Patents Issued in March 18, 2008
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Patent number: 7344335Abstract: Methods and modules for use in a modular assembly are disclosed for retaining or detaining storm water beneath a ground surface. A module comprises a substantially horizontally disposed deck portion and at least one substantially vertically disposed side portion extending therefrom. The deck portion and side portion have respective end edges, and the side portion has bottom edges. The side portion and the deck portion define a longitudinal channel which is open at least at an end of the module. The side portion has at least one opening therein and defines a lateral channel in the module. The longitudinal and lateral channels are in fluid communication with one another. Each channel has about the same cross section and extends upwardly from the bottom edges to allow relatively unconstrained flow in the longitudinal and lateral directions.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2006Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: StormTrap LLCInventor: Philip J. Burkhart
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Patent number: 7344336Abstract: A method of providing clear ocean water near a shoreline comprising providing a pump with inlet and outlet piping, locating the inlet to said inlet piping at a distal location from said shoreline where the ocean water is clear, locating one or more outlets on said outlet piping proximate said shoreline, and pumping clear water from said distal location to said proximate location, and displacing the water proximate the shoreline.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Inventor: Benton Frederick Baugh
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Patent number: 7344337Abstract: According to the methods, a site is investigated for possible selective removal of sediment containing a contaminant. An adjusted contaminant concentration is calculated for sediment zones on the site. The site preferably contains a water course. A determination may be made as to whether the sediment zone needs remediation by comparing the adjusted contaminant concentration to a standard. The method may be at least partially implemented in a computer.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignees: Ann Arbor Technical Services, Earth-TechInventors: Philip B. Simon, David Richardson, Peter M. Simon
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Patent number: 7344338Abstract: A pipeline ballast has at least two sacks adapted to straddle a pipeline. Permeable sacks filled with inert high density aggregate such as barite uses less dry weight of aggregate to restrain buoyancy. Preferably a top sack and two pairs of side sacks connected to either side of the top sack, which when cinched, conform to the pipeline. Preferably each side sack is a pair of sacks which are flexibly hinged for more efficient loading onto the pipeline and for better conforming to the pipeline when cinched. Preferably a one piece cinching strap has two loops spaced thereon hook and loop type fasteners at the loose ends for securing together once cinched. The cinching strap is wrapped about the pipeline ballast and the lifting loops are positioned low on either side of the pipeline and lifted tangentially away from each other before the loose ends of the strap are secured to each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Blackfire Exploration Ltd.Inventors: Bradley C. Willis, W. Brent Willis, H. Craig Willis
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Patent number: 7344339Abstract: A hose guide that allows an individual to stretch a hose over a fence in a commercial or residential setting, and by doing so, avoiding damage to either the hose or the fence. The hose guide includes two separate posts that can be each mounted on individual slats of a fence, with a center tube connecting the two separate posts. Each of the posts and the center tube have a bottom-mounted slot that allows the hose guide to be easily mounted onto the slats of a fence, allowing a hose to rest atop the center tube as it travels over the fence and not touch individual components on the fence.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2007Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Inventors: Noel Reinhardt, Halina Reinhardt
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Patent number: 7344340Abstract: A method is provided for maintaining the structured stability and configuration of golf course sand bunker borders which method comprises excavating the soil area adjacent the bunker edge, rigidly positioning adjacent open-top, uniquely designed compartments in the excavated area along the edge of the bunker, filling the compartment with soil to the top of each compartment and leveling the soil on top of the compartments. Each compartment comprises side panels, front and back panels and a bottom closure panel. The compartment is rigidly positioned by means of spikes driven through the back and front panel into the soil at the edge of the bunker and a spike through the bottom closure into the soil beneath the sand in the bunker.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Ames Rubber CorporationInventors: Eric J. Carlson, Timothy E. Kenney
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Patent number: 7344341Abstract: A portable power drill having an automatic drilling cycle for feeding a rotating tool bit to a workpiece to effect the desired operation. The drill uses a rotary gerotor pump to pump hydraulic fluid used in its system, and pressurized air to operate the hydraulic pump. The drill has a clamping assembly which clamps the unit on a workpiece before the drill bit is advanced toward the workpiece. The drill also has an integral drill spindle-planet carrier area which adds to its operability and reliability.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2002Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: West Coast Industries, Inc.Inventor: Paul Joseph Shemeta
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Patent number: 7344342Abstract: A machining apparatus capable of irregularly forming a plurality of dimples on a surface of a workpiece in a short period of time. The machining apparatus includes a tool for machining a plurality of dimples on a surface of a workpiece, each dimple having a depth in a first direction; a drive unit for displacing the tool relative to the workpiece in the first direction and a second direction generally perpendicular to the first direction; a controller for controlling the drive unit so as to displace the tool relative to the workpiece in the first direction such that the tool cuts into or leaves the workpiece, while the tool is being moved relative to the workpiece in the second direction, wherein a trigger of the displacement of the tool in the first direction is timing calculated by using a second waveform, the second waveform being determined by comparing the magnitude of a first waveform with a predetermined threshold, at least one of frequency and amplitude of the first waveform being irregular.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2007Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Fanuc LtdInventors: Tomohiko Kawai, Kenzo Ebihara, Takayuki Oda
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Patent number: 7344343Abstract: A vehicle support and restraint system for a vehicle transporter permits the operator to consistently and securely install either soft tie-down or hard tie-down cargo vehicle restraint while standing at ground level.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2006Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Boydstun Metal Works Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Boydstun, IV, John Thomas Huey, Paul Joseph Heger, James K. Carey
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Patent number: 7344344Abstract: A boat loading system includes a powered extendable shaft mounted on a boat trailer and including a receiver mounted to a terminal end portion of the extendable shaft. A coupler or insert member is fixed to the bow of a boat and projects therefrom. To couple the receiver with the coupler, the extendable shaft is extended and the receiver aligned with the coupler. As the extendable shaft is extended, the coupler or insert member enters the receiver and engages a locking mechanism provided for therein. As the coupler or insert member is moved into the receiver, a locked condition is realized causing the coupler or insert member to be locked within the receiver. Thereafter, the powered extendable shaft is retracted and in the process, pulls the boat onto the trailer, positioning the boat in a loaded position on the trailer.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Inventor: William E Davis
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Patent number: 7344345Abstract: A captive shoulder nut for a electronic module heat sink has a threaded nut portion and a tubular portion extending therefrom. A ramped section in the exterior wall of the tubular portion leads to a retaining groove adjacent the bottom face of the nut portion. A compression spring is slipped over the tubular portion to ride over the ramped section and be retained at one end in the retaining groove. The tubular portion is suitable to be inserted through a straight hole, whereof the inner diameter of the spring is larger than the hole. The free end of the tubular portion is suitable to be flared to a larger diameter than the hole, thereby establishing a captivation.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2004Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Southco, Inc.Inventor: Thomas V. Aukzemas
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Patent number: 7344346Abstract: A bolt and nut structure has a bolt nail, a nut nail and an elastic tube. The elastic tube has several outward plates, several convex blocks, a convex edge, and an elastic gap. The edge of the elastic tube has a ring hook. Inward plates on an inner side of the elastic tube will slide along a planar surface of the bolt nail but will engage an oval surface of the bold nail. Accordingly, the elastic tube is first placed in an interior space of the nut nail, an objected is then clamped between the bolt and nut nail, and the bolt nail is rotated 90 degree to fasten the object. The bolt nail can also be rotated 90 degree in an opposite direction to loosen the bolt nail. Therefore the bolt and nut structure are very convenient in use.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Inventor: Hung-Chih Hsu
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Patent number: 7344347Abstract: A system for forming and attaching lift-tabs to can ends to form easy opening lift-tab can ends comprises a first frame, a second frame and a tab press for forming a lift-tab. The system also includes a drive roller adapted to move the strip of metal stock material through the tab press. The system further includes a conversion press for attaching a lift-tab onto a can end, a conveyor, a power source, and a crank shaft operatively connected to the power source. The crank shaft is adapted to transmit power for operating either or both of the tab press and the conversion press. The first frame and the second frame are connected by a bridge.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2006Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Inventor: Donald Artrip
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Patent number: 7344348Abstract: A storage and retrieval unit (1) is provided for operating a product storage shelving (2), which has at least one shelf, on which essentially cubic products (4, 5, 6) are arranged and held. The products can be removed and fed to a driven, essentially horizontal continuous belt (8) of a height-adjustable storage and retrieval unit that is movable along the product storage shelving. The products removed are centered by a centering device with a lateral product centering element (9), which is arranged on a transverse side of the continuous belt (8) in the area of at least one longitudinal end of the continuous belt. The lateral product centering element centers a product removed from the product storage shelving (2) against a lateral longitudinal stop (10) of the continuous belt (8). Differently configured cubic products may be handled by the storage and retrieval unit in an easy, fast and reliable manner.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2002Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Knapp Logistik Automation GmbHInventor: Karl Freudelsperger
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Patent number: 7344349Abstract: A pod cover removing-installing apparatus can open and close any covers for a variety of pods made by a various manufactures, can satisfy an allowable distortion error capable of being normally operated even if conditions such as temperature, humidity, and can remove and install the cover without causing it to collide with any one of the parts of the pods. The pod cover removing-installing apparatus to remove and install a cover for an opening of a pod, the inside of which is kept extremely clean, by causing the cover to engage a door for an opening of a high cleanliness room, while maintaining high cleanliness of the pod and the room by closely attaching the circumference of the two openings. The apparatus is provided with positioning pins for positioning the cover, a fine adjustment mechanism for fine adjustment of the positioning pins, and a holding mechanism for holding the position of the cover engaging the positioning pins.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2006Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Right Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tatsuhiko Nagata
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Patent number: 7344350Abstract: The invention discloses a transporting apparatus that transmits a drive force to a transported object in a state where the transported object is supported by a air-supplying-type support apparatus. In one implementation thereof, a device for transferring drive force to a transported object transfers drive force to one side in the width direction, which is perpendicular to the transporting direction. In another implementation thereof, the transporting apparatus can be switched between a horizontal state in which the transported object is supported substantially horizontally, and an upright state.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2004Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Daifuku Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiteru Ikehata, Takayoshi Ono, Yuichi Morimoto
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Patent number: 7344351Abstract: A boom position detecting device that detects a boom angle on a work vehicle for a boom that rotates about a pivot. The device includes a boom angle follower and positional sensor. The boom angle follower includes a spring and a follower arm arranged such that the spring biases the follower arm against a surface of the boom and keeps the follower arm in contact with the boom throughout a rotational movement of the boom about the pivot. The positional sensor is physically connected to the boom angle follower and detects at least one boom angle.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2003Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Richard Gary Rokusek, Gregory Keith Werner, Scott Joseph Breiner, Daniel Lawrence Pflieger
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Patent number: 7344352Abstract: A workpiece transfer assembly for manipulating one or more workpieces, such as semiconductor wafers includes a plurality of coacting arms that include one or more arcuate portions corresponding to an outer diameter of a workpiece. The arcuate portion has a workpiece engaging surface adapted to engage an outer edge of the workpiece. At least one of the coacting arms includes a flexure assembly that allows deformation of the workpiece engaging surface in a direction away from the workpiece in response to pressure on the outer edge of the workpiece from the workpiece engaging surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Axcelis Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Richard Gueler
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Patent number: 7344353Abstract: A vertical axis wind turbine wherein the blades of the rotor section of the wind turbine comprise at least sections wherein the blades have a non-linear configuration in the “z” axis. In a preferred embodiment, the blades of the rotor section have a linear trailing edge with a non-linear, and preferably helical, surface configuration. This particular design allows the blades to provide both a rotational force and a positive or negative lift component. Further, the blades define an open area in the center of the rotor section through which air flow can pass in order to create a vertical vortex of air. As such, a more efficient vertical axis wind turbine provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Arrowind CorporationInventors: Pertti H. Naskali, Angus MacLean, Neil C. C. Gray, J. Harry Lewis, A. Patrick Newall
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Patent number: 7344354Abstract: A method of assembling a gas turbine engine that includes providing a rotor assembly including a rotor shaft, an air duct, and a rotor disk that includes a mounting arm, wherein the mounting arm extends radially inward from the rotor disk towards the rotor shaft and coupling a rotor impeller assembly to the mounting arm, wherein the rotor impeller assembly includes a carrier and a plurality of bleed tubes that each extend outwardly from the carrier and are configured to receive bleed air.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Andrew John Lammas, Steven Mark Ballman, Daniel Edward Wines, David Lawrence Bedel, Sean Patrick McGowan
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Patent number: 7344355Abstract: A variable stator vane assembly 10 where two downwardly inclined engagement faces 30 are provided on the top of the stator vane upper stem 14, extending for part of the width thereof. A pair of projections 36 with inwardly inclined surfaces 38 are provided on the underside of the lever arm 16. The surfaces 38 are only engageable with the faces 30 in one axial alignment, and otherwise the lever arm 16 will be raised relative to the stator vane 12 to clearly indicate incorrect mounting thereon.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Rolls-Royce plcInventor: Johnathan Harvey Wilshaw
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Patent number: 7344356Abstract: A mechanical seal having a stationary ring and a rotating portion. The rotating portion includes a runner adjacent the stationary ring, an elastomer bellows adjacent the runner, a spring retainer plate and a spacer positioned between the elastomer bellows and the spring retainer plate. The spacer sets and maintains the elastomer bellows in proper position adjacent the runner.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Wood Group ESP, Inc.Inventors: Steven Alan Howell, Edward Gross
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Patent number: 7344357Abstract: A method for assembling at least one seal assembly to a turbine having a casing extending at least partially around a rotor is provided. The method includes coupling the seal assembly to the casing such that the seal assembly extends into a fluid flow passage defined between the rotor and the casing and coupling at least one spring between the seal assembly and the casing to bias each seal assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Bernard Arthur Couture, Jr., Flor Del Carmen Rivas, Mark Edward Kelly, Jason Paul Mortzheim
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Patent number: 7344358Abstract: A fan assembly and fan frame thereof. A housing includes an opening. A motor base is disposed in the housing. A plurality of ribs are disposed in the opening and between the housing and the motor base for supporting the motor base. Each rib has a varied cross section from the motor base to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2004Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Lobato Lu, Ke-Nan Wang, Wen-Shi Huang
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Patent number: 7344359Abstract: Rhombic shrouded tangential entry buckets are circumferentially applied to the rotor wheel rim of a turbine. A fixture is releasably secured to a lug on each bucket and includes a chamfered surface for engaging a complementary surface on the lug. Upon applying a tangential assembly force, the shroud and airfoil of adjacent buckets are pre-twisted in a rotational direction about a generally radial axis enabling dovetail faces to contact one another notwithstanding interference fit shroud contacting surfaces. The removal of the fixture from the lug enables the bias of the airfoil to rotate the shroud in an opposite direction into final assembly with the shroud edges of adjacent buckets in contact with one another and the dovetail faces thereof in contact with one another.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Robert Edward Deallenbach
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Patent number: 7344360Abstract: A wind turbine includes a rotor having a hub and at least one blade having a torsionally rigid root, an inboard section, and an outboard section. The inboard section has a forward sweep relative to an elastic axis of the blade and the outboard section has an aft sweep.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2004Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Kyle Kristopher Wetzel
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Patent number: 7344361Abstract: A variable-capacity vane pump comprising a body (1) comprising a cavity (2) in which a mobile ring (3) can move, inside which a hub (4) is located which is rotatable around a fixed axis (R) and equipped with vanes (5) which during rotation are supported against an inner face of the mobile ring (3), displacing structure for moving the mobile ring (3) as a function of a control pressure between a position centered on the axis of rotation of the hub (4) and an extreme eccentric position with respect to the axis of rotation of the hub (4). According to the invention, the displacing structure of the mobile ring (3) comprise a recess (10) provided in the wall of the cavity (2) of the body (1), and a projection (9) formed on the outer face of the mobile ring (3) and designed to slide in the recess (10) of the cavity (2) of the body (1) so as to form a control chamber in which the control pressure is applied.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2002Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Pierburg, SarlInventor: Clément Kiefer
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Patent number: 7344362Abstract: In a turbocharger (1), comprising a turbine (2) and a compressor (3) connected to the turbine (2), the turbine (2) contains a turbine wheel (4) and the compressor (3) contains a compressor wheel (7) which are connected to one another by means of a shaft (10) and are arranged in a housing (5, 9, 16). During operation, if the compressor wheel (7) separates from the shaft (10), an axial force acts on the turbine wheel (4) and the shaft (10) connected thereto. A means (22, 25) for axially locking the shaft and the turbine wheel connected thereto in the housing (5, 9, 16) is arranged on the shaft (10) connected to the turbine wheel (4).Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2003Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: ABB Turbo Systems AGInventors: Adrian Kopp, Marco Gartmann, Tobias Gwehenberger
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Patent number: 7344363Abstract: A liquid cooling system utilizing minimal size and volume enclosures, air pockets, compressible objects, and flexible objects is provided to protect against expansion of water-based solutions when frozen. In such a system, pipes, pumps, and heat exchangers are designed to prevent cracking of their enclosures and chambers. Also described are methods of preventing cracking in a liquid cooling system. In all these cases, the system must be designed to tolerate expansion when water is frozen.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Cooligy Inc.Inventors: Mark Munch, Kenneth Goodson, David Corbin, Shulin Zeng, Thomas W. Kenny, James Gill Shook
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Patent number: 7344364Abstract: After the tooth portion 102b of the stationary scroll 102 and the tooth portion 103b of the revolving scroll 103 have contacted each other on one contact face 121 in the central portion of the scroll (shown in FIG. 5A), when this contact face 121 is shifted to two sliding contact portions 122, 123, the operating chamber V is formed between the two sliding contact portions 122, 123 (shown in FIG. 5B), and the refrigerant introducing port 105a is open to the region on the contact face 121. Accordingly, the operating chamber can be instantaneously changed over while the sealing property is ensured. Due to the above structure, the sealing property for suppressing leakage from the high pressure side at the time of the expansion mode can be compatible with the smoothing property for smoothing a change-over of the scroll operating chamber successively formed.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignees: Nippon Soken, Inc., DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Ogawa, Tadashi Hotta, Shigeki Iwanami, Keiichi Uno
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Patent number: 7344365Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a first scroll and a second scroll. The first scroll has a step portion that separates an elevated portion and a recessed portion of a surface of the first scroll. A spiral wall of the second scroll has a step that separates an elevated portion and a recessed portion of the wall. A first bypass hole is provided in the elevated portion of the surface of the first scroll. A second bypass hole is provided in the recessed portion of the surface of the first scroll. The second bypass hole is within 360 degrees toward a center of the spiral of the first scroll from an outer end of the spiral. The first bypass hole is within 360 degrees from the second bypass hole toward the center of the spiral.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2006Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Takeuchi, Tetsuzo Ukai, Masaaki Tokuda
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Patent number: 7344366Abstract: A hermetic compressor is disclosed to reduce a production cost, for which low temperature and low pressure gas passes inside a case to reduce a pressure inside the case so that it is not necessary to increase the thickness of the case and to reinforce a strength. The hermetic compressor includes a case having a suction tube and a discharge tube; a driving unit installed at an upper side of the case and generating a driving force; and a compressing unit installed at a lower side of the case and connected to the driving unit by a rotational shaft so as to compress the low temperature and low pressure gas sucked into the case through the suction tube by a rotational force generated from the driving unit and discharge the gas through the discharge tube.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2002Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Kwang-Ho Kim
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Patent number: 7344367Abstract: A rotary compressor having a housing, a rotor positioned within the housing defining a compression chamber, the rotor rotatable about an axis of rotation, a discharge port in the rotor in fluid communication with the compression chamber, and a valve assembly mounted to the rotor to regulate the pressure of the fluid within the compression chamber. In one embodiment, the valve assembly is canted or obliquely aligned with respect to the axis of rotation of the rotor and a radial axis perpendicular to and intersecting the axis of rotation. Aligning the valve assembly in this way allows the displacement of the valve head of the valve assembly to be substantially collinear with forces acting on the valve head.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2006Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Tecumseh Products CompanyInventor: Dan M. Manole
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Patent number: 7344368Abstract: Disclosed is a device for the production of a granulate whereby a perforated rotating outer tube with a supply device for the dripping material arranged on the inside thereof is disposed on a rocker whereby the drive motor for the drum is disposed as a counterweight on the side opposite the pivoting axis of the rocker. The rocker is pressed against a stop for positioning and is provided with a pivoting arm part (6a) which bears the bearing for a side of the rotating drum and which can be pivoted laterally with the bearing for maintenance activities or similar in order to enable easy dismantling of the drum.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2004Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Santrade, LtdInventors: Stephan Gierke, Bernhard Roth, Roger Nocella, Dietmar Hafele
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Patent number: 7344369Abstract: A controller of an injection molding machine which compensates a delay in an injection velocity changeover and a delay at the time of changeover to the pressure-holding process, and is capable of more accurate and stable injection velocity control and changing control from the injection velocity control to pressure control. In the injection process, a motion command is outputted in every sampling period ? according to the command injection velocity. When a screw position overshoots the set velocity changeover positions Psw(2) and Psw(1), a motion command based on a velocity command of the next interval is outputted from the next period. However, there is time lag between the point when the set changeover position is reached and the point when the motion command is changed after detection thereof. There generates a motion deficiency in a motion amount shown by mark A and overshoot shown by B.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2006Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: FANUC LtdInventors: Tatsuhiro Uchiyama, Junpei Maruyama
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Patent number: 7344370Abstract: A device (20) for assembling a plastic-lens-forming casting mold includes a gasket clamping mechanism (22) which clamps a gasket (2) from its axial direction, a first mold push-in mechanism (23) which pushes in an upper mold (3) fitted in an upper open end of the gasket (2), and a second mold push-in mechanism (24) which pushes in a lower mold (4) fitted in a lower open end of the gasket (2). The gasket clamping mechanism (22) clamps the gasket (2) from the axial direction by a gasket-pressing ring (34) and lower mold ring (35). The first mold push-in mechanism (23) pushes the upper mold (3) into the gasket (2) by a gasket push-in member (58). The second mold push-in mechanism (24) includes a plurality of push pins (68) and pushes up the lower mold (4) to push it into the gasket (2).Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2003Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Hoya CorporationInventors: Tatsuo Nishimoto, Akira Hamanaka, Nobuhiko Takeda
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Patent number: 7344371Abstract: A concave half (10) having a conical inside and a convex half (20) having a conical outside and being fitted therein are fitted in each other. An openable and closable, loop-shaped supporting means as a toggle-jointed link (30) rotatably supports and pushes a cylindrical part (23) of the convex half (20) onto the axis on at least three points on the outer periphery of the cylindrical part (23), with an axis of the concave half (10) and an axis of the convex half (20) being aligned with each other when the supporting means is closed. The toggle-jointed link (30) is openable and closable, wherein a plurality of rolling objects such as rollers (31) are provided inside the loop, thereby improving function as a bearing of the supporting means and efficiently manufacturing quality rolled cones (40).Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2002Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Nissei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuo Shinomiya, Toshitaka Haruta
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Patent number: 7344372Abstract: A nozzle in an injection molding machine allows for smooth, blended melt flow into a mold cavity. In one example, this is accomplished through use of a nozzle having a nozzle body with a nozzle melt channel in fluid communication with a manifold melt channel and a nozzle tip. The nozzle tip includes a first melt channel in fluid communication with the nozzle melt channel and a plurality of release melt channels between the first melt channel and an annular melt channel. The annular melt channel is formed between a retaining device and the nozzle tip. The annular melt channel includes a decompression chamber in fluid communication with respective ones of the release melt channels and a compression chamber between the decompression chamber and a mold. A pressure difference formed between the respective release melt channels and the decompression chamber and between the decompression chamber and the compression chamber blends the molten material to even and balance flow into the mold cavity.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Mold-Masters (2007) LimitedInventor: Fabrice Fairy
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Patent number: 7344373Abstract: The invention relates to a control method for gas burners for providing a gas-air mixture. According to the invention, the ionization signal is only used for setting the mixing ratio dependent on the gas quality when the burner flame completely sweeps over the sensor generating the ionization signal. Outside the above-mentioned range, i.e. when the burner flame does not completely sweep over the sensor generating the ionization signal, the gas-air mixture is controlled dependent on the previously determined mixing ratio.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2001Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Honeywell B.V.Inventors: Enno J. Vrolijk, Derk Vegter
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Patent number: 7344374Abstract: Apparatus for the treatment of dental caries includes a source of oxidizing gas and a handpiece for delivering the gas to a tooth. A cup attached to the handpiece is provided for receiving the gas and exposing a selected area of the tooth to the gas. The cup includes a resilient edge for sealably the edge for engaging the tooth around the selected area to prevent escape of a gas therepast.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2006Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Curozone Ireland Ltd.Inventors: Edward Lynch, Jurgen H. Schemmer, Aylin Baysan, Gregory R. Holland, Tom Weisel, Roger McPherson
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Patent number: 7344375Abstract: To improve operativity, a pushing device for a tooth restoration material mixed and kneaded in a capsule comprises a compression coil spring 4 provided between a leak preventive cover 2 contacted with a capsule and having a cylindrical piston rod 1 inserted, and a ratchet body 3 having a rack part 3cb and fixed to the piston rod 1; a housing body 5 having a supporting path 5b inserted in the leak preventive cover 2 and a guiding path 5c provided with the ratchet body 3 movably; a ratchet body locking plate spring 6 for preventing move of the ratchet body 3; a lever 7 for moving the rack part 3cb and returning the lever body 7a to an initial position; a release body 8 for canceling the locking to the rack part 3cb; and a stopper means 9 for stopping the ratchet body 3 at the initial position.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2006Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: GC CorporationInventors: Yoshihisa Mukasa, Michio Kato
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Patent number: 7344376Abstract: An implant delivery system includes a carrier that is attached to an implant. The carrier includes a main body having a lower portion to be attached to the implant and an upper portion. The upper portion includes an internally threaded section having a polygonal internal cross-section. The polygonal cross-section engages a tool that applies torque to install the implant into bone. The threaded section receives a threaded portion of a secondary component to be coupled to the carrier after the implant has been installed. One secondary component is a gingival healing component. Thus, the combination of the carrier and the gingival healing component acts as a healing abutment after the carrier has been used to install the implant.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2003Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Biomet 3i, Inc.Inventors: Keith D. Beaty, Richard J. Lazzara, Dan P. Rogers, Ralph E. Goodman
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Patent number: 7344377Abstract: A method, a system and a device used within such enhances the repeatability and overall performance of a person skiing through a water ski slalom course. The device is a series of markers positioned on the side of a ski boat which markings can be readily viewed by a skier being towed by the boat at a distance of up to about 100 feet. The method comprises having the skier noting the boat markings which the ski rope crosses as the skier begins a turn into the slalom course. Once a run of desired performance is obtained the skier can repeat that performance more readily by always beginning the initial turn into the slalom course based on the ski rope crossing the same marking on the boat.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Inventor: Mark Bozicevic
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Patent number: 7344378Abstract: In the scientific phenomena evaluation device of the present invention, a plurality of elongated grooves each having a cross-sectional area of not more than 1 mm2 are formed, an end of each of the plurality of flow passages joins in at one meeting point and furthermore, a liquid absorption device is provided. Therefore, it is possible to qualitatively observe scientific phenomena, such as the dispersion phenomena of molecules. Also, accuracies sufficient for experiencing high technologies, for example, various phenomena such as the diffusion phenomenon of a liquid, heat transfer phenomenon of a liquid, mixing phenomenon of liquids and chemical reactions of a liquid that occur in this fine flow passage are obtained, consumption of chemical agents and the like is small and environmental burdens are small. Therefore, this evaluation device of scientific phenomena is appropriate as an educational tool for scientific experiments.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Yasunori Ichikawa, Tomohide Ueyama, Fumiko Shiraishi, Tetsuo Kurahashi
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Patent number: 7344379Abstract: A garment 20 includes magnetic interconnects 21 which serve to form mechanical connections to close garment 20 as well as to form electrical connections, for example, between power source 4 and a device 7. Interconnects 21 are formed by a first portion 22 and a second portion 23 which form a mechanical connection via magnetic attraction. First 22 and second 23 portions can be quickly coupled and decoupled and contain all the advantages of magnetic couplings, including ease of connection and simplicity of design.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2004Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: George Marmaropoulos, Giang Truong Vu, Jack Kyriakos Mama
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Patent number: 7344380Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an electrical connection of sub-assemblies and modules to a current supply device, which is provided with electric contact elements and magnetic bodies. According to said method, magnetic bodies of a consumer, which is provided with electric counter-contacts, are arranged opposite the magnetic bodies of the current supply device with opposing poles. In a first step, a mechanical connection is made using an approximate guide mechanism and in a second step, electrical contact is made between the contact elements and the counter-contacts using a precise guide mechanism in an automatic manner by means of the magnetic bodies of the current supply unit and the consumer.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2003Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Magcode AGInventors: Hermann Neidlein, Siegfried Schmidt
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Patent number: 7344381Abstract: High frequency edge mount connector apparatus comprises a connector including a housing that forms an opening and a signal carrier in the housing allowing for low return loss and low insertion loss. The signal carrier has a pin which extends through the opening. The connector also includes an insulator in the housing and surrounding the signal carrier, wherein the insulator has a outer portion surrounding the pin and extending through the opening. By extending the insulator through the opening, a tight seal can be created when the connector is pressed against a circuit board. The seal allows for improved impedance matching for a signal traveling between the connector and the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2004Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Emerson Network Power Connectivity Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Jim Kerekes
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Patent number: 7344382Abstract: A micro terminal for inspection or installation with high connection reliability is provided at lower cost. A micro terminal according to the present invention has electrical conduction between the micro terminal and an electrode of an electronic device or an inspection device and includes a columnar contactor in contact with the electrode. The contactor has a spring structure which is elastically deformed when pressed against the electrode. The contactor includes a protrusion protruding outwardly at its end in contact with the electrode and the shape of the protrusion has a part of a sphere or a part of a paraboloid of revolution.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2004Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Tsuyoshi Haga
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Patent number: 7344383Abstract: A split microprocessor socket is disclosed that provides a cavity created at an outer edge of the microprocessor socket. An optical module may be fitted in the cavity thus providing an optical fiber or waveguide connection directly to the socket. This low cost optical interconnect, closely packaged with the microprocessor, may alleviate bandwidth constraints associated with conventional electrical connections.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2006Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Daoqiang Lu, Andrew C. Alduino, Henning Braunisch
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Patent number: 7344384Abstract: Systems, methodologies, methods of manufacture, and other embodiments associated with semiconductor/processor module assemblies are described. One exemplary system embodiment includes a bolster plate assembly for a semiconductor module assembly that includes a bolster plate and a leaf spring pre-loaded onto the bolster plate. The example system may also include the leaf spring being releasably attached to the bolster plate and positioned to provide a force in a direction generally away from the bolster plate. The leaf spring can be configured to release from the bolster plate upon attaching the semiconductor module assembly to the bolster plate that causes the leaf spring to exert the force in the direction generally away from the bolster plate and against a semiconductor module assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2004Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Brandon Aaron Rubenstein, Andrew D. Delano, Bradley E. Clements