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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120079878 | COMPRESSION SENSOR GASKET ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF SERVICING A COMBUSTION PRESSURE SENSOR WITHIN A GASKET ASSEMBLY A compression sensor gasket assembly includes a gasket body having opposite substantially planar sealing surfaces configured for sealing abutment with an engine block and a cylinder head. The gasket body has at least one through opening configured to register with a cyl... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120031694 | SIDE-BY-SIDE VEHICLE A side-by-side vehicle comprising a frame and a plurality of ground engaging members is provided. The side-by-side vehicle further includes an operator area having seating and operator controls, and a cargo carrying portion located rearward of the operator area. A floor... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120024512 | HEAT SINK DEVICE AND METHOD OF REPAIRING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE A method of repairing a semiconductor device includes turning a press member to apply pressure on an electronic component which is mounted on a substrate. A heat sink which is provided on the electronic component via a bonding layer is thus displaced with respect to the... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110308042 | RECEPTACLE REPAIR INSERT Herein disclosed is a receptacle repair insert, which may have an insert body with at least an outer surface. The outer surface may have a first shape and be effective to attach to a receptacle body having at least an inner surface with a second shape. The inner surface... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110278098 | METHOD FOR ARRANGING THE REEVING OF AN ELEVATOR, METHOD FOR MODERNIZING AN ELEVATOR, AND ELEVATOR A method for arranging the reeving of an elevator is provided, which elevator comprises at least an elevator car provided with a car sling comprising an overhead beam, a traction sheave and hoisting roping that passes over the traction sheave, as well as a counterweight... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110272904 | SKATEBOARD WHEEL AND METHOD OF MANEUVERING THEREWITH The present disclosure generally relates to a spherical or curved skateboard wheel with a grind face that is interchangeable with ordinary, standardized skateboard wheels used in the marketplace. The wheel in some embodiments provides greater weight to the board and pro... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110268555 | FRICTION BRAKE FOR WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS, WIND ENERGY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPGRADING A friction brake is provided for use in a wind energy system. The friction brake includes a piston adapted for being at least temporarily in contact with a braking surface, the piston having an outer circumferential surface that comprises a outer contact area. Further, ... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110248505 | Energy Generating Unit and Method for Maintaining an Energy Generating Unit An energy generating unit especially for installation on a bed of a stream of water or floating in the water, composed of a plurality of components, such as an inlet housing, a turbine housing, a drive unit arranged in the turbine housing, and a downstream draft tube, i... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110250984 | GOLF CLUB AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING PROPERTIES THEREOF A golf club includes: a hosel of a head to which a leading end of a shaft is attached; a weight material for adjusting weight being provided in a lower end portion of a hosel hole; and a communication opening which communicates the lower end portion of the hosel hole wi... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110239430 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING AXLE ALIGNMENT Methods and apparatus are provided for adjusting the alignment of an axle so that adjustments to toe, camber, and/or thrust can be more readily achieved. In one embodiment, a pair of non-parallel shims is located between flange elements. Positioning elements are located... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110214259 | PUSH BUTTON BUCKLE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE COVERS A push button buckle (20) having a replaceable cover (30). A button (38) is biased into contact with the cover (30) to aid in installation. The cover (30) flexes to snap onto the frame (50), and is removed with a tool (T).... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110203746 | FOLDING PARTITIONS HAVING ADJOINING PANELS AND RELATED METHODS Movable partitions and partition systems include a sheet of interconnected panels configured to fold in an accordion fashion. At least two of the interconnected panels have first and second lateral ends extending between a top edge and a bottom edge of the panels. The l... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110192908 | EXPANSION DEVICE FOR A GUIDE RAIL An expansion device for a rail suitable for guiding a wheel of a vehicle along a track, and a method for installing the expansion device. Specifically, the rail has a portion of track formed of a series of elements in the form of transverse track plates whose cross sect... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110174705 | FILTER CARTRIDGE AND SYSTEM USING LINEAR ACTUATION A filter cartridge for a filtration system including an outer shell having a first end and a second end, an inlet and an outlet located on the first end, and at least one cam track located on the outer shell. The cam track including a first opposing surface and a second... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110157903 | COUPLING AND METHOD FOR USE WITH A LAMP FITTING The present invention provides a coupling and methods of use of the coupling. In one aspect the invention provides a coupling for use with a lamp fitting operated by a power supply, which coupling allows mounting/dismounting of the fitting without electrical isolation f... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110138595 | MAINTENANCE METHOD OF WIND TURBINE GENERATOR A maintenance method is provided for a wind turbine generator including a tower and a nacelle. The maintenance method includes: attaching a pedestal to the tower; attaching a jack to the pedestal; and lifting the nacelle by using the jack to detach the nacelle from the ... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110133513 | Work Machine With Door-Mountable Fresh Air Filter A work machine comprises an operator station, a filter door, and a fresh air filter to filter fresh air that flows from outside the operator station into the operator station. The fresh air filter is mounted to the filter door for movement therewith relative to the oper... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110023279 | MOVABLE SINKS PARTS WASHER The present disclosure relates generally to a movable aqueous- and solvent-based parts washer used to wash grease, oil, dirt, and other debris from mechanical parts using an cleaning solution, and more particularly, to a parts washer with a movable sink and movable lid ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110016687 | METHOD FOR REPAIRING MOTHERBOARD A method is utilized for repairing a motherboard with a defective dual inline memory module (DIMM) socket mounted thereon be surface mounted technology (SMT). The method includes following steps. Repair tools including a ball grid array (BGA) rework device, a steel bar,... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110016685 | METHOD OF REWORKING HEAD SUSPENSION AND CUTTING JIG FOR REWORK A method of reworking a head suspension removes a slider from the head suspension by pressing a blade from a first side toward a second side in a longitudinal direction of the slider to solder ball bonding, stopping the second side of the slider in the longitudinal dire... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100289208 | BULK DOCUMENT FEEDER WITH REMOVABLE CARTRIDGE A bulk document feeder module is adapted for connection to a document acceptor and is operable, when attached to the document acceptor, to feed one document at a time, from a bundle of documents, to the document acceptor. The bulk document feeder module can include a do... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100290885 | DETECTING COMPONENT CARRIER TAPE SPLICING In one aspect, detecting a splice connection along a component carrier tape extending from a component carrier tape feeder in a feeder slot on a pick-and-place machine having a pickup head is accomplished by scanning a section of a component carrier tape with a sensor, ... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100248057 | Fuel Cell System Construction and Method of Installing Said Fuel Cell System A fuel cell system includes a housing partially above and below the ground containing a fuel cell beneath ground level and a fuel tank disposed above the fuel cell. The fuel cell may be accessed by raising it to above ground level with a fuel cell vertical displacement ... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100213014 | ELEVATOR DOOR WITH A SET OF LANDING DOORS AND CAR DOORS WITH REDUCED THICKNESS AS A REPLACEMENT FOR EXISTING DOORS The invention relates to a set of landing doors (19) and elevator car doors (21) as a replacement for existing swing doors without requiring any substantial masonry work, any change in the structure of the car or in the displacement of the latter, the spac... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100186209 | Clip for Limiting Motion of a Torque Converter Clutch Regulator Valve An apparatus and method for repairing an automatic transmission. Access is obtained to the valve body and a special shaped Torque Converter Clutch (TCC) regulator apply valve clip is inserted against a TCC regulator apply valve to hold a TCC regulator apply valve in a f... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100180418 | Synthetic Redundancy Via Prognostics An manufacturing method that uses synthetic redundancy to optimize equipment reliability, performance, weight, and cost. The manufacturing method identifies critical components, that would ordinarily require a redundant component to meet reliability and safety requireme... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100180417 | REPLACEMENT OF PART OF ENGINE CASE WITH DISSIMILAR MATERIAL A method of repairing a case for a gas turbine engine includes removing a first portion of the case from a second portion of the case and metallurgically joining a replacement material to the second portion of the case to form a repaired case. The first portion of the c... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100175350 | Web Packaging System with Ergonomic Forming Plug Change A web packaging system provides easy access and changing of forming plug tooling.... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100107653 | NOZZLE TIP ASSEMBLY WITH SECONDARY RETENTION DEVICE A nozzle tip assembly and method characterized by the use of a retention device including at least one tab that cooperates with a ledge for coupling a nozzle shroud to a nozzle adaptor. The retention device can be used as a secondary retention feature to prevent nozzle ... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100102172 | AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE A heated leading edge component for an aircraft and a method of manufacture thereof. The leading edge component includes an outer skin, a supporting rib for the outer skin, and a cavity located substantially in-between the outer skin and the rib for receiving a heater. ... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100101067 | Method for Repairing an Electrode Assembly A method of repairing a used electrode device 1 is disclosed wherein the method has the steps of providing a used electrode assembly 1 having an inner conductor 9 with an integral electrode tip 3 encapsulated in an insulator body 8 hav... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100024156 | Head for a cleaning implement having a removable dirt bin A cleaning implement having a dirt bin for collecting debris from a floor. The dirt bin has at least one of a cleaning sheet and/or air filter attached thereto, as presented to the user. This arrangement allows for more efficient disposal of debris from the dirt bin and... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100028143 | Split doublet power nozzle and related method A vane doublet for a turbine nozzle includes a radially inner band; a radially outer band; and a pair of airfoils extending between the inner band and the outer band. One of the inner and outer bands is split in a generally axial direction along a split line passing bet... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024185 | Complete wire mesh repair with heat blanket A heat blanket for use in the repair of aircraft outer casings and method for using the heat blanket are provided. The heat blanket has an inner and outer layer of thermally conductive material. A series of heating elements are disposed between the inner and outer layer... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024155 | UNITARY SHEET AND AIR FILTER FOR CLEANING IMPLEMENT A cleaning implement having a dirt bin for collecting debris from a floor, a cleaning sheet and an air filter. The cleaning sheet and air filter comprise a unitary assembly. When the user discards a soiled sheet, the soiled air filter is likewise discarded. This process... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100012402 | RECHARGEABLE AUTOMOBILE ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM AND SIMPLE SWITCHING MECHANISM BETWEEN GAS ENGINE AND ELECTRIC MOTOR A rechargeable automobile electric power system and method for modifying a front-wheel drive automobile through installation of the system is disclosed. The system includes basic plug-in rechargeable electric drive power units, one that can run simultaneously with the g... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090308865 | FUEL CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR MAINTENANCE OF A FUEL CONTAINER The invention relates to a fuel container of plastics material with functional components arranged inside the container which are fastened to the container wall and at least some of which are connected to electric or hydraulic lines and/or are interconnected via such li... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090250395 | Wastewater Treatment System Wastewater treatment systems are disclosed with improved aeration tanks. The improved aeration tank includes an inverted frusto-conical clarifier and a submersible aerator pump disposed between the bottom of the aeration tank and the interior of the clarifier. The aerat... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090226585 | SPRAY DISTRIBUTION ASSEMBLY, BEVERAGE BREWER WITH SPRAY DISTRIBUTION ASSEMBLY AND METHODS A hot beverage brewer (10) having a hot water dispense system (12), a brew basket assembly (18) for holding ingredient to be mixed with the hot water to make a freshly brewed hot beverage and a controller (16) for controlling the delivery of ... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090220371 | METHODS FOR DIMENSIONAL RESTORATION OF ROOTS TYPE BLOWER ROTORS, RESTORED ROTORS, AND APPARATUS HAVING RESTORED ROTOR Method includes applying additive material to a pre-selected region of a rotor for use in a Roots type blower assembly. The additive material restores structural dimension to provide measured rotor-to-rotor clearance and/or rotor-to-case clearance within the predetermin... | 09/03/2009 |
