Patents Assigned to Corporation
  • Expander brake/clutch assembly and method of making same
    Patent number: 8967356
    Abstract: A pneumatic expander brake/clutch having a first power transmission member as a drum with an annular friction surface on the outer periphery. Arcuate backing block segments are circumferentially closely spaced and adjacent about the drum friction surface. The backing blocks have brake friction pads on the radially inner surface. An inflatable expander ring surrounds the backing blocks and upon inflation forces the blocks radially inward and the pads against the drum friction surface. Baffles are provided on the end of the backing blocks and extend into the spaces between circumferentially adjacent blocks to form a tortuous path for heat emanating from the drum friction surface in a radially outer direction. The baffles insulate the inflatable expander from heat which permits the drum friction surface to operate at a higher temperature, and power transmission/dissipation without overheating the expander.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventor: Thaveesak Boonpongmanee
  • Device for coupling high-speed railroad cars and method for removing device
    Patent number: 8967404
    Abstract: A device for coupling tilting railroad cars onto a high-speed railroad train comprises a coupler and a shock absorber held in a shock absorber frame, each joined by a coupling pin via a coupling joint. The frame includes a front inner surface with a front end wall opening and a cylindrical surface extending to a semi-circular concave inner surface. The joint includes a rounded convex surface engaged with a semi-circular concave surface, a circumferential surface of a short cylinder receiving the rear portion of the coupler, and an insertion hole which is provided in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the short cylinder. The frame has a removal hole and an air removal pin of the coupling pin facing each other at a position to rotate at a predetermined angle in a circumferential direction in the assembled state, and at a position coaxial with the coupling pin in the assembled state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignees: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, East Japan Railway Company, Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Sagawa, Yoshinori Ishihara, Teruhiko Yahaba, Kazuyoshi Kitaya, Kazuki Fujii
  • Gas turbine engine duct blocker that includes a duct blocker rotor with a plurality of roller elements
    Patent number: 8967952
    Abstract: A rotational duct blocker for a gas turbine engine includes a duct blocker rotor and a duct blocker stator. The duct blocker rotor includes a plurality of first flow apertures extending axially therethrough, and a plurality of roller elements connected to an inner rotor platform. The first flow apertures are arranged circumferentially around the inner rotor platform. The duct blocker stator includes a plurality of second flow apertures extending axially therethrough, and a roller element track located radially within the inner rotor platform and in rolling contact with the roller elements. The second flow apertures are arranged circumferentially around an inner stator platform that is located axially adjacent to the inner rotor platform. The duct blocker rotor rotates relative to the duct blocker stator to regulate fluid flowing between the first flow apertures and the second flow apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: James Jones, John H. Maurer, Eric J. Ward, Roger W. Bursey, Jr.
  • System and method for predicting temperature values in a data center
    Patent number: 8972217
    Abstract: A system and method for evaluating equipment in a data center, the equipment including a plurality of equipment racks, and at least one cooling provider. In one aspect, a method includes receiving data regarding each of the plurality of equipment racks and the at least one cooling provider, the data including a layout of the equipment racks and the at least one cooling provider, and a power draw value for each of the equipment racks, storing the received data, determining air flow between the at least one cooling provider and each of the equipment racks, determining inlet and exit air temperature for the at least one cooling provider based on the layout, the power draw and the airflow, and for each equipment rack, determining inlet and exit air temperature based on the layout, the power draw and the airflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Schneider Electric IT Corporation
    Inventors: James W. VanGilder, Xuanhang Zhang, Christopher M. Healey
  • Reinforcement of hang tags
    Patent number: 8967574
    Abstract: Hang tags are provided for mounting on merchandise in a retail setting. The hang tags include a card with a plurality of edges, with a region of reinforcing material located at or adjacent to the top edge of the card, surrounding an aperture through which a fastener is received. The region defines the shape of a pair of intersecting elongated shapes such as ovals or ellipses, thereby positioning the reinforcing material in the locations where it is most needed to prevent theft-based removal of the tag from the merchandise, while omitting reinforcing material from the locations where it is not needed. Also provided is an attachment device, such as an applicator gun, for substantially simultaneously applying the reinforcing material to the tag and fastening the tag to a piece of merchandise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Avery Denninson Corporation
    Inventor: Ian J. Forster
  • Composite slide bearing
    Patent number: 8967870
    Abstract: A high-precision slide bearing includes a substrate of sintered metal and a synthetic resin layer. The bearing can be used for rotary shafts in compressors of room air-conditioners or in transmissions of motor vehicles and construction machines to support relatively large radial and axial loads. The resin layer is integrally superposed on the radially inner surface of the sintered metal substrate of the slide bearing, which is a cylindrical member. The resin layer is made of a resin composition of an aromatic polyetherketone resin containing a fibrous filler. The fibrous filler is made up of fibers dispersed in the resin layer and oriented such that their length directions intersect the rotational direction of the bearing at angles of 45 to 90 degrees. The resin layer has a thickness of 0.1 to 0.7 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Ishii, Katsushi Takeo, Ken Yasuda
  • Resist pattern forming method, resist pattern, crosslinkable negative resist composition, nanoimprint mold and photomask
    Patent number: 8968988
    Abstract: A resist pattern forming method includes: in the following order, (1) a step of forming a film on a substrate by using a negative resist composition capable of undergoing negative conversion by a crosslinking reaction; (2) a step of exposing the film; and (4) a step of performing development by using an alkali developer after the exposing, wherein the negative resist composition contains (A) a polymer compound having a repeating unit represented by the following formula (I) as defined in the specification, a thickness of the film formed in the step (1) is from 15 to 40 nm, and an alkali component concentration in the alkali developer is from 0.5 to 1.1 mass %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Toru Tsuchihashi
  • Uninterruptible oil supply in planetary system
    Patent number: 8968141
    Abstract: A planetary carrier includes a journal bearing for supporting a planetary gear. The journal bearing receives lubricant to produce a lubricant film to support gear loads. A torque frame is attached to the carrier housing to transmit torque and to prevent twisting of the carrier housing. The torque frame includes several lubricant communication passages to provide lubricant to each of the separate journal bearings. Each of the lubricant communication passages includes an accumulator for storing lubricant during normal operation. The accumulator stores a desired amount of lubricant to provide lubricant to the adjacent journal bearing for the interim period between primary system stoppage and reestablishment of lubricant flow by a secondary system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Loc Quang Duong, Lawrence E. Portlock, Michael E. McCune
  • Multilevel cache hierarchy for finding a cache line on a remote node
    Patent number: 8972664
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to accessing a cache line on a multi-level cache system having a system memory. Based on a request for exclusive ownership of a specific cache line at the local node, requests are concurrently sent to the system memory and remote nodes of the plurality of nodes for the specific cache line by the local node. The specific cache line is found in a specific remote node. The specific remote node is one of the remote nodes. The specific cache line is removed from the specific remote node for exclusive ownership by another node. Based on the specified node having the specified cache line in ghost state, any subsequent fetch request is initiated for the specific cache line from the specific node encounters the ghost state. When the ghost state is encountered, the subsequent fetch request is directed only to nodes of the plurality of nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy C. Bronson, Garrett M. Drapala, Michael A. Blake, Craig R. Walters, Pak-Kin Mak
  • Tunable light-emitting diode
    Patent number: 8969109
    Abstract: A method of forming a light-emitting diode including determining a first level of tensile stress to be applied to a base substrate including a plurality of quantum well layers to adjust a band-gap of the base substrate to a predetermined band-gap. The first level of tensile stress is generated in the base substrate by forming a tensile-stressing layer on the base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen W. Bedell, Bahman Hekmatshoartabari, Devendra K. Sadana, Davood Shahrjerdi
  • Photo controller, a photo controller assembly and a process of controlling non-unity power factor devices
    Patent number: 8970116
    Abstract: Disclosed is a photo controller, a photo controller assembly, and a process for controlling non-unity power factor devices. The photo controller includes a housing and a circuit board positioned within the housing. The circuit board includes a photosensor, an electronic controller, and a thyristor secured to the circuit board. The electronic controller is configured to produce a series of trigger pulses for activating the thyristor; wherein the thyristor is configured to control power switching of a non-unity power factor lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Eletronics Corporation
    Inventor: Richard Charles Flaherty
  • Field equipment photoelectric sensing sensitivity adjustment
    Patent number: 8970124
    Abstract: A photoelectric sensing sensitivity adjusting device includes: an LED for emitting light by being supplied with energy (current or voltage); a regulator for LED driving for supplying the energy to the LED; a light receiving device for receiving the light emitted from the LED; a digital potentiometer for controlling increase or decrease of the energy to be supplied to the LED; a CPU for digitally controlling, according to a control program, the increase or decrease of the energy to be supplied to the LED; and a photodetection portion for detecting an optical signal, converting the optical signal to an electrical signal, and outputting the electrical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Oval Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsumi Kameyama, Noriaki Nakayama, Yoshifumi Endo
  • Self-regulating heating cable for a passenger conveyor component
    Patent number: 8967364
    Abstract: The invention relates to a passenger conveyor comprising steps/pallets which are mounted to an endless drive member running between an upper conveying path and a lower return path, characterized in that at least one heating element is provided in the step/pallet, which heating element is connected to a power source. This solution prevents the building of ice surfaces on the steps/pallets of outdoor passenger conveyors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Kone Corporation
    Inventors: Hans Kleine-Brüggeney, Heinrich Zeiger
  • Decoding apparatus and method, encoding apparatus and method, and program
    Patent number: 8972249
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a decoding apparatus, a decoding method, an encoding apparatus, an encoding method, and programs that can shorten the delay time caused by the band extension at the time of decoding, and restrain increases in resources on the decoding side. A higher frequency component generating unit (73) generates a pseudo higher frequency spectrum by using a lower frequency spectrum (SP-L) and a higher frequency envelope (ENV-H). A phase randomizing unit (74) randomizes the phase of the pseudo higher frequency spectrum, based on a random flag (RND). An inverse MDCT unit (75) denormalizes the lower frequency spectrum (SP-L) by using a lower frequency envelope (ENV-L), and combines the pseudo higher frequency spectrum supplied from the phase randomizing unit (74) with the denormalized lower frequency spectrum (SP-L). The combination result is used as the spectrum of the entire band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shiro Suzuki, Yuuki Matsumura, Jun Matsumoto, Yuuji Maeda, Yasuhiro Toguri
  • Providing system management services
    Patent number: 8972361
    Abstract: Methods and systems for use in providing system management services are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a method and system may comprise receiving a management operation request at a recommendation service. Based on the management operation request and recommendation control policies, management operation recommendations associated with an information management system are determined. In at least one embodiment, a method and system may comprise receiving information associated with an information management system at a learning service. Based on the information, dimensions of a situational state space characterizing operating conditions of the information management system are determined. Best practices for at least one state of the situational state space are determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: David S. Reiner, Stephen J. Todd
  • IPsec connection to private networks
    Patent number: 8972555
    Abstract: A server hosting system and method of connecting to managed servers using IPsec are disclosed. The server hosting system includes a plurality of managed servers, and first and second secure communication appliances. The first secure communication appliance is configured to connect to a tenant appliance at a first tenant using an IPsec tunnel, and further configured to route data between a first managed server of the plurality of managed servers and the tenant appliance at the first tenant. The second secure communication appliance is configured to connect to a tenant appliance at a second tenant using an IPsec tunnel, and further configured to route data between a second managed server of the plurality of managed servers and the tenant appliance at the second tenant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Unisys Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Johnson, Avinash Sadhu
  • Method for manufacturing piezoelectric actuator
    Patent number: 8966729
    Abstract: In sputter etching to improve the adhesion between upper electrodes and lead electrodes, the sputter etching of surfaces of the upper electrodes under an Ar gas flow at a flow rate of 60 sccm or more can reduce the residence time of Ar ions on the surfaces of the upper electrodes because of the Ar gas flow. This can prevent the charging of the upper electrodes due to the buildup of ionized Ar gas on the surfaces, reduce the influence of charging on piezoelectric elements, and provide a method for manufacturing a piezoelectric actuator that includes the piezoelectric elements each including a piezoelectric layer having small variations in hysteresis characteristics and deformation characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hironobu Kazama, Takahiro Kamijo, Masato Shimada, Hiroyuki Kamei, Yuka Yonekura, Motoki Takabe
  • Liquid containing chamber and liquid ejecting apparatus
    Patent number: 8967763
    Abstract: A liquid containing chamber that supplies liquid to a liquid ejecting apparatus includes a first liquid container that is capable of containing the liquid and has a vertically long shape in a mounted position when mounted in the liquid ejecting apparatus, a first projection provided in the first liquid container and a first stirring member supported by the first projection, wherein when the first liquid container in the mounted position is divided into an upper container which is located above the first projection and a lower container which is located below the upper container, the lower container contains the liquid and the upper container contains the liquid and a predetermined amount of air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kawate
  • Solid-state imaging device, method of manufacturing solid-state imaging device, and electronic device
    Patent number: 8969988
    Abstract: There is provided a solid-state imaging device including a semiconductor substrate, pixels each including a photoelectric conversion unit formed in the semiconductor substrate, a trench that is formed in the semiconductor substrate and separates the pixels that are adjacent, and a color filter that is formed above the photoelectric conversion unit of each of the pixels and buried in at least a part of the trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Harumi Ikeda, Yasushi Tateshita
  • Reducing watermark perceptibility and extending detection distortion tolerances
    Patent number: 8971567
    Abstract: The present disclosures relates generally to digital watermarking and data hiding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
    Inventors: Alastair M. Reed, Ravi K. Sharma