US Patents Published on 22-Dec-2009

A leveling system for a workpiece comprises a vise for holding the workpiece and a multimember support structure for positioning the vise. The multimember support structure comprises at least two joints and provides at least five independent degrees...

A sheet folding apparatus, including: a sheet folder configured to fold a sheet bundle; a sheet tray configured to support the sheet bundle folded by the sheet folder; a first frame configured to support the sheet folder; a second frame configured to...

An image forming apparatus includes a bypass sheet supplier configured to supply a recording medium and an image forming mechanism configured to form an image on the recording medium sent from the bypass sheet supplier according to image data. The...

An air blowing portion blows air to the end of sheets supported by a lifting and lowering tray. The sheets blown up by the air from the air blowing portion are sucked and conveyed by a sucking and conveying portion. The sheets are preliminarily blown...

A sheet feeding apparatus for separating and feeding stacked sheets one by one, includes a separation roller which rotates and applies a feeding force to a sheet of stacked sheets, a friction member which opposes the separation roller and which...

A sheet conveying apparatus that conveys a sheet serving as a recording medium and effectively reduces energy consumption includes a movable sheet supporting device configured to support sheets, a sheet size detecting device configured to detect a...

The prize acquiring game apparatus has operation unit that is operated by a player, a prize storage section that stores a plurality of prizes therein, prize acquiring that acquires the prizes, an outlet that is provided into the prize storage section...

The scuba tank cart is a scuba transporting apparatus that provides a device for storing a scuba tank, transporting the tank, and using the apparatus as a tank flotation device for diving and snorkeling. The cart has a roller, a cavity to fit a scuba...

A wheelchair having wheel track adjustability. The wheelchair including a frame, a seat situated within the frame, two drive wheels mounted to the frame at wheel axles and at least one steerable wheel. Each axle connected to a fitting removably...

A skateboard that may be easily assembled and disassembled without tools for portability comprises a multiple section deck having one or more mounting mechanisms thereon that are configured for releasably mounting a truck mounting assembly thereto so...

A lateral displacement preventing device for a stabilizer, the device including a flat plate having a first end portion and a second end portion and having an upper surface which contacts the stabilizer and a lower surface at a side that is opposite...

A bicycle rear wheel suspension system includes an upper link and a lower link both pivotally attached to the frame and to a rear stay member. An instantaneous center of rotation of the rear stay member is defined at an intersection between an upper...

A system for protecting a trailer coupler contains a first arm rotatably connected to a second arm. The first arm contains a top portion, a side portion, and a bottom portion, the top portion of the first arm containing a first opening. The second...

A vehicle air bag for use with an on-board inflator mechanism. The air bag is formed from a base fabric that has been dipped in an aqueous solution. As a result, a finish is applied to the base fabric to achieve a desired low permeability.

An airbag module for a motor vehicle, including a cover. The airbag may be deployed through an openable region of the cover into the outside space of the airbag module. When the airbag is inflated, the outflow orifice is arranged in the inside space...

A steering column assembly of a vehicle has a rocker-arm lock device for locking an adjustable steering housing and co-extending steering shaft to a stationary bracket or chassis. For driver convenience and comfort, the steering housing and shaft are...

An integrated inertia locking mechanism may be incorporated with a door handle assembly and is particularly beneficial in acceleration events, such as a multiple axis crash, by counteracting the forces of inertia caused by such crash. In an exemplary...

A lining assembly for lining an apparatus for collecting waste comprises a first lining region, the first lining region including at least two protruding ledges and at least one folded over region; a second lining region coupled to the first lining...

A door grip for a vehicle. The door grip comprises a base member having a central opening. A bracket is positioned proximate an interior portion of the base member. A cover having a shape generally corresponding to the base member at least partially...

An energy-absorbing hood assembly for a vehicle includes an inner layer operatively secured to an upper layer having a first interface surface. The inner layer has opposing first and second surfaces defining a sinusoidal profile that is oriented to...

A collapsing device for child seat is provided. The collapsing device comprises a operating mechanism mounted on a connecting tube of the child seat, a safety button for preventing an accidental actuation of the operating mechanism, two engaging...

A seat includes a bladder assembly having a plurality of pneumatic bladders arranged one within another. The compressibility of each pneumatic bladder is based at least in part on a pressure within the pneumatic bladder, and/or on a thickness of an...

The invention relates to a vibratory warning device attachable to a structural element (2) such as a vehicle seat and including vibratory means (3,4,5) for generating mechanical vibration in response to a control signal, and attachment means (7,8,9)...

Vehicle seat structure comprising first and second metal sections that extend substantially parallel to one and the same plane in two different directions and that form a junction where the first and second sections are welded together. The first...

A seat belt shoulder anchor for a vehicle seat. An anchor member having a web guide is attached to a frame of the vehicle seat. A housing having an opening generally encloses the anchor member and is coupled to the seat such that the web guide...

A tuft picker device for a brush making machine has a bristle magazine for holding a supply of loose bristles, a tuft picker having a tuft picking notch being movable past an open side of the bristle magazine in a working stroke. A shield member is...

A tip out hinge designed for use with a storage container located within a cabinet. The hinge provides easy access to the contents of a storage container located within a cabinet. For example, the tip out hinge is used on a tip out storage container...

An inkjet printer having an array of nozzles from which ink drops are emitted further includes a mechanism adapted to detect fluid levels in an ink supply tank to the inkjet printer while the printer is in idle mode, and shut down the printer when...

The first passage component and the second passage component are fixed with each other as the male screw part is screw-engaged with the female screw hole while the cylinder part is inserted into the through-hole. The second passage component has a...

The invention provides for a nozzle apparatus for an inkjet printhead. The apparatus includes a wafer substrate defining a nozzle chamber and a nozzle outlet port. The apparatus also includes an electromagnetic piston inside the chamber, the piston...

An ink cartridge includes a cartridge case enclosing an ink chamber; a path extending from the ink chamber to an exterior of the ink cartridge; a valve member provided in the path, the valve member having a first state in which communication between...

A recording method is provided which enables formation of an image with high image density and low graininess. The recording is conducted by using a recording method using a first aqueous ink for higher-density recording and a second aqueous ink for...

A pair of clip-on spectacles for fastening on another pair of spectacles, where the clip-on spectacles includes a pair of glasses which are interconnected by an resiliently bendable bridge with a hook at the middle of the bridge for fastening behind...

There is provided a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor which can repetitively perform a measurement at high speed and at short measurement intervals. An illuminating optical system includes a first polarizing optical member to alternately change a...

An image projection lighting device is provided including a base, a communications port, a processor, a memory, and a lamp housing. A first image is stored in the memory. The image projection lighting device is configured to form a first sectional...

A projector includes a light source, an optical modulation device to form an optical image, a projection optical device, and a projection position adjusting device to adjust the projection position. The projection position adjusting device includes a...

A pointer comprises an attached portion and a main body. The attached portion is attached to an instrument. The main body is fixed to the attached portion at a basic portion thereof and extending toward a free portion thereof. The main body has a...

A backlight assembly includes a light source unit, a reflective element, a receiving container and a diffusion plate. The light source unit has at least one point light source, and the point light source emits light toward a side surface direction....

An illuminated gravesite marker assembly including a squat opaque base having disposed on the bottom face an attachment means adaptable to removably mounting on smooth surfaces, electrical circuitry electrically connected to at least one rechargeable...

A replacement light fixture for directing light emitted from a light source toward an area to be illuminated, including a base member upon with the light source is positioned and a reflector assembly detachably secured to a first and second mounting...

A planar light source device having excellent in-plane uniformity of brightness includes an illuminator having an array of light sources, a light transmission plate in an optical path of light output by the illuminator, and a plurality of refractive...

A banner includes a flexible display film having light-transmissive areas and a relatively opaque area surrounding the light-transmissive areas. A number of light sources are positioned at least behind each light-transmissive area. The light sources...

A light emitting assembly (50) includes a metal circuit board (54) having a first surface and an opposite second surface, a light emitting module (52) mounted on the first surface of the metal circuit board, and a cooling module (58) attached to the...

A light emitting diode (LED) lighting device has a base, a hood, an LED module, a light gathering element and a lens. The base has a container having an inner bottom. The inner bottom comprises a parallel surface and a mounting surface being...

A modularly constructed hand held, utility light is described and taught having a sealed electrical module and a separately attached hand-hold module. The hand-hold module includes two half shells that when assembled and attached to the electric...

An illuminated door handle (16) for a vehicle door (12,14) includes a mounting frame (22), a handle arm (24), an LED (26), an LED light guide (28), and a back plate (30). The handle arm (24) is pivotally attached to the mounting frame (22). The...

An electrical center assembly used in a vehicle provides ambient light to the assembly and the area around the assembly using a light-emitting diode. The electrical center assembly generally includes a housing, an electrically conducting link,...

A modular system for illuminated signs, in particular for road signs, includes a plurality of bars that can be put together so as to form a frame structure. Each bar has a full body made of a material usable as light-guide, for example polycarbonate,...

A backlight structure comprises a light-guide plate and a light source module. There is a light-entering surface, which is a burnished surface, on one side of the light-guide plate. Besides, there is an effective light-emitting area on the light...

A method for dust-free low pressure mixing for conveying and mixing secondary dry and secondary liquid components into a primary liquid component with a hermetically sealed system, the method comprising: using a cyclone separator to capture dust from...