04th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150020484 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE - An exhaust gas purification device including: a tube-shaped casing; a pipe that is disposed at the downstream side of the casing, is inserted into the casing so as to extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction of the casing, and is provided with a through-hole communicating with the casing; a guide member that guides the exhaust gas inside the casing to the through-hole; and an injection device that injects a reduction agent from an upstream end of the pipe into the pipe. Then, the guide member includes a turning guide member that guides the exhaust gas to the through-hole from the tangential direction of the pipe so as to generate a swirl flow inside the pipe and a protecting guide member that covers the upstream side of an injection area of the reduction agent in the axial direction of the casing. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020485 | STRUCTURE FOR PREVENTING AIR LEAKAGE AND AIR CLEANER HAVING THE SAME - There are provided an air leakage preventing structure and an air cleaner having the same. The air leakage preventing structure includes: a partition unit having an inlet opening formed on one side thereof to allow air to be introduced therethrough and having a rib formed to be protruded from the circumference of the inlet opening; an air blowing fan coupled to the partition unit and rotating to allow air to be introduced through the inlet opening; a motor unit connected to the air blowing fan to rotate the air blowing fan; and an air guide unit connected to the rib formed to be protruded from the partition unit to form an outlet opening, and preventing air leakage when air introduced through the inlet opening flows out through the outlet opening. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020486 | FILTER HOUSING AND AIR FILTER UNIT FOR A COMBUSTION ENGINE - A filter housing ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150020487 | Air cleaner; replaceable filter cartridges; and, methods - The disclosure concern air cleaners. Preferred air cleaners are shown which include a housing and a removable and replacement primary filter cartridge. Optional and advantageous features are shown. An optional mechanical interlock, operated with a non-threaded, movement of the cartridge, is provided between the primary filter cartridge and the housing. The preferred primary filter cartridge is conical in shape. A preferred optional safety or secondary filter cartridge is shown. Preferred methods of assembly and use are provided. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020488 | FILTER ELEMENT WITH FEATURES TO IMPROVE PRE-CLEANING PERFORMANCE, SEALING, AND STRUCTURAL SUPPORT - Disclosed are filter assembly systems that utilize replaceable filter elements. The filter elements may include a ramp or sleeve for redirecting air intake when the filter elements are installed in the filter assembly systems and air is drawn into the systems. The filter elements and assembly systems may utilize co-acting components that mate with each other to at least one of: a) orient and permit mounting of the filter element in the systems; and b) permit mounting of only an authorized filter element in the systems. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020489 | Method for producing a filter element provided with a sealing part - For a method for producing a filter element provided with a sealing part, wherein the sealing material is introduced into a casting chamber between two tundish parts when in the non-cured state, a compensation space connected to the casting chamber is provided for the expansion of the sealing material. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020490 | CERAMIC FILTER - A ceramic filter includes a porous ceramic body which is a sintered body of ceramic particles, and a coating portion formed on a surface of each ceramic particle to support the catalyst. The porous ceramic body has a specific surface area equal to or greater than 0.5 m | 2015-01-22 |
20150020491 | TREE HARVESTING APPARATUS - A tree fruit or nut harvesting apparatus includes first and second sheets. A pair of clamps are provided for each tree and trap overlapped side edges of the first and second sheets adjacent an upper end of a tree trunk. Opposite side edges of the first and second sheets are disposed at a downward and outward acute angle to the tree trunk to form the first and second sheets in an inverted V-shape. The oppose side edges of the first and second sheets form a collection tray. The clamps may be coupled by a tape to tree branches. An intermediate support using the first and second overlapped clamps members is supported by or tapes ties to tree branches on a ground mounted stake supporting an intermediate location of the first and second sheets between two adjacent trees. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020492 | MACHINE FOR HARVESTING FODDER - A machine for the harvesting of plants, movable in a direction of advance, comprises an arm movable between work and transport configurations, a tool comprising lateral ends and being able to occupy a work position and another position, a connecting device via which the tool is connected to the arm and enabling a first movement of the tool relative to the arm, during which the lateral ends move vertically relative to the arm in the same vertical direction relative thereto, the connecting device comprising means making it possible to operate a second transverse and horizontal movement of the tool relative to the arm and making it possible to operate this second movement independently of the first movement. The connecting device comprises an arm oriented in the direction of advance when the support arm is in the work configuration, this arm is articulated on the support arm about a first transverse and horizontal axis when the support arm is in the work configuration, and this arm can, by pivoting about the first axis, move vertically relative to the support arm in the work configuration. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020493 | LEAF RAKE - A head assembly for a rake is provided. The head assembly includes a base portion, a handle coupling, and a number of tines. Each tine includes an elongated body. Each tine body includes a first end, a flexure portion, an offset portion, and a distal second end. The tines includes a first set of tines and a second set of tines. A number of tine bodies in the first set of tines have an offset portion lateral cross-sectional aspect ratio that is greater than 1.0. A number of tine bodies in the second set of tines have an offset portion lateral cross-sectional aspect ratio that is less than 1.0. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020494 | FIBER UNBUNDLING ASSEMBLY - The invention is related to a yarn separating mechanism including a three dimensional flapping element providing more practically separation of the yarns in form of said bundles or clamps with three dimensional flapping effect, applied to a lot of textile machines working yarns in form of bundles and clamps and have to separate these again in the next step. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020495 | FIRE RETARDANT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MAKING THE SAME - An apparatus for producing a textile product generally includes a feeding section for providing a starting material to facilitate producing a textile product derived from the starting material; a drafting section operably coupled to the feeding section for gripping, pulling, stretching and breaking at least one strand of the starting material into at least one continuous and cohesive network of an intermediate product; and a spinning section operably coupled to the drafting section for winding and twisting the at least one continuous and cohesive network of an intermediate product onto a removable receiving member to form the textile product; the feeding section, the drafting section, and the spinning section are configured to form the textile product in a continuous operation. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020496 | Chain Link and Chain Made Therewith - A chain link | 2015-01-22 |
20150020497 | GAS TURBINE FACILITY - A gas turbine facility | 2015-01-22 |
20150020498 | COOLING COVER FOR GAS TURBINE DAMPING RESONATOR | 2015-01-22 |
20150020499 | CONTROL VALVE CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE, AND POWER GENERATING PLANT UTILIZING SAME - A gas turbine plant including a gas turbine and a compressor is provided with a steam turbine plant including a steam turbine and a condenser, and, an exhaust heat recovery boiler. Steam from the exhaust heat recovery boiler is directly flown to the condenser of the steam turbine plant through a bypass control valve. A pressure sensor detects pressure in a turbine bypass system. A controller outputs, based on a set value from an input device and a process value from the pressure sensor, an open level instruction value to the control value so as to make the process value consistent with the set value in a predetermined sampling cycle. A corrector corrects the set value from the input device in a direction in which the open level instruction value decreases when the open level instruction value from the controller becomes a value that substantially fully opens the control valve. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020500 | MICRO GAS TURBINE SYSTEM HAVNIG AN ANNULAR RECUPERATOR - A micro gas turbine system ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150020501 | AN ANNULAR COMBUSTION CHAMBER IN A TURBINE ENGINE - An annular combustion chamber of a turbine engine, the chamber including inner and outer coaxial walls forming two surfaces of revolution, which are connected together upstream by an annular chamber end wall including injection systems passing therethrough, each including an injector and at least one swirler for producing a rotating air stream that mixes downstream with fuel from the injector, and at least one ignition spark plug mounted in an orifice of the outer wall downstream from the injection systems. The spark plug is situated circumferentially between two adjacent injection systems that are configured to produce two air/fuel mixture sheets rotating in opposite directions. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020502 | PLASMA THRUSTER AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A PLASMA PROPULSION THRUST - The invention, which relates to a miniaturisable plasma thruster, consists of: —igniting the plasma by microhollow cathode discharge close to the outlet and inside the means for injecting the propellant gas, said injection means being magnetic and comprising a tip at the downstream end thereof; —bringing the electrons of the magnetised plasma into gyromagnetic rotation, at the outlet end of said injection means; —sustaining the plasma by means of Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR), said injection means being metal and being used as an antenna for electromagnetic (EM) emission, the volume of ECR plasma at the outlet of said injection means being used as a resonant cavity of the EM wave; —accelerating the plasma in a magnetic nozzle by diamagnetic force, the ejected plasma being electrically neutral. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020503 | CONTROL OF PASSIVE SOOT OXIDATION - A system and method for controlling passive soot oxidation in a diesel particulate filter that includes sensing the temperature of exhaust gases upstream and downstream of the diesel particulate filter. The sensed temperatures are used by a control unit to predict whether the temperature of the exhaust gas within the diesel particulate is within a predetermined temperature range for passive oxidation of soot in the diesel particulate filter. If the temperatures are below passive oxidation temperatures, an auxiliary component is activated that increases the temperature of exhaust gas delivered to the diesel particulate filter. When the exhaust gas temperature within the DPF is predicted to be within passive oxidation levels but below active regeneration temperatures, the auxiliary component is deactivated. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020504 | EXHAUST FLOW ESTIMATION - The present technology provides systems for monitoring particulate matter buildup on a filter installed in the engine exhaust stream of a vehicle. A filter differential pressure sensor monitors a pressure differential across the filter. A downstream differential pressure sensor monitors a pressure differential across an exhaust stream outlet. A processor monitors a particulate buildup value based at least in part on the pressure differential across the filter and the pressure differential across the exhaust stream outlet. A method for monitoring particulate buildup is also provided. The method monitors a pressure differential across the filter, and determines a downstream exhaust flow rate based on a pressure differential between a filter outlet housing and an exit pipe, where the diameter of the filter outlet housing is greater than the diameter of the exhaust exit pipe. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020505 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING THE NO2 CONTENT AT THE INLET OF A SELECTIVE REDUCTION CATALYST AND DEVICE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS METHOD - A method for the calculation of the NO | 2015-01-22 |
20150020506 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE REMOVAL OF NOXIOUS COMPOUNDS FROM ENGINE EXHAUST GAS - Method and system for the removal of noxious compounds from lean burning engines, the method comprising in series the steps of contacting the exhaust gas with a catalyst being active in oxidation of volatile organic compounds and carbon monoxide, passing the treated exhaust gas through a particulate filter catalysed with a first SCR catalyst, and passing the exhaust gas leaving the particulate filter through a second SCR catalyst, wherein ammonia is injected into the exhaust upstream of the catalysed particulate filter at a temperature below or at about 220° C. and wherein urea is injected into the exhaust gas between the first and the second SCR catalyst when the exhaust gas has reached a temperature of about 200° C. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020507 | PARTICULATE FILTER PERFORMANCE MONITORING - A method for particulate filter performance monitoring in an exhaust gas treatment system is provided. The method includes monitoring a current received from a soot sensor in the exhaust gas treatment system and comparing the current to a soot sensor current threshold. Based on determining that the current is greater than or equal to the soot sensor current threshold, an accumulated engine out soot value is compared to an accumulated engine out soot threshold. A particulate filter fault is set based on determining that the accumulated engine out soot value is less than the accumulated engine out soot threshold. A monitoring system and an exhaust gas treatment system of an engine are also provided. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020508 | TRAPPED SOOT MEASUREMENT - A quantity of soot trapped in a particulate filter in an engine exhaust system is calculated for use in a regeneration control strategy by drawing electric current from an electric power supply through a circuit which comprises in series an internal portion of the particulate filter and an electric impedance external to the filter. At least one electric measurement device connected to the circuit provides circuit-related data sufficient to enable a processor to calculate temperature-adjusted electric resistance of soot trapped in the internal portion of the particulate filter by calculating non-temperature-adjusted electric resistance of soot trapped in the internal portion of the particulate filter and temperature-adjusting a calculation of non-temperature-adjusted electric resistance of soot trapped in the internal portion of the particulate filter based on temperature data from a source of temperature data indicative of an internal temperature of the particulate filter. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020509 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAXIMIZING FUEL EFFICIENCY OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The exemplary embodiments herein provide a system and method for maximizing the fuel efficiency of an internal combustion engine. The system includes an insert for placement in portions of an exhaust system downstream from the header but before the muffler. Inserts can also be placed within the intake system of an internal combustion engine in order to maximize fuel efficiency. Whether placed in the exhaust or the intake, an exemplary embodiment would not affect emissions compliance of the exhaust system and combustion engine. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020510 | EXHAUST RAIN CAP ASSEMBLY WITH CHANNEL VANE MEMBER - An exhaust rain cap assembly for covering the end of an exhaust conduit, the exhaust rain cap assembly including a channel vane member comprising a channel vane for attaching to the lid and stop member. The exhaust rain cap assembly may also include a counterbalance that interacts with a spacer, bushing or other stop member to provide for the lid to stop in a plurality of positions including a closed position, a first open position for when the engine is idling, and a second open position when the engine is in operating. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020511 | METHOD FOR ENERGY RECOVERY OF HYDRAULIC MOTOR - A method to recover energy in a reversible hydraulic motor system during a motor reverse event is disclosed. A swashplate of a hydraulic motor is pivoted over a center position when the hydraulic motor rotates in a first direction and is due to receiving a pressurized fluid from a pump. Thereafter, by de-stroking the pump a pressurized fluid to the hydraulic motor is restricted. Then, a valve is moved to a charge position to store the pressurized fluid into an accumulator. Next, the stored pressurized fluid of the accumulator is discharged to the hydraulic motor as the hydraulic motor begins rotation in an opposite, second direction. Subsequently, the valve is moved to a block position to inhibit flow of the pressurized fluid into or out of the accumulator. By up-stroking the pump, a continuous rotation of the hydraulic motor in the opposite, second direction is maintained. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020512 | TORQUE CONVERTER WITH TURBINE MASS ABSORBER - A piston plate assembly for a torque converter comprising: an aperture including a chamfer portion; and, a bushing installed in the aperture and including a radius portion proximate the chamfer portion, wherein the bushing is arranged to seal the piston directly to a transmission input shaft and the radius portion is arranged to ease assembly of the bushing onto the input shaft. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020513 | VEHICLE USING COMPRESSED GAS, AND CONTROL DEVICE THEREFOR - A power unit that can periodically determine a leakage of a compressed gas to early discover a defect, such as a crack, and a vehicle in which the power unit is used are provided. A vehicle that runs with an air engine including a gas machinery includes a control device. The control device includes an adjuster that controls an output of the gas machinery such that a target output is obtained, a pressure measuring unit that measures the pressure of the compressed gas at the piping unit of the air engine, and a determination unit that determines a leakage state of the compressed gas based on a change in pressure, which is measured by the pressure measuring unit every time the target output of the gas machinery becomes substantial zero. The control device suspends the determination of the leakage state when the target output of the gas machinery changes from substantial zero during the determination. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020514 | Hydraulic Control Device of Wheeled Industrial Vehicle - An object is to reduce a load acting on an engine upon starting up the engine such that the engine can be quickly started up to reliably feed pressure oil from a hydraulic pump to an accumulator. A hydraulic control system is provided with first accumulators ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150020515 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR GROUND ENGAGING MEMBER OF MACHINE - The present disclosure is related to a drive system for a ground engaging member of a machine. The drive system includes first and second hydraulic motors that are disposed parallel to each other. The drive system also include first and second brake valves that are configured to regulate flow of fluid through the first and second hydraulic motors in order to selectively perform braking. The first hydraulic motor is in fluid communication with a first input line and a first output line. The second hydraulic motor is in fluid communication with a second input line and a second output line. A first connection line is configured to fluidly communicate the first input line with the second input line to equalize pressure therebetween. A second connection line is configured to fluidly communicate the first output line with the second output line to equalize pressure therebetween. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020516 | HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT - There is provided a hydraulic circuit which can further improve a responsive characteristic in a pressure reducing operation and a reliability in the pressure reducing operation of a relief valve device, when a main circuit pressure exceeds a predetermined pressure. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020517 | HIGH-PRESSURE HOSE VIBRATION SUPPRESSOR - A vibration suppressor is disclosed that is configured for use in a system having a hose under pulsating hydraulic pressure. The pulsating hydraulic pressure causes vibration of the hose at the pulsation frequency. The vibration suppressor is applied to the hose and is constructed to have a resonant frequency slightly below the pulsation frequency where the pulsating hydraulic pressure is at a peak level, due to, but not limited to, the existence of a resonance in the hydraulic system. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020518 | Gravity-Buoyancy Object Turbine - A Gravity-Buoyancy Object Turbine (GBOT) is provided to generate kinetic energy using gravitational force and buoyancy force exist in the nature. The turbine of the invention has a gravity (air) chamber and a buoyancy (liquid) chamber, arranged side-by-side in such a way that both gravity and buoyancy exerts force directly and continuously on the shaft/drum/belt to cause the rotation of the turbine. The turbine blades (objects) forms the shape of a wheel, which enables leak-proof and resistance-free transfer between air and liquid chambers. The objects could be cylindrical and rotating by its own. The material, size and shape of key components and related control mechanisms of GBOT are optimized to deliver maximum performance. Electro-mechanical control system also could be employed to manage the leak-proof and resistance-free transfer of objects between air and liquid chambers | 2015-01-22 |
20150020519 | Pulsed Plasma Engine and Method - Pulsed plasma engine and method in which a noncombustible gas is introduced into an explosion chamber, the gas is ionized to form a plasma within the chamber, an electrical pulse is applied to the plasma to heat the plasma, the pulse is turned off to produce an explosive pressure pulse in the plasma, and the plasma is confined in the chamber by a magnetic field that directs the pressure pulse toward an output member which is driven by the pressure pulse. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020520 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING ANALOG-CONTROLLED HYDRAULIC VALVES AND BRAKE SYSTEM COMPRISING AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL AND REGULATING UNIT IN WHICH THE METHOD IS CARRIED OUT - A method for determining a driving characteristic of an analogized or analog-controlled hydraulic valve of a motor vehicle hydraulic brake system in which a brake pressure generated with the aid of an electrically controllable, electric-motor-driven pressure supply device, is conducted to a wheel brake via an inlet valve and can be conducted via an outlet valve from the wheel brake into a pressure medium container. The pressure supply device and the inlet valves, and outlet valves, can be controlled by an electronic control unit. For determining the control characteristic of an analogized or analog-controlled inlet or outlet valve, a brake pressure is generated by the control unit via the pressure supply device, and the brake pressure is determined by a pressure sensor associated with the pressure supply device. The determined brake pressure and an associated valve control variable are stored as a calibration point of the control characteristic. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020521 | CHARGE AIR COOLER HOUSING WATER TRAP - A charge air cooler includes a cooler housing configured to couple with an intercooler core outlet and having a condensate/water trap disposed within the cooler housing. The water trap is configured to inhibit water passing through the housing outlet. The water trap is further configured to collect the water and introduce it to the engine at a controlled rate. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020522 | ENGINE SYSTEM - An engine system may include a first intake line connected to an intake manifold and supplying the intake manifold disposed on a cylinder block with outside air, an intake bypass valve disposed on the first intake line, a second intake line that bypasses the first intake bypass valve to the intake manifold, a first exhaust line through which exhaust gas flows from an exhaust manifold disposed on the cylinder block, an exhaust bypass valve disposed on the first exhaust line, a second exhaust line connected to the exhaust manifold and bypasses the exhaust bypass valve, a turbo charger disposed between the second intake line and the second exhaust line and operated by exhaust gas passing the second exhaust line to pump intake air flowing the second intake line, and a control portion that controls the intake bypass valve and the exhaust bypass valve depending on a driving condition. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020523 | Wastegates and Wastegate Components - A wastegate assembly can include a plug configured to plug a wastegate opening where the plug includes a concave, at least partially spherical surface; a shaft configured for receipt by a bore in a wastegate chamber; and a rotatable arm extending from the shaft where the arm includes a convex, at least partially spherical surface configured for contacting the concave, at least partially spherical surface of the plug for a closed orientation of the plug with respect to the wastegate opening. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020524 | ASPIRATOR AND EJECTOR SYSTEM - An engine system having a flowpath between a junction upstream of a turbocharger and an intake manifold that includes an ejector and an aspirator connected in parallel relative to one another within the flowpath is disclosed. The motive flow through the ejector is in the opposite direction relative to the direction of the motive flow through the aspirator, and both the ejector and the aspirator have a suction port fluidly coupled to a device requiring vacuum. The engine system also includes a first check valve disposed in control of the motive flow through the ejector and a second check valve disposed in control of the motive flow through the aspirator and may also include a control valve in fluid communication within the flowpath upstream or downstream of the ejector and the aspirator that controls the flow into and/or out of both thereof. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020525 | Exhaust-Gas Distributor - An exhaust gas distributor for an exhaust gas system of a motor vehicle internal combustion engine includes a distributor housing having a first exhaust gas path fluidically connecting a first inlet opening, associated with at least one cylinder of the internal combustion engine, to a first outlet opening associated with a turbine of an exhaust gas turbocharger, a second exhaust gas path fluidically connecting a second inlet opening, associated with at least one cylinder of the internal combustion engine, to a second outlet opening associated with the turbine, and a third exhaust gas path fluidically connecting the second exhaust gas path to a third outlet opening associated with an exhaust gas cooler, and an adjustable control element controlling the distribution of an exhaust gas flow from the second inlet opening to the second outlet opening and the third outlet opening. The control element in its end positions cooperates with stop contours. The control element is supported in a control housing that is manufactured separately from the distributor housing and which is installed in the distributor housing. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020526 | STEAM POWER PLANT WITH INTEGRATED SOLAR RECEIVER - A hybrid steam power plant is disclosed using the steam generator as a sub-construction for a solar receiver. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020527 | STEAM TURBOMACHINE HAVING A BYPASS CIRCUIT FOR THROTTLE FLOW CAPACITY ADJUSTMENT - A steam turbomachine includes a housing having a shell that defines a steam flow path, a first stage bowl cavity formed in the shell, a first stage including a plurality of first stage nozzles and a plurality of first stage buckets arranged downstream of the plurality of first stage nozzles, a second stage including a plurality of second stage nozzles and a plurality of second stage buckets arranged downstream of the plurality of second stage nozzles. The second stage is arranged downstream of the first stage along the steam flow path. A bypass circuit is formed in the shell. The bypass circuit extends from a first end fluidically connected to the first stage bowl cavity to a second end fluidically exposed to the steam flow path upstream of the second stage. A valve element is positioned in, and selectively blocks, the bypass circuit. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020528 | FUEL MANIFOLD AND FUEL INJECTOR ARRANGEMENT FOR A COMBUSTION CHAMBER - A fuel manifold and fuel injector arrangement for a gas turbine engine combustion chamber includes an annular combustion chamber casing arranged around the combustion chamber. Circumferentially spaced fuel injectors supply fuel into the combustion chamber and a fuel manifold supplies fuel to each of the fuel injectors. The fuel manifold includes flexible fuel pipes and a plurality of T piece connectors. The stem of each connector is mounted on an outer end of a respective one of the fuel feed arms and each flexible fuel pipe interconnects an arm of one connector with an arm of an adjacent connector. Each connector is arranged such that the arms are arranged are at angles to the planes containing the axis of the casing and perpendicular to the axis of the casing respectively. Adjacent connectors are arranged at opposite angles such that the fuel manifold extends around the casing sinusoidally. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020529 | GAS TURBINE EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a system including a gas turbine engine configured to produce exhaust gas, a selective catalytic reduction system configured to produce processed exhaust gas from the exhaust gas, and a control system. The control system includes a first controller configured to regulate operation of the selective catalytic reduction system, a second controller configured to regulate operation of the gas turbine engine, and an optimizer configured to coordinate operation of the first controller and the second controller to simultaneously maximize a first level of an emissions compound in the exhaust gas and regulate injection of a reductant into the selective catalytic reduction system to reduce a second level of the emissions compound in the processed exhaust gas to a first desired level of the emissions compound in the processed exhaust gas. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020530 | GAS TURBINE EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a system including a gas turbine engine, a selective catalytic reduction system, and a control system configured to regulate operation of the selective catalytic reduction system based at least partially on preset variations in an emissions compound of exhaust gases produced by the gas turbine engine. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020531 | GAS TURBINE-HEATED HIGH-TEMPERATURE BATTERY - A power plant system is provided having a high temperature battery, supplied with fluid via at least one supply line, for storing and releasing electrical energy, a gas turbine for generating electrical energy, and a heat exchanger which is designed to extract thermal energy from the exhaust stream of the gas turbine and transfer said thermal energy to the fluid, which fluid can be supplied after heat transfer to the high temperature battery via the at least one supply line. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020532 | ACTIVE, MICRO-WELL THERMAL CONTROL SUBSYSTEM - Devices and systems for active thermal control of sample holding devices for bDNA testing, polymerase chain reaction testing, chemiluminescent immuno-assay testing, and so forth. The thermal control subsystem includes a fluidic circuit, first and second heater assemblies, a centrifugal pump, and a heat exchange device. The first and second heater assemblies include a heat removal device and a controllable thermo-electric device. One or both of the heater assemblies can include a heat spreader. A controller actively controls the pump, the heat removal device, and the thermo-electric devices, to thermally-control sample-containing vessels retained in the holding device. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020533 | Air-Conditioning Loop Functioning As A Pulse Electro-Thermal Deicing Heat Pump - The invention relates to an air-conditioning loop for heating, ventilation, and/or air-conditioning equipment in which a coolant circulates. The loop including a compressor comprising a coolant outlet connected to a delivery pipe and a coolant inlet connected to a suction pipe. The loop also including an internal heat exchanger which is capable of functioning at least as a condenser, and which is connected to the compressor via the delivery pipe. The loop also including an external unit which is connected to the compressor via the suction pipe and which includes at least one external heat exchanger capable of functioning at least as an evaporator, with the internal heat exchanger being connected to the external unit via a first intermediate duct comprising at least one pressure-release member. The loop includes a deicing pipe connected to the compressor and/or to the delivery pipe, as well as to the external unit. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020534 | METHOD FOR RECYCLING ENERGY FROM COMPRESSOR OUTLET, AND AIR CONDITIONER - A method for recovering and using energy from a fluid exiting an outlet of a compressor in an air conditioning system, the method including: disposing an ejector between a compressor and a condenser of an air conditioning system, the ejector including a first inlet for receiving a working fluid and a second inlet for receiving an ejection fluid; connecting the first inlet of the ejector to an outlet of the compressor; connecting an outlet of the ejector to an inlet of the condenser; and connecting the second inlet of the ejector to an evaporator of the air conditioning system. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020535 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - In the case of a heating operation in which a use side heat exchanger functions as a condenser when the outside air has a predetermined low temperature, a low-outside-air-temperature heating operation start mode is executed in which, while a refrigerant, as discharged from a compressor, flows into the use side heat exchanger, the refrigerant, upon flowing into the injection pipe, merges with a part of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor, which has traveled through the connecting pipe and has transferred heat in the heat source side heat exchanger, and a merged refrigerant is supplied to the injection port of the compressor, and thereafter a low-outside-air-temperature heating operation mode is executed in which the refrigerant, as discharged from the compressor, is supplied to the injection port of the compressor via the injection pipe while flowing into the use side heat exchanger. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020536 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING AMOUNT OF REFRIGERANT STORED IN LIQUID RECEIVER - A heat pump system includes a liquid receiver valve that adjusts the amount of a refrigerant stored in a liquid receiver so that a circulation amount of the refrigerant that circulates the heat pump system can be adjusted according to a driving speed of a compressor and performance of the compressor and the heat pump system can be further improved. Also, since a plurality of liquid receiver refrigerant outlets can be selectively opened using a pressure difference between an inlet and an outlet of the compressor, active control can be performed. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020537 | COOLING DEVICE COMPRISING A DISPENSER - The invention is a cooling device, possibly a refrigerator, comprising a dispenser for distribution of ice and/or water having a housing, which is disposed on an outer wall of the cooling device and has an opening on a front face thereof for a fixing element to fix position of the housing on the outer wall; a front cover disposed on the housing as covering the front face of the housing; and that the front cover comprises an opening corresponding with the opening of the housing and providing access to the fixing element; and a cover for covering the opening of the front cover. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020538 | COOLING SYSTEM OF A REFRIGERATOR AND SUCTION SYSTEM FOR A COMPRESSOR FLUID - The present invention relates to a cooling system of a refrigerator, particularly of a refrigerator including a refrigeration compartment and a freezer comprising a compressor attached to at least one condenser by a segment of a refrigerant tube, wherein a first refrigerant line leaves from the condenser and returns to the compressor, and a second refrigerant line leaves from the condenser and returns to the compressor. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the compressor has at least two suction inlets, wherein the first refrigerant line is connected to the first inlet and the second refrigerant line is connected to the second inlet, and both inlets have each a suction valve. In the optional embodiment of the present invention, the fluid compressor comprises at least one fluid selection device directly connected to the at least one suction inlet, and the fluid selection device receives at least two supply lines, and is able to selectively switch pressurized fluid from one of them, to the suction inlet of the fluid compressor. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020539 | COMPRESSOR AND AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An air conditioning apparatus including a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an indoor heat exchanger, and an expansion valve to depressurize a refrigerant. The refrigerant is formed of hydro fluorocarbon (HFC). The compressor includes a compression unit to compress the refrigerant, a motor unit to provide rotational power to the compression unit, and an oil accommodation portion to store oil to reduce friction between the rotating shaft and the compression unit and lower a temperature of the compressor, and the oil contains a carbon nanoparticle. Even when an HFC-based refrigerant producing high discharge temperature in a compressor is used, deterioration of the compressor due to the high temperature is prevented. In addition, by lowering the operational temperature of the compressor, the reliability and performance of the compressor using the HFC-based refrigerant and the air conditioning apparatus using the same may be enhanced. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020540 | ELECTRONIC EXPANSION VALVE AND AIR CONDITIONER PROVIDED WITH ELECTRONIC EXPANSION VALVE - An electronic expansion valve is provided that allows an air conditioner to control air conditioning in accordance with a valve opening point of the electronic expansion valve. Also, an air conditioner is provided that is capable of controlling air conditioning on the basis of the valve opening point of the electronic expansion valve. The electronic expansion valve is provided with a barcode corresponding to property data of the electronic expansion valve. The property data include a pulse number corresponding to a valve opening point that was measured in the process of manufacturing the electronic expansion valve. The valve opening point is set on the basis of the pulse number of a stepper motor when the flow rate of a gas flowing through a valve hole of the electronic expansion valve is equal to a set value. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020541 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UNDERWATER GAS PRESSURIZATION AND LIQUEFACTION - Underwater gas pressurization units and liquefaction systems, as well as pressurization and liquefaction methods are provided. Gas is compressed hydraulically by a rising pressurization liquid that is separated from the gas by a water immiscible liquid layer on top of an aqueous salt solution. Tall vessels are used to reach a high compression ratio that lowers the liquefaction temperature. The pressurizing liquid is delivered gravitationally, after gasification, transport to smaller water depths and condensation. Cooling units are used to liquefy the compressed gas. A cascade of compression and cooling units may be used with sequentially higher liquefaction temperatures, which allow eventual cooling by sea water. The pressurizing liquid, dimensions of the vessels, the delivery unit, the coolants and the implementation of the cooling units are selected according to the sea location, to enable natural gas liquefaction in proximity to the gas source. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020542 | UNDERWATER GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Underwater gas pressurization units and liquefaction systems, as well as pressurization and liquefaction methods and gas field development methods are provided. Gas is compressed hydraulically by seawater introduced into vessels and separated from the gas by a water immiscible liquid layer. Tall, possibly vertical helical vessels are used to reach a high compression ratio that lowers the liquefaction temperature. Cooling units are used to liquefy the compressed gas, possibly by a coolant which is itself pressurized by a similar mechanism. The coolant may be selected to be liquefied under surrounding seawater temperatures. The seawater which is used to pressurize the gas may be used after evacuation from the vessels to pressurize intrastratal gas in the production stages and broaden the gas field development. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020543 | Jewelry Article With Replaceable Ornaments - A jewelry article having an elongated strand with a first section and a second section, a small-hole bead assembly, and a small-hole bead. The small-hole bead assembly includes a first mount, a second mount and a connecting bar. The small-hole bead assembly being positioned on the elongated strand between the first section and the second section with the small-hole bead being positioned on the connecting bar between the first mount and the second mount of the small-hole bead assembly. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020544 | CUSHION SHAPED HEARTS AND ARROWS GEMSTONE AND METHOD - A cushion cut diamond and method for polishing a diamond to form a cushion cut which will display a hearts and arrows pattern characteristic of the true hearts and arrows pattern in a round cut diamond when subjected to light. The cushion cut is formed by polishing a diamond into a symmetrical rounded shaped geometry having four curvilinear long sides and four curvilinear corner sides of equal radius with the four curvilinear corner sides interconnecting the four curvilinear long sides to form the rounded shape; forming 4 main crown facets of substantially equal geometry and dimension symmetrically positioned on the four long sides of the diamond with the 4 main crown facets on the four corner sides being equal in geometry and dimension and symmetrically positioned on the four corner sides and further comprising a table facet, 8 crown star facets on the main crown sides adjacent the table facet; 16 crown halve facets. surrounding the four long sides and four corner sides of the diamond; 8 main pavilion facets, 16 pavilion half facets, 4 subsidiary pavilion facets, 16 subsidiary pavilion half facets and multiple girdle facets on both the long and corner sides of the diamond with the girdle facets being of varying thickness wherein the hearts and arrows pattern generated by the cushion shaped diamond gemstone forms 8 perfectly symmetrical arrows and 8 perfectly symmetrical hearts when visually observed through a conventional scope in the presence of light. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020545 | Crucible for Solidifying a Silicon Ingot - The present invention concerns a crucible for solidifying a silicon ingot from molten silicon, characterised in that it is coated at least partially on the inner surface thereof with an outer layer provided in the form of a stack of laminations, each lamination having a thickness varying from 5 to 150 μm, and being formed from a material obtained by thermal decomposition of polysilazane(s) and/or polysiloxane(s) and wherein inorganic particles are embedded having a size varying from 50 μm to 200 μm. The present invention further concerns a method for preparing such crucibles. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020546 | WARP KNITTED FABRIC COMPRISING POLYTRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - This invention relates to warp knit fabric having a locknit pattern comprising polytrimethylene terephthalate yarn and elastic yarn having a weight ratio of from 70:30 to 90:10. The fabrics have a soft hand feel, better colorfastness after chlorine exposure and UV radiation as compared to other performance wear fabrics containing elastic yarn polyethylene terephthalate yarn. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020547 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR HEART CORRECTION NET - A manufacturing method of a heart correction net includes: a first step of taking cross-sectional images of a heart in a layer direction, in which an apex and a base of the heart are connected; a second step of extracting outlines of the heart from the cross-sectional images; a third step of defining dividing points with respect to a three-dimensional shape reconstructed based on the outlines, the dividing points being defined on the outlines in a circumferential direction of the heart; a fourth step of dividing a contour of the heart in three-dimensions into divided regions based on the plurality of the dividing points, and creating development data, in which the each of the divided regions is developed on a two-dimensional plane; a fifth step of creating paper-pattern data based on the development data; and a sixth step of knitting the heart correction net based on the paper-pattern data. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020548 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS - A laundry treatment apparatus includes a casing; an outer tub; a supporting member coupling the outer tub to the casing; and at least one horizontal vibration buffering device connecting the supporting member with a side surface of the casing. The horizontal vibration buffering device includes a casing connecting part coupled to the casing; a supporting member connecting part coupled to the supporting member, and a damper. The supporting member connecting part has a displacement relative the casing connecting part as the outer tub vibrates. The damper provides an attenuation force corresponding to the displacement of the supporting member connecting part relative the casing connecting part. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020549 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS - A laundry treatment apparatus includes a casing; an outer tub disposed in the casing; and a horizontal vibration buffering device coupling the outer tub with the casing. The horizontal vibration buffering device includes a casing connecting part coupled to the casing; an outer tub connecting part coupled to an side surface of the outer tub and having a displacement relative the casing connecting part as the outer tub vibrates; and a damper providing an attenuation force corresponding to the displacement of the outer tub connecting part relative the casing connecting part, and wherein the casing connecting part is positioned lower side the outer tub connecting part. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020550 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS - A laundry treatment apparatus includes a casing, an outer tub suspended in the casing, and a pair of horizontal vibration buffering devices arranged to form opposite angles relative each other in the casing, the horizontal vibration buffering devices each coupling a predetermined support disposed outside the outer tub with the outer tub and each having a portion connected with the outer tub to be displaced relative a portion connected with the predetermined support as the outer tub vibrates, where the pair of horizontal vibration buffering devices each provide an attenuation force according to the displacement. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020551 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS - A laundry treatment apparatus in which as an outer tub vibrates, a piston and a cylinder are relatively moved. When as the outer tub vibrates, the piston and the cylinder move relative to each other and a frictional member provides a frictional force between itself and the other one to attenuate vertical vibration of the outer tub. In particular, the piston and the cylinder are prevented from being separated from each other in the laundry treatment apparatus. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020552 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS - A laundry treatment apparatus including a casing, an outer tub provided in the casing, an inner tub rotatably disposed in the outer tub and a pivot pivotably supported with respect to the casing. A supporting rod connected with the pivot and the outer tub to hang the outer tub in the casing. A moving member is movably provided along the supporting rod. A first connecting member connected with the moving member. A second connecting member whose position varies with respect to the first connecting member. A frictional member provided at any one of the first connecting member and the second connecting member. The moving member includes a pivot combining part provided to be combinable with the pivot to prevent the supporting rod from escaping through the other end of the moving member while the supporting rod is not connected with the outer tub. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020553 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH EMBOSSED CONTAINER - A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to a cycle of operation, includes a container rotatable about a rotational axis and having a peripheral wall, a plurality of arranged embossments, and a plurality of arranged holes, wherein the plurality of embossments may be oriented at an angle to both of the rotational axis and the plurality of arranged holes. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020554 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS - A laundry treating apparatus may include a tub, a drum, a driving system including a bearing housing and a driving motor for rotating a rotation shaft of the drum, supporting devices extending between a lower surface of the cabinet and the bearing housing, and a plurality of dampers installed between the supporting devices and the lower surface of the cabinet. The plurality of dampers may include first dampers extending inward from a front portion of the supporting devices toward the lower surface of the cabinet, and second dampers extending downward from the supporting devices toward the rear side of the cabinet. This arrangement may prevent vibration generated during rotation of the drum from being transferred to the tub, and thus an additional component for reducing vibration of the tub may not be required. Thus, the laundry treating apparatus may have a larger capacity within a fixed size of cabinet. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020555 | Washing Machine to Produce Three-Dimensional Motion - A washing machine includes a main body defining an outer appearance, a tub disposed within the main body, a main drum rotatably mounted in the tub, a sub drum mounted in the main drum to be relatively rotatable with respect to the main drum, an outer shaft for rotating the main drum, an inner shaft for rotating the sub drum, being disposed inside the outer shaft, and a driving motor having a stator, an outer rotor connected to the inner shaft that is rotatable outside the stator, and an inner rotor connected to the outer shaft that is rotatable inside the stator, wherein the driving motor independently drives the main drum and the sub drum. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020556 | CLOTHES TREATMENT APPARATUS - Disclosed is a clothes treatment apparatus including a washing apparatus including a cabinet having an opening formed at an upper side thereof and a door configured to open and close the opening to perform a washing process, and a drying apparatus including a drying chamber provided on at least one side surface of the cabinet to dry laundry, and a heated air generating part to introduce heated air to the drying chamber, so that a washing process and a drying process are simultaneously or separately controlled, thereby enhancing the clothes treatment efficiency. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020557 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR HAIR OR BRISTLE REMOVAL - Devices and methods for removal of animal hair are provided. The devices and methods can include one or more rotating bodies that form pinch regions for mechanical removal of animal hair. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020558 | MOBILE LOCK WITH RETRACTABLE CABLE - A mobile lock with a retractable cable. The mobile lock includes an integral wireless locator system that can precisely locate the mobile device in real-time if stolen with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (i.e. a drone, etc.) The wireless locator system also automatically send messages (e.g., e-mail, text, instant messages, voice, etc.) and make automatic posts to social networking sites (e.g., FACEBOOK, TWITTER, etc.) and social shopping sites (CRAIG'S LIST, E-BAY, etc.) that the mobile device has been stolen. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020559 | CENTRALIZED UNLOCKING OPERATION APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE LOCKING MECHANISM - In a centralized unlocking apparatus for a vehicle locking mechanism in which the operation of an operator in an operating portion capable of placing a locking mechanism in unlocked state is regulated when a main switch is in a predetermined rotary operation position, a pair of operating portions each provided with an operator is disposed on both sides of a main switch. Thus, the number of locking mechanisms that can be operated into unlocked state can be increased. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020560 | ORGANIC CONTAINING SLUDGE TO FERTILIZER ALKALINE CONVERSION PROCESS - This invention is directed to systems, devices and methods for treating organic-containing sludges and converting such sludges to high value fertilizers containing both inorganic and organic fertilizer components, which creates an inorganically-augmented bioorganic fertilizer. The invention describes methods to create a thixotropic or paste-like material via the application of mixing energy to the organic sludge followed by an alkaline treatment and a subsequent ammoniation. The invention further describes a method to increase the plant nutrient content in the organic containing product to a level which permits the finished granular fertilizer product to compete in the commercial agricultural fertilizer marketplace. Further, the invention reduces odors associated with said organic-containing sludges. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020561 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING END-GROUP COMPONENTS WITH PURE NIOBIUM MATERIAL FOR SUPERCONDUCTING ACCELERATOR CAVITY - End-group components for superconducting accelerator cavity used in acceleration of charged particles are manufactured by subjecting pure niobium sheet materials to press forming composed mainly of flat-bottomed cylindrical drawing, preferably by simultaneously conducting control of slide velocity and/or its motion and control of tool die temperature and/or its distribution/gradient in the above press forming, further preferably by dynamically controlling blank holding force in accordance with the variation of flange area, flange thickness and deformed characteristics of niobium sheet materials during the press forming, more preferably by preparing an anisotropically shaped blank instead of a circular blank by use of servo press forming machine, servo-die cushion temperature control equipment, water-soluble solid coating type lubricant, and a tooling die. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020562 | PLATED STEEL PLATE FOR HOT PRESSING AND HOT PRESSING METHOD OF PLATED STEEL PLATE - The present invention provides plated steel sheet for hot press use which is excellent in hot lubricity, coating adhesion, spot weldability, and coated corrosion resistance and a method of hot pressing plated steel sheet. The present invention is Plated steel sheet for hot press use and a method of hot pressing plated steel sheet characterized by being plated steel sheet for hot press use which contains an Al plating layer which is formed on one surface or both surfaces of said steel sheet, and a surface coating layer which is formed on said Al plating layer, said surface coating layer containing at least one Zn compound which is selected from a group comprised of Zn hydroxide, Zn phosphate, and a Zn organic acid. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020563 | METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF MOTOR VEHICLE BODY PARTS - A method for the manufacture of motor vehicle body parts is disclose. The method includes providing blanks of flat material, deep-drawing of a first deep-drawing contour on the blanks by means of a first forming tool, and deep-drawing of a second deep-drawing contour by means of a second forming tool. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020564 | Device for Straightening a Flow for Cooling a Roll or a Metal Strip - The invention is directed to a device for straightening a stream of a cooling medium for cooling a roll or a metal strip. This device comprise a hollow body, extending over at least part of the width of the roll or the metal strip, and a tube, arranged in the hollow body and extending in the direction of the width of the roll or the metal strip, wherein the hollow body is divided in the direction of the width of the roll or the metal strip into a number of chambers, and the tube comprises openings for introducing cooling medium into the chambers of the hollow body, and the chambers respectively comprise an opening for the flowing out of cooling medium from the hollow body. Furthermore, according to the invention the chambers, respectively, comprise a channel, formed between the inner wall of the hollow body and the tube, for conducting cooling medium from the openings of the tube to the opening for the outflow of cooling medium from the hollow body, wherein the flow cross-section of the channel narrows art least at its downstream end. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020565 | PART CORRECTING DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILE PART - A part correcting device for an automobile part may include a body in which the part is disposed, a hydraulic apparatus which presses and fixes one side of the part disposed in the body, a warpage correcting apparatus which corrects a warpage of the part by rotating the other side of the part left or right while fixing the other side of the part disposed in the body, and a deformation correcting apparatus which corrects an angle of the part by pressing flanges formed on both sides of the part downwardly while fixing the flanges. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020566 | FORGING DEVICE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A PISTON BLANK, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE PISTON BLANK BY MEANS OF SAID FORGING DEVICE - A forging device for producing a piston blank has a forging mold that has an essentially cylindrical cavity matching the radial outer surface of the piston blank, a forging base delimiting the cavity, and a central die consisting of a mandrel that has a conically tapering extension which is mounted on the mandrel and the shape of which matches the inner surface of the piston blank. In order to form the radially outer surfaces of the piston slipper walls and a peripheral cooling pocket located radially outside the slipper walls in the piston head, the forging device has two lateral jaws which are mounted in the forging device so as to be movable at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the forging device. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020567 | CORDLESS CLINCHING TOOL - A cordless clinching tool has a case body, a nail clamping unit, a nail transportation unit, a pushing device, a driving device, and a cell assembly. The case body has a cell engaging portion. The nail clamping unit is mounted in the case body. The nail transportation unit is mounted on a side of the case body and has a nail track. The pushing device is mounted in the case body and pushes the nail clamping unit. The driving device is mounted in the case body and drives the pushing device. The cell assembly is mounted on the cell engaging portion and provides a power for the driving device. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020568 | METHOD FOR MEASURING THE STRAIN OF MATERIAL USING SHORT CAVITY FIBER LASER - A method for measuring the strain of material using a short cavity fiber laser, includes steps of: a) arranging the short cavity fiber laser, which laser comprises sequentially coupled laser diode pumping source, a wavelength division multiplexer, a fiber bragg grating, an active fiber and a loop mirror; b) fixing the short cavity fiber laser on the material whose strain will be measured, and matching the stretching direction of the fiber of the short cavity fiber laser with the direction of the strain produced by the material to be measured; c) measuring the drift amount of longitudinal mode output by the short cavity fiber laser; and d) calculating and obtaining the strain of the material to be measured. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020569 | TEST STATION FOR PORTABLE GAS MEASURING DEVICES - A test station for a plurality of test gases, includes a main unit ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150020570 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A GAS MASS FLOW RATE, AND METHOD FOR RE-CALIBRATING SUCH A DEVICE - A device for determining a gas mass flow rate includes a first sensor unit comprising at least one first temperature measuring element and a first heating element. A second senor unit comprises at least one second temperature measuring element and a second heating element. A control unit is configured to adjust the first heating element to a first controlled excessive temperature. The control unit is connected to the second heating element so that the second heating element is adjustable to a second controlled excessive temperature. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020571 | FALL DETECTION USING MACHINE LEARNING - A method and system for fall detection using machine learning are disclosed. The method comprises detecting at least one signal by a wireless sensor device and calculating a plurality of features from the at least one detected signal. The method includes training a machine learning unit of the wireless sensor device using the features to create a fall classification and a non-fall classification for the fall detection. The system includes a sensor to detect at least one signal, a processor coupled to the sensor, and a memory device coupled to the processor, wherein the memory device includes an application that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to calculate a plurality of features from the at least one detected signal and to train a machine learning unit of the wireless sensor device using the features to create a fall classification and a non-fall classification for the fall detection. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020572 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING INTERNAL FAULT OF OIL-IMMERSED TRANSFORMER THROUGH COMPOSITION RATIO OF DISSOLVED GAS IN OIL - The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing an internal fault of an oil-immersed transformer by analyzing the composition ratio of dissolved gas in oil that is caused when an internal fault of the oil-immersed transformer occurs. According to the present invention, a method for diagnosing an internal fault of an oil-immersed tranformer by extracting and analyzing dissolved gas in oil from the oil-immersed transformer for which an internal fault is to be diagnosed comprises: a first step of calculating the composition ratio of each of CH4/H2, C2H2/C2H4, C2H4, C2H4/C2H6, and C2H4/CH4 from among the extracted dissolved gas in oil; a second step of determining whether the internal fault is an electrical fault or a thermal fault using the calculated composition ratios of CH4/H2 and C2H2/C2H4; and a third step of determining, if said internal fault is determined to be an electrical fault in the second step, whether the electrical fault is a partial discharge (PD), a discharge of low energy (D1), or a discharge of high energy (D2) using the calculated composition ratios of C2H2/C2H4 and C2H4/C2H6. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020573 | IMPACT ABSORBING FOAM - This invention relates to impact absorbing foams. These foams comprise a polymeric foam and ceramic particulates dispersing the foam. These foams have numerous uses, including, for example, as interior pads for football helmets, and the like, for reducing head injuries. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020574 | MICROPARTICLE SENSOR - A particulate sensor including a sensor unit ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150020575 | SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING A GAS MIXTURE INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE CHROMATOGRAPHY COLUMN - A system for analyzing a gas mixture, including at least one chromatography column, a mechanism injecting the mixture into the column, and a mechanism detecting compound(s) forming the gas mixture, the detection mechanism including at least one detector of nanosensor type of an outlet of the column and a detector of nanosensor type in the column, capable of detecting passage of the compounds. It is then possible to determine the velocity of each of the compounds within the system. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020576 | PARTICULATE MATTER SENSOR UNIT - A particulate matter sensor unit may include a sensor portion of an electrostatic induction type that may be reacted when a particulate matter having electric charge may be passing the vicinity thereof, a protection pad that the sensor portion may be bonded on one side thereof through a conductive paste, an heater electrode that may be formed on the protection pad and burns the particulate matters that may be disposed on the sensor portion to eliminate them, and a sensor electrode that may be formed on the protection pad to transfer a signal that may be generated by the sensor portion to an outside. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020577 | GAS SENSOR - A gas sensor using a metal organic framework material can be fully integrated with related circuitry on a single substrate. In an on-chip application, the gas sensor can result in an area-efficient fully integrated gas sensor solution. In one aspect, a gas sensor can include a first gas sensing region including a first pair of electrodes, and a first gas sensitive material proximate to the first pair of electrodes, wherein the first gas sensitive material includes a first metal organic framework material. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020578 | APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING LEAK OF BATTERY AND METHOD OF INSPECTING LEAK OF BATTERY USING THE APPARATUS - An apparatus for inspecting a leak of a battery, the apparatus including a jig on which a battery is mounted, a first plate comprising nozzle parts configured to inject air, a second plate configured to support the jig and the first plate, and a first driving unit positioned on the second plate and configured to move the jig, wherein the jig is moved by the first driving unit to a position at which the jig overlaps the first plate. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020579 | DUAL ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRICAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE FOR THE TOMOGRAPHIC DETERMINATION OF MULTIPHASE FLOWS IN PIPES AND/OR LIQUID/FROTH INTERFACES IN PROCESS TANKS - Apparatus is provided featuring a signal processor or processing module configured to: receive signaling containing information about at least two sensing modalities sensed by a single probe arranged in relation to a multiphase flow or process volume; and determine using a multiple modality tomographic analysis technique information about different fluid layers in the multiphase flow or process volume, based at least partly on the signaling received. The signal processor or processing module may be configured to provide corresponding signaling containing corresponding information about different fluid layers in the multiphase flow or process volume. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020580 | CHARACTERIZING CONTENTS OF CONDUITS, IN PARTICULAR MULTIPHASE FLOW CONDUITS - A method and apparatus for determining contents of a conduit containing at least one fluid is described. The conduit may be at least partially defined by at least one wall portion. The wall portion may be cooled. After cooling said, the temperature at least one temperature sensor located adjacent to the wall portion may be measured. A characteristic of said contents is determined based on said measured temperature at the or each temperature sensor. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020581 | Method and device for ascertaining a position of a camshaft and a phase of an internal combustion engine - A device for ascertaining a camshaft position and a phase of an internal-combustion engine having multiple cylinders, including a first position sensor wheel having multiple teeth on its circumference and rotatably and fixedly connected to an engine camshaft; a first position sensor for detecting a tooth flank position of the first wheel; a transmission connecting the camshaft to a crankshaft; a second position sensor wheel having at least one tooth on its circumference and being connected to the transmission so that it is synchronously driven with the camshaft, and a second position sensor for detecting a tooth flank position of the second wheel. For ascertaining a camshaft position and a phase of an engine with this device, a camshaft position is assigned to a position of a tooth flank of the first wheel and a phase of the engine is assigned to a tooth flank position of the second wheel. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020582 | SYSTEM FOR TAKING EXHAUST GAS SAMPLES FROM INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A system for taking exhaust gas samples from internal combustion engines includes an exhaust gas duct comprising an outflow cross section and an exhaust gas inlet. The exhaust gas duct communicates with an exhaust gas source via the exhaust gas inlet. An air duct takes in ambient air via a filter. The outflow cross section is concentric in the air duct. A mixing zone is arranged downstream of the outflow cross section. A dilution tunnel has an exhaust gas/air mixture flow therethrough. An annular orifice is arranged downstream of the outflow cross section in the dilution tunnel. A flow deflection device is arranged upstream of the annular orifice and downstream of the outflow cross section. The flow deflection device deflects the exhaust gas/air mixture so that it departs from a center axis of the dilution tunnel immediately downstream of the flow deflection device in an axially symmetrical manner. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020583 | Method For Measuring Trailer Axle Alignment - A procedure for measuring and adjusting an alignment of each axle of a trailer or semi-trailer while the trailer or semi-trailer is coupled to a tow vehicle by a hitch, tow bar, kingpin, or fifth wheel hitch. Measurements of the alignment of each axle of the trailer or semi-trailer are acquired from wheel-mounted sensor means utilizing either directly or indirectly a reference line of the trailer and an established reference point on the tow vehicle. A thrust angle of a first trailer or semi-trailer axle is referenced directly to the established reference line, while scrub angles associated with additional trailer or semi-trailer axles are referenced either directly or indirectly to the first trailer or semi-trailer axle, and indirectly to the established reference point. Any necessary adjustments are made to the first trailer or semi-trailer axle to bring the axle thrust angle to within a specification tolerance, and then to the scrub angle of each additional axle. | 2015-01-22 |