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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090173176 | MECHANICAL ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING AN ADJUSTING ELEMENT The invention relates to a mechanical adjusting device for an adjusting element, for example an air flap (2) in an air channel (1) of a ventilation system in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. The mechanical adjusting device comprises two toothe... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173177 | Joint structure of robot A joint structure of a robot for moving an assembly 51 to be connected to a robot link with respect to the robot link, the joint structure includes a first motor 10 for causing the assembly a longitudinal swing motion, a second motor 20 for causing ... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173178 | JOINT DRIVING DEVICE A first elastic body actuator and a second elastic body actuator are used for driving a first configuration member and a second configuration member to swing them with respect to each other. One end portion of the first elastic body actuator is secured to the first conf... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173179 | Adjustable steering column assembly with compressive locking mechanism An adjustable steering column assembly with a steering shaft extending through a jacket member. An elongate locking member extends through two opposed sidewalls and a compression member positioned between the sidewalls. One of either the sidewalls or the compression mem... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173180 | Steering Wheel Arrangement A steering wheel arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a steering column having a first end for cooperation with a steering wheel and a second end for cooperation with a vehicle steering mechanism. The steering wheel arrangement further includes a suspension arrangem... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173181 | BICYCLE SHIFT OPERATING DEVICE A bicycle shift operating device basically has a base member, a shift wire take-up element rotatably mounted with respect to the base member and a shifting unit operatively coupled to the shift wire take-up element to selectively rotate the shift wire take-up element in... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173182 | BICYCLE SHIFT OPERATING DEVICE A bicycle shift operating device basically has a base member, a shift wire take-up element and a shifting unit. The shift wire take-up element is rotatably mounted with respect to the base member in first and second rotational directions about a pivot axis. The shifting... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173183 | Flywheel with stuffing material A flywheel of a stationary bike includes a rim and a hub is located at a center of the rim, a plurality of ribs are connected between the rim and the hub. Stuffing material such as concrete or sands combined with adhesive is refilled with space between the rim, the hub ... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173184 | AXLE ASSEMBLY WITH AXLE HOUSING ASSEMBLY HAVING AIR SCOOPS FOR COOLING An axle assembly having a heat sink coupled to an axle housing assembly for ejecting heat from the axle assembly. The heat sink includes an air channel having a body coupled to the carrier housing assembly such that heat is conducted from the carrier housing assembly to... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173185 | WATER COOLING APPARATUS IN POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OF BOAT PROPULSION UNIT A water cooling apparatus in a power transmission system of a boat propulsion system includes a transmission unit that changes the speed of an output from an engine and then transmits the output to a propeller shaft. The transmission unit includes a cylindrical transmis... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173186 | DECLUTCHING MECHANISM A declutching mechanism includes a chassis, a first gear rotatable relative to the chassis about a first gear axis fixed relative to the chassis, and a second gear selectively engageable with the first gear. The declutching mechanism includes an eccentric arrangement ha... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173187 | Manufacture of Ferroalloys A ferroalloy, particularly stainless steel, is made by melting typically low-carbon steel under foamy slag conditions, and refining the molten steel at least in part by blowing molecular oxygen into the molten steel from a lance positioned above its surface. During the ... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173188 | Chloride Heap Leaching A heap leaching method to recover copper from a primary copper sulphide mineral wherein the mineral is leached in an acidic chloride/sulphate solution in the presence of oxygen with the surface potential of the mineral below 600 mV (vs. SHE) to cause dissolution of the ... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173189 | Adjustable socket An adjustable socket includes a base having a channel for slidably attaching or engaging with two pawls which may slide relative to the base for adjusting the spacing distance between the pawls and for adjustably receiving and engaging with fasteners or tool members of ... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173190 | REMOTE MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND RESCUE TOOL A tool for engaging and actuating support struts that may be used during or as part of a below ground rescue. The struts to be engaged may also be used to support unstable structures that must be entered or accessed during emergency response situations. The tool may inc... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173191 | UNIVERSAL JOINT WITH COUPLING MECHANISM FOR DETACHABLY ENGAGING TOOL ATTACHMENTS A universal joint includes first and second parts interconnected by a coupling element, and a coupling mechanism for detachably engaging tool attachments such as sockets. The disclosed coupling mechanisms include an engaging element and an actuating element. The engagin... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173192 | ANTI-LOOSE AND ANTI-DETACHMENT INSULATED SCREWDRIVER An anti-loose and anti-detachment insulated screwdriver including a main body made of insulation material, a shank body enclosed in the main body and a driving member having a top end as a driving end. A bottom end of the driving member is connected with a top end of th... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173193 | Torque tool aid for achieving higher bolt torques A device for securing a torque bit to a fastener in an object. The novel device includes a structure adapted to apply a force on the torque bit and a mechanism for clamping the structure to the object such that the structure forces the bit to remain engaged with a drive... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173194 | IMPACT WRENCH STRUCTURE A novel impact wrench is provided herein, which allows a user to set a target torque level, show the torque level in a display, and automatically stops the motor when the target torque level is reached. The impact wrench is constructed such that its electrical current w... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173195 | ADJUSTABLE WOOD LATHE An adjustable wood lathe includes a platform which has two ends holding respectively a head and a tail seat and also holds a cutter dock in the middle. The head and the platform may be spaced from each other by wedging a plurality of pallets of different thickness betwe... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173196 | Maintenance and Safety System for a Food Article Slicing Machine A slicing apparatus and a weighing and classifying conveyor combination with cleanup position wherein, the elevated food article feed mechanism can be collapsed to a maintenance position, the weighing and classifying conveyor is oriented at a distance from the slicing a... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173197 | SAWING MACHINE, CUTTING-OFF METHOD, AND METHOD OF REDUCING NOISE A band saw machine includes a driving wheel and a driven wheel around which an endless band saw blade is wound. At least one of the driving wheel and the driven wheel is directly connected to an output shaft of a control motor. The output shaft of the control motor is a... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173198 | Emergency Cutting Device for Vehicle Safety Belts The invention relates to an emergency cutting device (1) for vehicle safety belts, characterised in that it comprises locking means (6,7), acting on a safety belt (3) so as to put the same under tension; means (8) for cutting said safety belt... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173199 | APPARATUS FOR CUTTING ELASTOMERIC MATERIALS A method and apparatus is provided for cutting an elastomeric laminate that may include a layer of reinforcement cords, into a desired length without cutting through the cords. The method includes the step of cutting through the gum portion of the elastomeric composite ... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173200 | Cutting devices A cutting device includes a table for placing thereon a workpiece. A tool unit supports a cutting tool and is laterally tiltably supported on the table, so that the rotational axis of the cutting tool can be inclined relative to a horizontal direction. A positioning dev... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173201 | FOOD PRODUCT SLICER WITH KNIFE LOAD BASED ASSISTANCE FOR MOVEMENT OF FOOD PRODUCT CARRIAGE A food product slicer includes a base and a knife mounted for rotation relative to the base via a knife drive motor. A carriage assembly is mounted to the base for reciprocal movement back and forth past a cutting edge of the knife via a carriage drive motor. An adjusta... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173202 | LASER-GUIDED PAPER TRIMMER A device for cutting paper or other materials is provided. This device includes a substantially flat base, wherein the base is adapted to receive paper and other flat material for cutting. A manually-operated cutting blade assembly is pivotally attached to either the ri... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173203 | TRIMMING APPARATUS OPERABLE IN AUTO MODE OR MANUAL MODE The present invention relates to a trimming apparatus operable in an auto mode or a manual mode. The trimming apparatus include a cutter frame, a transmission belt, a motor, a clamping element, a switch and a mode-switching unit. By adjusting the mode-switching unit to ... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173204 | CENTERING DEVICE FOR BLANKING DIES A centering device for use with a cutting die in a mold. The die is supported by a sleeve, which rotates about the axis of the die. The device comprises at least two cavities formed on the side surface of the sleeve, which are spaced apart along a same circumference, an... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173205 | Band saw apparatus A band saw includes a drive wheel and a fixed, curved band saw guide surface having one or more tracks for one or more band saw continuous strips; lubricant openings in the tracks are accessed from a source of lubricant under pressure to reduce frictional resistance of ... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173206 | KEYBOARD MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND ACTION UNIT INCORPORATED THEREIN A grand piano has action units for driving hammers to rotate toward strings, and each action unit is equipped with a repetition mechanism; the repetition mechanism has an elastic guide plate instead of a repetition lever and a repetition spring; and the elastic guide pl... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173207 | TRAVEL STRING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME A string instrument comprising a neck extension primary member, having a neck extension securement end and a tuning assembly support head end, an extension top arid a length extending between the ends, is disclosed. The neck extension primary member defines a neck exten... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173208 | STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND STRUCTURE OF TAILPIECE UNIT USED THEREIN An electric violin has strings stretched over an instrument body, and the strings are anchored to a tailpiece, which in turn is connected to a tail wire to the instrument body; a saddle plate is bolted to the instrument body, and the tail wire is connected to the saddle... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173209 | SHELL FOR DRUM AND DRUM USING THE SAME A shell for drum according to the present invention includes a laminated plywood-panel including a plurality of single-panels having different densities, the plurality of single-panels being jointed in decreasing order of density from a center portion in a thick directi... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173210 | LUG STRUCTURE OF DRUM The lug structure of a drum for installing a drum head on a drum shell according to the present invention, includes: a lug base which is installed on the drum shell; a lug which is held by the lug base, and which supports one end of a tightening bolt; and a lug movement... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173211 | DRUM SUPPORT STRUCTURE The drum support structure according to the present invention includes: a drum support member that is attached to a drum holding portion of a drum stand; and a coupling member that supports a drum shell and couples the drum shell to the drum support member, and the drum... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173212 | KIT AND METHOD FOR LEARNING TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT A kit and method for learning to play a musical instrument. The kit comprises a set of hands on manipulatives that assemble into a structured system of interactive musical instrument concept training components. The method comprises employing the kit according to instru... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173213 | Music Score Recognizer and Its Applications A music playing evaluation system, comprising: (i) an input, (ii) a real-time digital signal processing system having an A/D converter, a signal storage, a volume analyzer, a pitch analyzer, a tempo analyzer and a music notes recognizer, (iii) an original score storage,... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173214 | Method and apparatus for storing/searching for music Provided are a method and apparatus for generating and storing a database that may be searched for music upon a user's request, and a method and apparatus for searching for music corresponding to the user's request. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090173215 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE CREATION AND PLAYBACK OF ANIMATED, INTERPRETIVE, MUSICAL NOTATION AND AUDIO SYNCHRONIZED WITH THE RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF AN ORIGINAL ARTIST A music application guides a user with some musical experience through the steps of creating and editing a musical enhancement file that enhances and plays in synchronicity with an audio signal of an original artist's recorded performance. This enables others, perhaps w... | 07/09/2009 |
