Patents Assigned to Engineering
  • Patent number: 7491468
    Abstract: A method for producing a cathode material for a secondary battery, characterized in that it comprises admixing a compound liberating a phosphate ion in a solution (phosphoric acid H3PO4, phosphorus pentoxide PO5, ammonium dihydrogenphosphate NH4H2PO4 and the like), water and metallic iron, adding lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide or a hydrate thereof to the resultant mixture, and firing the resultant reaction product, to thereby synthesize LiFePO4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignees: Japan as represented by the President of the University of Kyusyu, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. et al.
    Inventors: Shigeto Okada, Jun-ichi Yamaki, Naoki Hatta, Izumi Uchiyama, Toshikazu Inaba
  • Patent number: 7490531
    Abstract: A kind of accessory handle fixing base for a bicycle, including an accessory handle, two cushions for elbow's relaxation, and fixing bases. It features include making the lower section of the fixing base be an arc position sheet, and making the radian of the position sheet with the front middle of the handle. As a result, the fixing base for fixing the accessory handle can be combined at the locking section of the handle and standpipe when the middle section of the handle is locked in an arc groove positioned at the front end of the handle standpipe and the combination groove is combined with a standpipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Ourway Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chuan-Feng Chen
  • Patent number: 7492037
    Abstract: A package structure and a lead frame using the same are provided. The package structure includes a lead frame, a chip and an adhesive. The lead frame has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface has a chip adherent area. The lead frame includes a plurality of through holes and grooves. The through holes penetrate through the first surface and the second surface to be disposed around the chip adherent area. The grooves are disposed on the first surface. The grooves connect the neighboring through holes to form an annular trace disposed around the chip adherent area. The chip is disposed on the chip adherent area. The adhesive is disposed between the chip and the lead frame, and is diffused in the annular trace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Pen-Chieh Chang
  • Patent number: 7492340
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal display panel and a drive circuit for supplying gray scale voltages to pixels in the liquid crystal display panel. The drive circuit selects intended gray scale voltage levels from a gray scale voltage varying with time periodically by determining a timing corresponding to the intended voltage level of the gray scale voltage based upon a display data signal and time control signals supplied to the drive circuit. A stabilizer circuit is provided to a gray scale voltage line for supplying the gray scale voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Device Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironobu Isami, Iwao Takemoto, Katsumi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 7491313
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for hydroprocessing a heavy hydrocarbon oil, comprising a first hydroprocessing step of bringing a heavy hydrocarbon oil into contact with a Catalyst (1) with a certain specific surface area and pore size distribution in the presence of hydrogen in a first reaction zone containing the Catalyst (1), and a second hydroprocessing step of bringing the hydroprocessed oil obtained from the first reaction zone into contact with a Catalyst (2) with a certain specific surface area and pore size distribution in the presence of hydrogen in a second reaction zone containing the Catalyst (2). The method is an improvement in decreasing or inhibiting the sediment formation, while highly hydroprocessing a heavy hydrocarbon oil containing a large amount of impurities such as sulfur, micro carbon residue (MCR), metals, nitrogen and asphaltene, especially a heavy oil containing a large amount of heavy vacuum residue, to adequately remove the impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Hiroshi Toshima, Satoshl Abe
  • Patent number: 7492448
    Abstract: A method for optically determining a physical attribute of a moving object, such as the height h of the carbons (14) of a pantograph head (10). This method incorporates a method for optically establishing a mathematical spatial relationship between one or more cameras (26) and one or more fanned lasers (24) each capable of projecting a laser beam along a laser plane (28). The method comprises: establishing an orientation and location of each camera (26) with respect to a co-ordinate system; establishing an orientation of each laser plane (28) within the co-ordinate system; and deriving a transformation function for calculating the three dimensional position of points within the plane (28) of each respective laser beam from a pixel location within a pixelated image created by each of the cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: JRB Engineering Pty Ltd.
    Inventor: Jim Blair
  • Publication number: 20090038377
    Abstract: An apparatus and a system is provided that may be utilized to determine oil migration and oil displacement from a pre-oiled air filter. The present invention may also be utilized to determine if oil is displaced from the air filter onto a portion of the apparatus for visualization to a user. The present invention utilizes a demonstration apparatus having a system for forcing air through the oil subjected air filter thereby attempting to force displacement of the oil from the air filter. The apparatus utilizes a blowing means whereby the oil infused air filter is subject to higher than normal air flow and whereby the apparatus has a deflection portion whereby if oil is displaced from the air filter, it is deflected onto the deflection portion where it would be physically viewable to an observer present in the vicinity of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: K&N Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: John Reedy, Steve Rogers, Richard Dwyer
  • Publication number: 20090038995
    Abstract: A method of reducing asphaltene and particulate induced fouling during the thermal processing of petroleum oils utilizes resin extracts from HSDP crude oils to disperse and solubilize asphaltenes and disperse inorganic particulate contaminants such as salts and iron oxide. The extracts are essentially maltene fractions which may be separated from the HSDP crude by a process of extraction from a precipitated asphalt fraction using light paraffinic solvents such as n-heptane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Chris A. Wright, Glen B. Brons
  • Publication number: 20090038318
    Abstract: A superconducting system comprises a superconducting coil (3) mounted in a support (12). The coil is surrounded by a cryogen chamber (17) which is located radially outwardly from the coil (3) on the other side of the support (12). The cryogen chamber is in fluid communication with a cryogen recondensing unit (33) whereby vaporized cryogen may flow from the cryogen chamber (17) to the cryogen recondensing unit (33) to be recondensed in use before returning to the cryogen chamber. Thermally conductive means (25) is arranged to facilitate heat transfer from the superconducting coil (3) to the cryogen chamber (17) to vaporize cryogen contained therein in use and thereby remove heat from the coil. The thermally conductive means (25) is highly thermally conductive at cryogenic temperatures. In use, the highly thermally conductive means (25) facilitates transfer of heat from the coil (3) to the interior of the cryogen chamber (17) to vaporize cryogen located therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Telsa Engineering Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Colin Begg, Frederick Thomas David Goldie
  • Publication number: 20090038994
    Abstract: A high solvency dispersive power (HSDP) crude oil is added to a blend of incompatible and/or near-incompatible oils to proactively address the potential for fouling heat exchange equipment. The HSDP component dissolves asphaltene precipitates and maintains suspension of inorganic particulates before coking affects heat exchange surfaces. HSDP co-blending for fouling mitigation and on-line cleaning can be affected using different concentrations of top-performing and moderate-performing HSDP crude oils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Glen B. Brons, Chris A. Wright
  • Publication number: 20090039521
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure comprising a first signal layer, a second signal layer, a wiring layer and at least one via is provided. The wiring layer is formed between the first signal layer and the second signal layer. A conducting wire is disposed between a first terminal and a second terminal on the wiring layer. At least one via is used to conduct the first signal layer and the second signal layer. The at least one via is disposed adjacent to the first terminal and the second terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Chih Yi Huang, Chih-Wei Wu
  • Publication number: 20090038579
    Abstract: A head cover assembly for covering a crankcase of an internal combustion engine includes a head cover, a removable cover, a valve, and an integral oil separator. The oil separator includes a labyrinth that defines a flow path that separates oil from crankcase gases passing therethrough. The valve includes a tubular body presenting a passage for which manifold vacuum may draw crankcase gas from the oil separator. The cover includes an aperture. The tubular body is disposed through the aperture such that the outer tube surface is spaced apart from the inner edge of the aperture to define a gap in which separated oil may drain back into the engine for recycling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Tenghua Tom Shieh, Naveen Rajan, Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 7487659
    Abstract: The machine (20) comprises: a supporting structure (24, 26); a movable unit (28) mounted on the supporting structure (24, 26) so that it can translate along a first working direction (Z) and along a second direction (X) towards and away from a stationary workpiece-carrying structure (88); a tool-carrying unit (10, 11, 12) carried by the movable unit (28); and a driving system for controlling the movement of the movable unit (28) in the working direction (Z). The driving system includes a first motor unit (60) for controlling the rotation of a driving shaft (62) and a mechanism for converting the rotational movement of the shaft (62) into the translational movement of the movable unit (28). The motion conversion mechanism comprises a cam member (76), which is rotatably mounted on the movable unit (28) and the rotation of which is controlled by the driving shaft (62), and a roller member (78) which is rotatably mounted on the supporting structure (24, 26) and on which the cam member (76) rests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: O.L.C.I. Engineering S.r.l.
    Inventor: Carlo Paletto
  • Patent number: 7487663
    Abstract: Operation of a DI HCCI engine is optimized for maximizing load capability and load ranges via matching fuel ignitability with the compression ratio of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignees: ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Co., Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Rafal A. Sobotowski, Charles H. Schleyer, Kevin P. Duffy, Michael P. Liechty
  • Patent number: 7489225
    Abstract: A low cost, low profile and high performance inductive device for use in, e.g., electronic circuits. In one exemplary embodiment, the device includes a four-legged ferrite core optimized for fitting with four or more windings, thereby providing four close-tolerance inductors. Optionally, the device is also self-leaded, thereby simplifying its installation and mating to a parent device (e.g., PCB). In another embodiment, multiple windings per leg are provided. In yet another embodiment, the device has only to opposed legs, thereby reducing footprint. Methods for manufacturing and utilizing the device are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Pulse Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Majid Dadafshar
  • Patent number: 7487767
    Abstract: A long and narrow shape independent ignition type ignition apparatus has a long and narrow shape center core for an internal combustion engine. At least one of magnet member and a rubber material member is arranged at an end portion of the center core. A circumference of the center core including said magnet member and said rubber material member is surrounded using a soft material member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Shimada, Noboru Sugiura, Yoichi Anzo, Eiichiro Kondo, Kazutoshi Kobayashi, Takahide Kosai, Toshiaki Ueda
  • Patent number: 7487632
    Abstract: Injection of secondary air into an exhaust of an automotive vehicle at a location upstream of a catalytic converter of the vehicle in which the airflow rate is calculated by the air injection system pressure and by the pulsation of the air injection system pressure in reference to stored values in a data table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy D. Tracey
  • Patent number: 7489987
    Abstract: Control of an active vibration isolation system with a digital controller, which includes an FPGA system (5) as the control unit. The FPGA system (5) is made up of freely programmable gate arrays with a sensor control matrix (51), which calculates axis signals in required degrees of freedom, with a control cascade block (53) for the axis signals containing several biquad filters (531, 532, 533, 534, 535), and with an output signal calculation block (55) for calculating digital actuator actuation signals. A digital signal processor (9) is connected in parallel with the FPGA system (5) in order to calculate controls with low phase loss requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Integrated Dynamics Engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Heiland, Peter A. Kropp
  • Patent number: D586722
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Wanner Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle J. Miller, Douglas Dean Purdy, Brian Paul Anderson, Troy Kenneth Witt
  • Patent number: D586873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Vekoma Rides Engineering B.V.
    Inventor: Johan Willem Philippen