01st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120000201 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND STORING TRANSIENT INTEGRATED ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE ENERGY - A system and method are provided for using the thermal mass of an ORC, the working fluid, the oil loop, the cooling fluid loop and all components, to provide additional transient power to an electrical grid. A pre-heater transfers heat from the cooling fluid to a low temperature (LT) ORC loop working fluid. A LT ORC loop expander generates transient power to support stabilization of the electrical grid. A heat exchanger transfers heat from the thermal oil to a high temperature (HT) ORC loop working fluid. A HT ORC loop expander generates transient power to support stabilization of the electrical grid. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000202 | METHOD FOR GENERATING ENERGY BY MEANS OF THERMAL CYCLES WITH HIGH PRESSURE AND MODERATE TEMPERATURE STEAM - The invention relates to a method for generating energy by means of thermal cycles with high pressure and moderate temperature steam, which allows improving the energy and operational efficiency of the conversion of heat energy into mechanical or electrical energy by means of thermal cycles in which the temperature of the steam is limited to moderate values in its generation, comprising the following steps:
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20120000203 | Method for operating a burner and burner, in particular for a gas turbine - A method for operating a burner comprising a burner axis and at least one jet nozzle is provided. The nozzle or nozzles include a central axis, a jet nozzle outlet, a wall that runs in a radial direction starting from the central axis and that faces the burner axis and a volumetric fluid flow that includes a fuel and flows through the jet nozzle or nozzles to the jet nozzle outlet. An air film is formed at the jet nozzle outlet between the volumetric fluid flow including the fuel and the wall that faces the burner axis by means of air that is injected into the jet nozzle or nozzles along the wall that faces the burner axis. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000204 | MULTI-SPOOL INTERCOOLED RECUPERATED GAS TURBINE - A method and apparatus are disclosed for a multi-spool gas turbine power plant which utilizes motor/generator devices on two or more spools for starting the gas turbine and for power extraction after starting. Methods are disclosed for controlling engine responsiveness under changing load and/or ambient air conditions; providing a momentary power boost when required; providing some engine braking when needed; providing over-speed protection for the free power turbine when load is rapidly lowered or disconnected; charging an energy storage system; and restoring the compressors and/or turbines toward their operating lines when surge or choking limits are approached. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000205 | ADAPTIVE POWER AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An aircraft adaptive power thermal management system for cooling one or more aircraft components includes an air cycle system, a vapor cycle system, and a fuel recirculation loop operably disposed therebetween. An air cycle system heat exchanger is between the air cycle system and the fuel recirculation loop, a vapor cycle system heat exchanger is between the vapor cycle system and the fuel recirculation loop, and one or more aircraft fuel tanks are in the fuel recirculation loop. An intercooler including a duct heat exchanger in an aircraft gas turbine engine FLADE duct may be in the air cycle system. The system is operable for providing on-demand cooling for one or more of the aircraft components by increasing heat sink capacity of the fuel tanks. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000206 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE CONTINUOUS OR SEMI-CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF FLAVORED ICE - An ice making system includes a flavored liquid, an ice machine and a refrigerated storage bin. The ice making system provides for the continuous production of flavored ice pieces with features to facilitate stabilization of the flavored ice and maintain the quality. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000207 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERMOELECTRIC PERSONAL COMFORT CONTROLLED BEDDING - A condensate management system is adapted for use in a personal comfort system with an air conditioning system having a thermoelectric engine including a thermoelectric core, a supply heat exchanger and an exhaust heat exchanger. Condensate is managed by a primary condensate management system configured to draw condensate away from the thermoelectric core, the supply heat exchanger and/or the exhaust heat exchanger using wicking material. Optionally, a secondary condensation management system may be included which is configured to generate a condensate air flow operable for drawing moisture away from a collection tray. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000208 | LONG LIFE SEAL AND ALIGNMENT SYSTEM FOR SMALL CRYOCOOLERS - In one embodiment, a compressor includes a moving assembly configured to compress a gas within a compression volume; a guide rod connected to the moving assembly which reciprocates axially with the moving assembly; and a bellows seal positioned between the moving assembly and a stationary housing which at least partially defining the compression volume. In another embodiment, a compressor includes a motor assembly configured to compress a gas within a compression volume, the motor assembly including: a stationary coil assembly; a moving assembly having at least one magnet, and a gap located between the stationary coil assembly and the moving assembly; wherein the moving assembly is configured to reciprocate axially with respect to the stationary coil assembly when electrical current is applied to the stationary coil assembly, and to change the width of the gap between the stationary coil assembly and the moving assembly so as to provide magnetic axial stiffness against motion of the moving assembly. One or more embodiments may be used in a cryocooler assembly. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000209 | ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM FOR TANK FILLING, WITHDRAWAL AND PRESSURE MANAGEMENT OF A CRYOGENIC LIQUID - A tank for a cryogenic liquid is fitted with a conduit assembly that provides for flow of the cryogenic liquid into and out of the tank, venting of the tank and control of the fill level in the tank. The conduit assembly includes serpentine tubes that extend into an upper region within the inner shell. Within the inner shell, one of the tubes extends downwardly to a lower opening and provides for liquid flow into and out the tank; the other tube has an end with a downwardly facing opening in the upper region whereby vapor can be conducted out of the tank and the fill level is established. A system for effecting pressure management of the cryogenic liquid in the tank includes a conduit network that provides for pressure build as pressure in the conduit network drops and provides for delivery of liquid only to, e.g., a vehicle engine. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000210 | Device and Method for Controlling Compressor of Vehicles - A method for controlling a compressor of vehicles improves fuel efficiency by accumulating a cold air energy when a speed-reducing condition occurs and using the accumulated cold air energy when a release condition occurs. A device for controlling a compressor of vehicles may include a sensor module including a cabin temperature sensor detecting a cabin temperature of the vehicle, an outdoor temperature sensor detecting an outdoor temperature of the vehicle, an evaporator temperature sensor detecting a temperature of a cooling medium in an evaporator (evaporator temperature), a vehicle speed sensor detecting a vehicle speed, and a brake sensor detecting an operation of a brake pedal, an injector injecting a fuel for driving the vehicle, an air conditioning system including a condenser condensing and liquefying the cooling medium, an evaporator evaporating the liquefied cooling medium, the compressor compressing the cooling medium, a temperature control door controlling a temperature of air flowing into a cabin of the vehicle, an intake door selectively distributing an inner air or an outer air into the cabin of the vehicle, and a blower blowing the air to the intake door, and a controller controlling operations of the injector and the air conditioning system, wherein the controller accumulates a cold air energy by increasing an operation of the compressor in a case that a speed-reducing condition occurs, and the air conditioning system uses the accumulated cold air energy by decreasing the operation of the compressor in a case that a release condition occurs. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000211 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMPRESSOR OF VEHICLES - A device and a method for a controlling compressor of vehicles improves acceleration performance and fuel efficiency and maintains comfort of a cabin by decreasing an operation of the compressor when accelerating. The device may include a sensor module including a cabin temperature sensor, an outdoor temperature sensor, an evaporator temperature sensor detecting a temperature of a cooling medium in an evaporator, an engine speed sensor detecting rotation speed of an engine, and a throttle position sensor detecting a throttle opening, an air conditioning system including a condenser condensing and liquefying the cooling medium, an evaporator evaporating the liquefied cooling medium, the compressor compressing the cooling medium, a temperature control door controlling a temperature of an air flowed in a cabin, an intake door selectively flowing an inner air or an outer air in the cabin, and a blower blowing the air to the intake door, and a controller controlling an operation of the air conditioning system, wherein the controller decides a acceleration mode and an allowable temperature at each acceleration mode when an acceleration condition occurs, and decreases an operation of the compressor according to a difference between the evaporator temperature and the allowable temperature. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000212 | TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WITH PREDICTIVE REFRIGERATION - A transport unit including a container defining a cargo space. The transport unit includes position detection apparatus coupled to the container, and adapted to determine a geographic location of the container and to generate a signal indicative of the geographic location. The transport unit also includes a refrigeration system in communication with the cargo space, and a control system including route data that defines a plurality of potential destinations of the container. The control system is programmed to predict a container route defined by at least two potential destinations of the container based on the geographic location and the route data, and to determine a proximity of the container relative to at least one potential destination of the route. The control system is in communication with the refrigeration system to control the refrigeration system based on the proximity of the container relative to the at least one potential destination. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000213 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCHARGING A CONTROLLED AMOUNT OF CRYOGEN ONTO WORK SURFACES IN A COLD ROLL MILL - The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for adjusting the amount of cryogen delivered to a mill stand ( | 2012-01-05 |
20120000214 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FREEZING CAPACITY OF A FIXED-FREQUENCY FREEZING AC ICE-WATER SYSTEM - A method for controlling the freezing capacity of a fixed-frequency freezing AC ice-water system, by using temperature buffer difference of individual requirement ends to control the number of operating compressors in a fixed-frequency chiller and make each of the operating compressors have a usage rate close to 100%. Further, various operating procedures are defined for the requirement ends and each of the operating procedures has an individually defined high-low temperature range such that the freezing capacity supply cycle or startup cycle of the fixed-frequency chiller can be adjusted by using the high-low temperature ranges of the operating procedures as temperature buffer strips, thereby allowing the compressors in the fixed-frequency chiller to operate collectively in order to save energy. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000215 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FREEZING CAPACITY OF A VARIABLE-FREQUENCY FREEZING AC ICE-WATER SYSTEM - A method for controlling freezing capacity of a variable-frequency freezing AC ice-water system separates the freezing capacity of each individual requirement end so as to reduce sudden or peak concentrating freezing demand and relieve variable-frequency load demand, and defines operating procedures corresponding to different requirement ends, respectively, wherein each of the operating procedures has a corresponding high-low temperature range that can be used as a temperature buffer zone so as to redistribute supply of the freezing capacity to each requirement end, thereby allowing the compressors thereof to operate smoothly and thus achieve energy saving as a result. The drawbacks of damaged pipelines are overcome that cause deficiency in freezing capacity as encountered in prior techniques. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000216 | ICE MAKER OF REFRIGERATOR AND POWER SAVING METHOD OF ICE MAKER - An ice maker for a refrigerator and a power saving method of an ice maker are provided. The ice maker includes: an ice tray for making ice; an ejector for removing the ice from the ice tray; an storage unit for dispensing and storing the removed ice; and a controller for controlling an ice making operation for making ice, an ice removing operation for removing generated ice, and a dispensing operation of dispensing removed ice, and providing control to cut off power supply during the ice making operation. While an ice making operation is being performed, an ice making elapsed-time and an ice making temperature are measured to determine whether or not the ice making operation has been completed, and while the ice making operation is being performed, power supplied to the ice maker is cut off, thus reducing unnecessary power consumption. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000217 | ULTRA-SMALL ICE, USES THEREOF AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION - Compositions of matter, uses thereof and an apparatus for production of the compositions of matter are provided. In an embodiment, an isolated gel-ice is described for use as a cold source. The gel-ice has a variety of uses, including for food processing and preservation. The apparatus is used to prepare gel-ice, and can be used to concentrate or purify a liquid, or extract from the liquid. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000218 | CONTACTOR FOR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT - A contactor for air conditioning unit includes a first magnetic coil, having a first set of contacts for the compressor; a second magnetic coil, having a second set of contacts for the fan motor; and a time delay device connected in series with either the first magnetic coil or the second magnetic coil. The contactor provides for independent control of the compressor and the fan motor. During the time period when the fan continues running and the compressor is switched off, the device equalizes the pressure difference between different portions of the air conditioning unit. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000219 | Refrigerator with temperature control - A refrigerator having a main body including a refrigerating compartment, a cool air duct supplying cool air to the refrigerating compartment, and a sub storage compartment provided in the main body independently maintaining a temperature thereof with respect to the refrigerating compartment and being indirectly cooled or indirectly heated by radiation. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000220 | Adsorption Cooling System And Adsorption Cooling Method For An Aircraft - An adsorption cooling system ( | 2012-01-05 |
20120000221 | ABSORPTION HEAT PUMP SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - An absorption heat pump system that can include a first assembly, a second assembly, and a thermal coupler is disclosed herein. The first assembly can include a condenser and an evaporator. The second assembly can include an absorber, a desorber, and a heat exchanger. The thermal coupler can include a first gas inlet, a second fluid inlet, and a mixed fluid outlet. The system can be configured with a first gas outlet of the desorber in fluid communication with the first gas inlet of the thermal coupler, and the mixed fluid outlet of the thermal coupler in fluid communication with a mixed fluid inlet of the evaporator. The system can also include a coolant absorber inlet and outlet on the absorber and a coolant condenser inlet and outlet on the condenser, with the coolant absorber outlet in fluid communication with the coolant condenser inlet. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000222 | ZONE PRIORITY TEMPERATURE CONTROL IN A MULTIPLE ZONE TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - A multi-zone transport refrigeration system. The system includes a compressor, a condenser, a refrigerant circuit, a first temperature control zone and a second temperature control zone. A controller is configured to identify a priority zone and a non-priority zone based upon a first magnitude of a difference between a first temperature set point and a first zone temperature derived from the first air temperature sensor, and a second magnitude of a difference between the second temperature set point and a second zone temperature derived from the second air temperature sensor. A non-priority zone is isolated from the refrigerant circuit for a pre-defined period in order to maximize a refrigerant flow to the priority zone. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000223 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus includes a refrigeration cycle, a magnetic field generator, a detector and a control part. The refrigeration cycle has a compression element, a refrigerant tube in thermal contact with a refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant tube and/or a heat-generating member in thermal contact with a refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant tube. The magnetic field generator generates a magnetic field to inductively heat the heat-generating member. The detector detects either temperature or temperature change or pressure or pressure change in refrigerant flowing through a predetermined portion of the refrigeration cycle. The control part permits magnetic field generation in a first compression element state and a higher output second compression element state, and when a magnetic-field-generating-permission condition is satisfied. The condition is either that a value detected by the detector change or that a change be detected in the value detected by the detector. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000224 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner executes a heating operation using at least a high pressure refrigerant, and includes a refrigerant circuit configured to execute a vapor compression refrigeration cycle. The refrigerant circuit includes a convective heat exchanger, a radiant heat exchanger, an open/close valve and a check valve. The convective heat exchanger executes heat exchange between the high pressure refrigerant flowing inside and an air flowing towards outside. The radiant heat exchanger heats a predetermined member using the high pressure refrigerant flowing inside to cause the predetermined member to emit a radiant heat. The open/close valve is disposed upstream of the radiant heat exchanger in order to block a flow path of the high pressure refrigerant flowing towards the radiant heat exchanger during the heating operation. The check valve is disposed between the radiant heat exchanger and the open/close valve. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000225 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a compressing element, a refrigerant cooler, an expansion element, a refrigerant heater, a magnetic field generating part, a circulation volume rate ascertaining part and a control unit. The magnetic field generating part generates a magnetic field in order to perform inductive heating. The circulation volume rate ascertaining part ascertains a circulating refrigerant volume rate. The control unit performs magnetic field output control when the circulating refrigerant volume rate ascertained by the circulation volume rate ascertaining part has increased. When this control is performed the magnetic field generating part is caused to generate a magnetic field, the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generating part is increased, or the upper limit of the strength of the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generating part is increased. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000226 | Automatic Ice Making Machine - An automatic ice making machine is provided that is capable of modifying an amount of feeding water depending on a temperature of makeup water. The automatic ice making machine is equipped with a deicing timer | 2012-01-05 |
20120000227 | REFRIGERANT DISTRIBUTION UNIT FOR AIR CONDITIONER - A refrigerant distribution unit for an air conditioner, includes: a pipe unit which distributes a refrigerant from a refrigerant pipe on an outdoor unit side to multiple branch refrigerant pipes, which includes an electromagnetic valve and a temperature sensor, on an indoor unit side; a main unit which stores the pipe unit covered by an insulator case, upper and lower cases; and an electric component box which controls the electromagnetic valves and the temperature sensors by connecting the valves with the sensors by cables. A cable draw-out recessed portion is formed in one of side faces of the insulator case where the connecting slots for the pipes are formed, and a bottom face recessed portion for storing the cables is formed in a bottom face of the insulator case. The upper case includes a cable draw-out slot for guiding the cables to a cable guide hole formed in the electric component box. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000228 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus includes a compression element, a refrigerant cooler, an expansion element, a refrigerant heater, a magnetic field generator, a generated heat temperature sensor and a control part. The magnetic field generator generates a magnetic field in order to induction-heat a refrigerant tube circulating refrigerant and/or a member in thermal contact with refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant tube. The generated heat temperature sensor senses temperature of a portion that generates heat due to the induction heating. The control part performs superheating protection control in order to increase an opening degree of the expansion mechanism when the temperature sensed by the generated heat temperature sensor reaches or exceeds a predetermined generated heat temperature, or when a rate of increase of the temperature sensed by the generated heat temperature sensor reaches or exceeds a predetermined rate of increase. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000229 | MODULAR ISLAND MERCHANDISER - An island merchandiser including a first merchandiser module, a second merchandiser module, a third merchandiser module, and a fourth merchandiser module. The first merchandiser module includes a product display area maintained within a temperature range at or below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. The second merchandiser module is positioned next and coupled to the first merchandiser module. The third merchandiser module is positioned next and coupled to the first merchandiser module and the second merchandiser module. The fourth merchandiser module is positioned next to the first merchandiser module and the second merchandiser module opposite the third merchandiser module. The island merchandiser also includes a first insulation panel positioned between the first and second merchandiser modules and the third merchandiser module, and a second insulation panel positioned between the first and second merchandiser modules and the fourth merchandiser module. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000230 | REFRIGERANT DISTRIBUTION UNIT FOR AIR CONDITIONER - A refrigerant distribution unit for an air conditioner, includes: a pipe unit for distributing a refrigerant from a refrigerant pipe on an outdoor unit to branch refrigerant pipes on indoor units; and a main body including: upper and lower seal case which include first edge portions around the upper seal case and second edge portions around the lower seal case, and engage the second edge portions with the first edge portions for sealing an inside of the first and second seal cases to store the pipe unit; upper and lower insulator cases for covering the upper and lower seal cases; and upper and lower case constituting a contour of the refrigerant distribution unit. The pipe unit is fixed to a pipe mounting portion of the upper seal case using a pipe holder and a pipe hanging bracket. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000231 | EXTRUDED EVAPORATOR DRAIN PAN - A drain pain is disclosed. The drain pain includes a base sheet, an extruded covering sheet coupled to the base sheet, the extrusion defining a tube cavity having a heat transfer surface, and a heat tube inserted into the tube cavity. The tube cavity has dimension such that the heat transfer surface is in contact with the heat tube. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000232 | HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATOR AND REFRIGERATION APPARATUS FOR A HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATOR - A refrigeration apparatus includes a self-contained refrigeration module having an at least largely complete refrigeration circuit for cooling a refrigeration chamber of a household refrigerator and having a separate housing. At least one evaporator is arranged in the refrigeration circuit, wherein the housing is provided with apertures for passage of air cooled by the evaporator and air to be cooled by the evaporator. The refrigeration apparatus can be used for a household refrigerator which includes a refrigerating chamber housing having at least one refrigerating chamber. A door leaf is arranged on the refrigerating chamber housing for closing the refrigerating chamber. The refrigerating chamber housing has apertures in communication with the apertures of the housing of the refrigeration module for passage of air cooled by the evaporator into the refrigerating chamber and for passage of air from the refrigerating chamber to the evaporator. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000233 | Air Conditioner Water Pan Drain Line System - A system is provided for cleaning out a drain line for an air conditioning unit. The system has an access member that can be installed and remain in the drain line. The access unit provides access to the drain line to allow a fluid to move in at least one direction to remove the debris and liquids from the drain line to prevent maintenance issues with the air conditioning unit. A connecting member is used with the access member to move the debris either down the drain line or out of the air conditioning unit. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000234 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING ICE FROM A BOTTOM MOUNT REFRIGERATOR - A bottom mount household refrigerator is provided with an apparatus to permit the dispensing of ice. According to one embodiment, a sealed ice making compartment is provided within the fresh food compartment. The sealed ice making compartment may be located at the bottom, at the top, or along a side wall within the fresh food compartment. According to another embodiment, ice is made in the ice compartment, and lifted upward to a dispensing location through the door of the fresh food compartment. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000235 | Apparatus for Producing Flake Ice - An apparatus for producing flake ice from a liquid is proposed, which apparatus is equipped with a rotatably disposed evaporator roller, a shaft on the evaporator roller that transmits torque from a drive to the evaporator roller, at least two bearing bushings which are permanently disposed on the apparatus and in which the shaft is rotatably received and mounted, a scraper for stripping ice that has been formed from the liquid at the surface of the evaporator roller, a pan that is open at the top and receives the liquid to be frozen, wherein the pan is able to be inserted or slid in one piece onto the bearing bushings or onto additional coupling elements disposed on the shaft or onto the bearing bushings or directly onto the shaft, and is detachable therefrom. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000236 | HEAT PUMP HEATING SYSTEM - A heat pump heating system ( | 2012-01-05 |
20120000237 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - A heat pump system includes a heat pump circuit, a heat load circuit, first and second heat exchangers, a flow rate adjustment element, and a controller. The heat pump circuit circulates primary refrigerant through a low and high stage-side compression elements, an expansion element and an evaporator. The heat load circuit circulates a first fluid and has a first and second branching portions, first and second branching channels, and a heat-load-processing section. The first and second heat exchangers perform heat exchange between the primary refrigerant and the first fluid. Flow rate of the first fluid in the first and/or second branching channel is adjustable. The controller performs flow rate adjustment control so as to maintain a state in which a predetermined temperature condition is satisfied, or to reduce a difference between the temperature of the first fluid flowing through portions of the first and second branching channels. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000238 | REFRIGERATOR WITH SELECTIVE AIRFLOW PASSAGE BETWEEN THE ICEMAKER AND THE ICE MAKING EVAPORATOR - Disclosed is a refrigerator having an ice making apparatus installed at a cooling chamber door that opens/closes a cooling chamber. The refrigerator includes a body having a cooling chamber therein, a cooling chamber door to open/close the cooling chamber, and an ice making apparatus installed in the cooling chamber door to make ice. An ice making evaporator is provided in the ice making apparatus to independently supply the ice making apparatus with cooling air and an ice making evaporator chamber, in which an ice making evaporator is installed, is provided adjacent to the cooling chamber door while being partitioned from the cooling chamber. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000239 | Cooler for Cylindrical Objects - The invention relates to a container for cooling at least substantially cylindrical objects, in which the container is provided with at least two cooling walls, each connected to the other in an annular lower sides, each having an outside wall and two side edges extending from the lower side to an upper part of the wall, the side edges of adjacent cooling walls tapering towards each other from the upper part to the lower side, and an accommodation chamber being formed in each cooling wall for accommodation of a removable cooling element, which accommodation chamber is bounded by a part of a substantially circular bottom contour, the outside wall and the side edges. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000240 | REFRIGERANT COOLING DEVICE - A refrigeration system for an appliance includes a compression stage, a condenser stage, and an evaporation stage. The condenser stage includes a first condenser coupled to the compression stage and a pressure restriction device coupled between the first condenser and the evaporation stage. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000241 | Power consumption economizer for refrigerating machines of the chiller type - A power consumption economizer for refrigerating machines of the chiller type, comprising, on a same line, a pump for a heat transfer fluid, an evaporator of an associated refrigeration system for refrigerating the heat transfer fluid, sensors for detecting the flow and temperature of the heat transfer fluid and flow-rate adjustment means being associated with the pumping means. The system comprises bypass elements adapted to exclude reversibly the evaporator from the line. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000242 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS - Systems and methods for storing liquid natural gas is provided. In one embodiment, the natural gas vapor in the storage tank containing the liquefied natural gas may be directed a heat exchange unit attached to the storage tank, cooled by a refrigerant in the heat exchange unit, and then returned to the storage tank. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000243 | SEPARATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND HYDROGEN - A process is described for removing carbon dioxide from a synthesis gas feed stream in a cryogenic separation plant. In an example described the synthesis gas feed stream ( | 2012-01-05 |
20120000244 | HEAT PUMP DISTILLATION FOR <50% LIGHT COMPONENT IN FEED - A process is presented for the separation of a hydrocarbon mixture having less than 50% of the light component in the feedstream. The process provides an energy efficiency through drawing off a vapor stream from the rectifying section of a distillation column, and using recompression of the vapor to provide a portion of the heat for reboiling a portion of the bottoms stream exiting the stripping section of the distillation column. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000245 | Methods and Systems for Recovering Liquified Petroleum Gas from Natural Gas - A process and system is provided for separating a feed gas stream containing methane, at least one C | 2012-01-05 |
20120000246 | Liquefied Natural Gas And Hydrocarbon Gas Processing - A process for the recovery of heavier hydrocarbons from a liquefied natural gas (LNG) stream and a hydrocarbon gas stream is disclosed. The LNG feed stream is heated to vaporize at least part of it, then expanded and supplied to a fractionation column at a first mid-column feed position. The gas stream is expanded and cooled, then supplied to the column at a second mid-column feed position. A distillation vapor stream is withdrawn from the fractionation column below the mid-column feed positions and directed in heat exchange relation with the LNG feed stream, cooling the distillation vapor stream as it supplies at least part of the heating of the LNG feed stream. The distillation vapor stream is cooled sufficiently to condense at least a part of it, forming a condensed stream. At least a portion of the condensed stream is directed to the fractionation column as its top feed. A portion of the column overhead stream is also directed in heat exchange relation with the LNG feed stream, so that it also supplies at least part of the heating of the LNG feed stream as it is condensed to form a “lean” LNG stream. The quantities and temperatures of the feeds to the column are effective to maintain the column overhead temperature at a temperature whereby the major portion of the desired components is recovered in the bottom liquid product from the column. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000247 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE ACTIVATION PROCESS - A method for processing a coated glass substrate may include a high-temperature activation process. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000248 | Method and apparatus for reducing tin oxide in float glass production - A method for removing oxygen from molten tin in the float bath chamber of a float glass manufacturing process is provided. The method includes providing a chamber having within it molten metal and a gaseous atmosphere above the molten metal, providing at least one reducing gas container proximate the interface between the molten metal and the gaseous atmosphere, providing a source of a reducing gas, and directing the reducing gas to the at least one container. In the at least one container, the reducing gas reacts with the oxygen in the molten metal. The method may include removing a vapor/particulate stream from the float bath chamber. The method may also include removing the vapor and/or the particulate from the stream. An apparatus for removing oxygen from the molten tin is also provided. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000249 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM - Provided is a method for producing an optical fiber preform including a dehydration step and a sintering step. In the dehydration step, a porous glass base material is provided to a furnace core tube of a dehydration-sintering furnace, and the porous glass base material is dehydrated using a dehydration agent added with an argon gas. In the sintering step, the porous glass base material dehydrated in the dehydration step is sintered. Further, in the dehydration step, a temperature of the porous glass base material begins to be increased in a condition such that a high heat conductivity gas, having a heat conductivity higher than a heat conductivity of the argon gas, is remaining inside the porous glass base material. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000250 | TRANSVERSE ROW BUSHING SUPPORT - According to the invention, a system for forming glass fiber from molten glass is disclosed. The system may include a tip plate, a plurality of tips, and a plurality of support members. The plurality of tips may include a plurality of rows of tips. Each of the plurality of support members may support the tip plate. Each of the plurality of support members may be located between two of the plurality of rows of tips. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000251 | ITEMS OF CLOTHING HAVING SHAPE MEMORY - A method for making items of clothing having shape memory, the method comprising: synthesizing ( | 2012-01-05 |
20120000252 | TUBE-SHAPED KNITTED FABRIC, AND KNITTING METHOD THEREFOR - To provide a tubular knitted fabric and a knitting method thereof, which can be knitted without sewing by a flatbed knitting machine, and which is easily fitted to a three dimensional shape of a wearing region without detriment to appearance. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000253 | LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine is disclosed, which includes a cabinet ( | 2012-01-05 |
20120000254 | MAGNETIC THRUST THEFT-PROOF LABEL - A magnetic thrust theft-proof label comprises a shell composed of an upper cover and a pedestal. A coil alarm and a theft-proof nail locking mechanism are provided between the upper cover and the pedestal. A theft-proof nail is inserted into the shell from the upper cover and located by the locking mechanism. The locking mechanism comprises a locking bead cap with a trapezoid section, a locking bead fixing seat fitting with the inner cavity of the locking bead cap, no less than three locking beads and a spring component resisting the locking bead fixing seat. A magnetic force switch device is provided on the locking mechanism. A magnetic block in the magnetic force switch device is pushed by a magnet in an unlocking piece to move towards a direction away from the magnet. The magnetic block pushes the locking mechanism to open. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000255 | LOCKABLE ENCLOSURE WITH LOADING CARTRIDGE - A lockable enclosure includes a housing and a loading cartridge assembled with the housing and vertically slidable between a secured position in which a recess of the loading cartridge cannot be accessed through a bottom opening of the housing, and an access position in which at least a portion of the recess extends through at least a portion of the opening, such that a storable item may be withdrawn from the recess. A locking mechanism is assembled with the housing and configured to secure the loading cartridge in the secured position in a locked condition and to release the loading cartridge in an unlocked condition for downward vertical movement from the secured position to the access position. A lock interface assembled with the housing is configured to move the locking mechanism from the locked condition to the unlocked condition in response to proper user manipulation of the lock interface. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000256 | CLOSURE MEANS - A closure means comprising a dish, having a perimeter flange, at least one side wall, a dish floor and a recessed area defined by the at least one side wall and the dish floor; and an opening formed in the dish floor of suitable size and shape to receive at least a part of a correspondingly shaped latching mechanism therethrough, wherein the latching mechanism comprises a non-rotatory outer housing and a rotatable inner actuator and wherein any gap existing between the opening and the latching mechanism is substantially reduced to minimise any fluid leakage therethrough. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000257 | Single and multi-point door lock - In a lock drive train, the combination includes a pivoted lock bolt to be carried by a door, a casing, a rotary cylinder operatively rotatable during door opening or closing, a rack driven endwise in response to cylinder rotation, a gear rotatable by the driven rack, a pivoted lock dog driven by the gear, a bolt release lever, pivotable by the gear, between angular positions in which it is retained by the lock dog, the angular positions corresponding to extended and retracted positions of the bolt. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000258 | VEHICLE DOOR LOCKING DEVICE - A vehicle door locking device Ao is provided with an open mechanism A | 2012-01-05 |
20120000259 | COUPLING PLUG LOCK - This invention relates to a coupling plug lock assembly | 2012-01-05 |
20120000260 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AMINO ACID LIQUID FERTILIZER USING LIVESTOCK BLOOD AND AMINO ACID LIQUID FERTILIZER MANUFACTURED THEREBY - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an amino acid liquid fertilizer using livestock. The method includes a 1st step of collecting livestock blood produced from a slaughterhouse and grinding the livestock blood and a 2nd step of adding a protease extracted from soybeans to the ground blood, putting the protease-added blood into a reactor, inducing a reaction under the sealed condition, and cooling off the reactants. The amino acid liquid fertilizer according to the present invention has relatively higher amino acid content and long lasting efficiency compared with conventional liquid fertilizers, which uses blood meal as a raw material, and the absorption and movement of active ingredients into plants are maximized. Thus, the growth and development of plants is excellent and damage due to repeated cultivation would not happen because salts do not accumulate in soil during fertilizer application. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000261 | QUICK DRYING POLYMERIC COATING - Improved agriculturally useful products are provided, including solid materials such as nitrogenous fertilizers (e.g., urea), together with a polycarboxylated polymer selected from the group consisting of a salts of copolymers containing individual quantities of maleic and itaconic moieties. The polymer composition also includes from about 10-60% by weight of an organic drying agent such as a lower alcohol which enhances the quick drying properties thereof. The compositions may also include an amount of boron, and bimodal vinylic polymer made up of quantities of high and low molecular weight (MW) vinylic polymers such as PVA. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000262 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GRAIN-ORIENTED SILICON STEEL WITH SINGLE COLD ROLLING - The invention provides a method for producing grain-oriented silicon steel with single cold rolling, comprising: 1) smelting, refining and continuous casting to obtain a casting blank; 2) hot rolling; 3) normalization, i.e. normalizing annealing and cooling; 4) cold-rolling, i.e. single cold rolling at a cold rolling reduction rate of 75-92%; 5) decarburizing annealing at 780-880° C. for 80-350 s in a protective atmosphere having a due point of 40-80° C., wherein the total oxygen [0] in the surface of the decarburized sheet: 171/t≦[O]≦313/t (t represents the actual thickness of the steel sheet in mm), the amount of absorbed nitrogen: 2-10 ppm; 6) high temperature annealing, wherein the dew point of the protective atmosphere: 0-50° C., the temperature holding time at the first stage: 6-30 h, the amount of absorbed nitrogen during high-temperature annealing: 10-40 ppm; 7) hot-leveling annealing. The invention may control the primary recrystallization microstructure of steel sheet effectively by controlling the normalization process of hot rolled sheet to form sufficient favorable (Al, Si)N inclusions from nitrogen absorbed by slab during decarburizing annealing and low-temperature holding of high-temperature annealing, facilitating the generation of stable, perfect secondary recrystallization microstructure of the final products. In addition, the invention avoids the impact of nitridation using ammonia on the underlying layer in prior art, and thus the formation of a good glass film underlying layer is favored. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000263 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING AT LEAST ONE WORK ROLL FOR ROLLING ROLLING STOCK - The invention relates to a method for providing at least one work roll ( | 2012-01-05 |
20120000264 | SHEET MATERIAL - A sheet of cold rolled material having on both of its surfaces rows of projections and rows of depressions, the projections on one surface corresponding with the depressions on the other surface, the relative positions of the projections and depressions being such that lines drawn on a surface of the sheet between adjacent rows of projections are non-rectilinear, the sheet having a base gauge G, wherein each projection has a substantially continuous region of peak plastic strain at, toward or about its apex and/or is thinned by no more than 25% of its base gauge G. Methods of forming the sheet material and tools for forming the sheet material are disclosed. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000265 | AUTOMATIC HEAT TREATMENT METHOD FOR METAL RING - Elastic metal rings are pushed between plural shelf members which have an opening, are provided parallel to each other in a vertical direction and are spaced a predetermined interval from each other, the opening having an inner periphery of which total sides are longer than a periphery of each elastic metal ring. Each of all the metal rings is deformed into an approximately polygonal shape, which allows all the metal rings to pass through the opening, from arrangement condition of the metal rings, and all the metal rings are pressed and held from insides thereof and are extracted from the opening. A heat treatment jig, which has the same opening as that of the shelf member and enables the metal rings to be mounted parallel to each other in a vertical direction and to be spaced the above predetermined interval from each other, is used. All the metal rings, which are held from the insides thereof in the arrangement condition, are inserted from the opening of the heat treatment jig into the heat treatment jig, all the metal rings are released from being held from the insides thereof, and all the metal rings are mounted in the heat treatment jig. The metal rings and the heat treatment jig are subjected to a heat treatment, and the metal rings are extracted from the shelf members. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000266 | EXPANSION TOOL AND METHOD FOR COLD EXPANSION OF HOLES - A method for cold expansion of a hole formed in a work piece. The method comprises providing a body comprising at least a cylindrically shaped part having an inner hole in axial direction of the body. The body further comprises along its circumferential direction a plurality of members which are movable in radial direction of the body, such that the outer diameter of the cylindrical part of the body can be changed. The method comprises introducing the body into the hole formed in the work piece; inserting a core into the inner hole of the cylindrically shaped part, wherein at least one of the core or the inner hole comprises a portion having changing diameter and the inner hole and the core get into contact with respect to each other upon insertion of the core, such that in dependency of the insertion depth of the core into the inner hole in axial direction the members move in radial direction outwardly and the outer diameter of the cylindrical part of the body increases and, accordingly, acts on the inner circumference of the hole formed in the work piece so that a boundary zone of the hole is compressed, which leads to a compression or hardening and, accordingly, to the introduction of compressive stress in the boundary zone. The inner hole and the core have a polygonal cross section in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and the hole formed in the work piece is expanded over the entire thickness of the work piece in which the hole is formed. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000267 | MANDREL ASSEMBLY FOR TUBE BENDING - The various embodiments herein provide a mandrel assembly for tube bending. The mandrel assembly comprises a plurality of chains, a ring arranged between the plurality of chains links, a plurality of ball segments, a shank and a pin. The ring is placed between the set of chain links and the chain links are inserted into the one side of the ball segment and the other side of the ball segment is inserted with other set of chain links and the pin is held to hold the components firmly. The plurality of chains links are passed into a machined section of each of the plurality of ball segments and the pin is inserted into a groove of the ball segments to hold the plurality of chains and then connected to the shank thereby forming a mandrel joint. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000268 | ACCURACY MANAGEMENT METHOD - It is convenient and useful in inspection work to assess a fluctuation pattern of accuracy management results based on operation events occurring in a clinical laboratory and detect an abnormal fluctuation pattern before a control range is exceeded. However, an accuracy management system having such a function is not provided. When the cause of fluctuations in accuracy management results or calibration results is to be estimated, one depends on a variety of related information and one's specialized knowledge and experience. Much time and efforts are required to sort out useful pieces of information from useless ones and obtain organized information. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000269 | Position measuring system and method for assembly - A method for mounting a substrate of a measurement graduation and a scanning head of a position measuring system on a first machine part and a second machine part. The method including fastening a substrate of a measurement graduation and a scanning head on first and second portions, respectively, of a mounting aid. The method including adjusting a location of the first portion relative to the second portion in a first degree of freedom that differs from a measurement direction in which a relative position of the first machine part relative to the second machine part is to be measured. The method including fastening the substrate and the scanning head on the first and second machine parts, respectively, at the mounting position. The method further including removing the mounting aid. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000270 | METHOD FOR DETECTING ABNORMALITY IN REDUCING AGENT - Disclosed is a method for detecting abnormality in a reducing agent | 2012-01-05 |
20120000271 | ENHANCED CAVITY FOR A PHOTOACOUSTIC GAS SENSOR - Photoacoustic cells for gas sensors are described. In some instances, the photoacoustic cell may be configured to provide an increased internal path length of the light beam in the photoacoustic cell relative to, for example, a conventional cylindrical photoacoustic cell. The photoacoustic cell may be shaped to provide increased internal reflection of the light within the photoacoustic cell, thereby increasing the absorption of the light by a gas to be detected in the photoacoustic cell. One example photoacoustic cell that can provide such increased internal reflection may be a generally conical-shaped. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000272 | Device for Controlling Leaks From an Endoscope - The invention relates to a device for controlling leaks from an endoscope, connected to the operating segment at the proximal end of the endoscope. The invention is characterised in that it comprises: a connection valve ( | 2012-01-05 |
20120000273 | FIXTURE FOR EVALUATING A METAL-TO-METAL SEAL BETWEEN TUBULAR COMPONENTS AND METHOD OF USE OF SAME - A fixture for evaluating a metal-to-metal seal. A first metal seal surface and a second metal seal surface are brought into initial contact by engagement of a male connection of a first tubular component and a female connection of a second tubular component to form a metal-to-metal seal. A contact pressure regulator is provided to alter the contact load acting in the interfacial region between the first metal seal surface and the second metal seal surface in a predictable manner An inlet passage is provided to communicate test fluid to an inlet side of the metal-to-metal seal. An outlet passage is provided on an outlet side of the metal-to-metal seal. In accordance with the method, a capacity of the metal-to-metal seal is expressed as the pressure differential required to just induce leakage given a measure of absolute contact load greater than zero. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000274 | ION-SENSING CHARGE-ACCUMULATION CIRCUITS AND METHODS - An ion-sensitive circuit can include a charge accumulation device, to accumulate a plurality of charge packets as a function of an ion concentration of a fluid, and at least one control and readout transistor, to generate an output signal as a function of the accumulated plurality of charge packets, the output signal representing the ion concentration of the solution. The charge accumulation device can include a first charge control electrode above a first electrode semiconductor region, an electrically floating gate structure above a gate semiconductor region and below an ion-sensitive passivation surface, a second charge control electrode above a second electrode semiconductor region, and a drain diffusion region. The first control electrode can control entry of charge into a gate semiconductor region in response to a first control signal. The ion-sensitive passivation surface can be configured to receive the fluid. The second charge control electrode can control transmission of the plurality of charge packets out of the gate semiconductor region and into the drain diffusion region in response to a second control signal. The drain diffusion region can receive the plurality of charge packets from the gate semiconductor region via the second electrode semiconductor region. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000275 | DELIVERY DEVICE FOR DISPENSING PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORMS INTO DISSOLUTION TESTING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a dissolution test cell having a chamber and slide valve for dispensing pharmaceutical dosage forms, such as tablets, capsules, and powders, into the chamber without having to open the cell and expose the chamber and its contents to the ambient environment. The present invention also facilitates removal of a partially dissolved or non-disintegrating dosage form from the chamber and cell entirely, without exposing the interior of the cell and chamber. Dissolution test apparatus comprising at least one dissolution test cell in accordance with the invention is also provided, as well as methods for its operation to obtain Level A IVIVC dissolution results which accurately correlate with in vivo dissolution results are also provided. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000276 | DRYER COMPRISING A DRYNESS SENSOR - The present invention relates to a dryer (1) comprising a drum (2) which is rotated around its own horizontal axis, a bulkhead (3) which has an opening (4) that enables the laundry to be loaded into the drum (2) and to be unloaded therefrom, a fixing surface (6) which is fixed to the bulkhead (3) and which has at least two apertures (9), and at least two electrodes (5) which are disposed into the apertures (9) and which provide dryness sensing to be performed. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000277 | TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING DEVICE HAVING POWER SUPPLIED BY MAGNETIC INDUCTION - A vehicle having a device for acquiring and transmitting at least one measurement signal that characterizes the state of a vehicle tire, such as tire air pressure and/or tire air temperature, having at least one sensor module that is supplied with electrical energy by an energy supply device and that contains at least one tire air pressure sensor and/or at least one tire air temperature sensor, the energy supply device having at least one generator that rotates with the vehicle tire as well as at least one magnetic field generator, an electrical voltage being produced in the generator by electromagnetic induction. The magnetic field generator is situated on a brake caliper of a disc brake of the vehicle. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000278 | GAS TRAP FOR DRILLING MUD HAVING QUICK-RELEASE SEPARABLE LOWER SECTION - A gas trap apparatus for liberating gas from drilling mud and collecting such gas for analysis. A motor is connected to a rotatable vertical shaft having beater bars thereon, which when the shaft is immersed in drilling mud and rotate, stirs such mud to liberate gas entrained therein. The gas trap is characterized in having a top member and a bottom member which surrounds the vertical shaft and which is releasibly secured to the top member thereof by a quick release mechanism which facilitates rapid detachment of the bottom member from the top member to permit quick access said vertical shaft and beater bars thereon for replacement or servicing. The vertical shaft may further likewise be provided with a quick-release means to allow quick release of the shaft from the motor for easy replacement and servicing of same. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000279 | Fluid Expansion in Mud Gas Logging - Apparatus and methods for fluid expansion in mud gas logging to determine downhole the composition of a downhole hydrocarbon fluid sample by expanding the sample using an incrementally adjustable piston or a series of fixed chambers to extract vapor containing composition components of interest. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000280 | FLOW RATE MEASURING APPARATUS - Provided is a flow rate measuring apparatus which prevents a reduction in flow-rate detection accuracy through reducing stress applied to a flow rate detection element. The flow rate measuring apparatus includes a support member ( | 2012-01-05 |
20120000281 | Meter Devices and Methods - Some embodiments of a meter device for measuring volume flow of gas can include bearings and the timing gears may each include a least one component comprising a ceramic material that enhances the wearability of the bearing and the timing gears. Accordingly, the gas flow meter can operate in a manner that reduces or eliminates the need for external oil lubrication of the bearings and the timing gears (e.g., the external oil lubrication conventionally provided by the oil bath compartment), and thus reduces the likelihood of failure of the gas flow meter due to leaks or failures of the oil bath compartment. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000282 | LIQUID LEVEL DETECTING APPARATUS - The change in a contact over time is stabilized by lowering intense wear of the contact in the initial sliding stage and imparting stabilized wear characteristics from the initial sliding stage. The contacts ( | 2012-01-05 |
20120000283 | Lightweight Portable Moisture Traps For Use With Vacuum Pumps - A portable moisture trap for use with a vacuum pump includes: a housing; a cooling chamber positioned at least partially within the housing including a first inlet port and a second outlet port; a lid that sealably attaches to a top portion of the cooling chamber to seal the cooling chamber; a heat sink residing under the cooling chamber; a thermoelectric device having an upper cooling side and a lower heat generating side residing between the cooling chamber and the heat sink; a fan oriented to blow air upwardly toward the heat sink; and a baffle extending downwardly in the cooling chamber from a location proximate the lid to a location proximate an inner bottom surface of the cooling chamber, with the baffle configured to define a physical barrier to urge air received through the first port to flow down toward the inner bottom surface of the cooling chamber before exiting through the second port, to thereby remove moisture from air traveling through the cooling chamber in response to a vacuum pump in fluid communication with the second port. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000284 | HUMIDITY SENSOR PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A humidity sensor package includes: a humidity sensor that is mounted on a main surface of a package substrate and that have a humidity-sensing area; a control IC that is mounted on the main surface of the package substrate; a sealing resin that seals at least an external connection portion of the humidity sensor; and a partition member that partitions a sealing area of the sealing resin and the humidity-sensing area from each other so as to expose the humidity-sensing area to an external environment. Here, a first distance in the thickness direction from the package substrate to the top surface of the partition member is smaller than a second distance in the thickness direction from the package substrate to the top surface of the sealing resin. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000285 | CAPACITIVE TYPE HUMIDITY SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A capacitive type humidity sensor is provided, where a sensor chip substrate, with a sensor section where electrostatic capacitance changes in accordance with humidity, a reference section where electrostatic capacitance does not change, and a plurality of pads which are output terminals of each section, and an IC substrate, which is electrically connected to the pads and which outputs the difference in capacitance between the sections as a voltage, are fixed to the same support substrate, where a protective member, which forms a sealed region surrounding the sensor section and which covers the reference section, is provided on the sensor chip substrate, the support substrate is covered by a sealing resin except for the region which is covered by the protective member, the sensor section is exposed to air at the region which is surrounded by the protective member, and the other constituent elements are covered by the sealing resin. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000286 | Measuring Stix - My invention “The Measuring Stix” is approximately 5.5 inches in length. It is a 4-in-1 Two Headed/Sided Teaspoon “Measuring Stix”. One head/side of the “Measuring Stix” is a ¼ teaspoon measurement and the other head/side is a uniquely positioned ⅓ teaspoon measurement inside of the ½ teaspoon measurement. There is a lip inside to show the ⅓ teaspoon measurement. Two (2) ½ teaspoon measurements make one (1) full teaspoon. This product measures all four (4) teaspoon measurements (¼, ⅓, ½, 1) in one unique convenient design. These same basic design and principals apply to the matching larger sized tablespoon version. The body will have printed indicia; the printed indicia could include advertising and/or data. This product is made out of food grade plastic. “The Measuring Stick” could also be made out of any kind of metal including cooper, aluminum, steel, bronze, and any/all other metals and metal blends. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000287 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL THREE-AXIS CAPACITIVE ACCELEROMETER - A micromechanical structure for a MEMS three-axis capacitive accelerometer is provided with: a substrate; a single inertial mass having a main extension in a plane and arranged suspended above the substrate; and a frame element, elastically coupled to the inertial mass by coupling elastic elements and to anchorages, which are fixed with respect to the substrate by anchorage elastic elements. The coupling elastic elements and the anchorage elastic elements are configured so as to enable a first inertial movement of the inertial mass in response to a first external acceleration acting in a direction lying in the plane and also a second inertial movement of the inertial mass in response to a second external acceleration acting in a direction transverse to the plane. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000288 | PHYSICAL QUANTITY SENSOR - A physical quantity sensor includes a deformable body in which strain occurs in response to a stress applied thereto, a vibrator vibrating with a frequency according to the strain or with an amplitude according to the strain, and a processor processing a signal output from the vibrator. The vibrator is mounted to the deformable body such that the strain transmits to the vibrator. The processor is bonded to the deformable body such that the strain does not substantially transmit to the processor. This physical quantity sensor can stably detects strain and tension acting on an object. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000289 | TARGET DETECTION DEVICE, TARGET DETECTION CONTROL PROGRAM, AND TARGET DETECTION METHOD - A target detection device includes: a sound source which projects a sound pulse; a transducer array disposed in a region for receiving a forward scattered wave from an object in the propagation environment; an addition processing unit which extracts only a signal of the forward scattered wave by applying vector addition processing on a reference signal in a reference sound field received when an obstacle exists in the propagation environment and a mixed signal in a mixed sound field received when the target exists with the obstacle; a phase conjugation determination unit which checks whether a phase conjugacy is established by receiving the signal of the extracted forward scattered wave and employing a passive phase conjugation for determining the reference sound field; and a time reversal processing unit which generates a time reversal signal on condition that the phase conjugation determination unit judges that the phase conjugacy is established. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000290 | INSPECTION VEHICLE FOR A TURBINE DISK - An inspection vehicle structured to inspect a portion of the turbine disk, preferably the blade attachment hubs, while the turbine disk is disposed within a turbine housing assembly is provided. A turbine disk is generally planar but includes a inner hub and an outer blade attachment hub. The inner hub is coupled to a shaft and the blade attachment hub provides a surface to which removable blades are attached. The area between the inner hub and outer blade attachment hub is substantially planar. The inner and blade attachment hubs are the “inspection areas” that the inspection vehicle is structured to inspect. The inspection vehicle travels over, and is magnetically coupled to, the planar surface between the two hubs. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000291 | FIXING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FIXING IN AN OPENING IN A WALL - The invention relates to a fixing device ( | 2012-01-05 |
20120000292 | PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING PRESSURE VALUES - A pressure measuring device includes a pressure sensor element and an analog-digital converter. An output signal voltage of the pressure sensor element is a function of a temperature and is applied as an input voltage to an input of the analog-digital converter. The analog-digital converter is adapted to convert any input voltage from input voltage ranges which vary with a temperature into a digital value representing the input voltage. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000293 | Nanofiber Actuators and Strain Amplifiers - Nanofiber actuators and strain amplifiers having a material that generates a force or generates a displacement when directly or indirectly electrically driven. This material is an aerogel or a related low density or high density network comprising conducting fibers that are electrically interconnected and can substantially actuate without the required presence of either a liquid or solid electrolyte. Reversible or permanently frozen actuation is used to modify the properties of the actuator material for applications. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000294 | FIELD DEVICE WITH INTERNAL BATTERY - A wave ring spring is provided between a top face of a battery case and an inner wall of an equipment case. A plurality of silicone rubber pieces is provided between a bottom face of the battery case and an inner wall of the equipment case. A plurality of elastic tabs is provided between the outer peripheral surfaces that connect between the top face and the bottom face of the battery case and inner walls of the equipment case. The elastic tabs are formed integrally with the outer peripheral surfaces of the battery case. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000295 | WEIGHT SENSOR DEVICE - The present invention relates to a weight sensor device. The weight sensor device comprises a housing, which includes a receptacle for a load pin and an insert. A cable nest is secured to each end of the housing. In exemplary embodiments, a load pin is engaged in the housing and secures an insert. A cable clamping mechanism may be attached to the insert. In accordance with various exemplary embodiments, the housing itself is non-load sensing. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000296 | SAMPLING DEVICE AND METHOD - A sampling device and method are provided for detecting abnormal liquid suction situations. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000297 | LIQUID COLLECTING SYSTEM AND A METHOD THEREFOR - A blood collecting apparatus includes a cleaning solution piping. The cleaning solution piping feeds into a flow path a heparin solution which is a liquid other than blood to be measured, in order to return the blood present in the flow path to a catheter disposed upstream of a blood inlet of the flow path. Thus, the blood having flowed into the flow path in an amount more than is necessary for blood collection, which corresponds to a portion returned to the upstream catheter of the blood to be measured present in the flow path, can be used in a next blood collection. As a result, the amount of collected blood can be reduced. The liquid to be measured is separated apart by means of a gas, and the flow path is cleaned in a way to leave no impurities in the flow path, thereby preventing impurities from mixing into the liquid to be measured. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000298 | DEVICE FOR USE WITH MEASURING SOIL GAS AND METHOD OF USE - Exemplary embodiments are directed to a device and method of use thereof for facilitating the analysis of samples of sub-slab soil gas that comprise an adapter body that includes, a first barbed portion, an external engaging portion, a threaded collar portion, a second barbed portion, and an internal cavity that axially passes through the length of the adapter body. The device may further include a tubular body with an interior cavity adapted to receive at least a portion of the second barbed portion of the adapter body to produce a mating engagement therebetween. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000299 | Method and device for providing blood constituents - A metering capillary and method for providing at least one defined volume of a target constituent of a sample is provided, the method comprising providing at least one metering capillary having at least two openings; at least partly filling the metering capillary with the sample; carrying out a constituent separation for the at least partial separation of at least two constituents of the sample inside the metering capillary; and dividing the metering capillary into at least two partial pieces, wherein at least one of the partial pieces contains the defined volume of the target constituent. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000300 | BODY CONDITION EVALUATION APPARATUS, CONDITION ESTIMATION APPARATUS, STRIDE ESTIMATION APPARATUS, AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A body condition evaluation apparatus measures vicarious movement accompanying predetermined motion, and evaluates a physical condition of a body of a subject by using it as an index. A sensor unit | 2012-01-05 |