US Patents Published on 29-Dec-2009

The present invention is a pouch for crushing a tablet or pill, that features a containment portion for containing a tablet or pill while being crushed into a powder without loss of the powder, the containment portion having a slanted bottom adapted...

A belt retractor for a vehicle occupant seat belt has a belt reel (14), a locking disc (16) and a force limiting element (22), the force limiting element (22) being provided with a thread (28) and the force limiting element (22) acting between the...

An aircraft 1 with a spiral inducing assembly 2 which is capable of inducing the aircraft to travel in a continuous spiraling motion without the aircraft rolling. A ramjet 6b is attached to a tube 3 that is able to rotate around the encircled part of...

An air induction system for an aircraft to control distortion and pressure recovery for improved aerodynamic performance. The system includes an inlet and at least one dielectric barrier discharge generator positioned upstream of the engine for...

A solar thermal powered aircraft powered by heat energy from the sun. A Rankine-Brayton hybrid cycle heat engine is carried by the aircraft body for producing power for a propulsion mechanism, such as a propeller or other mechanism for enabling...

A weight-on-gear sensor for use on an aircraft with landing skids having a bracket and a displacement sensor attached to the bracket is disclosed. The bracket has a center member connecting a first end member to a second end member. The center member...

A method whereby one or more conducting plates electrically-biased negatively with respect to a spacecraft's electrical potential and insulated from the spacecraft surface are located around the spacecraft surface whereby contaminant ions in a plasma...

A height-adjustable support includes a stand unit, a friction-providing assembly including a stationary member disposed stationarily on the stand unit and a movable member movable relative to and in frictional contact with the stationary member, a...

A mounting device includes a fixed bracket unit, a detachable bracket unit, and a safety lock. The fixed bracket unit is mounted on a wall. The detachable bracket unit is fastened to an electronic device, is formed with an engaging groove, and is...

A stand for supporting a computer enclosure includes a bracket, a support member, and a securing member. The bracket includes a first fixing portion and a second fixing portion at opposite ends thereof. The first fixing portion includes a first...

A seat sliding apparatus includes a lower rail, an upper rail fixed to a vehicle seat and mounted on the lower rail to move, a lock mechanism having a lock lever for locking the upper rail with the lower rail, a slide supporting member disposed...

A tool is provided for loading a component to a desired position relative to a body. The tool has a base adapted to removably hang on the body and a support that is mounted on the base by first track assemblies so that the support may translate in a...

A mold coding device and method for providing identifying information on a molded part. The surface of the molded part having at least one multiple identifying information element formed in the molded part and a pointing means on the molded part for...

A solenoid is provided which, in the preferred embodiment, has a housing having an axial opening in it. The housing has a divider mounted in the axial opening to separate the axial opening into a first segment and a second segment. Respective ones of...

A gate valve apparatus of a vacuum processing system includes a surrounding wall that defines a transfer space and has a transfer port. A first valve seat is defined around the transfer port. A valve body is movable within the surrounding wall to...

A hydraulic jack including a frame and a pump connected to the frame. The pump includes a rod, a housing, a piston and a plurality of valves. The rod has a cross-sectional area. The housing has an end through which the rod slides. The piston is...

A fence clip for holding a fence wire. The fence wire is carried by two spaced-apart lower legs of the fence clip. In an at-rest configuration no external forces are exerted on the fence clip; a spring-like tension force between a body and two...

A carburetor includes a valve mechanism, and a needle jet extending in an up and down direction. Also included is a jet needle provided to a sliding throttle valve disposed in an air intake tube and inserted into the jet needle. The valve mechanism...

Packing elements typically used in columns to enhance chemical reactions are illustrated. The packing element may be shaped as a sphere, ellipsoid, any shape of a revolution of a conic, and made of polygonal elements of various numbers of sides....

Provided is an XY guide table in which rigidity of portions thereof where ball rolling surfaces are formed is enhanced to thereby eliminate clearances between balls and ball rolling grooves making it possible to guide an upper plate in an X-direction...

A stitching apparatus for manufacturing printed products, in particular in a gathering and stitching machine, includes a stitching carriage, at least one stitching head for shaping and driving a staple into a stack of signatures, and at least one...

A sheet cassette including a sheet stacking case configured to contain sheets, the sheet stacking case having a securing mechanism for securing an air supply unit supplying air, and a duct for sending the air supplied from the air supply unit to end...

An intermittent drive mechanism capable of noise reduction is provided. The intermittent drive mechanism comprises a drive gear, a fragmental gear, a first cam, an operating arm, an operating-arm drive mechanism, and a brake mechanism. The fragmental...

In an automatic document feeder (ADF) paper feed tray, in a state where a sheet is placed, a center portion of the sheet in the width direction is supported by a first support portion, an outside portion of the sheet in the width direction is...

A document feeding device comprises an input tray, an output tray, a feeding mechanism for a feeding path, a turnover mechanism for a turnover path, ejection rollers, and an ejection mechanism. The ejection mechanism switches between a first ejection...

A sheet feeding apparatus to which a cassette accommodating a sheet is detachably mountable includes supplying means for supplying the sheet from the cassette; a reference member having a reference surface for regulating a position of a lateral edge...

A document feeding device includes an upstream guide member that forms an upstream side of a document conveying path along which a document is guided from a sheet feeding tray to a platen, and a downstream guide member located between the upstream...

A roulette game including a board game surface and roulette wheel, wherein besides the traditional roulette wheel wagering opportunities, an additional novel wagering area is provided for additional “side betting.” That is, a side wagering area...

A game device that uses an inclined playing surface to achieve the goal of making the game more convenient by allowing the player easier accessibility to game pieces. The game assembly includes a base, an upright module and a pair of support...

Laser-based and non-laser-based visual targeting systems for use with skill cranes and other amusement vending machines are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an amusement vending machine includes a see-through enclosure containing at least one...

The invention relates to a gasket (1), particularly for a fuel high-pressure pump, comprising a first cutout (2) for a cylinder head, a second cutout (3) for a high-pressure channel, and a third cutout (4) for an induction channel. A first (5) and...

The present invention provides a method and system for electronic shock absorbing by adjusting the retractile status of a retractable absorber, wherein an acceleration sensor is fixed on a vehicle body at a predetermined direction and angle to detect...

A method of controlling the roll stiffness and roll moment distribution of a vehicle suspension system of a vehicle, the vehicle suspension system including front and rear vehicle support means for supporting the vehicle and any load carried by the...

Embodiments of the present invention provide a stabilizer bracket configured to securely stabilize a sway bar with respect to a vehicle frame. The stabilizer bracket includes a bar clamp defining an insulator retention area, and at least one fastener...

In order to start vehicle height adjustment control even when an air suspension air tank is empty or sufficient air is not left therein, a vehicle height adjustment system includes a compressor which produces compressed air, a magnetic valve which...

A retractable vehicle step is attachable to a vehicle or truck. The vehicle step facilitates access to a cargo hold of the vehicle. Advantageously, the vehicle step may be pulled out from under the vehicle by the foot of a user. The vehicle step...

A bracket attaches rigidly to the steering head tube member at the front of a motorcycle frame, so that the fork steering assembly can be relocated and pivotally attached to the front of the bracket. This bracket permits the fork steering assembly to...

A floorboard mounted foot peg apparatus and method for a motorcycle comprising a mounting block, arm and foot peg. Provides advantage of not being fixedly attached to the safety bar of the motorcycle and therefore provides quick access to foot...

In its simplest form the present invention includes a drawbar hitch accessory having a hitch plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front edge, a rear edge, a left side edge and a right side edge. The top surface is generally rectangular in...

A mounting element having an essentially rectangular base plate with four edges from which two first arms extend and face each other. The first arms have a first contact section a first distance from the base plate. At least two second arms also face...

A vehicle seat component includes a side air bag module mounted on a frame within a trim cover that also covers a seat pad. An air bag guide includes flexible inner and outer panels that extend between a release seam of the trim cover and the air bag...

A vehicle seat air bag assembly (17) having an air bag module (18) includes an air bag guide (42) of a synthetic plastic having an inner end (44) secured to a seat frame (24) and also having a tubular portion (46) that extends from the inner end...

A gas generator includes: a housing having a gas discharge port; a molded article of gas generating composition disposed within the housing and generating gas on combustion, the molded article of the gas generating...

An air bag inflator has a cylindrical housing defining an internal space therein and having a convex portion protruding towards the internal space, and a cup member provided inside the cylindrical housing and having a cylindrical wall, provided with...

A card, in particular credit card, identity card, bank card or the like is proposed that includes a plurality of laminated layers between which a security element with a relief structure, in particular holographic diffraction structures, is embedded....

A connection between coiled tubing and a connector includes a plurality of dimples formed by a tubing, each dimple is disposed within a respective pocket formed in a connector to form at least two rows of dimple-pocket connections, wherein the fit of...

The present invention relates to a gate assembly that can be configured to reduce the vulnerability of the gate to operation by a horse. In an embodiment, a lever operator is configured to extend above the head of a rider, such that a rider can reach...

A magnetic door stop/latch contains a first magnet mounted on or within a door and a second magnet mounted on or within a structure opposing the door, such as a wall, door jamb, door frame or baseboard. When the door is moving towards the opposing...

A collision detection apparatus has a support member which is fixed to side members of a vehicle, an absorber which is arranged at a vehicle front side of the support member to define a space therebetween, a chamber member defining therein a chamber...

A pair of serving tongs (10) comprises two tong limbs (12, 14) which are connected to each other in a manner such that they can pivot relative to each other about a pivot axis (15) and are designed at their front ends (12a, 14a) for grasping food...