Patents Issued in January 6, 2015
  • Patent number: 8926192
    Abstract: A fiber optic connector assembly includes a connector and a carrier. The connector has a first mating end and a second end and a first optical fiber terminated thereto. The fiber defines a first end adjacent the mating end and a second end protruding from the second end of the connector. A polymeric carrier having a connector end and an oppositely disposed cable end is engaged with the connector. The carrier includes a heat activated meltable portion adjacent the cable end. An alignment structure is disposed on the carrier that includes a first end, a second end, and a throughhole. The first end of the alignment structure is for receiving the second end of the first optical fiber and the second end of the alignment structure is for receiving an end of a second optical fiber entering the cable end of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Allen Skluzacek, Wagner da Silva Aguiar, Jarrod Scadden, Wayne M. Kachmar
  • Patent number: 8926193
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical cable connection module having a function of preventing separation of a shutter. The optical cable connection module includes a body configured to have an optical device embedded therein and have U-shaped insertion grooves provided on both sides of the top end of a cable insertion hole on the front side; the shutter disposed in the cable insertion hole of the body and configured to have a rotating shaft provided on both sides of the top end of the shutter, the rotating shaft being inserted into the U-shaped insertion grooves of the body and rotated around the U-shaped insertion grooves; an elastic member disposed in an upper inner portion of the body and configured to have a front end on the front side support the rear of the shutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Raytron Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jeong Bin Kim
  • Patent number: 8926194
    Abstract: An optical board (100) includes a base layer (1), an optical module (4) assembled to the base layer, and an optical layer (2) attached to the base layer and defining a receiving recess (23). The optical module includes a ferrule (41) received in the receiving recess and defining a number of grooves (4131), and a number of optical circuits (42) positioned in the grooves of the ferrule. The optical circuits extend outside of the ferrule and into the optical layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yen-Chih Chang, Wen-Yi Hsieh, Ke-Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 8926195
    Abstract: An optical module with an optical subassembly precisely aligned with an optical fiber is disclosed even when the optical axis of the optical subassembly and that of the optical fiber are perpendicular to each other. The optical module has an auxiliary with a knob and a flange each having a concentric circular periphery. The knob is held by chuck of the welding apparatus, while, the optical subassembly is fixed to the flange. Even when the optical subassembly is slid on the flange to align optically with the optical fiber, the positions of the laser beams for welding are kept on the periphery of the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: Takeshi Okada
  • Patent number: 8926196
    Abstract: Provided are a method and a system, in which a first device aligns a chip to a socket along a first axis. A second device aligns the chip to the socket along a second axis, and a third device aligns the chip to the socket along a plane formed by the first axis and a third axis. Also provided is a system comprising a first optical element, and a second optical element, where a first elastic element is coupled to the first optical element, and a second elastic element is coupled to the second optical element, and where the first elastic element is aligned to the second elastic element via elastic coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Abram M. Detofsky, Chukwunenye S. Nnebe, Jin Yang, Tak M. Mak, Sasha N. Oster
  • Patent number: 8926197
    Abstract: A method for fabricating an optical assembly by placing a flexible portion of a substrate, including a waveguide, upon a horizontally movable stage of a flip-chip bonder. Then moving a clamp through an opening in the stage to bend the flexible portion of the substrate to place the waveguide exposed end in approximately a vertical position and vertically downwardly moving a bond head containing an optical component upon the waveguide exposed substrate edge to position the optical component with the exposed waveguide and mounting the optical component to the substrate edge. Then releasing the optical component from the bond head while moving the clamp downward through the stage opening and unbending the flexible portion of the substrate with the optical component mounted thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stefano Sergio Oggioni, Jonas R. Weiss, Bert Jan Offrein
  • Patent number: 8926198
    Abstract: A multi-channel optical receiving module includes a first substrate disposed on a bench, optical fibers disposed in grooves of the first substrate, a first lens disposed on the first substrate and collimating optical signals through the optical fibers, a second substrate disposed on the bench at a side of the first substrate, a light receiving device disposed on the second substrate, a second lens disposed over the light receiving device, a mirror reflecting the optical signals between the first lens and the second lens, and a block fixing the mirror. The block includes through-holes transmitting the optical signals between the first and second lenses without refraction of the optical signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Mi-Ran Park, Hyun Soo Kim, Jong Sool Jeong, O-Kyun Kwon
  • Patent number: 8926199
    Abstract: A device, system, and method of attaching fiber optics to a transceiver are provided. Specifically, a connector module may include a fiber input angled relative to a lens groove or set of grooves such that the inherent stiffness of the fiber can be used to provide a positive pressure of the fiber when attaching the fiber to the groove or set of grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Seng-Kum Chan, Andrew Schmit
  • Patent number: 8926200
    Abstract: An imaging device is provided that includes a first member, a flat second member, a lens barrel, and an elastic member. The first member defines a lens hole. The flat second member is disposed opposite to the first member. The lens barrel is disposed between the first and second members. The lens barrel includes a lens group disposed inside of the lens hole when the first member is viewed along the optical axis. The elastic member is configured to support the lens barrel. The elastic member is disposed between the first and second members, fixed to the lens barrel and the first member, and arranged to come into contact with the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Miyuki Nagashima, Yuya Yoneda
  • Patent number: 8926201
    Abstract: A keyboard includes a stiffener having a plurality of recesses defined therein, a flexible printed circuit defining a plurality of venting holes, each venting hole in correspondence with one of the plurality of recesses, and a dome sheet provided on top of the flexible printed circuit and including a plurality of domes, each of the domes in correspondence with one of the plurality of venting holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: Chao Chen
  • Patent number: 8926202
    Abstract: A load applying unit includes a motor and a rotation transmission mechanism. A unit for causing the motor to be in a state where the motor creates a counter-electromotive force when rotational force from the roll body is received by applying a voltage less than a minimum driving voltage to the motor and a unit for changing a conveyance speed with which the conveyance unit conveys the print medium are included. While the print medium is pulled out from the roll body and the print medium is set in a state where image forming can be started, the motor is caused to be in the state where the motor can create the counter-electromotive force, and the conveyance unit performs a conveyance operation by changing the conveyance speed of the print medium in accordance with a detection result of the detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kikuya Nakada
  • Patent number: 8926203
    Abstract: A writing instrument gripping aid comprising a hollow prism body consisting of three faces, wherein a cross-section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the hollow prism body defines a curvilinear isosceles triangle with both base angles greater than 60 degrees and is a writing instrument using the writing instrument gripping aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventor: Te-So Chen
  • Patent number: 8926204
    Abstract: A liquid sanitizer dispenser system for efficiently dispensing a liquid sanitizer. The liquid sanitizer dispenser system generally includes a first dispenser, and a second dispenser pivotally connected to the first dispenser via a hinge. The first dispenser and the second dispenser include a plurality of first apertures and a plurality of second apertures within the inner surfaces respectively for dispensing the liquid sanitizer stored within the dispensers. The first dispenser and the second dispenser further include a first porous material and a second porous material attached to the inner surface of the dispensers respectively. Liquid flow control mechanisms are utilized to control the flow of liquid sanitizer through the apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventor: Kathy L. D'Ignazio
  • Patent number: 8926205
    Abstract: A handle and screw facilitate the applying of soap to hard to reach areas of the body. The handle may be wood, plastic, metal, or the like and may be of various desirable lengths and shapes. The screw is a specialty item with a novel characteristic of having features enabling a bather to easily advance the screw into the handle and a bar of soap wears thinner. The head of the screw is rounded to prevent scratching the user, and the screw either includes engaging features on an underside of the screw head to cause the screw to turn and advance into the handle by turning the soap, or the screw is a barbed screw advanceable by pressing into the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventor: Kendall Allen
  • Patent number: 8926206
    Abstract: An applicator-equipped container capable of rubbing off extra contents when extracting the applicator from a container body and of preventing pressure of the inner portion of the container body from excessively increasing when inserting the applicator is provided. The applicator-equipped container includes: a container body that contains contents; an applicator that is inserted in the container body from an inlet of the container body; and an annular wiping piece that is disposed in the container body, and is elastically deformable so that the rod of the applicator is inserted into an inner periphery of the wiping piece is rubbed to and comes into contact with the outer periphery of a rod, wherein a protrusion protruding to the inside of an inner edge of the wiping piece is provided in the inner periphery of the wiping piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Suzuki, Satoshi Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8926207
    Abstract: A wringer comprising an upper section having a first inner diameter, a lower section having a second inner diameter which is less than the first inner diameter, and an intermediate section which forms a single inwardly projecting annular crease delimiting a central throat having a third inner diameter which in the rest position is at least equal to the second inner diameter. The annular crease is deformable by compression between the upper and lower sections into a wringing position in which the central throat is narrowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: LVMH Recherche
    Inventors: Marc Chevalier, Jean-Francois Tranchant, Myriam Chevalier
  • Patent number: 8926208
    Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus, and in particular a fluid delivery or steam mop, comprises a handle and a base housing pivotally attached to the handle. The base housing can be used in two positions, whereby opposing sides of the base housing can selectively engage a surface to be cleaned. A manifold can pivot relative to the base housing, such that fluid can be delivered to the surface to be cleaned in both of the two use positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve M. Johnson, Maxine Braun
  • Patent number: 8926209
    Abstract: A brush head and a cylinder filled with dentifrice, within the chamber. A dial is rotated, relative to the cylinder, a piston is enabled to push dentifrice through to the brush head channel. Dentifrice is then forced between a series of arranged bristles, seated in angular degree, around the exiting bore. These bristle expand toward a vertical position, acting as a guide to direct the moving dentifrice atop of the remaining brush head bristles. The cylinder can be refilled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventor: Allen Wilcox
  • Patent number: 8926210
    Abstract: A window and glass cleaning device includes a cleaning head and an elongated handle configured to be grasped by a user. The handle has a first end connected to the cleaning head and a second end configured to be connected to an extension handle. A fluid container is housed by the handle, and a spray nozzle is carried by said handle at a position approximate the first end of the handle. A pump is carried by the handle and connects the fluid container to the spray nozzle. The pump includes a pump actuator. An electric motor is carried by the handle and is operatively connected to pump actuator to drive the pump actuator in the pumping of fluid from the container through the spray nozzle. A power source and an electric switch are carried by the handle. The electrical switch is operatively connected to the power source and to the electric motor and is operable by the user to connect the power source to the electric motor to facilitate the pumping of said fluid through said spray nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventor: Lawrence Orubor
  • Patent number: 8926211
    Abstract: A hand-held dispensing applicator comprising a fluid source, a frangible applicator tip attached to the fluid source, and an absorbent member attached to the frangible applicator tip is provided. When the frangible applicator tip is broken, fluid flows from the source to the absorbent member, whereby the fluid is applied and spread on a surface. Preferably, the frangible applicator tip comprises a support element permanently connected to the fluid source, a relatively rigid tongue element extending outwardly of the support element, and a frangible region there between. Preferably, the tongue element comprises ribs for reinforcing the tongue element to resist unintentional breaking of the frangible region. More preferably, the applicator tip comprises a semi-permeable or non-permeable cover disposed around the frangible region to control the speed and direction of the dispersion of the fluid in the absorbent member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Biomed Packaging Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Jack W. Kaufman, James Brown
  • Patent number: 8926212
    Abstract: A device for applying at least one product at a desired surface, for instance a human's skin. The device comprises several layers 1-6, where an impermeable front layer (1) and an impermeable utility layer (6) together with a contact layer (2) will form the outer surfaces of the device (D), between which contact layer (2) and utility layer (6) are arranged a valve layer (3), a top layer (4) and a bottom layer (5). The top layer (4) and bottom layer (5) are connected to each other through a weld (11) in order to form a storage chamber (8) to accommodate a product. Furthermore, the valve layer (3) and top layer (4) are provided with a plurality of incisions or indentations (9a, 9b), where the incisions or indentations (9a) of the valve layer are welded to corresponding incisions or indentations (9b) of the top layer to form an opening mechanism in the device (D), where the device (D) is opened when the valve layer (3) is moved relatively to the top layer (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: PadTech AS
    Inventor: Dag H. Gundersen
  • Patent number: 8926213
    Abstract: A contact organizing system has a ring device and a hole punching device. The ring device is shaped for holding the business cards. The hole punching device for adapted punching holes in the business cards. The hole punching device includes a hanging aperture through the hole punching device for hanging the hole punching device on the ring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventor: Gregory Joel Shavitz
  • Patent number: 8926214
    Abstract: A stick has a first tube member and a second tube member connected to each other in the length direction; and a connection member connected to one end portion of the second tube member, wherein the first tube member is selectively locked to or unlocked from the connection member, the second tube member is rotatably connected to the connection member. When the first tube member is locked to the connection member, the first tube member and the connection member are fixed to each other, and the second tube member is freely rotatable relative to the first tube member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventor: Jeh-Kun Lah
  • Patent number: 8926215
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for attaching a switch control shaft to a switch pipe shaft, where the control shaft is mounted partly in the switch pipe shaft and tightened to the switch pipe shaft by a screw. The arrangement comprises a tightening piece. The screw is arranged to act on the control shaft through the tightening piece so that when the screw is turned, the tightening piece is arranged to press the control shaft against the pipe shaft so that the control shaft tightens fast between the tightening piece and the pipe shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Abb Oy
    Inventors: Harri Mattlar, Rainer Kolmonen, Jarkko Alanen
  • Patent number: 8926216
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, an adjustable assembly for a bicycle comprises a first support and a second support slidably positioned within at least a portion of the first support, such that one of the first support and the second support is adapted to attach to a first bicycle portion and the other of the first support and the second support is adapted to attach to a second bicycle portion. In some embodiments, the second support comprises an expansion portion configured to be selectively moved between an expanded position and a retracted position. In one embodiment, the expansion portion is configured to contact and engage at least one portion of the first support when the expansion portion is in an expanded position, and the first support is configured to be selectively moved relative to the second support when the expansion portion is permitted to assume a retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael McAndrews, Ron Powers
  • Patent number: 8926217
    Abstract: A boat cradle system for securely supporting boats, even in hurricane conditions, comprising one or more decks anchored to the ground or to an underlying structure. Moveably mounted on the deck or decks is a series of mobile boat supports that move back and forth between an inoperative position and an operative position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventor: Grady F. Smith
  • Patent number: 8926218
    Abstract: A structural support system creates and maintains useful void space for the storage or detention of fluids within an underground chamber. The support system includes one or more hollow members that are generally triangular in cross section, with open ends and a plurality of apertures that allow the hollow members to remain in fluid communication when bundled together. Stored or detained fluids flow around and through the support system as the fluid level rises or falls according to the volume of fluids introduced or withdrawn from the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventor: Edward W. Savage
  • Patent number: 8926219
    Abstract: A device (10) for collecting and temporarily storing fluids (16) escaping from an underwater source (12, 64) and having lower density than surrounding water includes a collector (18) placed over the underwater source for collecting the escaping fluids, a riser tube (20) for transferring the collected fluids together towards the surface; and a buoyant buffer reservoir (22) maintained submerged under the surface and having an open-bottom chamber (30) for storage of the fluids. The riser tube has flow restrictors has flow restrictors comprising choke disks (58, 58?) arranged in its interior for restricting the flow of the fluids. The flow restrictors are arranged along the length of the riser tube. The buffer reservoir has arranged in its chamber a separator vessel (32) for separating gas from the fluids. The riser tube opens into the interior of the separator for discharging the fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: The European Union, Represented by the European Commission
    Inventors: Fivos Andritsos, Panagiotis Sotiropoulos
  • Patent number: 8926220
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for thickening drilling mud waste materials including the steps of mixing a drilling mud waste materials having greater than zero percent by weight free liquid with an effective amount of one or more anionic copolymers to form a treated drilling mud waste materials. The anionic copolymer is derived from either (a) an anionic monomer, a nonionic monomer, and a cross-linking monomer, resulting in a cross-linked anionic copolymer; or (b) a non-cross-linked, linear chain co-polymer of an anionic polymer and a nonionic polymer; or (c) a blend of the combination of (a) and (b). A modified drilling mud waste material is disclosed having zero percent by weight free liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Henwil Corporation
    Inventors: Craig D. Iman, James T. George, James S. Herceg, Craig W. Vaughan, Todd W. Groff
  • Patent number: 8926221
    Abstract: A method and system for dewatering and consolidating contaminated dredged sediment concurrently as it is discharged to a disposal pond using horizontal drains installed in the settled sediment and vacuum loading. Horizontal drains are connected to a vacuum pump via collector hoses and a header pipe. Vacuum pump operation consolidates the settled sediment and reduces the volume, enabling continued discharge of dredged sediment. Successive installation of horizontal drains within accumulating sediment and consolidation by vacuum pumping may continue until the disposal pond is filled with consolidated sediment. Vacuum pumping is continued for some period after final cover installation to enhance containment performance by over-consolidation. The horizontal drain system may also be used to deliver liquid reagents for sediment treatment or to circulate water for flushing. The method enables the disposal pond to be on land or under water below the original sediment line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventor: Daekyoo Hwang
  • Patent number: 8926222
    Abstract: Depth triggers for marine geophysical survey cable retriever systems. At least some of the illustrative embodiments include causing a submerged geophysical survey cable to surface. In some cases, the causing the cable to surface may include: fracturing a frangible link wherein the frangible link, before the fracturing, affixes position of a piston within a cylinder bore of a housing coupled to the geophysical survey cable, and the fracturing of the frangible link responsive to pressure exerted on a face of the piston as the geophysical survey cable reaches or exceeds a predetermined depth; moving the piston within the cylinder bore; and deploying a mechanism that makes the geophysical survey cable more positively buoyant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: PGS Geophysical AS
    Inventors: Andre Stenzel, Youlin Hu
  • Patent number: 8926223
    Abstract: A floatable building foundation comprises a steel beam support frame platform with buoyancy provided by underlying pontoons and/or foam billets. Vertical movement of the platform in response to a storm surge is constrained by cuboidal column guides at the four corners. Each of the column guides comprises two tiers of square roller frames, within each of which is an I-beam engaged between the flanges on either side by two rollers supported on horizontal axes. The orientations of the I-beams and rollers alternate orthogonally at each corner of the platform, so that torques generated by uneven buoyancy are suppressed and do not result in jamming of the platform as it rises.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventors: Philip DeStefano, John Bianco, Robert Caruso
  • Patent number: 8926224
    Abstract: The present subject matter provides a multi-direction direct cantilever skidding system suitable for an offshore drilling system, where the multi-direction direct cantilever skidding system comprises movable guides accommodating a cantilever of a Jackup drilling unit or other mobile platform and enabling transverse skidding rails to provide direct support for the cantilever so the cantilever may be moved longitudinally and transversely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignees: Offshore Technology Development, Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Center
    Inventors: Foo Kok Seng, Matthew Quah Chin Kau, Michael John Perry, Xiao Yu Shan
  • Patent number: 8926225
    Abstract: A leg mating unit for installation of offshore structures. A housing has a ram movably mounted in the housing. Elastomeric material is received in the housing immediately below the ram. An open space below the elastomeric material is filled with a disposable, granular material such as sand. A drain valve for selectively releasing the disposable material is provided on the housing. A load absorbing ring is engaged with the ram. A stop ring is rigidly mounted on the leg of the topside structure and engages the load absorbing ring during installation of the topside structure onto its lower supporting structure. The housing is removably mounted on the lower support structure such that the leg mating unit is removable and reusable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: J. Ray McDermott, S.A.
    Inventor: Mohamed Aboumalwa
  • Patent number: 8926226
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for manufacturing a foundation for a mass located at height, such as the jacket of a wind turbine or a jetty, wherein the foundation comprises a quantity of piles driven into an underwater bottom in a geometric pattern. The device comprises a positioning framework of a number of mutually connected guide tubes arranged in a geometric pattern and adapted to receive and guide a pile to be driven into the underwater bottom, wherein the guide tubes comprise a mechanism with which at least an internal wall part of the guide tubes is displaceable in the radial direction of the guide tubes from a radially inward support position for the pile to a radially more outward position in which the internal wall part substantially releases the pile. The invention also relates to a method and an assembly of a jack-up platform and the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: GeoSea N.V.
    Inventors: Luc Vandenbulcke, Koen Vanderbeke
  • Patent number: 8926227
    Abstract: A method of raising a building structure (1) with respect to the ground (2); the method including the steps of: forming a mat (7) having a number of through holes (12), each surrounded by a number of upward-projecting ties (16); inserting a foundation pile (9) through each hole (12); attaching to each foundation pile (9) a lifting device (11), which on one side rests on the top end of the foundation pile (9), and on the other side is secured to the corresponding ties (16) which act as reaction members; exerting thrust on the foundation piles (9) by means of the lifting devices (11) to lift the building structure (1) with respect to the ground (2); dividing lift of the building structure (1) into a succession of lift steps; establishing a predetermined lift value for each lift step; and, at each lift step, operating each lifting device (11) to expand the lifting device (11) by exactly the predetermined lift step value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignees: SO.L.E.S.—Societa' Lavori Edili E Serbatoi S.p.A., Mattioli S.p.A.
    Inventors: Roberto Zago, Lamberto Zambianchi, Gioacchino Marabello, Stefano Scuttari
  • Patent number: 8926228
    Abstract: Disclosed in this specification is a method and apparatus for placing an auger grouted displacement pile or helical pile in soil. The pile has an elongated shaft with at least one lateral compaction protrusion which establishes a regular bore diameter in the supporting medium. The pile also has a helical blade configured to move the pile into the supporting medium. The bottom of the shaft includes means for forming irregularities in the bore diameter after compaction by the lateral compaction protrusion. The bore is filled with grout while leaving the pile in the soil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventor: Ben Stroyer
  • Patent number: 8926229
    Abstract: A dewatering system built onto trench shoring boxes and equipment for removing and pumping ground water from ditches or trenches excavated to install underground utility pipes and equipment. Ground water is pulled from the trench bottom by the dewatering system through slotted openings at the bottom of the trench shoring equipment and through the attached suction tubes. The suction tubes are attached to a pump at the top of the trench shoring equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventor: Bruce Alan Clair
  • Patent number: 8926230
    Abstract: A low profile tensionable bolt cable system and method of installation. The tensionable bolt cable has a tension cylinder with a constant diameter throughout its length and a threaded exterior. A bearing plate is provided with an opening and a first mating member. The tension cylinder has a proximal and a distal end with the proximal end having an angled interior surface and a longitudinally extending second mating member. The first and second mating members mate when the tension cylinder is inserted into the bearing plate. Angled wedges are inserted into the angled interior surface. A cable is inserted into the tension cylinder and between the wedges to hold the cable with respect to the tension cylinder to prevent the cable from twisting. A nut is threaded onto the tension cylinder, to tension the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Minova USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen C. Tadolini, Larry B. McKinney
  • Patent number: 8926231
    Abstract: A system for use in a gasification system comprises an increasing pitch screw feeder and a high-pressure vessel disposed about said increasing pitch screw feeder. The high-pressure vessel comprises an inlet for connection to an outlet of a solid pump and a conveyance gas line and an outlet through which solid fuel delivered from the solid pump is transported to a gasifier. The outlet is downstream of the solid pump and the conveyance gas line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ke Liu, Zhe Cui, Wei Chen, Mingmin Wang
  • Patent number: 8926232
    Abstract: Milling tool formed for hobbing of workpieces having cogs has a cylindrical tool body defining a rotation axis and a plurality of disc-shaped segments. Each segment includes a hub part having two opposite plane-parallel end surfaces extending perpendicular to the rotation axis, and a peripheral cam having a plurality of tangentially spaced-apart milling inserts. Bordering segments are detachably interconnected by male and female members co-operating in pairs and situated with the rotation axis extending through the members, each of which include a contact surface converging from a big end toward a small end and, in a cross-section across the rotation axis, form an out-of-round curve. Contact surfaces are dimensioned so that, when members are brought together, they direct their two bordering segments toward an end position centered and mutually angularly determined by the out-of-round cross-section curve and where plane-parallel end surfaces abut against each other. An individual segment is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventor: Sture Sjöö
  • Patent number: 8926233
    Abstract: A cutting tool (10) includes a toolholder (12) and a cutting insert (14) removably securable in the toolholder. The cutting insert (14) includes a lower clamping surface (18) with a V-shaped clamping surface (32, 34) on each side of a central portion (28). The toolholder includes a lower clamping surface (56) with an inverted V-shaped clamping surface (62, 64) on each side of the bottom surface (60) formed by a primary clamping surface (62a, 64a) and a secondary clamping surface (62b, 64b). The secondary clamping surfaces (32b, 34b) of the cutting insert (14) contacts the secondary clamping surfaces (62b, 64b) of the toolholder (12) when the cutting tool (10) is brought into a clamped position due to interference between the toolholder (12) and the cutting insert (14), thereby providing a minimum of four clamping surfaces when in the clamped position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: Igor Kaufmann, Scott Etling
  • Patent number: 8926234
    Abstract: An indexable end-milling insert including an underside, an upperside and a plurality of cutting edges that are formed between the upperside and a number of clearance sides and that include a chip-removing main edge as well as a surface-wiping wiper edge. The cutting insert has a square basic shape and includes four main edges and four wiper edges that are countersunk to a lower level than the main edges. The wiper edge is included in a lip projecting in relation to a secondary clearance surface and has a tertiary clearance surface, which laterally transforms into a primary clearance surface. The primary clearance surface has a width that decreases from the two opposite ends thereof toward a section having a smallest width therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventors: Tord Engström, Göran Pantzar, Patrik Svedberg, Magnus Åström
  • Patent number: 8926235
    Abstract: A drilling head (1) with an axial oscillation generator, includes a mounting (2) for coupling the head to a motor for rotating the mounting about an axis, the mounting (2) having a longitudinal axis (5) coinciding with the axis of rotation of the motor, a tool holder (3), an elastically deformable element (6) for retaining the tool holder (3) in the mounting (2) and an element (7) for guiding the tool holder (3) in the mounting (2) along the longitudinal axis (5) of the mounting, wherein the mounting of the drilling head includes a controlled generator (8) of reciprocating movements in the direction of the aforementioned axis (5) positioned between the mounting (2) and the tool holder, the tool holder and the generator being connected by a longitudinal coupling member (9) suitable for damping the impacts withstood by the tool holder while enabling the transmission of the reciprocating movements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignees: Arts, European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company Eads France
    Inventors: George Moraru, Philippe Veron, Patrice Rabate
  • Patent number: 8926236
    Abstract: A drilling/reaming tool includes a basic body which extends in a longitudinal direction. The basic body includes at least one end-side drilling major cutting edge, a main flute which is assigned to said drilling major cutting edge and is wound at a first helix angle, and a plurality of reaming cutting edges which are arranged circumferentially on the basic body and have in each case one reamer flute which is assigned to the respective reaming cutting edge and is wound at a second helix angle. The reaming cutting edges adjoin the at least one major cutting edge directly in the longitudinal direction. Each reamer flute is merged into the main flute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: Herbert Rudolf Kauper, Jurgen Schwaegerl
  • Patent number: 8926237
    Abstract: One non-limiting aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a multi-piece twist drill head. The multi-piece twist drill head includes a core piece formed from a first hard material, and a peripheral piece formed from a second hard material. The core piece and peripheral piece each comprise a cutting edge and are adapted to mate to provide a central region and a peripheral region, respectively, of the multi-piece twist drill head. A twist drill including the multi-piece twist drill head is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: X. Daniel Fang, Jean-Luc Dufour, David J. Wills
  • Patent number: 8926238
    Abstract: A method and apparatus may be provided for performing an operation on a workpiece. A tool holder with a tool and the workpiece may be positioned relative to each other. The tool holder may be attached to a machine. The tool may have a sleeve and a number of cutting features. The sleeve may have a first end, a second end, a surface, and a channel with an opening at the first end of the sleeve and an opening at the second end of the sleeve. The sleeve may receive at least a portion of a rod for the tool holder in the channel. A stiffness of the sleeve may be greater than a stiffness of the tool holder. The number of cutting features may be associated with the surface of the sleeve. The operation may be performed using the tool holder with the tool on the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jared Lee Bolin, Ryan Lee Hanks
  • Patent number: 8926239
    Abstract: A piston pin hole boring system and method of forming pin holes therewith includes fixing a piston to a fixture supported by a slide member. Then, rotating a cutting member about a first axis and moving the slide member with the fixture thereon toward the cutting member along the first axis and bringing the piston into cutting contact with the cutting member. Further, moving the fixture along second and third axes, each extending transversely to the first axis and machining the desired pin hole contours in the piston with the cutting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Corporation
    Inventor: Jiancheng Liang
  • Patent number: 8926240
    Abstract: A quill style drilling/milling end effector with high tool positioning accuracy, a pressure foot with fast response in force and displacement feedback, and with automatic mounting and dismounting, normality sensing, and through the tool coolant delivery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Zagar Inc.
    Inventor: Brian Zagar
  • Patent number: 8926241
    Abstract: A machine tool 1 has a support body 11, moving bodies 12, 13, 14, 15 with an engagement member 12a having an engagement hole 12b, a guide mechanism 20 for guiding the movement of the moving bodies 12, 13, 14, 15, a guide rail 31 provided along the moving direction of the moving bodies 12, 13, 14, 15 on the support body 11, a moving member 32 having a moving member body 33 engaged with the guide rail 31 and an engagement shaft 34 provided on the moving member body 33 and engaged with the engagement hole 12b and a collar member 35 provided on the tip portion of the engagement shaft 34, and a compressing spring 38 in which the engagement shaft 34 is inserted and which energizes the engagement member 12a. The engagement member 12a is provided on the opposite side to the moving body 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: DMG Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigetsugu Sakai, Toshio Ueda