Patents Issued in June 24, 2004
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Publication number: 20040118138Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to reduce the constraint that the density ratio is constant as small as possible, and to obtain high power recovering effect in a wide operation range by using an expander which is operated in accordance with a flowing direction of refrigerant.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuo Nakatani, Yoshikazu Kawabe, Noriho Okaza, Yuji Inoue, Akira Hiwata
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Publication number: 20040118139Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a two chamber freezer whereby both chambers can be maintained at a substantially constant ultra-low temperature, such as within the range of about −40° C. to −80° C. Short term items may be stored in and accessed by the upper door from an upper chamber while long term items may be stored in and accessed by the lower door in the lower chamber. The upper and lower chambers are thermodynamically independent of each other thereby reducing the power usage of the freezer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2002Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: GSLE Development CorporationInventors: Allan Kelly, Chuan Weng
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Publication number: 20040118140Abstract: A variable displacement compressor optionally varies displacement based upon pressure in a crank chamber for adjusting the pressure in the crank chamber by varying an opening degree of a passage that interconnects the crank chamber and one of relatively high and low pressure regions of the refrigeration cycle. A control valve of the variable displacement compressor has a valve seat and a valve. The valve seat has a seat surface for adjusting the opening degree of the passage. The valve has a valve surface for adjusting the opening degree of the passage. At least one of the seat surface and the valve surface is made of a material with relatively high hardness.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Satoshi Umemura, Hideki Mizutani, Masakazu Murase, Tatsuya Hirose, Yuji Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20040118141Abstract: A refrigerator comprises a cool air generating part supplying cool air to a storage compartment; upper and lower cabinets having first and second storage compartments; and a shaft rotatably supporting the upper and lower cabinets, respectively. With this configuration, the refrigerator is useable in all directions by a rotatable structure, is easily carried by wheels, and is useable as a table by a table member provided in an upper part of an upper cabinet.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoon-young Kim, Gun-ho Hong
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Publication number: 20040118142Abstract: This disclosure provides an integrated thermal management system and methods for managing the cooling of electrical devices and components and the heating and cooling of the passengers' compartment in a hybrid or full electric vehicle to reduce the cost and volume of such systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: John Sheungchun Hsu, Donald Joe Adams, Gui-Jia Su, Laura D. Marlino, Curtis W. Ayers, Chester Coomer
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Publication number: 20040118143Abstract: A modular semiconductor chip cooling system having a readily openable enclosure defining a chamber configured to hold a printed circuit board carrying components to be cooled. The enclosure can include a reservoir, a condenser and a pump. Sprayers within the chamber are adjustably mounted on one or more brackets to allow each sprayer to be set for the individual height of its respective component. The enclosure can be readily removed from a computer system through a quick release connection. The computer system can include a condenser and pump to operate all its modular cooling systems, removing the condensing function from the individual modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Cullen E. Bash, Abdlmonem H. Beitelmal, Chandrakant D. Patel
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Publication number: 20040118144Abstract: A multiple zone hermetic inverter/converter chamber for cooling power electronics using direct contact cooling in the liquid refrigerant zone and vapor refrigerant zone located in the hermetic container, and indirect non-contact cooling in the ambient cooling zone located in the interstitial space between the hermetic container and the thermally isolated housing. The ambient cooling zone operates at atmospheric pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: John S. Hsu, Donald J. Adams, Gui-Jia Su, Laura D. Marlino, Curtis W. Ayers, Chester Coomer
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Publication number: 20040118145Abstract: With the intention of reducing power consumption and noise, there is provided a binary refrigeration unit which can be started even by a compressor equipped with a small-torque and compact motor. The binary refrigeration unit is constructed in such a manner that an evaporator 4 of a high-temperature side refrigerant circuit H and a condenser 12 of a low-temperature side refrigerant circuit L are disposed side by side, a refrigerant of the low-temperature side refrigerant circuit L is cooled to be condensed at the condenser 12 by vaporization heat of a refrigerant of the high-temperature side refrigerant circuit H evaporated by the evaporator 4, the condensed refrigerant of the low-temperature side refrigerant circuit L is evaporated at an evaporator 14, and accordingly a low temperature much lower than a low temperature obtained by the evaporator 4 is obtained by the evaporator 14.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicants: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sanyo Electric Biomedical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsuzi Takasugi, Yuichi Tamaoki
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Publication number: 20040118146Abstract: A substantially horizontal compressor including a housing having a main body portion with an open end. An end cap is secured to the main body portion with the end cap being provided with a plurality of apertures. The hermetic terminal body of the compressor is sealably fitted into one of the plurality of apertures located in the end cap. One of the apertures is sealably fitted with a heater well in which a substantially cylindrical heater element is removably received. A third aperture may be provided in the end cap in which a sight glass is sealably secured for checking the oil level in the oil sump. An indentation is formed in the end cap to increase the rigidity of the end cap. The proximity of the terminal assembly and heater well allows the wiring therefor to be part of the same wiring harness.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: David K. Haller, Robin G. Skinner
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Publication number: 20040118147Abstract: A multi-stage compression type rotary compressor, having a driving element and a first and a second rotary compression element that are driven by the driving element in a sealed container, is provided. The refrigerant compressed by the first rotary compression element is discharged into the sealed container, and said discharged refrigerant with an intermediate pressure is then compressed by the second rotary compression element. By cooling the refrigerant absorbed into the second rotary compression element, the rise in the temperature of the refrigerant that is compressed and discharged by the second rotary compression element can be suppressed. And, the supercooling degree of the refrigerant is increases before reaching the expansion valve to improve the cooling ability of the evaporator.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Kazuya Sato, Kenzo Matsumoto, Haruhisa Yamasaki, Akifumi Tomiuka, Kazuaki Fujiwara, Kentaro Yamaguchi, Masaji Yamanaka
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Publication number: 20040118148Abstract: An accumulator for use in a motor vehicle air conditioning system. The accumulator comprises an accumulator housing, an outlet fluid pipe assembly and an inlet fluid pipe assembly. The accumulator housing has a top wall, a bottom wall and a side wall connecting the top wall to the bottom wall. The outlet fluid pipe assembly has an inlet end. The inlet fluid pipe assembly includes a tubular first portion and a diverter/diffusing portion configured to direct refrigerant flowing through the first portion towards the sidewall and downwardly away from the top wall of the accumulator housing. The first tubular portion has an axis offset from the inlet end of the outlet fluid pipe assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2002Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: TI Group Automotives Systems, LLCInventors: Joe Ther, Charles Thrift
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Publication number: 20040118149Abstract: A motor-driven compressor for compressing a refrigerant in an air conditioning system includes an electric motor, a swash plate-type compression unit driven by the electric motor, and a cooling channel for returning the refrigerant used by the air conditioning system to a suction chamber of the compression unit. The cooling channel has an upstream section including an armature chamber of the electric motor, and a downstream section extending from the armature chamber to the suction chamber in such a manner that the downstream section is separated from a crank chamber of the compression unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventor: Masataka Tsunoda
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Publication number: 20040118150Abstract: A refrigerant cycle system includes a first heat-exchanging portion for condensing gas refrigerant discharged from a compressor, a gas-liquid separator into which all of refrigerant after passing through the first heat-exchanging portion and a part of gas refrigerant discharged from the compressor are introduced, and a second heat-exchanging portion for cooling and condensing refrigerant flowing from the gas-liquid separator. Because all of the condensed refrigerant from the first heat-exchanging portion is introduced into the gas-liquid separator, a passage area of a gas refrigerant introduction passage for introducing gas refrigerant from the compressor into the gas-liquid separator can be set relatively large. Therefore, a dimension difference of the gas refrigerant introducing passage in manufacturing is not greatly affected to an adjustment of a liquid refrigerant amount in the gas-liquid separator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Etsuhisa Yamada, Shigeki Ito, Teruyuki Hotta, Yasushi Yamanaka
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Publication number: 20040118151Abstract: An evaporator system comprised of two individual refrigerant circuits, integrated in such a way that if one circuit is not in operation, no portion of the airflow through the evaporator fails to come into contact with the refrigerant in the active circuit. This eliminates the possibility of socalled bypass air (air passing through inactive region of evaporator). An extreme example of bypass air is illustrated in the use of a split face evaporator where on half of the evaporator is active and the other half is inactive. The purpose of such an integrated dual circuit evaporator being to improve part load performance of a refrigerating or air conditioning system when one circuit of the system is inactive.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventor: Thomas H. Hebert
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Publication number: 20040118152Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchanger in a refrigerator having a simple structure and an improved heat exchange performance. For this, the present invention includes refrigerant tubes (10) having a plurality of straight parts (11) and a plurality of curved parts (12) connected between the straight parts arrange to form one or more columns perpendicular to each other, a plurality of straight plate type fins (20) fitted to the straight parts (11) of the refrigerant tubes (10) by means of a plurality of through holes (21) formed therein to form one or more than columns along a length direction, and one pair of reinforcing plates (30) fitted to the straight parts of the refrigerant tubes on both sides of the fins, wherein ST=D/N, where D denotes a width of the reinforcing plate (30), ST denotes a distance between centers of the refrigerant tube in each column, N denotes a number of the columns of the refrigerant tubes (21).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Sam Chul Ha, Jong Min Sin, Bong Jun Choi, Cheol Hwan Kim, Young Hwan Ko, Young Jeong, Seong Hai Jeong, Alexei V Tikhonov
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Publication number: 20040118153Abstract: Disclosed are methods for efficiently and economically designing, constructing, or operating a light hydrocarbon gas liquefaction process for the liquefaction of selected quantities of light hydrocarbon gas. The method includes a light hydrocarbon gas liquefaction launch train to liquefy an initial amount of light hydrocarbon gas and one or more optional subsequent modular expansion phases to said light hydrocarbon gas liquefaction train to liquefy additional selected quantities of light hydrocarbon gas up to a selected maximum quantity of light hydrocarbon gas for the process. The methods employ shared use facilities, such as light hydrocarbon feed gas pretreatment facilities, refrigerant compression facilities, cryogenic heat exchange facilities, access services, other liquefaction equipment, and liquefied product storage and shipping facilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Jeffrey H. Sawchuk, Richard Jones, Patrick B. Ward
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Jewelry finding and method of using same with ornament having integrated clip and gripping mechanism
Publication number: 20040118154Abstract: An earring jewelry finding of wire-like configuration having first and second free ends for detachably engaging ornaments. The finding has an enlargement located on the shaft to position the finding relative to a pierced earlobe. The ornaments may be identical or of a different configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Ann M. Schockett, Thomas P. Romeo -
Publication number: 20040118155Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of making an ultra dry high purity, Cl-free, F doped fused silica glass. Silica powder or soot preforms are used to form a glass under conditions to provide a desired level of F doping while reducing the Cl and −OH concentrations to trace levels. The method includes providing a glass precursor in the from of a silica powder or soot preform. The powder is heated in a furnace. The powder is exposed to a F-species at a predetermined temperature and time sufficient to melt the powder and form a high purity fused silica glass in the bottom of said furnace.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2002Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: John T. Brown, Stephen C. Currie, Susan L. Schiefelbein, Michael H. Wasilewski, HuaiLiang Wei
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Publication number: 20040118156Abstract: Known is a method of producing a quartz glass crucible in which a crucible base body is provided at least in part with an inner layer in which the formation of cristobalite is induced by using a crystallization promoter. On the basis thereof, in order to provide an inexpensive method of producing a quartz glass crucible with reproducible characteristics for long service lives, it is suggested according to the invention that the crystallization promoter and a reducing substance are introduced into the inner layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Gabriele Korus, Hilmar Laudahn, Martin Arndt, Udo Gertig
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Publication number: 20040118157Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the laser-assisted introduction of metal ions by ion exchange and diffusion and for the colored internal scribing of glass.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Reinhard Borek, Thomas Rainer, Klaus-Jurgen Berg
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Publication number: 20040118158Abstract: A process for producing an SiO2 shaped body which is at least partially vitrified, wherein an amorphous, porous SiO2 green body is sintered or vitrified by contactless heating by means of radiation, while avoiding contamination to the SiO2 shaped body with foreign atoms, wherein the radiation used is the beam of a laser at a subatmospheric pressure below 1000 mbar.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: Wacker-Chemie GmbHInventors: Fritz Schwertfeger, Axel Frauenknecht, Jens Guenster, Sven Engler, Juergen Heinrich
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Publication number: 20040118159Abstract: A method of fabricating at least one hollow glass article by implementing fabrication cycle consisting, specifically, in stretching the blank prior to inflating it by transferring the blank into a finishing mold that includes a suction cup in its mold cavity, the suction cup being movable in translation parallel to the axis of the mold over a stretching stroke between firstly an extended position inside the mold and secondly a retracted position in which the suction cup is situated at the bottom of the mold. The method includes the step of establishing suction in the suction cup prior to the bottom of the blank coming into contact therewith, thereby uniting the bottom of the blank with the suction cup while it is placed in its extended position, and then displacing the suction cup to its retracted position in order to stretch the blank.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Max Rombouts, Chris Van Reijmersdal, Gerard Pajean, Sisaveng Rattana
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Publication number: 20040118160Abstract: In the method for loading a glass processing installation (5) with loading portions (10a), glass plates (10, 10b) are extracted repeatedly from a storage unit (20) in a predetermined sequence and divided into a residual portion (10b), which is stored in the storage unit, and a loading portion (10a), which is delivered to the glass processing installation. It is thereby possible to selectively load the glass processing unit with portions of glass plates of certain dimensions and of a determined sort. The device for loading a glass processing installation comprises a storage unit (20) with at least two compartments (21), each compartment being capable of receiving at least one glass plate (10, 10b), and displacing means for displacing a glass plate in a compartment at least partially out of the compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: Bystronic Maschinen AGInventors: Rolf Honegger, Hans Gfeller
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Publication number: 20040118161Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing and/or preparing molten glass. The invention is characterised by the following: the molten glass flows in a container in a principal flow direction, the level of the molten glass being at a specific height above the base surface of the container; streams of a free-flowing medium are introduced into the molten glass in such way that said glass flows in spiral paths and that the axes of the spirals run parallel or approximately parallel to the principal flow direction; neighbouring inlet points of the streams are separated by a mutual distance, (viewed from the principal flow direction), of at least 0.5 times the height of the molten glass level.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2004Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Horst Loch, Wolfgang Muschick, Petra Illing Zimmermann, Stefan Schmitt
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Publication number: 20040118162Abstract: Apparatus for indexing glassware through a series of angularly spaced stations includes first and second arrays of glassware gripping fingers mounted on associated carriers that are rotatable about a common axis, both conjointly and with respect to each other. Each carrier is connected to as associated servo motor, which in turn are connected to a controller for rotating the carriers with respect to each other to grip and release glassware between the fingers, and to rotate the carriers conjointly to index the glassware between apparatus stations. One array of glassware gripping fingers includes coil springs for biasing the fingers toward the fingers of the opposing array for accommodating tolerance variations in the glassware. Drive rollers are located at at least some of the stations, and are pivotal into and out of positions for rotating the containers about their axes for inspection or other purposes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: George A. Nickey, Stephen M. Gerber, Noel D. Wendt, Ronald E. Gast, Gregory A. Ritz, James Scott Barnes, William R. Martin
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Publication number: 20040118163Abstract: A thermal treatment apparatus includes a furnace of a refractory, a stage capable of carrying synthetic silica glass and moving between a first stage position for letting the synthetic silica glass into the furnace and a second stage position for letting the synthetic silica glass out of the furnace, a heat generator for heating the synthetic silica glass, and a driving section connected to the stage, for moving the stage between the first stage position and the second stage position. The thermal treatment apparatus also can include a rotational driving section for rotating the stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Shouji Yajima, Hiroyuki Hiraiwa, Yasuji Ishida
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Publication number: 20040118164Abstract: A method of forming an optical fiber by heat treating a consolidated glass article, doped with at least one refractive index-modifying dopant, at a temperature between about 1100° C. and 1400° C. and for a time between about 1 hour and 12 hours in a helium-containing atmosphere. The consolidated glass article is an optical fiber precursor. The optical fiber drawn from the heat treated consolidated glass article exhibits an attenuation lower than an optical fiber drawn from a substantially identical optical fiber precursor that has not been heat treated in accordance with the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2002Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Heather D. Boek, Carl W. Ponader
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Publication number: 20040118165Abstract: A warp knitted fabric is knitted by first threads, second threads and third threads, wherein the second threads and the third threads are extended along a warp-wise orientation of the warp knitted fabric and in an interlaced condition to form wales and widths of the third threads lapped are greater than widths of the second threads lapped. The first threads are extended along the warp-wise orientation and lapped over the wales to form crochets. The warp knitted fabric has a stitched portion, in which the first threads, the second threads and the third threads are knitted with each other. The warp knitted fabric has a first side and a second side and the stitched portion is arranged adjacent to the first side such that the second side has a well flexibility to be bent laterally.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventor: Jui-Tung Hung
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Publication number: 20040118166Abstract: The invention provides a wearable electrode apparatus and manufacture thereof. The wearable electrode apparatus includes a garment and 2M terminals. The garment includes 2M electrically conductive portions. Each of the terminals is disposed on one of the 2M electrically conductive portions, respectively, for purpose of connection with an external apparatus. In particular, a semi-garment is first formed and cut out from a fabric according to a pattern of the garment. The electrically conductive portions are formed together with or after the formation of the semi-garment. Then, the semi-garment with the electrically conductive portions is formed into the garment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: King's Metal Fiber Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hong-Hsu Huang, Cheng-Yi Chen, Chun-Jong Kuo
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Publication number: 20040118167Abstract: Disclosed is a tub protection bolt of a washing machine for fixing a tub to a cabinet on carrying the washing machine. The present invention includes a screwed shaft penetrating a cabinet of the washing machine to be coupled with a boss of a tub and a head part at one end of the screwed shaft to have a narrow cut-away portion holding a power cable of the washing machine by insertion. The head part includes a head at the one end of the screwed shaft, a flange extending outward from an outer circumference of the head, and the narrow cut-away portion provided from an outer circumference of the flange toward the head. The cut-away portion includes an insertion portion provided from the outer circumference of the flange in a direction of a center of the head and a fixing portion bent from an end of the insertion portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Gon Kim, Yu Beom Kang, Sang Man Je
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Publication number: 20040118168Abstract: A lift of a drum-type washing machine is constructed as a tandem-structure lift, which includes outer and inner lift parts. The outer lift is axially installed on an inner circumferential surface of a rotating drum provided with a multitude of water penetration holes, and the inner lift part is provided with an open bottom and perforations throughout its surfaces and is slidingly installed within the outer lift part. The outer lift part has an open top and an open bottom, with the open bottom facing at least a portion of the water penetration holes. Three such lifts, spaced equidistantly around the drum, are typically provided in a drum-type washing machine. As the drum rotates, the inner lift parts protrude, one by one, through the open top of the corresponding outer lift part, causing laundry to fall a greater distance and allowing washing water to spray through the perforations onto the laundry.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kyung Chul Woo, Jun Woo Kim, Tae Hee Lee, Hyun Seok Seo, Jin Woong Kim, Soo Young Oh
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Publication number: 20040118169Abstract: A locking device to selectively lock a regulator. The device includes a hollow member, configured to receive a handle of a regulator, where the hollow member is closed on a first end and open on a second end. The second end is configured with at least three tabs extending along a longitudinal axis of the hollow member from the second end toward the first end where any two adjacent tabs define a slot configured to receive a gas line coupled to a regulator. Each tab defines a hole near the second end that is configured for receiving a locking mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Gary Donath, Robert Turbow, Billy D. McMains
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Publication number: 20040118170Abstract: A lockable valve cover has a housing with an open end and a pair of opposing slots on opposite sides of the housing extending from the open end for engaging over spaced locations on a pipe on opposite sides of a valve over which the housing is placed, the pipe extending in a first direction through the slots. A pair of openings on opposite sides of the housing are aligned in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction with a first opening being larger than a second opening, and a locking plate having a reduced width tongue engages across the housing through the openings, with the tongue projecting through the second opening. A padlock engages a hole in the tongue to lock the housing in place.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2002Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Mark R. Smith, Danny B. Green, Leonard W. Byrd, George S. Anderson
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Publication number: 20040118171Abstract: The present invention relates to a latch having a button pawl shaft for attaching two panels together at two different points. The shaft of the latch has bezels in which the shaft rotates connected to one of the panels. The shaft has pawls at both ends which engage a keeper on a second panel and disengage and clear the keeper when a force is applied to the button on the shaft thereby rotating the shaft. A precompressed torsion spring provides a force on the button at all times. When a user presses on the button thereby rotating the shaft such that the pawls disengage with keepers the spring will rotate the shaft and button back to the same position as that prior to the user applying a force on the button.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Fabrice Vitry, Andrew Thornton
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Publication number: 20040118172Abstract: A combination lock and locking pin is provided which includes indexed tumblers operable in any sequence or simultaneously to enter a combination, a channel to protect the locking pin, and a locking pin with nested locking cylinders or a reduced or conical shaped nose to fit different sized latch plates or the area behind a gun trigger.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2002Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventor: Kent J. Nall
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Publication number: 20040118173Abstract: The key collecting device being controlled on one end thereof has a main body which is provided with a movable latch positioned normally by extending and abutting of an elastic member; a transverse hole with a specific diameter extends through the main body for connecting and mounting an annular ring having a notch for mounting and detaching of keys; the movable latch is provided with a through hole having a size same as that of the transverse hole, the through hole normally is under pressure to get out of the way of the transverse hole but get in the notch of the annular ring, so that partial length of the movable latch is exposed out of the end surface of the main body for controlling by pressing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2002Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventor: Yu-Hwei Huang
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Publication number: 20040118174Abstract: A key ring comprising a preferably circular ring having a complete first turn 1 and a part of or preferably a complete second turn 2 joined to and resiliently pulled towards the first turn, which is separated from the second turn by a gap extending between the two turns and between the two free ends 3, 5 thereof, the head of a key being passed through the gap so as to fix it to or remove it from the key ring, wherein a lug 9 is provided in the form of a claw having a leading edge 10 sufficiently thin to be inserted into the gap and sufficiently wide, by rotating the lug, to move the two turns apart sufficiently to insert a key head between them, and fixating means for fixating the lug at a distance from the ring sufficient to allow the insertion of the lug into the gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventor: Nicolas Brantschem
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Publication number: 20040118175Abstract: A fixture for supporting a workpiece such as a cast turbine blade allows bending and/or twist correction of the workpiece with the movable ram of a press. The fixture includes a base and a pair of workpiece supports mounted at spaced locations on the base. A bearing such as a spherical swivel bearing is included in each workpiece support. Each bearing has a mount receiving a portion of the workpiece therein. When the workpiece is supported by the bearing mounts along a support axis, and is engaged by the press ram intermediate the workpiece supports for bending correction, the bearings and workpiece can move in at least one plane including the support axis. Preferably, the bearings also allow rotational movement about the support axis, while a rotation imparting member allows twist correction by rotational movement of one bearing and the workpiece portion therein with respect to the other bearing which is restricted from rotating.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2002Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Phillip G. Lawrence, Frederick W. Hohman, Jeffrey R. Braak
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Publication number: 20040118176Abstract: A quick release drive assembly intercouples a reversible hand held motor and a drive screw for mounting blind fasteners in place. A replaceable adaption assembly includes the drive screw, the nosepiece of the unit and a drive adaptor for supplying torque from the motor to the drive screw. An outer housing is coupled to the nosepiece by three ball bearings which extend into a peripheral groove in the nosepiece, and which are held in place by a locking zone of reduced inner diameter in a quick release sleeve. The quick release sleeve has an adjacent release zone of increased inner diameter, into which the ball bearings may shift. A locking spring biases the quick release sleeve to its locked position. An eject spring is operative when the quick release sleeve is shifted to its released position, to eject the adaption assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2002Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: AVK Industrial Products, A Division of SPS Technologies Inc.Inventors: Frank J. Neri, Gordon R. Bussard, John A. Duran
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Publication number: 20040118177Abstract: A fastening device of a punch assembly of a pneumatic tool, which mainly comprises a threaded rod on the front end of a body of the pneumatic metal-work tool, and the threaded rod is connected, by means of threads, with a punch assembly; the punch assembly has a threaded rod with threads for mounting a threaded ring and a fastening ring mounted around the threaded ring; the position of the threaded ring is to be varied with the setting position of the punch assembly after proper adjustment; then, it will be fastened in place with a stop screw so as to facilitate the later replacement of another punch assembly in a pre-set position without farther adjustment of distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2002Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventor: Yu-Fu Hsieh
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Publication number: 20040118178Abstract: The present invention relates to a weight-drop machine for calibrating and verifying the calibration of an occupant detection system in a vehicle. The machine comprises a lift frame that is adapted to support and lift a seat pallet toward a keeper plate to cause the pallet to engage the keeper plate so that the pallet is prevented from movement. Another weight-drop machine a weight supported for movement relative to a frame, which, in turn, is supported for movement in a direction having both a horizontal component and a vertical component of movement in a single motion. Yet another weight-drop machine comprises one or more sensors that are adapted to sense the position of a vehicle seat. Still another weight-drop machine comprises a sensor for measuring displacement of the drop weight. A towel bar lift may be provided for lifting a towel bar for operating a manual seat lock mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2002Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Mark Marentic, John Sapielak, Roland Monk, Derek Thomas, Gary Rock, Glenn Kremer, Don Hamilton, Greg Krom, Matt Debusk, Troy Deuchler, John Nathan
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Publication number: 20040118179Abstract: A calibration rig for calibration and/or re-calibration of flow meters (5) and/or flow meter calibration carts (7) is described comprising: a source (1) of pure sterilized water or a source (40) of a sterile conductive solution, a piping manifold (3) connected to the source (1), at least one flow meter (5) connected to the source (1) via the piping manifold (3) and/or at least one flow meter calibration cart (7) connected to the source (1) via the piping manifold (3) and a drain pipe (23) connected to each flow meter (5) and to each flow meter calibration cart (7) to guide liquid from the flow meter (5) and/or the flow meter calibration cart (7) to a drain (23).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Daniel Klees, David Coppa, Ola Wesstrom
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Publication number: 20040118180Abstract: The invention provides a system and network for determining the average engraved volume of an area such as the average volume of engraved cells on a gravure cylinder or plate for a printing press. In one embodiment the method comprises steps of: positioning a surface volume determining means (10) in the form of an eddy current sensor (12) in the proximity of an engraved surface (18); and inducing eddy currents in the engraved surface; and, measuring the impedance (14) of the inductor of the eddy current sensor to determine a value indicative of the average engraved volume of the engraved cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventor: Michael Keating
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Publication number: 20040118181Abstract: A measurement device with a cylindrical housing (2), with a sensor element and with an adjustment element (6) made, for example, as a potentiometer, for setting at least one parameter of the measurement device. The measurement device (1) is especially easily and still accurately and reproducibly settable by there being at least one rotary adjustment ring, the adjustment ring being made as a housing sleeve (7) for setting the parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: i f m electronic gmbhInventor: Benno Kathan
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Publication number: 20040118182Abstract: The pressure in a cylinder of a combustion engine is determined on the basis of vibrations in the engine which are generated during movement of the piston. A vibration signal (S) from a vibration sensor (4) situated on a cylinder is filtered in the region about the piston's top dead centre position, at the transition from compression to expansion, in a special filter (6) in which a half Hanning filter acts upon the vibration signal after the piston's top dead centre position. The filtered signal (U) is thereafter converted to a pressure signal (P) on the basis of an established relationship between vibration and pressure. The half Hanning filter has a significantly shorter time window (TH) than the exponential filter. The novel filter (6) cleans the vibration signal in an advantageous manner and makes more reliable pressure determination possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Manfred Klopotek Von Glowczewski, Gorver Zurita Villarroel
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Publication number: 20040118183Abstract: An apparatus and method for precisely detecting very small distances between a measurement probe and a surface, and more particularly to a proximity sensor using a constant gas flow and sensing a mass flow rate within a pneumatic bridge to detect very small distances. Within the apparatus the use of a flow restrictor and/or snubber made of porous material and/or a mass flow rate controller enables detection of very small distances in the nanometer to sub-nanometer range. A further embodiment wherein a measurement channel of a proximity sensor is connected to multiple measurement branches.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2002Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Boguslaw F. Gajdeczko, Kenneth M. Bogursky, Daniel N. Galburt, Willy M. Sander, Kevin J. Violette
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Publication number: 20040118184Abstract: An apparatus and method for precisely detecting very small distances between a measurement probe and a surface, and more particularly to a proximity sensor using a constant liquid flow and sensing a liquid mass flow rate within a bridge to detect very small distances. Within the apparatus the use of a flow restrictor and/or snubber made of porous material and/or a liquid mass flow rate controller enables detection of very small distances in the nanometer to sub-nanometer range. A further embodiment wherein a measurement channel of a proximity sensor is connected to multiple measurement branches.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: ASML Holding N.V.Inventor: Kevin J. Violette
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Publication number: 20040118185Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system for detecting leaks in weather-proof enclosures, such as buildings or automobile bodies, including small leaks that are active only when the automobile is driven at high speed in rain or snow. An applicator includes a chamber in between a pressurized water inlet and a discharge nozzle. A user points the nozzle at a suspected leak area in the enclosure and turns on the water supply to create a water stream through the applicator. As the stream passes through the chamber, fluorescent dye is drawn or displaced from a dye reservoir and mixed with the water. A mixture of fluorescent dye and water is thereby sprayed onto the suspected leak area through the nozzle. The interior of the enclosure is inspected with an inspection lamp to determine if the suspected leak area includes a leak.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventor: John Duerr
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Publication number: 20040118186Abstract: A leak detecting device including a cylinder with a pressure gauge at one end and a female faucet connector at the other end to attach to a faucet in a water system to be tested. The cylinder further having a sniffer valve to inject a compressed gas into the water system. The pressure of the gas is shown on the pressure gauge. If the pressure does not drop after the passage of time, the water system is known to be free of leaks.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2002Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventor: John Shultis
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Publication number: 20040118187Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the hermeticity of a semiconductor package is disclosed. Gas is introduced into the semiconductor package during packaging. Vacuum suction is then applied to the package. If the package has any leaks, the gas within will escape. The package is next scanned using a spectrometer. If the spectrometer does not detect any gas within the package cavity, the package is not hermetically sealed. In an alternate embodiment, the device is packaged first, and then immersed in a pressurized liquid. If the package has a leak, the pressure on the liquid will force liquid into the package cavity. The cavity of a properly sealed package will remain empty and dry. The package is scanned using a spectrometer. If the spectrometer detects liquid within the package, the package is not hermetically sealed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2002Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Allen Chien, Frank S. Geefay, Cheol Hyun Han, Qing Gan