Patents Issued in June 19, 2003
  • Publication number: 20030110848
    Abstract: In a thermostat failure diagnosis apparatus for an internal combustion engine in which a failure diagnosis of a thermostat can be effectively made, in the case where, after starting of the engine, an intake air quantity of the engine or a parameter related to the intake air quantity is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, and a cooling water temperature is equal to or higher than an intake air temperature (outside air temperature), on the basis of a time in which a rising quantity in the cooling water temperature at an upstream side of the thermostat reaches a predetermined value, or a time in which the cooling water temperature rises to a predetermined temperature, the failure of the thermostat is judged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuya Matsumoto, Yoshiaki Higuchi, Tateo Kume, Hidetsugu Kanao, Tomonobu Sakagami
  • Publication number: 20030110849
    Abstract: A method for monitoring the temperature of a friction brake to prevent overheating of the brake is disclosed. The vehicle speed and brake activation time are monitored for braking event conditions known to add heat to the brake or brakes, and the frequency or rate of occurrence of these conditions is monitored. When the frequency of brake event conditions approaches a threshold value known to be approaching an over-temperature condition, the speed of the vehicle is limited in order to limit the amount of kinetic energy which can be absorbed by the brakes, thereby preventing the brakes from overheating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Richard J. Lonzinski, Erick Clasen, Stephen Page, Augustus R. Baldini
  • Publication number: 20030110850
    Abstract: A tire condition monitoring apparatus monitors the condition of a tire of a vehicle. A transmitter of the apparatus includes an installed portion, a casing, and arms. A tire condition detecting element is installed in the installed portion. The casing accommodates the installed portion. The installed portion is connected to the casing by the arms. The arms tolerate reactive force and protect the installed portion from that reactive force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Pacific Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Setsuhiro Saheki
  • Publication number: 20030110851
    Abstract: A transmitter of a tire condition monitoring apparatus has a pressure sensor, a transmitting circuit, and a transmission controller. The pressure sensor measures the air pressure of a tire. The transmitting circuit wirelessly transmits data indicating the measurement at a variable bit rate. The transmission controller controls the transmitting circuit). More specifically, the transmission controller varies the bit rate depending on the traveling speed of a vehicle, which is detected by a vehicle speed sensor. The transmission controller then causes the transmitting circuit to transmit data at the varied bit rate. Accordingly, regardless of the operation mode of the vehicle, the data is transmitted at an optimal bit rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventor: Yasuhisa Tsujita
  • Publication number: 20030110852
    Abstract: An angle of attack sensor has a vane mounted on a rotating shaft that rotates in response to angle of attack. The shaft has a rotor at one end which is in a chamber in a housing supporting the shaft. The chamber includes a space around the rotor filled with either an electrorheological or magnetorheological fluid. A controller is used to provide an electrical signal, such as a signal controlling an electromagnet, to change the magnetic field affecting the fluid in response to various aircraft parameters to thereby control the viscosity of the electrorheological or magnetorheological fluid in the chamber and control the amount of damping of the rotating vane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Timothy T. Golly, Thomas J. Bachinski
  • Publication number: 20030110853
    Abstract: A gas mass flow meter includes an elongated channel extending through a high thermal mass body and a critical flow nozzle in a downstream portion of the channel. A heat exchanger is provided upstream in the channel. Gas is forced through the heat exchanger and the critical flow nozzle at a flow rate of up to 5000 slm and at sufficiently high-pressure to ensure critical flow of the gas through the critical flow nozzle. The heat exchanger brings the gas close to the temperature of the high thermal mass body. The pressure of the gas is measured upstream and downstream from the nozzle and the temperature of the gas emerging from the heat exchanger is measured. The mass flow rate of gas through critical flow nozzle is computed from the upstream pressure, downstream pressure, temperature of the high thermal mass body, density of the gas, and a dimensional characteristic of the critical flow nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventor: Pierre R. Delajoud
  • Publication number: 20030110854
    Abstract: To provide a flow measurement sensor which accurately outputs signals even when pulsation flow is generated at high engine speed and also when pulsation flow accompanying reverse flow is generated. In a flow measurement sensor comprising a flow measurement element which has a heater resistance pattern on one side of a plate-shaped member, and a bypass passage in which the flow measurement element is disposed, a first outlet through which fluid flowing along the surface of said flow measurement element flows out, and a second outlet through which fluid flowing along the back side of said flow measurement element flows out are provided, and said second outlet is positioned at a different location from said first outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichi Nakada, Izumi Watanabe, Junichi Horie, Kei Ueda
  • Publication number: 20030110855
    Abstract: The invention describes a method and a device for determining the filling level and can be applied, in particular, for the ascertainment of the simmering process of mineral oil products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventor: Bernhard Handschuck
  • Publication number: 20030110856
    Abstract: A water depth measuring method comprises steps of making a bundle of reference water column pressure measuring tubes of a U character form of the number of n≧2 at a same length with a water depth measuring tube in order to compensate for a total error &Sgr;&Dgr;x of a water depth measurement; filling an amount of water into the reference water column pressure measuring tubes to form water columns ho1, ho2, . . .
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventor: Tyan Khak Su
  • Publication number: 20030110857
    Abstract: An acceleration system (30) for accelerating a load, for example for launching an aircraft (21), comprises a flywheel (12) driven from a power source (15), the flywheel (22) having a spiral profiled surface (16) for receiving a cable (17) a remote end portion of which is connectable to the aircraft (21). The profiled surface (16) ensures that launching of the aircraft (21) is effected smoothly, initially at low speed and then at progressively increasing speed until the aircraft attains take-off speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventor: Frederic Jean-Pierre Demole
  • Publication number: 20030110858
    Abstract: X type MEMS gyroscope has a first mass vertically vibrating on a substrate and a second mass horizontally vibrating on the substrate. A driving electrode is disposed on the same surface with the first mass. When the first mass vertically vibrates, the second mass vibrates vertically together with the first mass. When angular velocity that is at a right angle to a movement direction of the first mass and the second mass is applied while the first mass is vertically vibrating, the second mass moves as Coriolis force is added to the second mass in a horizontal direction, and a sensing electrode measures displacement of the second mass in the horizontal direction. All moving electrodes and stationary electrodes are disposed on the same surface, and all elements are manufactured by using one mask. Therefore, adhesion between the moving and stationary electrodes is prevented and the manufacturing process is simplified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-o Kim, Sang-woo Lee
  • Publication number: 20030110859
    Abstract: An acceleration sensor for a pedometer has a base member which bends along one plane, a piezoelectric element which is set on and bends with this base member, and a weight member at one end portion of the base member. The weight member causes the base member and the piezoelectric element to be deformed when it is accelerated in whatever direction. A pedometer includes such an acceleration sensor and outputs from the acceleration sensor are processed by a control circuit and the number of steps taken by the user or the distance walked by the user can be displayed on a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Ryoichi Fukui, Naoki Sone
  • Publication number: 20030110860
    Abstract: To enhance a detecting capability for monitoring a bearing assembly and also to minimize complication of the structure resulting from increase in functionality, a vehicle mounted bearing assembly 51 includes inner and outer members 2 and 1 with rows of rolling elements 3 operatively interposed between the inner and outer members 2 and 1, and a rotation detecting sensor 4. A sensor output from the rotation detecting sensor 4 is digitalized by a digitalizing unit 101 and is subsequently transmitted wireless by a transmitting unit 105. One or both of status detecting sensors 52, 53 for detecting different statuses of the bearing assembly 51 other than rotation such as temperature and vibration occurring in the bearing assembly 51 may be additionally employed. A signal coordinating unit 104 may also be used for coordinating the respective sensor outputs from the rotation detecting sensor and the status detecting sensors to enable those sensor outputs to be transmitted wireless by the transmitting unit 105.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichi Okada
  • Publication number: 20030110861
    Abstract: An improved plunger for fluid dispensing cartridges used in automated dispensing systems. The plunger helps control the reflection of ultrasonic signals used to sense the position of the plunger as it moves within the cartridge tube. The plunger has a convex bottom, ink-facing surface and a top surface comprising one or more flat, horizontal surfaces. In the preferred embodiment, the horizontal surfaces are concentric steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Rebecca A. Lawson, James W. Lowry
  • Publication number: 20030110862
    Abstract: A device for machining a material with ultrashort laser pulses is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Holger Lubatschowski, Alexander Heisterkamp, Gero Maatz
  • Publication number: 20030110863
    Abstract: A vibration sensor (1) is provided for direct or indirect mounting on a vibrating component such as an engine block. The vibration sensor has a housing (10) and a pressure sleeve (2), which includes a central bore (14), a cylindrical area (12) and a flange-like edge (13). A piezoelectric disk (3) is situated between two contact disks (7). A seismic mass (4) acts on piezoelectric disk (3) by way of a spring element (5) and a threaded ring (6). Insulating disks (8) are situated on the sides of the contact disks (7) facing away from the piezoelectric disk (3). The insulating disks (8) have an inside diameter (D1) that is less than an outside diameter (D2) of the cylindrical area (12) of the pressure sleeve (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Wolfgang-Michael Mueller, Wolfgang Schmidt, Holger Krebs, Hartmut Brammer
  • Publication number: 20030110864
    Abstract: A differential pressure measuring cell comprising a measuring membrane (7) which can be impinged on both sides by a fluid, said fluid coming into contact with each side of the measuring membrane (7) via a respective measuring connection (2, 17), a respective additional deformable auxiliary membrane (4, 16) being allocated to both sides of the measuring membrane (7) and each side of said auxiliary membrane that faces a measuring connection (2, 17) being in open contact with the measuring membrane (7) and having a sealing surface (23, 24) which can be deformed during the deformation of the auxiliary membrane (4, 16) to lie against the measuring connection (2, 17) in a sealing manner. The measuring membrane (7) and the auxiliary membranes (4, 16) are configured as structured layers of a chip and consist substantially of Si or polysilicon and/or glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Aleksandar Vujanic, Dusan Vujanic
  • Publication number: 20030110865
    Abstract: A compact pressure sensor of capacitive type includes a pressure sensor housing assembly, which contains a reference cavity in which a high vacuum exists and which has a minimum volume. The pressure sensor housing comprises an upper base plate, a thinner shielding plate and a movable diaphragm, and a small cavity formed between the shielding plate and movable diaphragm. A narrow channel extends from the cavity to the outside and they form a reference cavity. At the mouth of the channel a recess is provided containing an elastically mounted getter body which is capable of being thermally activated, so that a portion of the surface of the getter body is a wall surface in the reference cavity. A closing lid having a low projecting profile is placed in a gastight way in the recess and engages the getter body. When simultaneously closing the reference cavity and activating the getter body, the lid is attached to a heating probe at a distance from the sensor housing and the getter body is placed in the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 1999
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventor: STAFFAN JOHSSON
  • Publication number: 20030110866
    Abstract: The following method is used to measure the adhesion of a polymer binder to a heated metal surface:
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Ronald Joseph Pangrazi, Beth Rene Spivak, John Joseph Halat, Joel Erwin Goldstein
  • Publication number: 20030110867
    Abstract: In a method for producing a diaphragm sensor unit having a semiconductor material substrate, a flat diaphragm and an insulating well for thermal insulation below the diaphragm are generated, for the formation of sensor element structures for at least one sensor. The substrate, made of semiconductor material, in a specified region, which defines sensor element structures, receives a deliberately different doping from the surrounding semiconductor material, that porous semiconductor material is generated from semiconductor material sections between the regions distinguished by doping, and semiconductor material in the well region under semiconductor is rendered porous and under parts of the sensor element structure is removed and/or rendered porous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Hans Artmann, Thorsten Pannek
  • Publication number: 20030110868
    Abstract: A flowmeter includes a floating body which floats freely in a stream in a measuring tube, and is acted upon by a flowing force, buoyancy and a weight. In order to generate a counterforce, a measuring spring is fixedly connected to the floating body. The floating body is preferably self-stabilized through a selection of corresponding geometrical relationships. The measuring spring can optionally be rotatably supported on the floating body and/or the measuring tube. The floating body is suitably made of light weight plastic material, so that the density (mass/volume) of the floating body matches the density of the flowing medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: GEMU Gebruder Muller Apparatebau GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Fritz Muller, Klaus Heger
  • Publication number: 20030110869
    Abstract: To provide a seat weight measuring apparatus having advantages such as reduced production cost and assembling cost. The seat weight measuring apparatus comprises a seat frame for supporting the seat and a load sensor attached on the seat frame. The seat frame is provided with blocks respectively on the lower surfaces of the front ends of the left and right seat rails fixed thereon, and vehicle body mounting brackets are pivotally connected to the blocks. A load sensor is disposed under the front end of the load transmitting plate of the rear frame mounted on the rear ends of the seat rails. In the seat weight measuring apparatus in such a structure, the seat weight is supported at three points of; the pivotally connected portions at the front ends on the left and right sides and the load sensor at the rear center so as to be horizontal with respect to the floor of the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: TAKATA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroshi Aoki
  • Publication number: 20030110870
    Abstract: An aseptic, continuous sampling arrangement used in a fluid transportation system, the arrangement including an elbow pipe and a septum cartridge. The sampling arrangement further including a needle, a tube, and a collection reservoir, arranged such that the collection reservoir is in fluid contact with the fluid transportation system. The sampling arrangement configured to create a non-laminar fluid flow region from which a continuous sample of fluid material is drawn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventor: Darrell Lee Bigalke
  • Publication number: 20030110871
    Abstract: A system for analyzing particles including: a source of solid particles; a sampler apparatus attached to and integral with the source of solid particles which apparatus is adapted to enable removal of small amounts of sample material from the source; a sonication cell connected to the sampling apparatus which sonication cell receives, optionally conditions, and sonicates the small amounts of sample material; a sample analysis apparatus connected to the sonication cell which sample analysis apparatus is adapted to receive, optionally further condition, and analyze the resulting sonicated sample received from the sonication cell; and a liquid pump and liquid carrying lines adapted to: withdraw aliqouts from the source; convey a withdrawn aliqout to the sonication cell and sample analysis apparatus; and flush the system free of residual aliqout contamination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Steven M. Malachowski, Vincenzo G. Marcello
  • Publication number: 20030110872
    Abstract: A mechanical inspection sled which can be pushed through a pipeline using a series of connecting rigid rods. Mechanical measuring devices are mounted on the sled. These devices deflect when the pipe's internal diameter decreases. The deflection is visually observable by the user through a series of reflective indicators. The measuring devices are sufficiently pliable to allow the sled to pass beyond distorted areas and complete a full inspection of the pipeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Rodney G. Powers, Robert M. Langley
  • Publication number: 20030110873
    Abstract: An adjustable gauge mounting cup with interchangeable mounting pedestals that provide a maximum number of mounting locations within a vehicle. The gauge mounting cup allows the operator to easily adjust the viewing angle of the gauge after the cup is mounted in the vehicle. The cup can also have replaceable mounts that have various types of mounting footprints and sizes. The gauge mounting cup mounts on a ball and socket or other adjustable mounting means. This allows the cup to be swiveled on three axes after the base pedestal is mounted and also allows the cup to be moved forward and backward on the pedistal mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventor: Michael Durnen
  • Publication number: 20030110874
    Abstract: A micro actuator including: a translationally driving section having a moving portion which is incorporated in a case 14 and moves translationally; and a displacement enlarging member 1 having one end portion 1g connected to the moving portion of the translationally driving section and another end portion 1h connected to the case, wherein as the one end portion 1g is pulled on the basis of the translational movement, the amount of displacement of its distal end 1a is enlarged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2000
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventor: NAOKI MURAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20030110875
    Abstract: There is provided a method of controlling the operation of a multispeed gearbox which is associated with a start-up clutch, at least one power shift clutch, shift clutches for shifting into various speeds of the gearbox and with a control unit for controlling the actuation of at least one of the clutches. The method comprises the step of controlling the coefficient of friction of the at least one clutch during operation of the gearbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILUNGS KG
    Inventor: Martin Brandt
  • Publication number: 20030110876
    Abstract: A synchronizing arrangement in a planetary gear (1) has an axially movable ring gear (22) which for various gearchange positions can be coupled to either of two coupling rings (9, 16), situated on their respective sides of the planetary gear (1), via synchronising rings (14, 20) which belong to these coupling rings, are capable of limited rotation relative to the ring gear and have external locking teeth (30, 31) to prevent gear engagement before synchronisation is achieved. The ring gear (22) is provided with two grooves (26, 27) which run round its inside and each accommodate a ring-shaped locking device (28) for transferring axial force to the respective synchronising ring at the time of gear engagement. The respective locking device is also situated in an external groove (32, 33) in the relating synchronising ring and can be compressed in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventor: Dag Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20030110877
    Abstract: The pivot-less Watt linkage supports a first rigid element relative to a second rigid element and permits relative motion between the rigid elements. The pivot-less Watt linkage comprises an elongate, rigid, floating beam, an elongate first flexible beam, an elongate second flexible beam and a flexible member. The first flexible beam extends in a first direction from a first point on the floating beam to the first rigid element. The second flexible beam extends in a second direction, substantially opposite the first direction, from a second point on the floating beam to the first rigid element. The second point is spatially separated from the first point along the length of the floating beam. The flexible member extends in the first direction from a third point on the floating beam to the second rigid element. The third point is intermediate between the first point and the second point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Storrs T. Hoen, Jonah A. Harley
  • Publication number: 20030110878
    Abstract: A conveying device in which a conveying arm assembly can be quickly set in a conveying position and can be rapidly stabilized in the conveying position is disclosed. The conveying device comprises a conveying arm assembly, a fixed shaft, at least one set of hollow operating shafts which are necessary for controlling an operation of the conveying arm assembly, and a motor provided between the fixed shaft and each of the operating shafts. The one set of operating shafts are attached to the fixed shaft such that they can be rotated coaxially with respect to the fixed shaft outside fixed shaft and are arranged in an axial direction of the fixed shaft. The conveying arm assembly is attached to an end portion of the operating shaft close to the end of the fixed shaft. The motor comprises a stator provided on the fixed shaft and a rotor provided on each of the operating shafts such that it is opposed to the stator on an outer peripheral side of the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Daihen Corporation
    Inventors: Takenori Wakabayashi, Satoshi Nii, Masashi Kamitani, Michio Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20030110879
    Abstract: An adjustable foot pedal assembly for a vehicle, according to one disclosed embodiment, comprises a foot pedal supported by a base. The pedal is mounted in a position generally above the base, with the lower end of the pedal pivotally connected to the lower end of the base. The first end of a lever arm is pivotally mounted on the lower surface of the pedal and the second end of the lever arm is positioned for movement relative to the upper surface of the base when the pedal is pivoted toward and away from the base between a depressed position and an idle position. An adjustment mechanism may couple the upper end portion of the base to a wall of a vehicle and is configured to selectively vary the fore and aft position of the base and the pedal from the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Freightliner LLC
    Inventors: William G. Massey, Nasser Zamani
  • Publication number: 20030110880
    Abstract: A headset spacer unit and a steering assembly equipped therewith in which the headset spacer unit is formed of a plurality of annular spacers, each of which has a configuration at top and bottom sides thereof which is shaped to enable a bottom side of each of the plurality of spacer to make an interlocking engagement with a top side of another of said plurality of annular spacers in a manner preventing relative radial movement between the spacers. In the steering assembly, advantageously, a highest component of the headset and a bottom surface of the handle bar stem have a complementary configuration for engaging with the configuration of a respective side of the spacer unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Robert Wayne Tison, Thomas W. Reeder
  • Publication number: 20030110881
    Abstract: A steering device for a motor vehicle comprises a stationary skeleton which has an essentially arc-shaped skeleton section, and an actuation member that is movably mounted on the skeleton section and that has two contact sections essentially opposite from each other. The actuation member surrounds the skeleton section with a ring-shaped cross section and extends between the contact sections continuously along the arc-shaped skeleton section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Christian Lorenz
  • Publication number: 20030110882
    Abstract: A vehicle steering wheel has a skeleton that is made by using a metal foam, preferably on the basis of aluminum, magnesium and their alloys. The density of the metal foam lies between 0.3 and 1.0 g/cm3. The modulus of elasticity of the skeleton lies in the range from 2 to 14 GPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: John-Oliver Derrick
  • Publication number: 20030110883
    Abstract: An arrangement for fastening a steering wheel to a steering column comprises a steering shaft end with a contact surface for a steering wheel hub to rest on. The steering shaft end has a slit extending along a steering shaft axis, which slit produces at least two opposite steering shaft end sections. The arrangement includes a device for optionally altering a slit width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Lorenz
  • Publication number: 20030110884
    Abstract: A method of attaching a balance weight to a rotating shaft includes providing a balancing weight which is adapted to be attached to the rotating shaft, wherein the balancing weight comprises a plate with an inner surface and an outer surface, and the plate is curved such that the inner surface has a profile which matches the outer surface of the rotating shaft and the plate includes a plurality of orifices extending through the plate, each of said orifices having an inner wall defining a support surface. An adhesive is applied to the rotating shaft, and the balancing weight is placed onto the rotating shaft with the adhesive located between the balancing weight and the rotating shaft. The adhesive is then cured to form a secure attachment of the balancing weight to the rotating shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventor: William Bogen
  • Publication number: 20030110885
    Abstract: A differential cover for a differential unit of a vehicle includes a central area, a flange area having a lower surface facing a mating direction for mating with a surface of a differential housing. The flange area has a plurality of apertures distributed along the flange area. The flange between centerlines of adjacent apertures defines a plurality of segments, each of which extending further in the mating direction than the lower surfaces of the segment at respective centerlines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventor: Kevin Ray Beutler
  • Publication number: 20030110886
    Abstract: A metal having a high chromium content, characterized in that it is produced in an arc melting furnace and contains Cr in an amount of 85% or more and has an Al content of 0.005% or less, an Si content of 0.1% or less and an S content of 0.002% or less; and a method for producing the metal having a high chromium content which comprises reducing a chromium oxide heated and melted in an arc melting furnace with Si, to thereby prepare a metal melt containing 85% or more of CR, discharging a slag formed by the reduction with Si from the arc melting furnace, adding a fresh basic flux into the arc melting furnace, melting the basic flux with arc, to bring a slag formed by the melting of the basic flux to contact with the above metal melt and thereby refine the metal melt, and then taking out the refined metal melt from the arc melting furnace, followed by casting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Hiroiti Sugimori, Chitoshi Matsumura, Satoaki Kawaguchi, Masanori Kato
  • Publication number: 20030110887
    Abstract: A powder for metal injection molding of has a silicon content of less than 0.1%. Silica inclusions are substantially eliminated in the finished molded product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Bartone, Santosh K. Das
  • Publication number: 20030110888
    Abstract: A method of forming a powder metal material or article includes the steps of molding a compact from a metallurgical powder, and then sintering the compact. The metallurgical powder may include at least one of a stainless steel powder and a low-chromium steel-base powder, and about 0.5 to about 15 weight percent of glass powder. Alternatively, the metallurgical powder may include at least one of a stainless steel powder and a low-chromium steel-base powder, about 3 to about 15 weight percent molybdenum, and about 1 to about 15 weight percent of nickel-base alloy powder. The present invention also is directed to metallurgical powders useful in and materials and articles made by the methods of the present invention. Such articles include, but are not limited to, valve guides for internal combustion engine EGR systems, valve seats, exhaust system components, combustion chambers, other combustion engine parts subjected to high temperature, and chemical industry valve and corrosion parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventor: John C. Kosco
  • Publication number: 20030110889
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing sponge iron includes heating iron oxide together with a solid reducing agent to reduce the iron oxide into sponge iron, wherein the iron oxide includes a mixture of powdered hematite and powdered iron ore or a mixture of powdered hematite and powdered mill scale, the powdered hematite has a specific surface area of 2.0 m2/g or more, and the content of the powdered hematite is 5-45% by mass with respect to the total quantity of iron oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Satoshi Uenosono, Akio Sonobe, Hiroshi Sugihara
  • Publication number: 20030110890
    Abstract: A process for the production of high surface area tantalum and/or niobium powders via the reduction of the corresponding tantalum and/or niobium oxides is disclosed, wherein the reduction is carried out by reacting the tantalum and/or niobium oxides with at least one metal halide selected from the group consisting of halides of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Ce, and an alkali metal at elevated temperature so as to form the tantalum and/or niobium powders. The process of the present invention has the advantages of: simple operation, the tantalum and/or niobium powders obtained have high surface area, high purity, good flowability, therefore are particularly suitable for manufacturing electrolytic capacitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Jilin He, Luntao Pan, Ningfeng Yuan, Xiaoli Wen, Xingbang Li
  • Publication number: 20030110891
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for iron reduction to make sponge iron which consists in: depositing a feed of iron ore on a grate and moving the grate so as to cause the feed to pass in at least three different zones; inputting gases, called input gases into one or several zones, including a hot gaseous carbonaceous reducing agent, and forcing said input gases through the ore located on the grate; and capturing the gases resulting from said forced passage, called output gases. The passage of the input gases brings the ore to a temperature ranging between 850° C. and 1300° C.; maintaining said feed at said temperature until an iron ore metallizing rate ranging between 60% and 100% is obtained. The feed deposited on the grate consists of either iron ore calibrated between 5 mm and 40 mm, or iron ore pellets having a diameter ranging between 5 mm and 20 mm, or iron ore granules of size between 2 mm and 10 mm, and the thickness of the deposited layer ranges between 150 mm and 600 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Bernard Vanderheyden, Rene Munnix
  • Publication number: 20030110892
    Abstract: In devices used for the direct conversion of heat into electricity, or vice versa, known in the art as thermoelectric power generators, thermoelectric refrigerators and thermoelectric heat pumps, the efficiency of energy conversion and/or coefficient of performance have been considerably lower than those of conventional reciprocating or rotary, heat engines and/or vapor-compression systems, employing certain refrigerants. The energy conversion efficiency of power generating devices, for example, aside from the hot and cold junction temperatures, also depends on a parameter known in the art as the thermoelectric figure of merit Z=S2&sgr;/k, where S is the thermoelectric power, &sgr; is the electrical conductivity and k is the thermal conductivity, of the material that constitutes the p-type, and/or n-type, thermoelements, or branches, of the said devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventor: Michael C. Nicoloau
  • Publication number: 20030110893
    Abstract: A container for molten metal which uses heat of solidification for heating the molten metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventor: C. Edward Eckert
  • Publication number: 20030110894
    Abstract: A method of heating molten aluminum in a container utilizing gas stirring means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventor: C. Edward Eckert
  • Publication number: 20030110895
    Abstract: A container for molten metal which uses heat of solidification for heating the molten metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventor: C. Edward Eckert
  • Publication number: 20030110896
    Abstract: An anti-bonding agent for blast furnace slag or its grading adjusted slag includes one or more polymers having a main constituent unit shown by 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Kokan Mining Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Mitsufuji, Chiaki Yoshizawa, Takashi Wada, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Tomoo Takahashi, Mitsuo Kinoshita, Tatsushi Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20030110897
    Abstract: A composite keyboard musical instrument comprises an acoustic piano and a silent system, and the silent system includes a hammer stopper split into two parts assigned to higher/middle pitched parts and a lower pitched part, respectively, and a timing changer for accelerating escape of jacks; although the two parts are independently rotatably supported by bearing units, two transmission mechanisms are used in parallel for transmitting torque from only one electric motor to the two parts and timing changer so that the power transmission system is simple.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventor: Katsuo Itou