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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181756 | Shock absorber A shock absorber is attached coaxially with a reciprocating rod driven by a reciprocating unit to prevent a bending moment from being applied to the reciprocating rod in absorbing an impact force. The shock absorber has a hollow rod and an outer cylindrical body mou... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181529 | System and method for the detection of faults in rails A system (1) for the detection of defects in rails (12), the system comprising a source of ultrasonic waves for emitting ultrasonic waves onto a rail, a detector for detecting ultrasonic waves reflected or otherwise scattered by the rail or defects the... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181338 | Method of making a multilayer composite A method for providing a multilayer composite includes the steps of providing a first composite comprising a film of a dielectric material with a front surface and an opposite rear surface, the front surface comprising a surface pattern; depositing an electrically c... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177687 | Power transmission device A power transmission device that can reliably prevent engine stall from occurring. The power transmission device includes a transmission clutch 3 interposed between an engine E and a transmission T/M, and control 22 for controlling connection and disco... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176931 | Mobile fuel distribution station A modular, environmentally friendly mobile fuel distribution station includes a fuel tank, a support structure having a plurality of legs for supporting an operation platform in an elevated position a predetermined distance above ground, an alternative power generat... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176735 | Control device for multi-stage turbochargers A control device for multi-stage turbochargers is provided that is capable of improving fuel consumption in transient and stationary states of an engine equipped with multi-stage turbochargers. A control device 1 for multi-stage turbochargers which are turboc... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175767 | Diagnostic apparatus A diagnostic apparatus (10) in which a drive circuit (2) is configured of switching means (3) for supplying an electric current to a linear solenoid valve and variably regulating a valve opening degree on the basis of inputted ON-OFF signals, cu... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174387 | Method of shipping and tracking inventory A universal tracking assembly that is capable of supporting more than one protocol used in electronic article surveillance (EAS) labels. The universal tracking assembly includes an acousto-magnetic (AM) EAS portion with a Radio Frequency (RF) EAS portion. The intrin... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172554 | Chemical liquid supplying apparatus In a chemical liquid supplying apparatus, discharge accuracy of chemical liquid is enhanced, and durability of a flexible tube is enhanced. By the flexible tube incorporated into a pump housing, an interior of the pump housing is partitioned into a pump chamber, whi... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168740 | Process for producing an organsiloxane polymer Process for producing an organosiloxane polymer and novel organosiloxane polymer compositions. The process according to the invention comprises hydrolyzing tetraalkoxysilane monomers in a hydrolysis step; and polymerizing said hydrolyzed monomers in a polymerization... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168046 | Method and apparatus for treating a component of a gas turbine engine A surface treatment device for applying a surface treatment medium to an article is provided with the surface treatment device having an application member for applying the surface treatment medium to the article and an electrode, which applies an electrical potenti... | 05/01/2012 |
| D658502 | Guitar shaped drinking vessel | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162624 | Refrigerant compressor A refrigerant compressor (1) includes a cylinder block (4), in which a cylinder (14) is arranged, and a cylinder head (16), which covers the front side of the cylinder (14) and is connected to the cylinder block (4) by a plu... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161754 | Continuously variable flow nozzle assembly Varying the fan nozzle flow area in a gas turbine engine allows adjustment of the bypass flow for varying operational conditions such as cruise and take off. However, care must be taken with regard to variation in order not to introduce drag or operational susceptib... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161586 | Operating table In an operating table comprising a table column (10) with a column foot (14) and with a column head (16) and also a patient bed (12) which is connectable to the column head (16) and which is pivotable in relation to the table colum... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159081 | Controlling propeller rotor overspeed An engine having at least one stage of propeller rotor blades, and a load, the at least one stage being associated with electrical generation means to generate electricity for the load. The load is switchable into a high load state in the event of an overspeed signa... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157494 | Pre-rounding element on a rounding apparatus When rounding metal sheet sections for forming can bodies by means of a rounding machine, a pre-rounding element is used, whose lower part is deflectable with respect to the upper part by means of an actuating element. Thereby, the joint between the upper and the lo... | 04/17/2012 |
| D657628 | Set of nested bowls | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152717 | Device for white balancing and appying an anti-fog agent to medical videoscopes prior to medical procedures A device is configured for white balancing a medical videoscopic camera system prior to videoscopic medical procedures, as well as optionally simultaneously or non-simultaneously applying a fog-prohibiting agent to the distal lens of a medical videoscope such as an ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152094 | Engine mounting apparatus An engine mounting apparatus that includes thrust struts, a balance yoke, and primary and secondary mount blocks. The thrust struts are connected to the balance yoke and the primary mount block has at least one thrust load connection connectable to the balance yoke ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151437 | Device and method for green machining bevel gears The invention relates to a device for green machining bevel gears, including a CNC machining station for gear cutting a wheel blank (K2). The machining station includes a tool spindle which is used to receive a gear cutting tool and a work piece spindle which... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151406 | Wiper blade A wiper blade 13 comprises a rubber holder 17 attached to a tip of a wiper arm 14 and a blade rubber 16 supported by the rubber holder 17. The rubber holder 17 is formed into a U-shaped cross section, and an intermediate por... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8146963 | Releasable mounting of an accessory on an operating table What is described is a device for releasable mounting an accessory (12) on an operating table (102), comprising two coupling parts (10, 100) which can be connected to each other and a mechanism for locking and unlocking. The mechanism comprises ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146900 | Positioning and clamping apparatus A positioning and clamping apparatus, capable of positioning and clamping a panel material and removing the panel material from a locating pin under a state of releasing the clamping, is provided. A base having a contact surface contacting with the panel material is... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146334 | Device for placing sleeves on traveling articles The invention relates to a device for placing sleeves on traveling articles, said sleeves being cut from a continuous sheath passing over a sheath-opening shaper, first outer wheels serving to advance the sheath along the shaper, and second outer wheels being provid... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146333 | Device for placing sleeves on traveling articles The invention relates to a device for placing sleeves on traveling articles, said sleeves being cut from a continuous sheath passing over a sheath-opening shaper, as far as and beyond cutter means, which shaper is held floating between first outer wheels and backing... | 04/03/2012 |
| D656792 | Bowl | 04/03/2012 |
| 8141287 | Lightweight, low cost semi-automatic rifle A lightweight and low cost semi-automatic rifle includes an upper receiver, a lower receiver, and a forend fabricated from injection-molded polymers. The rifle permits firing .22 LR or similar low-power ammunition from an AR-15 style frame, operates on the blowback ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137053 | Assembly having first and second members distinguishable by respective first and second compositions each including one or more isotopes of a same element An assembly includes a first member and a second member, the first member including a first material composition and the second member including a second material composition. The first and second material compositions each include one or more isotopes of the same e... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136199 | Wiper apparatus A location space in an engine compartment is made smaller. A DR-side wiper motor and an AS-side wiper motor are arranged within a projection area of a windshield into a cabin of a vehicle in comparison with a DR-side pivot holder and an AS-side pivot holder. Therefo... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136198 | Wiper apparatus for vehicle A motor bracket to which a wiper motor is fixed, and a DR side pivot holder are coupled together by means of a DR side pipe frame inclined to a plane perpendicular in the axial direction of an output shaft of a wiper motor, and the motor bracket and an AS side pivot... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136185 | Transport carriage for the patient-bearing surface of an operating table In a transport carriage for the patient-bearing surface of an operating table, comprising a chassis (10), two supports (58) which are arranged thereon and each have at their upper ends an interface (60) for connecting to a complementary interfac... | 03/20/2012 |
| D655983 | Travel cup | 03/20/2012 |
| 8134254 | DC power outlets in fixed power distribution systems in or on wall installations An electrical power distribution system has fixed stations with AC power to DC power conversion circuitry at these stations. The converter(s) are switchable ON/OFF at outlet ports or sockets where the socket configuration permits. Standardized DC sockets accommodate... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133042 | Chemical liquid supplying apparatus and pump assembly A chemical liquid supplying apparatus, which can discharge chemical liquid with high precision, is provided. A pump assembly is detachably mounted in a pump case in which liquid inflow and discharge ports are formed. The pump assembly includes: a cylindrical body in... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133032 | Rotor blades A rotor blade has a tip with an outer face including at least two channels which each extend to an outlet in the vicinity of the trailing edge. Accordingly, gas leakage around the tip must cross at least three walls, at least in the vicinity of the uncovered turning... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132801 | Positioning and clamping apparatus A positioning and clamping apparatus clamps a panel material by moving a clamp arm to a clamping position while the panel material positioned by a locating pin is supported by a workpiece supporting face of a workpiece support. An extruding member having a plurality... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132496 | Automatic firing pin block safety for a firearm A firearm has a frame, a trigger, a trigger bar, a hammer-type firing mechanism including a hammer having a hammer pin connected to the trigger via the trigger bar and a firing pin, and an automatic firing pin block safety mechanism (“automatic safety”) includin... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132398 | Apparatus and method of operating a gas turbine engine at start-up A method of operating a gas turbine engine having a turbine and a compressor connected via a shaft, a main fuel supply line for supplying fuel to a combustor that is positioned to release expanding hot gases to the turbine, the engine further including a starter/gen... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8129879 | Electric motor and opening/closing apparatus for vehicular opening/closing body employing the electric motor Connector side terminals 43b and 44b protruding from a connector portion 36, and front-side and back-side power supply terminals protruding from the holder main body 34 are provided to first and second lead plates 43 ... | 03/06/2012 |
