768 results about "Outer core" patented technology

A magnetic connector has a receptacle and a plug. The receptacle has an electromagnet comprising an inner core, an outer core, a coil disposed around the inner core and an air gap defined by the edges of the inner and outer cores. The plug has a plug core and an anchor defined by the plug core edge. The anchor is configured to insert into the air gap as a receptacle socket electrically connects with plug pins. The coil is energized and de-energized so as to assist in the insertion or removal of the anchor from within the air gap and the corresponding connection and disconnection of the socket and pins.

The present invention is directed to an improved golf ball displaying the desired spin profile and having a generally rigid, thermoset polybutadiene outer core surrounding a relatively soft, low compression inner core. In general, this golf ball has an inner core and at least one outer core layer surrounding the inner core. The inner core has a hardness less than a hardness of the outer core and a specific gravity less than or equal to the outer core specific gravity. Overall the inner core compression and outer core are formulated to provide a combined overall core compression of greater than about 50, preferably greater than about 70. A cover layer is provided to surround and to cover the outer core layer. A moisture barrier layer is provided between the outer core layer and the cover layer to protect the inner and outer cores from degradation due to exposure to water. The moisture vapor transmission rate of the moisture barrier layer is selected to be less than the moisture vapor transmission rate of the cover layer.

A golf ball having an inner core having a first outer surface and a geometric center and being formed from a substantially homogenous formulation such that the inner core has a hardness of 45 Shore C to 65 Shore C; an outer core layer disposed about the inner core having a second outer surface and an inner surface and being formed from a substantially homogenous formulation such that the outer core layer has a hardness of 55 Shore C to 90 Shore C. A cover is disposed about the outer core layer. The hardness of the first outer surface is the same as or lower than the hardness of the geometric center to define a “negative hardness gradient” and the hardness of the second outer surface is greater than the hardness of the inner surface to define a “positive hardness gradient.”

A magnetic connector has a receptacle and a plug. The receptacle has an electromagnet comprising an inner core, an outer core, a coil disposed around the inner core and an air gap defined by the edges of the inner and outer cores. The plug has a plug core and an anchor defined by the plug core edge. The anchor is configured to insert into the air gap as a receptacle socket electrically connects with plug pins. The coil is energized and de-energized so as to assist in the insertion or removal of the anchor from within the air gap and the corresponding connection and disconnection of the socket and pins.

A golf ball including an inner core having a first outer surface and a geometric center, the inner core having a hardness of 35 to 55 Shore C; an outer core layer adjacent the inner core having a second outer surface and an inner surface, the outer core layer having a hardness of 55 to 90 Shore C; and a cover layer; wherein the hardness of the first outer surface is substantially the same as or lower than the hardness of the geometric center to define a first negative hardness gradient, and the hardness of the second outer surface is substantially the same as or lower than the hardness of the inner surface to define a second negative hardness gradient.

A golf ball comprising an inner core having an outer surface and a geometric center and being formed from a substantially homogenous composition such that the geometric center has a hardness of 51 to 76 Shore C and the outer surface has a hardness of 50 to 75 Shore C. An outer core layer is disposed about the inner core and has an outer surface having a hardness of 85 to 98 Shore C and an inner surface having a hardness of 68 to 78 Shore C and being formed from a second substantially homogenous rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising a base rubber and a resorcinol. A cover layer is disposed about the outer core layer. The hardness of the second outer surface is greater than the hardness of the inner surface to define a positive hardness gradient of greater than 15 Shore C, and the hardness of the first outer surface is lower than the hardness of the geometric center to define a negative hardness gradient of −1 to −5 Shore C.

A system for applying tension to a component for use in molten metal processing. Preferably, the component includes an outer core and at least one tension rod positioned partially within the outer core. The component is preferably elongated, such as a support post or an impeller shaft. The tension rod applies compression to the outer cover, which makes the outer cover more resistant to breakage if it strikes, or is stricken by, an object.

The present invention is directed towards a multi-layered core golf ball that comprises a thermoplastic inner casing layer molded between two polybutadiene core layers to create a faster golf ball with less spin, by designing a ball that has more of the stored energy of the core released at impact. One inner casing layer and / or an outer core layer is comprised of a partially or fully neutralized ionomer.

A method of making a ceramic casting core involves using additive manufacturing to form a 3D ceramic casting core that includes an outer core body surface layer that exhibits reduced chemical reactivity with the molten metal or alloy being cast, wherein the ceramic body and the outer core body layer each comprises a layer-on-layer structure in a build direction of the ceramic casting core resulting from the additive manufacturing process, such as 3D printing.

This invention discloses a concentric alignment method and its adjust device. The method is characterized by the following: putting two adjust devices located outside outer iron cores onto the alignment platform tracks; aligning the inner core on the left and right supportive poles; the adjust device makes the inner and outer cores with even gap in diameter; pushing the inner or outer cores for alignment. The adjust device carriers are located on the steel rack of the level moving structure and the inner core moves levelly. Through the level rollers moving of the structure and the inner core moves vertically. The adjust device guide axis drives inner iron make high position adjusting.

A golf ball including an inner core having a first outer surface and a geometric center is formed from a substantially homogenous formulation such that the inner core generally has a hardness of 35 Shore C to 85 Shore C. An outer core layer is formed around the inner core and has a second outer surface and an inner surface, also formed from a substantially homogenous formulation, such that the outer core layer has a hardness of 55 Shore C to 90 Shore C. A cover layer is disposed about the outer core layer. The hardness of the first outer surface is greater than the hardness of the geometric center to define a “positive hardness gradient,” and the hardness of the second outer surface is substantially the same as or lower than the hardness of the inner surface to define a “negative hardness gradient.”

A composite transformer includes: a transformer core including transformer-core legs; inductor cores including inductor-core legs; windings wound around the transformer-core legs and the inductor-core legs; the transformer core includes a pair of transformer bases connected to both ends of each of the transformer-core legs, and allows formation of closed magnetic circuits in the transformer core; each of the inductor cores includes one of the inductor-core legs, an outer core leg, and a pair of inductor bases connected to both ends of the one of the inductor-core legs and both ends of the outer core leg, and allows formation of a closed magnetic circuit in each inductor core; and the windings are wound in such directions that the magnetic fluxes produced in the transformer-core legs cancel each other in the closed magnetic circuits in the transformer core whichever of the windings is energized.

A golf ball comprising a core and a cover disposed about the core, wherein the core comprises a center and an outer core layer, and the cover comprises an inner cover layer and an outer cover layer; and wherein the center has an outer diameter from about 0.375 inches to about 1.4 inches and deflection of greater than about 4.5 mm under a load of 100 Kg; the outer core layer has an outer diameter of from about 1.4 in to about 1.62 in; the inner cover layer has an outer diameter of greater than about 1.58 in and a material hardness of less than about 72 Shore D; and the outer cover layer has a hardness of greater than about 50 Shore D and a material hardness of less than about 50 Shore D.

A golf ball comprising a thermoplastic inner core layer that has a geometric center hardness greater than its surface hardness to define a first “negative” hardness gradient. An outer core layer is disposed about the inner core and is formed from a substantially homogenous thermoset composition, typically rubber, and has an inner surface hardness greater than its outer surface hardness to also define a “negative” hardness gradient. An inner cover layer is disposed about the outer core layer and an outer cover layer is disposed about the inner cover layer. The “negative” hardness gradient of the inner core is typically −1 to −5 Shore C and the “negative” hardness gradient of the core layer is typically at least −1 Shore C but less than −7 Shore C. The difference between the inner core surface hardness and the outer core inner surface hardness, Δh, should be at least −3 Shore C.

The invention provides a multi-clad fiber, with three claddings or more, where at least one intermediate cladding is inserted between an inner core and an outer core of the multi-clad fiber, for enlarging the cross-section of the fiber core or for increasing the dopant density in the core. The invention also provides an intermediate cladding having a multi-layer structure to better confine the pump power in a suitable pumping region of the fiber.

The present invention is directed to an improved multi-layered core golf ball wherein each core layer comprises its own specific hardness gradient (positive, negative or a combination) in addition to an overall specific hardness gradient from one core layer to the next. In a first embodiment, the golf ball comprises a two layer core and a cover disposed about the two layer core. The two layer core comprises an inner core layer and an outer core layer disposed about the inner core layer. The inner core layer comprises a geometric center and a first outer surface. The inner core layer is formed from a substantially homogenous formulation, comprises a diameter of about 30 mm or lower, and has a plurality of hardnesses of from about 60 Shore C to about 85 Shore C. The geometric center comprises a first hardness and the first outer surface comprises a second hardness wherein the second hardness is greater than the first hardness to define a positive hardness gradient of from about 5 Shore C to about 20 Shore C. The outer core layer comprises an inner surface and a second outer surface. The outer core layer is formed from a substantially homogenous formulation, comprises a thickness of about 10 mm or lower, and has a plurality of hardnesses of from about 60 Shore C to about 95 Shore C. The inner surface comprises a third hardness and the second outer surface comprises a fourth hardness wherein the fourth hardness is greater than the third hardness to define a positive hardness gradient of about 20 Shore C or lower. The third hardness may be similar to the second hardness. The outer core layer further comprises a fifth hardness disposed between the inner surface and the second outer surface in a region extending between about 10% and about 90% of the distance from the inner surface to the second outer surface, wherein the fifth hardness is greater than the third hardness and the fourth hardness. Alternatively, the region may extend radially from about 13 mm to about 20 mm from the geometric center. Finally, the fourth hardness is greater than the first hardness to define a positive hardness gradient of about 30 Shore C or lower. In a second embodiment, the outer core layer differs from that of the first embodiment at least in that: the fourth hardness is less than the third hardness to define a negative hardness gradient of about 20 Shore C or lower; the fifth hardness is less than the third hardness and the fourth hardness; and the fourth hardness is greater than the first hardness to define a positive hardness gradient of about 18 Shore C or lower. The present invention is also directed to a golf ball having certain Shore D hardnesses as disclosed herein.

A golf ball comprising a thermoplastic inner core layer that has a geometric center hardness greater than its surface hardness to define a “negative” hardness gradient. An outer core layer is disposed about the inner core and is formed from a substantially homogenous thermoset composition, typically rubber, and has an inner surface hardness substantially less than its outer surface hardness to define a “positive” hardness gradient. An inner cover layer is disposed about the outer core layer and an outer cover layer is disposed about the inner cover layer. The “negative” hardness gradient of the inner core is typically −1 to −5 Shore C and the “positive” hardness gradient of the core layer is typically at least 25 Shore C. The difference between the inner core surface hardness and the outer core inner surface hardness, Δh, should be at least 25 Shore C.

A golf ball has an inner core layer including a thermoplastic highly-neutralized ionomer and having a geometric center hardness less than a surface hardness to define a first positive hardness gradient. An outer core layer is formed about the inner core and includes a homogenous thermoset composition. The outer core has an interior hardness less than an outer surface hardness to define a second positive hardness gradient. An inner and outer cover layers are disposed about outer core layer. The first and second hardness gradients each have a slope and the slope of the second hardness gradient is less than the slope of the first hardness gradient such that a ratio of the first and second slopes is 0.8 to 0.85.

A golf ball including an inner core having a geometric center and a first outer surface, the inner core being formed from a first substantially homogenous rubber composition, and an outer core layer formed from a second substantially homogenous rubber composition, the outer core layer having a second outer surface. An inner cover layer is formed over the core and includes an ionomeric material. An outer cover layer is formed over the inner cover layer and includes a castable polyurea or a castable polyurethane. The first outer surface has a hardness of up to about 20 Shore C less than a hardness at the geometric center to define a negative hardness gradient inner core and the second outer surface has a hardness of up to 18 Shore C greater than the geometric center hardness to define a positive gradient outer core layer and a shallow positive hardness gradient core.

An apparatus and method for reducing a mode size of an optical beam. In one embodiment, an apparatus according to embodiments of the present invention includes a first optical waveguide disposed in a first semiconductor material of a semiconductor layer. The first optical waveguide includes an inverted tapered inner core disposed in an untapered outer core of the first optical waveguide. The inverted tapered inner core includes a smaller end and a larger end. The apparatus further includes a second optical waveguide disposed in a second semiconductor material of the semiconductor layer. The second optical waveguide is a tapered optical waveguide having a larger end and a smaller end. The larger end of the second optical waveguide is disposed proximate to the larger end of the inverted tapered inner core of the first optical waveguide such that an optical beam is to be directed from the smaller end to the larger end of the first optical waveguide to the larger end to the smaller end of the second optical waveguide.

A golf ball includes a ‘dual core’ formed from an inner core layer and an outer core layer. The inner core has an outer surface and a center and is typically formed from a substantially-homogenous rubber composition such that the center of the core has a hardness of about 72 Shore C to about 78 Shore C and a trans content of about 5% to 9%, and the outer surface of the inner core has a trans content of about 5% to 9%. The trans content of the outer surface and the center of the inner core are preferably within 2% of each other and, more preferably are substantially the same to define a zero trans gradient along a radius of the inner core.

A fiber amplifier includes at least one longitudinally extending non-doped inner core capable of transmitting signals. At least partially surrounding the inner core and extending at least partially therealong, the fiber amplifier also includes at least one gain region capable of amplifying signals propagating therethrough. The fiber amplifier also includes an outer core surrounding the gain region and the inner core and extending longitudinally therealong. The outer core is capable of transmitting pump energy such that the pump energy at least partially amplifies signals propagating through the inner core according to a nonlinear amplification process, such as a Raman or a Brillouin amplification process.

An illumination source includes a heat sink with an inner core region and an outer core region having structures to dissipate heat from the inner core region. An LED assembly is pressed into a thermally-conductive compound disposed between the LED assembly and the inner core region. A retaining clamp is used to mechanically press the LED assembly into the thermally-conductive compound.

A golf ball comprising a pre-formed selectively-weighted inner core insert including a hub having a specific gravity of greater than 1.2 and a plurality of outer elements connected to the hub and having a specific gravity of less than 0.9; an outer core molded about the insert to form a sphere having an outer surface; and a cover disposed around the outer core, the cover having an outer dimpled surface; wherein the outer core and cover are optically transparent or translucent.

An illumination source includes a heat sink with a planar inner core region and an outer core region having structures to dissipate heat from the inner core region. An LED assembly is affixed to the planar substrate and an adhesive layer between the planar substrate and the planar inner core region conducts heat from the LED assembly to the inner core region.

A golf ball including a highly-neutralized thermoplastic inner core layer having a geometric center hardness less than a surface hardness to define a first hardness gradient, an outer core layer formed from a homogenous thermoset composition and having an interior hardness substantially less than an outer surface hardness to define a second hardness gradient, an inner cover layer, and an outer cover layer. Both the first and second hardness gradients are positive and a slope of the second hardness gradient is greater than a slope of the first hardness gradient to define a shallow hardness gradient inner core and a steep hardness gradient outer core layer.

Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a single layer cover are disclosed. The dual core consists of an inner core layer formed from a rubber composition and an outer core layer formed from a highly neutralized polymer composition. The Shore C hardness of the outer core layer's outer surface is preferably greater than the material hardness of the inner cover layer, and more preferably is 56 Shore D or greater.

High productivity core drilling systems are described. The system includes a drill string, an inner core barrel assembly, an outer core barrel assembly, and a retrieval tool that connects the inner core barrel assembly to a wireline cable and hoist. The drill string comprises multiple variable geometry drill rods. The inner core barrel assembly comprises a non-dragging latching mechanism, such as a fluid-driven latching mechanism that contains a detent mechanism that retains the latches in either an engaged or a retracted position. The inner core barrel assembly also comprised high efficiency fluid porting. Accordingly, the drilling system significantly increases productivity and efficiency in core drilling operations by reducing the time required for the inner core barrel assembly to travel through the drill string. Other embodiments are also described.

A golf ball comprising a thermoplastic inner core layer that has a geometric center hardness greater than its surface hardness to define a “negative” hardness gradient. An outer core layer is disposed about the inner core and is formed from a substantially homogenous thermoset composition, typically rubber, and has an inner surface hardness less than its outer surface hardness to define a “positive” hardness gradient. An inner cover layer is disposed about the outer core layer and an outer cover layer is disposed about the inner cover layer. The “negative” hardness gradient of the inner core is typically −1 to −5 Shore C and the “positive” hardness gradient of the core layer is less than 25 Shore C points. The difference between the inner core surface hardness and the outer core inner surface hardness, Δh, should be less than 25 Shore C points.

A golf ball comprising a thermoplastic inner core layer that has a geometric center hardness greater than its surface hardness to define a first “negative” hardness gradient. An outer core layer is disposed about the inner core and is formed from a substantially homogenous thermoset composition, typically rubber, and has an inner surface hardness greater than its outer surface hardness to also define a “negative” hardness gradient. An inner cover layer is disposed about the outer core layer and an outer cover layer is disposed about the inner cover layer. The “negative” hardness gradient of the inner core is typically −1 to −5 Shore C and the “negative” hardness gradient of the core layer is typically at least −7 Shore C. The difference between the inner core surface hardness and the outer core inner surface hardness, Δh, should be at least −3 Shore C.