Patents Issued in April 19, 2011
  • Patent number: 7926144
    Abstract: The claimed carpet cleaning apparatus incorporates recesses in a rigid surface of a roller, a hand-operated cleaning device, or a rigid disk. The rigid surface compresses the fibers of the soft surface as the device and the recesses decompress the fibers. The repeated compression and decompression, preferably in combination with a cleaning compound, provide the mechanical action necessary for removal of foreign material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: R.E. Whittaker Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard E. Whittaker
  • Patent number: 7926145
    Abstract: A selectively lockable caster with total locking (wheel brake and swivel lock) as well as directional locking (tracking) functions. A separate lock tooth for each locking function is adapted to engage certain differently configured lock recesses. Specifically, a total lock tooth, which is part of a mechanism that also applies a brake to the wheel, is configured to engage any of the total lock recesses and any of the directional lock recesses to lock the wheel against pivotal movement about the swivel axis in any of a plurality of total lock positions. A directional lock tooth is configured to engage only the directional lock recesses to lock the yoke against pivotal movement about the swivel axis in at least one directional lock (tracking) position while allowing the wheel to rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Inventor: Chaokuo Liao
  • Patent number: 7926146
    Abstract: A hinge assembly (100) includes a sleeve (20), a main shaft (10), a follower (30) and an elastic member (40). The sleeve integrally forms an engaging portion (26). The main shaft passes through the sleeve. The follower has a cam surface (322), and is slidably placed around the main shaft and is received in the sleeve. The cam surface engages with the engaging portion. The elastic member provides an elastic force to bias the cam surface against the engaging portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Chao Duan, Chia-Hua Chen
  • Patent number: 7926147
    Abstract: In an apparatus for the fiber-sorting or fiber-selection of a fiber bundle comprising textile fibers, especially for combing, fiber is supplied by a supply device to a fiber-sorting device, especially a combing device. Clamping devices clamp the fiber bundle at a distance from its free end, and a mechanical device combs the free end to loosen and remove non-clamped constituents, for example, short fibers, neps, dust and the like. To increase productivity and obtain an improved combed sliver, downstream of the supply device there are at least two rotatably mounted rollers rotating rapidly without interruption, which are provided with the clamping devices, and measured value sensors for detecting values relating to the fibers or machine settings are connected to a control and regulation device, which is arranged to effect actions in dependence on the measured values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Truetzschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicole Saeger, Johannes Bossmann, Thomas Schmitz
  • Patent number: 7926148
    Abstract: In an apparatus for the fiber-sorting or fiber-selection a fiber bundle which is supplied by means of a supply device to a fiber-sorting device in which clamping devices are provided which clamp the fiber bundle at a distance from its free end, and in which a mechanical device is present which generates a combing action, for removal of the combed fiber material a revolving element is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicole Saeger, Johannes Bossmann, Thomas Schmitz
  • Patent number: 7926149
    Abstract: A moveable clip device for hanging a towel on a golf bag that includes an S-shaped clip member having a first strip portion engageable with an inner surface of an open end of the golf bag, a second strip portion engageable with an outer surface of the open end of such golf bag, and a third strip portion. A first connecting strip portion, engageable with an edge of the open end of such golf bag, connects the first and second strip portions. A second connecting strip portion connects the second and third strip portions. A flange portion having a channel formed between first and second wall portions is connected to the third strip portion. A support member is connected to each of the wall portions for supporting the towel on the clip. A mechanism is engageable with the towel and support member for connecting such towel to the clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Inventor: Keith Weston
  • Patent number: 7926150
    Abstract: Wristlet clasp allowing the wristlet length to be finely adjusted. A wheel accessible through an opening in the cover can be made to rotate to screw or unscrew a threaded rod so as to move an end of the wristlet relative to the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: LVMH Swiss Manufactures SA
    Inventors: Christophe Robert, Murat Gorgulu
  • Patent number: 7926151
    Abstract: A buckle fastener system and method for releasably fastening together two straps of an article utilizes a buckle attached to the free end of the first strap and a clasp member attached to the free end of the second strap of the article. The clasp member has a hook portion which slides onto the first strap adjacent to one end of the buckle and the clasp is positioned beneath the buckle such that the buckle is captured by the clasp to releasably fasten the first and second straps together. To unfasten the straps, the process is reversed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Inventor: Karen L MacWilliam
  • Patent number: 7926152
    Abstract: A retainer apparatus and method for removably engaging a first article to a second article includes a beam having a first end portion sized and configured as an open ended hook and a second end portion that attaches to the first article. Also included in the retainer apparatus is a finger that has magnetic attraction to the second article, the finger is disposed adjacent to the second end portion of the beam, with the finger having an open state position allowing free passage of the hook through an aperture of the second article, the finger also having a closed state position wherein the finger is adjacent to the hook such that the hook and finger form a converging interface thereby engaging the first and second articles. Further included is structure for urging the finger from the open state position to the closed state position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Inventor: Matthew C. Emenheiser
  • Patent number: 7926153
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of producing a liquid ejecting head unit that has a plurality of liquid ejecting heads combined with one another. Each of the plurality of liquid ejecting heads has a fluid channel formation substrate, which has pressure generation chambers that are in communication with nozzle orifices through which liquid is ejected, and piezoelectric elements, each of which is made up of a lower electrode, a piezoelectric layer that has hysteresis characteristic in a polarization electric field, and an upper electrode, formed on the fluid channel formation substrate with a vibrating plate being interposed therebetween. The liquid ejecting head unit production method according to an aspect of the invention includes: acquiring coercive electric fields of the piezoelectric layers of the liquid ejecting heads; classifying the liquid ejecting heads into ranks on the basis of the acquired coercive electric fields; and combining the liquid ejecting heads that belong to the same rank together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Tokukura
  • Patent number: 7926154
    Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a multi-layer ceramic condenser. A method of manufacturing a multi-layer ceramic condenser may include: laminating a plurality of dielectric green sheets having internal electrodes formed thereon to form a laminate; forming through holes in a region of the laminate where an external electrode is to be formed; filling the through holes with conductive paste to form the external electrode; cutting the laminate having the external electrode formed thereon; and firing the cut laminate to form at least one multi-layer ceramic condenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Pyo Hong, Byeung Gyu Chang, Ji Hwan Shin, Gyu Man Hwang
  • Patent number: 7926155
    Abstract: A machine tool having a machine frame. A first workpiece carrier unit is disposed on the machine frame and has a workpiece receiving mechanism. At least one tool carrier unit is disposed on the machine frame, on which at least one tool for machining a workpiece held in the workpiece receiving mechanism is disposed. In an embodiment, there is a working space, in which a workpiece, held in the workpiece receiving means, can be machined with the tool. In an embodiment, the tool carrier unit has a tool carrier base and a tool carrier head, which is movable in relation to the tool carrier base along an axis of advance via a guiding arm. The tool carrier head is rotatable about an axis of rotation coincident or parallel to the axis of advance, by the tool carrier head being fixedly connected to the guiding arm and by the tool carrier head being formed as a multiple tool carrier which has at least two tool planes, in which at least one respective tool extends in at least one of its tool directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Index-Werke GmbH & Co. KG Hahn & Tessky
    Inventor: Walter Grossmann
  • Patent number: 7926156
    Abstract: Valve keeper pliers that facilitate the installation of the two-part valve keepers in an internal combustion engine, the pliers comprising jaws and handles with a pivot point therebetween, at least two grasping pins per keeper projecting outwardly from a shoulder stop at a terminal end of each jaw, the pins adapted to abut an outer surface of a keeper, and at least one magnet substantially flush with each shoulder stop for engaging an end of a keeper, the magnet adapted to releasably retain a keeper in contact with its grasping pins while minimizing the magnetic attraction between the pins and the engine, whereby each keeper is retained in contact with its magnets and pins without requiring grip pressure to retain it in place allowing easier insertion of the keeper, particularly in cases where the keeper has more than one retention groove. The jaws are preferably offset from a plane created by the handles to facilitate reaching into the locations where the valve keepers must be installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Inventor: Harold Jenks
  • Patent number: 7926157
    Abstract: A breakstem rivet placing tool conventionally includes a flow restrictions for hydraulic fluid used to drive the tool in a stem pulling direction. This serves to prevent recoil of the tool due to rapid acceleration of an internal piston when the stem of the breakstem rivet breaks. Prior art flow restrictions create a jet of high velocity hydraulic fluid into the tool which may damage components by erosion. A revised fluid damper valve deflects and/or diffuses the fluid flow to avoid damage by erosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Avdel UK Limited
    Inventors: Angraj Kumar Seewraj, Terence Gilbert
  • Patent number: 7926158
    Abstract: A blade changing tool for changing a blade for saws, particular table saws, is provided. The tool includes a body having a face that includes at least one recess for receiving and engaging a saw blade. Typically, the face will include a plurality of axially offset recesses resulting in a stepped face. A blade face abutment surface and a riser extending therefrom combine to form the recesses. The risers may be concave in shape giving the recesses a circular segment shape. The body also includes at least one blade engaging catch that engages teeth of the blade to prevent rotational movement of the blade while it is being loosened or tightened. The tool may be free of undercuts to facilitate straight-pull molding. Also, the stepped face may be an external face to facilitate visually inspecting the engagement between the blade and the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Nomis LLC
    Inventors: Damian A. Kozina, Edward D. Adkins
  • Patent number: 7926159
    Abstract: Exemplary system and process for assembling a camera module are provided. The system includes a worktable, a light intensity sensor, a lens module holding device and a controlling unit. The worktable provide placement of the image sensor module thereon, thus a center of the image sensor having a coordinate value thereof. The lens module holding device can hold and move the lens module above the worktable, and it has a light source to emit parallel light that converged at a focus point, wherein the light intensity sensor can detect the focus point location and generating a signal associated with a coordinate value of the focus point. The controlling unit can receive the signal and instruct the lens module holding device to move the lens module toward the image sensor module so that the optical axis of the lens module is aligned with the center of the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kun-Jung Tsai
  • Patent number: 7926160
    Abstract: A corrugated conduit and method of expanding to form a lined tubular member are described. In some embodiments, a corrugated conduit may be expandable. The corrugated conduit may be inserted into a tubular member and hydraulically or otherwise expanded against walls of the tubular member to strengthen and/or seal the tubular member when the corrugated conduit is expanded in the tubular member. In certain embodiments, the tubular member is a drill stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Packless Industries
    Inventors: L. Robert Zifferer, Edward A. Reed
  • Patent number: 7926161
    Abstract: A fastening system head for attachment to a movable frame, in particular to a robot, has a carrier to which a fastening tool is attached which is rotatable about an axis of rotation. The fastening tool has a holding device for an element fasteneable to a component, and has a fastening drive device to move the holding device along a fastening direction for fastening. The axis of rotation is oriented crosswise to the fastening direction. A feed mechanism is included to feed elements to the fastening tool. At least one additional feed mechanism is provided on the fastening system head, for feeding elements to the fastening tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: Alfred Gerhardt, Florian Steinmueller, Sascha Becker
  • Patent number: 7926162
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for clamping and subsequently machining a disk- or ring-shaped workpiece, wherein the workpiece is set down on a contact surface of a contact member made from elastomeric material. The workpiece is axially pressed against the contact surface with an elastomeric-material clamping member of a clamping device and simultaneously fixed in place perpendicular to the workpiece axis. Subsequently, the workpiece is machined with a tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Thielenhaus Microfinish Corporation
    Inventor: Martin Wolters
  • Patent number: 7926163
    Abstract: An oscillator device having an oscillating member, a resilient support and a supporting member is produced. The oscillating member is supported by the resilient support for oscillation about an oscillation axis. The oscillating member is formed with a movable element having protrusions for adjusting its mass, the protrusions extending from the movable element parallel to the oscillation axis and being formed in pairs disposed at positions symmetrical with respect to the oscillation axis. A sectional area of each protrusion along a plane perpendicular to the oscillation axis is constant in the oscillation axis direction. A laser beam is projected to a cutting position of protrusions, so as to partly remove the protrusion. The protrusions are cut based on adjusting the cutting position. The sum of the lengths removed from the protrusions by the cutting becomes equal to a predetermined length to thereby adjust an inertia moment of the oscillating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takahisa Kato, Yukio Furukawa, Takahiro Akiyama
  • Patent number: 7926164
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a stator core (20) for an electric machine, in which a plurality of strip-shaped laminations (21) are first stacked to form an essentially block-shaped lamellas packet (40) that is then shaped into an annular form by means of roller bending in one of the subsequent steps so that the outer teeth are provided on the outer circumference of the lamination packets and has an axial direction (a) that corresponds to a cylinder axis (z), the annular form having axial end surfaces (46), wherein in another of the subsequent steps, the annular lamination packet (40) is plastically deformed in the axial direction (a) only on the outer teeth (70) of the axial end surfaces (46).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Eberhard Rau, Thomas Berger, Martin Henne, Klaus Pflueger
  • Patent number: 7926165
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a micro antenna is provided. The method includes forming a plurality of holes penetrating a first substrate, filling each of the plurality of holes with a conductive material to form a plurality of vertical conducting parts, forming a plurality of horizontal conducting parts on each of two different surfaces of the first substrate, wherein the each of the horizontal conducting parts is electrically connected to the corresponding vertical conducting parts, bonding the first substrate, on which the vertical conducting parts and the horizontal conducting parts have been formed, to a second substrate, and removing the first substrate to expose a whole structure of a 3D micro antenna which is formed on the second substrate and includes the vertical conducting parts and the horizontal conducting parts connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-tack Hong, Moon-chul Lee, In-sang Song, Sang-wook Kwon, Chang-won Jung, Eun-seok Park
  • Patent number: 7926166
    Abstract: An electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield according to one embodiment generally includes a frame and a cover. The frame includes peripheral walls each having at least one folded portion forming an outer sidewall and an inner sidewall. The cover includes a lid portion and a plurality of edge portions extending downwardly from the lid portion. The shield includes at least one dimple configured to be engagingly received in at least one opening for releasably retaining the cover to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Laird Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Zuehlsdorf, Igor Vinokur
  • Patent number: 7926167
    Abstract: A method to assemble a disk drive having a spindle that includes a hub. At least one disk is placed on the hub. A clamp is fastened to the hub by a plurality of threaded fasteners. Each of the plurality of threaded fasteners is initially tightened. After initial tightening, an initial couple imbalance of the spindle is determined. After the initial couple imbalance is determined, a first selected threaded fastener of the plurality of threaded fasteners is selected and rotated by a first amount of rotation that is significantly different from a second amount of rotation of a second selected threaded fastener of the plurality of threaded fasteners. The selection and rotation of the first selected threaded fastener of the plurality of fasteners is determined based on the initial couple imbalance of the spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael K. Liebman, Antony Tuyen Nguyen, Thomas Anthony Tacklind, August L. Klerks, Amir Norton
  • Patent number: 7926168
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a coil having a cross section differing from a circular ring cross section. In this method a circular cylindrical coil with a circular ring cross section is first wound and then reshaped into a coil with a cross section differing from the circular ring cross section. At least two axially parallel fingers of an expander are temporarily inserted into the coil interior for reshaping the wound circular cylindrical coil and are displaced in a diverging relative movement after the insertion and while doing so expand the initially circular cylindrical coil into the coil having the different cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Heinz Nierlich
  • Patent number: 7926169
    Abstract: An automated system and method for manufacturing a thermal battery is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the system comprises a press system, a stacking system, and an enclosing system to automate the manufacturing process of thermal batteries. A method of manufacturing a thermal battery using the system is also disclosed. An automated tracking, storage, and retrieval system for pellets used in the manufacturing process and a pellet pairing system are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: EaglePicher Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Graham Dixon, Mark Hart, Ola Pettersson, Chad Sneath
  • Patent number: 7926170
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a clamping device for a flexible substrate is provided. A carrier board having a first positing holes and a plurality of second position holes is provided, wherein the first and the second position holes correspond in position to a plurality of through holes on the flexible substrate. A portion of the carrier board material close to the second position holes is removed to form a hole body and a plurality of curved extending arms connected to the hole body and the carrier board. A first dowel pin and a plurality of second dowel pins are provided for inserting into the first positioning hole and the second positioning holes, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chin-Jyi Wu, Chen-Der Tsai, Yun-Chuan Tu, Te-Chi Wong
  • Patent number: 7926171
    Abstract: Insulated electrically conductive continuous fibers or microwires of sizes on the order of 1 mil (25 microns) diameter, so as to be suitable for processing into yarns or multi-microwire bundles, for example, for incorporation into conformable fabric products or for use as wearable electronic circuitry are made by coprocessing a core of a lower-melting-point metal within a sheath of a higher-melting-point polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Pascale Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Willorage Rathna Perera, Gerald J. Mauretti
  • Patent number: 7926172
    Abstract: An embedded circuit board including a glass fiber layer, two dielectric layers, and two circuit layers is provided. The glass fiber layer has a first surface and a second surface corresponding to the first surface. The dielectric layers are disposed on the first surface and the second surface, respectively. The circuit layers are embedded in the dielectric layers above the first surface and the second surface, respectively. The outer surface of each circuit layer is coplanar with the outer surface of each dielectric layer, and a distance between the circuit layer and the glass fiber layer is greater than or equal to 3 ?m. In addition, a process of the embedded circuit board is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Tsung-Yuan Chen, Shu-Sheng Chiang
  • Patent number: 7926173
    Abstract: An electronic assembly 400 and a method for its manufacture 800, 900, 1000 1200, 1400, 1500, 1700. The assembly 400 uses no solder. Components 406, or component packages 402, 802, 804, 806 with IPO leads 412 are placed 800 onto a planar substrate 808. The assembly is encapsulated 900 with electrically insulating material 908 with vias 420, 1002 formed or drilled 1000 through the substrate 808 to the components' leads 412. Then the assembly is plated 1200 and the encapsulation and drilling process 1500 repeated to build up desired layers 422, 1502, 1702. The planar substrate 808 may be a flexible substrate 2016 allowing bending of an assembly 2000 to fit into various enclosures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Occam Portfolio LLC
    Inventor: Joseph C. Fjelstad
  • Patent number: 7926175
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a wiring board comprising an insulating member, comprising: a penetrating hole formation process of forming a penetrating hole in the insulating member; a placement process of inserting a conductive connecting particle into the penetrating hole; a connecting particle pressing process of disposing the conductive layers on both surfaces of the insulating member, pressing the conductive layers toward the connecting particle in the penetrating hole, and deforming the connecting particle in the pressing direction to obtain the connecting member; and a patterning process of patterning the conductive layers, wherein, in the connecting particle pressing process, the pressing is performed such that the cross-sectional area in the direction along the insulating member surface of at least a portion of the connecting member is greater than the contact area of the connecting member with the conductive layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Ohara, Yoshiharu Unami, Yuji Inatani, Shoji Ito
  • Patent number: 7926176
    Abstract: A fluidic assembly method includes dispersing a number of functional blocks in a fluid to form a slurry. Each of the functional blocks includes at least one element and a patterned magnetic film comprising at least one region. The fluidic assembly method further includes immersing at least a portion of an article in the fluid. The article includes a substrate, a number of receptor sites disposed on the substrate and a number of magnetic receptors, each of the magnetic receptors being disposed within a respective one of the receptor sites. A method of manufacturing an assembly includes disposing a number of functional blocks over at least a portion of an article, agitating the functional blocks relative to the article and assembling at least a subset of the functional blocks to the magnetic receptors on the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William Hullinger Huber, Ching-Yeu Wei
  • Patent number: 7926177
    Abstract: A method of forming a hydrophobic coating layer on a surface of a nozzle plate of an inkjet printhead includes forming a plurality of nozzles in the nozzle plate, each of the nozzles having an exit, stacking a film on the surface of the nozzle plate to cover the exit of each of the nozzles, forming a predetermined metal layer on an inner wall of each of the nozzles and an inner surface of the film covering the exit of each of the nozzles using a plating method, removing the film from the surface of the nozzle plate, forming a hydrophobic coating layer on the surface of the nozzle plate to cover the metal layer exposed through the exit of each of the nozzles, and removing the metal layer formed on the inner wall of each of the nozzles and the hydrophobic coating layer formed on the surface of the metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-gyu Kang, Kae-dong Back, Seung-mo Lim, Jae-woo Chung
  • Patent number: 7926178
    Abstract: A method of assembling a fuel nozzle includes providing a first nozzle component and a second nozzle component, wherein the first nozzle component is configured and adapted to engage within the second nozzle component. Braze is applied to at least one of the first and second nozzle components. The first nozzle component is assembled into the second nozzle component to provide a diametral interference fit therebetween. The method further includes joining the first and second nozzle components together. A fuel nozzle includes a first cylindrical nozzle component, a second cylindrical nozzle component disposed with an interference fit on an outward surface of the first nozzle component, and a layer of braze joiningly disposed between the first and second nozzle components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Delavan Inc
    Inventors: Neal Thomson, Derrick Clausen, Kevin Groeneveld
  • Patent number: 7926179
    Abstract: There is disclosed a process of forming reinforcements, baffles and seals having malleable carriers. The process typically includes application of an activatable material to a malleable carrier and contouring of the activatable material the malleable carrier or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Zephyros, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Gray, Thomas L. Coon, Matthew Thomas
  • Patent number: 7926180
    Abstract: A method for making gas and liquid storage tanks such as automotive fuel tanks includes providing two or more blanks of air hardenable martensitic stainless steel in the annealed condition. The steel blanks have a thickness in the range of 0.5-5.0 mm., and are formed utilizing stamping, forging, pressing, or roller forming techniques or the like into the form of a tank shell components. The shell components are hardened and assembled into a storage tank. The shell components are hardened by application of heat, preferably to between 950° C. and 1100° C. for standard air hardenable martensitic stainless steels. Thereafter, the automotive fuel tank is preferably cooled at a rate greater than 25° C. per minute to achieve a Rockwell C hardness of at least 39. The automotive fuel tank may undergo additional heat treating processes including high temperature or low temperature tempering processes which may incorporate electro-coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Inventors: Edward J. McCrink, Danny Codd
  • Patent number: 7926181
    Abstract: A method for making a reinforcement device for a concrete structure includes the steps of (a) installing a plurality of parallel reinforcement rebars, and (b) embracing the reinforcement rebars with a cable unit by winding the cable unit around the reinforcement rebars. The cable unit has a plurality of wires twisted together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: National Taipei University of Technology
    Inventors: Yeou-Fong Li, Yan-Jie Lin, Hsi-Hsun Chen
  • Patent number: 7926182
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a hydrodynamic bearing with hydrodynamic pressure generating grooves comprises steps of: step 201: providing a substrate with a first annular protrusion and a plurality of projections formed on a periphery thereof, the projections being in a side of the first annular protrusion; step 202: placing the substrate in a middle of a hollow mold, then injecting a feedstock of powder and molten binder under pressure into the mold to surround the substrate, thus forming a desired bearing preform; step 203: separating the substrate from the bearing preform by means of catalytic debinding; step 204: separating the molten binder from the bearing preform; step 205: sintering the bearing preform to thereby form the hydrodynamic bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chuen-Shu Hou
  • Patent number: 7926183
    Abstract: A hair cutting comb may include a comb body with a cutting section, a cavity in the cutting section for slidably receiving a razorblade, and a longitudinal opening connected to the cavity, where a side portion of the razorblade is exposed by the longitudinal opening. The hair cutting comb may have a retaining clip that, when in a closed position, retains the razorblade in the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Inventor: Andrew Groh
  • Patent number: 7926184
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a diamond tipped indenting tool for marking the surface of metal parts. The indenting tool comprises a shank having a tip end and a diamond affixed to the tip end by a braze material. The braze material preferably comprises a braze alloy which wets both the diamond and the material forming the shank. The diamond forms the point of the tool and is preferably a high quality single crystal diamond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Reade Clemens
  • Patent number: 7926185
    Abstract: A pair of scissors with comb comprises a first blade having an edge, a second blade openably and closably supported together with the first blade and having an edge and a comb member attached to the first blade. The comb member is provided with a plurality of comb tooth groups with different characteristics from each other. The comb member is attached to and detached from the first blade. The mounting state of each comb tooth group is changed with respect to the first blade, whereby, for example, an extending direction of the comb tooth group is changed based on differences in the direction of eyebrows so that each comb tooth group can be used properly. Since an extending direction of a comb tooth of each comb tooth group inclines, the scissors with comb can be rendered convenient when eyebrows are trimmed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Kai R&D Center Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Sugawara
  • Patent number: 7926186
    Abstract: A pike pole has a cutting-piercing member connected to one end of the pole. The cutting member normally extends outwardly from the pike pole. The cutting member can be released by a controlling member and be pivotally moveable to a position extending generally along the piercing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Inventors: John E. McLoughlin, Neocles G. Athanasiades, Toh M. Meng
  • Patent number: 7926187
    Abstract: A power tool, such as a band saw, is provided and may include a housing having a first handle and a second handle, a motor, a first wheel, a second wheel and a battery supported by the housing and electrically connectable to the motor for powering the motor, the battery is at least partially positioned at least one of between the first handle and the second handle and between a first wheel axis of the first wheel and a second wheel axis of the second wheel. In some aspects, a power tool may include a battery support for supporting a battery, the battery support being formed separately from a housing of the band saw and being supportable by the housing. In other aspects, a band saw may be operable with at least a 26 Volt battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Nancy Uehlein-Proctor, Dennis J. Grzybowski, Jeffrey S. Holly, Scott D. Bublitz, Boyd J. Miller
  • Patent number: 7926188
    Abstract: A system and method for producing proportionately accurate likenesses in an artwork is presented. The system uses a grid or other distance markers on a transparent surface of a card. By observing a measurement of a feature of a subject with the distance markers and transcribing the measurement of the feature on the artwork an accurate likeness of the subject may be made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Inventor: Gregg B. Thorkelson
  • Patent number: 7926189
    Abstract: An all-in-one hand tool for the alignment of a vehicle wheel with predetermined lug bolt/nut patterns for specific manufacturers. The tool has pre-formed adapters that protrude from one side of the hand-held plate that attach to specific lug nut/bolt patterns on vehicle wheels. The other side of the hand-held plate allows for an alignment instrument to slide thereon. The instrument is highly accurate as it is pre-welded and does not need to be adjusted to the wheel. The plate is not clamped on to the wheel allowing for preservation of wheel covers and greater accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Inventor: Dean Pellegrino
  • Patent number: 7926190
    Abstract: A bow sight mounting system including a forward sight assembly used with conjunction with a rearward sight assembly adjustably mounted to a base plate, each component considered modular. The forward sight assembly, interchangeable with identical parts in the rearward sight assembly, includes two pin sight assemblies, two sight mounting brackets and two moveable connecting bars terminating in a base mounting plate. The base mounting plate is symmetrical with the ability to mount on a left-hand or right-hand bow. The moveable connecting bars extends perpendicular to the bow frame and base mounting plate and locates the sight mounting bracket in position to be inline with the bowstring. The forward pin sight assembly containing a vertical pin works with conjunction with the rearward pin sight assembly containing two vertical pins. The rearward vertical pins are positioned as such to create an open gap alignable with the forward pin and the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Inventor: David J. Hoffman
  • Patent number: 7926191
    Abstract: A laser guiding device for machine tools includes a casing, a circuit board and a laser module. The casing includes a base with a through-hole and a top cap covering the base. The circuit board is disposed on the base. The laser module is disposed on the base and electrically connected with the circuit board. The laser module is disposed corresponding to the through-hole of the base. An elastic body and a thread adjustment element are respectively disposed beneath and on the laser module and respectively abut against a bottom and a top of the laser module. Accordingly, the present invention can adjust the angle of the laser module via locking or releasing the thread adjustment element so that laser light is emitted along the correct direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: LECC Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsin-Chih Tung
  • Patent number: 7926192
    Abstract: The invention is a tool that may be attached to a computer display screen or built-in with a computer. The tool is mounted to a computer and provides a user with the ability to align the computer display screen with their eye so that the user's line of sight is perpendicular to the display screen, which is the optimal viewing angle for viewing a display screen. In a first embodiment of the invention, the tool includes an interface portion, which is where the tool is attached to the frame of the computer, either temporarily or permanently, and an alignment portion. The first embodiment of the alignment tool may be detached from one computer and used with another. The alignment portion includes a pair of alignment indexes, which, when lined up with the user's eye, ensures that the user is viewing the computer display screen at the optimal angle. In a second embodiment of the alignment tool, the tool is installed as original equipment on the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Inventor: Scott D. Dordick
  • Patent number: 7926193
    Abstract: A nanowire magnetic sensor includes an array of magneto-resistive (MR) nanosensors with each MR nanosensor including a set of MR nanowires that are all aligned in the same position for one direction. The substrate can be a flexible substrate bent into a circular configuration for compass applications. A plurality of individual nanosensors can be connected into resistive Wheatstone bridge configurations by metallization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventor: Andrzej Peczalski
  • Patent number: 7926194
    Abstract: To implement a detection technique in which a tumble of and a shock to on articles can be detected even with a simple and low-cost structure. An indicator according to the present invention for detecting a tumble of and a shock to an article moves away from a holding guide in a detector when the detector inclines and goes beyond a limit for inclination. The indicator includes a first part in the shape of rolling on the holding guide when the detector inclines, and a second part smaller than the first part and in the shape of not preventing the first part from rolling. The first part and the second part join together and separate when receiving a shock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Naotaka Katoh, Kaname Miyata, Hideo Igami, Yuhta Ishii