Patents Issued in December 1, 2009
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Patent number: 7624571Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a collector, which collects exhaust particles in exhaust gas discharged from the internal combustion engine. The exhaust gas purifying apparatus computes an amount of a predetermined gas component in the exhaust gas, which passes through the collector. The exhaust gas purifying apparatus computes a collected amount of the exhaust particles based on a pressure difference across the collector, based on a temperature of the exhaust gas, which passes through the collector, and based on the amount of the predetermined gas component. The exhaust gas purifying apparatus regenerates the collector by burning the exhaust particles collected in the collector when the collected amount reaches a predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2006Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Kazuharu Tochikawa, Satoru Nosaka, Shigeto Yahata
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Patent number: 7624572Abstract: An exhaust system is provided having an exhaust path configured to direct an exhaust stream away from an engine. The system may also include an exhaust treatment device in the exhaust path and configured to act on one or more substances in the exhaust stream. Further, the system may include at least one temperature sensing device configured to provide an output indicative of a temperature at one or more locations on a working material of the exhaust treatment device. In addition, the system may include a controller configured to generate a temperature map of the working material of the exhaust treatment device and to determine deviations from an expected temperature map.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2004Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventor: George Lin
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Patent number: 7624573Abstract: A dual pump apparatus for use on a vehicle or industrial application having a housing in which a pair of hydraulic pumps are mounted and driven by a prime mover. The prime mover is drivingly coupled to a main input shaft, which drives the hydraulic pumps. An auxiliary pump may be drivingly coupled to the main drive shaft and a power take off unit may also be connected thereto. The power take off unit may be driven by a power take off unit output drive shaft, on which a cooling fan may be attached.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2008Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Hydro-Gear Limited PartnershipInventor: Raymond Hauser
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Patent number: 7624574Abstract: A piston apparatus which configures an air bearing by introducing a compressed working media into an inside of a piston, and ejecting the working media from plural holes arranged on a circumferential portion of the piston into a clearance between the piston and the cylinder, which prevents a back-flow of the working media in the piston to a working space, and which readily secures reliability and longevity is provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2005Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Daisaku Sawada, Hiroshi Yaguchi, Shinichi Mitani
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Patent number: 7624575Abstract: The present invention provides an assembly comprising a compressor housing and EGR mixer, the assembly further comprising a ported shroud in the compressor housing and a noise suppressor in the EGR mixer.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2006Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Phillipe Noelle, Robert Mavir
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Patent number: 7624576Abstract: A fuel nozzle having a fuel conveying member surrounded by a sheath. An air passage is defined between the fuel conveying member and the sheath for directing air to an air swirler provided at one end of the fuel conveying member. At one flow director is provided in the air passage for promoting air and fuel uniformity and distribution at a spray tip of the fuel nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2005Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada CorporationInventors: Hisham Alkabie, Klan McCaldon, Victor Gandza, John Hu
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Patent number: 7624577Abstract: A gas turbine engine combustor liner having a plurality of holes defined therein for directing air into the combustion chamber. The plurality of holes provide a greater cooling air flow in regions intermediate each diffuser pipe than in other areas of the combustor liner.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2006Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.Inventors: Bhawan Patel, Parthasarathy Sampath, Russell Parker
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Patent number: 7624578Abstract: A method for generating combustion products within a gas turbine engine includes directing an internal air/fuel mixture towards a stagnation point in close proximity to an inner surface of a porous wall defining a combustion chamber. The internal air/fuel mixture is ignited to generate combustion products including a pilot flame. A quantity of air is externally mixed with a quantity of fuel to produce an external air/fuel mixture. The external air/fuel mixture is directed through the porous wall and into the combustion chamber such that the external air/fuel mixture is ignited by the pilot flame. A direction of flow of the combustion products is reversed at the stagnation point.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2005Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Mark Allan Hadley
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Patent number: 7624579Abstract: A nozzle system includes a multitude of circumferentially distributed divergent seals that circumscribe an engine centerline. Each divergent seal includes an interface between a forward seal bridge bracket and an aft seal bridge bracket with a forward bridge support and an aft bridge support which provides axial and radial support for the divergent seals between adjacent divergent flaps. A divergent-convergent seal joint structure includes a horn and a fork. By having the forward bridge bracket retain the divergent seal in the axial direction, there is no need for axial sliding of the divergent seal relative to the divergent flap. The joint structure provides circumferential support as the axial and radial support are provided by the bridge-bracket interface.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2006Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventor: Donald W. Peters
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Patent number: 7624580Abstract: In a device for supplying secondary air in a gas turbine engine provided with an inner shaft (8) and a hollow outer shaft (7) coaxially nested with each other, a seal air introduction passage (71, 85, 88) is defined inside the engine for introducing a part of high pressure air drawn from a high pressure compressor into a seal section provided in each of the bearing boxes for supporting the inner and outer shafts; and a swirl air cooling turbine (59) is provided in the seal air introduction passage and attached to a part attached to the outer shaft in a rotationally fast manner. The swirl air cooling turbine (59) is formed around a section of the outer shaft intermediate between the high pressure compressor and the high pressure turbine, the swirl air cooling turbine including a spiral flow path extending in a substantially cylindrical plane coaxial with the outer shaft.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2005Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masayuki Fukutani
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Patent number: 7624581Abstract: A Turbofan engine includes a fan mounted to a fan frame inside a fan nacelle. A booster compressor is joined to the fan inboard a flow splitter. A booster bleed system is disposed inside the splitter, and includes an inlet at the compressor outlet, and an outlet joined to the bypass duct following the fan.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2005Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Thomas Ory Moniz
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Patent number: 7624582Abstract: A coupling unit device for unloading of a ship, where the coupling unit comprises a hull and is arranged to be connected to the ship by means of a connecting element wherein the coupling unit is provided with an evaporator for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and the required pipe elements for transporting liquefied natural gas from the ship to the evaporator, as well as the required pipe elements for transporting the evaporated gas from the evaporator to a pipe for onward transport. The coupling unit is free-floating and is arranged to maneuver itself to the ship during the connection and disconnection from the ship by means of its own propulsion machinery.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2004Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignees: Remora Technology AS, Torp Technology ASInventors: Svein Borge Hellesmark, Claes W. Olsen
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Patent number: 7624583Abstract: A refrigeration system comprises a refrigerant circuit (10) in which a compressor (21), an outdoor heat exchanger (24) and an indoor heat exchanger (33) are connected to operate on a refrigeration cycle, and an oil recovery container (40) connected to the suction side of the compressor (21), and carries out a recovery operation for circulating refrigerant through the refrigerant circuit (10) to recover oil into the recovery container (40). The refrigeration system further comprises: a compressor control section (50) for stepwise increasing the operating capacity of the compressor (21) in an initial stage of the recovery operation so that the refrigerant temperature in the low pressure side of the refrigerant circuit (10) reaches or exceeds a predetermined value; and a fan control section (70) for continuously driving an indoor fan (33a) at least during a time period when the compressor (21) is driven.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2004Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Yoshimi, Manabu Yoshimi
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Patent number: 7624584Abstract: The invention relates to refrigeration at TU by a reversible sorption system. The installation comprises a reactor (1) in which a reversible sorption between a gas G and a sorbent S takes place, a device (2) in which a reversible phenomenon involving the gas G takes place, means for bringing (2) into communication with (1), and means for isolating them, the equilibrium curve for the reversible phenomenon in (2) lying within a lower temperature range than that of the equilibrium curve for the reversible sorption in (1) in the Clausius-Clapeyron plot. The device (2) contains, apart from the gas G, a liquid/solid phase change material M having a solidification temperature TS below the frigeration working temperature TU. Use for freezing various products or for producing chilled water or ice.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2003Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Universite de PerpignanInventors: Driss Stitou, Olivier Bertrand, Bernard Spinner, Bruno Spinner, legal representative, Caroline Spinner Brossard, legal representative, Anne Christel Spinner Kohler, legal representative, Camille Spinner, legal representative, Martin Spinner, legal representative
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Patent number: 7624585Abstract: The invention provides a freezer unit using refrigerants serving as an oil carrier without using any refrigerants of subjects of the ozone regulation and being capable of realizing extremely low temperatures such as ?150° C. The freezer unit includes a refrigerant circuit on a high temperature side and a refrigerant circuit on a low temperature side to form independent closed refrigerant circuits which condense refrigerants delivered from compressors and thereafter evaporate the condensed refrigerants to achieve cooling action, and a cascade condenser formed by an evaporator in the refrigerant circuit on the high temperature side and a condenser in the refrigerant circuit on the low temperature side.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2005Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jiro Yuzawa
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Patent number: 7624586Abstract: An object is to provide a freezing device in which a safely-treatable incombustible mixed refrigerant can be used and which can realize an extremely low temperature of ?85° C. or less in chamber by a simple structure. The freezing device comprises a single refrigerant circuit in which the refrigerant discharged from a compressor is condensed and thereafter evaporated to exert a cooling function and which allows heat exchange between the evaporated refrigerant and the condensed refrigerant, wherein there is introduced into the refrigerant circuit a non-azeotropic mixed refrigerant containing R245fa, R600, R23 and R14; a non-azeotropic mixed refrigerant containing R245fa, R600, R116 and R14; a non-azeotropic mixed refrigerant containing R245fa, R600, R508A and R14; or a non-azeotropic mixed refrigerant containing R245fa, R600, R508B and R14.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2006Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jiro Yuzawa, Fukuji Yoshida, Susumu Kobayashi, Minoru Suto
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Patent number: 7624587Abstract: A multi-stage operation type air conditioner which can be operated in various cooling or heating capacities. The multi-stage operation type air conditioner includes a first discharge port, a first opening/closing device for opening or closing the first discharge port, a second discharge port having a size different from that of the first discharge port, a second opening/closing device for opening or closing the second discharge port, and a controller for controlling the air conditioner such that the air conditioner may be operated with one of the first and second discharge ports opened, in an operation with a lower cooling or heating load, and the air conditioner may be operated with both the first and second discharge ports opened, in an operation with a higher cooling or heating load.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2005Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Joong Hee Lee, Hyoung Seo Choi
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Patent number: 7624588Abstract: The present invention relates to hybrid absorption chiller, which uses high-temperature steam and medium-temperature water generated in industrial processes as a heat source, the hybrid absorption chiller including a high temperature generator that uses the high-temperature steam as a heat source so that the heat exchange with refrigerant is carried out; a low temperature generator that uses the heat of condensation of the refrigerant steam, generated in the high temperature generator, as a heat source so that the heat exchange with refrigerant is once again carried out; a generator for medium temperature water that uses the medium-temperature water as a heat source so that the heat exchange with refrigerant is carried out; a hybrid condenser that simultaneously condenses the refrigerants which are respectively heat-exchanged in the high temperature generator, the low temperature generator, and the generator for medium temperature water; an evaporator that uses latent heat of vaporization of the refrigerant cType: GrantFiled: March 31, 2006Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignees: Postech Academy Industry Corp., PoscoInventors: Moo Hwan Kim, Jae Dal Lee
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Patent number: 7624589Abstract: A method and apparatus for cooling swimming pool water includes diverting a stream of swimming pool water to a distribution header. The distribution header includes a plurality of dispersing apertures for converting the stream of swimming pool water into a plurality of smaller streams. Positioned immediately beneath the distribution header is a fill medium through which the smaller streams of water pass where they are atomized into smaller droplets. An electric fan is positioned above the distribution header for forcing ambient air through the fill medium to invoke evaporative cooling of the atomized water. The resulting evaporatively cooled water is collected in a reservoir and returned to a swimming pool.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2004Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Inventor: Rick Martin Argovitz
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Patent number: 7624590Abstract: A multi-type air conditioner includes an outdoor unit, one or more indoor units communicating with the outdoor unit, and a liquid-stay preventing device heating and evaporating a liquefied refrigerant so as to prevent the liquefied refrigerant circulating between the indoor unit and the outdoor unit from being accumulated at a low pressure side including the indoor unit. Accordingly, a liquefied refrigerant is not accumulated in an indoor unit and a connection pipe, which are a low pressure side where the pressure is relatively low, but smoothly passes therethrough regardless of a height difference between the indoor unit and the outdoor unit. Therefore, the efficiency of the multi-type air conditioner is improved.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2005Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jae Heuk Choi, Hyung Soo Kim, Yoon Beon Lee, Baik Young Chung, Se Dong Chang
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Patent number: 7624591Abstract: According to one aspect, there is provided a refrigerator including a refrigerating chamber formed at a relatively upper portion of a refrigerator body and a freezing chamber formed at a relatively lower portion of the refrigerator body, which comprises an ice-making chamber which is partitioned in the refrigerating chamber by insulating walls and includes an icemaker for making ice and an ice storage for storing the ice made in the icemaker. The temperature in the refrigerating chamber can be accurately controlled, the loss of cold air can be minimized and the structures for supplying water into the icemaker and the dispenser can be simplified.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2008Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Ill-Shin Kim, Seon-Il Yu, Kun-Jun Seok, Yong-Chol Kwon
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Patent number: 7624592Abstract: A power and cooling management system configured to flexibly couple various adaptive modules to an integrated power and cooling unit to suit any aircraft platform is provided. The integrated power and cooling unit has a compressor(s), power turbine(s), cooling turbine(s) and integral starter generator(s) mounted to the shaft of the power and cooling turbine. The integrated power and cooling unit may be pneumatically and/or pneumatically coupled to an adaptive module that comprises an additional compressor and an additional turbine or electrically coupled to a fuel cell which provides the main power after entering the full operation mode. When the engine includes an integral starter generator mounted thereto, the integral starter generator of the integrated power and cooling unit is operative to receive electric power from the engine mounted generator. Alternatively, a motor/generator may be mounted to the shaft of the additional turbine of the adaptive module.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2006Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Northrop Grumman CorporationInventors: Clarence W Lui, Yu-Hang Ho, Chris Lee
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Patent number: 7624593Abstract: A vegetable room for a refrigerator is provided. The vegetable room includes a vegetable box disposed inside a refrigerator in which a cooling air supply unit is provided to circulate cooling air therein and a plurality of shelves is provided, and having a receptacle space that receives food items therein opened upwardly, a box cover that covers an opening side of the vegetable box to close the receptacle space of the vegetable box and having a plurality of cooling air ventilating holes formed at one side thereof to introduce cooling air into the vegetable box, a cover support unit interposed between the box cover and the shelf to support the box cover at the shelf, a plurality of opening and closing members that open and close the cooling air ventilating holes of the box cover, and an operating unit that operates the opening and closing members simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2002Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sang-Ik Lee, Eun-Jeong Kim, Yeon-Yi Hwang
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Patent number: 7624594Abstract: The present invention is a magnetic recording medium substrate made of amorphous glass of B2O3—Al2O3—SiO2—Li2O type, wherein a chamfer is formed between an edge face at an outer circumference side or an inner circumference side of the substrate and a principal plane of the substrate, and a content of sodium and potassium at a surface area of the inner or outer circumference side edge face and a surface area of the chamfer is greater than a mean content of sodium and potassium of the magnetic recording medium substrate. With the present invention, it is possible to prevent generation of projections on a magnetic film, a protective film or the like due to movement of lithium ions in a magnetic recording medium substrate made of amorphous glass which includes lithium.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2005Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Yukihisa Matsumura, Katsuaki Aida
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Patent number: 7624595Abstract: A process for melting and refining vitrifiable materials, such that all or part of the thermal energy necessary for melting the said vitrifiable materials is supplied by the combustion of fossil fuel(s) with at least one oxidizer gas, the fuel(s)/gas or the gaseous products resulting from the combustion being injected below the level of the mass of vitrifiable materials (7). The refining of the vitrifiable materials after melting comprises at least one step of subjecting them to subatmospheric pressure while centrifuging.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2004Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Pierre Jeanvoine, Tanguy Massart, Anne Berthereau
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Patent number: 7624596Abstract: A method for preparing doped oxide material, in which method substantially all the reactants forming the oxide material are brought to a vaporous reduced form in the gas phase and after this to react with each other in order to form oxide particles. The reactants in vaporous and reduced form are mixed together to a gas flow of reactants, which gas flow is further condensated fast in such a manner that substantially all the component parts of the reactants reach a supersaturated state substantially simultaneously by forming oxide particles in such a manner that there is no time to reach chemical phase balances.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2003Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Liekki OyInventors: Kauko Janka, Markku Rajala
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Patent number: 7624597Abstract: Apparatus for making glass fibers has AC induction coils for AC inductive heating of a spinner for spinning molten glass into molten glass fibers, an enclosure that at least partially surrounds the AC induction coils to protect a human worker, and electrically insulating shielding reducing AC power drain by being positioned between the AC induction coils and the enclosure to reduce inductive heating of the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2005Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: CertainTeed CorporationInventor: Michael J. Lembo
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Patent number: 7624598Abstract: The latch needle in accordance with the invention comprises a needle tongue with an integrated spring that is configured as the functional element on the needle tongue. No separate tongue spring, whatsoever, need be accommodated in the saw slot. This novel needle concept is robust and suitable for high operating speeds.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2009Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Groz-Beckert KGInventors: Lothar Dehner, Thomas Schmid
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Patent number: 7624599Abstract: A knitting tool for a bar (1) of a knitter comprises a shaft (4), which is provided with a plastic body (15) at least on one side, which extends beyond the side surface (11) of the shaft. Said plastic body (15) is in contact with the side surface of the adjacent knitting tool. Thus, both knitting tools concerned are supported at one another.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2008Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Groz-Beckert KGInventors: Andreas Dietz, Torsten Butz, Klaus Kirchmair, Eric Jürgens, Ernst-Viktor Heinemann, Hubert Siber, Ingo Zimmermann, Eckhard Fehrenbacher
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Patent number: 7624600Abstract: A modular laundry system comprises a first laundry appliance, a second laundry appliance horizontally or vertically arranged relative to the first laundry appliance, and a cabinet module horizontally arranged relative to the first and second laundry appliances.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2005Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Richard A. Sunshine, Lorraine L. Achterberg, James William Kendall, Colleen Marie Doyle, Joel A. Luckman
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Patent number: 7624601Abstract: A water feeding apparatus (300) has an ion eluter (100) and a shower emitter (200). The shower emitter (200) receives water via a coupling pipe (250) from the ion eluter (100), and sprays the water, in the form of a shower, onto laundry. Liquid droplets in the form of a shower are small and easy to dry, and thus produce crystals having smaller particles (with large surface areas), having more lattice defects, and easier to dissolve. With these crystals attached to the laundry, when the crystals make contact with moisture next time, the silver ion in the liquid droplets easily dissolves. Even when the laundry is made of water-repellent or hydrophobic cloth, the solution dries up on the surface of the cloth before water is repelled. Thus, even this type of laundry can benefit from the antimicrobial effect of the silver ion.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2004Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mugihei Ikemizu, Hirofumi Yoshikawa, Rie Hiramoto, Minoru Tadano, Hirokazu Ohe
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Patent number: 7624602Abstract: A vane for a washing machine agitating device is provided. The agitating device includes a skirt and a center shaft extending upwardly from the skirt. The vane extends radially from the center shaft of the agitating device toward an outer perimeter of the skirt. One end of the vane includes at least two supports defining a cavity there between to lower stress experienced by a hinge point of the vane, thereby minimizing vane breakage.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2006Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Kathleen M. La Belle, Rick A. Schneider
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Patent number: 7624603Abstract: There is disclosed an improved lock assembly particularly suited for bulk vending machines, the lock assembly formed by an upper portion including a lock barrel having a lock collar extending downwardly therefrom, the lock collar having a tubular configuration with a hollow interior. A lock pin is secured within the hollow confines of the lock collar. The lock assembly further includes a lock post which is intended to be screwthreadedly mounted to a mounting bar, and the lock post including a first diametric channel cut into the upper portion thereof along a diametric centrally positioned plane, and continues into a curvilinear channel, ending at a pair of opposed stop points, the plane formed by the stop points being exactly 90° perpendicular to the plane formed by the diametric lock channel.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2007Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Inventors: Trevor Perks, Dale N. Padjen
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Patent number: 7624604Abstract: A car steering wheel locking structure includes a first lock hook, a second lock hook, a lock body, a lock heart, a pull rod, a cam, a ratch and a pawl. The lock heart is assembled on the lock body, the first lock hook is fixed on the lock body, the second lock hook is assembled on the pull rod, the pull rod is movably assembled on the lock body, the cam is assembled in the lock body and connects with the lock heart, the ratch is assembled on one end of the lock body by a column pin and has an extending board, the pawl is assembled in the lock body by a fixing shaft and mates with the ratch, one side of the first spring contacts with a claw portion of the pawl, and a tail portion of the pawl is driven to move by rotating the cam.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2008Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Inventor: An Chen Cheng
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Patent number: 7624605Abstract: A combined bicycle pedal and lock and a method for its use, which is an integral part of a bicycle and serves both as an ordinary bicycle pedal and as a means of locking the bicycle to an object which is not a part of the bicycle. The combined bicycle pedal and lock includes a pedal shaft, several main components, which carry the majority of the load applied to the pedal when riding the bicycle, a complementary locking assembly, which has two modes, a folded mode when the combined bicycle pedal and lock is serving as a pedal, and mode that can be extended when the combined bicycle pedal and lock is serving to lock the bicycle to a suitable object, as well as a short pedal shaft, and a locking mechanism which is operated by means of a key, combination wheel, or any other suitable means.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2006Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Inventor: Minin Vitali
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Patent number: 7624606Abstract: A rekeyable lock cylinder comprises a cylinder body and a plug assembly disposed within the cylinder body. The plug assembly comprises a plug body, a plurality of pin assemblies and a guide bar. The plug body has a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and a tool-receiving hole. Each of the pin assemblies is movably disposed in the plug body and comprises a first rack component and a second rack component selectively engaging with the first rack component. The guide bar is coupled to the plug body and has a plurality of pin runners for engaging with the first rack components and a tool-receiving portion exposed by the tool-receiving hole. The guide bar is capable of moving along transverse axis-direction of the plug body to disengage the first rack components from the second rack components.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2008Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Taiwan Fu Hsing Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chao-Ming Huang, Chi-Ming Chen
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Patent number: 7624607Abstract: A pipe hand bender with v-shaped milled degree ports to accommodate various style stop members and shallow cut degree slots in the outer edges of the bend through walls using a snap in place stop member with v-dents matched to the v-ports.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2008Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Inventor: Franklin H. King
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Patent number: 7624608Abstract: end; a first steel pin for pivotally connecting the rotator plate to the base plate, a handle disposed on the second end of the rotator plate; a second measurement plate fixedly attached to the first measurement plate and the rotator plate; a second steel pin disposed on the second measurement plate; a third steel pin disposed on the rotator plate; wherein the rebar can be positioned in between the first, second, and third steel pins; wherein a user can bend the rebar by rotating the rotator plate via the handle.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2009Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Inventor: Marcus Karty
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Patent number: 7624609Abstract: A cold rolling process for impressing a pattern on a surface of a sheet metal article involves passing the sheet article through a pair of rolls and engaging a patterning feature with isolated areas of a surface of the sheet article, at a localized pressure to plastically deform at least the surface of the sheet article. A rolling pressure is maintained on other areas of the sheet article that is less than the bulk elastic yield strength of the metal. A cold rolling apparatus is also described having a pair of rolls, each with partially cylindrical outer surfaces. The rolls have a gap between the cylindrical parts. One of the rolls has a localized surface region that is displaced relative to the surface of the roll. When the localized region is brought near the other roll, a spacing exists that is narrower than the gap. One of the rolls has a localized patterning feature that aligns with the localized surface region to impress a pattern into the sheet article.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2007Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Novelis Inc.Inventors: Melville Douglas Ball, John Anthony Hunter, Gary J. Smith
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Patent number: 7624610Abstract: Laser beam irradiation areas are provided in a load curve portion and an angle adjustment portion of a suspension. The laser beam irradiation areas are oriented in a direction in which the suspension is to be bent. A laser beam having a predetermined length and a predetermined shape is irradiated onto each laser beam irradiation area.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2003Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaru Inoue, Hiroshi Kawamata, Hironori Tanaka
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Patent number: 7624611Abstract: A method for forming a cup-shaped member, including a first pressing step of pressing a plate into a first cup-shaped intermediate molded body, and a second pressing step of pressing the first cup-shaped intermediate molded body into a second cup-shaped intermediate molded body having at least one annular bearing surface that extends perpendicular to an axial direction of the second cup-shaped intermediate molded body and are disposed on a radial-inward projection having an increased wall thickness. During the second pressing step, an outer circumferential periphery of the first cup-shaped intermediate molded body is ironed to facilitate plastic flow radially inwardly directed from the inner circumferential periphery thereof by restraining plastic flow directed toward an open end periphery and a bottom thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2005Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: JATCO LtdInventor: Kazumi Saitou
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Patent number: 7624612Abstract: An angle adjuster for a golf club shaft includes a pressing part that can advance and retreat towards and away from a space between two pressing force receiving parts. The pressing force receiving parts include grooves configured to receive a golf club shaft. When the pressing part is advanced against the golf club shaft, a bending force is applied to the shaft at a bending location on the shaft that lies between the pressing force receiving parts. This occurs while the shaft is received in, the receiving grooves of the pressing force receiving parts.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2007Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Japana Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haruhisa Toda, Yukio Tani, Katsunori Yoshida
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Patent number: 7624613Abstract: A terminal crimping machine includes a frame. An accommodating board is located on the frame and defines recesses unfolding symmetrically. The junction of the recesses defines an aperture running through the accommodating board. Drifts are slidably received in the recesses of the accommodating board respectively. Each of the drifts has a bar which protrudes rearward from a back surface of the drift. A propelled member rotationally configured at the back of the accommodating board defines cavities distributing symmetrically, and each cavity extends continually from outside to inner. The cavities slidably receive the bars of the drifts respectively. A driven mechanism, mounted on the frame, connects with the propelled member.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2007Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Gao-hua Yu, Wei Wang, Xue-jin Li
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Patent number: 7624614Abstract: A conveyor for transporting work pieces in a press, in particular a press line or multiple-die press, from a first station to a second station adjacent to the first station, comprises at least one lateral beam (300, 400) arranged on a side of the press, essentially extending parallel to a transport direction of the conveyor (52), at least one bar (500) having grippers (502) for gripping the work piece to be transported, whereby the bar (500) is attached to the lateral beam (300, 400) in such a way that it is movable along a longitudinal extension of the beam (300, 400); and for each lateral beam (300, 400) an assembly (100, 200) for supporting the lateral beam (300, 400).Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2004Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Gudel Group AGInventors: Rudolf Heid, Hans-Ulrich Kurt, Ulrich Lehmann
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Patent number: 7624615Abstract: A rotating filler cam system including a lower die having a plurality of filler cams rotatably connected to thereto. A plurality of wedge assemblies are connected to a drive shaft, wherein upon actuation of the drive shaft, the wedge assemblies are driven to contact the filler cams and rotate the filler cams from a non-flanging to a flanging position.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2006Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Chrysler Group LLCInventor: Daniel F. Nieschulz
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Patent number: 7624616Abstract: A meter proving method and system. At lease some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising establishing a prover time by a prover device, measuring a flow rate of a fluid with a flow meter that uses multiple measurements taken over a period of time to produce each individual flow rate value (the flow meter electrically coupled to the prover device), and generating a meter volume over the prover time based on the flow rate. The generating the meter volume based on the flow rate does not involve: generating a pulse train output signal by the flow meter; and generating the meter volume based on an attribute of the pulse train.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2006Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Daniel Measurement and Control, Inc.Inventors: William R. Freund, Jr., Gail P. Murray, Kerry D. Groeschel
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Patent number: 7624617Abstract: A gas analyzing system is disclosed, the system including a gas analyzer and a reduced pressure chamber in which interior the gas analyzer is arranged, the reduced pressure chamber having an inlet configuration for a gas mixture inflow and an outlet configuration for a gas mixture outflow, wherein the outlet configuration during operation is connected to a pump system to facilitate the gas mixture outflow, the outlet configuration having a channel section and a flow section, the flow section having a cross-sectional area that is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the channel section.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2006Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Norbertus Benedictus Koster, Richard Versluis, Bart Dinand Paarhuis
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Patent number: 7624618Abstract: A device having at least one screw plug for screwing into a first tapped hole of a housing or housing part of the device, the at least one screw plug including a device for sealing, such as a sealing ring, for the connection to the housing in a manner forming a seal, e.g., against the escape of oil. Introduced into the screw plug is a second tapped hole by which a sensor is releasably connectable, e.g., is able to be screwed in. The screw plug includes an end stop for conducting acoustical waves and for the simultaneous mechanical limit for screwing in the screw plug.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2002Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Sew-Eurodrive GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Antonius Bader, Matthias Mueller, Heinrich Bolz, Heinrich Zimmermann
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Patent number: 7624619Abstract: The present invention relates to a knocking detecting device for an internal combustion engine, for controlling a timing at which an ignition coil is actuated according to a knocking occurrence intensity, the knocking detecting device including the signal processing module for processing a signal attributable to knocking occurring in the operation of the internal combustion engine to determine a knocking occurrence intensity, in which the signal processing module includes: signal detecting means for detecting a signal attributable to knocking; frequency intensity calculating means for selecting a plurality of frequencies extracted from an output of the signal detecting means to calculate a frequency intensity; and knocking intensity determining means for finally determining that knocking occurs in a case where it is determined that at least two primary determination results of among a plurality of primary knocking determination results based on the outputs of the frequency intensity calculating means.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2007Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Kimihiko Tanaya, Takahiko Inada
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Patent number: 7624620Abstract: A combustion pressure sensor for detecting a combustion pressure in a combustion chamber of an engine is disclosed as having a housing mounted to an engine head in a gastight structure, a pressure sensor carried on the housing at a base end portion thereof, a transfer member having a pressure-receiving portion exposed to the combustion chamber to be axially slidable in the housing to transfer a combustion pressure from the combustion chamber to the pressure sensor, and a seal member disposed between the pressure-receiving portion of the transfer member and the housing in a gastight sealing structure to block an intrusion of combustion gas from the combustion chamber into the housing. The seal member includes a flexible portion with low rigidity that can stretch and absorb load acting on the pressure sensor when mounting the housing onto an engine cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2007Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Yoshinobu Hirose, Takehiro Watarai