Patents Issued in September 18, 2007
  • Patent number: 7270510
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating wafer-shaped articles includes at least one linear arranged array of a plurality of at least two process units wherein in each such process unit one single wafer-shaped article can be treated, a cassette-holding unit for holding at least one cassette storing at least one wafer-shaped article therein and a transport system for picking a wafer-shaped article from a cassette and placing it into one of a process unit. The apparatus has a transport unit movably mounted on a linear track. The transport unit includes at least one holding member for holding a single wafer-shaped article in a substantially vertical plane parallel to the linear track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: SEZ AG
    Inventor: Christian Putzi
  • Patent number: 7270511
    Abstract: A device adapted to operably engage a vehicle to load and unload a container between the vehicle and a surface, and to cooperate with the vehicle to transport the container, is provided. Such a device includes a pair of laterally separated horizontal lifting members configured to be vertically movable with respect to the vehicle and a vertically-movable member operably engaged with the forward ends of the lifting members. A tether is operably engaged between each lifting member and the container so as to secure the container thereto. A translatory device is engaged between the vehicle and the vertically-movable member and configured to support the lifting members as well as move the lifting members longitudinally with respect to the vehicle. To unload the container, the vertically-movable member and the lifting members raise the container above the vehicle and then the translatory device longitudinally moves the container along the vehicle past a vertical plane defined by the rearward end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Pack-Rat Mini-Mover, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Aaron Lockamy, Edward Morton Byrd, Thor Robert (Ted) Thisse
  • Patent number: 7270512
    Abstract: The steampath for a steam turbine includes stacked stator rings each mounting inwardly directed nozzles and stacked rotor wheels each mounting outwardly directed buckets mounting blades. By alternately stacking the stator rings and rotor wheels, the nozzles and buckets of the various stages are interdigitated to form a steampath. Each bucket includes a blade and a root received in a generally complementary shaped groove on a wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Christopher Walter Sullivan, Robert James Bracken, Jeffrey Robert Simkins, Stephen Roger Swan, David Orus Fitts, Ronald Wayne Korzun, John Thomas Murphy
  • Patent number: 7270513
    Abstract: Apparatus for generating power from a water current in a body of water comprises a longitudinally extending flotation platform for maintaining the apparatus afloat in the body of water and a water turbine operatively carried by the platform for generating power in response to water current in the body of water. The platform is configured to enhance the flow of water current over the turbine blades and, as well, to enable a number of like platforms each with an associated turbine or turbines to be arrayed in a cooperative manner. The water turbine may comprise a turbine rotor with a plurality of relatively narrow, flexible elongated blades arranged in circumferentially spaced rows extending along the rotor. In each row, the blades are distanced from each other in succession by a space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Inventors: Colin Regan, Johann Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 7270514
    Abstract: A turbine blade with a tip squealer and method of rebuilding a turbine blade for a gas turbine engine. The blade is of the type including an airfoil having first and second spaced-apart sidewalls defining an interior void and joined at a leading edge and a trailing edge. The first and second sidewalls extending from a root disposed adjacent the dovetail to a tip cap for channeling combustion gases, and a squealer tip including at least one tip rib extending outwardly from the tip cap. The method includes the steps of removing the squealer tip, including the at least one rib tip, from the tip cap and adding new material to the tip cap to serve as a new squealer tip. A plurality of spaced-apart notches is formed in the new material between the leading edge and the trailing edge of the airfoil. At least one hole is formed in each notch communicating with the interior void of the airfoil for channeling cooling air from the interior void of the airfoil to thereby form a squealer tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Ching-Pang Lee
  • Patent number: 7270515
    Abstract: A cooling system for a turbine airfoil of a turbine engine having multiple segmented ribs aligned together spanwise within a trailing edge cooling channel. The segmented ribs may be positioned proximate to a trailing edge of the turbine airfoil to facilitate increased heat removal with less cooling fluid flow, thereby resulting in increased cooling system efficiency, and to increase the structural integrity of the trailing edge of the airfoil. The segmented ribs may include crossover orifices that provide structural integrity to ceramic cores used during manufacturing to prevent cracking and other damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Power Generation, Inc.
    Inventor: George Liang
  • Patent number: 7270516
    Abstract: A hingeless rotor, in particular for a rotorcraft, comprising: a rotor head, a rotor mast having a rotor axis, a torque-transmission element nonrotatably joined to the rotor mast, at least one rotor blade, and a rotor-head-side rotor-blade connector having a centrifugal-force-discharging blade connector loop, which loop encircles the rotor axis or the rotor mast and is nonrotatably joined to the torque-transmission element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Gerold Becker, Rupert Pfaller
  • Patent number: 7270517
    Abstract: A blade assembly (10) for a turbine (16) including a vibration damper (12) having a mounting base (38) sealingly disposed at an inlet end (24) of a cooling fluid passageway (22) within the root section (20) of the blade assembly and including an opening (40) in the mounting base for passing cooling fluid into the cooling passageway. The opening is sized to function effectively as an orifice for limiting a maximum flow rate of cooling fluid in the event of a breach of the cooling fluid passageway downstream of the inlet end. A wear feature (34) is formed on the distal end of the vibration damper opposed the mounting base for rubbing interface with a complementary wear feature attached to a wall (26) of the cooling fluid passageway. The wear feature may include a non-planar wear surface such as angularly disposed wear surfaces (58, 60) effective to resist vibrational movement in two directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Power Generation, Inc.
    Inventor: Chad M. Garner
  • Patent number: 7270518
    Abstract: Steam turbine bucket covers have forward and aft clearance surfaces on a pressure side edge of the cover, a contact surface between the clearance surfaces and an undercut fillet between the forward clearance surface and the contact surface. The adjoining bucket cover has forward and aft clearance surfaces, a contact surface between the clearance surfaces and an outside radius between the forward clearance surface and the contact surfaces along the suction side edge of the cover. The undercut fillet includes two different radii to minimize or eliminate fretting damage caused by high stresses in the interference fit between the contact surfaces of adjacent covers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kevin Joseph Barb, Robert Edward Deallenbach, William Hunter Boardman, IV
  • Patent number: 7270519
    Abstract: An airfoil for a gas turbine engine includes a leading edge, a trailing edge, a tip, a first side wall that extends in radial span between an airfoil root and the tip, wherein the first side wall defines a first side of said airfoil, and a second side wall connected to the first side wall at the leading edge and the trailing edge, wherein the second side wall extends in radial span between the airfoil root and the tip, such that the second side wall defines a second side of the airfoil. The airfoil also includes a rib extending outwardly from at least one of the first side wall and the second side wall, wherein the rib is configured to reduce airflow spillage past the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Aspi R. Wadia, Rolf Hetico, Robert Bruce Dickman, Hsin-Yi Yen, Peter Wood
  • Patent number: 7270520
    Abstract: A fairing C is arranged on a rotor 9 of a rotorcraft having a cap 5 secured to the end 10 of the head of the rotor 9. The fairing C further comprises at least one air deflector member D provided with a ring 6 and spacers 4, the spacers 4 enabling the ring 6 to be secured to the cap 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Eurocopter
    Inventors: Laurent Sudre, Sebastien Voisin
  • Patent number: 7270521
    Abstract: A variable capacity rotary compressor capable of equalizing an interior pressure (i.e., discharge pressure) of a hermetically sealed container with an interior pressure of a compression chamber where an idling operation is performed, resulting in a reduction of rotation resistance of a rotary shaft. The variable capacity rotary compressor includes housings disposed in the hermetically sealed container and having an interior space partitioned by intermediate plates into first and second compression chambers with different capacities, a rotary shaft rotatably disposed in the two compression chambers, eccentric units to selectively induce a compression operation in one of the two compression chambers depending on a rotational direction of the rotary shaft, and a pressure adjustment unit to apply the discharge pressure of the hermetically sealed container to one of the compression chambers where the idling operation is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun Mo Sung, Sung Hea Cho
  • Patent number: 7270522
    Abstract: Provided is a continuously operating pressing machine for the manufacture of biodegradable plates made from plant parts. The machine particularly relates to the continuous preparation of articles such as cups as cups, saucers, plates etc. from plant parts such as leaves/sheaths. The articles thus prepared are useful for various purposes, particularly for serving food or holding food particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
    Inventors: Kestur Venkatesh Murthy, Sankaramthadathil Gangadharan Jayaprakashan, Mahadevaiah Shivakumar, Arugakeerthi Chakravarthi
  • Patent number: 7270523
    Abstract: An injection assembly for an injection molding machine includes a plasticizing screw defining an axis, a housing, and a drive train, which is accommodated in the housing, for moving the plasticizing screw in an axial direction and for turning the plasticizing screw. The drive train includes an injection drive having a screw mechanism with a threaded shaft moveable in direction of an injection stroke, with the plasticizing screw being rigidly connected to the threaded shaft, and a rotary drive having a drive element, with the plasticizing screw being connected to the drive element such that the plasticizing screw is able to turn with the drive element and able to move in axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Demag Ergotech GmbH
    Inventor: Holger Schmidt
  • Patent number: 7270524
    Abstract: A pressure measuring device for an injection molding machine having a plasticizing screw operated by a rotary drive and an injection drive includes a load detector having a deformation zone which forms part of a transmission member of the injection drive and is of reduced cross section, and a sensor. The deformation zone elastically deforms in response to a driving force acting on the transmission member, with the sensor measuring a change in shape of the deformation zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Demag Ergotech GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Schmidt, Dietmar Krosse
  • Patent number: 7270525
    Abstract: A nozzle touch mechanism which does not allow an injection unit to move back by the force of inertia at the time of acceleration of injection and prevents leakage of the molten resin. A damper is arranged between the injection unit and a stationary platen secured to a base, so as to generate a strong braking force only at the time of high acceleration of the injection unit. A ball screw is rotated by driving an electric motor to move forward a nut member screwed onto the ball screw, whereby the injection unit is moved via a spring. When the injection unit is stopped by contacting a nozzle to a metal mold, the spring is contracted. When the amount of contraction of the spring reaches a predetermined value, the motor is stopped and locked such that the nozzle touch force corresponding to the amount of contraction of the spring is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Fanuc Ltd
    Inventors: Motohiro Nagaya, Tatsuya Kawasaki, Nobuaki Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 7270526
    Abstract: A main mouth of a brick molding machine is disclosed. In a main mouth installed between a pressing unit of a brick molding machine and a mold in an assembled structure, the main mouth of a brick molding machine comprises a bolt insertion hole that passes through two opposing sides among upper and lower sides and left and right sides between inlet and outlet parts of a mouth body; a resistance member that includes an attaching surface attached to an inner surface of the mouth body having the bolt insertion hole therein, and a resistance surface protruded in a direction of an inner surface of the mouth body; a nut member embedded in the attaching surface of the resistance member with a part of the same being exposed; and an engaging bolt that is inserted from an outer side of the mouth body through the bolt insertion hole and thread-engaged with the nut member embedded in the resistance member for thereby fixing the resistance member to an inner surface of the mouth body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Inventor: Jeong-Seon Park
  • Patent number: 7270527
    Abstract: There is provided an optical recording medium-manufacturing apparatus that is capable of avoiding breakage of a substrate while avoiding formation of a central hole off-center with respect to the substrate. A control section causes the vertical movement section to move an ultrasonic horn in directions toward and away from the cutting edge of a punching blade section to thereby cause the ultrasonic horn to press the disk-shaped substrate and at the same cause an ultrasonic generator to perform ultrasonic vibration at least from a time point at which the disk-shaped substrate is brought into contact with the cutting edge of the punching blade section to a time point at which the punching of the central hole is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Ide, Haruhiko Yamaguchi, Futoshi Kobayashi, Takeshi Umega, Tsuyoshi Itoh, Yoshimi Yodogawa, Mamoru Usami
  • Patent number: 7270528
    Abstract: A flash curing system for solid freeform fabrication which generates a plurality of radiation emitting pulses that forms a planar flash. The planar flash initiates curing of a curable material dispensed by a solid freeform fabrication apparatus. The radiation emitting pulses have a high peak power value that releases a sufficient quantity of free radicals from the photoinitiator to initiate curing and overcome the problem of oxygen inhibition. Substantially less power is consumed and less heat generated by the flash curing system compared to conventional continuous emission curing systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: 3D Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Thomas Sherwood
  • Patent number: 7270529
    Abstract: A mold assembly for blow molding comprises first and second mating mold components, each mating mold component comprising molding surfaces open to a mating face of the mold component and defining the exterior of an article to be molded from a tubular parison and at least one replaceable element being attached thereto by retaining means accessible from the mating face thereof whereby the replaceable elements may be installed and removed while the mating mold component is mounted in a press of a blow molding machine. The replaceable elements comprise any of inserts comprising molding surfaces defining a neck portion of an article to be molded, a blow needle to pierce the wall of and pressurize the parison and heat pipes for transferring heat from the molding surfaces. A blow molding machine comprises a press mechanism for operating a mold assembly and a mold assembly according to the invention mounted thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Uniloy Milacron Inc.
    Inventors: Christian S. Boden, A. Dale Maddox, Robert L. Padley
  • Patent number: 7270530
    Abstract: The invention relates to a portioning device for foodstuffs, in particular ice cream. Said device comprises a handle consisting of two handle halves that are interconnected by an articulation and can be pivoted in relation to one another, a scoop that is attached to said handle and a blade that is adapted to the interior shape of the scoop. Said blade is mounted so that it can pivot close to the surface of said scoop and carries out a pivoting displacement when the handle is operated. The handle is equipped, between the articulation and the scoop, preferably in the vicinity of the articulation, with a resilient pad consisting of an elastic material, preferably a rubber ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Inventor: Christof Schülling
  • Patent number: 7270531
    Abstract: An assembly for use in continuously forming a plurality of lengths of flexible noise attenuating cutting line for use in rotary vegetation trimmers. The assembly includes a breaker plate having a conically shaped inner portion and a planar outer portion. A plurality of extrusion dies are disposed in the outer portion wherein each die defines a die hold configuration at its lower end for the extrusion of one or more monofilament polymer strands therethrough, and a drive assembly is provided for rotating each of the dies at a predetermined speed such that upon directing a flow of molten monofilament polymer material onto the breaker plate, the material is directed from the inclined central portion onto the planar outer portion where it is extruded through the rotating dies to create a plurality of twisted strands of polymer material that upon cooling, stretching and heating, define lengths of flexible noise attenuating cutting line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Proulx Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Proulx, William P. Conley, Rodger D. Thomason
  • Patent number: 7270532
    Abstract: Systems for leaching liquid waste, particularly waste water. More particularly, a cylindrical conduit or pipe for use in leaching systems. Even more particularly, a cylindrical conduit which has apertures/skimmer tabs created either during the manufacture/forming/extrusion of the conduit or by punching after the forming of the conduit. Most particularly, is an apparatus and method for perforating corrugated plastic pipe or smooth walled plastic pipe while the pipe is in the process of extrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Inventor: David W. Presby
  • Patent number: 7270533
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a system for introducing a flow of a fluid between a mold, disposed on a template, and a substrate, the system including, a fluid supply system; and a chuck body having a baffle and first and second apertures, the first and second apertures disposed between the baffle and the template, with the first and second apertures in fluid communication with the fluid supply system to produce a turbulent flow of the fluid between the mold and said substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignees: University of Texas System, Board of Regents, Molecular Imprints, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian M. McMackin, Nicholas A. Stacey, Daniel A. Babbs, Duane J. Voth, Mathew P. C. Watts, Van N. Truskett, Frank Y. Xu, Ronald D. Voisin, Pankaj B. Lad
  • Patent number: 7270534
    Abstract: The invention relates to an operating system for an externally operated part of a closing unit, in particular for a mold carrier of a closing unit. During operation, the entire closing unit (12) moves in a predefined first direction (D) and the externally operated part (18) can be moved between at least two positions. The externally operated part (18) includes a guide element in the form of a cam roller (22) which is moveable for reaching at least one of the positions in a predefined second position (A) by at least one operating unit (29) arranged separately to the closing unit (12). The operating unit (29) includes at least one gripper member (48) which grabs the cam roller (22) for moving the part (18) to the predefined second position (A) and moves it in this direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Krauss-Maffei Kunststofftechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Erwin Laar, Manfred Holzner, Janusz Hontz
  • Patent number: 7270535
    Abstract: An object is to provide a disc-molding mold which can increase the degree of transfer of a pattern of a stamper to thereby improve quality of molded products, as well as a molded product and a molding machine. In the vicinity of the outer peripheral edges of first and second disc-shaped members, the cooling capacity of the medium flow passage of the stamper-side disc-shaped member is made lower than the cooling capacity of the medium flow passage of the non-stamper-side disc-shaped member. On the stamper side, the quantity of heat radiated from the outer peripheral edge of the stamper-side disc-shaped member to the outside of the disc-molding mold can be reduced, whereby over-cooling of the stamper-side disc-shaped member can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignees: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., Seikoh Giken Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Inada, Yasuyoshi Sakamoto, Katsuyuki Hiki
  • Patent number: 7270536
    Abstract: A screw tip for use in a molding system apparatus is disclosed. The screw tip includes a connection section and screw tip head section. The screw tip head houses an entry port, or entry ports, an accumulation chamber, and a check valve chamber. A check valve is provided when assembled with the screw tip. The check valve may be a cylindrical plate or a spherical member or a conical member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
    Inventor: Robert Ilmonen
  • Patent number: 7270537
    Abstract: In an injection molding machine having upstream and downstream channels communicating with each other for delivering fluid material to one or more mold cavities, apparatus for controlling delivery of the melt material from the channels to the one or more mold cavities, each channel having an axis, the downstream channel having an axis intersecting a gate of a cavity of a mold, the upstream channel having an axis not intersecting the gate and being associated with an upstream actuator interconnected to an upstream melt flow controller disposed at a selected location within the upstream channel, the apparatus comprising a sensor for sensing a selected condition of the melt material at a position downstream of the upstream melt flow controller; an actuator controller interconnected to the upstream actuator, the actuator controller comprising a computer interconnected to a sensor for receiving a signal representative of the selected condition sensed by the sensor, the computer including an algorithm utilizing a v
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Doyle, Vito Galati, Wesley D. Frisin
  • Patent number: 7270538
    Abstract: A mixing device for use with a manifold in an injection molding apparatus. The mixing device has a body which has a melt channel therethrough. The melt channel has a plurality of increasing sections which have an increasing cross-sectional area in a downstream direction, and a number of decreasing sections which have a decreasing cross-sectional area in a downstream direction. The increasing and decreasing sections alternate with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Mold-Masters Limited
    Inventor: Robert Sicilia
  • Patent number: 7270539
    Abstract: A burner assembly for the destruction of noxious vapors and other waste streams includes an inner burner element in the form of a sudden expansion burner and an outer burner element that encircles the inner burner element and forms an annular passageway between the two elements. Waste vapors may be conducted directly into the flame of the inner burner element (direct inject) or routed through the annular passageway and preheated, for injection at the flame or beyond. The burner elements may include solid or perforated cones mounted on their exits to enhance mixing and injection of the streams. The burner assembly may be equipped with water injection nozzles for flash oxidation of contaminants in waste waters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Soil-Therm Equipment, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark L. Sujata
  • Patent number: 7270540
    Abstract: An adjustable dental impression tray including a first arcuate member and a second arcuate member configured to selectively engage the first arcuate member. The first and second arcuate members forming a channel adapted to receive a quantity of impression material. The adjustable dental impression tray having a handle formed at one end which facilitates the introduction and removal of the impression tray into and from the mouth of a patient. An adjustment mechanism engageably disposed in relation to the first and second arcuate members, wherein the adjustment mechanism provides for the selective adjustment of the first arcuate member in at least one fixed position relative to the second arcuate position, wherein defining one or more widths of the channel. Preferably, the channel is formed having a general U-shaped configuration which approximates the various sizes of the dentition of a patient. In preferred design, each of the arcuate members comprise an outer wall, an inner wall and a platform surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Inventor: Gregory C. Skinner
  • Patent number: 7270541
    Abstract: A rotatable endodontic file for cleaning/shaping a tooth root canal, comprising an elongated shaft having a proximal end portion, a distal end and a tapered working portion having a rotational axis, the working portion extending from the proximal portion to the distal end, the external surface of the shaft working portion having a plurality of at least two spiraled, spaced apart continuous helical flutes, the flutes having therebetween an equal number of spiraled, spaced apart flanges, each flange having in a plane perpendicular the rotational axis an outer end surface forming a continuous spiraled scraping/cutting edge extending the length of the shaft working portion, the flutes having helical angles relative to the rotational axis of between 10° and 30° and wherein the helical angles vary at selected longitudinal locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Inventor: William B. Johnson
  • Patent number: 7270542
    Abstract: A modified dental implant fixture designed to preserve lingual bone by having the coronal aspect of the implant being compatible with bony anatomy that is higher on the lingual side of the implant surgical site. The implant may be of either the single stage or the two stage design. By modifying the shape of the top of the implant fixture to mimic healing/healed bony anatomy, bone is preserved and bone growth is possibly encourage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Astra Tech AB
    Inventor: Richard Cottrell
  • Patent number: 7270543
    Abstract: A dental implement is provided including a housing, a light source, a light detecting device, and a translucent member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Therametric Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: George Kenneth Stookey, Kenneth Robert Dunipace, Bryan Ellis Blackwell, Masatoshi Ando
  • Patent number: 7270544
    Abstract: A method for treating root canals includes directing an oxidizing gas onto an open root canal through a needle, maintain a presence of the oxidizing gas onto the root canal for a period of time sufficient to kill microorganisms therein, and preventing escape of the oxidizing gas from the root canal. Apparatus for a treatment of root canals includes a source of oxidizing gas, a handpiece, a needle extending from said handpiece and receivable in a tooth root canal. The needle includes an oxidizing gas delivery lumen therethrough, and a cup is attached to the handpiece and surrounding the needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Curozone Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Jurgen H. Schemmer, Bernd Libermann
  • Patent number: 7270545
    Abstract: An apparatus for performing realistic motorcycle stunts while stationary includes a motorcycle, a restraint bracket, a road simulation means, a failsafe mechanism frame savers, an exhaust vent system, and safety protection. The restraint bracket comprises a bracket system for the attachment of the motorcycle to the apparatus. The road simulation means comprises an apparatus such as a 900 lb. Barrel that spins on two pivot points creating 100% balance under the rear wheel or front wheel of the motorcycle for “popping a wheelie” or performing an “endo” that can simulate actual road conditions. The failsafe mechanism frame savers comprises a series of sensors in electronic communication with the restraint bracket and road simulation means to ensure that the motorcycle does not roll over on one side or pitch back too far.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Inventor: Dori Milner
  • Patent number: 7270546
    Abstract: A reading or language interactive system which utilizes a mechanism to permit a computer-based instruction program in reading or language instruction to implement a shared reading program, wherein portions of the text are read by the student and portions by the computer itself. The proportion of the text “read” by each participant and the pace at which the lesson progresses can each be automatically altered based upon the proficiency of the student. In addition, the system utilizes a computer instructor to share the task of reading or language learning by modeling the task for the learner, variably controlling the amount of material that the student reads aloud based upon a computer assessment of the student's ability, helping the learner navigate through the instructional application, and participating in a joint performance that demonstrates the student's reading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hugh Williams Adams, Jr., Subrata Kumar Das, Peter Gustav Fairweather, Don Holmes Nix
  • Patent number: 7270547
    Abstract: An adapter for electrical connections of a car radio has a plastic part containing integrated electrical plug-in connection arrangement and mechanically fixable to a car component that does not have any electrical connection with the adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Michael Roemer
  • Patent number: 7270548
    Abstract: An electrical connector for electrical devices such as heating panels, antennas, or the like that are provided on glass panes on motor vehicles, having at least one soldering area to be soldered onto the glass pane and having a connector area joined electrically conducting thereto, characterized in that provided is a housing that receives the soldering area and that has a lower part that is at least partially open and that is positioned against the glass pane and which housing has a cover for exteriorly closing the lower part, in that the latter has a circumferential lower and a circumferential exterior upper edge, in that provided respectively on the lower and on the upper edges are a lower and an upper water-tight double-sided adhesive tape, each having a lower or upper protective film on the side of the adhesive tape that is open to the outside, in that the connector area leads water-tight out of the housing and the thus electrically conducting joined soldering area is embodied as a solder depot that proje
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: FEW Fahrzeugelektrikwerk GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andre Jenrich, Jakob Gillian
  • Patent number: 7270549
    Abstract: This invention is about providing a kind of electrical connection design comprising insulator body and conductive terminal; the insulator body is designed with several receptor holes, where each receptor hole is designed with the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal; the outer side of the two conductive terminals are designed with conductive connecting section, the inner side is designed with elastic structure. As the first conductive terminal moves downward under pressure, the elastic structure generates elastic deformation. When not under pressure, the elastic structure will move the first conductive terminal upward due to the elasticity, returning to the original state. In addition, the said electrical structure is designed with a shifting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Lotes Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ted Ju, Wen-Chung Chang
  • Patent number: 7270550
    Abstract: A board to board connector includes a dielectric housing and a plurality of terminals. The dielectric housing has an upper surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of terminal passages which pass through the upper surface and the bottom surface. Each terminal is received in each terminal passage respectively. Each terminal has a fixed holding portion. A compressed portion extends from the lower end of the fixed holding portion. The compressed portion has a second contact portion protrudes out from the bottom surface of the dielectric housing. A winding portion extends from the upper end of the fixed holding portion. A first contact portion extends from the top of the winding portion and protrudes out from the upper surface of the dielectric housing. The board to board connector utilizes the elastic force which is supplied by the compressed portion and the winding portion to ensure the terminals contact printed circuit boards stably so as to assure the transmitting of the signal is stably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yung-Chi Peng
  • Patent number: 7270551
    Abstract: A distribution connection module (1) for telecommunications and data technology includes a housing (3) in which input and output contacts (4, 5) for the connection of cables or wires are arranged such that they are externally accessible. The housing (3) is designed with a cavity in which functional elements are arranged between the input and output contacts (4, 5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf-Dieter Busse, Harald Klein, Joachim Stark
  • Patent number: 7270552
    Abstract: An electric connection box provided with a circuit structure, a casing for accommodating the circuit structure therein, a plurality of bus bar terminals disposed on a cabling path crossing the casing in the horizontal direction and electrically connecting the circuit structure and an external connecter to each other, and a terminal support portion for supporting a horizontal portion crossing the casing in the horizontal direction in the plurality of bus bar terminals from below, wherein a partition wall for separating the adjacent horizontal portions from each other is provided on a face of the terminal support portion on the side supporting the horizontal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systmes, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoki Kanou
  • Patent number: 7270553
    Abstract: In a pivotal lever-type connector, at the same time when a male connector housing is fitted into a predetermined position relative to a female connector housing, so that the female connector housing and the male connector housing are brought into a provisionally-fitted condition, distal end portions of elastic retaining arms, after abutting respectively against male connector housing-side inclining surfaces, are guided respectively onto female connector housing-side inclining surfaces, and slide on the respective female connector housing-side inclining surfaces in respective directions to decrease the distance therebetween, so that a pivotal lever is pivotally moved, thereby canceling the provisionally-fitted condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kuninori Matsubara, Michiko Watanabe, Masao Nagano
  • Patent number: 7270554
    Abstract: A jack (90) typically mounted in an aircraft seat is adapted for use with a variety of headset types. A jack has sockets (92, 93, 94) accepting any of several different types of plugs associated with different types of noise cancellation headsets or aviation industry headsets including one, two, or three pin types. The jack includes sensing components to correctly detect from the number of pins inserted, and the impedance and/or voltages sensed on those pins, the type of headset being used. With this identification, appropriate connections to the audio source as well as to noise cancellation circuitry may be made to enable the headset to function correctly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Phitek Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: John Frederick Corey, Mark Donaldson
  • Patent number: 7270555
    Abstract: A car interior LED lamp adaptor electrical connector structure that includes a base configured and structured to match various car interior lamp socket structure configurations, wherein a female socket of an electrical connecting socket is embedded within the base, and positive and negative electrode pins protrude form a bottom portion of the female socket, which electrically connect to electrode terminals of the base of various forms, thereby fabricating an electrical connector terminal. An LED lamp board is joined to connecting wires and a male socket of an electrical connecting socket, thereby enabling the male socket to connect to a female socket of an electrical connecting socket. Then, the electrical connector terminal can be assembled and connected to a car interior lamp socket, thus forming an electrical connection and emitting of light, and thereby providing the present invention with the advantage of use with the majority of car interior lamp sockets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Inventor: Chih Hsien Wu
  • Patent number: 7270556
    Abstract: A waterproof connector has a housing formed with holding portions capable of holding terminal fittings, and formed at one end with a fitting hole into which electric wires connected to the held terminal fittings are inserted; a waterproof plug having first electric wire insertion holes corresponding to the holding portions and fitted into the fitting hole; and a holder having a body portion preventing the waterproof plug from detaching from the housing and provided on the opposite side of the waterproof plug to the terminal fittings. The body portion of the holder is formed with second electric wire insertion holes into which the electric wires inserted into the first electric wire insertion holes are inserted. Further, the body portion is formed integrally with fitting protrusions that fit into the unused first electric wire insertion holes, thereby preventing drops of water from entering the housing through the unused first electric wire insertion holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-Seisakusho
    Inventors: Fumikatsu Mori, Harehide Sasaki, Yoshiaki Kato, Masato Minakata
  • Patent number: 7270557
    Abstract: A high-density storage device has a housing and a memory and controller assembly. The housing has a plug part and a socket part receiving the plug part of other high-density storage device. The memory and controller assembly is mounted in the housing and has a circuit board, a source controller integrated circuit and a memory integrated circuit. The circuit board has an upper surface and a bottom surface. The source controller integrated circuit is mounted on the bottom surface. The memory integrated circuit is mounted on the bottom surface of the circuit board. Because the source controller integrated circuit and the memory integrated circuit are mounted on the same side of the circuit board, so high-density storage device has a reduced size. Furthermore, the socket part may connect with another high-density storage devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Walton Advanced Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Hong-Chi Yu
  • Patent number: 7270558
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a first insulating body and a second insulating body connected with the first insulating body. A plurality of first contacts are disposed in the first insulating body, and a plurality of second contacts are disposed in the second insulating body. The rear-touching portion of the first contacts and the rear-touching portion of the second contacts touch each other. The front-touching portion of the first contacts and the front-touching portion of the second contacts mate with other connectors. There are a plurality of fixing blocks provided on the rear portion of the first insulating body and corresponding fixing holes defined in the rear portion of the second insulating body, so the electrical connector assembly according to the present invention has a simplified structure and is convenient for assembling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shu-Man Chiang
  • Patent number: 7270559
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body, and a shell body. The insulating body includes a body, pivoting concave ditches located at two sides of end of the body and formed along horizontal directions, and circular rotating angles located at the top rim of the two sides of the end of the body. The body receives a plurality of conducting pins. The shell body includes a top wall, side walls, pivoting convex columns, and a blocking element. The pivoting convex column is located in the pivoting concave ditch. By moving the pivoting convex column in the pivoting concave ditch, the shell body moves. By contacting the blocking element with the arc of the circular rotating angle, when the shell body rotates to a specified angle with the insulting body, the shell body moves along the side wall of the shell body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Jess-Link Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Cheng-Yi Chen