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Endless belt power transmission systems or components September archived patents by title, number, class 09/07

20070225095 - Image forming apparatus: The image forming apparatus including a belt member having a convex portion, effecting a circular movement, a first tensioning member for tensioning said belt member and a second tensioning member for tensioning said belt member, drive receiving means for receiving force by a circular movement in a direction of the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070225096 - Liquid crystal device and electronic apparatus: 1. A liquid crystal device includes a substrate including unit pixels each composed of a plurality of sub pixels arranged in a plurality of rows and one column and having a long side in the row direction and a short side in the column direction, wherein the substrate includes switching... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070219029 - Fluid dampening chain tensioning device: In one embodiment, a chain tensioning system is provided which maintains tension on a chain and permits slow changes in chain tension while dampening sudden changes. An exemplary embodiment may permit slow changes in chain tension while dampening sudden changes through the use of a fluid dampening device. Additionally, some... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070219030 - Cooling mechanism for belt-based speed-change system of engine: Disclosed is a cooling mechanism for cooling a belt-based speed-change system of an engine. The engine has a crankshaft for output of power, and the crankshaft has an end coupled to a power generator and an opposite end extending into a transmission box and coupled to the belt-based speed-change system.... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070219031 - Actuator: This invention relates to an actuator and has particular reference to linear and rotary actuators, particularly those for use in the control of robotic arms. The invention provides a relatively low cost means of achieving substantially backlashfree rotary and/or linear motion. There is provided an actuator (10) comprising: a first... Agent: Moore & Van Allen PLLC

20070219032 - Flexible jtag architecture: A circuit comprises two or more chains of components, each chain comprising a plurality of components serially connected by designated pins on each component and at least one chain including one or more components of another chain, the designated pins being designated for data for one or more specific purposes.... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC.

20070219033 - Power transistor and power semiconductor device: In a power semiconductor device, the vertically conducting power transistor has at its front side (11) a source zone (14) and a control input (16). A feedthrough for the control input has an electrode on the front side (11) and an electrode on the rear side (12), with the result... Agent: Baker Botts, L.L.P.

20070219034 - Detachable link plate: A detachable link plate for a chain has two end sections, a middle section formed between the two end sections, two locking holes defined respectively through the two end sections, at least one through hole defined through the middle section and at least one fastening portion. Each of the at... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20070213149 - Continuously variable v-belt transmission: A continuously variable V-belt transmission basically has a driving pulley, a driven pulley and a V-belt wound around the pulleys. The frictional engagement between the pulleys and the V-belt is controlled by regulating pulley axial thrusts to the pulleys. The V-belt has a plurality of torque transmitting connected by an... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070213150 - Automatic transmission for multi-speed bicycle: A derailer for derailing a drive chain from one sprocket to an adjacent sprocket of a multi-stage sprocket assembly wherein operation of the derailer thereof is automatically controlled by centrifugal force so that the driving chain is automatically shifted to higher gears as the speed of the bicycle increases.... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070213151 - Accessory drive system and method for a belt-alternator-starter electric hybrid vehicle: The method and apparatus of the present invention provide an accessory drive system for a belt-alternator-starter electric hybrid vehicle. The apparatus includes a drive pulley connected to an engine output shaft, a plurality of accessories that are each connected to a driven pulley, and a selectively engageable torque transmitting device... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070213152 - Chain tensioner: This invention provides a chain tensioner that is compact, excellent in operation, easy to maintain and handle and low in manufacturing cost. This chain tensioner has a tubular housing 1 having a bottom, a plunger 3 installed in the inner periphery 1a of the housing so as to smoothly slide... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070213153 - Mounting of a heavy-duty alternator to an automotive engine: A system that provides a belt driven Power-Take-Off (“PTO”) mounting for a heavy-duty alternator onto a lighter duty automotive engine. The system provides additional torque support for the alternator and crankshaft pulley while allowing the alternator to pivot with engine movement on the motor mounts. A belt tensioner automatically tightens... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20070213154 - Drive mechanism for non-personnel lifting device: An improved pre-assembled drive mechanism is disclosed for a non-personnel lifting device of the type having a container movable upwardly and downwardly on spaced apart guide rails. A generally cylindrical motorized tooth drive having a plurality of drive teeth on an outer cylindrical wall is provided. The drive teeth are... Agent: Thomas R. Shaffer

20070213155 - Multi-speed sprocket assembly: A multi-speed sprocket assembly is suggested, including at least two sprockets, with both sprockets having at least one common upshift transitional region in which, when the chain is displaced from the smaller sprocket to the larger sprocket for the purpose of shifting gears, the chain leaves the smaller sprocket, with... Agent: Sram Corporation

20070213156 - Chain transmission: A chain transmission containing two toothed sprockets, a chain and a tensioner where the center (S) of the pitch circle of the driven sprocket (2) lays outside of the circle inscribed by the part of chain (4) mating with the driven sprocket (2). Each link (5,6) of the chain (4)... Agent: Belasco, Jacobs & Townsley LLP Howard Hughes Center

20070213157 - Endless belt for conveying paper sheet and method for producing the endless belt: The present invention provides a paper-sheet-conveying endless belt which is produced through a small number of production steps, which includes a thin core member, and which exhibits excellent durability. The paper-sheet-conveying endless belt includes a core member formed of a heat-shrinkable tube, and a rubber-like elastic member provided thereon.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070207884 - Vehicle: A vehicle includes a drive source, a continuously variable transmission, and a controller. The continuously variable transmission includes a primary sheave and a secondary sheave each having of a fixed flange and a movable flange. The movable flange of the primary sheave is moved by an electric motor to adjust... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070207885 - Electronic derailleur control system: An electronic derailleur control system is provided with a derailleur, a gear shift controller and a storage device. The gear shift controller operates the derailleur to shift from a first derailleur position to a second derailleur position during a gear shifting operation. The storage device contains at least first stored... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070207886 - Low profile rear derailleur with cable guide: A bicycle rear derailleur comprises a base member; a movable member that supports a chain guide including a first pulley that rotates around a first pulley axis, wherein the pulley has a pulley plane; a first linking member coupled between the base member and the movable member so that the... Agent: Deland Law Office