Patents Issued in August 6, 2013
  • Patent number: 8500289
    Abstract: A projector is provided which can reduce power consumption while preventing the deterioration of a luminescent material by heat by controlling a luminescent wheel to rotate or stop rotating. The projector of the invention includes a light source unit having an excitation light source, a luminescent wheel on which a luminescent material layer is laid circumferentially which becomes luminous using light emitted from the excitation light source as excitation light and a wheel motor for driving the luminescent wheel, a display device, a light guiding optical system which guides light emitted from the light source unit to the display device, a projection side optical system which projects projection light generated in the display device, and a motor control part which determines whether to stop or drive the wheel motor in such a state that excitation light is shone on to the luminescent material layer by the excitation light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mamoru Shibasaki
  • Patent number: 8500290
    Abstract: A projection system having a first tilting mirror matrix, a second tilting mirror matrix, and an imaging lens, which projects the first tilting mirror matrix onto the second tilting mirror matrix, wherein each tilting mirror matrix has multiple tilting mirrors, the tilting axes of which are positioned in a modulator surface plane. The imaging lens includes a first lens and an imaging mirror, and the imaging mirror forms an aperture stop of the imaging lens, wherein the aperture diaphragm includes an uneven angle of 90° together with the normal of the modulator surface of the first tilting mirror matrix without taking into account any optical path folds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss AG
    Inventors: Enrico Geissler, Christoph Nieten, Guenter Rudolph, Marco Pretorius
  • Patent number: 8500291
    Abstract: In accordance with certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a mirror assembly for a vehicle is described. The mirror assembly includes a first curved wall, a second curved wall, a bottom portion, and a top portion. The first curved wall and second curved wall each extend from the bottom portion to the top portion and are joined to one another along a respective first side of each of the first curved wall and the second curved wall. The first curved wall, second curved wall, bottom portion, and top portion define an area comprising a reflecting surface. Each respective second side of each of the first curved wall and the second curved wall extends beyond the plane defined by the area and assists in a reduction in drag when fluid flow contacts the mirror assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: SmartTruck Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Alfred Wulff, Michael Lorenzo Henderson
  • Patent number: 8500292
    Abstract: A panel display module and a manufacture method thereof are disclosed. The panel display includes a backlight module, a display panel, a clear cover, and reinforced glue. The backlight module has a light source module and a frame that positions the light source module and other elements to provide structural protection. The display panel is disposed on the light exiting side of the light source module. The clear cover is disposed on one side of the display panel opposite to the light source module. The reinforced glue is distributed encircling the frame and adheres respectively to the frame and to the portion of the clear cover protruding over the display panel. The reinforced glue has a first side adhering onto the frame and a second side adhering onto the clear cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Su Lo, Ching-Chieh Pai, Yung-Chih Liu, Ren-Wei Huang
  • Patent number: 8500293
    Abstract: A personal video lighting system to provide enhanced facial illumination for use with a personal computer and video communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Inventors: Joan E. Sutton, Jeffrey K. Sutton, Heather E. Sutton
  • Patent number: 8500294
    Abstract: A luminaire may include at least one LED; a solar module; an accumulator; an electronic charger coupled between the solar module and the accumulator; and a drive circuit coupled to the accumulator, for the at least one LED; a fastening device that is configured to fasten the luminaire at an operating location; and an LED holding device that is configured to hold the at least one LED; wherein the luminaire may further include a position varying device that is coupled between the fastening device and the LED holding device and is configured to vary the position of the at least one LED in relation to the fastening device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung
    Inventors: Zoran Bosnjak, Jeanine Chrobak-Kando, Harald Dellian
  • Patent number: 8500295
    Abstract: An energy-saving illumination system includes a piezoelectric floor, a revolving door, an accumulator, a light source, and an electrical power sensing device. The piezoelectric floor contains piezoelectric material therein. The revolving door comprises a power generating device. The accumulator is electrically connected to the piezoelectric floor and the power generating device. The light source is electrically connected with the accumulator. The electrical power sensing device is configured to detect the quantity of electric charge in the accumulator; the power generating device of the revolving door charges the accumulator according to the detected result obtained from the electrical power sensing device in respect to the accumulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Intergrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Kuo-Cheng Chang
  • Patent number: 8500296
    Abstract: A one-piece hinge mechanism includes a first member having a plurality of fingers, the fingers extending toward a second member, the second member having a plurality of fingers extending toward the first member, the fingers of the first member and the fingers of the second member engaging opposite sides of a web extending between the first member and the second member, the web being torsionally loaded when one of the first member is pivoted relative to the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Philips Electronics Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryan Gates
  • Patent number: 8500298
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting fixture includes a fixture body and a plurality of light-emitting modules. A plurality of light-emitting module arrangement portions are formed on the surface of the fixture body. The light-emitting modules are arranged on the light-emitting module arrangement portions of the fixture body and annularly arranged so that a space is formed at the center area of the fixture body. Semiconductor light-emitting elements are disposed on the surface of the light-emitting module, and a wiring connector is arranged at the space side of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignees: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kozo Ogawa, Kazunari Higuchi, Shigetoshi Komiyama, Takayoshi Moriyama, Shinichi Kumashiro
  • Patent number: 8500299
    Abstract: A narrow angle LED illuminated spotlight in which the light-emitting output of an LED light source is coupled with an optic element, in the form of a focusing reflector or focusing lens, and a masking element is interposed between the light source and the optic element to partially mask off the output area of the light source and significantly reduce the area of the emitted light reaching the optic element. This enables the light passed by the masking element to be concentrated into a, narrow beam (i.e., 18° or less) using an optic element of much smaller size than otherwise, thus making the use of an LED light source module a practical source of light for narrow beam spotlights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Lighting Services Inc.
    Inventors: John Speidel, Vincent Gennarelli, Frank Reidmiller, Peter Eagleton, Jose Cadena, Scott Wisniewski, Andrew P. Arena
  • Patent number: 8500300
    Abstract: The invention is related to an optical lens, a light-emitting diode optical component and a light-emitting diode road lamp. The optical lens formed as a semi-spherical shape includes an uplifting spherical surface and a bottom surface corresponding to the spherical surface. The bottom surface includes an elongate recess concave to the spherical surface and formed with an inner surface corresponding to the spherical surface and two vertical side surfaces adjacent to the inner surface. The inner surface of the elongate recess includes a similar Gaussian distribution curve provided on a section parallel to the vertical side surfaces. A focus is contained in a center of the bottom surface. A light-emitting diode is disposed below the focus of the optical lens. The special outline structure of the optical lens can provide a uniform luminance distribution on an illuminating area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Yu-Bin Fang, Chi-Feng Lin, Po-Hua Yang
  • Patent number: 8500301
    Abstract: An illuminant device includes at least an illuminant element and a lamp holder including a housing, a metal core printed circuit board (MCPCB) and a power-driving unit. The housing includes a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The MCPCB is disposed on the first side of the housing and includes a base and a plurality of extending parts extended from the circumference of base in a bending forming manner and spaced from each other. The base has a plurality of holes, the extending parts are embedded within the housing, and the illuminant element is mounted on the base. The power-driving unit includes a circuit board, and a first end of the circuit board has a plurality of posts. The posts are respectively penetrated the holes and electrically connected to the MCPCB. In addition, a manufacturing method of the lamp holder is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Cooler Master Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Qiang-Fei Duan
  • Patent number: 8500302
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate, organic electroluminescence units, and a lens sheet. The lens sheet includes a sheet base and lenses protruding from a surface of the sheet base. A transparent substrate is above the lens sheet, and a bonding layer that includes a resin bonds the lenses to the transparent substrate. Either the substrate or the organic electroluminescence units include an alignment mark. The lens sheet includes a groove formed between the lenses in the sheet base. The groove is used for alignment with the alignment mark. The resin covers a surface of each of the lenses and is filled into the groove. A boundary area between the sheet base and each of the lenses, which is located between a surface of a lens and the groove, is covered by the resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Ohta
  • Patent number: 8500303
    Abstract: An LED lamp A1 includes an LED unit 1 in the shape of a straight tube with a plurality of LED modules 12 fixed therein, and also includes a pair of bases 2 that receive electric power from outside and are attached to the ends of the LED unit 1 spaced in the longitudinal direction of the LED unit. The LED unit 1 and the bases 2 are rotatable relative to each other about an axis extending in the longitudinal direction. With this arrangement, the direction of light emission can be changed, with the LED lamp attached to a general-use fluorescent lighting fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideharu Osawa
  • Patent number: 8500304
    Abstract: An LED bulb includes a connector for electrically connecting with a power supply, a heat sink disposed on the connector, an LED module mounted the heat sink, and an envelope secured to the heat sink and covering the LED module. The heat sink includes a tubular body, a plurality of first fins extending outwardly from an outer circumference of the tubular body, and a plurality of second fins extending inwardly from an inner circumference of the tubular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guang Yu, Qian Xiang
  • Patent number: 8500305
    Abstract: A thermal management apparatus includes a lighting assembly and a cooling module that is removably coupled to the lighting assembly. A recessed downlight fixture includes a housing having an open end, an electrical power access port, a cooling module in the housing that is removably coupled to the electrical power access port, and a light source in the housing that is removably coupled to the electrical power access port. The light source is operable to project light through the open end of the housing. A cooling device is provided that includes a male Edison or GU24 port interface and a female Edison or GU 24 port interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. O'Sullivan, Nicholas W. Medendorp, Jr., Paul Kenneth Pickard
  • Patent number: 8500306
    Abstract: A backlight unit of the invention is reduced in thickness, weight and manufacturing costs but improved in heat releasing efficiency. In the backlight unit, a flexible printed circuit board has at least one through hole perforated therein. An LED package is disposed on a top portion of the flexible printed circuit board corresponding to the through hole. The backlight unit of the invention employs the flexible printed circuit board in place of a metal printed circuit board as a means to conduct current to the LED package. This produces a slimmer and lighter backlight unit and also saves manufacturing costs. In addition, the LED package is directly bonded onto a bottom plate by a heat conducting adhesive, thereby ensuring heat generated from the LED package to be released more quickly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul Hee Yoo, Ho Sik Ahn
  • Patent number: 8500307
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus is presented, having a Lambertian or quasi-Lambertian light source with an emitter side, as well as a reflector structure having an output side and a reflective surface with a concave parabolic contour that reflects light from the emitter side of the light source to provide Lambertian or quasi-Lambertian output light from the output side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Paul S Lebow, Keith A Snail
  • Patent number: 8500308
    Abstract: A light source device is provided with an LED having strong directivity, a reflective hood which has an interior reflecting surface for reflecting the illumination light from the light source, and a pair of first and second polarizing reflective plates for polarizing the illumination light from the LED in a specific direction. The first and second polarizing reflective plates have a specific length and width, and a back surface formed from a high reflectance plate. The light source is secured to the reflective hood. A specific interval is provided between the first and second polarizing reflective plates and the reflecting surface of the reflective hood, and a specific interval is provided between the two plates with the optical axis passing through the 0° direction angle of the light source in between.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Opto Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Eiichi Sato, Kenji Fukuoka, Hiroyasu Sato
  • Patent number: 8500309
    Abstract: A lens comprises a base, the base comprising a bottom face facing a light emitting side of a light source, and a top face; a first member comprising a convex part curved outward from a first portion of the top face, and a first light emergent face formed on a top of the convex part; wherein light emitted from the first light emergent face illuminates areas far away from the lens; and a second member connecting to the first member on a second portion of the top face, the second member comprising a second light emergent face; wherein the second light emergent face is at an angle from the top face, the second light emergent face is located at a lower elevation than the first light emergent face in relation to the top face, and light emitted from the second light emergent face illuminates areas near the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Hsiu-Ping Chang
  • Patent number: 8500310
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an indication plate including: a plate member including a light-transmitting material; and an indication part provided at a surface on one side with respect to the thickness direction of the plate member, wherein the indication part includes a light-shielding part including a light-shielding material and covering the surface on one side, and a convex portion including the light-transmitting material, the convex portion projecting from the surface on one side and being exposed from the light-shielding part; the convex portion has a circumferential surface projecting from the light-shielding part, and an end face connecting tip portions of the circumferential surface to each other, and a metallic foil having a light-transmitting property is attached to the end face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8500311
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the disclosed technology may include apparatuses for providing a cone mounting, support or gasket apparatus. According to an example embodiment of the disclosed technology, a cone mounting, support or gasket apparatus is provided that is configured to attach to a cone, wherein the cone comprises a directrix and an outer surface. The cone mounting, support or gasket apparatus comprises a ring shaped structure defined by an inner surface comprising a conical wall, wherein the conical wall has a bottom and a top. The bottom of the conical wall has a greater diameter than the top of the conical wall, and the angle of the conical wall is similar to the angle of the cone outer surface. The ring shaped structure includes a ledge, wherein the ledge originates at the bottom of the conical wall and protrudes away from the conical wall. The cone attaches to the cone support apparatus whereby the directrix of the cone is disposed on the ledge of the ring shaped structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International Inc.
    Inventor: Howe David Leslie
  • Patent number: 8500312
    Abstract: A light assembly includes a fixing unit and a lighting unit located within a lamp cover. The fixing unit includes a substrate board with a recessed shape, and an elastic steel ring is engaged with the hook flange of the substrate board in order to increase the tightness between the substrate board and the lamp cover so as to prevent water vapor and salt mist from entering into the light assembly, and thereby the corrosion of light source and circuit can be avoided. The light emitting diode is used as a light source instead of the conventional halogen lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Inventor: Chuan-Ching Kuan
  • Patent number: 8500313
    Abstract: A light fixture assembly having a plurality of sockets to receive a plurality of electrically powered sources of illumination, and a plurality of receptacles to receive a plurality of LED lights, the assembly including a housing. The plurality of receptacles are mounted on the fixture housing and a logic board is mounted in the housing, the logic board being electrically connected to a switch, and the switch is electrically connected to a source of electrical power. Separate electrical connections extend between the logic board and the sockets, and between the logic board and a voltage reduction device. The voltage reduction device is electrically connected to the receptacle to provide a lower voltage to the LED receptacles compared to the voltage of the electric power supplied to the light bulb. The switch is operable between off and on positions; and the logic board activates and deactivates the electrical energy provided to the sockets and to the LED receptacles upon operation of the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Inventors: Ronald R. DeVries, David Manning
  • Patent number: 8500314
    Abstract: Provided is a bulb holder locking apparatus, comprising a fixing mount, a bulb holder, a spring and a ratchet mechanism comprising a ratchet bar having a plurality of ratchets, a pawl and a movable cam having a curve contour; wherein the bulb holder is flexibly connected to the fixing mount; the spring is connected to the fixing mount, so as to force the bulb holder to move downwards; the ratchet bar is connected to the bulb holder; the pawl is connected to the fixing mount and elastically contacted with the ratchet bar; the movable cam is slidingly connected to the ratchet bar and elastically contacted with the pawl; and the curve contour comprises a plurality of crests engaged with the pawls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Guangdong Cosio Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yulin Wu
  • Patent number: 8500315
    Abstract: A light emitting module includes: a semiconductor light emitting element; a plate-shaped light wavelength conversion ceramic that is provided so as to face the light emitting surface of the semiconductor light emitting element and that is configured to convert the wavelength of the light, which has been emitted by the semiconductor light emitting element; and a reflective film that is formed on the surface of the light wavelength conversion ceramic and that is configured to shield part of the light, which has been transmitted through the light wavelength conversion ceramic. The light wavelength conversion ceramic is composed on an inorganic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsukasa Tokida, Hiroyuki Ishida
  • Patent number: 8500316
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a self-ballasted lamp includes a light-emitting module, a base body, a first insulating member, a screw, a second insulating member, a cap and a lighting circuit. The light-emitting module has a light-emitting portion including semiconductor light-emitting elements mounted on a surface of a metallic substrate. The base body is made of metal and the light-emitting module is arranged on one end side of the base body. The first insulating member is interposed between the substrate of the light-emitting module and the base body. The substrate of the light-emitting module is fixed to the base body with the screws. The second insulating member is interposed between the screws and the substrate of the light-emitting module. The cap is provided at the other end side of the base body. The lighting circuit is housed inside the base body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignees: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takeshi Hisayasu, Keisuke Ono
  • Patent number: 8500317
    Abstract: A vehicle illuminating device for the integrated attachment in each edge region of a motor vehicle, has a housing with at least one chamber, a light source positioned in a bracket, a reflector, an intermediate light disc with a prism arranged therein in at least partial regions, wherein the intermediate light disc has at least one signal function region dyed in a signal color, and electric connection contacts and a cover housing disc are spaced from the light disc. The reflector has in a first chamber a lateral section provided in a predominantly horizontal, lateral direction facing away from the vehicle. The housing has a lateral light region extending into the lateral region of the vehicle body, an additional lateral intermediate light disc arranged in the region, wherein the cover housing disc covers also the lateral light region with the lateral intermediate light disc from the outside at a distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventor: Andre Janssen
  • Patent number: 8500318
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light guide plate and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method firstly forms a plurality of spherical recesses arranged at intervals on a light-emitting surface of a light guide plate body when the light guide plate body is formed by pressing, and then applies a diffuser particle with corresponding shape on a surface of each of the spherical recesses, so as to complete the manufacture of the light guide plate. When being mounted in a backlight module, the light guide plate benefits the backlight module of reducing the use of diffuser films, so as to reduce the thickness and weight of the backlight module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lindong Fang, Yicheng Kuo
  • Patent number: 8500319
    Abstract: A light source module includes a housing receiving a light source. The housing includes a transparent light emitting plate with a micro structure positioned on an outer surface thereof. The micro structure includes a number of first and second light guide projectors. The first light guide projectors are positioned at a middle part of the outer surface, the second light guide projectors are positioned at two end parts of the outer surface. The first and second light guide projectors extend along the outer surface and are perpendicular to each other, cross-sectional surfaces of the first light guide projectors perpendicular to the extending direction of the first light guide projectors are semi-circular-shaped, and cross-sectional surfaces of the second light guide projectors perpendicular to the extending direction of the second light guide projectors are triangular-shaped. An illuminating device including the light source module is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Li-Ying Wang He
  • Patent number: 8500320
    Abstract: A gas mixer (10) for mixing a first gas stream with a second gas stream includes an impact labyrinth (24) in the first gas stream having structures (25), e.g., corrugated walls, forming a tortuous path through which the first gas stream must pass en route to a mixing point (20) in the gas mixer. The labyrinth fosters ignition of particles entrained in the first gas stream. Elongate, straight pipes (30) receive the first gas stream from the impact labyrinth (24) and carrying the first gas stream to the mixing point (20) the pipes (30) are positioned with a vessel (12) carrying the second gas stream. The pipes (30) have openings which are substantially aligned with the flow direction of the second gas stream at the mixing point (20) thereby introducing the first gas stream into the second gas stream in a low shear manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Dow Technology Investments LLC
    Inventors: Harvey E. Andresen, Christopher P. Christenson, Charles W. Lipp, John R. Mayer, Thomas J. Kling, Victor R. Fey, Laurence G. Britton, Michael J. Rangitsch, Michael L. Hutchison, Matthias Schaefer
  • Patent number: 8500321
    Abstract: A collapsible water circulation system for relatively small, enclosed tanks such as used by municipalities, fire districts, and industries. The system in its collapsed configuration is designed to fit through the often small access opening in the tank and then to automatically expand to its extended operating configuration, all without the need for any personnel to enter the tank. The system includes a draft tube extending downwardly from a distribution dish to an inlet anchored on the floor of the tank. The system also includes at least three, elongated flotation arms that can be deployed to extend substantially horizontally and outwardly of the dish. An impeller within the dish is operated to draw water up from the anchored inlet through the draft tube to the dish. The water subsequently passes upwardly through the dish over its upper lip and substantially radially outwardly of it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Medora Environmental, Inc.
    Inventors: Corey M. Simnioniw, Gary A. Kudrna, Willard R. Tormaschy, Jonathan L. Zent, Joel J. Bleth
  • Patent number: 8500322
    Abstract: The present invention consists of a closed presterilized bag having a disposable mixing element within it, a drive mechanism outside of the bag for rotating the mixing element without voiding sterility and a vortex breaker in the form of one or more plastic sheet materials that are attached to various inner surfaces of the bag and disrupt the formation of vortices within the bag. Preferably the sheet(s) are formed of the same material as the bag and are sealed to the bag surfaces. More preferably, the sheet(s) extend across a diameter of the bag. Most preferably, the sheet(s) are perforated with one or more slits or openings to allow for good flow and mixing without a vortex being formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: EMD Millipore Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Morrissey, David DeCoste
  • Patent number: 8500323
    Abstract: The invention pertains to the field of high frequency watch movements. The invention relates to a timepiece including a movement that has a resonator of the type with a balance and balance spring and an escape system of the type with a wheel and Swiss lever. According to the invention, the balance oscillates at more than 36,000 vibrations per hour and the escape system is at least partially pierced to decrease the inertia thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Montres Breguet S.A.
    Inventors: Alain Zaugg, Jean-Philippe Rochat
  • Patent number: 8500324
    Abstract: Timepiece movement 1 including an energy source 36 coupled to an oscillating weight 2 by a first kinematic chain 3 for automatically winding the movement 1, the timepiece movement 1 being characterized in that the energy source 36 is also coupled to an actuation device 41 and a vibrating element 42 via a second kinematic chain 4 to form a vibrating alarm mechanism that can be released at a predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Jean-Jacques Born, Cédric Nicolas
  • Patent number: 8500325
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a buffer member, a shock buffering structure of an electronic device, and an electronic device. A buffer member interposed between a wristwatch case and a watch module therein is composed of a viscoelastic body which, when the wristwatch case receives shock, reduces shock to be transmitted to the watch module by changing its shape while converting the kinetic energy to heat energy, and quickly reduces elastic force on the watch module by reducing the conversion of the kinetic energy to elastic energy accompanying the shape change. The viscoelastic body includes a first viscoelastic body section formed to cover the top and side surfaces of the module, a second viscoelastic body section arranged in predetermined portions of the first viscoelastic body section, and a third viscoelastic body section arranged along the inner peripheral edge of the top surface of the first viscoelastic body section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Masato Ueno
  • Patent number: 8500326
    Abstract: A probe for temperature measurement uses interference of a low-coherence light beam. The probe includes a temperature acquiring member configured to be brought into contact with a surface of a temperature measurement target and thermally assimilate with the temperature measurement target; a light irradiating/receiving unit configured to irradiate a measurement light beam as a low-coherence light beam to the temperature acquiring member and receive reflected light beams from a front surface and a rear surface of the temperature acquiring member; and a housing configured to define a distance between the temperature acquiring member and the light irradiating/receiving unit to a preset length and isolate optical paths of the measurement light beam and the two reflected light beams from an atmosphere in which the temperature measurement target is placed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventor: Tatsuo Matsudo
  • Patent number: 8500327
    Abstract: A safety thermometer in which power is automatically turned on when a sensor rod for measuring a temperature is taken out. The sensor rod is easily taken in the housing when a force is applied to the sensor rod. A sensor rod slider opposes a tip of the sensor rod and has a sensor contact point for connecting a sensor signal of the sensor rod to a circuit. The housing has a space for receiving the sensor rod, a partition wall and a second space to receive circuit devices. A temperature measurement unit is turned on by receiving a power from a power source unit when it contacts the sensor contact point of the sensor rod slider, the temperature measurement unit being connected to the temperature sensor of the sensor rod through the sensor rod slider to process and output a value detected by the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Inventor: Yun-Ho Son
  • Patent number: 8500328
    Abstract: A dental sensor holder including a strip of pliable, longitudinally elastic material having two ends. The holder is constructed by permanently bonding the two ends of the strip to form a somewhat elastic loop. In addition, the sensor holder includes an adjustable bond portion on the inside of the loop which may selectively be engaged to join adjacent portions of the strip into a functional bitewing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: ProEdge Dental Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Frampton
  • Patent number: 8500329
    Abstract: A medical examination or treatment device including a C-arm operable to be moved along a trajectory on a holder is provided. First magnet elements or magnetic field generation elements are provided on the C-arm, and second magnetic field generation elements are provided on the holder. The first magnet elements or magnetic field generation elements and the second magnetic field generation elements interact with one another to establish a magnetic field guiding the C-arm in a non-contact manner. The magnetic field moves the C-arm along the trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Norbert Herrmann, Andreas Limmer
  • Patent number: 8500330
    Abstract: A packaging bag is provided with a bag body and thermoplastic resin-made reinforcing members provided at the outer edge of the bag body. A window is provided in each reinforcing member. In forming the packaging bag, the bag body is placed between a pair of molds respectively having recesses to clamp these two molds so that a corresponding pair of the recesses are opposed to each other. Thereafter, in order to form the reinforcing members at the outer edge of the bag body, melted or softened thermoplastic resin is injected to fill cavities formed by the recesses of the thus clamped molds. Each of the cavities of the molds is formed so as to coincide with an outer shape of the corresponding reinforcing member. A projection extends from the bottom face of each recess at a part of the cavity corresponding to a part of each reinforcing member on which the window is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Oshio Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Nomura, Masakazu Sato
  • Patent number: 8500331
    Abstract: An air foil bearing includes a top foil, one or more orifice tubes and two or more bump foil strips disposed within a housing. The top foil is forms a substantially circular shape having one or more sets of top foil orifice holes. Each set of top foil orifice holes has at least three top foil orifice holes along a circumference of the top foil. An orifice tube is provided for each set of top foil orifice holes. The orifice tube includes a flat side having a set of tube orifice holes connected to an outer surface of the top foil. The bump foil strip is attached to the outer surface of the top foil adjacent to each side of each orifice tube. Another embodiment uses a housing with an inner surface having a curved polygonal cross-sectional shape with an odd number of curved sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignees: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials
    Inventors: Daejong Kim, An Sung Lee, Young-Cheol Kim
  • Patent number: 8500332
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for use in a rolling mill oil film bearing to remove a laminar flow of oil exiting tangentially from between a rotating sleeve and a fixed bushing surrounding the sleeve. The system comprises confinement surfaces cooperating with the sleeve and the bushing to define an annular chamber arranged to receive the exiting laminar flow of oil. Impellers project into the chamber and are rotatable with and at the velocity of the sleeve to thereby propel the oil around the annular chamber. An outlet communicates tangentially with the annular chamber for removing oil being propelled around the chamber by the rotation of the impellers. The size of the outlet in relation to the volume of oil received in the annular chamber is such that the chamber remains filled with oil during steady state operation of the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Industry, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Wojtkowski, Jr., Peter N. Osgood
  • Patent number: 8500333
    Abstract: An oil film bearing for rotatably supporting a shaft comprises a spherical housing having a bore in which the shaft is rotatably supported, and an outer spherical surface. A chock contains the spherical housing. The chock is internally configured with an inner spherical surface coacting with the outer spherical surface of the spherical housing to define a raceway configured to accommodate angular rotation of the shaft about a central point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Industry, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter N. Osgood, Thomas C. Wojtkowski
  • Patent number: 8500334
    Abstract: A slide bearing has at least one bearing shell for accommodating a component to be supported. The at least one bearing shell has a device for monitoring a bearing gap between the bearing shell and the component to be supported. The bearing shell is provided with a slide surface that has an elevation along each of its curved edge regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Issler, Theo Mossmann
  • Patent number: 8500335
    Abstract: A half plain bearing that has a positioning member with a novel construction, and a manufacturing method of the half plain bearing are proposed. If part of a material from which a bearing body 13 is formed is allowed to escape to outside of a tool with a narrow width when pressed by the tool, an amount of protrusion needed for a positioning member 20 to perform a function thereof (an amount of protrusion from an outer peripheral face of the bearing body) can be ensured while suppressing an amount of deformation of the material from which the bearing body 13 is formed in a circumferential direction thereof. The positioning member 20 of the half plain bearing thus formed has a flat portion 21a and a protrusion portion 22. A tip of the protrusion portion 22 is located on a mating face side with respect to a virtual plane that includes the flat portion 21a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Daido Metal Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Michitoshi Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Nakashima
  • Patent number: 8500336
    Abstract: Guide roller rotating bearing for a metal melt bath includes pivot arms and a roller bearing device arranged on each of the pivot arms. The roller bearing device includes an outer ring, cylindrical rollers and an inner ring. The outer ring includes first and second outer ring flange members. The outer ring is fixed to a pivot arm. The cylindrical rollers are configured as rolling elements. The inner ring has first and second inner ring flange members. The first and second outer ring flange members and the first and second inner ring flange members are configured to fix the cylindrical rollers in an axial direction. A shaft end includes a protective covering disposed in the roller bearing device. The protective covering includes a protective covering material that exhibits a wear-resistance which is higher than a wear resistance of the shaft end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Band Zink GmbH
    Inventors: Alireza Kouscheschi, Roman Lieutenant, Wilfried Plaetzer, Daniel Plaetzer
  • Patent number: 8500337
    Abstract: A rotating flow diverter has a lubricated sealed bearing assembly for isolating bearing elements from wellbore fluids under pressure. The sealed bearing assembly is supported between an outer bearing housing and an axially rotatable quill. The bearing assembly further has bearing elements with a bearing lubricant under pressure and a seal assembly. The seal assembly has at least one sealing element which comprises a body, the body having an outer peripheral wall, an inner sealing surface having a plurality of sealing lips and an annular cavity, and a loading ring for compressionally fitting within the annular cavity to urge the sealing surface radially inwardly for sealing engagement with tubulars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Inventors: Jim Beauchamp, Jed Wood
  • Patent number: 8500338
    Abstract: A steering knuckle, which is provided for receiving an outer ring of a wheel bearing, and a wheel bearing arrangement with such a steering knuckle. The sealing arrangements of the wheel bearing has a pre-seal, which is designed as a labyrinth seal to provide sealing for an appropriate gap geometry. To this end, the steering knuckle has a collecting channel, which captures liquids and dirt particles and discharges them at the periphery. The hearing seal can be changed by this measure, so that savings are possible with a minimum of sealing action of the conventional sealing arrangement and with greatly reduced friction torque. Overall, the sealing action, which is now achieved by the bearing seal and the pre-seal together, is increased or remains at least at the same level while manufacturing costs are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wilhelm Walter, Erwin Hartmann
  • Patent number: 8500339
    Abstract: A locking device is provided that is configured to be attached to the MPO connector module and placed in a locking state that prevents the MPO connector module from being decoupled from the receptacle. The locking device may be a locking clip that is configured to be inserted into a keying slot formed in an MPO connector module. When the locking clip is inserted into the keying slot and placed in a locking state, the locking clip prevents the MPO connector module from being decoupled from the receptacle. If the locking clip is placed in an unlocking state, a tool or fingers can be used to extract the locking clip from the keying slot, thereby making it possible to decouple the MPO connector module from the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Chi K. Lee