Patents Issued in July 12, 2007
  • Publication number: 20070158353
    Abstract: A spill guard device for preventing unwanted spillage of material from a container. The device comprises a body shaped to fit on the rim of the container, the body having a U-shape in cross-section, and having a flange extending inwardly and adjacent the spout of the container, the flange preventing the material from spilling from the container as it is poured out via the spout. A notch in the underside of the body cooperates with a ridge formed on the exterior of the container, parallel and adjacent to the rim, to secure the device on the rim in proper location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: J. Michael Herbert
  • Publication number: 20070158354
    Abstract: A lid for use with a plastic container is described. The lid includes a button that assists in securing the lid to the plastic container. The button is raised from the surface of the lid. The button includes one or more concentric circles raised from the button. The raised design of the button assists in transferring the pressing force supplied by the user concentrically throughout the lid and to the rim of the lid. The button and the concentric circles provide a target for the user to press with their finger to actuate the sealing of the lid to the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Peter Jug, Aaron Rees
  • Publication number: 20070158355
    Abstract: A hole plug includes a housing having first and second ends, a peripheral flange around the housing, an adhesive layer positioned on the peripheral flange, and at least one tab extending from an edge of the peripheral flange proximate the first end. The tab is at least flush with a plane of said adhesive layer. The tab ensures that the adhesive layer does not contact a surface of a panel when the hole plug is being installed into a hole formed through the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: George Siragusa, Brian R. Peek
  • Publication number: 20070158356
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed and pertain to a lid for use with a container having a rim and an opening where volatile esters from an aromatic compound are dispersing into the environment and for enhancing the identification of the volatile esters. The lid is comprised of a generally planar laterally stabilized gas restrictive material for decreasing the dispersion rate of the volatile esters, resulting in increased concentration of the volatile esters within the container and enhancing the identification of the volatile esters emitted from the aromatic compound. The lid includes a surface for coupling to the rim in a manner that laterally stabilizes the lid so that it remains sufficiently fixed to the rim during agitation of the container. The surface also permits the lid to be removed from the rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: Randy M. Cunningham
  • Publication number: 20070158357
    Abstract: A medicine storing and dispensing apparatus includes: a cap container 501 storing a plurality of caps 2 for closing openings of vial bottles 3 and having a plurality of slits 508 formed on the bottom surface thereof; a plurality of cap stirring members 511 formed in a rotating shaft 509 in the state of protruding inside the cap container 501 through-each of the slits 508; a cap stirring member 502 for steering the caps 2 by the stirring sections 510 through rotational driving; and a cap pathway 503 which continues to the cap container 501, has a clearance allowing only one cap 2 to pass through, and which is inclined downward so as to align the passing caps 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: YUYAMA MFG, CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shoji Yuyama, Katsunori Yoshina, Takafumi Imai, Masahito Miyashita
  • Publication number: 20070158358
    Abstract: A vending machine includes at least one width-adjustable storage rack, the storage rack having a fixed wall and a movable wall connected to the fixed wall by at least one connecting link; and an adjustment mechanism constructed and adapted to position the movable wall relative to the fixed wall and to thereby vary an interior width between the fixed and movable walls. Two movable walls can be connected to a single fixed wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: AUTOMATED MERCHANDISING SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Paul Mason, David Sprankle
  • Publication number: 20070158359
    Abstract: Automatic dispensers, proximity detectors and user-detection methods. A proximity detector can be used to trigger operation of the dispenser to dispense products such as towel, tissue, wipes, sheet-form materials, soap, shaving cream, fragrances and personal care products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: James Rodrian
  • Publication number: 20070158360
    Abstract: Reservoir for a dispense system designed to maintain a suspending fluid flow within the reservoir. The fluid dispense system is particularly well suited to be manufactured in a single-use format comprising a fluid reservoir and fill tube assembly, particularly comprising a reservoir, tubing, fittings and connectors, and a needle. The system ensures uniformity within the liquid by moving the fluid through the product reservoir such as with a continuous or pulsating flow, and is designed to maintain the fluid in motion in order to maintain a homogenous solution. The reservoir is designed to minimize any fluid dead zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Saunders, Brett Belongia
  • Publication number: 20070158361
    Abstract: A liquid spray apparatus having a liquid supply assembly is disclosed. The assembly has a container and a collapsible liner received within the interior of the container. Sidewalls of the liner have a plurality of annular weak portions. As liquid (e.g. paint) in the liner is dispensed, the sidewalls are folded and collapsed regularly in the longitudinal direction without irregular local transverse deformations. The uniform collapsing of the liner enables stable spraying of the liquid and minimizes the amount of liquid left unsprayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Koyama
  • Publication number: 20070158362
    Abstract: A dispensing cartridge, particularly for dental impression materials, comprises a locking member for locking a tip to the dispensing cartridge and/or to a container accommodated in the dispensing cartridge. The locking member has a first end and a second end, and is pivotally connectable with the dispensing cartridge at the first end. The second end of the locking member is adapted for releasable locking engagement with the tip. Furthermore, the locking member comprises a first portion that provides a grasping feature for the user for manipulating the dispensing cartridge at the locking member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: Dirk Muller-Paul
  • Publication number: 20070158363
    Abstract: A liquid dispenser, particularly advantageous for low viscosity solutions, such as, alcohol solutions, for dispensing from an upper open end of a reservoir out an outlet at a height above the level of liquid in the reservoir onto a user's hand disposed below the reservoir, advantageously by actuation of an actuator below a lower end of the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: Heiner Ophardt
  • Publication number: 20070158364
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dispensing device for dispensing a liquid or viscous substance, preferably foodstuff. At least one pump means (4) is provided to perform pump motions for sucking said substance (2) into the dispensing device (1) and dispense or discharge it therefrom. The pump means (4) is provided to divide inner parts of the dispensing device (1) into at least one suction chamber (30) and at least one dispensing or discharge chamber (31) which are interconnected through at least one transfer chamber (32). The pump means (4) is during a first pump motion in one direction (A) provided to suck substance (2) into the suction chamber (30) and simultaneously dispense or discharge substance (2) from the discharge chamber (31). The pump means (4) is during a second pump motion in the opposite direction (D) relative to the first pump motion provided to feed substance (2) from the suction chamber (30) and through the transfer chamber (32) into the discharge chamber (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: Sten Drennow
  • Publication number: 20070158365
    Abstract: Disclosed is a rubber liquid spray lid having an embedded pumping device comprising a rubber lid serving as a pushing member and having a plurality of first air inlet holes and a pumping force generation variable space therein, a first valve received in a first valve groove formed in the rubber lid for allowing liquid in the pumping force generation variable space to be sprayed outside, and a middle valve connected to the first valve and installed in a center portion of a lower part of the rubber lid for allowing liquid in a liquid vessel to be transferred from the liquid vessel to the pumping force generation variable space and for preventing the liquid in the pumping force generation variable space from flowing back into the liquid vessel, wherein the middle valve comprises a connecting and fixing part connected to a first end of a pipe having a second end dipped in liquid in the liquid vessel, a cover part provided to the circumferential outer surface of the connecting and fixing part, and a stepped platfo
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: Kil-Soo KIM
  • Publication number: 20070158366
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for preparing a heated liquid for use with a beverage-making appliance (15), said device (1) comprising a liquid transport channel (25) in communication with a liquid reservoir (11) which discharges into a first chamber (26), said first chamber (26) comprising a steam inlet (16) which is connectable to a steam generator (32), and a second chamber (28) which is connected to the first chamber (26) via a restriction (27) and which has a liquid outlet (29), wherein the device for preparing a heated liquid comprises a cartridge (100) in which the liquid reservoir (11), the liquid transport channel (25), the first chamber (26), the steam inlet (16), the restriction (27), the second chamber (28), and the liquid outlet (29) are provided. All components of the device are integrated into one cartridge, so the cartridge can be discarded after use. Thus a hygienic device is provided which is also user-friendly because it does not have to be cleaned after use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Sijtze Van Deer Meer, Gertjan Drent
  • Publication number: 20070158367
    Abstract: A pump mechanism of liquid soap dispenser includes a cross pipe secured to a first check valve, a spout having a second check valve, and an abutment member respectively; a spring biased plunger partially inserted into the abutment member; and a cap on an end of the plunger. In response to depressing the cap the plunger slides to compress the spring, close the first check valve, and decrease a liquid storage space of the pipe for forcing pressurized soap to open the second check valve prior to flowing out of the spout. In response to removing the depressing force the spring pushes the plunger to its inoperative position to create a vacuum in the space, open the first check valve, permit soap supply to flow into the space through the first check valve, and close the second check valve at an end of returning the plunger to its inoperative position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: Yeng-Tang Lin
  • Publication number: 20070158368
    Abstract: To provide a pump dispenser with a trigger, having a simple construction, the number of parts reduced, and remarkably excellent operability. In a pump dispenser (1) which jets liquid in a cylinder (4g) from a nozzle portion (5) when a piston (7) integral with the nozzle portion (5) is pushed down according to grasping of a trigger (4c), the cylinder (4g) is integrally formed inside a barrel portion (4a) disposed along an axial direction of a container and the trigger (4c) is integrally formed on the barrel portion (4a) via a hinge portion (4b). Since the trigger is integrally formed on the cylindrical barrel portion disposed along the axial direction of the container via the hinge portion, a fulcrum for causing the trigger to pivot can be disposed as rearward as possible, so that a large leverage can be taken. Since at least the barrel portion and the trigger are integrally formed from synthetic resin, movement of the pivot fulcrum becomes remarkably accurate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: Tetsuya Tada
  • Publication number: 20070158369
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser device comprising a dispenser member (10), such as a pump or a valve, a fluid reservoir (30), and a fastener element (20) for fastening said dispenser member (10) onto a neck (35) of said reservoir (30), a turret (40) being disposed between the body (11) of the dispenser member (10) and said fastener element (20), said turret (40) including a deformable radial flange (45), said deformable radial flange including deformable sealing means (46, 47) projecting from said radial flange (45), said radial flange (45), after assembly, being deformed and co-operating in leaktight manner with the top edge of the neck (35) of the reservoir (30), and said sealing means (46, 47), after assembly, being deformed and co-operating in leaktight manner with said fastener element (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: VALOIS S.A.S.
    Inventors: Antonio Margheritis, Alessio Mariotti
  • Publication number: 20070158370
    Abstract: A cartridge for a flowable material, e.g. caulking compounds, sealants and adhesives, includes a tubular container, an end plate disposed at a first end to a tubular container, a nozzle extending from the end plate, a plunger received in the tubular container, and a barb extending inwardly from the tubular container. The end plate includes an opening. The nozzle is in communication with the opening. The barb is configured to limit movement of the plunger in a first axial direction. A method for packaging a flowable material includes introducing flowable material into a tubular container, inserting a plunger into the container, and deforming the tubular container at a location axially spaced from an end of the container at a location axially spaced from an end of the container to create a mechanical stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: William Longo
  • Publication number: 20070158371
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method and apparatus for gasifying and maintaining gasification of a liquid contained in a resealable container are provided herein. In some embodiments, a gas delivery system for gasifying a liquid is provided, including a storage vessel for storing a gas; a controllable release mechanism; and an output device for facilitating delivery of a gas from the storage vessel via the controllable release mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: Christopher Lupfer
  • Publication number: 20070158372
    Abstract: A drive screw having an axial bore is disposed within a tubular container. A cap for closing the container has mounted therefrom an applicator that is insertable in the bore of the drive screw. A first seal and a second seal, on the drive screw, form with the inner wall of the container and the outer wall of the drive screw an annular compartment for housing a cosmetic composition. A normally closed channel is provided between the compartment and the bore of the drive screw. A drive on the cap and a complementary drive on the drive screw cooperate with the first seal and the second seal to decrease the volume of the compartment in which the composition is housed each time the container is opened by removing the cap. A valve opens the channel in response to the decrease in volume in the compartment when the cap is removed so as to permit composition to flow through the channel into the bore of the drive screw to contact the applicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: John Kurek, William McNamara, Ralph DeVito, David Chastain, Tonia Giesecke
  • Publication number: 20070158373
    Abstract: Garment hangers having information tab mounts are described. An exemplary information tab mount includes a recessed portion for receiving an information tab, a rib member that extends upwardly to inhibit removal of the information tab from the holder, and a channel to facilitate deliberate removal of the information tab. The information tab may be releasably secured to the information tab mount with a latch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: Wai Shing Yau
  • Publication number: 20070158374
    Abstract: A hanger for clothing item is disclosed as including a central body part, two locking members, and two arms in which the arms are swivellably movable relative to the body part between a lower position and an upper position, and the locking members are movable between a first position in which movement of the arms from the upper position to the lower position is prevented, and a second position in which movement of the arms from the upper position to the lower position is allowed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: Kado Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chik Chan
  • Publication number: 20070158375
    Abstract: A hanger having a dependent loop is described. The dependent loop permits an associated hanger to be attached thereto. An accessory hanger is also described. The accessory hanger includes a securing mechanism for attachment to the dependent loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: Wai Shing Yau
  • Publication number: 20070158376
    Abstract: A bracelet with information display and inputting capability comprises twelve segments hinged together to allow the bracelet to be folded around the wrist of a user. An information processing unit receives inputted information from an inputting device, for example, by a QWERTY keyboard, and generates display for displaying information on display screen. The display screen and the keyboard each extends over more than one segment of the bracelet, and the segments of the bracelet are hinged to allow the bracelet to be arranged flat for input of information via the inputting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: Philip Radley-Smith
  • Publication number: 20070158377
    Abstract: A storage device is provided that secures a plurality of items commonly used by individuals in automobiles. More specifically, a device for securing a plurality of items that engages adjacent seats of an automobile is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: CASE LOGIC, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Hassett, James Bergh
  • Publication number: 20070158378
    Abstract: A transponder intermediary device enables a user to selectively retain a toll transponder device in toll-paying position upon a vehicle. The transponder intermediary device comprises a transponder-receiving slot and a vehicular interface. The transponder-receiving slot comprises a superior slot end, an inferior slot end, laterally-opposed slot ends, an anterior slot portion, a posterior slot portion, an inner slot surface, and a relaxed equilibrium position. The inner slot surface is sized and shaped to snugly and removably receive transponder housing. The vehicular interface comprises certain attachment structure for attaching the transponder intermediary device in toll-paying position upon the vehicle. As the transponder housing is received in the transponder-receiving slot, the housing snap-clicks into place, thus aurally alerting the user as to when the housing is securely held by the transponder intermediary device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Karen Rafalowitz, Ellen Jakubicek
  • Publication number: 20070158379
    Abstract: A ladder rack to carry a ladder on a vehicle having a receiver hitch comprises: i) a male hitch member having one end dimensioned for close reception within the receiver hitch and an other opposite end; ii) an upright leg having a lower end portion connected to the other opposite end portion of the male hitch member and an other upper end portion; iii) a ladder supporting fork extending rearwardly and upwardly from the upper end portion of the leg; and, iv) an upper retention member to retain the ladder on the ladder rack when it is bounced, said upper retention member extending rigidly rearwardly from an upper end portion of the leg, so that if the ladder bounces while being carried its upward movement will be limited by the rigid upper retention member, and so that the ladder may be loaded and unloaded from the ladder rack without having to move the ladder retention member. When the male hitch member is received within the receiver hitch and the ladder is thereafter slid over and on the ladder fork.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: William Bell
  • Publication number: 20070158380
    Abstract: A strap attachment apparatus is arranged to releasably secure pocket and pouch members, holsters, selected holders and other types of removable articles securely yet removably in quick-release manner onto supporting articles including packs and backpacks, luggage, bags, jackets, vests and other garments and types of support articles by releasably interwoven strap components which require no other metal, plastic or molded mechanical fasteners such as snaps, buttons, hooks, VELCRO connectors or other locking arrangement which may snag, catch or otherwise interfere with or hinder installation of and quick-release removal of the attached article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: Carston Calkin
  • Publication number: 20070158381
    Abstract: A glass breaking table includes two rows of suction pads, on either side of a gap between table platforms. A breaking strip in the gap can be raised. A pressure tool including two fingers is provided above one end of the gap. A glass sheet is held on either side of the gap by negative pressure to the suction pads and is pre-tensioned in a convex manner, (the convex face of the sheet having a scored line), with the aid of the breaking strip, which can be raised uniformly along the entire length of the glass sheet in the vicinity of the scored line. The pressure tool exerts a pressure from above only in the vicinity of one end of the scored line in the edge region of the sheet on both sides of the scored line, initiating the breaking of the pre-tensioned glass sheet along the scored line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: Peter Lisec
  • Publication number: 20070158382
    Abstract: A stapler includes a body and a strike plate movably mounted to the body between a rest position and a loaded position. The strike plate is adapted to drive a staple into a target object. The strike plate may be moved from the rest position to the loaded position by a loading mechanism against the bias of a power spring, whereupon the energy stored in the power spring is applied to the strike plate to drive the staple. A stapler may include a lockout which inhibits movement of the strike plate toward the loaded position unless a work piece is beneath the stapler body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: Staples The Office Superstore, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Zins, Paul Severino, Robert Doran, Mitch Maiman, Yuri Gofman, Ryan McGann
  • Publication number: 20070158383
    Abstract: A cable holding assembly for cable staplers is provided, which is housed inside a slot in front of the muzzle of a cable stapler. The cable holding assembly contains a spring blade, a holder blade, and a resistance blade. The spring blade is configured on the wall of the slot to position the holder blade inside the slot but flexible enough to allow the holder blade to be removed and inserted. The holder blade is H-shaped, forming a first cable holding end and a second holding end at the top and the bottom for cables of different gauges respectively. When the holder blade is inserted into the slot, the bottom end of the resistance blade is pressed against the arched edge of the cable holding end at the top so that the other cable holding end is extended outside of the slot and the cable stapler for holding down the cable reliably.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: Li-Jung Cheng
  • Publication number: 20070158384
    Abstract: A stapler includes a body and a strike plate movably mounted to the body between a rest position and a loaded position. The strike plate is adapted to drive a staple into a target object. The strike plate may be moved from the rest position to the loaded position by a loading mechanism against the bias of a power spring, whereupon the energy stored in the power spring is applied to the strike plate to drive the staple. A stapler may include a lockout which inhibits movement of the strike plate toward the loaded position unless a work piece is beneath the stapler body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: Staples The Office Superstore, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Zins, Paul Severino, Robert Doran, Mitch Maiman, Yuri Gofman, Ryan McGann
  • Publication number: 20070158385
    Abstract: An articulating surgical instrument is shown, which comprises a shaft and an end effector. The shaft has a longitudinal axis, and the end effector is operationally coupled, preferably mechanically coupled, to the shaft at an articulation pivot. The instrument also comprises a first band, and in some embodiments, a second band, each operationally connected to the end effector and extending through at least a portion of the shaft. An articulation control applies a force in a direction substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis, wherein the force, when applied in one direction, is translated through the first band to the end effector to effect rotation of the end effector relative to the shaft about the articulation pivot in a first rotational direction, and when the force is applied in the opposite direction, is translated through the second band to the end effector to effect rotation of the end effector relative to the shaft about the articulation pivot in a second rotational direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Geoffrey Hueil, Joseph Hueil, Kenneth Hogue, Christoph Gillum, Douglas Siebenaler
  • Publication number: 20070158386
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for assembling sheets of aluminium alloy, comprising a welding without flux, in a controlled atmosphere, at a temperature of 580 to 620° C. a rapid cooling and, optionally, reheating to a temperature of 80 to 250° C. in which at least one of the sheets has a core alloy comprising (wt. %), Si 0.3 1.0, Fe<1.0, Cu 0.3 1.0, Mn 0.3 2.0, Mg 0.3 3.0, Zn<6.0, Ti<0.1, Zr<0.3, Cr<0.3, Ni<2.0, Co<2.0, Bi<0.5, Y<0.5, other elements <0.05 each, to a total of 0.15, the remainder being aluminium and covered on at least one face with a welding aluminium alloy, comprising 4 to 15 % silicon and 0.01 to 0.5% of at least one of the elements Ag, Be, Bi, Ce, La, Pb, Pd, Sb, Y or a mixed metal. The method is particularly suitable for the non-flux welding of heat exchangers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicants: ALCAN RHENALU, ALCAN ROLLED PRODUCTS RAVENSWOOD, LLC
    Inventors: Sandrine Dulac, Sylvain Henry
  • Publication number: 20070158387
    Abstract: An apparatus characterized by a feature that in a stage on which a substrate or a jig holding a substrate is mounted, an opening closed when the substrate or the jig is mounted is provided and the substrate or the jig is heated by blowing hot air against the lower portion of the substrate or the jig and by a feature that a solder bump is formed on a pad electrode by heating or reflowing a solder composition which is a mixture containing solder particles, a flux component, and a liquid material which is liquid at normal temperature or changing to liquid when heated, and the composition is heated from the substrate side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicants: TAMURA CORPORATION, JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
    Inventors: Masaru Shirai, Junichi Onozaki, Hiroshi Saito, Isao Sakamoto, Masahiko Furuno, Haruhiko Ando, Atsushi Hiratsuka
  • Publication number: 20070158388
    Abstract: A heating apparatus is provided for use during a welding operation on a component. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a die having a cavity having at least a portion shaped to complement a first portion of the component and an opening providing a space through which a second portion of the component extends. A primary heating element is embedded in the die and generates heat upon being energized. A die temperature sensor is embedded in the die proximate the primary heating element and senses primary heating element temperature and supplies a temperature signal representative thereof. A component temperature sensor is embedded in the die, and senses a temperature of the component in the cavity and supplies a temperature signal representative thereof. A controller couples to receive the temperature signals and is operable, in response thereto, to selectively energize and de-energize the primary heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Alan Roberts, Clyde Taylor
  • Publication number: 20070158389
    Abstract: A blade processing fixture has first and second jaws. The second jaw is movable relative to the first jaw from a disengaged position for accepting a root of the blade. The blade is accepted in a receiving area between the first and second jaws. The second jaw is movable to an engaged position clamping the blade between the first and second jaws. A gas flow path extends from an inlet port to an outlet port. The outlet port is positioned to introduce gas to a blade inlet port when the blade is installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: William Rose
  • Publication number: 20070158390
    Abstract: Tubular ends are heated to a predetermined temperature above 1200 degrees Celsius and surrounded by a shield gas when the tubular ends are pressed together to form forge welded tubular ends. The forge welded tubular ends are then cooled down rapidly from said temperature above 1200 to at most 600 degrees Celsius within 3 minutes after the forge welding operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Mark Anderson, Johannis Den Boer, Anthony Cole, Klisthenis Dimitriadis, Jan Vollebregt, Djurre Zijsling
  • Publication number: 20070158391
    Abstract: The present invention relates, generally, to methods for joining an electronic part finished with nickel and an electronic part finished with electroless nickel, which can prevent a brittle fracture, more particularly, to a method for joining an electronic part finished with nickel and an electronic part finished with electroless nickel with a solder by controlling the composition of the solder to prevent a brittle fracture occurring at the solder joining portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Yoon-Chul Son, Jong-Yeon Kim, Jin Yu
  • Publication number: 20070158392
    Abstract: Wire connection failure in semiconductor device is prevented. A semiconductor device has a package substrate having, at the periphery of the main surface thereof, a plurality of bonding leads disposed in a row, a semiconductor chip mounted inside of the row of the bonding leads on the main surface of the package substrate, wires for connecting pads of the semiconductor chip and the bonding leads of the substrate, a sealing body for resin sealing the semiconductor chip and the plurality of wires, and a plurality of solder bumps disposed on the back surface of the package substrate. The top of the loop of each of the wires is disposed outside the wire connecting portion so that the wire length wire can be increased in the connection between the bonding leads and the pads of the semiconductor chip. As a result, the wires have a stable loop shape and a wire connection failure can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: Yoshihiko Shimanuki
  • Publication number: 20070158393
    Abstract: A mechanical weldable fitting for use in tapping a pipe includes a first and second metal collar, each formed of attachable upper and lower semi-toroidal portions that when assembled on the pipe providing spaced-apart external cylindrical surfaces. Each collar having at least one internal circumferential sealing groove therein that receives a gasket formed about the pipe. A lower semi-tubular metal containment member is positioned on the external cylindrical surfaces of the collars. An upper semi-tubular metal containment member is positioned on the external cylindrical surfaces of the collars. The upper containment member having an integral upwardly extending tubular access portion affording passage for tapping the pipe. The upper and lower containment members are welded to each other and to the collars to fully encompass a portion of the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Tony Garrison, Larry Oden, James Terry, Dixit Kadakia
  • Publication number: 20070158394
    Abstract: A method of making tailored blanks in accordance with one embodiment comprises the steps of: (a) friction welding first and second structural members together along a straight interface to form a weld joint, each of the first and second structural members having a respective polygonal profile that is not a parallelogram; and (b) machining the first and second structural members to form first and second curved contours that each intersect the weld joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Bevans, Edward Gerding
  • Publication number: 20070158395
    Abstract: A method to form solder microsockets on a first substrate (for example a chip carrier) so that when the first substrate is aligned with a second substrate having shaped solder elements (for example a semiconductor device), the shaped solder elements fit into the solder microsockets. At least one of the aligned solder elements and solder microsockets may be reflowed to effect joining of the first and second substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Benjamin V. Fasano, Mario J. Interrante
  • Publication number: 20070158396
    Abstract: The invention starts with a crankshaft arrangement, especially for a windshield wiper system, in which a shaft (10) is connected to a crank (12) so as to drive it. It is proposed that the crank (12) be connected to the shaft (10) via a structural part (16). In addition, a structural part (16) for a crankshaft arrangement is proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Detlef Lauk, Achim Hawighorst
  • Publication number: 20070158397
    Abstract: A method of forming a brazed joint between an armature bar and a hydraulic header clip including the steps of: locating ends of a plurality of hollow strands and a plurality of solid strands within a cavity in an end fitting such that free ends of said hollow strands extend axially beyond free ends of said solid strands; and pre-placing an essentially phosphorous-free silver braze alloy around and between said ends of said hollow strands and said solid strands such that said braze alloy extends axially beyond the free ends of said solid strands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffrey Breznak, James Hopeck, Alan Iversen, Lawrence Sowers
  • Publication number: 20070158398
    Abstract: A process for brazing components formed of superalloys that contain elements prone to oxidation during brazing. At least one braze tape is applied to at least one faying surface of at least a first of the components being joined by brazing. The braze tape comprises a braze tape alloy containing the base metal of the superalloys and a melting point suppressant, and is applied so as to substantially cover the faying surface. The braze tape is then bonded to the faying surface by heating the first component to a temperature not exceeding the brazing temperature required to join the components. Thereafter, the components are assembled so that the bonded braze tape are between the respective faying surfaces of the components. The components are then brazed together by applying and heating a braze alloy to the braze temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: David Budinger, Ronald Galley, Nripendra Das
  • Publication number: 20070158399
    Abstract: Disclosed is a combination food and nutraceutical package which provides convenient and easy access to a food product and at least one nutraceutical. The packaging comprises two segments which secure the food product and the nutraceutical so as to provide a shelf-stable environment that prevents contamination between the various contents. In one embodiment, a single nutraceutical is packaged with a food product. In other embodiments, multiple nutraceuticals with a food product are secured. In yet another embodiment, the food product and nutraceuticals are placed within a tray and then sealed with the two segments. The food product is preferably a fruit based substance, but it may take other forms. The nutraceuticals may be a solid mass, in pill or capsule form, or they may be liquid housed within a container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Soram Khalsa, Jerry Chen, Andrew Wolf, Sanford Weiss, Richard Ehrman
  • Publication number: 20070158400
    Abstract: A mail box configured to contain and reduce exposure to hazardous particulates, which includes a container having a deposit port at an upper end and a collection chamber at a lower end. There is at least one door at the upper end for mail to be placed into the deposit port. A normally open sealable bag is located in the collection chamber for receiving mail and for being sealed when the mail is to be removed from the container. There is a bag holder constructed and arranged to hold a bag in place and normally open so that in a first position, mail placed into the deposit port falls downwardly through the bag holder and into a bag in the collection chamber and which bag may be preliminarily sealed while in this position, and in a second position, the bag may be more securely sealed and removed from the bag holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick Fitzgibbons, John Hoover, Glenn Kehley, John Swider, Mary Wilcoxen
  • Publication number: 20070158401
    Abstract: A stage device has guide members (2, 3) for guiding each of two moving bodies (4, 5) in one axis direction on a level block (1) and has a beam (6) laid across the two moving bodies (4, 5) so as to be perpendicular to the guide members (2, 3) and moving together with the moving bodies (4, 5). The two moving bodies (4, 5) are individually moved to rotate the beam (6) relative to a yaw rotation axis perpendicular to the one axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Taturoh Katoh, Kazuharu Uchimi, Hiroshi Murayama, Hidehiko Mashimo
  • Publication number: 20070158402
    Abstract: [PROBLEMS] An object is to easily store a data required for actuating a portable terminal, which is used in association with an identification data of a user, while maintaining the security. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] The present invention comprises a data reading/writing device having a function of reading out data stored in a memory medium of a portable terminal and a function of writing, to the memory medium, an applicable data which is required for the portable terminal; and a data collation device for collating an identification data which is peculiar to a user of the portable terminal, which is read out from the memory medium by the data reading/writing device, with a user registration data which is registered in advance, and for outputting a writing command to the data reading/writing device only when the data are consistent. The data reading/writing device writes the applicable data to the memory medium on condition that there is an input of the writing command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: Noriyoshi Sonetaka