Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Typewriter - Related Patents









14 Oct 1952
CHINESE TYPEWRITER
     www.google.com/patents/US2613795

8 Aug 1978

Typewriter-calculator combination for the physically disabled
     www.google.com/patents/US4106101


11 Sep 1979
Tabulation mechanism for typewriter
      www.google.com/patents/EP0010103A1?cl=en


21 Oct 1981

Actuation device for two typewriter functions
      www.google.com/patents/EP0038215A2?cl=en


13 June 1984

Auxiliary memory module for an electronic typewriter
      www.google.com/patents/EP0110632A1?cl=en

6 Nov 1984
Electronic typewriter
      www.google.com/patents/US4480931

28 Jan 1987
Paper feed roll assembly for a typewriter or printer
    www.google.com/patents/EP0082296B1?cl=en


17 Nov 1987
Electronic typewriter
   www.google.com/patents/USD292806

25 Dec 1990
Electronic typewriter

     www.google.com/patents/USD313241


Use search engine  https://www.google.com/?tbm=pts  for more patents on type writer

Lathe - Related Patents - Information



2012


10 January Wheel bearing apparatus for a vehicle
     www.google.com/patents/US8092096
10 January Complete machining center and method
     www.google.com/patents/US8091191

23 April filing date Lathe parting tool US 20120267008 A1
     http://www.google.com/patents/US20120267008



2011


11 January - Machining center adopted having a fluid emitting orifice arrangement - Jeff Switzer - 7866641
     http://www.google.com/patents/US7866641
25 January Lathe with bracket mounted banjo - Tymen Clay - 7874234
    http://www.google.com/patents/US7874234


2010

26 January Automatic chuck jaw  change system in combined machining lathe - Shinya Terazono - 7651453
    http://www.google.com/patents/US7651453

2008

8 January Tilt away tailstock attachment for lathes
   www.google.com/patents/US7316173

2007

31 January Control apparatus for automatic lathe
    www.google.com/patents/EP1164447B1?cl=en


2006

18 January Lathe with workpiece spindle and raidally supporting workpiece guide
     www.google.com/patents/EP1281473B1?cl=en



2005

12 January NC Lathe
     www.google.com/patents/EP1495833A2?cl=en



2004

13 January Prosthetic joint component having at least one sintered polycrystalline diamond compact articulation surface
     www.google.com/patents/US6676704

14 January Water soluble tooling materials for composite structures
     www.google.com/patents/EP1379367A1?cl=en


1895
21 January Button Lathe - Samuel L. Otis - 317183
     http://www.google.com/patents/US317183

1893
31 January - Lathe - H. McKenna - 490918
     http://www.google.com/patents/US490918


1886
5 January - Lathe Center - William H.F Airless - US 333619
   http://www.google.com/patents/US333619


1884
1 January - Geometric Lathe - Samuel K. White - 291451
   http://www.google.com/patents/US291451

1882
3 January - Combined Lathe and Drilling Machine - 251945
   http://www.google.com/patents/US251945
24 January - Engine Lathe - George A. Gray - 252760
     http://www.google.com/patents/US252760          
     

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

3D Printing - New Developments


3D Printer Patents 

2013
Ford is giving 3D printers to its engineering PCs.
Making a statue of any individual could be an interesting and popular application of 3D.

3D printing is now going commercial and actual items being used by consumers are now being made using 3D printing

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/12/07/manufacturing-the-future-10-trends-to-come-in-3d-printing/

Total combined sales of 3D printers will be below $200 million in 2012. 100% growth compared to 2011.

The feedstock plastics are still expensive at $35-45 a kg.
http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_GX/global/industries/technology-media-telecommunications/tmt-predictions-2012/technology/ab173e14447a4310VgnVCM1000001a56f00aRCRD.htm

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Famous Engineers




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Akhil Madhani - Robot that operates inside human body
Alfred Nobel
Alois Langer - Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Aeronautical engineer, President of India

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Boris Yelsin - President, Russia
Bradford Parkinson, Dr. - GPS
Buzz Aldrin - Second man to walk on moon
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Charles Kao - Fibre optics
Charles Townes - Nobel Laureate
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Deve Gowda - Civil engineer, Prime Minister of India
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Earl Bakken - External wearable pacemaker

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Frank Gilbreth - Motion Study, Therbligs
Frederick Winslow Taylor - Scientific Management

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George De Mestral - Velcro
Godfrey Hounsefield - Nobel Laureate

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Harrington Emerson - Principles of Efficiency
Helen Greiner - Robot
Henri Fayol - General and Industrial Management
Henry Ford
Hideki Shirakawa - Nobel Laureate
Hu Jintao - President,China
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Ivan Getting - GPS
Jairam Ramesh - Cabinet Minister India
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J

Jack Kirby,  Dr.
Jack Welch - CEO, GEC
Jerome H. Levenson - Bar code system (more than 500 patents)
Jimmy Carter - President, USA

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Ken Kutaragi - Playstation
Kurien Verghese - Amul Man, India

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L
Lee Iacocca - CEO,Chrysler
Leonid Brezhnev - President, USSR

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M
Manohar Parricker - Chief Minister, Goa, India
Martin Cooper, Dr. - Mobile phone
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya - Engineers day in India
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N

N.R. Narayana Murty - Chairman, Infosys, India
Neil Armstrong - First man to walk on moon
Nolan Bushnell - Video Games,Atari
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Paul Latter, Prof - Nobel Laureate
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Sreedharan, E. - Metroman of India
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Theodore Maiman - Operable laser
Tim Berners Lee - Internet - WWW - Nobel Laureate
Tony Faddell - Invention - IPod
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Walter Brattain - Nobel Laureate
Willem Kolff - Kidney dialysis machine
Wilson Greatbatch - Medical cardiac pacemaker

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Yasser Arafat

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Resources

Famous Engineers of 19 century - 1888 book
http://archive.org/details/famousengineerso00laysiala
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Saturday, December 15, 2012

Solar Home Lamps - India - 2012


Solar home lamps are being supplied in Haryana with a subsidy of 2500 per lamp. Each lamp costs Rs, 3900

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/subsidised-solar-lamps-for-haryana-households/390350/

Solar Street Lights - 2012


Sirsa District, Haryana installed Solar street lights in all villages of the district.(2012)

6600 systems sanctioned. May be 5000 installed (to be checked)

Specifications

The systems comprise of a 74 W solar panel, 11W CFL and 12V battery. The
project falls under the Off-grid solar photo voltaic applications scheme which is a part of the
Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. Each system costs Rs 18900 along with a 2 year warranty period. With an additional Rs 100 the manufacturers have included a maintainance contract for 3 years.


http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/28th%20september-sirsa%20report.pdf


Details of NABARD Empanelled Solar systems suppliers in India
http://mnre.gov.in/file-manager/UserFiles/list_manufacturers_SPV_NABARD.pdf

Solar Street Lights from Ammini

http://www.ammini.com/group.aspx?type=product&gname=Solar%20Street%20Lighting%20System%20(CFL)&gid=290

11 W CFL street lights

http://www.ammini.com/details.aspx?type=product&gname=Solar%20Street%20Lighting%20System%20(CFL)&pid=120255&product=Suntron-11W