Patents Assigned to Engineering
  • Patent number: 9499695
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polycarbonate resin composition for molding a molded article having a thin-walled section and exhibiting a high level of flame resistance and impact resistance, and an excellent surface appearance (low-gloss property). More specifically, the present invention is a polycarbonate resin composition for molding a polycarbonate resin molded article having a thin-walled section with a wall thickness of 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Tomita, Toshiki Monden
  • Patent number: 9499453
    Abstract: A catalyst filling apparatus is for a bubble column slurry bed reactor for the FT synthesis reaction. The apparatus includes: a slurry preparation tank installed adjacent to the reactor and configured to prepare a slurry S from a FT synthesis reaction catalyst and a slurry preparation oil; an upper part communication line configured to direct the slurry from the reactor to the slurry preparation tank; a lower part communication line configured to direct the slurry in the slurry preparation tank to the reactor; and a pressure equalizing line configured to communicate the reactor with the slurry preparation tank. The upper part communication line is downwardly inclined from the reactor toward the slurry preparation tank, and the lower part communication line is upwardly inclined from the reactor toward the slurry preparation tank. An inert gas introduction device is provided on the slurry preparation tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignees: Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, INPEX CORPORATION, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd., COSMO OIL CO., LTD., NIPPON STEEL & SUMKIN ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuhiko Tasaka
  • Patent number: 9498802
    Abstract: An aqueous cleaning solution that has been previously used to remove deposits from a nuclear steam generator (or other vessel) is reused after being transferred from the steam generator into an external vessel. The spent cleaning solution may be reconditioned and reused in a further cleaning of the same steam generator or a different steam generator. The different cleanings being accomplished by the cleaning solution may be of the same type or different types (e.g., iron oxide removal and/or copper removal).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: DOMINION ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Robert D. Varrin, Jr., Michael J. Little
  • Patent number: 9502738
    Abstract: A power storage device includes a battery containing body, an electronic device unit, and a chassis for housing them, wherein at a side surface portion of the chassis, an opening for inserting and removing the battery containing body and the electronic device unit is provided; an openable and closable pivoting member is provided inside the opening, the pivoting member, when closed, preventing removal of the battery containing body, and when opened, preventing insertion of the electronic device unit as removed; and the electronic device unit is housed and disposed adjacent to the battery containing body, and includes an opening prevention guide capable of engaging with the pivoting member and thereby preventing the pivoting member from being opened when the electronic device unit is housed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignees: NEC Corporation, NEC Engineering, Ltd., NEC Energy Devices, Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kawaguchi, Akira Iida, Toru Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9499085
    Abstract: A vibratory apparatus for attachment to a container adapted to utilized pressurized air from a portable pressure source, which apparatus includes a base and a vacuum generator connectable to a pressure source, wherein the vacuum generator is attached to the base and adapted to create a vacuum between the base and a container. The apparatus further includes a vibrator attached to the base and adapted to vibrate the base and any attached container and a conduit connectable to the vibrator at a first end and a pressure source at a second, opposite end. The conduit has a passage extending therethrough and a flow restrictor is disposed between the pressure source and the vibrator to allow a predetermined, non-adjustable volume of airflow through the conduit into the vibrator in a first direction of flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Martin Engineering Company
    Inventor: Michael J. Lindbeck
  • Publication number: 20160332459
    Abstract: The disclosure appropriately performs high-quality printing in a case of using ultraviolet curing ink in a serial type inkjet printer. As a solution, a printing apparatus for performing printing in an inkjet mode by a multi-pass scheme includes: inkjet heads, a temporarily hardening light source, a fully hardening light source, and a controller configured to serve as a pixel selector, wherein the temporarily hardening light source radiates ultraviolet light whenever a predetermined number of main scan operations are performed, and the fully hardening light source radiates ultraviolet light after main scan operations of all printing passes finish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: MASARU OHNISHI
  • Publication number: 20160335101
    Abstract: A method for configuring an interface unit of a computer system with a first processor and a second processor stored in the interface unit. A data link is set up between the first processor and the second processor. A peripheral of the computer system is configured to store input data in an input data channel and to read output data from an output data channel, and the second processor is configured to read the input data from the input data channel and to store output data in the output data channel. A sequence of processor commands for the second processor is created such that a number of subsequences is created.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen SAUER, Robert LEINFELLNER, Matthias KLEMM, Thorsten BREHM, Robert POLNAU, Matthias SCHMITZ
  • Publication number: 20160336705
    Abstract: A terminal reel cart that supports two reels of terminals and two terminal applicators such that the terminal applicators can be loaded with the strip of terminals and moved into position relative to a terminal station of a wire processing system. The terminal reel cart supports the reels of terminals and the terminal applicators. The reel cart includes a plurality of wheels that allow the cart to be easily moved throughout a processing facility. The reel cart includes a pair of paper take up reels that are each driven by a motor and collects the paper backing from the strip of terminals. The paper take up reels are driven by a drive motor on the wire processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Artos Engineering Company
    Inventors: Michael A. Kirst, Rich Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20160332673
    Abstract: A motor vehicle bodywork beam including a main reinforcement having a bottom, two side walls and two flanges substantially parallel to the bottom and a secondary reinforcement. The secondary reinforcement is fixed to the main reinforcement. The main reinforcement and secondary reinforcement are fixed at each side wall level, and of the side walls and/or bottom of the main and/or secondary reinforcement comprise a transition, such that at least a part of the bottom of the secondary reinforcement is in contact with a part of the bottom of the main reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: AUTOTECH ENGINEERING A.I.E.
    Inventors: Christophe CAZES, Grégory GATARD, Vincent BARELLI, Xavier DELGERIE
  • Publication number: 20160332464
    Abstract: A printing apparatus is provided and includes cover members for covering at least a portion of a conveyance path for conveying a medium. The cover members are configured such that at least a portion of a part covering a conveyance path is able to expand and contract. Therefore, if necessary, it is possible to expand or contract the area of the cover members covering the conveyance path. On the occasion of setting the medium or when a jam has occurred, it is possible to contract the cover members in the conveyance direction of the medium. Also, even if the cover members move once from the state where they cover the conveyance path, it is possible to easily return the cover members to their original positions, and it is possible to easily return the cover members to the state where they cover a portion of the conveyance path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: RYUTA HARAYAMA, SHUNSUKE AKUTA, KATSUTOSHI YAMABE, TOMONORI AMARI, EIJI MIYASHITA
  • Publication number: 20160332442
    Abstract: An adjustment mechanism is structured to adjust and fix a liquid discharge head in position on a base plate. The adjustment mechanism includes a first plate, a second plate, a pivotable cam, and a first biasing unit. The first plate is changeable in position in a circumferential direction relative to the base plate. The first plate is fixed to the base plate. The second plate is mounted on the first plate movably relative to the first plate in a direction different from the circumferential direction. The liquid discharge head is fixed to the second plate. A first biasing unit biases the second plate toward the pivotable cam in a horizontal direction to prevent the second plate from lifting upward off the first plate. The pivotable cam is operable to move the second plate against an biasing force of the first biasing unit and to locate the second plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Katsutoshi Yamabe
  • Publication number: 20160335203
    Abstract: An interface unit for data exchange between a first processor of a computer system and a peripheral environment. The interface unit has a number of input data channels for receiving input data from the peripheral environment and a first access management unit. The access management unit is configured to receive a request for providing the input data, stored in the number of input data channels, from a first interface processor stored in the interface unit and from a second interface processor stored in the interface unit and to provide or not to provide the input data, stored in the number of input data channels, to the first interface processor and the second interface processor. A first priority and a second priority can be stored in the first access management unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen SAUER, Robert LEINFELLNER, Matthias KLEMM, Thorsten BREHM, Robert POLNAU, Matthias SCHMITZ
  • Publication number: 20160333549
    Abstract: A trenching apparatus (100) comprises a main body portion (10), trench cutting equipment (50) depending from the main body portion, at least two ground contacting units (16) arranged on opposed sides of the main body portion and on which the main body portion is supported, each said ground contacting unit being connected to the main body portion by a respective independently operable suspension assembly (20), the respective suspension assemblies being configured to compensate for unevenness of the ground thereby to maintain the trench cutting equipment in a desired angular orientation with respect to the vertical. A method of forming a trench which can use the trenching apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: IHC Engineering Business LTD
    Inventors: Ralph Manchester, Stephen Wilkinson
  • Publication number: 20160332462
    Abstract: A printing apparatus is provided and includes: a head that ejects ink onto a medium ; a driver that relatively moves the positions of the head and the medium; a cover member that is positioned on the downstream side from the head in the movement direction of the medium relative to the head, so as to cover at least a portion of the medium; an air blowing fan that sends a drying air flow for drying ink ejected on the medium, into a gap between the medium and the cover member; and a cord type heater that heats at least one of the drying air flow and a preliminary air which is the previous stage of the drying air flow. An air-flow-direction changing wall part is provided so as to change the flow direction of the preliminary air which is the previous stage of the drying air flow, at least once.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuta Harayama, Shunsuke Akuta, Katsutoshi Yamabe, Tomonori Amari, Yoshikazu Furukawa, Hiroki Kamimura, Yusaku Kudo
  • Publication number: 20160333869
    Abstract: A fluid delivery system for an inverted electric submersible pump (ESP), where the ESP has a motor section positioned above a pump section in a production path of a hydrocarbon well. The system has a supply of fluid connected to the motor section of the ESP by a supply line and a positive displacement pump that pumps fluid through the supply line to the ESP. A valve is connected between the positive displacement pump and the ESP. The valve is in an open state when the positive displacement pump is pumping fluid. A bypass line is connected in parallel to the positive displacement pump and connected between the normally closed valve and the supply of fluid, the bypass line having a check valve that permits the flow of fluid from the supply of fluid to the ESP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Petrospec Engineering Ltd.
    Inventors: Gerald Chalifoux, Clint Jones
  • Publication number: 20160333170
    Abstract: Provided is a polyacetal resin composition in which at least one dihydrazone compound (B) selected from the group of two kinds of dihydrazone compounds is blended in 0.02 to 5 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of a polyacetal resin (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ENGINEERING-PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makiko OSHIMA, Kunihiko FUJIMOTO, Masayuki NAGAI, Hidetoshi NAWATA, Koki SATO, Ryusuke TAMAKI
  • Publication number: 20160338225
    Abstract: Cooling systems and vehicles containing cooling systems are disclosed. A cooling system may include an evaporator, a condenser positioned downstream from the evaporator, a pump positioned downstream from the condenser, and a two phase cooler positioned downstream from the pump and in series upstream from the evaporator. The two phase cooler may receive thermal energy from a heat generating device to preheat a working fluid and directs the preheated working fluid to the evaporator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Shailesh N. Joshi, Ercan M. Dede
  • Patent number: 9493157
    Abstract: Arrangements related to mitigating risk for autonomous vehicles in occupant view and vehicle sensor obstructed environments are presented. An information critical area in an external environment can be identified relative to a future planned driving maneuver of the autonomous vehicle. If at least a portion of the information critical area is outside of a determined occupant viewable area and a determined sensor detection area due to the presence of an obstructing object, it can be determined whether the obstructing object is moving favorably relative to the future planned driving maneuver. If the obstructing object is moving favorably relative to the future planned driving maneuver, the autonomous vehicle can be caused to implement the future planned driving maneuver while moving relative to the obstructing object so as to be shielded by the detected obstructing object from any potential objects located in the at least a portion of the information critical area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Danil V. Prokhorov
  • Patent number: 9494421
    Abstract: A procedure for measuring and adjusting an alignment of each axle of a trailer or semi-trailer while the trailer or semi-trailer is coupled to a tow vehicle by a hitch, tow bar, kingpin, or fifth wheel hitch. Measurements of the alignment of each axle of the trailer or semi-trailer are acquired from wheel-mounted sensor means utilizing either directly or indirectly a reference line of the trailer and an established reference point on the tow vehicle. A thrust angle of a first trailer or semi-trailer axle is referenced directly to the established reference line, while scrub angles associated with additional trailer or semi-trailer axles are referenced either directly or indirectly to the first trailer or semi-trailer axle, and indirectly to the established reference point. Any necessary adjustments are made to the first trailer or semi-trailer axle to bring the axle thrust angle to within a specification tolerance, and then to the scrub angle of each additional axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Hunter Engineering Company
    Inventors: James W. McClenahan, Michael T. Stieff, Timothy A. Strege, Nicholas J. Colarelli, III
  • Patent number: 9494935
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are computer devices, systems, and methods for remotely operating an autonomous passenger vehicle. When an autonomous vehicle encounters an unexpected driving environment unsuitable for autonomous operation, such as road construction or an obstruction, vehicle sensors can capture data about the vehicle and the unexpected driving environment, including images, radar and lidar data, etc. The captured data can be sent to a remote operator. The remote operator can manually operate the vehicle remotely or issue commands to the autonomous vehicle to be executed by on various vehicle systems. The captured data sent to the remote operator can be optimized to conserve bandwidth, such as by sending a limited subset of the captured data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Bunyo Okumura, Danil V. Prokhorov