure. Provisioning the authentication credentials may include provisioning any of a 3GPP AKA authentication root key (K), AKA authentication related parameters, an AKA authentication algorithm to be used in the 3GPP authentication, or authentication algorithm customization parameters. |
| US08589688B2 |
Message authentication device, message authentication method, message authentication program and storage medium therefor
A message authentication device, a message authentication method, a message authentication program and a storage medium therefor are provided, so as to realize higher speed processing than an authentication mode of existing block cipher, in combination of block cipher and one of its parts, with theoretical security in accordance with a high efficient preliminary process and with an efficient amount of available memory. The message authentication device includes: input means for inputting a message: padding means for padding the message, setting its length always to a constant of a block length, and outputting the message as a padded message; modified tree hash means for outputting hash values of one block by repeating a process of arranging hash functions with small input/output widths, corresponding to the padded message, generated based on parts of block cipher; adjustment value added encryption means for encrypting the hash values so as to set a tag; and output means for coupling and outputting the tag and the message. |
| US08589685B2 |
Apparatus and method for dynamic update of software-based IPTV conditional access system
The apparatus for dynamic update of a software-based IPTV conditional access system includes: a server master key manager managing a master key and encrypting a conditional access code ID; a conditional access server manager generating and managing a server list, linking and storing an update policy with the conditional access server IDs included in the server list, and controlling execution of the conditional access server; and a conditional access code download server generating an ID map of set of conditional access codes by combining the plurality of conditional access codes and the plurality of conditional access code IDs that are encrypted, and transmitting the ID map of set of conditional access codes and the conditional access code to a receiver. |
| US08589684B2 |
Communication devices and methods
A communication device, method and network are provided. The communication method comprises generating a first registration packet including first bio data, sending the first registration packet to a network, generating a content packet having second bio data and content data and sending the content packet to the network. The other communication method comprises receiving a first registration packet including first bio data, storing the first bio data together with a device identification, receiving a content packet including second bio data, extracting the second bio data from the content packet, comparing the first bio data with the second bio data and authorizing communication when the first bio data matches the second bio data. |